FlightPrep Awarded Online Flight Planning Patent
U.S. Patent Office recognizes new and useful technology

Aurora, OR— Inventors Roger M. Stenbock and Kyle B. Everson were awarded U.S. Patent # 7640098 on December 29, 2009. The invention originally filed in 2001 and assigned to Stenbock & Everson Inc. describes how online flight planning is possible using just an Internet browser.

FlightPrep’s Online Planner is recognized for the ability to display charts and routes interactively from data stored on an Internet server. The invention cites the ability for the user to interactively modify routes without requiring the download of the entire chart after each change. The patent also covers the ability to receive flight plans from an Internet server as well as the ability to file flight plans generated by an Internet server with a travel regulating agency.

FlightPrep Directors John Bouyea, Roger Stenbock and Kyle Everson

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FlightPrep, a division of Stenbock & Everson, Inc. was founded by Roger Stenbock & Kyle Everson in 1997. Creators of the innovative Polaris 990 Personal GPS and cabin entertainment mapping systems, FlightPrep today hosts both software-based and Internet-hosted flight planning solutions. Selected by FAA, U.S. Air Force, NASA, corporate operators and general aviators alike, FlightPrep continues to break new ground offering new, better, and more cost-effective ways to fly.