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| 1 | 10870477 | Foldable arm mechanism for rotary wing aircraft | A folding device is disclosed for a rotary wing aircraft. The foldable device includes a plurality of pivots mounting a plurality of arms supporting driven propellers of the rotary wing aircraft. A projection and a detent resiliently cooperate for securing each of the plurality of arms in desired orientations relative to the rotary wing aircraft and for enabling each of the plurality of arms to rotate about the pivot into a folded position. | Tim Nilson (Sarasota, FL) | Fpv Manuals Llc (Sarasota, FL) | 2017-03-30 | 2020-12-22 | B64C27/08, B64C39/02, B64C1/06, B64C1/00 | 15/473817 |
| 2 | 10866597 | Drone detection and interception | Embodiments disclosed herein provide for systems and methods for detecting and intercepting drones and drone operators. An example system for disrupting drone attacks comprises a drone detection system configured to detect a hostile drone, a defensive drone control system coupled to the drone detection system and configured to communicate with a first defensive drone, and a first defensive drone configured to receive first data from the defensive drone control system and to use the data to intercept the hostile drone. The system for disrupting drone attacks may further comprise a system configured to identify a control source of the hostile drone, and a second defensive drone configured to receive second data from the defensive drone control system and to use the second data to fly to a location associated with the control source of the hostile drone. | Dennis J. Reinhold (Dallas, TX), Daniel James Wigger (Prosper, TX), Joshua Martin (Frisco, TX) | Securus Technologies, Llc (Carrollton, TX) | 2018-05-07 | 2020-12-15 | G05D1/12, B64C39/02, B64D47/08 | 15/973031 |
| 3 | 10785600 | System, device, and method of navigation in tracks | Devices, systems, and methods of navigation in tracks and trails. A system includes a smartphone or other portable electronic device. The system generates and provides navigation data and mapping data to travelers, particularly in walking trails, and generates a video clip or other multimedia presentation that incorporates trip data, images, audio, and a reconstructed map of the route. An administrator or operator of a nature center or an attraction or other venue, operates the system to obtain real-time information about travelers within the venue, and to selectively provide data and messages to some or all of such travelers. | Yakov Slushtz (Jerusalem, IL), Bezalel Yair Lenzizky (Jerusalem, IL) | Rec N' Trek Ltd. (Jerusalem, IL) | 2017-05-28 | 2020-09-22 | H04W4/024, H04W4/029, H04W4/021 | 16/301741 |
| 4 | 10747328 | Motion recognition apparatus and control method thereof | A motion recognition apparatus and a control method thereof, capable of controlling and operating a controlled device by determining a gesture variation of a user to replace conventional finger touch for a user interface. The motion recognition apparatus includes a first device, a second device and a controlled device wirelessly connected to the first device and the second device. The first device detects a gesture variation of a user. The second device calculates the number of gesture variations and outputs a corresponding control signal. The second device includes a motion recognition unit and a fast communication unit, enabling the controlled device to receive the control signal and operate according to the gesture variation of the user. Accordingly, the user interface becomes more user-friendly and makes the controlled device more controllable and the Internet of Things (IoT) more applicable. | Chih-Fan Chao (Taoyuan, TW), Yu-Chun Hsu (Taipei, TW), Zheng-Chang Huang (New Taipei, TW) | Pvd Plus Co., Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2017-03-03 | 2020-08-18 | G06F3/01, H04M1/725, G06N20/00, G06F3/038, G06F3/0346, G05B19/042, G06F1/16, H04W4/80, H04W84/12 | 15/448664 |
| 5 | 10676189 | Aircraft capture system and method | An aircraft-to-aircraft retrieval system can be used to capture a remote aircraft for retrieval into and service by a transport aircraft during a flight mission. An aircraft capture device can be towed from the transport aircraft and brought into proximity with the remote aircraft during flight. A probe of the remote aircraft can be received within a receptacle of the aircraft capture device, and locking cables or locking arms of the aircraft capture device can be secured onto a portion of the probe. The aircraft capture device can be provided with an activation switch for detecting contact with the probe located in the receptacle and for transmitting an indication of the contact to initiate engagement of the probe. The aircraft capture device can be locked to the probe while it is reeled to the transport aircraft for retrieval of the remote aircraft. | William Benton Lytle (Littleton, CO) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2017-02-01 | 2020-06-09 | B64D5/00, B64D3/00, B64C39/02 | 15/422385 |
| 6 | 10625876 | Aircraft landing systems and methods for monitoring a vertical landing of an aircraft | An aircraft landing system for landing of an aircraft includes at least one force sensor and a processor. The at least one force sensor is coupled with a landing gear of the aircraft for sensing forces applied to the landing gear at a plurality of positions during landing at a landing zone. The processor is configured to receive force measurements from the at least one force sensor. | William R. Bosworth (Somerville, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2018-08-08 | 2020-04-21 | G08G5/00, G01L5/00, B64C25/52, B64D45/04 | 16/058530 |
| 7 | 10625613 | Battery and unmanned aerial vehicle with the battery | The disclosure provides a battery which can include a power supply and power supply circuit, the power supply circuit connected to the power supply. The power supply can discharge through the power supply circuit. An electronic switch can control the power-on or off of the power supply, thereby avoiding the generation of sparks during the power on process and allowing for the normal use of the battery and the safety of the aircraft. The disclosure also provides an aircraft having the battery. | Tao Zhao (ShenZhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2017-01-26 | 2020-04-21 | H02J7/00, B60L58/22, B60L53/80, B60L58/12, B64C39/02 | 15/417168 |
| 8 | 10612664 | Gimbal system with dual-wiper gasket for a rotary seal | System including a rotary seal created by a dual-wiper gasket. In exemplary embodiments, the system may comprise a mounting portion and a gimbal assembly. The gimbal assembly may include a first gimbal pivotably connected to and supported by the mounting portion for rotation of the first gimbal about a first axis, and a second gimbal pivotably connected to and supported by the first gimbal for rotation of the second gimbal about a second axis transverse to the first axis. The system also may comprise a gasket encircling the first axis and creating a rotary seal between the mounting portion and the first gimbal. The gasket may have an inner wiper encircled by an outer wiper, with both wipers disposed in circumferentially sealed engagement with the mounting portion or the first gimbal. | James H. Weaver (West Linn, OR), Bruce Ellison (West Linn, OR), Chris L. Watkins (Wilsonville, OR) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2017-09-29 | 2020-04-07 | F16J15/3232, F16M11/06, G03B17/08, F16M11/12, F16M11/08, F16J15/3276, F16M11/18, F16M13/02, F16J15/324, B64D47/08, F16J15/3216, F16J15/3268 | 15/721557 |
| 9 | 10592934 | Systems and methods for automated multi-object damage analysis | Systems and methods for automatically ascertaining an estimated amount of damage to a plurality of objects at a location by utilizing one or more Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) , e.g., ''drone'' devices to capture imagery of the location and utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) logic modules to analyze the captured imagery. | Ian J. Michel (Coventry, CT), George Lee (North Franklin, CT), Pee T. Lim (Middletown, CT), John Han (Glastonbury, CT) | The Travelers Indemnity Company (Hartford, CT) | 2018-03-30 | 2020-03-17 | G06Q30/02, G06K9/00, G06K9/32, G06N5/02, G05D1/00, H04N7/18, G05D1/04, B64C39/02, G06Q40/08 | 15/941345 |
| 10 | 10577230 | Winch device | A winch device including a spool having a hub rotatable about a hub axis, a first flange at a first end of the hub, a second flange at a second end of the hub, and a plurality of posts including proximal ends and distal ends, wherein each of the posts are offset from the hub axis. The plurality of posts are movable along hub axis such that the spool is selectively configurable back and forth between an open configuration and a closed configuration. When the spool is in the open configuration there is a gap between distal ends of the posts and the second flange. When the spool is in the closed configuration the gap is substantially closed. The spool further includes a biasing member for biasing the spool towards the closed configuration, a first reset motor for effecting movement of the plurality of posts from the closed configuration to the open configuration, and a second motor for effecting axial rotation of the spool about hub axis causing the plurality of posts to rotate radially about hub axis when the spool is in the closed configuration. | Gary Shelton (Shorewood, MN) | --- | 2018-10-22 | 2020-03-03 | B66D1/34 | 16/166812 |
| 11 | 10525832 | Battery and unmanned aerial vehicle with the battery | The disclosure provides a battery which can include a power supply and power supply circuit, the power supply circuit connected to the power supply. The power supply can discharge through the power supply circuit. An electronic switch can control the power-on or off of the power supply, thereby avoiding the generation of sparks during the power on process and allowing for the normal use of the battery and the safety of the aircraft. The disclosure also provides an aircraft having the battery. | Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-07-24 | 2020-01-07 | H02J7/00, B64C39/02 | 16/044349 |
| 12 | 10375311 | Anti-rotation mount | Imaging system comprising an anti-rotation mount and an image detector. The mount may comprise a first frame member having a fixed relation to a set of mutually transverse X, Y, and Z axes, and a second frame member. The second frame member may be connected to the first frame member via a coupling assembly, such that the frame members are not permitted to rotate relative to one another. The mount also may comprise X-axis, Y-axis, and Z-axis coupling structures each formed at least partially by the coupling assembly and each permitting axial motion of the frame members relative to one another only substantially parallel to the X axis, Y axis, and Z axis, respectively. The image detector may be connected to the mount via the second frame member. | Stephen W. Zeise (Ocoee, FL), Najat Hamri (Orlando, FL), James H. Weaver (West Linn, OR), Tylden Van Eeden (Tigard, OR), Robert D. Anderson (Orlando, FL) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2017-08-29 | 2019-08-06 | H04N5/232, G03B17/56, H04N5/225, B64D47/08, G03B15/00 | 15/689977 |
| 13 | 10057509 | Multiple-sensor imaging system | Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for an imaging system having a plurality of sensors associated with input optics. In one example, an imaging system includes input optics configured to receive incident radiation along an input optical axis and a first optical sensor and a second optical sensor, each configured to detect the incident radiation. The imaging system further includes a rotating member positioned between the first and second optical sensors and configured to rotate about the input optical axis and a reflector coupled to the rotating member configured to be selectively positionable by the rotating member to a first orientation, in which the reflector directs the incident radiation along a first secondary axis to the first optical sensor, and to a second orientation, in which the reflector directs the incident radiation along a second secondary axis toward the second optical sensor. | Adam C. Espersen (Portland, OR), Stephen V. McKaughan (The Villages, FL), Nicholas J. Lagadinos (Billerica, MA) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2015-06-01 | 2018-08-21 | H04N5/33, G03B19/02, G03B17/56, G03B17/17, G03B15/00, H04N5/225, H04N5/00 | 14/727790 |
| 14 | 9994313 | High speed multi-rotor vertical takeoff and landing aircraft | This disclosure is generally directed to a High Speed vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft that includes fixed wing flight capabilities. The High Speed VTOL aircraft may include at least two thrust producing rotors located equidistant from a longitudinal axis of the aircraft on a main wing, and at least two thrust producing rotors located equidistant from a longitudinal axis of the aircraft on a vertical wing. The rotors may be driven by electric motors. However, other power sources may be used such as combustion or hybrid engines. By adjusting the speed and/or the pitch of the rotors, the aircraft can transition from a vertical flight configuration to a horizontal flight configuration and back. | Jerry Daniel Claridge (Sandpoint, ID), Charles Fischer Manning (Sandpoint, ID) | Xcraft Enterprises, Llc (Coeur d'Alene, ID) | 2014-11-26 | 2018-06-12 | B64C29/02, B64C39/02 | 14/554892 |
| 15 | 9862487 | Remote-controlled platform shaped aircraft | The subject matter of the invention is a remote-controllable, disk-shaped aircraft platform, comprising a platform housing and at least one transport housing, the platform housing having a plurality of motor-driven, horizontally aligned rotors, each rotor being connected via a support arm to a support structure holding the support arms of the rotors, the support structure being centrally arranged in the platform housing, the support structure accommodating at least one transport housing in a vibrationally isolated manner. | Carsten Werner (Kassel, DE), Uwe Chalas (Breuna, DE) | Aibotix Gmbh (Kassel, DE) | 2014-05-23 | 2018-01-09 | B64C27/20, A63H27/00, B64C27/00, B64C39/02 | 14/286888 |
| 16 | 9862486 | Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft | The disclosure generally pertains to a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprising a fuselage and at least one fixed wing. The aircraft may include at least two powered rotors located generally along a longitudinal axis of the fuselage. The rotor units may be coupled to the fuselage via a rotating chassis, which allows the rotors to provide directed thrust by movement of the rotor units about at least one axis. By moving the rotor units, the aircraft can transition from a hover mode to a transition mode and then to a forward flight mode and back. | Paul J. DeLorean (Bloomfield Heights, MI) | Delorean Aerospace, Llc (Bloomfield Hills, MI) | 2015-06-12 | 2018-01-09 | B64C29/00, B64C39/10, B64C39/12, B64C27/32, B64C39/04, B64D27/24 | 14/738675 |
| 17 | 9801008 | Wireless communication method without pairing identities in advance and device thereof | A wireless communication method without pairing IDs in advance, comprises: transmitting, at a first power, a first ID within a first pipe, searching for a second ID on at least one frequency point, wherein the second ID matches the first ID, if the second ID is not found within the first pipe, respectively transmitting, at least at a second power and a third power, at least two matching-code requests within a public pipe on public frequency points, receiving ACKs responding to each of the matching-code requests from different devices, summing numbers of the received ACKs from each device, comparing the summed numbers of the received ACKs from the different devices to get a maximum number, switching from a public pipe to a third pipe of a device that sent the maximum number of ACKs, transmitting a matching-code package to the device that sent the maximum number of ACKs. | Lizhen Zhu (Shanghai, CN), Ronghui Kong (Shanghai, CN), Bo Jia (Shanghai, CN) | Beken Corporation (Shanghai, CN) | 2015-09-09 | 2017-10-24 | H04W4/00, H04L1/16 | 14/848361 |
| 18 | 9688399 | Remotely operated surveillance vehicle management system and method with a fail-safe function | A system for providing the general public with simplified access to aerial surveillance. The system software initially functions as a viewer, but also provides a path to increase a participant's control. The software architecture is structured to accommodate multiple users simultaneously and minimizes operational down-time by organizing participants into a standby queuing system. The system also provides a step-by-step operator-pilot progression, with built in training and certification modules, to train and qualify a participant for higher levels of control. This progression starts by allowing a participant to remotely track the flight path of a surveillance aircraft, then view its camera feed, operate the camera, and eventually pilot the aircraft. The system in applicable whether the aircraft is manned or unmanned, and incorporates an interrupt mechanism to mitigate undesirable mission parameters. In some configurations, the invention's integral fail-safe mechanism optimizes operational compatibility with restrictive civil airspace providing even broader access. The software supports an organizational structure for promotions, accounting and user-queuing. This structure is driven by financial incentives which leverage social media, banner advertising, and streaming video for live public viewing, while incorporating natural safeguards against misuse. | David R. Dobbins (North Augusta, SC) | Civicus Media Llc (Augusta, GA) | 2014-09-19 | 2017-06-27 | B64C19/00, G05D1/00, B64C39/02 | 14/490767 |
| 19 | 9681065 | Gimbal positioning with target velocity compensation | A gimbal system, including components and methods of use, configured to track moving targets. More specifically, the disclosed system may be configured to orient and maintain the line of sight (''los'') of the gimbal system toward a target, as the target and, in some cases, the platform supporting the gimbal system are moving. The system also may be configured to calculate an estimated target velocity based on user input, and to compute subsequent target positions from previous positions by integrating the estimated target velocity over time. A variety of filters and other mechanisms may be used to enable a user to input information regarding a target velocity into a gimbal controller. | Stewart W. Evans (Keizer, OR), Anca G. Williams (Tualatin, OR) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2010-06-15 | 2017-06-13 | H04N5/225, H04N5/33, G01C21/18 | 12/816308 |
| 20 | 9671616 | Optics system with magnetic backlash reduction | An imaging system may include a movable component that travels along a rail, the movable component being coupled to the rail by a carriage that includes a bearing and a magnetic portion configured to bias the bearing toward the rail. The imaging system may be suitable for use in a gimbal assembly. | Adam Espersen (Portland, OR), Kevin E. Jones (Portland, OR) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2014-09-02 | 2017-06-06 | G02B7/02, G02B27/64, G02B7/04, G02B7/10 | 14/475394 |
| 21 | 9538744 | Kinematically accurate game bird decoy | A game bird decoy provides for more natural kinematics by providing a smoothly articulating neck, an automatic orientation of the neck with respect to body tipping and improved dual-mode wing activation in which the wings may lift or lift and extend as a function of body angle. | Timothy John Campbell (Reedsville, WI), Ronald O. T. Campbell (Reedsville, WI) | Wisys Technology Foundation, Inc. (Madison, WI) | 2015-07-21 | 2017-01-10 | A01M31/06, F16M11/04, A01M31/00, F16M13/00 | 14/804394 |
| 22 | 9531928 | Gimbal system with imbalance compensation | A gimbal assembly may include an imbalance compensation system having a driver operatively connected to a movable weight. A controller may determine a compensating position for the movable weight to counterbalance an effective moment imparted on the gimbal assembly by one or more movable components therein. The controller may command the driver to relocate the movable weight to the compensating position. | Bruce Ellison (Lake Oswego, OR), Kevin E. Jones (Portland, OR) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2015-07-08 | 2016-12-27 | F16M13/00, H04N5/225, F16C11/04, F16M13/02, G02B27/64, G02B7/00 | 14/794668 |
| 23 | 9493237 | Remote control system for aircraft | The present invention provides a remote control system of an aircraft 1 that includes a camera 2 mounted on the aircraft 1, a monitor 4 visible from an operator 3 remote from the aircraft 1, a remote controller 5 operated by the operator 3, an acceleration sensor 6 mounted on the aircraft 1 to detect upward/downward, left/right and forward/backward accelerations, sensitive pads 7 configured to be attached to each portion of the operator 3, and a controller 8 that generates a vibration or an electrical stimulus on each of the sensitive pads 7 while a magnitude of the vibration or the electrical stimulus is changed based on an output value of the acceleration sensor 6 to make the operator 3 feel a direction and a magnitude of the acceleration generated on the aircraft 1. | Ryu Terasaka (Narita, JP) | --- | 2016-04-27 | 2016-11-15 | B64C39/00, G05D1/00, B60R1/00, B64C39/02, G09B9/12, G09B9/02, G06F3/01, G09B9/10, G09B9/16 | 15/139333 |
| 24 | 9394049 | Propulsion device | A propulsion device preferably includes a wing, a pair of sliding rails, an electric motor, an electrical power source, a pair of connecting rod supports and a pair of connecting rods. Each wing includes two lengthwise members, two cross rods, an outer layer and four roller bearings. Each sliding rail includes a lengthwise track formed on an inner surface thereof. Each end of a cross plate is attached to one of the pair of sliding rails. The electric motor is attached to the cross plate. The electrical power source is connected to the electric motor. The electrical power source is preferably secured to one of the pair of sliding rails. One end of connecting rod support is attached to one of the pair of sliding rails. | Mahmoud Nourollah (Oshkosh, WI) | --- | 2014-09-27 | 2016-07-19 | B64C11/00, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, F01D23/00, B63H1/04 | 14/499097 |
| 25 | 9387926 | Modular articulated-wing aircraft | Systems and/or methods for forming a multiple-articulated flying system (skybase) having a high aspect ratio wing platform, operable to loiter over an area of interest at a high altitude are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, autonomous modular flyers join together in a wingtip-to-wingtip manner. Such modular flyers may derive their power from insolation. The autonomous flyers may include sensors which operate individually, or collectively after a skybase is formed. The skybase preferably may be aggregated, disaggregated, and/or re-aggregated as called for by the prevailing conditions. Thus, it may be possible to provide a ''forever-on-station'' aircraft. | Geoffrey S. Sommer (Arlington, VA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2011-06-07 | 2016-07-12 | B64D5/00, B64C39/02, B64C37/02 | 13/154796 |
| 26 | 9322917 | Multi-stage detection of buried IEDs | A surveillance system includes a multi-propeller aircraft having a main propeller and a plurality of wing unit propellers, a housing that houses the main propeller and the wing unit propellers, an optical video camera, an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system, a control system for controlling flight of the multi-propeller aircraft from a remote location, and a telemetry system for providing information from the optical camera and the ultra-wideband (UWB) radar imaging system to a remote location. | Farrokh Mohamadi (Newport Beach, CA) | Farrokh Mohamadi (Irvine, CA) | 2012-01-23 | 2016-04-26 | G01S17/89, G01S17/02, G01S13/86, B64C39/02, G01S13/88, F41H11/136, G01S13/89, G01S13/02 | 13/356532 |
| 27 | 9279216 | Covering fabric for aircraft in general air travel | The present invention relates to a covering fabric for covering aircraft. The fabric itself may be coated with one or more layers of a crosslinked anionic aliphatic polyester-polyurethane dispersion and/or is woven from coated fibers or filaments. A covering fabric of the invention may be glued using a thermoactivatable heat-crosslinking adhesive. An advantage of the covering fabric of the invention is that there is no need for further coating of the fabric after covering, and thus significantly less weight is applied by the covering process. Furthermore, the user is able to apply the covering to an aircraft without using any organic solvents in adhesives, tension-inducing varnishes, thinners, fillers or colored varnishes. Thus, an environmentally friendly process is provided for the covering of aircraft. | Siegfried Lanitz (Leipzig, DE) | --- | 2009-11-10 | 2016-03-08 | B32B7/04, D06N3/14, A63H27/00, D06M15/564, C09J175/06, C08G18/73, C08G18/08 | 12/615931 |
| 28 | 9145212 | Parachute control system and method for an aircraft | The present disclosure provides a parachute control system for an aircraft which comprises a sensor device, a first control device, a second control device and a drive device. The sensor device is configured for sensing flight states of the aircraft, for converting the flight states to a sensor signal, and for transmitting the sensor signal to the first control device. The first control device is electrically connected to the sensor device for receiving the sensor signal, and is configured for judging whether the aircraft is in a normal flight state based on the sensor signal. If the aircraft is in an abnormal flight state, the first control device is configured to control the parachute to open and to terminate the operation of the aircraft. The present disclosure also provides a parachute control method for an aircraft. The disclosed parachute control system and method automatically control the parachute to open and terminate the operation of the aircraft when the aircraft is in an abnormal flight state, ensuring that the aircraft may descend at a slow pace when the aircraft encounters any operation issues and preventing any damage or loss of the aircraft. | Jiajia Wei (Shenzhen, CN), Qiangwu Zhou (Shenzhen, CN) | Shenzhen Hubsan Intelligent Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2015-01-27 | 2015-09-29 | B64D17/00, B64D17/34, G07C9/00 | 14/606285 |
| 29 | 9085355 | Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft | The disclosure generally pertains to a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprising a fuselage and at least one fixed wing. The aircraft may include at least two powered rotors located generally along a longitudinal axis of the fuselage. The rotor units may be coupled to the fuselage via a rotating chassis, which allows the rotors to provide directed thrust by movement of the rotor units about at least one axis. By moving the rotor units, the aircraft can transition from a hover mode to a transition mode and then to a forward flight mode and back. | Paul J. DeLorean (Bloomfield Hills, MI) | Delorean Aerospace, Llc (Bloomfield Hills, MI) | 2012-12-07 | 2015-07-21 | B64C29/00, B64C39/12, B64C39/10, B64C39/04 | 13/708612 |
| 30 | 8844896 | Gimbal system with linear mount | Gimbal system, including method and apparatus, for mounting a gimbal apparatus to a support platform with a mount assembly. The mount assembly may include first and second bar assemblies that are rotationally coupled to each other by a pair of gears. | Daniel Pettersson (Eskilstuna, SE) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2011-06-07 | 2014-09-30 | F16M11/00 | 13/155129 |
| 31 | 8842874 | Method and system for determining an amount of a liquid energy commodity stored in a particular location | A method for determining an amount of a liquid energy commodity stored in a tank comprises the steps of: receiving, at a central processing facility, volume capacity information associated with the tank and storing the volume capacity information in a database, receiving, at the central processing facility, one or more images of the tank, analyzing the one or more images of the tank to determine a liquid level for the tank, calculating the amount of the liquid energy commodity in the tank based on the determined liquid level and the volume capacity information retrieved from the database, and communicating information about the amount of the liquid energy commodity in the tank to a third-party market participant. | Deirdre Alphenaar (Prospect, KY), Walter F. Jones (Crestwood, KY) | Genscape Intangible Holding, Inc. (Louisville, KY) | 2011-04-19 | 2014-09-23 | G06K9/00 | 13/089674 |
| 32 | 8831370 | Wavelength diverse scintillation reduction | Systems, including apparatus and methods, for obtaining and/or correcting images, particularly from atmospheric and/or other distortions. These corrections may involve, among others, collecting two or more sets of image data corresponding to images of the same scene in different wavelength regimes, and using correlations between wavelength and expected distortion to distinguish apparent image motion due to distortion from apparent image motion due to object or scene motion. These systems may be useful in any suitable imaging context, including navigation, targeting, search and rescue, law enforcement, commercial video cameras and/or surveillance, among others. | Cynthia I. Archer (Sherwood, OR) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2012-02-10 | 2014-09-09 | G06K9/40 | 13/371301 |
| 33 | 8711223 | Vehicle-mounted camera stabilized passively by vibration isolators | System, including method and apparatus, for imaging with a vehicle-mounted camera having an optical axis that is restricted from angular displacement, in response to vibration, by passive stabilization via a set of vibration isolators. | Bruce Ellison (Lake Oswego, OR) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2011-06-21 | 2014-04-29 | H04N7/18, B64D3/00, G03B17/00 | 13/165573 |
| 34 | 8385065 | Gimbal system with forced flow of external air through a channel to remove heat | Gimbal system, including apparatus and methods, with forced flow of external air through a channel to remove heat. The system may comprise a support portion including at least one electronic component and defining a channel, a gimbal assembly pivotably connected to and supported by the support portion, and a payload pivotably orientable with respect to the support portion by the gimbal assembly. The support portion alone or collectively with the gimbal assembly may define a chamber in which the electronic component is disposed. The support portion may include a forced-air device configured to drive flow of external air through the channel, thereby removing heat transferred to the channel from the electronic component. | James H. Weaver (West Linn, OR), Gerard A. Morelli (Beaverton, OR) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2011-01-19 | 2013-02-26 | H05K7/20, F16M13/00, F28D15/00 | 13/009753 |
| 35 | 8072417 | Stand-alone device, system and method for navigating in a space having at least three dimensions | A stand-alone device for navigating in a space having at least three dimensions comprises a housing capable of being manipulated by a user. The housing houses means for generating signals that represent the inclination of the housing according to its pitch axes, rolling axes and yaw axes, and houses at least one isometric device that generates a control signal of a bi-directional displacement according to at least one axis of said space. The invention is used, in particular, for navigating in a virtual space. | Laurent Jouanet (Autrans, FR), Dominique David (Claix, FR), Yanis Caritu (Saint Joseph de Riviere, FR), Patrick Schermesser (Meylan, FR) | Commissariat A L'energie Atomique (Paris, FR) | 2005-10-21 | 2011-12-06 | G09G5/00 | 11/666146 |
| 36 | 7975958 | Modular articulated-wing aircraft | Systems and/or methods for forming a multiple-articulated flying system (skybase) having a high aspect ratio wing platform, operable to loiter over an area of interest at a high altitude are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, autonomous modular flyers join together in a wingtip-to-wingtip manner. Such modular flyers may derive their power from insolation. The autonomous flyers may include sensors which operate individually, or collectively after a skybase is formed. The skybase preferably may be aggregated, disaggregated, and/or re-aggregated as called for by the prevailing conditions. Thus, it may be possible to provide a ''forever-on-station'' aircraft. | Geoffrey S. Sommer (Arlington, VA) | --- | 2010-07-30 | 2011-07-12 | B64D5/00 | 12/805434 |
| 37 | 7964831 | Remote control device for a target designator from an attack module, attack module and designator implementing such device | The invention relates to a remote control device from an attack module flying over a target, module of the projectile or sub-projectile, missile or attack drone type, for a target designator positioned on a terrain of operations, comprising means to emit a remote control signal that are arranged in the attack module and at least one receiver means for the remote control signal that are integral with the designator and are associated with means to activate the start-up of the designator, wherein the emitter means incorporate at least one light source oriented so as to illuminate the terrain and in that the receiver means incorporate a detector for the radiation emitted by the light source or sources. | Michel Jean Hurty (Plaimpied, FR) | Nexter Munitions (Versailles, FR) | 2008-09-29 | 2011-06-21 | F41G7/30, F42B15/01, F41G7/00, F42B15/00 | 12/285096 |
| 38 | 7957608 | Image correction across multiple spectral regimes | Systems, including apparatus and methods, for obtaining and/or correcting images, particularly from atmospheric and/or other distortions. These corrections may involve, among others, determining corrective information in a first (e.g., visible) wavelength regime, and then applying the corrective information in a second (e.g., longer) wavelength regime, such as infrared (IR) or millimeter-wave (MMW) wavelengths, in real time or with post-processing. for example, these corrections may include scaling a phase diversity correction from one wavelength to another. These systems may be useful in any suitable imaging context, including navigation, targeting, search and rescue, law enforcement, and/or surveillance, among others. | John L. Miller (Lake Oswego, OR), Cynthia Iseman Archer (Beaverton, OR), Milton S. Worley (Lake Oswego, OR) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2009-04-06 | 2011-06-07 | G06K9/40 | 12/419226 |
| 39 | 7789339 | Modular articulated-wing aircraft | Systems and/or methods for forming a multiple-articulated flying system (skybase) having a high aspect ratio wing platform, operable to loiter over an area of interest at a high altitude are provided. In certain exemplary embodiments, autonomous modular flyers join together in a wingtip-to-wingtip manner. Such modular flyers may derive their power from insolation. The autonomous flyers may include sensors which operate individually, or collectively after a skybase is formed. The skybase preferably may be aggregated, disaggregated, and/or re-aggregated as called for by the prevailing conditions. Thus, it may be possible to provide a ''forever-on-station'' aircraft. | Geoffrey S. Sommer (Arlington, VA) | --- | 2006-06-27 | 2010-09-07 | B64D5/00 | 11/475085 |
| 40 | 7671311 | Gimbal system with airflow | Systems, including apparatus and methods, for driving airflow along a surface of a gimbal. The systems may comprise a gimbal apparatus including a payload and also including a gimbal mount supporting a first gimbal and a second gimbal. The first gimbal may be coupled pivotally to the gimbal mount. The second gimbal may be coupled pivotally to and supported by the first gimbal. The second gimbal may be coupled to and may support the payload. The gimbal apparatus may orient the payload by pivotal movement of the first and second gimbals relative to the gimbal mount about at least two nonparallel axes. The system also may comprise a fan mounted to the first gimbal. The systems also may comprise operating the fan to drive airflow through a gap disposed between the first and second gimbals. | Bruce Ellison (Lake Oswego, OR), John L. Miller (Lake Oswego, OR), Gerard A. Morelli (Beaverton, OR), Bruce A. Dickerson (Tigard, OR) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2006-02-17 | 2010-03-02 | F42B15/00, F42B15/01 | 11/357254 |
| 41 | 7515767 | Image correction across multiple spectral regimes | Systems, including apparatus and methods, for obtaining and/or correcting images, particularly from atmospheric and/or other distortions. These corrections may involve, among others, determining corrective information in a first (e.g., visible) wavelength regime, and then applying the corrective information in a second (e.g., longer) wavelength regime, such as infrared (IR) or millimeter-wave (MMW) wavelengths, in real time or with post-processing. for example, these corrections may include scaling a phase diversity correction from one wavelength to another. These systems may be useful in any suitable imaging context, including navigation, targeting, search and rescue, law enforcement, and/or surveillance, among others. | John L. Miller (Lake Oswego, OR), Cynthia Iseman Archer (Beaverton, OR), Milton S. Worley (Lake Oswego, OR) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2005-08-19 | 2009-04-07 | G06K9/40 | 11/207536 |
| 42 | 7501979 | Airborne biota monitoring and control system | A method and system, which may be implemented in some embodiments as a video game, for identifying harmful airborne biota, particularly flying insects, and either killing or disabling the harmful airborne biota is disclosed. Lasers, radar, and other types of radiation may be used to illuminate objects in a detection region, with radiation returns detected and applied to a pattern classifier to determine whether the detected airborne biota are harmful, benign or beneficial. Tracking and classification information may be provided to a remotely located game participant who may be permitted to control measures taken to eliminate the harmful airborne biota, these measures including firing pulses of beamed energy or radiation of a sufficient intensity to at least incapacitate them, or mechanical measures such as flying a remotely-controlled miniature unmanned aircraft to engage and kill the pests. | David L. Guice (Brownsboro, AL), William V. Dent (Huntsville, AL), Augustus Hammond Green, Jr. (New Market, AL) | --- | 2005-02-08 | 2009-03-10 | G01S13/88, A01M1/22 | 11/054685 |
| 43 | 7219861 | Guidance system for radio-controlled aircraft | A method and system are described for controlling the flight pattern of a remote controlled aircraft. The system includes a microcontroller that is linked to an accelerometer for determining the attitude of the aircraft and modifying signals to the aircraft's flight control system in order to prevent a crash. In addition, several preset flight patterns are stored in a memory so that upon activation, the aircraft will enter a preset flight pattern. | Howard Barr (Encinitas, CA) | Spirit International, Inc. (Carrollton, TX) | 2000-07-06 | 2007-05-22 | B64C13/18 | 09/611177 |
| 44 | 6604883 | Universal connector for remote control vehicles | A connector for use with a remote controlled apparatus comprising a base adapted to receive a control member and a contact surface adapted to slidingly receive a latch. Two fingers extend outwardly from the base and the latch has opposingly located deformable prongs which engage a pin and two arms which engage a contact surface found on the base. The latch is slidingly operable on the contact surface of the base between a locked and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the fingers of the base and the pin form a closed, unopenable structure. In the unlocked position, the fingers and the pin form an openable structure. | James Broberg (Crystal Lake, IL) | Du-Bro Products, Inc. (Wauconoa, IL) | 2001-10-02 | 2003-08-12 | F16B21/16, F16B21/00, F16B45/00, F16S009/00 | 09/968853 |
| 45 | 6364566 | Universal connector for remote control vehicles | A universal connector for use with a remote controlled apparatus comprising a base having an aperture sized to receive a control rod. Two fingers extend outwardly from the base, with a channel being located in one of the fingers. A slideable latch is retained in the channel, the latch having an aperture and a slit which separates opposingly located deformable prongs. The latch is operable between a locked and an unlocked position. Also provided are opposingly located first and second apertures located on the fingers. The apertures are aligned to receive a retaining pin. The first aperture is larger in diameter than the second aperture. The pin includes a head which engages one of the fingers and an internal stop which engages the other finger. A first portion of the pin is sized to fit within the first aperture and extends from the head to the internal stop. A second portion on the pin is sized to fit within the second aperture and extends from the internal stop to a terminal end. The terminal end has an annular groove that sized to releasably receive the prongs which seat within the groove on the pin. | James E. Broberg (Crystal Lake, IL) | Du-Bro Products, Inc. (Wauconda, IL) | 2000-09-28 | 2002-04-02 | F16B21/16, F16B21/00, F16B45/00, F16C011/10 | 09/672426 |
