US Patent Issued to Honeywell International on Nov. 18 for "Latched turn direction function and indication" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,475,796, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Honeywell International Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Latched turn direction function and indication" was invented by Steven Smith (Phoenix) and Jary Engels (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for determining and displaying a turn to a heading entry for an aircraft has been developed. First, a preliminary heading selection and a preliminary turn direction are entered into an automated flight control system (AFCS) for an aircraft. The preliminary heading selection and the preliminary turn direction are displayed to a pilot of the aircraft. A subsequent heading selection is ent...