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| 1 | 10880899 | Method and apparatus for selecting unmanned aerial vehicle control and non-payload communication channel on basis of channel interference analysis | Disclosed is a method and apparatus for selecting a channel for UAV control and non-payload communication on the basis of a channel interference analysis. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a method of selecting a UAV control channel on the basis of an interference analysis, the method including: performing, by a user device, the interference analysis, selecting, by the user device, a channel on the basis of a result of the interference analysis, requesting, by the user device, a central management device to approve the selected channel, and performing, by the user device, communication with a UAV on the channel approved by the central management device. | Hee Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR), Kwang Jae Lim (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2019-01-15 | 2020-12-29 | H04W72/08, H04W74/00, H04B17/336, H04B17/345, H04B7/185 | 16/248521 |
| 2 | 10878679 | Unmanned aerial vehicles | A UAV comprises a camera and an image processor. The camera is operable to output captured image data corresponding to a first representation of a scene within a field of view of the camera. The scene includes an item. The image processor is configured to receive the captured image data. The image processor is configured, in response to recognising a predetermined object indicative of the presence of the item in the first representation, to generate image data corresponding to a second, different representation of the scene. A part of the scene that is associated with the item in the first representation is represented differently in the first and second representations. The image processor is configured to output the generated image data. | Iain Matthew Russell (London, GB) | --- | 2018-07-30 | 2020-12-29 | G08B13/196, G06K9/00, H04N7/18, B64C39/02, H04N1/44 | 16/048402 |
| 3 | 10871774 | Three-dimensional analytic tools and methods for inspections using unmanned aerial vehicles | In various embodiments, three-dimensional models of terrestrial structures are developed and scaled utilizing images acquired during the flight path of an unmanned aerial vehicle. | Eyal Stein (Sharon, MA) | 5X5 Technologies, Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL) | 2017-09-08 | 2020-12-22 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, G06T17/05, G06K9/00, G05D1/00 | 15/698683 |
| 4 | 10867519 | Aircraft flight information system and method | A method of generating an aircraft display includes determining an estimated first flight path of a first aircraft and determining an estimated second flight path of a second aircraft. The method also includes determining an estimated proximity of the first aircraft and the second aircraft based on the estimated flight paths. The method further includes, based on the estimated proximity indicating a projected separation violation condition, determining a navigation alert region. The method also includes generating a display that includes a map, a first graphical feature overlaying the map and representing of the first aircraft, a second graphical feature overlaying the map and representing of the second aircraft, and a third graphical feature overlaying the map and indicating dimensions of the navigation alert region. | Sarah A. Mecklem (Brisbane, AU), Reece A. Clothier (Melbourne, AU), Brendan P. Williams (Brisbane, AU), Neale L. Fulton (Canberra, AU), Grace S. Garden (Brisbane, AU) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-05-31 | 2020-12-15 | G08G5/00, G08G5/04 | 15/994454 |
| 5 | 10867282 | Method and system for GPS enabled model and site interaction and collaboration for BIM and other design platforms | A method and system for GPS enabled model and site interaction for Building Information Modeling (BIM) and other design platforms. Collaboration information for actual physical objects at physical locations is automatically collected and associated with virtual objects in virtual object models in a three-dimensional (3D) object modeling programs for a selected project or new virtual objects that did not previously exist are created in the 3D modeling program and associated with the actual physical objects that have been physically added to at a project site. The method and system allows two-way real-time and static collaboration between native and new composite XD (e.g., 3D, or lower or higher dimensional) object models from within existing 3D modeling BIM programs (e.g., AUTODESK REVIT, AUTOCAD, VECTORWORKS, etc.) and the actual physical objects at the actual physical locations. | Benjamin F. Glunz (Elgin, IL) | Anguleris Technologies, Llc (Elgin, IL) | 2015-11-06 | 2020-12-15 | G06Q10/10, G06T19/00, H04L29/08, G06F30/13 | 14/934478 |
| 6 | 10856168 | Method for performing measurement for aerial UE in wireless communication system and a device therefor | The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for performing measurement for aerial UE in wireless communication system, the method comprising: informing a network of location information of the UE, which is used for figuring the network out current status of the UE which is in airborne status or is staying or hovering on the ground, receiving triggering conditions for measurement reporting which is associated with the informed location information of the UE, performing a measurement for a serving cell, and reporting result of the measurement to the serving cell if at least one of the triggering condition for the serving cell is met. | Hongsuk Kim (Seoul, KR), Youngdae Lee (Seoul, KR) | Lg Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) | 2018-04-17 | 2020-12-01 | H04W24/10, H04W36/30, H04W84/06, H04W36/00 | 16/317673 |
| 7 | 10856127 | Method and system for an emergency location information service (E-LIS) for water-based network devices | An emergency location information service (E-LIS) for water-based network devices. The E-LIS includes a server application and server network devices that accepts emergency messages from water-based network devices. The water based network devices comprise one or more sensors or one or more actuators, a wireless connection interface including a wireless low power wide-area ultra-narrowband network interface and a wireless low earth orbit satellite network connection interface and is an automated network device capable of sensing is own environment and automatically sending out the one or more emergency messages or one or more emergency text messages without operator input to an E-LIS server network device when an emergency event occurs on a body of water. The E-LIS server network device provides a current physical geographic location for such water-based network devices and/or users of the water-based network devices in an emergency situation on the body of water such as a river, lake, sea, ocean, etc. | Nicholas M. Maier (Gardnerville, NV), Gerald R. Eisner (Pickerington, OH) | Redsky Technologies, Inc. (Chicago, IL) | 2019-12-16 | 2020-12-01 | H04W4/90, H04W4/029, H04W4/30, H04W4/38, H04M1/725, G08B25/10, G08B21/18, B63C9/00, B63B45/00, G08B25/00, H04W88/06 | 16/715607 |
| 8 | 10855370 | Luminescent detector for free-space optical communication | In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a photoluminescent wavelength-shifting material configured to receive an input-light data signal comprising a first range of wavelengths, absorb at least a portion of the received input-light data signal, and produce an emitted-light data signal comprising a second range of wavelengths based on an upper-state lifetime of the photoluminescent wavelength-shifting material. The apparatus also includes a focusing element configured to receive at least a portion of the emitted-light data signal, concentrate the received portion of the emitted-light data signal, and produce a concentrated-light data signal. The apparatus further includes a photodetector configured to receive the concentrated-light data signal, and produce an electrical current corresponding to the concentrated-light data signal. | Tobias Gerard Tiecke (Redwood City, CA), Kevin Jerome Quirk (Los Altos, CA), Thibault Michel Max Peyronel (San Francisco, CA), Shih-Cheng Wang (Cupertino, CA) | Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) | 2019-09-30 | 2020-12-01 | H04B10/00, H04B10/11, G01N21/64, H04B10/25, H04B10/66, H04B10/112 | 16/588825 |
| 9 | 10846843 | Utilizing artificial intelligence with captured images to detect agricultural failure | A device receives images of a field on a farm, and filters the images of the field to generate filtered images. The device isolates planting lanes in the filtered images, where the planting lanes include lanes formed by crops in the field, and the planting lanes are isolated via a masking technique or a sliding windows technique. The device identifies plant gaps in the planting lanes, where the plant gaps correspond to portions of the planting lanes that are missing crops, the plant gaps are identified based on a heat map when the masking technique is utilized to isolate the planting lanes, and the plant gaps are identified based on sliding windows when the sliding windows technique is utilized to isolate the planting lanes. The device superimposes the plant gaps over the images to generate a visual representation of stressed areas in the field, and performs an action based on the visual representation of the stressed areas. | Adalberto Gonzalez (Nuevo Leon, MX), Badri Lokanathan (Atlanta, GA), Artemis Koutsorodi (Chicago, IL), Ankur Mathur (Chicago, IL), Brandon Webber (Noblesville, IN) | Accenture Global Solutions Limited (Dublin, IE) | 2018-12-18 | 2020-11-24 | G06T7/00, G06Q50/02, G06K9/46, G06T7/11, G06K9/00, G06Q10/06 | 16/224301 |
| 10 | 10837630 | Lighting device alignment calibration system | A system for detecting misalignment of a light fixture uses a gateway controller device to receive images captured by an aerial drone. The gateway controller will select a group of the images and, for each image in the group: identify a segment of an illuminated surface that is contained in the image, identify a light fixture that is configured to direct light to the segment, and determine whether the image contains content indicating that the light fixture improperly aligned. for any image that indicating that the light fixture is improperly aligned, the system will output a signal indicating that the light fixture requires recalibration. | Daniel S. Foster (Syracuse, NY), Brian M. Wilson (Baldwinsville, NY), Christopher D. Nolan (Camillus, NY), Joseph R. Casper (Baldwinsville, NY) | Signify Holding B.V. (Eindhoven, NL) | 2019-03-04 | 2020-11-17 | G06K9/64, F21V23/00, F21V21/15, F21V21/30, H05B45/50 | 16/291735 |
| 11 | 10818104 | Self-driving vehicle road safety flare deploying system | A method deploys a remotely-maneuverable rolling platform from a faulty self-driving vehicle (SDV) . The method detects a driving problem severity level for the faulty self-driving vehicle (SDV) , where the driving problem severity level describes an amount of danger that is posed to other vehicles by the faulty SDV, and assesses environmental conditions at the location of the faulty SDV. The method determines an opportune position for deploying one or more road safety flares by the faulty SDV based on the environmental conditions at the location of the faulty SDV and the driving problem severity level, and then deploys a remotely-maneuverable rolling platform, from the faulty SDV to the opportune position, based on the amount of danger that is posed to the other vehicles by the faulty SDV, where the one or more road safety flares are coupled to the remotely-maneuverable rolling platform. | Michael S. Gordon (Yorktown Heights, NY), James R. Kozloski (New Fairfield, CT), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2019-11-08 | 2020-10-27 | G07C5/00, G05D1/04, G07C5/08, B64C39/02, B64D1/02 | 16/678613 |
| 12 | 10814998 | Non-GPS methods and devices for refueling remotely piloted aircraft | A method for remotely guiding a refueling boom of a tanker to engage with a fueling receptacle of an aircraft while the tanker and the aircraft are in flight. The method comprising: transmitting a polarized RF scanning pattern from one of the refueling boom and refueling receptacle, detecting the polarized RF scanning pattern at one or more cavity sensors disposed on the other of the refueling boom and the refueling receptacle, and controlling a position of the refueling boom relative to a position of the refueling receptacle based on the detected polarized RF scanning pattern at the one or more cavity sensors. | Jahangir S Rastegar (Stony Brook, NY) | Omnitek Partners Llc (Ronkonkoma, NY) | 2018-03-05 | 2020-10-27 | B64D39/00, B64C39/02 | 15/912528 |
| 13 | 10796317 | Method and system for auditing and verifying vehicle identification numbers (VINs) with audit fraud detection | A method and system for auditing and verifying vehicle identification numbers (VINs) with fraud detection. Digital photographs of vehicle VINs are collected and verified with crowdsourcing and Global Positioning System (GPS) information of the vehicles, GPS information and motion information of a mobile network device used to collect the digital photographs of the vehicle VINs and a number of manually entered VINs. The method and system is used to detect fraud associated with VIN audits of vehicle lots. | Mark A. Wells (San Diego, CA) | Talon Systems Software, Inc. (San Diego, CA) | 2018-05-15 | 2020-10-06 | G06Q30/00, G06K9/03, G06N20/00, H04W4/02, G06N5/02, G06K9/32, H04L12/58, G06Q50/00 | 15/979872 |
| 14 | 10795010 | Systems and methods for detecting, tracking and identifying small unmanned systems such as drones | A system for providing integrated detection and countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles include a detecting element, a location determining element and an interdiction element. The detecting element detects an unmanned aerial vehicle in flight in the region of, or approaching, a property, place, event or very important person. The location determining element determines the exact location of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The interdiction element can either direct the unmanned aerial vehicle away from the property, place, event or very important person in a non-destructive manner, or can cause disable the unmanned aerial vehicle in a destructive manner. | Dwaine A. Parker (Naples, FL), Damon E. Stern (Riverview, FL), Lawrence S. Pierce (Huntsville, AL) | Xidrone Systems, Inc. (Naples, FL) | 2019-03-22 | 2020-10-06 | G01S13/06, F41H13/00, G01S7/38, G01S7/02, G01S13/86, G01S13/42, G01S7/41, G01S13/933, G01S3/782, G01S13/88, G01S13/91, F41H11/02 | 16/362285 |
| 15 | 10779216 | Prioritized transmission of different data types over bonded communication channels | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for prioritized transmission of different data types, including VHF airband radio communication data (e.g., being transmitted or received from a control tower) over bonded communication modules at a remotely operated aerial vehicle. Embodiments of the invention include portable (and potentially mobile and/or remotely operated) vehicles for wirelessly transmitting and receiving various data types over a bonded mobile network and a control device (which can be fixed or portable) capable of receiving data transmitted from the mobile node and transmitting data to it. Different data types can be assigned different priorities, facilitating selective transmission of higher-priority data, such as, for example, VHF airband radio communication data, when quality degrades on a network link. | Edward Lindsley (Burelson, TX), Michael B. Dodd (Salt Lake City, UT) | Sqwaq, Inc. (Dallas, TX) | 2019-03-08 | 2020-09-15 | H04W40/14, B64C39/02, H04W72/10, G05D1/00 | 16/296651 |
| 16 | 10775786 | Method and system for emulating modular agnostic control of commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS) | A method for emulating control signals for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . The method comprises using an integrated circuit installed on the UAV and communicatively coupled to a flight control processor and a companion processor for receiving flight control parameters from the companion processor, the flight control parameters are based data from a plurality of sensors communicatively coupled to the companion processor and mounted on the UAV, wirelessly receiving remote control signals from a remote control unit, modulating the flight control parameters to create emulated signals emulating a signals generated by a remote control designated to wirelessly control the UAV, the emulated signals encode instructions to maneuver the UAV, and switching between the remote control signals and the emulated signals during a flight time of the UAV. | Dor Abuhasira (Doar-Na Lachish Darom, IL), Sagi Blonder (Ness Ziona, IL), Raviv Raz (Doar-Na Lachish Darom, IL) | Percepto Robotics Ltd (Modiln, IL) | 2018-07-11 | 2020-09-15 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/08, H04L25/49 | 16/032119 |
| 17 | 10773815 | Dynamic optimization of an operation of an aerial drone | A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product optimizes an operation of an aerial drone. A drone on-board computer on an aerial drone receives sensor readings from sensors on the aerial drone, where the sensor readings detect a change in flight conditions while the aerial drone is flying between a first location and a second location. In response to the sensors on the aerial drone detecting a change in the flight conditions while the aerial drone is flying between the first location and the second location, the drone on-board computer disengages an electric motor from propellers on the aerial drone and engages an internal combustion engine to the propellers. | Ahamed Jalaldeen (Bangalore, IN), Chivukula V. L. Narayana (Bentonville, AR) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-06-08 | 2020-09-15 | B64D31/06, G08G5/00, B64D27/02, G06K9/00, G06Q10/08, G06Q50/28, G08G5/04, B64C39/02, B64D1/02, G01C21/34 | 16/003216 |
| 18 | 10764196 | Distributed unmanned aerial vehicle architecture | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a distributed system architecture for unmanned air vehicles. One of the methods includes obtaining information identifying flight information of a UAV, with the flight information including flight phase information or a contingency condition associated with a flight critical module included in the UAV. The obtained information is analyzed, and one or more first payload modules are determined to enter a modified power state. Requests to enter the modified power state are caused to be transmitted to each determined payload module in the one or more first payload modules. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Brian Richman (San Francisco, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2016-06-06 | 2020-09-01 | H04L12/825, G05D1/00, B64D47/00, B64C39/02, G01C23/00, B64D41/00, B64D47/08 | 15/174387 |
| 19 | 10762910 | Hierarchical fine quantization for audio coding | In general, this disclosure describes techniques for seamless audio data compression control system that can respond to the increasing adaptation demands for source coding characteristics to accommodate co-existence of various devices in a personal area network. In one example, a source device includes a memory and one or more processors in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to store audio data. The one or more processors are configured to select, based on a nominal compression ratio or a streaming rate, a compression level of multiple compression levels, the multiple compression levels arranged hierarchically to allow for dynamic transitioning between the compression levels. The one or more processors are further configured to encode, based on the selected compression level of the multiple compression levels, the audio data stored to the memory. | Taher Shahbazi Mirzahasanloo (San Diego, CA), Rogerio Guedes Alves (Macomb Township, MI) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2018-07-31 | 2020-09-01 | G10L19/00, G10L25/18, G10L19/02, G10L19/038, H04W4/80 | 16/050914 |
| 20 | 10762571 | Use of drones to assist with insurance, financial and underwriting related activities | An unmanned insurance drone can include a drone body and a sensor unit disposed on the drone body to collect sensor data. An on-board data processor converts the sensor data into insurance related information, and a wireless communication unit in communication with the data processor to transmit the insurance related information. In another example, the data processor may not be on the drone but remotely located. The location can be with the pilot or a control collection location. If the insurance related information is separate from the drone, than the wireless communication unit can transmit the raw sensor data to the processor. | Terrance C. Luciani (Monroe Township, NJ), Barbara A. Distasio (Norwalk, CT), John Bungert (Sandy Hook, CT), Matt Sumner (Raleigh, NC), Thomas L. Bozzo (Fresno, CA) | Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (New York, NY) | 2015-09-02 | 2020-09-01 | G06Q40/00, G06Q40/08 | 14/843455 |
| 21 | 10761525 | Unmanned aerial vehicle inspection system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes obtaining, from a user device, flight operation information describing an inspection of a vertical structure to be performed, the flight operation information including locations of one or more safe locations for vertical inspection. A location of the UAV is determined to correspond to a first safe location for vertical inspection. A first inspection of the structure is performed is performed at the first safe location, the first inspection including activating cameras. A second safe location is traveled to, and a second inspection of the structure is performed. Information associated with the inspection is provided to the user device. | Brett Michael Bethke (Millbrae, CA), Hui Li (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Franisco, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2017-08-09 | 2020-09-01 | H04B7/185, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G08G5/00, B64D47/00 | 15/672764 |
| 22 | 10755585 | Unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination. One of the methods includes determining, by an electronic system in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) , an estimated fuel remaining in the UAV. An estimated fuel consumption of the UAV is determined. Estimated information associated with wind affecting the UAV is determined using information obtained from sensors included in the UAV. Estimated flights times remaining for a current path, and one or more alternative flight paths, are determined using the determined estimated fuel remaining, determined estimated fuel consumption, determined information associated wind, and information describing each flight path. In response to the electronic system determining that the estimated fuel remaining, after completion of the current flight path, would be below a first threshold, an alternative flight path is selected. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Joseph Moster (San Francisco, CA), Donald Curry Weigel (Los Altos, CA), James Ogden (Tracy, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2017-02-13 | 2020-08-25 | G08G5/00, G07C5/00, G07C5/02, G05D1/02, H04W48/02, H04W12/06, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, H04W4/021, G07C5/08, G01S1/00, G01S19/14 | 15/431057 |
| 23 | 10745127 | Systems and methods for execution of recovery actions on an unmanned aerial vehicle | Provided herein are systems and methods for providing reliable control of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . A system for providing reliable control of the UAV can include a computing device that can execute reliable and unreliable programs. The unreliable programs can be isolated from the reliable programs by virtue of executing one or more of the programs in a virtual machine client. The UAV can initiate a recovery action when one or more of the unreliable programs fail. The recovery action can be performed without input from one or more of the unreliable programs. | Benjamin Stuart Stabler (Menlo Park, CA), Robert Parker Clark (Palo Alto, CA), Nathaniel Hall-Snyder (Palo Alto, CA), Paul Doersch (Carmichael, CA) | Kespry Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) | 2018-04-10 | 2020-08-18 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G05B23/02 | 15/949857 |
| 24 | 10739451 | Systems and methods for detecting, tracking and identifying small unmanned systems such as drones | A system for providing integrated detection and countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles include a detecting element, a location determining element and an interdiction element. The detecting element detects an unmanned aerial vehicle in flight in the region of, or approaching, a property, place, event or very important person. The location determining element determines the exact location of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The interdiction element can either direct the unmanned aerial vehicle away from the property, place, event or very important person in a non-destructive manner, or can cause disable the unmanned aerial vehicle in a destructive manner. | Dwaine A. Parker (Naples, FL), Damon E. Stern (Riverview, FL), Lawrence S. Pierce (Huntsville, AL) | Xidrone Systems, Inc. (Naples, FL) | 2020-05-05 | 2020-08-11 | G01S13/06, G01S3/782, F41H11/02, G01S13/42, G01S13/91, G01S13/933, G01S13/88, F41H13/00, G01S7/38, G01S7/02, G01S13/86, G01S7/41 | 16/867145 |
| 25 | 10734006 | Audio coding based on audio pattern recognition | In general, techniques are described by which to perform audio coding based on audio pattern recognition. A source device comprising a memory and a processor may be configured to perform the techniques. The memory may store audio data. The processor may obtain, from a plurality of categories, a category to which the audio data corresponds, and obtain, based on the category, a set of pyramid vector quantization (PVQ) parameters from a plurality of sets of PVQ parameters. The processor may also perform, based on the set of PVQ parameters, PVQ with respect to the audio data to obtain a residual identifier representative of the audio data, and specify, in the bitstream, the residual identifier. | Taher Shahbazi Mirzahasanloo (San Diego, CA), Rogerio Guedes Alves (Macomb Township, MI) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2018-07-31 | 2020-08-04 | G10L19/038, G10L19/07, G10L19/13 | 16/051007 |
| 26 | 10728231 | Data security using inter-zone gate circuits | A circuit for secure operation includes a plurality of mutually exclusive circuit zones including a first circuit zone having a first level of security and a second circuit zone having a second level of security less than the first level of security and one or more gate circuits each providing limited transfer of data between the circuit zones, the gate circuits providing all data connectivity between the first circuit zone and the second circuit zone and statically configured to prevent unmodified transfer of data from the first circuit zone to the second circuit zone. | Roger I. Khazan (Arlington, MA), Joshua Kramer (Burlington, MA), Daniil M. Utin (Waban, MA), Mankuan Michael Vai (Sudbury, MA), David Whelihan (Framingham, MA) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) | 2013-07-09 | 2020-07-28 | G06F21/60, H04L29/06, H04L9/08, H04L9/14 | 13/937884 |
| 27 | 10727858 | Error resiliency for entropy coded audio data | A source device comprising a memory and a processor may be configured to perform techniques described in this disclosure. The memory may store at least a portion of the audio data. The processor may obtain, from a compressed version of the audio data, a symbol, and obtain a plurality of intervals, each having a same bit length. The processor may obtain a portion of the symbol within the bit length and an excess portion of the symbol over the bit length, and specify, in a first interval, the portion of the symbol. The processor may also specify, in a second interval, the excess portion of the symbol, and apply, to the first interval and the second interval, error resiliency. The processor may specify, in a bitstream representative of the compressed version of the audio data, the first error resilient interval and the second error resilient interval. | Richard Turner (Belfast, GB), Justin Hundt (Londonderry, GB), Gary Sands (Belfast, GB), Laurent Wojcieszak (Belfast, GB) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2019-05-14 | 2020-07-28 | H03M3/04, H03M7/38, H04N19/13, G10L19/005, G10L19/16 | 16/412048 |
| 28 | 10726729 | System and method for unmanned aerial system (UAS) modernization for avoidance and detection | A method for securing flight operations of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) includes a processor receiving a flight operation for a UAS, the flight operation defining a UAS flight profile, and the processor, based on a designation of the flight operation as sensitive, controlling an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) transponder on the UAS to broadcast a dummy aircraft identification different from an ICAO-assigned transponder code, and dummy airframe information during at least a portion of the flight operation. | Evan Eaves (Alexandria, VA), William Colligan (Vienna, VA) | Architecture Technology Corporation (Minneapolis, MN) | 2017-10-25 | 2020-07-28 | G08G5/00 | 15/793304 |
| 29 | 10703499 | In-flight aircraft refueling by jettisoning and onboarding replaceable fuel tanks | A method of operating an aircraft includes, prior to an in-flight refueling operation, operating the aircraft using fuel from a first fuel tank connected to a fuel delivery system. Subsequently, the in-flight refueling operation is performed over a refueling area while operating the aircraft from another fuel tank, including (1) disconnecting the first fuel tank from the fuel delivery system, (2) jettisoning the first fuel tank, and (3) taking on a replacement fuel tank by (a) capturing the replacement fuel tank from the refueling area and (b) bringing the captured replacement fuel tank onboard the aircraft. The replacement fuel tank is then connected to the fuel delivery system and the aircraft is operated using fuel from the replacement fuel tank. | Brandon Reid Hall (Stewartstown, PA) | Textron Systems Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2018-05-21 | 2020-07-07 | B64D37/12, B64D1/22, B64C39/02 | 15/984736 |
| 30 | 10696035 | Multi-drone based three-dimensional printing | Approaches presented herein enable forming a 3D object with a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) , also known as ''drones'', configured to carry and deposit 3D printing material, and to fly to a depositing location (e.g., fly, hover, or land) to print a 3D object. Specifically, at a central controller, a set of specifications for a 3D object to be printed are obtained. The central controller directs each of a plurality of UAVs controlled by the central controller to fly to a depositing location where a layer of 3D printer material is to be deposited, the location determined from the set of specifications. In response to a UAV of the plurality reaching the depositing location, the central controller further directs the UAV of the plurality to apply the layer of 3D printer material to the depositing location. | James E. Bostick (Cedar Park, TX), John M. Ganci, Jr. (Cary, NC), Martin G. Keen (Cary, NC), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2019-04-03 | 2020-06-30 | B64C39/02, B33Y10/00, B33Y30/00, B29C64/112, B29C64/20 | 16/374038 |
| 31 | 10694534 | Transferring data through a bonded communication link | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for transferring data through a bonded communication link. A bonded communication link bonds together capabilities from each of a plurality of other communication links to form a higher bandwidth communication link relative to each of the plurality of other communication links considered separately. Link qualities can be monitored for each of the plurality of other communication links. Different priorities can be assigned to different types of data. Based on monitored link qualities and assigned data priorities, different data types can be routed via different of the other communication links. Routing different data types via different of the other communication links facilitates selective transmission of higher priority data when quality degrades on a communication link. | Stefan E. De Nagy Koves Hrabar (Chapel Hill, AU), Edward Lindsley (Burleson, TX) | Sqwaq, Inc. (Dallas, TX) | 2018-12-12 | 2020-06-23 | H04W72/12, H04W40/04, H04W40/12, H04W28/02 | 16/218247 |
| 32 | 10689102 | Vertical take-off and landing aircraft | There is disclosed a multicopter vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The aircraft comprises am airframe with spatial design, a pilot seat, a cockpit, controls, engine units, engine compartment, control system, remote control system. The airframe consists of a central section and, at least, two peripheral sections, wherein peripheral sections can be folded up or down, or be retracted under the central section. The central section and peripheral sections of the airframe have spatial design. Each of the peripheral sections comprises at least three standard engine compartments which are connected to each other. Inside each engine compartment there is an engine unit which comprises at least one engine and at least one horizontally rotating propeller together with the control hardware. Each engine unit is an autonomous member of the distributed control system (DCS) . | Sergei Evgenievich Tovkach (Tulskaya oblast, RU), Aleksei Viktorovich Shanin (Minskaya oblast, BY), Igor Chudakov (San Jose, CA) | Obshchestvo S Ogranichennoj Otvetstvennostyu "Avianobatsii" (Novomoskovsk, RU) | 2018-11-06 | 2020-06-23 | B64C27/20, B64C27/08, B64C29/00, B64C27/10, B64C27/50, B64D27/22 | 16/182107 |
| 33 | 10676216 | Non-intrusive unmanned entity inspection | A station for compliance testing of unmanned vehicles comprises a dedicated area for acceptance of an unmanned vehicle. The dedicated area is configured for permitting the unmanned vehicle to be in a first inspection position. The station further comprises a transmitter. The transmitter is directed towards the dedicated area. The transmitter is configured to instruct the unmanned vehicle to perform a behavior. The station further comprises a sensor. The sensor is directed towards the dedicated area. The sensor is configured to detect a non-compliance of the unmanned vehicle. The detected non-compliance is in response to the instructed performed behavior of the unmanned vehicle. | Yuk L. Chan (Rochester, NY), Eileen P. Tedesco (Sharon, CT), Kyle Gilbertson (Rochester, MN), Daniel F. Hogerty (Somerville, NJ), Lawrence A. Clevenger (Saratoga Springs, NY), Benjamin D. Briggs (Waterford, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-04-25 | 2020-06-09 | B64F5/60, G07C5/08, G05D1/00, G07C5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/961932 |
| 34 | 10673520 | Cellular command, control and application platform for unmanned aerial vehicles | A device can be configured to detect a physical connection with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight controller through an interface. The device can identify a UAV identifier associated with the UAV flight controller and determine, based on the UAV identifier, an application programming interface (API) for communicating with the UAV flight controller. Using the API, the device can establish a communications link with the UAV flight controller and perform an action based on the communications link. | Warren J. Westrup (Irving, TX), Joe Cozzarelli (Whippany, NJ), Eric T. Ringer (Portland, OR), Derek Wade Ohlarik (Flemington, NJ), Mauricio Pati Caldeira de Andrada (South Plainfield, NJ), David B. Murray (Fanwood, NJ), X (Portland, OR) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-11-07 | 2020-06-02 | H04B7/185, G06F9/54, G06F8/60, H04W76/10 | 15/806044 |
| 35 | 10672281 | Flight planning using obstacle data | A device can receive obstacle data from a plurality of sources. The obstacle data can include location data associated with obstacles. The device can determine weightings for the obstacles based on the plurality of sources. Each of the weightings can indicate a measure of reliability/accuracy of the information regarding an obstacle. The device can process the obstacle data to associate the obstacles with airspace voxel (s) , that represent one or more 3D portions of airspace, based on the location data, receive flight parameters relating to a proposed flight plan of a UAV through airspace represented by a set of airspace voxels, determine whether the set of airspace voxels includes any of the airspace voxel (s) , and perform one or more actions to cause a recommendation, regarding the proposed flight plan and based on the determination, to be provided. The recommendation can be based on one or more of the weightings. | Matthew S. Fanelli (Washington, DC), Shane Pierce Williams (Monument, CO), Jonathan Evans (Portland, OR), Tariq Rashid (Jacksonville, FL) | Verizan Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2018-04-10 | 2020-06-02 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, B60L58/18, G05D1/02, G06F3/01, G06T17/05, B60L3/00, G06T19/00, G02B27/01, H04N13/383 | 15/949855 |
| 36 | 10670696 | Drone threat assessment | A system for providing integrated detection and deterrence against an unmanned vehicle including but not limited to aerial technology unmanned systems using a detection element, a tracking element, an identification element and an interdiction or deterrent element. Elements contain sensors that observe real time quantifiable data regarding the object of interest to create an assessment of risk or threat to a protected area of interest. This assessment may be based e.g., on data mining of internal and external data sources. The deterrent element selects from a variable menu of possible deterrent actions. Though designed for autonomous action, a Human in the Loop may override the automated system solutions. | Dwaine A. Parker (Naples, FL), Damon E Stern (Riverview, FL), Lawrence S. Pierce (Huntsville, AL) | Xidrone Systems, Inc. (Naples, FL) | 2018-11-08 | 2020-06-02 | G01S7/38, G01S7/02, F41H11/02, G01S13/66, G01S13/86, F41H13/00, G01S13/88, G01S3/782, G01S7/41, G01S13/42, G01S13/91, G01S13/933 | 16/183935 |
| 37 | 10664002 | Multi-degrees-of-freedom hand held controller | A controller including a first control member and a second control member that extends from a portion of the first control member. A controller processor is operable to produce a rotational movement output signal in response to movement of the first control member, and a translational movement output signal in response to movement of the second control member relative to the first control member. The first control member may be gripped and moved using a single hand, and the second control member may be moved using the thumb of the single hand. | Scott Edward Parazynski (Houston, TX), Nicholas Michael Degnan (Redondo Beach, CA) | Fluidity Technologies Inc. (Houston, TX) | 2017-10-27 | 2020-05-26 | G05G1/00, B64C13/04, B64C13/02, G05G1/04, G05G1/01, G05G1/02, G05G9/047 | 15/796744 |
| 38 | 10661899 | In flight transfer of packages between aerial drones | Aspects include a system for transferring a payload between drones. The system includes a first aerial drone having a first transfer member and a first controller. The first controller including a processor configured to change a first altitude and first orientation of the first aerial drone. A second aerial drone is provided having a second transfer member and a second controller, the second transfer member having a cone member on one end, the second transfer member being configured to receive the payload. The second controller including a processor configured to change a second altitude and a second orientation of the second aerial drone. The controllers cooperate to dispose the first transfer member within the cone member and transfer the payload from the first aerial drone to the second aerial drone. | Brian S. Beaman (Apex, NC), Eric V. Kline (Rochester, MN), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-11-28 | 2020-05-26 | B64D1/00, B64C39/02, B64C37/02, B64C27/08 | 15/823832 |
| 39 | 10660111 | Network resource allocation for unmanned aerial vehicles | A device receives network condition information. The network condition information is indicative of network resource availability at a plurality of locations. The device processes the network condition information to associate network resource availability identified in the network condition information with one or more airspace voxels that represent one or more three-dimensional (3D) portions of airspace corresponding to the plurality of locations. The device receives flight parameters relating to a proposed flight plan of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) through airspace represented by a set of airspace voxels, and network performance parameters associated with the proposed flight plan. The device determines that the network resource availability that is associated with the set of airspace voxels fails to satisfy the network performance parameters, and performs one or more actions to enable the UAV to access network resources that satisfy the network performance parameters. | Matthew S. Fanelli (Portland, OR), Jonathan Evans (Portland, OR), Amit Gupta (Highland Park, NJ), Parvez Ahmad (Fremont, CA) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2018-03-19 | 2020-05-19 | H04W4/00, H04W28/26, H04W4/40, G08G5/00, H04W72/04, H04W72/08 | 15/925465 |
| 40 | 10657830 | Operation of an aerial drone inside an exclusion zone | A method, system, and/or computer program product controls operations of an aerial drone within a predetermined airspace. A drone controller device detects a presence of an aerial drone. The drone controller device and the aerial drone negotiate permission to fly within a predetermined airspace under a predefined aerial drone state. In response to successfully negotiating the permission, the drone controller device enables a drone on-board computer to operate the aerial drone within the predetermined airspace in accordance with the predefined aerial drone state. | Michael S. Gordon (Yorktown Heights, NY), James R. Kozloski (New Fairfield, CT), Ashish Kundu (New York, NY), Peter K. Malkin (Ardsley, NY), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-03-28 | 2020-05-19 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G06F21/00 | 15/082176 |
| 41 | 10652013 | Reconfigurable free-space quantum communication system | A system, and methods, for transmitting quantum states between a first node and a second node, or among more than two nodes. Each node is characterized by an instantaneous spatial position, and the instantaneous spatial position of the second node is repositionable within a frame of reference associated with the first node. A hovering drone is adapted either for running a quantum key transmission protocol in secure communication with the first node, and/or for running a quantum key reception protocol in secure communication with the second node. Either drone may serve as a relay of optical data between a base station and another drone. Secure communication among more than two nodes may be reconfigured. | Paul G. Kwiat (Savoy, IL), Daniel J. Gauthier (Columbus, OH) | The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois (Urbana, IL), Duke University (Durham NC) | 2019-05-20 | 2020-05-12 | H04L29/06, H04L9/08, H04B10/70 | 16/416455 |
| 42 | 10650686 | Flight plan recommendation based on analysis of airspace voxels | A device can receive information that identifies an airspace voxel that represents a three-dimensional portion of airspace during a particular time period. The device can associate one or more airspace parameters with the airspace voxel. The one or more airspace parameters can represent one or more conditions that relate to flight through the airspace voxel during the particular time period. The device can receive one or more flight parameters regarding a potential flight plan of an aircraft through a plurality of airspace voxels, including the airspace voxel, during the particular time period. The device can analyze the one or more flight parameters and a plurality of airspace parameters, associated with the plurality of airspace voxels, using one or more airspace rules. The device can output a recommendation regarding the potential flight plan based on analyzing the one or more flight parameters and the plurality of airspace parameters. | Jonathan Evans (Portland, OR), Dana Maher (Portland, OR), Tariq Rashid (Jacksonville, FL) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-10-04 | 2020-05-12 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00 | 15/725012 |
| 43 | 10645169 | Managing unmanned aerial vehicle flight data | A device can be configured to receive flight data associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , at least some of the flight data being received from the UAV, store the flight data, receive, from a requesting device, a flight data request, the flight data request including information identifying the UAV or a flight of the UAV, determine response data based on the flight data request and based on an entity associated with the requesting device, the response data including a subset of the flight data, which is available to be accessed by the entity, and perform an action associated with the response data. | Jonathan Evans (Portland, OR), Eric T. Ringer (Portland, OR), Warren Westrup (Irving, TX), Derek Wade Ohlarik (Flemington, NJ), Joe Cozzarelli (Whippany, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-11-20 | 2020-05-05 | H04L29/08, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G08G5/00 | 15/818454 |
| 44 | 10639988 | Energy absorbing fluid bladder systems and methods | Various techniques are provided for an energy absorbing fluid bladder. In one example, the fluid bladder includes a bladder body and a perforated baffle structure. The perforated baffle structure can be disposed within the bladder body and configured to mitigate a pulse of fluid (e.g., fuel) moving within the bladder body before the pulse reaches the bladder body. Related methods are also disclosed. | Michael Patrick Kozar (Mercer Island, WA), Mark S. Wilenski (Mercer Island, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-09-13 | 2020-05-05 | B60K15/077, B64C27/04, B64D37/08, B65D88/22, B65D90/52, B60K15/03, B64D37/32 | 15/703929 |
| 45 | 10629009 | Non-intrusive unmanned entity inspection | An unmanned vehicle is identified. One or more specifications of the unmanned vehicle are retrieved in response to the identification. A first characteristic of the unmanned vehicle is observed. The observed first characteristic is compared to the retrieved specifications. A compliance standard of the unmanned vehicle is determined. The determination is based on the comparison. | Yuk L. Chan (Rochester, NY), Eileen P. Tedesco (Sharon, CT), Kyle Gilbertson (Rochester, MN), Daniel F. Hogerty (Somerville, NJ), Lawrence A. Clevenger (Saratoga Springs, NY), Benjamin D. Briggs (Waterford, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-04-25 | 2020-04-21 | G07C5/08, B60L58/16, B60L3/12, G05D1/00, G06T7/00, G06K9/00, G06K9/62 | 15/961924 |
| 46 | 10618654 | Unmanned aerial vehicle platform | A device receives a request for a flight path of UAV from a first location to a second location in a region, and determines, based on credentials associated with the UAV, whether the UAV is authenticated for utilizing the device and a network. The device determines, when the UAV is authenticated, capability information for the UAV based on the request and component information associated with the UAV. The device calculates the flight path from the first location to the second location based on the capability information and one or more of weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, or regulatory information associated with the region. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path based on one or more of the weather information, the air traffic information, the obstacle information, or the regulatory information associated with the region, and provides the flight path instructions to the UAV. | Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-09-28 | 2020-04-14 | B64C39/02, G06Q10/00, G05D1/10 | 15/718665 |
| 47 | 10615496 | Nested split crescent dipole antenna | An antenna including a crescent-shaped antenna body having a plurality of crescent-shaped arms with crescent-shaped notched ends, and a connector positioned on a substantially non-jagged portion of the crescent-shaped antenna body to receive input energy, wherein the antenna body operates in a continuous frequency band of operation. The antenna body may transmit an omni-directional output beam. The antenna body may be structurally conformable. The antenna body may be configured to attach to flexible surfaces. The antenna body may be configured to attach to non-planar surfaces. The continuous frequency band of operation may include approximately 165 MHz to 1.35 GHz. The antenna body may be configured to have an average voltage standing wave ratio of approximately 1.72: 1 across the continuous frequency band of operation. | David L. Zeppettella (Centerville, OH) | --- | 2018-03-08 | 2020-04-07 | H01Q9/28, H01Q3/01, H01Q9/16, H01Q1/28 | 15/915706 |
| 48 | 10607495 | Method for operating an at least temporarily unmanned aircraft or spacecraft and an aircraft or spacecraft of this type | A method for operating an, at least temporarily, unmanned aircraft or spacecraft wherein a flight procedure of the aircraft or spacecraft is carried out in controlled airspace using a previously cleared flight plan, wherein a C2 link is at least temporarily unavailable, and wherein at least one sensor device of the aircraft or spacecraft identifies a dangerous and/or emergency situation which makes it necessary to deviate from the cleared flight plan. To have available a method which makes it possible for an at least temporarily unmanned aircraft or spacecraft to react independently to particular dangerous and/or emergency situations and to avoid damaging events, a control device of the aircraft or spacecraft independently uses a wireless data link to a supervisory authority in order to agree to a changed flight plan containing at least one change. | Winfried Lohmiller (Freising, DE), Joerg Meyer (Mainburg, DE), Thomas Heuer (Allershausen, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2017-06-30 | 2020-03-31 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, B64F5/60, H04B7/185 | 15/638697 |
| 49 | 10607330 | System and method for assessing usability of captured images | A system estimates quality of a digital image by accessing a corpus of digital images of one or more subjects, such as a facet of a property. The system will receive, for at least a subset of the corpus, an indicator that one or more patches of each image in the subset is out of focus. The system will train a classifier by obtaining a feature representation of each pixel in each image, along with a focus value that represents an extent to which each pixel in the image is in focus or out of focus. The system will use the classifier to analyze pixels of a new digital image and assess whether each analyzed pixel in the new digital image is in focus or out of focus. The system may use the image to assess whether an incident occurred, such as storm-related damage to the property. | Pramod Sankar Kompalli (Telangana, IN), Arjun Sharma (Karnataka, IN), Richard L. Howe (Webster, NY) | Conduent Business Services, Llc (Florham Park, NJ) | 2017-12-05 | 2020-03-31 | G06K9/66, G06K9/03, G06K9/62, G06T7/00, B64C39/02, G06K9/46 | 15/831737 |
| 50 | 10600327 | Unmanned aircraft transportation | A method of transporting an unmanned aircraft (UA) is provided. The method may include determining a route for transporting an unmanned aircraft (UA) . Further, the method may include determining at least one vehicle for transporting the UA along the determined route. The method may also include deploying the UA to a first waypoint of the determined route. Moreover, the method may include docking the UA to a first docking station mounted to a first vehicle of the at least one vehicle proximate the first waypoint. In addition, the method may include transporting the UA to a second waypoint of the determined route via the first vehicle, and undocking the UA from the first docking station at the second waypoint. | Glen Evan (Sunnyvale, CA) | Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) | 2017-08-07 | 2020-03-24 | G08G5/00, G08G5/02, B64F1/12, G01S5/00, G06Q10/08, G05D1/00, H04W4/02, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, H04W4/40 | 15/671122 |
| 51 | 10599148 | Mobile audio input device controller | A method, system, and/or computer program product controls operations of a mobile audio input device. One or more processors detect a first location of a mobile audio input device. The processor (s) detect a second location of the user. The processor (s) then direct the mobile audio input device to autonomously move from the first location to the second location and, in response to the mobile audio input device reaching the second location, to activate the microphone on the mobile audio input device. | Minkyong Kim (Scarsdale, NY), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY), Valentina Salapura (Chappaqua, NY), Maja Vukovic (New York, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-10-31 | 2020-03-24 | G05D1/00, G06F3/01, G06F3/16, G06K9/00, G06F3/0346, B64C39/02 | 15/798430 |
| 52 | 10588004 | Method and system for locating a network device in an emergency situation | A method and system for locating a network device in an emergency situation. Current physical location information is obtained for a network device every time it registers on a network or moves to a new physical location. The current physical location is sent and received in an encrypted format to and from the network device. When the network device initiates an emergency message (e.g. 911, E911, NG911, text-to-911, 112, etc.) based on an emergency event (e.g., weather, crime, fire, natural disaster, medical, terrorist, military, etc.) , the emergency message includes the encrypted current physical location information for the network device. The current physical location information is decrypted and the emergency message is immediately routed in real-time to an appropriate Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) . The appropriate PSAP is immediately notified in real-time so emergency responders (e.g., police, fire, medical, etc.) can be dispatched to the current physical location of the network device. | Gerald R. Eisner (Pickerington, OH), Jason E. Forehand (Highland Park, IL) | Redsky Technologies, Inc. (Chicago, IL) | 2018-03-07 | 2020-03-10 | H04W4/90, H04W12/02, H04W4/14, H04W4/02, G06F16/9537, H04W4/70, H04L29/08, H04M1/725, H04W64/00, G06F16/28, H04L29/06, H04W76/50, H04W4/80, H04W4/029 | 15/914078 |
| 53 | 10586546 | Inversely enumerated pyramid vector quantizers for efficient rate adaptation in audio coding | An example apparatus includes a memory configured to store the audio data, and one or more processors in communication with the memory, the one or more processors configured to: decode, from an encoded audio bitstream, a unique identifier for each of a plurality of subbands of audio data, perform inverse pyramid vector quantization (PVQ) using a compact map to reconstruct a residual vector for each subband of the plurality of subbands of the audio data based on the unique identifier for the respective subband of the plurality of subbands of the audio data, wherein the compact map is generated using structural unification of vectors across subbands and relational compression, and wherein the unique identifiers correspond to codevectors, and reconstruct, based on the residual vectors and energy scalars for each subband, the plurality of subbands of the audio data. | Taher Shahbazi Mirzahasanloo (San Diego, CA), Walter Andres Zuluaga (San Diego, CA), Rogerio Guedes Alves (Macomb Township, MI) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2018-07-31 | 2020-03-10 | G10L19/038, H04W84/12, H04R3/00, G10L19/002, H03M7/30 | 16/050894 |
| 54 | 10586464 | Unmanned aerial vehicles | Various systems, methods, for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are disclosed. In one aspect, UAVs operation in an area may be managed and organized by UAV corridors, which can be defined ways for the operation and movement of UAVs. UAV corridors may be supported by infrastructures and/or systems supported UAVs operations. Support infrastructures may include support systems such as resupply stations and landing pads. Support systems may include communication UAVs and/or stations for providing communications and/or other services, such as aerial traffic services, to UAV with limited communication capabilities. Further support systems may include flight management services for guiding UAVs with limited navigation capabilities as well as tracking and/or supporting unknown or malfunctioning UAVs. | Dennis J. Dupray (Golden, CO), Frederick W. LeBlanc (Coconut Creek, FL) | --- | 2016-07-29 | 2020-03-10 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, H04B7/185, H04W88/04 | 15/224497 |
| 55 | 10586462 | Methods of safe operation of unmanned aerial vehicles | In various embodiments, a safety system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) enables the safe operation of the UAV within an airspace by initiating various actions based on the position of the UAV relative to one or more flight zones and/or relative to other aircraft in the airspace. | Eyal Stein (Sharon, MA), Steven Lu (Burlington, MA) | 5X5 Technologies, Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL) | 2016-10-04 | 2020-03-10 | B64C39/02, H04B7/185, G08G5/04, G08G5/02, G05D1/00, H04L29/06, G08G5/00, B64D17/80 | 15/285078 |
| 56 | 10582321 | Identification of unmanned aerial vehicles based on audio signatures | A device may receive audio information that includes an audio signature. The device may identify an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on the audio signature. The UAV may be identified based on a UAV identifier that is encoded into or determined based on the audio signature. The device may obtain profile information associated with the UAV based on the UAV identifier. The device may provide the profile information. | Gaurav Goel (Los Gatos, CA), Kiran Naiga (Mountain View, CA) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2016-09-29 | 2020-03-03 | H04R29/00, G10L25/51, G08G5/00, G10L25/48, G10L17/26, B64C39/02 | 15/280641 |
| 57 | 10580424 | Perceptual audio coding as sequential decision-making problems | In general, techniques are described by which to perform perceptual audio coding as sequential decision making problems. A source device comprising a memory and a processor may be configured to perform the techniques. The memory may store at least a portion of the audio data. The processor may apply a filter to the audio data to obtain subbands of the audio data. The processor may adapt a controller according to a machine learning algorithm, the controller configured to determine bit distributions across the subbands of the audio data. The processor may specify, based on the bit distributions and in a bitstream representative of the audio data, one or more indications representative of the subbands of the audio data, and output the bitstream via a wireless connection in accordance with a wireless communication protocol. | Taher Shahbazi Mirzahasanloo (San Diego, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2018-07-31 | 2020-03-03 | G10L19/00, G10L19/038, G10L19/22, H04W84/12, H04R3/00, G06N20/00 | 16/050966 |
| 58 | 10580335 | Portable display apparatuses | Apparatuses for providing a portable display, such as temporary signage or telepresence communication capabilities, as well as methods for providing a portable display are described. A portable display apparatus includes a base, a collapsible component extending from the base and a plurality of light emitting devices coupled to the collapsible component. The collapsible component is configured to transition from a collapsed position to an extended position. The plurality of light emitting devices are arranged in a movable configuration such that, when the collapsible component is in the extended position, the plurality of light emitting devices rotate around the collapsible component and selectively illuminate to provide a display. | Douglas A. Moore (Livermore, CA) | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (Plano, TX) | 2015-08-18 | 2020-03-03 | G09G3/00, G09F15/00, G09F13/22, G05B15/02, G09F19/12, G09F9/33, G09F21/06 | 14/828707 |
| 59 | 10575312 | Method of assigning channel for UAS control and non-payload communication (CNPC) system | Disclosed is a channel assignment method of a communication system for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , the method including receiving assignment data and an interference analysis criterion from a spectrum authority, performing an interference analysis and selecting a control and non-payload communication (CNPC) channel based on the assignment data and the interference analysis criterion, and requesting the spectrum authority for assigning the CNPC channel. | Hee Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR), Kwang Jae Lim (Daejeon, KR), Tae Chul Hong (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2017-11-30 | 2020-02-25 | H04W72/08, H04B7/185, H04W72/04 | 15/827527 |
| 60 | 10573331 | Cooperative pyramid vector quantizers for scalable audio coding | An example apparatus includes a memory configured to store the audio data, and one or more processors in communication with the memory, the one or more processors configured to: obtain, for each of a plurality of subbands of audio data, a respective energy scalar and a respective residual identifier, determine overall distortion levels for a plurality of candidate subband pulse allocations for performing pyramid vector dequantization (PVdQ) of the residual identifiers, select, from the plurality of subband pulse allocations and based on the overall distortion levels, a candidate subband pulse allocation, and perform, using the candidate subband pulse allocation, PVdQ on the residual identifiers to reconstruct a residual vector for each subband. | Taher Shahbazi Mirzahasanloo (San Diego, CA), Rogerio Guedes Alves (Macomb Township, MI) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2018-07-31 | 2020-02-25 | G10L19/00, G10L19/035, G10L19/038, H04W4/80, G10L25/18 | 16/050844 |
| 61 | 10571561 | Aerial traffic monitoring radar | An unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) aerial traffic monitoring system is provided and includes one or more UAVs comprising a transponder and at least one of a transmitter, a localization module and/or a communication module, radar systems covering and locating objects from 0.degree. to 360.degree. in azimuth and within a range of from -45.degree. to 45.degree. in elevations below and above the horizon, a cloud software stored in a non-transitory memory and configured to be executed by a processor, that stores records of operating UAVs so as to allow online and real time situational awareness of UAV aerial traffic, aerial traffic load, and aerial collision predictions. | Meir Zorea (Rehovot, IL), Erez Ben-Ari (Rishon le Zion, IL) | Artsys360 Ltd. (Holon, IL) | 2016-02-09 | 2020-02-25 | G01S13/91, G01S5/00, G01S7/00, G01S13/87, G01S13/86, G08G5/00, G01S13/93, G08G5/04, G01S3/46, G01S19/49 | 15/548910 |
| 62 | 10565787 | Systems and methods for enhanced 3D modeling of a complex object | A system and method for remotely and accurately generating a 3D model of a complex object is provided through the use of laser scan data and a plurality of overlapping images taken of the complex object. To generate the 3D model first, second, and third 3D point clouds may be derived from laser scan data obtained from one or more LiDAR scanners at a first, second, and, third location, respectively, near a complex object. A fourth 3D point cloud of a first portion of the complex object may be derived from a plurality of overlapping images, wherein at least a section of the first portion of the complex object is partially or wholly occluded. The first, second, third, and fourth 3D point clouds may be combined into a single 3D point cloud and a 3D model of the complex object may be generated from the single 3D point cloud. | Adam Jordan (Deerfield Beach, FL) | Nhiae Group, Llc (Deerfield Beach, FL) | 2018-01-26 | 2020-02-18 | G06T7/254, B64C39/02, G06T7/33, G06T7/73, G06T17/05, G06T7/00, G01S17/88 | 15/881073 |
| 63 | 10560180 | Ground radio station (GRS) apparatus and radio station apparatus included in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) | A ground radio station (GRS) apparatus and a radio station apparatus included in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. The GRS apparatus may include an antenna configured to transmit and receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, an RF and/or intermediate frequency (IF) (RF/IF) chain configured to perform a conversion between the RF signal and a baseband signal, a baseband transceiving processor configured to transmit and receive the baseband signal, and a BB-IF interface configured to map the baseband signal to the RF/IF chain or the baseband transceiving processor. | Kwang Jae Lim (Daejeon, KR), Hee Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2017-05-19 | 2020-02-11 | H04B7/185 | 15/600044 |
| 64 | 10559315 | Extended-range coarse-fine quantization for audio coding | A method of encoding audio data includes determining an energy level of a first subband of frequency domain audio data, determining a bit allocation for a coarse quantization process and a fine quantization process, determining that the energy level of the first subband of frequency domain audio data is outside a predetermined range of energy levels for the coarse quantization process, reallocating bits assigned to the fine quantization process to an extended-range coarse quantization process, the extended-range coarse quantization process using an extended range of energy levels, wherein the extended range of energy levels is larger than the predetermined range of energy levels for the coarse quantization process, and quantizing the energy level of the first subband of frequency domain audio data using the extended-range coarse quantization process to produce a quantized extended-range coarse energy level. | Taher Shahbazi Mirzahasanloo (San Diego, CA), Rogerio Guedes Alves (San Diego, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2018-07-25 | 2020-02-11 | G10L19/00, G10L19/002, H04W72/04, G10L19/02, G10L19/035, H04W84/18 | 16/045496 |
| 65 | 10551852 | Systems and methods for automated landing of a drone | There is provided a method of automatically landing a drone on a landing pad having thereon guiding-elements arranged in a pattern relative to a central region of the landing pad, comprising: receiving first image (s) captured by a camera of the drone, processing the first image (s) to compute a segmentation mask according to an estimate of a location of the landing pad, receiving second image (s) captured by the camera, processing the second image (s) according to the segmentation mask to compute a segmented region and extracting from the segmented region guiding-element (s) , determining a vector for each of the extracted guiding-element (s) , and aggregating the vectors to compute an estimated location of the central region of the landing pad, and navigating and landing the drone on the landing pad according to the estimated location of the central region of the landing pad. | Sagi Blonder (Ness Ziona, IL), Ariel Benitah (Ein Zurim, IL), Eyal Gil-Ad (Yavne, IL) | Percepto Robotics Ltd (ModiIn, IL) | 2017-07-20 | 2020-02-04 | G05D1/06, B64C39/02, B64D45/08, G08G5/00, G08G5/02 | 16/080669 |
| 66 | 10547454 | Managing in-flight transfer of parcels using blockchain authentication | An example operation may include one or more of receiving a request to authorize an in-flight transfer of a parcel between a source unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a target UAV, authenticating, via a blockchain, an identity of the source UAV and an identity of the target UAV based on one or more predefined keys included in the request, and in response to the blockchain authentication being successful, initiating delivery of the parcel from the source UAV to the target UAV while one or more of the source UAV and the target UAV are in-flight. | Brian S. Beaman (Apex, NC), Eric V. Kline (Rochester, MN), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-12-27 | 2020-01-28 | H04L9/32, G06Q10/08, B64D1/00, G07C5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/855399 |
| 67 | 10529147 | Self-driving vehicle road safety flare deploying system | A method deploys a road safety flare near a faulty self-driving vehicle (SDV) . One or more processors detect a driving problem severity level for a faulty SDV. One or more processors assess environmental conditions at the location of the faulty SDV. One or more processors determine an opportune position for deploying the road safety flare based on the environmental conditions at the location of the faulty SDV and then deploy, according to directions from the faulty SDV, a road safety flare at the opportune position. | Michael S. Gordon (Yorktown Heights, NY), James R. Kozloski (New Fairfield, CT), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-01-05 | 2020-01-07 | G07C5/00, G05D1/04, G07C5/08, B64C39/02, B64D1/02 | 15/398927 |
| 68 | 10528579 | Method, system, and apparatus for enterprise wide storage and retrieval of large amounts of data | A scalable network of mobile data storage containers that are connected in peer-to-peer networks to archive large data storage capacities. The various embodiments provide a method of extracting a large amount of data from a variety of sources and storing the extracted data in mobile, storage units. The various embodiments provide storage units housed in mobile containers that can store multiple days/weeks of sensor data in the order of petabytes (1024 terabytes) . The various embodiments, integrate high performance computing devices into the mobile storage containers that are able to perform critical extraction, pattern, and index processing on the sensor data. The various embodiments, provide a method for the efficient physical transport of the mobile storage containers from current locations to a center analysis location for re-connecting in another peer-to-peer network for integration into a central enterprise data warehouses. | Robert John Carlson (Lovettsville, VA) | Yottastor, Llc (Herndon, VA) | 2017-07-28 | 2020-01-07 | G06F15/173, H04L29/08, G06F16/2458 | 15/662678 |
| 69 | 10521665 | Tracking a vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle | Tracking an object using an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed. A plurality of images showing the object is received from a camera of the unmanned aerial vehicle. A first static characteristic, a second static characteristic, a first dynamic characteristic, and a second dynamic characteristic of the object are determined. The second static characteristic is compared to the first static characteristic, and the second dynamic characteristic is compared to the first dynamic characteristic. It is determined that the second static characteristic is approximately equal to the first static characteristic, and that the second dynamic characteristic is approximately equal to the first dynamic characteristic. Finally, it is determined that the object is moving. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2017-12-20 | 2019-12-31 | G01C23/00, G08G1/017, G06K9/00, G06T7/73, G06T7/246, G08G1/052, G06T7/32, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G06Q50/26, H04N7/18, H04N5/232, G07B15/02, G07B15/00, G08G1/14, G08G1/133, G08G1/056, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G06Q30/02, G06Q20/02, G06Q20/14, G06Q30/04, G06K9/18, G06K9/32, G06K9/62 | 15/849530 |
| 70 | 10520973 | Dynamically balanced multi-degrees-of-freedom hand controller | A controller including a first control member, a second control member that extends from a portion of the first control member, and a third control member that moves in conjunction with, and in opposition to, a degree of freedom of the second control member. The third control member is configured to be operated by one or more of the non-index fingers of the user's hand. A controller processor is operable to produce a rotational movement output signal in response to movement of the first control member, and a translational movement output signal in response to movement of the second control member relative to the first control member. In exemplary embodiments, the first control member may be gripped and moved using a single hand, and the second control member may be moved using the thumb of the single hand. The third control member is configured to be operated by one or more of the non-index fingers of the user's hand, thus permitting intuitive, single-handed control of multiple degrees of freedom, to and including, all six degrees of rotational and translational freedom without any inadvertent cross-coupling inputs. | Scott Edward Parazynski (Houston, TX), Jeffrey William Bull (Naperville, IL), Nicholas Michael Degnan (Redondo Beach, CA), Alina Mercedes Matson (Chaska, MN) | Fluidity Technologies, Inc. (Houston, TX) | 2018-04-26 | 2019-12-31 | G05G1/06, G05G9/047, G05G1/02, G05G1/015, G05G1/01, G05G9/04, G05G1/04 | 15/964064 |
| 71 | 10518877 | Inter-vehicle communication for hazard handling for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for inter-vehicle communication for hazard handling with an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) . for certain example embodiments, at least one machine may: (i) receive one or more flight attributes from a remote UFV, with the one or more flight attributes indicative of one or more flight characteristics of the remote UFV, or (ii) adjust a flight path of a UFV based at least partially on one or more flight attributes received from a remote UFV. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-12-19 | 2019-12-31 | G05D1/10, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 13/720694 |
| 72 | 10511950 | Method and system for an emergency location information service (E-LIS) for Internet of Things (IoT) devices | A method and system for determining and verifying a location of network devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) . The method and system provide a current physical geographic location for such IoT network devices and/or a user of the IoT network device in an emergency situation such as an accident, health, fitness, fire, terrorist attack, military incident, weather, flood event, etc. and forwarding the current physical geographic location to a legacy 911 network, NG-911 network, a Emergency Services IP networks (ESInet) or text-to-911 Short Message Services (SMS) networks to alert emergency responders. | Nicholas M. Maier (Gardnerville, NV), Gerald R. Eisner (Pickerington, OH) | Redsky Technologies, Inc. (Chicago, IL) | 2017-04-19 | 2019-12-17 | H04W4/90, H04W4/14, H04W4/029 | 15/491608 |
| 73 | 10511676 | Image analysis system for property damage assessment and verification | A system for assessing a property damage claim uses an imaging device to capture images of a property that has reportedly been damaged by an incident. The system receives a property damage incident type, along with image processing criteria for processing images that are associated with the incident type. The system automatically processes the images according to the image processing criteria to identify one or more characteristics in the images and, based on the identified characteristics, determines whether certain claim processing criteria are satisfied. The claim processing criteria may help the system determine whether the property actually was damaged by the reported incident. The system will generate a command to process the property damage claim only if the system determines that one or more images show that the claim processing criteria are satisfied. | Richard L. Howe (Webster, NY), Valerie J. Raburn (South Haven, MI), Edgar A. Bernal (Webster, NY), Matthew Adam Shreve (Webster, NY), Peter Paul (Penfield, NY), Pramod Sankar Kompalli (Telangana, IN) | Conduent Business Services, Llc (Florham Park, NJ) | 2016-03-17 | 2019-12-17 | G06Q40/08, G06K9/46, H04L29/08, G06Q50/16 | 15/072652 |
| 74 | 10511383 | Luminescent detector for free-space optical communication | In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a wavelength-shifting element configured to receive an input-light signal. The wavelength-shifting element includes a wavelength-shifting material configured to absorb at least a portion of the received input-light signal and produce an emitted-light signal from the absorbed portion of the received input-light signal. The apparatus also includes a plasmonic grating comprising a plurality of plasmonic-grating elements configured to receive at least a portion of the emitted-light signal and direct the received portion of the emitted-light signal onto a photodetector. The apparatus further includes the photodetector configured to receive the directed portion of the emitted-light signal and produce an electrical current corresponding to the directed portion of the emitted-light signal. | Tobias Gerard Tiecke (Menlo Park, CA), Kevin Jerome Quirk (Los Altos, CA), Thibault Michel Max Peyronel (San Francisco, CA), Shih-Cheng Wang (Cupertino, CA) | Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) | 2017-07-28 | 2019-12-17 | H04B10/00, H04B10/66, H04B10/25, G01N21/64, H04B10/112, H04B10/11 | 15/662568 |
| 75 | 10507938 | Methods and systems of anchoring an unmanned aerial vehicle on a ground station | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ground station, comprising: a landing surface having a perimeter and a center, a plurality of pushers held above the landing surface by a plurality of linear actuators, at least one electro-mechanical connector attached to one of the plurality of pushers, mechanically adapted to be electrically connected to a compatible electro-mechanical connector of a UAV, and a landing detection controller adapted to instruct the plurality of linear actuators to move the plurality of pushers simultaneously from the perimeter toward the center when a landing event related to the UAV is detected. | Raviv Raz (Doar-Na Lachish Darom, IL), Jonathan Jaffe (Jerusalem, IL), Sagi Blonder (Ness Ziona, IL) | Percepto Robotics Ltd (Modiln, IL) | 2017-07-20 | 2019-12-17 | B64F1/22, B64F1/00, B64F1/12, B64C39/02, B64F1/20, G05D3/10, H02J7/00 | 16/064465 |
| 76 | 10505622 | Methods of operating one or more unmanned aerial vehicles within an airspace | In various embodiments, a safety system for an unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) enable the safe operation of the UAV, alone or with other UAVs, within an airspace by initiating various actions based on the position of the UAV and/or one or more of the other UAVs relative to one or more flight zones and/or relative to other aircraft in the airspace. | Eyal Stein (Sharon, MA), Steven Lu (Burlington, MA) | 5X5 Technologies, Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL) | 2016-10-04 | 2019-12-10 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/04, H04L29/06, H04B7/185, G01S19/13, G06F3/0481, G05D1/00, H04W84/20 | 15/285080 |
| 77 | 10501179 | Technologies for managing data center assets using unmanned aerial vehicles | Technologies for managing assets of a data center include a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communicatively coupled to a remote computing device. The UAV is configured to navigate throughout a data center and capture data center mapping information during the navigation usable to generate a three-dimensional (3D) model of the data center. The UAV is further configured to transmit the captured data center mapping information to a remote computing device. Accordingly, the UAV can receive instructions from a remote computing device that define a type of task to be performed by the UAV in the data center and perform such a task (e.g., a data center map update task, an asset inventory task, a maintenance task, a visual inspection task, etc.) based on the received task instructions. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein. | Igor Ljubuncic (Yokneam Illit, IL), Raphael Sack (Mitzpe Amuka, IL), Tomer Rider (Naahryia, IL), Shahar Taite (Kfar Saba, IL), Robert L. Vaughn (Portland, OR), Vishwa Hassan (Chandler, AZ), William L. Giard (Portland, OR) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) | 2018-04-17 | 2019-12-10 | B64C39/02, G06K9/18, G06K9/00, G08G5/00, G06F17/50, H04W4/02, G06K9/20, G06K9/46, H04W68/00, H04W84/12 | 15/955346 |
| 78 | 10490791 | Container venting system | The present invention extends to a container venting system. A wall portion of a container includes a (e.g., thermo-sensitive) panel. Any portion of the panel exposed to sufficient heat crumbles or ruptures (e.g., without burning) creating an opening in the wall portion. In one aspect, a container is included in a vehicle (e.g., an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) ) . The container includes a panel in an external wall of the vehicle. Any portion of the panel exposed to sufficient heat crumbles to create an opening in the external wall of the vehicle. A container can be a sealed container with the panel sealed to the wall portion or to the external wall of the vehicle. The interior of the sealed container can contain a battery cell. Creating an opening allows gases to vent out of the sealed container and/or to vent outside of the vehicle. | Paul E. I. Pounds (Brisbane, AU) | Olaeris, Inc. (Burleson, TX) | 2017-10-02 | 2019-11-26 | B64D45/00, H01M2/12 | 15/722992 |
| 79 | 10488512 | Landing guidance for remotely operated aerial vehicles using crossed radar beams | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, and apparatus for landing guidance for remotely operated aerial vehicles using crossed radar beams. Radar units can be angled over a landing pad/dish for a Remotely Operated Aerial Vehicle. The Remotely Operated Aerial Vehicle lines up over radar beams by basically following radar beams to equalize the returned energy of each beam. The radar units facilitate lateral position tracking. When a Remotely Operated Aerial Vehicle is off to one side, returns for one or more beams may be stronger than returns for one or more other beans. When a Remotely Operated Aerial Vehicle is maneuvered to an appropriate position for terminal guidance, rotors can be turned off and/or thrust settled (e.g., to 90%) . | Paul E. I. Pounds (Brisbane, AU) | Olaeris, Inc. (Burleson, TX) | 2017-04-07 | 2019-11-26 | G01S13/91, G01S13/87, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, B64D45/04 | 15/481769 |
| 80 | 10486811 | Remotely operated aerial vehicle with reduced cross-section area during forward flight | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, and apparatus for remotely operated aerial vehicle with reduced cross-section area during forward flight. In one aspect, a remotely operated aerial vehicle is a rotor based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) having a plurality of rotors. A remotely operated aerial vehicle includes a frame, a power source, a plurality of motors, and a corresponding plurality of fixed rotors. The frame includes a top surface. Each fixed rotor in the plurality of fixed rotors is mounted to a corresponding motor from among the plurality of motors. The corresponding motor controls the rotation of the fixed rotor. Each of the plurality of fixed rotors is mounted at a specified angle relative to the top surface. Mounting the fixed rotors at the specified angle minimizes the cross-sectional area of the frame when the remotely operated aerial vehicle flies in a specified direction. | Paul E. I. Pounds (Brisbane, AU) | Olaeris, Inc. (Burleson, TX) | 2017-04-10 | 2019-11-26 | B64C39/02, B64C27/08, B64C27/52 | 15/483026 |
| 81 | 10481704 | Multi-degrees-of-freedom hand controller | Disclosed is a controller including a first control member, a second control member that extends from a portion of the first control member, and a controller processor that is operable to produce a rotational movement output signal in response to movement of the first control member, and a translational movement output signal in response to movement of the second control member relative to the first control member. The rotational movement output signal may be any of a pitch movement output signal, a yaw movement output signal, and a roll movement output signal, and the translational movement output signal may be any of an x-axis movement output signal, a y-axis movement output signal, and a z-axis movement output signal. In exemplary embodiments, the first control member may be gripped and moved using a single hand, and the second control member may be moved using one or more digits of the single hand, thus permitting highly intuitive, single-handed control of multiple degrees of freedom, to and including, all six degrees of rotational and translational freedom without any inadvertent cross-coupling inputs. | Scott Edward Parazynski (Houston, TX) | Fluidity Technologies, Inc. (Houston, TX) | 2016-12-29 | 2019-11-19 | G06F3/0346, A61B34/30, G08C19/16, A61B34/37, A61B5/00, G06F3/0338, A61B34/00 | 15/394490 |
| 82 | 10460611 | Dynamic navigation of UAVs using three dimensional network coverage information | Flight path determination for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in which three-dimensional coverage information, corresponding to a wireless network, is used to optimize the flight path to ensure that the UAVs maintain network coverage throughout the flight. The flight path information may be provided as a service to UAV operators. In one implementation, network coverage for a network may be mapped in a three-dimensional manner. That is, the radio signal strength of the network may be mapped at various heights that correspond to heights at which UAVs are likely to fly. | Lalit R. Kotecha (San Ramon, CA) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-09-28 | 2019-10-29 | G06Q10/04, G01C21/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G01C21/20, H04B7/185 | 15/718761 |
| 83 | 10453347 | Method and systems for increasing capacity and safety of aeronautical safety-of-life services and data links | Disclosed herein is a method for managing aeronautical safety-critical services or data links, comprising: receiving quality measurement data indicative of a quality parameter measured for an aeronautical safety-critical service or data link used by an aircraft, receiving a four-dimensional position associated with the quality measurement data, wherein said four-dimensional position includes a three-dimensional space position and a corresponding time that are computed based on a Global Navigation Satellite System and related to the measured quality parameter, tagging the quality measurement data with the associated four-dimensional position, determining, on the basis of the tagged quality measurement data and of a predefined task policy, a task to be performed, which task includes an adaptation of the aeronautical safety-critical service used by the aircraft or of resources allocated to the aeronautical safety-critical data link used by the aircraft, wherein said adaptation is based on said tagged quality measurement data, and performing the determined task. | Roberto Winkler (Rome, IT) | Thales Alenia Space Italia S.P.A. Con Unico Socio (Rome, IT) | 2016-06-01 | 2019-10-22 | H04B7/185, H04L29/00, H04L12/70, G08G5/00, H04W4/02, H04L29/08, H04W4/44, H04W72/04, H04W72/08, H04L12/26 | 15/770077 |
| 84 | 10434885 | Landing platform for an unmanned aerial vehicle | A landing platform for an unmanned aerial vehicle, including a plurality of substantially funnel-shaped centering housings configured to cooperate with a corresponding plurality of projections of the aerial vehicle for reaching a predetermined landing position. The platform can include a mechanism for recharging the battery of the aerial vehicle and/or with an arrangement for serial data transfer. | Roberto Antonini (Turin, IT), Gian Piero Fici (Turin, IT), Marco Gaspardone (Turin, IT) | Telecom Italia S.P.A. (Milan, IT) | 2014-08-05 | 2019-10-08 | B64C39/02, B60L53/18, B60L53/60, B60L53/14, B64F1/00, B64C25/52, B60L53/30, B64C25/32 | 15/500291 |
| 85 | 10429836 | Channel access method in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control and non-payload communication (CNPC) system | A channel access method in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control and non-payload communication (CNPC) system is provided. The channel access method may include setting an uplink frequency and a downlink frequency to each of a ground station and an airborne radio station, and performing, by the ground station and the airborne radio station, an initial access using the uplink frequency or the downlink frequency. | Tae Chul Hong (Seoul, KR), Hee Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR), Kwang Jae Lim (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2017-05-31 | 2019-10-01 | G08C17/00, H04W74/00, H04W72/04, G08C17/02, G05D1/00, H04N21/2347 | 15/609213 |
| 86 | 10429514 | Unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) location assurance | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) location assurance. for certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a UFV, may: (i) obtain one or more satellite positioning system (SPS) coordinates corresponding to at least an apparent location of at least one UFV, or (ii) perform at least one analysis that uses at least one or more SPS coordinates and at least one assurance token. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Federal Way, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2017-10-11 | 2019-10-01 | G01S19/21, H04L29/06, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G01C21/00, G01S19/14, G01S19/39, G05D1/10, F41H11/02, B64C33/00, G01D1/10 | 15/730629 |
| 87 | 10409293 | Gimbal stabilized components for remotely operated aerial vehicles | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for gimbal stabilized components for remotely operated vehicles. Aspects of the invention include a gimbal stabilized radar system. A radar unit is mounted on a vertical (or horizontal) gimbal attached to a remotely operated aerial vehicle. In aspects, a radar unit is mounted to a gimbal having multiple degrees of freedom. When the remotely operated aerial vehicle rotates and/or changes its orientation in space, the gimbal compensates keeping the direction and elevation angle of the radar essentially constant. | Paul E. I. Pounds (Brisbane, AU), Edward Lindsley (Burelson, TX) | Olaeris, Inc. (Burleson, TX) | 2017-03-31 | 2019-09-10 | G05D1/08, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, B64C9/00, G05D1/10, G05D3/00, G01S13/02, G05D1/00, G01S19/42 | 15/475142 |
| 88 | 10394858 | Utilization of third party networks and third party unmanned aerial vehicle platforms | A device receives a request for a flight path, for a UAV, from a first location to a second location, and calculates the flight path based on the request. The device determines network requirements for the flight path based on the request, and selects a network based on the network requirements. The device generates flight path instructions, and device provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path. The device receives, at a particular point of the flight path, an indication that the UAV is leaving a coverage area of the network and entering a coverage area of a third party network, and hands off the UAV to a third party device to permit the third party device to monitor traversal of the flight path by the UAV, via the third party network. | Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-07-24 | 2019-08-27 | G06F16/29, H04W4/00, H04W40/02, G06Q10/08, H04W36/30, G08G5/00, H04W36/14, H04W12/06 | 15/657651 |
| 89 | 10394240 | Failover navigation for remotely operated aerial vehicles | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, and apparatus for failover navigation for remotely operated aerial vehicles. During flight, a primary guidance system uses a higher resolution map for an area to guide a remotely operated aerial vehicle around obstacles (e.g., buildings) in the area. Failure of the primary guidance system is detected during flight. The remotely operated aerial vehicle switches over to a secondary guidance system in response to detecting the failure. The secondary guidance system formulates a flight path to a safer location based on a lower resolution map of the area. The formulated flight path minimizes crossings between different boundaries represented in the lower resolution map. The formulated flight path is biased towards safety over efficiency. | Paul E. I. Pounds (Brisbane, AU) | Olaeris, Inc. (Burleson, TX) | 2017-04-27 | 2019-08-27 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G08G5/04, G08G5/00 | 15/499788 |
| 90 | 10380900 | Information collection and component/software upgrades for unmanned aerial vehicles | A device receives, from a user device, a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel in a geographical region, and determines a suggested component/software for the UAV based on capability information associated with the UAV. The device provides, to the user device, information associated with the suggested component/software, and calculates the flight path based on the capability information, real time information, and non-real time information associated with the geographical region. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path, and provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel in the geographical region via the flight path. | Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2019-08-13 | B64C39/02, G06Q10/08, G05D1/10, B64D47/08, G08G5/00 | 14/282195 |
| 91 | 10368295 | Unmanned aerial vehicle guidance and communication device with system and method | A communication device of a communication system to guide unmanned aerial vehicles. | John DeBusk (Irving, TX), Timothy Taylor (Irving, TX), Michael Frazier (Irving, TX) | Freeflight Systems, Inc. (Irving, TX) | 2016-05-26 | 2019-07-30 | G05D1/00, G01C21/20, G06F7/00, G05D3/00, G05D1/10, G08G5/00, G06F17/00, H04W48/10, H04W4/02 | 15/165301 |
| 92 | 10366616 | System and method of collision avoidance in unmanned aerial vehicles | A collision avoidance system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , a UAV controller, and a safety data aggregator. The UAV includes a positional sensor, and is coupled to communicate positional data to the UAV controller, and receive commands from the UAV controller. The safety data aggregator is coupled to communicate with the UAV controller, wherein the safety data aggregator collects positional data from one or more UAV controllers, stores collected positional data in a safety data buffer, and extracts spatially relevant positional data in response to a request from the UAV controller. | Alexander J. Kube (Fargo, ND) | Botlink, Llc (Fargo, ND) | 2016-01-08 | 2019-07-30 | G08G5/00, G08G5/04 | 14/991115 |
| 93 | 10359570 | Free-space optical communications beacon source architecture | The technology relates to the design and placement of beacon transmission optics for free space optical communications (''FSOC'') . One aspect of the disclosure provides an FSOC device with a beam steering mechanism, a beam column with a beam expander, an optical bus, and beacon transmission optics. The beacon transmission optics includes a prism that directs outgoing beacon beams into the beam column, and toward the beam steering mechanism. In one embodiment, the outgoing beacon beams do not need to travel through the beam expander of the beam column. As a result, backscatter is minimized and incoming or outgoing beams can be controlled with a single beam-steering mechanism. | Robert Todd Belt (Los Altos, CA), Nam-hyong Kim (San Jose, CA), Baris Erkmen (Mountain View, CA), Edward Keyes (Mountain View, CA) | X Development Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2017-11-08 | 2019-07-23 | H04B10/00, G02B6/32, G02B27/09, G02B26/08, G02B27/10, G02B6/293, G02B27/30, H04B10/25, H04B10/40, H04B10/112, G02B17/02, G02B6/34, H04B7/195 | 15/806960 |
| 94 | 10343767 | Hydraulic system and method for a flight control system of an aircraft | A system of an aircraft includes a system pump and a booster pump. The system pump is configured to provide hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic system at a first working pressure. The booster pump is configured to supply hydraulic fluid to at least one boostable actuator at a second working pressure higher than the first working pressure. The boostable actuator is operatively coupled to and configured to actuate at least one flight control surface of an aircraft. The booster pump is configured as a high-pressure accumulator and an accumulator energizer, or as a hydraulic actuator pump and a variable speed motor. | Patrick J. McCormick (Mukilteo, WA), Neal V. Huynh (Bellevue, WA), Timothy G. Overton (Lynnwood, WA), Alan Marx (Shoreline, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-12-19 | 2019-07-09 | B64C13/40, B64C13/42 | 16/224794 |
| 95 | 10343387 | Multi-drone based three-dimensional printing | Approaches presented herein enable forming a 3D object with a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) , also known as ''drones'', configured to carry and deposit 3D printing material, and to fly to a depositing location (e.g., fly, hover, or land) to print a 3D object. Specifically, at a central controller, a set of specifications for a 3D object to be printed are obtained. The central controller directs each of a plurality of UAVs controlled by the central controller to fly to a depositing location where a layer of 3D printer material is to be deposited, the location determined from the set of specifications. In response to a UAV of the plurality reaching the depositing location, the central controller further directs the UAV of the plurality to apply the layer of 3D printer material to the depositing location. | James E. Bostick (Cedar Park, TX), John M. Ganci, Jr. (Cary, NC), Martin G. Keen (Cary, NC), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-01-06 | 2019-07-09 | B64D1/12, B33Y10/00, B29C64/112, B33Y30/00, B29C64/20 | 14/989296 |
| 96 | 10334223 | System and method for multi-view video in wireless devices | This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing multi-view (MV) video data via a wireless network. for example, the apparatus may include a processor configured to determine at least a first channel quality estimate of a communication channel of the wireless network used to transmit first MV video data. The apparatus may include an input/output (I/O) controller configured to receive a binocular disparity error estimate indicative of a rendering of the first MV video data. The processor may be configured to determine whether to continue to at least one of capture, encode, and/or transmit MV video data based at least in part on the first channel quality estimate and/or the binocular disparity error estimate. | Khosro Mohammad Rabii (San Diego, CA), Vijay Naicker Subramaniam (San Diego, CA), Fawad Shaukat (San Diego, CA), Shivakumar Balasubramanyam (San Diego, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2015-01-30 | 2019-06-25 | H04B7/00, H04N13/194, H04N13/161, H04W24/08, H04N21/61 | 14/610677 |
| 97 | 10333701 | Reconfigurable free-space quantum cryptography system | A system, and methods, for transmitting encrypted information as a quantum transmission between a first node and a second node, or among more than two nodes. Each node is characterized by an instantaneous spatial position, and the instantaneous spatial position of the second node is repositionable within a frame of reference associated with the first node. A hovering drone is adapted either for running a quantum key transmission protocol in secure communication with the first node, and/or for running a quantum key reception protocol in secure communication with the second node. Either drone may serve as a relay of optical data between a base station and another drone. Secure communication among more than two nodes may be reconfigured. | Paul G. Kwiat (Savoy, IL), Daniel J. Gauthier (Columbus, OH) | The Board of Trustees of The University of Illinois (Urbana, IL), Duke University (Durham NC) | 2017-02-16 | 2019-06-25 | H04L29/06, H04B10/70, H04L9/08 | 15/434313 |
| 98 | 10332406 | Dynamic geo-fence for drone | Technical solutions are described for configuring a dynamic geo-fence includes receiving a plurality of data samples. The method also includes selecting, from the plurality of data samples, a selected data sample as a threshold. The method also includes configuring a geo-fence for a geographic area based on the selected data sample. The method also includes adjusting an operational characteristic of a drone while the drone is in the geographic area, where the operational characteristic is adjusted based on a configuration of the drone and the geo-fence. | Yuk L. Chan (Rochester, NY), Kyle E. Gilbertson (Rochester, MN), Daniel F. Hogerty (Green Brook, NJ), Eileen P. Tedesco (Sharon, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-11-15 | 2019-06-25 | G05D1/00, G05D1/04, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, G08G5/00 | 15/813674 |
| 99 | 10332405 | Unmanned aircraft systems traffic management | The present invention provides a traffic management system for managing unmanned aerial systems (UASs) operating at low-altitude. The system includes surveillance for locating and tracking UASs in uncontrolled airspace, for example, in airspace below 10,000 feet MSL. The system also includes flight rules for safe operation of UASs in uncontrolled airspace. The system further includes computers for processing said surveillance and for applying the flight rules to UASs. The traffic management system may be portable, persistent, or a hybrid thereof. | Parimal Kopardekar (Cupertino, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of Nasa (Washington, DC) | 2014-12-19 | 2019-06-25 | G08G5/00 | 14/577272 |
| 100 | 10324540 | Multi-degrees-of-freedom hand controller | Disclosed is a controller including a first control member, a second control member that extends from a portion of the first control member, and a controller processor that is operable to produce a rotational movement output signal in response to movement of the first control member, and a translational movement output signal in response to movement of the second control member relative to the first control member. The rotational movement output signal may be any of a pitch movement output signal, a yaw movement output signal, and a roll movement output signal, and the translational movement output signal may be any of an x-axis movement output signal, a y-axis movement output signal, and a z-axis movement output signal. In exemplary embodiments, the first control member may be gripped and moved using a single hand, and the second control member may be moved using one or more digits of the single hand, thus permitting highly intuitive, single-handed control of multiple degrees of freedom, to and including, all six degrees of rotational and translational freedom without any inadvertent cross-coupling inputs. | Scott Edward Parazynski (Houston, TX) | Fluidity Technologies, Inc. (Houston, TX) | 2019-01-15 | 2019-06-18 | A61B5/00, A61B34/00, A61B34/30, A61B34/37, G08C19/16, G06F3/0338, G06F3/0346 | 16/248597 |
| 101 | 10319246 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and method for safely landing an unmanned aerial vehicle | An unmanned aerial vehicle with lift and propulsion system and a flight control system and method. The flight control system has a flight control unit, a navigation system, a communication system and an actuator system. The flight control unit can calculate, based on data from the navigation system and/or data of a ground control station, control commands which can be fed to the actuator system for actuating the lift and propulsion system. The ground control station is configured to control and/or monitor the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle has a monitoring unit to monitor the communication system to determine whether all the communication links are interrupted. The monitoring unit can cause the flight control unit to land the aerial vehicle safely at a suitable landing site based on stored data relating to current flight conditions and nearby landing sites. | Manfred Hiebl (Neuburg a. d. Donau, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2016-09-29 | 2019-06-11 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/02, G01C21/00, G05D1/06, G08G5/06, H04B7/155, H04L29/08 | 15/280436 |
| 102 | 10317904 | Underwater leading drone system | Systems and methods are provided for least one leading drone configured to move to a leading drone future location based on a future location of a base station. A set of base station future locations may form a base station path for the base station to traverse. Also, a set of leading drone future locations may form a leading drone path for the leading drone to traverse. The base station's future location may be anticipated from a prediction or a predetermination. The leading drone, navigating along the leading drone path, may collect sensor data and/or perform tasks. The leading drone may interact with sensor drones while traversing the leading drone path. Accordingly, the leading drone may move ahead of the base station in motion, as opposed to following or remaining with the base station. | Haofeng Tu (Shanghai, CN) | Pinnacle Vista, Llc (Upland, CA) | 2017-05-05 | 2019-06-11 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, H04W64/00, G08C17/02, B64D3/00, H04W24/02, B63G8/00, H04W84/00 | 15/588302 |
| 103 | 10305870 | Cryptography and key management device verification | A method for operating a secure device having a plurality of mutually exclusive circuit zones, including a first circuit zone having a first level of security and a second circuit zone having a second level of security less than the first level of security, the method including unpacking a key exchange package including receiving a key exchange package in the second circuit zone, the key exchange package including encrypted key data and processing the encrypted key data using a content key in the first circuit zone to generate decrypted key data and storing the decrypted key data in the first circuit zone without disclosing the decrypted key data into the second circuit zone. | Roger I. Khazan (Arlington, MA), Joshua Kramer (Burlington, MA), Daniil M. Utin (Waban, MA), Mankuan Michael Vai (Sudbury, MA), David Whelihan (Framingham, MA) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) | 2015-06-08 | 2019-05-28 | H04L29/06, G06F21/60, H04L9/14, H04L9/08 | 14/733325 |
| 104 | 10293954 | Mountable atmospheric sensor for an aircraft | A sensor system runs real-time software on the processor to receive and log temperature and humidity data from the sensors. A processor processes the data, reformats, if necessary, the data packaged with GPS information provided by the centralized sensor control system, transmits the packaged data (including error checking) to a designated receiver, and provides a diagnostic interface for displaying logged data and status information. This data is time stamped and transmitted to the centralized sensor control system across the external control/data interface. | Mary Lockhart (Fairfax Station, VA), Thomas H. Wallace (Arlington, VA), Randy Brumbaugh (Altadena, CA), Malcolm Robbie (Stow, OH), Brian Patterson (Centennial, CO), Donna Blake (Oakton, VA), Andreas Goroch (Salinas, CA) | Blue Storm Associates, Inc. (Fairfax Station, VA) | 2018-05-07 | 2019-05-21 | G01K13/00, G01K1/00, B64D43/00, G01L7/00, G01K1/14, G01K13/02, G01N25/56, G01N1/22 | 15/972389 |
| 105 | 10283000 | Unmanned aerial vehicle deployment system | A system for enabling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to respond to an alert on a premises, where the UAV may either confront the alert situation or monitor the alert situation from a distance. The UAV may respond to the alert situation after a controller receives alert event data from an alert generator. The controller may further match the data received to a number of event types stored in a database. This information allows a flight plan to be determined which will allow the UAV to navigate to a location associated with the alert situation. | Michael John Marr (Penrose, NZ), Andrew Stanley Grant (Penrose, NZ), Benjamin Yong Liang Kuek (Penrose, NZ), Yexi Zhu (Penrose, NZ) | --- | 2016-10-20 | 2019-05-07 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G08B13/196, G08B15/00 | 15/298696 |
| 106 | 10281570 | Systems and methods for detecting, tracking and identifying small unmanned systems such as drones | A system for providing integrated detection and countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles include a detecting element, a location determining element and an interdiction element. The detecting element detects an unmanned aerial vehicle in flight in the region of, or approaching, a property, place, event or very important person. The location determining element determines the exact location of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The interdiction element can either direct the unmanned aerial vehicle away from the property, place, event or very important person in a non-destructive manner, or can cause disable the unmanned aerial vehicle in a destructive manner. | Dwaine A. Parker (Naples, FL), Damon E. Stern (Riverview, FL), Lawrence S. Pierce (Huntsville, AL) | Xidrone Systems, Inc. (Naples, FL) | 2018-04-30 | 2019-05-07 | G01S7/02, G01S7/38, G01S3/782, G01S13/93, G01S13/91, G01S13/88, G01S13/86, G01S13/42, G01S13/06, F41H13/00, G01S7/41, F41H11/02 | 15/967291 |
| 107 | 10279906 | Automated hazard handling routine engagement | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for automated hazard handling routine engagement. for certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) , may: (i) detect at least one motivation to engage at least one automated hazard handling routine of the UFV, or (ii) engage at least one automated hazard handling routine of a UFV based at least partially on at least one motivation. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-12-31 | 2019-05-07 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 13/731363 |
| 108 | 10274614 | High speed gamma imaging device | This invention presents a new device to produce images of the gamma field, specially designed for circumstances requiring high efficiency and fast response imaging, by applying the concept of image extraction within a given field of view, through the combination of efficient gamma radiation detectors. Each detector is located inside a shielding, with an area of the detector with no shielding to enter the incident gamma radiation detector with a plurality of angles in relation to the normal outgoing central axis to the surface of the detector through the unshielded area, where that central axis is divergent in relation to the outgoing central axes of neighboring detectors. | Pablo Florido (Provincia de Rio Negro, AR), Eduardo Nassif (Provincia de Rio Negro, AR), Manuel Arguelles (Provincia de Rio Negro, AR), Federico Fernandez Baldis (Provincia de Rio Negro, AR) | --- | 2017-03-01 | 2019-04-30 | G01T1/20, G01T1/164 | 15/446569 |
| 109 | 10272570 | System, method, computer program and data signal for the registration, monitoring and control of machines and devices | The present invention provides a method for controlling a robotic device, comprising the steps of, receiving at a computing device at least one command arranged to effect an operation on the robotic device, reviewing the command to determine whether the command is suitable for execution, wherein the command is provided to the device only if the command is suitable for execution. | James Robert Storr (Melbourne, AU) | C2 Systems Limited (Hong Kong, HK) | 2013-11-12 | 2019-04-30 | B25J9/00, B25J9/16 | 14/441558 |
| 110 | 10271261 | Prioritized transmission of different data types over bonded communication channels | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for prioritized transmission of different data types, including VHF airband radio communication data (e.g., being transmitted or received from a control tower) over bonded communication modules at a remotely operated aerial vehicle. Embodiments of the invention include portable (and potentially mobile and/or remotely operated) vehicles for wirelessly transmitting and receiving various data types over a bonded mobile network and a control device (which can be fixed or portable) capable of receiving data transmitted from the mobile node and transmitting data to it. Different data types can be assigned different priorities, facilitating selective transmission of higher-priority data, such as, for example, VHF airband radio communication data, when quality degrades on a network link. | Edward Lindsley (Burelson, TX), Michael B. Dodd (Salt Lake City, UT) | Sqwaq, Inc. (Plano, TX) | 2017-04-21 | 2019-04-23 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, H04W40/14, H04W72/10 | 15/494441 |
| 111 | 10270137 | Battery status and failure detector | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for detecting battery status and failure. In general, detecting mechanical swelling of a battery cell along with optional measurement of temperature increases can be used to identify a battery cell as failing or failed. Force strain sensors or similar extension/compression sensors can be mounted in a (e.g., fire resistant) sleeve surround a battery pack and/or between cells in a battery pack. In some embodiments, extension/compression sensors are used along with temperature probes to detect battery cell failure. | Paul E. I. Pounds (Brisbane, AU) | Olaeris, Inc. (Burleson, TX) | 2015-03-27 | 2019-04-23 | H01M10/30, G01R31/392, H01M10/42, H01M10/48, G01R31/396 | 14/671160 |
| 112 | 10265008 | Systems and methods to determine user state | Computer based systems and methods for estimating a user state are disclosed. In some embodiments, the methods comprise inputting a first input at an intermittent interval and a second input at a frequent interval into a user state estimation model to estimate the user state. In some embodiments, the first inputs are enhanced by injecting a noise input to create a plurality of enhanced first inputs whereby the plurality of enhance first inputs correspond to the plurality of second inputs at the frequent interval. In some embodiments, the first input comprises a self-reported input and the second inputs comprise a physiological input, a performance input or a situational input. In some embodiments, a machine learning algorithm creates the state estimation model. In some embodiments, the state estimation model estimates a future user state. In some embodiments, a computer based system for estimating a user state is provided. | Kevin Durkee (Beavercreek, OH), Scott Pappada (Fairborn, OH), Andres Ortiz (Simi Valley, CA), William DePriest (Dayton, OH), John Feeney (Beavercrek, OH), Alexandra Geyer (Winchester, MA), Seamus Sullivan (Oakwood, OH), Sterling Wiggins (Yellow Springs, OH) | Aptima, Inc. (Woburn, MA) | 2014-03-13 | 2019-04-23 | A61B5/0476, A61B5/00, A61B5/04, G16H50/30, G09B23/28, A61B5/16 | 14/772827 |
| 113 | 10255818 | Systems and methods for weather detection and avoidance | Various vehicular systems may benefit from the appropriate use of detection and avoidance of potentially dangerous scenarios. for example, autonomous aircraft may benefit from systems and methods for weather detection and avoidance. A method can include sensing, by an aircraft, an environmental condition of the aircraft. The method can also include controlling, by the aircraft, flight of the aircraft based on the sensed environmental condition. | Arnold Oldach (Phoenix, AZ) | Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems, Llc (Phoenix, AZ) | 2016-02-11 | 2019-04-09 | G08G5/06, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G01S13/95, G01S7/00 | 15/041964 |
| 114 | 10244097 | Method and device to set household parameters based on the movement of items | A system, method and device to interrogate for the presence of objects, to prevent the inadvertent separation of the objects from their owner. An owner is alerted when they are separated from the objects by determining when a trigger event occurs, such as a person leaving and/or entering a particular monitored area or location. These monitored areas can be retrofitted with an electronic interrogation device that monitors local conditions to determine whether a user is entering or leaving the monitored area to trigger an interrogation of the personal items. The interrogation device is constructed and arranged to communicate with the objects to determine whether the objects are with the owner. The interrogation device automatically determines the presence of a particular object at the monitored environment and automatically generates a notification when needed. The system further controls functionality of the objects, according to illustrative embodiments, when the object is present. | James D Logan (Candia, NH) | --- | 2016-10-28 | 2019-03-26 | H04L12/28, H04M1/725, H04W4/00, G05B15/02, H04W4/50, H04W4/80 | 15/336959 |
| 115 | 10228691 | Augmented radar camera view for remotely operated aerial vehicles | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, and apparatus for augmented radar camera view for remotely operated vehicles. A camera and a radar unit are co-located on a remotely controlled aerial vehicle, for example, in a forward looking view. The camera captures images and the radar unit senses reflections from transmitted waves. The images (operator view) and radar returns (radar view) are combined in an augmented view. The augmented view is displayed to an operator (e.g., a pilot) at a control station to provide the operator with an augmented reality sense of obstacles in the environment of the remotely controlled aerial vehicle. Thus, when a remotely controlled aerial vehicle is flying through an environment that may be dark, clouded, foggy, etc., the operator may still be able to detect obstacles from the radar view. | Paul E. I. Pounds (Brisbane, AU), Edward Lindsley (Burelson, TX) | Olaeris, Inc. (Burleson, TX) | 2017-03-31 | 2019-03-12 | G05D1/00, G01S7/00, G01S13/86, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, B64D47/08 | 15/475143 |
| 116 | 10223921 | Air vehicle navigation systems and methods using a common runtime aircraft intent data structure | Example air vehicle navigation systems and methods are described herein that utilize a Common Runtime Aircraft Intent Data Structure (CRAIDS) . An example method includes determining an initial condition of a flight of an air vehicle, determining a flight constraint, determining, using a common runtime aircraft intent data structure (CRAIDS) , an aircraft trajectory based on the initial condition and the flight constraint, and performing the determined aircraft trajectory during the flight of the air vehicle. | Francisco A. Navarro Felix (Madrid, ES), Carlos Querejeta Masaveu (Madrid, ES), Jes s Cuadrado Sanchez (Madrid, ES), Gary Viviani (Lyle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-08-30 | 2019-03-05 | G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G05D1/10 | 15/251721 |
| 117 | 10222793 | Method and system for controlling remotely piloted aircraft | Disclosed are a method and a system for modifying flight parameters of a remotely piloted aircraft. The remotely piloted aircraft includes a clock, at least one radio receiver and at least one radio transmitter for communicating with at least one radio transmitter of a ground station, via at least one radio communication network. The method includes analysing a communication between the remotely piloted aircraft and the ground station, such as calculating a communication quality. The method also includes modifying at least one flight parameter based on the calculated communication quality and pre-loaded instructions. The pre-loaded instructions comprise at least one threshold value of the communication quality and allowed flight parameters. | Tero Heinonen (Jarvenpaa, FI), Atte Korhonen (Helsinki, FI) | Sharper Shape Oy (Espoo, FI) | 2017-09-12 | 2019-03-05 | G05D1/00 | 15/701521 |
| 118 | 10214294 | Method and system for predicting potential icing conditions | A method and system for predicting the potential for icing conditions on an outer surface of an airborne aircraft. Such a method and system may predict in real-time the potential for icing conditions on an outer surface of a wing of an autonomous airborne aircraft using observed temperature and relative humidity measurements, either jointly, or also in combination with at least one of (1) an output from at least one additional sensor relevant to the prediction of aircraft icing conditions and (2) a modeled parameter relevant to the prediction of aircraft icing conditions. | Michael Gauthier (Castle Rock, CO), Brian Griffith (Monument, CO), Donna Blake (Oakton, VA), Mary Lockhart (Fairfax Station, VA) | Blue Storm Associates, Inc. (Fairfax Station, VA) | 2016-08-22 | 2019-02-26 | G01N25/56, B64D15/20 | 15/243188 |
| 119 | 10205508 | Wireless communication between an operator of a remotely operated aircraft and a controlling entity | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for wireless communication between an operator of a remotely operated aircraft and a controlling entity. A communication converter at a remotely operated aircraft converts between radio communication (e.g., VHF airband) and communication over another wireless network (e.g., over a cellular network) . Thus, aspects of the invention can be used to facilitate (e.g., more localized) radio communication between an operator (e.g., pilot) of a remotely operated aircraft and a controlling entity (e.g., a control center) when the operator (e.g., pilot) is physically located outside of (e.g., VHF) radio range from the controlling entity. Accordingly, a two-way voice communication link can be established between the operator and personnel at a control center. | Edward Lindsley (Burelson, TX), Frederick J. Livingston (Raleigh, NC), Miguel Abrantes Rufino (Raleigh, NC), Michael B. Dodd (Salt Lake City, UT) | Sqwaq, Inc. (Plano, TX) | 2017-04-21 | 2019-02-12 | H04W4/00, B64C39/02, H04B7/185, G05D1/00, H04W84/00, H04W84/04, H04W84/06 | 15/493155 |
| 120 | 10198086 | Dynamically balanced, multi-degrees-of-freedom hand controller | A controller is capable of controlling an asset or target in physical and/or virtual three-dimensional space using a single hand by generating control inputs in four or more degrees of freedom while also limiting cross-coupling (unintended motions) . The controller includes a first control member is configured to be gripped in a user's single, second control member is disposed on or near a top end of the first member movable with at least one degree of freedom independently of the movement of the first control member, and a third control member positioned on the first member for displacement by one or more digits of the user's single hand and coupled with the second member to move in opposition to movement of the second control member. | Scott Edward Parazynski (Houston, TX), Jeffrey William Bull (Naperville, IL), Nicholas Michael Degnan (Redondo Beach, CA), Alinda Mercedes Matson (Chaska, MN), Brandon Tran (Lumberton, NJ) | Fluidity Technologies, Inc. (Houston, TX) | 2018-08-27 | 2019-02-05 | G06F3/0346, G06F3/01, G06F3/0338 | 16/114190 |
| 121 | 10196155 | Unmanned aerial delivery system | An unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system utilizes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to deliver packages between an initiation point and multiple delivery points at a raised elevation. The UAV flies between points in an organized manner, using logistical, maintenance and safety software, commands from a delivery organization, and guidance tools to coordinate deliveries. One advantage of the system is that the UAV engages the delivery points at a raised elevation, rather than the ground level. The UAV docks through an elevated structure at the delivery point for delivering the package and replenishing a power source. The package is conveyed from a docking end and through a central shaft of the elevated structure by means of an elevator. The package then travels to a lower structure, such as a house or office, for pickup. After completion of the delivery, the UAV replenishes its power source and/or continues on the delivery route. | Joseph Martin (Grand Island, NY) | --- | 2014-09-09 | 2019-02-05 | B64C39/02, A47G29/14, B64F1/00 | 14/481456 |
| 122 | 10196131 | Hydraulic system and method for an aircraft flight control system | A hydraulic system of an aircraft may include a system pump configured to provide hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic system at a first working pressure. The hydraulic system may further include a booster pump configured to supply hydraulic fluid to at least one boostable actuator at a second working pressure higher than the first working pressure. The boostable actuator may be operatively coupled to and configured to actuate at least one flight control surface of an aircraft. | Patrick J. McCormick (Mukilteo, WA), Neal V. Huynh (Bellevue, WA), Timothy G. Overton (Lynnwood, WA), Alan Marx (Shoreline, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-02-16 | 2019-02-05 | B64C13/40, B64C13/42 | 15/045237 |
| 123 | 10187616 | Unmanned aerial vehicle inventory system | Various embodiments provide a system and method for an unmanned aerial inventory system for maintaining an inventory record of shipping vessels at a storage facility. According to certain embodiments, the aerial inventory system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle having a detector and a transceiver. The detector is configured to detect an identifier of the shipping vessel. The transceiver is configured to transmit information relating to the identifier detected by the detector. The system may also include an operator device having a processor and a display. The operator device may be configured to receive information transmitted from the transceiver relating to the detected identifier and control the display of at least a portion of the information on the display. The operator device may further be configured to control at least a portion of a flight path of the unmanned aerial vehicle. | James W. Shondel (Chicago, IL) | --- | 2014-06-04 | 2019-01-22 | H04N7/18, G06Q10/08, G05D1/10 | 14/295725 |
| 124 | 10179648 | Airborne drone launch and recovery apparatus | An airborne drone launch and recovery apparatus for selectively launching drones located on the underside of a carrier aircraft or recovering drones following flight of the drones, the airborne launch and recovery apparatus has an extensible stinger slidable along the length of a stinger sheath between a retracted position proximal the rear portion of the carrier aircraft and an extended position in front of the carrier aircraft, and a catcher shuttle carried on the forward part of the stinger for extending into the non-turbulent air in front of the carrier aircraft when the stinger is in the extended position. The carrier shuttle includes a launch/recovery assembly for selectively either having a locked condition for the recovery guide of a drone prior to the positioning of the catcher shuttle in a selected for the launch of the drone, and having an open condition for receiving the recovery guide of a drone at the termination of the flight of the drone to terminate the flight. | Howard Martin Chin (Kingston, JM), Kimberly A. Carraha (Weston, FL) | --- | 2016-06-08 | 2019-01-15 | B64D5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/176250 |
| 125 | 10175151 | Environmental monitoring UAV system | The present invention relates to an environmental monitoring UAV system comprises a drone provided with an air monitoring platform that is adapted for taking air sample (s) by enforcing air to flow through or into at least one sampling medium, during the flight of said drone. | Yaaqov Avakov (Arad, IL) | Yaaqov Avakov (Arad, IL) | 2016-05-17 | 2019-01-08 | B64C39/02, G01N1/22, G01N1/20, B64D1/00 | 15/574311 |
| 126 | 10173776 | Aerial drone for deploying a warning sign | An aerial drone is coupled to a warning sign for warning other vehicles of a presence of a faulty vehicle. The aerial drone is positioned at a location of the faulty vehicle, in response to detecting the faulty vehicle. The aerial drone assesses environmental conditions at the location of the faulty vehicle. An optimal position for positioning the warning sign is determined, based on the environmental conditions at the location of the faulty vehicle, and the aerial drone is positioned at the optimal position. | Itzhack Goldberg (Hadera, IL), Sharathchandra U. Pankanti (Darien, CT), Erik Rueger (Ockenheim, DE), Neil Sondhi (Pilisborosjeno, HU) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-08-25 | 2019-01-08 | B64D1/02, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, B64D1/22, G08G5/00, G08G1/0955, B64D47/08, B64D47/06, B64C39/02 | 15/246777 |
| 127 | 10169988 | Aerial drone for correcting erratic driving of a vehicle | A computer-implemented method causes an amelioration of an erratic manner in which a vehicle is being driven. One or more processors receive, from at least one sensor associated with a vehicle, sensor readings indicating that the vehicle is being operated by a driver in an erratic manner. Processor (s) compute a risk R associated with the driver operating the vehicle in the erratic manner, and determine whether the risk R is above a predefined threshold. In response to determining that the risk R is above the predefined threshold, processor (s) deploy an aerial drone to a current location of the vehicle, and transmit instructions to the aerial drone to perform an action that causes an amelioration of the erratic manner in which the vehicle is being driven. | James R. Kozloski (New Fairfield, CT), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY), Maja Vukovic (New York, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-10-19 | 2019-01-01 | G08G1/017, B64C39/02, B60W50/14, B60W40/09 | 15/297278 |
| 128 | 10168700 | Control of an aerial drone using recognized gestures | A method, system, and/or computer program product controls movement and adjusts operations of an aerial drone. A drone camera observes an aerial maneuver physical gesture by a user. The aerial drone then performs an aerial maneuver that correlates to the aerial maneuver physical gesture. The drone camera observes the user performing a physical action. One or more processors associate the physical action with a particular type of activity. A drone on-board computer adjusts an operation of an aerial drone based on the particular type of activity. | Michael S. Gordon (Yorktown Heights, NY), James R. Kozloski (New Fairfield, CT), Ashish Kundu (Elmsford, NY), Peter K. Malkin (Ardsley, NY), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-02-11 | 2019-01-01 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G08G5/04 | 15/041313 |
| 129 | 10159088 | Transferring data through a bonded communication link | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for transferring data through a bonded communication link. A bonded communication link bonds together capabilities from each of a plurality of other communication links to form a higher bandwidth communication link relative to each of the plurality of other communication links considered separately. Link qualities can be monitored for each of the plurality of other communication links. Different priorities can be assigned to different types of data. Based on monitored link qualities and assigned data priorities, different data types can be routed via different of the other communication links. Routing different data types via different of the other communication links facilitates selective transmission of higher priority data when quality degrades on a communication link. | Stefan E. De Nagy Koves Hrabar (Chapel Hill, AU), Edward Lindsley (Burleson, TX) | Sqwaq, Inc. (Plano, TX) | 2017-10-02 | 2018-12-18 | H04W72/12 | 15/722499 |
| 130 | 10158419 | Wireless communication utilizing post-amplification carrier aggregation | In one embodiment, a method includes receiving two or more input radio-frequency (RF) signals, each input RF signal being received on a separate input channel and having a different frequency range. The method also includes amplifying each input RF signal of the two or more input RF signals separately to produce two or more respective amplified RF signals. The method further includes aggregating the two or more amplified RF signals into one aggregated communication signal using a passive waveguide multiplexer, where the aggregated communication signal is an E-band communication signal having a frequency range within approximately 71-76 GHz or approximately 81-86 GHz. The method also includes transmitting the aggregated communication signal. | Abhishek Tiwari (Cypress, CA) | Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) | 2016-04-27 | 2018-12-18 | H04B7/185, H04B1/04, H04B1/16 | 15/140285 |
| 131 | 10156631 | Deterrent for unmanned aerial systems | A system for providing integrated detection and deterrence against an unmanned vehicle including but not limited to aerial technology unmanned systems using a detection element, a tracking element, an identification element and an interdiction or deterrent element. Elements contain sensors that observe real time quantifiable data regarding the object of interest to create an assessment of risk or threat to a protected area of interest. This assessment may be based e.g., on data mining of internal and external data sources. The deterrent element selects from a variable menu of possible deterrent actions. Though designed for autonomous action, a Human in the Loop may override the automated system solutions. | Dwaine A. Parker (Naples, FL), Damon E. Stern (Riverview, FL), Lawrence S. Pierce (Huntsville, AL) | Xidrone Systems, Inc. (Naples, FL) | 2017-06-19 | 2018-12-18 | G01S7/38, G01S13/66, G01S13/88, G01S3/782, G01S7/41, G01S13/42, G01S13/86, G01S7/02, F41H11/02, F41H13/00, G01S13/91, G01S13/93 | 15/627229 |
| 132 | 10155586 | Remotely supplied power for unmanned aerial vehicle | In one embodiment, a system includes a laser configured to generate a laser beam and a laser-aiming module configured to aim the laser beam to be at least in part incident on a remotely located, continuously moving solar cell. The system also includes a controller configured to receive a feedback signal indicating a position of the laser beam relative to the remotely located, continuously moving solar cell and instruct the laser-aiming module to adjust the aiming of the laser beam based on the feedback signal. | Zhang Liu (Oak Park, CA), Chien-Chung Chen (Thousand Oaks, CA) | Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) | 2015-12-29 | 2018-12-18 | H02S20/20, B64C39/02, H02S20/30, H02S40/38, H02J50/30, B60L8/00, B60L11/18 | 14/982648 |
| 133 | 10139836 | Autonomous aerial point of attraction highlighting for tour guides | Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for highlighting a point of attraction. Automatic aerial vehicles can be used by tour guides and tourists to be sent to a requested point of attraction. The requested point of attraction is not clearly visible to the tour guides and tourists. The tour guides and tourists send a request to a server which sends an automatic aerial vehicle equipped with a camera to focus and hone in on the requested point of attraction. A video stream is sent back to the mobile devices in use by the tour guides and tourists. The camera on the autonomous aerial vehicle is able to be oriented at an angle which does not obstruct one user's view of the requested point of attraction from another user's view of the requested point of attraction. | James E. Bostick (Cedar Park, TX), John M. Ganci, Jr. (Cary, NC), Martin G. Keen (Cary, NC), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-09-27 | 2018-11-27 | G05D1/10, G06F17/30, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G06Q50/14 | 15/277305 |
| 134 | 10133281 | Leading drone system | Systems and methods are provided for least one leading drone configured to move to a leading drone future location based on a future location of a base station. A set of base station future locations may form a base station path for the base station to traverse. Also, a set of leading drone future locations may form a leading drone path for the leading drone to traverse. The base station's future location may be anticipated from a prediction or a predetermination. The leading drone, navigating along the leading drone path, may collect sensor data and/or perform tasks. Accordingly, the leading drone may move ahead of the base station in motion, as opposed to following or remaining with the base station. | Haofeng Tu (Shanghai, CN) | Pinnacle Vista, Llc (Upland, CA) | 2017-05-05 | 2018-11-20 | G05D1/12, B64C39/02 | 15/588290 |
| 135 | 10124908 | Systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicle landing | Provided herein are systems and method for autonomously or semi-autonomously landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a landing pad. The landing pad can include features configured to correct misalignment of the UAV on the landing pad. The landing pad can additionally include one or more markers than can be identified by the UAV to aid the UAV in locating the landing pad and determining the location of the UAV relative to the landing pad. | Benjamin Stuart Stabler (Menlo Park, CA), Nathaniel Hall-Snyder (Palo Alto, CA), Paul Doersch (San Francisco, CA), Marcus Hammond (Palo Alto, CA) | Kespry Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) | 2014-10-21 | 2018-11-13 | B64F1/02, B60L11/18, B64F1/12, A63H27/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/06, G05D1/10, B64F1/20, B64F1/36 | 15/030808 |
| 136 | 10122736 | Ground and air vehicle electromagnetic signature detection and localization | Systems and methods can support identifying radio transmissions associated with autonomous or remote-controlled vehicles. Radio frequency signals may be received using one or more sensors, wherein the sensors comprise radio receivers. Radio frequency fingerprints may be identified within one or more of the radio frequency signals, wherein the radio frequency fingerprints comprise radio signal characteristics or radio hardware identifiers. A stored radio frequency fingerprint may be determined as matching the received radio frequency fingerprint. A motion characteristic may be computed. The received radio frequency fingerprint may be associated with an autonomous or remote-controlled vehicle based upon the stored radio frequency fingerprint or the motion characteristic. Information regarding the identified autonomous or remote-controlled vehicle may be presenting to one or more operator interfaces. | Robert John Baxley (Atlanta, GA), Christopher Jay Rouland (Atlanta, GA) | Bastille Networks, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-02 | 2018-11-06 | H04L29/06, H04B1/00, G06K7/00, H04W88/06, H04W12/08, H04B7/01, H04W72/04 | 14/728931 |
| 137 | 10109207 | Method and device for an aircraft for handling potential collisions in air traffic | A method for an aircraft for handling potential collisions in air traffic includes providing by a collision avoidance system a collision avoidance maneuver to avoid a collision with one or more intruders. The collision avoidance system is configured to obtain information about these intruders. The method includes further providing flight management constraints from an onboard flight system. Further, the method includes providing flight situation data from a navigation system. The method includes generating a modified collision avoidance maneuver based on the collision avoidance maneuver provided by the collision avoidance system, the flight situation data and the flight management constraints. | Joy Jonatan Bousquet (Gaimersheim, DE), Winfried Lohmiller (Freising, DE), Joerg Meyer (Mainburg, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2016-03-30 | 2018-10-23 | G08G5/04, G01S17/08, G01S13/95, G01S13/02, G05D1/00 | 15/084917 |
| 138 | 10104708 | Methods for initial channel setting and connection establishment in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) control and non-payload communication (CNPC) | Disclosed are methods for communication channel setting and connection establishment in a new UAS CNPC system which can dynamically allocate a UA controlling a communication frequency resource to efficiently operate multiple UAs to channels in a limited UA control dedicated frequency band in a national airspace and be applied even to a next-generation P2MP type CNPC system, in order to stably operate the UA and extend the demand of the UA. That is, the present invention has been made in an effort to provide a method for setting a UA controlling communication channel between a ground radio station (GRS) and an unmanned aircraft (UA) , which is used for supporting dynamic allocation and management of a UA controlling communication channel and a procedure for establishing connection of a UA controlling communication channel among a ground control system (GCS) , the ground radio station (GRS) , and the unmanned aircraft (UA) . | Hee Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR), Jae Young Ahn (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2016-12-07 | 2018-10-16 | H04W76/14, H04W76/11, H04W24/02, H04W16/14, H04W84/10, H04B7/185 | 15/371745 |
| 139 | 10104098 | Electromagnetic threat detection and mitigation in the Internet of Things | Systems and methods can support threat detection using electromagnetic signatures. One or more sensors comprising radio receivers may receive radio frequency signals within an electromagnetic environment. Radio frequency signatures may be identified from one or more of the radio frequency signals. A baseline electromagnetic environment may be established from the radio frequency signatures. The radio frequency signatures may be monitored over time to detect variations from the baseline electromagnetic environment. Variations in the electromagnetic environment may be evaluated against stored threat signatures. Operator interfaces may present indications of threats determined from evaluating the variations in the electromagnetic environment. | Robert John Baxley (Atlanta, GA), Christopher Jay Rouland (Atlanta, GA) | Bastille Networks, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-02 | 2018-10-16 | H04L29/06, H04B1/00, H04W88/06, H04W12/08, H04B7/01, H04W72/04, G06K7/00 | 14/728825 |
| 140 | 10103756 | Radio interference detection | A method for identifying an interfering transmitter in a network is disclosed. The method includes receiving an interference indication indicating interference between transmitters in the network. The method includes ceasing transmitting operations of all of the transmitters in the network for a threshold period of time. The method includes soliciting an interference assessment of the network for the threshold period of time when all of the transmitters in the network ceased the transmitting operations. When the interference assessment indicates cessation of the interference between the transmitters in the network, the method includes determining that the interfering transmitter resides inside of the network, and executing an interference isolation routine configured to identify the interfering transmitter. | James Peroulas (San Mateo, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-08-03 | 2018-10-16 | H04W64/00, H04B1/04, H04B17/10 | 15/227071 |
| 141 | 10089890 | Dynamic selection of unmanned aerial vehicles | A device receives a request for a flight path from a first location to a second location in a region, and calculates the flight path based on the request and based on one or more of weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, regulatory information, or historical information associated with the region. The device determines required capabilities for the flight path based on the request, and selects, from multiple UAVs, a particular UAV based on the required capabilities for the flight path and based on a ranking of the multiple UAVs. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path, and provides the flight path instructions to the particular UAV to permit the particular UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path. | Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-02-24 | 2018-10-02 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, H04B7/185, G01C23/00 | 15/441519 |
| 142 | 10084960 | Panoramic view imaging system with drone integration | Example apparatus and methods acquire individual frames of a portion of a scene under a variety of different operating parameters. Example apparatus and methods then piece together strips of frames from the individual frames. Example apparatus and methods then produce a panoramic image from the strips of frames. Frames are acquired using different imaging parameters (e.g., focal length, pan position, tilt position) under different imaging conditions (e.g., temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, pan rate, tilt rate) . The frames may be acquired by cameras located in a panoramic view image system and in a drone. The drone may provide imagery or data. The imagery or data may be used to update or enhance the panoramic image by, for example, displaying imagery of a blind spot in the panoramic image. In different embodiments, drones may be detected or controlled. | Richard Pettegrew (Cleveland, OH), John Paximadis (Cleveland, OH) | Iec Infrared Systems, Llc (Middleburg Heights, OH) | 2015-09-25 | 2018-09-25 | H04N7/18, H04N17/00, H04N5/357, G06T3/40, G06T5/50, G01S17/42, B64D47/08, G06T7/20, B64C39/02, G01S7/48, G01C3/08, H04N5/265, G06T3/00, H04N5/225, H04N5/232, G06T7/80, H04N5/33, G06T7/00 | 14/865939 |
| 143 | 10084615 | Handover method and control transfer method | A handover method and a control transfer method are provided. A handover method of performing an inter-cell handover between a first ground station and a second ground station may include setting a first channel to the second ground station, measuring, by an airborne radio station, a second channel and reporting a measurement result to the first ground station, sending, by the first ground station, a handover request to at least one of a ground control station (GCS) or a control and non-payload communication (CNPC) network, determining, by the at least one of the GCS or the CNPC network, whether to perform a handover, and transmitting, by the at least one of the GCS or the CNPC network, a handover instruction to the airborne radio station based on a result of the determining. | Tae Chul Hong (Seoul, KR), Hee Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR), Kwang Jae Lim (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2017-05-30 | 2018-09-25 | H04L12/54, H04W36/08, H04W36/28, H04W36/16, H04W84/04, H04W72/04 | 15/607889 |
| 144 | 10083616 | Unmanned aerial vehicle rooftop inspection system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes receiving, by the UAV, flight information describing a job to perform an inspection of a rooftop. A particular altitude is ascended to, and an inspection of the rooftop is performed including obtaining sensor information describing the rooftop. Location information identifying a damaged area of the rooftop is received. The damaged area of the rooftop is traveled to. An inspection of the damaged area of the rooftop is performed including obtaining detailed sensor information describing the damaged area. A safe landing location is traveled to. | Mark Patrick Bauer (San Francisco, CA), Brian Richman (San Francisco, CA), Alan Jay Poole (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan Anders Lovegren (San Francisco, CA), Brett Michael Bethke (Millbrae, CA), Hui Li (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-03-11 | 2018-09-25 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G06F17/00, G06F7/00, G05D3/00, G05D1/06 | 15/068272 |
| 145 | 10083615 | Dynamic geo-fence for drone | Technical solutions are described for configuring a dynamic geo-fence includes receiving a plurality of data samples. The method also includes selecting, from the plurality of data samples, a selected data sample as a threshold. The method also includes configuring a geo-fence for a geographic area based on the selected data sample. The method also includes adjusting an operational characteristic of a drone while the drone is in the geographic area, where the operational characteristic is adjusted based on a configuration of the drone and the geo-fence. | Yuk L. Chan (Rochester, NY), Kyle E. Gilbertson (Rochester, MN), Daniel F. Hogerty (Green Brook, NJ), Eileen P. Tedesco (Sharon, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-11-13 | 2018-09-25 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G05D1/04, G08G5/00 | 15/810712 |
| 146 | 10081437 | Delivering selected products with aerial drones | A computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer program product optimizes an operation of an aerial drone to transport a product to a customer. Processor (s) receive an order for a product from a customer. In response to determining that the customer is authorized to have the product delivered by the aerial drone, the processor (s) identify a weight, size, item type, and value of the product, and determine whether the aerial drone is physically able to lift and transport the product, based on a distance to the customer and a cost effectiveness of using the aerial drone over another mode of transportation. The aerial drone is coupled to the product and launched. In response to sensors on the aerial drone detecting a change in flight conditions while the aerial drone is flying to the customer, a drone on-board computer disengages an electric motor and engages an internal combustion on the aerial drone. | Ahamed Jalaldeen (Bangalore, IN), Chivukula V. L. Narayana (Bentonville, AR) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-06-17 | 2018-09-25 | B64D31/06, G08G5/00, B64D5/00, B64D27/02 | 15/185382 |
| 147 | 10081426 | Drone-based mosquito amelioration based on risk analysis and pattern classifiers | A method, system, and/or computer program product ameliorates mosquito populations. A flying drone is deployed over an area. Sensor readings that identify a presence of water in the area are received, and one or more processors determine a confidence level L that the water in the area is stagnant water. The flying drone is then directed to perform an amelioration action against the mosquito larvae based a value of the determined confidence level L. | Michael S. Gordon (Yorktown Heights, NY), James R. Kozloski (New Fairfield, CT), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY), Justin D. Weisz (Stamford, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-11-03 | 2018-09-25 | B64D1/18, G06N3/08, G06K9/62, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, G06K9/66 | 15/802579 |
| 148 | 10065746 | Determining validity of location signal combinations for securing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) navigation | A navigation security module of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) receives a combination of signals from a location technology, each signal comprising at least a signal identification and location data. The combination of signal identifications is processed against known identifications. If the identification is not found, or if the combination of signal identification is not possible, the signal may be a rogue signal, resulting in a quarantine protocol. | Naga Kishore Reddy Tarimala (Bangalore, IN), Anil Kaushik (Bangalore, IN) | Fortinet, Inc (Sunnyvale, CA) | 2016-06-27 | 2018-09-04 | B64D45/00, B64C39/02, H04W4/02, G05D1/10, G01S19/21, G01S13/00, G01S19/13, G01S13/87, G08G5/00 | 15/194503 |
| 149 | 10064084 | System, method, and computer program for performing mobile network related tasks based on performance data acquired by an unmanned vehicle | A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing mobile network related tasks based on performance data acquired by an unmanned vehicle. In use, mobile device performance data associated with a geographical area is received, the mobile device performance data being acquired by one or more unmanned vehicles accessing the geographical area. Additionally, the received mobile device performance data associated with the geographical area is analyzed. Further, one or more mobile network related tasks corresponding to the geographical area are performed based on the analysis of the received mobile device performance data associated with the geographical area. | Meir Levy (Givat-Chen, IL), Yaron Kadmon (Klar Saba, IL), Dori Ben-Moshe (Ramat HaSharon, IL), Nadav Kremer (Hadera, IL), Baruch Pinto (Ra'anana, IL) | Amdocs Software Systems Limited (Dublin, IE), Amdocs Development Limited (Limassol CY) | 2017-07-24 | 2018-08-28 | H04W16/18, H04W16/20, H04W24/10, H04W4/021 | 15/658244 |
| 150 | 10061470 | Unmanned aerial vehicle rooftop inspection system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes receiving, by the UAV, flight information describing a job to perform an inspection of a rooftop. A particular altitude is ascended to, and an inspection of the rooftop is performed including obtaining sensor information describing the rooftop. Location information identifying a damaged area of the rooftop is received. The damaged area of the rooftop is traveled to. An inspection of the damaged area of the rooftop is performed including obtaining detailed sensor information describing the damaged area. A safe landing location is traveled to. | Brian Richman (San Francisco, CA), Mark Patrick Bauer (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Alan Jay Poole (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2017-03-27 | 2018-08-28 | G01C21/20, G05D1/04, B64C39/02, G06F3/0481, H04N7/18, G06F3/048 | 15/470614 |
| 151 | 10040553 | Vertical take-off and landing detachable carrier and system for airborne and ground transportation | An aircraft assembly includes at least one first wing portion providing a lift force during a horizontal flight, at least one wing opening disposed on a vertical axis of the at least one first wing portion, at least one vertical thruster positioned inside the at least one wing opening to provide vertical thrust during a vertical flight, and a mounting system including an open frame portion in a frame of the aircraft and at least one attachment member disposed in the open frame portion to attach at least one pod to the open frame portion in the aircraft frame. The aircraft assembly can further include at least one pod including a mounting frame to attach to the mounting system and a cabin to contain at least one of cargo and passengers. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), Michael Cyrus (Castle Rock, CO), John Peter Moussouris (Palo Alto, CA) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2017-06-12 | 2018-08-07 | B64C39/02, B64C39/10, B64C29/00, B64D9/00, G08G7/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/06, G05D1/10, G08G5/02, G05D1/02, G08G5/00, G08G5/04 | 15/620178 |
| 152 | 10039114 | Radio access network for unmanned aerial vehicles | A device may determine an elevation of an unmanned aerial vehicle, or may determine multiple signal strengths corresponding to multiple communications between the unmanned aerial vehicle and multiple base stations. The multiple communications may be transmitted via one or more frequency bands. The device may identify, based on the elevation or the plurality of signal strengths, a frequency band, of the one or more frequency bands, via which to unmanned aerial vehicle is to communicate. The device may establish a connection between the unmanned aerial vehicle and a base station, of the multiple base stations, using the frequency band. | Thomas H. Tan (San Jose, CA) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2015-04-14 | 2018-07-31 | H04W72/08, H04B7/185, H04W84/00, H04W16/14 | 14/685887 |
| 153 | 10021339 | Electronic device for generating video data | An electronic device for generating video data is disclosed. The electronic device may include a communication unit configured to wirelessly receive a video stream captured by a camera, wherein the camera is located in an unmanned aerial vehicle. The electronic device may also include at least one sound sensor configured to receive an input sound stream. In addition, the electronic device may include an audio control unit configured to generate an audio stream associated with the video stream based on the input sound stream. Further, the electronic device may include a synthesizer unit configured to generate the video data based on the video stream and the audio stream. | Taesu Kim (Suwon, KR), Sungrack Yun (Seongnam, KR), Min-Kyu Park (Seoul, KR), Heeman Kim (Seongnam, KR) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2015-12-01 | 2018-07-10 | H04N5/911, H04R3/00, H04N5/265, H04N9/802, H04N7/18, H04N5/77, B64C39/02, G10L21/0208, G10L21/034 | 14/956252 |
| 154 | 9989965 | Object detection and analysis via unmanned aerial vehicle | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can include one or more cameras for capturing image data within a field of view that depends in part upon the location and orientation of the UAV. At least a portion of the image data can be processed on the UAV to locate objects of interest, such as people or cars, and use that information to determine where to fly the drone in order to capture higher quality image data of those or other such objects. Once identified, the objects of interest can be counted, and the density, movement, location, and behavior of those objects identified. This can help to determine occurrences such as traffic congestion or unusual patterns of pedestrian movement, as well as to locate persons, fires, or other such objects. The data can also be analyzed by a remote system or service that has additional resources to provide more accurate results. | Mark Cuban (Dallas, TX), Joyce Reitman (San Francisco, CA), Jeffrey Orion Pritchard (San Francisco, CA) | Motionloft, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2015-08-20 | 2018-06-05 | H04N7/18, G05D1/10, G06K9/00, H04N5/232, G05D1/02, G06K9/52, B64C39/02 | 14/831739 |
| 155 | 9977117 | Systems and methods for detecting, tracking and identifying small unmanned systems such as drones | A system for providing integrated detection and countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles include a detecting element, a location determining element and an interdiction element. The detecting element detects an unmanned aerial vehicle in flight in the region of, or approaching, a property, place, event or very important person. The location determining element determines the exact location of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The interdiction element can either direct the unmanned aerial vehicle away from the property, place, event or very important person in a non-destructive manner, or can cause disable the unmanned aerial vehicle in a destructive manner. | Dwaine A. Parker (Naples, FL), Damon E. Stern (Riverview, FL), Lawrence S. Pierce (Huntsville, AL) | Xidrone Systems, Inc. (Naples, FL) | 2017-05-17 | 2018-05-22 | G01S7/38, G01S13/42, G01S3/782, G01S13/88, G01S7/41, F41H11/02 | 15/598112 |
| 156 | 9973260 | Global communication network | A method for modifying a communication signal for transmission from a source to a destination includes identifying, by data processing hardware, a target platform for communication with a communication device. The method includes establishing a communication connection between the target platform and the communication device and identifying an available communication channel for communicating data between the target platform and the communication device. The method also includes modifying a communication signal by multiplying the communication signal with a pseudo random noise spreading code. The method also includes causing transmission of the modified communication signal from the communication device to the target platform through the available communication channel. The modified communication signal is transmitted below a thermal noise of the available communication channel. | Dedi David Haziza (Sunnyvale, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2017-02-15 | 2018-05-15 | H04B7/185, H04B1/707, H04L7/04, H04W76/00, H04B7/155, H04W72/04, H04B7/04 | 15/433052 |
| 157 | 9963242 | Mountable sensor for an aircraft | A sensor system runs real-time software on the processor to receive and log temperature and humidity data from the sensors. A processor processes the data, reformats, if necessary, the data packaged with GPS information provided by the centralized sensor control system, transmits the packaged data (including error checking) to a designated receiver, and provides a diagnostic interface for displaying logged data and status information. This data is time stamped and transmitted to the centralized sensor control system across the external control/data interface. | Mary Lockhart (Fairfax Station, VA), Thomas Wallace (Arlington, VA), Randal Brumbaugh (Altadena, CA), Malcolm Robbie (Stow, OH), Brian Patterson (Centennial, CO), Donna Blake (Oakton, VA), Andreas Goroch (Salinas, CA) | Blue Storm Associates, Inc. (Fairfax Station, VA) | 2014-04-29 | 2018-05-08 | G01K13/00, G01K1/00, B64D43/00, G01N25/56, G01L7/00 | 14/264266 |
| 158 | 9944390 | Technologies for managing data center assets using unmanned aerial vehicles | Technologies for managing assets of a data center include a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communicatively coupled to a remote computing device. The UAV is configured to navigate throughout a data center and capture data center mapping information during the navigation usable to generate a three-dimensional (3D) model of the data center. The UAV is further configured to transmit the captured data center mapping information to a remote computing device. Accordingly, the UAV can receive instructions from a remote computing device that define a type of task to be performed by the UAV in the data center and perform such a task (e.g., a data center map update task, an asset inventory task, a maintenance task, a visual inspection task, etc.) based on the received task instructions. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein. | Igor Ljubuncic (Yokneam Illit, IL), Raphael Sack (Mitzpe Amuka, IL), Tomer Rider (Naahryia, IL), Shahar Taite (Kfar Saba, IL), Robert L. Vaughn (Portland, OR), Vishwa Hassan (Chandler, AZ), William L. Giard (Portland, AZ) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) | 2016-02-29 | 2018-04-17 | B64C39/02, H04W68/00, H04W4/02, H04W84/12, G08G5/00, G06F17/50 | 15/056572 |
| 159 | 9938008 | Systems and methods for execution of recovery actions on an unmanned aerial vehicle | Provided herein are systems and methods for providing reliable control of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . A system for providing reliable control of the UAV can include a computing device that can execute reliable and unreliable programs. The unreliable programs can be isolated from the reliable programs by virtue of executing one or more of the programs in a virtual machine client. The UAV can initiate a recovery action when one or more of the unreliable programs fail. The recovery action can be performed without input from one or more of the unreliable programs. | Benjamin Stuart Stabler (Menlo Park, CA), Robert Parker Clark (Palo Alto, CA), Nathaniel Hall-Snyder (Palo Alto, CA), Paul Doersch (San Francisco, CA) | Kespry Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) | 2015-04-22 | 2018-04-10 | B64C39/02, G05B23/02, G05D1/00 | 14/693734 |
| 160 | 9928748 | Dynamic geo-fence for drone | Technical solutions are described for configuring a dynamic geo-fence includes receiving a plurality of data samples. The method also includes selecting, from the plurality of data samples, a selected data sample as a threshold. The method also includes configuring a geo-fence for a geographic area based on the selected data sample. The method also includes adjusting an operational characteristic of a drone while the drone is in the geographic area, where the operational characteristic is adjusted based on a configuration of the drone and the geo-fence. | Yuk L. Chan (Rochester, NY), Kyle E. Gilbertson (Rochester, MN), Daniel F. Hogerty (Green Brook, NJ), Eileen P. Tedesco (Sharon, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2015-11-25 | 2018-03-27 | G08G5/00, G05D1/04, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G05D1/00 | 14/951533 |
| 161 | 9918235 | Adaptive antenna operation for UAVs using terrestrial cellular networks | A steerable antenna, of a UAV, is used to optimize connectivity to a wireless network, such as to radio access network (RAN) of a cellular wireless network. In one implementation, the altitude of a UAV may be used to determine a direction in which to point the antenna of the UAV. In some implementations, additional factors, such as the travel direction of the UAV and/or the known location of base stations associated with the wireless cellular network, may alternatively or additionally be used to determine the direction of the antenna. | Kevin Gerard Brennan (Metuchen, NJ), Taru Jain (Waltham, MA), Chandrasekhar Munukutla (Pleasanton, CA), Zhongting Shen (Branchburg, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2015-11-24 | 2018-03-13 | H04W4/00, H04W16/28, H04B7/185, H01Q1/28, H04W24/08, H01Q1/24 | 14/950892 |
| 162 | 9915946 | Unmanned aerial vehicle rooftop inspection system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes receiving, by the UAV, flight information describing a job to perform an inspection of a rooftop. A particular altitude is ascended to, and an inspection of the rooftop is performed including obtaining sensor information describing the rooftop. Location information identifying a damaged area of the rooftop is received. The damaged area of the rooftop is traveled to. An inspection of the damaged area of the rooftop is performed including obtaining detailed sensor information describing the damaged area. A safe landing location is traveled to. | Alan Jay Poole (San Francisco, CA), Mark Patrick Bauer (San Francisco, CA), Volkan Gurel (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Justin Eugene Kuehn (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2017-03-17 | 2018-03-13 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G06Q10/06, G06K9/00, G06Q50/16, G06Q10/10, G06T17/05, G05D1/04, G08G5/00 | 15/462245 |
| 163 | 9913102 | Operating unmanned aerial vehicles to maintain or create wireless networks | Embodiments herein use a real-time system to conduct a line of sight (LOS) survey between radio sites. The system includes a drone controlled by a UAV LOS System (ULS) server to gather information regarding the LOS path between the radio sites. In one embodiment, the ULS server instructs the UAV to travel a LOS path between a first location and a second location, and determine a Fresnel radius at one or more defined locations along the LOS path between the first location and the second location. The ULS server determines a Fresnel zone between the first location and second location based in part on the determined Fresnel radius for each of the defined locations along the LOS path. The ULS server evaluates the Fresnel zone to determine if the LOS path can support a LOS wireless communication link. | Baljit Singh (Cumming, GA), Om Prakash Suthar (Naperville, IL) | Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-07-08 | 2018-03-06 | H04W24/00, H04W24/02, H04W72/04, H04B7/185, H04W24/08, H04W4/02, H04W28/02, H04L12/26, H04W84/18, H04W24/10 | 15/205792 |
| 164 | 9911059 | Process for recovering an unmanned vehicle | A process for recovering a vehicle includes obtaining a red green blue (RGB) image comprising a target on a recovery device. An input received from a user designates a target hue value and a target luminance value. The RGB image is converted to a hue value saturation (HSV) color model. The HSV color model is split into a hue value plane and a luminance value plane. A hue band pass filter and a luminance band pass filter are configured with appropriate thresholds. The configured hue band pass filter and the luminance band pass filter are applied to the hue value plane and the luminance value plane, respectively. The filtered hue value plane and the filtered luminance value planes are combined to yield a plurality of potential target pixel groupings. The most probable target is determined from the plurality of potential target pixels. The vehicle is directed to the target. | Michael L. Anderson (Colorado Springs, CO), Charles B. Wilson (Sagle, ID), Michael A. Hyde (Santa Fe, NM) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC) | 2016-08-18 | 2018-03-06 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06F3/0484, G05D1/00, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, H04N5/225 | 15/239857 |
| 165 | 9905134 | System and method of preventing and remedying restricted area intrusions by unmanned aerial vehicles | An intrusion prevention system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , a UAV controller, and a restricted area data aggregator. The restricted data aggregator collects and stores restricted area data. The UAV controller is coupled to communicate with the UAV and the restricted area data aggregator, wherein the UAV controller receives positional data from the UAV and restricted area data from the restricted area aggregator. The UAV controller determines based on the received positional data and the received restricted area data whether the UAV is currently intruding within a restricted area or is predicted to intrude within a restricted area and wherein the UAV controller initiates actions to prevent unauthorized intrusions into restricted areas. | Alexander J. Kube (Fargo, ND), Luke Huls (Moorhead, MN), Shawn P. Muehler (Fargo, ND) | Aerobotic Innovations, Llc (Fargo, ND) | 2016-02-12 | 2018-02-27 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 15/043310 |
| 166 | 9894101 | Autonomous and adaptive methods and system for secure, policy-based control of remote and locally controlled computing devices | An autonomous and adaptive method and system for secure, policy-based control of remote and locally controlled computing devices. The invention uses a policy-based access control mechanism to achieve adaptive and dynamic behavior modification based on the context of the local operating environment of the computing device. The modification system assesses the desirability of actions or outcomes as determined by the policy rules and modifies them accordingly, thus altering the behavior of the computing device. The system can utilize a machine learning technique, pattern matching and heuristic evaluation. When applied to the control of robotic and autonomous devices, the system allows the robot to offload adjudication to a remote system and also facilitates cooperative behaviors between robots operating in dynamic environments. | Michael Thomas Hendrick (Renton, WA), Julia Narvaez (Tacoma, WA), Daniel Schaffner (Seattle, WA), Abhijeet Rane (Bellevue, WA), Simon Curry (Chelmsford, MA), Paul Chenard (Corvallis, OR), Vincent Ting (Vancouver, CA), Philip Attfield (Fall City, WA) | Sequitur Labs, Inc. (Issaquah, WA) | 2015-06-02 | 2018-02-13 | H04L29/06 | 14/728229 |
| 167 | 9889933 | In flight transfer of packages between aerial drones | Aspects include a system for transferring a payload between drones. The system includes a first drone having a first member and a first controller, the first member having a first coupling device on one end, the first member being configured to carry a payload, the first controller being configured to change a first altitude and orientation of the first drone. A second drone includes a second member and controller, the second member having a second coupling device on one end, the second member being configured to receive the payload, the second controller being configured to change a second altitude and orientation of the second drone. The controllers cooperate to change at least one of first and second orientations to operably engage the first coupling device to the second coupling device for transferring the payload from the first member to the second member. | Brian S. Beaman (Apex, NC), Eric V. Kline (Rochester, MN), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-01-09 | 2018-02-13 | G05D1/00, B64D1/00, B64C39/02, B64C27/08 | 15/401475 |
| 168 | 9881213 | Unmanned aerial vehicle rooftop inspection system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes receiving, by the UAV, flight information describing a job to perform an inspection of a rooftop. A particular altitude is ascended to, and an inspection of the rooftop is performed including obtaining sensor information describing the rooftop. Location information identifying a damaged area of the rooftop is received. The damaged area of the rooftop is traveled to. An inspection of the damaged area of the rooftop is performed including obtaining detailed sensor information describing the damaged area. A safe landing location is traveled to. | Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Hui Li (San Francisco, CA), Brett Michael Bethke (Millbrae, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2017-03-17 | 2018-01-30 | G06K9/00, G06K9/62, H04N5/445, G05D1/10, H04N5/232, G05D1/00, G05D1/04, B64C39/02 | 15/462577 |
| 169 | 9881022 | Selection of networks for communicating with unmanned aerial vehicles | A device receives a request for a flight path, for a UAV, from a first location to a second location, and calculates the flight path based on the request for the flight path. The device determines network requirements for the flight path based on the request, and determines scores for multiple networks with coverage areas covering a portion of the flight path. The device selects a particular network, from the multiple networks, based on the network requirements for the flight path and based on the scores for the multiple networks. The device causes a connection with the UAV and the particular network to be established, and generates flight path instructions for the flight path. The device provides, via the connection with the particular network, the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path. | Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2018-01-30 | G06F17/30, G08G5/00, H04B7/185, B64C39/02, H04W36/14, H04B17/318, G06Q10/08 | 14/282378 |
| 170 | 9881021 | Utilization of third party networks and third party unmanned aerial vehicle platforms | A device receives a request for a flight path, for a UAV, from a first location to a second location, and calculates the flight path based on the request. The device determines network requirements for the flight path based on the request, and selects a network based on the network requirements. The device generates flight path instructions, and device provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path. The device receives, at a particular point of the flight path, an indication that the UAV is leaving a coverage area of the network and entering a coverage area of a third party network, and hands off the UAV to a third party device to permit the third party device to monitor traversal of the flight path by the UAV, via the third party network. | Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2018-01-30 | G06F17/30, H04W36/30, G08G5/00, G06Q10/08, H04W36/14, H04W12/06 | 14/282217 |
| 171 | 9880256 | Diverse radio frequency signature, video, and image sensing for detection and localization | Systems and methods can support coprocessing radio signals and video to identify and locate a radio transmitter. Positions and orientations for cameras and RF sensors may be maintained. An RF signature associated with the radio transmitter may be received from the RF sensors to determine an RF persona. A first physical location for the radio transmitter may be estimated according to a physical radio propagation model operating on RF signals. A video stream from one or more of the cameras may be received. An individual may be identified in the video stream using computer vision techniques. A second physical location for the radio transmitter may be estimated from the video stream. Relationships may be established between the first physical location and the second physical location and between the RF persona and the identified individual. The relationships may be presented to an operator interface. | Robert John Baxley (Atlanta, GA), Christopher Jay Rouland (Atlanta, GA), Michael Thomas Engle (Holmdel, NJ) | Bastille Networks, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-10-30 | 2018-01-30 | G01S3/02, H04W12/10, H04W4/00, H04L29/06, G06F17/30, G06K9/52, H04W24/08, H04W12/12, H04B17/391, H04B17/10, G01S5/02, G06K9/00, G06T7/20, H04N5/265, G06T7/60, H04B1/18, H04W4/02, H04W12/08, G08B13/00, H04W84/18 | 14/929212 |
| 172 | 9875454 | Accommodating mobile destinations for unmanned aerial vehicles | A device receives a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel from a location to an anticipated location associated with a mobile device, and determines capability information for the UAV based on component information associated with the UAV. The device receives information associated with a current location, a direction of travel, and a speed of the mobile device, and calculates the flight path from the location to the anticipated location associated with the mobile device based on the capability information and based on the information associated with the current location, the direction of travel, and the speed of the mobile device. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path, and provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the location to the anticipated location associated with the mobile device, based on the flight path instructions. | Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2018-01-23 | G06Q10/08, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, H04W4/02, H04W12/06 | 14/282456 |
| 173 | 9875445 | Dynamic hybrid models for multimodal analysis | Technologies for analyzing temporal components of multimodal data to detect short-term multimodal events, determine relationships between short-term multimodal events, and recognize long-term multimodal events, using a deep learning architecture, are disclosed. | Mohamed R. Amer (New York, NY), Behjat Siddiquie (Plainsboro, NJ), Ajay Divakaran (Monmouth Junction, NJ), Colleen Richey (Cupertino, CA), Saad Khan (Hamilton, NJ), Hapreet S. Sawhney (Princeton Junction, NJ), Timothy J. Shields (Lumberton, NJ) | Sri International (Menlo Park, CA) | 2015-02-25 | 2018-01-23 | G06N99/00, G06N7/00, G06K9/62 | 14/631124 |
| 174 | 9871577 | Global communication network | A method for modifying a communication signal for transmission from a source to a destination includes identifying a target platform for communicating with a communication device and establishing a communication connection between the target platform and the communication device. The method includes identifying an available communication channel for communicating data between the target platform and the communication device, and receiving control inputs from one or more sensors. The method also includes determining a pseudo random noise spreading code based on the received control inputs, and modifying a communication signal by multiplying the communication signal with the pseudo random noise spreading code. Additionally, the method includes causing transmission of the modified communication signal from the communication device to the target platform through the available communication channel, the modified communication signal being transmitted below a thermal noise of the available communication channel. | Dedi David Haziza (Sunnyvale, CA), Arnd Geis (Santa Clara, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2015-11-30 | 2018-01-16 | H04B1/44, H04B7/185, H04B1/69, H04W72/08, H04W64/00 | 14/954235 |
| 175 | 9870609 | System and method for assessing usability of captured images | A system estimates quality of a digital image by accessing a corpus of digital images of one or more subjects, such as a facet of a property. The system will receive, for at least a subset of the corpus, an indicator that one or more patches of each image in the subset is out of focus. The system will train a classifier by obtaining a feature representation of each pixel in each image, along with a focus value that represents an extent to which each pixel in the image is in focus or out of focus. The system will use the classifier to analyze pixels of a new digital image and assess whether each analyzed pixel in the new digital image is in focus or out of focus. The system may use the image to assess whether an incident occurred, such as storm-related damage to the property. | Pramod Sankar Kompalli (Telangana, IN), Arjun Sharma (Karnataka, IN), Richard L. Howe (Webster, NY) | Conduent Business Services, Llc (Dallas, TX) | 2016-06-03 | 2018-01-16 | G06K9/00, G06T7/00, G06K9/62, G06K9/66, B64C39/02 | 15/172526 |
| 176 | 9862504 | Positioning hovering objects for docking | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for aligning a target with and/or over and/or into a specific position and orientation. Embodiments include one or more capture components, such as, engagement lines, spars, or struts, that can be actuated together or independently to position a vehicle in a capture area defined by a ring or other geometry. A vehicle can include a sloped surface feature configured to engage with the capture components. When actuated, the capture components draw the sloped surface feature towards and down into the center of the defined capture area. Variations allow a vehicle to be rotated in place, repositioned in place, or clamped securely in place. Positioning and rotation allows alignment with replenishment devices for resupplying and refueling. In this way, a vehicle is relieved from having to have precision terminal guidance for landing and recharging. | Paul E. I. Pounds (Brisbane, AU), Edward Lindsley (Burleson, TX) | Olaeris, Inc. (Burleson, TX) | 2015-03-27 | 2018-01-09 | B64F1/02, B64F1/28, B64G1/64, B64G4/00 | 14/670913 |
| 177 | 9858480 | Tracking a vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle | Tracking a vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed. One or more first images may be received from a first camera of the first unmanned aerial vehicle located at a first location. A parking violation committed by a first vehicle may be determined in at least one of the one or more first images. The first unmanned aerial vehicle may be then repositioned. One or more second images having the second field of view and showing the first vehicle may then be received. A unique identifier of the first vehicle may then be determined based on at least one of the one or more second images. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2016-10-22 | 2018-01-02 | G01C23/00, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G08G1/017, G06K9/00, G06Q30/02, G06Q20/02, G06Q20/14, G06Q30/04, G06K9/18, G06K9/32, G06K9/62, G08G1/052, G08G1/056, G08G1/133, G08G1/14, G07B15/00, G07B15/02, H04N5/232, G06Q50/26, B64C39/02, G06T7/00, G06T7/20, H04N7/18 | 15/331846 |
| 178 | 9856020 | Drone-based mosquito amelioration based on risk analysis and pattern classifiers | A method, system, and/or computer program product ameliorates mosquito populations. A flying drone is deployed over an area. Sensor readings that identify a presence of water in the area are received, and one or more processors determine a confidence level L that the water in the area is stagnant water. The processor (s) also determine a risk R of mosquito larvae being present in the stagnant water based on the confidence level L. The flying drone is then directed to perform an amelioration action against the mosquito larvae based on the values of L and R. | Michael S. Gordon (Yorktown Heights, NY), James R. Kozloski (New Fairfield, CT), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY), Justin D. Weisz (Stamford, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-07-27 | 2018-01-02 | B64D1/18, G06N3/08, G06K9/66, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G06K9/62 | 15/220500 |
| 179 | 9852392 | 3D model and beacon for automatic delivery of goods | Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for drone delivery of products. In one aspect there is provided a method, which may include selecting, at a user equipment, a product, and selecting, by the user equipment, a three-dimensional location where a drone deposits the selected product. Related systems, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | Arun Srinivasan (San Diego, CA) | Nokia Technologies Oy (Espoo, FI) | 2014-02-28 | 2017-12-26 | G06Q10/00, G06Q10/08, B64C19/00 | 14/193689 |
| 180 | 9851724 | Automatic take-off and landing control device | An automatic take-off and landing control device for an aircraft is provided. The control device comprises at least two of at least one local tracking device adapted for receiving at least one local signal from at least one local ground station and for determining a position of the aircraft based on the local signals, at least one GNSS tracking device adapted for receiving a GNSS signal and for determining a position of the aircraft based on the GNSS signal, and at least one camera device adapted for observing an environment of the aircraft and for determining a position of the aircraft based on the camera signal. | Christiano Bianchi (Munich, DE), Winfried Lohmiller (Freising, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Munich, DE) | 2015-11-13 | 2017-12-26 | G05D1/10, G08G5/02, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G08G5/00, G05D1/06, G01S19/48 | 14/940353 |
| 181 | 9849578 | Conductive boot for power tool protection | Apparatus for high voltage power line maintenance and repair. In some embodiments, a power tool has a housing which encloses an electrical load and a control electronics circuit using a first shield as a layer of conductive material which is open at a battery pack receiving slot of the housing configured to receive a removable battery pack. A removable boot surrounds the removeable battery pack and has a second shield as a layer of conductive material which combines with the first shield to form a combined shield that nominally encloses the power tool and the boot. An insulative hot stick supports the power tool at a distal end and a user interface at a proximal end. The user interface includes a communication circuit that communicates with the control electronics circuit via a non-conductive communication link that extends along the hot stick to selectively activate the electrical load. | Richard C. Bevins, Jr. (Tulsa, OK), Denver K. Kimberlin (Coweta, OK), Martin C. Admire (Tulsa, OK) | M. W. Bevins, Co. (Tulsa, OK) | 2016-07-18 | 2017-12-26 | B25F5/02, B23D59/00, B25F5/00 | 15/212632 |
| 182 | 9846915 | Image capture system for property damage assessment | A system for capturing property damage images includes an imaging device and a knowledge base of property damage incident types. The knowledge base also includes, for each category, one or more image acquisition parameters that are associated with the category. A processor receives a property damage incident type for a property damage claim that is associated with a property that reportedly experienced an incident, retrieves from the knowledge base one or more image acquisition parameters that are associated with the received incident type, and uses the one or more applicable image acquisition parameters to automatically cause the imaging device to capture digital images of the property using the retrieved one or more image acquisition parameters. | Richard L. Howe (Webster, NY), Valerie J. Raburn (South Haven, MI), Edgar A. Bernal (Webster, NY), Matthew Adam Shreve (Webster, NY), Peter Paul (Penfield, NY), Pramod Sankar Kompalli (Telangana, IN) | Conduent Business Services, Llc (Dallas, TX) | 2016-03-24 | 2017-12-19 | G06K9/46, G06Q40/08, G06K9/62, G06T7/00, G06Q30/02 | 15/079144 |
| 183 | 9840328 | UAS platforms flying capabilities by capturing top human pilot skills and tactics | A system and method for an unmanned combat system programmed with autonomous combat capabilities. The system and method include at least one unmanned combat vehicle and a computing subsystem that includes a database, the database storing interview data about combat experiences from a plurality of vehicle operators and recorded vehicle simulator data from simulations of vehicle operations performed by the plurality of vehicle operators, the computing subsystem being configured to program the interview data and the recorded vehicle simulator data stored in the database into the at least one unmanned combat vehicle. | Robert F. Howard (East Islip, NY) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2015-11-23 | 2017-12-12 | B64C39/02, G06F17/30, G08G5/00 | 14/948779 |
| 184 | 9836055 | Mobile audio input device controller | A method, system, and/or computer program product controls operations of a mobile audio input device. One or more processors detect a first location of a mobile audio input device. The processor (s) identify a user that desires to input a speech input to a microphone on the mobile audio input device and detect a second location of the user. The processor (s) then direct the mobile audio input device to autonomously move from the first location to the second location and, in response to the mobile audio input device reaching the second location, to activate the microphone on the mobile audio input device. | Minkyong Kim (Scarsdale, NY), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY), Valentina Salapura (Chappaqua, NY), Maja Vukovic (New York, NY) | Internaitonal Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-06-03 | 2017-12-05 | G05D1/00, G06F3/16, G05D1/10, G05D1/02, G10L15/32, G06F3/00, G06F3/01, G06F3/0484, G06K9/00 | 15/172401 |
| 185 | 9836049 | Relay drone system | Systems and methods are provided for a network of relay drones utilized as a set of relays or linkages between a base station and a working drone controlled by the base station. The relay drones in the network may augment a communication link or communication signal between the base station and working drone. Relay drones may augment the communication link by acting as nodes that relay communication between the base station and the working drone by boosting the communication signal at each node to compensate for loss of signal power over a traveled distance and/or providing a path with a direct line of sight between the base station and working drone. Directional antennas may be utilized when a direct line of sight is established, which may improve communication signal efficacy when compared with omnidirectional antennas. | Haofeng Tu (Shanghai, CN) | Pinnacle Vista, Llc (Upland, CA) | 2017-05-05 | 2017-12-05 | G05D1/00, G01S19/13, B64C39/02, G08C17/02, H04W64/00, G06F17/00, G06F7/00, G05D3/00, H04W84/00, H04W88/04 | 15/588282 |
| 186 | 9835453 | Ground control point assignment and determination system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for ground control point assignment and determination. One of the methods includes receiving information describing a flight plan for the UAV to implement, the flight plan identifying one or more waypoints associated with geographic locations assigned as ground control points. A first waypoint identified in the flight plan is traveled to, and an action to designate a surface at the associated geographic location is designated as a ground control point. Location information associated with the designated surface is stored. The stored location information is provided to an outside system for storage. | Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Brett Michael Bethke (Millbrae, CA), Fabien Blanc-Paques (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-10-27 | 2017-12-05 | G01C15/06, G05D1/00 | 15/336569 |
| 187 | 9828093 | System for recharging remotely controlled aerial vehicle, charging station and rechargeable remotely controlled aerial vehicle, and method of use thereof | A system including an aerial vehicle having an airframe and a power source onboard the aerial vehicle, wherein the aerial vehicle includes a landing gear structure having a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact, and a charging station having a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact, wherein the aerial vehicle is programmed to dock with the charging station when the power source is in need of recharging, the docking being a mechanical engagement between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact of the aerial vehicle with the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact of the charging station is provided. A method for continuous surveillance utilizing the aerial vehicles and charging stations is also provided. | Keith A. Raniere (Albany, NY) | First Principles, Inc. (Albany, NY) | 2015-05-27 | 2017-11-28 | B64C39/02, G08G5/00, B64F1/00, B60L11/18, B64C25/52 | 14/722623 |
| 188 | 9818303 | Dynamic navigation of UAVs using three dimensional network coverage information | Flight path determination for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in which three-dimensional coverage information, corresponding to a wireless network, is used to optimize the flight path to ensure that the UAVs maintain network coverage throughout the flight. The flight path information may be provided as a service to UAV operators. In one implementation, network coverage for a cellular network may be mapped in a three-dimensional manner. That is, the radio signal strength of the network may be mapped at various heights that correspond to heights at which UAVs are likely to fly. | Lalit R. Kotecha (San Ramon, CA) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2015-06-16 | 2017-11-14 | G01C21/36, G06Q10/04, G01C21/00, G01C21/20, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 14/741357 |
| 189 | 9811084 | Identifying unmanned aerial vehicles for mission performance | A device receives a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path from a first location to a second location and performance of mission operations, and calculates the flight path from the first location to the second location based on the request. The device determines required capabilities for the mission based on the request, and identifies UAVs based on the required capabilities for the mission. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path and mission instructions for the mission operations, and provides the flight path/mission instructions to the identified UAVs to permit the identified UAVs to travel from the first location to the second location, via the flight path, and to perform the mission operations at the second location. | Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-02-24 | 2017-11-07 | G05D1/00, G07C5/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G06Q10/04 | 15/441764 |
| 190 | 9810789 | Unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) location assurance | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) location assurance. for certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a UFV, may: (i) obtain one or more satellite positioning system (SPS) coordinates corresponding to at least an apparent location of at least one UFV, or (ii) perform at least one analysis that uses at least one or more SPS coordinates and at least one assurance token. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2013-09-30 | 2017-11-07 | G01S19/42, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G01C21/00, G01S19/21, B64C39/02, G01S19/14, G01S19/39, G05D1/10, H04L29/06, B64C33/00, F41H11/02 | 14/042302 |
| 191 | 9806310 | Battery failure venting system | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for protecting against runaway thermal failure of a battery pack. A fireproof container is built with a thermo-sensitive panel cover leading to the outside environment. When battery failure causes temperatures to rise inside one of the compartments, the panel cover material reacts, causing it open, allowing flames and hot gasses to vent and preventing the buildup of heat internally. Internal sensors may detect the activation of the cover material and allow an electric or electronic circuit to isolate the contents of the failed container from the rest of the system. | Paul E. I. Pounds (Brisbane, AU) | Olaeris, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-03-27 | 2017-10-31 | H01M2/12, B64D45/00 | 14/671202 |
| 192 | 9801201 | Prioritized transmission of different data types over bonded communication channels | The present invention extends to methods, systems, devices, apparatus, and computer program products for prioritized transmission of different data types over bonded communication modules. Embodiments of the invention include a portable (and potentially mobile and/or remotely operated) device for wirelessly transmitting and receiving various data types over a bonded mobile network and a control device (which can be fixed or portable) capable of receiving data transmitted from the mobile node and transmitting data to it. Different data types can be assigned different priorities, facilitating selective transmission of higher-priority data when quality degrades on a network link. | Stefan E. De Nagy Koves Hrabar (Chapel Hill, AU), Edward Lindsley (Burleson, TX) | Olaeris, Inc (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-03-27 | 2017-10-24 | H04W72/12 | 14/671009 |
| 193 | 9791859 | Method and system for controlling remotely piloted aircraft | Disclosed are a method and a system for modifying flight parameters of a remotely piloted aircraft. The remotely piloted aircraft includes a clock, at least one radio receiver and at least one radio transmitter for communicating with at least one radio transmitter of a ground station, via at least one radio communication network. The method includes analyzing a communication between the remotely piloted aircraft and the ground station, such as calculating the latency of the communication. The method also includes modifying at least one flight parameter based on the calculated latency and pre-loaded instructions. | Tero Heinonen (Jarvenpaa, FI), Atte Korhonen (Espoo, FI) | Sharper Shape Oy (Espoo, FI) | 2016-04-22 | 2017-10-17 | G05D1/00 | 15/136276 |
| 194 | 9791316 | System and method for calibrating imaging measurements taken from aerial vehicles | Systems and methods are provided for calibrating spectral measurements taken of one or more targets from an aerial vehicle. Multiple photo sensors may be configured to obtain spectral measurements of one or more ambient light sources. The obtained spectral measurements of the one or more ambient light sources may be used to calibrate the obtained spectral measurements of the target. | Michael Ritter (San Diego, CA), Michael Milton (San Diego, CA) | Slantrange, Inc. (San Diego, CA) | 2016-09-23 | 2017-10-17 | G01J3/46, G01J3/02, G01J3/28, G01J1/42, G01J1/44, G01J1/04 | 15/275194 |
| 195 | 9783293 | Unmanned aerial vehicle platform | A device receives a request for a flight path of UAV from a first location to a second location in a region, and determines, based on credentials associated with the UAV, whether the UAV is authenticated for utilizing the device and a network. The device determines, when the UAV is authenticated, capability information for the UAV based on the request and component information associated with the UAV. The device calculates the flight path from the first location to the second location based on the capability information and one or more of weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, or regulatory information associated with the region. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path based on one or more of the weather information, the air traffic information, the obstacle information, or the regulatory information associated with the region, and provides the flight path instructions to the UAV. | Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2017-10-10 | B64C39/02, G05D1/10, G06Q10/00 | 14/282145 |
| 196 | 9778653 | Systems, devices and methods delivering energy using an uncrewed autonomous vehicle | Devices such as vehicles, remote sensors, and so forth consume energy during operation. Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for transferring energy from an uncrewed autonomous vehicle to a vehicle such as a car. The uncrewed autonomous vehicle may locate the vehicle at a rendezvous location, and connect with the vehicle while the vehicle moves. Once the uncrewed autonomous vehicle connects to the vehicle, the uncrewed autonomous vehicle may transfer the energy to the vehicle. | Jon Arron McClintock (Seattle, WA), Daniel Buchmueller (Seattle, WA), Varadarajan Gopalakrishnan (Cupertino, CA), Fabian Hensel (Zurich, CH), Jesper Mikael Johansson (Redmond, WA), Brandon William Porter (Yarrow Point, WA), Andrew Jay Roths (Kenmore, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-06-27 | 2017-10-03 | G01C22/00, B60L11/18, G05D1/00, B67D7/08 | 14/318373 |
| 197 | 9776716 | Unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) inter-vehicle communication for hazard handling | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) inter-vehicle communication for hazard handling. for certain example embodiments, at least one machine may: (i) receive one or more flight attributes from a remote UFV, with the one or more flight attributes indicative of one or more flight capabilities of the remote UFV, or (ii) adjust a flight path of a UFV based at least partially on one or more flight attributes received from a remote UFV. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwah Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-12-20 | 2017-10-03 | G06F17/10, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, G08G1/16, G06G7/78 | 13/722874 |
| 198 | 9773419 | Pre-positioning aerial drones | A method, system, and/or computer program product pre-positions an aerial drone for a user. A model of a user is used as a basis for predicting a future task to be performed by the user at a future time and at a particular location. One or more processors identify sensor data that will be required by the user in order to perform the future task at the future time and at the particular location, where the sensor data is generated by one or more sensors on the aerial drone. A transmitter then transmits a signal to the aerial drone to pre-position the aerial drone at the particular location before the future time. | Michael S. Gordon (Yorktown Heights, NY), James R. Kozloski (New Fairfield, CT), Ashish Kundu (New York, NY), Peter K. Malkin (Ardsley, NY), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-03-24 | 2017-09-26 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64C19/00, G05D1/02, G06Q10/06, G05D1/10 | 15/079127 |
| 199 | 9772227 | Laser spiderweb sensor used with portable handheld devices | A portable spectrometer, including a smart phone case storing a portable spectrometer, wherein the portable spectrometer includes a cavity, a source for emitting electromagnetic radiation that is directed on a sample in the cavity, wherein the electromagnetic radiation is reflected within the cavity to form multiple passes of the electromagnetic radiation through the sample, a detector for detecting the electromagnetic radiation after the electromagnetic radiation has made the multiple passes through the sample in the cavity, the detector outputting a signal in response to the detecting, and a device for communicating the signal to a smart phone, wherein the smart phone executes an application that performs a spectral analysis of the signal. | David C. Scott (Pasadena, CA), Alexander Ksendzov (La Crescenta, CA), Warren P. George (Valencia, CA), James A. Smith (Granada Hills, CA), Abdullah S. Aljabri (Pasadena, CA), Joel M. Steinkraus (Azusa, CA), Rudi M. Bendig (Simi Valley, CA), Douglas C. Hofmann (Pasadena, CA) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) | 2015-09-24 | 2017-09-26 | G01N21/00, G01J3/02, G01J3/42 | 14/864613 |
| 200 | 9756280 | Reduction of sensor captured data streamed to an operator | Systems, methods and computer storage mediums reduce an amount of data captured by a plurality of sensors on a vehicle that is streamed to an operator of the vehicle. Embodiments relate to processing the real-time data captured by the plurality of sensors so that required real-time data that is necessary for the operator to adequately monitor the target area is streamed in real-time to the operator while discarding the unnecessary real-time data. The discarded real-time data is replaced by a three-dimensional virtual model that is a virtual representation of the target area. The three-dimensional virtual model is generated based on previously captured data of the target area. The processed real-time data required by the operator is integrated into the three-dimensional virtual model. The processed real-time data that is integrated into the three-dimensional virtual model is streamed to the operator. | Chad Lee Mourning (Middleport, OH), Scott Larson Nykl (Athens, OH) | Ohio University (Athens, OH) | 2014-02-21 | 2017-09-05 | H04N9/88, H04N7/18, G06F17/30, G06K9/00, G06T11/60, G06T15/00, G06T17/05, H04N5/926, G06T19/20, H04N21/2343, H04N21/2662, H04N19/167, H04N21/4728, H04N21/2665 | 14/768106 |
| 201 | 9755739 | WFOV and NFOV shared aperture beacon laser | A method of free-space optical communication includes guiding, by focusing optics, an optical communication beam emitted from an optical transmitter into a double-clad optical fiber. The optical communication beam carrying data. The double-clad optical fiber has first and second ends, where the first end is arranged to receive the optical communication beam. The double-clad optical fiber includes a fiber core, a first cladding, and a second cladding. The method also includes directing, by collimating optics, the optical communication beam from the second end of the double-clad optical fiber toward an optical receiver of a communication terminal. the second portion of the optical communication beam arranged concentrically around the first portion of the optical communication beam, the first portion of the optical communication beam having a higher intensity than the second portion of the optical communication beam. | Chiachi Wang (Union City, CA), Michael Sholl (Pacifica, CA) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-06-02 | 2017-09-05 | G02B26/00, G02B6/42, G02B6/28, H04B10/11, G02B6/26, H04B10/2581, G02B6/34, H04B10/50, G02B6/036, G02B27/09 | 15/171348 |
| 202 | 9754498 | Follow-me system for unmanned aircraft vehicles | A system for navigating an aircraft includes a first aircraft with a first communication unit and a second aircraft with a second communication unit. The first aircraft is adapted for determining coordinates of a position of a waypoint. The first communication unit is adapted to transmit the coordinates of the position of the waypoint to the second communication unit. The second aircraft is adapted to navigate to the position of the waypoint. Several waypoints can be provided in this manner such that a flight trajectory is established along which the second aircraft may follow the first aircraft. In addition, the second aircraft may be adapted to follow the first aircraft based on a received identification signal. In certain embodiments, the system can be used such that the second aircraft can follow the first aircraft in case of a failure of systems of the second aircraft. | Joy Bousquet (Gaimersheim, DE), Thomas Vitte (Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Munich, DE) | 2015-09-04 | 2017-09-05 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10 | 14/846602 |
| 203 | 9753143 | Aircraft navigation system and method of navigating an aircraft | An aircraft navigation system and navigation method. The system comprises a civil-certified GPS-receiver for determining first position information based on C/A-GPS-signals, and a military-type GPS-receiver for determining a second position information based on P (Y) -GPS-signals. A monitoring unit detects a first abnormal condition during jamming conditions within the C/A-GPS-signals. The unit compares the first position information with the second position information and detects a second abnormal condition when a difference between these position information is larger than a threshold value for more than a threshold duration. Upon detecting an abnormal condition, an alert procedure is initiated. In remotely piloted aircraft, Command & Control link-loss is also monitored and during link-loss, a transponder code automatically indicates communication failure. When in such situation an abnormal condition is additionally detected, a transponder code indicates airborne emergency and, subsequently, the aircraft navigation system is switched to navigating based on position information from the military-type GPS-receiver. | Cristiano Bianchi (Munich, DE), Winfried Lohmiller (Freising, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2014-11-10 | 2017-09-05 | G01S1/00, G01S19/18, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G01S19/21, G01S19/32, G06F19/00 | 15/035819 |
| 204 | 9749894 | System, method, and computer program for performing mobile network related tasks based on performance data acquired by an unmanned vehicle | A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing mobile network related tasks based on performance data acquired by an unmanned vehicle. In use, mobile device performance data associated with a geographical area is received, the mobile device performance data being acquired by one or more unmanned vehicles accessing the geographical area. Additionally, the received mobile device performance data associated with the geographical area is analyzed. Further, one or more mobile network related tasks corresponding to the geographical area are performed based on the analysis of the received mobile device performance data associated with the geographical area. | Meir Levy (Givat-Chen, IL), Yaron Kadmon (Kfar Saba, IL), Dori Ben-Moshe (Ramat HaSharon, IL), Nadav Kremer (Hadera, IL), Baruch Pinto (Kadima, IL) | Amdocs Development Limited (Limassol, CY) | 2016-08-30 | 2017-08-29 | H04W16/18, H04W16/20, H04W4/02, H04W24/10 | 15/252092 |
| 205 | 9749044 | Luminescent detector for free-space optical communication | In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a wavelength-shifting element configured to receive an input-light signal. The wavelength-shifting element includes a wavelength-shifting material configured to absorb at least a portion of the received input-light signal and produce an emitted-light signal from the absorbed portion of the received input-light signal. The apparatus also includes an optical-concentrating element configured to receive at least a portion of the emitted-light signal and concentrate the received portion of the emitted-light signal onto a photodetector. The apparatus further includes the photodetector configured to receive the concentrated portion of the emitted-light signal and produce an electrical current corresponding to the concentrated portion of the emitted-light signal. | Tobias Gerard Tiecke (Menlo Park, CA), Kevin Jerome Quirk (Los Altos, CA), Thibault Michel Max Peyronel (San Francisco, CA), Shih-Cheng Wang (Cupertino, CA) | Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) | 2016-04-05 | 2017-08-29 | H04B10/00, H04B10/25, H04B10/66, G01N21/64, H04B10/11 | 15/090786 |
| 206 | 9747809 | Automated hazard handling routine activation | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for automated hazard handling routine activation. for certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) , may: (i) detect at least one motivation to activate at least one automated hazard handling routine of the UFV, or (ii) activate at least one automated hazard handling routine of the UFV based at least partially on at least one motivation. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-12-31 | 2017-08-29 | G06F17/10, G08G5/04, G08G1/16, G06G7/78, G05D1/00, B64C39/02 | 13/731407 |
| 207 | 9747350 | Method, system, and apparatus for enterprise wide storage and retrieval of large amounts of data | A scalable network of mobile data storage containers that are connected in peer-to-peer networks to archive large data storage capacities. The various embodiments provide a method of extracting a large amount of data from a variety of sources and storing the extracted data in mobile, storage units. The various embodiments provide storage units housed in mobile containers that can store multiple days/weeks of sensor data in the order of petabytes (1024 terabytes) . The various embodiments, integrate high performance computing devices into the mobile storage containers that are able to perform critical extraction, pattern, and index processing on the sensor data. The various embodiments, provide a method for the efficient physical transport of the mobile storage containers from current locations to a center analysis location for re-connecting in another peer-to-peer network for integration into a central enterprise data warehouses. | Robert John Carlson (Lovettsville, VA) | Yottastor, Llc (Herndon, VA) | 2014-07-23 | 2017-08-29 | G06F15/173, G06F17/30, H04L29/08 | 14/338785 |
| 208 | 9740200 | Unmanned aerial vehicle inspection system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes obtaining, from a user device, flight operation information describing an inspection of a vertical structure to be performed, the flight operation information including locations of one or more safe locations for vertical inspection. A location of the UAV is determined to correspond to a first safe location for vertical inspection. A first inspection of the structure is performed is performed at the first safe location, the first inspection including activating cameras. A second safe location is traveled to, and a second inspection of the structure is performed. Information associated with the inspection is provided to the user device. | Brett Michael Bethke (Millbrae, CA), Hui Li (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-09-16 | 2017-08-22 | G08G5/04, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G08G5/00 | 15/268241 |
| 209 | 9715009 | Deterent for unmanned aerial systems | A system (100) for providing an integrated multi-sensor detection and countermeasure against commercial unmanned aerial systems/vehicles (44) and includes a detecting element (103, 104, 105) , a tracking element (103,104, 105) an identification element (103, 104, 105) and an interdiction element (102) . The detecting element detects an unmanned aerial vehicle in flight in the region of, or approaching, a property, place, event or very important person. The tracking element determines the exact location of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The identification/classification element utilizing data from the other elements generates the identification and threat assessment of the UAS. The interdiction element, based on automated algorithms can either direct the unmanned aerial vehicle away from the property, place, event or very important person in a non-destructive manner, or can disable the unmanned aerial vehicle in a destructive manner. The interdiction process may be over ridden by intervention by a System Operator/HiL. | Dwaine A. Parker (Naples, FL), Damon E. Stern (Riverview, FL), Lawrence S. Pierce (Huntsville, AL) | Xidrone Systems, Inc. (Naples, FL) | 2016-12-02 | 2017-07-25 | G01S13/88, G01S13/86, F41H11/02, G01S7/38, G01S13/66, G01S13/91, G01S13/93, G01S7/02, F41H13/00 | 15/368269 |
| 210 | 9714090 | Aircraft for vertical take-off and landing | An aircraft for vertical take-off and landing includes an aircraft assembly which includes at least one first wing portion providing a lift force during a horizontal flight, at least one wing opening disposed on a vertical axis of the at least one first wing portion and at least one propeller-based thruster positioned inside the at least one wing opening to provide vertical thrust during a vertical flight. The aircraft assembly can further include air vents positioned inside at least one of the wing openings. The air vents can further include louvres positioned over or under the air vents to open and close the wing openings. The thruster can further be used to provide flight control for the aircraft. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), Michael Cyrus (Castle Rock, CA), John Peter Moussouris (Palo Alto, CA) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2016-08-31 | 2017-07-25 | B64C29/00, B64C39/10, G08G5/02, G08G7/02, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, B64C3/56, B64C11/00, B64C37/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G05D1/06, G05D1/10, G08G5/04 | 15/252297 |
| 211 | 9705854 | Cryptography and key management device and architecture | A method for operating a secure device having a plurality of mutually exclusive circuit zones, including a first circuit zone having a first level of security and a second circuit zone having a second level of security less than the first level of security, the method including unpacking a key exchange package including receiving a key exchange package in the second circuit zone, the key exchange package including encrypted key data and processing the encrypted key data using a content key in the first circuit zone to generate decrypted key data and storing the decrypted key data in the first circuit zone without disclosing the decrypted key data into the second circuit zone. | Roger I. Khazan (Arlington, MA), Joshua Kramer (Burlington, MA), Daniil M. Utin (Waban, MA), Mankuan Michael Vai (Sudbury, MA), David Whelihan (Framingham, MA) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) | 2013-07-09 | 2017-07-11 | H04L29/06, H04L9/08, G06F21/60, H04L9/14 | 13/937919 |
| 212 | 9705736 | Method and system for a personal network | A method and system for a personal network. The method and system includes plural mobile location-aware client network devices with minimal CPU processing power and memory with a thin client application that uses secure tunneling/threads to send data to/from a home server network device and/or other server network devices on a personal network. The client devices can be voice activated. The home server network device and/or other server network devices do computational services requested by the plural mobile client network devices on demand and/or pre-programmed services. The secure tunneling/threads are also used across cloud and non-cloud communications network to/from other network devices and/or other mobile client network devices via the home network servers or other server network devices. | Ray Wang (McLean, VA), Borwyn Anne Wang (McLean, VA), Andrew Wang (McLean, VA) | --- | 2015-03-04 | 2017-07-11 | H04L12/28, H04L12/46, H04L12/24, H04W12/02, H04L29/06, H04W4/00 | 14/638843 |
| 213 | 9689976 | Deterent for unmanned aerial systems | A system for providing integrated detection and countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles include a detecting element, an location determining element and an interdiction element. The detecting element detects an unmanned aerial vehicle in flight in the region of, or approaching, a property, place, event or very important person. The location determining element determines the exact location of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The interdiction element can either direct the unmanned aerial vehicle away from the property, place, event or very important person in a non-destructive manner, or can cause disable the unmanned aerial vehicle in a destructive manner. | Dwaine A. Parker (Naples, FL), Damon E. Stern (Riverview, FL), Lawrence S. Pierce (Huntsville, AL) | Xidrone Systems, Inc. (Naples, FL) | 2015-08-10 | 2017-06-27 | G01S13/86, G01S7/38, F41H13/00, G01S13/88, F41H11/02, G01S7/02, G01S13/42, G01S7/41, G01S3/782, G01S13/06, G01S13/91, G01S13/93 | 14/821907 |
| 214 | 9671790 | Scheduling of unmanned aerial vehicles for mission performance | A device receives a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path from one or more first locations to a second location and performance of mission operations, and determines required capabilities and constraints for the mission based on the request. The device identifies UAVs based on the required capabilities and the constraints, and calculates a cost effective mission plan, for the identified UAVs, based on the required capabilities and the constraints. The device generates mission plan instructions, for the cost effective mission plan, that include flight path instructions for the flight path and mission instructions for the mission operations. The device provides the mission plan instructions to the identified UAVs to permit the identified UAVs to travel from the one or more first locations to the second location, via the flight path, and to perform the mission operations. | Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2017-06-06 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, B64D47/08 | 14/282205 |
| 215 | 9669926 | Unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) location confirmance | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) location confirmance. for certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a UFV, may: (i) obtain at least one indication of at least one location of a UFV, or (ii) attempt to counter at least one attack against a location determination for the UFV. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2013-08-30 | 2017-06-06 | B64D45/00, G08G5/00, G01C21/00, B64C39/02, H04L29/06 | 14/015669 |
| 216 | 9668102 | High penetration alerting for airborne LTE | A method for providing an alert notification to a user in a degraded location includes obtaining incoming call data indicating the mobile terminal is unable to establish a first communication link with a communication terminal for receiving an incoming call using voice over long term evolution. The method also includes providing the alert notification to a user associated with the mobile terminal based on the obtained incoming call data. The alert notification informs the user that the incoming call directed toward the mobile terminal is pending. The method also includes receiving the incoming call from the communication terminal after the mobile terminal moves away from the degraded location and establishes the first communication link with the communication terminal. | Sharath Ananth (Cupertino, CA), Erik Stauffer (Sunnyvale, CA), Paul Heninwolf (San Carlos, CA) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-03-21 | 2017-05-30 | H04W24/00, H04W72/04, H04W4/14, H04W68/00, H04W84/02, H04W72/08, H04L29/06, H04W4/02 | 15/075988 |
| 217 | 9667947 | Stereoscopic 3-D presentation for air traffic control digital radar displays | An apparatus and method of presenting air traffic data to an air traffic controller are provided. Air traffic data including a two dimensional spatial location and altitude for a plurality of aircraft is received. A disparity value is determined based on the altitude for each aircraft of the plurality of aircraft. Left and right eye images are generated of the plurality of aircraft where at least one of the left and right eye images is based on the determined disparity value. The left and right eye images are simultaneously displayed to the air traffic controller on a display. The simultaneously displayed images provide an apparent three-dimensional separation of each of the aircraft of the plurality of aircraft on the display. | Jason G Russi (Beavercreek, OH), Brent T Langhals (Union, KY), Michael E Miller (Xenia, OH), Eric L Heft (Kettering, OH) | The United States of America Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC) | 2014-02-21 | 2017-05-30 | H04N13/04, G01S13/93, H04N13/00 | 14/186040 |
| 218 | 9658619 | Unmanned aerial vehicle modular command priority determination and filtering system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle modular command priority determination and filtering system. One of the methods includes enabling control of the UAV by a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, each modular command being a command associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV. Modular commands from a second control source requesting control of the UAV are received. The second control source is determined to be in control of the UAV based on priority information associated with each control source. Control of the UAV is enabled by the second control source, and modular commands are implemented. | Brett Michael Bethke (Millbrae, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan Anders Lovegren (San Francisco, CA), Patrick Michael Bouffard (Albany, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-04-18 | 2017-05-23 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/132106 |
| 219 | 9650138 | Long range electric aircraft and method of operating same | Electric aircraft, including in-flight rechargeable electric aircraft, and methods of operating electric aircraft, including methods for recharging electric aircraft in-flight, and method of deploying and retrieving secondary aircrafts. | William M. Yates (Aliso Viejo, CA) | W.Morrison Consulting Group, Inc. (Aliso Viejo, CA) | 2015-10-13 | 2017-05-16 | B64D3/00, B64C39/02, B64D33/00, B64D39/00 | 14/882254 |
| 220 | 9646283 | Secure payload deliveries via unmanned aerial vehicles | A device receives a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel from a first location to a second location, and determines capability information for the UAV based on component information of the UAV. The device calculates the flight path based on the capability information, and generates flight path instructions that include delivery confirmation instructions. The device provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location to deliver a payload, and obtains, based on the delivery confirmation instructions, user credentials associated with a user at the second location. The device determines whether the user is an authorized recipient of the payload, based on the user credentials, and causes the UAV to selectively deliver the payload to the user based on whether the user is the authorized recipient of the payload. | Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2017-05-09 | G06Q10/08, B64D1/02, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 14/282419 |
| 221 | 9635534 | Method and system for an emergency location information service (E-LIS) from automated vehicles | A method and system for determining and verifying a location of a network device of an automated vehicle (i.e., driverless, etc.) and/or an occupant of an automated vehicle in emergency situations from automated vehicles. The method and system provide a current physical geographic location for the automated vehicle or mobile devices of an occupant and/or of occupant of an automated vehicle in an emergency situation such as an accident, health, fire, terrorist attack, military incident, weather, flood event, etc. and forwarding the current physical geographic location to a legacy 911 network, a Emergency Services IP networks (ESInet) or text-to-911 Short Message Services (SMS) networks to alert emergency responders. | Nicholas M. Maier (Gardnerville, NV), Gerald R. Eisner (Pickerington, OH) | Redsky Technologies, Inc. (Chicago, IL) | 2015-07-22 | 2017-04-25 | H04M11/04, H04W4/00, H04W64/00, H04W4/22, H04W4/02, H04M1/725, H04W76/00 | 14/806008 |
| 222 | 9618940 | Unmanned aerial vehicle rooftop inspection system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes receiving, by the UAV, flight information describing a job to perform an inspection of a rooftop. A particular altitude is ascended to, and an inspection of the rooftop is performed including obtaining sensor information describing the rooftop. Location information identifying a damaged area of the rooftop is received. The damaged area of the rooftop is traveled to. An inspection of the damaged area of the rooftop is performed including obtaining detailed sensor information describing the damaged area. A safe landing location is traveled to. | Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Hui Li (San Francisco, CA), Brett Michael Bethke (Millbrae, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-03-11 | 2017-04-11 | G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G05D1/04, G05D1/00 | 15/068292 |
| 223 | 9613538 | Unmanned aerial vehicle rooftop inspection system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes receiving, by the UAV, flight information describing a job to perform an inspection of a rooftop. A particular altitude is ascended to, and an inspection of the rooftop is performed including obtaining sensor information describing the rooftop. Location information identifying a damaged area of the rooftop is received. The damaged area of the rooftop is traveled to. An inspection of the damaged area of the rooftop is performed including obtaining detailed sensor information describing the damaged area. A safe landing location is traveled to. | Alan Jay Poole (San Francisco, CA), Mark Patrick Bauer (San Francisco, CA), Volkan Gurel (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Justin Eugene Kuehn (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-03-11 | 2017-04-04 | B64C39/02, G08G5/02, G08G5/00, G06K9/00 | 15/068255 |
| 224 | 9613536 | Distributed flight management system | A method for operating a distributed flight management system. The method includes operating a control station instance of the distributed flight management system. The method includes receiving flight management system data from a remotely accessed vehicle. The method includes receiving time-space-position information of the remotely accessed vehicle from the remotely accessed vehicle. The method includes updating the control station instance of the distributed flight management system based at least on the received flight management system data and the time-space-position information of the remotely accessed vehicle. The method includes outputting updated flight management system data for transmission to the remotely accessed vehicle to synchronize a remotely accessed vehicle instance of the distributed flight management system with the control station instance of the distributed flight management system. | Brian R. Wolford (Cedar Rapids, IA), Thomas L. Vogl (Cedar Rapids, IA), Stephanie D. Burns (Ely, IA), Steven C. Morling (Cedar Rapids, IA), Matthew M. Lorch (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2015-04-13 | 2017-04-04 | G08G5/00 | 14/685455 |
| 225 | 9609288 | Unmanned aerial vehicle rooftop inspection system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes receiving, by the UAV, flight information describing a job to perform an inspection of a rooftop. A particular altitude is ascended to, and an inspection of the rooftop is performed including obtaining sensor information describing the rooftop. Location information identifying a damaged area of the rooftop is received. The damaged area of the rooftop is traveled to. An inspection of the damaged area of the rooftop is performed including obtaining detailed sensor information describing the damaged area. A safe landing location is traveled to. | Brian Richman (San Francisco, CA), Mark Patrick Bauer (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Alan Jay Poole (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-03-11 | 2017-03-28 | B64C39/02, G06K9/00, G08G5/00, G06T7/60, G06K9/52, G06K9/46, G06T7/00, H04N7/18 | 15/068327 |
| 226 | 9608714 | Global communication network | A method for modifying a communication signal for transmission from a source to a destination includes identifying, by data processing hardware, a target platform for communication with a communication device. The method includes establishing a communication connection between the target platform and the communication device and identifying an available communication channel for communicating data between the target platform and the communication device. The method also includes modifying a communication signal by multiplying the communication signal with a pseudo random noise spreading code. The method also includes causing transmission of the modified communication signal from the communication device to the target platform through the available communication channel. The modified communication signal is transmitted below a thermal noise of the available communication channel. | Dedi David Haziza (Sunnyvale, CA) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2015-07-21 | 2017-03-28 | H04B7/185, H04B7/04, H04B1/707, H04B7/155, H04W72/04, H04L7/04 | 14/804630 |
| 227 | 9607522 | Unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination. One of the methods includes determining, by an electronic system in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) , an estimated fuel remaining in the UAV. An estimated fuel consumption of the UAV is determined. Estimated information associated with wind affecting the UAV is determined using information obtained from sensors included in the UAV. Estimated flights times remaining for a current path, and one or more alternative flight paths, are determined using the determined estimated fuel remaining, determined estimated fuel consumption, determined information associated wind, and information describing each flight path. In response to the electronic system determining that the estimated fuel remaining, after completion of the current flight path, would be below a first threshold, an alternative flight path is selected. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Joseph Moster (San Francisco, CA), Donald Curry Weigel (Los Altos, CA), James Ogden (Tracy, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-05-18 | 2017-03-28 | G06F7/00, H04W12/06, G05D1/10, G07C5/02, G05D1/02, H04W48/02, G07C5/08, G07C5/00, H04W4/02, G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G01S13/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G01S1/00, G06F19/00, G01S19/14 | 15/158009 |
| 228 | 9598172 | Aerial material distribution device | A device is provided. The device includes one or more electric sifters externally mounted to an aircraft and configured to store a payload. Each electric sifter includes a loading port to add the payload and a distribution apparatus to distribute the payload when the aircraft is airborne. The device also includes an uploaded program, configured to control the aircraft and the device. The uploaded program directs the aircraft to land at a designated location in response to a payload of a designated one of the one or more electric sifters reaching a predetermined level. In response to the device receives a command to activate the distribution apparatus, the distribution apparatus distributes the payload from the device. | Michael Beaugavin Markov (Oceanside, CA) | --- | 2016-08-01 | 2017-03-21 | B64D1/00, B07B1/00, B64D1/12, A01M9/00, G05D1/00, B64D1/16, A01C15/00, B64D1/18, B64C39/02 | 15/224871 |
| 229 | 9592912 | Ground control point assignment and determination system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for ground control point assignment and determination. One of the methods includes receiving information describing a flight plan for the UAV to implement, the flight plan identifying one or more waypoints associated with geographic locations assigned as ground control points. A first waypoint identified in the flight plan is traveled to, and an action to designate a surface at the associated geographic location is designated as a ground control point. Location information associated with the designated surface is stored. The stored location information is provided to an outside system for storage. | Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Brett Michael Bethke (Millbrae, CA), Fabien Blanc-Paques (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-04-07 | 2017-03-14 | B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G01C15/02 | 15/093511 |
| 230 | 9583007 | Dynamic selection of unmanned aerial vehicles | A device receives a request for a flight path from a first location to a second location in a region, and calculates the flight path based on the request and based on one or more of weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, regulatory information, or historical information associated with the region. The device determines required capabilities for the flight path based on the request, and selects, from multiple UAVs, a particular UAV based on the required capabilities for the flight path and based on a ranking of the multiple UAVs. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path, and provides the flight path instructions to the particular UAV to permit the particular UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path. | Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2015-12-22 | 2017-02-28 | G01C23/00, G01S5/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G06Q10/06, B60L8/00, G06Q50/30, B60L11/18, G01C21/20, G05D1/10 | 14/978443 |
| 231 | 9583006 | Identifying unmanned aerial vehicles for mission performance | A device receives a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path from a first location to a second location and performance of mission operations, and calculates the flight path from the first location to the second location based on the request. The device determines required capabilities for the mission based on the request, and identifies UAVs based on the required capabilities for the mission. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path and mission instructions for the mission operations, and provides the flight path/mission instructions to the identified UAVs to permit the identified UAVs to travel from the first location to the second location, via the flight path, and to perform the mission operations at the second location. | Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2017-02-28 | G08G5/00, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G07C5/00 | 14/282179 |
| 232 | 9573683 | Collapsible multi-rotor UAV | A multi-rotor UAV having a pull pin mechanism that engages and disengages the rotor arms from a deployed, in-flight position to a storage or transport configuration, thus making the UAV more portable and capable of carrying larger payloads with the flexibility of folding into a smaller configuration or profile for transport, such as in a backpack. The device includes a rotor arm utilization of a pull pin mechanism to lock and unlock the position of the arms, and a proprietary frame. | Benjamin Martin (Houston, TX), Rebecca Rapp (Houston, TX) | Arch-Aerial, Llc (Houston, TX) | 2015-04-27 | 2017-02-21 | B64C27/08, B64C39/02, B64C27/50 | 14/697597 |
| 233 | 9569972 | Unmanned aerial vehicle identity and capability verification | A device receives a request for a flight path for a UAV from a first location to a second location, credentials for the UAV, and component information for the UAV. The device determines, based on the credentials, whether the UAV is authenticated for utilizing the device and a network, and determines whether the UAV is capable of flight based on the component information and maintenance information. The device calculates, the flight path based on capability information for the UAV and/or other information, and determines whether the UAV is capable of traversing the flight path based on the capability information and/or the other information. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path, and provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path. | Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2017-02-14 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 14/282153 |
| 234 | 9567074 | Base station control for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for base station control for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) . for certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a base station, may: (i) obtain at least one indicator of at least one flight attribute corresponding to a first UFV, or (ii) transmit to a second UFV at least one indicator of at least one flight attribute corresponding to a first UFV. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-12-28 | 2017-02-14 | B64C39/02, G08G5/00 | 13/730202 |
| 235 | 9561852 | In flight transfer of packages between aerial drones | Aspects include a system for transferring a payload between drones. The system includes a first drone having a first member and a first controller, the first member having a first coupling device on one end, the first member being configured to carry a payload, the first controller being configured to change a first altitude and orientation of the first drone. A second drone includes a second member and controller, the second member having a second coupling device on one end, the second member being configured to receive the payload, the second controller being configured to change a second altitude and orientation of the second drone. The controllers cooperate to change at least one of the first and second altitude, and the first and second orientation to operably engage the first coupling device to the second coupling device for transferring the payload from the first member to the second member. | Brian S. Beaman (Apex, NC), Eric V. Kline (Rochester, MN), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-01-04 | 2017-02-07 | G05D1/00, B64D1/00, B64C39/02 | 14/987155 |
| 236 | 9560060 | Cross-modality electromagnetic signature analysis for radio frequency persona identification | Systems and methods can support identifying multiple radio transmitters as being integrated within a single communications device. Radio frequency signals may be collected using one or more sensors incorporating radio receivers. A first radio frequency signature and a second radio frequency signature may be identified within one or more of the radio frequency signals as originating respectively from a first radio transmitter and a second radio transmitter. Characteristics of the first and second radio frequency signatures may be analyzed to evaluate a relationship between the first and second radio frequency signatures. It may be determined whether or not the first and second radio transmitters are integrated within a common wireless electronic device based upon the evaluated relationship between the first radio frequency signature and the second radio frequency signature. Characteristics and behaviors associated with the wireless electronic device may be determined therefrom. | Robert John Baxley (Atlanta, GA), David Maynor (Atlanta, GA), Logan Michael Lamb (Atlanta, GA) | Bastille Networks, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-02 | 2017-01-31 | H04B7/00, H04W12/08, H04B7/01, H04W72/04, H04W88/06, G06K7/00, H04L29/06, H04B1/00 | 14/728954 |
| 237 | 9551990 | Unmanned aerial vehicle landing system | The present disclosure provides an unmanned flying vehicle (UAV) operable in a plurality of operating modes including a normal operations mode, a safe landing mode and an emergency landing mode. The normal operations mode is initiated when no errors are detected in the system. The safe landing mode is initiated when one or more non-critical components of the UAV are in non-responsive mode or do not work as desired. The emergency landing mode is initiated when one or more critical components are in non-responsive mode or do not work as desired. Further, the safe landing mode overrides the normal operations mode and the emergency landing mode overrides both the normal operations mode and the safe landing mode. | Tero Heinonen (Jarvenpaa, FI) | Sharper Shape Oy (Espoo, FI) | 2015-03-17 | 2017-01-24 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64D1/08, G05D1/10, B64D17/80, G08G5/00 | 14/660145 |
| 238 | 9551781 | Efficient localization of transmitters within complex electromagnetic environments | Systems and methods can support determining a physical position of a radio transmitter. A physical model for electromagnetic signal propagation within the electromagnetic environment may be established. Radio frequency signal power levels associated with the radio transmitter may be received from one or more radio frequency sensors. Parameters associated with the physical model may be estimated for one or more test locations within the electromagnetic environment. An error metric between the received radio frequency signal power levels and the physical model may be computed for the one or more test locations. Bounds on the parameters associated with the physical model may be established to prune away physically impossible solutions. The parameters associated with the physical model may be optimized across the one or more test locations to establish a preferred location estimate for the radio transmitter. | Robert John Baxley (Atlanta, GA), Justin Trent Altman (Washington, DC) | Bastille Networks, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-10-30 | 2017-01-24 | H04W24/08, H04N5/265, G06T7/20, G06T7/00, G06K9/00, G01S5/02, G06T7/60, G06K9/52, G06F17/30, H04L29/06, H04W4/00, H04W12/10, H04B1/18, H04W4/02, H04W12/08, H04B17/10, H04B17/391, H04W84/18 | 14/928974 |
| 239 | 9547380 | Multi-degrees-of-freedom hand controller | Disclosed is a controller including a first control member, a second control member that extends from a portion of the first control member, and a controller processor that is operable to produce a rotational movement output signal in response to movement of the first control member, and a translational movement output signal in response to movement of the second control member relative to the first control member. The rotational movement output signal may be any of a pitch movement output signal, a yaw movement output signal, and a roll movement output signal, and the translational movement output signal may be any of an x-axis movement output signal, a y-axis movement output signal, and a z-axis movement output signal. In exemplary embodiments, the first control member may be gripped and moved using a single hand, and the second control member may be moved using one or more digits of the single hand, thus permitting highly intuitive, single-handed control of multiple degrees of freedom, to and including, all six degrees of rotational and translational freedom without any inadvertent cross-coupling inputs. | Scott Edward Parazynski (Houston, TX) | Fluidity Technologies, Inc. (Houston, TX) | 2016-03-16 | 2017-01-17 | G06F3/0346, G06F3/0338, G08C19/16, A61B5/00 | 15/071624 |
| 240 | 9542850 | Secure communications with unmanned aerial vehicles | A device receives a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel from a first location to a second location, and determines, based on credentials of the UAV, whether the UAV is authenticated for utilizing the device. The device determines, when the UAV is authenticated, capability information for the UAV based on component information of the UAV, and calculates the flight path. The device determines whether the UAV is capable of traversing the flight path based on the capability information, and generates, when the UAV is capable of traversing the flight path, flight path instructions for the flight path. The device provides the flight path instructions and credentials of the device to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location when the UAV authenticates the device based on the credentials of the device. | Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2017-01-10 | G08G1/0967, G08G5/00, H04L29/12, H04B7/185 | 14/282485 |
| 241 | 9540119 | Remotely piloted aircraft telemetry recording using the command and control data link system and related method | A system and related method for reception and storage of a command and control (C2) data link between a control station and a Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) for RPV operation. From the C2 data link, the system receives and stores command signals generated by the control station as well as telemetry data associated with and generated by the RPV. The system operates to compare the received telemetry data to 1) the command signal to assure RPV compliance, 2) stored information associated with the RPV to determine a RPV anomaly, and 3) stored information associated with a high value asset (HVA) . Should the comparison reveal a threat to the RPV or HVA, the system alerts an authority to mitigate the threat. The system and method aggregates data associated with specific RPV type or operator to support several safety initiatives, methods used to perform predictive maintenance planning, and accident recreation and investigation. | Richard E. Heinrich (Marion, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2015-05-12 | 2017-01-10 | B64D45/00, H04W4/02 | 14/710025 |
| 242 | 9540105 | Aerial material distribution apparatus | An aircraft for distributing granular material on a target area is provided. The aircraft includes an electric sifter, which includes a motor to distribute the granular material on the target area and a screen on the bottom surface of the electric sifter. The screen allows the granular material to pass through the screen to the target area. The aircraft also includes a circuit to activate the motor, one or more power sources to power the motor and the circuit, and an interface for an operator to control the circuit. The granular material is stored in the electric sifter. The operator manipulates the interface to signal the circuit to activate the motor. The electric sifter distributes the granular material when the motor is activated. | Michael Beaugavin Markov (Oceanside, CA) | --- | 2013-03-04 | 2017-01-10 | B64D1/00, B64D1/02, B64D1/16, B05C19/00, B05C19/04, B64C39/02 | 13/784469 |
| 243 | 9540102 | Base station multi-vehicle coordination | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for base station multi-vehicle coordination. for certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a base station, may: (i) effectuate one or more communications with at least a first UFV and a second UFV, or (ii) transmit to a first UFV at least one command based at least partially on one or more communications with at least a first UFV and a second UFV. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2013-03-13 | 2017-01-10 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G08G5/00 | 13/800391 |
| 244 | 9537561 | Optimization of communications with UAVS using terrestrial cellular networks | A UAV gateway may be used to assist in the optimization of communications between a UAV and a cellular wireless network. The UAV may include a steerable, multi-faceted antenna array. In one implementation, the UAV may receive, from the cellular wireless network, network description information, describing the physical state of the cellular wireless network. The network description information may include, for example, locations of base stations near the UAV, transmit power associated with the base stations (or with cells provided by the base stations) , and/or the transmit antenna patterns associated with the base stations. The UAV may use this information to optimize its communications with the cellular network. | Lalit R. Kotecha (San Ramon, CA), Sudhakar Reddy Patil (Westlake, TX) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2016-01-21 | 2017-01-03 | H04W40/00, H04B7/185, H04W64/00, H04B7/08, H04W88/16 | 15/003271 |
| 245 | 9533760 | Image monitoring and display from unmanned vehicle | This invention relates to capturing and displaying images and/or data received from a manned, or, more typically, an unmanned aerial drone. More particularly, the invention relates to a system of sensors mounted on an aerial drone and display systems in addition to transmission and reception components associated with the sensors and display systems respectively whereby images and/or data captured by the sensors can be transmitted to, received by, and viewed on single and multiple monitor display systems. | David Wagreich (Los Angeles, CA) | Crane-Cohasset Holdings, Llc (Los Angeles, CA) | 2016-03-08 | 2017-01-03 | H04N7/18, H04N5/232, H04N5/247, G06K9/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08 | 15/064533 |
| 246 | 9529357 | Method and apparatus for operator supervision and direction of highly autonomous vehicles | A system for automating the control of a Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) includes a computer having a processor and a memory, a display operatively coupled to the computer and configured to display a future operating condition of the RPV and an input device operatively coupled to the computer. A predicted noodle tool is executed by the processor and configured to indicate a predicted future path of the RPV by generating a predicted noodle segment on the display. A directed noodle tool is executed by the processor to indicate a pilot-adjustable proposed future flight path of the RPV by generating a directed noodle segment on the display. Further, an input device mode selector is operatively coupled to the processor and configured to selectively map the input device to either manipulate a control surface of the RPV, or to manipulate the directed noodle segment. | Jeffrey Eggers (Leesburg, VA), Mark Draper (Beavercreek, OH), Robert Shaw (Beavercreek, OH), Joshua Hamell (San Marcos, CA), Heath Ruff (Dayton, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC) | 2014-06-09 | 2016-12-27 | G05D1/00 | 14/298992 |
| 247 | 9527587 | Unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) coordination | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) coordination. for certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a UFV, may: (i) obtain one or more theater characteristics, or (ii) coordinate at least one behavior of at least one UFV based, at least partially, on one or more theater characteristics. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2013-04-19 | 2016-12-27 | B64C39/02, G05D1/10, G08G5/00 | 13/866743 |
| 248 | 9527586 | Inter-vehicle flight attribute communication for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for inter-vehicle flight attribute communication for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) . for certain example embodiments, at least one machine may: (i) obtain at least one indication related to imparting at least one flight attribute corresponding to a UFV, or (ii) transmit to a remote UFV at least one indicator of at least one flight attribute corresponding to a UFV based at least partially on at least one indication related to imparting at least one flight attribute. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-12-27 | 2016-12-27 | B64C39/02, G05D1/10 | 13/728642 |
| 249 | 9524648 | Countermeasures for threats to an uncrewed autonomous vehicle | Uncrewed autonomous vehicles (''UAVs'') may navigate from one location to another location. Described herein are systems, devices, and methods providing countermeasures for threats that may compromise the UAVs. A plurality of UAVs may establish a mesh network to distribute information to one another. A first UAV may receive external data from a second UAV using the mesh network. The external data may be used to confirm or cross-check data such as location, heading, altitude, and so forth. Disagreement between data generated by the first UAV with external data from the second UAV may result in the determination that the first UAV is compromised. Remedial actions may be taken, such as the first UAV may be directed to a safe location to land or park, may receive commands from another UAV, and so forth. | Varadarajan Gopalakrishnan (Cupertino, CA), Jesper Mikael Johansson (Redmond, WA), James Domit Mackraz (Palo Alto, CA), Jon Arron McClintock (Seattle, WA), Brandon William Porter (Yarrow Point, WA), Andrew Jay Roths (Kenmore, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-11-17 | 2016-12-20 | G05D1/00, H04N7/00, G08G5/00 | 14/543198 |
| 250 | 9513635 | Unmanned aerial vehicle inspection system | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes obtaining, from a user device, flight operation information describing an inspection of a vertical structure to be performed, the flight operation information including locations of one or more safe locations for vertical inspection. A location of the UAV is determined to correspond to a first safe location for vertical inspection. A first inspection of the structure is performed is performed at the first safe location, the first inspection including activating cameras. A second safe location is traveled to, and a second inspection of the structure is performed. Information associated with the inspection is provided to the user device. | Brett Michael Bethke (Millbrae, CA), Hui Li (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-03-02 | 2016-12-06 | G01C21/12, G01C21/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/04 | 15/059154 |
| 251 | 9505496 | Aerial insect release apparatus | An apparatus to aerially dispense payload containers from an aircraft is provided. The apparatus includes an outer portion, including an opening to allow a payload container to leave the apparatus when the payload container is in alignment with the opening. The apparatus also includes an inner portion, configured to rotate within the outer portion. The inner portion has one or more cutouts that retain the payload container. The apparatus further includes an actuator, coupled to the inner portion, and a processor circuit. The processor circuit commands the actuator to rotate the inner portion to cause the payload container to align with the opening. | Michael Beaugavin Markov (Oceanside, CA) | --- | 2014-10-19 | 2016-11-29 | B64D1/02, B64D1/12, A01K1/08, B64D1/08, B64C39/02 | 14/517870 |
| 252 | 9489839 | Tracking a vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle | Tracking a vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed. One or more first images may be received from a first camera of the first unmanned aerial vehicle located at a first location. A unique identifier of a first vehicle may be determined to be not identifiable in at least one of the one or more first images. The first unmanned aerial vehicle may be then repositioned. One or more second images having the second field of view and showing the first vehicle may then be received. The unique identifier of the first vehicle may then be determined based on at least one of the one or more second images. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2015-11-17 | 2016-11-08 | G01C23/00, G05D1/10, G06Q30/02, G06Q20/02, G06Q20/14, G06K9/00, G06Q30/04, G06K9/18, G06K9/32, G05D1/00, G08G1/017, G06K9/62, G06Q50/26, H04N5/232, G07B15/02, G08G1/052, G08G1/056, G08G1/133, G08G1/14, G07B15/00, H04N7/18 | 14/943029 |
| 253 | 9470579 | System and method for calibrating imaging measurements taken from aerial vehicles | Systems and methods are provided for calibrating spectral measurements taken of one or more targets from an aerial vehicle. Multiple photo sensors may be configured to obtain spectral measurements of one or more ambient light sources. The obtained spectral measurements of the one or more ambient light sources may be used to calibrate the obtained spectral measurements of the target. | Michael Ritter (San Diego, CA), Michael Milton (San Diego, CA) | Slantrange, Inc. (San Diego, CA) | 2014-09-08 | 2016-10-18 | G01J3/46, G01J3/02, G01J3/28 | 14/480565 |
| 254 | 9465019 | Mountable sensor for an aircraft | A sensor system runs real-time software on the processor to receive and log temperature and humidity data from the sensors. A processor processes the data, reformats the data packaged with GPS information provided by the centralized sensor control system for transmission to the platform receiver (including error checking) , and provides a diagnostic interface for displaying logged data and status information. This data is time stamped and transmitted to the centralized sensor control system across the external control/data interface. | Mary Lockhart (Fairfax Station, VA), Thomas Wallace (Arlington, VA), Randal Brumbaugh (Altadena, CA), Malcolm Robbie (Stow, OH), Brian Patterson (Centennial, CO), Donna Blake (Oakton, VA), Andreas Goroch (Salinas, CA) | Blue Storm Associates, Inc. (Fairfax Station, VA) | 2013-08-27 | 2016-10-11 | G01N33/00, G06F7/60, G08B1/08, G01W1/00, G01N25/58, G01S13/00 | 14/011454 |
| 255 | 9456361 | System, method, and computer program for performing mobile network related tasks based on performance data acquired by an unmanned vehicle | A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing mobile network related tasks based on performance data acquired by an unmanned vehicle. In use, mobile device performance data associated with a geographical area is received, the mobile device performance data being acquired by one or more unmanned vehicles accessing the geographical area. Additionally, the received mobile device performance data associated with the geographical area is analyzed. Further, one or more mobile network related tasks corresponding to the geographical area are performed based on the analysis of the received mobile device performance data associated with the geographical area. | Meir Levy (Givat-Chen, IL), Yaron Kadmon (Kfar Saba, IL), Dori Ben-Moshe (Ramat Hasharon, IL), Nadav Kremer (Hadera, IL), Baruch Pinto (Kadima, IL) | Amdocs Software Systems Limited (Dublin, IE) | 2015-01-07 | 2016-09-27 | H04W16/18, H04W24/02, H04W4/16 | 14/591866 |
| 256 | 9454151 | User interfaces for selecting unmanned aerial vehicles and mission plans for unmanned aerial vehicles | A device receives a request for a mission that includes traversal of a flight path and performance of mission operations, and presents a first user interface that requests mission information. The device receives the mission information, and determines recommended UAVs for the mission based on the mission information. The device presents information associated with the recommended UAVs, and receives a selection of a particular UAV via the first user interface. The device determines recommended mission plans based on the mission information and the particular UAV, and presents the recommended mission plans via a second user interface. The device receives a selection of a particular mission plan via the second user interface, and generates mission plan instructions for the particular mission plan. The device provides the mission plan instructions to the particular UAV to permit the particular UAV to travel the flight path and perform the mission operations. | Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2016-09-27 | G05D1/00, G06Q10/08 | 14/282249 |
| 257 | 9428272 | Aerial material distribution method and apparatus | A remotely-piloted aircraft for distributing a payload to a target area is provided. The aircraft includes an enclosure, which includes a top lid covering the top, an internal compartment to store the payload, a bottom surface, and a distribution apparatus to allow the payload to pass through the bottom surface. The aircraft also includes a circuit to control the distribution apparatus, a wireless receiver, to receive commands to activate and inactivate the distribution apparatus, and one or more power sources coupled to the distribution apparatus and the wireless receiver. The one or more power sources provide electrical power to the distribution apparatus and the wireless receiver. An operator controls the aircraft and the circuit with at least one of a wireless transmitter and an uploaded program in the circuit. When the wireless receiver receives a command to activate the distribution apparatus, the distribution apparatus distributes the payload from the enclosure. | Michael Beaugavin Markov (Oceanside, CA) | --- | 2014-10-19 | 2016-08-30 | B64D1/00, B64D1/16, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64D1/12, B07B1/00 | 14/517866 |
| 258 | 9412279 | Unmanned aerial vehicle network-based recharging | A device receives a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel from a first location to a second location, and determines capability information for the UAV based on component information of the UAV. The device calculates the flight path based on the capability information, identifies multiple recharging stations located on or near the flight path, and selects a recharging station from the multiple recharging stations based on one or more factors. The device generates flight path instructions, for the flight path, that instruct the UAV to stop and recharge at the recharging station. The device provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to a location of the recharging station, stop and recharge at the recharging station, and travel from the location of the recharging station to the second location via the flight path. | Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2016-08-09 | G05D3/00, G08G5/04, G05D1/10, G06Q10/00, G01C21/34, G08G5/00 | 14/282518 |
| 259 | 9406237 | Unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination. One of the methods includes determining, by an electronic system in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) , an estimated fuel remaining in the UAV. An estimated fuel consumption of the UAV is determined. Estimated information associated with wind affecting the UAV is determined using information obtained from sensors included in the UAV. Estimated flights times remaining for a current path, and one or more alternative flight paths, are determined using the determined estimated fuel remaining, determined estimated fuel consumption, determined information associated wind, and information describing each flight path. In response to the electronic system determining that the estimated fuel remaining, after completion of the current flight path, would be below a first threshold, an alternative flight path is selected. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Joseph Moster (San Francisco, CA), Donald Curry Weigel (Los Altos, CA), James Ogden (Tracy, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-01-22 | 2016-08-02 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/02, G01S1/00, G06F19/00, G01S19/14 | 15/004411 |
| 260 | 9405296 | Collision targeting for hazard handling | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for collision targeting for hazard handling. for certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a base station, may: (i) ascertain at least one target for at least one collision to include an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) , or (ii) transmit at least one command to execute at least one maneuver to divert a UFV at least toward at least one target to induce at least one collision to include the UFV and the at least one target. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwah Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-12-31 | 2016-08-02 | G05D1/12, B64C39/02, F41G7/00 | 13/731721 |
| 261 | 9403593 | Distributed unmanned aerial vehicle architecture | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a distributed system architecture for unmanned air vehicles. One of the methods includes obtaining information identifying flight information of a UAV, with the flight information including flight phase information or a contingency condition associated with a flight critical module included in the UAV. The obtained information is analyzed, and one or more first payload modules are determined to enter a modified power state. Requests to enter the modified power state are caused to be transmitted to each determined payload module in the one or more first payload modules. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Brian Richman (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-02-09 | 2016-08-02 | G01C23/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/00 | 15/019165 |
| 262 | 9393683 | Conductive boot for power tool protection | Apparatus configured for high voltage power line maintenance and repair. In some embodiments, a power tool has a housing that encloses an electrical load and a control electronics module, the housing having a first shield layer of conductive material and being open at one end to receive a removable battery pack. A conductive boot removably attaches to the housing to surround the battery pack, the boot having a second shield layer of conductive material which, when installed onto the boot, combines with the first shield layer to form a combined shield that nominally encloses the power tool and the boot. A locking feature interlocks the boot to the housing. In further embodiments, the power tool is supported at a distal end of an insulated hot stick. A user interface is supplied at a proximal end of the hot stick to selectively activate the power tool. | Richard C. Bevins, Jr. (Tulsa, OK), Denver K. Kimberlin (Coweta, OK), Martin C. Admire (Tulsa, OK) | M. W. Bevins Co. (Tulsa, OK) | 2015-05-01 | 2016-07-19 | B25F5/00, B23D59/00 | 14/702475 |
| 263 | 9373014 | Systems and methods for event monitoring using aerial drones | A radio frequency identification (RFID) network and methods for even monitoring in a closed environment includes distributing RFID readers across the environment. Readers have unique reader identifiers and communicate with a computer system. These identifiers and reader locations are stored. The location of subjects bearing passive RFID tags is acquired by reading the unique subject identifiers off the tags and associating these RFID tags with the reader identifiers of the readers making the readings. A subject data store includes the location data of the subjects obtained by the RFID readers and electronic addresses of the subjects. An instruction set data store comprising sets, each set corresponding to one of a plurality of events, is also maintained. In accordance with the instruction set data store, in response to an event, different event messages are sent to different subjects and an aerial drone is dispatched. | Robert R. Mehranfar (Alamo, CA) | Parachute Systems, Inc. (Dover, DE) | 2015-12-10 | 2016-06-21 | G06K7/01, G06K7/10 | 14/965788 |
| 264 | 9355228 | System and method for policy driven protection of remote computing environments | A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving multiple software agents and configuring a network of the multiple software agents according to a predetermined policy. The process can further include facilitating secure communications among software agents of the network of the multiple software agents according to the predetermined policy. A state of one of the system, a system environment within which the system operates, or a combination thereof can be determined, based on the secure communications among the software agents of the network of the multiple software agents. A computing environment can be facilitated conditionally on the state of the one of the system, the system environment, or the combination thereof, according to the predetermined policy to support a mission application. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Fred Hewitt Smith, III (Old Town, ME), Cynthia Smith (Old Town, ME), Benjamin Smith (Tucson, AZ), Daniel Sabin (Madbury, NH) | Angel Secure Networks, Inc. (Old Town, ME) | 2013-07-15 | 2016-05-31 | G06F21/12, G06F21/55, H04L29/06 | 13/942319 |
| 265 | 9354296 | Dynamic selection of unmanned aerial vehicles | A device receives a request for a flight path from a first location to a second location in a region, and calculates the flight path based on the request and based on one or more of weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, regulatory information, or historical information associated with the region. The device determines required capabilities for the flight path based on the request, and selects, from multiple UAVs, a particular UAV based on the required capabilities for the flight path and based on a ranking of the multiple UAVs. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path, and provides the flight path instructions to the particular UAV to permit the particular UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path. | Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2016-05-31 | G01C23/00, G01S5/00 | 14/282345 |
| 266 | 9346991 | Thermal interface materials and systems and devices containing the same | This disclosure relates generally to thermally conductive polymer composites and particularly to thermal interface materials. | Steven C. Arzberger (Denver, CO), Sayangdev Naha (Littleton, CO), Douglas Campbell (Longmont, CO) | Ada Technologies, Inc. (Littleton, CO) | 2012-04-16 | 2016-05-24 | H01B1/02, C09K5/14, H01B1/04, B82Y30/00 | 13/448257 |
| 267 | 9346546 | Aerial beneficial insect distribution vehicle | A remotely-piloted aircraft for distributing beneficial insects on a target area is provided. The aircraft includes an enclosure, including a top lid, one or more internal compartments, a door for each of the one or more internal compartments, and an actuator to open and close each of the doors. The aircraft also includes a circuit to control the actuators, a wireless receiver, coupled to the circuit, to receive commands to open and close the doors, and one or more power sources to power the actuators and the wireless receiver. An operator controls the aircraft and the circuit with at least one of a wireless transmitter and an uploaded program in the circuit. When the wireless receiver receives a command to open a door, the circuit controls an actuator corresponding to the door. The actuator opens the door, and the beneficial insects are distributed from internal compartments. | Michael Beaugavin Markov (Oceanside, CA) | --- | 2015-01-14 | 2016-05-24 | B64D1/02, B64C39/02, B64D1/16, B05C19/04, B05C19/00 | 14/597018 |
| 268 | 9346545 | Aerial granular material distribution device | A device for distributing granular material to a target area from an aircraft is provided. The device includes one or more electric sifters, and each of the one or more electric sifters includes a motor to distribute the granular material on the target area and a screen on the bottom surface of the electric sifter. The granular material is stored in the one or more electric sifters. The screen includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion allows the granular material to pass through the screen to the target area. The second portion prevents the granular material from passing through the screen. The device also includes a circuit to control the motors, one or more power sources to power the motor and the circuit, and an interface for a human operator to control the circuit. | Michael Beaugavin Markov (Oceanside, CA) | --- | 2015-01-14 | 2016-05-24 | B05C19/04, B05C19/00, B64D1/02, B64C39/02, B64D1/16 | 14/596997 |
| 269 | 9340283 | Distributed unmanned aerial vehicle architecture | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a distributed system architecture for unmanned air vehicles. One of the methods includes receiving selections of configuration information to provide to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , with the selections of configuration information being associated with respective components included in the UAV. The configuration information associated with a first component is determined to be valid from selections of configuration information associated with the first component. The configuration information associated with the first component is provided for storage in the UAV in response to receiving a user action. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Brian Richman (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-01-06 | 2016-05-17 | G01C23/00, B64C39/02, B64D41/00 | 14/989701 |
| 270 | 9335764 | Virtual and augmented reality cockpit and operational control systems | Architecture for a multimodal, multiplatform switching, unmanned vehicle (UV) swarm system which can execute missions in diverse environments. The architecture includes onboard and ground processors to handle and integrate multiple sensor inputs generating a unique UV pilot experience for a remote drone pilot (RDP) via a virtual augmented reality cockpit (VARC) . The RDP is monitored by an operational control system and an experienced control pilot. A ground processor handles real-time localization, forwarding of commands, generation and delivery of augmented content to users, along with safety features and overrides. The UVs onboard processors and autopilot execute the commands and provide a redundant source of safety features and override in the case of loss of signal. The UVs perform customizable missions, with adjustable rules for differing skill levels. RDPs experience real-time virtual piloting of the UV with augmented interactive and actionable visual and audio content delivered to them via VARC systems. | Steven D. Herz (Ashburn, VA), Alfred N. Kovalik (North Branford, CT) | Recreational Drone Event Systems, Llc (Ashburn, VA) | 2015-05-26 | 2016-05-10 | G05D3/00, G05D1/00, G01S19/13 | 14/721268 |
| 271 | 9334052 | Unmanned aerial vehicle flight path determination, optimization, and management | A device receives a request for a flight path from a first location to a second location in a region. The request includes component information associated with components of UAVs in a group. The device calculates a most efficient flight path from the first location to the second location based weather information, air traffic information, obstacle information, or regulatory information associated with the region, and determines capability information for the UAVs in the group based on the component information. The device selects, from the UAVs in the group, a particular UAV that is capable of traversing the most efficient flight path based on the capability information, and generates flight path instructions for the most efficient flight path. The device provides the flight path instructions to the particular UAV to permit the particular UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the most efficient flight path. | Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2016-05-10 | G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, B64C39/02 | 14/282163 |
| 272 | 9311820 | Configurability options for information, airspace, and property utilized by an unmanned aerial vehicle platform | A device receives aviation information associated with aviation in a geographical region, and receives configurability options associated with the aviation information. The device analyzes the aviation information based on the configurability options to generate analyzed information, and receives a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel from a first location to a second location in the geographical region. The device calculates the flight path from the first location to the second location based on the analyzed information and capability information associated with the UAV, and generates flight path instructions for the flight path. The device provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from the first location to the second location via the flight path. | Hani Batla (Teaneck, NJ), Ashok N. Srivastava (Mountain View, CA), Douglas M. Pasko (Bridgewater, NJ), Igor Kantor (Raleigh, NC), Gurpreet Ubhi (Nutley, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2014-05-20 | 2016-04-12 | G08G5/00 | 14/282237 |
| 273 | 9311760 | Unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination. One of the methods includes maintaining, in a datastore, flight operation information associated with UAV flight operations. A request to generate a risk assessment report is received, with the request including aspects of a UAV flight operation, with the risk assessment report describing risk associated with each aspect. Flight operation information accessed from the datastore is analyzed. Performance characteristics are determined based at least in part on the analysis of the flight operation information, with the performance characteristics including information that can inform, or affect, a safe or functional UAV flight operation. Risk assessments for each aspects in the request are determined using the performance characteristics. The risk assessment report is generated using the determined risk assessments. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Joseph Moster (San Francisco, CA), Donald Curry Weigel (Los Altos, CA), James Ogden (Tracy, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2015-05-11 | 2016-04-12 | G07C5/02, G05D1/02, G05D1/00, H04W12/06, B64C39/02, H04W4/02, H04W48/02, G08G5/00, G07C5/00, G07C5/08 | 14/709360 |
| 274 | 9310221 | Distributed unmanned aerial vehicle architecture | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a distributed system architecture for unmanned air vehicles. One of the methods includes receiving selections of configuration information to provide to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , with the selections of configuration information being associated with respective components included in the UAV. The configuration information associated with a first component is determined to be valid from selections of configuration information associated with the first component. The configuration information associated with the first component is provided for storage in the UAV in response to receiving a user action. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Brian Richman (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2015-05-11 | 2016-04-12 | G01C23/00 | 14/709287 |
| 275 | 9273981 | Distributed unmanned aerial vehicle architecture | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a distributed system architecture for unmanned air vehicles. One of the methods includes obtaining information identifying flight information of a UAV, with the flight information including flight phase information or a contingency condition associated with a flight critical module included in the UAV. The obtained information is analyzed, and one or more first payload modules are determined to enter a modified power state. Requests to enter the modified power state are caused to be transmitted to each determined payload module in the one or more first payload modules. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Brian Richman (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2015-05-11 | 2016-03-01 | G01C23/00 | 14/709263 |
| 276 | 9256994 | Unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination. One of the methods includes maintaining, by a cloud system in wireless communication with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) , allocated geofence envelopes for one or more of the UAVs, with each geofence envelope being a virtual barrier for a real-world geographic area. A request for approval of an updated geofence envelope is received from a first UAV in flight. The cloud system determines that the updated geofence envelope has not been allocated and/or the updated geofence envelope does not interfere with allocated geofence envelopes. In response to the determination, a response indicating approval of the request is generated. The generated response is provided to the first UAV. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Joseph Moster (San Francisco, CA), Donald Curry Weigel (Los Altos, CA), James Ogden (Tracy, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2015-05-11 | 2016-02-09 | G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G07C5/02, H04W12/06, B64C39/02, G07C5/08, G07C5/00, G08G5/00, H04W48/02, H04W4/02 | 14/709364 |
| 277 | 9256225 | Unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle authorization and geofence envelope determination. One of the methods includes determining, by an electronic system in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) , an estimated fuel remaining in the UAV. An estimated fuel consumption of the UAV is determined. Estimated information associated with wind affecting the UAV is determined using information obtained from sensors included in the UAV. Estimated flights times remaining for a current path, and one or more alternative flight paths, are determined using the determined estimated fuel remaining, determined estimated fuel consumption, determined information associated wind, and information describing each flight path. In response to the electronic system determining that the estimated fuel remaining, after completion of the current flight path, would be below a first threshold, an alternative flight path is selected. | Jonathan Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA), Joseph Moster (San Francisco, CA), Donald Curry Weigel (Los Altos, CA), James Ogden (Tracy, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2015-05-11 | 2016-02-09 | G05D1/00, G07C5/00, G08G5/00, H04W48/02, H04W4/02, G07C5/02, G05D1/02 | 14/709324 |
| 278 | 9235218 | Collision targeting for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) | Disclosed herein are example embodiments for collision targeting for an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV) . for certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a UFV, may: (i) ascertain at least one target for at least one collision to include a UFV, or (ii) execute at least one maneuver to divert a UFV at least toward at least one target to induce at least one collision to include the UFV and the at least one target. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-12-31 | 2016-01-12 | G05D1/12, F41G9/00, F41G7/22, B64C39/02 | 13/731450 |
| 279 | 9218002 | Stall prevention/recovery system and method | A method for operating an aircraft to prevent/recover from a stall condition includes the steps of detecting an actual vertical velocity of the aircraft, calculating vertical velocity error of the aircraft, the vertical velocity error being based upon a comparison between the actual vertical velocity of the aircraft and a commanded vertical velocity of the aircraft, and determining if the aircraft is in one of a near stalled condition and a stalled condition based upon at least the detected vertical velocity error and the polarity of the vertical velocity error. The method further includes the steps of taking control of the aircraft from an operator of the aircraft, reducing a bank angle of the aircraft, pitching the aircraft downward, and increasing the airspeed of the aircraft if the aircraft's airspeed is outside an airspeed window if the aircraft is in one of the near stalled condition and the stalled condition. | Kynn J. Schulte (Arlington, TX), Robert L. Fortenbaugh (Pantego, TX), Kenneth E. Builta (Euless, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2011-02-07 | 2015-12-22 | B65D25/00, G05D1/00, G05D1/08 | 13/522993 |
| 280 | 9196168 | Collision avoidance and warning system | A collision avoidance and warning system for a helicopter uses a type of emitted energy, for example radio frequency radar, from a transceiver positioned to cover a selected field of view for detecting an object or pedestrian in the vicinity of the helicopter. for helicopters that include a tail rotor assembly, the selected field of view can include a region around the tail rotor assembly so that when the helicopter is running on the ground, an alarm can be issued to persons approaching the tail rotor assembly. When the helicopter is in flight, the collision avoidance and warning system can alert the pilot when a portion of the helicopter outside of the pilot's field of view is in danger of a collision with an object. | James McCollough (Arlington, TX), Christos Bais (Keller, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2009-05-20 | 2015-11-24 | G08G5/04, G01S13/93 | 12/469238 |
| 281 | 9134416 | Systems and methods of providing a TCAS primary radar | Systems and related methods are delineated for employing a TCAS to provide a radar function for a UAS. One such system comprises a TCAS having at least a transceiver and an antenna, and a processor coupled to the transceiver for receiving signals generated from receipt of reflected energy received over the antenna, the reflected energy resulting from the one or more of a Mode S interrogation waveform and an ATCRBS interrogation waveform transmitted from the antenna. | Gregory T. Stayton (Peoria, AZ) | Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems Llc (Phoenix, AZ) | 2010-12-10 | 2015-09-15 | G01S13/93, G01S3/02 | 12/965738 |
| 282 | 9126699 | Portable circular synthetic runway | Presented is a system to launch, carry and recover aerial vehicles with a portal circular synthetic runway formed by a moving pad which is equivalent to flying carpet in the ancient tale. Based on the fact that during the process of takeoff, landing or being carried, an aircraft only needs be supported from limited space directly underneath (or above) it, a pad (or a beam or a cable) , which is acting as carriage and moving in unison with an aircraft, can be used to provide the same structural support as what's rendered by conventional runway or transportation vehicle. Circular structure of the synthetic runway makes such a device compact and portable. | Eric R Fu (San Jose, CA), Lillian R Fu (San Jose, CA) | --- | 2015-05-26 | 2015-09-08 | B64F1/00, B64F1/04, B64F1/22 | 14/721882 |
| 283 | 9097532 | Systems and methods for monocular airborne object detection | Systems and methods for airborne object detection using monocular sensors are provided. In one embodiment, a system for detecting moving objects from a mobile vehicle comprises: an imaging camera, a navigation unit including at least an inertial measurement unit, and a computer system coupled to the image camera and the navigation unit. The computer system executes an airborne object detection process algorithm, and calculates a transformation between two or more image frames captured by the imaging camera using navigation information associated with each of the two or more image frames to generate a motion compensated background image sequence. The computer system detects moving objects from the motion compensated background image sequence. | Ondrej Kotaba (Orlova, CZ), Jan Lukas (Melnik, CZ), Milan Sopata (Cana, SK) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2010-01-20 | 2015-08-04 | G01C11/06, G01C21/00, G01C21/16, G06T7/20, G06T7/00, G05D1/08, G05D1/10, G08G5/04, G08G5/00 | 12/690450 |
| 284 | 9094816 | Method and system for an emergency location information service (E-LIS) from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) | A method and system for determining and verifying a location of a network device in emergency situations with emergency messages including legacy 911, E911 and text-to-911 messages from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone. The method and system provide a current physical geographic location for mobile devices in urban areas (e.g., spot, chair, desk on in a room on a building floor, campus, enterprise, city, state, region, country, continent, etc.) and rural areas in an emergency situation such as an accident, fire, terrorist attack, military incident, weather, flood event, etc. and forwarding the current physical geographic location to a legacy 911 network, a Emergency Services IP networks (ESInet) or text-to-911 Short Message Services (SMS) networks to alert emergency responders. | Nicholas M. Maier (Gardnerville, NV), Gerald R. Eisner (Chicago, IL) | Redsky Technologies, Inc. (Chicago, IL) | 2014-12-22 | 2015-07-28 | H04M11/04, H04W4/22, H04W4/02, H04M1/725, H04W64/00, H04W4/00, H04W76/00 | 14/579760 |
| 285 | 9085353 | Method and apparatus for reducing control communication delay in a remotely controlled apparatus | A scatterer gatherer method and device configured to remotely manipulate an apparatus. The scatterer sends a group of identical packets through a network. The route each packet takes through the network is determined by the network. The time taken for a first packet of a group to travel from origin to destination is unequal from that taken by a second packet of the group. A gatherer is configured to receive each packet, determine which is the first of the group of identical packets to arrive, store the first and discard the later arriving packets of the group. The gatherer further configured to interpolate to determine a value for a missing group of packets should none of the group arrives within a predetermined time. The method and device further configured to use the stored data to remotely manipulate an apparatus then provide feedback to the user through a return network path. | Paul Beard (Bigfork, MT) | --- | 2013-09-11 | 2015-07-21 | B64C19/00 | 14/023621 |
| 286 | 9070285 | Passive camera based cloud detection and avoidance for aircraft systems | A computerized aircraft system, such as an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is provided with a cloud detection system. The UAS includes a monocular electro-optic or infra-red camera which acquires consecutively, in real time, a plurality of images within a field of view of the camera. The system identifies feature points in each of the consecutive images, and generates macro representations of cloud formations (3D representations of the clouds) based on tracking of the feature points across the plurality of images. A cloud avoidance system takes in nominal own-ship waypoints, compares those waypoints to the 3D cloud representations and outputs modified waypoints to avoid the detected clouds. | Prakash Ramu (Los Angeles, CA), Hieu Nguyen (Cypress, CA), Sharath Avadhanam (Los Angeles, CA), Jason Newton (Los Angeles, CA), Joseph Yadegar (Los Angeles, CA), Anurag Ganguli (Los Angeles, CA) | Utopiacompression Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2012-07-25 | 2015-06-30 | G08G5/04, G05D1/00, G01C23/00, G08G5/00, G01C11/06 | 13/558304 |
| 287 | 9062948 | Aerial smoke generator system | An aerial smoke generator system includes a pilotless aircraft, an altimeter, a smoke dispensing container, a rotating impulse-smoke-dispenser, and a processor. The altimeter is mounted to the pilotless aircraft. The smoke dispensing container is connected to the pilotless aircraft and has a smoke-producing chemical under pressure and a nozzle valved to release smoke from the smoke dispensing container. The rotating impulse-smoke-dispenser connected to the nozzle so as to release smoke produced by the smoke dispensing container. The rotating impulse-smoke-dispenser has tubular arms extending radially outward and configured to eject smoke under pressure in a direction promoting rotation of the rotating impulse-smoke-dispenser. The processor is connected to the altimeter and the smoke dispensing container so as to initiate a release of smoke when the pilotless aircraft arrives at a designated height. | S. Mill Calvert (Manassas, VA) | Asgs Associates, Trustee for Aerial Smoke Generator System Crt Trust (Manassas, VA) | 2014-10-03 | 2015-06-23 | F42B12/48 | 14/505990 |
| 288 | 9019376 | Computing device and method for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle to capture images | In a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipped with a camera to capture images of a target, the computing device sets coordinates of a target, initial coordinates of the camera, and an initial viewing direction of the camera. Real-time coordinates and a real-time viewing direction of the camera are obtained when the UAV flies around the target. Accordingly, adjustment parameters of the camera are calculated and transferred to a driver system connected to the camera, such that the driver system adjusts the camera to face the target according to the adjusting parameters. | Hou-Hsien Lee (New Taipei, TW), Chang-Jung Lee (New Taipei, TW), Chih-Ping Lo (New Taipei, TW) | Zhongshan Innocloud Intellectual Property Services Co., Ltd. (Zhongshan, CN) | 2012-12-18 | 2015-04-28 | H04N7/18 | 13/719046 |
| 289 | 9019143 | Spectrometric synthetic aperture radar | This invention relates to improved ultra-wideband synthetic aperture radar and inverse synthetic aperture radar, capable of simultaneously and independently imaging a plurality of spectral and polarimetric channels covering multiple radio frequency octaves. Advances in technologies relating to signal processing, graphical user interfaces, color representations of multi-spectral radar images, low aerodynamic drag polarimetric SAR antenna systems, and synthetic aperture radar aircraft platforms are some of the advancements disclosed herein. | Henry K. Obermeyer (Wellington, CO) | --- | 2007-11-30 | 2015-04-28 | G01S13/90 | 12/079062 |
| 290 | 9013301 | Mobile lock with retractable cable | A mobile lock with a retractable cable. The mobile lock includes an integral wireless locator system that can precisely locate the mobile device in real-time if stolen with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (i.e., a drone, etc.) The wireless locator system also automatically send messages (e.g., e-mail, text, instant messages, voice, etc.) and make automatic posts to social networking sites (e.g., FACEBOOK, TWITTER, etc.) and social shopping sites (CRAIG'S LIST, E-BAY, etc.) that the mobile device has been stolen. | Donald S. Williams (Chicago, IL) | --- | 2014-10-06 | 2015-04-21 | G08B1/08 | 14/507649 |
| 291 | 9004393 | Supersonic hovering air vehicle | Embodiments of the present invention include an aircraft capable of sustained out-of-ground-effect hover flight and sustained supersonic flight. At least some embodiments includes two wings powered by an engine to counterrotate while hovering, and to not rotate and sweep while flying at transonic and supersonic speeds. Other embodiments include two rotating wings that generate a force per unit area of under 100 lb/ft2 within the rotating wing disk during hover. Still other embodiment include a vehicle with rotating wings that can increase pitch to accelerate the aircraft, align the chord line of the wings with the airstream, and sweep the wings. Still further embodiments include a power plant that powers unducted rotating wings during hover and disengages from the wings to propel the aircraft at supersonic speeds. | Ronald M. Barrett-Gonzales (Lawrence, KS) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) | 2011-10-24 | 2015-04-14 | B64C27/24 | 13/279827 |
| 292 | 8967029 | Toxic mosquito aerial release system | A device for the aerial release of mosquitoes includes an unmanned aerial vehicle operable by remote control. It carries a container holding a central processing unit and a mosquito breeding bin, which is a self-contained volume housing mosquitoes and a mosquito food having a toxin suitable to be transmitted by mosquito bite after the mosquito consumes the mosquito food. A release tube is connected to the mosquito breeding bin and sized to release mosquitoes from the mosquito breeding bin. A valve is connected to the release tube and is operable by remote control so that when opened, the mosquitoes have an open pathway out of the container through the release tube. | S. Mill Calvert (Manassas, VA) | Tmars Associates, Trustee for Toxic Mosquito Aerial Release System Crt Trust (Manassas, VA) | 2014-11-20 | 2015-03-03 | B64D1/18 | 14/549305 |
| 293 | 8912968 | True omni-directional antenna | An antenna and a method for using the antenna in a wireless appliance are provided. The antenna includes a conducting surface having a length and a width, a dielectric slit having a slit length portion oriented along either the length or the width, the slit forming two lips on the conducting surface, the slit having an opening on one of the length and the width, the opening having a flare size, a feed-point element connecting the two lips, wherein the dimensions of the length, the width, the slit length portion, and the flare size are smaller than an effective propagation wavelength of the RF radiation in the antenna. An antenna including a conducting surface having a conductive plate with a plate area defined by a plate perimeter overlaying a portion of a conducting surface is also provided. A method to provide an antenna as above is also disclosed. | Arun Kumar Sharma (Cupertino, CA), Robert J. Hill (Prunedale, CA), David Arthur Candee (Milpitas, CA) | Secureall Corporation (Mountain View, CA) | 2011-12-29 | 2014-12-16 | H01Q13/10 | 13/340520 |
| 294 | 8909389 | Harvester with a sensor mounted on an aircraft | A sensor for monitoring a plant population in front of a harvester and a transfer process of the crop from the harvester to a transport vehicle is arranged on an unmanned aircraft. The aircraft moves in the vicinity of the harvester in the harvesting mode and communicates in a wireless fashion with a control unit that controls an actuator for influencing an operating parameter of the harvester and/or the transport vehicle (in real time based on signals of the sensor in the harvesting mode. | Axel Roland Meyer (Zweibrucken, DE) | Deere & Company (Moline, IL) | 2011-07-21 | 2014-12-09 | G05D1/00, G06F17/00, G06F7/00, G05D3/00 | 13/187696 |
| 295 | 8897931 | Flight interpreter for captive carry unmanned aircraft systems demonstration | A system for unmanned aircraft system (UAS) testing which incorporates a UAS flight control system and an optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) carrying the UAS flight control system. The OPV has an OPV flight control system and a flight control interpreter (FCI) which receives input from the UAS flight control system representing control parameters for a flight profile of the UAS. The FCI provides status commands as an output to the OPV flight control system to replicate the flight profile. These status commands are selected from the group consisting of data regarding attitude, vertical navigation, lateral navigation, turn rate, velocity and engine operations. The OPV flight control system includes a pilot override for emergency, flight safety or other contingencies allowing an on board pilot to assume control of the OPV. | Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-08-02 | 2014-11-25 | G05D1/00 | 13/196826 |
| 296 | 8819163 | Method, system, and apparatus for enterprise wide storage and retrieval of large amounts of data | A scalable network of mobile data storage containers that are connected in peer-to-peer networks to archive large data storage capacities. The various embodiments provide a method of extracting a large amount of data from a variety of sources and storing the extracted data in mobile, storage units. The various embodiments provide storage units housed in mobile containers that can store multiple days/weeks of sensor data in the order of petabytes (1024 terabytes) . The various embodiments, integrate high performance computing devices into the mobile storage containers that are able to perform critical extraction, pattern, and index processing on the sensor data. The various embodiments, provide a method for the efficient physical transport of the mobile storage containers from current locations to a center analysis location for re-connecting in another peer-to-peer network for integration into a central enterprise data warehouses. | Robert John Carlson (Lovettsville, VA) | Yottastor, Llc (Herndon, VA) | 2011-12-07 | 2014-08-26 | G06F15/167 | 13/313509 |
| 297 | 8761964 | Computing device and method for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle in flight space | In a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a flight space using a computing device, a 3D sample database is created and store in a storage device of the computing device. The computing device includes a depth-sensing camera that captures a 3D scene image of a scene in front of a user, and senses a depth distance between the user and the depth-sensing camera. A 3D person image of the user is detected from the 3D scene image, and gesture information of the user is obtained by comparing the 3D person image with human gesture data stored in the 3D sample database. The method converts the gesture information of the user into one or more flight control commands, and drives a driver of the UAV to control the UAV to fly in a flight space according to the flight control commands. | Hou-Hsien Lee (New Taipei, TW), Chang-Jung Lee (New Taipei, TW), Chih-Ping Lo (New Taipei, TW) | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (New Taipei, TW) | 2012-11-13 | 2014-06-24 | G06K9/00 | 13/674959 |
| 298 | 8731945 | Method for recognizing and interpreting patterns in noisy data sequences | This invention maps possibly noisy digital input from any of a number of different hardware or software sources such as keyboards, automatic speech recognition systems, cell phones, smart phones or the web onto an interpretation consisting of an action and one or more physical objects, such as robots, machinery, vehicles, etc. or digital objects such as data files, tables and databases. Tables and lists of (i) homonyms and misrecognitions, (ii) thematic relation patterns, and (iii) lexicons are used to generate alternative forms of the input which are scored to determine the best interpretation of the noisy input. The actions may be executed internally or output to any device which contains a digital component such as, but not limited to, a computer, a robot, a cell phone, a smart phone or the web. This invention may be implemented on sequential and parallel compute engines and systems. | Jerry Lee Potter (Fort Collins, CO) | --- | 2013-07-31 | 2014-05-20 | G10L21/00 | 13/955117 |
| 299 | 8681047 | System and method to form coherent wavefronts for arbitrarily distributed phased arrays | A system and method for providing coherent sources for phased arrays are provided. One method includes providing a plurality of transceivers configured to transmit signals and defining an array of nodes. The method also includes providing a plurality of beacons at different frequencies to one of aim or focus phase coherent energy generated by the transmitted signals from the plurality of transceivers, wherein the phase coherent energy is transmitted at a direction and a frequency determined with phase conjugation and independent of the location of the plurality of beacons. | Robert G. Egri (Carlisle, MA), Christopher C. Winter (Wayland, MA) | Cobham Defense Electronics Systems--M/A-Com (Bolton, MA) | 2010-10-27 | 2014-03-25 | H01Q3/02 | 12/913558 |
| 300 | 8622334 | System and method for reducing the noise of pusher type aircraft propellers | A system and method for reducing the noise penalty of a pusher propeller, allowing an aircraft to retain its advantages for UAV configurations, while allowing acoustic performance similar to that of a tractor propeller by reducing, or eliminating, propeller noise emissions. The system and method provide an airfoil-shaped flight surface with (i) a scoop configured to route boundary layer air and associated wake from said flight surface, and (ii) a suction device configured to provide a suction pressure, wherein the scoop routes boundary layer air from the flight surface to the suction device via an opening in the flight surface. | Mark Drela (Cambridge, MA), John Gundlach (Fairfax, VA), Robert Parks (San Jose, CA), Adam Scott Ehrmantraut (Manassas Park, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2011-05-19 | 2014-01-07 | B64C1/40 | 13/111414 |
| 301 | 8619792 | Selective multi-modal transmission alteration | System and methods for an interface alteration device that recognizes in incoming data whether certain predefined conditions exist based on condition evaluation rules, and, as appropriate, alters certain portions of the incoming data based on alteration rules. Transmission tolerance levels also define how transmission of data is to be performed so that the destination node to which the altered and/or unaltered data is transmitted will be unaware that alteration has occurred to the data stream. | Ian Gallimore (Palmyra, PA), Jared Scott Marmen (Bel Air, MD) | Coherent Technical Services, Inc. (Lexington Park, MD) | 2009-01-13 | 2013-12-31 | H04L12/28 | 12/352728 |
| 302 | 8559420 | Method and apparatus for reducing control communication delay in a remotely controlled apparatus | A scatterer gatherer method and device configured to remotely manipulate an apparatus. The scatterer sends a group of identical packets through a network. The route each packet takes through the network is determined by the network. The time taken for a first packet of a group to travel from origin to destination is unequal from that taken by a second packet of the group. A gatherer is configured to receive each packet, determine which is the first of the group of identical packets to arrive, store the first and discard the later arriving packets of the group. The gatherer further configured to interpolate to determine a value for a missing group of packets should none of the group arrives within a predetermined time. The method and device further configured to use the stored data to remotely manipulate an apparatus then provide feedback to the user through a return network path. | Paul Beard (Bigfork, MT) | Unmanned Systems, Inc. (Henderson, NV) | 2011-09-07 | 2013-10-15 | H04L29/06 | 13/227114 |
| 303 | 8504374 | Method for recognizing and interpreting patterns in noisy data sequences | This invention maps possibly noisy digital input from any of a number of different hardware or software sources such as keyboards, automatic speech recognition systems, cell phones, smart phones or the web onto an interpretation consisting of an action and one or more physical objects, such as robots, machinery, vehicles, etc. or digital objects such as data files, tables and databases. Tables and lists of (i) homonyms and misrecognitions, (ii) thematic relation patterns, and (iii) lexicons are used to generate alternative forms of the input which are scored to determine the best interpretation of the noisy input. The actions may be executed internally or output to any device which contains a digital component such as, but not limited to, a computer, a robot, a cell phone, a smart phone or the web. This invention may be implemented on sequential and parallel compute engines and systems. | Jerry Lee Potter (Fort Collins, CO) | --- | 2010-01-27 | 2013-08-06 | G10L21/00 | 12/657770 |
| 304 | 8439301 | Systems and methods for deployment and operation of unmanned aerial vehicles | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system provides for UAV deployment and remote, unattended operation with reduced logistics requirements. The system includes a launcher that can include one or more launch tubes, each launch tube configured to house a UAV in a canister and one or more gas generators operatively connected to each canister and configured to push the UAV out of the launch tube by releasing gas into the canister. A controller for activating the gas generators can sequentially, and with a predetermined time delay, expel the UAV with a desired velocity and acceleration. The system further includes a UAV recovery device, a power supply, a security subsystem, a command and control subsystem and a communications subsystem. Command, control and communications can be provided between a remote station and the UAV. | David A. Lussier (Exeter, RI), Andrew J. Delisle (Tiverton, RI), Philip M. Torrence (West Warwick, RI) | Systems Engineering Associates Corporation (Middletown, RI) | 2012-07-18 | 2013-05-14 | B64F1/04 | 13/552591 |
| 305 | 8299905 | System for applying tactile stimulation to the controller of unmanned vehicles | A system 1 for applying tactile stimulation to the controller of a remote vehicle. The system 1 includes one or more sensors 2 disposed on the remote vehicle and configured to measure a physical property of the remote vehicle and generate output data indicative thereof. A transmitter 3 is disposed in the remote vehicle and is in communication with the sensor (s) 2 to receive the output data where the transmitter 3 is configured to send the output data to the controller at a remote location. The system 1 further includes a tactile stimulator 4 configured to be placed in directly or indirectly in contact with a skin surface of the controller of the remote vehicle to whom an output of the tactile stimulation is to be provided. The tactile stimulator 4 is in communication with the output of the sensor 2 to deliver tactile stimulation corresponding to the magnitude of the sensed physical property. | Quentin King (Concord West, AU) | --- | 2009-04-09 | 2012-10-30 | H04B3/36 | 12/421354 |
| 306 | 8184437 | Modular test systems for severe environments | A modular equipment testing apparatus is suitable for use in severe environments. The testing apparatus comprises a base computing unit, an interchangeable test instrument board, and an interchangeable equipment interface pod. The base computing unit and the interchangeable test instrument board are sealed within a computing case. A bottom panel of the computing case is formed of a heat conducting material and acts as a heat sink for removing heat from inside the computing case. The computing case and the equipment interface pod interface to form a hermetically sealed case, which can withstand a drop of 1 meter to a solid surface and immersion to a depth of 0.5 meters in water without damage to components located within the sealed case. | John D. Berlekamp (Powell, OH) | Pallas Systems, Llc (Springfield, OH) | 2010-02-17 | 2012-05-22 | H05K7/20, F28F7/00, F16H31/00 | 12/707031 |
| 307 | 8144194 | Controlling an imaging apparatus over a delayed communication link | Method that includes: enabling the user to track a user-identified target on a currently presented image of periodically transmitted images from an imaging apparatus, calculating a distance between the estimated location of the user-identified target in view of the user's tracking and the estimated location of the pointing point of the imaging apparatus at said future time, wherein the estimation relate to a future time by which a command control currently transmitted by the user reaches the imaging apparatus, and calculating a command control required for s directing the pointing point of the imaging apparatus onto the user-identified target, based on said calculated distance, the estimated average velocity of the user-identified target and further based on all previous control commands that had been already transmitted by the user but have not yet affected the currently presented image due to the delay in the communication link. | Myriam Flohr (Even Yehuda, IL), Avi Meidan (Caesaria, IL), Yaniv Shoshan (Ein Yiron, IL) | Elbit Systems Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2010-02-03 | 2012-03-27 | H04N7/18, H04N5/225 | 12/937433 |
| 308 | 8094313 | Wavelength modulation spectroscopy method and system | A method and system for measuring the concentration of a gas component in a measuring gas a provided. The wavelength of a light source is modulated with a modulation signal at a modulation frequency, while the wavelength is swept over an interaction feature of a sample. The intensity of the light source is further modulated at a wavelength outside the interaction feature with a burst signal, where an N-th harmonic of the burst frequency coincides with an M-th harmonic of the modulation frequency. The light is passed to the sample and thereafter to a detector. The detector output is demodulated at the M-th harmonic, and the demodulated detector output is normalized by calculating the ratio between a demodulated detector output portion derived from the light modulated with the modulation signal and another demodulated detector output portion derived from the light modulated with the burst signal. | Pawel Kluczynski (Vastra Frolunda, SE), Stefan Lundqvist (Askim, SE), Per-Arne Thorsen (Ojersjo, SE) | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE) | 2008-12-18 | 2012-01-10 | G01N21/00 | 12/317059 |
| 309 | 8078395 | Control system for automatic circle flight | A flight control system for an aircraft is configured for receiving command signals representing commanded values of a location of a geospatial point and a radius about the geospatial point for defining a circular groundtrack. A sensor determines a geospatial location of the aircraft and provides a location signal representing the location of the aircraft. A controller for commanding flight control devices on the aircraft controls the flight of the aircraft and is configured to receive the command signals and the location signal. The controller uses the command signals and location signal to operate the flight control devices to control the flight of the aircraft for directing the aircraft generally toward a tangent point of the circular groundtrack and then maintaining a flight path along the circular groundtrack. | Kenneth E. Builta (Euless, TX), James E. Harris (Dalworthington Gardens, TX), Billy K. Gore (Euless, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2005-11-15 | 2011-12-13 | G01C21/00 | 12/064490 |
| 310 | 8020805 | High altitude airship configuration and power technology and method for operation of same | A new High Altitude Airship (HAA) capable of various extended applications and mission scenarios utilizing inventive onboard energy harvesting and power distribution systems. The power technology comprises an advanced thermoelectric (ATE) thermal energy conversion system. The high efficiency of multiple stages of ATE materials in a tandem mode, each suited for best performance within a particular temperature range, permits the ATE system to generate a high quantity of harvested energy for the extended mission scenarios. When the figure of merit 5 is considered, the cascaded efficiency of the three-stage ATE system approaches an efficiency greater than 60 percent. | Sang H. Choi (Poquoson, VA), James R. Elliott, Jr. (Yorktown, VA), Glen C. King (Yorktown, VA), Yeonjoon Park (Yorktown, VA), Jae-Woo Kim (Newport News, VA), Sang-Hyon Chu (Newport News, VA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC), N/A (N/A) | 2007-07-31 | 2011-09-20 | B64B1/06, B64B1/02 | 11/831233 |
| 311 | 7957001 | Wavelength-modulation spectroscopy method and apparatus | In one embodiment of the spectroscopy method, the method comprises the steps of modulating the wavelength of a monochromatic radiation at a modulation amplitude and a modulation frequency, determining a first variable representative of an absorbance of an analyte in a sample, and demodulating by phase-sensitive detection the first variable at a harmonic of the modulation frequency to produce a harmonic spectrum of the analyte. In one embodiment of the spectroscopy apparatus, the apparatus comprises a laser diode integrated with a first photodetector configured to detect an intensity of a backward emission from the laser diode and act as a reference detector, a second photodetector configured to detect an intensity of laser radiation exiting a sample, and electronic circuitry coupled to the laser diode and the photodetectors, configured to acquire and process spectra of the sample. In another embodiment, the spectroscopy apparatus comprises a beam splitter configured to split the laser radiation into a first radiation portion and a second radiation portion and a first photodetector configured to detect the intensity of the first radiation portion. | Xiaoyong Liu (Malden, MA), John McKinley Poole (Maynard, MA), Yufeng Huang (North Chelmsford, MA), Daniel M. Stearns (Canton, MA), Michael J. Gambuzza (Pepperell, MA), Gene Smith Berkowitz (Sudbury, MA), Anthony Kowal (Berlin, MA), Hejie Li (Schenectady, NY), Shawn D. Wehe (Niskayuna, NY) | Ge Infrastructure Sensing, Inc. (Billerica, MA) | 2008-10-10 | 2011-06-07 | G01N21/31 | 12/249156 |
| 312 | 7943915 | Method of calibrating a wavelength-modulation spectroscopy apparatus | Several methods of calibrating a wavelength-modulation spectroscopy apparatus configured to measure a concentration of an analyte in a sample gas are disclosed. Each of the methods allows for calibration and recalibration using a relatively safe gas regardless of whether the sample gas for which the concentration of the analyte can be determined is a hazardous gas. In one embodiment of the invention, calibration that is sample-gas specific is accomplished by determining a first slope coefficient and calibration function for the sample gas, after which a scaling factor can be determined based on the first slope coefficient and a second slope coefficient for the same or a different sample gas and used in a subsequent calibration (or recalibration) to scale the calibration function. In other embodiments of the invention, calibration that is not sample-gas specific is accomplished to allow for the determination of the analyte concentration in variable gas compositions and constant gas compositions. | Xiaoyong Liu (Malden, MA), Yufeng Huang (North Chelmsford, MA), John McKinley Poole (Maynard, MA), Gene Smith Berkowitz (Sudbury, MA), Anthony Kowal (Berlin, MA), Shawn D. Wehe (Niskayuna, NY), Hejie Li (Schenectady, NY) | Ge Infrastructure Sensing, Inc. (Billerica, MA) | 2008-10-10 | 2011-05-17 | G01V8/00, G01J3/28 | 12/249096 |
| 313 | 7880675 | Multipath mitigation | Mitigation of the effects of multipath signals is provided. Such mitigation can include electronically steering the main beam of a receive pattern associated with a phased array antenna away from a transmitting antenna. In addition, a phase taper is applied to groups of antenna elements to create a null in the main beam, bifurcating that beam. The multipath signal may be placed in or towards the null, while the direct path signal may be placed on one of the halves of the main beam adjacent the null, such that the signal strength of the multipath signal is attenuated as compared to the signal strength of the direct path signal. | Dean A. Paschen (Lafayette, CO), Matthew D. Turner (Ann Arbor, MI) | Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. (Boulder, CO) | 2008-12-16 | 2011-02-01 | H01Q3/00 | 12/336174 |
| 314 | 7864323 | Method for measuring the concentration of a gas component in a measuring gas | There is described a method for measuring a concentration of a gas component in a measuring gas, wherein the light of a wavelength tunable light source is passed along a single optical path through a measuring volume containing the measuring gas and a reference cell containing a reference gas to a detector. The reference cell is selected to contain a selected isotope of the gas component to be measured in a known abundance ratio higher than the known natural-abundance isotope ratio of the gas component in the measuring volume, the light source is tuned to sweep the wavelength of the light over the absorption lines of the selected isotope and the remaining gas component, and the concentration of the gas component in the measuring volume is calculated from the ratio of the detector signals at the peaks of the absorption lines, based on Lambert's law and taking into account the known abundance isotope ratios. | Pawel Kluczynski (Vastra Frolunda, SE), Stefan Lundqvist (Askim, SE) | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE) | 2008-06-02 | 2011-01-04 | G01N21/35 | 12/156596 |
| 315 | 7738151 | Holographic projector | A projection device having a coherent light beam-generator that generates a light beam and a beam expander disposed to receive the light beam and to emit an expanded light beam. The projection device also includes a digital micro-mirror device disposed to receive a holographic transform of an original image and to display the holographic transform for illumination by the expanded light beam into a holographic light beam with a convergent or focusing lens disposed to receive and modulate the holographic light beam and a liquid crystal plate volumetric image reconstructor that receives the focused holographic light beam and emits a 3-dimensional holographic image of the original image. | Harold R. Garner (Flower Mound, TX), Bala Nagendra Raja Munjuluri (Dallas, TX), Michael L. Huebschman (Frisco, TX) | Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, TX) | 2005-04-07 | 2010-06-15 | G03H1/08, G03H1/22 | 11/100855 |
| 316 | 7704301 | Reactive gas detection in complex backgrounds | A differential absorption spectrum for a reactive gas in a gas mixture can be generated for sample absorption data by subtracting background absorption data set from the sample absorption data. The background absorption data can be characteristic of absorption characteristics of the background composition in a laser light scan range that includes a target wavelength. The differential absorption spectrum can be converted to a measured concentration of the reactive gas using calibration data. A determination can be made whether the background composition has substantially changed relative to the background absorption data, and new background absorption data can be used if the background composition has substantially changed. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | Xin Zhou (Rancho Cucamonga, CA), Xiang Liu (Phoenix, AZ), Alfred Feitisch (Los Gatos, CA), Gregory M. Sanger (Chico, CA) | Spectrasensors, Inc. (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) | 2008-04-11 | 2010-04-27 | B01D59/26 | 12/101890 |
| 317 | 7679059 | Measuring water vapor in hydrocarbons | Low concentrations of water vapor within a background of one or more olefin gases may be detected and quantified using a differential absorption spectrometer. A dehydrated sample of the gas is used as a background sample whose absorption spectrum allows elimination of absorption features not due to water vapor in the gas. Absorption spectra may recorded using tunable diode lasers as the light source. These lasers may have a wavelength bandwidth that is narrower than the water vapor absorption feature used for the differential absorption spectral analysis. | Xin Zhou (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) | Spectrasensors, Inc. (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) | 2007-03-07 | 2010-03-16 | G01J3/42 | 11/715599 |
| 318 | 7650008 | Digital watermarking compressed video captured from aerial sensors | Digital watermarking technology is used in conjunction with compressed video captured from aerial, unmanned apparatus, such as satellites and aircraft. One implementation includes a method of capturing video depicting at least a portion of the earth's surface, the video captured by an aerial, unmanned apparatus, compressing the captured video, and hiding a first digital watermark in the compressed captured video through alterations to data representing the compressed video. The first digital watermark is generally imperceptible to a human observer of the video. and the digital watermark has a plural-bit payload including at least geographical metadata associated with the captured video. Other implementations are also provided. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2006-08-17 | 2010-01-19 | G06K9/00 | 11/465405 |
| 319 | 7624947 | Armament carriage system | A carriage and release system for stores (armaments such as rockets and bombs) on an aircraft includes a bracket adapted for attachment to the aircraft. A pylon is mounted on the bracket for movement in a pitch direction relative to the aircraft. A mechanism is provided to power the pitch movement and position it at a predetermined angle relative to the aircraft. A variety of stores carriers may be employed with the pylon. Subcarriages may also be mounted to the pylon for attaching additional stores carriers. | Kevin A. Dortch (Los Angeles, CA), Daniel J. Hare (Santa Monica, CA) | Black Rum Engineering Services Llc (Kirkland, WA) | 2007-06-07 | 2009-12-01 | B64D1/12 | 11/759857 |
| 320 | 7511802 | Measuring trace components of complex gases using gas chromatography/absorption spectrometry | Low concentrations of complex gas mixture components may be detected and quantified using a gas-chromatograph to separate a gas mixture prior to analysis of one or more eluting components using an absorption spectrometer. Substantial reductions in analytical system complexity and improvements in reliability are achieved compared with other commonly used methods for analyzing such complex mixtures. | Stevie Horton Smith (Seabrook, TX) | Spectrasensors, Inc. (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) | 2007-03-19 | 2009-03-31 | G01J3/26, G01N21/00 | 11/726001 |
| 321 | 7508521 | Pressure-invariant trace gas detection | A system includes a light source, a detector, at least one pressure sensor, and a control unit. The light source emits light at a wavelength substantially corresponding to an absorption line of a target gas. The detector is positioned to detect the intensity of light emitted from the light source that has passed through the target gas. The pressure sensor detects the pressure of the target gas. The control circuit is coupled to the detector and the light source to adjust the modulation amplitude of the light source based on the pressure detected by the at least one pressure sensor. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described. | Xiang Liu (Phoenix, AZ), Xin Zhou (Racho Cucamonga, CA), Alfred Feitisch (Los Gatos, CA), Greg Sanger (Chico, CA) | Spectrasensors, Inc. (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) | 2007-03-14 | 2009-03-24 | G01N21/00, G01N19/00, G01N25/00, G01N27/00, G01N7/00, G01N9/00 | 11/724665 |
| 322 | 7504631 | System and method for detecting water vapor within natural gas | A system and method are disclosed for the detection of water vapor in a natural gas background. The system includes a light source operating in a wavelength range such as, 1.877-1.901 .mu.m, 2.711-2.786 .mu.m, or 920-960 nm, passes through the natural gas to be detected by a detector. In one embodiment, the light source is a tunable diode laser and the moisture level is determined by harmonic spectroscopy. In other embodiments, a VCSEL laser is utilized. | Randy Dean May (Wilmington, NC) | Spectrasensors, Inc. (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) | 2006-10-25 | 2009-03-17 | G01J5/02 | 11/586897 |
| 323 | 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 |
| 324 | 7436429 | Virtual pan/tilt camera system and method for vehicles | The present disclosure is directed to a virtual pan/tilt camera system and method for use with vehicles, and particularly ground vehicles (MGVs) . The disclosure utilizes autonomous navigation systems (ANSs) used with pan/tilt cameras, but eliminates the pan/tilt cameras substituting a plurality of video cameras. Each video camera is mounted in a fixed orientation on the vehicle and covers a selected angular range of lateral view. Commands from the ANS are mapped to selected addresses where the video data from the video cameras are stored, and appropriately transformed data from the selected addresses are input to the ANS. Computers and software in the MGV receive video data from the cameras and stitch the imagery together into a single panoramic view. Video data from cameras with overlapping fields of view are used to simulate the view of stereo cameras. | Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2003-11-24 | 2008-10-14 | H04N7/18 | 10/722148 |
| 325 | 7339168 | System and method for detecting water vapor within natural gas | A system and method are disclosed for the detection of water vapor in a natural gas background. The system includes a light source operating in a wavelength range such as, 1.877-1.901 .mu.m, 2.711-2.786 .mu.m, or 920-960 nm, passes through the natural gas to be detected by a detector. In one embodiment, the light source is a tunable diode laser and the moisture level is determined by harmonic spectroscopy. In other embodiments, a VCSEL laser is utilized. | Randy Dean May (Wilmington, NC) | Spectrasensors, Inc. (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) | 2006-10-25 | 2008-03-04 | G01N21/00 | 11/588049 |
| 326 | 7121505 | Method of control for toy aircraft | The invention described here offers a low-cost method of remote flight control suitable for use in toy airplanes and ornithopters (flapping-wing aircraft) . To accomplish this, the aircraft is powered by a reversible electric motor. The propeller or flapping wing produces a torque force, which is dependent upon the direction of motor rotation. This torque force is used to bank the aircraft and cause a turn. In the case of an airplane, a reversible-pitch propeller enables the propeller to produce thrust in either rotational direction. In the case of an ornithopter, the torque force results from an asymmetrical motion of the wings. By reversing the motor direction, the asymmetry is reversed and the ornithopter turns in the opposite direction. This control method reduces costs, because unlike other toy aircraft control systems, it provides full directional control of the aircraft without the need for any servo or actuator in addition to the drive motor. | Nathan Jeffrey Chronister (Rochester, NY) | --- | 2005-01-20 | 2006-10-17 | B64C17/00 | 11/039414 |
| 327 | 6851647 | Portable catapult launcher for small aircraft | An apparatus for launching an aircraft having a multiplicity of interconnected elongated tracks of rigid material forming a track system and wherein each elongated track has a predetermined elongated track cross-sectional design, a winch system connected to the track system wherein the winch system has a variable mechanical advantage, one or more elongated elastic members wherein one end of each of the one or more elongated elastic members is adjustably connected to the track system, and a carrier slidably mounted to the track system wherein the carrier is connected to the winch system and to the other end of each of the one or more elongated elastic members. | Bernard J. Rosenbaum (Seabrook, TX), George E. Petter (Houston, TX), Joseph A. Gessler (Houston, TX), Michael G. Hughes (Pasadena, TX) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC) | 2003-04-03 | 2005-02-08 | B64F1/06, B64F1/00, B64F001/06 | 10/417377 |
| 328 | 6668814 | Mechanism for deploying cylindrical objects from a spinning container | A mechanism for deploying cylindrical objects from a spinning container includes a dispenser that uses rotation around the axis of symmetry of the dispenser to eject several cylindrical objects in any of many regular, predictable patterns. The dispenser rigidly holds the cylinders within a carrier vehicle as the vehicle accelerates to high velocity. The dispenser is spinning about the axis of the dispenser at a high rate. Then on signal, the dispenser releases all of the cylinders simultaneously. Each one of the cylinders leaves the vehicle with the cylinder's axis parallel to that of the dispenser and at each cylinder's own tangential velocity. | Frederick J. Borrell (La Plata, MD) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2002-08-12 | 2003-12-30 | F41B3/00, F41B3/04, F42B12/60, F42B12/02, F41B003/04 | 10/216466 |
| 329 | 6615142 | Filtering to measure gas concentrations from spectral features | A spectrographic apparatus and method comprising providing a spectrometer, digitizing a sample spectrum in a spectral range that includes at least one feature of an analyte, and comparing, via a linear least squares computation, the sample spectrum to a spectrum known to closely approximate the sample spectrum at a reference condition and to one or more derivatives of the known spectrum taken with respect to one or more parameters of the reference condition. | David Christian Hovde (Cincinnati, OH) | Southwest Sciences Incorporated (Santa Fe, NM) | 2000-08-16 | 2003-09-02 | G06F17/10, G01J003/42 | 09/640566 |
| 330 | 6567044 | Miniature, unmanned remotely guided vehicles for locating an object with a beacon | Apparatus for and method of locating a subject being monitored as to whereabouts. A beacon having a radio frequency transmitter and receiver is attached to the subject. At least three scanning platforms each having a radio receiver and transmitter and, optionally, an onboard microprocessor and an atomic clock, issue signals which will evoke response signals from the beacon. A central station having a microprocessor, radio receiver and transmitter, and preferably, a display or other output for annunciating location of the sought subject, manages the search. At least one scanning platform is a miniature, unmanned, remotely a piloted vehicle, preferably an aircraft, which passes over a predetermined search area. Response signals from the beacon, when received at a scanning platform, are processed to enable determination of location of the beacon and hence the sought subject by triangulation. Time and location data are acquired by interaction with the global positioning system by the scanning platforms. Alternatively, a single mobile scanning platform can locate the beacon by localization, wherein characteristics of response signals are analyzed and processed. | Ernest A. Carroll (Herndon, VA) | --- | 2001-09-20 | 2003-05-20 | G01S19/51, G01S13/00, G01S13/87, G01S5/14, G01S003/02 | 09/956148 |
| 331 | 6532434 | Modular data sensing and logging system | An apparatus and method for the periodic acquisition of data through the use of sensors and/or electronic interfaces. The apparatus is modular, having a control module and one or more A acquisition modules interconnected with a module bus. The control module provides timing and control information to the acquisition modules, as well as an interface for communication to a host computer. Each acquisition module contains circuitry to make measurements of one or more physical property and convert the measurements into digital values. Temperature, altitude, airspeed, engine speed, gravitational force, pulse width, and voltage are examples of physical values that may be measured. Each acquisition module also contains electronic memory in which the digital values are stored. In operation the control module keeps track of elapsed time and periodically signals the acquisition modules to make readings and store values. When data logging is complete, the system is attached to the host computer and the data stored in each acquisition module is transferred for analysis. Calibration values for correction of sensor gain, offset, linearity, or other factors may be stored in a separate parameter area within each acquisition module's memory. These values can then be used by the host computer to adjust and | David A. West (Streamwood, IL) | --- | 2000-06-01 | 2003-03-11 | G01D9/00, G06F015/00 | 09/585863 |
| 332 | 6529272 | Techniques for characterizing cloud condensation nuclel | A cloud condensation nucleus spectrometer having a streamwise segmented condensation nucleus growth column. The condensation nucleus growth column includes alternating hot and cold temperature-maintaining segments arranged next to one another. The temperature difference between adjacent hot and cold temperature-maintaining segments increases from the input opening to an output opening of the condensation nucleus growth column to produce a supersaturation distribution that increases from the input opening to the output opening. | Richard C. Flagan (La Canada, CA), Patrick Yung-Shie Chuang (Santa Cruz, CA) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) | 2001-11-20 | 2003-03-04 | G01N15/02, G01N15/06, G01N015/02, G01N015/14 | 09/990599 |
| 333 | 6486799 | Computer based human-centered display system | A human centered informational display is disclosed that can be used with vehicles (e.g. aircraft) and in other operational environments where rapid human centered comprehension of an operational environment is required. The informational display integrates all cockpit information into a single display in such a way that the pilot can clearly understand with a glance, his or her spatial orientation, flight performance, engine status and power management issues, radio aids, and the location of other air traffic, runways, weather, and terrain features. With OZ the information is presented as an integrated whole, the pilot instantaneously recognizes flight path deviations, and is instinctively drawn to the corrective maneuvers. Our laboratory studies indicate that OZ transfers to the pilot all of the integrated display information in less than 200 milliseconds. The reacquisition of scan can be accomplished just as quickly. Thus, the time constants for forming a mental model are near instantaneous. The pilot's ability to keep up with rapidly changing and threatening environments is tremendously enhanced. OZ is most easily compatible with aircraft that has flight path information coded electronically. With the correct sensors (which are currently available) OZ can be installed in essentially all current aircraft | David L. Still (Pensacola, FL), Leonard A. Temme (Pensacola, FL) | The University of West Florida (Pensacola, FL), The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington DC) | 2000-07-19 | 2002-11-26 | G01C23/00, G01C021/00 | 09/619206 |
| 334 | 6330060 | Cloud condensation nucleus spectrometer | A cloud condensation nucleus spectrometer having a streamwise segmented condensation nucleus growth column. The condensation nucleus growth column includes alternating hot and cold temperature-maintaining segments arranged next to one another. The temperature difference between adjacent hot and cold temperature-maintaining segments increases from the input opening to an output opening of the condensation nucleus growth column to produce a supersaturation distribution that increases from the input opening to the output opening. | Richard C. Flagan (La Canada, CA), Patrick Yung-Shie Chuang (Pasadena, CA) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) | 1998-10-09 | 2001-12-11 | G01N15/02, G01N15/06, G01N015/14 | 09/169274 |
