ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,437,653, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to OnStation LLC (Los Angeles).

"System and method for speech-enabled adaptive training for human pilot verbal data capture and reporting for flight operations quality assurance" was invented by Lewis A. Whaley (Charleston, W.va.) and Mark R. Jean (Palmdale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for implementing one or more real-time flight operations quality assurance (RTS-FOQA) systems and protocols is disclosed. RTS-FOQA systems assist pilots and other personnel in managing hazards and risks to protect the safety of passengers, pilots, flight attendants, crew, as well as peopl...