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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 | 10880812 | Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) service access | In some examples, a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) endpoint receives V2X service control information that indicates whether the V2X endpoint is allowed to use one or more V2X services. The V2X endpoint sends, to a network, the V2X service control information when attempting to access a V2X service or a group of V2X services, and receives, from the network in response to the sending of the V2X service control information, V2X authorization information relating to accessing one or more V2X services. | Nicholas James Russell (Newbury, GB), Stephen John Barrett (Haywards Heath, GB), Adrian Buckley (Tracy, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2018-07-23 | 2020-12-29 | H04W48/04, H04W12/06, H04L9/32, H04W12/08, H04W4/40 | 16/042837 |
| 3 | 10880476 | Long image generation system, method and program | Provided is a long image generation system. In the long image generation system, even when the moving vehicle and an imaging object are separated by a predetermined distance or more, a continuous long image can be generated through obtaining as few images as possible. The long image generation system (1) of the present disclosure includes: a moving vehicle carrying an imaging device, and a computer (30) . The control unit (32) of the computer (30) obtains images at time intervals that changes in accordance with the view angle of the imaging device and the moving speed of the moving vehicle, records the images in the image data storage region (332) , and synthesizes the images stored in the image data storage region (332) to generate the long image. | Shunji Sugaya (Tokyo, JP) | Optim Corporation (Saga, JP) | 2017-10-30 | 2020-12-29 | B64D47/08, H04N5/232, H04N5/76, B64C39/02 | 16/759882 |
| 4 | 10880070 | Distributed blockchain ledger for vehicular systems | A system and method. The system may include a first computing device implemented in a vehicle that is a first node of a distributed blockchain ledger network. The first computing device may include a first processor and a first computer readable medium. The first processor may be configured to: maintain a first instance of a distributed blockchain ledger, receive data for entry in the first instance of the distributed blockchain ledger, write a record including the data in the first instance of the distributed blockchain ledger, determine a data link for forwarding the record to other nodes of the distributed blockchain ledger network, forward the record to the other nodes of the distributed blockchain ledger network, wherein the other nodes include a second computing device offboard of the vehicle, the second computing device configured to maintain a second instance of the distributed blockchain ledger, and validate the record. | Kevin J. Delaney (Cedar Rapids, IA), Joseph G. Razo (Marion, IA), Diane D. McClatchy (Annapolis, MD) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2018-02-08 | 2020-12-29 | H04L9/06, G06F21/00 | 15/892026 |
| 5 | 10880005 | Laser based white light source configured for communication | A packaged integrated white light source configured for illumination and communication or sensing comprises one or more laser diode devices. An output facet configured on the laser diode device outputs a laser beam of first electromagnetic radiation with a first peak wavelength. The first wavelength from the laser diode provides at least a first carrier channel for a data or sensing signal. | Melvin McLaurin (Santa Barbara, CA), James W. Raring (Santa Barbara, CA), Paul Rudy (Manhattan Beach, CA), Vlad Novotny (Los Gatos, CA) | Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. (Goleta, CA) | 2020-02-06 | 2020-12-29 | H04B10/116, H01S5/40, H01S5/343, H04B10/114, H01S5/00 | 16/783513 |
| 6 | 10879741 | Wireless power transfer network management | Concepts and technologies directed to wireless power transfer network management are disclosed herein. Embodiments of a system can include an optical beamforming transmitter, a processor, and a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that configure a processor to perform operations. The operations can include receiving a power charge message that requests wireless power transfer to charge a battery system of a wirelessly chargeable equipment. The operations can include detecting that the wirelessly chargeable equipment is within a power transfer range of the optical beamforming transmitter. The operations can include determining that the wirelessly chargeable equipment is not stationary. The operations can include tracking movement of the wirelessly chargeable equipment and activating the optical beamforming transmitter that provides wireless power transfer to the wirelessly chargeable equipment while the wirelessly chargeable equipment is within the power transfer range. | Joseph Soryal (Ridgewood, NY), Naila Jaoude (Eatontown, NJ), Samuel N. Zellner (Atlanta, GA) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2019-05-31 | 2020-12-29 | H02J50/30, H04B5/00, H02J50/80, H04W4/029, H04W16/28 | 16/428078 |
| 7 | 10879414 | Group-IV solar cell structure using group-IV or III-V heterostructures | Device structures, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for photovoltaic cells that may be a single junction or multijunction solar cells, with at least a first layer comprising a group-IV semiconductor in which part of the cell comprises a second layer comprising a III-V semiconductor or group-IV semiconductor having a different composition than the group-IV semiconductor of the first layer, such that a heterostructure is formed between the first and second layers. | Richard R. King (Thousand Oaks, CA), Christopher M. Fetzer (Valencia, CA), Nasser H. Karam (La Canada, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-07-23 | 2020-12-29 | H01L31/074, H01L31/0735, H01L31/0687, H01L31/078, H01L31/18, H01L31/0725, H01L31/0745 | 14/807180 |
| 8 | 10878706 | Trajectory planner for a vehicle | The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for trajectory and route planning including obstacle detection and avoidance for an aerial vehicle. for example, an aerial vehicle's flight control system may include a trajectory planner that may use short segments calculated using an iterative Dubins path to find a first path between a start point and an end point that does not avoid obstacles. Then the trajectory planner may use a rapidly exploring random tree algorithm that uses points along the first path as seed points to find a trajectory or route between the start point and end point that avoids known or detected obstacles. | Jeffery Saunders (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2018-10-12 | 2020-12-29 | G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G08G5/04 | 16/158987 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 10877157 | Aircraft distress tracking and interface to search and rescue system | An apparatus and method of delivering an alert from an aircraft to a search and rescue system. An alert from an aircraft is received via a communications satellite. The alert comprises identification information identifying the aircraft and position information identifying the position of the aircraft. In response to receiving the alert, an emulated distress radio beacon signal is generated. The emulated distress radio beacon signal comprises the identification information and the position information in a standard format of a signal generated by a distress radio beacon. The emulated distress radio beacon signal is broadcast from a location other than the aircraft as an emulated distress radio beacon transmission that is configured to be received and processed by the search and rescue system. | Timothy Allen Murphy (Everett, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-09-26 | 2020-12-29 | G01S19/17, G01S1/68, B64D25/20, G01S5/02, B64D45/00 | 16/142555 |
| 11 | 10876873 | Optical flow sensor, methods, remote controller device, and rotatable electronic device | An optical flow sensing method includes: using an image sensor to capture images, using a directional-invariant filter device upon at least one first block of the first image to process values of pixels of the at least one first block of the first image, to generate a first filtered block image, using the first directional-invariant filter device upon at least one first block of the second image to process values of pixels of the at least one first block of the second image, to generate a second filtered block image, comparing the filtered block images to calculate a correlation result, and estimating a motion vector according to a plurality of correlation results. | Hsin-Chia Chen (Sunnyvale, CA), Sen-Huang Huang (Hsin-Chu, TW), Wei-Chung Wang (Hsin-Chu, TW), Chao-Chien Huang (Hsin-Chu, TW), Ting-Yang Chang (Hsin-Chu, TW), Chun-Wei Chen (Sunnyvale, CA) | Pixart Imaging Inc. (Hsin-Chu, TW) | 2020-02-11 | 2020-12-29 | G01F1/708, G01F1/712, G06T7/246, G01P5/26 | 16/787051 |
| 12 | 10876820 | Method and system for utilizing jet engines to clear drones from airspace | A system and method that uses one or more jet engines to remove unmanned aircraft from restricted airspace. Generally, the force created by a jet engine can be used to remove drones or other unwanted objects from the restricted airspace. Once the system determines the presence of an unauthorized aircraft or object within the restricted airspace, the jet engine (s) can be activated and used to pull the drone or flying object towards the jet engine though the force created by the intake of the jet engine (s) , or to expel the drone or object from the restricted area through the force created by the exhaust of the jet engine (s) . | Bruce Kusens (North Miami Beach, FL) | --- | 2018-02-28 | 2020-12-29 | F41H11/08, F02C9/16, G05B15/02, F02C7/24, G08G5/00, F41H11/02, F02C6/04 | 15/908017 |
| 13 | 10875662 | Method of robot manipulation in a vibration environment | A method of operating a manipulation system of the type having a movable arm with a proximal end connected to a base and a distal end that is movable relative to the base and is coupled to an end-effector. The method comprises moving the distal end of the movable arm towards a target object and into contact with a stabilization object proximate to the target object, maintaining contact between the distal end of the movable arm and the stabilization object while operating the end-effector to perform a desired operation at the target object, and upon completing the desired operation at the target object, disengaging the distal end of the movable arm from contact with the stabilization object. | William Bosworth (Cambridge, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2018-04-19 | 2020-12-29 | B64D45/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G07C5/08 | 15/957529 |
| 14 | 10875658 | Ejector and airfoil configurations | A propulsion system coupled to a vehicle. The system includes an ejector having an outlet structure out of which propulsive fluid flows at a predetermined adjustable velocity. A control surface having a leading edge is located directly downstream of the outlet structure such that propulsive fluid from the ejector flows over the control surface. | Andrei Evulet (Edmonds, WA) | Jetoptera, Inc. (Edmonds, WA) | 2018-07-10 | 2020-12-29 | B64C23/00, B64C15/14, B64C9/38, B64C15/00, B64C21/00, B64D27/10, B64C21/04, F02K1/36, B64C39/02, B64D33/04, F02K1/00, B64D33/02, B64D29/02, B64D27/18, F02C6/04, F02C3/04 | 16/031586 |
| 15 | 10875657 | Hold open j-track locking mechanism for cowling | In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an aircraft that includes a cowling having a j-track mounted on the inwardly facing surface and a rod pivotally connected to a stationary part of the aircraft at a first end and moveable within the j-track at a second end, so that, when the cowling is opened, the second end moves to lock into the j-shaped portion and hold the cowling open. In various embodiments, the first end may be pivotally connected to the aircraft by a quick release pin, and the second end may be connected to the j-track by a torsion spring. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the cowling is a bi-folding cowl having an upper portion and a lower portion, where the rod and the lower portion may include structures for retaining the lower portion in an opened position. | Brent Scannell (Roxboro, CA), Thomas Mast (Carrollton, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-09-15 | 2020-12-29 | B64D29/08, B64C1/14, B64C27/00, E06B3/48, E05D15/26, B64D29/06 | 15/706366 |
| 16 | 10875656 | Bi-folding engine cowl having a plurality of open positions to provide access | In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided an aircraft having a bi-folding cowl for providing full access to equipment without completely removing the cowl. The bi-folding cowl has an upper portion and a lower portion mechanically connected along the adjacent edges, where the upper and lower portions fold so that the inner surfaces face each other when opened. In another embodiment, the bi-folding cowl has at least three maintenance positions, including partially-opened, fully-opened, and fully-opened, lying flat on the surface of the aircraft. | Brent Scannell (Roxboro, CA), Thomas Mast (Carrollton, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-09-15 | 2020-12-29 | B64D29/08, B64C27/00, B64C1/14, B64D29/06 | 15/706338 |
| 17 | 10875644 | Ground manipulation system and method for fixing an aircraft | Disclosed herein are aircraft and landing gear systems configured to fix an aircraft to the ground. for example, the aircraft and aircraft systems configured for ground manipulation. In one aspect, an aircraft with an arm and end-effector may be fixed a ground surface to facilitate ground-based robotic manipulation tasks. | William Bosworth (Cambridge, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2017-12-28 | 2020-12-29 | B64C39/02, B64C25/32, B60L53/60, B60L53/14, B25J5/00, B25J15/00, B64F1/00, B64F1/16 | 15/856301 |
| 18 | 10875620 | Moisture path close-out and thermal control system and methods of assembling same | A moisture control assembly for use with a support beam extending through an insulation layer is provided. The insulation layer is positioned between an outer wall and an inner wall. The assembly includes: a moisture path close-out structure coupled to the insulation layer at an aperture defined through the insulation layer, the moisture path close-out structure including an opening substantially aligned with the aperture and configured to receive the support beam therethrough, and a coupling mechanism configured to secure the moisture path close-out structure to the support beam such that the moisture path close-out structure is partially pulled away from the insulation layer, the coupling mechanism and the moisture path close-out structure configured to direct liquid flow down and away from the support beam and along the insulation layer. | Brian Patrick Berryessa (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-03-19 | 2020-12-29 | B64C1/06, B64F5/10, B64C1/40, B64F5/20, B64F5/40, F16L59/12 | 15/925131 |
| 19 | 10873689 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program | Concerning a partial area image that constitutes a wide area image, to measure an elapsed time from a past point of time of image capturing and control a flying body in accordance with the elapsed time, an information processing apparatus includes a wide area image generator that extracts, from a flying body video obtained when a flying body captures a ground area spreading below while moving, a plurality of video frame images and combines the video frame images, thereby generating a captured image in a wide area, an elapsed time measurer that measures an elapsed time from an image capturing time by the flying body for each of the plurality of video frame images, and an output unit that outputs the elapsed time for each video frame image together with position information of the flying body at the time of capturing of the video frame image. | Tetsuo Inoshita (Tokyo, JP) | Nec Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-03-31 | 2020-12-22 | H04N7/18, H04N5/232, G05D1/00, H04N5/225, H04N5/262, A63H27/00 | 16/498046 |
| 20 | 10873460 | UAV authentication method and system | An authentication method includes that an authentication apparatus of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) generates a session key, the authentication apparatus receives a device identification (ID) of a device and a randomly generated random number from the device of the UAV, the authentication apparatus obtains a device key of the device according to the device ID of the device, the authentication apparatus encrypts the session key and the random number according to the device key of the device, and the authentication apparatus sends the encrypted session key and the encrypted random number to the device. | Yongsen Chen (Shenzhen, CN), Ming Gong (Shenzhen, CN), Ming Chen (Shenzhen, CN), Zhun Ding (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-06-08 | 2020-12-22 | H04L9/32, G08G5/00, G06F21/73, G06F21/44, H04L29/06, H04L9/08, B64C39/02 | 16/003799 |
| 21 | 10873395 | Smart laser light for communication | A smart light source configured for visible light communication. The light source includes a controller comprising a modem configured to receive a data signal and generate a driving current and a modulation signal based on the data signal. Additionally, the light source includes a light emitter configured as a pump-light device to receive the driving current for producing a directional electromagnetic radiation with a first peak wavelength in the ultra-violet or blue wavelength regime modulated to carry the data signal using the modulation signal. Further, the light source includes a pathway configured to direct the directional electromagnetic radiation and a wavelength converter optically coupled to the pathway to receive the directional electromagnetic radiation and to output a white-color spectrum. Furthermore, the light source includes a beam shaper configured to direct the white-color spectrum for illuminating a target of interest and transmitting the data signal. | Melvin McLaurin (Goleta, CA), James W. Raring (Santa Barbara, CA), Paul Rudy (Manhattan Beach, CA), Vlad Novotny (Los Gatos, CA) | Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. (Goleta, CA) | 2018-04-16 | 2020-12-22 | H04B10/116, G02B27/09, H01S5/00, H01S5/343, H01S5/022, H01S5/40, H04B10/50, H01S5/042, H01S5/026, H01S5/20, H01S5/10, H01S5/02, H04B10/60, H04B10/524, H04B10/564, H01L33/00, H04B10/572, H01S5/22, H01S5/32, H04B10/114 | 15/954463 |
| 22 | 10871546 | System and method for calibrating a transmitting unit, and watercraft comprising a system for calibrating a transmitting unit | A system for calibrating a transmitting unit includes an arrangement of at least four transmitting units. A first transmitting unit has stored position data with respect to a setpoint position of the first transmitting unit. The first transmitting unit is designed to emit a first transmission signal to each of the three remaining transmitting units, each of which is designed to receive the first transmission signal and, thereafter, to return a first response signal to the first transmitting unit. The first transmitting unit is designed to determine its relative position data with respect to the three remaining transmitting units on the basis of the first response signals returned and to detect a deviation between the stored position data and the relative position data determined and to carry out a calibration of a transmission parameter of the first transmitting unit on the basis of the detected deviation. | Klaus Kittmann (Kirchseeon, DE), Simon Burns (Munich, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (N/A) | 2018-07-27 | 2020-12-22 | G01S5/02, G01S7/40, G01S13/91, G01S1/02, G01S13/87, G01S13/74 | 16/047252 |
| 23 | 10871358 | Apparatus for producing charged incendiary spheres | An apparatus for processing incendiary capsules for the purpose of prescribed burning. The apparatus includes a reciprocating injector tube driven by a crankshaft and a reciprocating mechanical pump driven by a cam. In order to synchronize these reciprocating motions the crankshaft and cam are joined together as a single part. The incendiary spheres exit a hopper and line up in series in a tube which deposits them one by one into a nest. Each individual sphere is punctured in the nest by a needle then injected with reactant. Each sphere is then withdrawn from the nest and dropped through a discharge opening before the next incendiary in line is processed in the same manner. | Frederick Sparling (Fredricton, CA) | --- | 2019-09-25 | 2020-12-22 | F42B12/44, A62C3/02 | 16/581899 |
| 24 | 10870265 | Method for limiting interlaminar fatigue in composite laminate and a component incorporating the same | In some embodiments, a method of manufacturing composite laminate, including providing a first fibrous material having a plurality of fibers, providing a second fibrous material having a plurality of fibers, disposing the fibers of the first fibrous material in a first polymeric matrix, disposing the fibers of the second fibrous material in a second polymeric matrix, laying up a plurality of the first fibrous material on a rigid structure, laying up the second fibrous material on the rigid structure, wherein the first fibrous material is in contact with the second fibrous material, curing the first polymeric matrix, creating a plurality of baseline layers from the plurality of first fibrous material and the first polymeric matrix, and curing the second polymeric matrix, creating a compliant layer from the second fibrous material and the second polymeric matrix. The compliant layer is stronger than each individual baseline layers. | Bogdan Roman Krasnowski (Bedford, TX), Robert Arnold Brack (Bedford, TX), Xiaoming Li (Colleyville, TX), Robert Wardlaw (Keller, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2020-02-04 | 2020-12-22 | B32B37/14, B32B5/14, B29C70/30, B32B27/08, B29C70/06, B32B27/38 | 16/781355 |
| 25 | 10868677 | Method and system for reduced V2X receiver processing load using certificates | A method at a computing device within an Intelligent Transportation System, the method comprising: determining, at the computing device, whether a short-term certificate is available to sign a message, if the short-term certificate is available, signing the message with a private key associated with the short-term certificate, if the short-term certificate is not available, signing the message with a private key associated with a long-term certificate, and sending the message to a recipient. | Stephen John Barrett (Haywards Heath, GB), John Octavius Goyo (Acton, CA), James Randolph Winter Lepp (Ottawa, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2018-06-06 | 2020-12-15 | H04L29/06, H04W4/40, H04L9/32, H04L9/08, H04L29/08 | 16/001600 |
| 26 | 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 |
| 27 | 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 |
| 28 | 10867277 | Public transport infrastructure facilitated drone delivery | Systems and methods for public transport infrastructure facilitated drone delivery are provided. In example embodiments, a request to deliver a package to a drop-off destination using a drone is received. Public infrastructure information is accessed. A public infrastructure terminal from which the drone delivers the package is identified based on the public infrastructure information. An instruction is communicated to transport the package to the identified public. A drone delivery route from the identified public infrastructure terminal to the drop-off destination is determined based on the public infrastructure information. An instruction to deliver the package using the drone delivery route is communicated to the drone. | Jonathan Gabbai (London, GB) | Ebay Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2015-07-08 | 2020-12-15 | G06Q10/08, G08G1/127, G08G5/00 | 14/794698 |
| 29 | 10866597 | Drone detection and interception | Embodiments disclosed herein provide for systems and methods for detecting and intercepting drones and drone operators. An example system for disrupting drone attacks comprises a drone detection system configured to detect a hostile drone, a defensive drone control system coupled to the drone detection system and configured to communicate with a first defensive drone, and a first defensive drone configured to receive first data from the defensive drone control system and to use the data to intercept the hostile drone. The system for disrupting drone attacks may further comprise a system configured to identify a control source of the hostile drone, and a second defensive drone configured to receive second data from the defensive drone control system and to use the second data to fly to a location associated with the control source of the hostile drone. | Dennis J. Reinhold (Dallas, TX), Daniel James Wigger (Prosper, TX), Joshua Martin (Frisco, TX) | Securus Technologies, Llc (Carrollton, TX) | 2018-05-07 | 2020-12-15 | G05D1/12, B64C39/02, B64D47/08 | 15/973031 |
| 30 | 10866389 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module includes a lens assembly and a circuit assembly including a circuit substrate having a through hole and an image sensing component. A lower surface of the circuit substrate has multiple circuit contacts. A sensing surface of the image sensing component has multiple image contacts. Each image contact is electrically connected to one of the circuit contacts via a signal transmission element, thereby the sensing surface directly faces the through hole. The lens assembly includes a fixed base disposed on an upper surface of the circuit substrate, a movable base disposed in a focusing hole, and a lens group disposed in the movable base. The fixed base has the focusing hole penetrating through two ends thereof. The lens group includes at least two lenses having refractive power, thereby light could pass through the lens group and the through hole and project onto the image sensing component. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-20 | 2020-12-15 | G02B9/04, G02B13/00, G02B7/02, G02B9/64, G02B9/34, G02B9/60, G02B9/62, G02B5/20 | 16/227652 |
| 31 | 10866226 | Multi-point ground emission source sensor system | An air quality measurement system for a plurality of adjacent ground flares. The system includes a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles operating aerially above and around emissions from a plurality of adjacent ground flares. Sensors mounted on each of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles monitor atmospheric air properties. A data central processing unit receives, collects, and analyzes data from each of the sensors on each of the unmanned aerial vehicles regarding the atmospheric air properties. | Joseph D. Smith (Rolla, MO), Robert E. Jackson (Mapleton, UT), Zachary P. Smith (Broken Arrow, OK) | Air Stations Llc/Elevated Analytics Llc Joint Venture (Tulsa, OK) | 2018-02-07 | 2020-12-15 | B64C39/02, G01N1/22, G01N33/00 | 15/890939 |
| 32 | 10864988 | Aircraft having split wing and monoplane configurations | An aircraft includes a fuselage coupled to a wing having a root section and first and second outboard sections each having first and second wing layers pivotably coupled to respective outboard ends of the root section. A thrust array is coupled to the wing. A power system is operably associated with the thrust array to provide power to each of a plurality of propulsion assemblies. A flight control system is operably associated with the thrust array and the wing. The flight control system is operable to control the thrust output from the propulsion assemblies and the configuration of the wing. In a thrust-borne vertical lift mode, the wing has a split wing configuration such that the thrust array forms a two dimensional thrust array. In the wing-borne forward flight mode, the wing has a monoplane configuration such that the thrust array forms a one dimensional thrust array. | Sean Robert Gaffney (Copley, OH), Robert Rex Graham, Jr. (Agua Dulce, CA) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2018-04-19 | 2020-12-15 | B64C29/02, B64C3/32, B64C37/02, B64C3/54, B64D27/24, B64C11/30, B64C3/16, B64C39/02, B64D35/04, B64D27/02 | 15/957148 |
| 33 | 10864885 | Systems and methods for autonomously loading and unloading autonomous vehicles | An autonomous system for loading or unloading an autonomous vehicle, in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, includes one or more module (s) that include at least one of a compartment or a sub-compartment where the module (s) are located in an autonomous vehicle, a robotic movement apparatus configured to autonomously move items to or from the module (s) , one or more processors, and at least one memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor (s) , cause the autonomous system to autonomously move an item, using the robotic movement apparatus, to or from the at least one module of the autonomous vehicle. | David Ferguson (San Francisco, CA), Jiajun Zhu (Palo Alto, CA) | Nuro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-07-30 | 2020-12-15 | G01C21/20, G06K7/10, G06Q10/08, G06Q50/12, G08G1/00, H04L29/08, B60R25/25, A23L5/00, A23L7/109, A23L2/52, A47J37/06, A47J47/00, B60H1/00, B60P1/36, B60P3/025, B60R19/18, G06K7/14, G06K19/06, G06Q20/12, G06Q30/06, G07F17/00, G07F17/12, H05B6/68, G06K9/00, G06K19/07, G06Q30/02, G05D1/02, G08G1/04, B60R21/34, B60R19/48, G01C21/34, H04W4/024, H04W4/40, G06F16/955, G06N20/00, B65G67/24, B65G67/02, B65G67/00, B60P1/00, B60P1/26, B60P3/00, B60R25/00, B60R25/24, B60R25/30, G05D1/00, G05D1/12, G06K1/00, G06K19/00, G06Q10/06, G06Q20/00, G06Q20/18, G06Q20/20, G06Q50/28, G06Q50/30, B60R21/36, G06F3/0484, H04N5/76 | 16/048669 |
| 34 | 10864688 | Method and apparatus of modular punch forming plates for alignment of a stringer for a vehicle | Methods and devices of fabricating a stringer for a vehicle. The stringer can be constructed from two charges that are formed together into the stringer. During fabricating, the ends of the charges can be formed in a die cavity. When the ends are misaligned in the die cavity, one of the charges can be moved in the die cavity to align the ends. The device used for fabricating the charges can include a punch with separate punch plates that move the ends of the charges into the die cavity. The punch plates can be separately moved to adjust the position of the charges and align the ends. | John Makoto Shinozaki (Kenmore, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-04-26 | 2020-12-15 | B29C70/46, B29C70/54 | 15/963193 |
| 35 | 10863385 | Using rate buckets | In some examples, a wireless device selects a selected rate bucket of a plurality of different rate buckets, a rate bucket of the plurality of different rate buckets comprising a plurality of coding rates. In some examples, the selected rate bucket can include at least one other encoding capability, such as a modulation or a coding scheme. | James Randolph Winter Lepp (Ottawa, CA), Michael Peter Montemurro (Toronto, CA), Stephen McCann (Southampton, GB) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2019-02-14 | 2020-12-08 | H04W28/20, H04L1/00, H04W4/40 | 16/276099 |
| 36 | 10863073 | Control method for photographing using unmanned aerial vehicle, photographing method using unmanned aerial vehicle, mobile terminal, and unmanned aerial vehicle | A method for operating an aircraft is performed by a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays an aircraft operation interface on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal and monitors a touch control operation applied on the aircraft operation interface. After determining that the touch control operation is detected, the mobile terminal acquires sensor data from one or more sensors of the mobile terminal and obtains an aircraft operation command according to the sensor data. Finally, the mobile terminal sends the aircraft operation command to the aircraft that is wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal. The aircraft then performs a predefined operation according to the operation command. | Jialun Li (Shenzhen, CN), Kaifeng Li (Shenzhen, CN), Jing Ning (Shenzhen, CN) | Tencent Technology (SHENZHEN), Company Limited (Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN) | 2018-04-20 | 2020-12-08 | H04N5/232, G05D1/10, G06F3/0484, G06F3/041, G06F3/0488, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, H04W76/14, G08C17/02, G06F1/16, H04N1/00, B64C27/08 | 15/959014 |
| 37 | 10860115 | Air transportation systems and methods | A method for transporting people by providing a vehicle with a cab having a moveable actuator coupled to the propulsion unit to move the propulsion unit between a first position above the cab during lift-off and a second position during lateral flight, determining a hand control gesture as captured by a plurality of cameras or sensors in the vehicle, wherein a sequence of finger, palm or hand movements represents a vehicle control request, and determining vehicle control options based on the model, a current state of the vehicle and the environment of the vehicle. | Ha Tran (Saratoga, CA) | --- | 2019-09-19 | 2020-12-08 | G06F3/01, B64D43/00, B64D47/02, B64D47/08, G06K9/00, G06T17/05, G05D1/10, G08G5/00 | 16/576091 |
| 38 | 10860039 | Obstacle avoidance method and apparatus and unmanned aerial vehicle | The present disclosure discloses an obstacle avoidance method and apparatus and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method includes: obtaining detection images of at least two different focal lengths from a camera apparatus, determining, according to the detection images of the at least two different focal lengths, that an obstacle exists in a detection area, and obtaining position information of the obstacle according to the detection images of the at least two different focal lengths. Because the camera apparatus performs a zooming operation quickly, it's no need to precisely obtain position and attitude information by using a Global Positioning System (GPS) and an onboard inertial device, which avoids measurement interference and a positioning error caused by the inertial device, thereby improves calculation precision. | Ke Zhang (Guangdong, CN), Bo Zang (Guangdong, CN) | Autel Robotics Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-01-31 | 2020-12-08 | G05D1/00, H04N5/232, H04N13/296, H04N13/239, G06T7/73, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, G06K9/00, H04N13/00 | 15/885041 |
| 39 | 10859797 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module includes a lens assembly and a circuit assembly including a circuit substrate, a sensor holder disposed on the circuit substrate, and a surface of an image sensing component facing the circuit substrate has a plurality of image contacts. Each image contact is connected to one of the circuit contacts via a signal transmission element disposed on the image contact. The lens assembly includes a lens base disposed on the sensor holder and a lens group. The lens base has a receiving hole penetrating through two ends of the lens base and directly facing the image sensing component, thereby the lens base is hollow. The lens group is disposed on the lens base and is located in the receiving hole, so that a light could pass through the lens group and project onto a sensing surface of the image sensing component. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-19 | 2020-12-08 | G02B9/04, G02B7/04, G02B7/02, G02B13/00, H01L27/146, G02B9/64, G02B9/62, G02B9/60, G02B9/34 | 16/226403 |
| 40 | 10859786 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module is provided, including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly. The circuit assembly may include a circuit substrate, a plurality of image sensor elements, a plurality of signal transmission elements, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements may be connected to the circuit substrate. The signal transmission elements may be electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame may be manufactured integrally, be covered on the circuit substrate, and surround the image sensor elements and the signal transmission elements. The lens assembly may include a lens base and a fixed-focus lens assembly. The lens base may be fixed to a multi-lens frame. The fixed-focus lens assembly may have at least two lenses with refractive power. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-26 | 2020-12-08 | G03B13/36, G02B9/34, G02B7/02, G02B7/09, G02B5/20, G02B9/60, G02B9/62, G02B9/64, G03B11/00, G02B7/00, H04N5/225, H04N9/04 | 16/232576 |
| 41 | 10859409 | Rotation parameter detection method, encoder, laser radar and unmanned aerial vehicle | An encoder includes a code disc and a processor communicatively coupled with the code disc. The code disc is configured to rotate along with a rotating object and includes a plurality of fan teeth extending radially. Each of the fan teeth includes a first line segment edge, a second line segment edge, and an arc edge along a circumference of the code disc and connecting the first line segment edge and the second line segment edge. The first line segment edges of the fan teeth are arranged at the code disc with equal intervals. A length of the arc edge of one of the fan teeth is different from lengths of the arc edges of other ones of the fan teeth, and the lengths of the arc edges of the other ones of the fan teeth equal each other. The processor is configured to detect a rotation of the code disc to obtain a detection signal, and obtain a rotation parameter of the rotating object based on the detection signal. The rotation parameter includes at least one of a rotation direction, a rotation speed, or a mechanical zero position. | Wanqi Liu (Shenzhen, CN), Qiu Lan (Shenzhen, CN), Changxing Zhou (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2020-01-14 | 2020-12-08 | G01D5/347, G01P13/04, G01P3/08, G01P3/38 | 16/742171 |
| 42 | 10859222 | System for illuminating an environment | The present disclosed subject matter relates to an installation for illuminating an environment. The installation comprises a multiplicity of illumination devices which are distributed in the environment and approachable via a route network, wherein each illumination device has a light, a wind and/or solar module for respective generation of wind or solar electricity feeding the light, a buffer battery for respectively buffering the wind or solar electricity, and a charging input for charging the buffer battery, a common charging station for the illumination devices, which is approachable via the route network and has a charging output for outputting charging electricity, and a robot which travels self-sufficiently on the route network, has an accumulator and shuttles between a first position, in which it connects to the charging output of the charging station and buffers the charging electricity thereof in the accumulator, and multiple second positions, in each of which it connects to the charging input of an illumination device and charges the buffer battery thereof from the accumulator. | Dieter Hornbachner (Vienna, AT) | Icgh Investment and Consulting Gmbh (Vienna, AT) | 2017-05-19 | 2020-12-08 | H02J7/00, H02J7/35, B60L53/30, F21S9/02, F21S9/03, F21S8/08, H02J7/34 | 16/303711 |
| 43 | 10858116 | Pusher rotorcraft drivetrain | A pusher rotorcraft is provided in one example embodiment and may include at least one engine in mechanical communication with a drop-down gearbox, a driveshaft in mechanical communication with the drop-down gearbox, a main rotor gearbox, and a tail system gearbox, a main rotor system in mechanical communication with the main rotor gearbox, an anti-torque system in mechanical communication with the tail system gearbox, and a pusher propeller system in mechanical communication with the tail system gearbox. | Levi C. Hefner (Wichita, KS), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Alan C. Ewing (Keller, TX), Jaret F. Burgess (Fort Worth, TX), Carey W. Cannon (Colleyville, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-09-04 | 2020-12-08 | B64D35/04, B64C11/30, B64C27/06, B64C27/26, B64C27/82, B64C27/14 | 16/120676 |
| 44 | 10858100 | Unmanned air and underwater vehicle | An unmanned vehicle including a body and a frame structure extending from the body and supporting a plurality of propeller assemblies, each propeller assembly including at least one propeller and a corresponding motor with the motor housed in a watertight housing or coated and made corrosion resistant. The propellers comprise a first subset of propellers of the propeller assemblies and a second subset of propellers of the propeller assemblies which rotate in a plane positioned below a plane in which the first subset of propellers rotate, wherein said first and second subset of propellers are configured for independent operation of one another as the vehicle transitions from an air medium to a water medium. | Francisco J. Diez-Garias (Bridgewater, NJ), Marco M. Maia (Westfield, NJ) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ) | 2019-04-24 | 2020-12-08 | B64C39/02, B63G8/16, A63H27/00, A63H23/08, B63G8/00 | 16/393151 |
| 45 | 10858097 | Detection and navigation in wireless charging | A transmit charging coil is driven to wirelessly transfer energy to a receiving charging coil. The wireless energy transfer can be adjusted in response to detecting the receive charging coil. Navigation of an un-manned vehicle may be adjusted in response to the wireless energy transfer. | Benjamin Waters (Kirkland, WA) | Wibotic Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-02-21 | 2020-12-08 | B64C39/02, H02J50/80, H02J50/10, B60L53/36, B60L53/38, B60L53/124, B60L53/126, H02J7/02, H02J50/90, H02J7/00 | 15/438723 |
| 46 | 10858094 | Method of blade fold for tiltrotor aircraft | A method of blade fold for a tiltrotor aircraft includes configuring the tiltrotor aircraft in a flight ready position with a rotor system in an inverted-Y position, unlocking a first rotor blade of the rotor system to permit the first rotor blade to pivot relative to a yoke of the rotor system, restraining the first rotor blade to allow the first rotor blade to pivot relative to the yoke as the yoke is rotated, rotating the rotor system in a first direction so that the first rotor blade pivots closer to a second rotor blade, rotating the rotor system in a second direction to orient the rotor system into a modified inverted-Y position, unlocking a third rotor blade to allow the third rotor blade to pivot relative to the yoke as the yoke is rotated, and rotating the rotor system in the second direction so that the third rotor blade pivots closer to the second rotor blade. | Amarjit Kizhakkepat (Fort Worth, TX), Glenn Alan Shimek (Kennedale, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-07-09 | 2020-12-08 | B64C27/50, B64C3/56, B64C29/00 | 16/030406 |
| 47 | 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 |
| 48 | 10856120 | Providing inter-vehicle data communications for multimedia content | Systems, methods, and software can be used to provide inter-vehicle data communications for multimedia content. In some aspects, a method is disclosed comprising: receiving, at a first vehicle, a multimedia content request message from a second vehicle, wherein the multimedia content request message indicates a target location at which multimedia content is requested, determining, a current location of the first vehicle, in response to determining that the current location matching the target location, generating the multimedia content, and transmitting, by the first vehicle, the multimedia content. | Edward Snow Willis (Ottawa, CA), Kristian Neil Spriggs (Ottawa, CA), Sameh Ayoub (Ottawa, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2018-06-19 | 2020-12-01 | H04W4/46, H04W4/14, H04W4/70, G08G1/0967, H04L29/08, H04W4/02, H04W4/80 | 16/012276 |
| 49 | 10854094 | Rejoining trajectory adjustment method for aircraft | A method is provided for adjusting a flight plan rejoining trajectory of an aircraft, the method being implemented in a flight management system of the aircraft. In a first step, the rejoining trajectory comprises a guidance setpoint holding point to be reached situated in the extension of a guidance setpoint, and set manually or automatically, the guidance setpoint no longer being necessarily maintained when this setpoint holding point is passed. This first step can be preceded by a step of rejoining a guidance setpoint or a step of searching for the intersection of the current guidance setpoint trajectory with a segment of the flight plan. | Benoit Dacre-Wright (Toulouse, FR), Didier Poisson (Toulouse, FR), Guy Deker (Toulouse, FR), Vincent Savarit (Toulouse, FR) | Thales (Courbevoie, FR) | 2018-03-13 | 2020-12-01 | G08G5/00, G05D1/08, G01C21/00, G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G05D1/06, G05D1/04 | 15/919630 |
| 50 | 10854019 | Methods and systems for remote identification, messaging, and tolling of aerial vehicles | An aircraft tolling system uses tolling tags that are configured for attachment to aerial vehicles. The tolling tags include a data format that can be used by any and all aerial vehicles. The system detects and tracks aerial vehicles in a monitored airspace, and receives data from the aerial vehicles in the monitored airspace. The data include unique identifiers for each of the aerial vehicles in the monitored airspace. The system and device determine operators for the aerial vehicles in the monitored airspace based on a database of aerial vehicle and operator associations, access accounts in the database associated with each of the operators, and apply charges to the accounts associated with each of the operators in response to the reception of the unique identifiers of the aerial vehicles in the monitored airspace. | Scott G. Barnes (Falls Church, VA), Katie J. Maxwell (Fishers, IN), Scott D. Harlan (Leesburg, VA), Luther John Durkop, III (Cedar Park, TX), John S. Lear (Purcellville, VA) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2019-10-30 | 2020-12-01 | G08G1/065, G07B15/06, G06Q20/32, G06Q30/02, H04K3/00, F41H11/02, G05D1/00, G07C5/00, H04W4/021, G08G5/00 | 16/668888 |
| 51 | 10853658 | Image-based detection of offside in gameplay | An electronic device is provided for image-based detection of offside in gameplay. The electronic device estimates positions of each player-object of a first team and a second team in a current image and further estimates displacement and velocity values of a soccer-object. The electronic device detects a pass state of the soccer-object based on the displacement and the velocity values. The electronic device determines a set of passive offside positions of a set of player-objects of the first team based on the estimated positions of the each player-object of the first team. The electronic device further detects an active offside state of at least one player-object in the set of player-objects, based on a first distance between the soccer-object and each of the set of player-objects, and transmits a notification to a referee of the gameplay, in real-time or near real time, based on the detected active offside state. | Saket Ranjan (Bangalore, IN), Shreay Kumar (Bangalore, IN) | Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-10-30 | 2020-12-01 | G06K9/00, G06T7/73, G06T7/246, A63B71/06 | 16/174410 |
| 52 | 10852748 | Methods and apparatus to perform observer-based control of a vehicle | Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to perform observer based control of a vehicle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an error module to calculate a difference between a first state of a vehicle and a second state of the vehicle, the second state based on a measurement from a sensor, an observer module to determine a third state of the vehicle based on the difference, a baseline control module to generate a first command based on the third state, and a vehicle module to execute the first command to control the vehicle. | Eugene Lavretsky (Los Angeles, CA), Kevin Andrew Wise (St. Charles, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2019-02-08 | 2020-12-01 | G05D1/08, G05B6/02 | 16/271106 |
| 53 | 10852724 | Customizable waypoint missions | Techniques are disclosed for performing custom waypoint missions using an onboard computing device in communication with a movable object. The movable object can include a flight controller, and a communication system. The flight controller can be in communication with the onboard computing device which includes a processor and an onboard data manager. The onboard data manager can receive at least one input, determine one or more instructions to be performed by the at least one movable object based on the at least one input, generate movement commands to implement the one or more instructions, and send movement commands to the flight controller to be executed. | Rohit Sant (Palo Alto, CA), Arnaud Thiercelin (San Francisco, CA), Arjun Sukumar Menon (San Jose, CA) | Dji Research Llc (Palo Alto, CA) | 2018-04-30 | 2020-12-01 | G05D1/00, G01S17/88, G05D1/10, G01S19/13, G01C21/20 | 15/967369 |
| 54 | 10852508 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module includes a lens assembly and a circuit assembly including a circuit substrate and an image sensing component electrically connected to the circuit substrate via signal transmission elements. The lens assembly includes a fixed base disposed on the circuit substrate, a movable base, and a lens group. The fixed base made of an opaque material has a focusing hole penetrating through two ends of the fixed base, and is disposed on the circuit substrate, thereby the fixed base is hollow, and the image sensing component is located in the focusing hole. The movable base disposed in the focusing hole could move relative to the fixed base. The lens group including at least two lenses having refractive power is disposed in a receiving hole of the movable base, thereby light could pass through the lens group and project onto a sensing surface of the image sensing component. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-18 | 2020-12-01 | G02B9/04, G02B9/16, H01L27/146, G02B5/20, G02B13/00, G02B9/64, G02B9/62, G02B9/60, G02B9/34, G02B7/02 | 16/224557 |
| 55 | 10850838 | UAV battery form factor and insertion/ejection methodologies | The present disclosure is related to unmanned aerial vehicles or drones that have a capability of quickly swapping batteries. This may be accomplished even as the drone continues to fly. A drone consistent with the present disclosure may drop one battery and pickup another using an attachment mechanism. Attachment mechanisms of the present disclosure may include electro-magnets, mechanical actuators, pins, or hooks. Systems consistent with the present disclosure may also include locations where replacement batteries may be provided to aircraft via actuation devices coupled to a physical location. | Dennis Dale Castleman (Fremont, CA), Ruxin Chen (Redwood City, CA), Frank Zhao (San Mateo, CA), Glenn Black (San Mateo, CA) | Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-12-29 | 2020-12-01 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02 | 15/394473 |
| 56 | 10850834 | Landing gear systems for aircraft employing a cross tube | A landing gear system for an aircraft includes an aft landing gear fitting coupled to the aircraft and a cross tube rotatably coupled to the aft landing gear fitting. The landing gear system also includes first and second wheel fittings coupled to the first and second ends of the cross tube, respectively, and first and second wheels rotatably coupled to the first and second wheel fittings, respectively. | Sebastien Duval (Terrebonne, CA), Marc Ouellet (Sainte-Sophie, CA) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-12-13 | 2020-12-01 | B64C25/66, B64C25/32, B64C25/34, B64C25/14, B64C25/52 | 15/840113 |
| 57 | 10850397 | System and method for providing in-cockpit actuation of aircraft controls | An actuation system to manipulate an interface in an aircraft having an actuation controller, a vision system, a robotic arm, and a housing. Each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly may be operatively coupled to the actuation controller. The vision system may be configured to optically image a display device of the preexisting interface, while the robotic arm assembly may be configured to engage a user-actuable device of the preexisting interface. The housing can be configured to affix to a surface adjacent the preexisting interface, where each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly are coupled to the housing. In operation, the actuation controller may be configured to instruct the robotic arm assembly based at least in part on data from the vision system. | William Bosworth (Cambridge, MA), James D. Paduano (Boston, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2018-04-19 | 2020-12-01 | B25J9/16, B25J15/00, B64C13/18 | 15/957571 |
| 58 | 10848654 | Oblique scanning aerial cameras | A scanning camera for capturing a set of oblique images along a curved scan path on an object plane within an area of interest, each image of the set of images associated with a viewing angle and a viewing direction relative to the object plane, the scanning camera comprising an image sensor, a lens, a scanning mirror, and a drive coupled to the scanning mirror, wherein the drive is operative to rotate the scanning mirror about a spin axis according to a spin angle, the spin axis is tilted relative to a camera optical axis, the scanning mirror is tilted relative to both the camera optical axis and the spin axis and positioned to reflect an imaging beam into the lens, a viewing angle and a viewing direction of the imaging beam relative to the object plane varying with the spin angle, the camera optical axis is tilted at an oblique angle relative to the object plane, the lens is positioned to focus the imaging beam onto the image sensor, and the image sensor is operative to capture each image by sampling the imaging beam at a corresponding value of the spin angle corresponding to the viewing angle and the viewing direction of the image. | Paul Lapstun (Collaroy, AU) | Vergent Research Pty Ltd (Collaroy, AU) | 2018-12-17 | 2020-11-24 | H04N5/225 | 16/221641 |
| 59 | 10848253 | System and method for historical radio performance analysis or visualization | A communication link analysis system is for analyzing communication link performance for an unmanned aviation system traveling over a route using a radio network comprising a plurality of radio nodes. The communication link analysis system includes a memory for storing quality parameters associated with communication links between the unmanned aviation system and the radio nodes. The communication link analysis system also includes a processor configured to map the quality parameters by location along the route or provide a bin chart of the quality parameter by radio node. The quality parameter is derived from radio link parameters provided by the unmanned aviation system. | Nicholas J. Liberko (Marion, IA), Brian R. Wolford (Cedar Rapids, IA), Daniel K. Snodgrass (Palo, IA), Boe A. Svatek (Cedar Rapids, IA), Kevin M. McElroy (Vint Hill Farms, VA), Kevin M. Kronfeld (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2018-06-14 | 2020-11-24 | H04B17/318, H04B17/00, H04W24/10, H04W24/08, H04B7/185 | 16/008614 |
| 60 | 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 |
| 61 | 10846674 | Rechargeable devices and kiosks for same | A system for enabling electrical devices to exchange either battery or battery fluids or reagents that supply the energy for the battery or device with new recharged batteries or battery fluids or reagents for use in equipment including vehicles, excavating and earthmoving equipment, tractors and agricultural equipment or aircraft, smaller devices such as mobile phones, telecommunication devices and portable computers. This system involves handling and billing systems to ensure this is all done and that satisfactory payment to the supplier parties is achieved. The system involves packaging reagents such as enzymes, anodes, gases, etc. in sealed systems in order to ensure their integrity or having control over the delivery and retrieval and internal use systems to ensure the reagent is kept secure and uncontaminated. | Dignan Rayner (Brisbane, AU) | --- | 2017-06-04 | 2020-11-24 | G06Q20/18, G06Q20/32, H01M2/10, H01M10/42 | 16/309218 |
| 62 | 10846558 | Multi-view scanning aerial cameras | A scanning camera for capturing a set of images along a curved scan path on an object plane within an area of interest, each image of the set of images associated with a viewing angle and a viewing direction relative to the object plane, the scanning camera comprising an image sensor, a lens, a scanning mirror, and a drive coupled to the scanning mirror, wherein the drive is operative to rotate the scanning mirror about a spin axis according to a spin angle, the spin axis is tilted relative to a camera optical axis, the scanning mirror is tilted relative to both the camera optical axis and the spin axis and positioned to reflect an imaging beam into the lens, a viewing angle and a viewing direction of the imaging beam relative to the object plane varying with the spin angle, the lens is positioned to focus the imaging beam onto the image sensor, and the image sensor is operative to capture each image by sampling the imaging beam at a value of the spin angle corresponding to the viewing angle and the viewing direction of the image. | Paul Lapstun (Collaroy, AU) | Vergent Research Pty Ltd (Collaroy, AU) | 2018-12-17 | 2020-11-24 | H04N5/225, G02B5/09, G06K9/50, G02B26/12 | 16/221640 |
| 63 | 10845474 | Pulse identification in a light detection and ranging, sonar, or radar system | A platform operates in an environment with other platforms using active sensing. The platform includes an active sensing system configured to provide a point cloud associated with the environment. The point cloud is used to navigate the platform. The active sensing system includes a transmitter configured to provide pulses of electromagnetic energy in a light band or a radar band or sonic energy and a receiver configured to receive returns associated with the pulses striking one or more targets in the environment. The transmitter is configured to impose a code onto the pulses, and the receiver is configured to detect the code to determine when the pulses of light where transmitted or to determine a source of the pulses. | Mitchell A. Riley (Marion, IA), John G. Bendickson (Vinton, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2017-05-04 | 2020-11-24 | G01S13/28, G01S17/26, G01S15/10, G01S13/95 | 15/587138 |
| 64 | 10844230 | Salt spray-resistant metal-filled infrared reflective coating for aerospace application | The present disclosure relates to highly reflective coating formulations that produce coatings having an average infrared reflectivity ranging from about 75% to about 90% at wavelengths ranging from about 0.5 .mu.m to about 1000 .mu.m, methods for making the coatings and coating mixtures, and substrates comprising such coatings. | Peter Babilo (Mission Viejo, CA), Giuseppe A. Russo (Orange, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-02-07 | 2020-11-24 | B32B7/02, C09D5/33, C09D163/00, C08G59/50, C08K3/08 | 15/426635 |
| 65 | 10843882 | Automated loading system | Cable robots may be used to automatically load items onto one or more surfaces in any environment. An item may be received on a carrier that is connected to tensioning actuators of a cable robot by one or more cables in tension. The actuators of the robot may be manipulated in concert to move the carrier from a first position to a second position, which may be fixed or in motion, at which the item may be expelled from the carrier. The carrier may include induction wheels and/or conveyors for receiving the item thereon and for expelling the item therefrom. The cable robot may be provided in series with a conveyor and mounted to a frame, and used to load items onto a delivery vehicle, such that the frame may be withdrawn as items are loaded. | Timothy Craig Worsley (Snoqualmie, WA), Karl Eric Schrader (Snohomish, WA), Michael Ellsworth Bundy (Seattle, WA), Charles Edward Rice (Bainbridge Island, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2018-01-11 | 2020-11-24 | B65G67/08, B65G1/04, B65G61/00 | 15/868612 |
| 66 | 10843817 | Systems and methods for recovering and controlling post-recovery motion of unmanned aircraft | Systems and methods for recovering unmanned aircraft and controlling post-recovery motion of the aircraft are disclosed herein. An aircraft recovery system for handling an unmanned aircraft in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a base portion and an elongated aircraft capture member having a first end movably coupled to the base portion and a second, free end opposite the first end. The aircraft capture member includes a first portion and a second portion at a distal end of the first portion and positioned to intercept an unmanned aircraft in flight. The first and/or second portions are generally flexible. The system further includes an energy capture and dissipation assembly operably coupled to the aircraft capture member and positioned to receive at least a portion of the landing forces from the aircraft. | Robert Gilchrist, III (Cook, WA), John Stafford (Lyle, WA), Brian D. Dennis (White Salmon, WA), Allen Smith (Hood River, OR), Jaime Mack (White Salmon, WA), Steven M. Sliwa (White Salmon, WA), Bradley Louis Schrick (Hood River, OR), Robert Hughes (Springfield, VA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2018-03-12 | 2020-11-24 | B64F1/02 | 15/918624 |
| 67 | 10843812 | Fibre-reinforced components including nanostructures | Components having fibre-reinforced composite structures are disclosed. The component comprises a plurality of structural fibres embedded in a cured matrix material and a plurality of nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes extending from one or more of the structural fibres. In some embodiments a density of the nanostructures is at least 10.sup.7 nanostructures per cm.sup.2 of surface area of the one or more structural fibres. In some embodiments, the nanostructures extend from an outer fibre proximal to an outer surface of the component but not from an inner fibre distal from the outer surface. In some embodiments the one or more structural fibres from which the nanostructures extend are free of a sizing agent. | Paolo Ballocchi (Newcastle, GB), Philip Jenkins (Antrim, GB), Ian Hamerton (Hampshire, GB), Ravi Silva (Surrey, GB), Thomas Pozegic (Lancashire, GB) | Short Brothers Plc (Belfast, GB), University of Surrey (Surrey GB) | 2015-12-08 | 2020-11-24 | B64D45/02, B64C1/06, C08J5/06, C08J5/00, B32B7/08, B32B5/26, B32B5/02, B64C1/12, B29C70/08 | 15/533500 |
| 68 | 10843808 | Methods and apparatus for cryogenic fuel bayonet transfers | Methods and apparatus for cryogenic fuel bayonet transfers are disclosed. A disclosed example fuel transfer system includes a fuel tank. The example fuel transfer system also includes a bayonet receptacle extending into an internal volume of the fuel tank, where the bayonet receptacle is to receive a fuel transfer bayonet to fill the fuel tank with fuel and a fuel discharge bayonet to discharge the fuel. | Jeffrey H. Knapp (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2016-11-29 | 2020-11-24 | B64D37/14, B64C39/02, F17C7/02, F17C9/00, F17C6/00, B64D37/30, H01M8/04082, F17C5/02, F16L37/248, B64D41/00 | 15/364126 |
| 69 | 10843788 | Damping structures for tiltrotor aircraft wings | A wing airframe for a wing of a tiltrotor aircraft includes a wing airframe core assembly and a wing skin assembly disposed on the wing airframe core assembly. The wing skin assembly includes an outer skin and a damping sublayer, the damping sublayer interposed between the outer skin and the wing airframe core assembly. The tiltrotor aircraft includes a pylon assembly subject to aeroelastic movement during forward flight. The wing is subject to deflection in response to the aeroelastic movement of the pylon assembly. The damping sublayer reduces the deflection of the wing, thereby stabilizing the wing during forward flight. | Thomas Clement Parham, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Jeffrey Bosworth (Fort Worth, TX), Gary Miller (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX), Jouyoung Jason Choi (Fort Worth, TX), Paul K. Oldroyd (Fort Worth, TX), Richard Erler Rauber (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Scott Seifert (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-06-29 | 2020-11-24 | B64C3/26, B64C1/12, B64C3/20, B64D27/06, B64C29/00 | 15/638345 |
| 70 | 10843413 | Methods for forming bonded structures | A method is provided in one example embodiment and may include assembling a first component and a second component together using, at least in part, a first adhesive film on the first component and a second adhesive film on the second component, wherein the first component and the second component are fully cured and the first adhesive film and the second adhesive film are at least partially uncured, and curing the first adhesive film and the second adhesive film to form a bonded structure. | Olivier Blanc (Quebec, CA) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-03-26 | 2020-11-24 | B29C65/48, C09J7/38, B29C65/00, B29C70/34, C09J5/04, B29C65/10, B29C65/50, B29C65/14 | 15/935789 |
| 71 | 10841734 | Systems and methods for defining and implementing rules for three dimensional geofences | The present invention is directed to methods and systems for enforcing at least one rule within a geofence. The rule is enforced by a fencing agent on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . The geofence is defined by a plurality of geographic designators, with the plurality of geographic designators each being associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, preferably an IPv6 address. | Benjamin T. Jones (Henderson, NV) | Geofrenzy, Inc. (Tiburon, CA) | 2020-06-18 | 2020-11-17 | H04W4/021, H04L29/08, B64C39/02, G06F21/60, H04L12/28, H04L29/12, H04L12/403, H04W12/08, H04W68/00, G08G5/00, G06F16/29, G06F16/951, H04W80/04, G08B21/24 | 16/905394 |
| 72 | 10841305 | Authenticating for a software service | Systems, methods, and software can be used to provide authentication for a software service. In some aspects, an identity provider (IDP) receives an identity authentication request from a client device. The IDP transmits an on-premises verification initiation request for a digest authentication to on-premises directory provider (OPDP) . The IDP receives an on-premises verification initiation request. The an on-premises verification initiation request includes one or more digest authentication attributes. The IDP transmits the one or more digest authentication attributes. The IDP receives a digest, wherein the digest is calculated based on the one or more digest authentication attributes and one or more identity authentication credentials. The IDP transmits the digest, and receives an on-premises verification response that indicates a result of the digest authentication. | Manvinder Singh (Bedford, CA), Mendel Elliot Spencer (Ottawa, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Ontario, CA) | 2017-10-02 | 2020-11-17 | H04L29/06, H04L9/32, G06F21/33 | 15/722764 |
| 73 | 10840605 | Integrated linearly polarized tracking antenna array | A combiner network is provided. A combiner network may include a corporate combiner. The corporate combiner may include a first plurality of radiation elements. The corporate combiner may include a first H-plane combiner connected to the first plurality of radiation elements and connected by a U-bend to a first E-plane combiner. The corporate combiner may include a second H-plane combiner connected to the first E-plane combiner. The corporate combiner may further include a first port. A plurality of corporate combiners may be assembled together as a combiner network. | Michael Hollenbeck (West Jordan, UT), Robert Smith (West Jordan, UT) | Optisys, Llc (West Jordan, UT) | 2018-12-20 | 2020-11-17 | H01Q21/00, H01P5/12, H01Q3/36, H01Q21/06, H01Q1/02, H01Q13/02, H01P1/02, H01P5/16, H01P3/12 | 16/228510 |
| 74 | 10839699 | Methods and systems for managing aerial drones in regulated spaces with ground vehicle assist | Embodiments for managing drones by one or more processors are described. An aerial drone is controlled to fly to a first location outside of a restricted airspace. The aerial drone is enabled to detachably couple to a ground vehicle at the first location outside of the restricted airspace. The ground vehicle travels through the restricted airspace from the first location outside of the restricted airspace to a second location outside the restricted airspace. The aerial drone is enabled to detach from the ground vehicle at the second location outside of the restricted airspace. The aerial drone is controlled to fly from the second location outside of the restricted airspace to a third location outside of the restricted airspace. | Christopher J. Hardee (Raleigh, NC), Maharaj Mukherjee (Poughkeepsie, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-10-18 | 2020-11-17 | G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, G08G5/00, G08G1/00, G06Q10/08, B64F1/22 | 15/296262 |
| 75 | 10839682 | Method and system for traffic behavior detection and warnings | A method at a computing device associated with a road user, the method including detecting actions of a second road user, checking the actions against rules associated with the computing device, determining that the actions of the second road user contravene the rules, and providing a report regarding the actions of the second road user. | Tyson Philip Arndt (Ottawa, CA), James Randolph Winter Lepp (Ottawa, CA), David Alexander Van Geyn (Ottawa, CA), Houffaneh Ali Osman (Ottawa, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2019-04-26 | 2020-11-17 | G08G1/0967, B60Q9/00, G08G1/052 | 16/396206 |
| 76 | 10839203 | Recognizing and tracking poses using digital imagery captured from multiple fields of view | Poses or gestures of actors within a scene may be detected and tracked using multiple imaging devices aligned with fields of view that overlap at least in part. Images captured by the imaging devices may be synchronized and provided to a classifier to recognize body parts within the images, and score maps indicative of locations of peak probabilities that the images include the respective body parts may be generated. Locations of peak values within the score maps may be correlated with one another to confirm that a given body part is depicted in two or more fields of view, and vectors indicative of distances to or ranges of motion of body parts, with respect to the given body part, may be generated. Motion of the body parts may be tracked in subsequent images, and a virtual model of the body parts may be generated and updated based on the motion. | Jean Laurent Guigues (Seattle, WA), Leonid Pishchulin (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-12-27 | 2020-11-17 | G06K9/00, G06K9/62, G06K9/48, G06T7/292, G06T7/77, H04N7/18 | 15/391821 |
| 77 | 10838170 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module includes a lens assembly and a circuit assembly including a circuit substrate and an image sensing component connected to the circuit substrate. The circuit substrate has a plurality of circuit contacts. The image sensing component has a sensing surface and a plurality of image contacts. Each image contact is electrically connected to one of the circuit contacts via a plurality of signal transmission elements. The lens assembly includes a lens base disposed on the circuit substrate and a lens group. The lens base is made of an opaque material and has a receiving hole penetrating through two ends of the lens base, thereby the lens base is hollow. The image sensing component is located in the receiving hole. The lens group includes at least two lenses having refractive power, and is disposed on the lens base and is located in the receiving hole. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-18 | 2020-11-17 | G02B9/64, G02B27/00, H04N5/225, H05K1/18 | 16/223607 |
| 78 | 10838076 | Self-position measuring device, self-position measuring method, and non-transitory storage medium | A self-position measuring device includes an information generator, a position extractor, and a navigation method selector. The information generator generates estimated information that is expected to be obtained when at least one of the ground information and the celestial information is obtained, at each of multiple reference points generated on the basis of measured inertial navigation position. The position extractor checks at least the one of the ground information and the celestial information against the estimated information at each of the multiple reference points and extracts a position of a specific reference point corresponding to specific estimated information with a highest matching degree. The navigation method selector selects, on the basis of the specific reference point, a navigation method with less navigational error as a navigation method for measuring the self-position. | Yoichi Onomura (Tokyo, JP), Akihiro Yamane (Tokyo, JP), Yukinobu Tomonaga (Tokyo, JP), Takeshi Fukurose (Tokyo, JP) | Subaru Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-06-27 | 2020-11-17 | G01S19/47, G01S19/49, G01C21/00, G01C21/16, G01C21/02, G01S19/48, G06F16/29, G08G5/00 | 16/020638 |
| 79 | 10837782 | Drone-guided property navigation techniques | Techniques are described for using sensor-based objection recognition and property condition monitoring techniques to automate and improve methods of navigating a property during a property tour. In some implementations, sensor data is received from one or more sensors that are located within a property. Property data that identifies characteristics of the property is received. A model of the property is generated. Authentication data that identifies users who are authorized to access the property is received. Data identifying a visiting user is received. The data identifying the visiting user is compared to the authentication data. The visiting user is determined to be authorized to access the property. Preference data that indicates preferences of the visiting user is accessed. A path to guide the user around the property is generated based on the model of the property and the preferences of the visiting user. | Babak Rezvani (Tysons, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2018-01-10 | 2020-11-17 | G01C21/20, G08G5/00, G06Q50/16, H04W4/33, B64C39/02 | 15/867016 |
| 80 | 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 |
| 81 | 10837605 | Pipeline environmental barrier system | The invention relates to a system and method for containing and mitigating spills and leaks from pipelines. According to one embodiment, the system comprises a pipeline for transporting a liquid, a barrier layer comprising material impermeable to the liquid, a trench excavated with sufficient depth and width to accommodate at least the pipeline as well as the barrier layer, two berms, and backfill. The berms are substantially parallel and positioned on either side of the trench. The barrier layer is disposed to cover the trench and berms, reaching at least the ridgeline of the berms. The pipeline is disposed within the trench above the barrier layer. The backfill is placed on top of the pipeline and the barrier layer, and the backfill is graded to form a grade bridging the ridgelines of the berms. | Belinda Anne Bentley (Midwest City, OK), Ashley Lewis Howard (Pflugerville, TX) | Mitigation and Resilience Strategies, Llc (Midwest City, OK) | 2017-11-13 | 2020-11-17 | E02B11/00, E02F5/10, F17D5/06, F17D5/02, F16L1/032, E02F5/12, F17D1/08, F16L1/11, E03F1/00, A01G25/06 | 15/811614 |
| 82 | 10836639 | Air quality measurement system | An air quality measurement system to monitor atmospheric properties at various locations, elevations, and times. The system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle having at least one carbon nanotube sensor for monitoring atmospheric air quality. Measurements of temperature, pressure, moisture, and gas species are obtained. A monitor mounted on the aerial vehicle is in communication with the sensor. A transmitter mounted on the aerial vehicle is in communication with the monitor for transmission of measurement data to a ground position controller. | Joseph D. Smith (Rolla, MO), Robert E. Jackson (Mapleton, UT), Zachary P. Smith (Broken Arrow, OK) | Air Stations Llc/Elevated Analytics Llc Joint Venture (Tulsa, OK) | 2017-10-26 | 2020-11-17 | G01K1/00, G01K7/34, G01L1/20, G01N33/551, B82Y30/00, G01K11/00, G01K13/00, C01B32/174, G01K7/00, B82Y15/00, H01B1/04, H01B1/24 | 15/794064 |
| 83 | 10836509 | Aerial launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods | Aerial launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods. A representative system includes a first, carrier aircraft having an airframe a propulsion system carried by the airframe and positioned to support the carrier aircraft in hover, and a capture line carried by the carrier aircraft and deployable to hang from the carrier aircraft. The capture line is sized to releasably engage with a capture device of a second, carried aircraft. The system further includes a retrieval device positioned to support the carried aircraft for detachment from the capture line. | James Statelar McGrew (Husum, WA), Matthew David Grubb (White Salmon, WA), Andrew Keith Dickson (Bingen, WA), Andrew Royds Hayes (Hood River, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2017-12-12 | 2020-11-17 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02, B64D5/00, B64C37/02, B64C25/68, B64C27/08 | 15/839592 |
| 84 | 10836504 | Passive particle separation system | One embodiment is a passive particle separation system including a plenum, an inlet for feeding outside air into the plenum, wherein the outside air has particles entrained therewith, a housing for enclosing the plenum, and a standpipe installed on the housing. The outside air enters the plenum via the inlet and plenum, housing, and standpipe interact to impact the outside air entering the plenum to cause the particles to be released from the outside air. | Joshua Allan Edler (Dallas, TX), Brent Scannell (L'ile-Bizard, CA), Thomas Mast (Carrollton, TX), Sarah R. Villanueva (Stillwater, OK), David Michael Tiedeman (Hurst, TX), Keith C. Pedersen (North Richland Hills, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-04-26 | 2020-11-17 | B01D39/00, B01D45/16, B64D29/06, B64D13/06, B64D33/02, B01D45/06, B60J5/10, B64C27/06, B62D33/027, F02C7/052, B64C27/04 | 15/963911 |
| 85 | 10836477 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-14 | 2020-11-17 | B64C27/48, B64C39/02, B64D1/12, B64D3/00, B64F1/02, B64C27/26, B64D5/00, B64C27/08, B64D35/02, B64D1/02, B64C27/32, B64C27/00, B64D1/00, B64C25/08, B65D25/10, B65D85/68 | 15/432549 |
| 86 | 10836406 | Drone railway system | A drone railway system comprises a rail comprising a contact surface and an interconnect member having a drone connecting end and a rail engaging end, wherein the rail engaging end comprises a contacting member. The rail engaging end is selectively engageable with the rail so the contacting member can contact the contact surface and selectively disengageable with the rail so the drone and interconnect member can fly away from the rail, whereby the drone and interconnect member are able to travel along the length of the rail when the rail engaging end is engaged with the rail. A method of flying a drone comprises engaging a rail with the drone by contacting a contact surface of the rail with a contacting member associated with the drone, traveling along a length of the rail with the contacting member contacting the contact surface of the rail, selectively disengaging the drone from the rail, and flying away from the rail. | Peter Lum (Bartonsville, PA), Tiffany Lum (Bartonsville, PA) | --- | 2018-07-11 | 2020-11-17 | B61B3/02, B61B1/00, B61B13/08, B64D47/00, B64C39/02 | 16/032318 |
| 87 | 10834612 | System and method for pointing error resistant reuse | Systems and methods are disclosed, and one includes receiving a configuration specification data, including a cell floorplan data identifying a plurality of rectangular cells, and indicating a cell width and a cell length of each, in combination with determining, based at least in part on the configuration specification data, a spot beam pattern that provides a plurality of rectangular cell coverage regions, having the cell length and width. | Stanley Edward Kay (Rockville, MD), Liping Chen (Bethesda, MD), Uday Ramachandra Rao Bhaskar (North Potomac, MD) | Hughes Network Systems, Llc (Germantown, MD) | 2020-02-19 | 2020-11-10 | H04W16/28, H04W16/30, H04W84/06 | 16/794456 |
| 88 | 10834607 | Method and apparatus for collecting data associated with wireless communications | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, wirelessly receiving test signals when an unmanned aircraft is at different positions in proximity to a transmission medium where the first group of test signals is transmitted from different locations, determining RF parameters associated with each of the test signals, and generating placement information indicative of a target location for a communication device to be positioned, where the placement information is generated based on the RF parameters. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Dorothy Zarsky (Summit, NJ), Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), Brandon Pimm (Manalapan, NJ), David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), James Gordon Beattie, Jr. (Bergenfield, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2019-03-01 | 2020-11-10 | H04W16/18, B64C39/02, H04B17/318, H04W24/06, H04B7/0417, H04W24/08, H01Q1/28, H01Q1/24, H04W64/00, H04W16/28, H04B7/0413, H01Q1/12, H04W52/24 | 16/290518 |
| 89 | 10834533 | Processing device, processing method, and program | A processing device includes a remote-controllable device position information acquisition unit that acquires information on a position of a remote-controllable device, a relative positional relationship information acquisition unit that acquires information on a relative positional relationship between a terminal device transmitting instructions to request control regarding the remote-controllable device via another device having a communication function not included in either the processing device or the remote-controllable device by communicating with the other device, and the remote-controllable device, a determination unit that determines if each condition regarding the position of the remote-controllable device and a condition regarding the relative positional relationship is satisfied on the basis of the acquired information, and determines whether to permit the terminal device to perform the control regarding the remote-controllable device according to a result of the determination, and a control unit that performs control. | Etsuo Goto (Nissin, JP) | Lac Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2019-09-12 | 2020-11-10 | H04W4/02, B60R25/24 | 16/568926 |
| 90 | 10832562 | Method and unmanned vehicle for testing fire protection components | The invention relates to a method for testing a fire protection component (1) of a fire protection structure (11) . The method comprises the steps (a) providing an unmanned vehicle (2) , (b) navigating the unmanned vehicle (2) by means of a navigation control unit (3) of the unmanned vehicle (2) to the fire protection component (1) , at which a test is to be performed, and (c) performing the test on the fire protection component (1) by means of a testing device (20) of the unmanned vehicle (2) . The invention furthermore relates to an unmanned vehicle (2) for testing a fire protection component (1) of a fire protection structure (11) as well as a fire protection system comprising such an unmanned vehicle for carrying out the method according to the invention. | Thomas Jegodtka (Henstedt-Ulzburg, DE) | Minimax Gmbh & Co. Kg (Bad Oldesloe, DE) | 2017-06-19 | 2020-11-10 | G08B29/14, B64C39/02, G08B17/00, G08B29/16, G08B29/18, G08B17/06 | 16/317225 |
| 91 | 10830789 | Physical quantity sensor, physical quantity sensor device, electronic apparatus, and vehicle | A physical quantity sensor includes: a base, wiring disposed in the base, a support that includes a first bonded surface bonded to the base and a second bonded surface bonded to the wiring, a suspension beam connected to the support, and an electrode finger supported by the suspension beam. The support is located between the first bonded surface and the suspension beam and includes a first overhang separated from the base. | Shota Kigure (Shiojiri, JP) | Seiko Epson Corporation (JP) | 2017-12-06 | 2020-11-10 | G01P15/135, B60G17/019, G01P15/08, G01P15/125, B60T8/24, G05D1/08 | 15/833258 |
| 92 | 10830714 | Portable X-ray backscattering system | Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for making and using a non-destructive inspection apparatus comprising a portable X-ray backscatter detection apparatus having predetermined electromagnetic radiation cancelling features in the form of deflection yokes in communication with photomultiplier tubes to improve imaging contrast in non-destructively inspecting target substrates in situ and in real time. | Morteza Safai (Newcastle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2019-07-26 | 2020-11-10 | G01T7/00, G01N23/203, G01V5/00 | 16/522791 |
| 93 | 10829242 | Drive link mounted flapping sensor systems | A rotor system is provided in one example embodiment and may include a rotor system may be provided and may include a drive link associated with a rotor hub of the rotor system, the drive link comprising an inner member and an outer member, and a sensor system mounted to the drive link, the sensor system to accommodate motions of the drive link to track rotor hub flapping. The sensor system for the rotor system may further include a sensor, the sensor comprising a sensor arm, wherein the sensor is mounted proximate to the inner member of the drive link, and a sensor link, the sensor link comprising a first end portion moveably coupled to the sensor arm, a second end portion coupled to the outer member of the drive link, and an angled portion between the first end portion and the second end portion. | Kyle T. Cravener (Watauga, TX), Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Keller, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-04-30 | 2020-11-10 | B64D45/00, B64C29/00 | 15/967007 |
| 94 | 10829210 | Braking system for a dual landing gear aircraft | A braking system for use with a dual landing gear aircraft. The braking system pairs outboard brake control into an outboard brake system control unit (BSCU) and inboard brake control into a second inboard brake system control unit (BSCU) . Each BSCU is designed with two independent control lanes in which the forward wheel set is paired in one control lane and the aft wheels are paired onto the other. Alternate braking is provided via an alternate brake module installed in a fore-aft wheel pairing. | Taylor R. Hubbard (Seattle, WA), David T. Yamamoto (Mill Creek, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-06-27 | 2020-11-10 | B64C25/42, F15B13/042, F15B13/02, F15B13/04, B60T13/12 | 16/019729 |
| 95 | 10829200 | Multirotor aircraft with collective for autorotation | A multirotor aircraft comprises at least three proprotors. Each proprotor has a plurality of rotor blades pivotably attached to a mast assembly. When a rotor blade pitch angle is changed for a proprotor, all rotor blades on the proprotor change to a same pitch angle. The proprotors are configured to spin freely when a power source is disengaged or fails. In various embodiments, one or more engines provides power to each proprotor, or at least one engine provides power to two or more proprotors. A rotor blade control system is configured to control a collective rotor blade pitch angle on each proprotor independently of the rotor blade pitch on the other proprotors. The rotor blade control system is configured to set a negative collective rotor blade pitch angle on an unpowered proprotor, such as in response to manual inputs by a pilot or in response to current engine conditions. | Eric R. Gonzalez (Fort Worth, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-11-09 | 2020-11-10 | B64C11/30, B64D45/00, B64C27/54, B64C29/00, B64C27/28 | 15/807843 |
| 96 | 10827414 | Global communication network | A communication system allows communication between two users separated by a long distance includes a source ground station, a constellation, one or more linking-gateways, and a destination ground station. The constellation includes groups of communication devices orbiting or traveling around the earth. A first communication device of a first group of communication devices is in communication with the source ground station and receives a communication from the source ground station. The linking-gateway is in communication with at least the first and a second group of communication devices. The linking-gateway receives the communication from the first group of communication devices and sends the communication to a second communication device of the second group of communication devices. The destination ground station is in communication with the second group of communication devices, the destination ground station receiving the communication from a communication device of the second group of communication devices. | Travis Roland Beals (Mountain View, CA), Christopher Richard Uhlik (Danville, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2019-03-11 | 2020-11-03 | H04W40/20, H04B7/185, H04L12/751, H04W84/06 | 16/298312 |
| 97 | 10827363 | Systems and methods for performing a passive intermodulation mitigation audit at a wireless site | Systems and methods include obtaining data capture at a cell site utilizing any of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) , a satellite, a multiple camera apparatus, a telescoping apparatus, and a camera, creating a model of the cell site based on the data capture, processing the model to perform a plurality of measurements, utilizing the plurality of measurements to identify potential Passive Intermodulation (PIM) issues at the cell site, and displaying the identified PIM issues for mitigation thereof. | Charlie Terry (Charlotte, NC), James Perry (Charlotte, NC), Lee Priest (Charlotte, NC) | Etak Systems, Llc (Huntersville, NC) | 2020-01-23 | 2020-11-03 | H04W16/00, H04W16/18, G06F30/13 | 16/750301 |
| 98 | 10825750 | Method and apparatus for heat-dissipation in electronics | A method and apparatus for heat-dissipation a structure having a first and second surface. The first surface defines a heat absorbing surface having a plurality of cavities and a heat absorbing coating applied to the first surface and within the cavities. Additionally, a set of etchings can be provided on the first surface to increase absorption. The cavities can be pyramidal, hexagonal, or conical shapes, for example. | Michel Engelhardt (Woodbury, NY) | Ge Aviation Systems Llc (Grand Rapids, MI) | 2018-11-13 | 2020-11-03 | B32B3/00, H01L23/367, F28D15/02, H05K7/20 | 16/189251 |
| 99 | 10825347 | Unmanned aircraft, and method and system for navigation | An unmanned aircraft navigation system includes a master navigation device, a slave navigation device, and a controller. The master navigation device includes at least one measurement component. The slave navigation device includes at least one measurement component configured to provide a redundancy support for the at least one measurement component of the master navigation device. The controller is configured to effect a navigation using the at least one measurement component of the master navigation device and the at least one measurement component of the slave navigation device. | Yun Yu (Shenzhen, CN), Jianyu Song (Shenzhen, CN), Guoxiu Pan (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-05-15 | 2020-11-03 | G08G5/00, G01S19/42, B64C39/02, G01C21/12, G01S19/47, G01C21/16, G01S19/49, G05D1/00 | 15/979919 |
| 100 | 10825345 | Devices, methods and systems for close proximity identification of unmanned aerial systems | Embodiments described herein include an electronic beacon system mounted to an unmanned aerial system (UAS) broadcasting identification and sensor data including a UAS identification code, global positioning system data and other telemetry information. In certain embodiments, identification and global positioning system data of the unmanned aerial system is transmitted to and displayed upon a mobile handheld device. Other embodiments include using the identification data to ascertain the identity of the owner/operator of an unmanned aerial system. Related systems, hardware, firmware, and software are disclosed. | Thomas Kenji Sugahara (Salem, OR) | --- | 2018-03-09 | 2020-11-03 | G08G5/00, H04W4/80, H04L29/06, H04W12/06, H04W4/40, G06F16/955 | 15/917390 |
| 101 | 10825335 | System and method for the verified determining of a fire status, as well as vehicle and central unit for this purpose | The invention relates to a system (20) for determining a verified fire status, having: an unmanned vehicle (2) comprising a vehicle sensor unit (6) for capturing a fire parameter K.sub.F, a central unit (22) for transmitting an instruction signal S.sub.I to the vehicle, and a stationary fire detector (14) comprising a fire detector sensor unit (28) for capturing a reference fire parameter K.sub.R of a fire detector monitoring area (12) , wherein the fire detector (14) is designed for determining a reference fire status Z.sub.R and for transmitting a corresponding fire detector signal S.sub.B to the central unit (22) , wherein the vehicle (2) is designed for navigating to the target location (16) on the basis of the transmitted instruction signal S.sub.I, for capturing the fire parameter K.sub.F as a verification fire parameter K.sub.V of the fire detector monitoring area (12) at the target location (16) , and for determining a corresponding verification fire status Z.sub.V, and wherein the vehicle (2) is designed for transmitting a corresponding verification signal S.sub.V to the central unit (22) , which can determine the reference fire status Z.sub.R as verified reference fire status Z.sub.VR, if the reference fire status Z.sub.R and the verification fire status Z.sub.V correspond. The invention furthermore relates to a vehicle, a method, and a central unit, each corresponding to the system (20) . | Ralf Lehning (Bad Oldesloe, DE) | Minimax Gmbh & Co. Kg (Bad Oldesloe, DE) | 2017-06-15 | 2020-11-03 | G08B17/00, G08B17/06, G08B29/14, B64C39/02, G08B29/16, G08B29/18 | 16/316570 |
| 102 | 10824150 | Autonomous aerial vehicle for lighting inspection and replacement and methods for use therewith | An autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) includes a plurality of lightbulb changers and an actuator for controlling the plurality of lightbulb changers. A structure database stores structure data corresponding to a structure, the structure data including coordinate data corresponding to three-dimensional coordinates of a location that facilitates an unobstructed view of a plurality of exterior lights of the structure, the structure data further including schematic data that indicates positions on the structure of the plurality of exterior lights. A flight control system controls a position of the AAV, based on the coordinate data, to the location that facilitates the unobstructed view of the plurality of exterior lights of the structure. A camera captures image data corresponding to the unobstructed view of the plurality of exterior lights of the structure. A processor controls the AAV to perform a lighting inspection procedure and/or a lightbulb replacement process. | Marc Lipton (Ann Arbor, MI), Bruce E. Stuckman (Austin, TX) | --- | 2019-12-17 | 2020-11-03 | G05D1/00, H01J9/00, G05D1/10 | 16/716634 |
| 103 | 10823842 | System and method for generating a temporal map of radio frequency (RF) signals | A system and method for generating a temporal map of radio frequency (RF) signals detected from a vehicle. The method includes: detecting a plurality of RF signals over a predetermined spectrum of frequencies at a first longitude, a first latitude and a first altitude, analyzing the plurality of RF signals to determine at least a first parameter associated with at least a first RF signal of the plurality of RF signals, and adding to the temporal map the first RF signal frequency, the at least a first parameter associated with the first RF signal, the first longitude, the first latitude and the first altitude. | Yoav Zangvil (Haifa, IL), Yonatan Zur (Tel Aviv, IL), Gal Cohen (Haifa, IL) | Regulus Cyber Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2018-08-06 | 2020-11-03 | G01S13/89, G01S3/02, H04B17/336, H04B17/345, H04B1/00, H04B17/318, H04B17/26 | 16/055611 |
| 104 | 10823570 | Physical quantity sensor, physical quantity sensor device, electronic apparatus, and vehicle | A physical quantity sensor includes: a base substrate, a first wiring portion that is fixed to the base substrate, a second wiring portion that is fixed to the base substrate and has at least a part disposed in parallel to the first wiring portion, and an electrode portion that is disposed in the base substrate and has a reference potential. The electrode portion is disposed between the base substrate, and the first and second wiring portions. At least parts of the first and second wiring portions overlap the electrode portion in a plan view. | Kei Kanemoto (Fujimi, JP), Makoto Furuhata (Matsumoto, JP) | Seiko Epson Corporation (JP) | 2018-03-21 | 2020-11-03 | G01C19/5747, G01P15/125, G01C19/5769, G01P15/08 | 15/927554 |
| 105 | 10822097 | Ice formation detection and removal system for an aerial vehicle and method | A fixed-wing aerial vehicle includes: a fuselage with an on-board power supply, at least one fixed-wing or aerodynamic surface having at least one heater configured to be energized by the power supply, and having a superhydrophobic coating applied to at least a portion of the at least one fixed-wing or the aerodynamic surface that may be subject to icing, at least one capacitive sensor configured to detect ice formation on the at least one fixed-wing or aerodynamic surface, and a controller configured to selectively activate the at least one heater in response to detected ice formation. | Jared Smith (Albuquerque, NM), Christopher Andersen (Socorro, NM), Alex Baldonado (Socorro, NM), Francisco Hernandez (Santa Fe, NM), Francesca Jarrett (Albuquerque, NM), Andrea Salazar (El Paso, TX) | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (McLean, VA) | 2018-02-15 | 2020-11-03 | B64C39/02, B64D15/12, B64D15/22, B64C3/26, B64D15/16 | 15/897741 |
| 106 | 10822085 | Automated cartridge replacement system for unmanned aerial vehicle | A manifold attached to the UAV and a cartridge removably and replaceably attached to the manifold. Inside the cartridge is a removable insert for drawing contents out of the cartridge with a suction tube selectively positioned in fluid communication with a pump for removing chemicals from the cartridge for application by the UAV. The suction tube comprises a plurality of baffles around its circumference for dampening movement of the chemicals in the cartridge while the UAV is in motion. | Michael Ott (Iowa City, IA), Gerald Beranek (Iowa City, IA) | Rantizo, Inc. (Iowa City, IA) | 2020-02-26 | 2020-11-03 | B64D1/18, B64C39/02, B05B13/00, A01M7/00 | 16/801448 |
| 107 | 10821463 | Systems and method for unmanned aerial painting applications | A UAV includes a body and rotor coupled to the body. The UAV may include a boom coupled to the body, and a nozzle coupled to a distal end of the boom, wherein an operational configuration of the nozzle is responsive to a second control signal. The rotor, boom, and nozzle are arranged such that the nozzle is disposed further away from the body than the rotor. The UAV may further include a sensor disposed on either the body or the boom, wherein the sensor is configured to generate a detection signal associated with a distance between the sensor and a surface disposed proximate to the sensor. | Luke Andrew Busby (Reno, NV), Todd J. Iverson (Reno, NV), Ryan McMaster (Reno, NV) | Luryto, Llc (Reno, NV) | 2017-10-03 | 2020-11-03 | G05D1/00, G06F17/00, B05B13/00, G06F7/00, G05D3/00, B05B9/00, B05B12/12, B64C39/02, B05B9/04, G01C23/00 | 15/723172 |
| 108 | 10820160 | HF positioning via smoothing of ionospheric undulations | A system and method for HF positioning characterizes the undulations of the ionosphere in real-time to determine the refraction altitude of a specific HF frequency at a specific time of day at a specific position. The system accounts for the seasonal (summer, winter) and daily (daylight, night, grey-line transition) variations of the ionosphere determining a highly accurate timing error relative to a timing reference. The system employs a novel approach that is capable of passively and accurately determining a position anywhere in the world without use of a GNSS signal receiving known-time transmissions of narrow band HF timing signals refracted via ionospheric skywave. | Timothy E. Snodgrass (Palo, IA), John V. Thommana (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2020-01-24 | 2020-10-27 | H04W4/029, G01S5/02, H04W4/024, G01S5/10 | 16/752215 |
| 109 | 10819890 | Optical image capturing module with multi-lens frame and manufacturing method thereof | An optical imaging module utilizes conductive lines and electric conductors to reduce the overall thickness of an image sensor element. With the configuration of a fixed lens assembly and an auto lens assembly, and a multi-lens frame, incident light passes through the fixed lens assembly and is accurately focused on the image sensor element. In the same way, incident light passes through the auto lens assembly and is accurately focused on the image sensor element. The image sensor element is thus fully imaged and can be used to form images by alternating the fixed lens assembly and the auto lens assembly according to image requirements. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-28 | 2020-10-27 | H04N5/225, G03B13/36, H01L27/146, H04N5/232 | 16/236102 |
| 110 | 10819035 | Launcher with helical antenna and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a launching device including a transmitter configured to generate a radio frequency signal in a microwave frequency band. A helical antenna is configured to launch the radio frequency signal as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to an outer surface of a transmission medium, wherein the guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the outer surface of the transmission medium without an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Peter Wolniansky (Ocean Grove, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2020-10-27 | H01Q11/08, H01Q13/10, H01Q1/48, H01P3/10, H04B1/00 | 15/370641 |
| 111 | 10818193 | Communications training system | A communications training system is provided having a user interface, a computer-based simulator and a performance measurement database. The user interface is configured to receive a speech communication input from the user based on a training content and the computer-based simulator is configured to transform the speech communication to a text data whereby the text data can be aligned to performance measurement database values to determine a performance measure of the speech communication. The format of the text data and the performance measurement database values enable the speech communication to be aligned with predefined performance measurement database values representing expected speech communications for that training content. | Kevin Sullivan (Burlington, MA), Matthew Roberts (North Chelmsford, MA), Michael Knapp (Orlando, FL), Brian Riordan (Pennington, NJ) | Aptima, Inc. (Woburn, MA) | 2017-02-20 | 2020-10-27 | G09B5/06, G06F40/30, G09B19/04, G10L15/26, G10L15/187, G09B5/02, G09B5/04, G09B9/00 | 15/437399 |
| 112 | 10818158 | Security monitoring and control | Systems, methods, and software for monitoring and controlling a security system for a structure are provided herein. An exemplary method may include receiving sensor data from at least one first peripheral, the sensor data associated with at least one of activity inside and activity outside of a structure, determining a critical event based in part on the sensor data, creating an alert based in part on the critical event, getting user preferences associated with at least one of a user and a base unit, determining a response based in part on the alert and user preferences, and activating at least one of a second peripheral and a service based in part on the response. | Tobin E. Farrand (Burlingame, CA), William M. Gillon (San Mateo, CA), Kevin D. Snow (Granite Bay, CA), William T. Krein (Loomis, CA), David A. Bryan (Cedar Park, TX) | Ooma, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) | 2019-03-07 | 2020-10-27 | G08B23/00, G08B25/00, G08B25/08, G08B13/02, G08B25/10 | 16/296058 |
| 113 | 10817734 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program product | An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes one or more processors configured to: acquire an image and three-dimensional point information on a three-dimensional point of acquired surroundings of the image, assign an attribute to each region in the image, set, to the three-dimensional point, the attribute assigned to the corresponding region in the image, and generate an obstacle map based on the three-dimensional point information and the attribute that is set to the three-dimensional point. | Yuma Sano (Setagaya, JP), Tomoki Watanabe (Inagi, JP) | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Minato-ku, JP), Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Minato-ku JP) | 2019-02-26 | 2020-10-27 | G06K9/00, G06K9/32, G06F17/18, G01S17/89, B60R1/00 | 16/285266 |
| 114 | 10816970 | System and method for performing an emergency descent and landing | An aircrew automation system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies that pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The aircrew automation may be provided as a non-invasive ride-along aircrew automation system that perceives the state of the aircraft through visual techniques, derives the aircraft state vector and other aircraft information, and communicates any deviations from expected aircraft state to the pilot. The aircrew automation may also monitor pilot health and, when needed, function as a robotic co-pilot to perform emergency descent and landing operations. | William Bosworth (Cambridge, MA), Devin Richard Jensen (Cambridge, MA), Margaret Reagan (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2017-06-15 | 2020-10-27 | G05D1/00, A61B5/00, G01C23/00, A61B5/18, B64D45/00, B64C13/18, A61B5/0205, B64D43/00, G05D1/06 | 15/624139 |
| 115 | 10816969 | Method and apparatus for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle | A method and an apparatus for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle are provided. The method includes: detecting an abnormality occurring on the unmanned aerial vehicle in a flight process, obtaining a hover instruction in response to detecting the abnormality, and controlling, in response to the hover instruction, the unmanned aerial vehicle to hover based on the hover instruction. | Jia Iun Li (Shenzhen, CN), Kai Feng Li (Shenzhen, CN), Xiang Xin Zhang (Shenzhen, CN), Jia Wei (Shenzhen, CN) | Tencent Technology (SHENZHEN), Company Limited (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-05-23 | 2020-10-27 | G05D1/00, G05D1/04, G06T7/20, B64C39/02 | 15/987117 |
| 116 | 10816967 | Magic wand interface and other user interaction paradigms for a flying digital assistant | Methods and systems are described for new paradigms for user interaction with an unmanned aerial vehicle (referred to as a flying digital assistant or FDA) using a portable multifunction device (PMD) such as smart phone. In some embodiments, a magic wand user interaction paradigm is described for intuitive control of an FDA using a PMD. In other embodiments, methods for scripting a shot are described. | Abraham Bachrach (San Francisco, CA), Adam Bry (San Mateo, CA), Matthew Donahoe (Burlingame, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2018-02-12 | 2020-10-27 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G01C21/16, G01C23/00, B64D47/08 | 15/894260 |
| 117 | 10816749 | Optical image capturing module and system with multi-lens frame and manufacturing method thereof | An optical imaging module utilizes conductive lines and electric conductors to reduce the overall thickness of an image sensor element. With the configuration of a fixed lens assembly and a multi-lens frame, incident light passes through the fixed lens assembly and is accurately focused on the image sensor element. Hereby, the image sensor element is thus fully imaged. Besides, the invention can ensure the image quality and prevent the element from deforming during encapsulation and causing the problems such as short circuit, and can reduce the size of the optical image capturing module. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-28 | 2020-10-27 | G02B7/02, G02B9/62, G02B9/04, G02B9/64, G02B9/34, G02B9/60, G02B7/00, G03B11/00, G02B5/20, H04N5/225, H04N9/04 | 16/236121 |
| 118 | 10816085 | Aircraft lubrication system | A system is provided in one example embodiment and may include a first reservoir for a lubricant, a second reservoir for the lubricant, wherein the first reservoir and the second reservoir are interconnected, a first pumping element to pump the lubricant from the first reservoir at a first flow rate, a second pumping element to pump the lubricant at a second flow rate, wherein the first flow rate and the second flow rate are different, and a gearbox coupled to the first pumping element and the second pumping element. The first reservoir may have a larger volume than the second reservoir and the first flow rate may be higher than the second flow rate. | Eric S. Olson (Fort Worth, TX), David R. Bockmiller (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-01-18 | 2020-10-27 | F16H57/04, B64D35/00, B64C29/00, B64C27/32, B64C27/04 | 15/874054 |
| 119 | 10815008 | Lift propulsion module for a tiltrotor aircraft | A method for facilitating the design and manufacturing of a tiltrotor aircraft, including the steps of: determining a compatible mission data set, identifying lift propulsion module components for the compatible mission data set, determining compatible specifications, and generating a design for a lift propulsion module, wherein the lift propulsion module is configured to be connected to at least two different fuselages. There is also a method of designing a tiltrotor aircraft, comprising the step of modularizing a lift propulsion system, wherein the lift propulsion system is configured to be connected to at least two different fuselages. In another aspect, there is a tiltrotor aircraft including a fuselage, and a lift propulsion module, the lift propulsion module including a mounting surface, wherein the lift propulsion module is coupled to the fuselage on the mounting surface. Also included are methods of assembling and systems including a lift propulsion module. | Brent C. Ross (Flower Mound, TX), Kendall Goodman (Southlake, TX), Steven R. Ivans (Ponder, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-07-27 | 2020-10-27 | G06F30/15, B64C1/00, B64C29/00, B64F5/00, B64F5/10 | 15/662147 |
| 120 | 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 |
| 121 | 10814991 | Propulsion system and methods of use thereof | Embodiments of a propulsion system are provided herein. In some embodiments, a propulsion system for an aircraft may include an electrical power supply, a motor coupled to the electrical power supply, wherein the electrical power supply provides power to the motor, and a fan disposed proximate a rear portion of an aircraft and rotatably coupled to the motor, wherein the fan is driven by the motor. | Manoj Ramprasad Shah (Latham, NY), Narendra Digamber Joshi (Niskayuna, NY) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2015-11-09 | 2020-10-27 | B64D27/24, B64D27/02 | 14/935814 |
| 122 | 10814977 | Backup rescue notification from deep sea | A ship distress system that uses a location system associated with the ship and an unmanned aircraft in communication with the location system that continuously receives the location of the ship. The unmanned aircraft can be deployed from a launcher into the direction of potential rescuers so that the unmanned aircraft can provide the location of the ship in distress. The unmanned aircraft is launched in a collapsed position and then unfolds into an extended position after kinetic energy from the launch is lost to maximize the speed and distance that the unmanned aircraft can cover. The unmanned aircraft can includes a camera to search for and identify any third parties that can effect a rescue and is programmed to search for and communicate with a potential rescue vessels or bases after being deployed into the air. | Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN), Siddharth K. Saraya (Burdwan, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-03-15 | 2020-10-27 | B64C39/02, B63B49/00, G05D1/00 | 15/922214 |
| 123 | 10814973 | Aircraft having M-wing and gull wing configurations | An aircraft includes a fuselage coupled to a wing having a dihedral root section with first and second outboard sections pivotably coupled to respective outboard ends thereof. A thrust array is coupled to the wing. A power system is operably associated with the thrust array to provide power to each of a plurality of propulsion assemblies. A flight control system is operably associated with the thrust array and the wing. The flight control system is operable to control the thrust output from the propulsion assemblies and the configuration of the wing. In a thrust-borne vertical lift mode, the wing has an M-wing configuration with the center of gravity of the aircraft located between the outboard sections of the wing. In a wing-borne forward flight mode, the wing has a gull wing configuration with the center of gravity of the aircraft located below the outboard sections of the wing. | Sean Robert Gaffney (Copley, OH), Robert Rex Graham, Jr. (Agua Dulce, CA), Colton Edward Campbell (Prescott, AZ), Kevin Krisnil Prasadk (Las Vegas, NV), Isaiah Neves Martinez (Rio Rancho, NM), Jared Michael Rosenkrance (Prescott, AZ), Lukas N. Everhart (Wolcottville, IN), William Paul Crisler (Prescott Valley, AZ) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2018-04-18 | 2020-10-27 | B64C29/02, B64C3/56, B64C3/10, B64C3/16, B64C3/54, B64C3/42, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G05D1/08 | 15/956282 |
| 124 | 10814970 | Anti-torque systems for rotorcraft | An anti-torque system for a rotorcraft includes a first tail fan assembly including a plurality of first fan blades, a second tail fan assembly including a plurality of second fan blades and a motor adapted to provide torque to the first and second fan blades. The first fan blades have a larger rotational inertia than the second fan blades. The second fan blades are adapted to experience a larger angular acceleration than the first fan blades in response to torque from the motor, thereby providing responsive yaw control for the rotorcraft. | Eric A. Sinusas (Euless, TX), Erik John Oltheten (Fort Worth, TX), Carlos Alexander Fenny (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2018-02-14 | 2020-10-27 | B64C27/82 | 15/896307 |
| 125 | 10814967 | Cargo transportation system having perimeter propulsion | A cargo transportation system includes a cargo platform having an upper surface and a perimeter. A propulsion system is disposed about the perimeter of the cargo platform. The propulsion system includes a plurality of propulsion assemblies, each including a propulsion unit disposed within a housing defining an airflow channel having an air inlet for incoming air and an air outlet for outgoing air such that the outgoing air is operable to generate at least vertical lift. A power system disposed within the cargo platform provides energy to drive the propulsion system. A flight control system operably associated with the propulsion system and the power system controls flight operations of the cargo transportation system. | Kirk Landon Groninga (Fort Worth, TX), Daniel Bryan Robertson (Fort Worth, TX), Brett Rodney Zimmerman (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-08-28 | 2020-10-27 | B64C39/00, B64C11/00, B64C27/20, B64D27/02, B64C39/02 | 15/688165 |
| 126 | 10814964 | Propeller impact detection and force reduction | A commanded control signal is compared against an adaptive control signal in order to detect a rotor strike by a rotor included in an aircraft, wherein the adaptive control signal is associated with controlling the rotor and the adaptive control signal varies based at least in part on the commanded control signal and state information associated with the rotor. In response to detecting the rotor strike, a control signal to the rotor is adjusted in order to reduce a striking force associated with the rotor. | Christopher Scott Saunders (San Jose, CA) | Kitty Hawk Corporation (Palo Alto, CA) | 2019-11-04 | 2020-10-27 | B64C27/00, B64D45/00, B64D31/10, B64C27/08, B64D17/80 | 16/673579 |
| 127 | 10814958 | Wing module having interior compartment | A wing module for an aerial vehicle in which the wing module has a flight configuration and an access configuration. The wing module includes an external wing skin having an upper skin with an upper surface having a curved profile and a lower skin forming the leading and trailing edges and having a generally planar lower surface. A hinge joint couples the upper and lower skins enabling relative rotation of the upper and lower skins between the flight configuration and the access configuration. The hinge joint is proximate the leading edge. An interior cavity is formed at least partially within the lower skin. In the flight configuration, the upper and lower skins have an airfoil cross section. In the access configuration, the upper and lower skins are split in the chordwise direction such that distal ends of the first and second skins are separated providing access to the interior cavity. | Dakota Charles Easley (Dallas, TX), Levi Charles Hefner (Wichita, KS) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2018-08-27 | 2020-10-27 | B64C3/26, B64C3/56, B64C39/02, B64C29/02 | 16/113547 |
| 128 | 10812174 | Client node device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a client node device having a radio configured to wirelessly receive downstream channel signals from a communication network. An access point repeater (APR) launches the downstream channel signals on a guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium and to wirelessly transmit the downstream channel signals to at least one client device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-03 | 2020-10-20 | H04B7/155, H04L5/14, H04B3/56, H04B3/58, H04B3/54, H04B7/04, H04L29/06, H04B3/52 | 14/729178 |
| 129 | 10811767 | System and dielectric antenna with convex dielectric radome | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a dielectric antenna and a convex dielectric radome having an operating face that radiates or receives microwave signals. The operating face is shaped to reduce an accumulation of water on the operating face. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-21 | 2020-10-20 | H01Q1/42, H01Q1/02, H01Q19/08, H01Q1/36, H01Q13/24, H01Q13/06 | 15/331417 |
| 130 | 10811553 | Group-IV solar cell structure using group-IV or III-V heterostructures | Device structures, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for photovoltaic cells that may be a single-junction or multijunction solar cells, with at least a first layer comprising a group-IV semiconductor in which part of the cell comprises a second layer comprising a III-V semiconductor or group-IV semiconductor having a different composition than the group-IV semiconductor of the first layer, such that a heterostructure is formed between the first and second layers. | Richard R. King (Thousand Oaks, CA), Christopher M. Fetzer (Sylmar, CA), Nasser H. Karam (La Canada, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-02-28 | 2020-10-20 | H01L31/0687, H01L31/078, H01L31/0745, H01L31/18, H01L31/0735, H01L31/074, H01L31/0725 | 15/908442 |
| 131 | 10810894 | Deep stall aircraft landing | An aircraft defining an upright orientation and an inverted orientation, a ground station, and a control system for remotely controlling the flight of the aircraft. The ground station has an auto-land function that causes the aircraft to invert, stall, and controllably land in the inverted orientation to protect a payload and a rudder extending down from the aircraft. In the upright orientation, the ground station depicts the view from a first aircraft camera. When switching to the inverted orientation: (1) the ground station depicts the view from a second aircraft camera, (2) the aircraft switches the colors of red and green wing lights, extends the ailerons to act as inverted flaps, and (3) the control system adapts a ground station controller for the inverted orientation. The aircraft landing gear is an expanded polypropylene pad located above the wing when the aircraft is in the upright orientation. | Christopher E. Fisher (Simi Valley, CA), Thomas Robert Szarek (Oak Park, CA), Justin B. McAllister (Seattle, WA), Pavel Belik (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2019-02-11 | 2020-10-20 | G08G5/02, B64D31/00, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/06 | 16/271916 |
| 132 | 10810893 | Circuit, base station, method, and recording medium | Circuitry for an aerial vehicle that includes processing circuitry that acquires altitude information indicating a measurement result of altitude of the aerial vehicle, receives a reference signal transmitted from a base station, receives altitude zone setting information transmitted from the base station, the altitude zone setting information being information for setting an altitude zone for classifying a state of the altitude zone of the aerial vehicle, identifies the altitude zone of the aerial vehicle based on the altitude information and the altitude zone setting information, and controls measurement report processing of reporting a measurement report message including reference signal information indicating a measurement result of the reference signal and the altitude information to the base station based on the altitude zone of the aerial vehicle, such that a frequency of transmitting the measurement report message is changed according to the identified altitude zone. | Atsushi Yoshizawa (Kanagawa, JP), Hiromasa Uchiyama (Tokyo, JP) | Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-08-15 | 2020-10-20 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, H04W24/10, H04W4/02, B64D47/00, H04W36/00, H04W36/32, H04W36/18 | 16/324573 |
| 133 | 10810890 | Dynamic drone navigation | Techniques are described for enabling a drone device to use a dynamic multi-dimensional spatial representation of an indoor property environment to improve autonomous navigation. In some implementations, an instruction to perform an action at a particular location of a property is received by a drone device. A spatial representation of the property that identifies a dynamic object is obtained by the drone device. The status of the dynamic object impacts an ability of the drone device to navigate near the dynamic object. Sensor data collected by one or more sensors of a monitoring system of the property and that indicates a present status of the dynamic object is obtained by the drone device. A path to the particular location is determined by the drone device. The path to the particular location is finally navigated by the drone device. | Babak Rezvani (Tysons, VA), Ahmad Seyfi (Tysons, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2018-01-17 | 2020-10-20 | G08G5/00, G01C21/20, B64C39/02, G05D1/10 | 15/873313 |
| 134 | 10810885 | Method and apparatus for transmitting data of unmanned aerial vehicle control system | Disclosed is a method and apparatus for transmitting data of an unmanned aerial vehicle control system. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, provided is a method of transmitting data of an unmanned aerial vehicle control system, the method including: connecting an unmanned aerial vehicle to a ground radio station via a mission data link and a non-mission data link, checking a maximum transmit power of the non-mission data link, checking a margin value of the non-mission data link considering a state of the unmanned aerial vehicle, checking a required transmit power of the non-mission data link by applying the margin value of the non-mission data link, and determining a transmit power of the non-mission data link by comparing the maximum transmit power with the required transmit power. | Hee Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2018-09-25 | 2020-10-20 | G08G5/00, H04W52/38, H04W52/36, H04W4/40, H04W52/32, B64C39/02, G07C5/00 | 16/141763 |
| 135 | 10809492 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module is provided, including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly. The circuit assembly may include a circuit substrate, a plurality of image sensor elements, a plurality of signal transmission elements, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements may be connected to the circuit substrate. The signal transmission elements may be electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame may be manufactured integrally and covered on the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. A part of the signal transmission elements may be embedded in the multi-lens frame, whereas the other part may be surrounded by the multi-lens frame. The lens assembly may include a lens base and a fixed-focus lens assembly. The lens base may be fixed to a multi-lens frame. The fixed-focus lens assembly may have at least two lenses with refractive power. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-26 | 2020-10-20 | G02B13/00, H04N5/232, G02B7/08 | 16/232663 |
| 136 | 10809488 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module is provided, including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly. The circuit assembly may include a circuit substrate, a plurality of image sensor elements, a plurality of signal transmission elements, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements may be connected to the circuit substrate. The signal transmission elements may be electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame may be manufactured integrally and be covered on the circuit substrate and the image sensing elements. The signal transmission elements may be embedded in the multi-lens frame. The lens assembly may include a lens base, an auto-focus lens assembly, and a driving assembly. The lens base may be fixed to a multi-lens frame. The auto-focus lens assembly may have at least two lenses with refractive power. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ablility Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-26 | 2020-10-20 | H04N5/225, H04N5/238, H04N5/232, G02B5/20, G02B9/04, G02B9/64, H04N9/31, G02B7/09 | 16/232241 |
| 137 | 10809485 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module is provided, including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly. The circuit assembly may include a circuit substrate, a plurality of image sensor elements, a plurality of signal transmission elements, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements may be connected to the circuit substrate. The signal transmission elements may be electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame may be manufactured integrally and covered on the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. A part of the signal transmission elements may be embedded in the multi-lens frame, whereas the other part may be surrounded by the multi-lens frame. The lens assembly may include a lens base, an auto-focus lens assembly, and a driving assembly. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-26 | 2020-10-20 | H04N5/225, G02B9/64, G02B9/34, G02B9/62, G02B9/60, G02B7/00, G03B11/00, G03B13/36, G02B5/20, G02B7/02, G02B7/09, H04N9/04 | 16/232447 |
| 138 | 10809352 | Signal processing device and method,and information processing device and method | The disclosure relates to a signal processing device and method, and an information processing device and method, in which a distance between a position where a signal is transmitted and a position where the signal is received can be obtained with higher accuracy. A predetermined signal is transmitted as a radio signal at a predetermined timing known to a receiving side. Additionally, a propagation delay amount, which is a delay amount from a transmission timing to a reception timing of a predetermined signal received as a radio signal, is calculated on the basis of a correlation between the signal and a reference signal synchronized with the transmission timing. Furthermore, the distance between the position where a predetermined signal is transmitted and the position where the signal is received is calculated on the basis of a propagation delay amount of the signal. | Yusuke Yoneyama (Tokyo, JP), Seiji Kobayashi (Kanagawa, JP) | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Kanagawa, JP) | 2016-05-25 | 2020-10-20 | G01S5/14, H04W64/00, G01S11/08 | 15/576529 |
| 139 | 10809278 | Physical quantity sensor having a movable body formed with through-holes to reduce a difference between the inside-hole damping and the squeeze film damping | A physical quantity sensor includes a substrate, a movable body that faces the substrate, a fixed portion that is fixed to the substrate, and a support beam that couples the movable body to the fixed portion. The movable body is displaceable with the support beam as a rotation axis, and includes, in a plan view, a first mass that is located on one side of a second direction with respect to the rotation axis, and a second mass that is located on the other side. Each of the first mass and the second mass has a plurality of through-holes which penetrate through the movable body and each of which has a square shape as an opening shape. When damping is indicated by C, and a minimum value of the damping is indicated by Cmin, C.ltoreq.1.5.ltoreq.Cmin. | Satoru Tanaka (Chino, JP) | Seiko Epson Corporation (JP) | 2019-04-01 | 2020-10-20 | G01C19/5755, G01P15/08, G01P15/125 | 16/371168 |
| 140 | 10808540 | Case for gas turbine engine | A strut for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil section extending in a spanwise direction between a first platform and a second platform, extending in a chordwise direction between a leading edge and trailing edge to define a chord length, and extending in a thickness direction between a first side and a second side to define a chord width. Exterior surfaces of the airfoil section define a leading portion between the leading edge and a widest location of the airfoil section relative to the thickness direction, and a trailing portion between the widest location and the trailing edge. The exterior surfaces establish a respective exterior contour for each span position between a 0% span position and a 100% span position. The exterior surfaces define a plurality of dimples in the leading portion. | Jonathan Jeffery Eastwood (West Hartford, CT), Curtis L. Memory (Manchester, CT), Jin Hu (Glastonbury, CT), Thomas J. Praisner (Colchester, CT) | Raytheon Technologies Corporation (Farmington, CT) | 2018-03-22 | 2020-10-20 | F01D5/14, F15D1/00, F01D9/06, F01D9/04, F01D25/24, F01D25/30 | 15/928133 |
| 141 | 10807733 | Puncture-resistant storage systems and devices | A storage system is provided in one example embodiment and may include a storage device that may include a plurality of outer walls, and a liner that covers one or more of the outer walls, wherein the liner comprises a woven material that is puncture-resistant. A storage device is provided in another example embodiment and may include a plurality of outer walls, wherein at least one of the outer walls comprises a woven material that is puncture-resistant. A vehicle is provided in another example embodiment and may include a fuel system that includes a fuel cell. The fuel cell may include a plurality of outer walls, and at least one of: a puncture-resistant liner covers one or more of the outer walls, and one or more of the outer walls comprises a woven material that is puncture resistant. | Joseph Daniel Leachman (Keller, TX), Danielle Vann (Hurst, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-03-29 | 2020-10-20 | B64D37/06, H01M10/0525, H01M2/10, H01M2/02, B64D37/32, H01M10/05, B65D25/18 | 15/939849 |
| 142 | 10807712 | Systems and methods for transferring control of an unmanned aerial vehicle | Systems and methods for transferring control of drones from one computing device to another during flight are disclosed. An example method may include accepting, by a drone control module of a computing device, a destination associated with a user. The method may further include establishing, by the drone control module, a channel of communication with a user device of the user. Thereafter, the drone control module may launch the drone from a first location. The method may further include transmitting, by the drone control module, control data for the drone to the user device via the channel of communication. The method may continue with transferring, by the drone control module, an operational control of the drone to the user device. | Sandeep Raj Gandiga (Santa Clara, CA) | Ford Global Technologies, Llc (Dearborn, MI) | 2018-10-29 | 2020-10-20 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/10 | 16/174190 |
| 143 | 10807711 | Unmanned aerial vehicles | An unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, includes (i) a camera having a field of vision including, in use, a portion of a vehicle to be cleaned, (ii) a liquid container comprising waterless carwash liquid, (iii) a liquid dispenser operable to cause the waterless carwash liquid comprised in the liquid container to be dispensed from the liquid container, (iv) a cleaning implement, and (v) a controller communicatively coupled to the camera, the liquid dispenser and the cleaning implement. The controller is operable (a) to cause the liquid dispenser to dispense the waterless carwash liquid from the liquid container onto the portion of the vehicle to be cleaned and (b) to control the cleaning implement to clean the portion of the vehicle to be cleaned. | Iain Matthew Russell (London, GB) | --- | 2018-07-28 | 2020-10-20 | B64C39/02, B08B3/00, B60S3/04, B08B3/04, B08B3/02, B08B13/00, B60S3/06, B64D1/16 | 16/048231 |
| 144 | 10807707 | Vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft having variable center of gravity | An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) configured for both vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) and fixed-wing flight operations includes forward and aft wing assemblies mounted to the fuselage, each wing assembly including port and starboard nacelles terminating in motor-driven rotors powered by an onboard control system capable of adjusting rotor speeds. The UAS may transition between a powered-lift VTOL configuration to a winged-flight configuration by shifting its center of gravity forward, pivoting the wing assemblies from a powered-lift position perpendicular to the fuselage to a winged-flight position parallel to the fuselage. The forward rotor blades may be folded back so that the aft rotors may provide primary thrust for winged flight operations. Onboard attitude sensors may detect rotor or control failures, to which the control system responds by triggering a conversion to the winged-flight configuration for recovery operations. | Mark Ter Keurs (Surrey, CA), Garry Reusch (Calgary, CA) | Draganfly Innovations Inc. (Saskatoon, CA) | 2017-09-15 | 2020-10-20 | B64C29/00, B64D9/00, B64C39/02, B64C25/52, B64D45/04 | 15/706158 |
| 145 | 10807705 | Adaptable rotor blade design for performance flexibility | In one embodiment, a rotor blade may comprise a blade body, a spar structure, and a blade nose. The blade body may comprise a skin, wherein the skin is configured to form an airfoil shape, and wherein the airfoil shape comprises an inboard end, an outboard end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The spar structure may comprise a first spar cap and a second spar cap, wherein the first spar cap is coupled to an upper portion of the skin, and wherein the second spar cap is coupled to a lower portion of the skin. The blade nose may comprise a cavity, wherein the cavity is configured to house a plurality of modular weights at a plurality of radial blade locations, wherein the plurality of radial blade locations comprises a range of locations between the inboard end and the outboard end. | Drew A. Sutton (Lexington, KY), Mark E. Wasikowski (Keller, TX), Andrew Ryan Maresh (Lewisville, TX), Nolan B. Phillips (Bedford, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Forth Worth, TX) | 2017-03-24 | 2020-10-20 | B64C27/00, B64C27/473 | 15/469463 |
| 146 | 10807694 | Track integrated with rails, outer mold line, and support for step loads | In some examples, a track comprises a plurality of members coupled to one another. The plurality of members comprises a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member is operable to couple the track to an aircraft. The second member forms a first rail. The third member forms a second rail. In addition, the third member comprises at least a portion of an outer mold line of the aircraft. Moreover, the third member is operable to support a step load. The first rail and the second rail are operable to guide movement of an aircraft component along the track. | Joshua Allan Edler (Dallas, TX), Tomy Turcotte (Terrebonne, CA), Jean Pierre Paradis (Sainte Therese, CA), Steve Pothier (Blainville, CA) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-06-06 | 2020-10-20 | B64C1/14, B64C1/00 | 16/001477 |
| 147 | 10805761 | Global registration system for aerial vehicles | Systems and methods for aerial vehicle registration are disclosed. A server computer and at least one database are constructed and configured for network communication with at least one aerial vehicle. The at least one aerial vehicle transmits a registration request to the server computer. The server computer assigns a unique registration ID for the at least one aerial vehicle. The at least one database comprises a geofence database storing information of a multiplicity of registered geofences. Each of the multiplicity of registered geofences comprises a plurality of geographic designators defined by a plurality of unique Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses. One of the plurality of unique IPv6 addresses is encoded as a unique identifier for each of the multiplicity of registered geofences. The server computer caches the information of the multiplicity of registered geofences on the at least one aerial vehicle. | Benjamin T. Jones (Henderson, NV) | Geofrenzy, Inc. (Tiburon, CA) | 2018-07-12 | 2020-10-13 | H04W4/021, H04L12/403, G06F16/29, G06F16/951, G06F21/44, G01C21/28, G08G5/04, H04L12/28, H04W12/08, H04W68/00, B64C39/02, H04L29/08, G06F21/60, G08G5/00, H04L29/06, H04L29/12, G08B21/24, H04W80/04, H04W12/00 | 16/033525 |
| 148 | 10805556 | Storage units with shifted-lens cameras | A shifted-lens imaging device mounted in association with a storage unit captures images of interactions by personnel with items on the storage unit. The images are processed to identify the items and/or the personnel, and to store an association of the personnel with the items in one or more data stores. The shifted-lens imaging device is mounted to the storage unit directly, such as by one or more extensions, and aligned to include a planar area of interest associated with the storage unit, such as a frontal area of the storage unit, within a field of view. A lens of the shifted-lens imaging device is shifted in parallel with the imaging sensor by an offset or distance that may be selected based on a focal length of the imaging device and a distance between the imaging device and dimensions of the planar area of interest. | Lorenzo Sorgi (Seattle, WA), Paul Eugene Munger (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2019-01-22 | 2020-10-13 | H04N7/18, H04N5/225, G06K9/20, G06N20/00, G06N3/08, H04N5/247, G06K9/00 | 16/254258 |
| 149 | 10805243 | Artificial intelligence conversation interface for receiving and interpreting user input | An information processing device includes a controller that, when an instruction content including information indicating a content of a service and information of a resource to be used for the service is transmitted to a conversation partner in an interface where a user makes a conversation with the conversation partner, controls a notification of information on a process corresponding to the instruction content. | Kengo Tokuchi (Kanagawa, JP) | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-06-11 | 2020-10-13 | H04L12/58, H04L29/08 | 16/004436 |
| 150 | 10805138 | System and method for robust OFDM synchronization | Systems and methods are disclosed and include a method that includes adding a training symbol prefix to an OFDM symbol frame, the prefix including a plurality of training symbols, each including N sub-symbol fields. N/2 of the sub-symbol fields are zero valued, and N/2 of the sub-symbol fields carry corresponding symbols of a N/2 sub-symbol pseudo random training symbol. A first half of the pseudo random training symbol is symmetrical to a second half of the pseudo random training symbol. An OFDM N-sub-carrier transmission carries the prefix as signal power on a first N/2 of its N sub-carriers and suppresses signal power on a second N/2 of the sub-carriers. The first N/2 and second N/2 sub-carriers alternate in the frequency domain. | Donglei Fan (College Park, MD), Bassel Beidas (Alexandria, VA) | Hughes Network Systems, Llc (Germantown, MD) | 2020-03-03 | 2020-10-13 | H04L27/26 | 16/808350 |
| 151 | 10804618 | Compact polarized omnidirectional helical antenna | An antenna comprising at least one antenna bay comprising an input port, a feed network and a radiative component is provided. The feed network has a center node connected to the input port, a printed circuit board (PCB) , comprising an active surface having at least two feed micro-strips and a reference surface having at least two first reference micro-strips, the reference surface being opposite to the active surface. The radiative component has at least two dipoles, each of the at least two dipoles being shaped as a helix and being uniformly disposed about an antenna axis, each of the at least two dipoles comprising a dipole feeded portion connected to one of the at least two feed micro-strips and a dipole reference portion connected to one of the at least two first reference micro-strips. | Hugo Chamberland (Rouyn-Noranda, CA) | Truerc Canada Inc (Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, CA) | 2017-05-29 | 2020-10-13 | H01Q21/20, H01Q9/06, H01Q1/38, H01Q11/08, H01Q9/30, H01Q9/18, H01Q9/28, H01Q1/36 | 15/607639 |
| 152 | 10804601 | Methods and systems using networked phased-array antennae applications to detect and/or monitor moving objects | Disclosed is a networked array of radar enclosures that can be arranged to cover a desired geographical location. The array can detect moving objects in the coverage area. When warranted, elements of the array can also control the movement of associated objects, for example, friendly drones. The present invention also combines attributes that facilitate the less conspicuous detection and monitoring of moving objects, with the capability of distinguishing types of moving objects. | Andrew Bennett (Belmont, MA) | --- | 2017-02-20 | 2020-10-13 | B64C1/36, H01Q1/42, G01S13/87, G01S13/88, G05D1/00, G01S13/66, B64F1/36, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, G01S7/00, G01S13/86, G01S13/72, H01Q3/34, G01S13/02, H01Q1/00, H01Q1/28, H01Q1/32, H01Q21/22, G01S13/42, H01Q1/34 | 15/436982 |
| 153 | 10803759 | Adjustable object avoidance proximity threshold based on presence of propeller guard (s) | Various embodiments include methods, devices, and aerial robotic vehicles for adjusting a proximity threshold implemented in a collision avoidance system based on whether propeller guards are installed. Methods may include an aerial robotic vehicle processor determining whether a propeller guard is installed, setting, a proximity threshold for collision avoidance based on the determination as to whether propeller guard (s) is/are installed on the aerial robotic vehicle, and controlling one or more motors of the aerial robotic vehicle using the proximity threshold for collision avoidance. When propeller guards are installed, the proximity threshold may be set at a smaller distance than when propeller guards are not installed. The determination of whether a propeller guard is installed may be based on sensor data from one or more sensors configured to detect or indicate the presence of a propeller guard, and/or based on rotor revolution rates determined from a motor or motor controller. | Michael Franco Taveira (Rancho Santa Fe, CA), Daniel Warren Mellinger, III (Philadelphia, PA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2018-01-03 | 2020-10-13 | G08G5/04, B64D45/00, B64C39/02, B64C27/00, G08G5/00, G05D1/02 | 15/860821 |
| 154 | 10803657 | Method, apparatus, and computer program product for dynamic flight range visualization | A mapping system, computer program product and method provide visualization of the dynamic range of an aircraft. A method may include: receiving map data, where the map data includes a three-dimensional terrain map of a geographic region, determining a location of an aerial vehicle, calculating a plurality of points in a plurality of different direction that can be reached by the aerial vehicle within at least two predetermined increments of energy consumption, and providing for display of a map of the geographic region including an isoline through the plurality of points for each of the at least two predetermined increments of energy consumption representing a dynamic range of the aerial vehicle for the at least two predetermined increments of energy consumption. | Nicolas Neubauer (Berlin, DE), Daniel Gonzalez (Berlin, DE), Johannes Koblenz (Berlin, DE), Jan Niederhumer (Berlin, DE) | Here Global B.V. (Eindhoven, NL) | 2018-08-21 | 2020-10-13 | G06T17/05, G01C23/00 | 16/107366 |
| 155 | 10803313 | Systems and methods determining plant population and weed growth statistics from airborne measurements in row crops | This disclosure describes a system and a method for determining statistics of plant populations based on overhead optical measurements. The system may include one or more hardware processors configured by machine-readable instructions to receive output signals provided by one or more remote sensing devices mounted to an overhead platform. The output signals may convey information related to one or more images of a land area where crops are grown. The one or more hardware processors may be configured by machine-readable instructions to distinguish vegetation from background clutter, segregate image regions corresponding to the vegetation from image regions corresponding to the background clutter, and determine a plant count per unit area. | Michael Ritter (San Diego, CA), Michael Milton (San Diego, CA), Peter Matusov (La Jolla, CA) | Slantrange, Inc. (San Diego, CA) | 2019-06-07 | 2020-10-13 | G06K9/00, G06T7/194, G06T7/11, G06T7/174, G06T7/62, G06K9/62 | 16/434935 |
| 156 | 10802138 | System and method for determining the position of a transmitting unit and watercraft having a system for determining the position of a transmitting unit | A system for determining the position of a transmitting unit has an arrangement of at least four transmitting units. A first transmitting unit is designed to emit a first transmission signal to each of the three remaining units, each of which is designed to receive the first transmission signal and, thereafter, to return a first response signal to the first unit. The three remaining units each have stored position data relating to desired positions of the arrangement. The first unit is designed to: determine its relative position data relative to the three remaining units based on the returned first response signals, obtain the stored position data relating to the desired positions from the three remaining units, and assign the determined relative position data to the obtained position data relating to a single desired position to determine the position of the first unit within the arrangement based on the assignment. | Klaus Kittmann (Kirchseeon, DE), Simon Burns (Munich, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (DE) | 2018-07-26 | 2020-10-13 | G01S13/91, G01S13/74, G01S7/40, G01S13/87 | 16/046068 |
| 157 | 10801399 | Supercharging system for aircraft reciprocating engine, aircraft reciprocating engine, and aircraft | There is provided a supercharging system for an aircraft reciprocating engine, comprising: a plurality of compressors for supplying compressed air to the aircraft reciprocating engine, at least one turbine for obtaining rotational power for at least one of the plurality of compressors, and a plurality of motors for respectively providing rotational power to the plurality of compressors. An object of the present invention is to reduce turbo lag in a reciprocating engine for an aircraft in which multiple-stage supercharging is performed by the turbocharger. | Kazuaki Kotani (Tokyo, JP), Nobuyuki Nakazato (Tokyo, JP), Iwao Murata (Tokyo, JP) | Subaru Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-12-28 | 2020-10-13 | F02B39/10, F02D41/00, B64D27/02, F02D23/02, F02B33/34 | 16/235762 |
| 158 | 10800547 | Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) recovery system | A UAV recovery system. The UAV recovery system may comprise: a mast having a mast pulley with a swivel, a base, upper and lower booms extending somewhat horizontally from the mast, a cable and pulley arrangement, a shock absorber, and a mast cable coupled between the mast pulley and the shock absorber. The cable and pulley arrangement may comprise: upper boom pulleys coupled near an associated end of the upper boom, lower boom pulleys coupled near an associated end of the lower boom, and a cable forming a loop around the upper and lower boom pulleys. The cable and pulley arrangement may also comprise a net for capturing the UAV. The shock absorber may urge the mast to rotate into a neutral position, but permit the mast to rotate not more than a controlled-tensioned position. | Shawn Kerry McGann (Ridgecrest, CA), Nicholas McGaha (Ridgecrest, CA) | The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2018-07-25 | 2020-10-13 | B64F1/02, F16F7/116, B64C39/02 | 16/045525 |
| 159 | 10800546 | Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and system and method for capture of threat UAVs | An apparatus for use as part of, or attached to, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to intercept and entangle a threat unmanned aerial vehicle, includes a flight and payload control system for controlling power to the UAV and for controlling maneuvering of the UAV. A host-side mount may be coupled to the UAV and is in communication with the flight and payload control system. A payload-side mount is removably attached to the host-side mount and includes a power interface and a control interface between the payload-side mount and the host-side mount. A counter-UAV system is coupled to the payload-side mount and includes a deployable chute net having a cross-sectional area sized for intercepting and entangling the threat unmanned aerial vehicle, and a deployment mechanism for mounting to the unmanned aerial vehicle. | James C. Kilian (Tyngsborough, MA), Brede J. Wegener (Cambridge, MA), Eric Wharton (Hopkinton, MA), David R. Gavelek (Bedford, MA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2018-02-19 | 2020-10-13 | B64F1/02, B64C25/68, B64C39/02 | 15/898850 |
| 160 | 10800513 | Propeller system with directional thrust control | A propeller system with directional thrust control comprising a hub, a plurality of blade attachment apparatuses attached to the hub, and a plurality of blades, each blade of the plurality of blades being attached to a blade attachment apparatus of the plurality of blade attachment apparatuses. The hub is operable to rotate about a rotation axis thereof. The plurality of blades is attached to the hub via the plurality of blade attachment apparatuses such that the plurality of blades rotates about the rotation axis of the hub when the hub rotates about the rotation axis thereof. Each blade attachment apparatus of the plurality of blade attachment apparatuses is operable to rotate the blade attached thereto about a blade rotation axis. | Ricardo Romeu (Melbourne, FL), William Eric Holland (Indian Harbour Beach, FL) | Alluvionic, Inc. (Melbourne, FL) | 2018-02-19 | 2020-10-13 | B64C11/44, B64C15/02, B64C11/32, B64C39/02, B64C11/48, B64C11/06 | 15/899140 |
| 161 | 10798344 | Asset management monitoring | Techniques are described for an autonomous asset management system that integrates autonomous devices, such as drone devices and other robotic devices, with a home security system of a property to enable management, monitoring, and/or tracking of various assets located within the property. In some implementations, an indication of an asset associated with a property is obtained by an autonomous device. Sensor data collected by one or more sensors of the property is obtained by the autonomous device based on the indication of the asset. A present status of the asset is determined by the autonomous device based on the sensor data. A determination that the present status of the asset does not correspond to an expected status of the asset is made by the autonomous device. In response, the autonomous device navigates to the particular location of the property. | Ahmad Seyfi (Tysons, VA), Babak Rezvani (Tysons, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2020-02-24 | 2020-10-06 | G05D1/00, H04N7/18, G05D1/02, G06K9/00, B64C39/02, G06F16/58 | 16/798854 |
| 162 | 10798343 | Augmented video system providing enhanced situational awareness | A facility, comprising systems and methods, for providing enhanced situational awareness to captured image data is disclosed. The disclosed techniques are used in conjunction with image data, such as a real-time or near real-time image stream captured by a camera attached to an unmanned system, previously captured image data, rendered image data, etc. The facility enhances situational awareness by projecting overlays onto captured video data or ''wrapping'' captured image data with previously-captured and/or ''synthetic world'' information, such as satellite images, computer-generated images, wire models, textured surfaces, and so on. The facility also provides enhanced zoom techniques that allow a user to quickly zoom in on an object or area of interest using a combined optical and digital zoom technique. Additionally, the facility provides a digital lead indicator designed to reduce operator-induced oscillations in commanding an image capturing device. | Darcy Davidson, Jr. (Dallesport, WA), Theodore T. Trowbridge (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2019-05-09 | 2020-10-06 | H04N7/18, G01C11/00, G06T11/00, G06T17/05, G05D1/00, G06T11/60, G06T19/00, G01C11/02, G01C11/36 | 16/408073 |
| 163 | 10798237 | Automated individual security | A controller monitors for an activation condition through a monitoring interface of a wearable aerial device. In response to detecting the activation condition through the monitoring interface, the controller triggers the wearable aerial device to release from an aesthetic attachment proximate to a user and hover a distance above the user of a height above a selected height threshold. The controller analyzes a recording of content by the wearable aerial device to assess a particular threat level associated with the content from among multiple threat levels. The controller, in response to the particular threat level exceeding a threat threshold, automatically sends a communication to one or more emergency contacts. | Santosh S. Borse (Westchester, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-10-28 | 2020-10-06 | H04M1/725, B64C39/02, G06F1/16, G08B21/02, A44C25/00, G06K9/00 | 16/172807 |
| 164 | 10797890 | Providing inter-enterprise data communications between enterprise applications on an electronic device | Systems, methods, and software can be used to provide inter-enterprise data communications between enterprise applications on an electronic device. In some aspects, a method comprises: receiving, by a bridge application executing on an electronic device, an interoperation request for a first enterprise, wherein the interoperation request includes a first token and a second token, sending, from the bridge application to an application of the first enterprise, the first token, wherein the application of the first enterprise executes on the electronic device, receiving, by the bridge application from the application of the first enterprise, a certificate in response to the first token, wherein the certificate is encrypted by the second token, decrypting, by the bridge application, the certificate by using the second token, and validating, by the bridge application, the application of the first enterprise based on the decrypted certificate. | Johnathan George White (St. Albans, GB), Siavash James Joorabchian Hawkins (Tonbridge, GB), Fraser George Stewart (London, GB) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2018-02-26 | 2020-10-06 | H04L9/32, H04W12/06, G06F9/54, H04L29/06, G06F21/62, G06F21/33, H04W12/08 | 15/905394 |
| 165 | 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 |
| 166 | 10796148 | Aircraft landing protection method and apparatus, and aircraft | The present invention discloses a landing protection method and apparatus and an aircraft. The method includes: obtaining an image of a landing area, determining a feature point in the image, determining, according to the feature point, whether the landing area is a dangerous landing area, and if yes, controlling the aircraft to suspend landing or controlling the aircraft to fly away from the dangerous landing area. By means of the present invention, whether a landing area is a dangerous landing area may be determined according to an obtained image, so that the landing safety of the aircraft is ensured. | Ying Zhu (Guangdong, CN), Yu Song (Guangdong, CN) | Autel Robotics Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-02-12 | 2020-10-06 | G06K9/00, G05D1/02, B64C39/02, G08G5/02, G05D1/00, G06K9/46, G06K9/62, G08G5/00 | 15/894126 |
| 167 | 10795360 | Utility decomposition with deep corrections | One or more aspects of utility decomposition with deep corrections are described herein. An entity may be detected within an environment through which an autonomous vehicle is travelling. The entity may be associated with a current velocity and a current position. The autonomous vehicle may be associated with a current position and a current velocity. Additionally, the autonomous vehicle may have a target position or desired destination. A Partially Observable Markov Decision Process (POMDP) model may be built based on the current velocities and current positions of different entities and the autonomous vehicle. Utility decomposition may be performed to break tasks or problems down into sub-tasks or sub-problems. A correction term may be generated using multi-fidelity modeling. A driving parameter may be implemented for a component of the autonomous vehicle based on the POMDP model and the correction term to operate the autonomous vehicle autonomously. | Alireza Nakhaei Sarvedani (Sunnyvale, CA) | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-04-06 | 2020-10-06 | G05D1/00, G06K9/00, B60W30/095, G06N7/00, G06N20/00 | 15/947113 |
| 168 | 10795353 | User interaction paradigms for a flying digital assistant | Methods and systems are described for new paradigms for user interaction with an unmanned aerial vehicle (referred to as a flying digital assistant or FDA) using a portable multifunction device (PMD) such as smart phone. In some embodiments, a user may control image capture from an FDA by adjusting the position and orientation of a PMD. In other embodiments, a user may input a touch gesture via a touch display of a PMD that corresponds with a flight path to be autonomously flown by the FDA. | Abraham Galton Bachrach (Redwood City, CA), Adam Parker Bry (Redwood City, CA), Matthew Joseph Donahoe (Redwood City, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2019-09-24 | 2020-10-06 | H04N7/18, B64C39/02, G06F3/0488, G06F3/00, G05D1/00, H04N5/00, B64C39/00 | 16/581020 |
| 169 | 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 |
| 170 | 10793285 | Fuselage embedded fuel tank | One embodiment is a system comprising fuel tank comprising a pressure vessel for storing fuel for a vehicle, the fuel tank disposed within a fuselage of the vehicle and extending a majority of a length of the fuselage, wherein a center of gravity of the fuel tank is substantially aligned with a center of gravity of the fuselage. The fuel tank may be disposed within the fuselage such that the fuel tank bears at least a portion of a load borne by the fuselage. Alternatively, the fuel tank may be disposed within the fuselage such that the fuel tank is isolated from loads borne by the fuselage. In certain embodiments, the fuel tank comprises a filament wound pressure vessel. | James Everett Kooiman (Fort Worth, TX), Greg Alan Whittaker (Mansfield, TX), Bryan Keith Sugg (Midlothian, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-02-13 | 2020-10-06 | B64D37/04, B64C1/06, B64C39/02 | 15/895619 |
| 171 | 10793284 | Multimode clutch assemblies for rotorcraft | A multimode clutch assembly is positioned in a powertrain of a rotorcraft. The multimode clutch assembly includes a freewheeling unit having input and output races. The freewheeling unit has a driving mode in which torque applied to the input race is transferred to the output race and an overrunning mode in which torque applied to the output race is not transferred to the input race. A bypass assembly has an engaged position that couples the input and output races of the freewheeling unit. A hydraulic actuator shifts the bypass assembly between the engaged position and a disengaged position. In the disengaged position, the overrunning mode of the freewheeling unit is enabled such that the multimode clutch assembly is configured for unidirectional torque transfer. In the engaged position, the overrunning mode of the freewheeling unit is disabled such that the multimode clutch assembly is configured for bidirectional torque transfer. | David Andrew Prater (Hurst, TX), Eric Stephen Olson (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2019-09-11 | 2020-10-06 | B64D35/00, F16D25/12, F16D48/02, F16D41/00 | 16/567086 |
| 172 | 10793269 | Vision based calibration system for unmanned aerial vehicles | An unmanned aircraft system includes a testing and calibration system that enables automated testing of movable parts of an unmanned aircraft. The testing and calibration system uses a camera-based technique to determine the position and angle of movable parts, in order to establish whether or not those parts are moving in a manner consistent with correct function. | Peter Abeles (Redwood City, CA), Keenan Wyrobek (Half Moon Bay, CA) | Zipline International Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2018-06-25 | 2020-10-06 | B64C39/02, G06T7/73, B64F5/60 | 16/017831 |
| 173 | 10793268 | HVAC arrangement including a motor vehicle and a drone | An air-conditioning system includes a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger vehicle, and a drone. The drone is configured to be secured, in a secured state, to the motor vehicle and released from the motor vehicle. The drone is a flying drone that is driven using propellers. The drone, in the secured state, serves to air-condition the motor vehicle using the propellers by pushing air into the passenger vehicle through a roof of the vehicle. The roof defines openings that correspond to a propeller circumference that allow air, generated by the propellers, to flow into the passenger vehicle. | Friedrich Peter Wolf-Monheim (Aachen NRW, DE) | Ford Global Technologies, Llc (Dearborn, MI) | 2018-05-29 | 2020-10-06 | B64C39/02, B62D25/06, B62D63/02, B64C29/00 | 15/991299 |
| 174 | 10793267 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | Disclosed are a body of an unmanned aerial vehicle and an unmanned aerial vehicle including the same. The body includes a housing arranged in a first direction and including at least four housing sidewalls and an opening defined by the housing sidewalls and configured to receive a battery pack, a propeller support extending a specific distance from each housing sidewall in a second direction away from the center of the housing and perpendicular to the first direction and having, on a distal end, a motor and a propeller connected to the motor, and a PCB disposed on at least one of the housing sidewalls and associated with operating the motor and the propeller. | Wu Seong Lee (Asan-si, KR), Tae Kyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR), Bae Seok Lim (Suwon-si, KR), Youn Hyung Choi (Suwon-si, KR), Seung Nyun Kim (Incheon, KR), Yong Sang Yun (Osan-si, KR) | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR) | 2017-11-27 | 2020-10-06 | B64D39/02, B64D27/24, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, H05K1/14, H05K1/18 | 15/822619 |
| 175 | 10793265 | Vertically oriented tube-launchable rotary wing aircraft having respective rotors at opposite ends of main body | An expendable rotary wing unmanned aircraft capable of storage in a cylindrical housing includes a longitudinally extending body having an upper end and a lower end, and a pair of counter-rotating coaxial rotors each located at respective ends of longitudinally-extending body, wherein each rotor includes two or more blades, each blade rotatably coupled to a remainder of the rotor at a hinged joint and thereby extending along a length of the body in a storage configuration and extending radially outward from the body in a flight configuration. | Steven K. Tayman (Alexandria, VA) | The Government of The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2018-03-30 | 2020-10-06 | B64C27/50, B64C39/02, B64C27/10 | 15/941133 |
| 176 | 10793261 | Electro-mechanically biased supercritical flight control surface loading to reduce high pressure actuation cycles | An actuator assembly for an aircraft includes a support strut operatively coupled to a hinge axis of a flight control member of the aircraft, a hydraulic actuator operatively coupled to the flight control member via a pivot element, and an electro-mechanical actuator (EMA) having first and second opposing ends and a biasing member. The first end is operatively coupled to a support structure of the aircraft, and the second end is operatively coupled to both the support strut and the hydraulic actuator. The biasing member moves between a compressed state and an expanded state in response to a varying biasing load exerted on a surface of the flight control member, thereby reducing an amount of current needed to drive the EMA, as well as a number of high-pressure hydraulic cycles of the hydraulic actuator to control the flight control member. | Michael Thomas Fox (Saint Charles, MO), Eric Anton Howell (Ballwin, MO), Jeffrey M. Roach (St. Charles, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-04-13 | 2020-10-06 | B64C13/40, B64C13/50 | 15/952369 |
| 177 | 10793258 | Aircraft, takeoff control method and system, and landing control method and system | A landing control method includes detecting whether a landing indication signal is received, and controlling an aircraft to automatically land in a pre-set landing mode if the landing indication signal is received. A takeoff control method comprises detecting whether a takeoff indication signal is received, and controlling an aircraft to automatically take off in a pre-set takeoff mode if the takeoff indication signal is received. | Canlong Lin (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2017-06-13 | 2020-10-06 | B64C13/18, G05D1/06, G05D1/10, B64D45/04, B64C39/02 | 15/621682 |
| 178 | 10793254 | Soft-in-plane proprotor systems | A soft-in-plane proprotor system for a tiltrotor aircraft having a helicopter mode and an airplane mode. The proprotor system includes a hub, a plurality of proprotor blades and a plurality of blade support assemblies coupling the proprotor blades with the hub. Each blade support assembly includes a flapping bearing coupled to the hub and a yoke having first and second longitudinal sections with outboard grip members and an inboard arcuate section connecting the first and second longitudinal sections and coupled to the flapping bearing. A lead-lag damper is coupled between the hub and an inboard station of the respective proprotor blade. A twist shank is coupled between the outboard grip members of the yoke and an outboard station of the respective the proprotor blade. The twist shank defines a virtual lead-lag hinge outboard of the yoke and coincident with the respective pitch change axis. | Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX), Jouyoung Jason Choi (Fort Worth, TX), Thomas Clement Parham, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Gary Miller (Fort Worth, TX), Richard Erler Rauber (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2016-12-12 | 2020-10-06 | B64C11/06, B64C27/35, B64C27/51, B64C27/39, B64C29/00 | 15/375394 |
| 179 | 10793248 | Devices and methods to capture moisture from a structural member | Devices and methods to capture moisture at a structural member in a vehicle. The devices include a flexible tray that can snap-fit onto an exterior of the structural member. Once attached, the flexible tray can collect moisture from the structural member. A diverter is coupled to the flexible tray. The diverter diverts the collected moisture away from the structural member. | Cory Michael Hitchcock (Everett, WA), Adam Joseph Brockett (Everett, WA), Kenneth George Davis (Brier, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-10-30 | 2020-10-06 | B64C1/06, B64C1/40, B65D1/36 | 15/798045 |
| 180 | 10792896 | Method for limiting interlaminar fatigue in composite laminate and a component incorporating the same | In some embodiments, a rotor system for a rotorcraft includes a yoke, a blade, and a grip that is configured to couple the blade to the yoke. The grip has a plurality of baseline layers and a compliant layer. The baseline layers each have a plurality of fibers disposed in a first polymeric matrix. The compliant layer has a plurality of fibers disposed in a second polymeric matrix. The compliant layer is stronger than the baseline layer and the first polymeric matrix has a different chemical composition than the second polymeric matrix. | Bogdan Roman Krasnowski (Bedford, TX), Robert Arnold Brack (Bedford, TX), Xiaoming Li (Colleyville, TX), Robert Wardlaw (Keller, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-07-14 | 2020-10-06 | B32B7/02, B32B37/14, B32B27/08, B32B27/38, B32B5/14, B29C70/30, B29C70/06 | 14/798658 |
| 181 | 10792819 | Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium | An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller controls, in accordance with a touch on one or plural devices by a user, execution of a cooperative function that uses the one or plural devices. | Kengo Tokuchi (Kanagawa, JP) | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-03-08 | 2020-10-06 | G06F17/00, G05B19/409, B25J9/16, B25J13/08, B25J19/02, B25J13/00 | 15/916242 |
| 182 | 10791534 | Synchronizing sensing systems | In a message receiver, a receipt timestamp is assigned according to a time of wirelessly receiving a message. Object data about an object is extracted from the message, including a timestamp adjustment for the object from a message sender. An estimated sender capture timestamp is assigned to the object by subtracting the timestamp adjustment and an estimated message transmission latency from the receipt timestamp, a receiver capture timestamp is assigned to receiver object data captured in the receiver. The sender object data and the receiver object data are combined according to the estimated sender capture timestamp and the receiver capture timestamp, thereby generating combined object data. | Mostafa Parchami (Dearborn, MI), Linjun Zhang (Canton, MI), Helen Elizabeth Kourous-Harrigan (Monroe, MI), Gintaras Vincent Puskorius (Novi, MI) | Ford Global Technologies, Llc (Dearborn, MI) | 2019-05-03 | 2020-09-29 | H04W56/00, H04W4/44 | 16/402340 |
| 183 | 10789567 | Drone based delivery system using vehicles | A method for determining a route for a drone to deliver a package from an origin to a destination using vehicles that are not actively participating in a delivery of the package, a method for delivering the package from the origin to the destination using in the drone in accordance with the route, a method for determining a route for delivering a package from an origin to a destination using plurality of drones and vehicles that are not actively participating in a delivery of the package, a method for delivering the package from the origin to the destination using the plurality of drones and vehicles in accordance with the route, a vehicle-associated package repository, for retaining packages deposited and collected by a drone, to be transported by a vehicle, and a vehicle-transported container comprising the vehicle-associated package repository. | Shmuel Ur (Shorashim, IL) | Shmuel Ur Innovation Ltd (Shorashim, IL) | 2017-09-25 | 2020-09-29 | G06Q10/08, G01C21/34, G06Q10/04, B64C39/02 | 16/295916 |
| 184 | 10788088 | Multimode powertrains for rotorcraft | A selectable clutch assembly for a multimode powertrain of a rotorcraft. The selectable clutch assembly includes a freewheeling unit having input and output sides. The freewheeling unit has a driving mode wherein torque applied to the input side is transferred to the output side and an over running mode wherein torque applied to the output side is not transferred to the input side. A bypass assembly is coupled to and rotatable with the output side of the freewheeling unit and is actuatable between engaged and disengaged positions with the input side of the freewheeling unit. In the disengaged position, the freewheeling unit is operable in the driving and the over running modes such that the selectable clutch assembly is configured for unidirectional torque transfer. In the engaged position, the over running mode of the freewheeling unit is disabled such that the selectable clutch assembly is configured for bidirectional torque transfer. | Eric Stephen Olson (Fort Worth, TX), Mark Alan Przybyla (Keller, TX), David R. Bockmiller (Forth Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2019-02-13 | 2020-09-29 | F16D41/07, B64C27/12, F16D1/10, B64D35/08 | 16/274520 |
| 185 | 10787276 | Systems and methods for detecting and managing the unauthorized use of an unmanned aircraft | A method for policing and managing the operation of a flying, unmanned aircraft in the event of usurpation of control of, malfunction of, or ill-intentioned use of, this aircraft includes the steps of (a) detecting inappropriate operation of the aircraft, (b) transmitting a takeover command to the aircraft to interrupt control of the operation of this aircraft by a first pilot and relinquish control of the aircraft to a second pilot, and (c) transmitting control commands to the aircraft to control its operation by the second pilot, until the need for alternate pilot control of the aircraft has ended or until the aircraft has landed safely. | Jeffrey A. Matos (New Rochelle, NY) | --- | 2018-11-26 | 2020-09-29 | B64D45/00, G06K9/00, G05D1/08, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, H04W48/02, G05D1/04, G05D1/00 | 16/199881 |
| 186 | 10787257 | Unmanned aircraft and method of controlling the same | Disclosed is an unmanned aircraft including: a housing, a drive unit that is formed in such a manner that the housing is moved, multiple UWB communication modules that are arranged a distance away from one another and that receives a wireless signal from an external device, a sensor unit that detects movement of the housing, and a control unit that calculates a distance between the external device and the housing, using pieces of movement information which are output by the multiple UWB communication modules and the sensor unit, and that controls the drive unit in such a manner that a specific distance between the external device and the housing is maintained. | Jungsik Kim (Seoul, KR), Jaehark Park (Seoul, KR), Woosok Chang (Seoul, KR), Taegil Cho (Seoul, KR) | Lg Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) | 2015-11-17 | 2020-09-29 | B64C39/02, G05D1/08, G05D1/00, G05D1/10 | 15/753655 |
| 187 | 10787255 | Aerial vehicle with enhanced pitch control and interchangeable components | An aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing comprises a fuselage, at least one processor carried by the fuselage and a pair of aerodynamic, lift-generating wings extending from the fuselage. A plurality of vectoring rotors are rotatably carried by the fuselage so as to be rotatable between a substantially vertical configuration relative to the fuselage for vertical take-off and landing and a substantially horizontal configuration relative to the fuselage for horizontal flight. The vectoring rotors are unsupported by the first pair of wings. The wings may be modular and removably connected to the fuselage and configured to be interchangeable with an alternate pair of wings. A cargo container may be secured to the underside of the fuselage, and the cargo container may be modular and interchangeable with an alternate cargo container. | Dale Arthur George (Tiny, CA) | Sky Canoe Inc. (CA) | 2019-11-18 | 2020-09-29 | B64C29/00, B64C39/02, B64C3/38, B64C1/26, B64D27/02, B64D9/00, B64C11/00 | 16/686839 |
| 188 | 10787244 | Semi-automatic rotor blade fold mechanism | A blade-fold bushing system includes a splined bushing comprising a first plurality of teeth, a castellated bushing comprising a second plurality of teeth and a shaft portion configured to coaxially fit within the splined bushing, and a lock bushing coaxially aligned with the castellated bushing. A support tool for use with a blade-fold bushing system includes an outer head comprising a third plurality of teeth configured to mesh with the first plurality of teeth of the splined bushing, and an inner head comprising a fourth plurality of teeth configured to mesh with the second plurality of teeth of the castellated bushing. | Ken Shundo (Keller, TX), Glenn Alan Shimek (Kennedale, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-06-19 | 2020-09-29 | B64C11/28, B64C27/50, B64C27/02, B64C11/04 | 16/011721 |
| 189 | 10785792 | User device-initiated low-latency data transmissions | The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for user device-initiated low-latency data transmissions to reduce a latency in transmitting low-latency data. These techniques may include a user device that autonomously determines to transmit low-latency data, then transmits the low-latency data over one or more resources of a wireless network for which transmission of the low-latency data is not scheduled. | Jibing Wang (Saratoga, CA), Erik Richard Stauffer (Sunnyvale, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-03-28 | 2020-09-22 | H04W72/14, H04L5/14, H04L5/00, H04L1/18, H04W72/04, H04W72/12 | 15/939088 |
| 190 | 10785722 | Wakeup system and method for devices in power saving mode | A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to select a broadcast method for a wakeup signal for a wireless communication device, instruct a base station to broadcast the wakeup signal using the selected broadcast method, and provide information identifying the selected broadcast method to the wireless communication device. The processor may be further configured to receiving a wakeup request from a machine-type communication interworking function (MTC-IWF) device, map the received wakeup request to a wakeup signature beacon signal associated with the wireless communication device, and instruct the base station to transmit a wakeup signature beacon signal to the wireless communication device based on the received wakeup request. | Lei Song (Fremont, CA), Ye Huang (San Ramon, CA), Jin Yang (Orinda, CA), Yee Sin Chan (San Jose, CA), Jignesh S. Panchal (Hillsborough, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2019-03-20 | 2020-09-22 | H04W52/02, H04W40/24, G06F1/3234, G06F1/3206, H04W40/00 | 16/358922 |
| 191 | 10785458 | Method and system for distributed camera network | A method at an image capture apparatus, the method including receiving, at the image capture apparatus, a trigger to begin image capture, based on the trigger, starting image capture for a fixed duration, and providing image capture data to a processing service. | Conrad Delbert Seaman (Ottawa, CA), Ryan Michael Parker (Ottawa, CA), Stephen West (Manotick, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2017-03-24 | 2020-09-22 | H04N7/18, H04N5/232 | 15/468898 |
| 192 | 10785391 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module is provided, including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly. The circuit assembly may include a circuit substrate, a plurality of image sensor elements, a plurality of signal transmission elements, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements may be connected to the circuit substrate. The signal transmission elements may be electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame may be manufactured integrally and covered on the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The signal transmission elements may be embedded in the multi-lens frame. The lens assembly may include a lens base, a fixed-focus lens assembly, an auto-focus lens assembly, and a driving assembly. The lens base may be fixed to a multi-lens frame. The fixed-focus lens assembly and the auto-focus lens assembly may have at least two lenses with refractive power. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-26 | 2020-09-22 | H04N5/225, G02B9/64, G02B9/34, H04N9/04, G02B9/62, G02B7/00, G02B7/09, G02B7/02, G02B9/60 | 16/232559 |
| 193 | 10785060 | Efficient channel estimation and symbol detection for massive MIMO-OFDM | A communication system that minimizes the transmission of pilot symbols while ensuring real-time channel tracking and symbol detection. The system employs a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmitter-receiver pair where there are many more receive antennas than transmit antennas. Communication occurs over a wide band RF channel via orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) that employs a large number of sub-carriers. | Biao Chen (Jamesville, NY), Michael Gans (Rome, NY), John Matyjas (Rome, NY) | Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY) | 2019-08-12 | 2020-09-22 | H04L25/02, H04L27/26, H04L5/00, H04B7/0413 | 16/537750 |
| 194 | 10784960 | Fiber delivered laser based white light source configured for communication | A packaged integrated white light source configured for illumination and communication or sensing comprises one or more laser diode devices. An output facet configured on the laser diode device outputs a laser beam of first electromagnetic radiation with a first peak wavelength. The first wavelength from the laser diode provides at least a first carrier channel for a data or sensing signal. | Melvin McLaurin (Santa Barbara, CA), James W. Raring (Santa Barbara, CA), Paul Rudy (Manhattan Beach, CA), Vlad Novotny (Los Gatos, CA) | Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. (Goleta, CA) | 2020-02-06 | 2020-09-22 | H04B10/116, G02B27/09, H01S5/343, H01S5/00, H01S5/40, H01S5/022, H04B10/50, H01S5/026, H01S5/20, H01S5/32, H01S5/10, H01S5/02, H04B10/60, H04B10/524, H04B10/564, H01S5/22, H04B10/572, H01L33/00, H01S5/042 | 16/783543 |
| 195 | 10784750 | Electric motor having an integrated cooling system and methods of cooling an electric motor | The present disclosure pertains to electric machines such as electric propulsion systems for aircraft that integrated cooling systems, and methods of cooling such an electric machine. Exemplary electric machines include an electric motor that has a stator, a rotor, and a drive shaft operably coupled to the rotor. Exemplary electric machines further include a motor cooling conduit that defines a pathway for conveying a cooling fluid through or around at least a portion of the electric motor, a casing assembly that circumferentially surrounds at least a portion of the electric motor, a casing assembly conduit integrally formed within at least a portion of the casing assembly which defines a pathway for conveying the cooling fluid through the at least a portion of the casing assembly, and a pump or compressor operably coupled to the drive shaft and configured to circulate the cooling fluid through the motor cooling conduit and the casing assembly conduit. | William Dwight Gerstler (Niskayuna, NY), Florian Stefan Hoefler (Ismaning, DE), Mark Aaron Chan Chan (Munich, DE) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2018-06-12 | 2020-09-22 | H02K9/20, H02K5/20, F04D29/58, F01D25/26, F01D25/12, F01D9/02, F01D1/04, B64D27/24, B64D27/02 | 16/006094 |
| 196 | 10784721 | Methods and apparatus for coupling and decoupling portions of a magnetic core | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, regulating an alternating magnetic flux in a magnetic core having a first portion separable from a second portion of the magnetic core. The regulation of the alternating magnetic flux causes a coupling force between the first portion of the magnetic core and the second portion of the magnetic core. Responsive to detecting a signal, modifying the regulation of the alternating magnetic flux to reduce the coupling force between the first portion of the magnetic core and the second portion of the magnetic core. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Giovanni Vannucci (Middletown, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Harold Rappaport (Middletown, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2018-09-11 | 2020-09-22 | H02J50/10, H01F38/14, H01F27/28, H01F27/24, H01P3/10, H01P3/16, H04B5/00 | 16/127455 |
| 197 | 10782333 | Radio wave measurement system | A radio wave measurement system includes: an aerial moving body to move or to hover above a measurement target antenna for radiating a radio wave in a sky direction, and a position measurer to measure a time added position of the aerial moving body. The aerial moving body includes a measurement antenna to receive the radio wave and a radio wave measurer to measure time-added received radio wave data. The aerial moving body further includes a beam shape data generator to generate radiated radio wave data including the received radio wave data and the radio wave source relative position data representing measurement point data that is a position of the aerial moving body at a point of time when the received radio wave data is measured as a relative position with respect to the measurement target antenna. | Yukihiro Homma (Chiyoda-ku, JP), Maho Sato (Chiyoda-ku, JP), Manabu Sawa (Chiyoda-ku, JP) | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Chiyoda-ku, JP) | 2018-04-10 | 2020-09-22 | H01Q23/00, H02J50/23, B64C13/20, B64F3/02, H01Q3/26, G01R29/10, B64C39/02 | 16/615181 |
| 198 | 10780971 | Methods of manufacturing a panel having a composite stringer for a vehicle | Methods of manufacturing a panel for a vehicle that includes forming a stringer from separate charges. The method can include positioning a forming sheet between the charges that are aligned in an overlapping arrangement. The charges can be held together and the forming sheet can be used to separate the ends of the charges to form flanges that extend outward from a blade. While still secured together, the formed stringer can be moved to a panel and positioned with the flanges contacting against the panel. Filler material can be positioned in an opening formed between the ends of the flanges. | John Makoto Shinozaki (Kenmore, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-04-26 | 2020-09-22 | B29D99/00, B64C1/12, B64C1/06, B64F5/10 | 15/963425 |
| 199 | 10777873 | Method and apparatus for mounting network devices | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system with a mounting carriage connectable with a cylindrical member, where the mounting carriage includes an opening for receiving an antenna mount of an antenna. The mounting carriage when in an unlocked state slides along the cylindrical member and rotates about the cylindrical member. The mounting carriage when in a locked state does not slide along the cylindrical member and does not rotate about the cylindrical member. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2020-09-15 | H01Q1/12, H01Q9/04, H01Q1/46, H01Q21/00, H01Q1/22 | 15/372453 |
| 200 | 10777183 | Control apparatus, control system, and control method | A control apparatus, that can expand a range in which noise generated in an unmanned flying object is reduced, is provided. The control apparatus acquires position information of one or more unmanned flying objects and noise information concerning first noises generated by the one or more unmanned flying objects. The control apparatus also acquires output region information indicating an output region of sound output from a speaker. The control apparatus calculates, using the position information, the output region information, and the noise information, second noises that reach the output region. The second noises are caused by the first noises which are generated by the one or more unmanned flying objects. The control apparatus generates opposite phase signals for outputting opposite phase sounds with respect to the calculated second noises, and causes the speaker to output sound on a basis of the generated opposite phase signals. | Kazunobu Konishi (Osaka, JP), Stephen William John (Nara, JP), Katsuhiko Asai (Nara, JP), Ko Mizuno (Osaka, JP) | Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Torrance, CA) | 2018-10-01 | 2020-09-15 | G10K11/175, G10K11/178 | 16/147932 |
| 201 | 10777004 | System and method for generating three-dimensional robotic inspection plan | Provided are systems and methods for generating an autonomous 3D inspection plan for an unmanned robot. In an example, the method may include receiving a selection of a plurality of regions of interest with respect to a virtual asset displayed in virtual space, detecting a 3D position of the regions of interest within a coordinate frame of the virtual space, auto-generating a travel path about a physical asset corresponding to the virtual asset by generating a virtual 3D travel path with respect to the virtual asset based on the detected 3D positions of the selected regions of interest within the coordinate frame, aligning the virtual 3D travel path in the virtual space with a physical travel path in a physical space, and outputting a robotic inspection plan comprising the auto-generated physical travel path for the unmanned robot. | Steven Gray (Niskayuna, NY), Shiraj Sen (Niskayuna, NY), Ghulam Ali Baloch (Niskayuna, NY), Mauricio Castillo-Effen (Niskayuna, NY), Charles Theurer (Alpiaus, NY) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2019-11-14 | 2020-09-15 | G06T15/00, G05D1/00, G08G5/00, G06T19/00 | 16/684212 |
| 202 | 10776861 | Displaying garments on 3D models of customers | Three-dimensional models (or avatars) may be defined based on imaging data captured from a customer. The avatars may be based on a virtual mannequin having one or more dimensions in common with the customer, a body template corresponding to the customer, or imaging data captured from the customer. The avatars are displayed on displays or in user interfaces and used for any purpose, such as to depict how clothing will appear or behave while being worn by a customer alone or with other clothing. Customers may drag-and-drop images of clothing onto the avatars. One or more of the avatars may be displayed on any display, such as a monitor or a virtual reality headset, which may depict the avatars in a static or dynamic mode. Images of avatars and clothing may be used to generate print catalogs depicting the appearance or behavior of the clothing while worn by the customer. | Robert Yuji Haitani (Seattle, WA), William R. Hazlewood (Seattle, WA), Alaa-Eddine Mendili (Seattle, WA), Dominick Khanh Pham (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-05-30 | 2020-09-15 | G06Q30/06, G02B27/01, H04W88/02, G06K9/00, G06F1/16, G06F21/31, G06T19/00 | 15/608923 |
| 203 | 10776316 | Automated multi-domain operational services | A method for automated operational services across multiple data domains includes receiving requirement information related to one or more targets of interest. Information related to the one or more targets of interest is collected from one or more data sources across multiple data domains based on the received requirement information. A determination is made if the collected information meets the received requirements related to the one or more targets of interest. A classification tag containing domain agnostic information related to the one or more targets of interest is generated, responsive to determining that the collected information meets the received requirements. | Paul A. Baggeroer (Westford, MA), Eric E. Thompson (Hollis, NH), Christopher M. Jengo (Ayer, MA), Suhail Shabbir Saquib (Shrewsbury, MA), Kevin J. Whitcomb (Shrewsbury, MA), Jason R. Bruni (Westford, MA), Kenneth L. Warren (Manchester, NH) | Goodrich Corporation (Charlotte, NC) | 2018-01-05 | 2020-09-15 | G06F17/00, G06Q10/10, G06F16/16, G06F16/2455 | 15/863458 |
| 204 | 10776111 | Point cloud data method and apparatus | A point cloud rendering method and apparatus for real-time point cloud data collection from a variety of sensor types is provided that delivers enhanced performance including reducing processing requirements, limiting local memory consumption and optimizing overall data visualization. | Ivan Charamisinau (Livermore, CA), Michael Burenkov (Natick, MA), Dmitry Datko (Mountain View, CA) | Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. (Livermore, CA) | 2018-05-24 | 2020-09-15 | G06K9/00, G06F17/11, G01S17/89, G06F9/30, G06T17/00, G06T9/00, G06F16/22 | 15/988380 |
| 205 | 10776096 | Method and system for controlling software updates on a network connected device | A method at a computing device acting as a switchboard between an electronic device and a device to be updated, the method including receiving, at the computing device, a connection request from the electronic device, the connection request including an identifier for the device to be updated, receiving, at the computing device, a connection request from the device to be updated, associating, at the computing device, the connection request from the electronic device and the connection request from the device to be updated, forwarding, at the computing device, a message from the device to be updated to the electronic device that update conditions have been met, forwarding, at the computing device, a message from the electronic device to the device to be updated to start an update process, and forwarding, at the computing device, update status information from the device to be updated to the electronic device. | Edward Snow Willis (Ottawa, CA), Hashim Mohammad Qaderi (Kitchener, CA), Scott Hutchens (Ottawa, CA), David Alan Inglis (Stittsville, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2018-01-12 | 2020-09-15 | G06F8/65, H04W76/10, H04L29/06, H04L29/08, H04W84/04 | 15/869868 |
| 206 | 10775809 | Methods and computing devices for controlling an aircraft and/or a vehicle to enable retrieval of the aircraft at the vehicle | Apparatus and methods for controlling an aircraft and/or a vehicle are described. A vehicle speed and direction are received. A wind-over-vehicle speed and direction of wind at the vehicle are measured. An aircraft ground speed and direction are received. An aircraft-relative-to-vehicle speed and an aircraft-relative-to-vehicle direction are calculated based on the aircraft ground speed and direction and the wind-over-vehicle speed and direction. A wind-over-vehicle envelope is calculated based on system design limits for retrieving the aircraft at the vehicle. The wind-over-vehicle envelope maps limits of wind-over-vehicle speeds over a range of directions that enable retrieval of the aircraft at the vehicle. The aircraft and/or the vehicle are controlled using the wind-over-vehicle envelope, the aircraft-relative-to-vehicle speed, and/or the aircraft-relative-to-vehicle direction. | Rolf Rysdyk (White Salmon, WA) | Insitu Inc., A Subsidiary of The Boeing Company (Bingen, WA) | 2018-04-09 | 2020-09-15 | G05D1/12, G05D1/02, G01C23/00, B64F1/02, G05D1/10 | 15/948980 |
| 207 | 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 |
| 208 | 10775510 | Blind despreading of civil GNSS signals for resilient PNT applications | A method, system and apparatus are claimed for receiving, blindly despreading, and determining geo-observables, of true civil Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) navigation signals generated by any of the set of satellite vehicles and ground beacons, amongst false echoes and malicious GNSS signals from spoofers and repeaters, for identifying malicious GNSS signals, and preventing those signals from corrupting or capturing Positioning, Navigation, and Timing tracking operations, and for geolocating malicious GNSS signals. The invention also provides time-to-first-fix over much smaller time intervals than existing GNSS methods and can operate both in the presence of signals with much wider disparity in received power than existing techniques, and in the presence of arbitrary multipath. Further embodiments employing spatial/polarization diverse receivers that remove non-GNSS jammers received by the system, as well as targeted GNSS spoofers that can otherwise emulate GNSS signals received at victim receivers, are also claimed. | Brian G. Agee (San Jose, CA) | --- | 2017-06-05 | 2020-09-15 | G01S19/21 | 15/731417 |
| 209 | 10775143 | Establishing a time zero for time delay detonation | The system and method for accurately determining range-to-go for a time-delayed command detonation of a projectile. Using dual laser and/or radio frequency detectors on the tail and on the nose of a spinning projectile to determine the range-to-go, time-to-go, and/or lateral offset from the projectile to the target. A time to detonation clock is used to determine when a projectile transitions from an exterior to an interior of a structure such that the projectile can more accurately detonate within a fixed structure. | Michael J. Choiniere (Merrimack, NH), Bruce Winker (Weaverville, NC) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2018-09-06 | 2020-09-15 | F41G7/22, F42C11/06, F42C13/02, F42B30/00, F42C13/04, F42B12/36, G01P3/68 | 16/123358 |
| 210 | 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 |
| 211 | 10773795 | Distributed linear hydraulic high lift actuation system with synchronization members | An actuation system for controlling flight control members of a vehicle. Each flight control member is controlled by two or more linear hydraulic actuators. Synchronization members extend between the hydraulic actuators on the same flight control members to synchronize the movements of the hydraulic actuators for consistent movement across the length of the flight control members. Brakes can maintain the positions of the synchronization members and thus the flight control members. Motors can provide for moving the synchronization members to control the positioning of the hydraulic actuators and flight control members. | Mark S. Good (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-09-24 | 2020-09-15 | B64C13/36, B64D45/00, F15B11/22 | 16/139423 |
| 212 | 10773458 | Terahertz inspection for additively manufactured materials | Apparatuses and systems comprising an additive manufacturing device and an associated terahertz inspection device for inspecting additively deposited layers in real time during or immediately following material deposition and parts made and inspected by the apparatuses and systems and their associated methods are disclosed herein. | Taisia Tsukruk Lou (Olivette, MO), Donald Duane Palmer, Jr. (Ballwin, MO), Nathan Rylan Smith (Melbourne, FL), Shayne Andrew Dorrell (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-02-02 | 2020-09-15 | B29C64/30, B33Y30/00, B29C64/153, B29C64/393, G01N21/3563, G01N21/3581, B33Y10/00, B33Y50/02, B22F3/105, B33Y40/00, B33Y50/00, B29C64/386 | 15/887518 |
| 213 | 10772043 | Interfering device identification | Example methods and systems are disclosed to facilitate detection and identification of devices connected to a cellular network and that are causing interference to the cellular network. An example method may include receiving, by a serving base station of the device, a first set of information associated with data communications of a device utilizing a cellular network. The method may further include determining the device is an interfering device based on the first set of information associated with the data communication substantially corresponding with an interfering device profile, and in response tracking the device. During the tracking of the device, a second set of information associated with the data communications from the device may be obtained, and an interfering device type of the device may be determined based on the second set of information. An action may be performed on the interfering device based on its interfering device type. | Giuseppe De Rosa (Atlanta, GA), Joseph Thomas (Marietta, GA), Feiling Jia (Pleasanton, CA), Mario Kosseifi (Roswell, GA), Ronald Kiefer (Louisville, KY), Xidong Wu (San Ramon, CA), Richard John Mountford (Gambrills, MD) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2018-05-25 | 2020-09-08 | H04W28/02, B64C39/02, H04W52/14, H04W52/02 | 15/990022 |
| 214 | 10771734 | System and method for supporting selective backtracking data recording | Systems and methods can support a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus can include a data processor that is associated with a data capturing device on a stationary object and/or a movable object. The data processor can receive data in a data flow from one or more data sources, wherein the data flow is configured based on a time sequence. Then, the data processor can receive a control signal, which is associated with a first timestamp, wherein the first timestamp indicates a first time. Furthermore, the data processor can determine a first data segment by applying the first timestamp on the data flow, wherein the first data segment is associated with a time period in the time sequence that includes the first time. | Sheldon Schwartz (Burbank, CA), Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Mingyu Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Zisheng Cao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2019-02-07 | 2020-09-08 | H04N9/80, H04N7/015, H04N5/262, G11B27/036, G11B31/00, G11B27/34, H04N5/92, H04N7/01, H04N5/76, H04N5/91, H04N9/82, H04N5/77, G11B27/28, G11B27/00, H04N5/93 | 16/270122 |
| 215 | 10771450 | Method and system for securely provisioning a remote device | A method at a computing device for provisioning a network-connected device within a security platform, the method including receiving a first connection request, the first connection request being from an electronic apparatus and including a network-connected device identifier, authenticating the first connection request, thereby creating a first connection, receiving a second connection request, the second connection request being from the network-connected device and including the network-connected device identifier and a shared platform credential, receiving a request from the network-connected device to add the network-connected device to the security platform, and adding the network-connected device to the security platform based on a concurrent first connection and the request from the network-connected device to add the network-connected device to the security platform. | Edward Snow Willis (Ottawa, CA), Hashim Mohammad Qaderi (Kitchener, CA), Scott Hutchens (Ottawa, CA), David Alan Inglis (Stittsville, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2018-01-12 | 2020-09-08 | H04L29/06, H04L29/08, G06F8/65, H04L12/24, H04W12/06, H04W12/00 | 15/869824 |
| 216 | 10771155 | Intelligent visible light with a gallium and nitrogen containing laser source | A smart light source configured for visible light communication. The light source includes a controller comprising a modem configured to receive a data signal and generate a driving current and a modulation signal based on the data signal. Additionally, the light source includes a light emitter configured as a pump-light device to receive the driving current for producing a directional electromagnetic radiation with a first peak wavelength in the ultra-violet or blue wavelength regime modulated to carry the data signal using the modulation signal. Further, the light source includes a pathway configured to direct the directional electromagnetic radiation and a wavelength converter optically coupled to the pathway to receive the directional electromagnetic radiation and to output a white-color spectrum. Furthermore, the light source includes a beam shaper configured to direct the white-color spectrum for illuminating a target of interest and transmitting the data signal. | Melvin McLaurin (Goleta, CA), James W. Raring (Goleta, CA), Paul Rudy (Manhattan Beach, CA), Vlad Novotny (Los Gatos, CA) | Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. (Goleta, CA) | 2017-09-28 | 2020-09-08 | H04B10/116, H04B10/50, H01S5/00, H01S5/40, H01S5/022, G02B27/09, H01S5/343, H04B10/114, H01S5/20, H01S5/22, H04B10/572, H01L33/00, H04B10/564, H01S5/042, H01S5/10, H01S5/026, H01S5/02, H04B10/60, H04B10/524, H01S5/32 | 15/719455 |
| 217 | 10770926 | Vehicle having a remote device powered by an energy beam | A commercially available vehicle is modified by coupling a beamed-power transmission system to the vehicle's frame. The beamed-power transmission system is arranged to deliver beamed power to a remote device such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (i.e., UAV or drone) . The cooling system of the vehicle is used to cool portions of the beamed-power transmission system. An aiming system aims a power beam produced by the beamed-power transmitter toward the remote device, and a stability system coupled to both the vehicle frame and the beamed-power transmission system maintains three-dimensional constancy of the power beam even when the vehicle frame is in motion. The commercially available vehicle may be an electric vehicle, a gas-electric hybrid vehicle, or the like having a power source that includes batteries, a fuel-cells, or a generator. | Claes Olsson (Kirkland, WA), Thomas J. Nugent, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Lasermotive, Inc. (Kent, WA) | 2019-06-19 | 2020-09-08 | H02J50/30, B60L1/02, H02J50/20, H02J50/10, H02J7/02, B60L9/00, H02J50/12, B60L50/15 | 16/445600 |
| 218 | 10769584 | Inventory control system and method | An inventory control system is configured to perform operations including generating an initial demand matrix and generating a plurality of synthetic demand matrices. The operations also include identifying sparse demand vectors in the synthetic demand matrices, where each sparse demand vector represents synthetic demand that satisfies a sparse demand criteria. The operations also include modifying synthetic demand values based on the sparse demand vectors to generate filtered synthetic demand matrices. The operations include generating estimated demand for a target period for each inventory item based on the filtered synthetic demand matrices and the initial demand matrix and comparing the estimated demand to inventory data to determine whether one or more inventory items should be acquired. The operations include generating and sending a demand signal to cause the one or more inventory items to be acquired. | Stefan Partin (Seattle, WA), Daniel Volk (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-08-17 | 2020-09-08 | G06F17/16, G06Q30/02, G06Q10/08 | 16/104762 |
| 219 | 10769576 | Method and system for cargo load detection | A method for cargo load detection in a container by a computing device, the method including projecting at least one light dot within an array of light dots towards a surface of the container, capturing an image of the at least one light dot on the surface of the container, and using the captured image to determine cargo loading within the container. | Jesse William Bennett (Apex, NC), Zhijun Cai (Ashburn, VA), Sandeep Chennakeshu (Austin, TX), Scott Leonard Dill (Paris, CA), Mahendra Fuleshwar Prasad (Waterloo, CA), Yu Gao (Waterloo, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2019-05-22 | 2020-09-08 | G06Q10/08, G01F23/292 | 16/419906 |
| 220 | 10769005 | Communication interface between a fusion engine and subsystems of a tactical information system | A subsystem of a tactical information system is provided that includes a memory configured to store instructions and a processor disposed in communication with the memory. The processor, upon execution of the instructions is configured to receive first standardized entity messages that include target information from multiple automatic target recognition (ATR) systems, parse the first standardized entity messages to extract the target information, provide the extracted target information to a fusion algorithm for fusion processing that determines whether to fuse the target information from different ATR systems and fuses the extracted target information to generate fused target information about a single target when determined to do so, receive fused target information about the single target, if any, from the fusion algorithm, and generate a second standardized entity message that includes the fused target information about the single target. | Allan B. Liburd (Worcester, MA), Matthew Goldstein (Nashua, NH), Emily Seto (Canton, MA) | Goodrich Corporation (Charlotte, NC) | 2018-12-07 | 2020-09-08 | G06F9/54, G06K9/62 | 16/213687 |
| 221 | 10768625 | Drone control device | In one general aspect, a drone control device includes a body, a motor that is configured to move the body, a network module, an input module, and a processor. The network module is configured to communicate with a security system that monitors a property and receive data associated with a location within the property. The input module is configured to receive user input. The processor is configured to perform operations that include: determine, from among the location within the property and other locations within the property, a target location within the property, move the body to the target location within the property by providing a signal to the motor, receive, from the input module, input data that is associated with an operation of the security system, and in response to receiving the input data, perform the operation of the security system. | Babak Rezvani (Tysons, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2019-03-06 | 2020-09-08 | G05D1/02, B64C39/02, G08B25/00, G08B13/196, G06Q10/00, G05D1/00, G08B25/14, G08B15/02, G08B15/00 | 16/294387 |
| 222 | 10768624 | Unmanned aircraft turn and approach system | An aircraft including a wing system, a plurality of control surfaces, a camera mounted on a camera pod, and a control system. The camera pod is configured to vary the orientation of the camera field of view only in yaw, relative to the aircraft, between a directly forward-looking orientation and a side-looking orientation. The control system controls the control surfaces such that they induce a significant aircraft yaw causing an identified target to be within the field of view of the camera with the camera in the directly forward-looking orientation. | William J. Nicoloff (Camarillo, CA), Eric M. Sornborger (Los Angeles, CA), Lars B. Cremean (Newbury Park, CA) | Aerovironment Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2018-07-31 | 2020-09-08 | G05D1/00, F41G7/30, B64C9/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, F41G7/22 | 16/051481 |
| 223 | 10767682 | Frangible fasteners with flexible connectors for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods | Frangible fasteners with flexible connectors for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative aircraft includes a fuselage portion, a wing portion, a winglet carried by the wing portion, and a frangible fastener coupling the winglet portion to the wing portion. The frangible fastener can include an outer body with a first portion in contact with the wing portion, a second portion in contact with the winglet portion, and a frangible portion between the first and second portions. A flexible member is positioned at least partially within the outer body and is connected to the first portion so as to extend through and out of the second portion. A stop element is carried by the flexible member. | Michael Matthew Leon (Washougal, WA), Kristian Rubesh (Bingen, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2017-06-29 | 2020-09-08 | F16B31/02, F16B41/00, B64C23/06, B64C1/26 | 15/638137 |
| 224 | 10766628 | Air inlet with integrated structural hand hold | This disclosure relates to an air inlet for an aircraft with an integrated hand hold. One innovative aspect of the subject matter described herein can be implemented as an air inlet on the exterior surface of a cowling for a rotorcraft, wherein the air inlet having a scoop that includes a bottom surface having a wide, flat, front edge that angles downward towards the back, an opening in the back for air to enter, and two lateral sides coupled to the bottom surface, where the two sides are planar on a top surface and become longer in height towards the opening in the back, and hand hold, where the hand hold is a trough or an indentation in the bottom surface of the scoop that extends along a side. | Brent Scannell (Roxboro, CA), Thomas Mast (Carrollton, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-09-15 | 2020-09-08 | B64D33/02, B64C1/14, B64D29/08, B64C27/04 | 15/706394 |
| 225 | 10766626 | Single-piece extended laminar flow inlet lipskin | Methods are disclosed for forming metal workpieces made from a heat-treatable metal that has been shaped and tempered according to specified protocols that facilitate formation of large contoured unitary metal structures having welds that are retained in the finished structure, and finished metal structures made according to such methods. | Luis Leon (Federal Way, WA), Michael Nill (Seattle, WA), Pradip K. Saha (Bellevue, WA), Carol S. Oliver (Marysville, WA), Ricole A. Johnson (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-05-24 | 2020-09-08 | B64D29/00, C22F1/04, C21D1/18, B64D33/02, F16B5/08, B23K20/12 | 15/603899 |
| 226 | 10766618 | Drones convertible into personal computers | Drones convertible into personal computers are disclosed, A disclosed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a body and rotors carried by the body. The rotors move relative to the body from a first position when the UAV is in a drone mode to a second position when the UAV is in a computer mode. | Shantanu D. Kulkarni (Hillsboro, OR), Gavin Sung (New Taipei, TW), Jeff Ku (Taipei, TW) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) | 2017-12-27 | 2020-09-08 | B64D33/02, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, G06F1/324, G06F1/16, G06F1/20, B64C25/10, B64C11/46 | 15/855516 |
| 227 | 10766615 | Hover airlift logistics operations guided expeditionary autonomous scalable and modular VTOL platform | A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft has a circular body with a cockpit at the center, and multiple vertical, horizontal, and other directional through tunnels inside the body. A propelling device such as ducted fan, jet turbine or rocket is provided inside each tunnel. Each propelling device is completely disposed within a tunnel with no exposed parts. The bottom surface of the aircraft has a circular lip forming the lowest part of the aircraft, and the portion of the bottom surface surrounded by the circular lip is concave, where the multiple vertical through tunnels open to the concave portion. A control system controls the thrust produced by each propelling device so as to precisely control the horizontal and vertical speed and the pitch, roll, and yaw angles of the aircraft. Communication and positioning equipment are provided onboard, as well as various sensors. The aircraft may be manned or unmanned. | Lindsay O'Brien Quarrie (Socorro, NM) | --- | 2018-02-01 | 2020-09-08 | B64C29/00, B64C27/24, B64C27/20, B64C39/00 | 15/886606 |
| 228 | 10766500 | Sensory stimulation system for an autonomous vehicle | A sensory stimulation system within an interior of an autonomous vehicle (AV) can obtain maneuver data representing one or more maneuvers to be performed by the AV. for each respective maneuver of the one or more maneuvers, the system can determine one or more visual outputs to provide a passenger of the AV with a sensory indication of the respective maneuver, and then output the one or more visual outputs via the display system. | Matthew Sweeney (Boston, MA), Emily Bartel (Pittsburgh, PA) | Uatc, Llc (San Francisco, CA) | 2018-08-01 | 2020-09-08 | B60W50/16, A61M21/00, B60H1/00, B60W40/10, B60N2/02, B60R1/00, B60N2/14, B60N2/18, G05D1/02, B60N2/90 | 16/051910 |
| 229 | 10766211 | Method of forming pressure pad or other flexible element for use during cure of composite materials | A method of manufacturing a flexible element configured for pressing against composite material received on a mold surface of a mold during cure, including placing a porous material over the mold surface, forming a sealed enclosure containing the mold surface and the porous material, infusing a curable liquid material such as silicone in liquid form into the enclosure under vacuum and through the porous material, curing the liquid material to form the flexible element, and opening the enclosure and disengaging the flexible element from the mold. In a particular embodiment, the flexible element is a pressure pad. | Marc Lauzon (Saint-Colomban, CA), Patrick Dupre (Roxboro, CA), Marc-Andre Octeau (Laval, CA), Pascal Forget (Saint-Jerome, CA), Steven Roy (Montreal, CA) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI), National Research Council of Canada (Ottawa CA) | 2016-09-13 | 2020-09-08 | B29C70/44, B29C33/38, B29C70/10, B29C70/54 | 15/264136 |
| 230 | 10765588 | Information processing apparatus and information processing method | There is provided a processing unit that includes a direction decision unit and a guide information generation unit. The direction decision unit determines a direction in which a person who behaves without a sense of sight walks. The guide information generation unit generates guide information for the person who behaves without the sense of sight to walk in the determined direction. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a smartphone or the like used by the person who behaves without the sense of sight. | Kumi Yashiro (Kanagawa, JP), Tetsuya Naruse (Kanagawa, JP), Junichi Kosaka (Tokyo, JP), Yasumasa Suzuki (Tokyo, JP), Hiroko Nishioka (Kanagawa, JP), Hitoshi Rikukawa (Kanagawa, JP), Kohei Takada (Tokyo, JP), Masahiko Suzuki (Kanagawa, JP) | Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP), Sony Mobile Communications Inc. (Tokyo JP) | 2017-06-23 | 2020-09-08 | G08B23/00, G08G1/005, G06T7/00, G09B21/00, G06K9/46, A61H3/06, G10L13/027 | 16/315019 |
| 231 | 10764483 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module includes a lens assembly and a circuit assembly including a circuit substrate, a sensor holder, and an image sensing component electrically connected to the circuit substrate via signal transmission elements. The lens assembly includes a fixed base disposed on the sensor holder, a movable base, and a lens group. The fixed base made of an opaque material has a focusing hole penetrating through two ends of the fixed base, thereby the fixed base is hollow, and the image sensing component is located in the focusing hole. The movable base is disposed in the focusing hole, and could move relative to the fixed base. The lens group includes at least two lenses having refractive power, and is disposed in a receiving hole of the movable base, thereby light could pass through the lens group and the through hole and project onto the image sensing component. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-19 | 2020-09-01 | H04N5/225, G02B9/64, G02B7/10, G02B7/02, G02B5/20, G02B13/00 | 16/225454 |
| 232 | 10764480 | Optical image capturing module and system with multi-lens frame and manufacturing method thereof | An optical imaging module including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly is provided. The circuit assembly includes holding base, two circuit substrates, image sensor elements, conductive lines, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements are disposed on the holding base. The circuit substrates are disposed on the carrier and surround the image sensor elements. The conductive lines are disposed between the circuit contacts of the circuit substrates and image contacts of the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame is integrally formed and covered on the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The lens assembly may include lens base, two auto lens assemblies, and two drive assemblies. The lens bases can be disposed on the multi-lens frame. The auto lens assembly may have at least two lenses having refractive power. The driving assembly can be electrically connected to the circuit substrate. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-28 | 2020-09-01 | H04N5/225, G03B13/36, H04N5/232, H01L27/146 | 16/235795 |
| 233 | 10764476 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module is provided, including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly. The circuit assembly may include a circuit substrate, a plurality of image sensor elements, a plurality of signal transmission elements, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements may be connected to the circuit substrate. The signal transmission elements may be electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame may be manufactured integrally, be covered on the circuit substrate, and surround the image sensor elements and the signal transmission elements. The lens assembly may include a lens base, an auto-focus lens assembly, and a driving assembly. The lens base may be fixed to a multi-lens frame. The auto-focus lens assembly may have at least two lenses with refractive power. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-26 | 2020-09-01 | H04N5/225, G02B9/64, G02B5/20, G02B7/09 | 16/232358 |
| 234 | 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 |
| 235 | 10762926 | Automated data storage library drone accessor | A data storage system that moves and transfers components utilizing drones is disclosed. The data storage system comprises a data storage library for reading and writing of data on a plurality of data storage cartridges, at least one drone vehicle, a processing device, and a non-transitory, computer-readable memory containing programming instructions. The programming instructions are configured to cause the processing device to: receive a request to transfer a data storage component to a destination location in the data storage library, in response to receiving the request, instruct a drone vehicle to perform at least part of the transfer of the data storage component to the destination location, and perform at least part of the transfer of the data storage component to the destination location by the drone vehicle. | Brian G. Goodman (Tucson, AZ), Tom Haberman (Tucson, AZ), Michael P. Mcintosh (Tucson, AZ), Shawn M. Nave (Tucson, AZ), Kenny Nian Gan Qiu (Tucson, AZ), George G. Zamora (Vail, AZ) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2019-05-03 | 2020-09-01 | G11B15/68, B25J9/16, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G11B17/22 | 16/402303 |
| 236 | 10762795 | Unmanned aerial vehicle privacy controls | Disclosed in this specification are methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on non-transitory computer storage media for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight operation and privacy controls. Based on geofence types, and UAV distance from a geofence, sensors and other devices connected to a UAV are conditionally operational. Image data collected during a UAV flight may be obfuscated by the UAV while in flight, or via a post-flight process using log data generated by the UAV. | Dana Livonia Contreras (San Francisco, CA), Lucas Palage Doyle (San Francisco, CA), Justin Eugene Kuehn (San Francisco, CA), Volkan Gurel (San Francisco, CA), Eric David Johnson (Walnut Creek, CA), Edward Dale Steakley (Cupertino, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2016-03-31 | 2020-09-01 | G01C21/00, G06T5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/02, G06K9/00, G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64D47/08, H04B7/185, G01S19/13, H04W4/021 | 15/088042 |
| 237 | 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 |
| 238 | 10762391 | Learning device, learning method, and storage medium | According to one embodiment, a learning device includes an acquirer, a generator, a first identifier, an extractor, a second identifier, and a learning-processor. The acquirer acquires real data. The generator generates pseudo data of the real data using a first neural network. The first identifier identifies whether input data is the real data or the pseudo data. The extractor extracts features of data from the input data. The second identifier identifies whether the features extracted by the extractor are features of the real data or features of the pseudo data. The learning-processor learns the first neural network such that the pseudo data and the real data are not discriminated on the basis of an identification result of each identifier. | Hidemasa Itou (Inagi, JP), Shinichi Kashimoto (Chuo, JP), Yuuji Irimoto (Fussa, JP) | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Minato-ku, JP), Toshiba Digital Solutions Corporation (Kawasaki-shi JP) | 2018-09-04 | 2020-09-01 | G06K9/62, G06N3/08, G06N3/04 | 16/121358 |
| 239 | 10761544 | Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) -assisted worksite operations | In one example, a position of landscape modifiers within a worksite is determined and a position output indicative of the position of the landscape modifiers is generated. Based on the position output, different types of worksite areas within the worksite are identified and an area identifier output indicative of the types of worksite areas is generated, as is a location of the worksite areas within the worksite. The worksite areas are prioritized based on the type. A route is generated for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on the prioritized worksite areas. Control signals are provided to the UAV based on the route. In another example, a user input mechanism on a user interface is configured to receive a user input indicative of field data for a worksite and at least one vehicle control variable for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to carry out a worksite mission within the worksite. Dependent variables related to the field data are calculated, as are at least one vehicle control variable, based on the received user input indicating the field data and the at least one vehicle control variable. A display of the calculated dependent variables along with the field data is generated with at least one vehicle control variable on a user interface device. Control signals are provided to the UAV based on the field data, the at least one vehicle control variable and calculated dependent variables. | Noel W. Anderson (Fargo, ND), Tammo Wagner (Bettendorf, IA), Charles J. Schleusner (Urbandale, IA), Sebastian Blank (Bettendorf, IA) | Deere & Company (Moline, IL) | 2017-10-13 | 2020-09-01 | G05D1/10, G05D1/02, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/00 | 15/783285 |
| 240 | 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 |
| 241 | 10760907 | System and method for measuring a displacement of a mobile platform | A method for detecting a displacement of a mobile platform is provided. The method includes acquiring a first frame and a second frame using an imaging device that is coupled to the mobile platform, and obtaining rotation data using an inertial measurement unit (IMU) that is coupled to the mobile platform. The method also includes calculating a translation array based on the first frame, the second frame, and the rotation data. The method further includes determining the displacement of the mobile platform based on the translation array. | Honghui Zhang (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2020-01-03 | 2020-09-01 | H04N7/18, G06T7/00, G01C21/00, G06T7/285, G01C11/08, G06T7/246, G01C11/06 | 16/733550 |
| 242 | 10760879 | Anti-unmanned aerial vehicle defense apparatus, protective device for fighting an unmanned aircraft and method for operating a protective device | A defense device for combating an unmanned aircraft includes a communications device configured for receiving communications information transmitted by at least one external signal source, an emitting device configured for producing and emitting a high-energy electromagnetic pulse in the event of triggering of the emitting device, and a control device configured to trigger the emission of the high-energy electromagnetic pulse depending on communications information received by the communications device. A protective configuration for combating an unmanned aircraft and a method for operating a protective configuration are also provided. | Robert Stark (Bad Windsheim, DE), Juergen Urban (Erlangen, DE) | Diehl Defence Gmbh & Co. Kg (Ueberlingen, DE) | 2017-03-24 | 2020-09-01 | F41H13/00, F41H11/02 | 15/468173 |
| 243 | 10760556 | Pump-engine controller | A system controller manages a gas turbine engine driving a pump directly or indirectly coupled to the engine. The controller is programmed to automatically determine and adjust inputs to the gas turbine engine in order to cause the pump to produce a user-specified hydraulic output. | Elden Crom (Tucson, AZ), David Crowe (Tucson, AZ) | Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ), Turbine Powered Technology Llc (Franklin LA) | 2017-11-16 | 2020-09-01 | F04B17/00, F04D15/00, F04D13/02 | 15/814789 |
| 244 | 10759539 | Heat exchanger for mitigating ice formation on an aircraft | A system comprises a heat source. The system also comprises a bladder comprising opposing thin-walled sheets and a fluid flow conduit defined between the opposing thin-walled sheets. The fluid flow conduit comprises an inlet and an outlet. The system further comprises a first fluid line coupled to the heat source and the inlet of the bladder. The system additionally comprises a second fluid line coupled to the heat source and the outlet of the bladder. The system also comprises fluid flowable through the first fluid line from the heat source to the inlet, from the inlet through the fluid flow conduit to the outlet, and through the second fluid line from the outlet to the heat source. | Jeffrey H. Knapp (Hood River, OR), Chad N. Blundell (White Salmon, WA), Mason A. Giovannoni (Trout Lake, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-03-30 | 2020-09-01 | B64D15/02, H05K7/20, H01M8/0267, H01M8/04007, F28F3/12, F02C7/14, F28D21/00 | 15/941661 |
| 245 | 10757306 | Optical image capturing module | An optical imaging module including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly is provided. The circuit assembly includes a base, a circuit substrate, image sensor elements, electric conductors, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements are disposed in an accommodation space of the base. The conductors are disposed between the circuit contacts of the circuit substrate and a plurality of image contacts of the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame can be integrally formed and disposed on the circuit substrate and each image sensor element. The lens assembly includes lens bases, auto lens assemblies, and drive assemblies. The lens bases can be disposed on the multi-lens frame. The auto lens assembly may have at least two lenses having refractive power. The driving assembly can drive the auto lens assembly to move in the direction of the normal line of the sensing surface. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-28 | 2020-08-25 | H04N5/225, H01L27/146, G03B13/36, H04N5/232 | 16/235914 |
| 246 | 10756874 | Beam search pilots for paging channel communications | The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for beam search pilots for paging channel communications. In some aspects, a user device receives, from a base station of a wireless network, a beam search pilot on a beam. The user device determines that a signal quality of the beam search pilot meets a signal quality threshold. Based on this determination, the user device transmits, to the base station, an indication that the beam search pilot meets the signal quality threshold. The user device then receives a paging channel communication on the beam provided by the base station. | Erik Richard Stauffer (Sunnyvale, CA), Jibing Wang (Saratoga, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-05-15 | 2020-08-25 | H04L5/00, H04W76/27, H04L1/00, H04W68/02, H04W72/08 | 15/980429 |
| 247 | 10756814 | Conformal load bearing distributed sensing arrays | Systems, methods, and apparatus for an electromagnetic (EM) panel are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed electromagnetic (EM) panel comprises an outer skin, an inner skin, a core disposed between the outer skin and the inner skin, and at least one receiver to receive at least one first signal. In at least one embodiment, at least one receiver is disposed within an opening on the outer skin of the EM panel. At least one receiver is an optical sensor (s) and/or a radio frequency (RF) antenna (s) . In one or more embodiments, the EM panel further comprises at least one transmitter to transmit at least one second signal. In at least one embodiment, at least one transmitter is disposed within an opening on the outer skin of the EM panel. At least one transmitter is a laser (s) and/or a RF antenna (s) . | Manny S. Urcia (Chicago, IL), Jonathan M. Saint Clair (Chicago, IL), Christopher M. La Fata (Chicago, IL), John G. Castagno (Chicago, IL), Ordie D. Butterfield (Chicago, IL), Stephen T. Tyahla (Chicago, IL), Alec Adams (Chicago, IL), Lixin Cai (Chicago, IL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-05-16 | 2020-08-25 | H04B10/112, G01S1/00, H01Q5/22, H04B10/66, H04B10/50, G01S17/42, G01S13/42, G01S13/90, H04B7/185, H01Q1/28 | 15/156237 |
| 248 | 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 |
| 249 | 10755584 | Apparatus, system and method for managing airspace for unmanned aerial vehicles | An apparatus, system and method for managing airspace for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) . The apparatus, system and method may include a platform comprising at least records of certified administratively acceptable requestors of restricted use of the airspace for UAVs, a plurality of airspace management rules for UAVs, and a broadcaster for providing notifications over at least one telecommunications network, and a plurality of applications, each instantiated by a processor on one of a plurality of corresponded devices by non-transitory computing code, wherein the plurality of corresponded devices comprises at least a plurality of mobile devices. A first of the plurality of applications may be capable of receiving the restricted UAV use request from a requestor within a physical area of the restricted UAV use request, and of forwarding the restricted UAV use request and an identification of the requestor to the platform over the at least one telecommunications network. | Ken Harold Stewart (Menlo Park, CA), Vineet Mehta (Boston, MA) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2018-02-13 | 2020-08-25 | G08G5/00, H04W4/02, B64C39/02 | 15/895517 |
| 250 | 10755542 | Method and apparatus for surveillance via guided wave communication | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a surveillance system operable to generate surveillance data based on a sensor input to at least one sensor device. A plurality of electromagnetic waves is generated for transmission to an administrator system of the surveillance system via a guided wave transceiver, where the plurality of electromagnetic waves includes a surveillance data signal generated based on the surveillance data. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Leon Lubranski (Scotch Plains, NJ), Eric Myburgh (Bonita Springs, FL), Tracy Van Brakle (Colts Neck, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2020-08-25 | G08B13/196, H04B3/54, H04N7/10, H04N5/225, G08B25/06, G06T7/20, G06K9/00 | 15/370607 |
| 251 | 10755422 | Tracking system and method thereof | The present disclosure provides a tracking system and method thereof. The tracking system comprises a trackable device with an appearance including a feature pattern and a tracking device. The tracking device comprises an optical sensor module configured to capture a first image which covers the trackable device. The tracking device further comprises a processor coupled to the optical sensor module. The processor is configured to retrieve a region of interest (ROI) of the first image based on the feature pattern, and locate a position of each of a plurality of feature blocks in the ROI, where each feature block contains a portion of the feature pattern. The processor further calculates a pose data of the trackable object according to the positions of the feature blocks. | Yuan-Tung Chen (Taoyuan, TW), Tzu-Chieh Yu (Taoyuan, TW) | Htc Corporation (Taoyuan, TW) | 2018-07-24 | 2020-08-25 | G06T7/00, G06T7/238, G06T7/73 | 16/043169 |
| 252 | 10754965 | Data messaging with privacy tokens | A system and method for protecting presented content text from unauthorized perception. A message comprising presentable data defining presentable content is received. A presence of a privacy indication token within the presentable data is determined. Based on determining the presence of the privacy indication token within the presentable data, a presentation privacy filter is applied to presentations of the presentable content. | Neil Patrick Adams (Waterloo, CA), Jeremy Lawson Kominar (Waterloo, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2017-03-08 | 2020-08-25 | H04L29/06, H04W12/02, G06T5/00, H04W12/08, G06F21/62, H04L29/08, G06K9/00, G06F3/041 | 15/453537 |
| 253 | 10753533 | System and method for supporting a compact servo system | System and method can support a servo system. The servo system comprises a motor with a rotor and a stator, wherein said rotor is arranged internally to said stator. Furthermore, said rotor, which is rotatable relative to said stator, can be configured to receive at least a portion of a functional module. Additionally, the servo system can be used for supporting a payload stabilization system, such as a gimbal system. | Dongjun Zhang (Shenzhen, CN), Xueli Yan (Shenzhen, CN), Ye Tao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Osmo Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2017-09-14 | 2020-08-25 | F16M11/18, H02K7/14, F16M13/02, B64C39/02, B64D47/08 | 15/704937 |
| 254 | 10752373 | Air management systems for stacked motor assemblies | A stacked motor assembly for an aircraft includes a forward motor having an exhaust port and an aft motor disposed aft of the forward motor, the aft motor having an intake port. The stacked motor assembly includes an exhaust conduit originating from the exhaust port of the forward motor and disposed at least partially around the aft motor such that exhaust from the forward motor bypasses the aft motor. The stacked motor assembly also includes an intake conduit terminating at the intake port of the aft motor and disposed at least partially around the forward motor such that intake air for the aft motor bypasses the forward motor. | Kirk Landon Groninga (Keller, TX), Daniel Bryan Robertson (Southlake, TX) | Textron Innovation Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-11-16 | 2020-08-25 | B64D33/08, B64D27/24, B64C29/00, B64D35/08, H02K9/16, H02K5/20 | 15/815513 |
| 255 | 10752367 | Scavenged-power ice-management system and method for an aircraft | An ice-management method for an aircraft includes scavenging torque from a mast of the aircraft with a system that is configured to provide an ice-management capability. The method includes using the scavenged torque to impart a vibratory force to an arm of the system and imparting the vibratory force from the arm to an inner surface of a spinner of the aircraft via a contact of the arm. | Nicholas Allen Torske (Lewisville, TX), Michael Dearman (Weatherford, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-05-02 | 2020-08-25 | B64D15/12, B64D15/16, B64C29/00 | 15/969217 |
| 256 | 10752357 | Rotorcraft-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft into and from free flight | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a rotorcraft-assisted launch and retrieval system including a rotorcraft having a fixed-wing aircraft capture assembly configured to capture a fixed-wing aircraft. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-03-14 | 2020-08-25 | B64D5/00, B64C27/08 | 15/458404 |
| 257 | 10752354 | Remote control for implementing image processing, unmanned aircraft system and image processing method for unmanned aerial vehicle | The present application discloses a remote control for implementing image processing, including a remote control controller, an image transmission unit and a data transmission unit, and further including: a system processor, connected to the remote control controller and the image transmission unit to process an image transmitted by the image transmission unit, and a display unit, connected to the system processor to display or edit the image processed by the system processor, where the remote control controller exchanges system data with the system processor, to implement function operations of the remote control, and the image transmission unit sends image data obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle to the system processor, to display or edit the image data on the display unit connected to the system processor. The remote control completes real-time display or editing of aerial videos while operating an aerial vehicle, thereby greatly improving user's operation experience and convenience. | Changnan Cheng (Guangdong, CN), Qinhui Gui (Guangdong, CN), Qingxiong Lai (Guangdong, CN), Huihua Zhang (Guangdong, CN), Yintao Huang (Guangdong, CN), Shuai Wang (Guangdong, CN) | Autel Robotics Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN) | 2018-02-01 | 2020-08-25 | B64C39/02, H04N7/18, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G06F3/041 | 15/886157 |
| 258 | 10752352 | Dual rotor propulsion systems for tiltrotor aircraft | A dual rotor propulsion system for a tiltrotor aircraft having VTOL and forward flight modes. The dual rotor propulsion system includes an engine operable to provide an input torque to a transmission that, responsive thereto, generates an output torque. A first output shaft is coupled to the transmission and is operable to receive a first portion of the output torque. A first rotor assembly is coupled to and rotatable with the first output shaft. A second output shaft is coupled to the transmission and is operable to receive a second portion of the output torque. A second rotor assembly is coupled to and rotatable with the second output shaft. In operation, the first and second rotor assemblies rotate coaxially, the first rotor assembly is a different diameter than the second rotor assembly and the first rotor assembly is stoppable and foldable in the forward flight mode. | Albert G. Brand (N. Richland Hills, TX), Mark Loring Isaac (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Russell Lee Mueller (Coppell, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-12-07 | 2020-08-25 | B64C29/00, B64C11/28, B64C11/48, B64C27/54, B64C27/28, B64C27/30, B64D35/06, F16H48/10 | 15/834340 |
| 259 | 10752345 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-15 | 2020-08-25 | B64C27/48, B64C39/02, B64D1/12, B64D3/00, B64F1/02, B64D1/02, B64D35/02, B64C27/32, B64C27/00, B64D1/00, B64C25/08, B65D25/10, B65D85/68, B64D5/00, B64C27/08, B64C27/26 | 15/433520 |
| 260 | 10752335 | Emergency release for pushout window evacuation | An emergency escape window for a rotorcraft includes a window frame, a window pane set inside the window frame, a plurality of pins connecting the window frame to the fuselage of the rotorcraft, and a release mechanism having at least one actuator connected to a respective pin and constructed to retract the pin from the window frame. The escape window can then be pivoted away and/or completely detached from the fuselage in the event of an emergency to allow occupants to safely exit the rotorcraft. The disclosure also relate to a method of operating an emergency escape window for a rotorcraft and to a rotorcraft having an emergency escape window. | Michael Reaugh Smith (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-02-01 | 2020-08-25 | B64C1/32, B64C1/14 | 15/886655 |
| 261 | 10752333 | Wing-fuselage integrated airframe beams for tiltrotor aircraft | An airframe for a tiltrotor aircraft includes a wing airframe including a rib, a fuselage airframe including a fore-aft overhead beam and a cradle support assembly. The cradle support assembly includes a forward wing support coupled to the fore-aft overhead beam and the wing airframe and an aft wing support coupled to the fore-aft overhead beam and the wing airframe. The rib, the fore-aft overhead beam, the forward wing support and the aft wing support are substantially aligned to form a wing-fuselage integrated airframe beam assembly to support the wing airframe. | John Elton Brunken, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Andrew G. Baines (Fort Worth, TX), James Everett Kooiman (Fort Worth, TX), John Richard McCullough (Fort Worth, TX), Brett Rodney Zimmerman (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-10-02 | 2020-08-25 | B64C1/26, B64C1/06, B64C29/00, B64C3/18, B64C1/14, B64C27/28, B64C27/26 | 15/722163 |
| 262 | 10752332 | Fairing integrating with outer mold line and protective portions | One example of a fairing for a rotorcraft includes an outer mold line portion (OML portion) and a bearing portion extending from the OML portion. The OML portion provides at least a portion of an outer mold line of the rotorcraft. Both the OML portion and the bearing portion shield a portion of a structural member. The bearing portion can protect the portion of the structural member from damage resulting from foot traffic associated with accessing an area nearby the structural member. | Jon Damon Bennett (W. Melbourne, FL), Joshua Allan Edler (Dallas, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-01 | 2020-08-25 | B64D29/00, B64D29/02, B64D29/04, B64D29/08, B64C7/00, B64C7/02, B64D29/06, B64C1/38, B64C1/14, B64C27/04, B64C1/06 | 15/665627 |
| 263 | 10751665 | Personal oxygen enhanced breathing system | An apparatus, systems comprising the apparatus, and methods of using and making the apparatus are disclosed, with the apparatus comprising an inlet, at least one oxygen membrane separator in communication with the inlet and in communication with an ambient airflow, with the ambient airflow comprising an ambient oxygen concentration, at least one piezoelectric pump in communication with the at least one oxygen membrane separator, and an outlet for emitting an enhanced oxygen concentration airflow. | David W. Kirkbride (Allyn, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-01-29 | 2020-08-25 | B01D53/02, F04B45/047, F04B53/20, A62B7/10, F04B41/06, F04B39/16, B01D63/12, B01D53/22, F04B45/04, F04B53/10 | 15/881848 |
| 264 | 10750313 | Map display of unmanned aircraft systems | Described herein is a method comprising (a) sending unmanned aircraft system (UAS) data providing a first UAS location indication on a map on a display of the computing device, wherein the first UAS location indication comprises an aggregate indication of a plurality of UASs located within a first area on the map, (b) receiving data comprising a request for additional information related to the first UAS location indication, (c) in response to receiving the request for additional information, sending additional location data related to the plurality of UASs, including a plurality of second UAS location indications at a plurality of locations within the first area on the map, wherein each second UAS indication corresponds to a subset of the plurality of UASs represented by the first UAS location indication, and (d) updating the display of the computing device to show the plurality of second UAS location indications. | James Burgess (Mountain View, CA), Reinaldo Negron (Mountain View, CA), Jeremy Chalmer (Mountain View, CA) | Wing Aviation Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-06-04 | 2020-08-18 | H04W4/021, H04W4/42, G01C21/00, G08G5/00, H04W4/44, G06F16/29, G01C21/36, G05D1/00 | 15/997615 |
| 265 | 10750094 | Display device and control method for display device | An HMD includes an image display section configured to display an image to enable visual recognition of an outside scene by transmitting external light, a mobile-body-position acquiring section configured to acquire a position of a mobile machine, an operation detecting section configured to detect operation, and a display control section configured to cause the image display section to display the image. The display control section executes visibility control processing for controlling, on the basis of the position of the mobile machine acquired by the mobile-body-position acquiring section and the operation detected by the operation detecting section, visibility of the image displayed by the image display section with respect to the external light transmitted through the image display section. | Emi Ozawa (Azumino, JP), Shinichi Kobayashi (Azumino, JP), Masahide Takano (Matusmoto, JP) | Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2019-09-09 | 2020-08-18 | G06T19/00, H04N13/344, H04N7/18, H04N13/243, H04N13/239, G06F3/00, G02B27/01, G05D1/00, G06F3/147, H04N5/445, H04N5/232, G05D1/10, H04N5/45 | 16/564488 |
| 266 | 10748429 | Aircraft node of a decentralized airspace management system | Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable storage media for airspace management within an airspace region at a node of a peer to peer network having a plurality of nodes and maintaining a blockchain containing a current deconflicted flight schedule for the airspace region. One method includes receiving requests for airspace reservations, each including flight plan data, from other nodes over the peer to peer network, compiling the flight plan data to identify conflicts between the requests and the current deconflicted flight schedule, validating the flight plan data of the requests that do not conflict with the current deconflicted flight schedule to generate validated airspace reservations, creating a block containing the validated airspace reservations and interlinking the block with the blockchain such that the blockchain contains a new deconflicted flight schedule for the airspace region for broadcast to the other nodes over the peer to peer network. | Jeffrey Bosworth (Flower Mound, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2019-11-21 | 2020-08-18 | G08G5/00, H04L9/06, H04L29/08, G06Q50/30 | 16/691540 |
| 267 | 10747998 | Structure from motion for drone videos | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, first and second models for a structure of an object, based respectively on ground-level and aerial observations of the object. Model parameters are determined for a three-dimensional (3D) third model of the object based on the first and second models, the determining comprises a transfer learning procedure. Data representing observations of the object is captured at an airborne unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operating at an altitude between that of the ground-level observations and the aerial observations. The method also comprises dynamically adjusting the third model in accordance with the operating altitude of the UAS, updating the adjusted third model in accordance with the data, and determining a 3D representation of the structure of the object, based on the updated adjusted third model. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Raghuraman Gopalan (Dublin, CA) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2019-01-02 | 2020-08-18 | G06K9/00, G06K9/62, G06K9/66, G06T17/05, G06T17/00, G06T7/579 | 16/238349 |
| 268 | 10747917 | Method for generating a simulation model to evaluate aircraft flight systems | A method for generating a simulation model to evaluate a flight control system including determining at least one high level requirement for an aircraft flight system during a non-automated engineering process, generating at least one specification of the high level requirement, generating a model computer-readable program code based on the at least one specification, executing the model computer-readable program code to generate a model code unit, executing the model code unit to generate a procedure document, executing the model code unit to perform a simulation method to generate a bench test computer-readable program code: executing the bench test computer-readable program code on a bench test computing device to generate a simulation output, and comparing the simulation output to the at least one specification of the high level requirement to generate a pass or fail result. | Jason M. Tardy (Dallas, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-11-08 | 2020-08-18 | G06F30/20, G07C5/08 | 15/345816 |
| 269 | 10747336 | Defining operating areas for virtual reality systems using sensor-equipped operating surfaces | An operating area for a virtual reality system may be defined based on the positions of sensors (e.g., infrared sensors) or fiducial markings within an environment where the virtual reality system is to be operated. The sensors or the fiducial markings may be provided on an operating surface in the form of a carpet, a mat or another like floor covering. When the virtual reality system is to be calibrated prior to use, positions of the sensors or the fiducial markings may be sensed by a base station, a headset or another virtual reality system unit, and an operating area may be defined based on virtual boundaries constructed using such positions. | Dominick Khanh Pham (Seattle, WA), William R. Hazlewood (Seattle, WA), Christina Nichole Durbin (Seattle, WA), Charles Shearer Dorner (Seattle, WA), Alaa-Eddine Mendili (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2019-09-06 | 2020-08-18 | G06F3/01, G06F3/03 | 16/563759 |
| 270 | 10746640 | Methods of making a tubular specimen with a predetermined wrinkle defect | There is a method of making a tubular specimen with a predetermined wrinkle defect including providing a layup tool with a cavity forming member having a cavity which resembles a desired shape of the at least one wrinkle, orienting a composite material around the mandrel at a wrap angle to form a closed loop, positioning a wrinkle tool on the closed loop, and/or generating at least one wrinkle with a predetermined characteristic in a portion of the closed loop to form a tubular specimen. The predetermined characteristic is at least one of the following: wrinkle location, an outward wrinkle, an inward wrinkle, a wrinkle width, a wrinkle height, and a wrinkle length. In another aspect, there is a method of offset load testing a tubular composite specimen. In a third aspect, there is a method of determining allowable defects for a composite component. | Wei-Yueh Lee (Arlington, TX), Michael Burnett (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Dearman (Weatherford, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-03-21 | 2020-08-18 | G01N3/08, B29C70/56, G01N3/02, B29C70/32, G01M5/00, B29C70/30, G01N3/04, G01N3/22, B29C70/54, G06F30/23 | 15/464681 |
| 271 | 10746634 | Air sampling system | An atmosphere sampling system includes: an unmanned rotary-wing aircraft platform including: an airframe capable of lifting a selected payload mass, at least one motorized rotor, and, a flight control system including an on-board controller, an atmosphere sampling unit having a total mass no greater than the selected payload mass, and including: a blower preferably having backward-facing blades, an inlet structure to draw in air to be sampled, and an outlet to discharge air after sampling, a plurality of sample containers, and, an indexing mechanism to move selected sample containers, one at a time, into contact with the inlet structure so that samples may be collected, and, a power supply with sufficient capacity to operate the motorized rotor (s) , the onboard portion of the flight controller, the blower, and the indexing system. | Alexander B. Adams (Bristol, TN) | --- | 2019-01-28 | 2020-08-18 | G01N1/22, B64C39/02, B64D1/00, G01N33/00, G01N1/24 | 16/350875 |
| 272 | 10745812 | Methods, systems and apparatuses for copper removal from aluminum desmutting solutions | Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for treating aluminum desmutting solutions by reacting, mixing and filtering an aluminum desmutting solution flow from an aluminum desmutting solution tank and controlling the amount of copper ions in an aluminum desmutting solution tank by directing a portion of the desmutting solution from a desmutting solution tank to a treatment line, reacting a portion of the desmutting solution in the treatment line and recirculating a filtered aluminum desmutting solution to the aluminum desmutting solution tank during active desmutting operation of the aluminum desmutting solution tank. | David L. Crump (Seattle, WA), Lance E. Succo (Onalaska, WA), David Huebner (Lakeville, MN), Mark R. Woodruff (Sammamish, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-08-24 | 2020-08-18 | C23G1/12, B01D61/18, C23G3/02, C23G3/00, C23F1/46, B01D61/14, C09K13/04, C23G1/10, C23G1/34, C23G1/36 | 15/685263 |
| 273 | 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 |
| 274 | 10745126 | Unmanned aerial system with transportable screen | An unmanned aerial system (UAS) that displays an image, video or other effect is described. The UAS may include a camera that captures the image for display. The UAS may be used in connection with a water display, and multiple UASs may operate together. | Dezso Molnar (Sun Valley, CA), John Canavan (Sun Valley, CA) | Wet (Sun Valley, CA) | 2016-12-28 | 2020-08-18 | B64C39/02, H04N7/18, H04N5/232, B64D47/08, B64D1/22, B05B17/08, G03B21/56, G03B21/00, H04N9/31, G03B21/608 | 15/393118 |
| 275 | 10745123 | Rotorcraft swashplate actuator control | A rotorcraft includes a flight control computer (FCC) , a first rotor system, and a second rotor system. The first rotor system includes a first swashplate coupled to a first rotor and a first multiple actuators configured to move the first swashplate. The second rotor system includes a second swashplate coupled to a second rotor and a second multiple actuators configured to move the second swashplate. The rotorcraft also includes a first communications channel coupled between the FCC, a first actuator of the first multiple actuators, and a second actuator of the second multiple actuators. The rotorcraft also includes a second communications channel coupled between the FCC and a third actuator of the first multiple actuators. | Michael Trantham (Arlington, TX), Brady G. Atkins (Euless, TX), Charles Eric Covington (Colleyville, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2018-03-30 | 2020-08-18 | B64C27/605, B64C27/82, B64C27/28, B64C27/04, B64C29/00, B64C13/50 | 15/942420 |
| 276 | 10745121 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-13 | 2020-08-18 | B64C27/48, B64D1/02, B64C25/08, B65D85/68, B65D25/10, B64D1/00, B64C27/08, B64D5/00, B64C39/02, B64D1/12, B64D3/00, B64F1/02, B64C27/26, B64D35/02, B64C27/32, B64C27/00 | 15/431033 |
| 277 | 10745120 | Adaptable rotor control system for a variable number of blades | In one embodiment, a rotor hub comprises a yoke for attaching a plurality of rotor blades, a constant velocity joint to drive torque from a mast to the yoke and to enable the yoke to pivot, and a rotor control system configured to adjust an orientation of the plurality of rotor blades. Moreover, the rotor control system comprises: a swashplate, an adapter ring, a plurality of actuators controlled based on a flight control input, a plurality of lower pitch links configured to transfer motion between the swashplate and the adapter ring, a plurality of phase adjustment levers configured to adjust a control phase associated with motion transferred between the swashplate and the adapter ring, and a plurality of upper pitch links configured to adjust a pitch of the plurality of rotor blades, wherein there are more upper pitch links than lower pitch links. | Gary Miller (North Richland Hills, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2019-08-21 | 2020-08-18 | B64C27/33, B64C27/605, B64C29/00 | 16/547003 |
| 278 | 10745106 | Step handhold and support | A fairing is provided in one example embodiment and may include an apparatus to receive at least one of a foot traffic load and a hand traffic load, wherein the apparatus can include: a step portion that is to receive at least a portion of the foot traffic load, a handhold portion that is to receive at least a portion of the hand traffic load, wherein the handhold portion extends downward from the step portion, and a support structure, wherein the support structure extends downward from of the step portion. The apparatus can include an outer flange attached to the fairing. At least a portion of the step portion the apparatus can be recessed within the fairing at a distance between one inch and three inches from a top surface of the fairing. The handhold portion can include one or more drain holes. | Brent Scannell (L'ile-Bizard, CA), Thomas Mast (Carrollton, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-04-20 | 2020-08-18 | B64C7/00 | 15/958045 |
| 279 | 10744965 | Transport facilitation system for configuring a service vehicle for a user | A transport facilitation system can receive a pick-up request from a computing device of a user of a transportation arrangement service, the pick-up request comprising a unique identifier and a pick-up location. Using the unique identifier, the system can perform a lookup in a database for a profile indicating vehicle setup preferences for the user, and select a service vehicle to service the pick-up request. The system can further determine a seat assignment within the service vehicle for the user, and based on the vehicle setup preferences indicated in the profile, the system transmit a set of configuration instructions to the service vehicle, the set of configuration instructions to configure one or more adjustable components of the service vehicle for the user. | Noah Zych (Pittsburgh, PA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-06-15 | 2020-08-18 | B60R16/037, G06Q50/30, B60W50/00 | 16/009558 |
| 280 | 10744727 | Methods of making a specimen with a predetermined wrinkle defect | In a first aspect, there is a method of making a specimen with a predetermined wrinkle defect, the steps including orienting a composite material around a layup tool at a wrap angle to form a closed loop, and generating at least one wrinkle with a predetermined characteristic in a portion of the closed loop to form a specimen. The predetermined characteristic is at least one of the following: wrinkle location, an outward wrinkle, an inward wrinkle, a wrinkle width, a wrinkle height, and a wrinkle length. In another aspect, there is a method of determining allowable defects for a composite component. | Michael Burnett (Fort Worth, TX), Wei-Yueh Lee (Arlington, TX), Michael Dearman (Weatherford, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-03-21 | 2020-08-18 | B29C70/54, G01N3/08, B29C70/32, G01N3/02, G01M5/00, B29C70/56, G01N3/04, B29C70/30, G06F30/23 | 15/464822 |
| 281 | 10744418 | Moving object operation system, operation signal transmission system, moving object operation method, program, and recording medium | The present invention provides a new system that allows a safer operation of a moving object. The present invention provides a moving object operation system (1) including: a moving object (11) , a plurality of operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B) for the moving object, and a synchronization unit (13) . The moving object (11) includes: a signal receipt unit (111) that receives operation signals from the operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B) . The operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B) include signal transmission units (121A, 121B) that transmit the operation signals to the moving object (11) , respectively. The synchronization unit (13) is a unit that synchronizes the operation signal transmitters (12A, 12B) . | Hiroaki Yanagisawa (Tokyo, JP), Koji Morishita (Tokyo, JP), Hisashi Noda (Tokyo, JP) | Nec Solution Innovators, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-03-16 | 2020-08-18 | A63H27/00, B64C27/04, A63H30/04, G05D1/00, B64C27/08, H04M1/00, H04Q9/00, G09B9/48, B64C39/02, B64C13/20 | 16/325255 |
| 282 | 10742309 | Spatial router with dynamic queues | Fifty seven percent of the world's population, some 4.2 billion people, reside in places without internet access. Consequently, these areas also have no or limited infrastructure to deploy Internet of Things (IoT) devices/sensors. Numerous companies are racing to fill this communication gap and provide internet not only to those without internet but to also improve and provide additional options to those with internet access. One exemplary aspect is capable of providing a technically unique lower-cost solution for internet connectivity, and in particular for applications requiring real-time and/or near-real-time connectivity. | Robert Reis (Palo Alto, CA), Darren Reis (Palo Alto, CA), Shmuel Shaffer (Palo Alto, CA) | Higher Ground Llc (Palo Alto, CA) | 2017-06-14 | 2020-08-11 | H04B7/185, H04L12/863, H04W16/28 | 15/622416 |
| 283 | 10741086 | Method and system for generating aerial imaging flight path | A method and system for developing a flight plan for taking images from an area of interest is disclosed. A series of trajectories is determined. Each trajectory is determined based on a logarithmic spiral curve derived from a range of predetermined basis angles and selecting a constant tangent angle between a radial line from the location of an image sensor to a target location, and a tangent line to the logarithmic spiral curve at the location of the image sensor. A set of trajectories from the series of trajectories is selected. The selected trajectories are scaled to cover the area of interest. The selected trajectories are transformed to coordinates corresponding to the area of interest. The set of scaled and transformed trajectories are stored as the flight plan for taking images of the area of interest. | James W. Dow (Birmingham, AL), W. Scott Dow (Birmingham, AL) | --- | 2018-08-02 | 2020-08-11 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 16/053558 |
| 284 | 10740608 | Wide area intermittent video using non-orthorectified feature matching in long period aerial image capture with pixel-based georeferencing | This application relates to techniques for obtaining wide area intermittent video (WAIV) . Some embodiments disclosed herein include a method of obtaining WAIV. The method can include, for example, capturing images at a series of sensor stations having pre-determined locations along a flightline. The flightline can be repeated one or more times, where images are captured at the same sensor stations with each pass of the flightline. The captured images from the same sensor station may have replicated view geometry and may be co-registered and precisely aligned with pixel-level precision. The captured images from multiple sensor stations through time may also be displayed together based upon absolute or relative sensor station locations to create a temporal sequence of wide area intermittent video. The approach provides efficient methods for creating wide area video with reduced temporal imaging frame rates. Systems and devices for forming wide area intermittent video are also disclosed. | Lloyd Lawrence Arthur Coulter (Escondido, CA), Christopher Lippitt (Albuquerque, NM) | San Diego State University Research Foundation (San Diego, CA) | 2019-01-14 | 2020-08-11 | G06K9/00, G06T7/60, G06T7/37, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G06K9/62 | 16/247552 |
| 285 | 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 |
| 286 | 10739439 | Laser positioning system and position measuring method using the same | A laser positioning system includes a laser scanner, a first positioning tag, a second positioning tag, and a processing unit. The laser scanner is disposed on a mobile carrier and is for emitting a light beam to a positioning board and receiving a plurality of reflected light spot signals generated by the light beam reflected from the positioning board. The first positioning tag and the second positioning tag are for reflecting the light beam to generate a first positioning signal and a second positioning signal to the laser scanner. The processing unit is for finding information of positions of the light beam projected on the first positioning tag and the second positioning tag, and filtering the reflected light spot signals to define a reference coordinate for the processing to calculate relative positions of the laser scanner and the positioning board according to the reference coordinate. | Chun-Te Wu (Taoyuan, TW), Chieh-Chih Wang (Taipei, TW), Chung-Hsun Wang (Taipei, TW) | Industrial Technology Research Institute (Hsinchu, TW) | 2018-11-08 | 2020-08-11 | G01S7/481, G01S17/42 | 16/184533 |
| 287 | 10739374 | Physical quantity sensor, physical quantity sensor device, composite sensor device, inertial measurement unit, electronic apparatus, and vehicle | A inertial sensor includes a substrate, a fixed portion that is fixed to the substrate, a movable portion is connected to the fixed portion, and is displaceable in an X axis direction, and a movable electrode that is supported at the movable portion, and a frame part includes a first edge that is located on one side of the X axis direction, and is disposed along a Y axis direction, and a second edge that is located on the other side of the X axis direction, and is disposed along the Y axis direction. The fixed portion is disposed further toward the second edge than the first edge, and the substrate includes a first projection that overlaps the first edge, and is disposed to be separated from the first edge, and a second projection that overlaps the second edge, and is disposed to be separated from the second edge. | Satoru Tanaka (Chino, JP) | Seiko Epson Corporation (JP) | 2018-11-27 | 2020-08-11 | G01C19/5733, G01P15/097, G01P15/125, G01C19/56, G01P15/08 | 16/201044 |
| 288 | 10737781 | Three-dimensional pathway tracking system | Techniques are described for tracking and determining a three dimensional path travelled by controlled unmanned aircraft (i.e. drones) or other moving objects. By monitoring the strength of communication signals transmitted by an object, the strength of control signals received by the object, and altitude data generated by the object, its three dimensional path is determined. for example, these techniques can be applied to racing drones to determine their positions on a course. An end gate structure for such a course that can automatically transmit disable signals to the drones upon completing the course is also described. | Nate Ferris (New York, NY), Phil Herlihy (New York, NY), Trevor Smith (New York, NY), Ryan Gury (New York, NY) | Drone Racing League, Inc. (New York, NY) | 2017-09-14 | 2020-08-11 | B64C39/02, A63H18/02, G01S5/00, G01S5/14, A63H27/00, G01S5/02, G01C5/00, H04N17/00, G05D1/00 | 15/704794 |
| 289 | 10737770 | Method and device for increasing the stability and maneuverability of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) using a gyroscopic effect | Proposed method and device could be applied as controlling system facilitating the maneuverability and stabilization parameters of UAV, as well as various flight objects and small satellites. The aim of the invention is to reduce the occurrences of imbalances of UAV in strong wind or atmospheric turbulence situations and simultaneously rehabilitation of maneuverability and stabilization parameters without increasing flight speed. Thus, in order to upgrade the above mentioned parameters of UAV along with the gyroscopic momentum compensation it's necessary to increasing of the kinetic moment by means of gyroscope. This is achieved by installing the gyroscopes oppose to the propeller taking into account the gravity center of UAV (with rear-mounted propeller gyroscope should be installed in front sector) , the direction of rotation of the gyro rotor is directed against the rotation of the propeller (the axis of the gyro rotor and propeller are in straight line) , availing high kinetic momentum the devise becomes less subjected to the effects of the wind and turbulence, changing of the flight trajectory performed by moving axis of the gyroscope (stabilization and moments motors) and reductor, that fixed on moving shaft of the rotary frame, and the gyroscope is installed in a device to perform coincidence of the gyroscopic moments with the direction of the rotation of UAV. Coincidence of the directions of gyroscopic moments with the moments of the elevator and rudder increases the UAVs maneuverability. Stabilization and modification of the angular position of the UAV relative to the longitudinal roll axis is performed by increasing or decreasing of rotations of the gyro rotor with adjustable inertial moment. | Arif Mir Jalal ogly Pashayev (Baku, AZ), Toghrul Isa ogly Karimli (Baku, AZ) | --- | 2016-02-23 | 2020-08-11 | B64C17/06, B64C39/02 | 15/551037 |
| 290 | 10737764 | Base flight control member orientation mechanism and control | Methods and devices for adjusting a position of a flight control member relative to a base of an aircraft. The devices and methods include a joint that movably connects the flight control surface to the base. An extension member is connected to the flight control surface and extends through the joint. Adjustable linear members of the base are connected to the extension member and configured to adjust the position of the extension member. This adjustment results in re-orienting the flight control member relative to the base to adjust the flight of the aircraft. | Michael Thomas Fox (Saint Charles, MO), Eric Anton Howell (Ballwin, MO), Jeffrey M. Roach (St. Charles, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-04-13 | 2020-08-11 | B64C9/02, F42B10/00, B64C5/10, B64C9/00 | 15/952327 |
| 291 | 10737756 | Moisture control apparatuses and methods of using same | A moisture control apparatus for use with a structure within an aircraft, the structure including an upper surface, the moisture control apparatus comprising: a moisture absorbing layer including a moisture absorbing material, the layer including a leading edge, a trailing edge, side edges, an upper surface, and, a lower surface, and, a reverse-bevel defined along the leading edge of the layer, wherein the reverse-bevel and the upper surface of the structure define a gutter configured to retain moisture flowing along the upper surface of the structure. | Cory M. Hitchcock (Granite Falls, WA), Trevor Milton Laib (Woodinville, WA), Ernest Leland Gibson, IV (Everett, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-10-13 | 2020-08-11 | B64C1/06, B64D11/00 | 15/293064 |
| 292 | 10737755 | Wicking moisture control apparatuses and methods of using same | A moisture control apparatus for use with a structure within an aircraft fuselage, the structure including an upper surface, the apparatus comprising: a moisture absorbing layer including a moisture absorbing material, the layer including a leading edge, a trailing edge, side edges, an upper surface, and, a lower surface, and, a wicking layer disposed in fluid communication with the lower surface of the moisture absorbing layer, the wicking layer including a wicking layer leading edge, a wicking layer trailing edge and a wicking layer upper surface configured for capillary action of moisture from the wicking layer trailing edge towards the wicking layer leading edge, wherein the wicking layer leading edge is offset from the leading edge of the moisture absorbing layer such that an offset portion of the wicking layer is exposed to air to facilitate evaporation of the moisture. | Cory M. Hitchcock (Granite Falls, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-10-13 | 2020-08-11 | B64C1/06, B64D11/00 | 15/293005 |
| 293 | 10736154 | Wireless real-time data-link sensor method and system for small UAVs | Wireless systems and methods are disclosed for establishing a continuous real-time data link communicating flight data of a small UAV to a first smart device over a wireless network. An airborne wireless sensor system is adapted to be removably attached to the UAV. The airborne wireless sensor system has a sensor module for sensing UAV flight data, a communication module for establishing the wireless data-link network and transmitting the sensed UAV flight data the smart device. The smart device may have a software application which permits the user to define data formats for display which may them be communicated to the airborne sensor system to use in building the data pages transmitted to the smart device. Smart devices such as smart phones, smart watches, tablet computers and the like are contemplated to be used. | David D. Jensen (Omaha, NE), Jill A. Jensen (Omaha, NE) | Rumfert, Llc (Omaha, NE) | 2018-06-01 | 2020-08-04 | H04W76/10, G06F3/0482, G06F3/14, G08G5/00, G06F3/0484, B64D43/00, H04W84/18, H04W4/80, B64C39/02, H04W4/38, H04W4/40, G06F3/147, H04W84/12 | 15/995314 |
| 294 | 10736121 | Dynamic transmission control for a wireless network | In one possible embodiment, a wireless network with dynamic transmission control is provided that includes a multiple of nodes. The nodes include an arbiter and multiple client nodes. The arbiter is configured to control an operation of the client nodes by defining communications operation cycles and allocating a bandwidth to each of the client nodes on a cycle by cycle basis in response to requests for bandwidth from the client nodes. | John F. Grabowsky (Camarillo, CA), Phillip T. Tokumaru (Thousand Oaks, CA), Robert J. Kniskern (Fort Wayne, IN), Nicholas S. Currens (Lima, OH), Allan L. Levine (Thousand Oaks, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2015-05-01 | 2020-08-04 | H04W72/08, H04W72/04, H04W72/12, H04B7/185, H04L29/08, H04W28/20 | 14/702445 |
| 295 | 10736070 | Method and system for use of a relay user equipment in an internet protocol multimedia subsystem | A method for Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) communication registration through a relay user equipment, the method including: receiving, at the relay user equipment from a remote user equipment, an association message, the association message containing a remote user equipment identifier, and responsive to the receiving, performing a registration from the relay user equipment with a network node, the registration including an association between the remote user equipment and the relay user equipment. | Nicholas James Russell (Newbury, GB), Adrian Buckley (Tracy, CA), Stephen John Barrett (Haywards Heath, GB) | Blackberry Limited (Ontario, CA) | 2017-07-26 | 2020-08-04 | H04W40/22, H04W60/04, H04L29/06, H04W76/11, H04W8/24, H04W80/10, H04W88/04 | 15/660749 |
| 296 | 10736062 | System and method to synchronize clocks across a distributed network of nodes | Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments may provide for synchronizing clocks across a distributed network of nodes. Various embodiments include an autonomous distributed fault-tolerant local positioning system, a fault-tolerant GPS-independent autonomous distributed local positioning system, for static and/or mobile objects, and/or solutions for providing highly-accurate geo-location data for static and/or mobile objects in dynamic environments. Various embodiments enable faulty Echo message recovery using trilateration from locally time-stamped events obtained from other nodes in a distributed network of nodes. Using the faulty Echo message recovery techniques, in addition to clock synchronization various embodiments may enable object detection and location. | Mahyar R. Malekpour (Hampton, VA) | United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of Nasa (Washington, DC) | 2018-05-08 | 2020-08-04 | H04W56/00, H04W64/00, G04G7/00, G01S13/87, H04L7/00, G01S13/46, G01S5/14, G04C11/00, G01S7/00 | 15/974254 |
| 297 | 10735908 | Systems and apparatuses for detecting unmanned aerial vehicle | Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products disclosed herein provide improved unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection. A method may include receiving data including wireless signal strength collected by one or more devices, monitoring the data including the wireless signal strength to determine if the wireless signal strength of a wireless signal source increases over time in a manner to satisfy a predefined threshold in order to be indicative of a UAV, determining a trajectory of the UAV based upon the data including the wireless signal strength, and generating an alert based on, at least, the trajectory of the UAV as indicated by the data including the wireless signal strength. | Yuyang Liang (Beijing, CN) | Nokia Technologies Oy (Espoo, FI) | 2017-03-22 | 2020-08-04 | H04W24/00, H04W8/22, H04W4/029, H04B17/318, G10L25/51, G08B21/18, G06N20/00, H04W84/06 | 16/496105 |
| 298 | 10735894 | Method and system for detection and creation of geofences | A method at a network element for creating a candidate geofence, the method including receiving a message at the network element, the message including geographic coordinates and an indication of an event value, adding the event value to a running value for a geographic region associated with the geographic coordinates, creating a total value, determining that the total value exceeds a threshold, and creating the candidate geofence for the geographic area. | Sameh Ayoub (Ottawa, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2018-04-09 | 2020-08-04 | H04W4/021, H04W4/44, H04W4/35, H04W4/029, H04W4/38 | 15/948314 |
| 299 | 10735632 | Multiple camera control system | An image capture system controlled by a trigger source includes one or more imaging devices, each including a lens with an optical filter attachable thereto in axial alignment with an optical axis of the lens, a sensor, a link board interface, and a controller in communication with the sensor and connected to the link board interface. One or more imaging array link boards each includes a plurality of imaging device interfaces and a first link board interconnect. The link board interface is connected to the imaging device interface. The first link board interconnect is connectable to a link board interconnect of another imaging array link board. A shutter activation command from the trigger source is transmitted to the imaging devices to initiate an image capture procedure thereby. | Nolan Ramseyer (San Diego, CA) | Peau Productions, Inc. (San Diego, CA) | 2018-09-27 | 2020-08-04 | H04N5/225, H04N5/247, H04N5/232, H04N7/18 | 16/144837 |
| 300 | 10734487 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device | A semiconductor device with a high on-state current is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first insulator over a substrate, an oxide over the first insulator, a second insulator over the oxide, a conductor overlapping with the oxide with the second insulator therebetween, a third insulator in contact with a top surface of the oxide, a fourth insulator in contact with a top surface of the third insulator, a side surface of the second insulator, and a side surface of the conductor, and a fifth insulator in contact with a side surface of the fourth insulator, a side surface of the third insulator, and the top surface of the oxide. The third insulator has a lower oxygen permeability than the fourth insulator. | Hiroki Komagata (Atsugi, JP), Naoki Okuno (Sagamihara, JP), Yutaka Okazaki (Isehara, JP), Hiroshi Fujiki (Kudamatsu, JP) | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa-ken, JP) | 2019-01-15 | 2020-08-04 | H01L27/12, H01L29/10, H01L29/221, H01L29/786, H01L29/423, H01L29/66, H01L29/20, H01L29/778, H01L29/24 | 16/247631 |
| 301 | 10733894 | Direct-broadcast remote identification (RID) device for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) | A direct-broadcast remote identification (RID) device attachable to an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) encodes identifier signals based on a unique identifier of the UAS and position data, e.g., the current and originating (launch) positions of the UAS, and transmits encoded data signals receivable and decodable by specially configured receiver devices in range. The encoded identifier signals may be transmitted at low power via radio-control frequencies, whitespace frequencies, ISM frequencies, DME frequencies, or ADS-B frequencies as needed. The receiver devices may decode identifier signals to display the relative positions of, and information about, nearby UAS even in internet-denied areas (standalone mode) . The receiver devices may retrieve additional data, such as operator information and flight plans, from remote databases by establishing wireless connections when said connections are available (connected mode) . | Paul Beard (Bigfork, MT), Christian Ramsey (Purcellville, VA) | Uavionix Corporation (Bigfork, MT) | 2018-02-26 | 2020-08-04 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, H04W4/06, G01C5/06, G01S19/14 | 15/905340 |
| 302 | 10733450 | Multi-video annotation | Multiple video files that are captured by calibrated imaging devices may be annotated based on a single annotation of an image frame of one of the video files. An operator may enter an annotation to an image frame via a user interface, and the annotation may be replicated from the image frame to other image frames that were captured at the same time and are included in other video files. Annotations may be updated by the operator and/or tracked in subsequent image frames. Predicted locations of the annotations in subsequent image frames within each of the video files may be determined, e.g., by a tracker, and a confidence level associated with any of the annotations may be calculated. Where the confidence level falls below a predetermined threshold, the operator may be prompted to delete or update the annotation, or the annotation may be deleted. | Roman Goldenberg (Haifa, IL), Gerard Guy Medioni (Seattle, WA), Ofer Meidan (Hadera, IL), Ehud Benyamin Rivlin (Haifa, IL), Dilip Kumar (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2019-03-04 | 2020-08-04 | G06K9/00, H04N5/77, G06K9/66, H04N7/18, H04N5/232 | 16/291632 |
| 303 | 10732648 | Aircraft coupling method and system | Disclosed is a method and apparatus for physically coupling together a first aircraft and a second aircraft, for example for the purpose of performing air-to-air refueling. The first aircraft is an aircraft in flight. The second aircraft is an aircraft in flight. The method comprises: sending, from a transmitter located on the first aircraft, an electromagnetic signal, receiving, by a receiver located on the second aircraft, the signal, and controlling, by one or more processors, using the signal received by the second aircraft, at least one of the first and second aircraft such that the first and second aircraft are in a predetermined configuration in which the first and second aircraft are physically coupled together, for example attached together. | Robert Mark Crockett (Chelmsford, GB), Gary Alexander Cousins (Chelmsford, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2016-05-09 | 2020-08-04 | G05D1/10, B64D39/06, B64D39/00 | 15/571097 |
| 304 | 10732629 | Systems and methods for fulfilling peer-to-peer transactions by autonomous robot vehicles | A system for fulfilling peer-to-peer transactions by autonomous robot vehicles includes processor (s) and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor (s) , cause the system to: receive information on a peer-to-peer transaction between a seller and a buyer for an item, communicate instructions to an autonomous vehicle to travel to a first destination and receive the item, receive an indication that the item has been received, communicate instructions to the autonomous vehicle to travel to a second destination to deliver the item to the buyer, receive a signal indicating that buyer funds are in escrow, and receive a signal indicating that the item is accepted or rejected by the buyer. In a case where the item is accepted, the system communicates a release of the funds from the escrow to the seller. In a case the item is rejected, the system determines a handling itinerary for the item. | David Ferguson (San Francisco, CA), Jiajun Zhu (Palo Alto, CA), Nan Ransohoff (San Francisco, CA), Pichayut Jirapinyo (San Francisco, CA), Cosimo Leipold (Washington, DC) | Nuro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-07-27 | 2020-08-04 | G05D1/00, B60R21/34, B60P3/00, G01C21/34, G05D1/02, G05D1/12, G06K7/10, G06Q50/12, G06Q50/28, G08G1/00, H04L29/08, G06N20/00, B60R25/25, G06K9/00, G06Q50/30, G06K19/07, H04W4/024, H04W4/40, G06Q30/02, G01C21/20, B60R19/48, B65G67/24, G08G1/04, G06Q10/08, G06Q10/06, G06F3/0484 | 16/047894 |
| 305 | 10732277 | Methods and systems for model based automatic target recognition in SAR data | A method for automatic target recognition in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, comprising: capturing a real SAR image of a potential target at a real aspect angle and a real grazing angle, generating a synthetic SAR image of the potential target by inputting, from a potential target database, at least one three-dimensional potential target model at the real aspect angle and the real grazing angle into a SAR regression renderer, and, classifying the potential target with a target label by comparing at least a portion of the synthetic SAR image with a corresponding portion of the real SAR image using a processor. | Dmitriy V. Korchev (Irvine, CA), Yuri Owechko (Newbury Park, CA), Mark A. Curry (Lynnwood, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-04-29 | 2020-08-04 | G01S13/90, G01S7/41 | 15/141905 |
| 306 | 10732085 | Notch treatment methods for flaw simulation | A notch treatment method for flaw simulation including providing the specimen with the notch, the notch having a re-melt material layer, isolating the notch, and selectively etching the notch to provide an etched surface of the notch, wherein at least a portion of the re-melt material layer has been removed from the notch. In one aspect, there is provided a notch treatment method for flaw simulation including providing the specimen with the notch, the notch having a re-melt material layer, the specimen includes steel or an alloy thereof, isolating the notch, and selectively etching the notch with a first etching solution and a second etching solution to provide an etched surface on the notch, wherein at least a portion of the re-melt material layer has been removed from the notch. | Xiaoming Li (Colleyville, TX), Bogdan R. Krasnowski (Bedford, TX), Robert A. Figueroa (Colleyville, TX), Robert Wardlaw (Keller, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-09-07 | 2020-08-04 | G01N3/62, G06F30/15, G01N3/02 | 16/124762 |
| 307 | 10732072 | Devices and methods of applying one or more testing forces to a rotor blade | A device for testing a rotor blade of an aircraft. The device is configured to receive and secure a shaft of the rotor blade. Once secured, the device is configured to allow for inputting combined loads and bending moments into the rotor blade to simulate the rotor blade behavior in flight. A testing assembly is also disclosed that includes the device and the rotor blade and methods of use that provide for testing the rotor blade. | Mario A. Valdez (Mesa, AZ), Zach K. Stahlecker (Gilbert, AZ), Raymond L. Churchwell (Mesa, AZ), Jay A. Schultz (Gilbert, WA), David Darrow, Jr. (Queen Creek, AZ) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-02-01 | 2020-08-04 | G01M5/00, G01N3/20, G01N3/08 | 15/886480 |
| 308 | 10731950 | Vehicle defense projectile | A projectile round for intercepting an incoming threat to a vehicle or the like is provided. The projectile round may include an explosive layer, which upon detonation, may cause a the fracturing of one or more material layers into one or both of shrapnel and chaff while simultaneously causing the distortion and/or destruction of a piezoelectric material contained within the projectile round. The distortion and/or destruction of this piezoelectric material may further cause the release of an electromagnetic pulse. The projectile round may be part of a countermeasure system against guided munition threats, including those posed by man-portable air defense systems. | Michael N. Mercier (Nashua, NH) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2018-10-19 | 2020-08-04 | F41H11/02, F41H13/00, F42B12/22 | 16/164894 |
| 309 | 10730615 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-16 | 2020-08-04 | B64C27/32, B64C39/02, B64C25/10, B64F1/04, B64D3/00, B64C27/26, B64C11/48, B64C1/30, B64F1/02, B64D5/00 | 15/434745 |
| 310 | 10728767 | Systems and methods for augmented reality add-in of equipment and structures at a telecommunications site | Systems and methods for creating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a telecommunications site and performing an augmented reality add-in of equipment or structures therein include obtaining data capture of the telecommunications site utilizing a plurality of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) , a satellite, a multiple camera apparatus, and a telescoping apparatus, creating the 3D model utilizing the data capture, inserting currently non-existing equipment or structures in the 3D model, and performing engineering and planning for the telecommunications site utilizing the 3D model with the inserted currently non-existing equipment. | Lee Priest (Charlotte, NC), Charlie Terry (Charlotte, NC), Joshua Godwin (Charlotte, NC) | Etak Systems, Llc (Huntersville, NC) | 2018-05-01 | 2020-07-28 | H04W24/08, G01C11/06, H04W16/24, H04W16/18, G06F30/13, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G06Q50/08, G06Q10/08, G06T17/00, G06T19/00 | 15/968067 |
| 311 | 10728707 | System and method for managing movable object communications | A system for managing communication with a movable object includes one or more processors configured to receive a request for movable object data from a requester in a movable object environment, determine whether movable object data corresponding to the request is available in a cache associated with a movable object manager, and, in response to determining that the movable object data is available in the cache, provide the movable object data in the cache to the requester. | Zhiyuan Zhang (Shenzhen, CN), Guohao Zhan (Shenzhen, CN), Chuyue Ai (Shenzhen, CN), Dhanushram Balachandran (Shenzhen, CN), Xietong Lu (Shenzhen, CN), Arnaud Thiercelin (Shenzhen, CN), Changjian Xu (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2019-02-05 | 2020-07-28 | H04L29/08, G08G5/00, H04M1/725, H04W4/029, H04W12/00, H04W4/02, B64C39/02, H04W4/44 | 16/268055 |
| 312 | 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 |
| 313 | 10728149 | Packet replication routing with destination address swap | A method of routing a packet from a routing device includes receiving a first packet having a first header and a first data field. The first header has a final destination corresponding to a destination device communicatively coupled to the routing device via at least two parallel network links. A second packet having a second header and a second data field is sent over the first network link. The second data field is identical to the first data field. A destination address in the second header corresponds to a device on a first of the parallel network links. A third packet having a third header and a third data field is sent over the second network link. The third data field is identical to the first data field. a destination address in the third header corresponds to a device on a second of the parallel network links. | Ranga S. Ramanujan (Medina, MN), Benjamin L. Burnett (Prior Lake, MN), Barry A. Trent (Chanhassen, MN), Jafar Al-Gharaibeh (Bloomington, MN) | --- | 2017-05-12 | 2020-07-28 | H04W40/26, H04L12/771, H04L12/741, H04L12/933, H04L12/707 | 15/593883 |
| 314 | 10727941 | Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving data using light fidelity (LIFI) for improved aerodrome operations | A method for using an airfield Light Fidelity (LiFi) system in an airfield to exchange optical wireless data communications with an aircraft. The method (i) detects aircraft exterior lights including aircraft LED lamps, via a plurality of airfield photo detectors, wherein the airfield LiFi system comprises the plurality of airfield photo detectors positioned at intervals along a runway of the airfield, (ii) in response to detecting the aircraft exterior lights, establishes a communication connection to an aircraft LiFi system comprising the aircraft LED lamps and aircraft photo detectors, by the airfield LiFi system, and (iii) exchanges the optical wireless data communications via the communication connection, by the airfield LiFi system, by: receiving communications from aircraft LED lamps, via airfield photo detectors, transmitting communications to aircraft photo detectors, via airfield LED lamps, and presenting ground station notifications. | Sivakumar Kanagarajan (TamilNadu, IN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2019-02-21 | 2020-07-28 | H04B10/00, H04B10/112, H04B10/116, G08G5/00, H04B10/50 | 16/281696 |
| 315 | 10727886 | Crystal free radio | A crystal-free radio includes an antenna, a receiver configured to communicate with the antenna, a local radio frequency (RF) oscillator configured to communicate with the receiver, and a clock circuit configured to communicate with the receiver and the local RF oscillator, the clock circuit having an electronic circuit oscillator. The local RF oscillator is a free-running oscillator. The clock circuit is configured to receive a calibration signal via a wireless network and calibrate the electronic circuit oscillator based on the received calibration signal, and the clock circuit is a crystal-free clock circuit. | Kristofer S. J. Pister (Orinda, CA), Osama Ullah Khan (Berkeley, CA), Bradley Wheeler (Berkeley, CA), David C. Burnett (Berkeley, CA) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, CA) | 2017-05-08 | 2020-07-28 | H04B1/26, H04B1/38, H03K3/03 | 16/099992 |
| 316 | 10727599 | Launcher with slot antenna and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a launching device including a transmitter configured to generate a radio frequency signal in a microwave frequency band. A slotline antenna is configured to launch the radio frequency signal as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to an outer surface of a transmission medium, wherein the guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the outer surface of the transmission medium without an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Peter Wolniansky (Ocean Grove, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2020-07-28 | H01Q13/10, H04B3/52, H01Q13/08, H01Q13/18, H01Q1/44, H01Q21/24 | 15/370616 |
| 317 | 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 |
| 318 | 10725360 | Gain balanced nonlinear optical interferometer | A nonlinear fiber interferometer is disclosed suitable for fiber sensor and other applications. A first nonlinear fiber section amplifies probe and conjugate sidebands of a pump through four-wave mixing. A second section introduces a phase shift to be measured, for example from a sensor. A third nonlinear fiber section amplifies with phase-sensitive gain to increase signal-to-noise ratio. Based on phase-sensitive output power of probe and/or conjugate components, the phase shift can be measured. Superior performance can be obtained by balancing gain between the (first and third) nonlinear sections. Non-fiber, for example photonic integrated circuit, embodiments are disclosed. Differential sensing, alternative detection schemes, sensing applications, associated methods, and other variations are disclosed. | Joseph M. Lukens (Knoxville, TN), Nicholas A. Peters (Knoxville, TN), Raphael C. Pooser (Knoxville, TN) | Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge, TN) | 2019-05-10 | 2020-07-28 | G02F1/39, G02F1/35 | 16/408945 |
| 319 | 10725142 | Single channel interferometer with optical delay lines | Systems and methods are provided in which a direction of arrival of a radio frequency (RF) signal received by a plurality of antennas is determined. A plurality of first converter receives RF signals from the plurality of antennas and outputs a minimum of a first optical signal and a second optical signal each modulated by their corresponding RF signal. A plurality of second converters receives a minimum of the first optical signal via a first optical channel that introduces a first delay and the second optical signal via a second optical channel that introduces a second delay. The second converter outputs a first RF signal that corresponds to the RF modulation on the first optical signal and a second RF signal that corresponds to the RF modulation on the second optical signal. A switch serially receives, from the second converter outputs, the first RF signal and the second RF signal. A direction finding subsystem determines a direction of arrival using a phase difference between the first RF signal and the second RF signal. | Arnold N. Feineman (Doylestown, PA) | Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, Inc. (Lansdale, PA) | 2017-02-01 | 2020-07-28 | G01S5/04, G01S3/48, G01S3/74, G01S3/04, G01S3/46, G01S3/50 | 15/422336 |
| 320 | 10724505 | Aerial inspection in a movable object environment | Techniques are disclosed for inspection management in a movable object environment. An inspection application can receive data from an inspection application and use this data to generate one or more inspection missions. When a user selects an inspection mission in the inspection application, the inspection application can instruct a movable object to perform the selected inspection mission. The movable object can follow one or more dynamically generated paths around a target object and capture a plurality of images. The images can be viewed in a viewing application to perform an inspection of the target object. | Arnaud Thiercelin (Sunnyvale, CA), Robert Schlub (Palo Alto, CA), Akshat Patel (Palo Alto, CA) | Dji Technology, Inc. (Burbank, CA) | 2017-07-13 | 2020-07-28 | G05D1/00, G05D3/00, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, F03D80/50, F03D17/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00 | 15/649201 |
| 321 | 10723472 | Two position cowling assembly for single person operation | One example of a cowling assembly for a rotorcraft includes a stationary fairing affixed to an airframe of the rotorcraft, an articulated fairing hinged on the stationary fairing for articulation relative to the stationary fairing between a closed position, a first partially open maintenance position and a second fully open maintenance position. The articulated fairing is supported in the first maintenance position by a for example gas-charged strut and is releasably locked in the second maintenance position against the stationary fairing by a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a latch blade disposed on the stationary fairing and a latch arranged on the articulated fairing, wherein a latch pin engages with a hole or recess in the latch blade when the latch blade extends through a slot in the articulated fairing. | Brent Scannell (Quebec, CA), Thomas Mast (Carrollton, TX), Sarah R. Villanueva (Stillwater, OK) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-06-19 | 2020-07-28 | B64D29/06, B64D41/00, B64F5/40, B64C7/02, E05C17/12, B64C27/04, B64C27/06 | 15/627393 |
| 322 | 10723456 | Unmanned aerial vehicle system having multi-rotor type rotary wing | The present invention relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle system having a multi-rotor type rotary wing. The unmanned aerial vehicle system having a multi-rotor type rotary wing includes a first unmanned aerial vehicle, at least one second unmanned aerial vehicle, and a bridge that connects the first unmanned aerial vehicle and the at least one second unmanned aerial vehicle to be separable from each other, wherein the at least one second unmanned aerial vehicle is moveable by the first unmanned aerial vehicle in a state where the at least one second unmanned aerial vehicle is coupled to the first unmanned aerial vehicle by the bridge without being driven, and the at least one second unmanned aerial vehicle is separable from the first unmanned aerial vehicle which is in flight. | Taikjin Lee (Seoul, KR), Suk Woo Nam (Seoul, KR), Chang Won Yoon (Seoul, KR), Hyun Seo Park (Seoul, KR), Young Min Jhon (Seoul, KR), Seok Lee (Seoul, KR), Min-Jun Choi (Seoul, KR) | Korea Institute of Science and Technology (Seoul, KR) | 2016-12-12 | 2020-07-28 | B64D5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/375590 |
| 323 | 10723441 | High-speed-deployed, drum-brake, inertia disk for rack and pinion rotational inerter | A dual rack and pinion rotational inerter, configured to dampen the flutter of a flight control member of an aircraft, includes an inertial wheel and a brake member disposed on an inertial wheel. The brake member moves between a retracted position and a deployed position based on a rotational velocity of the inertial wheel. The brake member moves to the retracted position when the rotational velocity of the inertial wheel is slower than a predetermined threshold velocity to allow the rotation of the inertial wheel. When the rotational velocity of the inertial wheel is at least as fast as the predetermined threshold velocity, however, the brake member deploys to yieldingly resist the rotation of the inertial wheel. In either position, the inertial wheel causes the inerter to dampen the flutter. | Michael Thomas Fox (Saint Charles, MO), Eric Anton Howell (Ballwin, MO), Jeffrey M. Roach (St. Charles, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-04-13 | 2020-07-28 | B64C13/34, F16F7/10, F16D51/20, F16D59/00 | 15/952407 |
| 324 | 10723189 | Personal transportation devices having a driving configuration and a flying configuration | A personal transportation device comprises a frame, a wheel pivotably connected to a frame and switchable between a driving configuration and a flying configuration, a motor to rotate the wheel, and an automatic cruise module. The automatic cruise module is configured to control the wheel and guide the personal transportation device to fly from a first location to a second location according to a designated route as an unmanned aircraft. | Daniel Tang (Nanjing, CN), Chelsia Ka Po Lau (Ann Arbor, MI), James Yu-Hsin Kuo (Farmington Hills, MI), Eui Shik Bang (Nanjing, CN), Jack Li (Nanjing, CN) | Ford Global Technologies Llc (Dearborn, MI) | 2017-07-24 | 2020-07-28 | B60F5/02, B62K5/01, G05D1/02, G01C21/20, B64C37/00, B60B19/00, B60B19/02, G01C21/34, B64C39/02, B62K15/00, B62K3/00 | 15/657567 |
| 325 | 10721683 | Method and system for battery life improvement for low power devices in wireless sensor networks | A method at a sensor module within a sensor system for communicating with a gateway, the method including storing a timing profile for communications with the gateway, waking a radio core of the sensor module at a threshold time prior to a beacon signal being expected from the gateway, sampling a channel for the beacon signal at the radio core, if the beacon signal is detected: waking a processor on the sensor module, exchanging communication with the gateway, and powering down the processor and radio core upon completion of the exchanging communication. | Mahendra Fuleshwar Prasad (Waterloo, CA), Michael Peter Montemurro (Toronto, CA), Stephen McCann (Southampton, GB), Jesse William Bennett (Apex, NC), Scott Leonard Dill (Paris, CA), James Randolph Winter Lepp (Ottawa, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2017-08-18 | 2020-07-21 | H04W52/02, H04W4/70, H04W40/24, H04W88/16 | 15/680285 |
| 326 | 10721259 | System and method for automatic generation of filter rules | In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for automatic generation of filter rules based on functional network flows for e-Enabled aviation systems. According to various embodiments, a method is provided comprising capturing network packets corresponding to a functional network flow transmitted within a networked aviation system, and parsing the network packets in order to extract one or more network messages corresponding to the functional network flow. The network message is examined in order to identify and classify a plurality of attributes corresponding to the header and data fields of the network packets. A table corresponding to the network messages is automatically generated, which includes one or more filter rules. In some embodiments, the table may be used to determine which communications are authorized during a particular context of the networked aviation system. The method further comprises validating the one or more filter rules. | John E. Bush (Bothell, WA), Arun Ayyagari (Seattle, WA), Steven L. Arnold (Kirkland, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-03-31 | 2020-07-21 | H04L29/06, H04L12/26, H04L12/813, H04L29/08 | 15/088006 |
| 327 | 10720068 | Transportation using network of unmanned aerial vehicles | Embodiments described herein include a delivery system having unmanned aerial delivery vehicles and a logistics network for control and monitoring. In certain embodiments, a ground station provides a location for interfacing between the delivery vehicles, packages carried by the vehicles and users. In certain embodiments, the delivery vehicles autonomously navigate from one ground station to another. In certain embodiments, the ground stations provide navigational aids that help the delivery vehicles locate the position of the ground station with increased accuracy. | Andreas Raptopoulos (Palo Alto, CA), Darlene Damm (Mountain View, CA), Martin Ling (Edinburgh, GB), Ido Baruchin (San Francisco, CA) | Singularity University (Moffet Field, CA) | 2018-04-30 | 2020-07-21 | G08G5/00, G06Q10/08, H04B7/185, G08G5/02, G08G5/04, G01S5/00, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G01S13/933, G01S13/935 | 15/966296 |
| 328 | 10720067 | Unmanned flight vehicle having rotor, motor rotating the rotor and control device | An unmanned flight vehicle includes a rotor, a motor rotating the rotor, and a control device controlling the motor and the vehicle. The control device has a memory storing identification information enabling identification of a user of a communication service for receiving first control information or airspace information about an airspace in which the flight vehicle flies via a wireless base station by the unmanned flight vehicle. The control device also has a processor controlling the vehicle to communicate with the wireless base station based on the stored identification information. The processor controls i) a flight state of the vehicle based on the first control information or the airspace information received via the wireless base station by using the identification information, and ii) the vehicle based on a quality of a radio wave that the vehicle has received from the wireless base station. | Junichi Tabuchi (Tokyo, JP) | Kddi Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2019-04-26 | 2020-07-21 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B60W50/08 | 16/396216 |
| 329 | 10720059 | Transport vehicle configuration for impaired riders | A system for an autonomous vehicle can receive profile data of a passenger of the autonomous vehicle, the profile data indicating a need of the passenger for audio assistance. Based on the profile data, the system can execute a set of configurations to assist the passenger over a trip duration between a pick-up location and a destination. Execution of the set of configurations can include dynamically monitoring the passenger to determine a state of the passenger, and based on the state of the passenger, output the audio assistance to at least aid the passenger in entering and exiting the autonomous vehicle. | Emily Bartel (Pittsburgh, PA) | Uatc, Llc (San Francisco, CA) | 2019-01-29 | 2020-07-21 | G08G1/00, B60K28/06, B60W50/00, G06Q10/02, G06Q10/06, G06Q10/00 | 16/260663 |
| 330 | 10719805 | Autonomous robot vehicle with securable compartments | A system for a mobile secure locker in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure includes processor (s) and memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor (s) , cause the system to provide a user interface for a user to rent a mobile secure locker in an autonomous robot vehicle, receive information through the user interface from the user where the information includes a first destination, a second destination, and a time associated with the second destination, communicate instructions to the autonomous robot vehicle to travel to the first destination to receive the item, receive an indication from the autonomous robot vehicle that the item has been received, communicate instructions to the autonomous robot vehicle to travel to the second destination to deliver the item to the user at the time associated with the second destination, and receive from the autonomous robot vehicle an indication the item is retrieved. | David Ferguson (San Francisco, CA), Jiajun Zhu (Palo Alto, CA), Pichayut Jirapinyo (San Francisco, CA), Nan Ransohoff (San Francisco, CA) | Nuro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-10-12 | 2020-07-21 | G05D1/02, G06Q50/12, A23L5/00, G08G1/04, G06Q20/00, G06Q20/18, G06K7/14, B60P3/025, G06N20/00, G06K19/07, G06K7/10, G06K19/06, G06F16/955, G06Q10/08, B65G67/24, G01C21/34, G05D1/00, G06K9/00, G06Q10/06, G06Q50/28, G06Q30/06, G06Q50/30, G07F17/00, G08G1/00, B60P1/36, H04W4/024, H04W4/40, G07F17/12, G06Q30/02, B60H1/00, B60P3/00, G01C21/20, B60R25/25, H04L29/08, G06Q20/12, B60R19/18, B60R19/48, B60R21/34, B60R21/36, G05D1/12, A23L7/109, A23L2/52, A47J37/06, H05B6/68, G06F3/0484, H04N5/76 | 16/158982 |
| 331 | 10719610 | Generating security manifests for software components using binary static analysis | Systems, methods, and software can be used to generating security manifests for software components using binary static analysis. In some aspects, one computer-implemented method includes performing a binary static analysis of a binary software component to determine one or more security characteristics of the binary software component, generating a security manifest for the binary software component including the determined one or more security characteristics of the binary software component, and providing the security manifest to a software management system configured to determine whether to deploy the binary software component based on the security manifest. | Adam John Boulton (Wirral, GB) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2017-08-14 | 2020-07-21 | G06F11/00, G06F21/57, G06F21/56, G06F8/41, G06F21/51, G06F12/14 | 15/676794 |
| 332 | 10719309 | System and method for controlling updates to internet-of-things devices | A computer system includes a processor, a communications subsystem, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable medium stores instructions that when executed by the processor adapt the computer system to receive an indication of a second device selected, at a first device, for update, send an indication signalling the second device to send state information about the second device, receive state information about the second device, determine, based on the state information, that the second device is ready to perform an update, send, to the first device, an indication that the second device is ready to perform the update, receive, from the first device, an indication to update the second device, and, send a corresponding indication to the second device. The second device is configured to begin updating in response to such an indication without any direct interaction with it. Related methods and computer-readable media are also described. | Edward Snow Willis (Ottawa, CA), David Alan Inglis (Stittsville, CA), Hashim Mohammad Qaderi (Kitchener, CA), Scott Hutchens (Ottawa, CA), Christopher Scott Travers (Ottawa, CA), Conrad Delbert Seaman (Ottawa, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2018-08-03 | 2020-07-21 | G06F9/44, H04L12/28, H04L29/08, G06F8/65 | 16/054004 |
| 333 | 10718863 | Mobile radar for visualizing topography | A mobile radar system for visualizing forward looking topography is configured with at least two phased-array antennas to form a forwarding looking phased-array interferometer. | James R. Carswell (Yarmouthport, MA), Delwyn Karen Moller (Sierra Madre, CA) | Remote Sensing Solutions, Inc. (Barnstable, MA) | 2017-07-21 | 2020-07-21 | G01S13/90, G01S13/44, G01S13/89, G01S13/42, G01S13/935, H01Q3/38, G01S13/02, G01S13/93 | 15/657056 |
| 334 | 10718850 | Fusion between AOA and TDOA | A navigation system for a swarm of guided projectiles, such as cruise missiles, having three or more projectiles launched at a target is provided. The projectiles can be in secure communication with one another and can operate as a single swarm using a fusion of angle of arrival and time difference of arrival of a detected signal to direct the projectiles to a point of impact on a target that is offset from an emitter generating the detected signal. The projectiles can further use knowledge of their relative position to maintain and/or adjust their flight path and/or speed to maintain their course to the point of impact in areas of GPS denial or unavailability. | Dean C. Slocum (Nashua, NH) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2018-12-06 | 2020-07-21 | G01S5/02 | 16/212165 |
| 335 | 10718667 | Reflective relay spectrometer | A reflective relay spectrometer design based on reflective optical relay systems, which is more compact in physical size and superior in spectral imaging quality than previous designs, is disclosed. | Thomas A. Mitchell (Nazareth, PA) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Northhampton, PA) | 2015-03-13 | 2020-07-21 | G01J3/18, G01J3/28, G01J3/02 | 14/657355 |
| 336 | 10718491 | Infrared illumination device configured with a gallium and nitrogen containing laser source | A light source system or apparatus configured with an infrared illumination source includes a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode based white light source. The light source system includes a first pathway configured to direct directional electromagnetic radiation from the gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode to a first wavelength converter and to output a white light emission. In some embodiments infrared emitting laser diodes are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments infrared emitting wavelength converter members are included to generate the infrared illumination. In some embodiments a second wavelength converter is optically excited by a UV or blue emitting gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode, a laser diode operating in the long wavelength visible spectrum such as a green laser diode or a red laser diode, by a near infrared emitting laser diode, by the white light emission produced by the first wavelength converter, or by some combination thereof. A beam shaper may be configured to direct the white light emission and an infrared emission for illuminating a target of interest and transmitting a data signal. In some configurations, sensors and feedback loops are included. | James W. Raring (Santa Barbara, CA), Paul Rudy (Manhattan Beach, CA), Melvin McLaurin (Santa Barbara, CA), Troy Trottier (Cary, NC), Steven DenBaars (Goleta, CA) | Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. (Goleta, CA) | 2019-07-16 | 2020-07-21 | F21V9/32, H01S5/40, G02B27/09, H04B10/116, H04B10/50, H01S5/062, H01S5/343, H01S5/00, H01S5/34, H01S5/022, F21V7/30, G01S7/481, H01S5/024, H01S5/02, H01S5/042, H01S5/22, H01L33/32, H01L33/50, F21V29/70, G02B26/10, G02B26/08, F21V29/502, H01L33/00, H01S5/028, H01S5/10 | 16/512903 |
| 337 | 10717538 | Bridle for aircraft parachute deployment rocket | An aircraft includes an airframe parachute system. The parachute system includes an activation system, an extraction system, a harness system, and a parachute assembly. | Garrett John Homan (Hermantown, MN), David A. Rathbun (Hermantown, MN), Kevin P. Welsh (Duluth, MN), Jeremy Travis Engel (Duluth, MN), Anthony Dale Kasher (Inver Grove Heights, MN) | Cirrus Design Corporation (Duluth, MN) | 2017-02-13 | 2020-07-21 | B64D17/80, B64C39/02, B64D17/72, B64D17/26, B64C13/18, B64D17/62 | 15/431688 |
| 338 | 10717527 | UAV arm mechanism and UAV | A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) arm mechanism includes an arm fixed device, a control device, a limiting device, and an arm connecting device, wherein the control device is adapted for controlling an assembly and disassembly of the arm fixed device and the arm connecting device, the limiting device is adapted for relatively fixing the arm fixed device and the arm connecting device, the control device is adapted for driving the limiting device to be detached from the arm connecting device, so as to achieve that the arm fixed device and the arm connecting device switch among at least three different states through a relative rotation. The UAV and the UAV arm mechanism can be locked up through the positioning pins, and also can be folded and disassembled after pressing the controlling device. | Yu Tian (Jiangsu, CN), Wenyan Jiang (Jiangsu, CN) | Yuneec International (China), Co., Ltd (Kunshan, Jiangsu, CN) | 2018-04-17 | 2020-07-21 | B64C39/02, B64C27/37, B64C27/08, B64C1/06 | 15/955655 |
| 339 | 10717525 | Aircraft control apparatus, control system and control method | An aircraft control system and control method are disclosed. The system comprises a remote control apparatus with a first control rod and a flight controller associated with an aircraft. The first control rod is configured to move in a first movement direction to control a motion of the aircraft in a first motion direction when an external force is applied on the first control rod and after a withdrawal of the external force, the first control rod returns to a preset position. The remote control apparatus operates to generate one or more control signals corresponding to the withdrawal of the external force. The flight controller controls the aircraft to maintain a flight state based on said control signals and one or more state signals, which are generated based on a measurement of the flight state by a flight controller associated with the aircraft state measurement sensors carried by the aircraft. | Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2017-03-21 | 2020-07-21 | B64D47/08, A63H30/04, G05D1/00, B64C13/20, B64C39/02 | 15/465457 |
| 340 | 10717257 | Light-curable sealant applicator | Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for at least partially curing a light-curable material within a dispenser to obtain an at least partially-cured material and dispensing the at least partially-cured material to a substrate, while retaining substantially all of the light within the dispenser. | Carissa A Pajel (Mercer Island, WA), Benjamin P Hargrave (Bellevue, WA), Hugh C VanValkenburgh (Issaquah, WA), Darrin Hansen (Seattle, WA), Kay Y Blohowiak (Issaquah, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-09-12 | 2020-07-21 | B32B37/12, B05C17/005, B05C17/01, B05B1/00, B05D1/26, B05D3/06, B05B1/28, F26B25/06 | 15/702098 |
| 341 | 10715506 | Method and system for master password recovery in a credential vault | A method at a computing device for enabling access to a credential vault if a master password for the credential vault is lost, the method including selecting at least one credential from within the credential vault, encrypting one of the master password or a vault key for the credential vault with the selected at least one credential, thereby creating a recovery file, and storing the recovery file, wherein the selected at least one credential can be used to decrypt the recovery file to enable access to the credential vault. | Ivan Albert Zudic (Kitchener, CA), Neil Patrick Adams (Waterloo, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2017-02-28 | 2020-07-14 | H04L29/06, G06F21/60, G06F21/45, H04W12/06 | 15/445308 |
| 342 | 10715215 | Wireless communication via a mobile relay | The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for wireless communication via a mobile relay. These techniques may include a user device that determines that a transceiver is unavailable for communicating with a base station via a wireless connection. The user device then uses a mobile relay to communicate with the base station while the transceiver is unavailable. The mobile relay may be used for transmitting or receiving data from the base station. Additionally or alternatively, the mobile relay may participate in the wireless connection as an external resource of the mobile device or may establish an independent wireless connection with the base station. | Jibing Wang (San Jose, CA), Erik Richard Stauffer (Sunnyvale, CA), Aamir Akram (San Jose, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2019-07-22 | 2020-07-14 | H04B7/026, H04B5/00, H04W84/18, H04W84/08, H04W88/04, H04B1/00, H04W84/00 | 16/518054 |
| 343 | 10713959 | Low altitude aircraft identification system | Example implementations associated with the aspects of the present invention include a low altitude aircraft identification system composed by three components: a small aircraft electronic identification box with an embedded logger, a ground identification equipment to automatically identify the aircraft just pointing at it, and an identification code database. The identification code can be transmitted by a visible light color sequence or by a radio frequency signal. The ground identification device is capable of recognizing both kinds of code. | Aislan Gomide Foina (El Cerrito, CA), Guy Bar-Nahum (Sausalito, CA), Jasminder Singh Banga (San Francisco, CA) | Airspace Systems, Inc. (San Leandro, CA) | 2018-12-10 | 2020-07-14 | G06F17/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/00 | 16/215406 |
| 344 | 10713958 | Automated landing solution systems and methods | A UAV landing system can include a landing pad defining a landing area including a target point, a plurality of positioning radio transmitters positioned in a spaced apart relation and equidistant from the target point, each radio transmitter transmitting a ranging signal, and a position determination and aircraft navigation system at the incoming UAV to receive the ranging signals, determine a range to each positioning radio using the received ranging signals, compute a position of the UAV relative to the target point, determine a course for the UAV to a point above the target point of the landing pad, fly the UAV to the point above the target point of the landing pad, and cause the aircraft to descend vertically toward the target point when the UAV reaches the point above the target point. | Ronald Hobbs (Rochester, MN), James Luecke (Rochester, MN) | Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Tempe, AZ) | 2017-06-13 | 2020-07-14 | G08G5/00, G01S1/08, B64F1/00, G01S3/32, G05D1/06, B64C27/00, B64D45/04, G01S5/02, G08G5/02, B64C39/02 | 15/621992 |
| 345 | 10712981 | Information processing device and non-transitory computer readable medium | An information processing device includes a controller that controls a notification of a linkage function which is executable by using at least one object to be linked when a user transmits information of the object to be linked to a conversation partner on an interface for making a conversation with the conversation partner. | Kengo Tokuchi (Kanagawa, JP) | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2019-09-25 | 2020-07-14 | G06F3/12, H04L12/58, H04L12/24 | 16/581794 |
| 346 | 10711809 | Aircraft hydraulic system with a dual spool valve and methods of use | A dual spool valve and methods of controlling hydraulic fluid that is moved to a hydraulic actuator of an aircraft. The dual spool valve may include first and second manifolds that each includes a movable spool. Multiple ports are positioned in each of the manifolds. The movable spools are positionable within their respective manifolds to control the movement of the hydraulic fluid that is supplied to and removed from the hydraulic actuator. | Michael Thomas Fox (Saint Charles, MO), Eric Anton Howell (Ballwin, MO), Jeffrey M. Roach (St. Charles, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-04-13 | 2020-07-14 | F15B13/04, F15B15/14, F15B11/08, B64C13/40 | 15/952464 |
| 347 | 10710715 | Unmanned supply delivery aircraft | A heavy payload, autonomous UAV able to deliver supply by way of airdrop with more precision and at a lower cost. The UAV is equipped with two movable wing systems that rotate from a stowed position to a deployed position upon jettison of the UAV from a mothership. The UAV can be controlled remotely or it can operate autonomously and the movable wings can include ailerons to effectuate flight control of the UAV. The UAV can be reusable or can be an expendable UAV. | William M. Yates (Aliso Viejo, CA) | W.Morrison Consulting Group, Inc. (Aliso Viejo, CA) | 2018-04-30 | 2020-07-14 | B64C31/02, B64C39/08, B64C39/02, B64C1/26, B64C3/56 | 15/967197 |
| 348 | 10710712 | Rotor blade afterbody | An afterbody for a rotor blade of a rotorcraft is unitarily formed of a single material of construction. The afterbody includes an upper surface disposed from a lower surface, a concave leading edge connected to the upper surface and the lower surface, and a trailing edge formed at an intersection of the upper surface with the lower surface. | Joel J. McIntyre (Southlake, TX), Michael Christopher Burnett (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-03-26 | 2020-07-14 | B64C27/473, B64C11/26, B64C27/467, B64C29/00 | 15/935927 |
| 349 | 10710710 | Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) compliance using standard protocol requirements and components to enable identifying and controlling rogue UAVS | A computer-implemented method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes: receiving, by a computer device, UAV data from a UAV, displaying, by the computer device, a representation of the UAV on a map based on the UAV data, receiving, by the computer device, a user input to control the UAV, and transmitting, by the computer device, an authenticated control signal to the UAV based on the received user input, wherein the control signal is configured to override control of the UAV from a UAV remote controller associated with the UAV. | Cecelia Anabel-Leigh Price (San Diego, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-10-27 | 2020-07-14 | B64C27/20, B64C39/02, G06F21/44, G06F21/64, G05D1/00 | 15/336200 |
| 350 | 10710681 | Autonomous watercraft with a waterproof container system that houses satellite communication terminal | An autonomous watercraft with a waterproof container that houses a satellite communication terminal. The waterproof container includes a first shell mounted on a deck of the watercraft and that has a sealed first interior space that contains satellite communication circuitry of the terminal. The waterproof container also includes a second shell mounted under the deck of the watercraft and that has a sealed second interior space that contains the processing circuitry of the terminal. The first and second shells include ports configured to receive connectors for communication signaling and/or power. The first shell can also include a pressure port to pressurize the first interior space for use in leak detection. The shells can also include heat sinks to cool the satellite communication terminal. | Anthony Sangsoo Bak (Stone Ridge, VA), Thomas John Berens (Alexandria, VA), Ernest L. Ferrier, Jr. (Livermore, CA), Carlos M. Montes (Marysville, WA), Timothy J. Ong (San Jose, CA), Cameron Alexander Sanders (Washington, DC), Terry Allan Smith (Sunnyvale, CA), Jeffrey Scott Willcox (Arlington, MA), Youstina Yacoub (Centreville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-14 | B63B25/00, H05K7/20, H05K5/00, H05K5/02, H04B1/38 | 16/528915 |
| 351 | 10708935 | Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system | The disclosure relates to a wireless communication system. Particularly, the disclosure relates to a method including determining a first uplink control information (UCI) of a highest priority among a plurality of UCIs, the plurality of UCIs corresponding to a plurality of non-overlapped physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources within the same time period, determining a second UCI of a highest priority in a UCI set, based on a format of a PUCCH resource corresponding to the first UCI, and transmitting the first UCI and the second UCI, respectively in PUCCH resources corresponding to the first UCI and the second UCI, and an apparatus for the same. | Suckchel Yang (Seoul, KR), Hanjun Park (Seoul, KR), Jaehyung Kim (Seoul, KR) | Lg Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) | 2020-01-06 | 2020-07-07 | H04W72/12, H04L5/00, H04W72/04 | 16/734591 |
| 352 | 10708719 | Matching device, terminal, sensor network system, matching method, and matching program | A provider-side metadata acquisition part acquires provider-side metadata regarding a sensing data providing terminal. The provider-side metadata includes a current position of the sensing data providing terminal. Also, the user-side metadata acquisition part acquires user-side metadata regarding sensing data using terminal. A matching part performs matching with the user-side metadata, using the current position of the sensing data providing terminal included in the provider-side metadata and the current time, and decides whether to request the sensing data providing terminal to provide the sensing data. A request part requires the sensing data providing terminal to provide the sensing data in accordance with the decision by the matching part. | Shuichi Misumi (Kyoto, JP), Tetsuji Yamato (Yokohama, JP) | Omron Corporation (Kyoto-shi, JP) | 2017-10-25 | 2020-07-07 | H04W24/00, H04W4/029, H04W4/38 | 16/346143 |
| 353 | 10708052 | Inadvertent password entry detection | Systems and methods for monitoring data input are disclosed. A dataset entered into a non-password field is received. Based on the dataset meeting one or more criteria for a likely password, a determination as to whether the dataset is inadvertently entered into the non-password field is made. Based on determining that the dataset is inadvertently entered into the non-password field, further processing of the dataset is inhibited. | Jeremy Lawson Kominar (Waterloo, CA), Neil Patrick Adams (Waterloo, CA), Nick Mark Waterman (Waterloo, CA), Marc Anthony Lepage (Kanata, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2017-02-28 | 2020-07-07 | G06F21/00, H04L29/06, H04L9/32, G06F21/31, G06F21/45 | 15/445590 |
| 354 | 10708001 | System and method of local retransmission of TCP/IP frames | A packet is received from a first link, and includes identification of a sender and a destination. An acknowledgement of receiving the packet is transmitted toward the sender, and the packet is forwarded, over a second link, toward the destination. A copy of the packet is stored in a queue. Upon detecting that the destination failed to receive the packet forwarded over the second link, the copy of the packet is retrieved from the queue and re-transmitted over the second link to the destination. | Matthew Mario Butehorn (Mount Airy, MD) | Hughes Network Systems, Llc (Germantown, MD) | 2017-06-15 | 2020-07-07 | H04L1/18, H04L12/66, H04L5/00, H04L29/08, H04L12/741, H04L29/06, H04L1/00 | 15/624681 |
| 355 | 10707961 | Adaptive communication system | Described herein is a satellite communications system that includes: two or more satellites using laser communications, and a communications relay aircraft adapted for flying at altitudes above clouds. The communications relay aircraft includes: a laser communications module to communicate with the satellite using laser communication and a Radio Frequency (RF) communications module to communicate with RF equipment at or near ground level using cloud-penetrating RF communications. The RF communications module is configured to take data received as laser communication and generate a corresponding RF transmission containing the data. The laser communications module is configured to take data received as RF communication and to generate a corresponding laser transmission containing the data. | Andrew E. Turner (Mountain View, CA), Douglas Burr (San Jose, CA) | Space Systems/Loral, Llc (Palo Alto, CA) | 2017-09-20 | 2020-07-07 | H04B10/00, H04B10/118, H04B10/516, H04B7/195, H04B7/185 | 15/710740 |
| 356 | 10707572 | Antenna and unmanned aerial vehicle | The present invention discloses an antenna and an unmanned aerial vehicle, where the antenna is applied to the unmanned aerial vehicle and the unmanned aerial vehicle includes a camera apparatus, the antenna including an antenna body and a bending part connected to the antenna body, and the bending part bends to a direction avoiding a field of view of the camera apparatus. Based on the foregoing technical solutions, in the embodiments of the present invention, it can be ensured that the antenna has a certain effective length to obtain a relatively strong radio signal, and avoids a shooting vision of the camera apparatus at the same time, so that images satisfying user demands are obtained. | Feng Ni (Guangdong, CN) | Autel Robotics Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-05-25 | 2020-07-07 | H01Q3/02, H01Q3/06, H01Q1/28, B64C27/08, H01Q21/28, B64C39/02 | 15/989907 |
| 357 | 10706728 | Operation management apparatus, operation management method, and non-transitory recording medium | An operation management apparatus includes a surrounding environment estimating unit, an energy calculator, and a time changer. The surrounding environment estimating unit is configured to estimate a surrounding environment at a returning start time of a movable body. The energy calculator is configured to search, based on the surrounding environment, a returning route along which the movable body performs the returning, to a first position from a second position, that is started at the returning start time, and calculate an energy amount necessary for the returning. The time changer is configured to advance the returning start time by a predetermined time period until the energy amount reaches or falls below a predetermined value. The surrounding environment estimating unit and the energy calculator are configured to respectively perform the estimation of the surrounding environment and the calculation of the energy amount, each time the time changer changes the returning start time. | Yoichi Onomura (Tokyo, JP), Akihiro Yamane (Tokyo, JP), Shinei Takahashi (Tokyo, JP), Yu Itabashi (Tokyo, JP) | Subaru Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-12-08 | 2020-07-07 | G08G5/00 | 15/836229 |
| 358 | 10705541 | Unmanned aircraft navigation system and method | Systems, apparatuses and methods for landing an unmanned aircraft on a mobile structure are presented. Sensors on the aircraft identify a predetermined landing area on a mobile structure. The aircraft monitors the sensor data to maintain its position hovering over the landing area. The aircraft estimates a future attitude of the surface of the landing area and determines a landing time that corresponds to a desired attitude of the surface of the landing area. The unmanned aircraft executes a landing maneuver to bring the aircraft into contact with the surface of the landing area at the determined landing time. | David Merrick Twining (San Diego, CA), Joshua Wells (San Diego, CA) | Planck Aerosystems Inc. (San Diego, CA) | 2016-03-25 | 2020-07-07 | G05D1/06, B64F1/12, B64C39/02, B64D45/00, G01C21/20, B64D45/04 | 15/561400 |
| 359 | 10705199 | Aviation transponder | An improved aviation transponder is discussed herein. The improved aviation transponder demonstrates improved cohabitation and survivability characteristics, allowing the transponder to be placed near other antennas without causing or receiving interference, and reducing potential damage caused by high-energy electromagnetic fields, such as those experienced near an air traffic control (ATC) or military radar installation. Additionally, a small form factor of the transponder results in a smaller, more compact aircraft that consumes less energy, reduces heat dissipation, and maximizes battery life and/or flight time. The transponder may comply with modular interface standards, and may include a radio configured for transmitting 200-watt signals. Based at least in part on the improved performance, the transponder can be implemented in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) , for example. | Canyon Daniel Peckham (White Salmon, WA) | Urban Canyon Flight (White Salmon, WA) | 2017-11-30 | 2020-07-07 | G01S13/76, G01S1/68, G01S13/933, G08G5/00, G01S19/03 | 15/828310 |
| 360 | 10705187 | Aerial drone for radar calibration | An aerial drone or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided for radar calibration testing. The drone includes an airframe including a fuselage with nose and tail, wings and elevators. The drone includes at least one antenna attached to the airframe, as well as a signal adapter coupled to the antenna to receive impinging radar signals and transmit an electromagnetic (EM) field that effectively cancels or combines with the scattered field of the drone, depending upon the adapter's mode of operation. In the first mode of operation, the adapter transmits an EM field that has an opposite phase to the drone's scattered field thereby reducing the radar cross-section of the drone. In the second mode, the adapter transmits an EM field that is in-phase with the scattered field thereby increasing the radar cross-section of the drone. | James L. Hebert (Waldorf, MD) | United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Arlington, VA) | 2017-05-18 | 2020-07-07 | G01S7/41, H04B1/02, H04B1/06, F41J9/08 | 15/598352 |
| 361 | 10704981 | Remote leak detection system | A scanning system for producing a path averaged concentration map of a leaking plume is provided. The system includes a tunable light source capable of tuning its wavelength over the absorption band of the specimen of interest, a lightweight mirror to scan the light, a lightweight collection optic, an array of detectors to measure reflected light, one or more processors configured to align the scanning with the detected signal and analyze the signal to produce a path averaged concentration map of the leaking plume, the one or more processors configured to use an analytical model of plume dynamics to compare the detected concentration map and calculate leak location and rate, and a flying platform that can fly in a control flight path. | Niloy Choudhury (Niskayuna, NY), Cheng-Po Chen (Niskayuna, NY), Radislav Alexandrovich Potyrailo (Niskayuna, NY) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2017-04-05 | 2020-07-07 | G01M3/04, G01N21/85, G01N21/3504, G01N21/39 | 15/479751 |
| 362 | 10704496 | Flight control mechanisms and methods of operating aircraft with flight control mechanisms | Provided are flight control mechanisms, such as omnidirectional thrust mechanisms (OTMs) , and methods of using such mechanisms. These mechanisms may be positioned in wings, tails, or other components of aircraft. A mechanism may comprise a center member and top and bottom panels. The center member may comprise two curved segments joint at a center edge. The top and bottom panels may be independently pivotable relative to the center member. At high speeds, the top panel and/or the bottom panel may be pivoted outward to change the lift, drag, roll, and/or other flight conditions. The mechanism may also include a gas nozzle to direct compressed gas to the center member. The center member and/or the top and bottom panels redirect this gas resulting in forces in one of four directions, which are used for controlling the aircraft at low speeds, down to hover. | Robert Michael Lee (Kirkland, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-05-22 | 2020-07-07 | F02K1/00, B64C21/04, B64C21/08, B64C9/38, B64C9/32, B64C15/14, B64C9/00, B64C9/02, B64C9/06, B64C13/00, B64C13/16, B64C15/00, B64C21/02, B64C21/00, F02K1/40, F02K1/76, B64D33/04 | 15/601540 |
| 363 | 10703506 | Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture, at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture, and one or more structural panels disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises a tethered sabot configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether attached within a hollow of the sabot and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall. A system comprising a communication node and a launcher comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node. | Carlos Thomas Miralles (Burbank, CA), Guan H Su (Rowland Heights, CA), Alexander Andryukov (Simi Valley, CA), John McNeil (Tujunga, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2019-09-18 | 2020-07-07 | B64F1/04, F41F3/042, F42B39/14, B64C39/02, F41F1/00, B64F1/06, F41A21/02 | 16/574344 |
| 364 | 10703501 | Drogue control systems and apparatus | Systems, apparatus, and methods may control movement of an object through a fluid. The systems, apparatus, and methods may utilize a rotatable control unit including a pair of fins to generate a control force at least partially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the object through the fluid. One fin may be configured to generate a different amount of rolling moment than the other fin to provide rotational acceleration and energy production. | Daniel Allan Pruzan (Redwood City, CA), Daniel Joseph Lesieutre (San Jose, CA) | Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. (Hampton, VA) | 2017-03-17 | 2020-07-07 | B64D39/06, B64D39/04, B64D39/02 | 15/461685 |
| 365 | 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 |
| 366 | 10703480 | Modular personal transportation system | A vertical landing of an aircraft is performed using the first battery where the aircraft is unoccupied when the vertical landing is performed, the unoccupied aircraft includes the first battery, and the unoccupied aircraft excludes a second, removable battery. In response to detecting that the second, removable battery is detachably coupled to the aircraft, a power source for the aircraft is switched from the first battery to the second, removable battery. After switching the switch power source, a vertical takeoff of the aircraft is performed using the second, removable battery, wherein the aircraft is occupied when the vertical takeoff is performed. | Sebastian Thrun (Los Altos Hills, CA), Damon Vander Lind (Alameda, CA) | Kitty Hawk Corporation (Palo Alto, CA) | 2019-05-21 | 2020-07-07 | G05B15/00, B64C29/00, B64C37/02, B64F1/36, B64D11/06, H01M2/10, B64D5/00, B64D27/24, H01M10/42, H01M10/44 | 16/418157 |
| 367 | 10703471 | Anti-torque control using matrix of fixed blade pitch motor modules | The present invention includes an a plurality of first variable speed motors arranged in a first matrix pattern and mounted on a tail boom of the helicopter, one or more fixed pitch blades attached to each of the plurality of first variable speed motors, and wherein a speed of one or more of the plurality of first variable speed motors is varied to provide an anti-torque thrust. | Carlos Fenny (Fort Worth, TX), Thomas Dewey Parsons (Fort Worth, TX), Erik John Oltheten (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-03-14 | 2020-07-07 | B64C27/82, B64C27/04, G05D1/08 | 15/458525 |
| 368 | 10703469 | Compact folding yoke with flexible yoke arms in a folding rotor blade assembly | A folding yoke comprising a center yoke pivotally connected to separate foldable flexible yoke arms permits rotor blade fold about a single through bolt connection inboard of a set of bearings. In use, the compact folded arrangement of the rotor blades reduces folded aircraft dimensions in response to ever increasing restricted storage space parameters. | Jared Mark Paulson (Fort Worth, TX), Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Keller, TX), Kyle Thomas Cravener (Watauga, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-12-18 | 2020-07-07 | B64C27/50, B64C29/00, B64C27/52, B64C27/48 | 15/845876 |
| 369 | 10703461 | Blade fold method and apparatus for a tilt rotor hub | A folding rotor blade assembly for an aircraft a yoke, an inboard beam coupled to the yoke, an inboard centrifugal force bearing coupled to the inboard beam, a grip coupled to the inboard beam, an outboard bearing housing coupled to the grip, and a rotor blade pivotally coupled to the grip by a blade fold bolt that is positioned outboard of the outboard bearing housing. | Kyle Thomas Cravener (Watauga, TX), Glenn Shimek (Kennedale, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-04-26 | 2020-07-07 | B64C11/28, B64C29/00, B64C11/30, F16C17/02, B64C11/06, B64C3/56 | 15/963516 |
| 370 | 10703460 | Folding spindle and bearing assembly in a folding rotor blade assembly | A folding rotor blade assembly for a tiltrotor aircraft comprising a rotor blade pivotally connected to a grip with dual concentric blade bolts having a common central axis providing a pivotal axis inboard of an outboard bearing. A folding spindle connects the outboard bearing to an outboard tip of a yoke. The outboard bearing and the spindle fold with the rotor blade relative to the yoke. In use, the compact folded arrangement of the rotor blades reduces folded aircraft dimensions in response to ever increasing restricted storage space parameters. | Jared Mark Paulson (Fort Worth, TX), Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Keller, TX), Kyle Thomas Cravener (Watauga, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-12-18 | 2020-07-07 | B64C11/28, B64C27/50, B64C3/56, B64C29/00 | 15/845967 |
| 371 | 10701913 | Methods and apparatus for unmanned aircraft-based object detection | The present disclosure describes a system and method for the use of unmanned aircraft systems to detect, locate, and identify objects in, on, or near the water that may provide useful information to people in a different location, such as on a nearby vessel for purposes of ultimately locating fish. The vessel can then take action based on data collected by the unmanned aircraft system, such as move to a new location to catch fish as detected by the unmanned aircraft system. | David Twining (San Diego, CA), Joshua Wells (San Diego, CA) | Planck Aerosystems Inc. (San Diego, CA) | 2017-01-12 | 2020-07-07 | A01K79/00, B64C27/46, A01M31/00, H04N7/18, B64C39/02 | 16/069861 |
| 372 | 10701296 | Thermal camera with image enhancement derived from microelectromechanical sensor | A camera system and methods of enhancing images using direct measurement of angular displacement are disclosed. The camera system includes an optical element, a focal plane array (FPA) , a motion sensor and a processor. The FPA has pixels sensing image pixel data from the optical element. The pixels have an angular resolution dependent upon a configuration of the optical element and a dimension of the pixels. The pixels detect electromagnetic waves having a wavelength within a range from 800 nanometers to 20 micrometers. The motion sensor senses angular displacement in 3D. The processor receives the image pixel data generated at distinct first instants of time during an image capture period from the FPA and motion reading (s) during the image capture period, converts the motion readings into angular displacement of the FPA, and selects an image processing algorithm to generate at least one image enhancement for the image pixel data. | Matthew Dock (Stillwater, OK), Michael Fox (Stillwater, OK), Jon Stewart (Stillwater, OK) | Rpx Technologies, Inc. (Stillwater, OK) | 2018-10-18 | 2020-06-30 | H04N5/33, G01J5/10, G01J5/08, H04N5/365, G01J5/00 | 16/164528 |
| 373 | 10699586 | Link 16 datalink for integrated collision avoidance system | An auto-ICAS compliant system and method of avoiding collisions between aircraft linked by a Link 16 network comprises establishing an ICAS datalink between aircraft less than 10 nautical miles apart. Datalink messages generated and processed by ICAS datalink modules are transmitted and received by Link 16 receivers rather than dedicated ICAS transceivers. The datalink messages are embedded within the propagation delay portions of Link 16 timeslots and exchanged among up to 10 nearby aircraft at a data rate of up to 20 Hz each. Because each Link 16 timeslot can contain a Link 16 message and two 768-bit ICAS datalink messages, conventional Link 16 communication is not impeded. Datalink messages can be software encrypted. Link 16 messages can be encoded using an enhanced throughput Link 16 protocol that includes fewer preamble pulses and/or eliminates STN information. Embedded datalink messages can be transmitted at 1 Watt by a MIDS-JTRS CMN4. | John H Chongoushian (Emerson, NJ), James W Lang (Wayne, NJ) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2018-10-22 | 2020-06-30 | G08G5/04, H04W4/46, H04W76/14, H04W4/021, G08G5/00 | 16/166870 |
| 374 | 10699421 | Tracking objects in three-dimensional space using calibrated visual cameras and depth cameras | The motion of objects within a scene may be detected and tracked using digital (e.g., visual and depth) cameras aligned with fields of view that overlap at least in part. Objects may be identified within visual images captured from the scene using a tracking algorithm and correlated to point clouds or other depth models generated based on depth images captured from the scene. Once visual aspects (e.g., colors or other features) of objects are correlated to the point clouds, shapes and/or positions of the objects may be determined and used to further train the tracking algorithms to recognize the objects in subsequently captured frames. Moreover, a Kalman filter or other motion modeling technique may be used to enhance the prediction of a location of an object within subsequently captured frames. | Boris Cherevatsky (Modiin, IL), Roman Goldenberg (Haifa, IL), Gerard Guy Medioni (Seattle, WA), Ofer Meidan (Hadera, IL), Ehud Benyamin Rivlin (Haifa, IL), Dilip Kumar (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-03-29 | 2020-06-30 | G06T7/292, G06T7/55, G06K9/62, H04N5/247, G06T11/60, H04N7/18 | 15/473430 |
| 375 | 10699125 | Systems and methods for object tracking and classification | A method for classifying at least one object of interest in a video is provided. The method includes accessing, using at least one processing device, a frame of the video, the frame including at least one object of interest to be classified, performing, using the at least one processing device, object detection on the frame to detect the object of interest, tracking, using the at least one processing device, the object of interest over a plurality of frames in the video over time using a persistent tracking capability, isolating, using the at least one processing device, a segment of the frame that includes the object of interest, classifying, using the at least one processing device, the object of interest by processing the segment using deep learning, and generating an output that indicates the classification of the object of interest. | Aaron Y. Mosher (Madison, AL), David Keith Mefford (Huntsville, AL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-03-22 | 2020-06-30 | G06K9/00, G06T7/246, G06K9/32, G06K9/62, G06T7/215 | 15/928618 |
| 376 | 10698492 | Wearable electronic, multi-sensory, human/machine, human/human interfaces | A wearable Haptic Human Machine Interface (HHMI) receives electrical activity from muscles and nerves of a user. An electrical signal is determined having characteristics based on the received electrical activity. The electrical signal is generated and applied to an object to cause an action dependent on the received electrical activity. The object can be a biological component of the user, such as a muscle, another user, or a remotely located machine such as a drone. Exemplary uses include mitigating tremor, accelerated learning, cognitive therapy, remote robotic, drone and probe control and sensing, virtual and augmented reality, stroke, brain and spinal cord rehabilitation, gaming, education, pain relief, entertainment, remote surgery, remote participation in and/or observation of an event such as a sporting event, biofeedback and remotality. Remotality is the perception of a reality occurring remote from the user. The reality may be remote in time, location and/or physical form. The reality may be consistent with the natural world, comprised of an alternative, fictional world or a mixture of natural and fictional constituents. | John James Daniels (Madison, CT) | --- | 2019-06-26 | 2020-06-30 | G06F3/01, G06F1/16 | 16/452611 |
| 377 | 10698409 | Navigable path networks for autonomous vehicles | Navigable path networks are generated or modified based on attributes of tasks to be performed by autonomous vehicles traveling thereon, attributes of such vehicles, or attributes of the environments in which such networks are provided. The networks include traditional and non-traditional transportation features, and are defined based on prior travel within the environments, including information gathered by such vehicles during such prior travel. The autonomous vehicles are robotic, self-powered units having storage compartments for carrying objects between points of the networks. An optimal route within a navigable path network is selected based on attributes of an autonomous vehicle, a task to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, or the various paths within the network. A navigable path network is updated based on information subsequently learned regarding the environment, including information captured by autonomous vehicles traveling on paths of the network. | Hilliard Bruce Siegel (Seattle, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2019-03-27 | 2020-06-30 | G01C21/34, G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G06Q10/08 | 16/367180 |
| 378 | 10697586 | Supplemental lubrication pressurized by component or reservoir rotation | An example lubrication system for a rotating component has a primary lubrication system providing continuous lubrication during normal operation of the rotating component and secondary lubrication system with a reservoir co-rotating with the component. The reservoir is continuously replenished from the primary lubrication system during normal operation of the rotating system, with the lubricant being forced through a discharge orifice by the centrifugal force generated by the rotation toward, for example, a bearing or a gear. When the primary pressurized lubrication system fails, lubrication will continue to be provided by the lubricant in the supplemental lubricant reservoir while the rotation speed or power supplied to the shaft is controllably decreased in an emergency. | Scott David Poster (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-23 | 2020-06-30 | F02C7/36, F16H57/04, F16N7/36, F16C33/66, F01D25/18 | 15/684920 |
| 379 | 10696420 | Rotorcraft-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft into and from free flight | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a rotorcraft-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft into and from free flight. The launch and retrieval system includes a modular multicopter, a storage and launch system, an anchor system, a flexible capture member, and an aircraft-landing structure. The multicopter is attachable to the fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launching the fixed-wing aircraft into free, wing-borne flight. The storage and launch system is usable to store the multicopter (when disassembled) and to act as a launch mount for the fixed-wing aircraft by retaining the fixed-wing aircraft in a desired launch orientation. The anchor system is usable with the multicopter, the flexible capture member, and the aircraft-landing structure to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from free, wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR), Jessie Massong (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-08-17 | 2020-06-30 | B64C39/02, F15B1/26, F15B13/04, F15B1/02, F15B13/02, F15B9/14, B65H54/28, B64F1/02 | 15/679801 |
| 380 | 10696419 | Helicopter-mediated system and method for launching and retrieving an aircraft | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a helicopter-mediated system and method for launching and retrieving an aircraft capable of long-distance efficient cruising flight from a small space without the use of a long runway. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-05-19 | 2020-06-30 | B64D3/00, B64C39/02, B64F1/02, B64C27/08, B64C27/04, B64D1/12, B64D5/00 | 15/600032 |
| 381 | 10696388 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-13 | 2020-06-30 | B64C39/02, B64C27/00, B64D1/00, B64C25/08, B65D25/10, B65D85/68, B64D1/02, B64C27/26, B64D35/02, B64C27/32, B64F1/02, B64D3/00, B64D1/12, B64C27/48, B64C27/08, B64D5/00 | 15/431253 |
| 382 | 10696385 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-16 | 2020-06-30 | B64C27/32, B64C1/30, B64D5/00, B64F1/02, B64C39/02, B64C11/48, B64C25/10, B64F1/04, B64D3/00, B64C27/26 | 15/434703 |
| 383 | 10696375 | Elevon control system | A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to control pitch, roll, and/or yaw via airfoils having resiliently mounted trailing edges opposed by fuselage-house deflecting actuator horns. Embodiments include one or more rudder elements which may be rotatably attached and actuated by an effector member disposed within the fuselage housing and extendible in part to engage the one or more rudder elements. | Carlos Thomas Miralles (Burbank, CA), Robert Nickerson Plumb (Sylmar, CA), Tony Shuo Tao (Simi Valley, CA), Nathan Olson (Seattle, WA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2015-07-10 | 2020-06-30 | B64C3/56, B64C3/50, B64C5/12, B64C3/44, B64C13/34, B64C13/18, B64C9/36, B64C39/02, B64C9/02, B64C9/08, B64C9/18, B64C11/00, B64C9/00 | 14/796906 |
| 384 | 10694379 | Waveguide system with device-based authentication and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for use in a waveguide system that includes: receiving a wireless authentication request from a communication device, the wireless authentication request including a fiber authentication key, comparing, by the waveguide system, the fiber authentication key to fiber authentication data of the waveguide system to determine when the fiber authentication key is authenticated, wherein the fiber authentication data corresponds to a microwave fiber of the waveguide system, and when the fiber authentication key is authenticated, enabling communications with the communication device, wherein the communications include generating, by the waveguide system and in response to first wireless signals received from the communication device, first electromagnetic waves on a surface of a transmission medium, and wherein the first electromagnetic waves have a frequency within a microwave frequency range. | Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Harold Rappaport (Middletown, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2020-06-23 | H04W12/06, H01P3/16, H04L29/06, H01L29/06 | 15/370614 |
| 385 | 10694348 | Facilitating mesh networks of connected movable objects | Wireless communication via a mesh network of connected movable objects is described. A method includes determining, by a device including a processor, a value of a characteristic of a first movable object of movable objects communicatively coupled to a wireless network, wherein the movable objects are automated vehicles, and wherein the determining the value is based on a likelihood of receipt of a message transmitted from the first movable object to a second movable object of the movable objects. The method also includes generating information usable to move the first movable object in a manner that satisfies a defined condition associated with the value. The information can be strength of a wireless communication channel between the first movable object and a second movable object of the movable objects. | Christopher Baldwin (Algonquin, IL), Nikhil S Marathe (Roselle, IL) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2019-05-24 | 2020-06-23 | H04W4/40, H04W4/029, H04W4/02, H04W28/02, H04W40/02, H04W84/00, H04W28/08, H04W88/08, H04W84/18 | 16/422029 |
| 386 | 10694318 | Systems and methods for defining and implementing rules for three dimensional geofences | The present invention is directed to methods and systems for enforcing at least one rule within a geofence. The rule is enforced by a fencing agent on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . The geofence is defined by a plurality of geographic designators, with the plurality of geographic designators each being associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, preferably an IPv6 address. | Benjamin T. Jones (Henderson, NV) | Geofrenzy, Inc. (Tiburon, CA) | 2018-05-23 | 2020-06-23 | H04W4/021, H04W68/00, H04L12/403, H04W12/08, H04L12/28, G06F21/60, B64C39/02, H04L29/08, G06F16/951, G06F16/29, G08G5/00, H04L29/12, G08B21/24, H04W80/04 | 15/987477 |
| 387 | 10693641 | Secure container based protection of password accessible master encryption keys | Systems and methods for maintaining encryption keys are disclosed. An encrypted master key is determined by encrypting a master key based on an initial user password and discarding the master key. The encrypted master key is stored. A request for the master key including a present user password is received and verified based on comparison to the initial user password. Based on failure of verifying the present user password, a failed attempt counter that is maintained within a secure container is created. User password based access to the master key is locked out based on the failed attempt counter exceeding a defined value. | Neil Patrick Adams (Waterloo, CA), Catalin Visinescu (Kitchener, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo Ontario, CA) | 2018-01-12 | 2020-06-23 | H04L9/08, G06F21/62, G06F21/45, H04L9/32, G06F7/58 | 15/869133 |
| 388 | 10693578 | Predictive radio tuning systems and methods for aircraft | Systems and methods provide providing predictive radio tuning for an aircraft. The systems and methods electronically receive data from an off aircraft source and integrate with aircraft sourced data. The information is related to frequencies for aircraft radios at one or more locations. The systems and methods electronically determine a location of the aircraft, electronically provide a predicted frequency in response to the location and the information using a radio tuning application, and display the predicted frequency on a radio tuning panel on an electronic display. | Geoffrey Shapiro (Cedar Rapids, IA), Colin D. Reed (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2017-08-02 | 2020-06-23 | H04H40/27, B64D43/00, H04H20/57, H04B7/185, G08G5/00, H04B1/40, H04H20/55 | 15/667411 |
| 389 | 10692389 | Flight control systems for aerial vehicles and related methods | Methods and systems may allow for automatic initiation of a contingency maneuver, to prevent mid-air collisions between an aerial vehicle and another aircraft or other obstacle, without requiring input from an operator. Generally, a processing unit on board the aerial vehicle detects potential conflicts via a navigation system on board the aerial vehicle. Said navigation system may receive, for example, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) signals and global positioning system (GPS) data. Disclosed systems automatically initiate one or more contingency maneuvers to change the flight (e.g., speed, position, direction, and/or altitude) of the aerial vehicle to avoid close calls or colliding with a potential conflict in the surrounding airspace. Such contingency maneuvers provide an automatic flight modification that may occur independently from any operator input. Such systems may also be implemented to prevent an aerial vehicle from entering a restricted airspace and/or from operating too close to another aircraft. | Jason Solomon Fine (Aldie, VA) | Aurora Flight Services Corporation, A Subsidiary of The Boeing Company (Manassas, VA) | 2018-07-20 | 2020-06-23 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/04, G05D1/10, G01S13/933, B64C19/00, B64D47/08, G05D1/04, G05D1/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/08 | 16/041597 |
| 390 | 10692278 | Solar access measurement | A method of determining solar radiation exposure at a predetermined location is provided. The method may include generating a first two-dimensional (2D) matrix including a plurality of elements, wherein each element of the plurality of elements of the first 2D matrix includes an elevation/azimuth pair representing a light ray extending from the predetermined location to one or more positions in the sky. The method may further include generating a second 2D matrix including a plurality of elements, wherein each index of the second 2D matrix includes an associated elevation/azimuth pair of the first 2D matrix. Each element of the plurality of elements of the second 2D matrix represents an amount of solar radiation to impinge on the predetermined location from a direction of a respective elevation/azimuth pair. | Willard S. MacDonald (Sebastopol, CA), Robert MacDonald (Bolinas, CA) | Solmetric Corporation (Sebastopol, CA) | 2017-06-01 | 2020-06-23 | G01B11/26, G01J1/02, G01J1/42, G01W1/12, G01S3/786, G06T17/05 | 15/611419 |
| 391 | 10690525 | Systems and methods associated with unmanned aerial vehicle targeting accuracy | System and methods may evaluate and/or improve target aiming accuracy for a sensor of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (''UAV'') . According to some embodiments, a position and orientation measuring unit may measure a position and orientation associated with the sensor. A pose estimation platform may execute a first order calculation using the measured position and orientation as the actual position and orientation to create a first order model. A geometry evaluation platform may receive planned sensor position and orientation from a targeting goal data store and calculate a standard deviation for a target aiming error utilizing: (i) location and geometry information associated with the industrial asset, (ii) a known relationship between the sensor and a center-of-gravity of the UAV, (iii) the first order model as a transfer function, and (iv) an assumption that the position and orientation of the sensor have Gaussian-distributed noises with zero mean and a pre-determined standard deviation. | Yang Zhao (Niskayuna, NY), Huan Tan (Clifton Park, NY), Steven Gray (Niskayuna, NY), Ghulam Baloch (Niskayuna, NY), Mauricio Castillo-Effen (Rexford, NY), Judith Guzzo (Niskayuna, NY), Shiraj Sen (Niskayuna, NY), Douglas Forman (Schenectady, NY) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2018-01-03 | 2020-06-23 | G01D18/00, G01S17/89, G05D1/00, H04N5/232, G01S17/86, G01C21/20, G06T7/73, G06K9/62, G06T7/77, G01S17/06, G01C19/5776, B64C39/02, G01C23/00 | 15/861054 |
| 392 | 10689126 | Two-piece firewall and inlet plenum | In one embodiment, there is described an inlet plenum assembly for a rotary aircraft, including: an inlet plenum defined on a first side by an inlet plenum wall and on a second side by a forward firewall assembly, the inlet plenum wall having a mechanical interface for receiving a reduction gearbox (RGB) to provide reduction gearing to the drive shaft, and the forward firewall assembly having an inlet aperture configured to receive a drive shaft to rotatably couple to an engine, wherein the forward firewall assembly includes a forward firewall upper and a forward firewall lower, the forward firewall upper configured to removably seat to the forward firewall lower. | Brent Scannell (Quebec, CA), Thomas Mast (Carrollton, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-06-19 | 2020-06-23 | B64D33/02, B64C1/10, B64C29/00, B64C27/12, B64D45/00 | 15/627412 |
| 393 | 10689111 | Storage container and method for holding a consignment | A receiving container for keeping a consignment transferred to the receiving container by an unmanned flyable transporting device includes a slide extending between a beginning of the slide and an end of the slide and a plurality of receiving compartments, provided in the region of the end of the slide, for receiving the consignment. The slide is one or more of rotatable about the vertical, pivotable about the horizontal and adjustable in length between the beginning of the slide and the end of the slide in order to deliver the consignment obtained from the transporting device at the beginning of the slide into one of the plurality of receiving compartments at the end of the slide. | Markus von Gostomski (Bonn, DE), Florian Markert (Bonn, DE) | Deutsche Post Ag (Bonn, DE) | 2018-07-05 | 2020-06-23 | B64C39/02, B64D1/10, B64D1/12, A47G29/14, G06Q10/08, B65G11/12 | 16/027882 |
| 394 | 10689109 | Interceptor unmanned aerial system | The present disclosure primarily relates to interceptor unmanned aerial systems and methods for countering Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) , although the inventions disclosed herein are useful for capture of any aerial object. The system utilizes a rigid effector frame, an effector attached directly to the frame, and at least two propulsion elements connected to the effector frame, and is configured to intercept and disable threat UAS. The disclosed systems can be oriented to any virtually any angle to maximize the chances of intercept. | Aaron Wypyszynski (Meridianville, AL), Bill Martin (Madison, AL), John Roy (Madison, AL), Stephen R. Norris (Madison, AL) | --- | 2017-07-21 | 2020-06-23 | B64C39/02, F41H11/04 | 15/656295 |
| 395 | 10689107 | Drone-based smoke detector | One embodiment provides a method comprising receiving a request to release a utility holder detachably mounted to a surface mount. The utility holder maintains a utility payload. A set of rotatable holding brackets is coupled to the surface mount in a pivotable fashion to engage the holding brackets with the utility holder in order to mount the utility holder to the surface mount. The method further comprises, in response to receiving the request, powering on a drone attached to the utility holder, and releasing the utility holder from the surface mount by actuating rotation of the holding brackets to disengage the holding brackets from the utility holder, enabling the drone to transport the utility holder from the surface mount to a desired location. | Nathalie Baracaldo Angel (San Jose, CA), Sandeep Gopisetty (Morgan Hill, CA), Heiko H. Ludwig (San Francisco, CA), David M. Ungar (Mountain View, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-04-25 | 2020-06-23 | B64C39/02, F16M13/02, G08B5/36, G08B3/10, G08B25/10, G08B5/38, G05D1/00, F16M11/18, G08B17/10, G05D1/06 | 15/497084 |
| 396 | 10689104 | Tail rotor integrated damper attachment | A system and method for attaching a damper to a tail rotor blade includes a cuff that is integral with the rotor blade. The cuff has upper and lower lugs formed by extending a skin over a blade core of the rotor blade. The skin extends past the blade core to the root end of the rotor blade. The rod end of the damper is inserted into an opening between the lugs. The rod end of the damper is coupled to the blade with a bolt through aligned holes in the lugs. The cuff also couples the rotor blade to the grip inside the cuff. The cuff includes a same material as that forming the skin. Sacrificial buffer pads are applied to interior faces of the lugs. The buffer pads permit a distance between the lugs to be machined within a tolerance without removing skin from the cuff. | Glenn Alan Shimek (Kennedale, TX), Nathan Patrick Green (Mansfield, TX), Robert Alan Self (Ft. Worth, TX), Mark Adam Wiinikka (Hurst, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-05-09 | 2020-06-23 | B64C27/51, B64C27/39, B64C27/473, B64C27/48, B64C27/54, B64C27/82, B64C27/32, B64C27/00 | 15/590736 |
| 397 | 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 |
| 398 | 10689091 | Tiltrotor aircraft wings having buckle zones | A wing airframe for a wing of a tiltrotor aircraft includes a wing airframe core assembly and a wing skin assembly disposed on the wing airframe core assembly. The wing skin assembly includes a lower wing skin assembly disposed on the bottom side of the wing airframe core assembly. The tiltrotor aircraft includes a fuselage underneath the wing. The lower wing skin assembly has one or more buckle zones outboard of the fuselage. The buckle zones are locally susceptible to buckling in response to an impact of the tiltrotor aircraft, thereby protecting the fuselage from being crushed by the wing. | Andrew G. Baines (Fort Worth, TX), James Everett Kooiman (Fort Worth, TX), George Ryan Decker (Fort Worth, TX), John Richard McCullough (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-08-02 | 2020-06-23 | B64C3/26, B64C3/18, B64C3/34, B64C29/00 | 15/667499 |
| 399 | 10685796 | Hair trigger travel stop with on-demand switching | Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for a user input device, such as a game controller. The user input device includes a finger depressible trigger button, a trigger travel path adjustment assembly that resides in an internal cavity of a housing of the user input device, and a finger switch configured to be switched between a plurality of selectable positions in real-time (e.g., during game play) . A first selectable position of the finger switch enables the trigger button to be depressed a first distance. A second selectable position of the finger switch enables the trigger button to be depressed a second distance that is greater than the first distance. | Jason Victor Tsai (Bellevue, WA), Kenneth Dennis Jasinski (Seattle, WA), Jonathan Shea Robinson (Kirkland, WA), Gabriel Michael Rask Gassoway (Issaquah, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2019-06-13 | 2020-06-16 | H01H21/22, A63F13/24, G06F3/0489 | 16/440417 |
| 400 | 10685761 | Electrically conductive materials | Methods of forming an electrically conductive carbon allotrope material comprise depositing a first material comprising a polymer and a sulfonic acid onto a carbon allotrope material to form a second material. The methods comprise curing the second material. Methods of heating a surface of a vehicle component comprise applying a voltage to a material comprising a carbon allotrope material, a polymer, and a sulfonic acid. The material is disposed on a surface of a vehicle component. Electrically conductive materials comprise at least one polymer, at least one sulfonic acid, and a carbon allotrope material. | Patrick J. Kinlen (Fenton, MO), Daniel A. Charles (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-08-30 | 2020-06-16 | H01B1/12, C09D7/40, C09D7/61, B32B27/08, C09D125/18, H01B1/04, C09D179/02, C09D175/04, C09D165/00, C09D163/00, C09D153/00, C09D133/00, C09D5/24, C09D7/62, B64D45/02 | 15/252072 |
| 401 | 10685149 | Pitch determination systems and methods for aerial roof estimation | User interface systems and methods for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system that provides a user interface configured to facilitate roof model generation based on one or more aerial images of a building roof. In one embodiment, roof model generation includes image registration, image lean correction, roof section pitch determination, wire frame model construction, and/or roof model review. The described user interface provides user interface controls that may be manipulated by an operator to perform at least some of the functions of roof model generation. In one embodiment, the user interface provides user interface controls that facilitate the determination of pitch of one or more sections of a building roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Bellevue, WA) | 2018-06-26 | 2020-06-16 | G06F17/10, G06K9/00, G06T7/12, G06T7/73, G06T7/30, G06T17/20, G06F30/13, G06G7/60 | 16/019227 |
| 402 | 10684535 | Damping structure, gimbal assembly, and unmanned aerial vehicle | A damping structure configured for connecting a gimbal with a carrier is provided. The damping structure includes a first connecting member connectable with the gimbal. The damping structure also includes a second connecting member connectable with the carrier. The damping structure also includes a damper elastically disposed between the first connecting member and the second connecting member. The damping structure further includes a separation-proof member connected with the damper and configured to cause the damper to abut against at least one of the first connecting member and the second connecting member through a stretching force generated by vibration of the damper. | Ran Liao (Shenzhen, CN), Hao Liu (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2019-01-23 | 2020-06-16 | G03B17/56, F16M11/18, F16M13/02, F16M11/12, B64D47/08, F16F15/02, G03B15/00, F16M11/20, F16M11/10, B64C39/02 | 16/255599 |
| 403 | 10684137 | Work site monitoring system and method | A work site monitoring system includes a communication component receiving image data representing at least one image of a work site captured by an imaging apparatus of an unmanned aerial device. The system further includes a controller, with memory and processing architecture for executing instructions stored in the memory, coupled to the communication component. The controller includes a scene module, an object module, and a map module. The scene module is configured to evaluate the image data and generate a scene image of the work site based on at least the image data. The object module is configured to identify at least a first object in the image and to abstract the first object as object symbology. The map module is configured to generate a work site map with the object symbology layered onto the scene image. | Michael G. Kean (Dubuque, IA) | Deere & Company (Moline, IL) | 2017-11-29 | 2020-06-16 | G01C21/36, G06F16/51, G06K9/00, G06T3/40, B64C39/02, G06Q10/06, G06Q50/08, G06F16/29, G06F16/583 | 15/825583 |
| 404 | 10683086 | Unmanned rotorcraft and method for measuring circumjacent object around rotorcraft | To provide an unmanned rotorcraft and a method for measuring a distance to a circumjacent objet around the rotorcraft, enabling it to prevent its airframe from colliding with a circumjacent object when flying and prevent its airframe from falling down when landing, while suppressing an increase in airframe cost. This is solved by an unmanned rotorcraft including a distance sensor to measure a distance between its airframe and a circumjacent object around it, the distance sensor and its detection direction being fixed to the airframe, and a method for measuring a distance to a circumjacent objet around the rotorcraft, adapted to watch or watch out for a circumjacent object around the airframe by turning the airframe automatically in a yaw direction under predefined conditions or to measure a difference of elevation at landing points of all legs of the airframe. | Kazuo Ichihara (Nagoya, JP) | Prodrone Co., Ltd. (Nagoya-shi, JP) | 2016-03-22 | 2020-06-16 | B64C25/32, B64D45/04, B64C27/08, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, B64D45/08 | 15/558058 |
| 405 | 10682822 | Materials and methods for nucleating aligned thermoplastic crystals while fabricating thermoplastic carbon fiber reinforced polymer structures | The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for making thermoplastic resin materials and composite resin systems and materials made from the thermoplastic resins, by seeding one melted thermoplastic material with a second thermoplastic material in a crystalline state that comprises an amount of ferromagnetic material. | Keith D Humfeld (Federal Way, WA), Scott Hartshorn (Snohomish, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-03-23 | 2020-06-16 | B29C71/00, C08G65/40, C08K3/08, C08J5/12, B32B5/16, C08J5/10, B29C70/62 | 15/933559 |
| 406 | 10682759 | Human-robot interaction function allocation analysis | Typical inventive practice allocates functions between human and robot, interacting in an unmanned system. Analyses are performed of: mission system, function allocation, and, human-robot interaction automation allocation. Mission system analysis includes: identification of mission system needs, mission system integration parameters, and mission capability configuration, and, mission system report creation (at least partially based on these identifications) . Function allocation analysis includes: mission activity analysis, functional allocation report creation (at least partially based on the mission activity analysis) , unmanned system safety analysis, and, unmanned system safety report creation (at least partially based on the unmanned system safety analysis) . Human-robot interaction automation allocation analysis includes: identification of unmanned system capabilities, unmanned system mission safety considerations, and human-robot interaction configuration, human-robot interaction test-and-evaluation plan creation (at least partially based on these identifications) , human-robot interaction performance evaluation, and, human-robot interaction configuration final report creation (at least partially based on the human-robot interaction performance evaluation) . | Rosemarie Yagoda Oelrich (Virginia Beach, VA) | The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2012-10-26 | 2020-06-16 | B25J9/16 | 13/662137 |
| 407 | 10681269 | Computer-readable recording medium, information processing method, and information processing apparatus | A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium stores therein an information processing program that causes a computer to execute a process including: acquiring images photographed with a first angle of view and a second angle of view wider than the first angle of view, specifying a position and an attitude of a camera that photographed the image photographed with the first angle of view based on the image photographed with the second angle of view, stitching a plurality of images photographed with the first angle of view to generate a panoramic image, correcting the position on the generated panoramic image, of the image photographed with the first angle of view based on the specified position and attitude of the camera, and mapping the panoramic image to a three-dimensional model by texture mapping based on the corrected position. | Manabu Nakao (Kunitachi, JP), Moyuru Yamada (Machida, JP), Yoshiro Hada (Atsugi, JP) | Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) | 2017-02-06 | 2020-06-09 | G02B15/14, G06T3/40, G06K9/46, G06K9/20, G06T19/20, G06T15/04, G06T7/60, G06T5/00, G06K9/00, G06T7/00, G06T7/73, G06T7/80, H04N5/225, H04N5/232 | 15/425279 |
| 408 | 10681072 | Method and system for user plane traffic characteristics and network security | A method at a network element for monitoring user plane traffic for a user equipment, the method including configuring a set of characteristics and a range of values for each of the set of characteristics for user plane traffic between the user equipment and the network element, monitoring user plane traffic for the user equipment at the network element, the monitoring determining whether at least one characteristic of the user plane traffic falls outside of the configured range of a values, resulting in a characteristic violation, and if the at least one characteristic of the user plane traffic falls outside the configured range of a values, performing an action resulting from the characteristic violation. | Nicholas Patrick Alfano (Vancouver, CA), Axel Ferrazzini (Uccle, BE), Dake He (Waterloo, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2017-08-31 | 2020-06-09 | H04L29/06, H04L29/08, H04L12/26, H04W12/00, H04W12/12, H04L12/24 | 15/692836 |
| 409 | 10679521 | Generating a three-dimensional physical map using different data sources | A method of generating a three-dimensional physical map using different data sources includes receiving, at a computing device, topographic data, e.g., digital surface model data and/or digital elevation model data, for a geographic area and also receiving map area data, e.g., coordinates, scaling, and/or resolution data, for a subset area of the geographic area. The computing device generates map data, such as computer-readable three-dimensional (3D) printer data, based on the topographic data and the map area data, which can be used by a 3D printer or other additive manufacturing process to generate a three-dimensional physical map that depicts the topographic features of the subset area. | David L. Hunn (Kennedale, TX), Thomas Hiromoto (Dallas, TX), John D. Metzger (Flower Mound, TX), Mark E. Wear (Greensboro, NC) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2017-05-15 | 2020-06-09 | G09B29/00, B33Y80/00, B41M3/02, G06T17/00, G06T15/00 | 15/595487 |
| 410 | 10679445 | Authentication device for delivery service | An automatic opening/closing door 10 has an opening/closing portion 11 located at a lower side and a storage portion 12 located at an upper side. The opening/closing portion 11 has vertically arranged guide rails 14, 14 having a U-shaped cross section for guiding both ends of a roll-type shutter 13 in the width direction. The shutter 13 is slidable in the vertical direction without being detached from the guide rails 14, 14. When the shutter motor 15 is rotated in a predetermined direction, the shutter 13 located between the guide rails 14, 14 is wound up and the opening/closing portion 11 is opened. When the shutter motor 15 is rotated in a reverse direction, the shutter 13 is fed between the guide rails 14, 14 and the opening/closing portion 11 is closed. A controller 24 performs a predetermined guiding according to the approaching of the small-sized flying object. | Toshiyasu Matsuyama (Matsusaka, JP) | --- | 2019-12-19 | 2020-06-09 | G07C9/00 | 16/719982 |
| 411 | 10678189 | Methods, systems and apparatuses for optically addressed holographic imaging system | Methods and systems and components made according to the methods and systems, are disclosed relating to the generation of a holographic image, including a color-containing holographic image, generated exclusively optically addressing information to a projection system. | Jeffrey H. Hunt (El Segundo, CA), Robert J. Atmur (Whittier, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2019-01-08 | 2020-06-09 | G03H1/22, G03H1/02 | 16/242449 |
| 412 | 10677953 | Magneto-optical detecting apparatus and methods | A system for magnetic detection includes a magneto-optical defect center material including at least one magneto-optical defect center that emits an optical signal when excited by an excitation light, a radio frequency (RF) exciter system configured to provide RF excitation to the magneto-optical defect center material, an optical light source configured to direct the excitation light to the magneto-optical defect center material, and an optical detector configured to receive the optical signal emitted by the magneto-optical defect center material. | John B. Stetson (New Hope, NJ), Arul Manickam (Mount Laurel, NJ), Peter G. Kaup (Marlton, NJ), Gregory Scott Bruce (Abington, PA), Wilbur Lew (Mount Laurel, NJ), Joseph W. Hahn (Erial, NJ), Nicholas Mauriello Luzod (Seattle, WA), Kenneth Michael Jackson (Westville, NJ), Jacob Louis Swett (Redwood City, CA), Peter V. Bedworth (Los Gatos, CA), Steven W. Sinton (Palo Alto, CA), Duc Huynh (Princeton Junction, NJ), Michael John Dimario (Doylestown, PA), Jay T. Hansen (Hainesport, NJ), Andrew Raymond Mandeville (Delran, NJ), Bryan Neal Fisk (Madison, AL), Joseph A. Villani (Moorestown, NJ), Jon C. Russo (Cherry Hill, NJ), David Nelson Coar (Philadelphia, PA), Julie Lynne Miller (Auberry, CA), Anjaney Pramod Kottapalli (San Jose, CA), Gary Edward Montgomery (Palo Alto, CA), Margaret Miller Shaw (Silver Spring, MD), Stephen Sekelsky (Princeton, NJ), James Michael Krause (Saint Michael, MN), Thomas J. Meyer (Corfu, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2017-05-31 | 2020-06-09 | G01V3/14, G01R33/26, G01R33/032, G01V3/10 | 15/610526 |
| 413 | 10677933 | Heading or pitch determination systems and methods with high confidence error bounds | Systems and methods for use in navigating aircraft are provided. The systems can use Geometry Redundant Almost Fixed Solutions (GRAFS) or Geometry Extra Redundant Almost Fixed Solutions (GERAFS) to compute high confidence error bounds for a heading angle estimate or pitch angle derived using signals received on at least two antennas. | Vladislav Gavrilets (McLean, VA), Huan T. Phan (Cedar Rapids, IA), James H. Doty (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2017-08-09 | 2020-06-09 | G01S19/53, G01S19/33, G01C23/00, B64D43/00, G01S19/36 | 15/673273 |
| 414 | 10677887 | Apparatus and method for automatically orienting a camera at a target | Current indoor tracking methods are inadequate to accurately and reliably point a pointer or camera at an object or a person doing an activity. An apparatus and method are provided for cooperative tracking that is operable both indoors and outdoors. The system works using ranging technology without the need for placing radiation sources and/or sensors in set locations around the location where tracking takes place. The apparatus and method may be used for automatic filming, allowing free movement of both the subject of the filming and that of the camera with a compact design, and providing easy setup at any location. | Gordon Jason Glover (Carlsbad, CA), Christopher T. Boyle (San Antonio, TX) | H4 Engineering, Inc. (San Antonio, TX) | 2017-05-11 | 2020-06-09 | G01S5/14, G06T7/20, G06K9/00, H04N5/232, G01S5/02, G01S19/46, G01S1/00, G01S19/49, G01S3/02, H04N5/32 | 16/099991 |
| 415 | 10677759 | Adhesive additive with enhanced stiffness change and non-destructive inspection method | A composite material joined with a curable phenolic resin adhesive, with the phenolic resin adhesive comprising a stiffening agent precursor, and with the stiffening agent precursor selected to react with reaction by-products of the phenolic resin adhesive during curing to produce a reaction product stiffening agent in a cured bonding layer that is detectable by ultrasound, resins comprising the stiffening agent precursor, bonding layers comprising the reaction product stiffening agent, and methods for making the composite material joints and inspecting the composite material joints are disclosed. | Keith D Humfeld (Federal Way, WA), Eileen O Kutscha (Seattle, WA), Morteza Safai (Newcastle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-10-26 | 2020-06-09 | G01N29/04, G01N29/07, G01N29/11, B64F5/60, B32B27/08, B32B7/12, C09J11/04, C09J161/06, C08K3/26 | 15/794476 |
| 416 | 10676278 | Drone based methods and systems for transfer of data storage cartridges in an automated data storage library system | A data storage system that moves and transfers components utilizing drone systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of data storage libraries comprising a first data storage library for the storage, reading, and writing of data on a plurality of data storage cartridges and a second data storage library for the storage of data on a plurality of data storage cartridges, and at least one drone vehicle. The system also includes a processing device and a non-transitory, computer-readable memory containing programming instructions. The programming instructions are configured to cause the processing device to receive a request to transfer a data storage component to a destination location, in response to receiving the request, instruct a drone vehicle to transfer the data storage component to the destination location, and transfer the data storage component to the destination location by the drone vehicle. | Brian G. Goodman (Tucson, AZ), Tom Haberman (Tucson, AZ), Michael P. McIntosh (Tucson, AZ), Shawn M. Nave (Tucson, AZ), Kenny Nian Gan Qiu (Tucson, AZ), George G. Zamora (Vail, AZ) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-12-01 | 2020-06-09 | G11B15/68, G11B17/22, B65G1/04 | 15/828788 |
| 417 | 10676193 | External load management functions for vertical take-off and landing aircraft | According to an aspect, a system in an aircraft includes a vehicle management system (VMS) and a load control system (LCS) . The LCS includes an LCS processor operable to receive and transmit a plurality of data and load management commands to one or more of: the VMS and a load control interface. The LCS processor is further operable to interact with one or more of: the VMS, one or more LCS sensors, and a load capturing interface of the aircraft to execute the load management commands as a sequence of one or more load management subcommands. The load capturing interface is operable to capture and release an external load relative to the aircraft using a load capture device. The LCS processor is also operable to report a status of execution of the load management commands to the VMS and the load control interface. | Jesse J. Lesperance (Harvest, AL), Thomas Zygmant (Southport, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2016-04-01 | 2020-06-09 | B64D1/22, G05D1/08, B64C27/04, B64C39/02, B64D1/02, B64C29/00, B64D47/08 | 15/566282 |
| 418 | 10676189 | Aircraft capture system and method | An aircraft-to-aircraft retrieval system can be used to capture a remote aircraft for retrieval into and service by a transport aircraft during a flight mission. An aircraft capture device can be towed from the transport aircraft and brought into proximity with the remote aircraft during flight. A probe of the remote aircraft can be received within a receptacle of the aircraft capture device, and locking cables or locking arms of the aircraft capture device can be secured onto a portion of the probe. The aircraft capture device can be provided with an activation switch for detecting contact with the probe located in the receptacle and for transmitting an indication of the contact to initiate engagement of the probe. The aircraft capture device can be locked to the probe while it is reeled to the transport aircraft for retrieval of the remote aircraft. | William Benton Lytle (Littleton, CO) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2017-02-01 | 2020-06-09 | B64D5/00, B64D3/00, B64C39/02 | 15/422385 |
| 419 | 10676186 | Compliant engine nacelle for aircraft | An aircraft includes a fuselage and a wing extending from each lateral side of the fuselage. A nacelle is pivotably se cured to each wing. The nacelle has a rotor located thereat, with the rotor having a rotor tip path plane defined by rotation of the rotor about a rotor axis of rotation. When the rotor tip path plane is changed relative to the wing, the nacelle pivots relative to the wing about a nacelle hinge axis to reduce flapping required by the rotor. A method of operating an aircraft includes changing a rotor tip path plane orientation relative to a wing of the aircraft. The rotor disposed at a nacelle, with the nacelle pivotably secured to the wing. The nacelle is pivoted relative to the wing to reduce an overall tip path plane change requirement of the rotor. | Mark R. Alber (Milford, CT) | Sikorksy Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2015-05-19 | 2020-06-09 | B64D29/02, B64C29/00 | 15/313504 |
| 420 | 10676107 | Demand-based distribution of items using intermodal carriers and unmanned aerial vehicles | Intermodal vehicles may be loaded with items and an aerial vehicle, and directed to travel to areas where demand for the items is known or anticipated. The intermodal vehicles may be coupled to locomotives, container ships, road tractors or other vehicles, and equipped with systems for loading one or more items onto the aerial vehicle, and for launching or retrieving the aerial vehicle while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. The areas where the demand is known or anticipated may be identified on any basis, including but not limited to past histories of purchases or deliveries to such areas, or events that are scheduled to occur in such areas. Additionally, intermodal vehicles may be loaded with replacement parts and/or inspection equipment, and configured to conduct repairs, servicing operations or inspections on aerial vehicles within the intermodal vehicles, while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. | Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Nicholas Bjone (Laveen, AZ) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2019-07-18 | 2020-06-09 | B61D3/16, B65G1/137, B61L27/00, B65G1/04, G06Q30/02, B25J11/00, B61L15/00, G06Q10/08, B61D3/18, B61L25/02 | 16/515681 |
| 421 | 10674443 | Method and system for battery life improvement for low power devices in wireless sensor networks | A method at a module within a sensor system for updating a timing profile, the method including: turning on a radio of the sensor module for a first time duration, detecting signals from other modules within the sensor system, for each signal, storing data comprising a time such signal is received and an identifier for a module sending such signal, sending the data to a server, and receiving the timing profile from the server. | Hashim Mohammad Qaderi (Kitchener, CA), Edward Snow Willis (Ottawa, CA), Yuhui Liu (Waterloo, CA), Michael Peter Montemurro (Toronto, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2018-04-09 | 2020-06-02 | H04W52/02, H04W72/04 | 15/948464 |
| 422 | 10674338 | Method and device for communications | Disclosed are a method and device for communications, comprising: on a distributed service center, determining function parameter configuration information of the distributed service center, where the function parameter configuration information comprises: a distributed service center device identification, a network identification, a cluster identification, cluster information, a service identification, network service center identification or address information of a core network, determining communication needs on the distributed service center on the basis of the function parameter configuration information, and transmitting a communication request message to a corresponding device. When the communication request message transmitted by the distributed service center is received by a network service center device of the core network, the device responds on the basis of the communication request message. When a system broadcast message transmitted via an air interface is received by an end point node, same updates cluster state information on the basis of the system broadcast message. Employment of the present invention not only reduces the load that an access device incurs on the core network in storage and signal processing, but also localizes a control function, thus greatly reducing delay caused by a control plane signaling process. | Bin Jiao (Beijing, CN) | China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (Beijing, CN) | 2016-03-28 | 2020-06-02 | H04W4/70, H04L29/06, H04W76/10, H04W12/06, H04W4/06, H04W84/20, H04W84/18, H04W4/08, H04L12/24, H04W92/04, H04W92/18 | 15/576771 |
| 423 | 10674062 | Control method for photographing using unmanned aerial vehicle, photographing method using unmanned aerial vehicle, mobile terminal, and unmanned aerial vehicle | A multimedia synchronization method is performed by an aircraft that is wirelessly connected to a plurality of mobile terminals. After receiving a first authorized-user identifier sent by a first mobile terminal, the aircraft receives an aircraft operation command and a photographing command sent by the first mobile terminal. The aircraft performs aircraft flight control according to the aircraft operation command and collects multimedia data in a target photographing region according to the photographing command. Finally, the aircraft stores the multimedia data for which the first authorized-user identifier is used as an index identifier. The aircraft synchronizes the multimedia data to the first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal that accesses the multimedia data. | Jialun Li (Shenzhen, CN), Kaifeng Li (Shenzhen, CN), Jing Ning (Shenzhen, CN) | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen), Company Limited (Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN) | 2018-04-20 | 2020-06-02 | H04N5/232, G06F3/0488, G05D1/00, G06F3/0484, G05D1/10, G06F3/041, H04W76/14, G08C17/02, B64C39/02, H04N1/00, B64C27/08, G06F1/16 | 15/959007 |
| 424 | 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 |
| 425 | 10672283 | Obstacle avoidance method and device, moveable object and computer readable storage medium | This specification discloses an obstacle avoidance method and device, a moveable object and a computer readable storage medium. The obstacle avoidance method includes: obtaining a depth value of a spot in an area containing an obstacle, the depth value representing a distance between the spot and the moveable object, judging, according to the depth value, whether an edge of the obstacle exists in the area, and if the edge of the obstacle exists in the area, determining a movement direction of the moveable object according to the edge, so as to avoid the obstacle. According to embodiments of the present invention, an obstacle grid map does not need to be established, and a movement track does not need to be predicted, achieving advantages of a small amount of calculation and high control accuracy. | Ying Zhu (Guangdong, CN), Yu Song (Guangdong, CN), Denglu Wu (Guangdong, CN) | Autel Robotics Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-01-30 | 2020-06-02 | G08G5/04, B64C39/02, G05D1/02, H04N7/18, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G06T7/13 | 15/883514 |
| 426 | 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 |
| 427 | 10672278 | Unmanned aerial vehicle ad-hoc clustering and collaboration via shared intent and operator discovery | Systems and methods for establishing an ad-hoc collaboration between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are provided. A method includes: configuring intent data of a first UAV using a controller of the first UAV, configuring a collaboration plan for the first UAV and a second UAV based on a determination of a shared intent between the first UAV and the second UAV, executing the collaboration plan by flying the first UAV and gathering data using the first UAV based on the collaboration plan, and sharing the gathered data with an operator of the second UAV. | Lisa Seacat DeLuca (Baltimore, MD), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY), Dana L. Price (Surf City, NC), Aaron J. Quirk (Raleigh, NC) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-05-15 | 2020-06-02 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, H04W84/18, H04W76/10, H04B7/185, G08G5/02 | 15/979974 |
| 428 | 10672244 | Systems and methods for geofence security | The present invention is directed to methods and systems for enforcing at least one rule within a geofence. The rule is enforced by a fencing agent on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) . The geofence is defined by a plurality of geographic designators, with the plurality of geographic designators each being associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, preferably an IPv6 address. | Benjamin T. Jones (Henderson, NV), Bennett Hill Branscomb (Ingleside, TX) | Geofrenzy, Inc. (Tiburon, CA) | 2018-10-23 | 2020-06-02 | H04W4/021, G08B13/196, H04L29/12, H04L9/08 | 16/168353 |
| 429 | 10672081 | Providing data associated with insured losses | A computer-implemented method for providing data associated with insured losses is presented. Data regarding an event that is a cause of the insured losses may be received. Respective indications of locations of properties insured by an insurance provider and sustaining the insured losses may be received. Image data from at least one image capturing device, where the image data is obtained from an aerial view of the properties and indicative of respective conditions of the properties, may be received. The image data may be processed to determine, for each property, an indication of the respective condition. The data associated with the insured losses may be provided via a user interface. The data associated with the insured losses may include (i) the respective indications of the locations of the properties, and (ii) the indications of the respective conditions of the properties. | Roxane Lyons (Chenoa, IL), John H. Jenkins (Bloomington, IL), Brian N. Harvey (Bloomington, IL), Amber L. Wyatt (Bloomington, IL) | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Bloomington, IL) | 2017-01-04 | 2020-06-02 | G06Q40/08, G06K9/00 | 15/398422 |
| 430 | 10671066 | Scanning environments and tracking unmanned aerial vehicles | Systems and methods for scanning environments and tracking unmanned aerial vehicles within the scanned environments are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes using a rangefinder off-board an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to identify points in a region. The method can further include forming a computer-based map of the region with the points and using the rangefinder and a camera to locate the UAV as it moves in the region. The location of the UAV can be compared with locations on the computer-based map and, based upon the comparison, the method can include transmitting guidance information to the UAV. In a further particular embodiment, two-dimensional imaging data is used in addition to the rangefinder data to provide color information to points in the region. | Asa Hammond (Cotati, CA), Nathan Schuett (Belmont, CA), Naimisaranya Das Busek (Seattle, WA) | Prenav, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2016-03-02 | 2020-06-02 | G05D1/00, G01S17/66, G01S17/87, G01S17/89, G01S17/933, G01S7/481, G01S17/86, G08G5/00, G08G5/04, G05D1/10, H04N13/128, B64C39/02, G06T7/60, G06T7/20, G06K9/62, G06F3/0484, G06K9/00, G06T7/00, G06T17/05, G06K9/52, F03D17/00, H04N13/00 | 15/059030 |
| 431 | 10671065 | Optically assisted landing and takeoff of drones | The present disclosure describes a system to facilitate the landing of drones including an eye tracker, an interpreter, and a control system configured to be worn by a person that performs coded moves of their arms and hands during a drone landing operation. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the eye tracker recognizes the line of sight of the person with respect to a drone, the interpreter identifies the coded moves performed by the person during landing of the drone, and the control system generates a signal to cause a transmitter to rotate into a position so as to establish a direct optical communication link to the drone to which is sent information relating to the identified coded moves. | Ioannis Micros (Athens, GR) | --- | 2014-10-27 | 2020-06-02 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G06F3/01, G05D1/10, G05D1/06 | 14/525041 |
| 432 | 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 |
| 433 | 10669054 | Right-sized thermoformed cavities for packaging items | An actuator system for fabricating a cavity within thermoplastic material includes a plurality of actuators arranged in an array. When dimensions of an item are determined, the actuator system may be programmed with data regarding such dimensions to fabricate a cavity for the item. A subset of the actuators, and distances by which each of the actuators is to be extended, may be selected based on dimensions of the item, in order to fabricate a cavity within the thermoplastic material that may accommodate the item therein. Additionally, the actuators and the distances may be selected based on intrinsic or extrinsic data regarding the item, and a cavity fabricated within the thermoplastic material may include one or more buffer zones or protective regions that are specifically formed with respect to aspects of the item. | Brian Hoffman (Seattle, WA), Cory Richard Boudreau (Madison, WI), Todd Ethan Brunner (Madison, WI), David C. Franchino (Madison, WI), Alexandra Kay Hartford (Seattle, WA), Vivian Lin (Madison, WI), Mohan Mahadevan (Seattle, WA), John Gaetano Matrecano (Sammamish, WA), Alexandra Surasky-Ysasi (Madison, WI), Timothy Alan Talda (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2018-03-19 | 2020-06-02 | B65B5/02, B65B61/00, B65B57/00, B65B43/42, B65B47/02, B65B47/00, B65B47/04, B65B35/24 | 15/925676 |
| 434 | 10669038 | Engine inlet system with integral firewall seal | One embodiment is an inlet plenum assembly for a rotary aircraft that includes an inlet plenum defined on a first side by an inlet plenum wall and on a second side by a forward firewall assembly, the forward firewall assembly having an inlet aperture configured to receive a drive shaft to rotatably coupled to an engine, and a seal connected to the forward firewall assembly via a seal retainer disposed around a periphery of the inlet aperture. The forward firewall assembly may further include a forward firewall upper portion and a forward firewall lower portion, the forward firewall upper portion configured to removably seat to the forward firewall lower portion. The seal retainer may be attached to the forward firewall assembly via a plurality of bolts disposed around the periphery of the seal retainer. In some embodiments, the seal is connected to an inlet duct of the engine. | Brent Scannell (L'ile-Bizard, CA), Thomas Mast (Carrollton, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-04-20 | 2020-06-02 | B64D45/00, A62C3/08, A62C2/06, B64D27/02, B64D33/02 | 15/958277 |
| 435 | 10669024 | Unmanned aerial vehicle, control system and method thereof, and unmanned aerial vehicle landing control method | An unmanned aerial vehicle includes a fuselage, a power device connected to the fuselage, and a control device disposed at the fuselage and electrically connected with the power device. The control device is configured to control the power device to switch an operating mode of the power device to cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly in air or navigate on a water surface. | Mingyu Wang (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-01-02 | 2020-06-02 | B64C39/02, B64C25/56, G05D1/06, G05D1/10 | 15/860113 |
| 436 | 10669021 | Method of optimizing and customizing rotor blade structural properties by tailoring large cell composite core and a rotor blade incorporating the same | An airfoil member can have a root end, a tip end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge. The airfoil member can include an upper skin, a lower skin, and a composite core member having a plurality of cells, an upper surface network of the cells can be bonded to the upper skin, a lower surface network of the cells can be bonded to the lower skin. The composite core can have a septum layer embedded in the cells that form the composite core, the septum layer being configured to provide tailored characteristics of the airfoil member. | Paul K. Oldroyd (Azle, TX), Wei-Yueh Lee (Arlington, TX), James D. Hethcock, Jr. (Colleyville, TX), John R. McCullough (Weatherford, TX), Patrick R. Tisdale (Keller, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2013-09-10 | 2020-06-02 | B64C27/473, B64C3/20 | 14/022524 |
| 437 | 10669019 | Manned and unmanned aircraft | A manned or unmanned aircraft has a main body with a circular shape and a circular outer periphery. One or more rotor blades extend substantially horizontally outward from the main body at or about the circular outer periphery. In addition, one or more counter-rotation blades extend substantially horizontally outward from said main body at or about the circular outer periphery, but vertically offset from the main rotor blades. The rotor blades and counter-rotation blades can be folded upward into a storage position. In addition, the unmanned aircraft can have solar panels positioned about the top housing and fuselage of the aircraft. | James Kaiser (Washington, DC) | Kaiser Enterprises, Llc (Washington, DC) | 2018-01-30 | 2020-06-02 | B64C27/10, B64C25/06, B64C27/20, B64D17/80, B64D27/24, B64D35/06, B64C27/50, B64D27/20, B64C39/00, B64D27/02 | 15/883781 |
| 438 | 10669018 | Multicopter with boom-mounted rotors | A multicopter with boom mounted rotors is disclosed. In various embodiments, a multicopter includes multiple rotors, each mounted substantially horizontally on a distal end of a boom. The multicopter further includes a plurality of boom extensions, each boom extension being associated with a corresponding boom and each boom extension being configured to extend an associated distal end of said corresponding boom by an amount determined based at least in part on a swept area associated with a rotor mounted at or near said associated distal end. The multicopter includes a material, such as netting, secured to the aircraft and of a size sufficient to reach a far end of one or more of said boom extensions. | Aldo Daniele Longhi (Los Gatos, CA), Todd Reichert (Mountain View, CA), Cameron Robertson (San Mateo, CA), Joseph Roop (Sunnyvale, CA), Christopher Scott Saunders (San Jose, CA), Zachais Vawter (Sunnyvale, CA) | Kitty Hawk Corporation (Palo Alto, CA) | 2018-12-04 | 2020-06-02 | B64C27/08, B64C1/06, B64C25/54, B64C39/02, B64C13/18, B64C25/32 | 16/209817 |
| 439 | 10666900 | Ambulatory system to communicate visual projections | An ambulatory system to communicate visual projections. An embodiment of an apparatus for ambulatory communication includes: a propulsion system to enable the apparatus to fly, including to hover in place and to follow a user, a stereo camera to record an image of a user of the apparatus or a scene nearby the user of the apparatus, a transmitter to transmit video data generated by the stereo camera to a second apparatus via network for a communication with a remote user, a receiver to receive video data via the network from the remote user, and a video projection mechanism to project an image including the received video to the user. | Robert L. Vaughn (Portland, OR) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) | 2016-04-05 | 2020-05-26 | H04N7/15, G10L19/16, G05D1/10, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, H04N7/14, G06F13/00, G06T19/00, H04N13/204, H04N13/363, H04N13/194, H04N9/31 | 15/091341 |
| 440 | 10666595 | Method and system for integration of shared calendars with messaging applications | A method at an electronic device, the method including receiving a message at the electronic device, processing the message to find a potential calendar event, comparing correspondents of the message with membership in at least one shared calendar accessible by the electronic device, selecting a shared calendar based on the comparing, and populating a calendar input field with an identifier of the selected calendar. | Sean Michael McBeath (Keller, TX) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2018-07-23 | 2020-05-26 | H04L12/58, H04M1/725, G06Q10/10 | 16/042763 |
| 441 | 10665942 | Method and apparatus for adjusting wireless communications | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for adjusting an operational parameter of electromagnetic waves supplied to a feed point of a dielectric antenna to modify a beamwidth of far-field wireless signals generated by the dielectric antenna, the electromagnetic waves propagating along the feed point without an electrical return path, detecting that the beamwidth of the far-field wireless signals needs to be adjusted to improve a reception of the far-field wireless signals by a remote system, and adjusting the operational parameter of the electromagnetic waves to adjust the beamwidth of the far-field wireless signals. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Henry Kafka (Atlanta, GA), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-10-16 | 2020-05-26 | H01Q3/34, H01P3/16, H01P1/16, H01Q19/06, H01Q3/08, H01Q25/00, H01Q19/08, H01Q15/02, H01Q13/24, H04B3/52 | 14/885398 |
| 442 | 10665110 | Automated un-manned air traffic control system | A low flying unmanned vehicle is disclosed that may be able to determine whether a collision is possible and may take evasive action in response to the possible collision. The vehicle may wirelessly communicate and may use a standard protocol such that a variety of additional objects may be taken into account when determining the possible collision risk. | Tyler James Collins (Raleigh, NC) | Precision Hawk Usa Inc. (Raleigh, NC) | 2018-01-19 | 2020-05-26 | G08G5/00, G08G5/04, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G01S13/933, G01S15/93, G01S17/933 | 15/875845 |
| 443 | 10665038 | Air traffic tolling system | Systems and methods are provided for managing air traffic and tolling for a plurality of unmanned aircraft system. Various embodiments include terrestrial and unmanned aircraft system based tracking modules for tracking a plurality of unmanned aircraft systems and reporting flight data to a tolling entity for collection from operators. | Jason J. Crist (Irvington, KY) | Class G Incorporated (Irvington, KY) | 2019-07-26 | 2020-05-26 | G07B15/00, H04N5/232, G08G5/00, G06K9/62 | 16/523406 |
| 444 | 10664903 | Assessing clothing style and fit using 3D models of customers | Three-dimensional models (or avatars) may be defined based on imaging data captured from a customer. The avatars may be based on a virtual mannequin having one or more dimensions in common with the customer, a body template corresponding to the customer, or imaging data captured from the customer. The avatars are displayed on displays or in user interfaces and used for any purpose, such as to depict how clothing will appear or behave while being worn by a customer alone or with other clothing. Customers may drag-and-drop images of clothing onto the avatars. One or more of the avatars may be displayed on any display, such as a monitor or a virtual reality headset, which may depict the avatars in a static or dynamic mode. Images of avatars and clothing may be used to generate print catalogs depicting the appearance or behavior of the clothing while worn by the customer. | Robert Yuji Haitani (Seattle, WA), William R. Hazlewood (Seattle, WA), Alaa-Eddine Mendili (Seattle, WA), Dominick Khanh Pham (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-05-30 | 2020-05-26 | G06Q30/00, G06T19/00, G06Q30/06, G06K9/00, G06F1/16, G06F21/31, G02B27/01, G06F16/38, H04W88/02, G06F3/14 | 15/608944 |
| 445 | 10663964 | Unified and redundant flight and mission control for an unmanned aerial vehicle | One or more embodiments of the present disclosure include features and functionality that reduce size, weight, and power (SWaP) specifications for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) by combining flight control functionality with mission processing functionality within common hardware. By implementing flight control and mission processing functionality using common hardware, systems and methods described herein decrease costs associated with developing, producing, servicing, and operating UAVs. Moreover, the systems and methods described herein include features that reduce the SWaP for the UAV while providing further redundancies that maintain reliability of the UAV. | Jose Enrique Ortiz (Cupertino, CA), Arjen Roodselaar (Burlingame, CA) | Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) | 2017-12-13 | 2020-05-26 | G05D1/00, G05D1/10, B64C39/02 | 15/840440 |
| 446 | 10663592 | Flight control device, flight control method, and computer-readable recording medium | A flight control device 10 is device for controlling an unmanned aircraft 20, including: a region detection unit 11 that detects a flight-restricted region 30 in which flight is restricted, a distance calculation unit 12 that calculates a distance d from the flight-restricted region 30 to the unmanned aircraft 20, and a collision determination unit 13 that specifies an altitude and a speed of the unmanned aircraft 20, and determines whether the unmanned aircraft 20 lands in the flight-restricted region 30 in case of a crash, based on the altitude and the speed that have been specified and the calculated distance d. | Mitsuhiro Fujita (Tokyo, JP), Hisashi Noda (Tokyo, JP), Hideshi Yamashita (Tokyo, JP), Yasuyuki Ihara (Tokyo, JP) | Nec Solution Innovators, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-08-09 | 2020-05-26 | G08G5/00, G05D1/06, G01S17/42, G01S17/933, G08G5/04, G01S17/89, G05D1/10, G01S19/52 | 15/774663 |
| 447 | 10663321 | Capacitive door sensor | A capacitive door sensor includes an insulating plate that is located on a first leaf of a hinge that includes the first leaf and a second leaf. The capacitive door sensor further includes a first conductive plate that is located on the insulating plate. The capacitive door sensor further includes a second conductive plate that is located on the insulating plate and that is separate and spaced apart from the first conductive plate. The capacitive door sensor further includes a capacitance sensor that is electrically connected to the first conductive plate, that is electrically connected to the second conductive plate, and that is configured to detect a change in capacitance between the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate. | Jean-Paul Martin (Oakton, VA), Adam T. Barth (Annandale, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2018-01-30 | 2020-05-26 | G01D5/24, E05D11/00, E06B7/28 | 15/883914 |
| 448 | 10662274 | Self-immolative polymers, articles thereof, and methods of making and using same | Self-immolative polymers and compositions comprising such polymers are described. The polymers are copolymers of phthalaldehyde and one or more additional aldehydes and can degrade/decompose upon exposure to a desired stimulus, like light, heat, sound, or chemical trigger. The copolymers can be linear or cyclic, and can be crosslinked or uncrosslinked. Polymer compositions, including multilayered and multiregioned compositions, containing the copolymers are disclosed. These compositions can contain agents such as crosslinking agents, crosslinking catalysts, photocatalysts, thermocatalyst, sensitizers, chemical amplifiers, freezing point depressing agent, photo-response delaying agents, and the like. Methods of making and using the copolymers are also described. | Paul A. Kohl (Atlanta, GA), Oluwadamilola Phillips (Atlanta, GA), Jared Schwartz (Atlanta, GA), Gerald Gourdin (Columbus, OH), Anthony Engler (Atlanta, GA), Jisu Jiang (Atlanta, GA) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-12-04 | 2020-05-26 | C08G6/00, C08K5/01, C08K5/03, B32B27/42, B32B27/08, C08J3/24, C08G2/20, C08K5/17, C08K5/55, C08K5/10, C08K5/42, C08K5/00 | 15/830864 |
| 449 | 10661909 | Airbag deployable data recorder for aircraft | A method and an apparatus for deploying flight data from an aircraft. A bag is stored in a deflated state on the aircraft. The flight data is stored on a memory device coupled to the bag. The bag is inflated from the deflated state to the inflated state in response to a pressure level greater than a threshold pressure level to deploy the bag with the memory device coupled thereto from the aircraft. | Timothy A. Murphy (Mukilteo, WA), Charles Otis Adler (Mukilteo, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-03-01 | 2020-05-26 | B64D25/20, G07C5/08, B64D45/00 | 15/909075 |
| 450 | 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 |
| 451 | 10661897 | Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft having telescoping boom for lateral payload deployment counterbalanced through multi-axis thrust vectoring | An unmanned aircraft using a multi-axis thrust vectoring system in combination with a telescoping boom assembly to deposit or retrieve packages vertically or laterally from a safe distance to or from various locations including but not limited to lawns, patios, porches, balconies, and windows. Other embodiments are described. | Nathan Ian Cobb (Guthrie, OK) | --- | 2017-07-18 | 2020-05-26 | B64C39/02, B64C1/30, B64C29/02 | 15/653522 |
| 452 | 10661880 | Cable-free and strut-free fairing for supporting a person | One example of a fairing for a rotorcraft includes a core material, an inner housing on a side of the core material, an outer housing on another side of the core material opposite the inner housing, and a hinge. The hinge is configured to move the fairing between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the inner housing is configured to receive a foot traffic load while the outer housing is configured to transfer the foot traffic load to a fuselage of the rotorcraft. In the closed position, the inner housing is configured to stow in a compartment of the rotorcraft while the outer housing is configured to provide an outer mold line of the rotorcraft in the closed position. | Brent Scannell (Quebec, CA), Dinesh Sharma (Montrea, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-23 | 2020-05-26 | B64C1/14, B64D29/04, B64C1/24, B64D29/08, B64C7/00, B64C27/06 | 15/684628 |
| 453 | 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 |
| 454 | 10659690 | Systems and methods for mobile platform imaging | A method of image stabilization includes obtaining movement data for an imaging device mounted to a mobile platform, adjusting an input image acquired by the imaging device according to the movement data to obtain a stabilized image, and displaying the stabilized image according to a selected viewport. | Pan Hu (Shenzhen, CN), Linchao Bao (Shenzhen, CN), Zisheng Cao (Shenzhen, CN), Chenglin Mao (Shenzhen, CN), Zihan Chen (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-07-12 | 2020-05-19 | H04N5/232, B64C39/02, G06T3/40, H04N5/247, G03B15/00 | 16/033602 |
| 455 | 10659279 | Method and device for displaying video corresponding to physical object | A processing method includes acquiring a real-time video captured by a camera disposed on an physical object, acquiring one or more of a moving direction of the physical object, a speed of the physical object, and an acceleration of the physical object, and controlling a display device to display the real-time video corresponding to a first event in response to the first event be triggered according to the one or more of the moving direction of the physical object, the speed of the physical object, and the acceleration of the physical object. | Wei-Cheng Chiu (Taoyuan, TW), Wei-Chih Kuo (Taoyuan, TW) | Htc Corporation (Taoyuan, TW) | 2017-07-20 | 2020-05-19 | G06T19/00, H04N5/232, G06F3/01, H04L29/06 | 15/654733 |
| 456 | 10659125 | System and method for antenna array control and coverage mapping | A computer device may be configured to execute the instructions to identify a location for a user equipment (UE) device serviced by a base station slice associated with a base station, access a beam forming database (DB) to determine whether a match exists in the beam forming DB for the identified location, and determine that no match exists in the beam forming DB for the identified location. The computer device may be further configured to perform two-dimensional modeling of radio frequency signal propagation for the identified location using a terrain model, based on determining that no match exists in the beam forming DB for the identified location, determine antenna settings for an antenna array associated with the base station slice based on the performed two-dimensional modeling, and instruct the base station to apply the determined antenna settings to the antenna array. | Shukri A. Wakid (North Potomac, MD) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2019-05-24 | 2020-05-19 | H04L5/00, H04B7/0426, H04B7/06, H04W16/28, H04B3/52 | 16/422378 |
| 457 | 10657831 | Methods, computer programs, computing devices and controllers | A computing device receives image data from a camera. The received image data represents a scene comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV. The computing device receives identification data wirelessly from the UAV. The computing device associates the received image data with the received identification data. | Iain Matthew Russell (London, GB) | --- | 2018-10-15 | 2020-05-19 | G08G5/00, G06F21/44, H04W4/44, H04W24/00, H04W84/18, H04W24/02, B64C39/02, G06K9/00, H04B7/185, H04L29/08, H04W12/00 | 16/159751 |
| 458 | 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 |
| 459 | 10657810 | Remote controlled mobile traffic control system and method | A remote controlled mobile traffic control system which can be used in the place of a human flag person. A mobile platform with an adjustable traffic control indicator thereon is controlled by a remote control. The operator can move the platform and change the indication of the traffic control apparatus from a safe distance. The apparatus permits ''flagging'' of traffic in a moving traffic control zone arrangement, and operational safety is maximized. A traffic barrier arm is movable between deployed and retracted positions obstructing the path of oncoming traffic, for example by a remote controlled actuator or by remote controlled turning of the platform. A remote alarm unit accompanies to the work crew to alarm them of traffic entering the work zone without authorization or at unsafe speed. The apparatus can travel with a moving or changing work zone, either by human remote control or autonomous ''follow me'' functionality. | Leo Beaulieu (Moose Jaw, CA) | --- | 2018-04-09 | 2020-05-19 | G08G1/07, G08G1/0955 | 15/947995 |
| 460 | 10656711 | Methods and apparatus for inferring user intent based on neuromuscular signals | Methods and system for predicting the onset of a motor action using neuromuscular signals. The system comprises a plurality of sensors configured to continuously record a plurality of neuromuscular signals from a user and at least one computer processor programmed to provide as input to a trained statistical model, the plurality of neuromuscular signals or information based on the plurality of neuromuscular signals, predict, based on an output of the trained statistical model, whether an onset of a motor action will occur within a threshold amount of time, and send a control signal to at least one device based, at least in part, on the output probability, wherein the control signal is sent to the at least one device prior to completion of the motor action by the user. | Patrick Kaifosh (New York, NY), Timothy Machado (Palo Alto, CA), Thomas Reardon (New York, NY), Erik Schomburg (Brooklyn, NY) | Facebook Technologies, Llc (Menlo Park, CA) | 2019-07-30 | 2020-05-19 | G06F3/01, G06N3/08, G06N20/10, G06N3/04, A61B5/00, G06N20/00, G06N7/00, A61B5/0488 | 16/526401 |
| 461 | 10656643 | Safe and secure practical autonomy | Safe practical autonomy is ensured by encapsulating an unreliable or untrusted machine learning algorithm within a control-based algorithm. A safety envelope is utilized to ensure that the machine learning algorithm does not output control signals that are beyond safe thresholds or limits. Secure practical autonomy is ensured by verification using digital certificates or cryptographic signatures. The verification may be for individual partitions of an autonomous system or apparatus. The partitions include trusted and untrusted partitions. Trusted partitions are verified for security, while untrusted partitions are verified for safety and security. | Joshua R. Bertram (Ames, IA), Brian R. Wolford (Cedar Rapids, IA), Angus L. McLean (Bradenton, FL), Alexander V. Roup (Centreville, VA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2017-06-21 | 2020-05-19 | G01C23/00, G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G06N20/00, G06F17/10, G06G7/78, G08G1/16, B64C13/18 | 15/629548 |
| 462 | 10656367 | Optical image capturing module with integral multi-lens frame and manufacturing method thereof | An optical image capturing module is provided, including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly. The circuit assembly may include a circuit substrate, a plurality of image sensor elements, a plurality of signal transmission elements, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements may be connected to the circuit substrate. The signal transmission elements may be electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame may be manufactured integrally, be covered on the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements, and surround the image sensor elements and the signal transmission elements. The lens assembly may include a lens base, a fixed-focus lens assembly, an auto-focus lens assembly, and a driving assembly. The lens base may be fixed to a multi-lens frame. The fixed-focus lens assembly and the auto-focus lens assembly may have at least two lenses with refractive power. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-26 | 2020-05-19 | H04N5/232, G02B5/20, G03B13/36, G02B7/02, G02B7/09, G02B9/34, H04N5/225, G02B9/64, G02B9/62, G02B9/60, G02B7/00, G03B11/00, H04N9/04 | 16/232497 |
| 463 | 10656096 | Method and system for inspecting a surface area for material defects | A camera assembly arranged on an unmanned and autonomously navigating aerial vehicle is employed to inspect a surface area of for material defects. The vehicle is automatically flown to the surface area from a launch site, wherein it can fly around obstacles using automatic obstacle detection and avoidance methods. A relative position of the aerial vehicle with respect to the surface area with the aid of a position sensor is continuously measured and a sequence of images of the surface area is recorded. Between the individual images, the aerial vehicle is moved along a flight path overlapping image details of the surface area. The images of the sequence are composed into an overall image of the surface area to allow for the surface area to be inspected for defects and the location of defects to be ascertained on the basis of the overall image. | Michael Naderhirn (Linz, AT), Peter Langthaler (Linz, AT) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2012-04-26 | 2020-05-19 | G01N21/88, G01M5/00, G05D1/00, G01C11/02, F03D17/00, F03D80/50, G01N25/72 | 14/113917 |
| 464 | 10656015 | Spectral imaging system for remote and noninvasive detection of target substances using spectral filter arrays and image capture arrays | An approach to noninvasively and remotely detect the presence, location, and/or quantity of a target substance in a scene via a spectral imaging system comprising a spectral filter array and image capture array. for a chosen target substance, a spectral filter array is provided that is sensitive to selected wavelengths characterizing the electromagnetic spectrum of the target substance. Elements of the image capture array are optically aligned with elements of the spectral filter array to simultaneously capture spectrally filtered images. These filtered images identify the spectrum of the target substance. Program instructions analyze the acquired images to compute information about the target substance throughout the scene. A color-coded output image may be displayed on a smartphone or computing device to indicate spatial and quantitative information about the detected target substance. The system desirably includes a library of interchangeable spectral filter arrays, each sensitive to one or more target substances. | Gary L. McQuilkin (Plymouth, MN), Gregory L. Engelke (New Brighton, MN) | Innopix, Inc. (Plymouth, MN) | 2019-03-04 | 2020-05-19 | G01N21/25, G01J3/02, G01N21/31, G02B5/20, G01J3/36, G01J3/28, G01J3/12, A61B5/00, A61B5/145, G01N21/17 | 16/291458 |
| 465 | 10655968 | Emergency drone guidance device | Techniques are described for configuring a monitoring system to assist users during a detected emergency condition at a property. In some implementations, sensor data from one or more sensors that are located at the property are obtained by a monitoring system that is configured to monitor the property. A determination that there is an emergency condition at the property is made by the monitoring system based on the sensor data, determining. A location of a person inside the property is determined by the monitoring system based on the sensor data. A first path to the person and a second path to guide the person away from the emergency condition are determined by the monitoring system. The first path to the person and the second path to guide the person away from the emergency condition are navigated by a computing device of the monitoring system. | Babak Rezvani (Tysons, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2018-01-10 | 2020-05-19 | G01C21/20, G01C21/36, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G01C21/34, G06T17/05, B64C39/02, G08B7/06 | 15/867175 |
| 466 | 10654569 | Mast bearing system for a tiltrotor aircraft | A tiltrotor aircraft may be provided and may include a mast assembly, in which the mast assembly may include a mast, a bearing system, a housing, and a housing cap secured to the housing, wherein the bearing system is between the mast and the housing. The bearing system may further include a first bearing assembly including a first inner race, a first outer race, and a plurality of first tapered roller bearings, a second bearing assembly including a second inner race, a second outer race, and a plurality of second tapered roller bearings, an inner spacer and an outer spacer in which the inner and outer spacers are between the first and second bearing assemblies, and a retaining device in which the retaining device and the housing cap provide, at least in part, pre-loading for the first and second bearing assemblies. | Russell L. Mueller (Coppell, TX), Tyson T. Henry (Arlington, TX), Ezra M. Tiprigan (North Richland Hills, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-07-30 | 2020-05-19 | F16C19/38, B64C29/00, F16C19/36, F16C33/34, F16C43/06, F16C33/46, B64D35/00 | 16/049553 |
| 467 | 10654561 | Rotorcraft fly-by-wire go-around mode | A fly-by-wire system for a rotorcraft includes a computing device having control laws. The control laws are operable to engage a level-and-climb command in response to a switch of a pilot control assembly being selected. The level-and-climb command establishes a roll-neutral (''wings level'') attitude with the rotorcraft increasing altitude. The switch may be disposed on a collective control of the pilot control assembly (e.g., a button on a grip of the collective control) . Selection of the switch may correspond to a button depress. The level-and-climb command may include a roll command and a collective pitch command. One or more control laws may be further operable to increase or decrease forward airspeed in response to pilot engagement of the level-and-climb command. The level-and-climb command may correspond to a go-around maneuver, an abort maneuver, or an extreme-attitude-recovery maneuver to be performed by the rotorcraft. | Robert Worsham (Weatherford, TX), Luke Dafydd Gillett (Grapevine, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-02-02 | 2020-05-19 | B64C13/50, G05D1/08, B64C27/06, B64C27/82, B64C13/04 | 15/422886 |
| 468 | 10654560 | Control surface transitioning for hybrid VTOL aircraft | One embodiment is a method including defining a maximum deflection for a first axis of a control surface axis of an aircraft, defining a maximum deflection for a second axis of the control surface, and creating a graphical representation of the maximum deflection for the first and second control surface axes. The method further includes determining an angle of rotation of a structure on which the control surface is carried, wherein the angle of rotation is relative to a body of the aircraft, rotating the graphical representation in accordance with the determined angle of rotation, calculating a distance between a point representing a selected combination of roll moment and yaw moment and each edge of the graphical representation, and calculating a control surface deflection based on the calculated distances. | Stephen Yibum Chung (Euless, TX), Matthew E. Louis (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-01-25 | 2020-05-19 | G01C23/00, B64C27/04, B64C29/00, B64C13/04 | 15/880216 |
| 469 | 10654558 | Rotor hub with enforced collective coning | One example of a rotor assembly comprises: a rotor hub operable to rotate based on rotation of a mast, a first rotor blade pivotally attached to the rotor hub, a bracing member pivotally attached to the rotor hub at a first end and pivotally attached to the first rotor blade at a second end, and a linkage mechanism coupling the first rotor blade to a second rotor blade. The bracing member is operable to transfer a coning movement of the first rotor blade to a movement of the linkage mechanism and a corresponding coning movement of the second rotor blade. | Jouyoung Jason Choi (Southlake, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-03-28 | 2020-05-19 | B64C11/06, B64C11/14, B64C29/00, B64C11/00 | 15/938979 |
| 470 | 10654208 | Assembly fixture with anisotropic thermal properties | In one embodiment, a method may comprise heating a composite material into a viscous form, wherein the composite material comprises a thermoplastic and a plurality of reinforcement fibers, wherein the plurality of reinforcement fibers is randomly arranged within the thermoplastic. The method may further comprise extruding a plurality of strands of the composite material, wherein extruding the plurality of strands causes the plurality of reinforcement fibers within each strand to align. The method may further comprise arranging the plurality of strands of the composite material to form an assembly fixture, wherein the assembly fixture comprises an anisotropic thermal expansion property, and wherein the anisotropic thermal expansion property is based on an orientation of the plurality of reinforcement fibers within the assembly fixture. | David G. Carlson (North Richmond Hills, TX), Douglas K. Wolfe (Denton, TX), James A. Cordell (Azle, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-09-20 | 2020-05-19 | B29C41/02, B29C48/05, B29C63/00, B64C11/16, B32B27/02, B29C70/52, B29C64/118, B29C33/38, B64C3/00 | 15/710797 |
| 471 | 10653936 | Free kick distance projecting device | A display device for displaying a marking in the form of a distance to be kept between game equipment, in particular a football, and a participant on a playing field of a sports facility, includes a display device for projecting light beams representing the marking onto the playing field. The projected light beams display the distance to be kept, and can be projected at least in sections in the shape of a circle, for example at a distance of 9.15 m, around the game equipment on the playing field. The display device is jointly movable with a transport device that is movable above the sports facility. | Natalis Ganzer (Matrei in Osttirol, AT) | --- | 2015-08-14 | 2020-05-19 | A63B71/06, A63C19/06, F16M11/18, F16M11/04, B66D1/38, G01C15/00, F16M13/02 | 15/503582 |
| 472 | 10653022 | Deployable hardened housing units | The housing relates to apparatus, systems, and methods for robust, adaptable, and deployable computing devices and radio systems. An embodiment can be the housing for a C-sUAS that can be deployed to detect, identify, locate and defeat hostile sUASs and locate the sUAS operators and that can be ruggedized and efficiently deployed for use in various power- and space-constrained mobile platforms and at fixed locations. An embodiment can be housing for a C-sUAS that operates under severe environmental conditions. | David McDowell (Arlington, VA) | Caci, Inc.-Federal (Arlington, VA) | 2019-07-10 | 2020-05-12 | H05K5/02, H05K5/06, H05K5/04, H05K7/20, F16F15/02 | 16/508225 |
| 473 | 10652865 | Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data channel | A method of transmitting and receiving a data channel by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving downlink control information (DCI) including information related to a resource region for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) , acquiring a resource indication value (RIV) from the DCI, acquiring a first length of allocated resource blocks based on the RIV, scaling the first length of allocated resource blocks to a second length of allocated resource blocks, based on a scaling factor and receiving the PDSCH or transmitting the PUSCH based on the second length of allocated resource blocks, wherein the scaling factor may be 2.sup.n, and n may be non-negative integer. | Daesung Hwang (Seoul, KR), Yunjung Yi (Seoul, KR) | Lg Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) | 2019-05-16 | 2020-05-12 | H04W72/04 | 16/414733 |
| 474 | 10652634 | System and method for providing a distributed directional aperture | A distributed directional aperture (DDA) system provides the capability to receive and/or transmit signals, limiting that reception or transmission to a 3-dimensional beam. The DDA system includes sensing and/or emitting array subsystems which comprise sensors and/or emitters distributed across, within, or under the skin of an aircraft, ship, ground vehicle, or fixed installation. The sensors receive energy, convert the received signals to digital information, and transmit that information via a telemetry subsystem to a beamformer subsystem. The beamformer subsystem analyzes the received signals from the sensors and/or emitters in order to determine the signal content from a specific direction. The emitters transmit energy, converting signals received from the beamformer subsystem via the telemetry subsystem into energy emissions. Methods of providing the DDA system including subsystems thereof are also disclosed. | Peter B. Houser (Poway, CA), Suzanna J. LaMar (San Diego, CA), Bayne R. Bunce, Jr. (San Diego, CA), Jinous Valizadeh (San Diego, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2017-11-03 | 2020-05-12 | H04Q9/00, G01S13/44, G01S13/48 | 15/803323 |
| 475 | 10652220 | Systems and methods for secure data transport | Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and products comprise a computing device, which provides a secure data transport service (SecureX) for data packets traversing from an end user device (EUD) to a mission network over untrusted networks. The disclosed SecureX module may be software product running on the EUD and on a SecureX appliance fronting the mission network. The SecureX module on the EUD compresses the data packets by removing header fields that are constant over the same packet flow and double encrypts the data packets with different cryptographic keys. The SecureX on the EUD transmits the double compressed encrypted data packets over the untrusted network. The SecureX appliance receives the double compressed encrypted data packets, decrypts the data packets and decompresses the data packets to recreate the original data packets. The SecureX appliance transmits the original data packets to the mission network. | Ranga S. Ramanujan (Eden Prairie, MN) | Architecture Technology Corporation (Eden Prairie, MN) | 2018-05-09 | 2020-05-12 | H04L29/06, H04L12/851 | 15/975610 |
| 476 | 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 |
| 477 | 10651970 | System and method for predictive link planning | A system and method for predictive adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) is disclosed. Predictive ACM is used between a transmitting terminal that is in motion and a stationary receiving terminal without a return link between the terminals where the geometry and link impairments are known in advance. A system and method for predictive ACM in a system including one or more relay terminals between the transmitting and receiving terminals, where the geometry and link impairments between all of the terminals are known in advance is also disclosed. | James M. Hetrick (Torrance, CA), Erin Yvonne Elissa Stewart Meadows (Inglewood, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2017-06-19 | 2020-05-12 | H04L1/00 | 15/626450 |
| 478 | 10650940 | Transmission medium having a conductive material and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium for propagating electromagnetic waves. The transmission medium can include a conductor for guiding electromagnetic waves longitudinally along the conductor, and a shell surrounding at least a portion of the conductor for reducing exposure of the electromagnetic waves to an adverse environment that increases propagation losses of the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), William Scott Taylor (Norcross, GA), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Ed Guntin (Barrington, IL) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-05-15 | 2020-05-12 | H01B7/02, H04B3/52, H04B5/00, H01P3/06, H01B3/30, H01B3/44 | 14/713753 |
| 479 | 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 |
| 480 | 10650685 | Method for autonomous controlling of a remote controlled aerial vehicle and corresponding system | A method for autonomous controlling of a remote controlled aerial vehicle, wherein a flight operator commands the aerial vehicle, comprising the steps of: initializing a data link between the aerial vehicle and a ground segment, determining an operation condition of the data link during use of the data link, and issuing at least one autonomous controlling command, if, as a result of the determining, a loss of the data link is determined. | Christian Thiele (Garching, DE), Winfried Lohmiller (Freising, DE), Lars Schoepfer (Manching, DE), Hugo Heusinger (Neuching, DE), Werner Kleih (Rosenheim, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2014-09-23 | 2020-05-12 | G08G5/00, G08G5/04, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 15/023983 |
| 481 | 10650684 | Guidance system and automatic control for vehicles | The present invention relates to a system and a method to guide and manage vehicles. These operations in total or partial absence of human intervention. The system developed through mobile radio systems appropriately specialized that oversee the operations with some appropriate control and safety features. | Francesco Ricci (Santarcangelo di Romagna, IT) | --- | 2016-02-17 | 2020-05-12 | G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G01S5/02, B64C39/02, G01S19/49, G05D1/10, G08G5/02 | 15/551604 |
| 482 | 10650683 | Hazardous drone identification and avoidance system | An aviation system to identify and avoid airborne drones presenting a flight risk to piloted aircraft. Hazardous drones are identified through piloted aircraft airborne sensors and combined with any available knowledge of anticipated drone activity to provide a safety warning to the piloted aircraft. The safety warning and real-time identification of hazardous drones may be shared among multiple piloted aircraft, to include aircraft unequipped with airborne sensors. | Richard Eric Zelenka (Denver, CO) | Drone Traffic, Llc (Denver, CO) | 2019-09-23 | 2020-05-12 | G08G5/00, G08G5/04, B64D45/00, B64D47/08, B64C39/02 | 16/578434 |
| 483 | 10650582 | Systems and methods for closing out maintenance or installation work at a telecommunications site | Systems and methods for preparing and delivering a close out package detailing work performed at a telecommunications site includes, subsequent to the work, performing data capture at the telecommunications site through a plurality of techniques, processing the data capture to define a three dimensional (3D) model of the telecommunications site based on one or more objects of interest associated with the cell site components and noting the work in the 3D model, and incorporating the 3D model in a close out package and providing the close out package to one or more users. | Lee Priest (Charlotte, NC), Charlie Terry (Charlotte, NC), Joshua Godwin (Charlotte, NC) | Etak Systems, Llc (Huntersville, NC) | 2018-03-20 | 2020-05-12 | B64C39/00, G06T19/00, G05D1/00, G06T17/05, G06F30/13, G05D1/10, G06T17/00, G01C11/06, B64C39/02, G06T19/20, G06F30/36 | 15/926533 |
| 484 | 10649086 | Lidar systems including a gallium and nitrogen containing laser light source | The present disclosure provides a mobile machine including a laser diode based lighting system having an integrated package holding at least a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode and a wavelength conversion member. The gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode is configured to emit a first laser beam with a first peak wavelength. The wavelength conversion member is configured to receive at least partially the first laser beam with the first peak wavelength to excite an emission with a second peak wavelength that is longer than the first peak wavelength and to generate the white light mixed with the second peak wavelength and the first peak wavelength. The mobile machine further includes a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system configured to generate a second laser beam and manipulate the second laser beam to sense a spatial map of target objects in a remote distance. | James W. Raring (Santa Barbara, CA), Melvin McLaurin (Santa Barbara, CA), Paul Rudy (Manhattan Beach, CA), Vlad Novotny (Los Gatos, CA) | Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. (Goleta, CA) | 2019-02-07 | 2020-05-12 | G01S17/10, H01S5/40, H01S5/00, F21K9/64, G01S7/481, G01S17/89, H01S5/343, G01S17/02, G01S17/93, H01S5/022, G01S7/487, F21V29/70, H01S5/024, H01S5/02, H01S5/22, H01S5/028 | 16/270448 |
| 485 | 10648551 | Gearbox split torque equalization system | In one embodiment, a split torque gearbox can include a first compound gear and a second compound gear. The compound gears can each include a piston housing with a fluid inlet and a piston received in the piston housing and defining a space within the first piston housing exposed to the fluid inlet. The split torque gearbox can include a fluid line coupled to each of the fluid inlets to supply a fluid to the pistons at a predetermined pressure, the fluid line coupled to the second fluid inlet to supply fluid to the second piston assembly at the predetermined pressure. Pressure developed in the pistons is equal for all gear shafts, and can equalize torque imbalances in the split torque gearbox. | Ron L. Woods (Weatherford, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Forth Worth, TX) | 2017-12-05 | 2020-05-12 | F16H57/022, B64C27/12, F16H1/22, F15B11/16, B64D35/00, B64C27/00, B64C29/00 | 15/832444 |
| 486 | 10648529 | Hydraulic vibration control | In one embodiment, a centrifugal force generating device comprises a first hydraulic rotor, a second hydraulic rotor, and one or more hydraulic control valves. The first hydraulic rotor comprises a first mass and is configured to rotationally drive the first mass around a first axis of rotation using a first flow of hydraulic fluid through the first hydraulic rotor. The second hydraulic rotor comprises a second mass and is configured to rotationally drive the second mass around a second axis of rotation using a second flow of hydraulic fluid through the second hydraulic rotor. The one or more hydraulic control valves are configured to control the first flow of hydraulic fluid through the first hydraulic rotor and the second flow of hydraulic fluid through the second hydraulic rotor. | David E. Heverly, II (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-11-21 | 2020-05-12 | B06B1/18, B64C29/00, F16F15/023 | 15/820129 |
| 487 | 10647446 | Aircraft having a warning device | An aircraft having a warning device for generating a whistling sound has a fuselage and a warning device. The warning device has a sound-generating element which is designed to generate a whistling sound if the aircraft is in an uncontrolled dive in the direction of the surface of the earth and there is a flow of fluid against the sound-generating element. The warning device is at least partially arranged on the fuselage of the aircraft. | Marc Dominik Mayer (Taufkirchen, DE), Bastian Schafer (Taufkirchen, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (DE) | 2019-01-30 | 2020-05-12 | B64D47/06, B64D45/00, B64C39/02 | 16/261656 |
| 488 | 10647426 | High-flying solar unmanned aircraft system capable of extending endurance time | A high-flying solar unmanned aircraft system capable of extending endurance time is disclosed. The system includes a main aircraft, a separable auxiliary power source and a connection device. The main aircraft includes a first body, a second body, a first wing portion, a second wing portion, a third wing portion, a first propeller and a second propeller. The second wing portion locates between the first body and the second body, and the second wing portion connects the first body and the second body. The connection device connects the main aircraft and the auxiliary power source, and includes a separation device. When the system climbs, the separable auxiliary power source provides additional energy to assist the main aircraft to climb. When reaching a preset altitude, the separation device, by burning out a line of connection bent, is turned on such that the auxiliary power source is separated from the main aircraft. | Chiu-Shia Fen (Hsinchu County, TW) | Globalink Intelligence Limited (Zhubei, TW) | 2017-10-02 | 2020-05-12 | B64D1/02, B64D41/00 | 15/722474 |
| 489 | 10647418 | Aircraft load and vibration attenuation | In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a particle damper for damping a component when the particle damper is attached to the component. The particle damper comprises a plurality of pockets configured to hold a plurality of particles, and the particle damper also comprises an attachment fitting for coupling the particle damper to the component. | Michael S. Seifert (Southlake, TX), Brett C. Howard (Grapevine, TX), Thomas C. Parham, Jr. (Colleyville, TX), Martin Alex Peryea (Southlake, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-01-27 | 2020-05-12 | F16F15/02, B64C5/02, B64C27/00, B64C27/04, F16F7/01, B64C27/82, B64C29/00 | 15/418652 |
| 490 | 10647414 | Rotorcraft fly-by-wire standard rate turn | A fly-by-wire system for a rotorcraft includes a computing device having control laws. The control laws are operable to engage a roll command or a yaw command in response to deflection of a beep switch of a pilot control assembly, wherein a roll angle for the roll command or a yaw rate for the yaw command is determined based on forward airspeed of the rotorcraft. The beep switch may be disposed on a collective control of the pilot control assembly. The control laws are further operable to disengage the roll command or the yaw command in response to the beep switch being returned from a deflected position to a neutral position. In representative aspects, the roll angle or the yaw rate may correspond to a standard rate turn (e.g., 3.degree. per second) . | Jillian Samantha Alfred (Ft. Worth, TX), Luke Dafydd Gillett (Grapevine, TX), Robert Earl Worsham, II (Weatherford, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-02-27 | 2020-05-12 | B64C13/50, G05D1/08, G05D1/00, F02C9/44 | 15/443826 |
| 491 | 10647402 | Gas-filled carrier aircrafts and methods of dispersing unmanned aircraft systems in delivering products | In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to transport unmanned aircraft systems to delivery products. In some embodiments, gas-filled aerial transport and launch system, comprises: a transport aircraft comprising: a gas chamber, and a carrier compartment where the gas chamber induces a lifting force on the carrier compartment, at least one propulsion system, and a navigation control system that controls the direction of travel of the transport aircraft, wherein the carrier compartment comprises: an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) storage area configured to receive multiple UASs, and an UAS launching bay that enables the UAS to be launched while the transport aircraft is in flight and while the UAS is carrying a package to be delivered. | Donald R. High (Noel, MO), David C. Cox (Rogers, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2017-02-08 | 2020-05-12 | B64B1/02, G08G5/00, G06Q10/08, G05D1/00, B64D5/00, B64C39/02, B64B1/06 | 15/427277 |
| 492 | 10645844 | Electronics cooling module | A liquid cooling module for cooling an electronic component includes a housing supporting the electronic component, where the housing includes a cavity containing a cooling liquid. A liquid flow channel can be in fluid communication with the cavity and define a liquid cooling loop. A cold plate supporting the housing can have a cooling channel thermally coupled to the liquid flow channel. | Nader Dariavach (Lake Worth, FL), Michel Engelhardt (Woodbury, NY), Liqiang Yang (Pompano Beach, FL) | Ge Aviation Systems Llc (Grand Rapids, MI) | 2018-04-17 | 2020-05-05 | H05K7/20 | 15/955299 |
| 493 | 10645565 | Systems and methods for external group identification in wireless networks | A computing device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a request to generate a device group for a group of user equipment (UE) devices from an application server and identify a group of Home Subscriber Server (HSS) devices that store subscriber profiles for the group of UE devices. The processor may be further configured to send a request to a provisioning system to generate HSS subgroups in the group of HSS devices, with different HSS subgroups associated with different HSS devices and each HSS subgroup including at least one of the UE devices, receive, from the provisioning system, an indication that the HSS subgroups were generated, generate a mapping from the device group to the HSS subgroups, and process messages received from the application server for the device group based on the generated mapping. | Ye Huang (San Ramon, CA), Sudhakar Reddy Patil (Flower Mound, TX), Suzann Hua (Walnut Creek, CA), Hossein M. Ahmadi (Parsippany, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2019-01-28 | 2020-05-05 | H04W8/04, H04W4/08 | 16/259241 |
| 494 | 10645240 | Information processing device and non-transitory computer readable medium for providing a notification when a requested function is not properly executable | An information processing device includes a receiving unit and a notifying unit. The receiving unit receives an execution request for executing a function for using a device. The notifying unit provides a warning notification in a case where the function is not expected to be properly executable due to an increase in an amount of data handled by the device. | Kengo Tokuchi (Kanagawa, JP) | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-09-04 | 2020-05-05 | H04N1/00 | 16/121035 |
| 495 | 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 |
| 496 | 10644385 | Wideband antenna system components in rotary aircraft rotors | Improved designs for an antenna system that facilitates narrowband and wideband radio frequency (RF) communications in a rotary aircraft are disclosed. The antenna system includes a RF front-end and a RF back-end. The front-end includes multiple RF components structured to transmit or receive RF communications as electromagnetic waves into three-dimensional space. These RF components form parts of at least one of the aircraft's rotor blades. Moreover, some of the RF components are of differing types, thereby causing the rotor blade to include multiple different types of RF components. The back-end, on the other hand, is located at a position other than the rotor blades and is connected with the front-end via the aircraft's rotary hub, which is connected to the rotor blades. | Kenneth C. Greenwood (Salt Lake City, UT), Randall Trent (Holladay, UT) | L3harris Technologies, Inc. (Melbourne, FL) | 2019-03-14 | 2020-05-05 | B64C11/00, H01Q21/06, H01Q1/28, H04B7/185, H01Q3/32, B64C27/473, B64C27/08 | 16/353460 |
| 497 | 10643481 | Method and a device for avoiding an object by detecting its approach to an aircraft | A method and a device for avoiding an object by detecting its approach to an aircraft. After detecting an object in the vicinity of an aircraft and detecting its approach, a first track for the object and a second track for the aircraft are estimated from successive first states for the object and successive second states for the aircraft. Thereafter, a minimum distance (d.sub.m) between the first track and the second track is estimated and a warning is triggered as soon as the minimum distance is less than a first threshold so as to warn a crew of the aircraft of a risk of collision. Finally, if the minimum distance is less than a second threshold, an avoidance maneuver is performed automatically by the aircraft in order to move away from the first track, and thereby avoid any risk of collision with the object. | Marc Salesse-Lavergne (Allauch, FR) | Airbus Helicopters (Marignane, FR) | 2018-08-30 | 2020-05-05 | G08G5/04, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G06T7/50, G06T7/70, G06T7/20 | 16/117807 |
| 498 | 10643405 | Diagnostic method, system and device for a rotorcraft drive system | A method, system, and device for diagnosing an anomaly of a monitored component in a drive train, the method including obtaining original data based on samples of a vibration signal, converting the original data to an analytical signal having a real component and an imaginary component, determining complex magnitudes of the analytical signal, processing the complex magnitudes of the analytical signal to produce a frequency-domain signal, and determining complex magnitudes of the frequency-domain signal to generate a shock spectrum. | Rodney Keith Hale (Joshua, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-15 | 2020-05-05 | G01H17/00, B64C27/00, B64F5/60, G07C5/08, B64C27/12, G01N29/46, G01H1/00, B64D45/00 | 15/677786 |
| 499 | 10643379 | Systems and methods for facilitating imagery and point-cloud based facility modeling and remote change detection | Various embodiments are directed to facilitating imagery and point-cloud based facility modeling and remote change detection. A computing device may receive collected data for a facility. The collected data may include spatial image data obtained from light detection imaging and ranging systems (LiDAR) , multispectral data, and thermal data. The computing device may then analyze, based on software models generated for previously collected data for the facility, the collected data to determine changes in the previously collected data. The computing device may then update the models upon determining changes in the previously collected data. Finally, the computing device may generate an alert based on the updated models when any changes in the previously collected data are above a predetermined threshold corresponding to a current security or operational condition associated with the facility. | Scott Nowicki (Portland, OR), David Brandt (Portland, OR), Richard Armstrong (Portland, OR), Seth Hill (Portland, OR) | Quantum Spatial, Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL) | 2018-07-25 | 2020-05-05 | G06T17/05, G01S17/89, G06T17/20, G01S7/48, G06T19/00, G01J5/60 | 16/045636 |
| 500 | 10643290 | Identification tags for tracking manufacturing of aircraft parts | According to one embodiment, an aircraft component is manufactured from a plurality of separate materials comprising a first material. The first material is physically associated with a tracking device comprising a first storage medium featuring line-of-sight accessible information and a second storage medium featuring non-line-of-sight accessible information. The line-of-sight accessible information and the non-line-of-sight accessible information each comprise information regarding the first material physically associated with the tracking device. | James Corrigan (Kingston, CA), Pier-Alexandre Pelletier (Saint-Colomban, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-10-23 | 2020-05-05 | G06Q10/08, G06Q50/04, G06Q10/00 | 14/921064 |
| 501 | 10642943 | Atmospheric sensor network and analytical information system related thereto | Disclosed is an atmospheric information network comprised of a group of low earth orbit satellite-based sensors providing global coverage of the earth, together with one or more ground-based sensor networks, together with one or more mobile sensor networks, all operating to collect near-real-time or real-time data, together with data gathering from other governmental and commercial atmospheric data sources, together with software algorithms and processes for data reduction, data analysis, correlation of information, data fusion, modeling, reporting of near-real-time or real-time atmospheric conditions of air pollution and wind, and prediction of future atmospheric conditions of air pollution and wind. Such information is presented in geospatial and infographic formats on computer or mobile device displays, or electronic billboards. | Peter Rosti (Toluca Lake, CA), Philip Father (Belmont, CA), Alex Ramia (Northridge, CA) | Scepter Incorporated (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-11-03 | 2020-05-05 | H04L29/06, H04W84/06, H04W4/38 | 15/343185 |
| 502 | 10642270 | Aircrew automation system and method | An aircrew automation system and method for use in an aircraft. The aircrew automation system comprises one or more processors, an optical perception system, an actuation system, and a human-machine interface. The optical perception system monitors, in real-time, one or more cockpit instruments of the aircraft visually to generate flight situation data. The actuation system mechanically engages at least one flight control of the aircraft in response to the one or more flight commands. The human-machine interface provides an interface between a human pilot and the aircrew automation system. The human-machine interface comprises a display device to display a status of the aircraft and the actuation system. | Jessica E. Duda (Wayland, MA), John Tylko (Manassas, VA), David Mindell (Manassas, VA), Fabrice Kunzi (Manassas, VA), Michael Piedmonte (Manassas, VA), John Allee (Manassas, VA), Joshua Torgerson (Manassas, VA), Jason Ryan (Malden, MA), James Donald Paduano (Boston, MA), John Brooke Wissler (Waltham, VA), Andrew Musto (Cambridge, MA), Wendy Feenstra (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2019-07-08 | 2020-05-05 | G05D1/00, B25J11/00, B64D45/00, G05D1/10, B64D43/00, G06N5/02 | 16/504988 |
| 503 | 10642003 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module includes a lens assembly and a circuit assembly. The circuit substrate has a through hole. A lower surface of the circuit substrate has multiple circuit contacts. A sensing surface of an image sensing component has multiple image contacts. Each image contact is electrically connected to one of the circuit contacts via a signal transmission element, thereby the sensing surface directly faces the through hole. The lens base made of an opaque material has a receiving hole. The lens assembly includes a lens base disposed on an upper surface of the circuit substrate and a lens group, thereby the sensing surface directly faces the receiving hole via the through hole. The image sensing component is located in the receiving hole. The lens group includes at least two lenses having refractive power, and is disposed on the lens base and is located in the receiving hole. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-20 | 2020-05-05 | G02B13/00, H04N5/225, G02B5/20, G02B9/62 | 16/227976 |
| 504 | 10641616 | Remote sensing calibration, validation, and signature characterization from unmanned aircraft systems | A method, computer program product and system where a processor (s) configures sensor (s) on an unmanned aircraft system, to capture data related to a surface of a defined geographic area. The processor (s) navigate the unmanned aircraft system in a repeatable defined travel path proximate to the defined geographic area, such that the sensor (s) capture surface data related to the defined geographic area during the navigating, wherein a position of the unmanned aircraft system in the travel path is within a satellite view geometry of a satellite. The processor (s) maintain the unmanned aircraft system at a distance from the surface at which atmosphere does not obscure the data and obtain the data collected by the sensor (s) . The processor (s) compares the data collected by the sensor (s) to data collected by one or more instruments on the satellite related to the defined geographic area to determine is the instrument (s) of the satellite are calibrated. | Francis Padula (Alexandria, VA), Aaron Pearlman (Alexandria, VA) | --- | 2017-02-02 | 2020-05-05 | G01C25/00, G01C21/36, G05D1/00, B64G1/00, B64C39/02, G01S1/00, B64G1/10, B64G3/00 | 15/423372 |
| 505 | 10640236 | Cleaning assembly for leading edges of airfoils | A cleaning assembly for leading edges of airfoils, in particular airfoil profiles of aircraft or spacecraft, has a cleaning device that is provided with at least one cleaning member and is intended for applying mechanical pressure to a planar region of an airfoil, and has a drive having at least one drive element, which drive moves the cleaning device along the surface to be cleaned. It is proposed to adhesively hold the cleaning device on the airfoil by the at least one cleaning member and/or for the at least one cleaning member to have a sticky surface and for the at least one cleaning member to be dimensionally stable and have flexible contours. | Stefan Storm (Unterschleissheim, DE), Johannes Kirn (Munich, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2017-10-16 | 2020-05-05 | B64F5/30, B08B1/00, B08B7/00, B08B13/00 | 15/784790 |
| 506 | 10640233 | Systems, methods, and devices improving safety and functionality of craft having one or more rotors | This application describes systems, methods, and devices to enhance the safety and functionality of unmanned rotorcraft by improving reliability, transparency, operational capabilities, and effectiveness. Embodiments include integration of rotorcraft with objects attached to the ground (including kites, balloons, or elevated structures) in order to create safe and visible sky moorings from which devices such as cameras on the craft can operate for extended periods of time while remote control can be used to move and stabilize the camera and/or the kite or balloon to which it is attached. In addition, the rotorcraft in such sky moorings can be enclosed for protection, can employ connections for systems maintenance, and can utilize changeable payload modules having supplies that the rotorcraft can dispatch or use in various contexts such as emergency situations or to provide security at venues with large gatherings of people, such as concerts. | Ralph Irad Miller (Arlington, VA), Wannett Smith Ogden Miller (Arlington, VA) | --- | 2018-04-26 | 2020-05-05 | B64C39/02, B64F1/12, B64C31/06 | 15/963847 |
| 507 | 10640215 | Modular refueling systems for aircraft | A modular refueling system for an aircraft includes a modular bay recessed within the aircraft. The modular bay includes a modular bay interface. The modular refueling system includes a plurality of payload modules each having a respective function and a payload interface adapted to connect to at least a portion of the modular bay interface. The plurality of payload modules includes an aerial refueling module. The payload modules are interchangeably insertable into the modular bay to enable the modular bay to support the functions of the payload modules. The aerial refueling module is insertable into the modular bay to enable the aircraft to provide fuel to recipient aircraft during flight. | Steven Ray Ivans (Ponder, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2018-03-13 | 2020-05-05 | B64D39/00, B64D39/02, B64D39/06, B64D9/00, B64C39/02, B64D7/06 | 15/919459 |
| 508 | 10640205 | Outboard centrifugal force bearing with inboard blade fold axis in a folding rotor blade assembly | A rotor blade assembly for a tiltrotor aircraft comprising a rotor blade pivotally connected to a yoke with dual concentric blade bolts having a common central axis providing a pivotal axis inboard of an outboard CF bearing and the yoke tip. In use, the compact folded arrangement of the rotor blades reduces folded aircraft dimensions in response to ever increasing restricted storage space parameters. | Jared Mark Paulson (Fort Worth, TX), Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Keller, TX), Kyle Thomas Cravener (Watauga, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-12-18 | 2020-05-05 | B64C27/50, B64C27/48, B64C3/56, B64C29/00 | 15/846011 |
| 509 | 10639857 | Magnetic compaction blanket for composite structure curing | A method and apparatus for reworking a structure. A compaction blanket comprising a number of magnets is placed on the structure. A heat source is applied on the compaction blanket, wherein the compaction blanket is between the heat source and a rework of the structure and heat is conducted from the heat source through the compaction blanket to heat the rework. | Joseph Lawrence Hafenrichter (Seattle, WA), John Ralph Hull (Sammamish, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-08-01 | 2020-05-05 | B25B11/00, F16B1/00, B32B37/00, B29C73/12, B29C73/30, B29C65/48, B29C65/78, B29C65/00, B32B37/10, B32B7/025, B29C37/00 | 15/225617 |
| 510 | 10639557 | Synchronized motion simulation for virtual reality | Embodiments of the invention provide for a motion-synchronized virtual reality experience. In particular, in some embodiments, the invention includes a motion platform to impart a shared motion experience to a plurality of passengers, individual head-mounted displays providing for personalized viewpoints, and a variety of immersion-enhancements. A common ride model to controls the motion platform in order to simulate a ride for a plurality of passengers. The passengers' virtual-reality headsets depict the progress of the ride through the virtual-reality world. These headsets track the individual passenger's head or gaze to allow the user to adjust their angle of view in the virtual world simply by looking around. As such, different passengers can be looking in different directions simultaneously, allowing a much greater immersion than the single fixed perspective of prior ride simulations. | Jeffrey Scott Hake (Wamego, KS) | Jntvr Llc (Manhattan, KS) | 2018-06-21 | 2020-05-05 | A63G31/02, G06T19/00, G02B27/01, A63G25/00, G06F3/01, A63G31/16 | 16/014437 |
| 511 | 10638366 | Flow level pacing by controlling socket send buffer size | A computing device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to identify a data connection from an application server device to a user equipment (UE) device, wherein the UE device is connected to the network via a wireless connection, determine a target sending rate for the data connection, determine a round trip time for packets associated with the data connection, and calculate a send buffer size for the data connection based on the determined target sending rate and the determined round trip time. The processor may be further configured to set a send buffer size for a socket associated with the data connection to the calculated send buffer size and control a send rate from the application server device to the UE device for the data connection using the set send buffer size for the socket. | Feng Li (Lexington, MA), Jae Won Chung (Lexington, MA), Haim Ner (Fair Lawn, NJ), Bjorn Olof Erland Kalderen (South Orange, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2018-06-18 | 2020-04-28 | H04W28/10, H04L12/26, H04L12/835, H04W28/02, H04L12/825 | 16/010824 |
| 512 | 10638226 | System and method for detecting and indicating that an audio system is ineffectively tuned | A digital audio system, which may be an integrated audio system of a vehicle, includes a microphone, a loudspeaker, and a processor. The processor is operable to modify digital audio signals based on tuning parameters to compensate for acoustic characteristics of the environment. The processor is further operable to detect that modification of digital audio signals based on the tuning parameters cannot fully compensate for the acoustic characteristics of the environment. The detection is based on an audio signal corresponding to audio captured from the environment and/or on the values of the tuning parameters. Upon detecting that modification of digital audio signals based on the tuning parameters cannot fully compensate for the acoustic characteristics of the environment, an indication is provided that the audio system should be calibrated to adjust the tuning parameters to the environment. Related methods and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | Shreyas Anand Paranjpe (Vancouver, CA), Robert Joseph Soja, II (Linden, MI), Leonard Charles Layton (Vancouver, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA), 2236008 Ontario Inc. (Waterloo Ontario CA) | 2018-09-19 | 2020-04-28 | G10K11/16, H04R3/04, G10L21/0208, H03G3/20 | 16/135401 |
| 513 | 10638028 | Apparatus, method, recording medium, and system for capturing coordinated images of a target | A mobile photographing apparatus includes an image sensor provided in a mobile body, a storage section configured to store map information within a moving range of the mobile body, and a control section configured to receive target identification information including information on a moving photographing target generated in accordance with a user's operation, acquire information on a photographing position based on the target identification information, perform movement control to cause the mobile body to move in order for the image sensor to pick up an image of the photographing target based on the information on the photographing position and the map information, and cause the image sensor to pick up an image of the photographing target. | Akinobu Sato (Hachioji, JP), Koichi Shintani (Hachioji, JP), Kenji Homma (Sagamihara, JP), Yoshihisa Ogata (Hachioji, JP), Manabu Tajima (Tokyo, JP) | Olympus Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-11-07 | 2020-04-28 | H04N5/225, H04N5/232, G05D1/02, G05D1/12, G06T7/70, G06K9/00, G01S13/88 | 15/805341 |
| 514 | 10637559 | Maintaining antenna connectivity based on communicated geographic information | Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to facilitate maintaining of antenna connectivity based on communicated geographic information are disclosed. An example method may include receiving, by a device, position information from a base station. The position information may include an altitude associated with the base station. The method may further include determining a positional difference between the device and the base station based at least on the position information. The method may further include configuring an antenna of the device based at least on the positional difference. | Haywood S. Peitzer (Randolph, NJ), Damir Mustafic (Atlanta, GA), James A. Wolters, II (Sandy Springs, GA), Matthew Walsh (Roswell, GA), Thomas Becker (Atlanta, GA) | At&T Mobility Ii Llc (Atlanta, GA) | 2018-09-28 | 2020-04-28 | H04B7/185, H04B17/318, H04W48/10, H04B17/12, H04W64/00 | 16/146578 |
| 515 | 10637149 | Injection molded dielectric antenna and methods for use therewith | In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method includes injection molding of a dielectric material in a pre-distorted antenna mold, and curing the dielectric material. The pre-distorted dielectric mold has a shape that compensates for shape distortion of the dielectric material during the curing. | David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2020-04-28 | H01Q13/24, H01Q9/04, B29C45/00, B29C35/02, B29C45/26, B29C33/38, H01Q19/08 | 15/370667 |
| 516 | 10636314 | Adjusting flight parameters of an aerial robotic vehicle based on presence of propeller guard (s) | Various embodiments include methods and aerial robotic vehicles that adjust a flight control parameter based on whether propeller guards are installed. An aerial robotic vehicle processor may determine whether a propeller guard is installed, set a flight parameter based on the determination, and control one or more motors of the aerial robotic vehicle using the flight parameter. When propeller guards are installed, the flight parameter may be set to a value appropriate for controlling the aerial robotic vehicle when the propeller guard is installed. The flight parameter may be one or more of control gains, drag profile control settings, a maximum rotor speed, maximum speed of the aerial robotic vehicle, maximum power usage, restrictions to select modes of operation, visual algorithm settings, or a flight plan. Data from one or more sensors and/or motor controllers may be used to determine the presence of a propeller guard. | Michael Franco Taveira (Rancho Santa Fe, CA), Daniel Warren Mellinger, III (Philadelphia, PA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, unknown) | 2018-01-03 | 2020-04-28 | G08G5/04, G08G5/00, B64D45/00, B64C27/00, B64C27/20, B64C39/02 | 15/860874 |
| 517 | 10636174 | Abnormality detection system, abnormality detection method, and program | An erroneous detection due to light irradiation is avoided when photographing a farm or sea surface and analyzing the photographed image to detect an abnormality. When detecting an abnormality of an analysis target by analyzing image data photographed in a state where light is being irradiated, it is determined whether the abnormality of the analysis target is erroneously detected according to an irradiation state of the light in the image data, and a drone 10 is instructed to re-photograph when there is the erroneous detection. | Shunji Sugaya (Tokyo, JP) | Optim Corporation (Saga-Shi, JP) | 2019-07-22 | 2020-04-28 | G06T7/90, B64C39/02, G06T7/00 | 16/518038 |
| 518 | 10636099 | Enhanced unmanned aerial vehicles for damage inspection | Systems and methods for performing insurance damage inspection by a vehicle are provided. A computing device may receive a request to inspect of property, the request comprising a location of the property. The computing device may identify a vehicle from a plurality of vehicles that is located closest to the location of the property from other vehicles in the plurality of vehicles. The computing device may instruct the vehicle to travel to the location of the property. The computing device may instruct the vehicle to collect damage information on the property using one or more onboard sensors of the vehicle. The computing device may determine an amount of insurance payout to approve for repairs to the property based on the damage information collected by the vehicle. | Clint J. Marlow (Barrington, IL), Bryan Keith Corder (Gurnee, IL) | Allstate Insurance Company (Northbrook, IL) | 2019-01-07 | 2020-04-28 | G06Q40/08, G05D1/00, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, G05D1/10 | 16/241205 |
| 519 | 10634094 | Methods, systems and apparatuses for combustible lead for high triple point propellants | Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for delivering high triple point propellant to a rocket engine and maintaining the desired phase of the propellant during engine ignition. | Daniel A. Watts (Surfside, CA), David S. Jenkins (Huntington Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-05-27 | 2020-04-28 | F02K9/58, F02K9/42, B64G1/40 | 15/166558 |
| 520 | 10633976 | Methods of customizing, manufacturing, and repairing a rotor blade using additive manufacturing processes | In a first aspect, there is a method of making a rotor blade, including designing at least one of an upper skin, a lower skin, a support network, and components therefor, and forming at least one of the upper skin, the lower skin, a support network, and components therefor using an additive manufacturing process. In a second aspect, there is an airfoil member having a root end, a tip end, a leading edge, and a trailing edge, the airfoil member including an upper skin, a lower skin, and a support network having a plurality of interconnected support members in a lattice arrangement and/or a reticulated arrangement, the support network being configured to provide tailored characteristics of the airfoil member. Also provided are methods and systems for repairing an airfoil member. | Jeffrey Nissen (Alba, TX), Jared M. Paulson (Fort Worth, TX), Thomas S. Chiang (Dallas, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-07-25 | 2020-04-28 | B64C27/473, B64C11/26, B33Y80/00, B33Y10/00, B29C64/386, B64F5/40, B64F5/10, B22F7/06, B29C73/04, B23K15/00, B22F5/04, F01D5/14, F03B3/12, B33Y50/02, B23K26/342, B22F3/00, B23P6/00, B33Y50/00, B22F3/105, F01D5/00, F03D1/06 | 15/658928 |
| 521 | 10633754 | Methods and apparatuses for mitigating tin whisker growth on tin and tin-plated surfaces by doping tin with germanium | The present disclosure generally relates to the field of tin electroplating. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods for mitigating tin whisker formation on tin-plated films and tin-plated surfaces by doping the tin with germanium. | Thomas A. Woodrow, III (Lakeside, TX), Jean A. Nielsen (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-07-05 | 2020-04-28 | C25D3/60, C25D3/30, C25D5/54 | 13/935768 |
| 522 | 10633119 | Methods of testing a monument that is to be attached to a floor of an aircraft | Methods of testing a monument that is attached to a floor of the aircraft. The testing uses a compliance matrix based on attachment points where the monument is attached to the floor of the aircraft. The testing uses a test monument that is equipped with extension members and load cells positioned at the corresponding attachment points. A test load is applied to the test monument and reaction loads are determined at each attachment point. During the test period, the compliance matrix and reaction loads are used to calculate displacements at each attachment point. Each of the extension members are then adjusted by the corresponding displacement. At the end of the test period, determination is made as to whether the test monument is capable of sustaining the predetermined load and adjusted displacements at the attachment points. | Alexey N. Smirnov (Bothell, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-12-05 | 2020-04-28 | G01M5/00, G06F17/16, G01N3/10, B64F5/60 | 16/210154 |
| 523 | 10633093 | Three-dimensional robotic inspection system | Provided are systems and methods for monitoring an asset via an autonomous model-driven inspection. In an example, the method may include storing an inspection plan including a virtually created three-dimensional (3D) model of a travel path with respect to a virtual asset that is created in virtual space, converting the virtually created 3D model of the travel path about the virtual asset into a physical travel path about a physical asset corresponding to the virtual asset, autonomously controlling vertical and lateral movement of the unmanned robot in three dimensions with respect to the physical asset based on the physical travel path and capturing data at one or more regions of interest, and capturing data at one or more regions of interest, and storing information concerning the captured data about the asset. | Mauricio Castillo-Effen (Niskayuna, NY), Ching-Ling Huang (San Ramon, CA), Raju Venkataramana (San Ramon, CA), Roberto Silva Filho (San Ramon, CA), Alex Tepper (Norwalk, CT), Steven Gray (Niskayuna, NY), Yakov Polishchuk (Niskayuna, NY), Viktor Holovashchenko (Niskayuna, NY), Charles Theurer (Alplaus, NY), Yang Zhao (Niskayuna, NY), Ghulam Ali Baloch (Niskayuna, NY), Douglas Forman (Schenectady, NY), Shiraj Sen (Niskayuna, NY), Huan Tan (Niskayuna, NY), Arpit Jain (Schenectady, NY) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2017-05-05 | 2020-04-28 | G06T15/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G06T19/00, G05D1/10 | 15/587950 |
| 524 | 10633091 | Accident monitoring using remotely operated or autonomous aerial vehicles | A system to monitor vehicle accidents using a network of aerial based monitoring systems, terrestrial based monitoring systems and in-vehicle monitoring systems is described. Aerial vehicles used for this surveillance include manned and unmanned aircraft, satellites and lighter than air craft. Aerial vehicles can also be deployed from vehicles. The deployment is triggered by sensors registering a pattern in the data that is indicative of an accident that has happened or an accident about to happen. | Samuel Lavie (Johannesburg, ZA), Gil Emanuel Fuchs (Nes Tziona, IL), Clayton Richard Morlock (Lebanon, NH) | Scope Technologies Holdings Limited (Tortola, VG) | 2016-01-29 | 2020-04-28 | B64C39/02, G08G1/065, H04N7/18, G08G1/04, B60R21/00, G06K9/00, G08G7/00, G08G1/01, G08G1/00 | 15/010103 |
| 525 | 10633086 | Rotorcraft anti-torque and directional control using a centrifugal blower | A rotorcraft comprises a fuselage, a tail boom, a rotor system, and a centrifugal blower system. The centrifugal blower system comprises a centrifugal blower configured to generate thrust using an airflow, wherein the centrifugal blower is located within the tail boom. The centrifugal blower system also comprises a plurality of ducts configured to control the thrust generated by the centrifugal blower, wherein the plurality of ducts is located on a portion of the tail boom surrounding the centrifugal blower, and wherein the plurality of ducts comprises one or more adjustable ducts configured to vary a size of an associated duct opening. | Matthew R. Carr (Hurst, TX), Matthew E. Louis (Fort Worth, TX), Kirk L. Groninga (Keller, TX), Daniel B. Robertson (Southlake, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Albert G. Brand (N. Richland Hills, TX), Eric A. Sinusas (Euless, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-03-23 | 2020-04-28 | B64C27/82, F04D17/16, F04D29/46 | 15/468069 |
| 526 | 10633085 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-14 | 2020-04-28 | B64C27/48, B64C27/00, B64C27/32, B64D35/02, B64C27/26, B64F1/02, B64D3/00, B64D1/12, B64C39/02, B64D5/00, B64C27/08, B64D1/00, B65D25/10, B64C25/08, B65D85/68, B64D1/02 | 15/432571 |
| 527 | 10633084 | Geodesic composite structures | In one embodiment, a method may comprise coupling a plurality of reinforcement fibers to a plurality of spherical components, inserting the plurality of spherical components into an enclosure, and heating the enclosure to cause the plurality of spherical components to expand, wherein the plurality of spherical components expands to form a geodesic structure, wherein the geodesic structure comprises a plurality of polyhedron components configured in a geodesic arrangement. | Dalton T. Hampton (Fort Worth, TX), Timothy Kent Ledbetter (Euless, TX), Drew A. Sutton (Lexington, KY), Bryan W. Marshall (Mansfield, TX), Paul Sherrill (Grapevine, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), James Donn Hethcock (Colleyville, TX), Andrew Paul Haldeman (Fort Worth, TX), Paul K. Oldroyd (Azle, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-25 | 2020-04-28 | B64C27/473, B64C27/06, B64C3/22, B29C44/44, B29C44/34, B64F5/40, B29C73/04, B64C1/08 | 15/687350 |
| 528 | 10631186 | Multi-thread tx/rx and video data to improve throughput and reliability over cellular based communications systems | The disclosed apparatuses and processes utilize multiple threads over multiple paths (towers and/or carriers) in order to improve the above noted problems by dynamically splitting multiple data streams, sending these multiple data streams over multiple data link paths over a cellular network and then combining some or all of the data streams to provide error free availability of relevant data and control while intelligently mitigating bandwidth limitations and ''loss of link'' or connection, for secure and safe UAS operations. Also described are processes to improve Throughput and/or Reliability of Video data when transmitted over multi-threaded, primarily but not limited to, cellular based communications systems, with a particular emphasis on video used in support of UAS missions. | Tim Krout (Columbia, MD) | Unmanned Aerial Systems Safeflight Inc. (Columbia, MD) | 2018-10-25 | 2020-04-21 | H04W24/08, H04W84/04, H04L29/08, H04W72/08 | 16/170586 |
| 529 | 10631175 | Provision of coverage for a wireless communication network by using moving base stations on robots or drones | A plurality of mobile robots provide a radio coverage area of a wireless communication network. Each mobile robot comprises a radio base station of the wireless communication network. A mobile robot of the plurality of mobile robots moves to a geographical position to deploy as part of a daisy chain loop of the mobile robots upon receiving instruction from a maintenance base. Upon receiving further instruction from the maintenance base, the mobile robot moves to a further geographical position as part of a circular shift operation performed by the mobile robots deployed to the daisy chain loop to maintain the radio coverage area and send a further mobile robot of the mobile robots deployed to the daisy chain loop to the maintenance base. | Branko Djordjevic (Herzogenrath, DE), Torsten Dudda (Aachen, DE), Wojciech Potentas (Lodz, PL) | Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (PUBL), (Stockholm, Se) | 2018-04-18 | 2020-04-21 | H04W16/26, H04B7/185, H04W16/32, H04W24/02, B64C39/02, H04W88/08, G08G5/00, G08G1/00 | 15/955750 |
| 530 | 10630409 | Signal processing device and method thereof | The present technology relates to a signal processing device and a method thereof that inhibits deterioration in reception sensitivity. In a case where a frequency band is vacant on the basis of a result of carrier sense, a data frame is transmitted as a wireless signal in the frequency band, and further, a synchronous frame formed of predetermined information different from that of the data frame is transmitted as a wireless signal in the frequency band in a case where the data frame is transmitted predetermined number of times within first time. In a case where the synchronous frame is detected, the data frame is detected from a reception signal of predetermined time before the synchronous frame. | Seiji Kobayashi (Kanagawa, JP) | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (Kanagawa, JP) | 2016-05-25 | 2020-04-21 | H04J3/10, H04L1/00, H04J3/06, H04W56/00, H04W74/08, H04B1/709 | 15/577336 |
| 531 | 10630376 | Apparatus for adaptive dynamic wireless aerial mesh network | Embodiments include an apparatus for an adaptive dynamic wireless aerial mesh network having aerial nodes that provides real-time persistent wide area communications service to provide communications in response to an incident. Typically, the service area is a wide area that is physically inaccessible via ground transportation. In addition, embodiments include the formation of a decentralized mesh supernetwork comprising two or more dynamic wireless aerial mesh networks. A member of a first dynamic wireless aerial mesh network may send a request to a member of a second dynamic wireless aerial mesh network for the first dynamic wireless aerial mesh network to join the second dynamic wireless aerial mesh network to form a mesh supernetwork, and receive an acceptance from the member of the second dynamic wireless aerial mesh network. | Joseph R. Mazzarella (Tolland, CT), Michael S. Wengrovitz (Concord, MA) | --- | 2018-06-18 | 2020-04-21 | H04B7/185, H04W72/04, H04W4/90, B64C39/02, H04L29/06, H04W84/18, B64D47/08, H04W84/08, H04L29/12 | 16/010769 |
| 532 | 10629757 | Laminar airfoil and the assembly and mounting of solar cell arrays on such airfoils | Methods of fabricating a solar cell assembly for streamlined bodies are provided. The solar cell assembly may be prepared on an assembly fixture. The solar cell assembly may then be removed from the assembly fixture and positioned on a top surface of the streamlined body. In examples, the solar cell assembly comprises a first film, an array of solar cells on top of the first film, and a second silicone film deposited over the solar cells. | Matthew Kruse (Aliso Viejo, CA), Fadel Hernandez (La Mesa, CA) | Solaero Technologies Corp. (Albuquerque, NM) | 2017-12-06 | 2020-04-21 | H01L31/0203, H02S20/30, H01L31/18, H01L31/042, B64D27/02 | 15/833601 |
| 533 | 10628672 | Method and system for aerial detection and mapping of aquatic species | What is provided is a method and system for more precisely, accurately, and reliably detecting aquatic species, namely infestations of invasive aquatic plants. The system and methods disclosed herein allow for a more effective determination of a treatment plan to reduce any potential negative impact on the aquatic ecology and to minimize any unnecessary human exposure to toxic chemicals. | Dennis Wiand (Bloomfield Hills, MI) | --- | 2018-03-07 | 2020-04-21 | G06K9/00, G01V8/10, G01S17/89, A01M21/04, H04N5/77, H04N5/76, G01N33/00, G06K9/62, G01N21/17, G01N21/25, G01N21/84, G01N21/359, G01N21/85 | 15/914062 |
| 534 | 10627703 | Electronic apparatus comprising driven body driven by actuator, image pickup apparatus, and moving body | A downsizable electronic apparatus is provided. A supporting unit supports a driven body and has a shaft portion, and a rotation plate which is arranged coaxially with and perpendicular to the shaft portion and has a sliding surface with the shaft portion at its center and a scale arranged coaxially with the slicing surface and at an outer peripheral side in the rotation plate. A base unit, on which the supporting unit is provided in a standing manner, has a control substrate, an actuator drives the supporting unit and is arranged so as to be brought into pressure contact with the sliding surface, and a position detecting unit detects a rotational position of the supporting unit and reads the scale, and rotatably supports the supporting unit. Wiring drawn from the driven body is inserted into a wiring region and connected to the control substrate. | Shinji Obana (Kunitachi, JP), Ayumu Nemoto (Tokyo, JP) | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-06-01 | 2020-04-21 | G03B17/02, G03B17/56, H04N5/232, G03B15/00, H04N5/225, B64D47/08 | 15/995886 |
| 535 | 10627524 | Method and apparatus for positioning via unmanned aerial vehicles | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a positioning system for use with a corresponding one of a plurality of UAVs, the positioning system operable to receive at least one Low Bit Rate (LBR) signal that includes satellite location data from at least one satellite via a receiver of the UAV. Current location data is generated based on the at least one LBR signal. A global positioning system (GPS) signal is generated based on the current location data for transmission, via a transmitter of the UAV, for reception by a GPS receiver. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2020-04-21 | G01S19/00, G01S19/13, G01S19/42, G01S19/10, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G01S19/11, G01S19/33 | 15/369964 |
| 536 | 10627304 | Optical device for estimating a center of gravity of an aircraft | A system includes a signal generator that is configured to generate a first electrical signal. The system also includes a light source configured to generate a light beam based on the first electrical signal. The light source is also configured to direct the light beam towards a structural member of an aircraft. The system also includes a photoelectric sensor configured to receive a reflected light beam and convert the reflected light beam to a second electrical signal. The reflected light beam corresponds to a portion of the light beam that is reflected from one or more optical reflectors coupled to the structural member. The system also includes circuitry configured to estimate a location of a center-of-gravity of the aircraft based on a timing difference between the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal. | Sina S. Golshany (Modesto, CA), Martin M. Withington (Seattle, WA), Lowell B. Campbell (Mukilteo, WA), David A. Rathke (Everett, WA), Tarek H. Elghoroury (Seattle, WA), Matthew W. Orr (Kirkland, WA), Gnanulan Canagaratna (Everett, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-01-31 | 2020-04-21 | G01M1/12, G01N23/227, G01G23/36, G01G23/37, B64D45/00, B64C25/04, B64D47/02 | 15/884968 |
| 537 | 10627233 | System and method for providing a simple and reliable inertia measurement unit (IMU) | An inertia measurement unit including a housing assembly, a weight block assembly, a circuit board, and a signal line. The housing assembly includes a cavity and a first opening in communication with the cavity. The weight block assembly is arranged in the cavity of the housing assembly. The weight block assembly includes an inner chamber and a second opening in communication with the inner chamber. The circuit board is arranged in the inner chamber of the weight block assembly. The signal line is coupled to a first edge of the circuit board and extends out of the weight block assembly through the second opening and out of the housing assembly through the first opening. At least one of the first opening or the second opening is located proximal to a second edge of the circuit board that is different from the first edge of the circuit board. | Jiangang Feng (Shenzhen, CN), Yin Tang (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-07-09 | 2020-04-21 | G01C19/00, G01C25/00, B64C39/02, G01C21/16, H05K7/20, G01C21/26, G01P1/00, G01P15/08, G01C19/5628, H05K1/18, H01L23/34 | 16/029794 |
| 538 | 10625878 | Camera mounting apparatus for airborne oblique photogrammetric system | The present disclosure provides a camera mounting apparatus for an airborne oblique photogrammetric system that is simple in structure, scalable in the number of capturing cameras, and adjustable in tilt angle. The camera mounting apparatus includes: at least one oblique hanger plate for mounting an oblique camera, a parallel hanger plate securely connected to an aircraft chassis, and a tilt angle adjusting assembly for connecting the oblique hanger plate to the parallel hanger plate in an angle-adjustable manner. The tilt angle adjusting assembly further includes a first fixed bearing secured to the parallel hanger plate, a second fixed bearing secured to the oblique hanger plate opposite to the first fixed bearing, a hinged bearing hinging the oblique hanger plate to the parallel hanger plate, and an angle adjusting sheet connected between the first fixed bearing and the second fixed bearing. | Chi Pang Yau (Hong Kong, CN) | --- | 2017-11-22 | 2020-04-21 | B64D47/08, H04N5/225, G03B15/00, G03B17/56, F16M11/14 | 16/095382 |
| 539 | 10625876 | Aircraft landing systems and methods for monitoring a vertical landing of an aircraft | An aircraft landing system for landing of an aircraft includes at least one force sensor and a processor. The at least one force sensor is coupled with a landing gear of the aircraft for sensing forces applied to the landing gear at a plurality of positions during landing at a landing zone. The processor is configured to receive force measurements from the at least one force sensor. | William R. Bosworth (Somerville, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2018-08-08 | 2020-04-21 | G08G5/00, G01L5/00, B64C25/52, B64D45/04 | 16/058530 |
| 540 | 10625866 | Flexible foldover seat configurations for emergency egress of aircraft | In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise: a floor panel for a rotorcraft, and a plurality of passenger seats coupled to the floor panel, wherein: the plurality of passenger seats is arranged into a plurality of seating rows, and the plurality of passenger seats comprises one or more foldover seats arranged to facilitate access to one or more exits of the rotorcraft. | Joshua Emrich (Grapevine, TX), Ross D. Cosby (Mansfield, TX), Carl A. May (Mansfield, TX), Richard Theodore Perryman (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-01-12 | 2020-04-21 | B64D11/06, B64D25/04, B64C1/18, B64C27/00, B64C27/04 | 15/405284 |
| 541 | 10625859 | Mobile fulfillment centers with intermodal carriers and unmanned aerial vehicles | Intermodal vehicles may be loaded with items and an aerial vehicle, and directed to travel to areas where demand for the items is known or anticipated. The intermodal vehicles may be coupled to locomotives, container ships, road tractors or other vehicles, and equipped with systems for loading one or more items onto the aerial vehicle, and for launching or retrieving the aerial vehicle while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. The areas where the demand is known or anticipated may be identified on any basis, including but not limited to past histories of purchases or deliveries to such areas, or events that are scheduled to occur in such areas. Additionally, intermodal vehicles may be loaded with replacement parts and/or inspection equipment, and configured to conduct repairs, servicing operations or inspections on aerial vehicles within the intermodal vehicles, while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. | Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Nicholas Bjone (Laveen, AZ) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2019-09-06 | 2020-04-21 | B64C39/02, B61D3/16, B61L25/02, G08G5/00, B61D17/16 | 16/563035 |
| 542 | 10625846 | Adaptable rotor control system for a variable number of blades | In one embodiment, a rotor hub comprises a yoke for attaching a plurality of rotor blades, a constant velocity joint to drive torque from a mast to the yoke and to enable the yoke to pivot, and a rotor control system configured to adjust an orientation of the plurality of rotor blades. Moreover, the rotor control system comprises: a swashplate, a phase adapter fulcrum, a plurality of actuators controlled based on a flight control input, a plurality of lower pitch links configured to transfer motion between the plurality of actuators and the swashplate, a plurality of phase adjustment levers configured to adjust a control phase associated with motion transferred between the plurality of actuators and the plurality of lower pitch links, and a plurality of upper pitch links configured to adjust a pitch of the plurality of rotor blades, wherein there are more upper pitch links than lower pitch links. | Gary Miller (North Richland Hills, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2019-05-09 | 2020-04-21 | B64C11/06, B64C11/30, B64C29/00, B64C11/32, B64C27/605, B64C27/72 | 16/408057 |
| 543 | 10625613 | Battery and unmanned aerial vehicle with the battery | The disclosure provides a battery which can include a power supply and power supply circuit, the power supply circuit connected to the power supply. The power supply can discharge through the power supply circuit. An electronic switch can control the power-on or off of the power supply, thereby avoiding the generation of sparks during the power on process and allowing for the normal use of the battery and the safety of the aircraft. The disclosure also provides an aircraft having the battery. | Tao Zhao (ShenZhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2017-01-26 | 2020-04-21 | H02J7/00, B60L58/22, B60L53/80, B60L58/12, B64C39/02 | 15/417168 |
| 544 | 10623894 | Cognitive geofence updates | Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining data of breaches of a geofence by client computer devices to determine respective positions of the breaches, establishing an updated location for the geofence using the determined respective positions of the breaches, updating a location of the geofence so that the location of the geofence is the updated location, obtaining data of a client computer breach of the geofence at the updated location, and providing one or more output in response to the obtaining data of a client computer breach of the geofence at the updated location. | Lisa Seacat Deluca (Baltimore, MD), Jeremy A. Greenberger (San Jose, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2019-10-10 | 2020-04-14 | H04W4/021, G06N20/00, G06K9/62 | 16/598133 |
| 545 | 10623621 | Control method for photographing using unmanned aerial vehicle, photographing method using unmanned aerial vehicle, mobile terminal, and unmanned aerial vehicle | A method for operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is performed by a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays an image transmission interface on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, the image transmission interface including a picture taken by the UAV that is wirelessly connected to the mobile terminal. After detecting a touch control signal applied on the touchscreen, the mobile terminal acquires an operation gesture according to the touch control signal and generating a corresponding operation command according to the operation gesture and a current control mode of the image transmission interface. Finally, the mobile terminal sends the operation command to the UAV. The UAV then performs a predefined operation according to the operation command. | Jialun Li (Shenzhen, CN), Kaifeng Li (Shenzhen, CN), Jing Ning (Shenzhen, CN) | Tencent Technology (SHENZHEN), Company Limited (Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, CN) | 2018-04-20 | 2020-04-14 | H04N5/232, G08C17/02, G06F3/0484, G06F3/041, G06F3/0488, H04W76/14, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G06F1/16, B64C27/08, H04N1/00 | 15/959032 |
| 546 | 10623229 | System and method for robust OFDM synchronization | Systems and methods are disclosed and include a method that includes adding a training symbol prefix to an OFDM symbol frame, the prefix including a plurality of training symbols, each including N sub-symbol fields. N/2 of the sub-symbol fields are zero valued, and N/2 of the sub-symbol fields carry corresponding symbols of a N/2 sub-symbol pseudo random training symbol. A first half of the pseudo random training symbol is symmetrical to a second half of the pseudo random training symbol. An OFDM N-sub-carrier transmission carries the prefix as signal power on a first N/2 of its N sub-carriers and suppresses signal power on a second N/2 of the sub-carriers. The first N/2 and second N/2 sub-carriers alternate in the frequency domain. | Donglei Fan (College Park, MD), Bassel Beidas (Alexandria, VA) | Hughes Network Systems, Llc (Germantown, MD) | 2019-08-30 | 2020-04-14 | H04L27/26 | 16/557551 |
| 547 | 10623086 | Dynamic shielding system of cellular signals for an antenna of an unmanned aerial vehicle | Example methods, apparatus, systems, and machine-readable mediums for a dynamic shield system of cellular signals for an antenna of an unmanned aerial vehicle are disclosed. An example method may include receiving a navigation route for an unmanned aerial vehicle to execute during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle and determining an orientation of a radio signal shield for an antenna of the unmanned aerial vehicle using ground level signal propagation information of radio signals for a network and the navigation route, wherein the radio signal shield prevents the radio signals from being received by the antenna from directions based on the orientation. The method may further include adjusting the radio signal shield using the orientation and communicating with a cellular base station of the network using the antenna. | Mario Kosseifi (Roswell, GA), Joseph Thomas (Marietta, GA), Giuseppe De Rosa (Atlanta, GA) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2018-12-10 | 2020-04-14 | B64C39/02, H04B7/185, H04W4/02, H01Q1/52, H04W48/20, H04W88/08, H04W84/06, H04W84/04, G01C21/20, H01Q1/28 | 16/215525 |
| 548 | 10621876 | Supervisory safety system for controlling and limiting unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations | Systems, devices, and methods for determining, by a processor, an unmanned aerial system (UAS) position relative to at least one flight boundary, and effecting, by the processor, at least one flight limitation of a UAS if the determined UAS position crosses the at least one flight boundary. | Andrew Joseph Thurling (Simi Valley, CA), Joseph Frank Mohos (Burbank, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2015-12-18 | 2020-04-14 | G08G5/00 | 14/974259 |
| 549 | 10620641 | Emergency autoland system | Autoland systems and processes for landing an aircraft without pilot intervention are described. In implementations, the autoland system includes a memory operable to store one or more modules and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor is operable to execute the one or more modules to identify a plurality of potential destinations for an aircraft. The processor can also calculate a merit for each potential destination identified, select a destination based upon the merit, receive terrain data and/or obstacle data, the including terrain characteristic (s) and/or obstacle characteristic (s) , and create a route from a current position of the aircraft to an approach fix associated with the destination, the route accounting for the terrain characteristic (s) and/or obstacle characteristic (s) . The processor can also cause the aircraft to traverse the route, and cause the aircraft to land at the destination without requiring pilot intervention. | Scott K. Haskins (Spring Hill, KS), Noel J. Duerksen (Spring Hill, KS), Benjamin N. Patel (Parkville, MO), Eric Tran (Olathe, KS), Joseph Lombardo (Olathe, KS), Clayton E. Barber (Independence, MO) | Garmin International, Inc. (Olathe, KS) | 2018-08-22 | 2020-04-14 | G05D1/06, B64D25/00, G08G5/06, G01S19/15, G08G5/02, G08G5/00, B64C13/18, B64D45/04, G01S13/91 | 16/109311 |
| 550 | 10620628 | Control station for unmanned air vehicles and working procedure | An Unmanned Air Vehicle control station, comprising critical systems implementing safety involved functions, non-critical systems implementing non-safety involved functions and a gateway computer. The critical systems comprise at least two redundant critical computers, a redundant critical network and critical back-up network, and at least two redundant UAV-specific computers that implement UAV-specific functions and communicate with the UAV, wherein the at least two critical computers and the at least two UAV-specific computers are connected to the critical network and to the critical back-up network. The non-critical systems comprise at least one non-critical computer, and a non-critical network, wherein the at least one non-critical computer is connected to the non-critical network. The gateway computer centralizes and supervises data exchanges between the critical and non-critical systems, such that the control station comprises a plurality of redundant operator consoles, each operator console comprising at least two redundant critical computers and a non-critical computer. | Francisco Javier Ramos Salas (Getafe, ES), Cesar Castro Gomez (Getafe, ES), Anibal Fernandez Vazquez (Getafe, ES) | Airbus Defence and Space S.A. (Getafe, ES) | 2017-11-28 | 2020-04-14 | G06F11/00, H04W84/06, H04B7/185, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G06F11/20, B64C39/02 | 15/823833 |
| 551 | 10620304 | Radar system and associated apparatus and methods | A radar system provides information relating to a three-dimensional field of surveillance (FoS) having a volume exceeding one cubic kilometre. The radar system includes a radar transmitter and radar receiver arranged to provide persistent surveillance of the FoS. Each radar return signal received within a sequence of time periods is processed. An associated signal information is stored in a memory in association with information identifying at least one of a respective beam in which that return signal was received and a respective receiver element at which that respective return signal was received. | Max Peter Halbert (Cambridge, GB), Mohammed Jahangir (Cambridge, GB), Gordon Oswald (Cambridge, GB) | Aveillant Limited (Reading, Berkshire, GB) | 2015-02-24 | 2020-04-14 | G01S13/00, G01S13/72, G01S13/524, G01S13/87, G01S7/00, G01S7/41, G01S7/02 | 15/507201 |
| 552 | 10619832 | Tower obstruction light mounting apparatus | A system for installation of an obstruction light on a tower, to alert pilots to the danger of a tower, is disclosed. The system comprises an unmanned aircraft system, the unmanned aircraft system including a light receiving pod adapted to releasably receive an obstruction light and light housing. The light receiving pod is permanently attached proximal to the unmanned aircraft system, wherein the light receiving pod comprising a hollow cylindrical tube. The system further includes an obstruction light housing specially adapted to be releasably received in the light receiving pod, and the system includes a light receiving fixture, the light receiving fixture permanently attached to a tower, including electrical and mechanical connections between the obstruction light housing and the light receiving fixture. The unmanned aircraft system remotely registers the obstruction light housing with the light receiving fixture, securing the obstruction light housing into the light receiving fixture while simultaneously making electrical connections with the light. Finally the unmanned aircraft system separates from the light leaving the light both electrically and mechanically connected. The process can be reversed to remove a burned out light. | Larry Lippert (Wilsonville, OR) | --- | 2017-09-11 | 2020-04-14 | F21V21/36, B64D47/08, B64C39/02 | 15/732048 |
| 553 | 10619625 | Power generating windbags and waterbags | A method of using a bagged power generation system comprising windbags and waterbags integrated with drones and adapting drone technologies for harnessing wind and water power to produce electricity. An extremely scalable and environmentally friendly method, system, apparatus, equipment, techniques and ecosystem configured to produce renewable green energy with high productivity and efficiency. | Yik Hei Sia (Johor Bahru, MY) | --- | 2019-03-11 | 2020-04-14 | F03D7/06, F03B17/06, F03D15/10, F03D9/30, F03D5/00, F03D5/02, H02K7/06, H02K7/18, F03D9/25, B64C39/02, F03D9/00 | 16/298043 |
| 554 | 10618668 | Systems and apparatus for controlling movement of objects through a fluid | Systems, apparatus, and methods may control movement of an object through a fluid. The systems, apparatus, and methods may utilize one or more rotatable control units, each including a plurality of control fins to generate a force at least partially perpendicular to a direction of travel of the object through the fluid. | Daniel Allan Pruzan (Redwood City, CA), Daniel Joseph Lesieutre (San Jose, CA), Simon M. Bourne (Norco, CA) | Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. (Hampton, VA) | 2017-03-17 | 2020-04-14 | B64D39/04 | 15/461706 |
| 555 | 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 |
| 556 | 10618651 | Systems and methods of electrically powering devices | A smart battery includes a battery and a measurement module coupled to measure electrical characteristics of the battery. The smart battery also includes processing logic and a communication interface configured to receive the electrical characteristics and transmit the electrical characteristics to a receiver. | Benjamin Waters (Kirkland, WA) | Wibotic Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-02-21 | 2020-04-14 | B60L53/12, H02J50/90, H02J7/02, B64C39/02, H02J50/80, B60L53/38, B60L53/36, H02J50/10, H02J7/00 | 15/438718 |
| 557 | 10618264 | Apparatuses and methods to prevent or minimize the effect of voids in bonded systems | Methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed for manufacturing a structure having layers that may operate in low pressure or vacuum environments. More particularly, methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed for minimizing the effects of voids by eliminating their contents in layers of bonded structures. In some implementations, a method for improving bonding within a layered structure comprises applying a bonding material layer to a substrate layer, disposing a wicking material in the bonding material layer, said wicking material having an outer surface, applying a surface material layer to the bonding material layer to form a layered structure, and curing the layered structure. | Douglas R. Jungwirth (Porter Ranch, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-11-26 | 2020-04-14 | H01L31/042, H01L31/18, B32B37/10, B32B37/06 | 14/554557 |
| 558 | 10615831 | Smart mount device and system | A smart radio mount device, system, and method adds an independent smart radio mount configured to mechanically couple with an avionics tray as well as with a radio to add an additional waveform capability to a platform to which the smart radio mount is coupled. The smart radio mount device adds capability to the existing platform communication suite to incorporate a second, independent radio channel and second power amplifier instead of developing a separate radio. The smart radio mount uses empty space available proximal with an existing radio and radio mount to add the full capabilities of the additional waveform with minimal space increase retaining all original radio capabilities. | Daniel I. Moore (Marion, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2019-01-15 | 2020-04-07 | H04B1/3822, H04B7/185 | 16/247731 |
| 559 | 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 |
| 560 | 10614723 | Apparatus to generate aircraft intent and related methods | Apparatus to generate aircraft intent and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes one or more processors configured to determine a discrete automaton of a UAV by translating boundary constraint information into linear temporal logic (LTL) , determine a maneuver automaton by calculating a set of motion primitives in aircraft intent description language (AIDL) , combine the discrete automaton and the maneuver automaton to generate a product automaton corresponding to a motion plan to move the UAV from the first position to a second position different from the first position, determine whether the product automaton satisfies a trajectory specification threshold, produce a second aircraft intent description of the UAV in AIDL representative of second flight plan instructions different from the first flight plan instructions when the product automaton satisfies the trajectory specification threshold, and execute the second flight plan instructions with the UAV to move the UAV to the second position. | Michael W. Hardt (Madrid, ES), Francisco A. Navarro Felix (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-05-15 | 2020-04-07 | G08G5/00 | 15/980377 |
| 561 | 10613533 | Autonomous delivery and retrieval of inventory holders at transfer locations | The present disclosure describes delivery and/or retrieval of inventory holders to different transfer locations using an automated ground vehicle. In accordance with the described implementations, rather than the vehicle waiting at the transfer location for the agents to arrive and retrieve the items from the inventory holder, the autonomous ground vehicle, working in conjunction with an autonomous transition unit that accompanies the vehicle, transfer the inventory holder containing the items to the transfer location and departs without waiting for the agents to retrieve the items from the inventory holder and continues on to another transfer location at which it will deliver another inventory holder and/or retrieve an inventory holder. Once all the items have been retrieved from an inventory holder delivered to a transfer location, the autonomous ground vehicle may update its route to navigate back to the transfer location and retrieve the inventory holder. | William Henry Payson (Mercer Island, WA), Edgar E. Blanco (Seattle, WA), Kerry Patrick Person (Seattle, WA), Eric Rimling (Seattle, WA), Joshua Adam Steinitz (Seattle, WA), Patrick Supanc (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-12-11 | 2020-04-07 | G05D1/00, B65G1/137, B65G1/10, G06Q10/08, G06Q50/28 | 15/838095 |
| 562 | 10613429 | Unmanned aerial vehicle with attached apparatus for X-ray analysis of power lines | A device (200) includes a unit bracket weldment (201) , a bridge weldment (202) extending from the unit bracket weldment to a plate bracket assembly (209) , and an x-ray plate (203) extending distally from the plate bracket assembly. One or more cable hook weldments (211,212) are disposed to either side of the x-ray plate. A method of inspecting a cable (1102) or power line includes coupling the device to a drone (101) . The drone can then be flown to capture the cable in the cable hook weldments such that an x-ray imager (1103) can capture one or more of x-ray images of the cable or power line. | Austin Wingo (Opelika, AL), Timothy Dunnigan (Lanett, AL), Phillip Bevel (Opelika, AL), Eric Hare (Opelika, AL), Timothy Dunnigan, Jr. (Auburn, AL) | Talon Aerolytics (Holding), , Inc. (West Point, GA) | 2018-04-30 | 2020-04-07 | G03B42/04, G01N23/00 | 15/967042 |
| 563 | 10612987 | System for monitoring characteristics of a load-bearing rotating shaft | One embodiment is an apparatus including an inner reference tube associated with a load-bearing rotating shaft and having a first set of teeth associated therewith and disposed around a periphery thereof, an outer reference tube associated with an input gear and disposed about the inner reference, the outer reference tube and having a second set of teeth associated therewith and disposed around a periphery thereof wherein teeth comprising the second set of teeth are interleaved with teeth comprising the first set of teeth to comprise an interleaved set of teeth and wherein the inner reference tube and the outer reference tube rotate about a same longitudinal axis and at a same speed as the rotating shaft, and a sensor system comprising a first variable resistance sensor (''VRS'') configured to detect a presence of successive teeth of the interleaved set of teeth and generate an output signal indicative thereof. | Brady Garrett Atkins (Euless, TX), Alexander Taits (Allen, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-06-05 | 2020-04-07 | G01L3/00, G01L3/10, B64C27/12, B64C27/00, B64D45/00 | 16/000439 |
| 564 | 10612951 | Optical flow sensor, methods, remote controller device, and rotatable electronic device | An optical flow sensing method includes: using an image sensor to capture images, using a directional-invariant filter device upon at least one first block of the first image to process values of pixels of the at least one first block of the first image, to generate a first filtered block image, using the first directional-invariant filter device upon at least one first block of the second image to process values of pixels of the at least one first block of the second image, to generate a second filtered block image, comparing the filtered block images to calculate a correlation result, and estimating a motion vector according to a plurality of correlation results. | Hsin-Chia Chen (Sunnyvale, CA), Sen-Huang Huang (Hsin-Chu, TW), Wei-Chung Wang (Hsin-Chu, TW), Chao-Chien Huang (Hsin-Chu, TW), Ting-Yang Chang (Hsin-Chu, TW), Chun-Wei Chen (Sunnyvale, CA) | Pixart Imaging Inc. (Hsin-Chu, TW) | 2017-05-31 | 2020-04-07 | G01F1/708, G06T7/246, G01F1/712, G01P5/26 | 15/609023 |
| 565 | 10612923 | Aerial survey image capture system | An aerial survey image capture system for a survey aircraft is disclosed. The system comprises a camera system arranged to capture successive images of ground beneath a survey aircraft. The camera system has associated camera parameters, and a loss of separation (LOS) avoidance system for a survey aircraft. The LOS avoidance system is arranged to determine a predicted closest point of approach (CPA) distance between the survey aircraft and the nearby aircraft based on their locations and movements, compare the CPA distance with a defined minimum separation distance corresponding to a LOS, and determine an estimate for at least one navigation parameter of the survey aircraft required for the CPA distance to remain above the defined minimum separation distance. The system is further arranged to modify camera system parameters so as to at least partially compensate for a change in survey efficiency when the estimated at least one navigation parameter is used to navigate the survey aircraft. | Simon Cope (Burswood, AU), Michael von Bertouch (Bicton, AU) | Spookfish Innovations Pty Ltd (Bentley, AU) | 2019-03-11 | 2020-04-07 | G06K9/00, G01S19/51, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G03B15/00, G08G5/04, G01C11/02 | 16/299033 |
| 566 | 10611498 | Rail recovery system for aircraft | The present disclosure's side-arm recovery system enables large Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) to operate from small vessels or from ground sites with a minimal footprint. The side-arm recovery system allows arresting an UAS independent of a runway. On the ground or on a ship, the system makes use of a specialized crane system that includes capture and energy absorption devices. A fuselage-mounted top-hook snags a horizontal cable and the arresting forces act in the plane of symmetry through the central structure of the UAS. After the capture energy is absorbed, the recovery system safely lowers the aircraft to a ground handling cart. The same system can be combined into a launcher and retriever system which further reduces the footprint by eliminating the need for a separate launcher. | Samuel Schweighart (Manassas, VA), Andrew Coe (Manassas, VA), Jeffery Ensminger (Manassas, VA), Francesco Giannini (Falls Church, VA), Jeffrey Pace (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2017-08-24 | 2020-04-07 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02 | 15/685593 |
| 567 | 10611496 | Power allocation systems for aircraft | A power system for an aircraft includes a plurality of power consumers each operable to consume power in a range from zero to maximum power demand and collectively capable of consuming a combined maximum power demand, a power source operable to output power to the power consumers and a power allocation system operable to allocate power from the power source to the power consumers based on an operational parameter of the aircraft. The power allocated by the power allocation system is less than the combined maximum power demand of the power consumers, thereby allowing the power source to have a maximum power output less than the combined maximum power demand of the power consumers. | Eric A. Sinusas (Euless, TX), Bradley Paul Regnier (Fort Worth, TX), Aaron Alexander Acee (Flower Mound, TX), Charles Hubert Speller (Flower Mound, TX), Marc Ouellet (Sainte-Sophie, CA) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2018-01-22 | 2020-04-07 | B64D47/00, H02J4/00, B64D11/00, B64D13/08 | 15/876298 |
| 568 | 10611495 | Sea state estimation | A method for measuring sea state includes scanning an area of a waterborne moving object over a period of time using at least one sensor to obtain point cloud data of the moving object. The area of the moving object is identified based on the point cloud data. Changes in movement of the area of the moving object are characterized over the period of time based on the point cloud data to calculate a state of the moving object. Sea state is estimated based on the state of the moving object. | William McNeill (Stratford, CT), Brigid Blakeslee (Milford, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2017-03-31 | 2020-04-07 | B64D45/08, G01S17/89, G01S17/66, G01S17/58 | 15/475406 |
| 569 | 10611479 | Inset turret assemblies for aircraft | A nose assembly of an aircraft includes a nose airframe having a nonhorizontal mounting surface and a turret assembly mounted on the nonhorizontal mounting surface. The turret assembly includes a turret device housing rotatable relative to the nonhorizontal mounting surface. The nose airframe includes a nose skin forming a nose fairing having an apex aperture. The nose skin at least partially covers the turret assembly such that the turret assembly is at least partially inset in the apex aperture of the nose fairing. | Steven Ray Ivans (Ponder, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2019-07-25 | 2020-04-07 | B64D7/06, B64C7/00 | 16/522369 |
| 570 | 10611474 | Unmanned aerial vehicle data management | A secure chain of data blocks is maintained at a given computing node, wherein the given computing node is part of a set of computing nodes in a distributed network of computing nodes, and wherein each of the set of computing nodes maintains the secure chain of data blocks. The secure chain of data blocks maintained at each computing node comprises one or more data blocks that respectively represent one or more transactions associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . At least one data block is added to the secure chain of data blocks maintained at the given computing node in response to determining that transaction data associated with the at least one data block is valid. | Abhishek Kumar (Elmsford, NY), Ashish Kundu (Elmsford, NY), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY), Komminist Weldemariam (Nairobi, KE) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-03-20 | 2020-04-07 | H04L29/06, B64C39/02, H04W4/029, H04L9/32, H04W4/44 | 15/463147 |
| 571 | 10611465 | Aircraft and flight control mechanisms used on aircraft | Provided are flight control mechanisms, such as omnidirectional thrust mechanisms (OTMs) , and methods of using such mechanisms. These mechanisms may be positioned in wings, tails, or other components of aircraft. A mechanism may comprise a center member and top and bottom panels. The center member may comprise two curved segments joint at a center edge. The top and bottom panels may be independently pivotable relative to the center member. At high speeds, the top panel and/or the bottom panel may be pivoted outward to change the lift, drag, roll, and/or other flight conditions. The mechanism may also include a gas nozzle to direct compressed gas to the center member. The center member and/or the top and bottom panels redirect this gas resulting in forces in one of four directions, which are used for controlling the aircraft at low speeds, down to hover. | Robert Michael Lee (Kirkland, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-05-22 | 2020-04-07 | B64C15/00, B64C9/32, F02K1/00, B64C9/38, B64C21/08, B64C21/04, B64C21/02, B64C21/00, B64C15/14, B64C9/00, B64C9/02, B64C9/06, B64C13/00, B64C13/16 | 15/601601 |
| 572 | 10611463 | Rotorcraft fly-by-wire stabilization | A rotorcraft with a fly-by-wire system includes a computing device having control laws. The control laws are operable to engage a stabilization maneuver in response to a perturbation of an otherwise stable operating condition of the rotorcraft, thereby returning the rotorcraft to the stable operating condition without requiring input from the pilot. One or more control laws are further operable to increase or decrease pitch angle, roll angle, yaw rate, or collective pitch angle. In representative aspects, perturbation of the stable operating condition may occur as a result of transient meteorological conditions (e.g., wind shear, wind gust, turbulence) experienced by a rotorcraft engaged in flight operations at airspeeds between 0 knots (e.g., a hover) and about 60 knots. The control laws are further operable to permit the rotorcraft to operate with Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) approval at substantially all airspeeds within a normal flight envelope of the rotorcraft. | Robert Earl Worsham, II (Weatherford, TX), Thomas Wayne Brooks (Grapevine, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-04-05 | 2020-04-07 | B64C13/50, B64C27/82, B64C27/14, B64C27/06, G05D1/08, B64C13/16, B64C27/57 | 15/480152 |
| 573 | 10611460 | Aircraft vertical stabilizer design | In one embodiment, a vertical stabilizer comprises an airfoil structure configured to be mounted to an aircraft at a vertical orientation. The airfoil structure comprises a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the trailing edge is configured to form a blunt shaped edge. The airfoil structure further comprises a root end and a tip end, wherein the airfoil structure is tapered from the root end to the tip end. The airfoil structure is also cambered. Finally, the airfoil structure is further configured to be mounted with a rotor, and is also further configured to house one or more internal components associated with the aircraft. | Brendan P. Lanigan (Grapevine, TX), Joshua R. O'Neil (Bedford, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-05-11 | 2020-04-07 | B64C5/02, B64C27/82, B64C3/14, B64C5/06 | 15/593304 |
| 574 | 10611370 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory recording medium | An information processing apparatus mountable on a first moving body obtains second movement information including the position and velocity of a second moving body and first movement information including the position and velocity of the first moving body. A second predicted path is determined from the second movement information, and a first predicted path is determined from the first movement information. Then, the information processing apparatus generates travel assistance information including information for directing the first moving body to take a detour from the first predicted path in a direction corresponding to a difference between arrival time periods taken for the second moving body and the first moving body to reach an intersection point of the second predicted path and the first predicted path. Finally, the generated travel assistance information is output. | Yasunori Ishii (Osaka, JP), Ryota Fujimura (Kanagawa, JP) | Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Torrance, CA) | 2018-01-25 | 2020-04-07 | B60W30/09, B60W10/20, B60W10/04, G08G1/16, G01S17/93, G01S13/931, B60W50/14, B62D15/02, B60R21/0134, B60W30/095, G06K9/00, B60W10/184, B60W30/18, B60R21/0132, B60W10/18, B60R21/01 | 15/879908 |
| 575 | 10611244 | Method for processing throttle control signal, electronic speed regulator, controller, and mobile platform | A method for processing a throttle control signal includes monitoring a signal transmission state of a throttle signal interface of an electronic speed regulator, determining that the signal transmission state is abnormal, and receiving the throttle control signal via a communication interface of the electronic speed regulator if the signal transmission state is determined to be abnormal. | Qiu Lan (Shenzhen, CN), Changxing Zhou (Shenzhen, CN), Wanqi Liu (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2017-10-05 | 2020-04-07 | B60L3/00, F16H61/12, B60W10/08, B60L3/04, B60K31/00, B64D31/06, B64D31/08, B64D31/00, B60W50/00 | 15/725863 |
| 576 | 10611098 | Fused filament fabrication using multi-segment filament | A thermoplastic filament adapted for use in a fused filament fabrication (FFF) printer which has a plurality of segments wherein each pair of adjacent segments is compositionally different and is arranged in a specific order. Also, a method for printing a three-dimensional (3D) article by printing such a filament in a fused filament fabrication (FFF) printer, wherein the fused filament fabrication (FFF) printer carries out a pattern of printing synchronized with the order of the segments in such a filament. Further, a method and device for fabricating such thermoplastic filaments. | Daniel Stolyarov (Baiting Hollow, NY), Elena Polyakova (Baiting Hollow, NY) | G6 Materials Corp. (Ronkonkoma, NY) | 2015-01-17 | 2020-04-07 | B29C67/00, B29C48/86, B29C48/05, B29C48/02, B29C48/25, B29C64/106, B29C64/20, B29C48/92, B33Y70/00, B33Y30/00, B33Y10/00 | 15/112098 |
| 577 | 10609681 | User device-initiated request for resource configuration | The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for user device-initiated requests for resource configuration. In some aspects, a user device can detect one or more conditions related to communicating with a base station over a wireless connection. The user device selects, based on the conditions, elements of a resource configuration for communicating with the base station. The user device then transmits a request indicating the selected elements of the resource configuration to the base station, which can then allocate resources to the user device based on the request. The elements of the resource configuration selected by the user device may include one or more of numerology configuration, mini-slot configuration, or a schedule for uplink and downlink OFDM symbols within a resource of the wireless network. This may allow the user device to influence a resource configuration that is better-suited for communication over one or more channels of the wireless connection. | Jibing Wang (Saratoga, CA), Erik Richard Stauffer (Sunnyvale, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-04-24 | 2020-03-31 | H04W72/02, H04B17/364, H04B17/345, H04B17/382, H04W72/04, H04W72/08 | 15/961672 |
| 578 | 10609264 | Optical image capturing module | An optical imaging module, including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly, is provided. The circuit assembly includes a base, a circuit substrate, image sensor elements, conductors, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements are disposed in the accommodation space of the base. The conductors are disposed between circuit contacts of the circuit substrate and image contacts of the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame can be integrally formed and covered on the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The lens assembly includes a lens base, a fixed lens assembly, an auto lens assembly, and a drive assembly. The lens base is disposed on the multi-lens frame. Each of the auto lens assembly and the fixed lens assembly has lenses having refractive power. The driving assembly drives the auto lens assembly to move in the direction of the normal line of the sensing surface. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-28 | 2020-03-31 | H04N5/225, H04N5/232, H01L27/146, G03B13/36 | 16/235852 |
| 579 | 10608734 | Virtualization and orchestration of a radio access network | A distributed radio frequency communication system facilitates communication between wireless terminals and a core network. The system includes a group of remote radio units (RRUs) . Each RRU of the group of RRUs is coupled to an antenna to communicate with at least some of the mobile terminals and includes electronic circuitry to perform at least a first portion of a first-level protocol of a radio access network (RAN) and communicate over a fronthaul link. The system also includes a baseband unit (BBU) coupled to the core network and the fronthaul link, and communicably coupled to the group of RRUs over the fronthaul link. The BBU includes electronic circuitry to assign one or more RRUs, selected from the group of RRUs, to a cluster of RRUs based on one or more parameters, and to perform at least a second-level protocol of the RAN. | Alan Barbieri (La Jolla, CA), Dario Fertonani (La Jolla, CA) | --- | 2016-10-23 | 2020-03-31 | H04W4/00, H04W36/08, H04W28/02, G06F9/455, H04B7/155, H04B7/26, H04W36/22, H04W88/08 | 15/765254 |
| 580 | 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 |
| 581 | 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 |
| 582 | 10606283 | Modular autopilot design and development featuring bayesian non-parametric adaptive control | According to an embodiment, there is provided an onboard integrated computational system for an unmanned aircraft system (''Stabilis'' autopilot) . This is an integrated suite of hardware, software, and data-to-decisions services that are designed to meet the needs of business and research developers of UAS. Stabilis is designed to accelerate the development of any UAS platform and avionics system, it does so with hardware modularity and software adaptation. The Stabilis offers multiple technological advantages technological advantages including: Plug-and-adapt functionality, Data-to-decisions capability, and, On board parallelization capability. | Girish Vinayak Chowdhary (Champaign, IL), Jacob Stockton (Edmond, OK), Hassan Kingravi (Marietta, GA) | The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) | 2016-08-15 | 2020-03-31 | G05D1/08, B64C39/02, G06N7/00, B64C13/16 | 15/751708 |
| 583 | 10606021 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module is provided, including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly. The circuit assembly may include a circuit substrate, a plurality of image sensor elements, a plurality of signal transmission elements, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements may be connected to the circuit substrate. The signal transmission elements may be electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame may be manufactured integrally and be covered on the circuit substrate and the image sensing elements. The signal transmission elements may be embedded in the multi-lens frame. The lens assembly may include a lens base and a fixed-focus lens assembly. The lens base may be fixed to a multi-lens frame. The fixed-focus lens assembly may have at least two lenses with refractive power. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-26 | 2020-03-31 | G02B7/02, G02B9/62, G02B9/60, H04N5/225, G03B11/00, G02B7/00, G02B9/34, G02B5/20, G02B9/64, H04N9/04 | 16/232648 |
| 584 | 10605607 | Two step pruning in a PHD filter | In one embodiment, a method of tracking multiple objects with a probabilistic hypothesis density filter is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of intensities. The plurality of intensities are pruned based on their respective weight to remove lower weighted intensities and produce a first set of intensities. Intensities in the first set of intensities that are identified as corresponding to the same object are then merged to produce a second set of intensities. The second set of intensities is then pruned again to produce a final set of intensities, wherein pruning the second set of intensities includes in the final set of intensities, up to a threshold number of intensities having the largest weights in the second set of intensities and excludes from the final set of intensities any remaining intensities in the second set of intensities. | Vibhor L. Bageshwar (Minneapolis, MN), Michael Ray Elgersma (Plymouth, MN), Eric A. Euteneuer (St. Anthony Village, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2014-07-31 | 2020-03-31 | G01C21/20, G01S13/93, G01S13/72, G01S13/86, G01B21/16 | 14/448819 |
| 585 | 10605226 | Inertial hydrodynamic pump and wave engine | A buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that can float on a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. The pump incorporates an open-bottomed tube with a constriction. The tube partially encloses a substantial volume of water with which the tube's constriction interacts, creating and/or amplifying oscillations therein in response to wave action. Wave-driven oscillations result in periodic upward ejections of portions of the water inside the tube that can be collected in a reservoir that is at least partially positioned above the mean water level of the body of water, or pressurized by compressed air or gas, or both. Water within such a reservoir may return to the body of water via a turbine, thereby generating electrical power (making the device a wave engine) , or else the device's pumping action can be used for other purposes such as water circulation, propulsion, or cloud seeding. | Garth Alexander Sheldon-Coulson (Portland, OR), Brian Lee Moffat (Portland, OR), Daniel William Place (Portland, OR) | Lone Gull Holdings, Ltd. (Portland, OR) | 2019-08-12 | 2020-03-31 | F03B13/18, F03B17/06, H02K7/18, B63B22/18, H02K44/08 | 16/538472 |
| 586 | 10604262 | Flexible aircraft seat configurations | In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise: a floor panel for a rotorcraft, one or more puck fasteners in the floor panel, wherein each puck fastener comprises an attachment fitting and a plurality of internal flanges, wherein the plurality of internal flanges within each puck fastener are adjacent, and one or more seating fixtures coupled to the floor panel using the one or more puck fasteners. | Timothy Brian Carr (Grapevine, TX), Richard Theodore Perryman (Fort Worth, TX), Darrell W. Wilkerson (Arlington, TX), Bobby Howard Mosier (Keller, TX), Joseph Daniel Leachman (Keller, TX), Ernest Edward Senn, Jr. (Mansfield, TX), William D. Dennison (Grapevine, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-01-12 | 2020-03-31 | B64D11/06, B64C1/18 | 15/405271 |
| 587 | 10604237 | Aircraft with a weight element controlling the center of gravity thereof | The invention pertains to a remote-controlled miniature aircraft with at least one lift surface (17) , with at least one pair of propeller drives (12, 13) and with a weight element (20) , the position of which can be varied in the longitudinal direction of the miniature aircraft (10) in order to change the center of gravity of the miniature aircraft (10) . In order to realize a more compact construction with improved flying characteristics, the lift surface (17) of the miniature aircraft (10) is arranged above a plane defined by the rotational axes of the propeller drives (12, 13) in order to generate a lifting force for taking off and/or landing from a standstill. | Andreas Voss (Seevetal OT Holtorfsloh, DE) | --- | 2012-02-08 | 2020-03-31 | B64C17/04, B64C39/06, B64C11/00, B64C3/30, B64C39/02, B64C39/10, B64C15/00 | 13/984688 |
| 588 | 10604236 | Fault-tolerant aircraft flight control using a subset of aerodynamic control surfaces | A method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is described. In one example, the method includes: detecting, by one or more processors of a controller within a UAV, whether flight control surfaces of the UAV are operating nominally, switching, by the one or more processors of the controller, in response to detecting that one or more of the flight control surfaces of the UAV are not operating nominally, to implementing a backup control mode configured to operate the UAV in flight with non-nominal operability of one or more of the control surfaces of the UAV, and operating, by the one or more processors of the controller, the UAV in the backup control mode. | Raghu Venkataraman (Minneapolis, MN), Peter Seiler (St. Paul, MN), Brian Taylor (Portland, OR) | Regents of The University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) | 2017-05-31 | 2020-03-31 | B64C13/18, B64C39/02, G05D1/08 | 15/610315 |
| 589 | 10604232 | Wing-nacelle splice assemblies for tiltrotor aircraft | A propulsion and lift system of a tiltrotor aircraft includes a wing having an outboard end, a wing tip assembly having an inboard end, a fixed nacelle coupled to the wing tip assembly and a wing-nacelle splice assembly having inboard and outboard sides. The inboard side of the wing-nacelle splice assembly is coupled to the outboard end of the wing, and the outboard side of the wing-nacelle splice assembly is coupled to the inboard end of the wing tip assembly, thereby coupling the fixed nacelle to the wing. | Jeffrey Matthew Williams (Fort Worth, TX), George Ryan Decker (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Edwin Rinehart (Fort Worth, TX), Andrew G. Baines (Fort Worth, TX), James Elbert King (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-10-18 | 2020-03-31 | B64C7/02, B64C3/26, B64C27/28, B64C29/00 | 15/787148 |
| 590 | 10604109 | Cable reel restraint device | A cable reel restraint device comprises a cable reel, a retractable cable, first and second springs, first and second attachment interfaces, and a preload selection control. The retractable cable is configured to extend from and retract onto the cable reel. The first spring is configured to exert force for preloading the second spring, and the second spring is configured to exert force for retracting the retractable cable. The first attachment interface is coupled to the cable reel by a first spherical bearing, and the second attachment interface is coupled to the retractable cable by a second spherical bearing. Moreover, the first and second attachment interfaces are configured for being fastened to first and second attachment points. The preload selection control is configured to select a particular preload magnitude and cause the first spring to preload the second spring with a load of the particular preload magnitude. | Louis G. Tackett (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-11-15 | 2020-03-31 | B60P7/08, B60R22/46 | 15/813786 |
| 591 | 10602287 | Audio transmission system | An audio transmission system of the present invention includes: an unmanned aircraft, a steering terminal that is used to steer the unmanned aircraft, and an information terminal configured to access a server providing a service for translating text data created in an official language of a country into a designated language other than the official language, and converting the translated text data into audio data, the information terminal being able to download the audio data from the server. The information terminal transmits the audio data in the designated language downloaded from the server to the unmanned aircraft, and the unmanned aircraft outputs the audio data in the designated language as an audio message from a speaker attached to an airframe. | Makoto Miyawaki (Wakayama, JP) | Qualitysoft Corporation (Wakayama, JP) | 2019-03-15 | 2020-03-24 | H04R27/04, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G10L13/04, G10L13/08 | 16/354577 |
| 592 | 10601495 | Rapidly-deployable, drone-based wireless communications systems and methods for the operation thereof | Drone-based wireless communications systems are provided, as are methods carried-out by such wireless communications systems. In one embodiment, the wireless communications system includes a Satellite Signal Transformation (SST) unit and a plurality of aerial network drones, which can be deployed over a designated geographical area to form a multi-drone network thereover. During operation, the SST unit transmits a network source signal, which contains content extracted from a satellite signal. The multi-drone network receives the network source signal, disseminates drone relay signals containing the content through the multi-drone network, and broadcastings user device signals containing the content over the designated geographical area. In embodiments, the multi-drone network may broadcast multiple different types of user device signals for reception by various different types of user devices located within the designated geographical area, such as an arear containing communication infrastructure disabled by a natural disaster, a hostile attack, or other catastrophic event. | Chris Hardy (Cheyenne, WY), Paul Bellotti (Cheyenne, WY) | Dish Technologies L.L.C. (Englewood, CO) | 2019-08-28 | 2020-03-24 | H04B7/185, G01S5/04, G06K9/00, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, H04W4/06, H04N7/18, H04W84/00 | 16/554378 |
| 593 | 10601494 | Dual-band communication device and method for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for use with a communication device that includes: communicating in a first frequency band with a remote device via at least one transceiver, wherein the remote device is oriented at a direction relative to the communication device, wherein the communicating is in accordance with first antenna beam steering parameters and a first antenna beam corresponding to the direction, and, communicating in a second frequency band with the remote device via the at least one transceiver, wherein the second frequency band is higher than the first frequency band, wherein the at least one transceiver is pre-initialized with second antenna beam steering parameters to generate a second antenna beam corresponding to the direction, and wherein the second antenna beam steering parameters are generated based on the first antenna beam steering parameters. | Giovanni Vannucci (Middletown, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2020-03-24 | H01Q3/00, H04W16/28, H04B1/00, H04B7/06, H04B7/155, H01Q5/22, H04W88/10, H04B3/56, H04B3/58, H01Q3/36, H01Q3/26, H04W72/04, H01Q1/24, H01Q5/10, H01Q21/22 | 15/372454 |
| 594 | 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 |
| 595 | 10600037 | Efficient scheduling of maintenance for power distribution systems | According to one or more embodiments, a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for managing vegetation across distribution systems are provided. The method may include receiving, by a computer, voltage data from one or more data sensors. The computer may determine one or more locations of one or more voltage fault conditions based on the received voltage data. A score may be assigned to each of the determined locations by the computer. The computer may then identify a subset of one or more work orders corresponding to the one or more determined locations from among a database of work orders. A subset of locations may be determined by the computer from among the one or more locations based on the assigned scores and the identified subset of work orders. A field visit may then be scheduled by the computer based on the determined subset of locations. | Vijay Arya (Bangalore, IN), Lawrence K. Chalupsky (East Gull Lake, MN), Ramachandra Kota (Hyderabad, IN), Krishnan L. Narayan (McKinney, TX) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-09-29 | 2020-03-24 | G06Q10/00, G01R31/08 | 15/719723 |
| 596 | 10599949 | Automatic moving object verification | A method for determining a likelihood that a first object captured in a first image and a second object captured in a second image are the same object includes capturing the first image from a first viewpoint and a second image from a second viewpoint, wherein the first object is in the first image, and the second object is in the second image. The method also includes determining a first likelihood that a first visual feature on the first object and a second visual feature on the second object are the same visual feature, and determining a second likelihood that a dimension of the first object and a corresponding dimension of the second object are the same. The method then includes determining a final likelihood that the first object and the second object are the same object based at least partially upon the first likelihood and the second likelihood. | Gang Qian (McLean, VA), Zeeshan Rasheed (Herndon, VA) | Avigilon Fortress Corporation (Vancouver, CA) | 2018-07-03 | 2020-03-24 | G06K9/62, G06K9/00 | 16/027075 |
| 597 | 10599890 | Inventory tracking using RFID | A storage unit includes a support bar for hanging items and an RFID antenna provided within a predefined distance of the support bar. When the items hanging from the support bar are adorned with RFID tags, and the RFID antenna emits electromagnetic fields in a direction of the support bar, RFID signals identifying the items are transmitted from the RFID tags to the RFID antenna, thereby enabling a placement or a removal of an item to be automatically registered, or an accounting of the available items to be automatically performed. The RFID antenna may be a portion of a transmission line that uses shields and/or dielectric materials to shape the electromagnetic fields toward a predefined direction, and the locations of items bearing RFID tags on the support bar may be determined by varying the phase of the emitted radiofrequency and determining strengths of RFID signals when the electromagnetic fields are emitted at varying phases. | Ronald Eugene Huebner (Seattle, WA), Somasundaram Niranjayan (Issaquah, WA), Camerin Hahn (Redmond, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2018-10-01 | 2020-03-24 | G06K7/10, G06Q30/00, G06Q90/00, H01Q1/22, G06Q10/08 | 16/148577 |
| 598 | 10599205 | Methods and systems for managing machine learning involving mobile devices | A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to determine a device status associated with the wireless communication device and determine that a machine learning process is to be performed based on the determined device status. The processor may be further configured to execute the instructions to select a machine learning model based on the determined device status, select one or more data inputs based on the determined device status, and perform the machine learning process using the selected machine learning model and the selected one or more data inputs. | Dayong He (Bridgewater, NJ), Jyotsna Kachroo (Millburn, NJ), Manuel Enrique Caceres (Basking Ridge, NJ), Azam Jiva (Bridgewater, NJ), Ray P. Hwang (Green Brook, NJ), Bruno Mendez (Springfield, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-09-18 | 2020-03-24 | G06F1/3234, H04W52/02, G06N20/00 | 15/707256 |
| 599 | 10599156 | Advertising on autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle exterior | Provided herein is an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle fleet comprising a plurality of electric autonomous vehicle for apportioned display of a media, operating autonomously and a fleet management module for coordination of the autonomous vehicle fleet. Each autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle comprising a screen configured to display the media. Activation, deactivation, brightness modification, in combination with specific media selection enables more efficient media display. | David Ferguson (San Francisco, CA), Jiajun Zhu (Palo Alto, CA), Pichayut Jirapinyo (San Francisco, CA), Cosimo Leipold (Washington, DC) | Nuro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-07-27 | 2020-03-24 | G05D1/02, B60R19/48, G06Q10/08, G01C21/20, B60R25/25, G08G1/04, G01C21/34, G05D1/00, G06K9/00, G06Q50/30, G06K7/10, G06K19/07, G06N20/00, H04W4/024, H04W4/40, G06Q30/02 | 16/047901 |
| 600 | 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 |
| 601 | 10599142 | Display device and control method for display device | An HMD includes an image display section worn on a head of a user, an HMD communication section configured to receive a captured image transmitted by a vehicle, a position estimating section configured to estimate a position of the vehicle in a real space on the basis of the captured image received by the HMD communication section, and a display control section configured to cause the image display section to display the captured image received by the HMD communication section and information concerning the position of the vehicle estimated by the position estimating section. | Shinichi Kobayashi (Azumino, JP), Masahide Takano (Matsumoto, JP) | Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-01-05 | 2020-03-24 | H04N7/18, G05D1/00, G05D1/10 | 15/863106 |
| 602 | 10599138 | Autonomous package delivery system | The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for enabling unmanned and optionally-manned cargo delivery to personnel on the ground. for example, an aircraft may be used to provide rapid response cargo delivery to widely separated small units in demanding and unpredictable conditions that pose unacceptable risks to both ground resupply personnel and aircrew. Together with a ground vehicle, packages from the aircraft may be deployed to ground personnel in disbursed operating locations without exposing the ground personnel to the aircraft's open landing zone. | William Bosworth (Cambridge, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2017-09-08 | 2020-03-24 | G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G06Q10/08, G06Q50/28, B64D1/08, B64C39/02 | 15/699276 |
| 603 | 10598763 | System and method for concurrent communication of different signal types by a radar | A method for concurrent transmission of different signal types by a radar system includes: receiving a waveform request for transmitting a first signal type and a second signal type, determining whether the first signal or the second signal is optimized, when the first signal is optimized: transmitting the first and the second signal simultaneously in separate bands, and when the second signal is optimized: determining a time gap between transmission of the second signal, and adjusting pulse repetition interval (PRI) or pulse width of the first signal to fit in the time gap, transmitting the second signal, and transmitting the first signal in the time gap between the transmission of the second signal. | Theodore M. Kellum (Canyon Country, CA), Walter B. Schulte, Jr. (Huntington Beach, CA), Harry B. Marr (Manhattan Beach, CA) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2016-07-27 | 2020-03-24 | G01S7/02, H04B7/08, H01Q3/26, G01S7/282, G01S13/10, H04W16/14, G01S13/86 | 15/221347 |
| 604 | 10597170 | Arrangement in catapult | The invention relates to a launching cylinder of a catapult and to a catapult. The launching cylinder comprises a frame inside which are a pneumatic pressure space for launching purpose and a hydraulic pressure space for returning purpose. The pressure spaces are separated from each other by means of a piston assembly. | Heikki Ilmari Verho (Kangasala, FI), Pentti Lipponen (Kangasala, FI) | Robonic Ltd Oy (Tampere, FI) | 2017-02-07 | 2020-03-24 | B64F1/06, F41F3/04, B64C39/02 | 15/426349 |
| 605 | 10597156 | Cleaning drone | A computer-implemented method for managing the flight of a drone comprising a physical treatment device, the method comprises the steps repeated over time of measuring the distance between the drone and an object present in the environment of the drone, adjusting the distance from the drone to the object according to predefined internal parameters, and performing a physical treatment on the object from the drone. Developments describe the management of distances to objects, surface tracking, object recognition, the installation of beacons in the environment, the use of on-board or remotely accessed sensors (e.g. position and contact sensors, cameras, motion detectors) and various types of treatment (e.g. cleaning, dusting, sterilization) . Both software aspects (e.g. learning, central or distributed logic, autonomy, cooperation with floor robots) and system aspects (addition of a fan, brush, duster or germicidal lamp) are described. | Pierre Emmanuel Viel (Geylang, SG) | --- | 2015-12-28 | 2020-03-24 | B64C39/00, B08B1/00, B64C39/02, B08B5/02, G05D1/00, A61L2/10 | 15/565414 |
| 606 | 10597150 | Articulated rotor systems with blade-to-blade damping | A rotor system includes a yoke, a plurality of blade grip assemblies and a plurality of centrifugal force bearings coupling the blade grip assemblies with the yoke. A plurality of rotor blades are coupled to the blade grip assemblies such that each rotor blade has a coincident hinge and such that each rotor blade has three independent degrees of freedom including blade pitch about a pitch change axis, blade flap about a flapping axis and lead-lag about a lead-lag axis. A blade-to-blade damping ring includes a plurality of damper anchors each coupled to one of the blade grip assemblies along the respective pitch change axis and a plurality of lead-lag dampers each coupled between adjacent damper anchors. During blade pitch operations, each blade grip assembly is operable to rotate relative to the respective damper anchor, such that the blade-to-blade damping ring is operable to provide pitch independent lead-lag damping. | Andrew Paul Haldeman (Fort Worth, TX), Dalton T Hampton (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2018-04-24 | 2020-03-24 | B64C27/51, B64C27/48 | 15/961713 |
| 607 | 10597149 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-16 | 2020-03-24 | B64C27/32, B64D5/00, B64F1/02, B64C39/02, B64C1/30, B64C11/48, B64C27/26, B64D3/00, B64F1/04, B64C25/10 | 15/434722 |
| 608 | 10597143 | Low moment rotor hub | In one embodiment, a rotor hub comprises a hub body, and a plurality of blade grips configured for attaching a plurality of rotor blades. The rotor hub further comprises a plurality of centrifugal force bearings coupled to the plurality of blade grips, wherein a focus of the plurality of centrifugal force bearings is aligned with a centerline of a rotor mast. The rotor hub further comprises a plurality of drive links configured to transfer torque to the plurality of rotor blades, wherein the plurality of drive links is positioned to correspond with a leading edge side of the plurality of rotor blades. The rotor hub further comprises a plurality of pitch horns configured to adjust a pitch of the plurality of rotor blades. | Andrew Paul Haldeman (Fort Worth, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), James Donn Hethcock (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-22 | 2020-03-24 | B64C11/02, B64C27/59, B64C27/78, B64C27/32, B64C27/12, B64C27/39, B64C11/06, B64C11/04, B64C27/35 | 15/683621 |
| 609 | 10597134 | Adhesive joints for aircraft | An adhesive joint for an aircraft includes a first aircraft component having a first surface forming one or more isolation grooves, a second aircraft component having a second surface and an adhesive forming a bondline between the first and second surfaces to bond the first aircraft component to the second aircraft component. The adhesive substantially fills the one or more isolation grooves to form at least one disbond arrest boundary. The at least one disbond arrest boundary is operable to prevent a disbond in the bondline from traversing therethrough, thereby preventing the disbond from propagating along the bondline across the at least one disbond arrest boundary. | George Ryan Decker (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, PR) | 2017-02-20 | 2020-03-24 | B64C1/12, B64C3/26 | 15/437198 |
| 610 | 10593219 | Automated air traffic communications | Apparatus and methods related to aviation communications are included. A computing device can receive position data indicating a position of an aerial vehicle. The position can include an altitude. The computing device can determine, from a plurality of possible airspace classifications, a first airspace classification at the position of the aerial vehicle, where each airspace classification specifies one or more communication parameters for communication within an associated airspace. The computing device can select, from a plurality of communication repositories, a first communication repository that is associated with the first airspace classification, where each communication repository specifies a set of pre-defined communication components for at least one associated airspace classification. The computing device can generate a communication related to the aerial vehicle using the first communication repository. The computing device can send the generated communication to at least one recipient. | James Burgess (Mountain View, CA), Chirath Thouppuarachchi (Redwood City, CA), Gregory Whiting (Menlo Park, CA) | Wing Aviation Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-12-12 | 2020-03-17 | G08G5/00, H04W4/40, H04W4/46, H04B7/185, H04W4/029, G06F3/16, G07C5/00 | 16/217678 |
| 611 | 10593108 | Converting digital aerial images into a three-dimensional representation utilizing processing clusters | Systems and methods are disclosed for more efficiently and quickly utilizing digital aerial images to generate models of a site. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods capture a plurality of digital aerial images of a site. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods can cluster the plurality of digital aerial images based on a variety of factors, such as visual contents, capture position, or capture time of the digital aerial images. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods can analyze the clusters independently (i.e., in parallel) to generate cluster models. Further, the disclosed systems and methods can merge the cluster models to generate a model of the site. | Manlio Francisco Barajas Hernandez (Jalisco, MX), David Chen (San Francisco, CA), Pablo Arturo Martinez Gonzalez (Jalisco, MX), Christian Sanz (San Francisco, CA) | Skycatch, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2017-10-31 | 2020-03-17 | G06F15/80, G06T17/05, G06K9/00, G06T17/20, G06T7/00, G06T7/73, G06K9/62, G06T15/00 | 15/799576 |
| 612 | 10591504 | Inertia measurement module for unmanned aircraft | The present disclosure relates to an inertia measurement module for an unmanned aircraft, which comprises a housing assembly, a sensing assembly and a vibration damper. The vibration damper comprises a first vibration-attenuation cushion, and the sensing assembly comprises a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a flexible signal line for connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board. An inertia sensor is fixed on the second circuit board, and the first circuit board is fixed on the housing assembly. The inertia measurement module further comprises a weight block, and the second circuit board, the weight block, the first vibration-attenuation cushion and the first circuit board are bonded together. The present disclosure greatly reduces the influence of the operational vibration frequency of the unmanned aircraft on the inertia sensor and improves the measurement stability of the inertia sensor. | Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2017-11-10 | 2020-03-17 | G01P1/02, F16F15/00, G01C21/16, F16F7/104, G01C19/56, B64D45/00, G01C25/00, G01C19/5783, G01C19/5663, G01C19/5628, G01C19/16, G01P1/00, G01P15/08, G01C19/5769 | 15/809952 |
| 613 | 10590848 | Flight vehicle air breathing propulsion system with isolator having obstruction | A flight vehicle has a propulsion system that includes an air inlet, an isolator (or diffuser) downstream of the air inlet, and a combustor downstream of the isolator. The isolator includes an obstruction that protrudes inwardly from an inner wall of the isolator, into the flow channel in which air flows through the isolator. The obstruction diverts the flow to either side of it. Downstream of the obstruction the flow on either side of the obstruction comes together again, leading to mixing of the flow, for example including mixing of low energy and boundary layer flow with high energy flow. This mixing of flow may make for a more uniform flow at the exit of the isolator. In addition the obstruction may help fix the location of shocks within the isolator, providing longer flow mixing length in the isolator. | Nicholas P. Cicchini (Vail, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2017-06-06 | 2020-03-17 | F02K7/10, F02C3/04, B64C23/04, B64C30/00, F02C7/04, B64D27/16, B64D33/02 | 15/615152 |
| 614 | 10589859 | Apparatus and method for aerial recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle | An apparatus and method for aerial recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. The apparatus includes a rigid base having a first section and a second section, wherein the first section is securely mounted to a floor of an aircraft. The apparatus further includes a servicing platform moveably mounted to the base and configured to move along a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft such that in an extended position, the servicing platform at least partially protrudes from a rear cargo door of the aircraft, wherein the servicing platform comprises a capturing mechanism configured to capture the UAV in the extended position. | Chi Hui Frederic Foo (Singapore, SG), Han Lin Hsi (Singapore, SG) | St Engineering Aerospace Ltd. (Singapore, SG), Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (Singapore SG) | 2017-01-06 | 2020-03-17 | B64C39/02, B64C39/10 | 15/400796 |
| 615 | 10589857 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | An unmanned aerial vehicle adapted for hover and short/vertical take-off and landing (S/VTOL) is disclosed. The vehicle comprises: a body having an aspect-ratio less than two and having therein a payload volume, at least one propeller located forward of the body, at least one rudder. The body may have an inverse Zimmerman planform which provides lift as air flows across the body in horizontal flight/fixed wing mode, and further adapted such that during hover and/or short/vertical take-off and landing (S/VTOL) the vehicle operates as a rotorcraft with the body oriented with the at least one propeller substantially above the body. The vehicle is suited to a method of inspection, such as power line inspection where large distances can be analysed efficiently by flying in fixed wing mode, but by transitioning to hover mode allows detailed inspection of selected areas. | Alfredo Criado (Barcelona, ES), Grzegorz M. Kawiecki (Madrid, ES), Omar Valero (Las Palmas, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-01-28 | 2020-03-17 | B64C39/02, G06K9/00, H04N7/18, B64C39/10, G01R31/58 | 14/608014 |
| 616 | 10589851 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-13 | 2020-03-17 | B64C27/48, B64C39/02, B64C27/00, B64D1/00, B64C27/32, B64C27/26, B64D35/02, B64D1/02, B65D85/68, B65D25/10, B64C25/08, B64F1/02, B64D3/00, B64D1/12, B64C27/08, B64D5/00 | 15/431202 |
| 617 | 10589842 | Spinners for use on tiltrotor aircraft | A proprotor assembly for a tiltrotor aircraft having a forward flight mode. The proprotor assembly includes a spinner subjected to freestream airflow during forward flight. The spinner is elongated to form a tapered leading portion and a substantially cylindrical aft portion. The spinner forms a plurality of rotor blade cutouts exposing an inner chamber. The proprotor assembly includes a plurality of proprotor blade assemblies protruding radially from the spinner through the rotor blade cutouts. The rotor blade cutouts are formed at the substantially cylindrical aft portion of the spinner to reduce the freestream airflow into the inner chamber via the rotor blade cutouts during forward flight, thereby reducing drag experienced by the tiltrotor aircraft. | Helmuth Peter Koelzer (Fort Worth, TX), Brendan Patrick Lanigan (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Kenneth Farrell (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-05-25 | 2020-03-17 | B64C11/14, B64C29/00, F03D1/06, B64C11/00 | 15/605545 |
| 618 | 10589505 | Structural rework of cellular core panels | Methods for reworking structures and reworked cellular core panels, reworked structures comprising the reworked cellular core panels, and guides and cutting apparatuses for reworking cellular acoustic panels and reworking cellular non-acoustic panels are disclosed. | Michael W Evens (Burien, WA), Genesis Pilarca (Shoreline, WA), Nihar A Desai (Bothell, WA), David M Walter (Renton, WA), Ebonni J Adams (Edmonds, WA), Nicole Titus (Edmonds, WA), Shekar Vimala (Bothell, WA), Timothy S Barrett (Melbourne, FL), John Spalding (Seattle, WA), Dan Perron (Federal Way, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-11-29 | 2020-03-17 | B29C73/10, B29C69/00, B26D7/00, B29C65/48, B29C73/06, B26B3/04, B32B43/00, B29C65/52, B29C65/00, B29C73/26, B26B29/06, F02C7/24, B64F5/40, B32B3/12, B32B38/04, B32B38/00, B32B37/14, B32B37/12, B32B3/26, B23P6/00 | 15/825335 |
| 619 | 10589087 | Systems and methods for altering brain and body functions and for treating conditions and diseases of the same | The present invention relates to systems and methods for management of brain and body functions and sensory perception. for example, the present invention provides systems and methods of sensory substitution and sensory enhancement (augmentation) as well as motor control enhancement. The present invention also provides systems and methods of treating diseases and conditions, as well as providing enhanced physical and mental health and performance through sensory substitution, sensory enhancement, and related effects. | Mitchell Eugene Tyler (Madison, WI), Yuri Petrovich Danilov (Middleton, WI), Paul Bach-y-Rita (Madison, WI) | Wicab, Inc. (Middleton, WI) | 2015-04-21 | 2020-03-17 | A61B5/00, G06F3/01, A61N1/05, A61B5/11, A61N1/36, G06F3/038, G06F3/0354, A61B5/1455, A61B5/0492 | 14/692419 |
| 620 | 10588029 | System and method for pointing error resistant reuse | Systems and methods are disclosed, and one includes receiving a configuration specification data, including a cell floorplan data identifying a plurality of rectangular cells, and indicating a cell width and a cell length of each, in combination with determining, based at least in part on the configuration specification data, a spot beam pattern that provides a plurality of rectangular cell coverage regions, having the cell length and width. | Stanley Edward Kay (Rockville, MD), Liping Chen (Bethesda, MD), Uday Ramachandra Rao Bhaskar (North Potomac, MD) | Hughes Networks Systems, Llc. (Germantown, MD) | 2018-11-17 | 2020-03-10 | H04W16/28, H04W16/30, H04W84/06 | 16/194338 |
| 621 | 10588008 | Control apparatus, control system, and method for controlling control apparatus | A control apparatus has one or more built-in functions that are selectively usable. The control apparatus includes a first communication unit conducting a first communication and a second communication unit conducting a second communication, a built-in function unit configured to execute the built-in function, and at least one control circuit. The control circuit determines which of the built-in functions is selected, determines whether there is an external device to execute an external function related to the selected built-in function based on the first communication, controls an icon display to present to a user that the selected built-in function is also executable by the external device, and causes the second communication unit to communicate with the external device through a second communication to execute the external function when the external device is selected in accordance with the icon display. | Akinobu Sato (Hachioji, JP), Toshihiro Ogata (Hachioji, JP), Kazuhiro Sato (Sagamihara, JP), Osamu Nonaka (Sagamihara, JP) | Olympus Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-09-14 | 2020-03-10 | H04N5/232, H04W8/00, G06F3/048, G06F3/0481, H04W4/80, H04L29/08, H04W76/10, G06F3/0482 | 15/705238 |
| 622 | 10587790 | Control method for photographing using unmanned aerial vehicle, photographing method using unmanned aerial vehicle, mobile terminal, and unmanned aerial vehicle | A method for controlling photography using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is performed by a mobile terminal. After obtaining a photographing start command, the photographing start command being associated with a photographic sample, the mobile terminal generates a combined operation command according to the photographic sample. The combined operation command may include one or more flight parameters of the UAV. Next, the mobile terminal establishes a wireless connection with the UAV and then sends the combined operation command to the UAV via the wireless connection. The UAV then performs a corresponding series of actions sequentially according to the combined operation command to capture an image. | Jialun Li (Shenzhen, CN), Kaifeng Li (Shenzhen, CN), Jing Ning (Shenzhen, CN) | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen), Company Limited (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-04-19 | 2020-03-10 | H04N5/232, H04W76/14, G08C17/02, B64C39/02, G06F3/041, G06F3/0488, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G06F3/0484, B64C27/08, G06F1/16, H04N1/00 | 15/957749 |
| 623 | 10587509 | Low-overhead routing | A method of routing an Internet Protocol (IP) packet from a routing device is provided. The method includes receiving a first IP packet having a first IP header and a first IP data field, the first IP packet having a final destination corresponding to a destination device communicatively coupled to the routing device via a network route including at least two hops between the routing device and the final destination. A second IP packet having a second IP header and a second IP data field is generated. The second IP data field is a copy of the first IP data field, and a destination IP address field in the second IP header includes an IP address of a next hop on the network route. The second IP packet does not include an IP address of the final destination in the second IP header. | Ranga S. Ramanujan (Medina, MN), Benjamin L. Burnett (Prior Lake, MN), Barry A. Trent (Chanhassen, MN), Jafar Al-Gharaibeh (Bloomington, MN) | --- | 2017-02-06 | 2020-03-10 | H04L12/741, H04L12/751, H04L12/729, H04W40/00, H04L12/707 | 15/425364 |
| 624 | 10587103 | Flexible coupling for standpipe assembly | A standpipe assembly for a rotorcraft includes a slip ring positioned within the mast of the rotorcraft. The slip ring includes a stator rotationally connected to a rotor. A flexible coupling is connected to the stator and a standpipe tube is connected to the flexible coupling. The flexible coupling is capable of angular, axial, and torsional displacement. | Chad Jarrett (Grand Prairie, TX), Andrew Paul Haldeman (Fort Worth, TX), Zachary Dailey (Grapevine, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-03-16 | 2020-03-10 | H01R39/00, H01R39/08, B64C27/32, F16D3/72, B64C27/14, H02G3/04, H01R39/34, F16D3/52 | 15/923201 |
| 625 | 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 |
| 626 | 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 |
| 627 | 10586437 | Safety monitoring platform | In some implementations, a system can transmit communications indicating an occurrence of a particular type of safety incident experienced by a user. Registration information that indicates that a plurality of safety devices of different types are to be registered with the user is initially obtained. Sensor data from the plurality of safety devices of different types are obtained. An occurrence of a particular type of safety incident experienced by the user is then selected from among a plurality of types of safety incidents. The selection may be based at least on the obtained sensor data and the obtained registration information. A communication is then provided to another user to indicate the occurrence of the particular type of safety incident experienced by the user in response to selecting the occurrence of the particular type of safety incident. | Alison Jane Slavin (Falls Church, VA), Aaron Lee Roberts (Centreville, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2017-12-15 | 2020-03-10 | A61B5/00, A61B5/0205, H04L29/08, G08B25/10, G08B25/01, G08B21/04, A61B5/021, A61B5/024, A61B5/145, H04W4/38, H04W4/02, A61B7/04, A61B5/08, A61B5/01 | 15/843437 |
| 628 | 10585171 | Radar system and method | A radar system for discriminating between sources of radar interference and targets of interest. The system includes a transmitter for transmitting radar signals into a region, a receiver for receiving return signals of the radar signals returned from within the region, and a processor for processing the return signals to discriminate between return signals returned from a first object and return signals returned from a second object where the return signals from the second object comprise both zero and non-zero Doppler components and interfere with the return signals from the first object. The radar system is operable for discriminating between the return signals when the return signals are received at a distance from the second object which is less than a proximity limit based on the geometry of the object. | Gordon Kenneth Andrew Oswald (Huntington, GB), Craig Duncan Webster (Histon, GB), Allan Geoffrey Smithson (Linton, GB) | Aveillant Limited (Reading, GB) | 2016-06-20 | 2020-03-10 | G01S7/41, G01S13/42, G01S13/87, G01S13/95, G01S13/02 | 15/187731 |
| 629 | 10584828 | Cryogenic liquid tank | A hydrogen storage tank for a hydrogen fueled aircraft. The tank has a wall made of layers of aerogel sections around a hard shell layer, sealed within a flexible outer layer, and having the air removed to form a vacuum. The periphery of each layer section abuts other sections of that layer, but only overlies the periphery of the sections of other layers at individual points. The wall is characterized by a thermal conductivity that is lower near its gravitational top than its gravitational bottom. The tank has two exit passageways, one being direct, and the other passing through a vapor shield that extends through the wall between two layers of aerogel. A control system controls the relative flow through the two passages to regulate the boil-off rate of the tank. | Alexander N. Brooks (Pasadena, CA), Bart D. Hibbs (Altadena, CA), David R. Thompson (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2017-11-27 | 2020-03-10 | F17C1/12 | 15/823339 |
| 630 | 10583923 | Control station audio and data recording systems for vehicles | Control station audio and data recording systems are provided. The audio recording system comprises an audio packetizer processing unit in a control station and in operative communication with audio sources. The packetizer processing unit generates audio packet information for vehicles in communication with the control station. An audio storage unit communicates with the packetizer processing unit. The audio storage unit stores audio packet information, and provides audio indexing and metadata. An audio playback unit provides access to the stored audio packet information. The data recording system comprises a data processing unit located a the control station. The data processing unit communicates with onboard vehicle data recorders and with other data sources. The data processing unit generates data packet information for the vehicles. A data storage unit communicates with the data processing unit and stores the data packet information. A data playback unit provides access to the stored data packet information. | Erin Elizabeth Alves (Peoria, AZ), Kiran Gopala Krishna (Bangalore, IN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2017-08-07 | 2020-03-10 | G06F7/70, B64C39/02, G07C5/08, G08G5/00, G07C5/00 | 15/670450 |
| 631 | 10583920 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Caleb Andrew Woodruff (White Salmon, WA), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-13 | 2020-03-10 | B64C27/32, B64D5/00, B64C1/30, B64C11/48, B64C27/26, B64D3/00, B64F1/02, B64C39/02, B64F1/04, B64C25/10 | 15/431163 |
| 632 | 10583910 | Elevon control system | A system comprising an aerial vehicle or an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to control pitch, roll, and/or yaw via airfoils having resiliently mounted trailing edges opposed by fuselage-house deflecting actuator horns. Embodiments include one or more rudder elements which may be rotatably attached and actuated by an effector member disposed within the fuselage housing and extendible in part to engage the one or more rudder elements. | Tony Shuo Tao (Simi Valley, CA), Nathan Olson (Simi Valley, CA), Carlos Thomas Miralles (Burbank, CA), Robert Nickerson Plumb (Los Angeles, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2017-02-09 | 2020-03-10 | B64C3/56, B64C13/34, B64C5/12, B64C9/36, B64C3/44, B64C11/00, B64C3/50, B64C13/18, B64C39/02, B64C9/02, B64C9/08, B64C9/18, B64C9/00 | 15/428974 |
| 633 | 10583814 | Power source element replacement during vehicle operation | A method and apparatus for replacing a power source element is provided. The method includes enabling a first vehicle comprising a first power source apparatus comprising a first multiple compartment housing comprising a first plurality of receptacles retaining a first plurality of power source elements, a controller, and a communication interface. The first vehicle receives a notification indicating that a second vehicle requires replacement of a power source element of a second plurality of power source elements within a second power source apparatus of the second vehicle. The first vehicle is directed to a current location of the second vehicle and the first vehicle is docked to the second vehicle. The power source element of the second vehicle is replaced with a fully charged power source element of the first plurality of power source elements from the first vehicle during operation of the first vehicle and the second vehicle. | Guillaume Hoareau (Montpellier, FR), Johannes J. Liebenberg (Sandton, ZA), John G. Musial (Newburgh, NY), Todd R. Whitman (Bethany, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-06-05 | 2020-03-10 | B60S5/06, G05D1/02, B64C39/02, H01M10/42, B64D1/02, H01M2/10 | 15/613956 |
| 634 | 10582333 | Systems and methods for geofence security | Systems and methods for geofence information delivery are disclosed. A multiplicity of devices constructed and configured in network communication in a region of interest via a peer-to-peer network. The multiplicity of devices store cached geofence information for the region of interest. The multiplicity of devices on the peer-to-peer network are operable to convert between an IP address and a geographic location. Each of the multiplicity of devices is operable to query peer devices on the peer-to-peer network for geofences associated with an IP address or a geographic location. At least one peer device is operable to deliver one or more geofences associated with the IP address to the querying device via zero-configuration networking or web service. | Benjamin T. Jones (Henderson, NV) | Geofrenzy, Inc. (Tiburon, CA) | 2017-06-19 | 2020-03-03 | G06F15/16, H04L12/28, H04L29/08, G08G5/00, H04W4/021, H04W12/08, H04W68/00, H04L29/12, G06F21/60, G06F16/29, G06F16/951, H04W80/04 | 15/626928 |
| 635 | 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 |
| 636 | 10580199 | Systems and methods for data capture for telecommunications site modeling via a telescoping apparatus | Systems and methods for creating a three dimensional (3D) model of a telecommunications site for planning, engineering, and installing equipment utilizing data capture from a camera attached to a telescoping apparatus including positioning the telescoping apparatus at or near a cell tower and extending the camera at or near cell site components on the cell tower, obtaining data capture via the camera at one or more locations at or near the cell tower and at one or more angles relative to the cell site components, and processing the data capture to define a three dimensional (3D) model of the cell site based on one or more objects of interest associated with the cell site components in the data capture. | Lee Priest (Charlotte, NC), Charlie Terry (Charlotte, NC), Joshua Godwin (Charlotte, NC) | Etak Systems, Llc (Huntersville, NC) | 2018-02-19 | 2020-03-03 | G06T15/20, G01C11/02, G06T17/00, H04W16/24 | 15/898695 |
| 637 | 10579906 | Automatic large-scale imaging device diagnostics | Diagnostics may be performed on imaging devices such as digital cameras that are provided in large numbers, or mounted in arrays or networks, by providing imaging data captured from such devices to a machine learning system or classifier that has been trained to recognize anomalies based on imaging data. The machine learning system or classifier may be trained using a training set of imaging data previously captured by one or more imaging devices that has been labeled with regard to whether such imaging devices encountered any anomalies when the imaging data was captured, and if so, which anomalies were encountered. Additionally, a perceptual score which represents the quality of a given image or imaging data may be calculated and used to rank or define the image or imaging data in terms of quality, or determine whether the image or imaging data is suitable for its intended purpose. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA), David Joseph Rendleman (Seattle, WA), Jonathan Robert Dughi (Seattle, WA), Danny Guan (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2018-07-30 | 2020-03-03 | G06K9/62, G06K9/66, H04N17/00 | 16/048909 |
| 638 | 10579863 | Unmanned aerial vehicle with biometric verification | Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for locating, identifying, and tracking a known criminal, fugitive, missing person, and/or any other person of interest. An embodiment operates by deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle, determining the mode of operation of the UAV, operating the UAV in accordance with the mode of operation of the UAV, determining whether a subject has been detected, capturing a first voice sample associated with the subject, authenticating the identity of the subject, and transmitting the GPS location of the unmanned aerial vehicle to a computing device. | Mitch Volkart (Hartsburg, MO) | Global Tel*Link Corporation (Reston, VA) | 2015-12-16 | 2020-03-03 | G05D1/00, G06K9/32, G10L17/00, G06K9/20, B64C39/02, G06K9/00 | 14/971891 |
| 639 | 10578457 | Robust and stable autonomous vision-inertial navigation system for unmanned vehicles | An onboard robust and stable vision-inertial navigation system that makes an unmanned vehicle autonomous in its navigation capabilities in the absence of external navigation aids like a global positioning system (GPS) . The system is robust to the sensor noise properties of the onboard vision and inertial sensors, as well as errors in initial estimates of the position and orientation of the vehicle. The system enables any unmanned vehicle to autonomously navigate an unfamiliar or unknown environment. The system is also stable and robust to uncertainties in the measurement noise and dynamics of the unmanned vehicle, and does not exhibit any instability when sensors are changed or when sensor noise properties change over time. | Sasi Prabhakaran Viswanathan (Syracuse, NY), Amit K. Sanyal (Manlius, NY) | Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY) | 2017-09-15 | 2020-03-03 | B64C39/00, G01C21/00, B64D47/08, G01C23/00, B64C39/02, G01C21/16 | 15/705486 |
| 640 | 10578440 | Atmospheric infrasonic sensing from an aircraft | Exemplary practice of the present invention provides an air vehicle and at least one interferometric double-path fiber optic sensor connected with the air vehicle. Each fiber optic sensor includes a pair of optical fibers, viz., an optical sensing fiber and an optical reference fiber, in a parallel and propinquus relationship. The paired optical fibers of each fiber optic sensor are attached to the air vehicle either (i) circumferentially around the fuselage or (ii) lengthwise along the fuselage or (iii) span-wise along the wings and across the fuselage, and are configured whereby the sensing fiber is exposed to the atmosphere and the reference fiber is not. Each fiber optic sensor senses atmospheric infrasound but does not sense atmospheric wind noise, which is negated by incoherency associated with design lengthiness of the optical fiber pair. Noise and strain due to temperature, vibration, and propulsion are neutralized via interferometric common mode rejection. | Alexey Titovich (Poolesville, MD) | The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2017-08-04 | 2020-03-03 | G01C21/20, G01W1/10, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G01W1/00, G05D1/00, H04L29/08 | 15/669029 |
| 641 | 10577180 | Mobile modules for delivering items | Mobile modules including a number of bins or other storage units may be formed in a modular manner, from various sub-modules. The mobile modules may be loaded with items by a sortation system or by associates. A bin within a mobile module may be selected and assigned to an order for a plurality of items, and each of the items included in the order may be deposited into the selected bin. After a sufficient number of bins within the mobile module have been filled with ordered items, the mobile module may be loaded into or onto a delivery vehicle and transported to a location from which the ordered items may be delivered to a customer, e.g., by an autonomous mobile robot or by an associate. | Kaushal Bharatkumar Mehta (Seattle, WA), Jaemi Cheri Tiangco Bermudez (Des Moines, WA), Daniel Lowther (Washington Crossing, PA), Prasad V. Rao (Bellevue, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2018-02-26 | 2020-03-03 | B65G1/137, B65G1/04, B25J9/16, G06Q50/28 | 15/905456 |
| 642 | 10577126 | Drone aircraft landing and docking systems | A docking station for an aircraft includes a base portion and an alignment system disposed on the base portion configured to orient the aircraft relative to the base portion. The alignment system can include a plurality of outer protrusions extending away from the base portion in a vertical direction. | Reese A. Mozer (Pittsburgh, PA) | American Robotics, Inc. (Marlborough, MA) | 2016-09-09 | 2020-03-03 | B64C39/02, B64F1/00, B64F1/02, B64F1/24 | 15/260771 |
| 643 | 10577123 | Precaution system for terrain avoidance warning system (TAWS) equipped aircraft | Systems and methods provide a precaution in an aircraft equipped with a terrain avoidance warning system (TAWS) . The precaution is provided before a caution and a warning are issued by the TAWS for a subsequent condition to a precaution condition. The systems and methods determine an existence of the precaution condition at least partially in response to an altitude signal and provide a line on a display indicative of a threshold altitude in response to the precaution condition or a bar on an altitude tape of a primary flight display. The line is between a representation of the aircraft and a representation of terrain. The threshold altitude is an altitude at which a caution is issued by the TAWS. | Jon E. Kirtz (Center Point, IA), Travis S. VanDerKamp (Marion, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2017-06-15 | 2020-03-03 | B64D45/04, G08G5/00, G08G5/04 | 15/624406 |
| 644 | 10577104 | UAV capture of micro cargo aloft | A system of transporting micro-cargo incorporates an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a tether capture device. A tether is connected to and suspends a micro cargo container with a suspension system to vertically extend the tether. The system having a first pickup state and a second flight state with a transition between the first and second states. The first state provides the micro-container unsuspended via the tether from the suspension system. The transition state provides engagement of the tether by the UAV, the tether positioning the micro-cargo container with respect to the capture device which secures the tether. The second state is then entered with the micro-cargo towed by the UAV in cruising flight to its destination. | Roger D. Bernhardt (OFallon, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-07-06 | 2020-03-03 | B64D1/22, B64C39/02, B64D1/12, B64D37/32 | 15/642702 |
| 645 | 10577096 | Proprotor flapping control systems for tiltrotor aircraft | A flapping control system for a proprotor assembly of a tiltrotor aircraft includes one or more sensors operable to detect one or more flight parameters of the tiltrotor aircraft to form sensor data. The sensors include a proprotor flapping sensor to detect a proprotor flapping measurement. The flapping control system includes a flapping control module in data communication with the sensors. The flapping control module includes a maneuver detection module to detect whether the tiltrotor aircraft is in a maneuver mode using the sensor data. The flapping control module identifies a maneuver flapping threshold associated with the maneuver mode. The flapping control module generates a swashplate command using the proprotor flapping measurement and the maneuver flapping threshold, and sends the swashplate command to the proprotor assembly to reduce flapping of the proprotor assembly. | Brad John Roberts (Fort Worth, TX), Paul David Ruckel (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-07-20 | 2020-03-03 | B64D1/12, B64C29/00, B64C27/26, B64C27/28, B64C27/52, B64C27/57, B64C27/605, B64C27/72 | 15/654926 |
| 646 | 10577094 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-15 | 2020-03-03 | B64C27/48, B64C27/00, B64D1/00, B64C25/08, B65D25/10, B65D85/68, B64D1/02, B64D5/00, B64C27/08, B64F1/02, B64D3/00, B64D1/12, B64C27/32, B64C39/02, B64C27/26, B64D35/02 | 15/433686 |
| 647 | 10577079 | Dual blade fold bolts and inboard centrifugal bearing in a folding rotor blade assembly | A folding rotor blade assembly for a tiltrotor aircraft comprising a rotor blade pivotally connected to a yoke with dual concentric blade bolts having a common central axis providing a pivotal axis inboard of an outboard shear bearing. In use, the compact folded arrangement of the rotor blades reduces folded aircraft dimensions in response to ever increasing restricted storage space parameters. | Jared Mark Paulson (Fort Worth, TX), Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Keller, TX), Kyle Thomas Cravener (Watauga, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-12-18 | 2020-03-03 | B64C11/28, B64C29/00, B64C3/56 | 15/845928 |
| 648 | 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 |
| 649 | 10574945 | Asset management monitoring | Techniques are described for an autonomous asset management system that integrates autonomous devices, such as drone devices and other robotic devices, with a home security system of a property to enable management, monitoring, and/or tracking of various assets located within the property. In some implementations, an indication of an asset associated with a property is obtained by an autonomous device. Sensor data collected by one or more sensors of the property is obtained by the autonomous device based on the indication of the asset. A present status of the asset is determined by the autonomous device based on the sensor data. A determination that the present status of the asset does not correspond to an expected status of the asset is made by the autonomous device. In response, the autonomous device navigates to the particular location of the property. | Ahmad Seyfi (Tysons, VA), Babak Rezvani (Tysons, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorported (Tysons, VA) | 2018-02-05 | 2020-02-25 | G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G06K9/00, B64C39/02, G06F16/58, H04N7/18 | 15/888406 |
| 650 | 10574897 | Display system, display device, and control method for display device | An HMD includes a display section configured to display an image to enable visual recognition of an outside scene by transmitting external light, an operation detecting section configured to detect operation, a HMD control section configured to generate, according to the operation detected by the operation detecting section, a command for operating a first mobile body, a communication control section configured to acquire first mobile body image data concerning a captured image captured by the mobile body, and a display control section configured to cause the display section to display an image based on the first mobile body image data acquired by the communication control section. The display control section controls visibility of the outside scene in the display section. | Emi Ozawa (Azumino, JP), Shinichi Kobayashi (Azumino, JP), Masahide Takano (Matsumoto, JP) | Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-02-13 | 2020-02-25 | H04N5/232, G02B27/01, G09G3/00, H04N13/383, H04N13/243, H04N7/18, H04N13/296, H04N13/239, H04N13/344, H04N5/445, G06F3/147, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, F21V8/00 | 15/895214 |
| 651 | 10574339 | Network access from airborne vehicle | A device can include control channel receiver circuitry to receive airborne vehicle control channel packets, decode circuitry to determine contents of the airborne vehicle control channel packets, transceiver circuitry to provide uplink to and receive downlink data from an airborne vehicle, processing circuitry, and a program for execution by the processing circuitry to perform operations comprising determining, based on data from the receiver circuitry, a received signal strength (RSS) of a signal from each of a plurality of airborne vehicles, determining, for each of the airborne vehicles and based on decoded data from the decode circuitry, a length of time the airborne vehicle will be within transmission range of the transceiver circuitry, determining, for each of the airborne vehicles and based on the determined RSS, determined length of time, and a determined bit-rate, an association metric, and causing association with the airborne vehicle associated with the greatest association metric. | Ranveer Chandra (Kirkland, WA), Eric J. Horvitz (Kirkland, WA), Ashish Kapoor (Redmond, WA), Talal Ahmad (Redmond, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Santa Clara, CA) | 2018-02-27 | 2020-02-25 | H04B7/185, H04B17/318, H04B7/155 | 15/906909 |
| 652 | 10574293 | Apparatus of communication utilizing wireless network devices | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a housing defining an open volume therein where the housing includes a connection structure for connecting with a utility structure, a first wireless device contained in the housing where the first wireless device is coupled with a first antenna extending outside of the housing, and a second wireless device contained in the housing where the second wireless device is coupled with a second antenna extending outside of the housing. The first and second wireless devices can be coupled to each other. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Henry Kafka (Atlanta, GA) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2019-04-05 | 2020-02-25 | H04B3/54, H04L5/00, H04B1/40, H04M19/00, H04W88/08 | 16/376572 |
| 653 | 10574066 | Integrated capacitive discharge electrical bonding assurance system | In one embodiment, an aircraft electronics system includes a hardware processor, a charge collection circuit to collect charge, a switching circuit controlled by the hardware processor to discharge the charge collected on the charge collection circuit through a bonding circuit formed from a chassis and a bonding surface, and a voltage measurement circuit to measure a voltage difference between measurement terminals across the chassis and the bonding surface. | Gary S. Froman (Ft. Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-12-04 | 2020-02-25 | G01R27/26, H02J7/00, B64D45/02, H02H5/10, B64D43/00, G01R31/00, H02J7/34, H02H1/00, H02H3/04, H05F1/00 | 15/830875 |
| 654 | 10573106 | Personal intermediary access device | An intermediary device may be configured to allow an authorized visitor to access a secure facility (such as a home) on behalf of an owner. The intermediary device may generate an authenticator and provide the authenticator to a service provider, who may then present the authenticator to the intermediary device upon arriving at the facility. The intermediary device may unlock or open, or lock and close, any doors within the facility as necessary in order to grant access to a specific portion of the facility and restrict access to other portions of the facility. The intermediary device may also capture, or cause the capture of, images or other data regarding actions taken by the service provider, and establish a communications channel with the owner for the exchange of information or data regarding such actions, or any events or conditions of the facility. | Tye Michael Brady (Southborough, MA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-03-22 | 2020-02-25 | G07C9/00, B25J19/02, G10L17/00, G10L17/22, G06K9/00, G05B19/048, G06Q10/08, H04W4/14, H04W4/80, H04W84/12 | 15/466723 |
| 655 | 10571933 | Unmanned aerial vehicles | A UAV comprises a camera arrangement configurable such that a field of view of the camera arrangement includes airspace directly above the UAV, a lighting arrangement configurable in an upwards-facing configuration, and a controller operable to cause the lighting arrangement to illuminate an object in the airspace directly above the UAV. | Iain Matthew Russell (London, GB) | --- | 2018-08-27 | 2020-02-25 | G05D1/10, B64C39/02, B64D45/08, G05D1/06, G08G5/04, G05D1/00, B64D47/08 | 16/112808 |
| 656 | 10571931 | Vehicle control system | A vehicle control system may include a vehicle frame, a mount secured to the vehicle frame and configured for rigidly securing a smartphone therein such that motions experienced by the vehicle frame are correspondingly experienced by the smartphone, and system electronics arranged on the frame and in communication with the smartphone and vehicle controllers, the system electronics configured to receive signals from the smartphone and control directional devices of the vehicle based on the signals via the vehicle controllers. A system for preparing signals for transmission to the vehicle to control navigation may also be provided. | Benjamin Malay (Centreville, VA) | Ares Aerosystems Corporation (Centreville, VA) | 2016-12-07 | 2020-02-25 | G05D1/10, B64D47/08, G05D1/00, G01C21/20, A63H27/00, A63H30/04, G08C17/02, B64C13/20, B64C13/18, G01C9/00, H04W88/02, B64C39/02 | 15/371910 |
| 657 | 10571930 | Method and system for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle | A method (100) of landing an unmanned aerial vehicle (101) on another vehicle (103) , the method including: determining (110) the velocity of the unmanned aerial vehicle, determining (120) the velocity of the other vehicle, and adjusting (130) the velocity of at least one of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the other vehicle to ensure that the difference between the velocity of the unmanned aerial vehicle and the velocity of the other vehicle is greater than a predetermined amount as the unmanned aerial vehicle lands on the other vehicle. | Jonathan H. Coleman (Saline, MI) | Ford Global Technologies, Llc (Dearborn, MI) | 2018-08-16 | 2020-02-25 | G05D1/04, B60W30/18, B60P3/11, G05D1/06, B64C7/00, B64F1/36, B64C39/02 | 15/998832 |
| 658 | 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 |
| 659 | 10570931 | Aircraft hydraulic systems having shared components | A hydraulic system for an aircraft having an engine and an auxiliary power unit includes a first hydraulic subsystem including a first hydraulic pump and a first set of hydraulic-powered components in fluid communication with the first hydraulic pump. The first hydraulic pump is powered by the engine to pump shared hydraulic fluid to the first set of hydraulic-powered components. The hydraulic system includes a second hydraulic subsystem including a second hydraulic pump and a second set of hydraulic-powered components in fluid communication with the second hydraulic pump. The second hydraulic pump is powered by the auxiliary power unit to pump the shared hydraulic fluid to the second set of hydraulic-powered components. A shared return line subsystem and reservoir is in fluid communication with the first and second hydraulic subsystems to return the shared hydraulic fluid to the first and second hydraulic pumps. | Carl Theodore Elving (Fort Worth, TX), Robert Paul Reynolds (Fort Worth, TX), David Alan Hawthorne (Fort Worth, TX), Carlos Alexander Fenny (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-03-22 | 2020-02-25 | F15B11/17, B64D29/02, B64C29/00, B64C27/28, B64C13/42, B64D41/00, B64C13/40, B64C13/36, F15B1/26, F15B18/00 | 15/466655 |
| 660 | 10570289 | Methods and apparatuses for applying activated primer to a substrate surface | Methods and apparatuses are disclosed relating to the delivery of primer compounds in liquid form to substrates from a hand-held device. Apparatuses are disclosed that, in a single barrel device, store primer components, mix primer components to achieve an activated primer, and deliver the activated primer to a substrate surface. | Warren D Philbeck (Summerville, SC), Rodney J Washington (Charleston, SC) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-08-07 | 2020-02-25 | C09D5/00, B05C17/005, C09D5/08, B05D1/28 | 16/056605 |
| 661 | 10569869 | Compact folding yoke in a folding rotor blade assembly | A folding yoke comprising a bilateral center yoke pivotally connected to separate foldable yoke arms permits rotor blade fold about a single through bolt connection inboard of a set of bearings. In use, the compact folded arrangement of the rotor blades reduces folded aircraft dimensions in response to ever increasing restricted storage space parameters. | Jared Mark Paulson (Fort Worth, TX), Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Keller, TX), Kyle Thomas Cravener (Watauga, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-12-18 | 2020-02-25 | F04F5/16, F04D17/16, F04F5/46, F04D25/06, F04D25/08, F04D25/16, F04D29/42, F04D29/66, F01D11/00, F01D5/08, F01D5/06, F01D25/12, F02C3/04, F16J15/16, F16J15/447, B64C27/50, B64C3/56, B64C27/48, B64C29/00 | 15/845810 |
| 662 | 10569868 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Caleb Andrew Woodruff (White Salmon, WA), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2016-12-12 | 2020-02-25 | B64C27/48, B64C27/00, B64D1/00, B64C25/08, B64C39/02, B65D85/68, B65D25/10, B64C27/08, B64D5/00, B64D1/02, B64D1/12, B64D3/00, B64F1/02, B64C27/26, B64D35/02, B64C27/32 | 15/375909 |
| 663 | 10569856 | Aerodynamic device | The invention relates to aviation equipment. An object of this invention is to develop a new aerodynamic device which can extend the range of aerodynamic devices for aviation, increase the efficiency of the air flow power use, increase the efficiency of the lifting force and improve the efficiency of controlling the wing resultant forces. for this purpose, the aerodynamic device has an aerodynamic wing (2) with a blower (1) of gaseous working fluid (such as air) mounted above the wing (2) , in accordance with the invention, the aerodynamic wing (2) has a specific shape it is designed in the form of a double-curved open surface made up by a system of longitudinal grooves (7,8) along the whole wing surface The wing (2) has a convergent segment (4) and a divergent segment (6) , between the convergent and the divergent segments there is a smooth transitional segment (5) . The wing outlines have end elements (11) . In the convergent and the divergent segments of the wing lower surface which is not blown by air, there is a controlled drive system (10) for the wing surface cambering and area changing. The divergent segment tip on the wing trailing edge has a deflectable controlled element (9) . The structural parts of the present invention meet special conditions. | Alibi Akhmejanov (Uralsk, KZ) | --- | 2015-07-09 | 2020-02-25 | B64C3/10, B64C39/02, B64C9/38, B64C3/44, B64C3/54, B64C9/00, B64C15/14, B64C21/10, B64C29/00 | 15/308098 |
| 664 | 10567714 | Methods, systems and apparatuses for optically addressed imaging system | Methods, systems and components are disclosed relating to the exclusive optical addressing of information for image display systems. | Jeffrey H. Hunt (Thousand Oaks, CA), Robert J. Atmur (Whittier, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-09-24 | 2020-02-18 | H04N9/31, G09G3/00, G02F1/01 | 16/139523 |
| 665 | 10565307 | Community-based reporting and analysis system and method | A computer-implemented method for analyzing documents includes a processor receiving one or more documents, from a community-based document delivery system, related to a domain of interest, the processor identifying and extracting one or more data items from the one or more documents, determining if an identified and extracted data item comprises a true mention of a named entity, analyzing a context of the true mention of the named entity in the document, and determining, based on the analyzed context, if the document is a true document. | Andrew Murphy (Washington, DC), Eric R Chartier (St. Louis Park, MN), Evan Eaves (Alexandria, VA), William Colligan (Vienna, VA) | Architecture Technology Corporation (Minneapolis, MN) | 2019-03-18 | 2020-02-18 | G10L15/22, G06F16/93, G06F16/35, G06F3/00, G06F17/00 | 16/357255 |
| 666 | 10564940 | Systems and methods for programming drones | The present application relates to systems for programing devices, such as unmanned autonomous vehicles or ''drones,'' with a card-based format and methods for using the same. The system and methods generally comprise a programing system that receives one or more instructional cards selected by a user. The system generates an executable program based on the instructional cards received, and transmits the program to a device for execution. | Saad Ismail (Long Island City, NY), Justin G. Manweiler (Somers, NY), Justin Weisz (Scarsdale, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-05-03 | 2020-02-18 | G06F8/34, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G06F3/0482 | 15/970456 |
| 667 | 10564651 | Control system, terminal and airborne flight control system of multi-rotor craft | A control system includes an airborne flight control system and a smart terminal, the airborne flight control system is configured to acquire a first position information, and send the first position information to the smart terminal, the smart terminal is configured to acquire a second position information, and obtain a yaw angle and at least one of a horizontal flight speed and a vertical flight speed according to the second position information and the first position information sent by the airborne flight control system, and send the yaw angle and at least one of the horizontal flight speed and the vertical flight speed to the airborne flight control system, wherein the first position information is the position information of an aircraft where the airborne flight control system is located, and the second position information is the position information of the smart terminal. | Huazhi Hu (Guangdong, CN) | Guangzhou Ehang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou, CN) | 2015-04-09 | 2020-02-18 | G05D1/10, B64C39/02 | 15/555520 |
| 668 | 10564650 | Trajectory tracking controllers for rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS) | Apparatus, systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for tracking a trajectory by rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are described herein. An example trajectory tracking controller includes an altitude controller to calculate an output value of a thrust control variable based on a trajectory of a rotorcraft independent of one or more system parameters of the rotorcraft. The example trajectory tracking controller also includes an attitude controller to calculate output values of roll, pitch, and yaw control variables based on the trajectory independent of the one or more of the system parameters. The example trajectory tracking controller further includes a motor speed selector to select speeds for propeller motors of the rotorcraft based on the output values of the thrust, roll, pitch, and yaw control variables and activate the propeller motors based on the selected motor speeds. | David Gomez Gutierrez (Tlaquepaque, MX), Maynard C. Falconer (Portland, OR), Kirk W. Skeba (Fremont, CA), Rodrigo Aldana Lopez (Zapopan, MX) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) | 2017-07-27 | 2020-02-18 | G05D1/10, B64D31/06, B64C39/02 | 15/662097 |
| 669 | 10564174 | Optical sensing apparatuses, method, and optical detecting module capable of estimating multi-degree-of-freedom motion | A method capable of estimating multi-degree-of-freedom motion of an optical sensing apparatus includes: providing an image sensor having a pixel array having a plurality of image zones to sense and capture a frame, providing and using a lens to vary optical magnifications of a plurality of portion images of the frame to generate a plurality of reconstructed images with different of field of views, the portion images of the frame respectively corresponding to the image zones, and estimating and obtaining a motion result for each of the reconstructed images to estimate the multi-degree-of-freedom motion of the optical sensing apparatus. | Sai Mun Lee (Penang, MY) | Pixart Imaging Inc. (Hsin-Chu, TW) | 2017-09-06 | 2020-02-18 | G01P13/02, G06T7/20, G01C23/00, G01S3/00, H04N5/232 | 15/697433 |
| 670 | 10562625 | Drone device | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2019-04-02 | 2020-02-18 | B64C39/02, B64D5/00, G06Q50/26, B64D47/02, B64D47/08, G08B21/18, H04N5/77, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G06Q30/02, G06Q10/08, G06Q10/04, G06Q10/06, G06K9/00, G06K9/62, G06Q50/00, G06T7/20, H04N7/18 | 16/372933 |
| 671 | 10562617 | Rotor hub vibration attenuator | A vibration attenuation system for attenuating vibrations in a mast of an aircraft includes a weight attached to the mast but free to orbit about the mast. The weight can be comprised of one or more weight assemblies. Embodiments can include a single weight, or plural weight assemblies wherein each weight assembly can include a mechanical interconnecting mechanism so that each weight assembly receives feedback regarding the position and movement of one or more other weight assemblies. Each weight can be associated with a spring that urges the weight towards a neutral position. Rotation of the mast can cause the weight to orbit about the mast and self-excite such that the weight acts against the urging of the spring towards an attenuating position. | Jouyoung Jason Choi (Southlake, TX), David Heverly (Arlington, TX), Michael Seifert (Southlake, TX), Michael Smith (Colleyville, TX), Frank Brad Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Thomas Parham, Jr. (Colleyville, TX), Amarjit Olenchery Kizhakkepat (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-11-13 | 2020-02-18 | B64C27/00, B64C29/00 | 15/350073 |
| 672 | 10561935 | Thumbstick for user input device | A thumbstick for a user input device comprises a tiltable post operable to output a control signal based on its position, with the post comprising external threads and a post anchor feature. An adjustable tensioning mechanism is configured to modify a tilt tension of the post. A cap comprises a cylindrical stem that defines a cavity. A base is moveable with the post and comprises a first cylindrical portion extending into the cavity, and a second cylindrical portion comprising internal threads and a base anchor feature. The internal threads mate with the external threads of the post to fasten the post to the base, and the base anchor feature abuts the post anchor feature to prevent displacement of the base toward the proximal end of the post. | Dustin John Tiffany (Kirkland, WA), Benjamin Michael Finney (Woodinville, WA), Aaron Schmitz (Redmond, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2017-01-17 | 2020-02-18 | A63F13/24 | 15/408302 |
| 673 | 10560844 | Authentication of users for securing remote controlled devices | In one embodiment, a system includes a processing circuit and logic integrated with the processing circuit, executable by the processing circuit, or integrated with and executable by the processing circuit. The logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to limit functionality of a remote controlled device during periods of time that a user of the remote controlled device is not authenticated, and to receive identity information of the user of the remote controlled device via an authentication process, with the identity information establishing an identity of the user. Also, the logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to authenticate the user prior to allowing full functionality of the remote controlled device, send an indication of the identity of the user to the remote controlled device, and provide full functionality of the remote controlled device to the user in response to successfully authenticating the user. | Michael A. Amisano (East Northport, NY), John F. Behnken (Hurley, NY), Jeb R. Linton (Manassas, VA), John Melchionne (Kingston, NY), David K. Wright (Riverview, MI) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-03-15 | 2020-02-11 | H04W12/06, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, H04L29/06, G08C17/02 | 15/460063 |
| 674 | 10560803 | Cognitive geofence updates | Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining data of breaches of a geofence by client computer devices to determine respective positions of the breaches, establishing an updated location for the geofence using the determined respective positions of the breaches, updating a location of the geofence so that the location of the geofence is the updated location, obtaining data of a client computer breach of the geofence at the updated location, and providing one or more output in response to the obtaining data of a client computer breach of the geofence at the updated location. | Lisa Seacat Deluca (Baltimore, MD), Jeremy A. Greenberger (San Jose, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-05-17 | 2020-02-11 | H04W4/021, G06N20/00, G06K9/62 | 15/982008 |
| 675 | 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 |
| 676 | 10559132 | Display apparatus, display system, and control method for display apparatus | A display apparatus includes an image acquisition unit to acquire a first image by imaging, an information acquisition unit to acquire first imaging range information including information on a first imaging, range of the imaging acquired by the image acquisition unit, and a communication unit, to perform communication to acquire, from an external device acquiring a second image by imaging, second imaging range information including information on a second imaging range of the imaging acquired by the external device. The display apparatus also includes a controller to acquire an area included in the first imaging range and the second imaging range as a corresponding range, and a display controller to generate display information indicative of the corresponding range, and a display to display the display information. | Kazuhiko Shimura (Hachioji, JP), Kazuo Kanda (Hagashiyamato, JP), Yoshiyuki Fukuya (Sagamihara, JP), Nobuyuki Shima (Machida, JP) | Olympus Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-10-30 | 2020-02-11 | G02B27/01, G06T19/00, H04N5/232 | 15/797715 |
| 677 | 10557918 | Mobile emergency perimeter system and method | A method for establishing and controlling a mobile perimeter and for determining a geographic location of an emitting radio frequency (RF) emitter in a vicinity of the mobile perimeter includes at each of a plurality of RF sensors, receiving an RF transmission, processing the received RF transmission to produce RF signal data, and wirelessly transmitting the RF signal data to a central station. At the central station, a processor: executes a cross-correlation process to: compare characteristics of pairs of RF signal data, based on the compared characteristics, determine a time difference of arrival (TDOA) between RF transmissions received at each RF sensor of a pair of RF sensors, and repeats the cross-correlation process for each pair of RF sensors from which RF signal data are received. Using the TDOA values for two or more pairs of RF sensors, the processor determines a location estimate for the RF emitter. | Eric Chartier (St. Louis Park, MN), Paul C. Davis (Saratoga, CA), Ryan L. Hagelstrom (Chaska, MN), Ian J. McLinden (Minneapolis, MN), Douglas Sweet (Sunnyvale, CA) | Architecture Technology Corporation (Minneapolis, MN) | 2019-07-22 | 2020-02-11 | G01S5/06, G01S5/00, H04W4/40, H04W4/021, H04W84/18, G01S5/02, H04L29/08 | 16/518210 |
| 678 | 10557916 | UAV detection | A system for detecting, classifying and tracking unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) comprising: at least one microphone array arranged to provide audio data, at least one camera arranged to provide video data, and at least one processor arranged to generate a spatial detection probability map comprising a set of spatial cells. The processor assigns a probability score to each cell as a function of: an audio analysis score generated by comparing audio data to a library of audio signatures, an audio intensity score generated by evaluating a power of at least a portion of a spectrum of the audio data, and a video analysis score generated by using an image processing algorithm to analyse the video data. The system is arranged to indicate that a UAV has been detected in one or more spatial cells if the associated probability score exceeds a predetermined detection threshold. | Ines Hafizovic (Oslo, NO), Stig Oluf Nyvold (Oslo, NO), Jon Petter Helgesen (Oslo, NO), Johannes Alming Daleng (Oslo, NO), Frode Berg Olsen (Oslo, NO) | Squarehead Technology As (Naydalen, Oslo, NO) | 2016-11-07 | 2020-02-11 | G10L15/02, G06K9/62, G06T7/73, G06K9/32, G06K9/00, G01S5/20, G01S5/02 | 15/773899 |
| 679 | 10556707 | Modular interface for an aerial drone | A modular sensor platform is provided for installation on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for sensor operation. The platform includes an external shell that defines an internal volume, an interface module, and a mission module. The shell inserts between sections of the UAV. The interface module attaches to the shell within the volume. The mission module attaches to the shell within the volume. The interface module includes a communications package, a battery package and an air intake. | Joshua D. Taylor (Fredericksburg, VA), Jonathan U. Crook (King George, VA), John W. Gawalt (King George, VA), Jordan C. Lieberman (Fredericksburg, VA), Jessica L. Hildebrand (Fredericksburg, VA), Charles T. Miller (Fredericksburg, VA), Troy S. Newhart (King George, VA) | United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Arlington, VA) | 2017-11-15 | 2020-02-11 | B64D47/08, G01N33/00, B64C39/02 | 15/813315 |
| 680 | 10556681 | Rotary device with integrated power storage | A rotational power device including a blade having a core formed by battery material as a power source. | David W. Carroll (Grantsburg, WI) | --- | 2017-03-07 | 2020-02-11 | B64C39/02, B64D35/02, B64C11/20, B64D27/24 | 15/451750 |
| 681 | 10556676 | Hybrid yoke | A hybrid yoke including a center and yoke arms connected to flexure arms. An inboard centrifugal force bearing assembly connects to the yoke arm and a grip and an outboard shear bearing assembly connects to the flexure arm and the grip. In use, the center and yoke arms carry the centrifugal force at a position inboard of the flexure arm. | Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Keller, TX), Kyle Thomas Cravener (Watauga, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-01-29 | 2020-02-11 | B64C27/33, B64C27/48, B64C27/35, B64C29/00, B64C11/28 | 15/881980 |
| 682 | 10555185 | Method and system for orienting a phased array antenna | A receive planar phased array antenna on a communications platform is used to estimate a pointing error of the antenna and to orient the antenna boresight towards the transmitter. A method for orienting the communications antenna includes: segmenting a receive phase array antenna into N sub-arrays with M-antenna elements in each sub-array, receiving, a known signal, by each of the M-antenna elements of at least four (4) of the N-sub-arrays, scanning in a direction of the known signal by applying a beam weight associated with each of the M elements in each of the at least 4-sub-arrays to obtain M-weighted signals for each of the at least 4-sub-arrays, combining the M-weighted signals for each of the at least 4-sub-arrays into signals A, B, C and D, respectively, generating an azimuth difference signal per a weighted sum of (A+B) and (C+D) and an elevation difference signal per a weighted sum of (A+C) and (B+D) , computing the weights of the azimuth difference signal, such that the azimuth difference signals is driven to a zero signal, and computing the weights of the elevation difference signal, such that the elevation difference signal is driven to a zero signal. | Anthony Noerpel (Lovettsville, MD), Uday R. Bhaskar (North Potomac, MD), Neal David Becker (Frederick, MD), Stanley E. Kay (Rockville, MD) | Hughes Network Systems, Llc (Germantown, MD) | 2018-08-03 | 2020-02-04 | H01Q1/00, H04W16/26, H01Q21/22, H01Q3/34, H01Q1/28, H04B7/185, H04B7/08, H01Q21/06, H01Q3/26, H01Q1/12, H04W16/28, H01Q21/00 | 16/054062 |
| 683 | 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 |
| 684 | 10551504 | Method and system for sharing convergence data | Systems and methods for sharing convergence data between GNSS receivers are disclosed. Convergence data received at a GNSS receiver via a communication connection may be utilized to determine a position of the GNSS receiver. | John Peake (Sunnyvale, CA), Gregory Best (San Francisco, CA), Peter Loomis (Sunnyvale, CA) | Trimble Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) | 2016-10-04 | 2020-02-04 | G01S19/07, G01S19/40, G01S19/44 | 15/284975 |
| 685 | 10551475 | Method of detecting abnormality in unmanned aircraft control system and abnormality detector | A method of detecting abnormality in an unmanned aircraft control system that allows an unmanned aircraft including a first transceiver and a first directional antenna, and a ground facility including a second transceiver and a second directional antenna, to transmit and receive a signal to and from each other, the method including: calculating an inter-antenna distance from the first directional antenna to the second directional antenna, calculating respective transmission performances of the first directional antenna and the second directional antenna, calculating respective reception performances of the first directional antenna and the second directional antenna, estimating a reception level of a radio wave at each of the first transceiver and the second transceiver, and determining occurrence of abnormality in each of the first transceiver and the second transceiver when a difference between the estimated reception level and an actual reception level is equal to or greater than a predetermined value. | Yoichi Onomura (Tokyo, JP), Yu Takahashi (Tokyo, JP) | Subaru Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-06-30 | 2020-02-04 | G01S5/00, B64C13/16, B64C13/20, B64D43/00, B64C39/02 | 15/638760 |
| 686 | 10550911 | Internal combustion piston engine for aviation | An internal combustion engine for use with a propeller driven aircraft includes a camshaft adapted to function as an output shaft that rotates a propeller to provide propulsive thrust. A gear set is configured to transfer rotational power from the crankshaft to the camshaft and to rotate the camshaft at a velocity that is proportional to the rotational velocity of the crankshaft. The gear set is disposed rearward of the engine housing rearward wall and is configured to rotate the camshaft in a direction opposite the crankshaft rotation. The length of the camshaft reduces engine torsional vibration. In one embodiment, the engine is a six-cylinder compression ignition engine having a boxer configuration and can generate a peak output power within a range from about 300 horsepower to about 350 horsepower. | Francis A Nardella (Scottsdale, AZ) | --- | 2016-07-22 | 2020-02-04 | F16F15/10, B64D27/04, F02B75/24, F02B9/02, F16F15/00, F16F15/20, F01L1/047, F02B61/04, F01L1/02, F02B75/18 | 15/743594 |
| 687 | 10549851 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-14 | 2020-02-04 | B64C27/48, B64D3/00, B64D1/12, B64C39/02, B64D5/00, B64C27/08, B64F1/02, B64D1/02, B64C27/26, B64D35/02, B64C27/32, B64C27/00, B64D1/00, B64C25/08, B65D25/10, B65D85/68 | 15/432465 |
| 688 | 10549850 | Portable multithruster unmanned aircraft | A portable multithruster unmanned aircraft for search and rescue missions, including avalanche beacon position/detection, as well as military field operations such as ''forward observer'' deployment is disclosed. In one aspect, the aircraft includes four rotor assemblies, housed in cowlings, deployably stowed in a cylindrical airframe to present a smooth surface for portability in tight quarters, such as a backpack, duffle bag or the like. The rotor assemblies, upon activation, are deployed by mechanical or electromechanical means to operating, flight ready position, exterior the airframe through slots in the skin of the airframe or by unfolding the hinged cowlings nested within the airframe. In one aspect, four deployed rotor assemblies are quadrantally positioned about the airframe, preferably in a horizontal plane perpendicular to the vertical axis of the airframe. A payload, including a power source, is contained within the cylindrical airframe for operation, including navigation. In another aspect, three deployed rotor assemblies are equilaterally positioned about the airframe, preferably in a horizontal plane perpendicular to the vertical axis of the airframe. | William Jason Ryan (Saratoga, WY), Robert William Streeter (Encampment, WY) | Redd, Llc (Saratoga, WY) | 2016-05-08 | 2020-02-04 | B64C27/08, B64C39/02 | 15/149173 |
| 689 | 10549763 | Vehicle control system and method for implementing a safety procedure | A system includes a safety mode activation device disposed onboard a vehicle system and operatively connected to a controller of the vehicle system. The safety mode activation device is configured to receive a status signal indicating a presence of one or more of an operator or an active work marker in a location proximate to the vehicle system. The safety mode activation device is further configured to transmit a lockout signal to the controller to prevent movement of the vehicle system along a route responsive to receiving the status signal. | James D. Brooks (Schenectady, NY) | Ge Global Sourcing Llc (Norwalk, CT) | 2017-01-17 | 2020-02-04 | B61C17/00, B61L23/06 | 15/407363 |
| 690 | 10547348 | Method and apparatus for switching transmission mediums in a communication system | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for transmitting signals by first electromagnetic waves guided by a first transmission medium, and, responsive to a determination of an undesired condition, adjusting the first electromagnetic waves to cause cross-medium coupling between the first transmission medium and a second transmission medium resulting in the signals being transmitted by second electromagnetic waves guided by the second transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-07 | 2020-01-28 | H04B3/46, H01Q21/24, H01Q9/04, H04B1/50, H01Q1/46, H01Q13/06 | 15/371290 |
| 691 | 10546486 | Detection of authorized user presence and handling of unauthenticated monitoring system commands | Techniques are described for detecting and handling unauthenticated commands in a property monitoring system. In some implementations, a monitoring system may include sensors located throughout a property, a monitoring control unit, and an input device. The monitoring control unit may be configured to receive data collected by the sensors, as well as an input command detected by the input device. for an input command that does not include authentication information, the monitoring control unit may generate property state information based on the sensor data, then analyze the property state data and the input command against one or more rules that relate to authorization of unauthenticated commands. Based on the analysis, the monitoring control unit may determine whether to perform the action corresponding to the input command or whether to perform another action, for example, generating and providing a notification or authorization request to a user. | Abraham Joseph Kinney (Vienna, VA), Daniel Todd Kerzner (McLean, VA), David James Hutz (Herndon, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2018-12-03 | 2020-01-28 | G08B29/02, G08B19/00, G08B25/00, G07C9/00, G08B13/196, G10L15/22, G10L17/22, G06F3/16, G06K9/00 | 16/207262 |
| 692 | 10546442 | Automatic opening/closing door | An automatic opening/closing door 10 has an opening/closing portion 11 located at a lower side and a storage portion 12 located at an upper side. The opening/closing portion 11 has vertically arranged guide rails 14, 14 having a U-shaped cross section for guiding both ends of a roll-type shutter 13 in the width direction. The shutter 13 is slidable in the vertical direction without being detached from the guide rails 14, 14. When the shutter motor 15 is rotated in a predetermined direction, the shutter 13 located between the guide rails 14, 14 is wound up and the opening/closing portion 11 is opened. When the shutter motor 15 is rotated in a reverse direction, the shutter 13 is fed between the guide rails 14, 14 and the opening/closing portion 11 is closed. A controller 24 performs a predetermined guiding according to the approaching of the small-sized flying object. | Toshiyasu Matsuyama (Matsusaka, JP) | --- | 2017-02-24 | 2020-01-28 | G07C9/00 | 15/441262 |
| 693 | 10546441 | Control, monitoring, and/or security, apparatus and method for premises, vehicles, and/or articles | An apparatus, including a server computer, located remote from a premises, a computer or processor located at the premises, and a user device located at a location remote from the server computer and the premises. The server computer receives a first message and generates a second message containing information regarding an individual identified as already being present inside the premises. The second message contains information regarding whether or not the premises is occupied. If the premises is occupied, the second message contains information identifying the individual identified as being inside of, or occupying, the premises. The server computer transmits a control signal or monitoring signal to the computer or processor. The computer or processor performs the control operation or the monitoring operation. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | --- | 2014-05-20 | 2020-01-28 | G07C9/00, H04L29/08, H04L29/06, G08B25/00 | 14/281922 |
| 694 | 10546384 | Method and system for mapping to facilitate dispatching | A method at a server for container location verification within a container yard, the method including requesting image data from at least one image sensor apparatus affixed to a container within the container yard, receiving the image data, and processing the image data to identify a location of a target container. | Conrad Delbert Seaman (Ottawa, CA), Stephen West (Manotick, CA), Derek John Kuhn (Ottawa, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2017-07-21 | 2020-01-28 | G06K9/00, G06T7/70, G06K9/58, H04N5/247, G06K9/20, G06F3/0484 | 15/656397 |
| 695 | 10545501 | Autonomous aerial vehicle for lighting inspection and replacement and methods for use therewith | An autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) includes a plurality of lightbulb changers and an actuator for controlling the plurality of lightbulb changers. A structure database stores structure data corresponding to a structure, the structure data including coordinate data corresponding to three-dimensional coordinates of a location that facilitates an unobstructed view of a plurality of exterior lights of the structure, the structure data further including schematic data that indicates positions on the structure of the plurality of exterior lights. A flight control system controls a position of the AAV, based on the coordinate data, to the location that facilitates the unobstructed view of the plurality of exterior lights of the structure. A camera captures image data corresponding to the unobstructed view of the plurality of exterior lights of the structure. A processor controls the AAV to perform a lighting inspection procedure and/or a lightbulb replacement process. | Marc Lipton (Ann Arbor, MI), Bruce E. Stuckman (Austin, TX) | --- | 2018-07-05 | 2020-01-28 | G05D1/00, G05D1/10, H01J9/00 | 16/027843 |
| 696 | 10543916 | Soft in-plane and stiff out-of-plane rotor system | A rotor assembly includes a yoke operably associated with a rotor blade. The yoke includes a first device and a second device that attach the rotor blade to the yoke. The first device is configured to allow transverse movement of the rotor blade about a chord axis and rotational movement about a pitch-change axis. The second device is configured to allow rotational movement of the rotor blade solely about the pitch-change axis. The method includes rotating rotor assembly about a first plane of rotation, while retaining a relatively stiff out-of-plane rotation and a relatively soft in-plane rotation during flight. | Ken Shundo (Keller, TX), Mithat Yuce (Argyle, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | --- | 2017-05-23 | 2020-01-28 | B64C27/80, B64C27/35, B64C27/52, B64C27/10, B64C27/51, B64C27/48, B64C27/32 | 15/603019 |
| 697 | 10543913 | Tri-hybrid yoke | A tri-hybrid yoke including a center ring connected to a CF fitting connected to flexure arms. An inboard centrifugal force bearing assembly connects to the CF fitting and a grip. An outboard shear bearing assembly connects to the flexure arm and the grip. In use, the center ring and the CF fittings carry the centrifugal force at a position inboard of the flexure arm. | Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Keller, TX), Kyle Thomas Cravener (Watauga, TX), Andrew Maresh (Lewisville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-01-29 | 2020-01-28 | B64C27/33, B64C27/50, B64C27/35, B64C27/48, B64C29/00 | 15/882287 |
| 698 | 10543904 | System and method for flaperon and/or aileron control | A roll control system controls roll control surfaces of an aircraft that are capable of causing the aircraft to perform a roll maneuver by respectively deflecting in upward and downward directions. The roll control system includes deflection limiter units for respectively limiting angles of deflection of the roll control surfaces, and further includes deflection rate limiter units for respectively limiting rates of deflection of the roll control surfaces. The deflection limiter unit limits the roll control surfaces to deflection distances and deflection rates based at least in part on the deflection direction of the roll control surfaces. for a given set of flight conditions, such as airspeed, if a roll control surface is deflecting upwardly, it is less limited by the roll control system in terms of deflection distance and deflection rate than if the roll control surface is deflecting downwardly. | Brad John Roberts (Fort Worth, TX), Jonathan Allen Wasylyszyn (Euless, TX), Ron Lorenz Kisor (Coppell, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-02-17 | 2020-01-28 | B64C13/50, B64C9/00, B64C29/00 | 15/436225 |
| 699 | 10542459 | Systems and methods for accessing multiple application servers via a service capability exposure function | A computing device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a message from a user equipment (UE) device via a Mobility Management Entity (MME) , wherein the computing device is configured as a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) device. The processor may be further configured to identify an application server associated with the message based on one or more application server identifiers included in the received message, map uplink data, included in the received message and associated with the identified application server, to an application programming interface (API) associated with the identified application server, and send the mapped uplink data to the identified application server using the API associated with the identified application server. | Suzann Hua (Walnut Creek, CA), Sudhakar Reddy Patil (Flower Mound, TX), Ye Huang (San Ramon, CA), Priscilla Lau (Fremont, CA) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-03-17 | 2020-01-21 | H04W4/00, H04W28/10, H04W8/26 | 15/462103 |
| 700 | 10542381 | System and method of aircraft surveillance and tracking | Described are systems and methods of aircraft surveillance and tracking. A method for aircraft tracking includes partitioning an airspace region into multiple sectors and generating multiple data structures corresponding respectively to each of the multiple sectors. Each data structure has a primary identifier and at least one secondary identifier that matches the primary identifier corresponding to the at least one other sector. The method includes receiving at least one data packet from an aircraft located within one of the multiple sectors, storing the aircraft data from the data packet within the data structure corresponding to the one of the sectors, storing the aircraft data within each of the data structures that has a secondary identifier matching the primary identifier, and for each of the multiple sectors, sending each aircraft within the sector aircraft data stored within the data structure corresponding to the sector. | Pedro Taboso (Madrid, ES), Rosa Maria Rodriguez Montejano (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-05-04 | 2020-01-21 | H04W4/029, H04W84/06, H04W4/08, H04W4/021 | 15/587089 |
| 701 | 10541732 | Generation and use of similar multiple beams | A process for cooperative aerial inter-antenna beamforming for communication between (a) multiple moving platforms, each platform having an aerial antenna mounted thereon, such that the aerial antennas have variable positions and orientations over time, and (b) at least one user antenna mounted on user equipment having a lower altitude than the aerial antennas, the process involving a first beamforming operation which beamforming operation involves, transmitting data relating to the positions and orientations of the aerial antennas to a processing system, the processing system calculating and transmitting beamforming instructions to the aerial antennas, the aerial antennas thereby transmitting or receiving respective component signals for each user antenna, the component signals for each user antenna having essentially the same information content but differing in their phase and usually amplitude, so as to form a cooperative beam from the cooperative sum of the signals between the aerial antennas and the user antenna, carrying out a plurality of further beamforming operations, wherein the cooperative beam has essentially the same information content as that generated in the first beamforming operation, where by the further cooperative beams are directed to form a cluster of beams surrounding the first cooperative beam. | Paul Alexander (Cambridge, GB), Peter Davidson (Douglas, IM), Andrew Faulkner (Cambridge, GB) | Stratospheric Platforms Limited (Douglas, IM) | 2016-03-02 | 2020-01-21 | H04B7/024, H04B7/06, H04B7/185, H04B7/0413 | 15/554670 |
| 702 | 10540900 | Drone air traffic control and flight plan management | One embodiment provides a method comprising receiving a flight plan request for a drone. The flight plan request comprises a drone identity, departure information, and arrival information. The method further comprises constructing a modified flight plan for the drone based on the flight plan request, wherein the modified flight plan represents an approved, congestion reducing, and executable flight plan for the drone, and the modified flight plan comprises a sequence of four-dimensional (4D) cells representing a planned flight path for the drone. for each 4D cell of the modified flight plan, the method further comprises attempting to place an exclusive lock on behalf of the drone on the 4D cell, and in response to a failure to place the exclusive lock on behalf of the drone on the 4D cell, rerouting the modified flight plan around the 4D cell to a random neighboring 4D cell. | Eric K. Butler (San Jose, CA), Anca A. Chandra (Los Gatos, CA), Pawan R. Chowdhary (San Jose, CA), Susanne M. Glissmann-Hochstein (San Jose, CA), Thomas D. Griffin (Campbell, CA), Divyesh Jadav (San Jose, CA), Sunhwan Lee (Menlo Park, CA), Hovey R. Strong, Jr. (San Jose, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-10-31 | 2020-01-21 | G08G5/00 | 15/799826 |
| 703 | 10540878 | Remote sensors for detecting alert conditions and notifying a central station | A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party, selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content, and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users. | Charles Eric Hunter (Jefferson, NC), Bernard L. Ballou (Raleigh, NC), John Hebrank (Durham, NC), James Fallon (Armonk, NY), Robert Summer (Warren, CT) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-08-01 | 2020-01-21 | G08B21/12, G08B25/01, G09F27/00, G08B27/00, H04W68/00, G08B19/00, H04W4/90, H04W76/50, G08B7/06 | 16/051781 |
| 704 | 10538340 | Mobile UAV launch and retrieval system for operation within a transportation system | Systems for mobile launch and retrieval of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) include a rail-based, ground-based, or water-based mobile platform carrying a mobile station for launching and retrieving vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) or non-VTOL UAS while the platform is in motion, based on current position and weather conditions. The mobile platform may include facilities for communicating with the airborne UAS, stowing a retrieved UAS, and reloading/refitting a stowed UAS. The mobile platform may include positionable wake control devices and a partially positionable launch and retrieval mechanism for alleviating turbulence or crosswinds. The mobile platform may include long-range sensors for detecting or identifying obstacles near a rail-based platform that may interfere with the operating envelope of the launch and retrieval mechanisms. The launch and retrieval system may be intermodal and scalable either up or down as mission parameters demand. | Alexander V. Roup (Centreville, VA), Joshua R. Bertram (Ames, IA), Brian R. Wolford (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2017-03-23 | 2020-01-21 | B64F1/02, B60L53/60, B60L53/80, B61L25/02, B61D3/16, B64F1/22, B64F1/28, G08G5/00, B64F1/04, B64C39/02 | 15/467366 |
| 705 | 10538335 | Boundary layer ingestion integration into aft fuselage | Systems and methods for integrating Boundary Layer Ingestion (BLI) apparatus into an aircraft (1) . The longerons (34) in the aft fuselage (18) may be extended to support an aft propulsor (20) . The aft propulsor may be a turbofan or turboelectric propulsion system (46) . An upper longeron (34a) may support a tail section (14) of an aircraft. The aft fuselage skin (22) is contoured to permit boundary layer airflow to enter an intake fan (24) of the aft propulsor. | Angelina M. Conti (State College, PA), Patrick G. Harvey (Stanford, CA), Krunal B. Mistry (Old Bridge, NJ), Kimberly A. Rink (Rochester, MN), Ted K. Rothaupt (Lancaster, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-12-19 | 2020-01-21 | B64D27/14, B64D29/04 | 15/383104 |
| 706 | 10538329 | Drone device security system for protecting a package | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. The drone device is able to be implemented in conjunction with a security system. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2018-10-24 | 2020-01-21 | B64C39/02, B64D47/02, B64D47/08, G08B21/18, G06Q50/26, B64D5/00, G06Q30/02, G06Q10/08, G06Q10/04, G06Q10/06, G06Q50/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, H04N5/77, G06T7/20, H04N7/18, G06K9/62, G06K9/00 | 16/169328 |
| 707 | 10538324 | Safety device and safety method for an aircraft, and aircraft comprising the safety device | For reducing a risk potential of an aircraft, a safety device for the aircraft is provided, said aircraft having a flight control device for flight control of the aircraft based on global position coordinates and/or flight altitude values of the aircraft detected by a sensor apparatus of the flight control device. The safety device comprises a flight altitude detection apparatus configured to detect a current flight altitude of the aircraft independently of the sensor apparatus, a determination apparatus configured to determine whether the current flight altitude of the aircraft detected by the flight altitude detection apparatus exceeds a predetermined maximum altitude, and a rescue apparatus configured to interrupt the flight control of the aircraft when the current flight altitude of the aircraft detected by the flight altitude detection apparatus exceeds the predetermined maximum altitude. | Martin Johannes Fengler (St. Gallen, CH) | Meteomatics Gmbh (St. Gallen, CH) | 2015-08-27 | 2020-01-21 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 14/838187 |
| 708 | 10538323 | Tethered wing structures complex flight path | A vertical liftoff aircrafts system includes a plurality of unmanned wing structures configured for collective vertical liftoff, a plurality of tethers respectively connected to the plurality of wing structures, and a fuselage including a connector thereon for mechanically connecting the plurality of tethers. The fuselage includes a power pack for powering the plurality of wing structures via the plurality of tethers, whereby the plurality of wing structures is operatively interconnected to the fuselage with the plurality of tethers for lifting the fuselage. A method and a kit thereof also are disclosed. | David Rancourt (Grand-Mere, CA), Etienne Demers Bouchard (Gatineau, CA) | --- | 2016-11-07 | 2020-01-21 | B64C39/02, B64C19/02, B64C29/00, B64C1/00 | 15/345376 |
| 709 | 10538319 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-15 | 2020-01-21 | B64C27/48, B65D25/10, B65D85/68, B64C25/08, B64D1/00, B64C27/00, B64C27/32, B64D35/02, B64C27/26, B64F1/02, B64D3/00, B64D1/12, B64C39/02, B64D1/02, B64C27/08, B64D5/00 | 15/433563 |
| 710 | 10538318 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-14 | 2020-01-21 | B64C27/48, B64C39/02, B64D1/12, B64D3/00, B64D5/00, B64C27/08, B65D85/68, B64D35/02, B64D1/02, B65D25/10, B64C25/08, B64D1/00, B64C27/00, B64C27/32, B64F1/02, B64C27/26 | 15/432529 |
| 711 | 10538190 | Storage compartment vehicles | The present disclosure is directed toward a storage compartment vehicle (''SCV'') for use in the transport of items for delivery to one or more customers and/or retrieval of items from one or more customers. The SCV may include a plurality of storage compartments that are individually accessible, each of which can contain one or more items. The SCV may navigate to a delivery location and customers may retrieve ordered items from the storage compartments of the SCV. Likewise, customers may return items into storage compartments of the SCV. | Wicksell Metellus (Seattle, WA), Kristopher William Bell (Issaquah, WA), Julius Chen (Seattle, WA), Wesley Scott Lauka (Seattle, WA), Ryan Scott Russell (Bellevue, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-06-12 | 2020-01-21 | B60P3/025, G08G9/00, A47B81/00, A47B49/00, B60F5/02, A47B96/00, G06Q10/08 | 15/620714 |
| 712 | 10535928 | Antenna system and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure that includes a dielectric antenna and a dielectric core. The dielectric antenna can include an antenna lens that operates as an aperture. The antenna lens can have a structure configured to direct a beam pattern generated by the dielectric antenna from a center axis of the dielectric antenna. The dielectric core can be coupled to a feed point of the dielectric antenna. The dielectric core can supply electromagnetic waves that are converted by the dielectric antenna to the beam pattern directed away from the center axis. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-23 | 2020-01-14 | H01Q13/06, H01Q13/10, H01Q15/08, H01Q13/02, H01Q21/06, H01Q21/20 | 15/360672 |
| 713 | 10534899 | Utilizing inputs for accessing devices | Devices and methods of access control are provided. A device includes a processor, an input interface coupled to the processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The device may be configured to receive a first input via a first input interface and determine whether the first input includes valid first authentication data, invalid authentication data, or duress authentication data. Based on the determination, if the first input includes valid authentication data, allow access. If the first input includes invalid authentication data, disallow access. If the first input includes duress authentication data, allow access when a second input received via a second input interface includes valid second authentication data. Example inputs include iris scan input, retinal scan input, fingerprint scan input, handprint input, palm print input, facial recognition input, alphanumeric input, touchscreen gesture input, breathalyzer sample input, facial or hand gesture input, or voice input, among others. | Neil Patrick Adams (Waterloo, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2017-08-24 | 2020-01-14 | G06F21/31, H04W12/06, G06F21/41, G06F21/32 | 15/685571 |
| 714 | 10534371 | System and method for providing and managing electricity | A system and method for providing power to and monitoring the energy usage includes at least one electrical control unit having an unmanned vehicle, at least one electrical control unit, a sensor enabled to monitor a given condition, a power source, a processor configured to be in communication with the at least one sensor and said power source, said processor further configured to manage communications with said management system, an unmanned vehicle releasably coupled to said electrical control unit, said processor being adapted to release said unmanned vehicle to enable the unmanned vehicle to separate from said electrical control unit, wherein said sensor is enabled to monitor at least one of the following: voltage, current, real power, apparent power, reactive power, frequency, total harmonic distortion, arc fault, plug loads, power factor, GFI, AFI, light, temperature, humidity, methane, carbon monoxide, motion, thermal, occupancy, radio frequency, audio, video, infrared, and combinations thereof and wherein said unmanned vehicle can travel to various locations. | Paul Amelio (New York, NY), David Katz (New York, NY), Alfonso Amelio (New York, NY) | 286 Two Llc (Spring Valley, NY) | 2015-04-22 | 2020-01-14 | G05D1/10, H04Q9/00, G01R15/14, B64C27/08, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, G01R22/06, G01R19/25 | 14/693600 |
| 715 | 10533851 | Inverted-landing aircraft | An aircraft defining an upright orientation and an inverted orientation, a ground station, and a control system for remotely controlling the flight of the aircraft. The ground station has an auto-land function that causes the aircraft to invert, stall, and controllably land in the inverted orientation to protect a payload and a rudder extending down from the aircraft. In the upright orientation, the ground station depicts the view from a first aircraft camera. When switching to the inverted orientation: (1) the ground station depicts the view from a second aircraft camera, (2) the aircraft switches the colors of red and green wing lights, extends the ailerons to act as inverted flaps, and (3) the control system adapts a ground station controller for the inverted orientation. The aircraft landing gear is an expanded polypropylene pad located above the wing when the aircraft is in the upright orientation. | Christopher E. Fisher (Simi Valley, CA), Thomas Robert Szarek (Oak Park, CA), Justin B. McAllister (Seattle, WA), Pavel Belik (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2018-03-18 | 2020-01-14 | G01C5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/08, G05D1/06, B64D47/08, G05D1/00 | 15/924253 |
| 716 | 10533831 | Deployable, forward looking range sensor for command detonation | The system and method for accurately determining range-to-go for the time-delayed command detonation of a projectile. Using dual laser and/or radio frequency detectors on a spinning projectile to determine the range-to-go, time-to-go, or lateral offset from the projectile to the target. The detectors are forward facing and rear facing and are located in a tail kit such that cost can be greatly reduced on a spinning projectile. The deployable detector (s) may be a light pipe, mirrors, or the like and comprise APD or PIN diodes. | Michael J. Choiniere (Merrimack, NH), Jason T. Stockwell (Brookline, NH) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2018-09-06 | 2020-01-14 | F42C13/02 | 16/123474 |
| 717 | 10533134 | Methods and apparatuses for selective chemical etching | Methods, apparatuses and systems are disclosed for chemically etching parts by generating an enclosed chemical etching chamber in contact with a part surface and directing a flow of chemical etchant solution in contact with a part region to be etched. | David S. Nansen (Renton, WA), Walter A. Beauchamp (Sammamish, WA), Lee C. Firth (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-03-03 | 2020-01-14 | C09K13/00, C23F1/08, C23F1/04, C23F1/02, B05C5/00 | 15/448794 |
| 718 | 10532885 | Delivering items using autonomous vehicles | Autonomous vehicles may be deployed to areas where an item is in demand, and configured to fulfill orders for the item received from the areas. The autonomous vehicles are loaded with the item and dispatched to the area under their own power or in a carrier. When an order for the item is received, an autonomous vehicle delivers the item to a location in the area. Autonomous vehicles may also be equipped with a 3D printer or other equipment and loaded with materials for manufacturing the item. When an order for the item is received, the autonomous vehicle manufactures the item from such materials, and delivers the item. Autonomous vehicles may be configured for collaboration, such as to deliver or manufacture items in multiple stages and to transfer the items between vehicles. Autonomous vehicles may also be configured to automatically access locations in the area, e.g., using wireless access codes. | Tye Michael Brady (Southborough, MA), Darren Ernest Canavor (Redmond, WA), Ethan Zane Evans (Sumner, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA), Hilliard Bruce Siegel (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2019-06-03 | 2020-01-14 | G06F7/00, B65G1/137, G06Q10/08, G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G06Q30/02 | 16/430296 |
| 719 | 10532815 | Two vehicle transportation system | A first and a second aircraft are detachably coupled where the first aircraft is configured to perform a vertical landing using a first battery while the first aircraft is unoccupied and the unoccupied first aircraft includes the first battery. In response to detecting a second, removable battery being detachably coupled to the first aircraft, a power source for the first aircraft is switched from the first battery to the second, removable battery. After the switch, the first aircraft takes off vertically using the second, removable battery while occupied. The detachably coupled first aircraft and second aircraft are flown using the second aircraft (the power to keep the detachably coupled first aircraft and second aircraft airborne comes exclusively from the second aircraft and not the first aircraft) . | Sebastian Thrun (Los Altos Hills, CA), Damon Vander Lind (Alameda, CA) | Kitty Hawk Corporation (Palo Alto, CA) | 2019-05-21 | 2020-01-14 | B64D5/00, B64C37/02, B64D27/24, B64C29/00, H01M10/42, H01M2/10, B64F1/36, B64D11/06 | 16/418171 |
| 720 | 10531344 | Radio access technology change reporting | A computing device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to monitor a radio access technology type being used by a user equipment (UE) device to wirelessly communicate with a base station. The processor may be further configured to detect a change from a first radio access technology type to a second radio access technology type, determine that the second radio access technology type has been sustained for at least a particular time period, and report information identifying the change from the first radio access technology type to the second radio access technology type to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) device. | Imtiyaz Shaikh (Irving, TX), Ho Yin Cheuk (Hoboken, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2018-05-24 | 2020-01-07 | H04W36/00, H04M15/00, H04L12/14, H04W4/24 | 15/988268 |
| 721 | 10530505 | Apparatus and methods for launching electromagnetic waves along a transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, launching, by a plurality of launchers of a waveguide system, a wave mode that propagates along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, detecting, by the waveguide system, that the wave mode has a propagation loss caused by an obstruction, and generating, by the plurality of launchers, an adjusted wave mode having an electric field structure that reduces the propagation loss of the obstruction. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Giovanni Vannucci (Middletown, NJ), Peter Wolniansky (Atlanta, GA), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2020-01-07 | H04B3/54, H04B17/391, H01Q3/08, H01Q13/24, H01Q19/08, H01Q21/20, H01Q21/06, H04B3/52, H01Q3/26 | 15/372483 |
| 722 | 10530445 | Increasing data transfer rates | A process for cooperative aerial inter-antenna beamforming for communication between (a) multiple moving platforms, each platform having an aerial antenna mounted thereon, such that one or more aerial antennas have variable positions and orientations over time, and (b) first and second antennas connected to user equipment having a lower altitude than the aerial antennas, the process involving transmitting data relating to the positions and orientations of the aerial antennas to a processing system, the processing system calculating and transmitting beamforming instructions to the aerial antennas, the aerial antennas thereby transmitting or receiving respective first component signals for the first user antenna, and transmitting or receiving respective second component signals for the second user antenna, the first component signals each having essentially the same information content but differing in their phase and usually amplitude, the second component signals each having essentially the same information content but differing in their phase and usually amplitude, so as to form a first cooperative beam from the cooperative sum of the signals between the aerial antennas and the first user antenna, and a second cooperative beam from the cooperative sum of the signals between the aerial antennas and the second user antenna. | Paul Alexander (Cambridge, GB), Peter Davidson (Douglas, IM), Andrew Faulkner (Cambridge, GB) | Stratospheric Platforms Limited (Douglas, IM) | 2016-03-02 | 2020-01-07 | H04B7/06, H04B7/08, H04B7/185, H04B7/024, H04B7/0404 | 15/554673 |
| 723 | 10530429 | Process and apparatus for communicating with a user antenna | A process for cooperative aerial inter-antenna beamforming for communication between (a) multiple moving platforms, each platform having an aerial antenna mounted thereon, such that the aerial antennas have variable positions and orientations over time, and (b) at least one antenna mounted on user equipment having a lower altitude than the aerial antennas, the process involving transmitting data relating to the positions and orientations of the aerial antennas to a processing system, the processing system calculating and transmitting beamforming instructions to the aerial antennas, the aerial antennas thereby transmitting or receiving respective component signals for each user antenna, the component signals for each user antenna having essentially the same information content but differing in their phase and usually amplitude, so as to form a cooperative beam from the cooperative sum of the signals between the aerial antennas and the user antenna. A method of determining the position of a moving aerial antenna or antenna element mounted on at least one moving platform, such that the aerial antennas have variable positions and orientations over time, the method involving determining the phase difference yi, being a fraction of a wavelength between the values 0 and 1, between signals of known wavelength .lamda.i, transmitted between (a) i ground based transmitters which may be backhaul base stations, wherein i is at least three, the ground based transmitters having known position to within .lamda.i/10 and (b) the aerial antenna or antenna element, thereby establishing the distance from the base station to the aerial antenna or antenna element to be .lamda.i (ni+yi) , wherein ni is an unknown integer, determining the position of the aerial antennas or antenna elements approximately by differential GPS or other methods to within a small number of wavelengths .lamda.i thereby establishing that ni can be one of a limited number of possible integer values for each signal, the number of base stations and their positions being sufficient to allow elimination of the possible values of ni that are inconsistent with the limited number of possible values for ni from the other ground based transmitters, until only one integer value for each ni is established, establishing the location of the aerial antenna or antenna element by triangulation of its known distance .lamda.i (ni+yi) , from at least three ground based transmitters. | Paul Alexander (Cambridge, GB), Peter Davidson (Douglas, IM), Andrew Faulkner (Cambridge, GB) | Stratospheric Platforms Limited (Douglas, IM) | 2016-03-02 | 2020-01-07 | H04B7/024, H04B7/185, H04B7/06, G01S19/44, G01S19/43, G01S5/10, G01S13/95 | 15/554663 |
| 724 | 10529221 | Modular approach for smart and customizable security solutions and other applications for a smart city | A modular approach is provided for sensing and responding to detected activity or an event in a region that can be implemented quickly and easily using existing city infrastructure to establish a grid of sensors and detectors to provide localized or wide area coverage. The approach provides a turnkey solution or smart city in a box that can be adapted to different situations and needs to provide communications functionality and/or a desired or customized functionality for a wide range of different applications. | John A. Jarrell (Tiburon, CA), Ernest C. Brown (Berkeley, CA) | Navio International, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2017-04-17 | 2020-01-07 | G08B25/10, H04W4/70, H04W84/18, H04L29/08, H04W4/50 | 15/489526 |
| 725 | 10529064 | Artificial vision system | One aspect of the present invention includes artificial vision system. The system includes an image system comprising a video source that is configured to capture sequential frames of image data of non-visible light and at least one processor configured as an image processing system. The image processing system includes a wavelet enhancement component configured to normalize each pixel of each of the sequential frames of image data and to decompose the normalized image data into a plurality of wavelet frequency bands. The image processing system also includes a video processor configured to convert the plurality of wavelet frequency bands in the sequential frames into respective visible color images. The system also includes a video display system configured to display the visible color images. | Bruce J. Schachter (Clarksville, MD), Dustin D. Baumgartner (Ellicott City, MD) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2017-01-19 | 2020-01-07 | G06T5/00, G06T5/10, G06K9/62, B60R1/00, H04N5/33, G06T7/90, B64D45/08 | 15/410538 |
| 726 | 10527709 | System and method of detecting individuals in a target geographic location with a disastrous site using smart antenna borne drone | A system and method for detecting individuals in a target geographic location, such as a disastrous site, that identifies and locates potential victims using signals from the victims' cell phone utilizes an unmanned aerial vehicle controlled equipped with a retractable antenna component and a core network connection component. The retractable antenna component includes a mobile telephony base station and employs a smart antenna system so as to estimate the direction of arrival of all incoming signals. The core network connection component is operative to establish a wireless communication link with an Internet Protocol based core network of. When a victim's cell phones attempts to connect to the base station in order to access the core network, the location of the cell phone can be determined. The locations can be plotted on a map and based on the distribution of phones on the map, rescue efforts can be optimized. | Raziq Yaqub (Stewartsville, NJ), Kaveh Heidary (Huntsville, AL) | --- | 2017-06-06 | 2020-01-07 | G01S5/02, G01S5/06, B64C39/02, G01S3/40, G01S3/42, G01S5/12, H04W88/08, G01S5/00 | 15/615599 |
| 727 | 10527416 | System and method for measuring a displacement of a mobile platform | A method for detecting a displacement of a mobile platform includes obtaining a first frame and a second frame using an imaging device associated with the mobile platform and determining the displacement of the mobile platform based upon the first frame and the second frame. | Honghui Zhang (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2017-12-15 | 2020-01-07 | G01C11/06, G01C21/00, G06T7/00, G06T7/285, G06T7/246, G01C11/08 | 15/844341 |
| 728 | 10527412 | Gas-mapping 3D imager measurement techniques and method of data processing | Measurement approaches and data analysis methods are disclosed for combining 3D topographic data with spatially-registered gas concentration data to increase the efficiency of gas monitoring and leak detection tasks. Here, the metric for efficiency is defined as reducing the measurement time required to achieve the detection, or non-detection, of a gas leak with a desired confidence level. Methods are presented for localizing and quantifying detected gas leaks. Particular attention is paid to the combination of 3D spatial data with path-integrated gas concentration measurements acquired using remote gas sensing technologies, as this data can be used to determine the path-averaged gas concentration between the sensor and points in the measurement scene. Path-averaged gas concentration data is useful for finding and quantifying localized regions of elevated (or anomalous) gas concentration making it ideal for a variety of applications including: oil and gas pipeline monitoring, facility leak and emissions monitoring, and environmental monitoring. | Michael Thorpe (Bozeman, MT), Aaron Kreitinger (Bozeman, MT), Stephen Crouch (Bozeman, MT) | Bridger Photonics, Inc. (Bozeman, MT) | 2016-10-05 | 2020-01-07 | G01B21/20, G01M3/28, G01M3/38, G01N21/53, G06K9/00, G01C15/00, G01N21/39, G01P5/00, G01N21/17 | 15/285787 |
| 729 | 10526087 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and unmanned aerial vehicle body configured for unmanned aerial vehicle | An unmanned aerial vehicle is provided and includes: an unmanned aerial vehicle body, including an airframe and an articles storing device, an arm, including at least two front arms symmetrically arranged with respect to a central axis of the airframe along a front-rear direction and at least two rear arms symmetrically arranged with respect to the central axis of the airframe, and a rotor-wing electric motor, including a front electric motor and a rear electric motor. A first end of the front arm is connected with a front end of the airframe, and a second end of the front arm is provided with the front electric motor to drive the unmanned aerial vehicle. A first end of the rear arm is connected with a rear end of the airframe, and a second end of the rear arm is provided with the rear electric motor to drive the unmanned aerial vehicle. | Jianbing He (Guangzhou, CN), Zhiwen Lin (Guangzhou, CN), Pan Jiang (Guangzhou, CN), Dingfeng Xiao (Guangzhou, CN), Bin Peng (Guangzhou, CN) | Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou, CN) | 2016-07-27 | 2020-01-07 | B64C39/02, B64C1/06, B64D27/24, B64C27/08 | 15/523897 |
| 730 | 10526085 | Electric distributed propulsion anti-torque redundant power and control system | The present invention includes an electric distributed propulsion for anti-torque modules for a helicopter and methods of use comprising: two or more generators connected to a main gearbox transmission, at least a first and a second plurality of variable speed motors connected to one or more fixed pitch blades to provide anti-torque thrust connected to the two or more generators, and at least a first and a second yaw control computer independently connected to each of the at least first and second plurality of variable speed motors, wherein each of the first and second yaw control computer serves as a primary and a backup yaw control computer to provide redundant control to both the first and second plurality of variable speed motors. | Carlos Fenny (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-05-18 | 2020-01-07 | B64C27/82, H02P29/024, H02P5/46, H02K7/14, H02K7/116, H02P29/028 | 15/598842 |
| 731 | 10526072 | Active flow control systems and methods for aircraft | Example active flow control systems and methods for aircraft are described herein. An example active flow control system includes a plurality of nozzles arranged in an array across a surface of an aircraft. The nozzles are oriented to eject air across the surface to reduce airflow separation. The active flow control system also includes an air source coupled to the nozzles and a controller to activate the nozzles to eject air from the air source in sequence from outboard to inboard and then from inboard to outboard to create a wave of air moving from outboard to inboard and then from inboard to outboard across the surface. | Arvin Shmilovich (Huntington Beach, CA), Yoram Yadlin (Irvine, CA), Paul Vijgen (Everett, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2019-04-26 | 2020-01-07 | B64C21/04, G05D7/06, B64C9/38, B64C23/06, B64C21/08 | 16/396177 |
| 732 | 10526071 | Hydraulic systems and methods to control a member | The hydraulic system can include a control member that is operatively coupled to a member. The control member can include a hydraulic control member and an integrated inerter. Hydraulic fluid at variable pressures is moved through the hydraulic system by pumps. The hydraulic system can be configured for hydraulic fluid returning from the control member to the first pump to be delivered to the second pump prior to reaching the first pump. A dual-spool valve is positioned between the pumps and the control member to control the flow of the hydraulic fluid. The dual-spool valve is movable to move the hydraulic fluid at variable pressures into and out of first and second chambers of the control member. The dual spool valve can also be configured to operate the control member when a spool is not operational. | Michael Thomas Fox (Saint Charles, MO), Eric Anton Howell (Ballwin, MO), Jeffrey M. Roach (St. Charles, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-04-13 | 2020-01-07 | F15B11/17, F03G3/08, F15B13/02, B64C13/40 | 15/952898 |
| 733 | 10525832 | Battery and unmanned aerial vehicle with the battery | The disclosure provides a battery which can include a power supply and power supply circuit, the power supply circuit connected to the power supply. The power supply can discharge through the power supply circuit. An electronic switch can control the power-on or off of the power supply, thereby avoiding the generation of sparks during the power on process and allowing for the normal use of the battery and the safety of the aircraft. The disclosure also provides an aircraft having the battery. | Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-07-24 | 2020-01-07 | H02J7/00, B64C39/02 | 16/044349 |
| 734 | 10524226 | Determining the location of a UAV in flight utilizing real time kinematic satellite navigation and precise point positioning | Systems and methods are disclosed for determining the position of a UAV in flight. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize real time kinematic and precise point positioning techniques to identify the position of a UAV without use of RTK correction data from an RTK network. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods can precisely and accurately determine the absolute position of a base station and a UAV in flight at various times during a flight mission without use of RTK correction data from an RTK network. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods can utilize the absolute position of a UAV in flight to perform various aerial missions or tasks. | David Chen (San Francisco, CA) | Skycatch, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2017-10-06 | 2019-12-31 | H04W64/00, G06T7/73, G08G5/00 | 15/727165 |
| 735 | 10523917 | Method and apparatus for acquiring three-dimensional image using two cameras | Disclosed are a method and apparatus for acquiring a three-dimensional image using two cameras. The method includes: acquiring image information of a target object using a first camera, and sending the acquired image information to an image signal processor, acquiring a phase grating image subjected to strip deformation in a picture space with an identical visual angle using a second camera, calculating depth data of the target object, and sending the depth data to the image signal processor, upon receipt of the image information and the depth data, if the image signal processor judges that the depth data is received, directly sending the depth data to a 3D image generating module, and if the image signal processor judges that the image information is received, performing routine image signal processing and sending the image information to the 3D image generating module, and synthesizing the depth data and the image information subjected to the image signal processing using the 3D image generating module to generate a 3D image. | Guangrong Zeng (Nanjing, CN), Bin Du (Nanjing, CN) | Archermind Technology (Nanjing), Co., Ltd. (Nanjing, CN) | 2017-11-27 | 2019-12-31 | H04N13/257, G06F3/01, G06K9/20, H04N5/33, H04N13/25 | 15/823493 |
| 736 | 10521960 | System and method for generating three-dimensional robotic inspection plan | Provided are systems and methods for generating an autonomous 3D inspection plan for an unmanned robot. In an example, the method may include receiving a selection of a plurality of regions of interest with respect to a virtual asset displayed in virtual space, detecting a 3D position of the regions of interest within a coordinate frame of the virtual space, auto-generating a travel path about a physical asset corresponding to the virtual asset by generating a virtual 3D travel path with respect to the virtual asset based on the detected 3D positions of the selected regions of interest within the coordinate frame, aligning the virtual 3D travel path in the virtual space with a physical travel path in a physical space, and outputting a robotic inspection plan comprising the auto-generated physical travel path for the unmanned robot. | Steven Gray (Niskayuna, NY), Shiraj Sen (Niskayuna, NY), Ghulam Ali Baloch (Niskayuna, NY), Mauricio Castillo-Effen (Niskayuna, NY), Charles Theurer (Alpiaus, NY) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2017-05-03 | 2019-12-31 | G06T15/00, G06T19/00 | 15/585502 |
| 737 | 10521327 | Non-coupled software lockstep | Systems and methods of detecting a difference in behavior of processes are provided. Differences may be detected by comparing operating system programmatic procedure invocations made by the processes. | Patrick Christopher Lee (Kanata, CA), Mohamed Al Shamouby (Ottawa, CA) | 2236008 Ontario Inc. (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2017-09-01 | 2019-12-31 | G06F11/00, G06F11/16, G06F11/36 | 15/693814 |
| 738 | 10521030 | Transforming a control stick movement space | Examples are disclosed that relate to computing devices and methods for transforming output of a control stick. In one example, a method comprises: receiving a dead zone inflection point defining a boundary of a dead zone region and a playspace region within a first normalized unit-area movement space of the control stick, mapping the first normalized unit-area movement space to a second normalized unit-area movement space, using a scaling function comprising the dead zone inflection point, scaling each axis of the second normalized unit-area movement space to generate a scaled second normalized unit-area movement space, transforming the scaled second normalized unit-area movement space to a scaled first normalized unit-area movement space, receiving position data representing a current position of the control stick, and transforming the current position to a transformed position in the scaled first normalized unit-area movement space. | Miles Franz Kaech (Vancouver, CA), Curtis F. McClive (Kirkland, WA), Ross Anthony Nelson (Seattle, WA), Aaron J. Schmitz (Redmond, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2018-01-10 | 2019-12-31 | G06F3/038, G06F3/0362, G06F3/0338, G05G9/047, A63F13/22 | 15/867617 |
| 739 | 10520944 | Collision avoidance system and method for unmanned aircraft | An obstacle-avoidance system for a vehicle, the obstacle-avoidance system may comprise: a communication device, a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors configured to detect collision threats within a predetermined distance of the vehicle, and a processor. The processor may communicatively couple to the communication device and the plurality of sensors and configured to receive navigation commands being communicated to a control system via said communication device. The processor may also receive, from at least one of said plurality of sensors, obstruction data reflecting the position of an obstruction. Using the obstruction data, the processor identifies a direction for avoiding said obstruction. In response, the processor may output, via said communication device, a command to said control system causing the vehicle to travel in said flight direction. Using the obstruction data, the processor may further perform a landing assist module, a three-region collision protection function with pilot override, and/or a target-filtering function. | Fabrice Kunzi (Manassas, VA), Andrew Kehlenbeck (Manassas, VA), Donald Rogers (Manassas, VA), Michael Sardonini (Manassas, VA), Edward Scott (Cambridge, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2018-01-05 | 2019-12-31 | G05D1/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G08G5/02, G08G5/00, G08G5/04 | 15/863529 |
| 740 | 10520943 | Unmanned aerial image capture platform | Methods and systems are disclosed for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to autonomously navigate a physical environment while capturing images of the physical environment. In some embodiments, the motion of the UAV and a subject in the physical environment may be estimated based in part on images of the physical environment captured by the UAV. In response to estimating the motions, image capture by the UAV may be dynamically adjusted to satisfy a specified criterion related to a quality of the image capture. | Hayk Martirosyan (Emerald Hills, CA), Adam Bry (Menlo Park, CA), Matthew Donahoe (Redwood City, CA), Abraham Bacharach (San Francisco, CA), Justin Michael Sadowski (Menlo Park, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2016-08-12 | 2019-12-31 | G05D1/00, G06T7/292, G05D1/10, B64D47/08, G06T7/20, B64C39/02 | 15/235513 |
| 741 | 10519013 | Winch system for an airborne payload control system | A method for a winch system includes receiving, from a controller, instructions to spool a payload line, the payload line comprising a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to a main reel of the winch system and the second end configured to couple to a payload. The method further includes operating, based on the instructions, one or more of a first motor of the winch system and a second motor of the winch system, wherein the one or more of the first motor and the second motor are operated in order to control a position of the second end of the payload line. | Matthew Curran (Los Osos, CA), Dustin E. Gamble (San Luis Obispo, CA), Gordon Jennings (San Luis Obispo, CA), Justin Neel (Santa Margarita, CA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2017-02-28 | 2019-12-31 | B66D1/48, B66D1/36, B64D1/08, B66D1/12, B66D1/74 | 15/444686 |
| 742 | 10518906 | Aircraft component regime recognition | A system has a flight measurement sensor configured to provide a flight measurement of an aircraft, a regime engine configured to identify a plurality of flight regimes that the aircraft operated in during a period of time, a component engine configured to assign a first flight regime of the plurality of flight regimes to a first component of the aircraft for the period of time, and a health assessment system configured to determine an amount of damage inflicted on the component as a result of the first component spending time in the first flight regime assigned by the component engine. | Alan Soo Love (Grapevine, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-06-27 | 2019-12-31 | G07C5/00, B64D45/00, B64C27/04, B64F5/60, G07C5/08 | 15/634903 |
| 743 | 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 |
| 744 | 10518875 | Vertical take-off aircraft | An aircraft is provided, which comprises a support structure and at least four lift rotors. Each of the lift rotors is attached to the support structure and comprises at least one propeller. The lift rotors are constituted such that a rotational plane, in which the at least one propeller of the lift rotor rotates, is tilted with respect to a plane formed by the support structure. | Michael Judas (Munchen, DE), Clemens Gerlach (Stuttgart, DE), Thomas Krauss (Stuttgart, DE), Berthold Karrais (Epfendorf, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2016-05-25 | 2019-12-31 | B64C29/00, B64C27/20, B64C39/02 | 15/164405 |
| 745 | 10518868 | Soft-in-plane proprotor systems | A soft-in-plane proprotor system for a tiltrotor aircraft having a helicopter mode and an airplane mode. The proprotor system includes a hub, a plurality of proprotor blades and a plurality of loop yokes, each coupling one of the proprotor blades with the hub and each including first and second longitudinal sections extending between inboard and outboard arcuate sections and a bearing assembly disposed between the inboard and outboard arcuate sections of each loop yoke. Each bearing assembly includes a flapping bearing disposed generally within the inboard arcuate section of the respective loop yoke and coupled to the hub, a lead-lag damper coupled to the hub, a centrifugal force bearing disposed generally within the outboard arcuate section of the respective loop yoke and a blade anchor coupled between the lead-lag damper and the centrifugal force bearing. The blade anchor is also coupled to the respective proprotor blade. | Thomas Clement Parham, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Jouyoung Jason Choi (Fort Worth, TX), Gary Miller (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX), Richard Erler Rauber (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2016-12-12 | 2019-12-31 | B64C11/04, B64C11/06, B64C27/00, B64C27/33, B64C27/35, B64C27/51, B64C27/54, B64C29/00 | 15/375385 |
| 746 | 10518867 | Loop yoke for proprotor systems | A yoke for providing a centrifugal force retention load path between a proprotor blade and a hub of a soft-in-plane proprotor system operable for use on a tiltrotor aircraft. The yoke includes a continuous loop having a longitudinal axis and first and second longitudinal sections extending between inboard and outboard arcuate sections. A flapping bearing receiving region is disposed at least partially within the inboard arcuate section to an interior of the continuous loop. A centrifugal force bearing receiving region is disposed at least partially within the outboard arcuate section to the interior of the continuous loop. The continuous loop is formed from a composite material having a plurality of double bias material plies and a plurality of unidirectional material plies such that the number of unidirectional material plies is greater than the number of double bias material plies. | Thomas Clement Parham, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Jouyoung Jason Choi (Fort Worth, TX), Gary Miller (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX), Richard Erler Rauber (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2016-12-12 | 2019-12-31 | B64C11/04, B64C27/33, B64C27/00, B29C70/30, B64C11/06, B64C27/35, B29C70/32, B64C29/00, B64C27/54, B64C27/51 | 15/375356 |
| 747 | 10518865 | Aircraft horizontal stabilizer design | In one embodiment, a horizontal stabilizer comprises an airfoil structure configured to be mounted to an aircraft at a horizontal orientation. The airfoil structure comprises a leading edge, a trailing edge, a top surface, and a bottom surface. Moreover, the airfoil structure is cambered, wherein a camber of the airfoil structure forms a concave slope on the top surface and a convex slope on the bottom surface. | Brendan P. Lanigan (Grapevine, TX), Joshua R. O'Neil (Bedford, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-05-11 | 2019-12-31 | B64C5/02, B64C27/06, B64C27/82 | 15/593241 |
| 748 | 10518758 | Emergency park brake system | An emergency park brake system of an aircraft may include a user input interface configured to receive actuation input from a user. The emergency park brake system may also include a first displacement sensor and a second displacement sensor that are both coupled to the user input interface. The first displacement sensor may be configured to detect displacement of the user input interface and generate a first status of the user input interface and the second displacement sensor may be configured to also detect displacement of the user input interface and generate a second status of the user input interface. The emergency park brake system may also include a controller having a processor and memory. The controller may be configured to determine an emergency park brake condition. | Eric Daniel Cahill (Troy, OH), David B. Stein (Troy, OH), Paul R. Burte (Clayton, OH) | Goodrich Corporation (Charlotte, NC) | 2017-04-18 | 2019-12-31 | B60T8/17, B60T13/74, B60T17/22 | 15/490563 |
| 749 | 10518736 | Thrust neutral inflation assembly and methods of use | An inflation assembly for use within a vehicle. The inflation assembly is configured to deliver gas from a pressure source to the one or more inflatable devices. The inflation assembly includes a fitting that engages with the pressure source and receives gas from the pressure source. The fitting includes outlet ports that are oriented to direct the gas away from the fitting and into hoses that lead to one or more inflatable devices. The outlet ports are configured to release gas in outward directions such that reactive forces that are applied to the fitting by the released gas are neutralized. This prevents the pressure source from moving and potentially injuring a person or damaging the vehicle. | Jon Erik Dwyer (North Richland Hills, TX) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-11-02 | 2019-12-31 | B60R21/217, B60R21/264, B60R21/276, B60R21/261, B60R21/201, B60R21/26 | 15/801645 |
| 750 | 10516893 | Geospatial media referencing system | A computer implemented program executable to display a graphical user interface on a display surface of a computing device which by user indications retrieves a video and a geospatial representation in which one or more coordinate location indicators can be selected, and further functions to match location coordinates associated with selected coordinate location indicators with the plurality of images occurring between a beginning video image and an ending video image of the video. | Bradon D. Loyd (Fort Collins, CO), Jeffrey W. Dahlke (Fort Collins, CO) | Remote Geosystems, Inc. (Fort Collins, CO) | 2018-04-30 | 2019-12-24 | H04N19/46, H04N21/422, H04N21/433, H04N19/44, H04N21/45, G10L19/018, G06F16/29, G06F16/787 | 15/967391 |
| 751 | 10515559 | Automated detection and avoidance system | In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a detection and avoidance system for a vehicle. According to various embodiments, the detection and avoidance system comprises an imaging unit configured to obtain a first image of a field of view at a first camera channel. The first camera channel filters radiation at a wavelength, where one or more objects in the field of view do not emit radiation at the wavelength. The detection and avoidance system further comprises a processing unit configured to receive the first image from the imaging unit and to detect one or more objects therein, as well as a notifying unit configured to communicate collision hazard information determined based upon the detected one or more objects to a pilot control system of the vehicle. Accordingly, the pilot control maneuvers the vehicle to avoid the detected objects. | Aaron Y. Mosher (Madison, AL), Charles B. Spinelli (Anthem, AZ), Morgan E. Cook (Gilbert, AZ) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-08-11 | 2019-12-24 | G08G5/04, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G06K9/62, G06K9/20, G06K9/00, G06K9/34, G06K9/46 | 15/675591 |
| 752 | 10515556 | Flight path calculating and searching method of a unmanned aerial vehicle with regenerative fuel cells and solar cells for high altitude long endurance, and a searching apparatus thereof | Provided is a flight path calculating method for high altitude long endurance of an unmanned aerial vehicle based on regenerative fuel cells and solar cells according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a modeling step, a simulation step, and an analyzing step, and may be configured in a program form executed by an arithmetic processing means including a computer. a flight path searching method and a flight path searching apparatus for performing continuous flight path re-searching on the basis of information measured in real time during a flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle in the stratosphere to change a flight path so that the unmanned aerial vehicle may permanently perform long endurance in the stratosphere is provided. | Minjin Kim (Daejeon, KR), Young-jun Sohn (Daejeon, KR), Seung-gon Kim (Daejeon, KR), Gu-gon Park (Daejeon, KR), Byungchan Bae (Daejeon, KR), Sung-dae Yim (Daejeon, KR), Seok-hee Park (Daejeon, KR), Tae-hyun Yang (Daejeon, KR), Won-yong Lee (Daejeon, KR), Chang-soo Kim (Incheon, KR), Moon-Yong Cha (Busan, KR) | Korea Institute of Energy Research (Daejeon, KR) | 2017-02-16 | 2019-12-24 | B64C39/02, B60L58/30, G05D1/00, H02J3/38, H01M8/04298, H01M8/18, B64D27/24, G08G5/00, B64D41/00 | 15/435225 |
| 753 | 10515555 | System and method for managing a swarm of unmanned aerial vehicles | Systems and methods for managing communication of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles. The present invention can include a central server and a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles including a master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicle. The master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicles can communicate with the central server and each other. The master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicle can deliver packages to different locations. In doing so, the master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicle can form a swarm that at least partially share a route for delivery of the packages to their destinations. The master unmanned aerial vehicle can be configured to: (i) receive delivery information for the master and secondary unmanned aerial vehicles, (ii) monitor communication between the swarm, and (iii) determine if the swarms encounters a risk. | Donald R. High (Noel, MO), David Winkle (Bentonville, AR), John J. O'Brien (Farmington, AR), Robert Cantrell (Herndon, VA) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2019-01-31 | 2019-12-24 | G08G5/00, G05D1/00, B64C39/02 | 16/264190 |
| 754 | 10515550 | Transferring control of vehicles | In some examples, an electronic device includes a communication interface and at least one processor configured to exchange information with another device via the communication interface to allow transfer of control of operable aspects of a vehicle from a source entity to a target entity. In further examples, a method includes exchanging, by an electronic device, information with another device over a communication medium to allow transfer of control of operable aspects of a vehicle from a source entity to a target entity. | Michael Peter Montemurro (Toronto, CA), James Randolph Winter Lepp (Ottawa, CA), Jeffrey Scott Dever (Kanata, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2018-05-31 | 2019-12-24 | G08G1/14, B62D15/02, G08G1/01, B60W30/06 | 15/994576 |
| 755 | 10515458 | Image-matching navigation method and apparatus for aerial vehicles | A method and apparatus for estimating the position and attitude of an aerial vehicle transiting over terrain through a combination of steps combining image registration and the inherent image coordinate system of the camera. The aerial vehicle captures an image of the terrain and extracts features from the camera image and pre-existing aerial imagery, and determines a perspective transform between the images. Image reference points are projected with the 2D perspective transform and an elevation map provides estimated 3D coordinates of the image reference points. Subsequently a camera position and orientation necessary for the camera to obtain the initial camera image is determined by projecting reference points with locations defined by the image coordinate system of the camera to define terrain points, and conducting an optimization to minimize displacements between the estimated coordinates and the terrain coordinates. The estimated camera position provides a location and attitude for the aerial vehicle. | Oleg A. Yakimenko (Seaside, CA), Ryan J. Decker (Lake Hopatcong, NJ) | The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Arlington, VA) | 2018-02-28 | 2019-12-24 | G06T7/66, G06T7/73, H04N7/18, G06T17/05 | 15/907453 |
| 756 | 10514708 | Method, apparatus and system for controlling unmanned aerial vehicle | The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle. The method includes: obtaining a flight area control parameter, determining a flight area based on the flight area control parameter, and causing unmanned aerial vehicle to cruise within the flight area, wherein causing unmanned aerial vehicle to cruise within the flight area includes: determining a flight path within the flight area, and causing unmanned aerial vehicle to fly on the flight path periodically in a reciprocating manner, and the flight area is at least one of: a planar flight area, a linear flight area, and a three-dimensional flight area. | Yue Cheng (Beijing, CN), Yan Xie (Beijing, CN), Yueyue Chu (Beijing, CN) | Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. (Beijing, CN) | 2017-09-14 | 2019-12-24 | G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 15/704694 |
| 757 | 10514690 | Cooperative autonomous aerial and ground vehicles for item delivery | The present disclosure is directed toward the use of two or more autonomous vehicles, working in cooperation, to deliver an item between a source location and a destination location. for example, an autonomous ground based vehicle may transport an item from a source location to a transfer location and an autonomous aerial vehicle will transport the item from the transfer location to the destination location. The transfer location may be at any location along a navigation path between the source location and the destination location. In some examples, the transfer location may be adjacent the destination location such that the autonomous aerial vehicle is only transporting the item a short distance. | Hilliard Bruce Siegel (Seattle, WA), Ethan Zane Evans (Sumner, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-11-15 | 2019-12-24 | G05D1/00, G06Q10/08, G05D1/10, G01C21/34, G01C23/00, G05D1/02, G05D1/08 | 15/352423 |
| 758 | 10513982 | Rotorcraft having increased altitude density ceiling | A rotorcraft has a low density altitude flight mode and a high density altitude flight mode. The rotorcraft includes a turboshaft engine forming a gas path in sequence through an air inlet section, a compressor section, a combustor section, a turbine section and an exhaust section. A drive system is coupled to the engine and is operable responsive to rotation of at least a portion of the turbine section. A rotor is coupled to the drive system and is operable to receive torque and rotational energy therefrom. A fuel injection system supplies fuel to the combustor section. An oxidizer injection system and a coolant injection system are used to selectively inject an oxidizer and a coolant into the gas path when it is desired to operate the rotorcraft in the high density altitude flight mode, thereby increasing the altitude density ceiling of the rotorcraft for maneuvers including takeoffs and landings. | Zachary Edwin Dailey (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX), Martin Peryea (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-02-22 | 2019-12-24 | B64D33/08, F02C7/16, B64C27/00, F02C9/28, F02C7/143, F02C7/22, F02C3/30, F02C9/40, F02C7/36, F02C7/141, F02C7/232, B64D33/02 | 15/439728 |
| 759 | 10513350 | Capture devices for unmanned aerial, vehicles, including track-borne capture lines, and associated systems and methods | Capture devices for unmanned aerial vehicles, including track borne capture lines, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes at least one support having an upright portion and at least one boom portion, a carriage track carried by the at least one boom portion, and a carriage carried by, and movable along, the carriage track. The system can further include a capture line carried by and extending downwardly from the at least one boom portion, or the carriage, or both the at least one boom portion and the carriage. | Peter Kunz (Hood River, OR), Clifford Jackson (White Salmon, WA), Craig Aram Thomasian (The Dalles, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2018-02-09 | 2019-12-24 | B64F1/02 | 15/892701 |
| 760 | 10512935 | Composite materials cured with thermoplastic thin film coating | Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for making composite prepreg stacks comprising an outer layer of thermoplastic film that is co-cured with the thermoplastic layer comprising a compressive force on the composite material, along with coated composite materials and larger structures comprising the coated composite materials made according to the disclosed methods. | Weidong Song (Mukilteo, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-05-01 | 2019-12-24 | B05D7/00, B29C70/08, B05D3/00 | 15/583322 |
| 761 | 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 |
| 762 | 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 |
| 763 | 10509415 | Aircrew automation system and method with integrated imaging and force sensing modalities | An aircrew automation system relates to the field of flight control systems, methods, and apparatuses, even more particularly, to a system, method, and apparatus for providing aircraft state monitoring and/or an automated aircrew employing a robotic arm with integrated imaging and force sensing modalities. | William Bosworth (Cambridge, MA), Devin Richard Jensen (Cambridge, MA), Margaret Reagan (Cambridge, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2017-07-27 | 2019-12-17 | G01L5/22, G06K9/20, G06K9/78, B64D43/00, G05D1/08, G05D1/00, B64C13/08, G01C21/00, G05D1/10, G06K9/62, G06K9/00, G01L5/00, G06F3/0481, G06F3/0483, G06F3/02, G06F3/0488 | 15/661149 |
| 764 | 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 |
| 765 | 10507917 | Apparatuses and methods for gesture-controlled unmanned aerial vehicles | Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) control. A system for UAV control comprises a flight control system of a UAV, an image sensor on the UAV, an aircraft marshaling signal database, and a control circuit coupled to the flight control system, the image sensor, and the aircraft marshaling signal database. The control circuit being configured to: detect, with the image sensor, a gesture from a ground crew member, verify that the ground crew member is an authorized controller of the UAV, compare the gesture with marshaling signals in the aircraft marshaling signal database to determine a corresponding marshaling signal, determine a flight command based on the corresponding marshaling signal, and execute the flight command with the flight control system of the UAV. | Robert C. Taylor (Rogers, AR), Donald R. High (Noel, MO), John P. Thompson (Bentonville, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2018-03-06 | 2019-12-17 | B64C39/02, G06K9/00, G06F3/03, G06F21/32, G06F3/01, B64D47/08, G08G5/00 | 15/913544 |
| 766 | 10507910 | Dual-input mechanical bypass linkage apparatus and methods | Dual-input mechanical bypass linkage apparatus and methods are disclosed. An example dual-input mechanical bypass linkage apparatus includes a primary link and a secondary link spaced apart from the primary link. The dual-input mechanical bypass linkage apparatus further includes a first extension link extending between the primary link and the secondary link. The first extension link is coupled to the primary link, to the secondary link and to a first input link. The first input link is coupled to a first actuator. The primary link is coupled to a second input link. The second input link is coupled to a second actuator. The dual-input mechanical bypass linkage apparatus further includes a second extension link spaced apart from the first extension link and extending between the primary link and the secondary link. The second extension link is coupled to the primary link, to the secondary link and to an output link. | Donald Guzman (Gilbert, AZ) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-02-24 | 2019-12-17 | B64C27/59, B64C13/28, F16H21/02, B64C27/82, B64C27/68, B64C27/56 | 15/441427 |
| 767 | 10507908 | Propeller impact detection and force reduction | A commanded control signal is compared against an adaptive control signal in order to detect a rotor strike by a rotor included in an aircraft, wherein the adaptive control signal is associated with controlling the rotor and the adaptive control signal varies based at least in part on the commanded control signal and state information associated with the rotor. In response to detecting the rotor strike, a control signal to the rotor is adjusted in order to reduce a striking force associated with the rotor. | Christopher Scott Saunders (San Jose, CA) | Kitty Hawk Corporation (Palo Alto, CA) | 2019-01-16 | 2019-12-17 | B64C27/06, B64D17/80, B64C27/08, B64D31/10, B64D45/00, B64C27/00 | 16/249645 |
| 768 | 10507787 | System and mechanism for upselling products on autonomous vehicles | Provided herein is an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle fleet comprising a plurality of autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicles for containing, securing, and delivering at least one of a first item and at least one of a second item after a customer places an order for a first item, operating autonomously or semi-autonomously, and a fleet management module for coordination of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle fleet. | David Ferguson (San Francisco, CA), Jiajun Zhu (Palo Alto, CA), Pichayut Jirapinyo (San Francisco, CA), Nan Ransohoff (San Francisco, CA) | Nuro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-07-26 | 2019-12-17 | G06Q10/08, A47J47/00, G06F16/955, B60R21/34, G08G1/04, G06Q30/06, G07F17/00, G08G1/00, B60P1/36, G06K7/10, G06K19/06, G06K19/07, G06N20/00, B60P3/025, G06K7/14, G06Q20/18, G06Q20/00, G06Q50/30, A23L5/00, G06Q50/12, H04W4/024, H04W4/40, G07F17/12, G06Q30/02, B60H1/00, B60P3/00, G01C21/20, B60R25/25, H04L29/08, G06Q20/12, B60R19/18, B60R19/48, B60R21/36, G05D1/12, A23L7/109, A23L2/52, A47J37/06, H05B6/68, B65G67/24, G01C21/34, G05D1/00, G06K9/00, G05D1/02, G06Q10/06, G06Q50/28, H04N5/76, G06F3/0484 | 16/046978 |
| 769 | 10507600 | Modular tooling for manufacturing multi-cavity composite structures | A method of manufacturing a monolithic component having internal wall (s) , including separately placing uncured composite material on a mold parts, placing the mold parts on a support plate with a portion of the uncured composite material extending between and in contact with the adjacent mold parts, interconnecting the adjacent mold parts through a connection allowing limited relative movement on the support plate along a direction corresponding to a thickness of the uncured composite material therebetween, biasing the adjacent mold part toward each other along the limited relative movement to provide a compressive force on the uncured composite material extending therebetween, and curing the composite material to obtain the monolithic component with each internal wall being formed between adjacent mold parts. The bias causes the adjacent mold parts to move toward each other as the thickness of uncured material extending therebetween reduces during curing. A tool assembly is also discussed. | Richard Gingras (Montreal, CA), Steven Roy (Montreal, CA), Marc-Andre Octeau (Laval, CA), Pascal Forget (Saint-Jerome, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-09-13 | 2019-12-17 | B29C33/30, B29C70/34 | 15/264118 |
| 770 | 10506483 | Satellite system with handover management | A satellite system may have a constellation of communications satellites that provides services to users with user devices such as portable electronic devices and home and office equipment. The constellation of satellites may include low-earth orbit satellites or other non-geostationary satellites having coverage areas that move across the surface of the Earth as the satellites orbit the Earth. The system may have gateways that communicate with the user devices as satellites move into and out of range. Computing equipment at a gateway or associated metropolitan point of presence may direct the gateways to handover communications sessions with the user devices from an outgoing satellite to an incoming satellite. Handover operations may involve handovers in prioritized batches, make-before-break handover procedures, and break-before-make handover procedures. | Keith Williamson (Los Angeles, CA), James Scott (Manhattan Beach, CA) | --- | 2017-08-08 | 2019-12-10 | H04W36/12, H04B7/185, H04B7/195 | 15/672199 |
| 771 | 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 |
| 772 | 10505237 | Battery, housing structure, method for protecting a cell, movable object and kit thereof | A battery includes a housing including a cell accommodating part, a cell accommodated in the cell accommodating part, and a temperature regulating element configured to regulate an ambient temperature within the cell accommodating part. | Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN), Wentao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Lei Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Yuancai Liu (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-01-02 | 2019-12-10 | H01M10/00, H01M10/6567, H01M10/6553, H01M2/02, H01M2/10, H01M10/60, H01M10/48, H01M10/6554, H01M10/0525 | 15/860008 |
| 773 | 10504375 | Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for gathering information | Presented are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for gathering information. An exemplary apparatus includes at least one processor and a memory storing computer instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the memory with the computer instructions and the at least one processor are configured to cause the apparatus to at least receive a flight path from a predetermined location to a location of an emergency. The apparatus is further caused to travel the flight path from the predetermined location to the location of the emergency, capture information at the location of the emergency, and transmit the captured information. | David Thomas (Rochester, NY) | Bryx, Inc. (Rochester, NY) | 2017-03-02 | 2019-12-10 | G08G5/00, G08G5/04, B64C39/02 | 15/448163 |
| 774 | 10503615 | Spime.TM. host system, process, object, self-determination apparatus, and host device | A method including executing a portion of a service which is part of at least one service provided by a system including a distributed computing platform, determining object capability parameters required to perform the executing, storing information about at least one target host device, generating an announcement message reporting presence of a service type and the object capability parameters, receiving information from other announcement messages, evaluating current host device capability parameters with respect to the object capability parameters, determining when the current host device capability parameters meet a criterion, initiating a migration request message from the object for migration of the object, the object including software code and processing instructions and service function instructions, the migration to a target object host device, when the module capability parameters meet a criterion, and managing the migration of the object to the target host device. | Pasi Markus Hurri (Degerby, FI), Erik Jackson Bunn (Basel, CH), Kaj Johannes Niemi (Helsinki, FI) | Basen Corporation (Helsinki, FI) | 2017-01-31 | 2019-12-10 | G06F11/00, G06F11/20, G06F11/16, H04L12/24, H04L29/08, G01D4/00, G06Q50/06, G06Q50/10, G06Q30/02 | 15/421330 |
| 775 | 10503133 | Real time control of a remote device | According to one embodiment, a system includes one or more processors configured to determine an instruction to be performed by a remote device. The remote device includes a plurality of preloaded instructions, and the plurality of preloaded instructions includes a preloaded instruction that matches the instruction. The processors are further configured to determine a token associated with the instruction. The remote device further includes a plurality of preloaded tokens associated with the plurality of preloaded instructions. The plurality of preloaded tokens includes a preloaded token that matches the token, and the preloaded token is associated with the preloaded instruction. The processors are further configured to transmit the token to the remote device. The remote device is configured to match the token to the preloaded token. Based on the match, the remote device is further configured to determine the preloaded instruction and perform the preloaded instruction. | David Schoenberger (Marco Island, FL), Timothy Reynolds (Marco Island, FL) | Secure Cloud Systems, Inc. (Marco Island, FL) | 2018-03-15 | 2019-12-10 | G05B19/042 | 15/921829 |
| 776 | 10502584 | Mission monitor and controller for autonomous unmanned vehicles | A system and related method for monitoring the performance of one or more autonomous unmanned aircraft (UA) includes a flight assistant for periodically determining the viability of an aircraft flight command, flight, or mission by comparing expected flight segment configuration and performance against at least actual performance. The flight assistant may trend actual performance as a function of differences in expected position and actual position and determine whether a flight command, flight, or mission may be performed or continued according to a hierarchy of user selectable detected anomalies or safety concerns. The flight assistant may report to an operator, controller, pilot, or monitor a rate of deviation, size of deviation, or change in the rate of deviation in accordance with a hierarchy based at least in part on flight segment, altitude, proximity to people or things. | Sean Patrick Suiter (Omaha, NE), Richard Andrew Kruse (Lincoln, NE) | --- | 2018-12-12 | 2019-12-10 | G01C23/00, G07C5/08, B64C39/02, B64D45/00, G08G5/00, B64D43/00 | 16/217715 |
| 777 | 10502254 | Integral nut-retaining cradle for a nut plate assembly and methods of manufacturing using additive manufacturing | Additively manufactured parts are disclosed comprising an integral additively manufactured nut plate cradle, and methods of their manufacture and use in part and component installation and to facilitate joining parts and components to larger structures. | Paul Dufour (O'Fallon, MO), Michael Hand (Huntington Beach, CA), Matthew Molitor (O'Fallon, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-07-26 | 2019-12-10 | F16B37/04, B22F7/06, B23K15/00, B23K26/342, B33Y70/00, B33Y10/00, B33Y80/00, B22F3/105, B63B17/00, B62D27/02, B64F5/10 | 15/659685 |
| 778 | 10501194 | System and methods for implementing regional air transit network using hybrid-electric aircraft | Systems, apparatuses, and methods for overcoming the disadvantages of current air transportation systems that might be used for regional travel by providing a more cost effective and convenient regional air transport system. In some embodiments, the inventive air transport system, operational methods, and associated aircraft include a highly efficient plug-in series hybrid-electric powertrain (specifically optimized for aircraft operating in regional ranges) , a forward compatible, range-optimized aircraft design, enabling an earlier impact of electric-based air travel services as the overall transportation system and associated technologies are developed, and platforms for the semi-automated optimization and control of the powertrain, and for the semi-automated optimization of determining the flight path for a regional distance hybrid-electric aircraft flight. | Burton Matthew Knapp (Redmond, WA), Ashish Andrew Kumar (Bellevue, WA) | Zunum Aero, Inc. (Kirkland, WA) | 2016-12-20 | 2019-12-10 | B64C11/44, G08G5/00, G01C21/20, B64C11/00, B64D27/24, B64D41/00, B64D27/02 | 15/385615 |
| 779 | 10501182 | Portable unmanned delivery aircraft launch systems, and methods of delivering products utilizing aircraft launch systems | In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided to enhance delivery of packages and/or cargo through the use of unmanned delivery aircraft. In some embodiments, a portable unmanned delivery aircraft launch system is provided that comprises: a first portable launch pad system comprising: a package deck, an unmanned delivery aircraft deck secured with the package deck and positioned above and separated by a distance from the package deck, and multiple modular coupling structures fixed with a frame enabling temporary rigid coupling and decoupling between the first launch pad system and multiple additional portable launch pad systems. | Nathan G. Jones (Bentonville, AR), Gregory A. Hicks (Rogers, AR), Donald R. High (Noel, MO) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2018-11-15 | 2019-12-10 | B64C39/02, B64C37/02 | 16/192350 |
| 780 | 10501178 | Controlled range and payload for unmanned vehicles, and associated systems and methods | The presently disclosed technology is directed generally to unmanned vehicle systems and methods configured to satisfy a first set of export control regulations, such as those within the jurisdiction of one government entity or international body (e.g., the U.S. Department of Commerce) without falling within the purview of a second set of export control regulations, such as export control regulations within the jurisdiction of another government entity or international body (e.g., the U.S. Department of State) . Through limited range of operation, limited payload types, limited capabilities, and tamper-proof or tamper-resistant features, embodiments of the unmanned vehicle system are designed to fall within the purview and under control of one agency and not within the purview and under control of another agency. | Jeffrey H. Knapp (Hood River, OR), David Tasker (Beaverton, OR), Gary Lee Viviani (Lyle, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2017-12-04 | 2019-12-10 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G06Q30/00, G06Q50/18, G06Q10/10, G05D1/10, G06Q50/26, B64C19/00 | 15/831086 |
| 781 | 10501176 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-14 | 2019-12-10 | B64D5/00, B64C27/00, B64C27/32, B64D35/02, B64C27/26, B64F1/02, B64D3/00, B64D1/12, B64C39/02, B64C27/08, B64C27/48, B64D1/02, B65D85/68, B64D1/00, B64C25/08, B65D25/10 | 15/432483 |
| 782 | 10501173 | Magnetic rotor alignment for aircraft | An aircraft motor includes a bearing assembly including a first plurality of rotor alignment magnets, a magnet support structure fixedly mounted on a shaft of the motor in a spaced apart relation to the bearing assembly, the magnet support structure including a second plurality of rotor alignment magnets such that when the vertical thrust engine is disengaged, attraction between the first and second rotor alignment magnets causes the magnet support structure to rotate relative to the bearing assembly to an alignment position defined by the relative placement of north and south poles of the first and second plurality of rotor alignment magnets. | Jason Michael K. Douglas (Tucson, AZ), Justin Armer (Tucson, AZ), Carlos Murphy (Tucson, AZ) | L3 Latitude, Llc (Tucson, AZ) | 2016-06-17 | 2019-12-10 | B64C27/30, B64C9/00, B64C39/02, B64D27/24, B64C29/00, B64C5/02 | 15/185445 |
| 783 | 10501165 | Sound absorbers for airframe components | Sound absorbers and airframe components comprising such sound absorbers are disclosed. In one embodiment, an airframe component comprises an aerodynamic surface (48) and a sound absorber (38) . The sound absorber (38) comprises a perforated panel (40) having a front side exposed to an ambient environment outside of the airframe component and an opposite back side. The panel (40) comprises perforations extending through a thickness of the panel for permitting passage of sound waves therethrough. The sound absorber (38) also comprises a boundary surface spaced apart from the perforated panel. The boundary surface and the back side of the perforated panel (40) at least partially define a cavity in the airframe component for attenuating some of the sound waves entering the cavity via the perforations in the perforated panel (40) . | Raymond Lee Man Wong (Thornhill, CA) | Bombardier Inc. (Dorval, CA) | 2015-12-09 | 2019-12-10 | B64C1/40, B64C3/26, B64C3/18, B64D33/02, B64C21/02 | 15/535841 |
| 784 | 10501164 | Unmanned inflatable aircraft | In one embodiment, an unmanned aircraft comprises a housing, an inflatable fuselage, three motors, and three propellers. The housing may comprise an enclosure configured to house one or more electrical components. The inflatable fuselage may comprise a first, a second and a third spindle each extending from the housing. The first motor may be coupled to a first propeller and mounted to the first spindle. The second motor may be coupled to a second propeller and mounted to the second spindle. The third motor may be coupled to a third propeller and mounted to the third spindle. | James Schalla (Edmonds, WA) | --- | 2016-02-02 | 2019-12-10 | B64C1/34, B64C39/02 | 15/013644 |
| 785 | 10499628 | Dispensers and methods of use thereof for dispensing solid mosquito larvicides and other materials of interest | Dispenser devices suitable for use on unmanned aerial vehicles are described having utility for dispensing solid larvicides to difficult to reach insect habitats. | Gregory M. Williams (Milltown, NJ), Randy Gaugler (North Brunswick, NJ) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Brunswick, NJ) | 2016-09-09 | 2019-12-10 | B65D83/04, A01M1/20 | 15/261235 |
| 786 | 10499037 | Active alignment of stereo cameras | In some examples, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may include a stereo camera including two cameras. To maintain proper alignment of the stereo camera as the UAV moves about, a management device may access calibration information for the stereo camera and receive sensing information indicating movement of the two cameras relative to each other. Based at least in part on the calibration information and the sensing information, the management device may instruct an actuator to move one of the two cameras to the proper alignment or may rectify frames captured by the two cameras to return to the proper alignment. | Scott Michael Wilcox (Bothell, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-05-28 | 2019-12-03 | H04N13/246, H04N13/243, H04N5/225 | 14/724669 |
| 787 | 10499003 | Diversity receiver | A diversity receiver synchronizes and mixes multiple input signals. In one embodiment, the receiver demodulates the multiple input signals prior to synchronizing, converts the demodulated multiple input signals from analog signals to digital signals, synchronizes the demodulated digital signals, converts the synchronized demodulated digital signals to analog signals and mixes the synchronized demodulated analog signals based on a characteristic of the input signals existing prior to the demodulating. | Lucas J. Tholen (North Mankato, MN), David A. Mitchell (Waterville, MN), Gregory Keith Anderson (St. Peter, MN) | Drone Racing League, Inc. (New York, NY) | 2017-08-24 | 2019-12-03 | B64C39/02, H04N5/04, H04N5/265, H04B1/00, H04B7/08, G08G5/00, H04N5/067, H04L27/14, H04N21/43, H04N5/455 | 15/686126 |
| 788 | 10498169 | Buoyancy-assisted UAV having electric-field actuated generator for powering electrical load within vicinity of powerlines | A UAV in which electric power is generated for an electric load from differentials in electric field strengths within a vicinity of powerlines includes: a plurality of electrodes separated and electrically insulated from one another for enabling differentials in voltage resulting from differentials in electric field strength experienced thereat, and electrical components electrically connected therewith and configurable to establish one or more electric circuits whereby voltage differentials causes a current to flow through the established electric circuit for powering an electric load. Preferably, the UAV includes a control assembly having one or more voltage-detector components configured to detect relative voltages of the electrodes, and a processor enabled to configure--based on the detected voltages and based on voltage and electric current specifications for powering the electric load--one or more of the electrical components to establish an electric circuit for powering the electric load. | Steven J. Syracuse (Parker, CO), Chad D. Tillman (Matthews, NC) | Nxp Aeronautics Research, Llc (Parker, CO) | 2018-10-18 | 2019-12-03 | B64C39/02, H02J7/00, H02J50/10, B64C25/10 | 16/164631 |
| 789 | 10498044 | Apparatus for configuring a surface of an antenna | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure having a feedline, and a dielectric antenna coupled to the feedline. A first structural feature of an aperture of the dielectric antenna and a second structural feature of a junction between the feedline and the dielectric antenna can be configured to increase a front-to-back ratio of wireless signals received by the aperture of the dielectric antenna and received outside a reception area of the aperture of the dielectric antenna. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-03 | 2019-12-03 | H01Q13/00, H01Q19/08, H01Q1/46 | 15/342300 |
| 790 | 10497267 | Blockchain airspace management for air taxi services | Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable storage media for airspace management within an airspace region at a node of a peer to peer network having a plurality of nodes and maintaining a blockchain containing a current deconflicted flight schedule for the airspace region. One method includes receiving requests for airspace reservations, each including flight plan data, from other nodes over the peer to peer network, compiling the flight plan data to identify conflicts between the requests and the current deconflicted flight schedule, validating the flight plan data of the requests that do not conflict with the current deconflicted flight schedule to generate validated airspace reservations, creating a block containing the validated airspace reservations and interlinking the block with the blockchain such that the blockchain contains a new deconflicted flight schedule for the airspace region for broadcast to the other nodes over the peer to peer network. | Jeffrey Bosworth (Flower Mound, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2018-01-23 | 2019-12-03 | G08G5/00, H04L9/06, H04L29/08, G06Q50/30 | 15/877513 |
| 791 | 10494095 | Hybrid powered unmanned aircraft system | An unmanned aircraft system has a vertical takeoff and landing flight mode and a forward flight mode. The unmanned aircraft system includes an airframe, a rotor assembly rotatably coupled to the airframe and a propeller rotatably coupled to the airframe. The rotor assembly including at least two rotor blades having tip jets that are operably associated with a compressed gas power system. The propeller is operably associated with an electric power system. In the vertical takeoff and landing flight mode, compressed gas from the compressed gas power system is discharged through the tip jets to rotate the rotor assembly and generate vertical lift. In the forward flight mode, the electric power system drives the propeller to generate forward thrust and autorotation of the rotor assembly generates vertical lift. | Kirk Landon Groninga (Fort Worth, TX), Daniel Bryan Robertson (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-08-18 | 2019-12-03 | B64C27/18, B64C27/02, B64C27/82, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, B64D27/24, B64C27/24, G01S19/13, B64C27/37 | 15/680501 |
| 792 | 10494093 | Multimode unmanned aerial vehicle | A system comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to transition from a terminal homing mode to a target search mode, responsive to an uplink signal and/or an autonomous determination of scene change. | Carlos Thomas Miralles (Burbank, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2018-08-31 | 2019-12-03 | B64C15/00, B64C39/00 | 16/119872 |
| 793 | 10494090 | Rotor hub with structural reinforcements | In one embodiment, a rotor hub comprises a hub plate, a yoke for attaching a plurality of rotor blades, a plurality of yoke support bearings, and a plurality of cushioned damper bearings for attaching a plurality of dampers. | Jason C. Owens (Lewisville, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Andrew Paul Haldeman (Fort Worth, TX), Robert P. Wardlaw (Keller, TX), John R. McCullough (Weatherford, TX), Gary Miller (North Richland Hills, TX), Andrew Ryan Maresh (Hurst, TX), Drew A. Sutton (Georgetown, KY) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-09-08 | 2019-12-03 | B64C27/35, B64C27/48, F16C27/00, B64C27/51 | 15/699677 |
| 794 | 10493909 | Vehicle communication systems and methods of operating vehicle communication systems | Vehicle communication systems and methods of operating the same. The vehicle communication system includes one or more microphones and one or more loudspeakers positioned about a vehicle. The system includes processor executable instructions for determining that the vehicle is operating in an emergency mode and, in response, activating a first microphone and a first loudspeaker for enabling communication between a first acoustic zone within the vehicle and a second acoustic zone exterior to the vehicle. The system may detect, from one of the first acoustic zone and the second acoustic zone, a first acoustic input and generate a second signal from the detected first acoustic input. The system may transmit the second signal to the first loudspeaker for producing sound waves that are audible in the other of the first acoustic zone and the second acoustic zone. | Nicholas Patrick Alfano (Burnaby, CA), Rodney Dwight Rempel (Burnaby, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA), 2236008 Ontario Inc. (Waterloo Ontario CA) | 2018-05-22 | 2019-12-03 | H04R3/00, B60Q5/00, B60K35/00, H04W4/90, H04R1/32, H04W4/40 | 15/985768 |
| 795 | 10493863 | Charge related processing for a personal transportation system with removable battery | A pickup location and a drop off location are received. An amount of travel-related charge is estimated based at least in part on the pickup and drop off location. An amount of stored charge in a second, removable battery is measured and it is decided whether to charge a first battery from the second, removable battery based at least in part on the amount of travel-related charge and the measured amount of stored charge in the second, removable battery. In response to deciding to charge the first battery from the second, removable battery, the first battery from the second, removable battery is charged. In response to deciding not to charge the first battery from the second, removable battery, the first battery from the second, removable battery is not charged. | Sebastian Thrun (Los Altos Hills, CA), Damon Vander Lind (Alameda, CA) | Kitty Hawk Corporation (Palo Alto, CA) | 2019-05-21 | 2019-12-03 | B60L58/12, B64D27/24, B64C29/00, B60L58/18, G08G5/00, H01M10/42, H01M10/44, H02J7/00, H01M2/10 | 16/418184 |
| 796 | 10493851 | Charging UAV using electric-field actuated generator within vicinity of powerlines | In accordance with a preferred embodiment, a charging station for charging of a UAV within a vicinity of powerlines includes an interface for electric coupling with the UAV for charging of a rechargeable battery of the UAV, a power supply having first and second electrodes separated and electrically insulated from each other for enabling a differential in voltage at the first and second electrodes resulting from a differential in electric field strength experienced at the first and second electrodes when within the vicinity of the powerlines, and electrical components electrically connected with the first and second electrodes and configured to establish a circuit with the rechargeable battery of the UAV when electronically coupled with the interface. The differential in voltage between the first and second electrodes causes electric current to flow through the electric circuit for charging the battery of the UAV. | Steven J. Syracuse (Parker, CO), Chad D. Tillman (Matthews, NC) | Nxp Aeronautics Research, Llc (Parker, CO) | 2018-10-18 | 2019-12-03 | B64C39/02, B60L5/00, B64C39/08, B64C39/04 | 16/164633 |
| 797 | 10491021 | Generating electric power within vicinity of powerlines using electric field and electrical pathway to ground | Apparatus for generating electric power within vicinity of powerlines using varying electric fields and an electrical pathway to ground are disclosed. Such apparatus preferably include, for example, UAVs, charging stations, and power strips mountable to a powerline transmission tower. Methods and systems utilizing such apparatus further are disclosed. The electrical pathway to ground may include an interface that is tethered to a UAV and that is dragged along a shield wire behind the UAV as the UAV travels along the powerlines. The electrical pathway to ground alternatively may include an electrical connection to a ground of a support structure of the powerlines when the apparatus is a power strip mounted to the support structure. | Steven J. Syracuse (Parker, CO), Chad D. Tillman (Matthews, NC) | Nxp Aeronautics Research, Llc (Parker, CO) | 2018-10-18 | 2019-11-26 | H02J7/00, B60M3/00, B60L53/30, B64C39/02, B60L53/14 | 16/164638 |
| 798 | 10490088 | Assured geo-containment system for unmanned aircraft | A Geo-containment system includes at least one unmanned aircraft and a control system that is configured to limit flight of the unmanned aircraft based, at least in part, on predefined Geo-spatial operational boundaries. These boundaries may include a primary boundary and at least one secondary boundary that is spaced apart from the primary boundary a minimum safe distance. The minimum safe distance is determined while the unmanned aircraft is in flight utilizing state information of the unmanned aircraft and dynamics and dynamics coefficients of the unmanned aircraft. The state information includes at least position and velocity of the unmanned aircraft. The control system is configured to alter or terminate operation of the unmanned aircraft if the unmanned aircraft violates the primary Geo-spatial operational boundary or the secondary Geo-spatial boundary. | Evan T. Dill (Poquoson, VA), Kyle M. Smalling (Newport News, VA), Steven D. Young (Poquoson, VA), Cuong C. Quach (Hampton, VA), Kelly J. Hayhurst (Seaford, VA), Anthony J. Narkawicz (Newport News, VA) | United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of Nasa (Washington, DC) | 2016-12-21 | 2019-11-26 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, H04W4/021, G05D1/10 | 15/386041 |
| 799 | 10489929 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system | Provided is an information processing apparatus, including a position estimating unit configured to estimate a position of a second imaging apparatus on the basis of a first captured image captured by a first imaging apparatus whose position is specified and a second captured image captured at a time corresponding to the first captured image by the second imaging apparatus serving as a position estimation target. | Koji Ozaki (Kanagawa, JP) | Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2015-10-09 | 2019-11-26 | G06T7/70, G06T7/73, G08G1/16, H04N5/247, G06K9/00, G01B11/00, G08G1/005 | 15/539718 |
| 800 | 10489579 | Authentication system and method for electronic governor of unmanned aerial vehicle | An authentication system and method for an electronic governor of an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed. By employing reciprocative authentication and encryption mechanisms between a main control terminal and an electronic governor, the use of a modified electronic governor is prevented and thus the illegal use of UAVs is also prevented. Moreover, the provided electronic governor may be operated in dual-mode to extend its compatibility to conventional main control terminals. | Chih-Ping Lu (Hsinchu, TW), Tzu-Lan Shen (Taoyuan, TW) | Nuvoton Technology Corporation (Hsinchu, TW) | 2016-12-01 | 2019-11-26 | H04L29/06, G06F21/44, H04L9/32, H04L9/08, G06F21/62 | 15/366477 |
| 801 | 10488095 | Evaporative cooling systems and methods of controlling product temperatures during delivery | In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided that limit the change in temperature and/or control a temperature of a product during delivery. Some embodiments provide systems to limit temperature changes, comprising: an evaporative product cooling system comprising: a product cavity that supports a product while the product is transported to a delivery location, wherein the product cooling system comprises an interior wall defining the product cavity, an exterior wall, an evaporative cavity between the interior and exterior walls, a coolant dispensing system, at least one evaporative opening, and a temperature sensor, and a temperature control circuit configured to receive temperature data from the temperature sensor while the product is in transit, determine that a temperature of the product is greater than a transport temperature threshold, and autonomously activate the coolant dispensing system to release evaporative coolant into the evaporative cavity while the product is transported. | David C. Winkle (Bella Vista, AR), Brian G. McHale (Chadderton Oldham, GB), Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Todd D. Mattingly (Bentonville, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2017-05-18 | 2019-11-26 | F25D3/06, F25D7/00, F25D29/00, F25D3/10 | 15/598699 |
| 802 | 10486883 | Systems and methods for delivering climate controlled product | In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to delivering climate controlled product. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for delivering climate controlled product via at least one autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that self-evaluates power sufficiency based on temperature tolerance of at least one product including: an autonomous UAS and at least one climate controlled product chamber. The UAS comprising: a control circuit, at least one rotor, a power supply, and a package coupler. The product chamber comprising: a chamber, at least one product reader, and a temperature control mechanism. The control circuit configured to: receive product identifier data, determine at least one climate threshold value, determine a confidence value of sufficient power remaining, compare whether the confidence value is within a risk threshold probability that a first mission will be completed, and initiate supply of power to the at least one rotor. | David C. Winkle (Bella Vista, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2018-05-29 | 2019-11-26 | B65D81/18, B64C39/02, G06Q50/28, B64D5/00 | 15/991704 |
| 803 | 10486640 | Grocery delivery system having robot vehicles with temperature and humidity control compartments | An autonomous robot vehicle in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure includes a conveyance system and a compartment coupled to the conveyance system. The conveyance system autonomously drives the autonomous robotic vehicle between one or more grocery storage locations and one or more delivery locations. The compartment receives one or more grocery items stored at the one more grocery storage locations. The compartment includes a temperature control module configured to maintain the compartment within a predetermined temperature range to provide temperature control for the one or more grocery items as the conveyance system drives between the one or more grocery storage locations and the one or more delivery locations. | David Ferguson (San Francisco, CA), Jiajun Zhu (Palo Alto, CA), Nan Ransohoff (San Francisco, CA) | Nuro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-10-12 | 2019-11-26 | G01C22/00, G01C21/34, G05D1/00, G06K9/00, G06Q10/08, G05D1/02, G06Q10/06, G06Q50/28, G06Q30/06, G06Q50/30, G07F17/00, G08G1/00, B60P1/36, G06K7/10, G06K19/06, G06K19/07, G06N20/00, B60P3/025, G06K7/14, G06Q20/18, G06Q20/00, B65G67/24, B60R21/34, G08G1/04, A47J47/00, A23L5/00, G06Q50/12, H04W4/024, H04W4/40, G07F17/12, G06Q30/02, B60H1/00, B60P3/00, G01C21/20, B60R25/25, H04L29/08, G06Q20/12, B60R19/18, B60R19/48, B60R21/36, G05D1/12, A23L7/109, A23L2/52, A47J37/06, H05B6/68, G06F16/955, G06F3/0484, H04N5/76 | 16/159016 |
| 804 | 10482772 | System and method for generating an optimized search and rescue profile for an in-flight aircraft | Methods and systems are provided for generating a flight profile for search and rescue (SAR) operations. The method comprises monitoring flight parameters of an in-flight aircraft engaged in star operations through the aircraft's flight management system (FMS) . The flight parameters are transmitted to a ground-based FMS that accesses a terrain database and a real-time weather database. With this information, the ground-based FMS generates a star flight profile for the aircraft. The flight profile is then transmitted to the in-flight aircraft's FMS. | Sanju Kumari (Karnataka, IN), Minni Ambooken (Karnataka, IN), Subhadeep Pal (Karnataka, IN), Nithin Ambika (Karnataka, IN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2017-10-18 | 2019-11-19 | G08G5/00, G01C23/00, B64D43/00 | 15/786725 |
| 805 | 10481601 | Delivery method and delivery control device | The present application discloses a delivery method and a delivery control device. The delivery method includes steps S1 to S3. In the step S1, request information sent by a user is acquired, the request information including user location information which indicates a current position of the user. In the Step S2, a delivery apparatus for the user is selected among at least two types of delivery apparatuses according to the user location information. In the Step S3, the selected delivery apparatus is controlled to deliver an article or service to the user. | Haijun Su (Beijing, CN), Yue Li (Beijing, CN) | Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Beijing, CN) | 2017-11-15 | 2019-11-19 | G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G01C21/34, G06Q10/08, G05D1/10, B64C39/02 | 15/813659 |
| 806 | 10480386 | Exhaust manifold for combining system exhaust plume | Disclosed herein is an aircraft that includes an exhaust manifold for combining one or more system exhaust paths located upstream of equipment inlets and directing the exhausts upwards towards the rotor linkages such that the exhaust is expelled and diffused forward of the equipment inlets. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the exhaust manifold includes a structure for supporting a transmission cowling at the top of the aircraft and/or on the sides of the aircraft. for example, the exhaust manifold may include a platform that contains the exhaust ducts and may include a frame extending from the platform that follows the contours of the cowling, such that the cowling lays along the support frame for additional mechanical support. | Keith C. Pedersen (Fort Worth, TX), Brent Scannell (Roxboro, CA), Nam Dai Tran (Arlington, TX), Thomas Mast (Carrollton, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-09-22 | 2019-11-19 | F01N13/10, F01P11/10, F01P1/06, B64D33/08, B64C27/00 | 15/713207 |
| 807 | 10479502 | Aircraft provided with a winch device | An aircraft provided with a wing and a winch device. The winch device is provided with a hoist device that includes a storage drum and a motor member for winding a suspension member around the storage drum and for unwinding said suspension member off the storage drum. The hoist device is surrounded at least in part by a fairing of the winning, said hoist device being arranged in an inside volume of the wing at least in a position referred to as the ''streamlined'' position. | Andre Barbieri (Sausset les Pins, FR) | Airbus Helicopters (Marignane, FR) | 2017-05-24 | 2019-11-19 | B64C1/00, B64D1/22, B66D1/02, B66D1/60, B64C23/00, B64C27/26 | 15/603909 |
| 808 | 10479495 | Aircraft tail with cross-flow fan systems | In one aspect, there is provided an aircraft, including a fuselage having a longitudinal axis extending from a front portion through an aft portion, first and second tail members extending from the aft portion, a first cross-flow fan system rotatably mounted to the first tail member, and a second cross-flow fan system rotatably mounted to the second tail member. The first and second cross-flow fan systems are configured to provide a forward thrust vector and an anti-torque vector on the aircraft. The first and second cross-flow fan systems can have a rotational axis oriented generally vertically. In another aspect, there is an aircraft including a fuselage having a front portion and a tail portion, and a cross-flow fan system supported by the tail portion. Embodiments include a cross-flow fan system retrofittable onto an aircraft and methods for retrofitting an aircraft with a cross-flow fan system. | Kirk L. Groninga (Keller, TX), Daniel B. Robertson (Southlake, TX), Matthew E. Louis (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-04-10 | 2019-11-19 | B64C27/82, F04D27/00, F04D25/16, B64C27/06, F04D17/04, F04D29/42 | 15/483652 |
| 809 | 10479489 | Rotary device, for instance an air mover such as a fan, a propeller or a lifting rotor, a water turbine or a wind turbine | A rotary device comprises a frame with a guide for flowing medium, a rotor with a number of blades, whereby a relation is obtained between the flowing medium and the rotation of the rotor, and energy converting means, the one part of which is connected to the frame and the other part to the rotor. The device has the feature that the end zones of the blades are connected to a ring, the ring has a radial section with the shape of an isosceles triangle or trapezium, the medium guide has an encircling recess, the form of which corresponds to the form of the ring and the ring fits with clearance into the recess, permanent magnets are added to the truncated conical surfaces, electromagnets debouch on both the corresponding surfaces of the recess, this such that the ring and the frame together form an annular induction motor or an electric generator. | Augustinus Wilhelmus Maria Bertels (Doorwerth, NL) | Eco-Logical Enterprises B.V. (Amersfoort, NL) | 2014-07-08 | 2019-11-19 | F04D25/06, F04D29/52, F04D29/32, F03D1/06, F03D9/25, F03B11/02, B64C11/00, B60K16/00, F03D1/04, F03D13/20, F03B13/00, B64C27/20, F03D1/02 | 14/904009 |
| 810 | 10479473 | Omnidirectional frangible joint | A reusable frangible joint includes a first part having a hemispherical convex surface, and a second part defined by a reversely identical mating hemispherical concave surface. The convex and concave surfaces of the joint are secured and held together in compression until a predetermined applied load causes the joint to fail. The joint includes at least one replaceable fastener that rigidly secures and holds the respective concave and convex surfaces together. The fastener, designed to be the only part of the joint configured to fail, is sheared apart under the predetermined load, which results in separation of the concave and convex parts from one another irrespective of from which direction or to which part the impact load is applied. The failed fastener can then be replaced, wherein the frangible joint becomes immediately reusable, as having incurred no other damage by the impact load. | Chad Stuart Kossar (Hood River, OR), Bradley Yeomans (Portland, OR), Matthew Grubb (White Salmon, WA) | Insitu, Inc (Bingen, WA) | 2016-06-30 | 2019-11-19 | B64C1/36, F16B31/02, B64C39/02 | 15/198953 |
| 811 | 10476614 | RF antenna supported on a drone | A small consumer drone is used to measure RF signals, such as within the vicinity of a cell tower. The drone's frame is fitted with an antenna support device which can be in the form of two intersecting arches of dielectric material. An antenna of selected specification is secured to the antenna support. In this way, the antenna support not only provides a secure mounting for the antenna, but also provides protection from objects above the drone. | Thomas R. Brinkoetter (Reno, NV) | --- | 2018-04-17 | 2019-11-12 | H04B17/18, B64C27/00 | 15/955579 |
| 812 | 10475606 | Adjustable force tactile switch | Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for a user input device, such as a game controller, that includes a finger-pressable (''tactile'') switch. The switch is adjustable to change the amount of force used to actuate the switch. In an example implementation, a tactile switch comprises a housing, a button interposer, a dome switch, and an adjustment mechanism. A user or other entity may press the button interposer. The dome switch is contained in the housing, and is actuated by the button interposer being pressed. The adjustment mechanism is contained at least partially in the housing, and is configured to enable an amount of force used to press the button interposer to actuate the dome switch to be adjusted. | Aaron Schmitz (Redmond, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2015-09-24 | 2019-11-12 | H01H13/20, H01H25/00, H01H13/85, A63F13/24, H01H3/32 | 14/864424 |
| 813 | 10474982 | Systems and methods utilizing nanotechnology insulation materials in limiting temperature changes during product delivery | In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided that limit the change in temperature and/or control a temperature of a product during delivery. Some embodiments provide systems comprising an unmanned delivery vehicle (UDV) comprising: a body comprising a nanotechnology insulation material, wherein the nanotechnology insulation material comprises material having been manipulated at a molecular level during the macroscale fabrication of the nanotechnology insulation material to enhance insulation effectiveness, at least one propulsion system, a control circuit coupled with the at least one propulsion system to control the operation of the at least one propulsion system and control a direction of travel of the UDV, wherein the body physically supports the propulsion system and the control circuit, and a product cavity defined within the body and configured to receive at least one product while the at least one product is transported by the UDV to a delivery location. | David C. Winkle (Bella Vista, AR), Brian G. McHale (Chadderton Oldham, GB), Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Todd D. Mattingly (Bentonville, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2017-10-04 | 2019-11-12 | B64C39/00, G06Q10/08, B64C39/02, B65D81/38, B65D81/18, B82Y30/00, G08G5/00 | 15/724583 |
| 814 | 10474973 | Aircraft fleet maintenance system | According to one example embodiment, an aircraft fleet maintenance system includes a maintenance analysis engine and an operator feedback system. The maintenance analysis engine is configured to receive, from each of a plurality of aircraft maintainers, feedback information associated with how each of the aircraft maintainers performed an aircraft maintenance action and to compile the received feedback information from two or more of the plurality of aircraft maintainers to yield compiled maintenance trend data. The operator feedback system is configured to transmit the compiled maintenance trend data to at least one of the plurality of aircraft maintainers. | Brian Tucker (Fort Worth, TX), Brian Mesing (Vero Beach, FL) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-05-19 | 2019-11-12 | G06Q10/06, G06Q10/00 | 14/715736 |
| 815 | 10474805 | Methods and devices for accessing protected applications | Methods and devices for accessing protected applications. A client device accessing a protected application executing on the application server is provided. The client device configured to establish a session between the client device and the application server based on an exchange of authentication credential information between the client device and the application server, generate an authentication token from the authentication credential information associated with the protected application, transfer the authentication token to the remote server for storage at the remote server, and transmit a directive to the remote server to access the protected application executing on the application server, where the directive includes an identifier associated with the authentication token for accessing the protected application. | Vincenzo Kazimierz Marcovecchio (Mississauga, CA), Joseph Patrick Kirwin (Vancouver, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2017-08-17 | 2019-11-12 | G06F21/33, G06F21/57, H04L9/32, G06F21/10, H04L29/06, G06F21/62, H04L29/08 | 15/679511 |
| 816 | 10474524 | Point cloud filter method and apparatus | A point cloud filter method and apparatus is provided for use in point cloud rendering from real-time point cloud data collection from a variety of sensor types is provided that delivers enhanced performance including reducing processing requirements, limiting local memory consumption and optimizing overall data visualization. | Ivan Charamisinau (Livermore, CA), Michael Burenkov (Brighton, MA), Dmitry Datko (Sunnyvale, CA) | Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. (Livermore, CA) | 2018-05-24 | 2019-11-12 | G06F7/02, G06F16/901, G01S17/89, G06F17/16, G06K9/00, G06T17/00, G06F11/08, H03M13/00, G06F17/15 | 15/988393 |
| 817 | 10474152 | Path-based flight maneuvering system | The presented embodiments relates to a path-based flight maneuvering system and a method for providing easier operation control and enhanced operation capability of unmanned aerial vehicles and their associated features. The embodiments further entails a method for maneuvering an aircraft by means of a positioning device, a camera and a display displaying an image captured by the camera including a cursor projected on the image in the display. | Erik Falk-Pettersen (Oslo, NO), Ola Roer Thorsen (Krokkleiva, NO), Petter Muren (Nesbru, NO) | Flir Unmanned Aerial Systems As (Hvalstad, NO) | 2016-03-23 | 2019-11-12 | G05D1/00, G06F7/00, G06F3/033, G05D1/10, H04N5/232, B64C39/02, H04N5/33 | 15/561448 |
| 818 | 10472720 | Reduction of chromium waste in an aluminum conversion coat processing line | The present disclosure relates generally to the field of conversion coating. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to improved methods for improving efficiency of chromium conversion coat processing lines. | Lawrence M. Lawless (Chesterfield, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-05-08 | 2019-11-12 | C23C22/04, C23C22/78, C23C22/37, C23C22/73 | 15/588846 |
| 819 | 10472090 | Environmentally aware status LEDs for use in drones | A lighting system for an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) adapts to the environment around the UAV to ensure status notification lights are visible to an operator and/or abide by regulatory lighting requirements. A processor of the UAV may receive information from various sensors regarding environmental conditions and location of the UAV, and adjust a UAV lighting system to ensure visibility under the environmental conditions. Adjustments to the lighting system may include selection of light sources that are illuminated, the illumination intensity of particular light sources, the colors emitted by various light sources and other lighting configurations. | Ross Eric Kessler (Philadelphia, PA), Jonathan Paul Davis (Philadelphia, PA), John Anthony Dougherty (Philadelphia, PA), Daniel Warren Mellinger, III (Philadelphia, CA), Charles Wheeler Sweet, III (San Diego, CA), Donald Hutson (San Diego, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2017-04-27 | 2019-11-12 | G05D1/02, G01S19/14, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/02, B64D47/08, B64D47/06 | 15/498980 |
| 820 | 10472056 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and operations thereof | The present invention provides methods and apparatus for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with improved reliability. According to one aspect of the invention, interference experienced by onboard sensors from onboard electrical components is reduced. According to another aspect of the invention, user-configuration or assembly of electrical components is minimized to reduce user errors. | Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN), Shaojie Chen (Shenzhen, CN), Zhigang Ou (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2019-03-14 | 2019-11-12 | B64C27/08, G01R33/00, B64D43/00, B64C25/32, B64C1/30, G05D1/00, B64C25/06, B64C27/54, B64D31/14, B64C27/00, G01V3/16, B64C39/02, A63H27/00 | 16/353999 |
| 821 | 10472051 | Apparatus and method for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system | Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system. An apparatus for stabilizing an unmanned aerial system comprises a ring member and a pair of attachment members each having a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to attach to a multicopter and a second end being coupled to the ring member. Wherein the pair of attachment members holds the ring member such that a plane of a circumference of the ring member is generally parallel to blades of the multicopter. | Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Michael D. Atchley (Springdale, AR), John P. Thompson (Bentonville, AR), Chandrashekar Natarajan (San Ramon, CA) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2016-11-03 | 2019-11-12 | B64C17/04, B64C25/52, B64C39/02, B64C27/08, B64C25/32 | 15/342980 |
| 822 | 10471628 | Crystalline carbon fiber rope and method of making same | A thermally conductive rope includes a plurality of tows of crystalline carbon fiber, a plurality of tows of additional fiber, and at least one of a thermoset and thermoplastic. | Alan Taylor (Myakka City, FL) | Rapid Heat Sinks, Llc (Myakka City, FL) | 2016-10-12 | 2019-11-12 | B29B11/16, B29C43/36, D07B1/02, B29C43/00, B29B15/12 | 15/291665 |
| 823 | 10469283 | Integration of knob sensors in monitoring systems | Techniques are described for using information from a knob sensor of an appliance in a property monitoring system. In some implementations, a monitoring system may be configured to receive sensor information from a knob, receive monitoring device information from a monitoring device and, based on the sensor information from the knob, identify a knob event. The monitoring system may integrate the knob event with the monitoring device information and analyze the integrated knob event and monitoring device information against one or more rules related to usage of the appliance in view of the state of the property. Based on analyzing the integrated knob event and monitoring device information, the monitoring system may determine whether to perform an action, such as notifying a user or activating an appliance. | Abraham Joseph Kinney (Vienna, VA), Daniel Todd Kerzner (McLean, VA), Jeffrey A. Bedell (Tysons, VA), David James Hutz (Herndon, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2017-11-14 | 2019-11-05 | H04L12/28 | 15/812468 |
| 824 | 10469021 | Airborne renewable energy generation and storage | An energy collection system uses one or more airborne energy collection vehicles having a lighter-than-air balloon structure. The balloon structure has an outer gas envelope formed of a substantially inelastic material and an inner gas envelope at least partially separate from the outer gas envelope, contained within the outer gas envelope and separated from the outer gas envelope by a flexible diaphragm. The space between the outer and inner gas envelopes is filled with air. An air chamber pressurization mechanism maintains the outer gas envelope gas pressure at a target value. An energy storage facility receives energy from a photovoltaic collector array and converts the received energy to stored energy. Storage of the received energy can be accomplished by conversion of a precursor to a high energy fuel as the stored energy, by use of storage batteries or by storage in an inertial mass. | Robert Matthew Panas (Livermore, CA), Philip Rettger (Moraga, CA), Cynthia Panas (Livermore, CA), Jonathan Harrington (Mountain View, CA), Matthew Offenbacher (North Grafton, MA) | --- | 2016-10-17 | 2019-11-05 | H02S10/40, B64B1/58, H02S40/38, H02S20/32 | 15/295165 |
| 825 | 10467914 | Methods and systems for autonomous generation of shortest lateral paths for unmanned aerial systems | Methods and systems for autonomous generation of shortest lateral paths for unmanned aerial systems are described. An example system includes memory storing code and at least one processor to execute the code to cause the at least one processor to access an initial scenario including a source point, a target point, and a no flight zone, determine a computation time for identifying a lateral path for an aircraft to traverse that avoids the no flight zone, determine whether the determined computation time satisfies a threshold of a reference computation time, change the first number of vertices to a second number of vertices when the reference computation time is not satisfied, determine a buffer area surrounding the no flight zone, construct a visibility graph including lateral paths, and identify one of the lateral paths as being shorter than others of the lateral paths. | Ernesto Valls Hernandez (Madrid, ES), Francisco A. Navarro Felix (Madrid, ES), David Sanchez Tamargo (Madrid, ES), Carlos Querejeta Masaveu (Madrid, ES), Jes s Cuadrado Sanchez (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-04-03 | 2019-11-05 | G08G5/00, G01C21/20, B64C39/02 | 15/944545 |
| 826 | 10467885 | Drone-augmented emergency response services | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on storage devices, for drone-augmented emergency response services. In one aspect, a monitoring system, comprising: a plurality of monitoring control units, and a monitoring application server, wherein the monitoring application server includes a network interface, one or more processors, and one or more storage devices that include instructions to perform operations. The operations include receiving an emergency event notification from a first monitoring control unit of the plurality of monitoring control units, determining a type of emergency event, and a location associated with the emergency event notification, identifying one or more drones that can be deployed to the location associated with the emergency event, and transmitting an instruction to a monitoring station server associated with a drone base station to deploy the one or more identified drones to the location associated with the emergency event. | Stephen Scott Trundle (Falls Church, VA), Alison Jane Slavin (Falls Church, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2016-09-30 | 2019-11-05 | G08B25/00, B64D47/08, H04B7/185, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/04, G05D1/10, G08B15/00, G08B21/04, G08G5/00 | 15/283264 |
| 827 | 10467825 | Airframe health monitor | An airframe health monitoring system uses a controller to automatically determine a status of the airframe of an aircraft in real time, at power up and periodically during flight of the aircraft, based on the output of pressure sensors such as ribbon sensors and flex sensors mounted on the airframe arms and body. The controller can determine in real time whether the airframe has a fault or is damaged based on continuity measured in ribbon sensors located along the outside surfaces of the airframe. The controller can also determine a metric on the status of the airframe in real time based on arm impulses measured in flex sensors located along inside surfaces of arms of the airframe. This will lead to less expensive, more accurate, faster, automated detection of airframe faults, airframe damage and/or metrics on the health of the airframe. | Phil Herlihy (New York, NY), Nate Ferris (New York, NY), Trevor Smith (New York, NY), Ryan Gury (New York, NY) | Drone Racing League, Inc. (New York, NY) | 2017-09-15 | 2019-11-05 | G07C5/08, G05D1/00, G01M5/00, B64F5/60, B64C39/02 | 15/706477 |
| 828 | 10467711 | Reflectance panels featuring machine-readable symbol and methods of use | According to aspects of the present disclosure, systems, apparatuses, and methods are provide that automate the process of finding captures of reflectance panels, detecting the particular regions of each image that represent the reflectance panel, and retrieving or otherwise obtaining reflectance information for the reflectance panel. One example reflectance panel assembly includes a reflectance panel and a machine-readable symbol. | Gabriel Torres (Seattle, WA), Justin McAllister (Seattle, WA), Jefferson McBride (Seattle, WA) | Micasense, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-05-13 | 2019-11-05 | G06K9/46, G06K9/00, G06K9/62, G06T7/00, G06Q50/02, G06K9/78 | 15/154719 |
| 829 | 10467376 | Unmanned aircraft systems and methods of assembly | Some embodiments provide a system to design an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) based on an intended task, comprising: UAS component database and a design control circuit configured to: obtain a first set of multiple task parameters corresponding to a requested task that the UAS is being designed to perform, identify at least one primary type of UAS component to be included in the UAS being designed, identify a first set of one or more secondary types of UAS components to support the primary type of UAS component while implementing the task, and provide a design plan of the designed UAS designed to be utilized to implement the task. | John P. Thompson (Bentonville, AR), Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Nathan G. Jones (Bentonville, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2017-03-23 | 2019-11-05 | G06F17/50, G06Q30/06, H04B7/185 | 15/467783 |
| 830 | 10466949 | Ballistic-resistant cockpit display | According to one embodiment, a cockpit display system includes display tiles that together form a single, continuous display screen, a content generation unit configured to generate content instructions that instruct the display screen to display content comprising a plurality of information portions, a display feedback unit, and a content prioritization unit. Each information portion of the plurality of information portions is to be displayed on one or more display tiles of the plurality of display tiles. The display feedback unit is configured to detect a malfunction of one or more malfunctioning display tiles of the plurality of display tiles. The content prioritization unit is configured to instruct the content generation unit to generate updated content instructions. The updated content instructions move at least some of the information portions associated with the one or more malfunctioning display tiles to one or more display tiles that are not experiencing the malfunction. | Jeremy R. Chavez (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-10-08 | 2019-11-05 | G06F3/14, G09G3/20, G06F3/147, B64D43/00 | 14/878059 |
| 831 | 10466696 | Methods and systems for managing drones in regulated spaces | Embodiments for managing drones by a processor are described. A drone is detected traveling toward a regulated space. During the detecting of the drone, the drone is being controlled by a first control system. The control of the drone by the control system is interrupted such that the drone does not travel into the regulated space while being controlled by the first control system. The drone is controlled with a second control system such that the drone travels into the regulated space. | Christopher J. Hardee (Raleigh, NC), Steven R. Joroff (Tokyo, JP), Pamela A. Nesbitt (Ridgefield, CT), Scott E. Schneider (Rolesville, NC) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-10-27 | 2019-11-05 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02 | 15/335637 |
| 832 | 10466695 | User interaction paradigms for a flying digital assistant | Methods and systems are described for new paradigms for user interaction with an unmanned aerial vehicle (referred to as a flying digital assistant or FDA) using a portable multifunction device (PMD) such as smart phone. In some embodiments, a user may control image capture from an FDA by adjusting the position and orientation of a PMD. In other embodiments, a user may input a touch gesture via a touch display of a PMD that corresponds with a flight path to be autonomously flown by the FDA. | Abraham Bachrach (San Francisco, CA), Adam Bry (San Mateo, CA), Matthew Donahoe (Burlingame, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2017-10-23 | 2019-11-05 | H04N5/00, B64C39/02, G06F3/0488, B64C39/00, G05D1/00, G06F3/00 | 15/791230 |
| 833 | 10466139 | Rotating body monitoring and alert system and method | A system and method as disclosed herein develops a predicted current remaining useful life (RUL) of a component through a generalized fault and usage model that is designed through a process of simplifying Paris' Law (or other power law) in conjunction with a Kalman Smoother (or other filtering technique) . One of the many advantages of this state observer technique is that the backward/forward filtering technique employed by the Kalman Smoother has no phase delay, which allows for the development of a generalized, zero tuning model that provides an improved component health trend, and therefore a better estimate of the predicted current RUL. | Eric Robert Bechhoefer (Cornwall, VT) | Green Power Monitoring Systems, Inc. (Cornwall, VT) | 2015-12-10 | 2019-11-05 | G01M13/028 | 14/965210 |
| 834 | 10466024 | Projectile lens-less electro optical detector for time-to-go for command detonation | The system and method for accurately determining range-to-go for the command detonation of a projectile warhead. Using dual laser detectors on the tail and on the nose of a spinning projectile to determine the range-to-go, time-to-go, or lateral offset from the projectile to the target. The method for controlling a projectile warhead uses a large area PIN detector and an ogive window. If the PIN detector is large enough to capture the second laser signal, the window is no longer an optical element, only a window thereby drastically reducing the cost of the system. In some cases the detector on the nose of the projectile comprises several PIN diodes placed around the projectile as a distributed aperture. Distributed apertures may also be created by placing the PIN diodes on the wing roots or body of the projectile. | Michael J. Choiniere (Merrimack, NH), Bruce Winker (Weaverville, NC) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2018-09-06 | 2019-11-05 | F42C13/02 | 16/123440 |
| 835 | 10466009 | Spinner mounted gun system | A spinner mounted gun system includes a receiver and a barrel connected to a mast of a rotorcraft. | Ken Shundo (Keller, TX), Michael Dean Dearman (Weatherford, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-06-28 | 2019-11-05 | F41A27/20, B64D7/04, F41A27/28, F41A23/24 | 16/021845 |
| 836 | 10464689 | Diagnostic method, system and device for a rotorcraft drive system | A method, system, and device for diagnosing an anomaly of a monitored component in a drive train, the method including: obtaining original data based on samples of a tachometer signal, processing the original data to obtain rotational information, processing the original data to produce a sine spectrum, determining complex magnitudes of the sine spectrum, removing dominate torsional mode residuals from the complex magnitudes of the sine spectrum to produce a frequency spectrum, and determining a condition indicator from the frequency spectrum. | Rodney Keith Hale (Joshua, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-15 | 2019-11-05 | B64D45/00, G01N29/46, G07C5/00, G01N29/04, G01N29/14, B64F5/60, G07C5/08, B64C27/12 | 15/677885 |
| 837 | 10464684 | Tapered sockets for aircraft engine mount assemblies | An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe. The engine mount assembly includes a torsion bar coupled between the engine and the airframe. The torsion bar has upper and lower tapered bosses. Upper and lower arm assemblies couple the engine to the torsion bar. Each arm assembly has an end bell crank with a tapered socket that is adapted to receive a respective tapered boss therein to secure the end bell cranks to the torsion bar such that the end bell cranks rotate with the torsion bar responsive to movements of the engine. | Bruce Bennett Bacon (Fort Worth, TX), John Elton Brunken, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-01-19 | 2019-11-05 | B64D27/26, B64D27/00, B64C29/00, F16F15/06, F16F1/16, B64D27/10, F02C7/20, B64D29/02, F16B2/06, B64C27/00 | 15/410036 |
| 838 | 10464668 | Configuration for vertical take-off and landing system for aerial vehicles | A vehicle, includes a main body. A fluid generator is coupled to the main body and produces a fluid stream. At least one fore conduit and at least one tail conduit are fluidly coupled to the generator. First and second fore ejectors are fluidly coupled to the fore conduit, coupled to the main body and respectively coupled to a starboard side and port side of the vehicle. The fore ejectors respectively comprise an outlet structure out of which fluid flows. At least one tail ejector is fluidly coupled to the tail conduit. The tail ejector comprises an outlet structure out of which fluid flows. A primary airfoil element is coupled to the tail portion. A surface of the primary airfoil element is located directly downstream of the first and second fore ejectors such that the fluid from the first and second fore ejectors flows over the such surface. | Andrei Evulet (Edmonds, WA) | Jetoptera, Inc. (Edmonds, WA) | 2017-03-10 | 2019-11-05 | B64C29/04, B64D27/10, B64C29/02, B64C15/00, B64C21/00, B64D33/04, B64D33/02, B64D29/02, B64C9/38, B64C39/02, B64C11/00, B64D27/20, B64C39/12 | 15/456450 |
| 839 | 10464667 | Oblique rotor-wing aircraft | An oblique rotor-wing aircraft may be capable of vertical take-off and landing, subsonic cruise, transonic cruise, and/or supersonic cruise. The oblique rotor-wing aircraft may comprise one or more of a fuselage, a rotor-wing, a thrust-vectored propulsion system, a locking mechanism, and/or other components. The rotor-wing may be rotatably coupled to the fuselage. The rotor-wing may rotate about an axis in a first flight mode for vertical takeoff and landing. The oblique rotor-wing aircraft may include a thrust-vectored propulsion system that drives the rotation of the rotor-wing about the axis. The thrust-vectored propulsion system may include multiple, separately operable propulsion systems coupled to the rotor-wing and/or the fuselage. The oblique rotor-wing aircraft may comprise a locking mechanism that locks the rotor-wing at an angle oblique to the fuselage responsive to initiation of a second flight mode. The rotor-wing may be fixed at an angle oblique to the fuselage during the second flight mode. | Cory Michael Combs (Temecula, CA) | Ampaire, Inc. (Temecula, CA) | 2016-09-29 | 2019-11-05 | B64C29/00, B64C27/24, B64C3/44, B64C9/00, B64C27/18 | 15/280961 |
| 840 | 10462366 | Autonomous drone with image sensor | A monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property is disclosed. In one aspect, the monitoring system includes one or more sensors that are located throughout the property and that are configured to generate sensor data. The monitoring system further includes a drone that is configured to move throughout the property and generate additional sensor data. The monitoring system further includes a drone dock that is configured to receive the drone, wherein the drone is configured to continue generating the additional sensor data while the drone dock is receiving the drone. The monitoring system further includes a monitor control unit that is configured to receive the sensor data and the additional sensor data, analyze the sensor data and the additional sensor data, determine a status of the property, and provide, for output, data indicating the status of the property. | Gary Franklin Bart (Weston, FL), Erdal Caglayan (Tysons, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2018-03-12 | 2019-10-29 | H04N7/18, H04N5/232, G06K9/00, G06K9/62, H04W4/38 | 15/918211 |
| 841 | 10462364 | Electronic devices having multiple position cameras | A technique includes selecting at least one boundary for a panoramic image to be captured by a camera of an electronic device. The technique includes, based at least in part on the at least one selected boundary, moving the camera relative to a housing of the electronic device to acquire data representing a plurality of images that are associated with different imaged areas, and processing the acquired data to construct the panoramic image. | Maria Natalia Russi-Vigoya (Houston, TX), Michael C. Bartha (Houston, TX), Dimitre Mehandjiysky (Houston, TX), Zheng Cao (Houston, TX) | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Spring, TX) | 2016-10-25 | 2019-10-29 | H04N5/232, H04N5/225 | 16/079137 |
| 842 | 10462262 | Middleware abstraction layer (MAL) | A middleware abstraction layer (MAL) that can include a plurality of middleware application programming interfaces (APIs) . Each of the plurality of middleware APIs can be configured to implement a common programming paradigm for a plurality of different service platforms. The MAL can also include a master application programming interface (API) . The master API can be configured to provide a plurality of resources for a mission specific application. Each of the plurality of resources is mapped in a registry to an API call to each of the plurality of middleware APIs. The MAL can further include a control engine configured to load an adapter for a selected a middleware API of the plurality of middleware APIs to service a resource request from the mission specific application. The selection can include examining a configuration file to determine an appropriate middleware API to handle the resource request. | Devang R. Parekh (San Diego, CA), Paul Schaefer (San Diego, CA), Feng Cao (San Diego, CA), Jason Chinaka (Escondido, CA), Benjamin Montgomery (San Diego, CA), Long Cao (San Diego, CA), Kathleen Barrera (San Diego, CA), Henry H. Fung (San Diego, CA), Louis Oddo (Carlsbad, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2016-01-06 | 2019-10-29 | H04L29/06, H04L29/08, G06F9/54 | 14/989618 |
| 843 | 10458764 | Canard stowage lock | A canard deployment mechanism includes a canard connected to a shaft that is hingedly attached to a rotatable hub that is moveable between a stowed and deployed position. The mechanism further includes a locking feature on the canard for restraining the canard in the stowed position. In an embodiment the mechanism further includes a pawl rotatably mounted on a drive gear to contact and restrain the canard in the stowed position. | Gary Willenbring (Waconia, MN), Steven W. Sorensen (Little Canada, MN) | Rosemount Aerospace Inc. (Burnsville, MN) | 2016-10-24 | 2019-10-29 | F42B10/14, F42B10/48, F42B10/62, F42B10/64, F42B10/20 | 15/332425 |
| 844 | 10457393 | Apparatuses and methods for receiving aerial vehicle delivery | Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for receiving aerial vehicle delivery. An apparatus for receiving aerial vehicle delivery comprises a receiving pad configured to receive a package released by an aerial vehicle, one or more accessory couplers attached to the receiving pad and configured to allow a receiving pad accessory to couple to and uncouple from the receiving pad, and a wall portion surrounding at least a portion of the receiving pad, the wall portion being removably coupled to the receiving pad via an accessory coupler. | John P. Thompson (Bentonville, AR), David C. Winkle (Bella Vista, AR), Eric A. Letson (Bentonville, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2017-04-04 | 2019-10-29 | B64D1/22, B64F1/00, B64C39/02 | 15/479036 |
| 845 | 10457391 | Method and system for a small unmanned aerial system for delivering electronic warfare and cyber effects | A system and method for conducting electronic warfare on a target site includes the use of a small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS) having a fuselage and a Prandtl wing, wherein at least two electric ducted fans are positioned on the fuselage. A power system of the SUAS has a plurality of hydrogen fuel cells positioned within the Prandtl wing. An electronic warfare payload is carried by the fuselage, wherein the electronic warfare payload and the at least two electric ducted fans are powered by at least a portion of the plurality of hydrogen fuel cells. During an operation, the SUAS may launch near an IAD site and initiate an electronic warfare effect on an integrated air defense site with electronic warfare payload carried by the SUAS to interfere with at least one surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. | Matthew Keegan (McLean, VA), Stephen Leonard Engelson Wyatt (Diamondhead, MS) | Selex Galileo Inc. (Arlington, VA) | 2016-03-15 | 2019-10-29 | B64C39/02, B64C3/26, B64C3/38, B64C39/10, H04K3/00 | 15/071018 |
| 846 | 10457389 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-15 | 2019-10-29 | B64C27/48, B64C27/32, B64D35/02, B64C27/26, B64F1/02, B64D3/00, B64C39/02, B64D1/12, B64D1/02, B65D85/68, B65D25/10, B64C25/08, B64C27/08, B64D5/00, B64C27/00, B64D1/00 | 15/433697 |
| 847 | 10457380 | Articulated rotor systems with pitch independent damping | A proprotor system operable for use on a tiltrotor aircraft having a helicopter flight mode and an airplane flight mode. The proprotor system includes a rotor hub and a plurality of proprotor blades coupled to the rotor hub such that each proprotor blade has three independent degrees of freedom relative to the rotor hub including blade pitch about a pitch change axis, blade flap about a flapping axis and lead-lag about a lead-lag axis. Each of a plurality of spherical bearings couples one of the proprotor blades with the rotor hub. In addition, each of a plurality of lead-lag dampers couples one of the proprotor blades with the rotor hub, wherein each lead-lag damper is aligned with the pitch change axis of the respective proprotor blade, thereby providing pitch independent lead-lag damping. | Jouyoung Jason Choi (Fort Worth, TX), Thomas Clement Parham, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Gary Miller (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-06-28 | 2019-10-29 | B64C11/06, B64C27/35, B64C27/51, B64C27/635, B64C29/00, B64C11/32, F16F15/121, F16F15/124, F16F15/12, F16C27/02, F16C23/04 | 15/636448 |
| 848 | 10457378 | Mechanically Joining airframe members at solid insert | An airframe assembly for an aircraft includes a first airframe member having first and second skins with a large cell core and a solid insert joined therebetween. The solid insert has a side surface at least a portion of which is adjacent to the large cell core. The first airframe member has a first set of openings extending through the first skin, the solid insert and the second skin. The airframe assembly also includes a second airframe member having a second set of openings operable to be aligned with the first set of openings of the first airframe member. Each of a plurality of fasteners extends through one of the openings of the first set of openings and one of the openings of the second set of openings securably coupling the first airframe member to the second airframe member. | James Everett Kooiman (Fort Worth, TX), George Ryan Decker (Fort Worth, TX), Keith Alan Stanney (Fort Worth, TX), Robert Mark Chris (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-05-22 | 2019-10-29 | B64C3/26, B64C3/18, B64C29/00 | 15/601679 |
| 849 | 10457281 | Vehicle communication system | A system includes one or more processors configured to communicatively link a first operator control unit (OCU) disposed off-board a vehicle system with a vehicle control system (VCS) disposed onboard the vehicle system. The vehicle system is formed from first and second vehicles. The VCS is configured to remotely control movement of the second vehicle from the first vehicle, wherein the one or more processors configured to receive a control signal communicated from the first OCU to a communication device that is onboard the first vehicle. The control signal dictates a change in movement operational setting of the second vehicle. The one or more processors configured to direct the communication device to communicate the control signal from the first vehicle to the second vehicle via the VCS, wherein movement of the second vehicle is automatically changed responsive to communicating the control signal from the first vehicle to the second vehicle. | James D. Brooks (Schenectady, NY), Jeffery Armstrong (West Melbourne, FL) | Ge Global Sourcing Llc (Norwalk, CT) | 2017-01-23 | 2019-10-29 | B60W30/16, B61L3/12, B61C17/12 | 15/412692 |
| 850 | 10457249 | Detecting false positioning signals based on surveillance signals | A system, configured to mount on an ownship vehicle, includes a transceiver configured to receive positioning signals and receive surveillance signals including surveillance data from a second vehicle and processing circuitry configured to determine a location of the ownship vehicle based on the positioning signals received by the transceiver and determine expected characteristics of the surveillance signals based on the surveillance data. The processing circuitry is further configured to compare the expected characteristics and actual characteristics of the surveillance signals received from the second vehicle and determine that the surveillance signals include a discrepancy indicative of false positioning signals in response to comparing the expected characteristics and the actual characteristics. The processing circuitry is configured to output an alert signal indicating the false positioning signals in response to determining that the surveillance signals include a discrepancy. | Daniel P. Johnson (Fridley, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2018-10-24 | 2019-10-29 | B60R25/10, B60R25/33, G01S19/21, G08G9/02, G08G5/04, G08G3/02, G08G5/00, G08G7/02, G01S19/01 | 16/169505 |
| 851 | 10457184 | Cart assembly for use with a work piece and methods of use | A cart assemblies and methods of use for supporting and positioning a work piece during manufacturing. The cart assembly includes a table with a work surface configured to support the work piece. The table is connected to a base that is configured to move the table along a work floor. A lift mechanism adjusts the elevation of the table above the work floor, and a tilt mechanism adjusts an angle of the table relative to the work floor. The lift and tilt mechanisms may be used separately or simultaneously to adjust the position of the table as needed. The cart assembly also includes a trolley. The trolley is configured to receive and support the work piece away from the base. This provides for access to additional sections of the work piece during assembly. | Curtis L. Hall, Jr. (Ladson, SC), Jeffrey Lee Sherman (Ladson, SC), Jeremy Potthast (Ladson, SC) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-08-08 | 2019-10-29 | B60P1/02, B66F7/06, B60P1/04 | 15/671825 |
| 852 | 10455520 | Altitude based device management in a wireless communications system | Altitude based device management is provided herein. A method can comprise transmitting, by a mobile device comprising a processor, a signaling message to a network device of a wireless network. The signaling message can comprise first data indicating a device type of the mobile device and second data indicating a distance measurement of the mobile device with respect to a reference point. The method can also comprise implementing, by the mobile device, a first instruction related to a power setting and a second instruction related to an operating parameter. The first instruction and the second instruction can be received from the network device and can be based on the device type of the mobile device and the distance measurement of the mobile device. | Mario Kosseifi (Roswell, GA), Giuseppe De Rosa (Atlanta, GA), Ron Kiefer (Louisville, KY) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-03-30 | 2019-10-22 | H04W52/04, H04W52/02, H04W8/24, H04W36/32, H04W52/28, B64C39/02 | 15/474754 |
| 853 | 10455157 | Display device and control method for display device | An HMD includes an image display section configured to display an image to enable visual recognition of an outside scene by transmitting external light, a mobile-body-position acquiring section configured to acquire a position of a mobile machine, an operation detecting section configured to detect operation, and a display control section configured to cause the image display section to display the image. The display control section executes visibility control processing for controlling, on the basis of the position of the mobile machine acquired by the mobile-body-position acquiring section and the operation detected by the operation detecting section, visibility of the image displayed by the image display section with respect to the external light transmitted through the image display section. | Emi Ozawa (Azumino, JP), Shinichi Kobayashi (Azumino, JP), Masahide Takano (Matsumoto, JP) | Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-02-13 | 2019-10-22 | G06T19/00, H04N5/232, H04N7/18, H04N13/239, H04N13/344, H04N13/243, G06F3/00, G02B27/01, G05D1/00, G06F3/147, H04N5/445, G05D1/10, H04N5/45 | 15/895455 |
| 854 | 10454523 | Radio frequency signal generation device, and transmitter and receiver including the same | A radio frequency signal generation device may include an optical comb generator configured to generate an optical comb signal including a plurality of first wavelength signals having different wavelengths, a pulse shaper configured to attenuate remaining wavelength signals excluding a plurality of second wavelength signals among the plurality of first wavelength signals, an optical-electronic converter configured to generate a radio frequency signal including a carrier frequency signal from the plurality of second wavelength signals outputted from the pulse shaper, and a pulse shaping controller configured to control the pulse shaper such that a carrier frequency of the carrier frequency signal varies according to a frequency hopping pattern. | Sungil Kim (Daejeon, KR), Jung Min Park (Daejeon, KR), Minje Song (Daejeon, KR), Minhyup Song (Daejeon, KR), Jae-Sik Sim (Sejong, KR), Joon Tae Ahn (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2018-10-16 | 2019-10-22 | H04B1/7156, H04B1/7136, G02B6/12, H04B7/0413 | 16/162098 |
| 855 | 10454295 | Dual-orientation stand | A dual-orientation stand for supporting a user input device in two device orientations is provided. The stand may comprise a first planar surface configured to rest on a support surface in a first stand orientation, and a second planar surface extending from the first planar surface at an obtuse angle. A third planar surface is spaced from the second planar surface and extends from the first planar surface. A concave portion between the second and third surfaces is configured to hold the device in a first device orientation when the stand is in the first stand orientation. The second planar surface is configured to support the device in a second device orientation when the stand is in a second stand orientation in which the third planar surface rests on the support surface. | Navin Kumar (Seattle, WA), Christopher Kujawski (Seattle, WA), Carl J. Ledbetter (Mercer Island, WA), Sam Michael Sarmast (Redmond, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2016-09-12 | 2019-10-22 | A63F9/00, H02J50/90, H02J50/10, H02J7/00, A63F13/98, H02J7/02 | 15/262915 |
| 856 | 10453351 | System and method for detecting obstacles in aerial systems | An automated detection and avoidance system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies the pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The automated detection and avoidance system may include a processor and a sensor payload operatively coupled to the processor to detect a non-cooperative obstacle within a first airspace adjacent the aircraft. The sensor payload may comprise a radar to radially scan the first airspace, and a camera to scan a second airspace within said first airspace. | Jae-Woo Choi (Manassas, VA), Jeffrey Saunders (Manassas, VA), James D. Paduano (Boston, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2017-07-17 | 2019-10-22 | G01S13/86, G05D1/00, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G01S13/93, G08G5/04, G01S13/72 | 15/651512 |
| 857 | 10453348 | Unmanned aerial vehicle management | A base module may be used to receive and house one or more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) via one or more cavities. The base module receives commands from a manager device and identifies a flight plan that allows a UAV to execute the received commands. The base module transfers the flight plan to the UAV and frees the UAV. Once the UAV returns, the base module once again receives it. The base module then receives sensor data from the UAV from one or more sensors onboard the UAV, and optionally receives additional information describing its flight and identifying success or failure of the flight plan. The base module transmits the sensor data and optionally the additional information to a storage medium locally or remotely accessible by the manager device. | Jerry Speasl (Las Vegas, NV), Mike Patterson (Sherman, TX), Marc Roberts (St. Louis, MO) | Imagekeeper Llc (Las Vegas, NV) | 2016-06-15 | 2019-10-22 | B64C39/02, B64F1/22, G08G5/00, G06Q10/08 | 15/183653 |
| 858 | 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 |
| 859 | 10453147 | Methods and systems to generate property insurance data based on aerial images | The present disclosure generally relates to methods and systems to generate property insurance data based on aerial images. The property insurance data is representative of property insurance information. The aerial images may be obtained using a digital camera attached to an unmanned drone. The aerial images may be obtained when a camera is less than five-hundred feet from a property. The property insurance data may be generated based on a series of images taken at different points in time. | Timothy Joel Davis (Warrenville, IL) | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Bloomington, IL) | 2015-09-14 | 2019-10-22 | G06Q40/08, G06Q50/16, G06K9/00, G06T7/60, G06T7/40 | 14/853016 |
| 860 | 10452078 | Self-localized mobile sensor network for autonomous robotic inspection | Provided are systems and methods for autonomous robotic localization. In one example, the method includes receiving ranging measurements from a plurality of fixed anchor nodes that each have a fixed position and height with respect to the asset, receiving another ranging measurement from an aerial anchor node attached to an unmanned robot having a dynamically adjustable position and height different than the fixed position and height of each of the plurality of anchor nodes, and determining a location of the autonomous robot with respect to the asset based on the ranging measurements received from the fixed anchor nodes and the aerial anchor node, and autonomously moving the autonomous robot about the asset based on the determined location. | Yang Zhao (Niskayuna, NY), Mauricio Castillo-Effen (Niskayuna, NY), Ghulam Ali Baloch (Niskayuna, NY), Huan Tan (Niskayuna, NY), Douglas Forman (Schenectady, NY) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2017-05-10 | 2019-10-22 | G01C23/00, G05D1/02 | 15/591400 |
| 861 | 10452064 | Portable universal ground control system | A portable integrated universal ground control system is disclosed that operates, pilots, and manages unmanned vehicles via integrated HOTAS flight controls, computer, wireless video receiving technology and a set of display screens. The portable integrated universal ground control system eliminates deep learning curves necessary to operate or pilot complex, commercial unmanned systems by offering streamlined hardware. The portable integrated universal ground control system also eliminates countless connectors, wires and work flows needed to pilot and operate unmanned systems. | Biraj Debin Ray (Scottsdale, AZ), Joseph Burch (Phoenix, AZ), Jeffry Holmquist (Surprise, AZ) | --- | 2017-06-19 | 2019-10-22 | G05D1/00, H04L29/08, B64C39/02 | 15/626359 |
| 862 | 10451526 | Method and system for sensor monitoring and analysis | A method for monitoring performance of at least one component on a moving platform, the method including receiving sensor data for the at least one component, along with supplemental data, at a processing node, and processing the sensor data, the processing using the supplemental data to filter the sensor data. | Michael Peter Montemurro (Toronto, CA), Roland Emlyn Williams (San Ramon, CA), James Randolph Winter Lepp (Ottawa, CA), Stephen McCann (Southampton, GB) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2017-07-31 | 2019-10-22 | G01M17/013, G06K9/00, G01M17/02, H04L29/08 | 15/664024 |
| 863 | 10450091 | Package acceptance, guidance, and refuel system for drone technology | Some embodiments described herein relate to a drone landing platform. One or more sensors coupled to the drone landing platform can detect local conditions in the vicinity of the drone landing platform. A communications system can be operable to transmit information related local conditions to a drone. | Joseph Barry McMillian (Boca Raton, FL), Mark Messina (Carlsbad, CA), Paul Caprioli (Hillsboro, OR) | Droneterminus Llc (Boca Raton, FL) | 2018-04-05 | 2019-10-22 | B64F1/32, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G06Q10/08, B64D45/04, G08G5/02, G08G5/04, A47G29/14 | 15/946376 |
| 864 | 10450089 | Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture, at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture, and one or more structural panels disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube that comprises a tethered sabot configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether attached within a hollow of the sabot and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall. A system comprising a communication node and a launcher comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node. | Carlos Thomas Miralles (Burbank, CA), Guan H Su (Rowland Heights, CA), Alexander Andryukov (Simi Valley, CA), John McNeil (Tujunga, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2018-09-20 | 2019-10-22 | B64F1/04, B64F1/06, B64C39/02, F41A21/02, F41F3/042, F42B39/14, F41F1/00 | 16/137196 |
| 865 | 10450083 | Methods of airflow vortex sensing and tracking | Embodiments of methods and apparatus for close formation flight are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of sensing three dimensional (3D) airflow by an aircraft includes: collecting measurements characterizing airflow near the aircraft, analyzing the collected measurements, creating, by a processor, a computer model predicting one or more 3D airflow patterns parameter values based on the analyzing, obtaining one or more additional measurements characterizing airflow near an aircraft of the plurality of aircraft, and evaluating an error between an airflow parameter value predicted by the computer model and the one or more additional measurement. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), Michael Cyrus (Castle Rock, CO), Allan J. Bruce (Scotch Plains, NJ), John P. Moussouris (Palo Alto, CA) | Sunlight Aerospace Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2018-06-13 | 2019-10-22 | B64D43/02, B64D43/00, G01F1/32, G01F1/46, G01F1/68, G05D1/10, G01P13/02, G01P5/165, G01P5/00 | 16/007293 |
| 866 | 10450059 | Multi-piece inboard-beam | A multi-piece inboard beam assembly for use in a rotor blade assembly of a rotorcraft. The inboard beam assembly includes an inboard beam connected to an inboard beam fitting with an anti-rotational connection. The inboard beam is connected to a yoke via bearings and the inboard beam fitting is connected to a grip in a double shear condition. In use, the grip, the inboard beam fitting with the double shear connection, the inboard beam, a centrifugal force bearing held by the inboard beam, and the yoke carry the centrifugal force created upon rotation of the rotor blade assembly. | Kyle Thomas Cravener (Watauga, TX), Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Keller, TX), Nicholas Allen Torske (Lewisville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-01-29 | 2019-10-22 | B64C27/33, B64C27/48, B64C27/35, B64C27/50, B64C27/32, B64C29/00 | 15/882573 |
| 867 | 10450058 | Adaptable rotor control system for a variable number of blades | In one embodiment, a rotor hub comprises a yoke for attaching a plurality of rotor blades, a constant velocity joint to drive torque from a mast to the yoke and to enable the yoke to pivot, and a rotor control system configured to adjust an orientation of the plurality of rotor blades. Moreover, the rotor control system comprises: a swashplate, an adapter ring, a plurality of actuators controlled based on a flight control input, a plurality of lower pitch links configured to transfer motion between the swashplate and the adapter ring, a plurality of phase adjustment levers configured to adjust a control phase associated with motion transferred between the swashplate and the adapter ring, and a plurality of upper pitch links configured to adjust a pitch of the plurality of rotor blades, wherein there are more upper pitch links than lower pitch links. | Gary Miller (North Richland Hills, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-23 | 2019-10-22 | B64C27/33, B64C27/605, B64C29/00 | 15/684385 |
| 868 | 10450054 | Adhesively joining airframe members at solid insert | An airframe assembly for an aircraft. The airframe assembly includes a first airframe member having a first skin, a second skin, a large cell core joined between the first and second skins and a solid insert having a side surface. The solid insert is joined between the first and second skins such that at least a portion of the side surface is adjacent to the large cell core. The first skin has a first surface disposed opposite the solid insert. The airframe assembly also includes a second airframe member having a second surface. An adhesive joint is disposed between the first and second surfaces structurally bonding the first airframe member to the second airframe member such that the second airframe member is positioned opposite the solid insert. | James Everett Kooiman (Fort Worth, TX), George Ryan Decker (Fort Worth, TX), Keith Alan Stanney (Fort Worth, TX), Robert Mark Chris (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-05-22 | 2019-10-22 | B64C3/26, B64C3/18, B64C29/00 | 15/601658 |
| 869 | 10447864 | Remote access control | A system that allows a user to access a secured area by confirming location of the user near the secured area and receipt of an access word by the system. A user in possession of a mobile device may be detected at the entrance to a secured location. The system can select a question asking for a passcode corresponding to certain access to the secured location. The question can be spoken to a user through a loudspeaker at the secured location. The user's spoken response can be processed by the system, for example using keyword spotting, to determine if the proper access word is included. If it is, the system can grant access to the secured area. | Ryan Christopher Rapp (Seattle, WA), Ricardo Jose Lopez (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2018-09-04 | 2019-10-15 | H04M1/60, G07C9/00, H04M9/00, H04M11/02, H04M3/42 | 16/120902 |
| 870 | 10446936 | Multi-feed dielectric antenna system and methods for use therewith | In accordance with one or more embodiments, an antenna system includes a dielectric antenna having a feed point, wherein the dielectric antenna is a single antenna. At least one cable having a plurality of conductorless dielectric cores is coupled to the feed point of the dielectric antenna, wherein electromagnetic waves that are guided by differing ones of the plurality of conductorless dielectric cores to the dielectric antenna result in differing ones of a plurality of antenna beam patterns. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-07 | 2019-10-15 | H01Q13/24, H01Q19/08, H01Q15/24, H01Q25/00, H01Q13/02, H04B3/56, H04B3/58, H01P3/16, H01Q3/24 | 15/371273 |
| 871 | 10446344 | Hair trigger travel stop with on-demand switching | Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for a user input device, such as a game controller. The user input device includes a finger depressible trigger button, a trigger travel path adjustment assembly that resides in an internal cavity of a housing of the user input device, and a finger switch configured to be switched between a plurality of selectable positions in real-time (e.g., during game play) . A first selectable position of the finger switch enables the trigger button to be depressed a first distance. A second selectable position of the finger switch enables the trigger button to be depressed a second distance that is greater than the first distance. | Jason Victor Tsai (Bellevue, WA), Kenneth Dennis Jasinski (Seattle, WA), Jonathan Shea Robinson (Kirkland, WA), Gabriel Michael Rask Gassoway (Issaquah, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2015-05-27 | 2019-10-15 | H01H21/22, A63F13/24, G06F3/0489, A63F13/22 | 14/723185 |
| 872 | 10445519 | System and method for data input resistant to capture | A computer-implemented method of confidential data input resilient against data capture includes receiving input concurrently from first and second input devices. The input from the first input device corresponds to characters. An input mode indication is determined based on the input received at the second input device and indicates at least a first character of the plurality of characters being input in a first input mode and at least a second character of the plurality of characters being input in a second input mode. An input string is formed by extracting the at least a first character input in the first input mode. An action is initiated based on the input string. The first input device may be a keyboard. The second input device may be a sensor such as a portion of a touchscreen or a fingerprint sensor. Related systems and computer-readable media are also disclosed. | Jeremy Lawson Kominar (Waterloo, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2017-08-29 | 2019-10-15 | G06F21/00, G06F3/0488, G06F21/62, G06K9/00, G06F21/31, G06F21/83, G06F21/84, G06F3/16, G06F3/00 | 15/689638 |
| 873 | 10444596 | Lens-based integrated two-dimensional beam steering device | A lens-based integrated two-dimensional beam steering device comprising a substrate, an input waveguide, a connecting waveguide, a 1.times.N optical switch, an electrical interface for the switch, N output waveguides of the switch, N transmitting units, a lens and a controller. The device of the present invention realizes two-dimensional beam steering and has the characteristics of large power capacity, low control complexity, and low electric power consumption. | Kan Wu (Shanghai, CN), Xianyi Cao (Shanghai, CN), Chao Li (Shanghai, CN), Jianping Chen (Shanghai, CN) | Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Shanghai, CN) | 2019-01-23 | 2019-10-15 | G02F1/313, G02B6/12 | 16/255802 |
| 874 | 10442553 | Wingless aircraft | The invention relates to a wingless aircraft (1) having a plurality of lifting rotors (3) which are driven by electric motor and rotate about various rotor axes (2) . The aircraft (1) has at least one energy store (21) for making available the electrical energy necessary to operate the lifting rotors (3) , at least one control device (22) for actuating the lifting rotors (3) and for communication with a ground station and at least two camera devices (4) for detecting a panorama image. An extremely small, spherical rotor envelope (5) which encloses all the lifting rotors (3) has a larger volume than an extremely small spherical camera envelope (6) which encloses camera lenses (7) of all the camera devices (4) . The camera devices (4) extend over a field of vision, wherein the field of vision surrounds the entire aircraft (1) , and wherein the lifting rotors (3) lie outside the field of vision. | Jonathan Hesselbarth (Darmstadt, DE), Nicolas Chibac (Hamburg, DE) | Spherie Ug (haftungsbeschrankt), (Hamburg, De) | 2016-11-01 | 2019-10-15 | B64D47/08, G03B15/00, B64C39/02, H04N5/247, B64C27/08, H04N5/232 | 15/774042 |
| 875 | 10442539 | Anti-ice system for thermally fragile materials | In one embodiment, a system may comprise an electro-thermal heating element and a controller. The electro-thermal heating element may be configured to heat a structure, and the controller may be configured to: identify a target temperature for the structure, identify a target rate of temperature change for the structure, identify a target voltage for heating the structure at the target rate of temperature change, and apply the target voltage to the electro-thermal heating element. | Gary S. Froman (Ft. Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-05-12 | 2019-10-15 | B64D15/12, H05B3/34, B64D15/20, B64C11/20, H05B1/02, B64C29/00 | 15/594360 |
| 876 | 10440282 | Imaging apparatus and imaging method | An imaging apparatus, comprising a movement section having a thrust mechanism capable of movement, an imaging section that acquires image data, an imaging control section that acquires first image data using the imaging section with an examination chart under a first shooting condition, and that acquires second image data using the imaging section with a physical object under a second shooting condition, and a determination section for determining illuminated state for the physical object and the examination chart based on the first and second image data. | Toshikazu Hayashi (Sagamihara, JP), Taichiro Kouchi (Hino, JP), Osamu Nonaka (Sagamihara, JP) | Olympus Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-07-27 | 2019-10-08 | H04N5/235, H04N5/232, H04N17/00 | 15/221361 |
| 877 | 10439790 | Communication apparatus and method for unmanned aerial vehicle | A communication system for an unmanned aerial vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an onboard communication apparatus, mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle, for communicating by means of a previously configured frequency band, and a ground communication apparatus for communicating with the onboard communication apparatus by means of the previously configured frequency band. | Chang Sun Yoo (Daejeon, KR), Joong Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR) | Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2016-10-12 | 2019-10-08 | H04L5/14, H04B7/185, H04B7/208, B64C39/02, H01Q1/28 | 15/767147 |
| 878 | 10439705 | Rapidly-deployable, drone-based wireless communications systems and methods for the operation thereof | Drone-based wireless communications systems are provided, as are methods carried-out by such wireless communications systems. In one embodiment, the wireless communications system includes a Satellite Signal Transformation (SST) unit and a plurality of aerial network drones, which can be deployed over a designated geographical area to form a multi-drone network thereover. During operation, the SST unit transmits a network source signal, which contains content extracted from a satellite signal. The multi-drone network receives the network source signal, disseminates drone relay signals containing the content through the multi-drone network, and broadcastings user device signals containing the content over the designated geographical area. In embodiments, the multi-drone network may broadcast multiple different types of user device signals for reception by various different types of user devices located within the designated geographical area, such as an arear containing communication infrastructure disabled by a natural disaster, a hostile attack, or other catastrophic event. | Chris Hardy (Cheyenne, WY), Paul Bellotti (Cheyenne, WY) | Dish Technologies L.L.C. (Englewood, CO) | 2018-04-05 | 2019-10-08 | H04B7/185, G01S5/04, H04W4/06, H04W84/00, H04N7/18, G05D1/10, G06K9/00, B64C39/02 | 15/946675 |
| 879 | 10439675 | Method and apparatus for repeating guided wave communication signals | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a guided wave repeater system operable to receive via a guided wave transceiver a first plurality of electromagnetic waves that includes a first communication signal. A second plurality of electromagnetic waves that includes a second communication signal is transmitted via the guided wave transceiver. The first plurality of electromagnetic waves and the second plurality of electromagnetic waves are guided by a power line of a utility pole. A third communication signal is received from a smart grid device. A fourth communication signal is transmitted to the smart grid device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Shikik Johnson (Tinton Falls, NJ), Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2019-10-08 | H04B3/58, H04B17/40, H04B3/56, H01P5/103, H01Q13/26, H01Q13/02 | 15/369993 |
| 880 | 10438062 | Cascade recognition for personal tracking via unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) | Systems and methods for tracking a subject using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are disclosed. The UAV includes an onboard camera to capture/stream multiple images. The camera captures reference images of a subject to be stored in memory, the reference images may portray gestures performed by the subject and associated with specific command procedures. The camera may capture subsequent images portraying the subject, the control system may, based on cascade recognition, identify the subject and a stored gesture to a determined confidence level. Once the subject and gesture are positively identified, the control system and/or propulsion system of the UAV may execute the associated command procedures to change the position, velocity, or heading of the UAV. | Paul Beard (Bigfork, MT), Cameron Chell (Calgary, CA), Jamie Clarke (Calgary, CA), Craig McDermott (Cedar Rapids, IA), Erika Racicot (Calgary, CA), Paul Readwin (Calgary, CA) | Draganfly Innovations Inc. (Saskatoon, SK, CA) | 2018-02-12 | 2019-10-08 | G06K9/00, H04N5/44, G06K9/62, H04N7/18, G06T7/20, G06F16/51, B64C39/02, G06K9/46, G06F3/044, B64D47/08 | 15/894292 |
| 881 | 10437532 | Information processing device and non-transitory computer readable medium | An information processing device includes a controller that controls a notification of a linkage function which is executable by using at least one object to be linked when a user transmits information of the object to be linked to a conversation partner on an interface for making a conversation with the conversation partner. | Kengo Tokuchi (Kanagawa, JP) | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-04-24 | 2019-10-08 | G06F3/12, H04L12/24, H04L12/58 | 15/960563 |
| 882 | 10437335 | Wearable electronic, multi-sensory, human/machine, human/human interfaces | A wearable Haptic Humaxi/Machine Interface (HHMI) receives electrical activity from muscles and nerves of a user. An electrical signal is determined having characteristics based on the received electrical activity. The electrical signal is generated and applied to an object to cause an action dependent on the received electrical activity. The object can be a biological component of the user, such as a muscle, another user, or a remotely located machine such as a drone. Exemplary uses include mitigating tremor, accelerated learning, cognitive therapy, remote robotic, drone and probe control and sensing, virtual and augmented reality, stroke, brain and spinal cord rehabilitation, gaming, education, pain relief, entertainment, remote surgery, remote participation in and/or observation of an event such as a sporting event, biofeedback and remotality. Remotality is the perception of a reality occurring remote from the user. The reality may be remote in time, location and/or physical form. The reality may be consistent with the natural world, comprised of an alternative, fictional world or a mixture of natural and fictional constituents. | John James Daniels (Madison, CT) | --- | 2016-04-11 | 2019-10-08 | G06F3/01, G06F1/16 | 15/562752 |
| 883 | 10437246 | Communication apparatus and method for unmanned aerial vehicle | A communication system for an unmanned aerial vehicle according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: an onboard communication apparatus mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle, for communicating by means of a previously configured first band and a previously configured second frequency band, and a ground communication apparatus for communicating with the onboard communication apparatus by means of the previously configured first band and previously configured second frequency band. | Chang Sun Yoo (Daejeon, KR), Joong Wook Kim (Daejeon, KR) | Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2016-10-12 | 2019-10-08 | G05D1/00, H04B7/185, H04B7/208, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, G07C5/00 | 15/767155 |
| 884 | 10437004 | Optical image capturing module | An optical image capturing module is provided, including a circuit assembly and a lens assembly. The circuit assembly may include a circuit substrate, a plurality of image sensor elements, a plurality of signal transmission elements, and a multi-lens frame. The image sensor elements may be connected to the circuit substrate. The signal transmission elements may be electrically connected between the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. The multi-lens frame may be manufactured integrally and covered on the circuit substrate and the image sensor elements. A part of the signal transmission elements may be embedded in the multi-lens frame, whereas the other part may be surrounded by the multi-lens frame. The lens assembly may include a lens base, a fixed-focus lens assembly, an auto-focus lens assembly, and a driving assembly. The lens base may be fixed to a multi-lens frame. | Yeong-Ming Chang (Taichung, TW), Chien-Hsun Lai (Taichung, TW), Yao-Wei Liu (Taichung, TW) | Ability Opto-Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. (Taichung, TW) | 2018-12-26 | 2019-10-08 | G02B7/02, G02B7/00, G02B9/60, G02B9/62, G02B9/64, G03B13/36, G02B9/34, G03B11/00, G02B5/20, H04N5/225, G02B7/09, H04N9/04 | 16/232514 |
| 885 | 10435176 | Perimeter structure for unmanned aerial vehicle | Embodiments are described for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured for autonomous flight using visual navigation that includes a perimeter structure surrounding one or more powered rotors, the perimeter structure including image capture devices arranged so as to provide an unobstructed view around the UAV. | Stephen R. McClure (Belmont, CA), Benjamin S. Thompson (San Carlos, CA), Adam Bry (Menlo Park, CA), Abraham Bachrach (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Donahoe (Redwood City, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2016-05-25 | 2019-10-08 | B64D47/08, B64C27/20, G01C21/20, B64C39/02, G01C21/16, G05D1/10 | 15/164679 |
| 886 | 10435166 | Cowling with structural hand holds operating also as maintenance position bumpers | An example cowling for a rotorcraft is hinged on a stationary part of an airframe of the rotorcraft and is pivotable from a closed position into a first partially open position and thereafter into a second fully open position. The example cowling includes a rod articulated on the cowling and having a free end configured to releasably engage with the airframe to hold the cowling in the first position, and at least one handhold attached to an exterior surface of the cowling, wherein the at least one handhold has a substantially straight section that in the fully open position rests on a top portion of the airframe so as to more evenly distribute the weight of the cowling on the airframe. | Brent Scannell (Quebec, CA), Jean Pierre Paradis (Sainte Therese, CA), Thomas Mast (Carrollton, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-05-17 | 2019-10-08 | B64D29/06, B64D29/08, B64C1/14, B64D41/00 | 15/597886 |
| 887 | 10435136 | Driveshaft thermal barrier | In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a thermal barrier configured to surround at least a portion of a driveshaft and to protect the driveshaft from heat. The thermal barrier comprises an inner wall forming a cavity in which the driveshaft lies, an outer wall enclosing the inner wall, and a space between the inner wall and the outer wall. The space is evacuated and forms a vacuum. | Scott David Poster (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-02-15 | 2019-10-08 | B64C1/40, B64C27/82, B64C27/14 | 15/434012 |
| 888 | 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 |
| 889 | 10434405 | Control stick sensitivity adjustment | Examples are disclosed that relate to adjusting sensitivity of a control stick. In one example, a method comprises: receiving a dead zone inflection point defining a boundary of a dead zone region and a playspace region within a normalized two-dimensional movement space, receiving a sensitivity inflection point within the playspace region of the normalized two-dimensional movement space, transforming the sensitivity inflection point to a transformed sensitivity inflection point using a sensitivity scaling function that comprises the dead zone inflection point, receiving position data representing a current position of the control stick, and transforming the current position to a transformed position using a mapping function comprising the dead zone inflection point and the transformed sensitivity inflection point. | Ross Anthony Nelson (Seattle, WA), Aaron J. Schmitz (Redmond, WA), Curtis F. McClive (Kirkland, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2017-10-30 | 2019-10-08 | A63F13/20, A63F13/22, A63F13/24 | 15/798167 |
| 890 | 10433408 | Methods for affecting spinning atmospheric phenomena | A system and method for misbalancing or suppressing spinning atmospheric phenomena such as tornadoes, landspouts, waterspouts, gustnadoes and whirlwinds. The systems and methods misbalance or suppress such phenomena utilizing electromagnetic fields, irradiation, neutralizing charges, or chemical reactions, thus destabilizing or disrupting the phenomenon. | Victor Barinov (Brooklyn, NY) | New York University (New York, NY) | 2015-07-03 | 2019-10-01 | A01G15/00, H05F1/00 | 14/791298 |
| 891 | 10433120 | Network broadcast of data to internet of things (IOT) devices using a dedicated system information block (SIB) in long term evolution (LTE) and/or fifth generation (5G) next radio networks | A system information block (SIB) in a radio interface is dedicated to broadcast data intended for Internet of things (IoT) devices. The data can be associated with most any IoT service, such as but not limited to, a vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and/or vehicle-to-everything (V2X) service. In one aspect, data, associated with an event, that has been aggregated from one or more IoT devices located within a region can be analyzed to determine a geographical area where a message regarding the event (e.g., accident) is to be broadcast. Further, the message can be dynamically prioritized and/or customized to target a particular class of IoT devices (e.g., connected cars) by employing different message identifiers. | Jasminka Dizdarevic (Austin, TX), Murali Narayanan (Redmond, WA), DeWayne A. Sennett (Redmond, WA), Thomas Becker (Atlanta, GA), Ye Chen (Milton, GA) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA), At&T Mobility Ii Llc (Atlanta GA) | 2017-06-16 | 2019-10-01 | H04W4/08, H04W4/70, G08G1/0967, H04W84/04 | 15/625508 |
| 892 | 10432848 | Electronic apparatus and method for controlling the same | An electronic apparatus includes a display unit arranged on a first surface, a first operation member arranged on a second surface, a second operation member arranged on a third surface, and a memory and at least one processor or circuit. The third surface is on a right side of the electronic apparatus when the first and second surfaces are viewed as front and top sides, respectively, of the electronic apparatus. The memory and the at least one processor or circuit function as a control unit configured to perform control to change a setting value to be selected from among a plurality of candidate setting values displayed on the display unit to a smaller setting value according to an operation on the first operation member and change the setting value to be selected to a larger setting value according to an operation on the second operation member. | Naoki Shimma (Kawasaki, JP) | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-02-23 | 2019-10-01 | H04N5/232, H04N1/00, H04N5/225, H04N5/222, G06F3/00 | 15/903699 |
| 893 | 10432806 | Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for setting function for entity in real space | An information processing apparatus includes a registration unit that registers an entity and an executable function in association with each other, the entity being an entity in real space identified by sensing, the executable function being a function executable in response to the entity being identified again. | Kengo Tokuchi (Kanagawa, JP) | Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-07-31 | 2019-10-01 | H04N1/00, G06F3/12 | 16/049838 |
| 894 | 10431101 | System and method for customizing a search and rescue pattern for an aircraft | Systems and methods are provided for customizing a search and rescue (SAR) pattern for an aircraft. A search and rescue pattern system (SARPS) is configured to obtain SAR mission information from a SAR information database, weather information from a weather source, terrain information from a terrain database, and the flight traffic information. The SARPS is further configured to generate a customized SAR pattern using the obtained mission information, the weather information, the terrain information, and the flight traffic information. A display is configured to display the customized SAR pattern and a flight management system (FMS) is configured to receive the customized SAR pattern. | Abneesh Singla (Karnataka, IN), Vageesh S (Karnataka, IN), Visvanathan Thanigai Nathan (Karnataka, IN), Sudarshan Parthasarathy (Karnataka, IN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2017-05-22 | 2019-10-01 | G08G5/00, G06F3/0488 | 15/601062 |
| 895 | 10430890 | Image-based processing for products | An aerial image system may generate images of structures providing views that might otherwise be difficult to obtain. These images may be used to determine various characteristics of the structure, which may then be processed for a variety of tasks including product marketing, claim processing and post-claim analysis. The images may be analyzed by the aerial image system or by a ground-based processing system to determine the structural characteristics such as roof age, roof type and roof pitch. In some examples, image analysis techniques such as edge detection and contrast determination may assist in determining the requisite data. Additionally or alternatively, the processing system may direct or control one or more image capture devices to obtain desired images. | Bryan Keith Corder (Gurnee, IL), John A. Riggio (Mundelein, IL), Carlos D. Sanchez (Bartlett, IL) | Allstate Insurance Company (Northbrook, IL) | 2016-06-09 | 2019-10-01 | G06Q40/00, G06T7/40, G06T7/00, H04N5/33, G06K9/00, G06Q40/08, G01S15/89 | 15/177944 |
| 896 | 10430653 | System and method for autonomous vehicle control | A system for localizing an autonomous vehicle to a target area can include a position indicator adapted for association with the vehicle in a three dimensional configuration, a detection device configured to detect the position indicator, a computation device configured to compute a position of the vehicle based on the detected position indicator and the relationship of the configuration to the vehicle orientation, a transmitter configured to receive information from the computation device and produce a signal carrying the information, a receiver configured to receive the signal from the transmitter and filter the information therefrom, and a control system configured for association with and control of one or more directional control components of the vehicle, the control being based on the information received from the receiver relating to localizing the vehicle to the target area. A method of for localizing a vehicle to a target area is also disclosed. | Robert S. Malecki (St. Paul, MN), Lue Her (Lake Elmo, MN), Ryan S. Thompson (St. Paul, MN), Anthony H. Giang (Lexington, MN) | Landing Technologies, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) | 2017-07-17 | 2019-10-01 | G06K9/00, G05D1/02, G01C21/16, G06T7/194, G05D1/10, G05D1/06, G05D1/00, G06T7/136, G06T7/73, G06T7/70 | 15/651162 |
| 897 | 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 |
| 898 | 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 |
| 899 | 10429508 | Distance measuring device, moving system, and distance measurement method | A distance measuring device includes a first measurer, a second distance measurer, and circuitry. The first distance measurer measures a distance to a target object, and outputs first distance information indicating a measured distance when the distance measurement is performed under a condition that satisfies a distance measurement condition, but outputs the first distance information indicating a predetermined value when the distance measurement is performed under a condition that does not satisfy the distance measurement condition. The second distance measurer measures a distance to the target object and outputs second distance information indicating the measured distance. When the first distance information indicates the predetermined value and the second distance information satisfies a predetermined condition, the circuitry makes alteration such that the distance measurement condition is relaxed. When the distance measurement condition is altered, the first distance measurer measures a distance to the target object again. | Tetsuo Yamashita (Tokyo, JP), Satoshi Sawaguchi (Kanagawa, JP), Fumiko Sakoh (Kanagawa, JP), Soichiro Yokota (Kanagawa, JP), Kiichiroh Saitoh (Kanagawa, JP), Tadashi Nakamura (Kanagawa, JP) | Ricoh Company, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-10-25 | 2019-10-01 | G01C3/08, G01S17/93, G01S17/02, G01S17/08 | 15/333415 |
| 900 | 10429190 | Vehicle localization based on wireless local area network nodes | Method and apparatus are disclosed for vehicle localization based on wireless local area network nodes. An example disclosed vehicle includes a wireless network controller and a location tracker. In response to losing reception of GPS signals, the location tracker scans for wireless network nodes via the wireless network controller, and when second locations of the wireless network nodes are stored in memory, determines a current location of the vehicle based on a particle filtering technique and received signal strength measurements from the wireless network nodes. | Gopichandra Surnilla (West Bloomfield, MI), Daniel Makled (Dearborn, MI), Michael Mcquillen (Warren, MI), Ali Ahmad Ayoub (Windsor, CA), Jeremy Ferack (Livonia, MI) | Ford Global Technologies, Llc (Dearborn, MI) | 2016-11-08 | 2019-10-01 | G01C21/10, H04B17/318, G01C21/20, H04W64/00, G01C21/34, H04W84/12 | 15/346416 |
| 901 | 10427781 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | A multicopter equipped with a fall prevention device enabling it to prevent the airframe from falling even in case the multicopter has become unable to fly normally for various reasons. A multicopter includes a multicopter main body having rotors which are driven by a power source, a plurality of emergency rotors which are driven by an emergency power source which is different from the power source, abnormality detection sensors for detecting abnormality of the multicopter main body, and an emergency control device, the multicopter being configured such that, when the abnormality detection sensors have detected abnormality of the multicopter main body, the emergency control device performs control to deactivate operation of the rotors and drive the emergency rotors by the emergency power source to prevent a rapid fall of the multicopter. | Kiyokazu Sugaki (Nagoya, JP), Masakazu Kono (Nagoya, JP), Kazuo Ichihara (Nagoya, JP) | Prodrone Co., Ltd. (Nagoya, JP) | 2016-04-19 | 2019-10-01 | B64C27/08, B64D25/00, B64C39/02, B64D27/24 | 15/566660 |
| 902 | 10426393 | Systems and methods for monitoring pilot health | Pilot health monitoring systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided. A pilot health monitoring system is configured to collect information regarding the pilot's physiological and/or physical characteristics, and information regarding a state of the aircraft, analyze the information, determine a health condition of the pilot and/or a state of the aircraft, and/or provide warnings and/or commands as a function of the information. | William Robert Bosworth (Somerville, MA), Zarrin Khiang-Huey Chua (Boston, MA), Jessica Edmonds Duda (Wayland, MA), Eugene H. Nahm (Allston, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2018-07-11 | 2019-10-01 | A61B5/18, A61B5/00, B64D45/00, G16H50/30, A61B5/1455, A61B5/01 | 16/032679 |
| 903 | 10424207 | Airborne drone traffic broadcasting and alerting system | A system and method to alert pilots of the presence of drone aircraft and to document or report errant drone flight operations, in particular to alert and report drone aircraft which may present a hazard to a piloted aircraft and/or are operating outside governing regulations. In one embodiment, the system comprises a surveillance subsystem configured to identify a drone operating in an airspace adjacent the aircraft, an imaging subsystem configured to acquire at least one image of the drone, a triggering subsystem interconnected with the surveillance subsystem and configured to activate the imaging subsystem, a navigational subsystem configured to provide aircraft state data associated with the at least one image, and a communication subsystem configured to transmit the at least one image and the associated aircraft state data to a receiving station, wherein the at least one image and the associated aircraft state data are transmitted to the receiving station. | Richard Eric Zelenka (Denver, CO) | Drone Traffic, Llc (Denver, CO) | 2018-09-22 | 2019-09-24 | G08G5/00, B64D47/08, B64D45/00, G08G5/04, B64C39/02 | 16/138986 |
| 904 | 10424206 | Aircraft collision warning | The presently disclosed subject matter includes a collision warning and avoidance system and method for detecting a collision risk between an interrogating aircraft and at least one interrogated aircraft. Signals received from the at least one interrogated aircraft or by the at least one interrogated aircraft and at least one other interrogating aircraft are used for determining various situation awareness data which is used for determining whether the interrogating aircraft is in a risk of collision. If indeed a collision risk exists a collision warning is generated, the collision warning including data indicative of at least an estimated location of the at least one interrogated aircraft. | Uri Shenfeld (Rehovot, IL), Samuel Rosenfeld (Beit Gavriel, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2015-05-07 | 2019-09-24 | G01S5/18, G08G5/04, G08G5/00, G01S5/16 | 15/308699 |
| 905 | 10424134 | Diagnostic method, system and device for a rotorcraft drive system | There is a method, system, and device for diagnosing an anomaly of a monitored component in a drive train, the method including obtaining original data based on samples of a vibration signal and a tachometer signal, generating a time synchronous average vibration signal, processing the time synchronous average vibration signal to produce a frequency-domain spectrum, determining the complex magnitudes of the frequency-domain spectrum, selecting a sub-synchronous band of the complex magnitudes of the frequency-domain spectrum to generate a sub-synchronous spectrum, and determining the mean of the sub-synchronous spectrum to generate a condition indicator. | Rodney Keith Hale (Joshua, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-15 | 2019-09-24 | G01M17/00, B64C27/12, B64F5/60, B64D45/00, G01M13/028, G01M13/021, G07C5/08, G06F7/00, G06F11/30, G07C5/00, G01R31/00, G01H1/08, G01M13/02, G01M13/04, G01N29/00 | 15/677962 |
| 906 | 10424001 | Tactile and visual feedback for electronic shopping | A customer who visits an online marketplace to view information regarding an item formed from fabric may request and receive instructions for producing a sample of the fabric that mimics the sensations of touch and feel of the fabric. The sample may be produced using an automated fabricator, such as a 3D printer, associated with a client device from which the customer made the request. The instructions may include or describe a digital model of the fabric, customized for the automated fabricator. In particular, the sample may be formed from various plastics or other materials that are accessible to the automated fabricator, and need not be formed from the actual materials that are included in the fabric. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA), Dushyant Goyal (Redmond, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-06-22 | 2019-09-24 | G06Q30/00, B33Y80/00, B33Y50/00, G06Q30/06 | 15/190042 |
| 907 | 10423845 | Remote view system with privacy protection | A method of operating a remote view system with privacy protection and a remote view system with privacy protection. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a request from a remote device for one or more images of a vehicle interior, receiving one or more images of the vehicle interior, determining whether a privacy key is located within the vehicle interior, determining whether one or more occupants are located within the vehicle interior, retrieving the privacy settings of the vehicle interior stored in memory, responsive to determining that the privacy key and the one or more occupants are located within the vehicle interior, generating one or more privacy images based on the one or more images and the privacy settings of the vehicle interior, controlling a transceiver to transmit the one or more privacy images to the remote device via an antenna. | James Stephen Miller (Dexter, MI), Patrick Graf (Southfield, MI), Robert Jones (Canton, MI), Bernhard Hilliger (Berlin, DE) | Robert Bosch Gmbh (Stuttgart, DE) | 2016-04-08 | 2019-09-24 | G06K9/00, B60R25/30, H04W12/02, B60R25/31 | 15/560387 |
| 908 | 10423831 | Unmanned aerial vehicle based expansion joint failure detection system | A camera captures an image of a structural bearing, such as a hanger bearing or a rocker bearing. Additionally, an instrument detects a temperature. A computing system determines, based on the temperature, an expected angle of the bearing relative to a base line. The computing system also determines an actual angle of the bearing relative to the base line. The computing system superimposes a first line on the image, the first line indicating the expected angle. Furthermore, the computing system superimposes a second line on the image, the second line indicating the actual angle. | Robert E. De Mers (Nowthen, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2017-09-15 | 2019-09-24 | G06K9/00, G01M5/00, G05D1/00, G01M11/08, G01B11/26 | 15/705594 |
| 909 | 10423241 | Defining operating areas for virtual reality systems using sensor-equipped operating surfaces | An operating area for a virtual reality system may be defined based on the positions of sensors (e.g., infrared sensors) or fiducial markings within an environment where the virtual reality system is to be operated. The sensors or the fiducial markings may be provided on an operating surface in the form of a carpet, a mat or another like floor covering. When the virtual reality system is to be calibrated prior to use, positions of the sensors or the fiducial markings may be sensed by a base station, a headset or another virtual reality system unit, and an operating area may be defined based on virtual boundaries constructed using such positions. | Dominick Khanh Pham (Seattle, WA), William R. Hazlewood (Seattle, WA), Christina Nichole Durbin (Seattle, WA), Charles Shearer Dorner (Seattle, WA), Alaa-Eddine Mendili (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-07-31 | 2019-09-24 | G06F3/03, G06F3/01 | 15/665170 |
| 910 | 10422977 | Reconnaissance objective lens used for unmanned aircraft | A reconnaissance objective lens used for an unmanned aircraft, the reconnaissance objective lens comprising a first lens (L1) , a second lens (L2) , a third lens (L3) , a fourth lens (L4) and a fifth lens (L5) successively and coaxially arranged along the transmission direction of incident light rays. The first lens (L1) is a biconvex lens, the second lens (L2) is a biconcave lens, the third lens (L3) is a meniscus lens, the fourth lens (L4) is a meniscus lens, and the fifth lens (L5) is a meniscus lens. The first lens (L1) and the second lens (L2) are glued to one another, and the fourth lens (L4) and the fifth lens (L5) are glued to one another. By using the rational configuration of the first to fifth lenses (L1-L5) having positive and negative optical power, the reconnaissance objective lens used for an unmanned aircraft effectively solves the technical problem of it being difficult for current reconnaissance objective lenses for unmanned aircraft to achieve a large field of view, high resolution and low distortion. | Jiaying Li (Shenzhen, CN), Chaoming Zhou (Shenzhen, CN), Bo Sun (Shenzhen, CN), Yunfeng Gao (Shenzhen, CN) | Han's Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN) | 2014-09-05 | 2019-09-24 | G02B9/60, G02B13/02 | 15/328742 |
| 911 | 10421542 | Mobile fulfillment centers with intermodal carriers and unmanned aerial vehicles | Intermodal vehicles may be loaded with items and an aerial vehicle, and directed to travel to areas where demand for the items is known or anticipated. The intermodal vehicles may be coupled to locomotives, container ships, road tractors or other vehicles, and equipped with systems for loading one or more items onto the aerial vehicle, and for launching or retrieving the aerial vehicle while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. The areas where the demand is known or anticipated may be identified on any basis, including but not limited to past histories of purchases or deliveries to such areas, or events that are scheduled to occur in such areas. Additionally, intermodal vehicles may be loaded with replacement parts and/or inspection equipment, and configured to conduct repairs, servicing operations or inspections on aerial vehicles within the intermodal vehicles, while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. | Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Nicholas Bjone (Laveen, AZ) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-03-16 | 2019-09-24 | B64C39/02, B61L27/00, B61D17/16, B61L25/02, B61L15/00, B61D3/16, G08G5/00, G06Q10/08 | 15/460971 |
| 912 | 10421541 | Aircraft with tilting cross-flow fan wings | An aspect provides an aircraft including a fuselage and a cross-flow fan system attached to the fuselage. The cross-flow fan system including a cross-flow fan assembly associated with a rotatable wing member having an exterior aerodynamic surface. In one aspect, there is provided an aircraft with a fuselage having a forward portion and an aft portion, a first cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the left side of the forward portion of the fuselage, a second cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the right side of the forward portion of the fuselage, a third cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the left side of the aft portion of the fuselage, and a fourth cross-flow fan system rotatably attached to the right side of the aft portion of the fuselage. | Kirk L. Groninga (Keller, TX), Daniel B. Robertson (Southlake, TX), Matthew E. Louis (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-04-10 | 2019-09-24 | B64D31/00, B64C29/00, F04D29/28, B64C15/12, B64D27/24, F04D17/04, F04D27/00, F04D29/30, B64C3/38, B64D35/02, B64D35/04, B64D27/02 | 15/483541 |
| 913 | 10419260 | System and method for robust OFDM synchronization | Disclosed methods include transmitting an OFDM signal including a succession of frames spaced apart by a set of training symbols that are symmetric in time and each formed by a plurality of even-frequency sub-carriers, spaced by odd frequency zeros. The OFDM signal is received and sampled and timing metrics are determined. Local maximums, or peaks of the timing metrics are detected, and from the peaks a coarse time offset is determined. A correlation metric, at sample indexes within a region determined by the coarse time offset, is applied and, based on a peak, an estimated time offset is generated. A correlation metric of the estimated time offset is determined and, based on the correlation metric, an estimated frequency offset is generated. | Donglei Fan (College Park, MD), Bassel Beidas (Alexandria, VA) | Hughes Network Systems, Llc (Germantown, MD) | 2017-10-02 | 2019-09-17 | H04L27/26 | 15/723130 |
| 914 | 10419077 | Wireless communication via a mobile relay | The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for wireless communication via a mobile relay. These techniques may include a user device that determines that a transceiver is unavailable for communicating with a base station via a wireless connection. The user device then uses a mobile relay to communicate with the base station while the transceiver is unavailable. The mobile relay may be used for transmitting or receiving data from the base station. Additionally or alternatively, the mobile relay may participate in the wireless connection as an external resource of the mobile device or may establish an independent wireless connection with the base station. | Jibing Wang (Saratoga, CA), Erik Richard Stauffer (Sunnyvale, CA), Aamir Akram (San Jose, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-03-28 | 2019-09-17 | H04W88/04, H04B5/00, H04W84/00, H04W84/08 | 15/939109 |
| 915 | 10418830 | Charging mat for unmanned aircraft | Systems for landing and facilitating power flow or data transfer between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a charging mat using a boom are described. The system includes a mat with a conductive mesh on the top and a conductive surface on the other bottom of the mat. The conductive mesh and bottom conductive surface are separated (electrically isolated) by an isolation core. The outer portion of the boom contacts part of the conductive mesh of the mat to create an electrical pathway. An inner portion of the boom penetrates through the top layer conductive mesh, through the isolating core, and contacts the bottom conductive surface of the mat to create another electrical pathway. | Carlos Guillermo Parodi (Issaquah, WA), Benjamin Martin Schweitzer (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-09-21 | 2019-09-17 | H02J7/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/02, H04B3/60, H02J7/02 | 15/711883 |
| 916 | 10417922 | Systems and methods for integrating terrain and weather avoidance for detection and avoidance | Various systems may benefit from the appropriate interworking of subsystems. for example, various avionics systems and method may benefit from the integration of terrain and/or weather avoidance, for example with other detection and avoidance subsystems. A method can include determining, by an avionics system, a hazard condition with respect to an ownship aircraft. The method can also include generating, by the avionics system, a maneuver inhibition based on the determined hazard condition. The method can further include providing the maneuver inhibition to a traffic avoidance or alerting system. | Robert John McCullen (Queen Creek, AZ) | Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems Llc (Phoenix, AZ) | 2017-05-19 | 2019-09-17 | G08G5/04, G08G5/00, B64D45/00, B64C39/02 | 15/600496 |
| 917 | 10417917 | Drone management data structure | One embodiment provides a method comprising maintaining a multi-dimensional data structure partitioned into cells utilizing a tree data structure (''tree'') comprising intervals for each dimension of a multi-dimensional space. To partition an interval for a node of the tree into multiple subintervals, multiple leaf nodes (''leaves'') are generated, each leaf descending from the node. To merge multiple intervals for multiple nodes of the tree, a parent node (''parent'') and multiple leaves descending from the parent are generated, the parent and the leaves are time constrained, and the leaves are scheduled for a merger. When transient data in cells included in a list that corresponds to a leaf scheduled for merger expires, each cell in the list is converted into a cell for inclusion in a different list corresponding to a parent of the leaf, each leaf of the parent removed, and the parent turned into a leaf. | Jeanette L. Blomberg (Portola Valley, CA), Eric K. Butler (San Jose, CA), Anca A. Chandra (Los Gatos, CA), Pawan R. Chowdhary (San Jose, CA), Thomas D. Griffin (Campbell, CA), Divyesh Jadav (San Jose, CA), Robert J. Moore (San Jose, CA), Hovey R. Strong, Jr. (San Jose, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-03-08 | 2019-09-17 | G08G5/00 | 15/064551 |
| 918 | 10417755 | Drone-based inspection of wireless communication towers and corresponding methods, systems, and apparatuses | A tower inspection system (100) includes an unmanned aircraft such as a drone (101) . The drone includes one or more processors (105) operable with an image capture device (108) and a propulsion system (106) . The propulsion system can navigate the unmanned aircraft about a wireless communication tower (300) along a flight path (321) . The image capture device can capture one or more video images of identifying information (305) identifying the wireless communication tower disposed on an identification sign (304) prior to capturing other video images of one or more Radio Antenna Devices (RADs) (308,309,310,311) coupled to the wireless communication tower to make review of inspections faster and more efficient. Measurements of RADs can also be taken. | Austin Wingo (Opelika, AL), Jeffrey Stackhouse (Opelika, AL), Michael Payne (Bloomingdale, GA), Phillip Bevel (Opelika, AL), John Santiago (Columbus, GA), Roland Beason (Auburn, AL), Ronnie Johnson (Cataula, GA), Timothy Dunnigan (Lanett, AL) | Talon Aerolytics (Holding), , Inc. (West Point, GA) | 2017-03-08 | 2019-09-17 | G06T7/00, H04W24/02, B64C39/02, H04W24/04 | 15/453561 |
| 919 | 10416933 | Information processing device and non-transitory computer readable medium for notification of linkage function | An information processing device includes a controller that controls a notification of a linkage function executable by using plural devices, by transmitting information of the plural devices to an operation assistant. In a further modification of the invention, the controller may control the notification of the linkage function when an image as the information is connected to an image associated with the operation assistant. | Kengo Tokuchi (Kanagawa, JP) | Fuji Xerox Co.,Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-05-29 | 2019-09-17 | G06F3/12, H04N1/00 | 15/990834 |
| 920 | 10416672 | Method and an unmanned aerial vehicle for determining emissions of a vessel | A method for determining emissions in an exhaust plume (11) produced by a combustion engine of a vessel (10) during cruise of the vessel (10) , said emissions including the presence or concentration of carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) and/or sulphur dioxide (SO.sub.2) and/or the count and size of particles. The position and distribution of the exhaust plume (11) is determined or estimated on the basis of the position, bearing and speed of the vessel (10) and further on the basis of meteorological data, such as wind direction and speed. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (12) , i.e. a so-called drone, is controlled to fly through the 10 plume (11) to make measurements of exhaust emissions of the vessel (10) . | Jon Knudsen (Kgs. Lyngby, DK) | Explicit I/S (Lyngby, DK) | 2015-01-27 | 2019-09-17 | G01N31/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G01M15/10, G01N21/51, G01N1/22, G07C5/00, B64C39/02, G01N21/3504, G01N27/416, G01N33/00, G01W1/02, G01N1/02 | 15/114869 |
| 921 | 10416668 | Scanning environments and tracking unmanned aerial vehicles | Systems and methods for scanning environments and tracking unmanned aerial vehicles within the scanned environments are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes using a rangefinder off-board an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to identify points in a region. The method can further include forming a computer-based map of the region with the points and using the rangefinder and a camera to locate the UAV as it moves in the region. The location of the UAV can be compared with locations on the computer-based map and, based upon the comparison, the method can include transmitting guidance information to the UAV. In a further particular embodiment, two-dimensional imaging data is used in addition to the rangefinder data to provide color information to points in the region. | Asa Hammond (Cotati, CA), Nathan Schuett (Belmont, CA), Naimisaranya Das Busek (Seattle, WA) | Prenav, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2016-03-02 | 2019-09-17 | G05D1/00, G06T17/05, G06K9/52, G06K9/62, G06T7/20, G06T7/60, G01S17/66, G08G5/04, G01S7/481, G01S17/02, G01S17/93, G01S17/89, G01S17/87, H04N13/128, G05D1/10, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G06F3/0484, G06K9/00, G06T7/00, H04N13/00, F03D17/00 | 15/059101 |
| 922 | 10416667 | System and method for utilization of multiple-camera network to capture static and/or motion scenes | Various aspects of a system and method for utilization of multiple-camera network to capture static and/or motion scenes are disclosed herein. The system comprises a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) . Each of the plurality of UAVs is associated with an imaging device configured to capture a plurality of images. A first UAV of the plurality of UAVs comprises a first imaging device configured to capture a first set of images of one or more static and/or moving objects. The first UAV is configured to receive focal lens information, current location and current orientation from one or more imaging devices. A target location and a target orientation of each of the one or more imaging devices are determined. Control information is communicated to the one or more other UAVs to modify the current location and current orientation to the determined target location and orientation of each of the one or more imaging devices. | Alexander Berestov (San Jose, CA), Ming-Chang Liu (San Jose, CA), Chuen-Chien Lee (San Jose, CA) | Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-02-03 | 2019-09-17 | G05D1/00, H04N5/232, G05D1/10, G06K9/00, B64C39/02, G06T15/20, G06T17/00, H04N5/247 | 15/014743 |
| 923 | 10415557 | Controller assembly for simultaneously managing multiple engine/pump assemblies to perform shared work | A pumping system includes a pump array of multiple pump-engine assemblies. Each pump-engine assembly comprises a pump and a gas turbine engine driving the pump. A manifold is coupled to the pumps. A master controller is coupled to each of the pump-engine assemblies either directly or via one or more intermediate controllers. The master controller and any intermediate controllers are collectively programmed to respond to user input including a desired hydraulic output at the manifold by automatically calculating and applying inputs to the individual pump-engine assemblies to provide the desired hydraulic output. | David Crowe (Tucson, AZ), Elden Crom (Tucson, AZ) | Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ), Turbine Powered Technology Llc (Franklin LA) | 2013-11-15 | 2019-09-17 | F04B23/04, F04D15/00 | 14/081048 |
| 924 | 10414506 | Aircraft parachute system utilizing airbag to assist with parachute deployment | An aircraft includes an airframe parachute system. The parachute system includes an activation system, an extraction system, a harness system, and a parachute assembly. | Garrett John Homan (Hermantown, MN), David A. Rathbun (Hermantown, MN), Kevin P. Welsh (Duluth, MN), Jeremy Travis Engel (Duluth, MN), Anthony Dale Kasher (Inver Grove Heights, MN) | Cirrus Design Corporation (Duluth, MN) | 2017-02-13 | 2019-09-17 | B64D17/80, B64D17/26, B64D17/72, B64C13/18, B64D17/62, B64C39/02 | 15/431687 |
| 925 | 10414495 | Product delivery methods and systems utilizing portable unmanned delivery aircraft | In some embodiments, provide systems, apparatuses and methods to deliver products using unmanned delivery aircraft. In some embodiments, product delivery system is provided, comprising: an unmanned delivery aircraft configured to deliver a package to a package drop point corresponding to a location of a vehicle at a predefined drive-through station, wherein the delivery aircraft comprises: one or more cameras, an image processor configured to process images captured by the one or more cameras and based on the processing of the images confirm a precise location of the package drop point as defined according to a determined current location and an orientation of the vehicle, and a crane system that supports the first package and lowers the first package to the package drop point relative to the current location and orientation of the vehicle while the delivery aircraft hovers above the vehicle by a threshold distance. | Chandrashekar Natarajan (San Ramon, CA), Donald R. High (Noel, MO) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2018-01-05 | 2019-09-17 | B64D1/22, G06Q10/08, G05D1/00, G08G5/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G01S5/14, G06K9/00, G01S19/49, B66C23/18, B64D47/08, B64F1/20, B64C39/02, G01S19/13 | 15/863123 |
| 926 | 10414493 | Apparatus and method for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | An apparatus and method for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft is provided. The apparatus includes a line which is elevatable while maintaining a principally horizontal axis. for retrieval, the aircraft translates principally spanwise over the line, following a path which is principally horizontal and normal to the line. At an appropriate moment, the line is elevated and contacts the aircraft's wing. As the aircraft continues translating, the line slides along the wing until captured in a cleat. The aircraft is then stably tethered in hover, and its position can be manipulated by articulating the line, such as to guide the aircraft into a docking station. for launch the aircraft lifts itself into hover while tethered to the line. Articulation of the line guides the aircraft into a launch position, at which point the line is disconnected from the cleat, thereby releasing the aircraft. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Kristoffer Gauksheim (White Salmon, WA), Rutger Engbersen (Hood River, OR), Andrew Crafts (Hood River, OR), Michael Baxter (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (Bingen, WA) | 2015-07-07 | 2019-09-17 | B64C39/02 | 14/793397 |
| 927 | 10414492 | Aircraft having rotor-to-wing conversion capabilities | A tail sitter aircraft includes a fuselage having a forward portion and an aft portion. The forward portion of the fuselage includes first and second rotor stations. A first rotor assembly is positioned proximate the first rotor station. A second rotor assembly is positioned proximate the second rotor station. A tailboom assembly extends from the aft portion of the fuselage. The tailboom assembly includes a plurality of landing members. In a vertical takeoff and landing mode of the aircraft, the first and second rotor assemblies rotate about the fuselage to provide vertical thrust. In a forward flight mode of the aircraft, the first rotor assembly rotates about the fuselage to provide forward thrust and the second rotor assembly is non-rotatable about the fuselage forming wings to provide lift. | Daniel Bryan Robertson (Fort Worth, TX), Kirk Landon Groninga (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-08-30 | 2019-09-17 | B64C29/02, B64C27/54, B64C27/50, B64C27/24, B64C25/52, B64C3/56 | 15/251128 |
| 928 | 10413763 | Fire extinguishing firefighting drone | The present invention relates to a fire extinguishing firefighting drone which, in case of a fire in a house, a structure, a building, or the like, can be rapidly introduced and extinguish a fire in an early stage of the fire, and can be remotely operated in an unmanned manner through connection with a central control system. The fire extinguishing firefighting drone includes a flight unit configured to include propeller units, a disaster prevention turret unit configured to spray a fire-extinguishing chemical, a plurality of movement units configured to move a body unit, and a disaster prevention means unit configured to be provided with items adapted to spray a fire-extinguishing chemical, to launch a fire-extinguishing bomb, or to save lives. | Gi Yeon Won (Ansan-si, KR), Kyung Wha Kim (Daejeon, KR) | --- | 2016-05-26 | 2019-09-17 | A62C3/02, B64C37/00, B60F5/02, B64C39/02, B64D1/18, B64D1/02, A62C27/00, B64C25/40, A62C31/02, A62C31/28, A62C37/40 | 15/576904 |
| 929 | 10411913 | Efficient channel estimation and symbol detection for massive MIMO-OFDM | A communication system that minimizes the transmission of pilot symbols while ensuring real-time channel tracking and symbol detection. The system employs a multiple-input multiple-output (MTMO) transmitter-receiver pair where there are many more receive antennas than transmit antennas. Communication occurs over a wide band RF channel via orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) that employs a large number of sub-carriers. | Biao Chen (Jamesville, NY), Michael Gans (Rome, NY), John Matyjas (Rome, NY) | Syracuse University (Syracus, NY) | 2016-10-12 | 2019-09-10 | H04L25/02, H04L27/26, H04L5/00, H04B7/0413 | 15/767495 |
| 930 | 10411356 | Apparatus and methods for selectively targeting communication devices with an antenna array | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, detecting a communication device in transit, determining a trajectory of the communication device, selecting a section from a plurality of sections of an array of dielectric antennas according to the trajectory of the communication device, where the section corresponds to a set of one more dielectric antennas from the array of dielectric antennas coupled to a set of launchers, and directing the set of launchers to launch electromagnetic waves directed to the set of one more dielectric antennas to generate a beam pattern directed to the communication device while in transit. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Shikik Johnson (Tinton Falls, NJ), David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2019-09-10 | H01Q1/24, H01Q1/38, H01Q3/24, H01Q3/34, H01Q9/04, H04B7/06, H04W4/02, H04W16/28, H04W4/029, H01Q21/20, H01Q25/00 | 15/372448 |
| 931 | 10410532 | Automatic real-time system and method for centralized air traffic control of aerial vehicles in urban environment | The invention discloses a centralized city-wide automatic real-time system and method for air traffic control of aerial vehicles (both manned and unmanned) in urban environment, wherein each air traffic control object includes a GPS/ADS-B equipment, transmitter and receiver for bi-directional communications with the central processing server unit. The aerial vehicles will be centrally controlled in the entire city in such a way that they will fly directly above existing paved roads in the city, through predetermined vertical altitude levels. By moving above the existing roads, the number of potential conflicts will be decreased. Major conflict zones could be defined at road intersections and areas surrounding road intersections. | David Myr (Jerusalem, IL) | Makor Issues and Rights Ltd. (Jerusalem, IL) | 2018-06-17 | 2019-09-10 | G01C21/34, G08G5/00, G08G5/06, G06F17/50, G08G5/04, B64C39/02 | 16/010470 |
| 932 | 10410403 | Three-dimensional voxel mapping | A device can be configured to receive map data from at least one map data provider, the map data including data points representing information regarding a space. The device can generate a first set of voxels based on the map data, the first set of voxels representing a first three-dimensional space that includes: at least a portion of the space represented by the map data, and voxel data corresponding to at least one of the data points. The device may also index the first set of voxels in a first index, generate a second set of voxels based on the first set of voxels, the second set of voxels representing a second three-dimensional space that is included in the first three-dimensional space, and index the second set of voxels in a second index. | X (Portland, OR), Dana Maher (Portland, OR), Matthew S. Fanelli (Washington, DC) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2018-03-05 | 2019-09-10 | G06T15/08, G06T17/05 | 15/912063 |
| 933 | 10410291 | Systems and methods for analyzing unmanned aerial missions | A system for determining drone operation rules configured to (i) receive a plurality of telematics data from a plurality of missions, (ii) analyze the plurality of telematics data to determine one or more mission trends, and (iii) determine one or more rules based upon the one or more mission trends. | Todd Binion (Bloomington, IL), Jennifer Criswell Kellett (Bloomington, IL), Jeremy Carnahan (Bloomington, IL), Matt Megyese (Bloomington, IL) | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Bloomington, IL) | 2017-04-07 | 2019-09-10 | G06Q40/08, G07C5/00, G01C23/00, B64C39/02 | 15/482300 |
| 934 | 10409371 | Methods and apparatus for inferring user intent based on neuromuscular signals | Methods and system for predicting the onset of a motor action using neuromuscular signals. The system comprises a plurality of sensors configured to continuously record a plurality of neuromuscular signals from a user and at least one computer processor programmed to provide as input to a trained statistical model, the plurality of neuromuscular signals or information based on the plurality of neuromuscular signals, predict, based on an output of the trained statistical model, whether an onset of a motor action will occur within a threshold amount of time, and send a control signal to at least one device based, at least in part, on the output probability, wherein the control signal is sent to the at least one device prior to completion of the motor action by the user. | Patrick Kaifosh (New York, NY), Timothy Machado (Palo Alto, CA), Thomas Reardon (New York, NY), Erik Schomburg (Brooklyn, NY) | Ctrl-Labs Corporation (New York, NY) | 2017-07-25 | 2019-09-10 | G06F3/01, A61B5/0488, G06N7/00, G06N20/00, A61B5/00 | 15/659018 |
| 935 | 10407201 | Rotating tamp head and automated dimension determination | Printing systems may include a rotatable tamp head that may be repositioned, as necessary, in order to cause a label to be printed in a specific location or in a certain alignment on an object. Such tamp heads may be repositioned as necessary where the label may cross a seam, a crease, a fold or another surface feature which might cause the label to be bowed or damaged in transit. The tamp head may be positioned in a manner that would enable any information, markings or bar codes thereon to remain legible and intact even if the label is applied across such a surface feature. An orientation of the object may be determined using one or more sensors aligned at various angles with respect to a direction of travel of the object. | Tyler B. Rodgers (Phoenix, AZ), Patrick Joseph Houlihan (Phoenix, AZ), David Arthur Ogle, II (Bridgeport, TX) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-09-25 | 2019-09-10 | B32B41/00, B65C9/46, B65C9/42, B65C1/02 | 15/715069 |
| 936 | 10407181 | Locking line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods | Locking line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A representative system includes a line capture body having a line slot with an open end and closed end, and a retainer positioned proximate the line slot and movable between first position in which the retainer blocks access to the line slot and a second position in which the retainer allows access to the line slot. A locking device is operably coupled between the capture body and the retainer and is movable between an unlocked position to allow movement of the retainer between the first and second positions, and a locked position to block such movement. A release device is operably coupled to the locking device and movable between a secured position with the locking device secured in the locked position, and a released position with the locking device movable between the locked and unlocked positions. | Matthew Grubb (Bingen, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2016-06-27 | 2019-09-10 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02 | 15/194492 |
| 937 | 10407171 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | The present invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle, including: a fuselage, a battery accommodation cavity, disposed on the fuselage, a battery pack, including at least two battery blocks and mounted inside the battery accommodation cavity, a battery circuit board, electrically connected to the battery blocks in the battery pack, and a functional module, electrically connected to the battery circuit board, the battery blocks in the battery pack supplying power to the functional module via the battery circuit board at the same time. By using the solution of the present invention, endurance of the unmanned aerial vehicle is increased. | Dongdong Luo (Guangdong, CN), Feng Ni (Guangdong, CN), Hang Lv (Guangdong, CN), Wenbing Su (Guangdong, CN) | Autel Robotics Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN) | 2019-03-01 | 2019-09-10 | B64C39/02, B60L50/60, B64D27/24, B60L58/12 | 16/290082 |
| 938 | 10407169 | Aircraft having dual rotor-to-wing conversion capabilities | A tail sitter aircraft includes a fuselage having a forward portion and an aft portion. The forward portion of the fuselage includes first and second rotor stations. A first rotor assembly is positioned proximate the first rotor station. A second rotor assembly is positioned proximate the second rotor station. A tailboom assembly extends from the aft portion of the fuselage and includes a plurality of landing members. A pusher propeller extends from the tailboom assembly. In a vertical takeoff and landing mode, the first and second rotor assemblies rotate about the fuselage to provide vertical thrust. In a forward flight mode, rotation of the pusher propeller provides forward thrust and the first and second rotor assemblies are non-rotatable about the fuselage forming a dual wing configuration to provide lift. | Kirk Landon Groninga (Fort Worth, TX), Daniel Bryan Robertson (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-08-30 | 2019-09-10 | B64C29/02, B64C25/52, B64C11/00, B64C27/24, B64C3/56, B64D27/24, B64C39/08, B64C27/50 | 15/251110 |
| 939 | 10407160 | Variable in-flight wing fold system | In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a rotor blade. The rotor blade may comprise a plurality of blade segments, one or more attachment fittings for coupling the plurality of blade segments, and one or more actuators for adjusting an orientation of the plurality of blade segments. | Benjamin A. Goldman (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-02-03 | 2019-09-10 | B64C11/28, B64C27/46, B64C27/50, B64C27/473, B64C27/00, B64C27/06, B64C29/00, B64C11/20 | 15/424526 |
| 940 | 10407154 | Horizontal stabilizer mount for a rotorcraft | In one embodiment, a horizontal stabilizer spar is held on the empennage of a rotorcraft by saddle fittings clamping the stabilizer spar at positions spaced apart along a longitudinal direction of the stabilizer spar. Stabilizer mounts are connected at respective ends to the saddle fittings and to vertical spars on the empennage. At least one of the stabilizer mounts is constructed to allow movement of the saddle fittings with respect to the vertical spars with at least four directions of freedom. The movable stabilizer mount is floatingly attached to a vertical spar, while the saddle fittings are connected to the respective stabilizer mounts by way of spherical bearings. | Guillaume Noiseux Boucher (Mirabel, CA), Pascal Flynn-Robitaille (Laval, CA), Kevin Donald Morris (Hawkesbury, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-04-18 | 2019-09-10 | B64C9/02, B64C5/02, B64C27/06, B64C27/82, B64C1/26 | 15/490796 |
| 941 | 10407153 | High altitude aircraft with integrated solar cells, and associated systems and methods | An aircraft includes a substrate having a curvature to form a lift surface, a plurality of solar cells carried by, bonded to, and impressed into the substrate, and electrical connections between the solar cells carried by the substrate. The electrical connections coupled to link the solar cells together to provide power to the aircraft while in flight. | Daniel H. Cornew (Moriarty, NM), Maximus Yaney (Moriarty, NM) | Wing Aviation Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-02-06 | 2019-09-10 | B64C3/32, H01L31/0216, H01L31/02, H02S10/40, H01L31/0475, B64D27/24, B64C39/02, H01L31/048, H01L31/18, H01L31/042 | 15/889841 |
| 942 | 10407152 | Fuselage to wing attachment | According to one embodiment, an aircraft features a fuselage, a wing member, and two fuselage beam. The fuselage features a first plurality of structural supports, a second plurality of structural supports, a first opening disposed between the first plurality of structural supports, and a second opening disposed between the second plurality of structural supports. The wing member is disposed above the first opening and above the second opening. The wing features a plurality of ribs including a first rib and a second rib. The first fuselage beam couples the first rib of the wing member to the fuselage and has an elongated body portion extending across the first plurality of structural supports. The second fuselage beam couples the second rib of the wing member to the fuselage and features an elongated body portion extending across the second plurality of structural supports. | James Everett Kooiman (Fort Worth, TX), Mark Loring Isaac (Fort Worth, TX), John Elton Brunken, Jr. (Colleyville, TX), John McCullough (Weatherford, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-06-26 | 2019-09-10 | B64C1/26, B64C3/18, B64C29/00, B64C1/14 | 16/018862 |
| 943 | 10407136 | Autonomous watercraft with a waterproof container system that houses satellite communication terminal | An autonomous watercraft with a waterproof container that houses a satellite communication terminal. The waterproof container includes a first shell mounted on a deck of the watercraft and that has a sealed first interior space that contains satellite communication circuitry of the terminal. The waterproof container also includes a second shell mounted under the deck of the watercraft and that has a sealed second interior space that contains the processing circuitry of the terminal. The first and second shells include ports configured to receive connectors for communication signaling and/or power. The first shell can also include a pressure port to pressurize the first interior space for use in leak detection. The shells can also include heat sinks to cool the satellite communication terminal. | Anthony Sangsoo Bak (Stone Ridge, VA), Thomas John Berens (Alexandria, VA), Ernest L. Ferrier, Jr. (Livermore, CA), Carlos M. Montes (Marysville, WA), Timothy J. Ong (San Jose, CA), Cameron Alexander Sanders (Washington, DC), Terry Allan Smith (Sunnyvale, CA), Jeffrey Scott Willcox (Arlington, MA), Youstina Yacoub (Centreville, VA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-06-12 | 2019-09-10 | B63B25/00, H05K7/20, H05K5/00, H04B1/38, H05K5/02 | 16/006081 |
| 944 | 10403153 | Autonomous emergency flight management system for an unmanned aerial system | An autonomous emergency flight management system may find safe and clear landing sites for unmanned aerial systems (UASs) in emergency situations. Emergency flight management software may reside on an onboard computing system. The computing system may continuously look at internal databases and input from other systems (e.g., a global positioning system (GPS) , camera, compass, radar, sonar, etc.) , depending on what is available. The emergency flight management system may make decisions on its own without human intervention. for instance, a database may provide some local likely candidates for landing sites. Information associated with the candidates may include latitude, longitude, altitude for top of a building, etc. Position updates may be continuously provided from an autopilot or other suitable system. | Patricia C. Glaab (Hampton, VA), Louis J. Glaab (Hampton, VA) | United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of Nasa (Washington, DC) | 2017-01-03 | 2019-09-03 | G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G01C23/00, B64D47/06, B64C39/02, G08G5/02, G05D1/06, B64D45/00 | 15/397140 |
| 945 | 10402942 | Multiple georeferenced aerial image crop analysis and synthesis | Aerial imagery may be captured from an unmanned aircraft or other aerial vehicle. The use of aerial vehicle imagery provides greater control over distance from target and time of image capture, and reduces or eliminates imagery interference caused by clouds or other obstacles. Images captured by the aerial vehicle may be analyzed to provide various agricultural information, such as vegetative health, plant counts, population counts, plant presence estimation, weed presence, disease presence, chemical damage, wind damage, standing water presence, nutrient deficiency, or other agricultural or non-agricultural information. Georeference-based mosaicking may be used to process and combine raw image files into a direct georeferenced mosaic image. | Eric Taipale (Minneapolis, MN), Andrew Muehlfeld (Minneapolis, MN) | Sentera, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) | 2017-09-28 | 2019-09-03 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06T3/40 | 15/718650 |
| 946 | 10401873 | System and method for payload dispersion using UAVs | According to some examples of the presently disclosed subject matter there is provided a system and method for deploying a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by an airborne carrier aircraft for dispersing payload material, each UAV comprising at least one container containing payload material and being configured to disperse the payload material at a designated dispersion area in an event site. | Ariel Zilberstein (Giv'at Ada, IL), Udi Graff (Haifa, IL) | Almog Rescuesystems Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2016-11-23 | 2019-09-03 | G05D1/10, B64D5/00, G05D1/00, B64D11/00, B64D1/16, B64C39/02, A62C3/02 | 15/778480 |
| 947 | 10401136 | Radio frequency tracking system for projectiles | A tracking apparatus for use in tracking an arrow, crossbow bolt, or other suitable projectile, includes an electronics unit configured to be connected to a shaft of the projectile. The electronics unit includes a radio frequency (''RF'') module. The RF module is electrically associated with a head of the projectile to cause the head to function as a first RF radiating element. The RF module is electrically associated with the shaft to cause the shaft to function as a second RF radiating element. One of the first RF radiating element and the second RF radiating element can be a poise, and the other of the first RF radiating element and the second RF radiating element can be a counterpoise. | Doug VanTassell (Charlotte, NC), David Silva (Reserve, NM), Jerry Merritt (Farmington, UT), Kevin Harcourt (Bountiful, UT) | --- | 2017-09-13 | 2019-09-03 | F42B12/38, F42B6/04, H04B1/38, G01S19/14 | 15/703075 |
| 948 | 10401129 | Interdiction and recovery for small unmanned aircraft systems | Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for drone interdiction. A projectile is capable of being launched to intercept a drone. The projectile may include a set of tethers that deploy from the projectile for securing the drone. The projectile may include a recovery device that deploys from the projectile for controlling a descent of the drone. | Michael J. Armstrong (Avon, IN), George R. Hutchins (Avon, IN), Timothy A. Wachob (Gilbert, AZ) | Kestrel Science and Innovation, Llc (Chandler, AZ) | 2017-03-13 | 2019-09-03 | F42B12/00, F41H13/00, F42B12/56 | 15/457490 |
| 949 | 10400116 | Methods for making static dissipative coatings | The present disclosure relates generally to the field of static dissipative coatings. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to the methods of making static dissipative, preferably non-chromium-containing, coatings comprising carbon nanotubes, the coatings themselves, and structures comprising such coatings. | Shahnaz Shokri (Bellevue, WA), Bruce A. Hooke (Snoqualmie Pass, WA), Quynhgiao Le (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-11-03 | 2019-09-03 | C09D5/00, C09D7/61, C09D5/24, C08K3/04 | 15/802640 |
| 950 | 10399703 | Articulated support for unmanned aircraft system | An articulated support includes a base and pitch-roll-yaw assembly having a pitch/roll subassembly and a yaw subassembly. The pitch/roll subassembly includes a central member configured for spring-loaded rotation about a pitch/roll axis, and the yaw subassembly has a U-shaped member configured (a) at end portions to engage under-wing connection lugs of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and (b) at a central portion to mate to the central member of the pitch/roll subassembly in a rotatable manner providing for rotation of the yaw subassembly about a yaw axis. The pitch/roll subassembly and yaw subassembly are further co-configured to define first and second fixed yaw positions in which a fuselage of the UAS is, respectively, parallel to and perpendicular to the pitch/roll axis, permitting roll motion and pitch motion of the UAS when mounted on the articulated support. | Graham Schill (Upperco, MD), Sean Marshall Baity (Westminster, MD), Kyle W. McCool (Baltimore, MD), Leonard T. Katilas (Baltimore, MD) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2017-10-05 | 2019-09-03 | B64F1/22, B64C39/02, B64F1/10 | 15/725382 |
| 951 | 10399702 | Capture and launch apparatus and method of using same for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | Automated launch and retrieval of a ''tail-sitting'' VTOL aircraft is accomplished by exploiting the natural stability of hover when restrained in tension by an upwind wing tip. for retrieval, a flexible rod is lifted into contact with the trailing edge of the upwind wing as the aircraft translates downwind overhead. Sliding between the rod and wing leads to interlocking of hooks at the rod end and wing tip, while the aircraft swings into a stable tethered hover downwind of the rod. The rod is then used to pull the aircraft upwind into a fixture for secure parking and servicing. After servicing, the aircraft lifts-off into tethered hover, and power margin for climb is assessed. If the aircraft is judged to have sufficient power safely to proceed, then the interlocking hooks are disengaged, leaving the aircraft to climb away in free flight. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA) | Aerovel Corporation (Bingen, WA) | 2017-02-01 | 2019-09-03 | B64F1/04, B64C39/02, B64C29/02 | 15/421732 |
| 952 | 10399686 | Mechanical timing connection for sequencing airbag activation with rocket for deploying aircraft parachute | An aircraft includes an airframe parachute system. The parachute system includes an activation system, an extraction system, a harness system, and a parachute assembly. | Garrett John Homan (Hermantown, MN), David A. Rathbun (Hermantown, MN), Kevin P. Welsh (Duluth, MN), Jeremy Travis Engel (Duluth, MN), Anthony Dale Kasher (Inver Grove Heights, MN) | Cirrus Design Corporation (Duluth, MN) | 2017-02-13 | 2019-09-03 | B64D17/80, B64D17/62, B64C39/02, B64C13/18, B64D17/72, B64D17/26 | 15/431685 |
| 953 | 10397277 | Dynamic data socket descriptor mirroring mechanism and use for security analytics | According to another embodiment, a system includes a processing circuit and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processing circuit. The logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to receive, at a first host on which an application instance is operating, an application or data security policy for a first data socket descriptor indicating to perform one or more actions including to mirror one or more payloads received or transmitted by the first data socket descriptor of the application instance. The logic is also configured to cause the processing circuit to perform, by the first host, at least one action selected from a group of actions in response to the indication by the application and data security policy to perform the one or more actions, the group of actions including allow-and-analyze, drop-and-analyze, and mirror. | Keshav Govind Kamble (San Jose, CA) | Avocado Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-06-14 | 2019-08-27 | H04L29/06, G06F3/06 | 15/182548 |
| 954 | 10396383 | Membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell comprising the same | A membrane electrode assembly includes a cation exchange membrane electrode assembly and an anion exchange membrane electrode assembly. The cation exchange membrane includes a cation exchange membrane, a first cathode electrode disposed on the cation exchange membrane, and a first anode electrode disposed under the cation exchange membrane. The anion exchange membrane electrode assembly includes an anion exchange membrane, a second cathode electrode disposed on the anion exchange membrane, and a second anode electrode disposed under the anion exchange membrane. The cation exchange membrane and the anion exchange membrane partially contact each other, and the first cathode electrode, the first anode electrode, the second cathode electrode, and the second anode electrode do not contact one another. | Hyoung-Juhn Kim (Seoul, KR), So Young Lee (Seoul, KR), Jieon Chae (Seoul, KR), Jong Hyun Jang (Seoul, KR), Sung Jong Yoo (Seoul, KR), Jin Young Kim (Seoul, KR), Hyun Seo Park (Seoul, KR), Dirk Henkensmeier (Seoul, KR) | Korea Institute of Science and Technology (Seoul, KR) | 2017-08-17 | 2019-08-27 | H01M8/1004, H01M8/04089, H01M8/1016, H01M8/04291 | 15/679562 |
| 955 | 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 |
| 956 | 10394239 | Acoustic monitoring system | Systems and methods for monitoring a monitored space include producing a first audio signal from received acoustic energy. The first audio signal is then processed against a whitelist of acoustic profiles and, based on lack of substantial correspondence with any of the acoustic profiles, a drone is navigated toward an apparent position of an apparent source. While in-flight, additional acoustic energy is received and a second audio signal is produced from the additional acoustic energy. The second audio signal is processed against the whitelist and, based on lack of substantial correspondence with any of the acoustic profiles of the whitelist, an investigate mode of the drone is initiated. The investigate mode includes notifying a remote monitor and supplying the remote monitor with an audiovisual feed. Responsive to a characterization by the remote monitor, an entry of the whitelist may be updated, added or replaced. | James H. Pratt (Round Rock, TX), Gregory Edwards (Austin, TX) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-04-04 | 2019-08-27 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G06F16/683, G06F16/61, H04B7/185 | 15/478877 |
| 957 | 10392109 | Mutually symbiotic aircraft systems | An aircraft system includes a wing member and a plurality of unmanned aircraft systems selectively connectable to the wing member. The wing member has a generally airfoil cross-section, a leading edge and a trailing edge. The unmanned aircraft systems have a connected flight mode while coupled to the wing member and an independent flight mode when detached from the wing member. In the connected flight mode, the unmanned aircraft systems are operable to provide propulsion to the wing member to enable flight. The unmanned aircraft systems are operable to be launched from the wing member to perform aerial missions in the independent flight mode and are operable to be recovered by the wing member and returned to the connected flight mode. Thereafter, in the connected flight mode, the unmanned aircraft systems are operable to be resupplied by the wing member. | Joseph Scott Drennan (Fort Worth, TX), John William Lloyd (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX), Brett Rodney Zimmerman (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-11-02 | 2019-08-27 | B64C37/02, B64D39/00, B64C39/02, B64C3/32 | 15/341887 |
| 958 | 10391973 | Vehicle access control system and method | A vehicle access and control system includes an activation system, a vehicle control system, a communication system provided in the vehicle, a computer system mounted in the vehicle, and a vehicle access control system including a processor, a non-volatile memory, and a set of instructions stored on the non-volatile memory. The set of instructions, when executed by the processor, causing the processor to receive a user specific identification input, access a user profile associated with the user specific identification input, determine, from the user profile, system permissions associated with the user specific identification input, and manage access to one or more of the activation system, vehicle control system, communication system, and the computer system based on the system permissions. | Michael Aaron Connor (New Haven, CT), Grace Valeria Tilton (Concord, NH) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2017-04-27 | 2019-08-27 | B60R25/00, B60R25/04, B60R25/23, B64C27/00, B60R25/25, B64C27/04, B60R25/24 | 15/498892 |
| 959 | 10391867 | Apparatus having electric-field actuated generator for powering electrical load within vicinity of powerlines | An apparatus in which electric power is generated for an electrical load from differentials in electric field strengths within a vicinity of powerlines includes: a plurality of electrodes separated and electrically insulated from one another for enabling differentials in voltage resulting from differentials in electric field strength experienced there at, and electrical components electrically connected therewith and configurable to establish one or more electric circuits whereby voltage differentials cause a current to flow through the established electric circuit for powering the electrical load. Preferably, the apparatus includes a control assembly having one or more voltage-detector components configured to detect relative voltages of the electrodes, and a processor enabled to configure--based on the detected voltages and based on voltage and electric current specifications for powering the electrical load--one or more of the electrical components to establish an electric circuit for powering the electrical load. | Steven J. Syracuse (Parker, CO), Chad D. Tillman (Matthews, NC) | Nxp Aeronautics Research, Llc (Parker, CO) | 2018-10-18 | 2019-08-27 | H02J50/05, H02J50/00, B60L5/00, B64C39/08, B64C39/04 | 16/164626 |
| 960 | 10389775 | Multicast aggregation of multiple streaming connections | A terminal receives a first request by a client for a slice of a data stream, and transmits the request to a streaming server. The terminal receives a first request by another client for the slice of the data stream and, in response, transmits the first request by the other client to the streaming server. The terminal receives a multicast packet that encapsulates the slice of the data stream, and extracts the slice. The terminal, then responds to the first request, by sending the client the extracted slice. | Satyajit Roy (Germantown, MD), Rohit Tripathi (Germantown, MD) | Hughes Network Systems, Llc (Germantown, MD) | 2016-05-20 | 2019-08-20 | G06F15/16, H04N21/266, H04N21/61, H04L12/66, H04L12/46, H04B7/185, H04L29/06 | 15/161168 |
| 961 | 10389432 | Maintaining network connectivity of aerial devices during unmanned flight | Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to facilitate maintaining network connectivity of aerial devices during unmanned flight are disclosed. An example method may include providing, to an access point of a radio access network (RAN) during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on a flight route, channel allocation instructions for connecting the UAV to the radio access network via communication channels. The method may further include detecting an interference event associated with a portion of the flight route of the UAV during the flight. The method may further include adjusting, during the flight, the channel allocation instructions in response to detecting the interference event. The method may further include providing the adjusted channel allocation instructions to an access point of the radio access network during the flight. | Giuseppe De Rosa (Atlanta, GA), Mario Kosseifi (Roswell, GA), Ronald Kiefer (Louisville, KY) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-06-22 | 2019-08-20 | G08G5/00, H04B7/185, H04W72/04, B64C39/02 | 15/630872 |
| 962 | 10389114 | Regulated transformer rectifier unit for aircraft systems | A method and apparatus for providing regulated direct current power for a direct current load on an aircraft. A regulated transformer rectifier unit on an aircraft comprises a plurality of converter modules connected in parallel between an input and an output. Each converter module in the plurality of converter modules comprises a transformer rectifier unit. The plurality of converter modules are controlled by a controller to provide regulated direct current power at the output from alternating current power provided at the input from an alternating current power source on the aircraft. | Evelyn Marie Matheson (Bothell, WA), Kamiar J. Karimi (Kirkland, WA), Mehdy Barekatein (Kirkland, WA), Eugene V. Solodovnik (Lake Stevens, WA), Sheverria Antony Aikens (Mill Creek, WA), Mark Eugene Liffring (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-11-25 | 2019-08-20 | H02J1/10 | 14/553604 |
| 963 | 10389037 | Apparatus and methods for selecting sections of an antenna array and use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, selecting a first segment from a plurality of selectable segments of an array of dielectric antennas, where the first segment corresponds to a first set of one or more dielectric antennas from the array of dielectric antennas coupled to a first set of launchers, directing the first set of launchers to launch first electromagnetic waves directed to the first set of one or more dielectric antennas to generate a first beam pattern, selecting a second segment from the plurality of selectable segments, where the second segment corresponds to a second set of one or more dielectric antennas from the array of dielectric antennas coupled to a second set of launchers, and directing the second set of launchers to launch second electromagnetic waves directed to the second set of one or more dielectric antennas to generate a second beam pattern. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Shikik Johnson (Tinton Falls, NJ), David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2019-08-20 | H01Q1/22, H04B7/0495, H01Q3/30, H01Q13/24, H01Q21/00, H01Q21/20, H01Q3/24, H01Q1/38, H01Q3/26 | 15/372460 |
| 964 | 10389029 | Multi-feed dielectric antenna system with core selection and methods for use therewith | In accordance with one or more embodiments, an antenna system includes a dielectric antenna having a feed-point, wherein the dielectric antenna is a single antenna having a plurality of antenna beam patterns. At least one cable having a plurality of conductorless dielectric cores is coupled to the feed-point of the dielectric antenna, each of the plurality of conductorless dielectric cores corresponding to one of the plurality of antenna beam patterns. A core selector switch couples electromagnetic waves from a source to a selected one of the plurality of conductorless dielectric cores, the selected one of the plurality of conductorless dielectric cores corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of antenna beam patterns. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-07 | 2019-08-20 | H01Q13/02, H01Q3/24, H01Q13/24, H01Q15/24, H01Q1/22, H01Q25/00, H01Q19/08, H01Q9/04 | 15/371286 |
| 965 | 10387727 | Backup navigation system for unmanned aerial vehicles | Described is a method that involves operating an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to begin a flight, where the UAV relies on a navigation system to navigate to a destination. During the flight, the method involves operating a camera to capture images of the UAV's environment, and analyzing the images to detect features in the environment. The method also involves establishing a correlation between features detected in different images, and using location information from the navigation system to localize a feature detected in different images. Further, the method involves generating a flight log that includes the localized feature. Also, the method involves detecting a failure involving the navigation system, and responsively operating the camera to capture a post-failure image. The method also involves identifying one or more features in the post-failure image, and determining a location of the UAV based on a relationship between an identified feature and a localized feature. | Dinuka Abeywardena (Mountain View, CA), Damien Jourdan (Mountain View, CA) | Wing Aviation Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2017-09-13 | 2019-08-20 | G06K9/00, G01C11/06, B64D47/08, G05D1/10, G01C21/32 | 15/703948 |
| 966 | 10387675 | Indirect indications for applying display privacy filters | A system and method for automatically applying display privacy filters. Content to be displayed on a device is received. An indirect indication of a condition of the device that is associated with applying a display privacy filter to a presentation of the device is received. Based on receiving the indirect indication, the display privacy filter to presentations of the content. | Neil Patrick Adams (Waterloo, CA), Jeremy Lawson Kominar (Waterloo, CA), Clara Margarida Severino (Toronto, CA), Adam Richard Schieman (Toronto, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2017-03-08 | 2019-08-20 | G06F21/62, G06F21/84 | 15/453453 |
| 967 | 10386848 | Identifying a sensor in an autopilot vehicle | Systems, methods, and software can be used to identify a sensor on an autopilot vehicle. In some aspects, a video frame that is captured by a lens coupled to a vehicle is received. The video frame is determined to include an identifier of the lens. In response to determining that the video frame includes the identifier of the lens, the video frame is transmitted to an autopilot processor. | Marcus Klische (Dorfen, DE) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2017-02-28 | 2019-08-20 | G05D1/02, B60R11/04, G06K9/00, G05D1/00, G06K19/06, G06K7/14 | 15/445446 |
| 968 | 10386463 | Retroreflector with wavelength-dependent response to convey pose information | A system includes: a light source, a detector configured to spectrally resolve light across an operative wavelength range, a retroreflector module including a reflector and an optical filter integrated with the reflector, the reflector being configured to retroreflect at least some of incident light across the operative wavelength range, an optical filter configured to filter light across the operative wavelength range, the optical filter having an angular-dependent optical characteristic for light across the operative wavelength range, and an electronic processing module in communication with the detector. The system is configured so that during operation the light source directs broadband light towards the retroreflector module, the detector detects filtered retroreflected light from the retroreflection module, and the electronic processing module determines information about an orientation of the retroreflector module with respect to the detector based on the spectral content of the filtered retroreflected light. | Martin Friedrich Schubert (Mountain View, CA), Michael Jason Grundmann (San Jose, CA) | X Development Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-12-29 | 2019-08-20 | G01S17/89, G01S7/481, G01S17/66, G01S17/42, G02B5/28, G02B5/122 | 15/393796 |
| 969 | 10384801 | Device for assisting the piloting of a rotorcraft, associated display, and a corresponding method of assisting piloting | A device for assisting the piloting of a rotorcraft in order to pilot a rotorcraft during an approach stage preceding a stage of landing on a rotorcraft landing area. Such a device includes in particular a camera for taking a plurality of images of the environment of the rotorcraft along a line of sight, looking at least along a forward direction Dx of the rotorcraft, and processor for identifying in at least one image from among said plurality of images at least one looked-for landing area. | Francois-Xavier Filias (Pelissanne, FR), Pierre Zoppitelli (Cabries, FR), Nicolas Belanger (Fos sur Mer, FR), Marc Salesse-Lavergne (Allauch, FR) | Airbus Helicopters (Marignane, FR) | 2017-07-07 | 2019-08-20 | B64D45/08, B64C27/57, G08G5/02, G08G5/00, H04N5/247, H04N5/232, H04N5/225, B64D47/08, G06K9/00, B64C13/18 | 15/644439 |
| 970 | 10384790 | Engine mount assemblies for aircraft | An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe includes a torsion bar, a lateral movement control assembly and a vertical movement control assembly. The torsion bar has a torsional stiffness and is coupled between the engine and the airframe such that torsional movement of the engine causes torsion in the torsion bar. The lateral movement control assembly has a lateral stiffness and is coupled between the torsion bar and the airframe such that lateral movement of the engine causes rotation of the torsion bar which reacts on lateral movement control assembly. The vertical movement control assembly has a vertical stiffness and is coupled between the engine and the airframe such that vertical movement of the engine reacts on the vertical movement control assembly. The engine mount assembly, thereby enables torsional, lateral and vertical movement of the engine to be independently controlled. | Tyler Wayne Baldwin (Fort Worth, TX), John Elton Brunken, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Matthew Carl VanBuskirk (Fort Worth, TX), Bart Marcus Shafer (Fort Worth, TX), Bruce Bennett Bacon (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-01-19 | 2019-08-20 | B64D27/26, B64C29/00, B64C27/28, B64D27/12 | 15/409971 |
| 971 | 10384782 | Airborne payload control system | A method for an airborne payload system includes receiving, from a sensor on a payload line, information about the payload line, wherein the payload line comprises a first end wound about a main reel of a winch system and a second end configured to couple to a payload. The method further includes providing instructions, based on the received information, to the unmanned aircraft and the winch system in order to control a position of the second end of the payload line. | Matthew Curran (Los Osos, CA), Dustin E. Gamble (San Luis Obispo, CA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2017-02-28 | 2019-08-20 | B64D1/22, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B66D1/60, B64D1/12 | 15/444649 |
| 972 | 10384692 | Demand-based distribution of items using intermodal carriers and unmanned aerial vehicles | Intermodal vehicles may be loaded with items and an aerial vehicle, and directed to travel to areas where demand for the items is known or anticipated. The intermodal vehicles may be coupled to locomotives, container ships, road tractors or other vehicles, and equipped with systems for loading one or more items onto the aerial vehicle, and for launching or retrieving the aerial vehicle while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. The areas where the demand is known or anticipated may be identified on any basis, including but not limited to past histories of purchases or deliveries to such areas, or events that are scheduled to occur in such areas. Additionally, intermodal vehicles may be loaded with replacement parts and/or inspection equipment, and configured to conduct repairs, servicing operations or inspections on aerial vehicles within the intermodal vehicles, while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. | Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Nicholas Bjone (Laveen, AZ) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-03-16 | 2019-08-20 | B61D3/16, G06Q30/02, B61L25/02, G06Q10/08, B65G1/04, B25J11/00, B61L27/00, B61L15/00, B65G1/137 | 15/461006 |
| 973 | 10382976 | Method and apparatus for managing wireless communications based on communication paths and network device positions | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, different groups of network devices mounted on utility poles. The different groups of network devices can be arranged along different paths. A communication path for transmitting wireless signals can alternate between the different groups of network devices. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2019-08-13 | H04W40/00, H04W16/26, H04B3/56, H04B3/52, H04W16/32, H04B3/58, H01Q13/20, H01Q13/02, H04W88/08 | 15/370539 |
| 974 | 10381038 | Automated data storage library drone accessor | A data storage system that moves and transfers components utilizing drones is disclosed. The data storage system comprises a data storage library for reading and writing of data on a plurality of data storage cartridges, at least one drone vehicle, a processing device, and a non-transitory, computer-readable memory containing programming instructions. The programming instructions are configured to cause the processing device to: receive a request to transfer a data storage component to a destination location in the data storage library, in response to receiving the request, instruct a drone vehicle to perform at least part of the transfer of the data storage component to the destination location, and perform at least part of the transfer of the data storage component to the destination location by the drone vehicle. | Brian G. Goodman (Tucson, AZ), Tom Haberman (Tucson, AZ), Michael P. McIntosh (Tucson, AZ), Shawn M. Nave (Tucson, AZ), Kenny Nian Gan Qiu (Tucson, AZ), George G. Zamora (Vail, AZ) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-12-01 | 2019-08-13 | G11B15/68, B25J9/16, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 15/828807 |
| 975 | 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 |
| 976 | 10380810 | Diagnostic method, system and device for a rotorcraft drive system | A method, system, and device for diagnosing an anomaly of a monitored component in a drive train, the method including obtaining rotational information associated with the component, receiving original data indicating the toothmesh frequency of the drive train, filtering the original data to remove energy above the toothmesh frequency, interpolating the filtered original data to generate an integer number of samples per tooth passage, and generating an amplified differential coherence (ADC) . In some embodiments, an amplified differential coherence gearbox arrangement value (ADCT) is generated. | Rodney Keith Hale (Joshua, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-15 | 2019-08-13 | G07C5/08, B64F5/60, B64C27/00, B64C27/12, B64D45/00 | 15/677506 |
| 977 | 10378895 | Aerial survey image capture system | An aerial survey image capture system for a survey aircraft is disclosed. The system comprises a camera system arranged to capture successive images of ground beneath a survey aircraft. The camera system has associated camera parameters, and a loss of separation (LOS) avoidance system for a survey aircraft. The LOS avoidance system is arranged to determine a predicted closest point of approach (CPA) distance between the survey aircraft and the nearby aircraft based on their locations and movements, compare the CPA distance with a defined minimum separation distance corresponding to a LOS, and determine an estimate for at least one navigation parameter of the survey aircraft required for the CPA distance to remain above the defined minimum separation distance. The system is further arranged to modify camera system parameters so as to at least partially compensate for a change in survey efficiency when the estimated at least one navigation parameter is used to navigate the survey aircraft. | Simon Cope (Burswood, AU), Michael von Bertouch (Bicton, AU) | Spookfish Innovagtions Pty Ltd (Bentley, Western Australia, AU) | 2015-08-28 | 2019-08-13 | G01C11/02, G05D1/00, G01S19/51, G08G5/00, G08G5/04, G03B15/00, G06K9/00 | 15/503998 |
| 978 | 10377507 | Multifunctional motorized box and landing pad for automatic drone package delivery | The invention consists of an actuated box and navigation aid for automatic delivery by unmanned vehicles (UAV) or drones. It also incorporates delivery information via the web linking orders, enclosure status, package specific drone homing signals, delivery confirmations and more. This system incorporates a novel and effective means for providing a standardized and predicable area for safe landing during delivery by functionalized drones. It also secures the package from theft, vandalism, animals and the weather and provides features necessary for air-traffic management. | Simon Tremblay (Quebec, CA), Eric Bharucha (Quebec, CA) | --- | 2016-06-11 | 2019-08-13 | B64F1/20, A47G29/14, B64F1/00, G06Q10/08, B65D81/18, B64F1/36, B64F1/22, G08G5/00, G08G5/02, B64F1/32, B64F1/12, B64C39/02 | 15/179998 |
| 979 | 10377502 | Beam springs for aircraft engine mount assemblies | An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe. The engine mount assembly includes a torsion bar coupled to the engine and a lateral movement control assembly coupled between the torsion bar and the airframe. The lateral movement control assembly includes a spring having a lateral stiffness. The torsion bar rotates in response to lateral movement of the engine such that the lateral movement of the engine is controllable based on the lateral stiffness of the spring. | Bruce Bennett Bacon (Fort Worth, TX), John Elton Brunken, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Edwin Rinehart (Fort Worth, TX), Nick Pravanh (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-01-19 | 2019-08-13 | B64D27/26, F16F15/06, F16F1/16, B64D27/00, B64D29/02, F16B2/06, B64D27/10, F02C7/20, B64C29/00, B64C27/00 | 15/410015 |
| 980 | 10377488 | Tandem-wing aircraft system with shrouded propeller | A tandem-wing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) includes forward and aft wings mounted to the fuselage by frangible spar elements, the forward wings in a shoulder-wing configuration and the aft wings in a low-wing configuration. The forward and aft wings may incorporate fill-span multifunctional control surfaces on their trailing edges. The wing design prevents interference with airflow over the fuselage into a tail-mounted ducted propeller assembly, which pivots to provide vectored thrust. A nose compartment at the nose end of the fuselage may include a forward-mounted camera with a hemispherical field of view, the nose camera protected by transparent exterior panels. A ventral cargo compartment mounted amidships may include a ventral camera gimbal-mounted to provide an overhead perspective, the ventral camera may be gimbal-mounted for articulation along multiple rotational axes to provide additional views of the UAS exterior. | Garry Reusch (Calgary, CA), Mark Ter Keurs (Surrey, CA), Nathan Armstrong (Calgary, CA), Zenon Dragan (Saskatoon, CA) | Draganfly Innovations Inc. (Saskatoon, CA) | 2017-05-02 | 2019-08-13 | B64C39/08, B64C39/02, B64C1/16, B64C5/08, B64C3/18, B64C3/16 | 15/584815 |
| 981 | 10377487 | Display device and display control method | A display device, configured to display an image photographed by a camera mounted on a remotely controlled mobile object, includes a display part which is mountable on a head of a user and capable of displaying an image, a receiving part configured to receive a photographed image and position information of the mobile object transmitted from the mobile object, a position detection part configured to detect a position of the display part, a direction detection part configured to detect a direction of the display part, and a controller configured to control image displaying on the display part, determine whether the mobile object exists in the direction of the display part and within a particular range with respect to a position of the display part, and switch images to be displayed on the display part depending on whether the mobile object exists within the particular range or not. | Hiromasa Takahashi (Gamagori, JP) | Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP) | 2017-12-22 | 2019-08-13 | B64C39/02, H04N5/232, H04N7/18, G02B27/01, H04N5/64 | 15/851826 |
| 982 | 10377480 | Apparatus and method for directing thrust from tilting cross-flow fan wings on an aircraft | A variable thrust cross-flow fan system for an aircraft including a rotatable wing member having a first housing member, an actuator assembly operably coupled to the first housing member, and a variable thrust cross-flow fan assembly including a first and second driver plates having a plurality of blades rotatably mounted therebetween. The plurality of blades has a circular path of travel when rotating and includes a control assembly coupled to the plurality of blades to generate a variable thrust force. The control assembly includes a control cam that is substantially non-rotatable relative to the first and second driver plates and a hinge member that is fixedly connected to the control cam and to the first housing member at a hinge axis. Rotation of the first housing member by the actuator assembly imparts rotation of the control cam about the hinge axis, thereby changing the direction of the variable thrust force. | Kirk L. Groninga (Keller, TX), Daniel B. Robertson (Southlake, TX), Matthew E. Louis (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-04-10 | 2019-08-13 | B64C15/12, B64C29/00, B64C39/00, B64C23/02, B64C3/32, B64D27/24, F04D17/04, F04D29/28, B64D27/02 | 15/483602 |
| 983 | 10377473 | Disconnecting a rotor | According to one embodiment, a clutch may be coupled between a rotor system and a power train of a rotorcraft. The clutch may be operable to disengage the rotor system from the power train during operation of the power train. A clutch control system in communication with the clutch and include a rotorcraft condition sensor operable to sense an operating condition of the rotorcraft and a control unit operable to prevent the clutch from disengaging the rotor system from the power train if the operating condition of the rotorcraft fails to satisfy a predetermined criterion. | Ryan T. Ehinger (Irving, TX), David Sembritzky (Grapevine, TX), Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX), Gary A. Cope (Keller, TX), Charles J. Kilmain (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-01-04 | 2019-08-13 | B64C27/00, B64C27/12, B64D35/04, B64C27/82, B64C27/14 | 13/733952 |
| 984 | 10375535 | SMS-IWF reassignment for SMS link outage | A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a service request from a user equipment (UE) device via a wireless access network, identify a Short Message Service Inter-Working Function (SMS-IWF) device associated with the UE device, and determine that the identified SMS-IWF device is associated with a link failure. The processor may further be configured to instruct the UE device to detach based on determining that the identified SMS-IWF device is associated with a link failure, receive a re-attach request from the UE device, in response to instructing the UE device to detach, and assign a functioning SMS-IWF device to the UE device, in response to receiving the re-attach request. | Suzann Hua (Walnut Creek, CA), Priscilla Lau (Fremont, CA) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-06-23 | 2019-08-06 | H04W36/14, H04W80/04, H04W48/12, H04W72/00, H04W92/14, H04W4/14, H04W76/19, H04B1/707 | 15/631660 |
| 985 | 10374657 | Method and apparatus of communication utilizing waveguide and wireless devices | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a communication device that includes first and second waveguide devices that provide communications via electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium. The communication device can include a housing supporting a first plurality of antennas and a second plurality of antennas. The communication device can include a support structure physically connecting the first and second waveguide devices with the housing. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), John W. MacNeill (Watertown, MA), David DeVincentis (Hackettstown, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2018-09-05 | 2019-08-06 | H01Q13/24, H01Q19/08, H01Q1/36, H01Q3/08, H01Q7/08, H01Q13/08, H01Q1/46, H04B3/52, H04L29/06, H04B3/36 | 16/122442 |
| 986 | 10374466 | Energy efficient vehicle with integrated power beaming | A commercially available vehicle is modified by coupling a beamed-power transmission system to the vehicle's frame. The beamed-power transmission system is arranged to deliver beamed power to a remote device such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (i.e., UAV or drone) . The cooling system of the vehicle is used to cool portions of the beamed-power transmission system. An aiming system aims a power beam produced by the beamed-power transmitter toward the remote device, and a stability system coupled to both the vehicle frame and the beamed-power transmission system maintains three-dimensional constancy of the power beam even when the vehicle frame is in motion. The commercially available vehicle may be an electric vehicle, a gas-electric hybrid vehicle, or the like having a power source that includes batteries, a fuel-cells, or a generator. | Claes Olsson (Kirkland, WA), Thomas J. Nugent, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Lasermotive, Inc. (Kent, WA) | 2016-08-11 | 2019-08-06 | H02J50/30, B60L1/02, H02J50/20, B60L9/00, H02J50/10, H02J7/02, B60L50/15, H02J50/12 | 15/234789 |
| 987 | 10374316 | System and dielectric antenna with non-uniform dielectric | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a solid dielectric antenna having a non-uniform spatial distribution of relative permittivity. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-21 | 2019-08-06 | H01Q1/50, H01Q5/55, H04B1/00, H01Q13/06, H01Q13/24, H01Q15/08, H01Q19/08 | 15/299576 |
| 988 | 10373226 | Interactive parking facilities | Interactive parking facilities may include one or more computer displays or other output devices for providing information to occupants of vehicles arriving at the parking facilities, and for providing information to workers tasked with delivering items to such occupants. A vehicle and/or an occupant may be identified at a parking space, and an ordered item associated with the vehicle or the occupant may then be placed in a staging area. Instructions to deliver the item from the staging area to the vehicle may be displayed to a worker, and information regarding the pending arrival of the item may be displayed to the occupant, on one or more computer displays. Thus, the fulfillment of an order may be triggered upon detecting the arrival of the vehicle at a parking space, and the delivery of the one or more items to the vehicle may be guided based on such information. | Ryan Scott Russell (Bellevue, WA), Phillip Michael Stevens (Snoqualmie, WA), Prashant Hegde (Seattle, WA), Wesley Scott Lauka (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-06-16 | 2019-08-06 | G06Q30/00, G01S13/75, G06K9/00, G06Q30/06 | 14/741369 |
| 989 | 10372288 | Selection of objects in a three-dimensional virtual scene | A representation device for representing and interacting with a three-dimensional virtual scenario includes an input unit and at least one representation region for representing the three-dimensional scenario. A marking element may be moved on a virtual surface area with two translational degrees of freedom such that each virtual object in the three-dimensional virtual scenario may be selected with the marking element. | Leonhard Vogelmeier (Dachau, DE), David Wittmann (Munich, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2012-09-05 | 2019-08-06 | G06F3/048, G06F3/0484, H04N13/383, H04N13/106, H04N13/363, H04N13/117, H04N13/388, G06F3/0481 | 14/343500 |
| 990 | 10372142 | System for autonomous operation of multiple hybrid unmanned aerial vehicles supported by recharging stations to perform services | An automated system and method for controlling a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is described. The system can include a receiver, a transmitter, and at least one processor in communication with a memory. The receiver receives first telemetric data from the plurality of UAVs. The transmitter is configured to transmit control data to the plurality of UAVs. The memory stores processor-issuable instructions to: substantially simultaneously determine a plurality of plans for each of the plurality of UAVs and for a predetermined time period based at least on the first telemetric data, and iteratively revise the plurality of plans. | Davide Venturelli (San Francisco, CA) | Archon Technologies S.R.L. (Modena, IT) | 2016-06-23 | 2019-08-06 | G08G5/00, B64C25/34, B64C39/02, G06Q10/08, G05D1/10, G06Q10/06 | 15/738236 |
| 991 | 10371823 | System and method for ranging a PRN receiver with a PRN composite code | In accordance with one or more aspects of the present disclosure, a method for ranging of a PRN receiver including generating, at a PRN transmitting device that includes a processor and wireless transmitter and is in a line-of-sight position with the PRN receiver, at least two component codes, time shifting, with the processor of the PRN transmitting device, the at least two component codes relative to each other to form time shifted component codes, wirelessly transmitting, with the PRN transmitting device, the time shifted component codes to the PRN receiver with a predetermined modulation, and receiving the time shifted component codes with the PRN receiver that includes a PRN receiver processor, and determining a range estimate of the PRN receiver based on a combination of the time shifted component codes with the PRN receiver processor. | Isaac Jeng (Yorba Linda, CA), Kamran Ghassemi (Orange, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-09-15 | 2019-08-06 | G01S19/30, G01S5/02, G01S19/42, G01S19/14, G01S19/02, G01S11/02 | 15/265967 |
| 992 | 10371618 | Maximum filter flow predictor | In one example embodiment, a filter condition measurement device features an engine data repository, one or more sensor units, and a measurement unit. The measurement system is configured to identify a first flow value corresponding to a sensed engine power value from the engine data repository, determine a filter coefficient for the filter as a function of the first flow value and the sensed delta-pressure value, identify a second engine power value from the plurality of stored engine power values and a second flow value corresponding to the second engine power value, and determine a second delta-pressure value for the air filter as a function of the filter coefficient and the second flow value. | Alan H. Steinert (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Forth Worth, TX) | 2015-09-03 | 2019-08-06 | G01D1/00, G01N15/08, B64C27/14, B01D46/00 | 14/844865 |
| 993 | 10371567 | Intelligent noise monitoring device and noise monitoring method using the same | An intelligent noise monitoring device includes a self-flying moving module, a noise measurement module equipped in the moving module to measure noise of a target to be detected, a control module configured to control the moving module and the noise measurement module, and a communication module configured to communicate with a ground control center, wherein the intelligent noise monitoring device flies to a location to be detected to measure the noise of the location to be detected so as to determine whether or not the measured noise is in an abnormal state. | Sang Jin Lee (Daegu, KR) | Doosan Heavy Industries Construction Co., Ltd (Gyeongsangnam-do, KR) | 2015-07-22 | 2019-08-06 | G01H3/04, G05D1/12, G01H3/10, G08G5/00, G01H3/00 | 14/805730 |
| 994 | 10371243 | Composite and metal hybrid gear | According to one embodiment, a gear includes a steel portion that is oriented on a center axis. The steel portion includes a hub, a cylindrical rim, a web, and a plurality of engagement features. The hub is centered about the center axis. The rim has an exterior surface and an interior surface that surrounds the hub and is centered about the center axis. The web extends from an exterior surface of the hub to the interior surface of the rim. The engagement features are on the exterior surface of the cylindrical rim. The gear also includes a first composite piece adjacent to a first side of the web, the first composite piece extending from the hub to the interior surface of the rim, wherein the first composite piece does not extend past the hub towards the center axis. | Brian Modrzejewski (Keller, TX), Doug Mueller (Coppell, TX), Brad Ekstrom (Fort Worth, TX), Robert P. Wardlaw (Keller, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-06-10 | 2019-08-06 | F16H55/06, B64C27/12, F16H55/12, F16B11/00 | 14/735577 |
| 995 | 10371066 | Unmanned aircraft and operation method for the same | An unmanned aircraft includes a propulsion system having a diesel or kerosene internal combustion engine and a charger device for engine charging. The propulsion system can be a hybrid propulsion system or a parallel hybrid propulsion system. | Juergen Steinwandel (Uhldingen-Muehlhofen, DE), Florian Stagliano (Munich, DE), Jan Van Toor (Munich, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2018-04-13 | 2019-08-06 | F02D29/02, B64D41/00, B64D31/00, B64D27/24, B64D27/02, B64C39/02 | 15/953209 |
| 996 | 10370121 | Launcher for an unmanned aircraft | A launcher for an unmanned aircraft may comprise: a launch rail, a carriage, pair of pulley drivers, and a cable and pulley system. The pulley drivers may produce opposing pulley drive forces, which may be converted into a single launching force via the cable and pulley system for launching the carriage. The cable and pulley system may comprise: launch rail pulleys, pulley block pulleys, cam pulleys, drive cables, and one or more winches. Embodiments of the launcher may apply a constant force to the aircraft uniformly over the launch distance, such that the unmanned aircraft may be propelled within a relatively short distance by applying energy to the aircraft in the smallest period of time and without exceeding the aircraft's acceleration limits. | Shawn Kerry McGann (Ridgecrest, CA), Nicholas McGaha (Ridgecrest, CA), Alvin L. Quintana (Ridgecrest, CA) | The Government of The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2017-04-13 | 2019-08-06 | B64F1/06, B64C39/02, B64F1/08 | 15/486988 |
| 997 | 10370120 | Launcher for an unmanned aircraft and methods of use thereof | A launcher for an unmanned aircraft may comprise: a launch rail, a carriage, pair of pulley drivers, and a cable and pulley system. The pulley drivers may produce opposing pulley drive forces, which may be converted into a single launching force via the cable and pulley system for launching the carriage. The cable and pulley system may comprise: launch rail pulleys, pulley block pulleys, cam pulleys, drive cables, and one or more winches. Embodiments of the launcher may apply a constant force to the aircraft uniformly over the launch distance, such that the unmanned aircraft may be propelled within a relatively short distance by applying energy to the aircraft in the smallest period of time and without exceeding the aircraft's acceleration limits. | Shawn Kerry McGann (Ridgecrest, CA), Nicholas McGaha (Ridgecrest, CA), Alvin L. Quintana (Ridgecrest, CA) | The Government of The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2017-04-13 | 2019-08-06 | B64F1/06, F41B3/03, B64C39/02 | 15/486481 |
| 998 | 10370103 | Package transport container and transport operations for an unmanned aerial vehicle | According to an aspect, a package transport container for a UAV includes a manifest device having a computer processor, a receptacle including a base that secures contents of the receptacle, a locking mechanism that couples the manifest device to the receptacle during transport, and a connector coupling the manifest device to the UAV. The processor transmits material properties of the contents of the receptacle to the UAV, receives routing information for a package to be transported, monitors coordinates of the package transport container during transport, and upon determining the coordinates match coordinates of a delivery location specified in the routing information: sends a release request signal to the UAV to release the receptacle, receives a release command from the UAV, and disengages the locking mechanism to release the manifest device from the base. The routing information is determined at least in part based on the material properties of the contents. | Guillaume Hoareau (Montpellier, FR), Johannes J. Liebenberg (Sandton, ZA), John G. Musial (Newburgh, NY), Todd R. Whitman (Bethany, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-08-09 | 2019-08-06 | G06F15/02, G06Q10/08, B64D1/02, B64C39/02 | 16/059078 |
| 999 | 10370088 | Clean fuel electric multirotor aircraft for personal air transportation and manned or unmanned operation | Methods and systems for a full-scale vertical takeoff and landing manned or unmanned aircraft, having an all-electric, low-emission or zero-emission lift and propulsion system, an integrated `highway in the sky` avionics system for navigation and guidance, a tablet-based motion command, or mission planning system to provide the operator with drive-by-wire style direction control, and automatic on-board-capability to provide traffic awareness, weather display and collision avoidance. Automatic computer monitoring by a programmed triple-redundant digital autopilot computer controls each motor-controller and motor to produce pitch, bank, yaw and elevation, while simultaneously restricting the flight regime that the pilot can command, to protect the pilot from inadvertent potentially harmful acts that might lead to loss of control or loss of vehicle stability. By using the results of the state measurements to inform motor control commands, the methods and systems contribute to the operational simplicity, reliability and safety of the vehicle. | Brian D. Morrison (Hopkinton, MA) | Alakai Technologies Corporation (Hopkinton, MA) | 2017-08-25 | 2019-08-06 | B64C13/18, B64C27/08, G01C23/00, B64D27/24, G05D1/00, B64D41/00, B64D27/02 | 15/686625 |
| 1000 | 10369976 | Systems and methods for rapidly decelerating a vehicle | A system for decelerating a vehicle includes a mount and a powered driver configured to propel an anchor toward a road surface to selectively secure the vehicle to the road surface. The mount is configured to couple the powered driver to a chassis of the vehicle. | Daniel Jason Ratner (San Francisco, CA) | Nuro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-11-02 | 2019-08-06 | B60T1/14, G08G1/16, B60T7/12, B60W30/09, G05D1/00 | 16/179007 |
| 1001 | 10369678 | Frame, and abrading system, and a method for using the same | A frame and/or an abrading system that is suitable for abrasion operations, and related methods of use. The frame includes articulating assemblies configured to change a curvature of their respective curved surfaces to correspond to a curvature of a curved surface of a workpiece, in response to relative displacement of a center plate of the frame toward a mounting plate of the frame. | Tho N. Dang (Lynnwood, WA), Sarah E. Dickerson (Bothell, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-09-19 | 2019-08-06 | B24B41/02, B24B1/04, B24D11/02 | 15/708912 |
| 1002 | 10368014 | Dual-aperture ranging system | A ranging system including a first aperture stop, a second aperture stop, an image sensor and a processing unit is provided. The first aperture stop includes a sheet of IR-cut filter material. The second aperture stop includes a sheet of opaque material. The image sensor receives light passing through the first and second aperture stops to output an image frame. The processing unit respectively calculates a convolution between a first color subframe of the image frame and a plurality of first blur kernels to generate a plurality of blurred first frames, respectively calculates a convolution between a second color subframe of the image frame and a plurality of second blur kernels to generate a plurality of blurred second frames, and performs a best matching between the blurred first frames and the blurred second frames. | Guo-Zhen Wang (Hsin-Chu County, TW), Yi-Lei Chen (Hsin-Chu County, TW) | Pixart Imaging Inc. (Hsin-Chu County, TW) | 2016-08-31 | 2019-07-30 | H04N5/33, G06T7/00, H04N5/225, G06T7/571, H04N5/357 | 15/252671 |
| 1003 | 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 |
| 1004 | 10366592 | Beacon detection system for locating missing persons | A beacon detection system which can locate a missing search subject includes: a beacon signal receiver, a location position detector, and a beacon detector. The detector is configured to detect a location of a broadcasting beacon signal associated with a personal device of a search subject within search data covering a geographic search area derived from a search for the search subject, the search data gathered by the beacon signal receiver and location position detector. A computer implemented method of determining a location of a search subject is also provided. The method determines at least a possible connection request from Wi-Fi signals in search data gathered by a Wi-Fi radio covering a geographic search area for a search subject and associated location information to locate the search subject. | Eliot Gillum (San Francisco, CA), Kevin Ho Wing Lau (San Jose, CA) | Vector Flight Llc (San Francisco, CA) | 2017-09-19 | 2019-07-30 | G08B21/02, G01S5/02, B64C39/02, G01S19/17, G01S5/00, G01S19/51 | 15/709026 |
| 1005 | 10365089 | Atmospheric infrasonic sensing from an array of aircraft | Exemplary practice of the present invention provides an air vehicle and at least one interferometric double-path fiber optic sensor connected with the air vehicle. Each fiber optic sensor includes a pair of optical fibers, viz., an optical sensing fiber and an optical reference fiber, in a parallel and propinquus relationship. The paired optical fibers of each fiber optic sensor are attached to the air vehicle either (i) circumferentially around the fuselage or (ii) lengthwise along the fuselage or (iii) span-wise along the wings and across the fuselage, and are configured whereby the sensing fiber is exposed to the atmosphere and the reference fiber is not. Each fiber optic sensor senses atmospheric infrasound but does not sense atmospheric wind noise, which is negated by incoherency associated with design lengthiness of the optical fiber pair. Noise and strain due to temperature, vibration, and propulsion are neutralized via interferometric common mode rejection. | Alexey Titovich (Poolesville, MD) | The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2017-08-04 | 2019-07-30 | G01L1/24, G06K9/00, B64C39/02, G01B11/16 | 15/669050 |
| 1006 | 10364042 | Multispectral sensor fusion system for platform state estimation | An electronic landing platform state module is configured to generate a state estimation of a platform surface at sea includes a plurality of electronic platform state process modules configured to receive an output from a respective spectral sensor. The plurality of electronic platform state process modules are further configured to output a monitored spectral platform state signal in response to applying a spectral process on a respective output. Each spectral process corresponds to a particular spectral modality of the respective spectral sensor. The electronic landing platform state module further includes an electronic platform state estimator module configured to determine a corrected dynamic state of the platform in response to fusing together the individual monitored spectral platform state signals. | Jason C. Derenick (Hamden, CT), Hongcheng Wang (Farmington, CT), Christopher Stathis (Hamden, CT), Igor Cherepinsky (Sandy Hook, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2015-11-19 | 2019-07-30 | G05D1/00, G05B13/04, B64C39/02, B63B35/50, G05D1/06, B64D45/08, G01C21/00, G01C21/16, G01C23/00 | 15/528637 |
| 1007 | 10364039 | Deformable clips for an aircraft fuel systems | A fuel system for an aircraft includes a fuel cell having a plurality of sides including a first side and at least one deformable clip having a secured end and a free end. The secured end is coupled to the first side of the fuel cell and the free end overlapping the airframe of the aircraft such that the first side of the fuel cell is positioned adjacent to the airframe. The at least one deformable clip is deformable to allow the fuel cell to move independently of the airframe in response to an impact of the aircraft, thereby protecting the fuel cell from damage resulting from the impact. | James Everett Kooiman (Fort Worth, TX), Charles David Hogue (Fort Worth, TX), George Ryan Decker (Fort Worth, TX), Andrew G. Baines (Fort Worth, TX), Douglas Kirk Wolfe (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-04-25 | 2019-07-30 | B64D37/04, B64C3/26, B64C29/00, B64D37/32, B64D37/06, B64C3/34 | 15/496257 |
| 1008 | 10361999 | Category-based data loss prevention for network-connected devices | A network-connected device (such as an ''internet of things'' device) that periodically transmits data to recipient devices (e.g., smartphones, tablets, laptops) may be protected by a firewall that include software firewall elements, hardware firewall elements, or some combination thereof. The firewall may intercept datasets sent by the network-connected device, inspect the datasets, and categorize data within each dataset as belonging to one of a number of previously-identified data categories, such as personal data, location data, behavior data, or energy data, or as not belonging to any recognized data category. Rules within firewall policies may indicate whether data of each data category is to be allowed to be sent to the recipient devices or to be blocked from being sent to the recipient devices, for example allowing a firewall to block transmission of location data. Data not belonging to a recognized data category is sent to a support system for classification. | Hugo Vazquez Carames (Barcelona, ES) | Sonicwall Inc. (Milpitas, CA) | 2015-12-01 | 2019-07-23 | H04L29/06 | 14/956298 |
| 1009 | 10361489 | Dielectric dish antenna system and methods for use therewith | In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method includes receiving a first wireless signal via a feed point on an antenna body, wherein the antenna body includes a dielectric core having a reflective surface configured as a dish reflector, reflecting the first wireless signal via the reflective surface to an aperture of the antenna body, and radiating the first wireless signal from the aperture. | David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), Shikik Johnson (Tinton Falls, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-01 | 2019-07-23 | H01Q19/12, H01Q15/16, H01Q19/19, H01Q1/22, H01Q9/04, H01Q3/18, H01Q3/24 | 15/366767 |
| 1010 | 10360805 | Operation control apparatus of movable body, method of controlling operation of movable body, and computer readable medium | Provided is an operation control apparatus of a movable body that carries out a task at a destination. The operation control apparatus includes a memory, an information acquiring unit, a cell dividing unit, a calculating unit, a determining unit, and a destination changing unit. The cell dividing unit divides map information into multiple cells that include a first cell including the destination, and a second cell. The calculating unit calculates an evaluation value related to a degree to which the task is impeded, of each of the multiple cells. The determining unit determines whether the evaluation value of the first cell is higher than a threshold. The evaluation value determined as higher, the destination changing unit changes the destination to a location in the second cell, the evaluation value of which is equal to or lower than the threshold and is minimal. | Yu Itabashi (Tokyo, JP), Akitoshi Sakaguchi (Tokyo, JP), Kentaro Hiraki (Tokyo, JP), Shinei Takahashi (Tokyo, JP) | Subaru Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-01-13 | 2019-07-23 | G08G5/00, G05B19/042, B64C39/02, G05D1/02, G08G5/04 | 15/405547 |
| 1011 | 10359779 | Aircrew automation system and method | An aircrew automation system that provides a pilot with high-fidelity knowledge of the aircraft's physical state, and notifies that pilot of any deviations in expected state based on predictive models. The aircrew automation may be provided as a non-invasive ride-along aircrew automation system that perceives the state of the aircraft through visual techniques, derives the aircraft state vector and other aircraft information, and communicates any deviations from expected aircraft state to the pilot. | Jessica E. Duda (Manassas, VA), John Tylko (Manassas, VA), David Mindell (Manassas, VA), Fabrice Kunzi (Manassas, VA), Michael Piedmonte (Manassas, VA), John Allee (Manassas, VA), Joshua Torgerson (Manassas, VA), Jason Ryan (Manassas, VA), James Donald Paduano (Boston, MA), John Brooke Wissler (Waltham, MA), Andrew Musto (Manassas, VA), Wendy Feenstra (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2017-03-21 | 2019-07-23 | G05D1/00, B64D43/00, B25J11/00, G05D1/10, B64D45/00 | 15/464786 |
| 1012 | 10359778 | Indoor monitoring system and method for structure | An indoor monitoring system for a structure comprises an unmanned floating machine provided with a propeller to float and move in the air inside a structure, a distance measuring unit on said machine to measures a distance between said machine and an inner wall surface of the structure, an inertial measurement unit on said machine to identify the attitude of the body of said machine, an image-capturing unit on said machine to capture an image of a structural body on the side of said machine, a control unit which controls said machine remotely, a flight position information acquiring unit which uses information from the distance measuring unit and the inertial measurement unit to acquire information relating to the current position of said machine, and a monitor unit which displays image information from the image-capturing unit and the position information from the flight position information acquiring unit. | Takayuki Kono (Tokyo, JP), Yoichiro Tsumura (Tokyo, JP) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2015-01-20 | 2019-07-23 | B64C39/02, G01C15/00, G01N21/84, G05D1/00, G01B21/00, G01C3/08, G01C23/00, B64D47/08, G01C21/20 | 15/322230 |
| 1013 | 10359749 | Method and apparatus for utilities management via guided wave communication | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a utilities management system operable to receive via a guided wave transceiver a plurality of utility status signals from a plurality of utility sensors located at a plurality of supervised sites. Utility control data is generated based on the plurality of utility status signals. At least one control signal is generated for transmission via the guided wave transceiver to at least one of the plurality of supervised sites, and the at least one control signal includes at least one utility deployment instruction based on the utility control data. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Leon Lubranski (Scotch Plains, NJ), Eric Myburgh (Bonita Springs, FL), Tracy Van Brakle (Colts Neck, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-07 | 2019-07-23 | G05B19/042, H02J13/00, H04B3/54, H04L12/46, H04L12/28, H02J7/00, H02J7/35, B60L53/30, H02J3/46, H02J3/38 | 15/371321 |
| 1014 | 10359501 | Mobile emergency perimeter system and method | A mobile emergency perimeter system includes one or more fixed radio frequency (RF) sensors, and one or more moving RF sensors, a wireless mesh network coupling together each of the sensors, and a central processor system coupled to the wireless mesh network. The central processor system executes machine instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium to control each of the RF sensors to receive time of arrival data for a RF signal transmitted by an emitter and received at each of the RF sensors, receive location information for each of the RF sensors and determine a three-dimensional (3-D) estimate of the geographical location of the emitter. | Evan Eaves (Alexandria, VA), Eric Chartier (St. Louis Park, MN), William Colligan (Vienna, VA), Paul C. Davis (San Jose, CA), Andrew Murphy (Washington, DC), Douglas Sweet (Sunnyvale, CA) | Architecture Technolgy Corporation (Minneapolis, MN) | 2016-12-28 | 2019-07-23 | G01S5/00, H04W84/18, H04W4/021, H04L29/08, H04W4/40, G01S5/06, G01S5/02 | 15/393181 |
| 1015 | 10358214 | Aerial vehicle and method of operation | An aerial vehicle, preferably including: a rotary wing and a protection housing enclosing the rotary wing. An aerial vehicle, preferably including: a first rotary wing module including a first rotary wing and a second rotary wing module including a second rotary wing, wherein the first rotary wing module and the second rotary wing module are preferably operable between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration. A method of aerial vehicle operation. | Tong Zhang (Beijing, CN), Mengqiu Wang (Beijing, CN), Zhaozhe Wang (Beijing, CN), Xuyang Zhang (Beijing, CN), Guanqun Zhang (Beijing, CN), Shuang Gong (Beijing, CN), Yalin Zhang (Beijing, CN), Jinglong Wang (Beijing, CN), Lixin Liu (Beijing, CN) | Hangzhou Zero Zro Technology Co., Ltd. (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, CN) | 2018-06-29 | 2019-07-23 | B64C39/02, B64C27/08 | 16/024446 |
| 1016 | 10358207 | Adaptable rotor control system for a variable number of blades | In one embodiment, a rotor hub comprises a yoke for attaching a plurality of rotor blades, a constant velocity joint to drive torque from a mast to the yoke and to enable the yoke to pivot, and a rotor control system configured to adjust an orientation of the plurality of rotor blades. Moreover, the rotor control system comprises: a swashplate, a phase adapter fulcrum, a plurality of actuators controlled based on a flight control input, a plurality of lower pitch links configured to transfer motion between the plurality of actuators and the swashplate, a plurality of phase adjustment levers configured to adjust a control phase associated with motion transferred between the plurality of actuators and the plurality of lower pitch links, and a plurality of upper pitch links configured to adjust a pitch of the plurality of rotor blades, wherein there are more upper pitch links than lower pitch links. | Gary Miller (North Richland Hills, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-08-31 | 2019-07-23 | B64C11/06, B64C11/30, B64C11/32, B64C29/00, B64C27/605, B64C27/72 | 15/693397 |
| 1017 | 10356294 | Photographing device, moving body for photographing, and photographing control apparatus for moving body | A photographing device attachable to a moving body includes: a first control section configured to predict and obtain a change in physical quantity based on an alteration in a photographing state, and a communication control section configured to transmit information related to the change in the physical quantity. The photographing device improves stability in the moving body and stability of photographing. Information related to influence on the moving body based on a change in an outer shape and a change in a position of the center of gravity of the photographing device mounted on the moving body is shared by the moving body to improve the stability in the moving body and the stability of photographing. | Yoji Osanai (Hachioji, JP), Tsutomu Igarashi (Tokyo, JP), Taichiro Kouchi (Hino, JP), Osamu Nonaka (Sagamihara, JP) | Olympus Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-03-13 | 2019-07-16 | H04N5/232, H04N5/225, G02B27/64, B64C39/02, B64D47/08 | 15/457268 |
| 1018 | 10356152 | Real-time distributed information processing system | Some embodiments relate to a system for processing local information. The system provides feedback of certain information from a central processor to local processors, thus leaving the local processors to decide on the relevance of the individual contribution of same before transmitting the local information thereof. This allows the central processor to obtain all the information it needs in order to perform a real-time merge, while greatly reducing the number of messages transmitted by the local processors. | Beno t Lemoine (Ploubezre, FR) | Orange (Paris, FR) | 2015-06-24 | 2019-07-16 | H04L29/06, H04W4/70, H04L29/08 | 15/321615 |
| 1019 | 10356068 | Security key generator module for security sensitive applications | In one embodiment, a system includes a sender host having a processing circuit and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processing circuit. The logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to select a plurality of base parameters commonly identifiable by a sender host and a receiver host and determine at least one external event that triggers a change in selection of the plurality of base parameters to a plurality of changed parameters. The logic also causes the processing circuit to generate a unique security key using the plurality of base parameters in response to a determination that the at least one external event has not occurred, generate the unique security key using the plurality of changed parameters in response to a determination that the at least one external event has occurred, and send, by the sender host, a message including the unique security key to the receiver host. | Keshav Govind Kamble (San Jose, CA), Amitabh Sinha (Fremont, CA) | Avocado Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-07-14 | 2019-07-16 | H04L29/06 | 15/210828 |
| 1020 | 10355367 | Antenna structure for exchanging wireless signals | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure that includes a feed point that facilitates coupling to a dielectric core that supplies electromagnetic waves to the feed point, and a dielectric antenna coupled to the feed point for receiving the electromagnetic waves, the dielectric antenna including an antenna lens that operates as an aperture of the dielectric antenna, the antenna lens having a structure that adjusts a propagation of the electromagnetic waves in the dielectric antenna to reduce a cross section of far-field wireless signals generated by the dielectric antenna. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Henry Kafka (Atlanta, GA), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-10-16 | 2019-07-16 | H01Q19/06, H01Q13/24, H01Q13/02, H01Q19/08, H01P1/16, H01P3/16, H01Q1/36, H01Q15/08, H04B3/52 | 14/885379 |
| 1021 | 10354536 | Systems and method for dynamic airspace | Provided is an airspace controller for creating and managing dynamic airspace for different users. The airspace controller may produce different dynamic airspace for each user by continually updating static controlled airspace maps with user-specific flight information including user-planned flights, authorization status of the user's flights, waivers, controlled airspace restrictions, and real-time flight telemetry. The airspace controller may generate a static airspace map for all users with different airspace user interface (''UI'') elements at different regions that correspond to different airspace restrictions in effect at those regions. The airspace controller may create dynamic airspace for each user by modifying the static airspace map to include flight UE elements over regions of the static airspace map where user-defined flights are to occur. The flight UE element may include shapes that correspond to flight areas defined for a flight plan, and one of several graphical representations to identify authorization status of the flight. | Jonathan Hegranes (San Francisco, CA), Andrew Elefant (San Francisco, CA), Michael Curry (San Francisco, CA), Joshua Ziering (San Francisco, CA) | Kittyhawk.Io, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2019-01-31 | 2019-07-16 | G08G5/00, G01C23/00, B64C39/02, B64D45/00 | 16/264378 |
| 1022 | 10354441 | Augmented reality systems and methods for telecommunications site modeling | Systems and method for augmented reality to visualize a telecommunications site for planning, engineering, and installing equipment include creating a three-dimensional (3D) model of a virtual object representing the equipment, providing the 3D model of the virtual object to an augmented reality server, providing a virtual environment representing the telecommunications site, obtaining the virtual object from the augmented reality server, and selectively inserting the virtual object in the virtual environment for one or more of planning, engineering, and installation associated with the telecommunications site. | Joshua Godwin (Charlotte, NC), Charlie Terry (Charlotte, NC), Lee Priest (Charlotte, NC) | Etak Systems, Llc (Huntersville, NC) | 2017-11-17 | 2019-07-16 | G06T17/20, B64C39/02, H04W24/08, G06F17/50, G06T7/73, G06T19/00, G06T17/05, H04W88/08, H04N5/232, H04W16/18 | 15/815786 |
| 1023 | 10354070 | Thread level access control to socket descriptors and end-to-end thread level policies for thread protection | In one embodiment, a system includes a processing circuit and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processing circuit. The logic causes the processing circuit to monitor a plurality of application instances operating on a first host. The logic also causes the processing circuit to detect that a first application thread has been called by a first application instance operating on the first host and determine whether the first application thread is registered to be called by the first application instance on the first host by consulting a registration index. Moreover, the logic causes the processing circuit to quarantine the first application thread in response to a determination that the first application thread is not registered to be called by the first application instance on the first host. | Keshav Govind Kamble (San Jose, CA), Amitabh Sinha (Fremont, CA), Shailesh R. Naik (Saratoga, CA) | Avocado Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-08-22 | 2019-07-16 | G06F21/56, G06F21/55 | 15/243854 |
| 1024 | 10353489 | Foot input device and head-mounted display device | A foot input device worn on a foot of a user and configured to output an operation signal used by an external apparatus includes an operation section configured to detect a state of a sole of the foot of the user and output the operation signal corresponding to the detected state of the sole of the foot. The operation section detects, as the state of the sole of the foot, a load received from the sole of the foot of the user and outputs the operation signal corresponding to the detected load. | Yoshiaki Hiroi (Matsumoto, JP), Masahide Takano (Matsumoto, JP) | Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-04-07 | 2019-07-16 | G09G5/00, G06F3/033, A43B3/00, G06F3/01, G06F3/0338, G06F1/16 | 15/482118 |
| 1025 | 10353068 | Weather radar enabled offshore operation system and method | A weather radar system can be used as an airborne sensor for providing an image on an electronic display during low visibility offshore IFR operations (e.g. for a helicopter approach to an offshore platform, such as, a petroleum rig or other structure) . The weather radar sensed image is representative of the external surroundings of the maritime environment associated with radar returns received by the weather radar system. Beam sharpening technology produces higher angular resolution of the sensed objects in the radar image which reduces the interpreted azimuth errors from the sensed radar image. Accordingly, beam sharpening technology advantageously allows object isolation of closely clustered offshore platforms and nearby objects. With operational credit provided to these capabilities, the minimal distance for obtaining visual reference with the target platform could be reduced, increasing the success rate of completing offshore operations in low visibility IFR conditions. | Richard D. Jinkins (Rewey, WI), Richard M. Rademaker (Rijswijk, NL) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2016-07-28 | 2019-07-16 | G01S13/93, G01S13/95, G01S7/04, G01S13/94 | 15/222923 |
| 1026 | 10351249 | Parachute deployment apparatus, system and method of use | A parachute deployment apparatus for use with an aircraft, including a deployment body with an internal cavity, the deployment body configured to house a parachute to be deployed through an upper opening of the internal cavity, a firing mechanism configured to release a pressurized gas into the internal cavity of the deployment body, wherein the apparatus includes a cap that engages with the upper opening to close it prior to deployment and is configured to be projected from the upper opening upon release of the pressurized gas into the internal cavity of the deployment body, and wherein the cap is connected to the parachute. | Shaun Gordon Mitchell (Hamilton, NZ), Ryan Harley Cadwallader (Hamilton, NZ) | Altus Ip Limited (Hamilton, NZ) | 2015-09-08 | 2019-07-16 | B64D17/80, B64D17/72, B64C39/02 | 14/847332 |
| 1027 | 10351235 | EVTOL aircraft using large, variable speed tilt rotors | Apparatus, systems, and methods are contemplated for electric powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Such are craft are engineered to carry safely carry at least 500 pounds (approx. 227 kg) using a few (e.g., 2-4) rotors, generally variable speed rigid (non-articulated) rotors. It is contemplated that one or more rotors generate a significant amount of lift (e.g., 70%) during rotorborne flight (e.g., vertical takeoff, hover, etc) , and tilt to provide forward propulsion during wingborne flight. The rotors preferably employ individual blade control, and are battery powered. The vehicle preferably flies in an autopilot or pilotless mode and has a relatively small (e.g., less than 45' diameter) footprint. | Abe Karem (North Tustin, CA), William Martin Waide (Wrightwood, CA) | Karem Aircraft, Inc. (Lake Forest, CA) | 2018-05-21 | 2019-07-16 | B64C29/00, B64C39/12, B64C13/18, B64F5/00, B64D27/24, B64C5/02, B64C9/18 | 15/985507 |
| 1028 | 10349418 | Method and apparatus for managing utilization of wireless resources via use of a reference signal to reduce distortion | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a wireless communication node that receives instructions in a control channel directing it to utilize a spectral segment at a first carrier frequency to communicate with a mobile communication device. Responsive to the instructions, the wireless communication node receives a modulated signal in the spectral segment at a second carrier frequency from the base station, the modulated signal including communications data provided by the base station. The wireless communication node down-shifts the modulated signal at the second carrier frequency to the first carrier frequency, and wirelessly transmits the modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-08 | 2019-07-09 | H04W72/00, H04W72/04, H04L5/00, H04W72/08, H04W36/32, H04W28/04, H04W36/04, H04W84/04 | 15/176616 |
| 1029 | 10347139 | Autonomous nap-of-the-earth (ANOE) flight path planning for manned and unmanned rotorcraft | A flight path planning approach may be deterministic and guarantee a safe, quasi-optimal path. A plurality of three-dimensional voxels may be determined as cells of a rectangular grid. The cells may have a predetermined length and width. A shortest safe path through the grid graph may be calculated from a local start to a local goal defined as points on a nominal global path. Geometric smoothing may be performed on the basis line from the local start to the local goal to generate a smooth three-dimensional trajectory that can be followed by a given rotorcraft. Dynamic smoothing may be performed on the three-dimensional trajectory to provide a maximum possible speed profile over a path defined by the dynamic smoothing. The three dimensional path information may be provided to an autopilot, which may then control the rotorcraft to fly along the defined path. | Sylvia Kohn-Rich (Manhattan Beach, CA) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, CA) | 2016-11-10 | 2019-07-09 | G08G5/00, G05D1/04, G05D1/10, G01C21/20, G05D1/08, G05D1/06, G08G5/04 | 15/348513 |
| 1030 | 10347136 | Air traffic communication | Apparatus and methods related to autonomous aerial communications are included. A computing device can detect data associated with relevant events, determine information related to the event that should be communicated and a target aerial vehicle for that information, identify one or more operational parameters of the target aerial vehicle, and, based on those operational parameters, select a language associated with the target aerial vehicle, and generate and transmit a message expressing that information in the selected language to the target aerial vehicle. In a further aspect, a computing device can detect data associated with relevant events, determine information related to the event that should be communicated and a target recipient for that information, identify one or more operational parameters of the target recipient, and, based on those operational parameters, select a language associated with those operational parameters, and generate and transmit a message expressing that information in the selected language to the target recipient. | Gregory Whiting (Menlo Park, CA), James Burgess (Redwood City, CA), Chirath Thouppuarachchi (Mountain View, CA) | Wing Aviation Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-12-23 | 2019-07-09 | G08G5/00, H04B7/185 | 15/390255 |
| 1031 | 10345446 | Integrated laser lighting and LIDAR system | The present disclosure provides a mobile machine including a laser diode based lighting system having an integrated package holding at least a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode and a wavelength conversion member. The gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode is configured to emit a first laser beam with a first peak wavelength. The wavelength conversion member is configured to receive at least partially the first laser beam with the first peak wavelength to excite an emission with a second peak wavelength that is longer than the first peak wavelength and to generate the white light mixed with the second peak wavelength and the first peak wavelength. The mobile machine further includes a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system configured to generate a second laser beam and manipulate the second laser beam to sense a spatial map of target objects in a remote distance. | James W. Raring (Santa Barbara, CA), Melvin McLaurin (Santa Barbara, CA), Paul Rudy (Manhattan Beach, CA), Vlad Novotny (Los Gatos, CA) | Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. (Goleta, CA) | 2018-06-18 | 2019-07-09 | G01S17/89, G01S17/10, G01S7/481, G01S7/487, F21V29/70, H01S5/024, H01S5/00, F21K9/64 | 16/011443 |
| 1032 | 10345441 | Unmanned vehicle proximity warning system | A traffic control system is described that comprises a transceiver configured to receive a first signal comprising location data indicating a location of an unmanned vehicle (UV) . The traffic control system further comprises a processor configured to determine a location of a second vehicle and determine a course of the second vehicle. The processor is further configured to cause, based on determining the location of the second vehicle and the course of the second vehicle, the transceiver to transmit a second signal to the UV directing the UV to avoid the course of the second vehicle. | Ajay Batra (Hyderabad, IN), Laveen Vikram Sundararaj (Hyderabad, IN), Charan Ebsv (Hyderabad, IN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2016-08-25 | 2019-07-09 | G01S13/91, G01S13/93, G01S5/02, G08G5/04, G08G5/00, G01S5/00, G01S13/95, H04B1/38 | 15/247555 |
| 1033 | 10343775 | Method of using unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) as electromagnetic wave transmission relay station to realize self-recovery communication transmission functions of aerospace vehicle | A method of recovering communication transmission function of an aerospace vehicle. In operation, a remote control center receives, from a ground-based station, a request of recovering the communication transmission function of the aerospace vehicle being in operation and not on a ground. The request includes positioning information of the aerospace vehicle. In response to the request, the remote control center sends an instruction to an unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) in air. The UAV functions as an electromagnetic wave transmission relay station, and the instruction includes the positioning information of the aerospace vehicle. Thus, the UAV may track the aerospace vehicle according to the instruction, and establish a two-way communication between the remote control center and the aerospace vehicle via the UAV as the electromagnetic wave transmission relay station. Thus, the remote control center may perform recovery of the communication transmission function of the aerospace vehicle via the UAV. | Jessika Li-Juan Ko (Taipei, TW) | --- | 2017-08-04 | 2019-07-09 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, H04L12/40 | 15/669232 |
| 1034 | 10343774 | Quad rotor aircraft with fixed wing and variable tail surfaces | An aircraft with four rotors, a fixed wing, and an adjustable v-tail to allow for both vertical take-off and landing and the capability to fly in straight and level flight. The angle of each rotor and engine, with respect to the airfoil surfaces to which they are attached, is adjustable, allowing for thrust to be directed either downwards, allowing the craft to hover, or backwards, allowing the aircraft to travel horizontally while lift is provided and controlled by the wing and v-tail. | Jeremy Duque (Boise, ID) | --- | 2016-07-14 | 2019-07-09 | B64C39/02 | 15/210664 |
| 1035 | 10343771 | Manned and unmanned aircraft | A manned or unmanned aircraft has a main body with a circular shape and a circular outer periphery. One or more rotor blades extend substantially horizontally outward from the main body at or about the circular outer periphery. In addition, one or more counter-rotation blades extend substantially horizontally outward from said main body at or about the circular outer periphery, but vertically offset from the main rotor blades. | James Kaiser (Washington, DC), William Vatis (Arlington, VA) | Kaiser Enterprises, Llc (Washington, DC) | 2019-02-06 | 2019-07-09 | B64C27/10, B64D17/80, B64C27/20, B64C27/14, B64D35/06, B64C27/50, B64D27/24, B64C25/06, B64C27/82 | 16/269227 |
| 1036 | 10341984 | Analytic system and analytic method | The flight control part 201 makes the unmanned aerial vehicle fly along a flight path in a predetermined area. The radio wave acquisition part 202 acquires radio wave information including a radio wave intensity when the radio unit of the unmanned aerial vehicle detects a short-distance radio wave of the user terminal during the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The flight position acquisition part 203 acquires GPS position information of the unmanned aerial vehicle when the radio unit detected the short-distance radio wave, as a flight position of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on a GPS unit of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The terminal position calculation part 204 calculates a presence position of the user terminal in the area based on a radio wave intensity of the acquired radio wave information, and the acquired flight position of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The user attribute analysis part 205 arranges the calculated presence position of the user terminal in the map information corresponding to the area, and analyzes user attribute information of the user terminal based on place attribute information indicating a characteristic of the place where the presence position is arranged. | Shinji Sogo (Kyoto, JP), Kunio Arakawa (Kyoto, JP), Manabu Inamori (Kyoto, JP), Shingo Fujino (Kyoto, JP) | Adinte, Inc. (Kyoto, JP) | 2017-05-08 | 2019-07-02 | H04W24/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, G06Q30/02, H04B17/318, H04W4/029, H04W4/80, B64C13/18, H04W64/00, G01C21/26 | 15/574875 |
| 1037 | 10341142 | Apparatus and methods for generating non-interfering electromagnetic waves on an uninsulated conductor | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, receiving a plurality of communication signals, and generating, according to the plurality of communication signals, a plurality of electromagnetic waves bound at least in part to a dielectric layer environmentally formed on a conductor. The plurality of electromagnetic waves propagates along the dielectric layer of the conductor without an electrical return path, where each electromagnetic wave of the plurality of electromagnetic waves includes a different portions of the plurality of communication signals, and where the plurality of electromagnetic waves utilizes a signal multiplexing configuration that at least reduces an interference between the plurality of electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-14 | 2019-07-02 | H04L12/64, H04B15/00 | 15/293819 |
| 1038 | 10341011 | Apparatus and method for communications management | Apparatus for on-board management of communications in a mobile node comprising a communications system configured to effect wireless data communication between the mobile node and another node by means of at least one supported wireless communications link, wherein the apparatus comprises a node manoeuvre planning module and a dynamic route planner, the node manoeuvre planning module being configured to: identify that a wireless communications link associated with the mobile node (i) has been lost, degraded or is otherwise not optimal, and/or (ii) would violate an emissions control restriction, define a desired wireless communications link between the mobile node and the other node to (i) support wireless communications therebetween, and/or (ii) comply with the emissions control restriction, determine an attitude and/or position of the mobile node with respect to the other node required to support the desired wireless communications link, derive a node manoeuvre plan including data representative of the determined attitude and/or position of the mobile node and generate a plan metric in respect of the node manoeuvre plan, and transmit node manoeuvre plan data to the dynamic route planner, wherein the node manoeuvre plan data is configured to cause the dynamic route planner (11) to derive a route plan designed to manoeuvre the mobile node to the determined attitude and/or position, the dynamic route planner being configured to: in response to receipt of the node manoeuvre plan data, generate a route plan designed to manoeuvre the mobile node to the determined attitude and/or position and generate corresponding route plan data, and provide the route plan data and data representative of the plan metric to a node authority with a request for authorisation. | Peter Noble Hudson (Preston, GB), Rania Hamdi Eissa (Preston, GB), Monadl Abd Al-Abbas Mansour Al-Ameri (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2016-08-05 | 2019-07-02 | H04L12/26, B64C39/02, H04B7/185, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G08G5/00 | 15/749633 |
| 1039 | 10340996 | System and method for antenna array control and coverage mapping | A computer device may be configured to execute the instructions to identify a location for a user equipment (UE) device serviced by a base station slice associated with a base station, access a beam forming database (DB) to determine whether a match exists in the beam forming DB for the identified location, and determine that no match exists in the beam forming DB for the identified location. The computer device may be further configured to perform two-dimensional modeling of radio frequency signal propagation for the identified location using a terrain model, based on determining that no match exists in the beam forming DB for the identified location, determine antenna settings for an antenna array associated with the base station slice based on the performed two-dimensional modeling, and instruct the base station to apply the determined antenna settings to the antenna array. | Shukri A. Wakid (North Potomac, MD) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2018-03-06 | 2019-07-02 | H04B3/52, H04B7/0426, H04B7/06, H04W16/28 | 15/913482 |
| 1040 | 10340983 | Method and apparatus for surveying remote sites via guided wave communications | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a surveying system operable to receive a plurality of electromagnetic waves via a guided wave transceiver that include environmental data collected via a plurality of sensors at a plurality of remote sites. Weather pattern data is generated based on the environmental data. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-09 | 2019-07-02 | H04B3/58, B64C39/02, H04B3/54, H04B3/52, H04B3/50, H04B3/46, H04B3/36, H04B3/21 | 15/373663 |
| 1041 | 10340603 | Antenna system having shielded structural configurations for assembly | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna array having a plurality of dielectric antennas and a plurality of dielectric cores. At least one surface, excluding an aperture, of each dielectric antenna can be configured to reduce a transfer of signals between the plurality of dielectric antennas. Each dielectric antenna of the plurality of dielectric antennas can further have a structural configuration that enables flat surfaces of the plurality of dielectric antennas to be adjacent to each other. Each dielectric core of the plurality of dielectric cores can be coupled to a select one of the plurality of dielectric antennas to facilitate guiding a select one of a plurality of electromagnetic waves to the select one of the plurality of dielectric antennas. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-23 | 2019-07-02 | H01Q1/22, H01Q13/10, H01Q21/22, H01Q1/46, H01Q19/08, H01Q1/36, H01Q9/04 | 15/360705 |
| 1042 | 10340601 | Multi-antenna system and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure that includes first and second dielectric antennas that each redirect a beam pattern generated by the first and second dielectric antennas away from a center axis of the of the first and second dielectric antennas. Each of the first and second dielectric antennas can be coupled to at least one dielectric core via a feed point of each dielectric antenna. The at least one dielectric core can be configured to supply electromagnetic waves that are converted by the first and second dielectric antennas to first and second beam patterns redirected away from the center axis. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-23 | 2019-07-02 | H01Q13/02, H01Q13/06, H01Q9/04, H01Q13/24, H01Q1/46, H01Q13/10, H01Q15/08, H01P3/16, H01Q21/20, H01Q21/06 | 15/360712 |
| 1043 | 10340600 | Apparatus and methods for launching guided waves via plural waveguide systems | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system having a first plurality of transmitters for launching according to a signal, first electromagnetic waves, and a second plurality of transmitters for launching, according to the signal, second electromagnetic waves. The first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves combine at an interface of a transmission medium to induce a propagation of a third electromagnetic wave, the third electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency, and wherein the second plurality of transmitters are spaced apart from the first plurality of transmitters in a direction of propagation of the third electromagnetic wave. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-18 | 2019-07-02 | H01P1/16, H01P3/12, H01P3/16, H01P5/00, H01P5/02, H01P5/08, H01Q1/50, H01P3/10, H01P3/00, H01Q3/12, H04B10/90, H01Q13/20, H04B3/52, H04B3/54, H01Q13/02, H01Q13/06, H01Q13/08 | 15/296101 |
| 1044 | 10340573 | Launcher with cylindrical coupling device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a launching device including a transmitter configured to generate a radio frequency signal on a transmission medium, wherein the transmitter is included in a launching circuit with the transmission medium having an electrical return path. A cylindrical coupler launches the radio frequency signal from an aperture of the cylindrical coupler as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to an outer surface of the transmission medium, wherein the guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the outer surface of the transmission medium without an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Shikik Johnson (Tinton Falls, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-26 | 2019-07-02 | H01P3/10, H01Q15/14, H01Q13/10, H01Q1/36, H01P5/08, H04B1/00 | 15/334427 |
| 1045 | 10339818 | Drone defense system | A drone defense system (DDS) beacon detects unmanned aerial systems (UAS) traffic and transmits a broadcast signal over a transmission region indicating a no-fly zone in which only UAS having an authorization are allowed to fly. The beacon allows UAS with clearance to enter the no-fly zone. Those UAS without clearance are diverted around the no-fly zone, denied Wi-Fi and/or RF connection, forced to return to home launch sites via activation of standard preprogrammed Return to Home (RTH) routines, or forced to land at specified locations where they may be captured. Military, emergency medical services (EMS) , and other UAS are allowed to enter no-fly zones in which other UAS, such as commercial, or consumer UAS, cannot enter. DDS cloud collects and stores log data from all deployed DDS beacons. DDS cloud can send system software updates to DDS beacons, make real-time statistical analysis, and provide report data to outside systems. | Linda J. Ziemba (Highlands, NJ), Dennis J. Ziemba (Highlands, NJ), Taylor J. Sinatra (Piscataway, NJ), Ziang Gao (North Brunswick, NJ) | Drone Go Home, Llc (Highlands, NJ) | 2016-11-22 | 2019-07-02 | G08G5/00, H04B1/713, H04K3/00, H04W4/021, H04W12/04, H04W76/10, H04W12/06 | 15/358574 |
| 1046 | 10339392 | Method and system for rear status detection | A method for identifying a loading bay at a facility to which a vehicle is reversing, the method including determining, at a sensor apparatus connected with the vehicle, that the vehicle is reversing, capturing an image of the loading bay, and determining, from the image, the loading bay at the facility to which the vehicle is reversing. | Conrad Delbert Seaman (Ottawa, CA), Derek John Kuhn (Ottawa, CA), Stephen West (Manotick, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2017-06-15 | 2019-07-02 | G06K9/00, G05D1/02, B60Q9/00, G01S19/42, G06K9/20, G07C5/00, G01S5/00, G01S5/02 | 15/624289 |
| 1047 | 10338608 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and water sampling method thereof | A water sampling method includes acquiring, by an unmanned aerial vehicle, a sampling depth at which a water sample is to be taken. The sampling depth is sent by a portable electronic device or is a preset default depth. The method further includes calculating a descending distance based on the sampling depth and a distance between the unmanned aerial vehicle and a water surface, controlling the water sampler to descend for the descending distance, sampling, by the water sampler, a water sample, and sending a sampling result to a ground station or the portable electronic device. | Mingyu Wang (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2017-05-25 | 2019-07-02 | G01N1/02, G05D1/04, G05D1/00, G01N1/14, G01N1/12, G01N1/10, G05D1/10, G01S19/49, G01S19/42, G01S15/88, G01N33/18, B64C25/54, B64C39/02 | 15/604894 |
| 1048 | 10338240 | Method and seismic vibrator guidance system based on a field acquired trajectory | A method for improving a 4-dimensional (4D) repeatability by modifying a given path to be followed by a source during a seismic survey. The method includes receiving the given path at a control device associated with a vehicle that caries the source, following the given path during a first seismic survey that is a baseline survey for the 4D seismic survey, deviating from the given path to follow a new path when encountering an obstacle on the given path, and updating the given path, based on the new path, to obtain an updated given path when a deviation condition is met. | Cecile Berron (Massy, FR), Eric Forgues (Bures-sur-Yvette, FR), Thomas Bianchi (Paris, FR), Thierry Klein (Saulx les Chartreux, FR) | Cgg Services Sas (Massy, FR) | 2013-06-11 | 2019-07-02 | G01V1/38, G01V1/00 | 13/915317 |
| 1049 | 10338220 | Integrated lighting and LIDAR system | The present disclosure provides a mobile machine including a laser diode based lighting system having an integrated package holding at least a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode and a wavelength conversion member. The gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode is configured to emit a first laser beam with a first peak wavelength. The wavelength conversion member is configured to receive at least partially the first laser beam with the first peak wavelength to excite an emission with a second peak wavelength that is longer than the first peak wavelength and to generate the white light mixed with the second peak wavelength and the first peak wavelength. The mobile machine further includes a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system configured to generate a second laser beam and manipulate the second laser beam to sense a spatial map of target objects in a remote distance. | James W. Raring (Santa Barbara, CA), Melvin McLaurin (Santa Barbara, CA), Paul Rudy (Manhattan Beach, CA), Vlad Novotny (Los Gatos, CA) | Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. (Goleta, CA) | 2018-06-07 | 2019-07-02 | G01S17/89, G01S7/481, F21K9/64, H01S5/024, F21V29/70, G01S7/487, G01S17/10, H01S5/00 | 16/002422 |
| 1050 | 10338118 | System and methods for detecting and characterizing electromagnetic emissions | A system and method for detecting and identifying emitted electromagnetic signals, comprising wideband radio frequency sensors, at least one wide band radio frequency receiving antenna and accompanying electronics, a platform for hosting multiple antennas and sensor mounts, and processing algorithms for detection and identification of electromagnetic (EM) signals. Various algorithms and implementations are employed to detect and identify, over a wide frequency range, narrow or wide bandwidth EM signals having low signal levels, time-varying, and/or time-intermittent characteristics. | Benjamin Kempke (Ann Arbor, MI), Dan Lisogurski (Westminster, CO), Jennifer Alvarez (Westminster, WI) | Aurora Insight Inc. (Washington, DC) | 2018-05-29 | 2019-07-02 | H04B7/00, G01R23/167 | 15/991540 |
| 1051 | 10337601 | Gear and method of lubricating a gear | A gear includes a toothed portion that has a plurality of teeth, an inner wall that defines a cavity, and a lubricant feed aperture. The lubricant feed aperture extends from the inner wall portion to a surface of a tooth. The lubricant feed aperture can deliver lubricant from the cavity to the surface of the tooth. | Eric Stephen Olson (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-09-30 | 2019-07-02 | F16H57/04, F16H55/17, B64C27/12 | 14/870170 |
| 1052 | 10336916 | Thermally conductive flexible adhesive for aerospace applications | Provided are methods of forming thermally conductive flexible bonds for use in electronic boards of unmanned spacecraft and other types of aircraft. Also provided are methods of preparing adhesive materials to form these bonds including methods of preparing treated filler particles. In some aspects, an adhesive material includes filler particles having organofunctional groups, such as boron nitride particles treated in silane. These particles may be combined with a urethane modified epoxy to form the adhesive material. The weight ratio of the particles in the adhesive material may be about 40-60%. The adhesive material may be thermally cured using a temperature of less than 110.degree. C. to prevent damage to bonded electronic components. The cured adhesive may have a thermal conductivity of at least about 2 W/m K measured in vacuum and may have a glass transition temperature if less than -40.degree. C. | Peter Babilo (Mission Viejo, CA), Randall Jay Moss (Thousand Oaks, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-05-23 | 2019-07-02 | C09J11/06, C09K5/14, B32B37/18, H05K3/30, B32B37/12, C08K9/06, B29C65/48, C07F7/18, C08K3/38, C09J163/00, H05K1/02, C09J5/06, C09J9/00 | 15/987809 |
| 1053 | 10336459 | Clamped splines for aircraft engine mount assemblies | An engine mount assembly for coupling an engine to an airframe. The engine mount assembly includes a torsion bar coupled between the engine and the airframe. The torsion bar includes an external spline. The engine mount assembly also includes a bell crank having a clamp forming an internal spline with the internal spline of the bell crank adapted to mate with the external spline of the torsion bar to secure the bell crank to the torsion bar such that the bell crank rotates with the torsion bar responsive to movements of the engine. | Bruce Bennett Bacon (Forth Worth, TX), Brett Rodney Zimmerman (Fort Worth, TX), Clegg Benjamin Brian Smith (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-01-19 | 2019-07-02 | B64D27/26, F16F15/06, B64C27/00, B64D29/02, F16B2/06, B64D27/10, F16F1/16, F02C7/20, B64C29/00, B64D27/00 | 15/409996 |
| 1054 | 10336453 | System and method for payload management for unmanned aircraft | A system and method for payload management for an unmanned aircraft system is disclosed. The payload management system and method may comprise a containment system configured to contain payload carried by the UAV/aircraft. The UAV/aircraft may be configured to carry payload in an external pod as part of the containment system. The pod carried by the UAV/craft may be fillable/inflatable to contain payload and facilitate aerodynamic performance of the UAV/craft carrying payload (e.g. on a mission from originator to destination for delivery in operating conditions) . Systems and methods may provide managing and monitoring for payload carried by UAV/aircraft (e.g. with instrumentation) . | Alistair K. Chan (Bainbridge Island, WA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, CA), Jordin T. Kare (San Jose, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2016-01-14 | 2019-07-02 | B64D1/08, B64C39/02, B64D9/00 | 14/995332 |
| 1055 | 10336452 | Drone with no external propeller blades | A drone having a main housing unit, wherein a set of turbines, a speed controller and an electrical controlling unit are located and is powered by an engine without the necessity for external propellers such that the ''blade-less'' engines allows the propellers (or blades) to remain hidden instead of removing them from the overall system. A power source is located within a main housing of the drone system that allows for accelerated airflow for the blade-less engine thus lifting the drone up in the air. The turbines facilitate air flow radially outward from a center of the main housing unit, wherein air is fed to the turbines through an air intake unit at the top of the main housing unit and is then accelerated by the turbines through a plurality of arm units, which force the air into an inlet tunnel located along the perimeter of a nozzle. | Muye Jia (Guangzhou, CN) | --- | 2018-06-15 | 2019-07-02 | B64C29/00, B64C39/02 | 16/009999 |
| 1056 | 10336443 | Retractable and deployable flight rotor system | In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a shaft, a rotor, and a cam surface. The shaft comprises a spiral spline along a length of the shaft. The rotor comprises a blade extending from the rotor and a tubular hole extending into the rotor. The tubular hole comprises a spiral groove configured to mate with the spiral spline on the shaft. Relative rotation between the spiral spline and the spiral groove causes the rotor to linearly move along the shaft. The cam surface comprising a recession. The blade nesting in the recession to constrains rotation of the rotor about the shaft and allows linear movement of the rotor along the shaft. | Matthew E. Louis (Fort Worth, TX), Michael John Ryan (Colleyville, TX), Daniel B. Robertson (Southlake, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-06-19 | 2019-07-02 | B64C11/28, B64C27/30, B64C27/37, B64C27/28, B64C27/26, B64C27/48 | 15/627373 |
| 1057 | 10336438 | Rotorcraft fly-by-wire control laws | A flight control system includes a pilot control module configured to receive commands from a pilot, a flight control module operable to transmit an instruction to change at least one operating condition of an aircraft, and a flight control computer in communication between the flight control module and the pilot control module. The flight control computer is configured to receive a pilot command to change a first flight characteristic, wherein changing the first flight characteristic would result in an expected change to a second flight characteristic. The flight control computer may instruct the flight control module to transmit an instruction to change a first operating condition of the aircraft and instruct the flight control module to transmit an instruction to change a second operating condition of the aircraft to at least partially offset the expected change to the second flight characteristic. | Sung K. Kim (Bedford, TX), Christopher M. Bothwell (Grapevine, TX), Robert Lee Fortenbaugh (Pantego, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Forth Worth, TX) | 2017-08-28 | 2019-07-02 | B64C13/50, B64D43/00, B64C13/12, B64C13/04 | 15/688164 |
| 1058 | 10334412 | Autonomous vehicle assistance systems | Apparatuses and methods of operating the same are described. A sensor system including a sensor, a processor, and a communication subsystem. The sensor may measure a defined area of a path located below the sensor system to obtain a sensor measurement. The processor may be coupled to the sensor. The processor may determine at least one of environmental condition information within the defined area or characteristic information associated with an object within the defined area using the sensor measurement. The communication subsystem may be coupled to the processor. The communication subsystem may send at least one of the environmental condition information or the characteristic information to a communication system of a vehicle. | Boaz Kenane (Portland, OR) | --- | 2018-01-09 | 2019-06-25 | G05D1/00, B60W40/06, H04W4/44, G08G1/0967 | 15/865483 |
| 1059 | 10334404 | Facilitating mesh networks of connected movable objects | Wireless communication via a mesh network of connected movable objects is described. A method includes determining, by a device including a processor, a value of a characteristic of a first movable object of movable objects communicatively coupled to a wireless network, wherein the movable objects are automated vehicles, and wherein the determining the value is based on a likelihood of receipt of a message transmitted from the first movable object to a second movable object of the movable objects. The method also includes generating information usable to move the first movable object in a manner that satisfies a defined condition associated with the value. The information can be strength of a wireless communication channel between the first movable object and a second movable object of the movable objects. | Christopher Baldwin (Algonquin, IL), Nikhil S Marathe (Roselle, IL) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-05-08 | 2019-06-25 | H04W28/02, H04W4/02, H04W40/02, H04W4/029, H04W28/08, H04W84/18, H04W88/08, H04W84/00 | 15/588838 |
| 1060 | 10334332 | System and method for managing battery life in redundant wireless sensors | A method for operating a sensor system includes detecting a first wake trigger by a plurality of sensors for a component disposed in a remote location, generating, by each sensor, sensor service data that includes a battery charge level of the sensor, determining an active sensor according to the sensor service data of each sensor of the plurality of sensors, and assigning the active sensor to enter an active mode assigning each sensor of the plurality of sensors, other than the active sensor, to enter a sleep mode, generating, by the active sensor, sensor reading data for the component until an inactive trigger is detected, sending the sensor reading data using a wireless transmission to a sensor data server, and leaving the active mode by the active sensor and entering a sleep mode in response to the active sensor detecting an inactive trigger. | Scott David Poster (Arlington, TX), Brian Edward Tucker (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-08-29 | 2019-06-25 | G08B21/00, G07C5/00, B64D45/00, H04Q9/00 | 16/115894 |
| 1061 | 10334210 | Augmented video system providing enhanced situational awareness | A facility, comprising systems and methods, for providing enhanced situational awareness to captured image data is disclosed. The disclosed techniques are used in conjunction with image data, such as a real-time or near real-time image stream captured by a camera attached to an unmanned system, previously captured image data, rendered image data, etc. The facility enhances situational awareness by projecting overlays onto captured video data or ''wrapping'' captured image data with previously-captured and/or ''synthetic world'' information, such as satellite images, computer-generated images, wire models, textured surfaces, and so on. The facility also provides enhanced zoom techniques that allow a user to quickly zoom in on an object or area of interest using a combined optical and digital zoom technique. Additionally, the facility provides a digital lead indicator designed to reduce operator-induced oscillations in commanding an image capturing device. | Darcy Davidson, Jr. (Dallesport, WA), Theodore T. Trowbridge (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2016-05-23 | 2019-06-25 | H04N7/18, G06T11/00, G01C11/02, G01C11/00, G05D1/00, G06T19/00, G06T17/05, G06T11/60, G01C11/36 | 15/162463 |
| 1062 | 10333839 | Routing a data packet in a communication network | In one aspect, a method includes receiving a data packet at a routing node that includes a processor. The method also includes determining at least one value for the data packet, selecting a routing table from a plurality of routing tables stored at the routing node in response to the at least one value for the packet and forwarding the data packet in response to the routing table selected. Each routing table is associated with a respective one cost function. | Mu-Cheng Wang (Acton, MA), Steven A. Davidson (Acton, MA), Yi-Chao S. Chuang (Acton, MA) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2013-03-14 | 2019-06-25 | H04L12/741, H04L12/721 | 13/827029 |
| 1063 | 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 |
| 1064 | 10333642 | TDMA communications with clock synchronization | A network of nodes communicating with a central node using a Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) communications network is disclosed. Each node can synchronize an internal clock with an internal clock of the central node when entering the TDMA communications network using a packet received from the central node. Furthermore, each node can maintain synchronization using subsequent packets communicated in the TDMA communications network and a time slot assigned for the subsequent packet. | Zahid F. Mian (Loudonville, NY), Bruce P. McKenney (Selkirk, NY) | International Machines Corp. (Troy, NY) | 2014-02-28 | 2019-06-25 | H04J3/06, H04Q9/00, G01D9/00 | 14/193365 |
| 1065 | 10332409 | Midair collision threat detection and assessment using visual information | A collision avoidance system includes a processor configured to determine first and second positions of an intruder in first and second images, respectively, determine an angular position change of the intruder by comparing the first and second positions, determine a rate of change of a line of sight angle from an aircraft to the intruder based on the angular position change and a time between the first and second images, determine a rate of change of the angular size of the intruder based on a difference in angular size of the intruder from the first to second image and the time between the first and second images, and provide an alert to an operator of the aircraft in response to the ratio of the rate of change of the line of sight angle and the rate of change of the angular size of the intruder being less than a threshold. | Vladislav Gavrilets (McLean, VA), William T. Kirchner (Leesburg, VA), Keith M. Allen (Centreville, VA), Allen D. Wu (Dublin, CA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2016-09-27 | 2019-06-25 | G06K9/00, G08G5/04, G06T7/246 | 15/277998 |
| 1066 | 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 |
| 1067 | 10332181 | Ranking search results and recommendations | When a user selects an item at an online marketplace and subsequently provides a search query to the online marketplace, search results or recommendations received from the online marketplace in response to the search query may be displayed based on whether the search results or recommendations would satisfy a requirement established by a source of the selected item. The requirement may relate to a minimum cost threshold, or a minimum number of items. Any search results or recommendations that would, if selected, cause the requirement to be met or exceeded may be preferentially displayed to the user above, or in a more prominent manner, than search results or recommendations that would not, if selected, cause the requirement to be met or exceeded. | Vevina Mariam McAllister (San Francisco, CA), Wesley Scott Lauka (Seattle, WA), Shirley Yiong (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-04-15 | 2019-06-25 | G06Q30/00, G06Q30/06, G06F16/2457 | 14/687667 |
| 1068 | 10332065 | Fleet of robot vehicles for food product preparation | An autonomous robot vehicle in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure includes a conveyance system, a navigation system, a communication system configured to communicate with a food delivery management system, one or more storage modules including a storage compartment or a storage sub-compartment configured to store food items, one or more preparation modules including a preparation compartment or a preparation sub-compartment configured to prepare the food items, processor (s) , and a memory storing instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor (s) , cause the autonomous robot vehicle to, autonomously, receive via the communication system a food order for a destination, determine a travel route that includes the destination, control the conveyance system to travel the travel route to reach the destination, and prepare the food item while traveling on the travel route. | David Ferguson (San Francisco, CA), Jiajun Zhu (Palo Alto, CA), Nan Ransohoff (San Francisco, CA), Pichayut Jirapinyo (San Francisco, CA) | Nuro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-07-27 | 2019-06-25 | G06Q50/12, B60R25/25, H04L29/08, G06Q20/12, B60R19/18, B60R19/48, B60R21/34, B60R21/36, G05D1/12, A23L7/109, A23L2/52, A47J37/06, H05B6/68, A47J47/00, G06F16/955, G01C21/20, B60H1/00, G06Q30/02, G07F17/12, H04W4/40, H04W4/024, A23L5/00, G08G1/04, G06Q20/00, G06N20/00, G06K7/14, G06Q20/18, G06K19/07, B60P3/20, B60P3/00, G06Q10/08, B65G67/24, B60P3/025, G01C21/34, G05D1/00, G06K9/00, G05D1/02, G06Q10/06, G06Q50/28, G06Q30/06, G06Q50/30, G07F17/00, G08G1/00, B60P1/36, G06K7/10, G06K19/06, G06F3/0484, H04N5/76 | 16/047598 |
| 1069 | 10331952 | System and method for determining an orientation and position of an object | A system includes a computation device having an input module adapted to receive data defining a single two dimensional image, an image analyzing module configured to receive the data and analyze the single two dimensional image to determine a two dimensional orientation representative of a three dimensional orientation and position, a position calculating module configured to receive the two dimensional orientation from the image analyzing module and determine the three dimensional orientation and position of the object, and an output module adapted to send information relating to the three dimensional orientation and position of the object. | Robert S. Malecki (St. Paul, MN), Lue Her (Lake Elmo, MN), Ryan J. Thompson (St. Paul, MN), Anthony H. Giang (Lexington, MN) | Landing Technologies, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) | 2016-09-13 | 2019-06-25 | G06K9/00, G06T7/73, G06T7/194, G06T7/136, G06T7/70, G05D1/00, G05D1/06, G05D1/10, G01C21/16, G05D1/02 | 15/264104 |
| 1070 | 10331773 | Generating customized resource identifiers for parcels | A locator (e.g., a URL) associated with a network-based resource, such as a web page, may be customized in a manner that increases the likelihood that one or more viewers of the locator will remember and utilize the locator in order to access the network-based resource at a later time. The locator may include words or combinations of words that are associated with attributes of the network-based resource (e.g., the contents of the web page) , the viewers or a context in which the locator is presented to the viewers. The words or combinations may be selected such that a length of the locator is less than a length of another locator that is permanently associated with the network-based resource. The locator may be presented to the viewers in any context, such as on a billboard, in an audio or video message, or on a shipping label affixed to a parcel. | Supreeth Selvaraj (Hyderabad, IN) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-05-26 | 2019-06-25 | G06F17/00, G06F17/22, G06F17/27, G06Q50/28, G06F16/951, G06F16/955 | 15/607230 |
| 1071 | 10331233 | Camera and sensor controls for remotely operated vehicles and virtual environments | A hand controller that includes a control member mounted on a hand held base for commanding a remote vehicle or movement of a virtual object within a virtual environment includes an input device mounted for generating tilt commands for a sensor mounted on the remote vehicle or the virtual object, the input device being located on a front of the base and oriented to be displaced up and down to tilt the sensor or the virtual point of view when the base is held during operation. | Scott Edward Parazynski (Houston, TX), Brandon Tran (Lumberton, NJ), Radley Angelo (San Diego, CA), Austin Hill (San Diego, CA) | Fluidity Technologies, Inc. (Houston, TX) | 2018-10-17 | 2019-06-25 | G06F3/0346 | 16/163565 |
| 1072 | 10331131 | Systems and methods for payload integration and control in a multi-mode unmanned vehicle | Systems and associated methods for rapid integration and control of payloads carried by a multi-mode unmanned vehicle configured to accommodate a variety of payloads of varying size, shape, and interface and control characteristics. Mechanical, power, signal, and logical interfaces to a variety of payloads operate to enable environmental protection, efficient placement and connection to the vehicle, and control of those payloads in multiple environmental modes as well as operational modes (including in air, on the surface of water surface, and underwater) . | Bruce Becker Hanson (Melbourne, FL), Thomas Edward Hanson (Ashland, MA) | Unmanned Innovations, Inc. (Melbourne, FL) | 2017-05-31 | 2019-06-25 | G05D1/00, B63B1/32, B60F5/02, B64C39/02, B63G8/22, B63B1/04, B64C3/38, B60F5/00, B63G8/26, B64C35/00, B63B1/20, B63B35/00, B63G8/00 | 15/609459 |
| 1073 | 10331124 | Autonomous vehicle repositioning | Provided herein is a platform for distributing and navigating an autonomous or semi-autonomous fleet throughout a plurality of pathways. The platform may employ demand distribution prediction algorithms, and interim repositioning algorithms to distribute the autonomous or semi-autonomous fleet for performing orders and tasks. | David Ferguson (San Francisco, CA), Jiajun Zhu (Palo Alto, CA), Cosimo Leipold (Washington, DC), Pichayut Jirapinyo (San Francisco, CA) | Nuro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-07-19 | 2019-06-25 | G05D1/00, G06K9/00, G06T7/00, G01C21/34, G06Q30/02, G06N20/00 | 16/040446 |
| 1074 | 10331121 | Vehicle communication system | A communication system and method for communicatively linking vehicles in a vehicle consist determine a vehicle identifier for a first remote vehicle included in a vehicle consist formed from a lead vehicle and at least the first remote vehicle. The system and method communicate a wireless linking message addressed to the vehicle identifier from the lead vehicle to the first remote vehicle, and establish a communication link between the lead vehicle and the first remote vehicle responsive to receipt of the wireless linking message at the first remote vehicle. The communication link is established such that movement of the first remote vehicle is remotely controlled from the lead vehicle via the communication link. The communication link is established without an operator entering the first remote vehicle. | Jared Klineman Cooper (Melbourne, FL), Brian Joseph McManus (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Wawrzyniak (Melbourne, FL), Ralph C. Haddock, III (Melbourne, FL), Robert James Foy (Melbourne, FL), James Glen Corry (Melbourne, FL), Mark Bradshaw Kraeling (Melbourne, FL), Todd William Goodermuth (Melbourne, FL), Eugene Smith (Melbourne, FL), Steven Andrew Kellner (Melbourne, FL), Joseph Mario Nazareth (Melbourne, FL), Brian William Schroeck (Melbourne, FL), David Michael Peltz (Melbourne, FL) | Ge Global Sourcing Llc (Norwalk, CT) | 2016-12-13 | 2019-06-25 | G05D1/00, H04W4/38, B61L15/00, H04W76/14, H04W76/11 | 15/377594 |
| 1075 | 10330571 | Air sampling system | An atmosphere sampling system includes: an unmanned rotary-wing aircraft platform including: an airframe capable of lifting a selected payload mass, at least one motorized rotor, and, a flight control system including an on-board controller, an atmosphere sampling unit having a total mass no greater than the selected payload mass, and including: a blower preferably having backward-facing blades, an inlet structure to draw in air to be sampled, and an outlet to discharge air after sampling, a plurality of sample containers, and, an indexing mechanism to move selected sample containers, one at a time, into contact with the inlet structure so that samples may be collected, and, a power supply with sufficient capacity to operate the motorized rotor (s) , the onboard portion of the flight controller, the blower, and the indexing system. | Alexander B. Adams (Bristol, TN) | --- | 2017-03-07 | 2019-06-25 | G01N1/22, B64C39/02, G01N33/00, B64D1/00 | 15/530844 |
| 1076 | 10330441 | Systems and methods for creating realistic immersive training environments and computer programs for facilitating the creation of same | Systems and methods for creating an immersive training environment for urban operations training that simulates a mission site and related computer program products are provided. Data specific to a mission site to be simulated can be provided. The data can be analyzed to create an accurate depiction of the mission site to be simulated. Visual imagery of one or more structures of the mission site can be generated based on the analysis of the data. One or more structures that have the visual imagery of the mission site to be simulated can be created. Further, the one or more structures can be positioned to provide a physical simulation of the mission site based on the analysis of the data. | K. Dominic Cincotti (Wilmington, NC) | Military Wraps, Inc. (Lumberton, NC) | 2010-12-03 | 2019-06-25 | F41H3/00, F41J11/00, G09B19/24 | 12/960278 |
| 1077 | 10329029 | Falling drone warning apparatuses and methods | Falling drone warning apparatuses and methods are disclosed. The apparatus may be attached to a drone and may measure acceleration during the drone's operation in order to ascertain whether the drone is free falling. If the apparatus detects that the drone is free falling, the apparatus may activate an audible alarm to warn people on the ground of the potential danger and to afford them the opportunity to take action to avoid the drone's impact or minimize its effect. | Ryan Matthew Canning (Fairfield, OH) | 1Twoz, Llc (Fairfield, OH) | 2017-06-12 | 2019-06-25 | B64D45/00, G08G5/00, G05D1/12 | 15/620079 |
| 1078 | 10328769 | Methods for interacting with autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle | Provided herein is a system for precise delivery of an item to a consumer by an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle. The system performs image recognition algorithms to detect a primary entrance, navigate from a street address to the primary entrance, and to validate the customer upon delivery. | David Ferguson (San Francisco, CA), Jiajun Zhu (Palo Alto, CA), Nan Ransohoff (San Francisco, CA) | Nuro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-07-27 | 2019-06-25 | G01C22/00, G05D1/00, G08G1/04, B60P3/025, G06N20/00, G06K19/07, G06K19/06, G06K7/10, B60P1/36, G08G1/00, G07F17/00, G06Q50/30, G06Q30/06, G06Q50/28, G06Q10/06, G05D1/02, G06Q10/08, G06K9/00, G01C21/34, B65G67/24, B60H1/00, G06Q20/12, H04L29/08, B60R25/25, G01C21/20, B60P3/00, G06Q30/02, G06K7/14, G06Q20/18, G06Q20/00, A23L5/00, G06Q50/12, H04W4/024, H04W4/40, G07F17/12, G06F7/00, G05D3/00, B60L9/00, G06F3/0484, H04N5/76, G06F17/00 | 16/048124 |
| 1079 | 10326937 | Horizontal-posture maintaining apparatus | A horizontal-posture maintaining apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a barrel, a cover unit provided on a side surface of the barrel, a first driver provided in the cover unit, for rotating the barrel in a first direction (around an X axis) to keep the barrel in horizontal posture, a second driver provided in the cover unit, for rotating the cover unit in a second direction (around a Y axis) to keep the barrel in the horizontal posture, and a controller for controlling rotation of the first and second drivers. | Yoon-Seok Kang (Seoul, KR), Sung-Jin Park (Suwon-si, KR), Bae-Seok Lim (Suwon-si, KR), Bon-Min Koo (Seoul, KR), Jae-Kyu Shim (Suwon-si, KR), Woo-Jong Cho (Suwon-si, KR) | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2017-04-27 | 2019-06-18 | H04N9/47, G03B15/00, H04N7/18, H04N5/232, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, F16M11/12, H04N5/225, G05D1/00, G03B17/56, F16M13/02, F16M11/18 | 15/499103 |
| 1080 | 10326689 | Method and system for providing alternative communication paths | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting an issue associated with data communications between a first node and a second node of a distributed communications system, wherein the issue is related to a change in a condition between the first node and the second node. Locations of the first and second nodes are determined. An intermediary node is identified, based on the locations of the first and second nodes and the detecting of the issue, wherein equipment of the intermediary node is operable to engage in wireless communications with the first and second nodes, and a redirection of data communications is facilitated between the first and second nodes responsive to the detecting of the issue. The redirection of the data communications places the equipment of the intermediary node in communications between the first node and the second node. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Leon Lubranski (Scotch Plains, NJ), Tracy Van Brakle (Colts Neck, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2019-06-18 | H04W28/02, H04W40/16, H04W40/20, H04L12/707, H04W40/24, H04W40/12, H04W88/16 | 15/372804 |
| 1081 | 10326494 | Apparatus for measurement de-embedding and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a transmission medium having a first end configured to be coupled to a first port of the launching device, wherein electromagnetic waves are induced by the launching device on a surface of the transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves are bound to the surface of the transmission medium, and wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate without requiring an electrical return path to a second end of the transmission medium. A short circuit, coupled to the second end of the transmission medium, reflects the electromagnetic waves back to the first end of the transmission medium for reception by the launching device as reflected electromagnetic waves at the first port to facilitate a de-embedding of the launching device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Harold Rappaport (Middletown, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2019-06-18 | H04B3/46, H04B3/52 | 15/369968 |
| 1082 | 10325506 | Method for monitoring airspace | A method for monitoring an airspace includes a first control and detection system and a second control and detection system. The first control and detection system has a first flying device and a first control and detection unit, and the second control and detection system has a second flying device and a second control and detection unit. An airspace monitoring system is different from the first control and detection unit and also from the second control and detection unit. First data relating to the first flying device is transmitted from the first control and detection unit to the airspace monitoring system, and data based on the first data is transmitted from the airspace monitoring system to the second control and detection unit. In this manner, the method allows a system-independent airspace monitoring process. | Niklas Goddemeier (Witten, DE), Sebastian Rohde (Bochum, DE), Christian Wietfeld (Dortmund, DE) | Technische Universitat Dortmund (Dortmund, DE) | 2015-04-08 | 2019-06-18 | G01S13/00, G08G5/00, G01S13/91, G01S13/74, G01S13/78 | 15/303104 |
| 1083 | 10325421 | Systems and methods for aircraft message monitoring | A system for monitoring aircraft operational messages is provided. The system includes a computing device including a processor in communication with a memory. The computing device is programmed to receive a plurality of historical messages for a plurality of aircraft. Each message of the plurality of historical messages is a message from one of the plurality of aircraft. The computing device is also programmed to receive a plurality of historical maintenance operations performed on the plurality of aircraft, compare the plurality of historical messages to the plurality of historical maintenance operations to determine at least one message type associated with at least one maintenance operation type, and generate a plurality of message type correlations between message types and maintenance operation types based on the comparison. | Tsai-Ching Lu (Thousand Oaks, CA), Nigel Stepp (Santa Monica, CA), Franz David Betz (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-10-24 | 2019-06-18 | G07C5/00, G05B23/02, B64D45/00, G07C5/08 | 15/332479 |
| 1084 | 10325411 | Egocentric odometry system for maintaining pose alignment between real and virtual worlds | A navigation system provides pose, i.e., location and orientation, solutions using best available location information from two or more location systems. One of the location systems is a fiducial-based location system, which is accurate when a sufficient number of fiducials is recognized. However, when an insufficient number of fiducials is recognized, an odometry-based location system is used. Although the odometry-based location system is subject to drift, when a sufficient number of fiducials is recognized, the fiducial-based location system is used to correct the odometry-based location system. The navigation system provides robust, accurate and timely pose solutions, such as for augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) systems, without the time-consuming requirement to establish and localize many fiducials or the computational and memory requirements of pure fiducial-based location systems, and without the inherent drift of pure odometry-based location systems. | James Laney (Wayne, PA), Richard W. Madison (Bedford, MA), Robert Truax (Canton, MA), Theodore J. Steiner, III (Boston, MA), Eric Jones (Natick, MA) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) | 2018-02-01 | 2019-06-18 | G06T19/00, G06F3/01, G02B27/01, G06F3/03 | 15/886532 |
| 1085 | 10320586 | Apparatus and methods for generating non-interfering electromagnetic waves on an insulated transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, receiving a plurality of communication signals, and generating, according to the plurality of communication signals, signals that induce a plurality of electromagnetic waves bound at least in part to a dielectric material. Each electromagnetic wave of the plurality of electromagnetic waves conveys at least one communication signal of the plurality of communication signals, and the plurality of electromagnetic waves has a multiplexing configuration that reduces an interference between the plurality of electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-14 | 2019-06-11 | H04L12/64, H04B15/00 | 15/293929 |
| 1086 | 10319245 | Flight vehicle control device, flight permitted airspace setting system, flight vehicle control method and program | A flight vehicle control device includes: an identification information storage unit in which identification information for identifying a flight vehicle or a user of the flight vehicle is stored, a wireless communication unit that receives, through a wireless base station, airspace information about an airspace in which the flight vehicle flies, based on the stored identification information, an own vehicle position measuring unit that measures a position of the flight vehicle, and a flight state control unit that controls a flight vehicle based on the received airspace information and the measured position of the flight vehicle. | Junichi Tabuchi (Tokyo, JP) | Kddi Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-12-27 | 2019-06-11 | G08G5/00, B60W50/08, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, B64C39/02 | 15/756276 |
| 1087 | 10318834 | Optimized image feature extraction | One embodiment provides an image processing circuitry. The image processing circuitry includes a feature extraction circuitry and an optimization circuitry. The feature extraction circuitry is to determine a feature descriptor based, at least in part, on a feature point location and a corresponding scale. The optimization circuitry is to optimize an operation of the feature extraction circuitry. Each optimization is to at least one of accelerate the operation of the feature extraction circuitry, reduce a power consumption of the feature extraction circuitry and/or reduce a system memory bandwidth used by the feature extraction circuitry. | Gurpreet S. Kalsi (Bangalore, IN), Om J. Omer (Bangalore, IN), Biji George (Bangalore, IN), Gopi Neela (Bangalore, IN), Dipan Kumar Mandal (Bangalore, IN), Sreenivas Subramoney (Bangalore, IN) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) | 2017-05-01 | 2019-06-11 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06F17/10 | 15/582945 |
| 1088 | 10318809 | Unmanned aircraft structure evaluation system and method | A computerized system, comprising: a computer system having an input unit, a display unit, one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer readable medium, the one or more processors executing image display and analysis software to cause the one or more processors to: receive an identification of a structure from the input device, the structure having multiple sides, an outline, and a height, obtain characteristics of a camera mounted onto an unmanned aircraft, generate unmanned aircraft information including: flight path information configured to direct the unmanned aircraft to fly a flight path around the structure that is laterally and vertically offset from the structure, the lateral and vertical offset being dependent upon the height of the structure, an orientation of the camera relative to the unmanned aircraft, and the characteristics of the camera, and, store the unmanned aircraft information on the one or more non-transitory computer readable medium. | Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, NY), John Monaco (Penfield, NY) | Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, NY) | 2018-07-30 | 2019-06-11 | G01S19/39, G06T11/60, H04N5/445, G05D1/00, G06K9/00, G06F16/51, G06F16/583, G06F16/58, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G08G5/04, B60R1/00, G06Q40/08 | 16/049253 |
| 1089 | 10317914 | Wind finding and compensation for unmanned aircraft systems | An unmanned aircraft includes a forward propulsion system comprising one or more forward thrust engines and one or more corresponding rotors coupled to the forward thrust engines, a vertical propulsion system comprising one or more vertical thrust engines and one or more corresponding rotors coupled to the vertical thrust engines, a plurality of sensors, and a yaw control system, that includes a processor configured to monitor one or more aircraft parameters received from at least one of the plurality of sensors and to enter a free yaw control mode based on the received aircraft parameters. | Jason Michael K. Douglas (Tucson, AZ), Justin Armer (Tucson, AZ), Carlos Murphy (Tucson, AZ) | Latitude Engineering, Llc (Tucson, AZ) | 2016-04-18 | 2019-06-11 | G05D1/08, B64C29/00, B64C39/02 | 15/131914 |
| 1090 | 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 |
| 1091 | 10317518 | Phased array radar systems for small unmanned aerial vehicles | Phased array radar systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are disclosed. A disclosed example radar apparatus for a small UAVs includes a transmitter to transmit a transmit signal in the X-band, a receive phased array including at least two receive antennas, wherein the receive phased array provides a field-of-view of at least 100 degrees in a first direction and at least 20 degrees in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first processor programmed to determine a location of an object based on an output from each of the at least two antennas, a second processor programmed to perform collision avoidance based on the location of the object, and a mount to mechanically couple the radar apparatus to the UAV. | Karl Foster Warnick (Spanish Fork, UT), Jonathan Cullinan Spencer (Provo, UT) | Brigham Young University (BYU), (Provo, Ut) | 2016-07-20 | 2019-06-11 | G01S7/35, H01Q21/06, H01Q3/34, G01S13/02, G01S13/06, G01S13/32, H01Q13/08, G01S13/93, B64C39/02 | 15/215333 |
| 1092 | 10315762 | Unmanned air and underwater vehicle | An unmanned vehicle including a body and a frame structure extending from the body and supporting a plurality of propeller assemblies, each propeller assembly including at least one propeller and a corresponding motor with the motor housed in a watertight housing or coated and made corrosion resistant. The propellers comprise a first subset of propellers of the propeller assemblies and a second subset of propellers of the propeller assemblies which rotate in a plane positioned below a plane in which the first subset of propellers rotate, wherein said first and second subset of propellers are configured for independent operation of one another as the vehicle transitions from an air medium to a water medium. | Francisco Javier Diez-Garias (New Brunswick, NJ), Marco M. Maia (Westfield, NJ) | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (New Bunswick, NJ) | 2015-05-21 | 2019-06-11 | B63G8/16, A63H23/08, A63H27/00, B64C39/02, B63C11/42, B63G8/00 | 15/312968 |
| 1093 | 10315749 | Material for propeller occlusion of marine vessels | Marine vessel propulsor occlusion systems and devices made of novel fabrics formed from biodegradable and/or dissolvable materials, and methods of manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. The propulsor occlusion devices can slow and/or incapacitate a marine vessel without serious injury to occupants and without destroying the vessel's propulsion system. | Howard Walker (San Diego, CA), Scott Stewart (Escondido, CA), Richard Holmes Griffey (Vista, CA) | Leidos, Inc. (Reston, VA) | 2016-03-16 | 2019-06-11 | B63H25/00, D04H3/007, D04H3/009, D04H3/018 | 15/071279 |
| 1094 | 10315107 | Controller button having a simulated axis of rotation | A user input device is provided that includes a button-based control mechanism. The button-based control mechanism includes a button, the button including a user-depressible button top and a button stem, and a button depression guide disposed within an internal cavity of the user input device that engages with the button stem to cause the button to move from a default position and along a substantially arc-shaped path when pressure is applied to the button top. The substantially arc-shaped path may be around an axis of rotation that is external to the user input device. The button-based control mechanism further includes a button biasing mechanism disposed within the internal cavity that returns the button to the default position when the pressure is removed from the button top and at least one sensor that detects actuation of the button responsive to the movement of the button away from the default position. | Aaron Schmitz (Redmond, WA), Gabriel M. R. Gassoway (Issaquah, WA), Andrew McKinley Schroeder (Redmond, WA), Jonathan Shea Robinson (Kirkland, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2017-08-02 | 2019-06-11 | A63F13/21, A63F13/24 | 15/667340 |
| 1095 | 10313575 | Drone-based inspection of terrestrial assets and corresponding methods, systems, and apparatuses | A terrestrial asset inspection system includes a drone (101) . One or more processors (105) of the drone receive one or more image capture parameters (202) , which can include a minimum number of images per unit area (206) , a minimum overlap amount for any two adjacent images (207) , or other factors. The one or more processors also receive geographical boundary information (222) of the terrestrial asset (400) . At least one flight plan (122) is determined as a function of these parameters, and the drone flies in accordance with the flight plan while an image capture device (108) captures a plurality of images (501) meeting or exceeding the image capture parameters to inspect the terrestrial asset. | Austin Wingo (Opelika, AL), Phillip Bevel (Opelika, AL), Eric S Hare (Opelika, AL) | Talon Aerolytics, Inc. (West Point, GA) | 2017-07-21 | 2019-06-04 | H04N5/232, G06K9/00, G06T3/40, B64C39/02, G05D1/10 | 15/656933 |
| 1096 | 10313314 | Cryptographic system for secure command and control of remotely controlled devices | A system and method operate on a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first device has a control system and a cryptographic communications module. The second device has a key generator, a user interface, and a cryptographic communications module. The second device generates a single-mission cryptographic key that is securely programmed into the first device, and the first device is deployed to a remote location. The user interface receives a command for controlling the first device. The second device encrypts the command according to the cryptographic key, and transmits the encrypted command to the first device. The first device authenticates the command, decrypts it, and passes the decrypted command to the control system. The first device may be actively guided ordnance, and the second device may be a control element for controlling the actively guided ordnance. The key may be automatically obfuscated upon mission completion or termination. | William W. Weinstein (Belmont, MA), James M. Zagami (Woburn, MA), Joshua B. Weader (Sharon, MA) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) | 2017-12-07 | 2019-06-04 | H04L9/08, H04W12/10, H04L29/06, H04W12/06 | 15/834508 |
| 1097 | 10312984 | Distributed airborne beamforming system | A distributed beamforming communication system including independent aerial nodes forming an antenna array is described. Described herein is a distributed beamforming array which utilizes independent aerial relay nodes or platforms (i.e. no strict control of relay node position, no communication between the relay nodes, and no coordinated transmission among the relay nodes) to form a distributed beamforming antenna. | Navid Yazdani (Sudbury, MA), David W. Browne (Somerville, MA), Keith William Forsythe (Lexington, MA) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) | 2015-04-16 | 2019-06-04 | H04B7/06, H04B7/185 | 15/126109 |
| 1098 | 10312567 | Launcher with planar strip antenna and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a launching device including a transmitter configured to generate a radio frequency signal in a microwave frequency band. A planar strip antenna is configured to launch the radio frequency signal as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to an outer surface of a transmission medium, wherein the guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the outer surface of the transmission medium without an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-26 | 2019-06-04 | H01Q1/50, H01Q1/48, H01P3/10, H01P5/08, H01Q9/28, H04B1/00 | 15/334903 |
| 1099 | 10311721 | Traffic control system | A traffic control system includes at least one traffic signal, an aircraft and a ground control station. The aircraft includes a position sensor and a wireless communication device. The ground control station includes an electronic controller and a wireless communication device. The electronic controller is configured to control the at least one traffic signal based on at least one of position data of the aircraft and direction data of the aircraft. | Hideki Shibata (Irvine, CA) | Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha (Shizuoka, JP) | 2018-03-09 | 2019-06-04 | G08G1/01, B64C39/02, G08G1/0955, B64D43/02 | 15/916821 |
| 1100 | 10311297 | Determination of position from images and associated camera positions | An apparatus includes an interface configured to receive image data and position data. The image data is associated with a plurality of images of a scene including an object. The position data is associated with positions of a camera that captured the plurality of images. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to identify a corresponding camera position for a first image of the plurality of images and to output an indication of a global position of the object based on first image data corresponding to the first image and based on the corresponding camera position. | Eric Greveson (Edinburgh, GB), James Srinivasan (Oxford, GB), Julian Morris (Oxford, GB) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-02-16 | 2019-06-04 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06T7/73, H04N7/18, G06K9/62, G06K9/52 | 15/434740 |
| 1101 | 10310502 | Head-mounted display device, control method therefor, and computer program | A transmission-type head-mounted display device includes an image display, a control section configured to control the image display section, a position detecting section, a visual-field detecting section configured to detect a visual field of the user, and a wireless communication section configured to perform wireless communication with an external apparatus. The control section includes a state-information acquiring section configured to acquire, via the wireless communication section, state information including a position of an own aircraft, which is a mobile body set as an operation target object of the user, and a support-information creating section configured to create, on the basis of a relation between the position and the visual field of the user and the position of the own aircraft, a support image including support information for operation of the own aircraft and cause the image display section to display the support image as the virtual image. | Shinichi Kobayashi (Azumino, JP) | Seiko Epson Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-01-05 | 2019-06-04 | G06T19/00, B64C39/02, G02B27/01, G05D1/00, H04B7/185 | 15/863445 |
| 1102 | 10310500 | Automated access to secure facilities using autonomous vehicles | Autonomous vehicles may be deployed to areas where an item is in demand, and configured to fulfill orders for the item received from the areas. The autonomous vehicles are loaded with the item and dispatched to the area under their own power or in a carrier. When an order for the item is received, an autonomous vehicle delivers the item to a location in the area. Autonomous vehicles may also be equipped with a 3D printer or other equipment and loaded with materials for manufacturing the item. When an order for the item is received, the autonomous vehicle manufactures the item from such materials, and delivers the item. Autonomous vehicles may be configured for collaboration, such as to deliver or manufacture items in multiple stages and to transfer the items between vehicles. Autonomous vehicles may also be configured to automatically access locations in the area, e.g., using wireless access codes. | Tye Michael Brady (Southborough, MA), Darren Ernest Canavor (Redmond, WA), Ethan Zane Evans (Sumner, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA), Hilliard Bruce Siegel (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-12-23 | 2019-06-04 | G05D1/00, G06Q50/28, B65G1/137, G06Q10/08, G07C9/00, G05D1/02, H04W12/08 | 15/390009 |
| 1103 | 10310499 | Distributed production of items from locally sourced materials using autonomous vehicles | Autonomous vehicles may be deployed to areas where an item is in demand, and configured to fulfill orders for the item received from the areas. The autonomous vehicles are loaded with the item and dispatched to the area under their own power or in a carrier. When an order for the item is received, an autonomous vehicle delivers the item to a location in the area. Autonomous vehicles may also be equipped with a 3D printer or other equipment and loaded with materials for manufacturing the item. When an order for the item is received, the autonomous vehicle manufactures the item from such materials, and delivers the item. Autonomous vehicles may be configured for collaboration, such as to deliver or manufacture items in multiple stages and to transfer the items between vehicles. Autonomous vehicles may also be configured to automatically access locations in the area, e.g., using wireless access codes. | Tye Michael Brady (Southborough, MA), Darren Ernest Canavor (Redmond, WA), Ethan Zane Evans (Sumner, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA), Hilliard Bruce Siegel (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-12-23 | 2019-06-04 | G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G05B19/042 | 15/389963 |
| 1104 | 10309784 | Merging intensities in a PHD filter based on a sensor track ID | In one embodiment, a method of tracking multiple objects with a probabilistic hypothesis density filter is provided. The method includes generating a first intensity by combining a first one or more measurements, wherein a first set of track IDs associated with the first intensity includes track IDs corresponding to respective measurements in the first one or more measurements. A second intensity is generated by combining a second one or more measurements, wherein a second set of track IDs associated with the second intensity includes track IDs corresponding to respective measurements in the second one or more measurements. The first set of track IDs is compared to the second set of track IDs, and the first intensity is selectively merged with the second intensity based on whether any track IDs in the first set of track IDs match any track IDs in the second set of track IDs. | Vibhor L. Bageshwar (Minneapolis, MN), Michael Ray Elgersma (Plymouth, MN), Eric A. Euteneuer (St. Anthony Village, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2014-07-31 | 2019-06-04 | G01C21/00, G01S13/93, G01S13/72, G01S13/86, G01B21/16 | 14/448808 |
| 1105 | 10309695 | Methods and apparatuses for maintaining temperature differential in materials using thermoelectric devices during hot bonded repair | Methods, systems, and apparatuses for repairing a composite material in situ are disclosed including maintaining and controlling the temperature of a material adjoining a composite material in situ, while the composite material is being heating during a composite material repair, such repair accomplished by positioning a heat source proximate to a first side of the composite material and positioning a thermoelectric device proximate to a structure located proximate to the second of the composite material, and substantially maintaining the temperature of the structure at a temperature that is different than a temperature of the composite material. | Gary D. Oakes (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-08-09 | 2019-06-04 | B29C35/02, F25B21/02, B29C65/30, B29C73/34, F25B21/04 | 15/232200 |
| 1106 | 10308430 | Distribution and retrieval of inventory and materials using autonomous vehicles | Autonomous vehicles may be deployed to areas where an item is in demand, and configured to fulfill orders for the item received from the areas. The autonomous vehicles are loaded with the item and dispatched to the area under their own power or in a carrier. When an order for the item is received, an autonomous vehicle delivers the item to a location in the area. Autonomous vehicles may also be equipped with a 3D printer or other equipment and loaded with materials for manufacturing the item. When an order for the item is received, the autonomous vehicle manufactures the item from such materials, and delivers the item. Autonomous vehicles may be configured for collaboration, such as to deliver or manufacture items in multiple stages and to transfer the items between vehicles. Autonomous vehicles may also be configured to automatically access locations in the area, e.g., using wireless access codes. | Tye Michael Brady (Southborough, MA), Darren Ernest Canavor (Redmond, WA), Ethan Zane Evans (Sumner, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA), Hilliard Bruce Siegel (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-12-23 | 2019-06-04 | G06F7/00, B65G1/137, G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G06Q30/02, G06Q10/08 | 15/389920 |
| 1107 | 10308375 | Capturing hook for aerial system | A capturing hook for engaging a cable during capture and release of an aerial vehicle may comprise a first and second gate pivotally supported at their first ends by a base portion and each being movable between a closed position and an open position, but spring-biased to the closed position. The capturing hook may further include a latch device comprising a movable locking part biased by a return spring to a locked position to lock the second gate in the closed position. | James Peverill (Manassas, VA), Adam Woodworth (Manassas, VA), Benjamin Freudberg (Manassas, VA), Dan Cottrell (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2016-10-12 | 2019-06-04 | B64C25/68, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, B64F1/02, G06K9/00, B64D47/08, B64F1/36, B64D47/04 | 15/291870 |
| 1108 | 10308372 | Flight deck timer management systems and methods | A flight deck timer management system includes a database storing conditions representing a first monitoring mode defining at least a first rule, a first timing characteristic defining a first time period for compliance with the first rule, and a first advisory value relative to the first time period at which a first advisory is initiated. A control unit is configured to identify input states based on the input data, and to evaluate the input states in view of the first monitoring mode conditions. When the input states trigger the first monitoring mode, the control unit evaluates the input states in view of the first rule, initiates a first timer based on the first timing characteristic, monitors a first timing status of the first timer relative to the first advisory value, and generates display commands representing the first advisory when the first timer status reaches the first advisory value. | Katarina Alexis Morowsky (Corvallis, OR), Ivan Sandy Wyatt (Scottsdale, AZ), Aaron Gannon (Anthem, AZ) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2017-07-17 | 2019-06-04 | B64D45/00, G01C23/00, G08G5/00 | 15/651413 |
| 1109 | 10308356 | Axial springs for rotor hub assembly | A rotor hub assembly for a rotorcraft includes a yoke forming a bearing bore. The yoke has a teetering axis extending through the bearing bore. The rotor hub assembly includes a flapping bearing disposed in the bearing bore. The flapping bearing is operable to regulate teetering of the yoke about the teetering axis. The rotor hub assembly includes an axial spring abutting the flapping, thereby reducing movement of the flapping bearing along the teetering axis. | Dalton T Hampton (Fort Worth, TX), Thomas Clement Parham, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-11-22 | 2019-06-04 | B64C27/32, B64C27/35, B64C27/43, B64C27/78, B64C27/82 | 15/359594 |
| 1110 | 10307667 | Remote-control flying craft | A hovering remote-control flying craft having a molded frame assembly includes a plurality of arms extending from a center body with an electric motor and corresponding propeller on each arm. In various embodiments, the motor and propeller are mounted downward-facing at a distal portion of each arm with a motor cover over the motor. The center body can be formed of a two-piece molded structure that sandwiches a circuit board to provide structural support for the frame. The circuit board can include a plurality of tabs that facilitate mounting of wire connectors, and can also provide antennas and emitters for both IR and RF communications. In some embodiments, a removable safety ring protects the propellers from lateral contact. | John Paul Condon (Minneapolis, MN), James Edward Fairman (Bloomington, MN), Bradley Dean Pedersen (Minneapolis, MN), Thomas Edward KraMer (Andover, MN), Scott Andrew Melanson (Hopkins, MN) | Qfo Labs, Inc. (Bloomington, MN) | 2017-06-19 | 2019-06-04 | A63H27/127, A63F13/00, A63H27/00, A63H17/32, A63H17/00, A63H30/04, A63H13/00, A63F13/837, A63F13/245, G05D1/00, A63F13/235, A63H33/26, F21V23/04, F41G1/36, F21L4/02 | 15/627310 |
| 1111 | 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 |
| 1112 | 10305190 | Reflecting dielectric antenna system and methods for use therewith | In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method includes receiving a first wireless signal via a feed point on an antenna body, wherein the antenna body includes a dielectric core having a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface that are spatially aligned in a reflecting telescope configuration, reflecting the first wireless signal via the first reflective surface and the second reflective surface to an aperture of the antenna body, and radiating the first wireless signal from the aperture. | David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), Shikik Johnson (Tinton Falls, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-01 | 2019-05-28 | H01Q13/00, H01Q9/04, H01Q19/19, H01Q13/24, H01Q13/02, H01Q3/24, H01Q15/14, H01Q1/22 | 15/366832 |
| 1113 | 10305176 | Conformal antennas for unmanned and piloted vehicles and method of antenna operation | A vehicle includes a body providing structural support and defining a fuselage perimeter and including a plurality of bands, a plurality of antennas integrated into the plurality of bands, and a transceiver operatively connected to each of the plurality of antennas. The transceiver is configured to power selected sub-sets of the plurality of antennas to generate a directional antenna beam. | Raj Bridgelall (Planno, TX), Michael Corcoran (Grand Forks, ND) | University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND), Ndsu Research Foundation (Fargo ND) | 2015-05-19 | 2019-05-28 | B64C1/36, B64D43/00, H04B7/06, H01Q3/26, H01Q1/28, H01Q1/27, H04B7/185 | 14/716288 |
| 1114 | 10304343 | Flight plan implementation, generation, and management for aerial devices | Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to facilitate flight plan implementation, generation, and management are disclosed. An example method includes receiving flight plan information including a flight route and a listing of base stations, connecting to a first base station on the listing, determining a first transition point between the first base station and a second base station on the listing based on the flight route, determining whether the first transition point has been reached, maintaining the connection with the first base station when the first transition point has not been reached, transitioning the connection from the first base station to the second base station when the first transition point has been reached, and/or dropping signals received from base stations not on the listing. | Damir Mustafic (Atlanta, GA), Haywood S. Peitzer (Randolph, NJ), James A. Wolters, II (Sandy Springs, GA), Matthew Walsh (Roswell, GA), Thomas Becker (Atlanta, GA) | At&T Mobility Ii Llc (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-02-24 | 2019-05-28 | G08G5/00, H04W48/08, B64C39/02, H04W36/00, H04W36/36, H04W48/04, H04W36/08, H04W36/32, H04W36/24, H04B7/185 | 15/442550 |
| 1115 | 10303943 | Cloud feature detection | Disclosed is a method and apparatus for detecting cloud features. The method comprises: obtaining image data (e.g. using a camera) , the image data defining a plurality of pixels and, for each pixel, a respective luminance value, defining one or more intervals for the luminance values of the pixels, partitioning the image data into one or more image segments (502-508) , each respective image segment (502-508) containing pixels having a luminance value in a respective interval, and classifying, as a cloud feature, each image segment (502-508) containing pixels having luminance value greater than or equal to a threshold luminance value (L.sub.T) . | James Duncan Revell (Bristol, GB), Roderick Buchanan (Warton, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2015-01-20 | 2019-05-28 | G06K9/00, G06K9/62, G05D1/00, B64D47/08, B64D43/00, B64C39/02, G06T7/11, G06K9/46, G08G5/00 | 15/543247 |
| 1116 | 10302770 | Systems and methods for absolute position navigation using pseudolites | A pseudolite device for providing navigation data, while denied or having limited access to satellite navigation signals for instance, may include a receiver for receiving, from each of a plurality of pseudolites, respective navigation data including an indication of an absolute position of a respective pseudolite and a time instance at which the navigation data is transmitted by the respective pseudolite. The pseudolite device may include a processor configured to determine an absolute position of the pseudolite device according to the navigation data received from each of the plurality of pseudolites, and a transmitter for broadcasting positioning data and transmission time data. The positioning data can include an indication of the determined absolute position of the pseudolite device and the transmission time data includes an indication of a time instance at which the positioning data is transmitted by the transmitter. | Michael Greg Farley (Coggon, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2018-01-09 | 2019-05-28 | G01S19/11, G01S5/10, H04B7/185 | 15/866258 |
| 1117 | 10302759 | Automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) system with radar for ownship and traffic situational awareness | The present invention proposes an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) architecture and process, in which priority aircraft and ADS-B IN and radar traffic information are included in the transmission of data through the telemetry communications to a remote ground control station. The present invention further proposes methods for displaying general aviation traffic information in three and/or four dimension trajectories using an industry standard Earth browser for increased situation awareness and enhanced visual acquisition of traffic for conflict detection. The present invention enable the applications of enhanced visual acquisition of traffic, traffic alerts, and en-route and terminal surveillance used to augment pilot situational awareness through ADS-B IN display and information in three or four dimensions for self-separation awareness. | Ricardo A Arteaga (Lancaster, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC) | 2016-05-09 | 2019-05-28 | G01S13/91, G01S13/86, G01S7/00, G01S19/03, G01S13/93 | 15/149451 |
| 1118 | 10302478 | Method and system for cargo load detection | A method for cargo load detection in a container by a computing device, the method including projecting at least one light dot within an array of light dots towards a surface of the container, capturing an image of the at least one light dot on the surface of the container, and using the captured image to determine cargo loading within the container. | Jesse William Bennett (Apex, NC), Zhijun Cai (Ashburn, VA), Sandeep Chennakeshu (Austin, TX), Scott Leonard Dill (Paris, CA), Mahendra Fuleshwar Prasad (Waterloo, CA), Yu Gao (Waterloo, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, Ontario, CA) | 2018-01-22 | 2019-05-28 | G06Q10/08, G01F23/292, G01S17/08 | 15/877194 |
| 1119 | 10302453 | Attitude sensor system with automatic accelerometer bias correction | An attitude sensor system with automatic bias correction having a primary attitude sensor wherein the primary attitude sensor comprises at least one accelerometer and an auxiliary sensor system configured to automatically estimate a bias of the accelerometer of the primary attitude sensor such that the resulting error is removed from an output of the attitude sensor system. | Thomas Kotwal (Burlington, MA), Michael Jacob Rutberg (Somerville, MA), Matthew Wiggins (San Jose, CA), J. Thomas Fowler (Marblehead, MA) | Tiax Llc (Lexington, MA) | 2017-11-07 | 2019-05-28 | G01C25/00, G01C19/56, G01C21/16, G01V7/02 | 15/805381 |
| 1120 | 10302398 | Vehicle based independent range system (VBIRS) | A Vehicle Based Independent Range System (VBIRS) (10) comprised of individual stacked chambered modules that function as a single integrated system that provides a self-contained space based range capability, and is comprised of a power module (12) , an artificial intelligence/autonomous engagement/flight termination system module (20) , a satellite data modem module system (30) and a navigation, communications and control module system (40) , all of which interface with a VBIRS test and checkout system (52) and a weather data system (116) . The artificial intelligence/autonomous engagement/flight termination system module (20) is comprised of an inherent artificial intelligence capability that envelopes and interchanges data with an autonomous engagement controller (22) that contains all missile/rocket autonomous cooperative engagement, destruct decision software and range safety algorithm parameters required for optimum mission planning. VBIRS employed aboard an aircraft or between any combination of launching systems allows that aircraft to launch a missile/rocket from any location on earth, whether the missile/rocket is singularly launched by itself or as a larger group of missiles/rockets launched in a salvo arrangement, while providing collaborative real-time targeting to occur directly between missiles/rockets in conjunction with other missile/rocket launch platforms or stand-alone mission control centers. | Edmund David Burke (Santa Maria, CA), Martin Stewart Waldman (Santa Maria, CA) | Space Information Laboratories, Llc (Santa Maria, CA) | 2017-05-08 | 2019-05-28 | F41G7/00, F41G9/00, F41G7/36, B64G1/24, G01S5/00, B64G1/00, B64G1/10, F41G7/22, F41G3/04, F41G7/34 | 15/589440 |
| 1121 | 10301037 | Methods for situational awareness during formation flight | Embodiments of methods and apparatus for close formation flight are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method for establishing situational awareness during formation flight includes exchanging transponder signals between at least two aircraft, establishing two-way communication links between the at least two aircraft, exchanging telemetry data between the at least two aircraft, and assigning the roles of a leader and a follower to the aircraft. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), Michael Cyrus (Castle Rock, CO), Allan J. Bruce (Scotch Plains, NJ), John P. Moussouris (Palo Alto, CA) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2016-03-21 | 2019-05-28 | B64D43/02, G01F1/46, G05D1/10, G01F1/32, B64D43/00, G01F1/68, G01P5/00, G01P5/165, G01P13/02 | 15/076478 |
| 1122 | 10301032 | Fuel cell cushions for an aircraft fuel system | An aircraft fuel system includes one or more fuel cells adapted to contain fuel, a fuel cell receiving assembly having an inner surface adapted to receive the one or more fuel cells and a fuel cell cushion disposed between the inner surface of the fuel cell receiving assembly and the one or more fuel cells. The fuel cell cushion is machined from a foam substrate to form a shaped foam substrate that is substantially covered with a cushion coating. The cushion coating is sprayable onto the shaped foam substrate such that the fuel cell cushion is substantially nonabsorbent of fuel. The fuel cell cushion is interposable between the inner surface of the fuel cell receiving assembly and the one or more fuel cells to cushion the one or more fuel cells from damage. | Timothy Brian Carr (Fort Worth, TX), Suvankar Mishra (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Stephen Deslatte (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Douglas Ishmael (Fort Worth, TX), Ronald James Turner (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-02-27 | 2019-05-28 | B64D37/00, B05D1/02, B64D37/06, B64D37/02 | 15/444085 |
| 1123 | 10301023 | Drone device for news reporting | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2018-06-25 | 2019-05-28 | B64D5/00, G06Q10/04, G06Q10/06, G06Q10/08, G06Q30/02, G06Q50/00, G06Q50/26, G08B21/18, B64D47/02, B64D47/08, G06F17/27, B64C39/02, H04N7/18, H04N5/77, G06T7/20, G06K9/62, G06K9/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00 | 16/017536 |
| 1124 | 10301010 | Oscillating pump systems for use on aircraft | An oscillating pump system includes a pump operable to circulate a fluid. The pump has a first port stage including an inlet port and an outlet port and a second port stage including a first oscillating port and a second oscillating port. An oscillator disk is disposed between the first port stage and the second port stage. The oscillator disk is rotatable relative to the inlet port, the outlet port, the first oscillating port and the second oscillating port. During rotation, the oscillator disk alternatingly routes the fluid to the inlet port from the first and second oscillating ports and alternatingly routes the fluid from the outlet port to the first and second oscillating ports, thereby generating oscillating fluid flow. | David E. Heverly, II (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-10-20 | 2019-05-28 | B64C27/00, F04C15/06, F04C14/14, F04C2/10 | 15/298693 |
| 1125 | 10298664 | Systems and methods of capturing and distributing imaging content captured through unmanned aircraft systems | In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided to capture and distribute imaging content. Some embodiments, provide remote inspection systems, comprising: an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) base station control system that wirelessly communicates with an UAS, and comprises: a wireless transceiver, a control circuit, and a memory wherein the control circuit: receives imaging content, captured by a camera of the UAS, establishes a network connection with a content distribution system and activate a distribution session, and communicates the imaging content to the content distribution system that enables multiple remote authorized rendering systems to access the networked content distribution system over the Internet, join the distribution session, and receive over the Internet in real time the imaging content allowing each of the rendering systems to visually play back the imaging content such that a user at each of the multiple rendering systems can watch the imaging content in real time. | Donald R. High (Noel, MO), John P. Thompson (Bentonville, AR), Timothy M. Fenton (Bentonville, AR), Erik Rye (Rogers, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2016-12-15 | 2019-05-21 | G06F15/16, B64D47/08, G06K9/00, B64C39/02, H04L29/08, H04W4/80, H04W84/04, H04W84/12, H04W88/12 | 15/380086 |
| 1126 | 10298293 | Apparatus of communication utilizing wireless network devices | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a housing defining an open volume therein where the housing includes a connection structure for connecting with a utility structure, a first wireless device contained in the housing where the first wireless device is coupled with a first antenna extending outside of the housing, and a second wireless device contained in the housing where the second wireless device is coupled with a second antenna extending outside of the housing. The first and second wireless devices can be coupled to each other. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Henry Kafka (Atlanta, GA) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-03-13 | 2019-05-21 | H04B3/54, H04L5/00, H04B1/40, H04W88/08, H04M19/00 | 15/456723 |
| 1127 | 10297094 | Challenge-response access control using context-based proof | Access by a requesting entity to an asset is authorized by an access-controlling entity, which transmits to the requesting entity a challenge data set and then receives from the requesting entity a response purportedly corresponding to a representation of the challenge data set in a non-repudiatable form, obtained from an event validation system. The access-controlling entity queries the event validation system to determine whether the response does correspond to a correct representation of the challenge data set in the non-repudiatable form, and authorizes the requesting entity for access only if the response is correct representation. Non-repudiation can be established through entry into a blockchain, or using a hash-tree-based digital signature infrastructure. | Garrett Day (Arlington, VA), Jeffrey Pearce (Hilo, HI), David E Hamilton, Jr. (Seaford, DE), Kevin Zawicki (Falls Church, VA), Roger Guseman (Mineral, VA) | Guardtime Ip Holdings Limited (Tortola, VG) | 2017-12-29 | 2019-05-21 | G07C9/00, H04W12/08, G06F21/32, H04L29/06, G06F21/62, H04L9/32, H04L9/08, H04W4/00 | 15/857635 |
| 1128 | 10295410 | Systems and methods for the remote detection of greenhouse atmospheric gas | Disclosed systems and methods for the remote detection of atmospheric gas may include (1) receiving, at a collector, thermal infrared energy from at least one atmospheric column, (2) receiving, at optical subsystems, the thermal infrared energy over optical paths, (3) focusing the thermal infrared energy onto diffraction gratings that disperse the thermal infrared energy at a wavelength within a mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) spectral region and a wavelength within a long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) spectral region, (4) receiving, at detectors, the thermal infrared energy dispersed from the diffraction gratings within the MWIR spectral region and the LWIR spectral region, (5) determining spectral component data associated with the thermal infrared energy in the MWIR spectral region and the LWIR spectral region, (6) sending the spectral component data to a computing device, and (7) identifying an atmospheric gas based on the spectral component data. | Scott Nowicki (Albuquerque, NM), Keith Nowicki (Nederland, CO) | Quantum Spatial, Inc. (St. Petersburg, FL) | 2017-09-01 | 2019-05-21 | G01J5/00, G02B17/08, G01J5/08, G02B27/42 | 15/694714 |
| 1129 | 10293938 | Unmanned aircraft systems with a customer interface system and methods of delivery utilizing unmanned aircraft systems | In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided to enable package delivery and interaction with customers. Some embodiments comprise unmanned aircraft system (UAS) , comprising: a crane system comprising a first spool system and a crane motor, the first spool system comprises a first cord that is extended and retracted, a retractable interface system cooperated with the first cord, a package holder configured to hold a first package to be delivered by the UAS at a delivery location, a control circuit coupled with the crane motor to control the crane motor, and to activate the crane motor to extend the first cord and lower the retractable interface system while the UAS is maintained in flight at least at a threshold height, wherein the retractable interface system comprises an input interface to receive input from a customer at the delivery location. | John P. Thompson (Bentonville, AR), Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Nathan G. Jones (Bentonville, AR), David C. Winkle (Bella Vista, AR), Brian G. McHale (Chadderton Oldham, GB) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2017-03-02 | 2019-05-21 | B64D1/22, B64D9/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G06Q10/08, B64D47/08 | 15/447474 |
| 1130 | 10293933 | Rotating wing assemblies for tailsitter aircraft | A tailsitter aircraft includes one or more rotatable wings. The tailsitter aircraft optionally includes a fuselage from which wing supports extend. Each rotatable wing optionally includes a rotatable wing section having an inboard portion proximate to the fuselage, and an outboard portion distal from the fuselage. The rotatable wing section may be rotatably attached to the wing support and configured to rotate between a vertical flight configuration in which the inboard portion is positioned on an opposing side of the wing support relative to the outboard portion, and a horizontal flight configuration different from the vertical flight configuration. The wings may be rotated during flight to transition between horizontal and vertical flight configurations, and they may be rotated about multiple axes. | Jonathan Moshe (Tustin, CA) | Swift Engineering, Inc. (San Clemente, CA) | 2017-11-02 | 2019-05-21 | B64C29/02, B64C3/38, B64C27/22, B64C29/00 | 15/801833 |
| 1131 | 10293931 | Aircraft generating a triaxial dynamic thrust matrix | A tri-wing aircraft includes a fuselage having a longitudinally extending fuselage axis. Three wings extend generally radially outwardly from the fuselage axis and are circumferentially distributed generally uniformly about the fuselage at approximately 120-degree intervals. The wings have airfoil cross-sections including first and second surfaces having chordwise channels therebetween. A distributed propulsion system includes a plurality of propulsion assemblies. Each propulsion assembly includes a variable thrust cross-flow fan disposed within one of the chordwise channels of one of the wings. At least two variable thrust cross-flow fans are disposed within the chordwise channels of each of the wings. A flight control system is operably associated with the distributed propulsion system such that the flight control system and the distributed propulsion system are operable to generate a triaxial dynamic thrust matrix. | Daniel Bryan Robertson (Fort Worth, TX), Kirk Landon Groninga (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-08-31 | 2019-05-21 | B64C29/00, B64C39/12, B64C39/00, B64C23/02, B64C29/02 | 15/253449 |
| 1132 | 10293929 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Caleb Andrew Woodruff (White Salmon, WA), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-16 | 2019-05-21 | B64C27/32, B64C39/02, B64F1/02, B64D5/00, B64C27/26, B64D3/00, B64F1/04, B64C25/10, B64C1/30, B64C11/48 | 15/434735 |
| 1133 | 10293926 | Propulsion system for a vehicle | A propulsion system for a vehicle includes a supporting structure and a plurality of propellers carried by the supporting structure. Each propeller is associated to an electric motor with a toroid geometry, having an annular rotor rotatable within an annular stator and defining therewithin a central aperture. The blades of the propeller, which are carried by the rotor, extend to the central aperture. | Pietro Perlo (Rivoli, IT), Pietro Guerrieri (Rivoli, IT) | P-Gevs S.R.L. (Rivoli (TO), , It) | 2017-01-04 | 2019-05-21 | B64C27/14, B63H20/32, B63H21/17, B63H20/08, B63H20/00, B63B39/08, B63H25/42, B64C29/00, B64C11/00, B64C39/02, B64C27/08, B63H1/16, B63H23/00 | 15/398549 |
| 1134 | 10291711 | Real-time predictive sensor network and deployable sensor | Deployable, predictive sensor systems may form a sensor network configured to provide environmental data in real-time or near-real-time. The sensors may be deployable sensors that can be launched and/or airdropped in areas that may be contaminated or otherwise unsafe for humans to enter. The predictive sensor network may include sensor tetrapods that may include anemometers for measuring wind speed, radiation sensors, gaseous contaminant sensors, biological sensors, and/or any other desired sensor type. These sensors may inform wind, transport and dispersion models in real-time. The sensor tetrapods may be satellite-linked, linked via a cellular network, linked via RF line-of-sight, a wireless communication link, and/or another compatible wireless network to a wind, dispersal, and deposition model that provides a dispersion pattern, a deposition pattern, and a wind pattern to enable a high-quality remote assessment of the changing scene in real-time. | Markus Hehlen (Los Alamos, NM), Michael Brown (Los Alamos, NM), Janette Frigo (Los Alamos, NM), William Priedhorsky (Los Alamos, NM) | Triad National Security, Llc (Los Alamos, NM) | 2018-01-11 | 2019-05-14 | H04L29/08, G01D9/00, H04Q9/02, H04W52/02, H04W84/18 | 15/868517 |
| 1135 | 10291334 | System for detecting a fault in a communication system | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for transmitting a source test signal directed to a second system of a distributed communication system for a retransmission of the source test signal by the second system and a plurality of other systems of the distributed communication system, receiving a plurality of returned messages from the second system, where each of the plurality of returned messages includes information associated with a signal test performed by the second system and at least one of the plurality of other systems, where the signal test comprises a comparison of a retransmission of the source test signal and an expected signal profile of the source test signal, and determining from the plurality of returned messages whether any one of the plurality of other systems is experiencing a degradation in transmission signal quality. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-03 | 2019-05-14 | H04B17/00, H04W24/06, H04B17/318, H04B17/23, H04B17/10, G01R29/10 | 15/342159 |
| 1136 | 10291314 | Method and system to dynamically identify and control a UAV with emitting instruments | A system and methodology to dynamically identify and control a UAV with a beam instrument is provided. Specifically, each UAV is provided with a telecommunication module. User equipment is provided with a beam device capable of measuring the distance, speed and location of a UAV. The user equipment is coupled to a command and control center through a command and control center network that can access a data store storing information about UAVs. Identification of the UAV is obtained through a telecommunication network that communicates with the telecommunication module to obtain location information and identity information for each telecommunication module associated with a UAV. The command and control center acquires the identity information and correlates the identity information with FAA register information from an FAA network. Identification of the target UAV is then communicated to the user equipment. | Sangar Dowlatkhah (Alpharetta, GA), Zhi Cui (Sugar Hill, GA), Venson Shaw (Kirkland, WA) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2018-03-14 | 2019-05-14 | H04W8/24, H04W8/18, H04B7/185, B64C39/02, B64D47/00, G01S17/08, G01S17/42, G01S17/58, H04W84/04 | 15/921019 |
| 1137 | 10291311 | Method and apparatus for mitigating a fault in a distributed antenna system | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a first wireless signal at a first carrier frequency, the first wireless signal including a first modulated signal generated by a second antenna system by frequency-shifting the first modulated signal from a first native frequency band to the first carrier frequency, receiving a second wireless signal at a second carrier frequency, the second wireless signal including a second modulated signal generated by a third antenna system by frequency-shifting the second modulated signal from a second native frequency band to the second carrier frequency, detecting a fault in the second antenna system, and responsive to the detecting, adjusting a power level of a first wireless transmission to generate an adjusted first wireless transmission directed to the third antenna system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-09-09 | 2019-05-14 | H04B7/08, H04L12/24, H04L12/26, H04L12/12, H04W52/24, H04W52/42, H04W88/08, H04B17/318, H04L29/14 | 15/260426 |
| 1138 | 10288430 | Method and system for producing a vector map | A method for producing a vector map of a prescribed area may include producing orthophotographs by a first camera oriented at right angles to the Earth's surface and fitted to an unmanned, automated air vehicle that overflies the prescribed area at a high altitude, evaluating the orthophotographs to ascertain at least one infrastructure network located in the area, computing a flight route for the unmanned autonomous air vehicle along the ascertained infrastructure network located in the area, producing detail aerial photographs of the infrastructure network along the computed flight route by a second camera oriented obliquely with respect to the Earth's surface and fitted to the unmanned automated air vehicle that overflies the infrastructure network located in the area at least one low altitude, and computing the vector map of the area based on the orthophotographs produced and the detail aerial photographs. | Gernot Hillier (Landshut, DE), Rupert Maier (Eggolsheim, DE) | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Munich, DE) | 2014-11-10 | 2019-05-14 | G01C21/00, G08G5/00, G06T11/60, G05D1/08, G01C11/04, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G01C21/32, G01C11/02 | 15/110834 |
| 1139 | 10287034 | Drone aircraft landing and docking systems | A docking station for an aircraft includes a base portion and an alignment system disposed on the base portion configured to orient the aircraft relative to the base portion. The alignment system can include a plurality of protrusions extending away from the base portion in a vertical direction. The plurality of protrusions can extend away from the base portion in both the vertical direction and a horizontal direction such that the protrusions can extend from the base portion at an angle. | Reese A. Mozer (Pittsburgh, PA) | American Robotics, Inc. (Marlborough, MA) | 2016-03-02 | 2019-05-14 | B64F1/36, B64C39/02, B64F1/00 | 15/058220 |
| 1140 | 10287027 | Expandable flexible fuel tank device and system for externally pressurized fuel systems | An expandable liquid tank device is secured to a vehicle to provided externally pressurized fuel to the fuel system of the vehicle. The tank can comprise an outer bladder containing a flexible inner bladder. An end plate can secure the bladders to the vehicle. Upon depositing fuel into the flexible inner bladder, the outer bladder expands and conforms to a tank region of the vehicle. The outer bladder (a pliable material) transitions from a flexible state to a semi-rigid or substantially rigid state upon depositing fuel into the flexible inner bladder. To provide pressurized fuel to the vehicle, pressurized gas is injected between the bladders, which exert pressure against the flexible inner bladder to dispense the fuel through the end plate and to the fuel system. A method of making the tank and dispensing fuel is provided. | Clayton B. Melton (Tucson, AZ), Keith A. Elkins (Tucson, AZ), Thomas M. Seach (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2016-10-03 | 2019-05-14 | B64D37/10, B64C39/02, B60K15/03 | 15/284419 |
| 1141 | 10287026 | Power demand anticipation systems for rotorcraft | A power demand anticipation system for a rotorcraft includes an engine subsystem having an engine with a power output. The power demand anticipation system also includes one or more sensors including a cyclic control sensor. The one or more sensors are operable to detect one or more flight parameters of the rotorcraft to form sensor data including a cyclic control position. A power demand anticipation module is in data communication with the engine subsystem and the one or more sensors. The power demand anticipation module is operable to anticipate a power demand of the engine using the sensor data to form a power demand anticipation signal. The engine subsystem is operable to adjust the power output of the engine based on the power demand anticipation signal received from the power demand anticipation module. | Charles Eric Covington (Fort Worth, TX), Joseph Schaeffer (Fort Worth, TX), Robert Earl Worsham, II (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-02-04 | 2019-05-14 | B64D35/00, B64D31/06, F02C9/28, G05B13/00, B64C13/50, B64C27/04 | 15/424801 |
| 1142 | 10287012 | Aircraft having radially extendable tailboom assembly | A tail sitter aircraft includes a fuselage having a forward portion, an aft portion and a longitudinally extending fuselage axis. A main lifting surface is supported by the forward portion of the fuselage. A propulsion system is operably associated with the main lifting surface and operable to provide thrust during forward flight, vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing. A tailboom assembly extends from the aft portion of the fuselage. The tailboom assembly includes a plurality of rotatably mounted tail arms having control surfaces and landing members wherein, in a forward flight configuration, the tail arms are radially retracted to reduce tail surface geometry and provide yaw and pitch control with the control surfaces and, wherein, in a landing configuration, the tail arms are radially extended relative to one another about the fuselage axis to form a stable ground contact base with the landing members. | Daniel Bryan Robertson (Fort Worth, TX), Kirk Landon Groninga (Fort Worth, TX), Carlos Alexander Fenny (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-08-19 | 2019-05-14 | B64C25/52, B64C25/24, B64C11/00, B64C25/16, B64C9/02, B64C29/02, B64C13/50 | 15/241436 |
| 1143 | 10287010 | Rotor sequencing for dual rotor aircraft | An aircraft has a fuselage, a first rotor assembly having a first rotor hub and first rotor blades pivotably coupled to the first rotor hub and a second rotor assembly having a second rotor hub and second rotor blades pivotably coupled to the second rotor hub. The first and second rotor blades have deployed configurations extending generally radially from the fuselage and stowed configurations extending generally parallel with the fuselage. A sequencing cam, positioned between the first and second rotor hubs, is coupled to the second rotor blades. The sequencing cam has a retracted orientation when the second rotor blades are in the stowed configuration and an extended orientation when the second rotor blades are in the deployed configuration in which the sequencing cam props support arms of the first rotor blades preventing transition of the first rotor blades from the deployed configuration to the stowed configuration. | Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX), Eric Ricardo Gonzalez (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-11-02 | 2019-05-14 | B64C27/605, B64C39/02, B64C27/10, B64C27/12, B64C27/50, B64C11/28 | 15/341905 |
| 1144 | 10285129 | Wakeup system and method for devices in power saving mode | A computer device may include a memory storing instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to select a broadcast method for a wakeup signal for a wireless communication device, instruct a base station to broadcast the wakeup signal using the selected broadcast method, and provide information identifying the selected broadcast method to the wireless communication device. The processor may be further configured to receiving a wakeup request from a machine-type communication interworking function (MTC-IWF) device, map the received wakeup request to a wakeup signature beacon signal associated with the wireless communication device, and instruct the base station to transmit a wakeup signature beacon signal to the wireless communication device based on the received wakeup request. | Lei Song (Fremont, CA), Ye Huang (San Ramon, CA), Jin Yang (Orinda, CA), Yee Sin Chan (San Jose, CA), Jignesh S. Panchal (Hillsborough, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-10-02 | 2019-05-07 | G06F1/32, G06F1/3234, H04W40/24, H04W52/02, G06F1/3206, H04W40/00 | 15/722504 |
| 1145 | 10284808 | System and method for supporting selective backtracking data recording | Systems and methods can support a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus can include a data processor that is associated with a data capturing device on a stationary object and/or a movable object. The data processor can receive data in a data flow from one or more data sources, wherein the data flow is configured based on a time sequence. Then, the data processor can receive a control signal, which is associated with a first timestamp, wherein the first timestamp indicates a first time. Furthermore, the data processor can determine a first data segment by applying the first timestamp on the data flow, wherein the first data segment is associated with a time period in the time sequence that includes the first time. | Sheldon Schwartz (Burbank, CA), Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Mingyu Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Zisheng Cao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-04-02 | 2019-05-07 | H04N9/80, H04N7/015, H04N7/01, G11B27/036, H04N9/82, H04N5/91, H04N5/77, H04N5/76, G11B31/00, G11B27/34, G11B27/00, H04N5/262, G11B27/28, H04N5/92, H04N5/93 | 15/942862 |
| 1146 | 10284044 | Methods and apparatus for generating electrical power on aircraft rotor heads | Methods and apparatus for generating electrical power on aircraft rotor heads are disclosed. The apparatus includes a rotor assembly and a stator assembly. The rotor assembly is rigidly coupled to a rotor head of an aircraft. The rotor assembly is to rotate at a first rate as the rotor head rotates at the first rate. The stator assembly is rotatably coupled to the rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a stabilizer to aerodynamically resist rotation of the stator assembly. The stabilizer is to cause the stator assembly to rotate at a second rate less than the first rate. | Daniel R. Schmick (Newark, DE) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-12-13 | 2019-05-07 | B64C27/32, H02K3/51 | 15/840946 |
| 1147 | 10284021 | Lighting system with induction power supply | A system for producing light is provided. The system comprises a sealed enclosure surrounding a porous graphite foam conductor which is exposed to an electromagnetic field generated by an oscillating circuit. When exposed, the foam conductor conducts induced electric current which heats the same to product light. The amount of light is controllable by changing the output of a drive circuit. The oscillating circuit comprises a first inductor and a first capacitor. The first inductor has a first terminal and a second terminal. The output of the drive circuit is controlled by turning a MOSFET OFF and ON. The MOSFET is turned ON when an integrated signal representative of a difference between a voltage proportional to the first terminal and a voltage proportional to the second terminal is between a first voltage threshold and a second voltage threshold and based on a timing signal. | Roger A. Kisner (Knoxville, TN), Christi R. Johnson (Kingston, TN), Frederick K. Reed (Oak Ridge, TN) | Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge, TN) | 2018-08-14 | 2019-05-07 | H05B33/08, H05B37/02, H02J50/30, H05B6/06, H05B6/10 | 16/103324 |
| 1148 | 10282925 | Adaptive algorithm-based engine health prediction | A system and algorithm-based method of determining engine health and assuring available propulsion power based on historical data reflecting the individual engine's unique performance ''fingerprint.'' | Alan H. Steinert (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-10-05 | 2019-05-07 | G06F7/08, B64D45/00, G05B23/02, G07C5/08, G07C5/00 | 15/286209 |
| 1149 | 10282902 | Real-time textured 3D models | 3D models of objects in motion may be generated using depth imaging data and visual imaging data captured at different times. A 3D model of an object in motion at a first position may be generated at a first time and projected forward to a second position corresponding to a second time. Imaging data captured from the object at the second position at the second time may be compared to the projected-forward 3D model of the object at the second position. Differences between the imaging data and the projected-forward 3D model may be used to modify the 3D model, as necessary, until an accurate and precise 3D representation of the object has been derived. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA), Dushyant Goyal (Redmond, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-06-24 | 2019-05-07 | G06K9/00, G06T19/00, G06T17/10, H04N13/211, H04N13/00 | 15/192577 |
| 1150 | 10281910 | Route planning | Disclosed is a method and apparatus for determining a route for a vehicle (2) . The method comprises generating, by a processor (12) , a grid (16) by specifying a start node (18) , specifying one or more movement operations performable by the vehicle (2) , and iteratively adding edges and further nodes (20-24) to the grid (16) , each edge corresponding to a respective movement operation and each further node corresponding to a location for the vehicle (2) . The one or more processors (12) then select a path through the grid (16) from a first node of the grid to a second node of the grid. The first node corresponds to a first location (A) for the vehicle (2) and the second node corresponds to a second location (B) for the vehicle (2) . Thus, a route for the vehicle (2) from the first location (A) to the second location (B) is determined. | Peter Norman Thomas (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2015-06-26 | 2019-05-07 | G01C21/20, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G08G5/00 | 15/321275 |
| 1151 | 10281586 | Transmission data for flight check | A method, system, and computer-readable medium for performing a flight check of one or more navigational aid systems. Aspects include obtaining, using an aircraft, first information associated with an accuracy of signals transmitted by a localizer. Aspects also include obtaining, using the aircraft, second information associated with an accuracy of signals transmitted by a glide slope station. Aspects also include transmitting the first information and the second information to a ground receiver for processing. | Tom Otsubo (Oak Grove, MO), Richard Mullin (Shawnee, KS) | Thales Usa, Inc. (Arlington, VA) | 2017-04-05 | 2019-05-07 | G01S19/31, G08G5/00, H04B7/185, G08G5/02 | 15/479988 |
| 1152 | 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 |
| 1153 | 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 |
| 1154 | 10279900 | Rotorcraft variable thrust cross-flow fan systems | In some embodiments, a rotorcraft includes a fuselage, a tailboom, a drive system and a variable thrust cross-flow fan system. The cross-flow fan system includes a cross-flow fan assembly that is mechanically coupled to a drive shaft and operable to rotate with the drive shaft about a longitudinal axis. The cross-flow fan assembly includes first and second driver plates having a plurality of blades rotatably mounted therebetween. The blades are disposed radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis and have a generally circular path of travel when the cross-flow fan assembly rotates about the longitudinal axis. The blades are moveable between a plurality of pitch angle configurations. A control assembly is coupled to the blades. The control assembly is operable to change the pitch angle configuration of the blades to generate variable thrust at a substantially constant rotational speed of the cross-flow fan assembly. | Daniel Bryan Robertson (Fort Worth, TX), Dudley Smith (Fort Worth, TX), Mark Dreier (Fort Worth, TX), Steve Ray Ivans (Fort Worth, TX), Kirk Landon Groninga (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-08-10 | 2019-05-07 | B64C27/82, B64C27/06, B64C11/00, F04D17/04, B64C39/00, F04D29/36 | 15/233897 |
| 1155 | 10279892 | Tiltrotor aircraft having active wing extensions | A tiltrotor aircraft includes a fuselage supporting first and second wings each having an outboard end. First and second nacelles are respectively coupled to the outboard ends of the first and second wings. The first and second nacelles each have an outboard end. First and second wing extensions are rotatably coupled, respectively, to the outboard ends of the first and second nacelles. First and second actuators are operable to respectively move the first and second wing extensions to dampen a mode of the first and second wings, thereby stabilizing the tiltrotor aircraft. | Jeffrey Bosworth (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-08-31 | 2019-05-07 | B64C13/18, B64C3/38, B64C29/00, B64C7/02 | 15/252560 |
| 1156 | 10279879 | Modular maritime tow body | A tow body apparatus, a method of making a modular tow body, and a method of using a tow body. The tow body comprises a nose module, a tail module, and a first payload module that may be made of plastic by three-dimensional printing. The nose module is configured to be connected to a tow cable for towing the tow body through water and comprises a nose module mating interface. The tail module comprises fins for stabilizing the tow body as the tow body is towed through water and a tail module mating interface. The first payload module comprises an interior configured to hold a payload, a first mating interface configured to be attached alternatively to the nose module mating interface or to a second payload module, and a second mating interface configured to be attached alternatively to the tail module mating interface or to the second payload module. | Wayne Allen Viloria (Chino Hills, CA), Todd Patten (Mount Juliet, TN), Alexander Carter Vaughn (Huntington Beach, CA), Michael A. Carralero (Huntington Beach, CA), Christopher S. van Harmelen (Huntington Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-08-11 | 2019-05-07 | B63G8/42, B63G8/00, B63B27/00 | 15/675507 |
| 1157 | 10279825 | Transfer of vehicle control system and method | A system includes one or more processors configured to communicatively link a remote-control system disposed off-board a vehicle system with an onboard vehicle control system on the vehicle system. The remote-control system and the onboard vehicle control system are configured to control movement of the vehicle system, wherein the one or more processors are configured to transfer control of the movement of the vehicle system from the remote-control system to the onboard vehicle control system based on one or more of a location, a condition of the vehicle system, or by one or more of a request or condition of an operator or from the onboard vehicle control system to the remote-control system based on the one or more of the location, the condition of the vehicle system, or by the one or more of the request or condition of the operator. | So Young Kim (San Ramon, CA), James Brooks (Schenectady, NY), Neeraja Subrahmaniyan (Niskayuna, NY) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2017-01-10 | 2019-05-07 | G05D1/00, B61L15/00, B61L25/02, B61L27/00, B61L27/04 | 15/402797 |
| 1158 | 10278235 | Assignment of channels for communicating with an unmanned vehicle | An embodiment of a radio for disposition on an unmanned vehicle includes first and second receiver circuits. The first receiver circuit is configured to receive a signal over a current active channel within a frequency sub band corresponding to the unmanned vehicle. and the second receiver circuit is configured to monitor a respective availability and a respective quality of each of a current standby channel and at least one other channel within the frequency sub band while the first receiver circuit is receiving the signal, and to request an assignment of one of the at least one other channel as a new standby channel if the second receiver circuit determines that the quality of the one of the at least one other channel is better than the quality of the current standby channel. | Kyle Yakubisin (Shawnee, KS) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2017-10-11 | 2019-04-30 | H04W4/70, G05D1/00, G08G5/00, H04W84/06, B64C39/02, H04B7/185 | 15/730509 |
| 1159 | 10277159 | Finished multi-sensor units | A new system of solar construction, technology and methods for making off structure constructed panel blocks are disclosed. | Alain Poivet (Palo Alto, CA) | Kbfx Llc (Lewes, DE) | 2015-12-15 | 2019-04-30 | H02S20/23, H02S20/26, H02S20/22, H02S40/44, F24S20/67, F24S25/35, F24S25/13, F24S25/12, F24S25/636, F24S40/20, F24S20/66, F24S40/44, H01L31/052, E04F13/072, E04D3/40, F24S25/00 | 14/970431 |
| 1160 | 10276051 | Dynamic collision-avoidance system and method | An obstacle-avoidance system for a vehicle, the obstacle-avoidance system may comprise: a communication device, a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors configured to detect collision threats within a predetermined distance of the vehicle, and a processor. The processor may communicatively couple to the communication device and the plurality of sensors and configured to receive navigation commands being communicated to a control system via said communication device. The processor may also receive, from at least one of said plurality of sensors, obstruction data reflecting the position of an obstruction. Using the obstruction data, the processor identifies a direction for avoiding said obstruction. In response, the processor may output, via said communication device, a derivative command to said control system causing the vehicle to travel in said flight direction. | Fabrice Kunzi (Manassas, VA), Donald Rogers (Manassas, VA), Terrence McKenna (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2018-07-24 | 2019-04-30 | G08G5/04, G05D1/10, G05D1/00 | 16/044192 |
| 1161 | 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 |
| 1162 | 10274420 | Compact multifunctional system for imaging spectroscopy | A method for obtaining spectral imaging data comprises at least the steps of receiving a sample set of data generated by sampling a spectral property of an image of an object in a spatial basis, wherein the sampling of the spectral property of the image of the object comprises providing a Spectral Filter Array (SFA) by arranging a plurality of SFA elements together to form a surface, configuring each SFA element of the plurality of SFA elements to filter one or more spectral bandwidths centered each at specific wavelengths corresponding to that SFA element, whereby all of the plurality of SFA elements taken together cover a determined spectral range, and setting the specific wavelengths of each SFA element of the plurality of SFA elements on the surface such to obtain a uniform and aperiodic spatial distribution of all of the plurality of SFA elements across the surface. The sampling of the spectral property of the image of the object further comprises providing an image sensor configured to record at each pixel the light filtered by one of the plurality of SFA elements or a subset of the plurality of SFA elements thereby producing one intensity value of light filtered by the one of the plurality of elements or the subset of the plurality of SFA elements per pixel, forming the image of the object on the SFA through a lens or group of lenses, and recording for all of the pixels of the image sensor the spectrally filtered intensity values thereby obtaining a 2-dimensional array of the intensity values corresponding to the image of the object. The method for obtaining spectral imaging data further comprises the step of reconstructing a full 3 dimensional spectral data cube of the imaged object from the sampled 2-dimensional array. | Yosef Akhtman (Saint-Prex, CH), Dragos Constantin (Lausanne, CH) | Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL), (Lausanne, Ch) | 2015-07-24 | 2019-04-30 | G01J3/02, H04N13/214, G06T17/05, G06K9/00, G01J3/28, G01N21/31 | 15/326511 |
| 1163 | 10273001 | Apparatus and method for unmanned flight | Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for unmanned flight optimization. A system for unmanned flight comprises a set of motors configured to provide locomotion to an unmanned aerial vehicle, a set of wings coupled to a body of the unmanned aerial vehicle via an actuator and configured to move relative to the body of the unmanned aerial vehicle, a sensor system on the unmanned aerial vehicle, and a control circuit. The control circuit being configured to: retrieve a task profile for a task assigned to the unmanned aerial vehicle, cause the set of motors to lift the unmanned aerial vehicle, detect condition parameters based on the sensor system, determine a position for the set of wings based on the task profile and the condition parameters, and cause the actuator to move the set of wings to the wing position while the unmanned aerial vehicle is in flight. | Robert L. Cantrell (Herndon, VA), John P. Thompson (Bentonville, AR), David C. Winkle (Bella Vista, AR), Michael D. Atchley (Springdale, AR), Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Todd D. Mattingly (Bentonville, AR), John J. O'Brien (Farmington, AR), John F. Simon (Pembroke Pines, FL) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2017-09-07 | 2019-04-30 | B64C39/02, B64C3/56, B64C3/42, B64C33/02 | 15/698516 |
| 1164 | 10273000 | Control of image triggering for aerial image capturing in nadir alignment for an unmanned aircraft | Method for aerial image capturing by means of an unmanned and controllable aircraft comprising a camera, more particularly a drone, during a flight maneuver of said aircraft, comprising continual determining of a camera position and alignment of an optical camera axis and acquiring of a series of aerial images. for each aerial image of said aerial image series, the capturing of the respective aerial image is triggered by flying through a respective image trigger region with said aircraft, wherein the location of said respective image trigger region is determined at least in each case by one trigger position assigned to said respective image trigger region and triggered subject to the alignment of the camera axis when flying through said respective image trigger region, with respect to fulfilling a defined, maximum angle deviation relative to a predetermined spatial alignment. | Rudiger J. Wagner (Oberriet, CH), Michael Naderhirn (Linz, AT) | Leica Geosystems Ag (Heerbrugg, CH) | 2014-04-03 | 2019-04-30 | B64C39/02, H04N7/18, G08G5/00, G01C11/02, G03B15/00, G03B17/38, B64D47/08, H04N5/232, G03B37/02, G06T7/30 | 14/781540 |
| 1165 | 10272994 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and operations thereof | The present invention provides methods and apparatus for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with improved reliability. According to one aspect of the invention, interference experienced by onboard sensors from onboard electrical components is reduced. According to another aspect of the invention, user-configuration or assembly of electrical components is minimized to reduce user errors. | Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN), Shaojie Chen (Shenzhen, CN), Zhigang Ou (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-07-03 | 2019-04-30 | B64C39/02, G01R33/00, B64D31/14, B64C25/32, B64C1/30, B64C27/54, G05D1/00, B64D43/00, B64C27/00, G01V3/16, B64C25/06, B64C27/08, A63H27/00 | 16/027178 |
| 1166 | 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 |
| 1167 | 10270810 | Data socket descriptor based policies for application and data behavior and security | In one embodiment, a system includes a processing circuit and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processing circuit. The logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to maintain application and data security policies at a data socket descriptor level. The logic is also configured to cause the processing circuit to manage behavior and security of data socket descriptors used by application instances executed on virtual and/or physical compute platforms. According to another embodiment, a method includes maintaining application and data security policies at a data socket descriptor level and managing behavior and security of data socket descriptors used by application instances executed on virtual and/or physical compute platforms. | Keshav Govind Kamble (San Jose, CA) | Avocado Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-06-14 | 2019-04-23 | H04L29/06 | 15/182505 |
| 1168 | 10269255 | Unmanned aircraft systems and methods | Some embodiments provide a system to identify geographic zones into which unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are inhibited from flying. In some instances, the system detects, while the UAS is in flight and traveling along a flight path to a delivery location where the UAS is scheduled to deliver a package, a no fly zone (NFZ) into which the UAS is to avoid flying, obtains a revised flight path to the delivery location that includes a detour route around the no fly zone, directs the motor controller to control the motors to implement the revised flight path, and detects when the UAS is at a threshold distance from the delivery location and initiate delivery of the package. | Donald R. High (Noel, MO), David C. Winkle (Bella Vista, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2017-03-16 | 2019-04-23 | B60L3/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/02, G05D1/10 | 15/460578 |
| 1169 | 10268691 | Method of modeling roof age of a structure | A computer-implemented method for determining modeled roof age of a structure is provided. Such methods comprise identifying a target structure for which an estimated roof age is desired, receiving data related to the target structure in computer-readable form, and inputting the data related to the target structure into a generalized linear model to determine a Per-Property Modeled Roof Age of the target structure. The modeled roof age preferably accounts for (i) the height of the trees, (ii) the proximity of the trees to the target structure, and (iii) the weather conditions for the structure's geographic location. Such methods can be applied in practice by substituting a typically inaccurate reported roof age with a more realistic modeled roof age in making homeowners insurance decisions. | Joseph Tierney Masters Emison (Asheville, NC), Holly Ward Tachovsky (Austin, TX), Richard W. White (Trumbull, CT) | Buildfax (Asheville, NC) | 2015-04-27 | 2019-04-23 | G06Q40/08 | 14/696968 |
| 1170 | 10268198 | System and method for tracking pollution | A pollution source detection system, includes an automated vehicle including a position sensor that detects a geographic position of the automated vehicle and at least one pollution detection sensor that measures a concentration of pollution at the automated vehicle. The pollution source detection system includes a back-end system. The back-end system includes a network interface that receives the geographic position and the concentration of the pollution from the automated vehicle. The back-end system includes a database that stores the geographic position and the concentration of the pollution received via the network interface. The back-end system includes a processor that measures a gradient of the concentration of the pollution and controls a movement of the automated vehicle based on the gradient to guide the automated vehicle toward a source of the pollution. | Kiran Mantripragada (Sao Paulo, BR), Ulisses Mello (Yorktown Heights, NY), Rafael Horschutz Nemoto (Sao Paulo, BR), Nicole Barbosa Sultanum (Sao Paulo, BR), Lucas Correia Villa Real (Sao Paulo, BR) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-12-13 | 2019-04-23 | G05D1/02, G01N29/44, G01N33/00, G01N29/02, G05D1/10 | 15/840470 |
| 1171 | 10267889 | Laser source location system | A system for detecting a direction of a source of a laser beam includes a pixelated sensor that is sensitive to the laser beam. A mask is disposed between the source of a laser beam and the pixelated sensor. The mask includes an opaque portion that is opaque to the laser beam and a window portion that is at least translucent to the laser beam. When the laser impinges upon the mask an image of the window portion is projected onto the pixelated sensor. A processor determines an angle of incidence of the laser beam with respect to the mask by determining a number of pixels that the image of the window is offset from where the image of the window would be if the laser beam had been normal to the mask. | Jurgen R. Ihns (Gulf Breeze, FL) | Avalex Technologies Corporation (Gulf Breeze, FL) | 2017-11-15 | 2019-04-23 | G06F3/042, G01B11/28, G01S3/781, G01S3/783, G01S3/785 | 15/814016 |
| 1172 | 10267694 | Micrometeoroid and orbital debris impact detection and location using fiber optic strain sensing | Various embodiments may provide a strain-sensing apparatus configured to be attached to a micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) shielding layer and data collection equipment in communication with the strain-sensing apparatus configured to detect an occurrence, a time, a location, and/or a severity of a MMOD strike on the MMOD shielding layer. The various embodiments may enable detection and/or location of potentially harmful MMOD strikes on both human occupied and unmanned spacecraft. | Steven L. Rickman (League City, TX), W. Lance Richards (Palmdale, CA), Anthony Piazza (Palmdale, CA), Eric L. Christiansen (Houston, TX), Francisco Pena (Pasadena, CA), Allen R. Parker, Jr. (Lancaster, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of Nasa (Washington, DC) | 2017-01-13 | 2019-04-23 | G01L1/24, G01L5/00, G01M11/08 | 15/405606 |
| 1173 | 10267439 | Hose for conveying fluid | A hose is disclosed for conveying fluids. The hose has a wall defining a fluid carrying tube and a power and/or data transmission cable is integrated into said wall. Also disclosed is a user definable module that is removably attachable to the distal end of a fluid conveying hose. The hose being releasably connectable to a fluid receiving entity to provide fluid to said entity. The fluid conveying hose has a wall defining a fluid carrying tube and a power and/or data transmission cable integrated into that wall. The user definable module is connectable to the cable and has components to measure at least one measurable parameter at the end of the hose and/or provide electrical connection between the cable and said fluid receiving entity for the transmission of data and/or power along the hose via said user definable interface. Also disclosed is a method of configuring a hose for fluid transfer. The method includes the step of selecting a user definable module and attaching the selected module to a distal end of the hose prior to connecting said hose to a fluid receiving entity. | Timothy Denzil Pryce (Sheffield, GB), Calvin Tan (Glasgow, GB) | Icon Polymer Group Limited (Retford, GB) | 2016-09-28 | 2019-04-23 | F16L11/22, B64D39/06, B64C39/02, H01R12/77, H01R13/00, H01R13/66, B60L3/00, F16L11/127, B64D39/00, B60L3/04 | 15/278071 |
| 1174 | 10266267 | Systems and methods for in-flight retrieval of unmanned aerial vehicles | Presently disclosed systems and methods are configured for in-flight retrieval of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) . Such systems generally include a retrieval ramp, a tether system including a tether, and a capture connector. The retrieval ramp is configured to be moved between a stowed configuration and an extended configuration, in which at least a portion of the retrieval ramp is positioned outside the aircraft for retrieval of the UAV. The tether system is moveable to a capture configuration, in which a terminal tether end of the tether is positioned beyond a terminal end of the retrieval ramp, typically outside of turbulence generated by the aircraft. The system is configured to position the retrieval ramp, the tether system, and the capture connector in order to engage the UAV with the capture connector. Once captured, the system may move the UAV into the aircraft as the tether is retracted towards a retracted configuration. | James Louis Paunicka (St. Louis, MO), Jacob R. Irwin (St. Peters, MO), Alexander David Lee (St. Peters, MO), Ryan L. Hupp (Creve Coeur, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-06-07 | 2019-04-23 | B64D5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/175453 |
| 1175 | 10266264 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | The present invention discloses an unmanned aerial vehicle, including: a fuselage, a battery accommodation cavity, disposed on the fuselage, a battery pack, including at least two battery blocks and mounted inside the battery accommodation cavity, a battery circuit board, electrically connected to the battery blocks in the battery pack, and a functional module, electrically connected to the battery circuit board, the battery blocks in the battery pack supplying power to the functional module via the battery circuit board at the same time. By using the solution of the present invention, endurance of the unmanned aerial vehicle is increased. | Dongdong Luo (Guangdong, CN), Feng Ni (Guangdong, CN), Hang Lv (Guangdong, CN), Wenbing Su (Guangdong, CN) | Autel Robotics Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN) | 2018-06-08 | 2019-04-23 | B64C39/02, B60L58/12, B64D27/24, B60L50/60 | 16/003589 |
| 1176 | 10266250 | Control inceptor management system | In some embodiments, a control manager is disposed between the rotor system and the flight control inceptor. The control manager is configured to receive control commands wirelessly from a ground control station, translate the control commands into one or more axes associated with the flight control inceptor, and transmit the translated control commands to the rotor system in place of the instructions received from the pilot via the flight control inceptor. | ShyhPyng Jack Shue (Grapevine, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-05-27 | 2019-04-23 | B64C13/22, G05D1/08, G05D1/00, B64C29/00, B64D45/00, H04W4/90, B64C39/02, B64C37/02 | 15/166478 |
| 1177 | 10264586 | Cloud-based packet controller and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a cloud-based communication resource controller that operates by correlating communication requirements, network parameters, end-user device information for a plurality of end-user devices in accordance with the position and trajectory data for these devices to generate correlated end-user and network data. The cloud-based communication resource controller allocates communication resources of a wireless access network for communication to the plurality of end-user devices and controls beamforming by the communication nodes in accordance with the position and trajectory data. | James Gordon Beattie, Jr. (Bergenfield, NJ), Haywood Peitzer (Randolph, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Mobility Ii Llc (Atlanta, GA), At&T Intellectual Property I L.P. (Atlanta GA) | 2016-12-09 | 2019-04-16 | H04W4/029, H04W72/04, H04W72/12 | 15/373714 |
| 1178 | 10264525 | Energy efficient communications | Systems and methods for performing energy efficient communication. A transceiver for use in a point-to-point packet-based communication link with packet erasures is described. The transceiver can include a data source to provide bits of data for transmission to a remote device. The transceiver can map the bits of data to symbols in a constellation according to a modulation scheme and can provide the symbols on one or more subcarriers. The transceiver can include co-located orthogonally polarized antenna elements or spatially separated antenna elements or both. The symbols can be transmitted in packets via one or more of the antenna elements. The transceiver can determine a metric of average transmit energy per bit successfully decoded, and not erased, at the remote device and can adjust transmission powers at the antenna elements to reduce the average transmit energy per successfully decoded and unerased bit. | Thomas G. Pratt (Niles, MI), Jun Chen (South Bend, IN) | University of Notre Dame Du Lac (South Bend, IN) | 2015-11-17 | 2019-04-16 | H04W52/02, H04B7/10, H04W40/16, H04L5/00, H04B7/0426, H04L29/06, H04W28/04, H04L1/00, H04W92/18 | 14/944109 |
| 1179 | 10264467 | Method and apparatus for collecting data associated with wireless communications | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, wirelessly receiving test signals when an unmanned aircraft is at different positions in proximity to a transmission medium where the first group of test signals is transmitted from different locations, determining RF parameters associated with each of the test signals, and generating placement information indicative of a target location for a communication device to be positioned, where the placement information is generated based on the RF parameters. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Dorothy Zarsky (Summit, NJ), Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), Brandon Pimm (Manalapan, NJ), David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), James Gordon Beattie, Jr. (Bergenfield, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2019-04-16 | H04W40/00, H04W16/18, H04W24/06, H04B17/318, B64C39/02 | 15/372462 |
| 1180 | 10262546 | Aircraft navigation using exponential map | Systems and methods for determining navigation information for an aircraft are provided. In one embodiment, a method can include accessing a satellite-based positioning signal received at a receiver on an aircraft. The satellite-based positioning signal can be indicative of a distance between a satellite and the receiver. The method can include identifying from the satellite-based positioning signal a first vector associated with a distance between the satellite and the receiver and identifying a second vector from the satellite-based positioning signal associated with a distance between a reference point and the satellite. The method can include generating a kinematic model for determining a geometric position of the aircraft based at least in part on a robotic arm using the first vector and the second vector and determining navigation information for the aircraft based at least in part on the kinematic model. | Juan Jose Cabello (Queretaro, MX) | Ge Aviation Systems Llc (Grand Rapids, MI) | 2016-04-13 | 2019-04-16 | G06G5/00, G01C21/20, G01S19/51, G01S19/47, G08G5/00, G01S19/43 | 15/097330 |
| 1181 | 10262172 | Inventory tracking using RFID | A storage unit includes a support bar for hanging items and an RFID antenna provided within a predefined distance of the support bar. When the items hanging from the support bar are adorned with RFID tags, and the RFID antenna emits electromagnetic fields in a direction of the support bar. RFID signals identifying the items are transmitted from the RFID tags to the RFID antenna, thereby enabling a placement or a removal of an item to be automatically registered, or an accounting of the available items to be automatically performed. The RFID antenna may be a portion of a transmission line that uses shields and/or dielectric materials to shape the electromagnetic fields toward a predefined direction, and the locations of items bearing RFID tags on the support bar may be determined by varying the phase of the emitted radiofrequency and determining strengths of RFID signals when the electromagnetic fields are emitted at varying phases. | Somasundaram Niranjayan (Issaquah, WA), Camerin Hahn (Redmond, WA), Ronald Eugene Huebner (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-09-29 | 2019-04-16 | H04Q5/22, G06K7/10, G06K17/00, G06Q10/08 | 14/869861 |
| 1182 | 10260159 | Methods and apparatuses for mitigating tin whisker growth on tin and tin-plated surfaces by doping tin with gold | The present disclosure generally relates to the field of tin electroplating. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods for mitigating tin whisker formation on tin-plated films and tin-plated surfaces by doping the tin with gold. | Thomas A. Woodrow, III (Lakeside, TX), Jean A. Nielsen (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-07-05 | 2019-04-16 | C25D3/60, C25D3/30, C25D3/48 | 13/935832 |
| 1183 | 10259560 | Modular payload systems for aircraft | A modular payload system for an aircraft includes a modular bay recessed within the aircraft. The modular bay includes a modular bay interface. The modular payload system includes a plurality of payload modules each having a respective function and a payload interface adapted to connect to at least a portion of the modular bay interface. The plurality of payload modules are interchangeably insertable into the modular bay to enable the modular bay to support the functions of the plurality of payload modules. | Steven Ray Ivans (Fort Worth, TX), Brent Chadwick Ross (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-09-20 | 2019-04-16 | B64C1/22, B64D1/02, B64C1/00, B64D1/04, B64D1/06, B64D7/00, B64D37/04 | 15/270053 |
| 1184 | 10257766 | Global communication network | A communication system allows communication between two users separated by a long distance includes a source ground station, a constellation, one or more linking-gateways, and a destination ground station. The constellation includes groups of communication devices orbiting or traveling around the earth. A first communication device of a first group of communication devices is in communication with the source ground station and receives a communication from the source ground station. The linking-gateway is in communication with at least the first and a second group of communication devices. The linking-gateway receives the communication from the first group of communication devices and sends the communication to a second communication device of the second group of communication devices. The destination ground station is in communication with the second group of communication devices, the destination ground station receiving the communication from a communication device of the second group of communication devices. | Travis Roland Beals (Mountain View, CA), Christopher Richard Uhlik (Danville, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-10-23 | 2019-04-09 | H04W40/20, H04B7/185, H04L12/751, H04W84/06 | 16/168287 |
| 1185 | 10257682 | Method and system for dedicated short range communication with traffic offload | A method at a computing device for dedicated short range communication with traffic offload, the method including utilizing a radio in a communications subsystem on the computing device for a first category of communications, determining, at the computing device, that a trigger condition has been met, and splitting operation of the radio in the communications subsystem of the computing device, the splitting comprising utilizing a first portion of the radio for the first category of communications and a second portion of the radio for a second category of communications. | Michael Peter Montemurro (Toronto, CA), Stephen McCann (Southampton, GB), James Randolph Winter Lepp (Ottawa, CA) | Blackberry Limited (Waterloo, CA) | 2017-05-03 | 2019-04-09 | H04W16/14, H04L12/803, H04W4/80, H04W72/12, H04W4/40, H04L5/00, H04W4/90, H04B7/0413, H04W84/12 | 15/585864 |
| 1186 | 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 |
| 1187 | 10255792 | Security monitoring and control | Systems, methods, and software for monitoring and controlling a security system for a structure are provided herein. An exemplary method may include receiving sensor data from at least one first peripheral, the sensor data associated with at least one of activity inside and activity outside of a structure, determining a critical event based in part on the sensor data, creating an alert based in part on the critical event, getting user preferences associated with at least one of a user and a base unit, determining a response based in part on the alert and user preferences, and activating at least one of a second peripheral and a service based in part on the response. | Tobin E. Farrand (Burlingame, CA), William M. Gillon (San Mateo, CA), Kevin D. Snow (Granite Bay, CA), William T. Krein (Loomis, CA), David A. Bryan (Cedar Park, TX) | Ooma, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) | 2016-12-05 | 2019-04-09 | G08B26/00, G08B25/08, G08B13/02, G08B25/10, G08B25/00 | 15/369655 |
| 1188 | 10255719 | Systems and methods for satellite data capture for telecommunications site modeling | Systems and methods for creating a three dimensional (3D) model of a telecommunications site for planning, engineering, and installing equipment utilizing one or more satellites for data capture include providing a location of a cell site to one or more satellites, receiving data capture from the one or more satellites with the data capture comprising photos or videos of a cell tower and cell site components at the cell site, and processing the data capture to define a three dimensional (3D) model of the cell site based on one or more objects of interest in the data capture. | Lee Priest (Charlotte, NC) | Etak Systems, Llc (Huntersville, NC) | 2018-01-23 | 2019-04-09 | H04L12/24, G06T17/00, G01C11/00, G01B11/24, G06T17/05, H04N7/14, B64C39/02, H04N7/18, G01B21/16, G06K9/00 | 15/877555 |
| 1189 | 10254396 | Due regard radar system | A radar system may include a first radar array including a plurality of first radiating elements, and a second radar array including a plurality of second radiating elements, wherein the first radar array and the second radar array include a combined field of coverage of at least .+-.110 degrees in an azimuth plane and at least .+-.15 degrees in an elevation plane. | Paul R. Heumphreus (Saint Peters, MO), Michael K. Martin (Redondo Beach, CA), Giovanni Corrao (St. Charles, MO), James A. Shifflett (Hazelwood, MO), Jamaal H. Granger (St. Charles, MO), Roger K. Young (O'Fallon, MO), Timothy R. Bristol (Orange, CA), Miles E. Newton (Irvine, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-01-20 | 2019-04-09 | G01S7/03, G01S13/42, G01S13/02, H01Q1/28, H01Q21/28, G01S13/87, G01S13/93, H01Q21/06, B64C1/36 | 15/001438 |
| 1190 | 10250318 | Process and machine for aircraft altitude control | Embodiments are described for a machine and process that include a computer code specially programmed on a non-transitory medium to change an altitude, of an aircraft that remains certified for flight by a pilot, such that the aircraft contains an altimeter having a fixed altimeter setting. The computer code may be configured to: receive an assigned altitude and a barometric pressure for a location of the aircraft, determine a differential between a height above mean sea level indicated on an altimeter using the new barometric pressure for the location of the aircraft and a height above mean sea level indicated on an altimeter based upon the fixed altimeter setting, modify, based upon the differential, a flight planned altitude for the aircraft, to create a pilotless altitude, send the pilotless altitude to the aircraft, and fly the aircraft at the assigned altitude via commanding flight at the pilotless altitude. | Brian Jay Tillotson (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-05-26 | 2019-04-02 | H04B7/185, G01C5/06, G01C5/00 | 15/606972 |
| 1191 | 10249201 | Alternative communications for an air vehicle | An example air vehicle includes a transponder to transmit a code indicative of a communications systems failure on the air vehicle. The example air vehicle includes a satellite receiver to receive, after the transponder code has been transmitted, a message from a satellite in communication with the air vehicle. The satellite receiver is to identify the message as including a command for the air vehicle and decode the message to determine the command. The example air vehicle includes a processor to execute the command. | Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-02-15 | 2019-04-02 | G08G5/00, H04B7/185, G01S19/01, G01S19/13, H04L29/08 | 15/433543 |
| 1192 | 10249199 | System and method for aerial system discrimination and action | An aerial system discrimination system includes an aerial system disruption system, an aerial system identification system, and a permissions module. The discrimination system can additionally include or use an identifier transmission system configured to mount to the aerial system. The discrimination system functions to determine whether an aerial system is authorized or unauthorized to be in the airspace. The discrimination system can additionally function to prevent, disrupt, remove, or otherwise interact with an unauthorized aerial system within the airspace. | Jasminder S. Banga (San Francisco, CA) | Airspace Systems, Inc. (San Leandro, CA) | 2017-05-17 | 2019-04-02 | G08G5/00, G01S13/78, B64C39/02, G01S15/74, G06F21/00, G07C9/00, G01S19/13 | 15/598303 |
| 1193 | 10249114 | System and method for access control using context-based proof | Control of access by a requesting entity to an asset includes defining an approved state of the requesting entity. A validation of a representation of the approved state of in a non-repudiatable form in obtained from an event validation system. The requesting entity is triggered to determine its current state by an access-control entity, which compares the current state with the approved state and allows access by the requesting entity to the asset only if the current state is the same as the approved state. In a pre-authorization procedure, one or both of the entities issues a data set challenge to the other, which then validates the challenge via the event validation system and returns this validation to the challenging entity, which then checks the validation to see if it is correct. Data sets may be validated, for example, with hash tree based signatures or blockchain entries. | Garrett Day (Arlington, VA), Jeffrey Pearce (Hilo, HI), David E Hamilton, Jr. (Seaford, DE), Kevin Zawicki (Falls Church, VA), Roger Guseman (Mineral, VA) | Guardtime Ip Holdings Limited (Tortola, VG) | 2017-12-29 | 2019-04-02 | H04L29/06, G06F21/62, G06F21/32, H04L9/32, H04W12/06, H04W12/08, G07C9/00, H04L9/08 | 15/857655 |
| 1194 | 10248742 | Analyzing flight data using predictive models | Various embodiments for analyzing flight data using predictive models are described herein. In various embodiments, a quadratic least squares model is applied to a matrix of time-series flight parameter data for a flight, thereby deriving a mathematical signature for each flight parameter of each flight in a set of data including a plurality of sensor readings corresponding to time-series flight parameters of a plurality of flights. The derived mathematical signatures are aggregated into a dataset. A similarity between each pair of flights within the plurality of flights is measured by calculating a distance metric between the mathematical signatures of each pair of flights within the dataset, and the measured similarities are combined with the dataset. A machine-learning algorithm is applied to the dataset, thereby identifying, without predefined thresholds, clusters of outliers within the dataset by using a unified distance matrix. | Travis Desell (Grand Forks, ND), James Higgins (Grand Forks, ND), Sophine Clachar (Grand Forks, ND) | University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) | 2013-12-12 | 2019-04-02 | G06F7/60, G01C23/00, G06Q10/04, G06Q10/10, G06N20/00, G06N99/00, G06F17/10, G06Q50/30, G06F17/50, G08G5/00 | 14/651784 |
| 1195 | 10248120 | Navigable path networks for autonomous vehicles | Navigable path networks herein are defined based on attributes of tasks to be performed by autonomous vehicles traveling thereon, based on attributes of such vehicles, or attributes of the environments in which such networks are provided. The networks include traditional and non-traditional transportation features, and are defined based on prior travel within the environments, including information gathered by such vehicles during such prior travel. The autonomous vehicles are robotic, self-powered units having storage compartments for carrying objects between points of the networks. An optimal route within a navigable path network is selected based on attributes of an autonomous vehicle, a task to be performed by the autonomous vehicle, or the various paths within the network. A navigable path network is updated based on information subsequently learned regarding the environment, including information captured by autonomous vehicles traveling on paths of the network. | Hilliard Bruce Siegel (Seattle, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-09-16 | 2019-04-02 | G05D1/00, G06Q10/08, G05D1/02 | 15/268202 |
| 1196 | 10248117 | Radio controlled aircraft, remote controller and methods for use therewith | A radio controlled (RC) vehicle includes a receiver that is configured to receive an RF signal from a remote control device. The RF signal contains command data in accordance with a first coordinate system that is from a perspective of the remote control device. A motion sensor is configured to generate motion data. A processor is configured to transform the command data into control data based on the motion data and in accordance with a second coordinate system that is from a perspective of the RC vehicle. A plurality of control devices are configured to control motion of the RC vehicle based on the control data. | Katherine C. Stuckman (Austin, TX), Michael D. Reynolds (Cedar Park, TX) | Drone-Control, Llc (Wilmington, DE) | 2016-12-28 | 2019-04-02 | G05D1/00, A63H31/10, B64C19/00, B64C27/57, G05D1/02, G05D1/08, A63H30/04, B64C39/02, A63H27/00 | 15/392687 |
| 1197 | 10247573 | Guidance system and method for low visibility takeoff | Systems and methods for navigation of a vehicle use a processing system. The systems and methods can allow an aircraft to take-off in low visibility conditions. The processing system includes a cross tracker, an error processor and an error estimator. The cross tracker is configured to determine a cross track deviation using a hybrid positon and runway heading data. The error processor is configured to determine the hybrid positon from inertial reference system data and corrected error data, and the error estimator is configured to provide the corrected error data using estimates derived from delta range data from a global navigation satellite system receiver. | Vladislav Gavrilets (McLean, VA), Douglas A. Bell (Marion, IA), Paul J. Ronan (Highland, NY), Patrick Y. Hwang (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2017-03-29 | 2019-04-02 | G01C23/00, G01C21/16, B64C25/42, B64D31/00, B64D47/08, B64D43/00, G01S19/13 | 15/473438 |
| 1198 | 10246565 | Rapidly curing adhesives using encapsulated catalyst and focused ultrasound | Methods for making and curing resin-based adhesives are disclosed using encapsulated amine accelerators activated by providing ultrasonic energy. | Andrew P Nowak (Los Angeles, CA), Geoffrey P. McKnight (Los Angeles, CA), Carissa A. Pajel (Mill Creek, WA), Sophia S. Yang (Los Angeles, CA), Thomas I Boundy (Agoura Hills, CA), April R. Rodriguez (Marina Del Rey, CA), Darrin M Hansen (Seattle, WA), Alain A Adjorlolo (Mukilteo, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-03-24 | 2019-04-02 | C08J3/28, B05D3/10, C09J163/00, C09J11/06, C09J5/00, B29C65/08, C09J4/00, B05D3/12, C08J3/24, B29C35/02, C08F220/18, B05D7/22, B29C65/48, B29C65/00, C08G59/72 | 14/667220 |
| 1199 | 10246189 | Systems and methods for in-flight retrieval of unmanned aerial vehicles | Presently disclosed systems and methods are configured for in-flight retrieval of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) . Such systems generally include a retrieval ramp, a tether system including a tether, and a capture connector. The retrieval ramp is configured to be moved between a stowed configuration and an extended configuration, in which at least a portion of the retrieval ramp is positioned outside the aircraft for retrieval of the UAV. The tether system is moveable to a capture configuration, in which a terminal tether end of the tether is positioned beyond a terminal end of the retrieval ramp, typically outside of turbulence generated by the aircraft. The system is configured to position the retrieval ramp, the tether system, and the capture connector in order to engage the UAV with the capture connector. Once captured, the system may move the UAV into the aircraft as the tether is retracted towards a retracted configuration. | James Louis Paunicka (St. Louis, MO), Jacob R. Irwin (St. Peters, MO), Alexander David Lee (St. Peters, MO), Ryan L. Hupp (Creve Coeur, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-05-31 | 2019-04-02 | B64D5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/994769 |
| 1200 | 10246185 | Aircraft system and method for vertical takeoff and landing | An aircraft having a fixed wing is operative to perform vertical takeoff and landing while positioned in a nose-down orientation. The aircraft has a fixed wing having a leading edge and a trailing edge, a propulsion system operative to selectively provide forward propulsion and rearward propulsion, and a controller operative to control operation of the propulsion system. The propulsion system provides rearward propulsion during takeoff of the aircraft to move the aircraft in a direction of the trailing edge of the fixed wing, and provides forward propulsion during flight of the aircraft to move the aircraft in a direction of the leading edge of the fixed wing. The aircraft maintains the wing substantially vertical with the trailing edge facing upwards during takeoff, and transitions to having the wing substantially horizontal during flight. A vertical landing procedure is also provided. | Casey Joseph Carlin (San Jose, CA), Luca Rigazio (Los Gatos, CA), Alexander Joseph Romelfanger (Alamo, CA) | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) | 2017-06-26 | 2019-04-02 | B64C29/02, G05D1/08, B64C11/48, B64C39/02 | 15/633174 |
| 1201 | 10246183 | Propeller impact detection and force reduction | A commanded control signal is compared against an adaptive control signal in order to detect a rotor strike by a rotor included in an aircraft, wherein the adaptive control signal is associated with controlling the rotor and the adaptive control signal varies based at least in part on the commanded control signal and state information associated with the rotor. In response to detecting the rotor strike, a control signal to the rotor is adjusted in order to reduce a striking force associated with the rotor. | Christopher Scott Saunders (San Jose, CA) | Kitty Hawk Corporation (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-01-22 | 2019-04-02 | B64C27/00, B64C27/08, B64D31/10, B64D45/00, B64D17/80 | 15/877047 |
| 1202 | 10246054 | Method and device for enabling access to a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, in particular for conveying a consignment of goods | The present disclosure is based on a device and on a method for enabling access to a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle has at least one sensor which senses the surroundings and and/or the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. The core of the present disclosure is that the enabling of access which occurs in response to an enabling request originating from outside the motor vehicle takes place at least as a function of the sensing by the sensor. The disclosure advantageously provides secure access to the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. | Martin Rous (Mundelsheim, DE), Volker Hofsaess (Moeglingen, DE) | Robert Bosch Gmbh (Stuttgart, DE) | 2016-05-11 | 2019-04-02 | H04L29/06, B60R25/01, G06Q10/08, B64C39/02, G08B13/22, B60R25/24, G07C9/00 | 15/575825 |
| 1203 | 10244364 | System and method for location determination using received ADS-B accuracy data | A system and related methods for location determination aboard a subject vehicle not equipped with a GNSS-based positioning system receives position signals transmitted by non-satellite atmospheric vehicles and surface objects, which may include precise locations of the transmitting objects or position metrics associated with containment regions within which the transmitting objects should be to a particular certainty level. The received position signals may include ADS-B signals transmitted by proximate aircraft and facilities. The system may determine ownship location via multilateration of received position signals, via processing the received position metrics and corresponding containment regions, or via combining or correlating the two to determine accurate ownship location data of the subject vehicle. | Paul Beard (Bigfork, MT) | Uavionix Corporation (Bigfork, MT) | 2017-04-21 | 2019-03-26 | H04W24/00, G01S19/03, G01S13/76 | 15/494230 |
| 1204 | 10243784 | System for generating topology information and methods thereof | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving topology information from a plurality of waveguide systems or other transmission devices, the topology information identifying one or more transmission media available to each waveguide system for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves, and updating a topology of a communication system from the topology information provided by the plurality of waveguide systems. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-11-20 | 2019-03-26 | H04L12/24, H04B10/2575, H04B3/54 | 14/548456 |
| 1205 | 10243647 | Aircraft visual sensor system | In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a processing device configured to: obtain sensor data from one or more sensors associated with an aircraft, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to detect information associated with an operating environment of the aircraft, detect an object near the aircraft based on the sensor data, obtain a camera feed from a camera associated with the aircraft, wherein the camera feed comprises a camera view of at least a portion of the aircraft, generate a display output based on the camera feed and the sensor data, wherein the display output comprises a visual perspective of the object relative to the aircraft, and cause the display output to be displayed on a display device. | Michael John Ryan (Colleyville, TX), Joseph Scott Drennan (Dallas, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-05-30 | 2019-03-26 | H04B7/185, H04N21/218, G08B5/00 | 15/608968 |
| 1206 | 10243384 | Battery charge apparatus and charge system | A battery charge apparatus and a charge system are disclosed. The charge apparatus includes first and second charge module connected to each other. The first charge module is connected to an auxiliary power, makes a processor thereof generate a charge-unit-address code for the charge unit thereof, and turns on an auxiliary switch thereof for transmitting the auxiliary power to the second charge module for activated the second charge module. The second charge module then sends a charge-module-address request to the first charge module to ask for a charge-module-address code. Thereafter, the first charge module performs charge procedure and informs the second charge module to perform charge procedure when battery connected to the first charge module is fully charged. The second charge module then performs charge procedure and sends fully charged information to the first charge module when the battery connected to the second charge module is fully charged. | Chien-Hung Chen (New Taipei, TW), Chao-Ching Hsu (New Taipei, TW), Chu-Yen Wu (New Taipei, TW), Chung-Shu Lee (New Taipei, TW) | Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd. (New Taipei, TW) | 2016-10-12 | 2019-03-26 | H02J7/00, H02J7/04 | 15/291647 |
| 1207 | 10243331 | Open relay device and system | A an open relay device and system includes a chassis having one or more openings, external connectors on a first wall of the chassis, the external connectors having a plurality of external connection terminals, ground bussing modules attached to a second wall of the chassis, junction bussing modules attached to a third wall of the chassis, relay sockets attached to a fourth wall of the chassis, and wiring electrically connecting the external connectors to the ground bussing modules, the junction bussing modules, and the relay sockets, the wiring further electrically connecting the relay sockets to the junction bussing modules and the ground bussing modules. | Jayson David Roe (Hurst, TX), Douglas J. Lindeman, Jr. (Hurst, TX), Jason Kyle Mann (Pasadena, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-07-31 | 2019-03-26 | H02B1/04, B64D43/00, B64C27/04 | 15/664308 |
| 1208 | 10243270 | Beam adaptive multi-feed dielectric antenna system and methods for use therewith | In accordance with one or more embodiments, an antenna system includes a dielectric antenna having a feed-point, wherein the dielectric antenna is a single antenna having a plurality of antenna beam patterns. At least one cable having a plurality of conductorless dielectric cores is coupled to the feed-point of the dielectric antenna, each of the plurality of conductorless dielectric cores corresponding to one of the plurality of antenna beam patterns. A controller, selects one of the plurality of antenna beam patterns and generates a control signal in response thereto. A core selector, responsive to the control signal, couples electromagnetic waves from a source to a selected one of the plurality of conductorless dielectric cores, the selected one of the plurality of conductorless dielectric cores corresponding to the selected one of the plurality of antenna beam patterns. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-07 | 2019-03-26 | H01Q9/04, H01Q25/04, H01Q13/02, H01Q1/46, H01Q1/24, H01Q15/24, H01Q13/24, H01Q3/24, H01Q3/22 | 15/371298 |
| 1209 | 10242578 | Flight path management system | Systems and methods for determining a flight path of an aircraft are provided. In one embodiment, a method can include identifying one or more parameter (s) associated with a moving target. The method can include determining a moving circular flight path associated with the moving target based at least in part on the parameter (s) associated with the moving target. The method can include identifying one or more condition (s) associated with at least one of the aircraft and the moving circular flight path. The method can include determining a flight path of the aircraft from a location of the aircraft to the moving circular flight path based at least in part on the parameter (s) associated with the moving target and the condition (s) associated with at least one of the aircraft and the moving circular flight path. | Peter Mellema (Kentwood, MI), Scott Robert Edwards (Grandville, MI), Kathy Jo Smith (Caledonia, MI) | Ge Aviation Systems Llc (Grand Rapids, MI) | 2016-08-01 | 2019-03-26 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/02 | 15/225046 |
| 1210 | 10242349 | Efficient scheduling of maintenance for power distribution systems | According to one or more embodiments, a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for managing vegetation across distribution systems are provided. The method may include receiving, by a computer, voltage data from one or more data sensors. The computer may determine one or more locations of one or more voltage fault conditions based on the received voltage data. A score may be assigned to each of the determined locations by the computer. The computer may then identify a subset of one or more work orders corresponding to the one or more determined locations from among a database of work orders. A subset of locations may be determined by the computer from among the one or more locations based on the assigned scores and the identified subset of work orders. A field visit may then be scheduled by the computer based on the determined subset of locations. | Vijay Arya (Bangalore, IN), Lawrence K. Chalupsky (East Gull Lake, MN), Ramachandra Kota (Hyderabad, IN), Krishnan L. Narayan (McKinney, TX) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-12-27 | 2019-03-26 | G06Q10/00, G01R31/08 | 15/854969 |
| 1211 | 10242314 | Hyper aware logic apparatus and method to create an agent of consciousness and intent for devices and machines | A neural logic unit network acting as an agent to achieve machine or device consciousness and intent is disclosed. More specifically, an agent of consciousness and intent (The Agent) is disclosed consisting of neuronal logic units upon which are mapped and connected to the individual outputs of the host system's entire sensorium and which neuronal logic units are activated by the simultaneous presentation of the results of the host system's recognition, tracking, analyses and characterization computations similar to those performed by biological unconscious brains. The embodiment of the assembly of neural logic units is referred to as Hyper Aware Logic. | John C. Carson (Corona del Mar, CA) | Irvine Sensors Corp. (Costa Mesa, CA) | 2018-01-16 | 2019-03-26 | G06N3/02, G06N3/04, G06N3/08 | 15/872329 |
| 1212 | 10242197 | Methods and apparatus to use a security coprocessor for firmware protection | A data processing system (DPS) provides protection for firmware. The DPS comprises (a) a host module comprising a management engine and (b) a security module in communication with the host module. The security module comprises a security coprocessor and a secret identifier for the security module. The DPS also comprises at least one machine-accessible medium comprising host firmware and security firmware. The host firmware, when executed by the management engine, enables to management engine to determine whether the security module is in communication with the host module, based on the secret identifier for the security module. The security firmware, when executed by the security coprocessor, enables the security coprocessor (a) to verify integrity of the host firmware and (b) to prevent the host module from booting with the host firmware in response to a determination that the host firmware has lost integrity. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | Justyna Zander (Gdansk, PL), Marek Zmuda (Rumia, PL), Igor A. Tatourian (Santa Clara, CA), Pawel Szymanski (Gdansk, PL) | Intel Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) | 2016-09-23 | 2019-03-26 | G06F21/57, H04L29/06 | 15/273997 |
| 1213 | 10241129 | MEMS piston-tube based capacitive accelerometer | A novel high resolution, low noise MEMS capacitive accelerometer is disclosed. The accelerometer utilizes a piston-tube electrode configuration that enables the use of a wide area for the electrodes. Therefore, a high capacitive sensitivity is achieved. The accelerometer consists of two structures: upper and lower. The lower structure contains a plurality of fixed electrodes that are attached to the base and have a piston-style shape (teeth) . Those pistons form the sensing electrodes of the accelerometer. The upper structure contains a plurality of moving electrodes that have a tube-style shape (through holes) , and they are attached to a substrate via restoring mechanical springs. The proof mass of the accelerometer is distributed around these tubes to reduce squeeze thin film damping in the system. The accelerometer is able to sense linear acceleration along the z-axis and/or the angular acceleration about the in-plane axes (x and y) . | Faez Ba-Tis (Toronoto, CA), Ridha Ben-Mrad (Toronto, CA) | --- | 2016-02-16 | 2019-03-26 | G01P15/125, H02N1/08, G01P15/02 | 15/044131 |
| 1214 | 10241037 | Laser sensor for trace gas detection | Systems and methods are disclosed to determine the concentration of a species within a sample. An example method may include collecting optical loss data over a range of frequencies from the sample using a spectroscopy system, placing the optical loss data into a plurality of bins, each bin having a defined frequency width, determining an average optical loss data value for the optical loss values within each bin that have an optical loss value less than a threshold value, removing the optical loss data within each bin having a value outside a tolerance range bounding the average optical loss data value for the respective bin, fitting a spectral curve to the remaining optical loss data, and determining the concentration of the species within the sample based on the spectral curve. | Azer P. Yalin (Fort Collins, CO) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, CO) | 2015-10-20 | 2019-03-26 | G01N21/3504, G01J3/42, G01N21/39, G01J3/28 | 15/520051 |
| 1215 | 10239616 | Apparatus and method for providing package release to unmanned aerial system | Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for providing package release for an unmanned aerial system. An apparatus for releasing packages for retrieval by an unmanned aerial system comprises a plurality of arms configured to surround a plurality of packages stacked vertically in an extended position, a plurality of powered hinges at a base of each of the plurality of arms, and a control circuit coupled to the plurality of powered hinges. The control circuit being configured to: determine a height for a first lowered position for the plurality of arms at which the plurality of arms do not obstruct an unmanned aerial vehicle from coupling with a coupling structure on a first package of the plurality of packages positioned at a top of the plurality of packages, and cause the plurality of powered hinges to pivot the plurality of arms from the extended position to the first lowered position. | Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Michael D. Atchley (Springdale, AR), John P. Thompson (Bentonville, AR), Chandrashekar Natarajan (Valencia, CA) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2018-07-16 | 2019-03-26 | B64D9/00, B64C39/02, B64D1/22, B60P3/00 | 16/035987 |
| 1216 | 10239610 | Compact linear hydraulic actuator | In some embodiments, an actuator includes a chamber, a piston disposed within the chamber, and a tube. The chamber has a first port and a second port. The piston comprises a first surface, a second surface, and an elongated conduit coupling the first surface to the second surface. The first surface is disposed between the first port and the second port. The second surface is offset from the first surface. The tube is disposed at least partially within the elongated conduit of the piston. The tube comprises a third port disposed within the elongated conduit of the piston and a fourth port disposed outside of the elongated conduit of the piston. | Carlos A. Fenny (Fort Worth, TX), Carl T. Elving (Southlake, TX), Rodney M. Cahoon (Fort Worth, TX), Charles Eric Covington (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-03-07 | 2019-03-26 | B64C27/64, B64C27/605, F15B15/14 | 15/062375 |
| 1217 | 10239609 | Pitch link with track adjustment indicators | A system and method for measuring, or otherwise determining pitch length adjustments to a pitch link coupled to a rotor blade in a rotorcraft includes vertical track adjustment indicators machined onto an exterior of the tube of the pitch link and a vertical reference indicator machined onto an exterior of the upper or the lower rod of the pitch link. A metric of a pitch length adjustment can be determined by tracking or counting how many track adjustment indicators pass the reference indicator while the tube of the pitch link is being turned in either direction for increasing or decreasing the pitch length. The track adjustment indicators can be relied upon to track one or a series of adjustments for tracking a rotor blade installed in a rotor assembly. | Hunter Jay Davis (Winters, TX), Mark Adam Wiinikka (Hurst, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-07-21 | 2019-03-26 | B64C27/54, B64C27/605, F16C7/06 | 15/656929 |
| 1218 | 10239604 | Structurally biased proprotor blade assembly | A tiltrotor aircraft includes a fuselage, a wing member extending from the fuselage, an engine disposed relative to the wing member and a proprotor mechanically coupled to the engine. The proprotor includes a plurality of proprotor blade assemblies each including a spar and a sheath extending spanwise along the spar forming the leading edge of the proprotor blade assembly. The spar has a root section, a main section and a tip section. The spar has a generally oval cross section at radial stations along the main section and a first edge having a structural bias relative to a generally oppositely disposed second edge at the radial stations along the main section. | Christopher Foskey (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Burnett (Fort Worth, TX), Jeffrey Bosworth (Fort Worth, TX), Jared Mark Paulson (Fort Worth, TX), Joel McIntyre (Fort Worth, TX), Paul K. Oldroyd (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-05-21 | 2019-03-26 | B64C11/26, B64C27/473, B64C29/00, B64C11/24 | 15/161215 |
| 1219 | 10238963 | Adjustable tension thumbstick | A thumbstick for a user input device comprises an adjustable tensioning mechanism configured to modify a tilt tension of a tiltable post. The thumbstick comprises a cap with a stem that defines a first cavity. A base is moveable with the tiltable post and comprises a portion extending into the first cavity. The portion defines a second cavity and comprises a protuberance projecting into the second cavity. An adjustment body within the second cavity comprises a recessed slot and a contacting surface at a distal end. The slot is configured to engage the protuberance to adjust the tilt tension of the tiltable post. | Dustin Tiffany (Kirkland, WA), Aaron Schmitz (Redmond, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2018-02-23 | 2019-03-26 | A63F13/24, G05G9/047, G06F3/0338, A63F13/22, G06F3/01 | 15/904078 |
| 1220 | 10237758 | System and method for a usage category specific self-organizing network | A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to select a base station, obtain one or more metric values for user equipment (UE) devices attached to the selected base station, and determine usage categories for at least some of the UE devices attached to the selected base station, wherein a usage category identifies a combination of a data type, a movement type, and a user type associated with a particular UE device. The processor may be further configured to execute the instructions to classify the obtained one or more metric values based on the determined usage categories, select one or more optimization actions for the selected base station based on the classified one or more metric values, and instruct the selected base station to perform the selected one or more optimization actions. | Shankar Venkatraman (San Jose, CA), Lee K. Tjio (Danville, CA), Jin Yang (Orinda, CA), Vikram K. Rawat (Orinda, CA), Parvez Ahmad (Fremont, CA) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-01-19 | 2019-03-19 | H04W4/70, H04L12/801, H04L12/721, H04W84/18, H04W24/02, H04L29/08 | 15/410146 |
| 1221 | 10235577 | Maneuverless passive range estimation using monocular image sequences | A method to estimate range to a moving rigid body from a moving platform using a monocular camera. The method does not require the camera platform to maneuver in order to estimate range. The method relies on identification and tracking of certain principal features of the object. The method extracts a silhouette of an object from an obtained image and identifies two principal linear components of the silhouette. A normalized distance between the point of intersection of the two linear components and a centroid of the silhouette is computed, compared to a data set and used to determine a direction of movement of the object. | Sharath Avadhanam (Los Angeles, CA), Sameer Sheorey (Los Angeles, CA), He Bai (Los Angeles, CA), Joseph Yadegar (Los Angeles, CA) | Utopiacompression Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2016-04-25 | 2019-03-19 | G06K9/00, G06T7/20, H04N7/18 | 15/138146 |
| 1222 | 10235566 | Determining stockpile volume based on digital aerial images and three-dimensional representations of a site | Systems and methods are disclosed for utilizing digital aerial images to determine stockpile volumes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods utilize a UAV to capture a plurality of digital aerial images portraying stockpiles on a site. The disclosed systems and methods can generate a two-dimensional representation of the site and a three-dimensional representation of the site based on the plurality of digital aerial images. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods can apply an elevation filter to the three-dimensional representation of the site to identify potential stockpiles. Further, the disclosed systems and methods can utilize a neural network to analyze two-dimensional features and three-dimensional features of the potential stockpiles to identify final stockpiles. The disclosed systems and methods can then utilize three-dimensional stockpile representations to determine stockpile volumes. | Rodolfo Ruben Alvarez Gonzalez (Jalisco, MX), Manlio Francisco Barajas Hernandez (Jalisco, MX), Leonardo Felipe Romo Morales (Jalisco, MX), David Chen (San Francisco, CA) | Skycatch, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2017-07-21 | 2019-03-19 | G06K9/00, G06T17/05, G06K9/46, G06K9/62, G06T7/62 | 15/656771 |
| 1223 | 10235357 | Community-based reporting and analysis system and method | A computer-implemented method for analyzing documents includes a processor receiving one or more documents, from a community-based document delivery system, related to a domain of interest, the processor identifying and extracting one or more data items from the one or more documents, determining if an identified and extracted data item comprises a true mention of a named entity, analyzing a context of the true mention of the named entity in the document, and determining, based on the analyzed context, if the document is a true document. | Andrew Murphy (Washington, DC), Eric Chartier (St. Louis Park, MN), Evan Eaves (Alexandria, VA), William Colligan (Vienna, VA) | Architecture Technology Corporation (Minneapolis, MN) | 2017-04-04 | 2019-03-19 | G10L15/22, G06F17/27 | 15/478550 |
| 1224 | 10234553 | Doppler-based compression of imaging radar data | A method for processing a sequence of images is provided. The method receives a sequence of images. Each image includes a plurality of pixels. The pixels include radial velocity information. The method compresses the sequence of images based on the radial velocity information. The method stores the compressed sequence of images in a storage device. | Inna Stainvas Olshansky (Modiin, IL), Igal Bilik (Rehovot, IL), Oded Bialer (Petah Tikva, IL) | Gm Global Technology Operations Llc (Detroit, MI) | 2015-09-16 | 2019-03-19 | G01S13/58, G01S13/89, G01S13/93 | 14/855480 |
| 1225 | 10233953 | Connector for non-cylindrical composite tubing and methods for making the same | A connector for non-cylindrical composite tubing and methods for making the same. The method may involve assembling a connector for a non-cylindrical composite tubing by loosely fastening a pair of bonding plates to an end plate, arranging the bonding plates in an inward configuration, applying an epoxy adhesive onto the outer faces of the bonding plates, inserting the bonding plates into the open end of the composite tubing, inserting the bonding plate fasteners through the through-holes of the composite tubing and tightly fastening the bonding plate fasteners into the bonding plates until the bonding plates engage against the inner surface of the composite tubing until the epoxy adhesive is uniformly distributed. The method may also include steps of removing the bonding plate screw fasteners and adding shims between each bonding plate and the inner surface of the composite tubing in order to maintain a predetermined thickness of the epoxy adhesive. | Shawn Kerry McGann (Ridgecrest, CA), Nicholas McGaha (Ridgecrest, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2017-11-21 | 2019-03-19 | F16B5/02, F16B11/00, B29C65/48, B29C65/56, C23F1/20, C23G1/00, B29C65/00 | 15/819938 |
| 1226 | 10233902 | Power generating windbags and waterbags | A method of using a bagged power generation system comprising windbags and waterbags integrated with drones and adapting drone technologies for harnessing wind and water power to produce electricity. An extremely scalable and environmentally friendly method, system, apparatus, equipment, techniques and ecosystem configured to produce renewable green energy with high productivity and efficiency. | Yik Hei Sia (Johor Bahru, MY) | --- | 2018-02-06 | 2019-03-19 | F03D5/02, H02K7/18, F03D9/00, F03D15/10, F03B17/06, F03D9/30, F03D5/00, F03D7/06, F03D9/25, B64C39/02, H02K7/06 | 15/889937 |
| 1227 | 10233021 | Autonomous vehicles for delivery and safety | The present disclosure is directed to autonomous vehicles, such as autonomous ground vehicles (''AGVs'') that may be utilized to transport items to specified locations (e.g., residences, dormitory rooms, etc.) , operate as a safety escort for a human moving from one location to another (e.g., from a campus library to a dormitory room) , form ad-hoc wireless networks with other autonomous vehicles, and/or to operate as a mobile security station that can provide direct connection between a person at the location of the autonomous vehicle and security, rescue, and/or other personnel. | Tye Michael Brady (Southborough, MA), Darren Ernest Canavor (Redmond, WA), Ethan Zane Evans (Sumner, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-11-02 | 2019-03-19 | B65G1/137, G05D1/02, G01C21/36, G01C21/34 | 15/341925 |
| 1228 | 10233005 | Air-padded containers | Containers such as boxes or tubes may be lined with deflated air bladders or reservoirs. When an item is placed in such a container, the container may be sealed, and the air bladders or reservoirs may be charged with air until such bladders or reservoirs surround and fully cushion the item within the container. The bladders or reservoirs may be formed from lightweight and flexible materials, such as polyethylenes, polyphenylenes or other plastics, and charged with air manually or automatically from an external source via a valve or other component extending through the containers. An internal pressure within one or more of the bladders or reservoirs may be monitored during the charging, and the charging may be secured when the internal pressure meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold. | Jeremy Samuel De Bonet (Southborough, MA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-06-29 | 2019-03-19 | B65D81/03, B65B55/20, B65B7/26, B65B5/04, B65D81/05, B65B43/10 | 14/754555 |
| 1229 | 10232957 | Method and device for attaching an aircraft or spacecraft component to a fuselage section | This relate to a method for attaching a component to a fuselage section of an aircraft or spacecraft. In a step of the method, a rail is arranged within a fuselage section of an aircraft, which rail extends in a longitudinal direction of the fuselage section. In another step, a support structure is movably mounted to the rail such that the support structure can be moved along the rail in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage section. The support structure comprises a positioning unit for positioning a tool for attaching the component to the fuselage section at a location where the component is to be attached to the fuselage section. The embodiments also relate to a device for attaching a component to a fuselage section of an aircraft. | Robert Alexander Goehlich (Hamburg, DE), Sven Chromik (Hamburg, DE), Ingo Krohne (Hamburg, DE) | Airbus Operations Gmbh (Hamburg, DE) | 2015-11-10 | 2019-03-19 | B64F5/10, A47C9/02, B25H5/00, F16M13/04 | 14/937486 |
| 1230 | 10232938 | Unmanned supply delivery aircraft | A heavy payload, autonomous UAV able to deliver supply by way of airdrop with more precision and at a lower cost. The UAV can be equipped with a movable wing system. The UAV can include a removable storage box. The UAV can be equipped with a drogue parachute for deploying the wings upon jettison of the UAV from a mothership. The UAV can be controlled remotely or it can operate autonomously. The UAV can include canard wings. The canard wings and the movable wings can include ailerons to effectuate flight control of the UAV. The UAV can be reusable or can be an expandable UAV. The UAV's wings can be configured to automatically separate from the UAV during the landing sequence. | William M. Yates (Aliso Viejo, CA) | W.Morrison Consulting Group, Inc. (Aliso Viejo, CA) | 2016-06-30 | 2019-03-19 | B64C39/12, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, B64C1/26, B64D17/80, B64C5/04, B64D9/00, G05D1/00, B64C3/56 | 15/198946 |
| 1231 | 10231113 | Systems and methods for external group identification in wireless networks | A computing device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a request to generate a device group for a group of user equipment (UE) devices from an application server and identify a group of Home Subscriber Server (HSS) devices that store subscriber profiles for the group of UE devices. The processor may be further configured to send a request to a provisioning system to generate HSS subgroups in the group of HSS devices, with different HSS subgroups associated with different HSS devices and each HSS subgroup including at least one of the UE devices, receive, from the provisioning system, an indication that the HSS subgroups were generated, generate a mapping from the device group to the HSS subgroups, and process messages received from the application server for the device group based on the generated mapping. | Ye Huang (San Ramon, CA), Sudhakar Reddy Patil (Flower Mound, TX), Suzann Hua (Walnut Creek, CA), Hossein M. Ahmadi (Parsippany, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2018-03-30 | 2019-03-12 | H04W4/00, H04W8/04, H04W4/08 | 15/941627 |
| 1232 | 10229605 | Systems and methods to allocate unmanned aircraft systems | In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to allocate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) . Some embodiments, provide UAS allocation systems, comprising: a UAS database that stores for each registered UAS an identifier and corresponding operational capabilities, an allocation control circuit configured to: obtain a first set of multiple task parameters specified by a first customer and corresponding to a requested first predefined task that the customer is requesting a UAS be allocated to perform, identify, from the UAS database, a first UAS having operational capabilities to perform the first set of task parameters while implementing the first task, and cause an allocation notification to be communicated to a first UAS provider, of the multiple UAS providers, associated with the first UAS requesting the first UAS provider to allocate the identified first UAS to implement the first task. | Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Robert C. Taylor (Rogers, AR), David C. Winkle (Bella Vista, AR), John P. Thompson (Bentonville, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2017-02-08 | 2019-03-12 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G06Q10/06, G06Q50/30 | 15/427260 |
| 1233 | 10229338 | Medium storing image processing program, image processing method, and image processing device | An image processing method includes: identifying a dark region by binarizing an image captured using an imaging device, generating a line image of the dark region by thinning the dark region, identifying a first multiple pairs of pixels that are included in a pixel group forming the generated line image and are separated from each other by a predetermined threshold or more, calculating a first variance of gradients of lines connecting the respective pairs in the first plurality of pairs, identifying a second plurality of pairs of pixels that are included in the pixel group forming the generated line image and are separated from each other by values smaller than the predetermined threshold, calculating a second variance of gradients of lines connecting the respective pairs in the second plurality of pairs, and evaluating the dark region based on the first variance and the second variance. | Yusuke Nonaka (Kawasaki, JP), Eigo Segawa (Kawasaki, JP) | Fujitsu Limited (Kawasaki, JP) | 2017-06-26 | 2019-03-12 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G01N21/88, G06T11/20, G06T7/00 | 15/633266 |
| 1234 | 10228695 | Drone control device | In one general aspect, a drone control device includes a body, a motor that is configured to move the body, a network module, an input module, and a processor. The network module is configured to communicate with a security system that monitors a property and receive data associated with a location within the property. The input module is configured to receive user input. The processor is configured to perform operations that include: determine, from among the location within the property and other locations within the property, a target location within the property, move the body to the target location within the property by providing a signal to the motor, receive, from the input module, input data that is associated with an operation of the security system, and in response to receiving the input data, perform the operation of the security system. | Babak Rezvani (Tysons, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2017-01-10 | 2019-03-12 | G05D1/02, G06Q10/00, G08B25/00, G08B13/196, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G08B15/00, G08B25/14, G08B15/02 | 15/402312 |
| 1235 | 10228251 | Enhancing geocoding accuracy | Where a mobile computer device having a position sensor, such as a GPS sensor, and an accelerometer is configured to estimate a geographic position of the mobile computer device using the position sensor, the accuracy of such positions may be enhanced by correlating accelerations of the mobile computer device, as determined by the accelerometer, against the positions of known surface features within a vicinity of the estimated positions. If the observed accelerations are consistent with one of the known surface features, the location of the mobile computer device may be correlated with the location of the one of the known surface features. | John Nicholas Buether (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-11-16 | 2019-03-12 | G01S19/05, G01S19/47, G01S19/06, G01S19/07, G01C21/16 | 15/353630 |
| 1236 | 10227515 | Encapsulated catalyst for aerospace grade resin systems | Methods and compositions, and components comprising the compositions, are disclosed relating to improved resin-based adhesives comprising encapsulating at least a catalyst compound. Further methods and compositions are disclosed relating to encapsulated catalysts in uncured resin-based adhesives, said encapsulated catalysts configured to release the catalyst compound and cure the uncured resin-based adhesive on-demand. | Keith Daniel Humfeld (Federal Way, WA), Gwen M. Gross (Redmond, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-07-19 | 2019-03-12 | C09J163/00, C09J4/00, C09J5/00, C08F4/00, C08G59/18 | 15/653989 |
| 1237 | 10226891 | Methods, system and apparatuses for in situ removal of window distortion | Methods systems and apparatuses for reducing or substantially eliminating distortion in a transparent substrate in situ are disclosed. | Tyler R. Sterling (Bellevue, WA), Garrett Murdock Myhre (Seattle, WA), Thanh Dac Tran (Seattle, WA), John Robert Lesh, Jr. (Woodinville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-08-01 | 2019-03-12 | B29C51/42, G01C23/00, G05D1/06, B32B17/10, G01C21/00, B29C71/02, B64C1/14, B64F5/40, B29C35/02, B29C51/46 | 15/225013 |
| 1238 | 10225842 | Method, device and storage medium for communications using a modulated signal and a reference signal | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a wireless communication node that receives instructions in a control channel directing it to utilize a spectral segment at a first carrier frequency to communicate with a mobile communication device. Responsive to the instructions, the wireless communication node receives a modulated signal in the spectral segment at a second carrier frequency from the base station, the modulated signal including communications data provided by the base station. The wireless communication node down-shifts the modulated signal at the second carrier frequency to the first carrier frequency, and wirelessly transmits the modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-08 | 2019-03-05 | H04L5/00, H04W72/04, H04W72/08, H04W28/04, H04W36/32, H04W84/04, H04W36/04 | 15/176253 |
| 1239 | 10225500 | Imaging device including output signal lines for each column | An imaging device includes: pixel cells arranged in a matrix having rows and columns and including first and second pixel cells in one of the columns, each pixel cell comprising a photoelectric converter and a signal detection circuit detecting an electrical signal in the photoelectric converter and outputting an output signal, first and second output signal lines through which the output signals are output from each of the first and second pixel cells, respectively, and first and second feedback circuits that form, for each of the first and second pixel cells, first and second feedback paths negatively feeding back the electrical signals, respectively. The first and second pixel cells are arranged every n rows in the one of the columns where that n is an integer equal to or greater than two, the rows respectively having the first pixel cells being different from those respectively having the second pixel cells. | Masaaki Yanagida (Osaka, JP), Masashi Murakami (Kyoto, JP), Sanshiro Shishido (Osaka, JP) | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) | 2017-01-16 | 2019-03-05 | H04N5/363, H01L27/30, H04N5/378 | 15/407084 |
| 1240 | 10225025 | Method and apparatus for detecting a fault in a communication system | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for transmitting a source test signal directed to a second system of a distributed communication system for a retransmission of the source test signal by the second system and a plurality of other systems of the distributed communication system, receiving a plurality of returned test signals from the second system, wherein the plurality of returned test signals corresponds to a retransmission of the source test signal by at least one of the plurality of other systems, and determining from the plurality of returned test signals whether any one of the plurality of other systems is experiencing an operational fault based on an expected round trip delay for each of the plurality of returned test signals. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-03 | 2019-03-05 | H04B17/00, H04L12/24, H04B17/10 | 15/342251 |
| 1241 | 10224981 | Passive electrical coupling device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device includes a circuit that receives a signal. At least one passive electrical circuit element generates an electromagnetic field in response to the signal. A portion of the electromagnetic field is guided by a surface of a transmission medium to propagate as a guided electromagnetic wave longitudinally along the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-04-24 | 2019-03-05 | H04B3/52, G01R31/44, H02J13/00, H02J50/10, H02J50/05, H04B3/56, H04L25/02, H04B5/00, H01P1/00, G01R31/00 | 14/695092 |
| 1242 | 10224634 | Methods and apparatus for adjusting an operational characteristic of an antenna | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving a first electromagnetic wave supplied by a dielectric antenna in a first position, where the first electromagnetic wave propagates along an outer surface of a feedline of the dielectric antenna, receiving a second electromagnetic wave supplied by the dielectric antenna in a second position, where the second electromagnetic wave propagates along the outer surface of the feedline of the dielectric antenna, measuring a ratio of a first signal strength of the first electromagnetic wave and a second signal strength of the second electromagnetic wave, detecting that the ratio is below a threshold, and adjusting an operational characteristic of a system to increase the ratio. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-03 | 2019-03-05 | H01Q13/10, H01Q3/30, H01Q1/46, H01Q19/10, H01Q9/04 | 15/342330 |
| 1243 | 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 |
| 1244 | 10223753 | Enhanced unmanned aerial vehicles for damage inspection | Systems and methods for performing insurance damage inspection by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. A computing device may receive a request to inspect a vehicle, the request comprising a location of the vehicle. The computing device may identify a UAV from a plurality of UAVs that is located closest to the location of the vehicle from other UAVs in the plurality of UAVs. The computing device may instruct the UAV to travel to the location of the vehicle. The computing device may instruct the UAV to collect damage information on the vehicle using one or more onboard sensors of the UAV. The computing device may determine an amount of insurance payout to approve for repairs to the vehicle based on the damage information collected by the UAV. | Clint J. Marlow (Barrington Hills, IL), Bryan Keith Corder (Gurnee, IL) | Allstate Insurance Company (Northbrook, IL) | 2016-09-30 | 2019-03-05 | G06Q40/08, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G05D1/00, G05D1/10 | 15/282237 |
| 1245 | 10223591 | Multi-video annotation | Multiple video files that are captured by calibrated imaging devices may be annotated based on a single annotation of an image frame of one of the video files. An operator may enter an annotation to an image frame via a user interface, and the annotation may be replicated from the image frame to other image frames that were captured at the same time and are included in other video files. Annotations may be updated by the operator and/or tracked in subsequent image frames. Predicted locations of the annotations in subsequent image frames within each of the video files may be determined, e.g., by a tracker, and a confidence level associated with any of the annotations may be calculated. Where the confidence level falls below a predetermined threshold, the operator may be prompted to delete or update the annotation, or the annotation may be deleted. | Roman Goldenberg (Haifa, IL), Gerard Guy Medioni (Seattle, WA), Ofer Meidan (Hadera, IL), Ehud Benyamin Rivlin (Haifa, IL), Dilip Kumar (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-03-30 | 2019-03-05 | G06K9/00, G06K9/66, H04N5/232, H04N5/77, H04N7/18 | 15/474946 |
| 1246 | 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 |
| 1247 | 10222474 | Lidar systems including a gallium and nitrogen containing laser light source | The present disclosure provides a mobile machine including a laser diode based lighting system having an integrated package holding at least a gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode and a wavelength conversion member. The gallium and nitrogen containing laser diode is configured to emit a first laser beam with a first peak wavelength. The wavelength conversion member is configured to receive at least partially the first laser beam with the first peak wavelength to excite an emission with a second peak wavelength that is longer than the first peak wavelength and to generate the white light mixed with the second peak wavelength and the first peak wavelength. The mobile machine further includes a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system configured to generate a second laser beam and manipulate the second laser beam to sense a spatial map of target objects in a remote distance. | James W. Raring (Santa Barbara, CA), Melvin McLaurin (Santa Barbara, CA), Paul Rudy (Manhattan Beach, CA), Vlad Novotny (Los Gatos, CA) | Soraa Laser Diode, Inc. (Goleta, CA) | 2017-12-13 | 2019-03-05 | G01S17/89, G01S17/10, F21V29/70, H01S5/024, H01S5/00, F21K9/64, G01S7/487, G01S7/481 | 15/841053 |
| 1248 | 10222260 | Spectral imaging system for remote and noninvasive detection of target substances using spectral filter arrays and image capture arrays | An approach to noninvasively and remotely detect the presence, location, and/or quantity of a target substance in a scene via a spectral imaging system comprising a spectral filter array and image capture array. for a chosen target substance, a spectral filter array is provided that is sensitive to selected wavelengths characterizing the electromagnetic spectrum of the target substance. Elements of the image capture array are optically aligned with elements of the spectral filter array to simultaneously capture spectrally filtered images. These filtered images identify the spectrum of the target substance. Program instructions analyze the acquired images to compute information about the target substance throughout the scene. A color-coded output image may be displayed on a smartphone or computing device to indicate spatial and quantitative information about the detected target substance. The system desirably includes a library of interchangeable spectral filter arrays, each sensitive to one or more target substances. | Gary L. McQuilkin (Plymouth, MN), Gregory L. Engelke (New Brighton, MN) | Innopix, Inc. (Plymouth, MN) | 2016-12-14 | 2019-03-05 | G01N21/25, G01J3/12, G01J3/28, G01J3/36, G01N21/31, G02B5/20, A61B5/00, G01J3/02, A61B5/145, G01N21/17 | 15/379059 |
| 1249 | 10222177 | Multimode unmanned aerial vehicle | A system comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to transition from a terminal homing mode to a target search mode, responsive to an uplink signal and/or an autonomous determination of scene change. | Carlos Thomas Miralles (Burbank, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2015-08-21 | 2019-03-05 | G05D1/00, F41G7/00, F41G9/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/12, F41G7/22 | 14/832688 |
| 1250 | 10221939 | System and apparatus for supporting a planetary carrier within a gearbox | An apparatus and system for supporting a planetary carrier within an aircraft gearbox includes a retainer for engaging a rotor mast and for supporting the planetary carrier. | Scott Poster (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-02-16 | 2019-03-05 | F16H57/08, B64D35/00 | 15/434609 |
| 1251 | 10220963 | Aerial system and vehicle for continuous operation | An aerial vehicle having a vision based navigation system for capturing an arresting cable situated at a landing site may comprise a fuselage having a propulsion system, an arresting device coupled to the fuselage, the arresting device to capture the arresting cable at the landing site, a camera situated on the aerial vehicle, an infrared illuminator situated on the aerial vehicle to illuminate the landing site, wherein the arresting cable has two infrared reflectors situated thereon, and an onboard vision processor. The onboard vision processor may (i) generate a plurality of coordinates representing features of the landing site using an image thresholding technique, (ii) eliminate one or more coordinates as outlier coordinates using linear correlation, and (iii) identify two of the plurality of coordinates as the two infrared reflectors using a Kalman filter. | James Peverill (Manassas, VA), Terrence McKenna (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2016-10-12 | 2019-03-05 | B64F1/02, B64C25/68, B64F1/36, G06K9/00, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, B64D47/04, B64D47/08 | 15/291874 |
| 1252 | 10220951 | Sleeved bolt assemblies for aircraft engine mount assemblies | A rotorcraft, such as a tiltrotor aircraft having helicopter and airplane modes, includes an airframe, an engine and an engine mount assembly for coupling the engine to the airframe. The engine includes an engine lug forming an aperture. The engine mount assembly includes a mount having an aperture substantially aligned with the engine lug aperture. A sleeved bolt assembly extends through the apertures to secure the engine lug to the mount. The sleeved bolt assembly includes a bolt undersized relative to the apertures forming a circumferential gap within the apertures, a sleeve disposed around at least a portion of the bolt substantially filling the circumferential gap and a nut adapted to thread onto a threaded portion of the bolt. The use of the undersized bolt within the sleeve permits increased clearance between the sleeved bolt assembly and the engine while maintaining strength requirements in high load environments. | Bruce Bennett Bacon (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Edwin Rinehart (Fort Worth, TX), Thomas Boudreau (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-01-19 | 2019-03-05 | B64D27/26, B64C29/00, F02C7/20, F16F15/06, B64C27/00, B64D27/00, B64D29/02, F16B2/06, F16F1/16, B64D27/10 | 15/410706 |
| 1253 | 10220945 | Drone device | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2018-09-10 | 2019-03-05 | B64D5/00, H04N5/77, G06T7/20, B64C39/02, B64D47/02, B64D47/08, G06F17/27, G06Q10/04, G06Q10/06, G06Q10/08, G06Q30/02, G06Q50/00, G06Q50/26, G08B21/18, H04N7/18, G05D1/00, G06K9/62, G06K9/00, G05D1/10 | 16/126672 |
| 1254 | 10220942 | Braking systems for rotorcraft | In some embodiments, a rotorcraft includes a fuselage having a rotor hub assembly protruding therefrom that is rotatable relative thereto. A generator having an armature is mechanically coupled to the rotor hub assembly such that the armature is rotatable in response to rotation of the rotor hub assembly. A braking unit is in selective electrical communication with the generator. The braking unit is adapted to apply an electrical resistance to rotation of the armature, thereby reducing a rotational speed of the rotor hub assembly. | John Robert Wittmaak (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-08-19 | 2019-03-05 | B64C27/12, B60L7/10, B64D41/00, B60L7/02 | 15/241529 |
| 1255 | 10219112 | Determining delivery areas for aerial vehicles | Preferred points or regions in space for performing a task at a location, e.g., the delivery of an item to the location, may be defined based on sensed positions obtained during the prior performance of tasks at the location. The sensed positions may be identified using a GPS sensor or like system. Vectors including coordinates of the sensed position, and uncertainties of such coordinates, may be clustered into groups at the location. Subsequently identified vectors including coordinates and uncertainties may further refine a cluster, or be used to generate a new cluster. A preferred point or region in space may be identified based on such location hypotheses and utilized in the performance of tasks. Some preferred points or regions may be used for routing vehicles to the location, while others may correspond to delivery points for items at the location. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-08-16 | 2019-02-26 | H04W4/00, H04W4/02, G06Q10/08, H04W4/021 | 15/678972 |
| 1256 | 10217368 | Flight path setting apparatus, flight path setting method, and computer readable medium | A flight path setting apparatus includes a display unit, a selector, a range calculator, and a display controller. The display unit displays a flight path of an aircraft. The flight path includes a plurality of points. The selector selects a first point on the basis of an operation performed by a user. The first point is any one of the points displayed by the display unit. The range calculator calculates a non-settable range on the basis of a flight performance and a surrounding environment of the aircraft. The non-settable range is a region that is around the first point and in which a second point is not settable. The second point is subsequent to the first point on the flight path. The display controller causes the display unit to display the non-settable range that relates to the first point and is calculated by the range calculator. | Shinichi Harada (Tokyo, JP), Satoshi Kuroyanagi (Tokyo, JP), Yukinobu Tomonaga (Tokyo, JP) | Subaru Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-06-14 | 2019-02-26 | G08G5/00, G01C23/00, G01C21/20, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/06, G05D1/08, G05D1/04 | 15/622945 |
| 1257 | 10217002 | Systems and methods for monitoring unmanned vehicles | Aspects relate to methods, systems, and devices for monitoring unmanned vehicles. Methods include receiving, by a processor, a captured image of an observed unmanned vehicle, the captured image including measured data, comparing the measured data with an unmanned vehicle database, determining a status of the observed unmanned vehicle, and generating an indicator regarding the status of the observed unmanned vehicle. | Yuk L. Chan (Rochester, NY), Kyle E. Gilberston (Rochester, MN), Daniel F. Hogerty (Green Brook, NJ), Eileen P. Tedesco (Sharon, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-08-04 | 2019-02-26 | G06K9/00, G06T7/70, G08G5/00, G08G1/017, G08G1/04, B64C39/02, G08G1/00 | 15/228399 |
| 1258 | 10216198 | Methods and apparatus to perform observer-based control of a vehicle | Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to perform observer based control of a vehicle are disclosed. An example apparatus includes an error module to calculate a difference between a first state of a vehicle and a second state of the vehicle, the second state based on a measurement from a sensor, an observer module todetermine a third state of the vehicle based on the difference, a baseline control module to generate a first command based on the third state, and a vehicle module to execute the first command to control the vehicle. | Eugene Lavretsky (Los Angeles, CA), Kevin Andrew Wise (St. Charles, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-03-21 | 2019-02-26 | G05B6/02, G05D1/08 | 15/465066 |
| 1259 | 10216187 | Unmanned vehicle operating modes | A vehicle includes a frame, drive elements configured to drive movements of the frame, and a computer configured to receive mission planning and manual commands and to control operations of the drive elements to operate in a safe mode in which mission commands are accepted but manual commands are refused, a manual mode in which mission commands are refused but manual commands are accepted and an enroute mode. The computer is further configured to only allow mode transitions directly between the safe mode and the manual mode and directly between the safe mode and the enroute mode. | Thomas Zygmant (Southport, CT), Jesse J. Lesperance (Harvest, AL), Ira E. Zoock (Orange, CT), James A. Kelly (Middlebury, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2017-06-15 | 2019-02-26 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/623924 |
| 1260 | 10211531 | Compact steerable transmit antenna system | A transmit antenna system configured to steer an electromagnetic beam includes an antenna and an electronic steering module. The antenna includes a first electric antenna element oriented parallel to a first plane, a second electric antenna element oriented orthogonally to the first electric antenna element and parallel to the first plane, and a first magnetic antenna element oriented orthogonally to the first electric antenna element and the second electric antenna element. The electronic steering module is in electrical communication with each of the first electric antenna element, the second electric antenna element, and the first magnetic antenna element. The electronic steering module includes at least one amplifier configured to control the amplitude of a current to each of the first electric antenna element, the second electric antenna element, and the first magnetic antenna element. | Robert Galejs (Carlisle, MA) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) | 2015-11-05 | 2019-02-19 | H01Q5/10, H01Q21/24, H01Q21/26, H01Q21/29, H01Q21/22, H01Q7/06, H01Q1/28, G01S3/14, H01Q3/28, H01Q25/00 | 15/520098 |
| 1261 | 10210475 | Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing drone deliveries | Certain exemplary embodiments can provide an AirBox constructed to receive deliveries from a drone. The AirBox can comprise an automatically openable lid, and a wireless receiver that is constructed to receive data concerning a delivery from the drone. The automatically openable lid can open to receive the delivery from the drone. | Brandon Thomas Pargoe (Midlothian, VA) | Drone Delivery Systems Corporation (Glen Allen, VA) | 2016-02-08 | 2019-02-19 | A47G29/12, B65D43/16, H04W4/021, G07C9/00, B64C39/02, G06Q10/08, A47G29/122, A47G29/14, A47G29/16, B65D43/26, B65D81/38, H04W4/80 | 15/018696 |
| 1262 | 10210389 | Detecting and ranging cloud features | Disclosed is a method and apparatus for detecting and ranging cloud features. The method comprises: obtaining image data (e.g. using a camera (200) , classifying, as a cloud feature, an image segment (502-508) of the image data, determining a plurality of moments of the image segment (502-508) , using the determined plurality of moments, determining a geometric representation of that image segment (502-508) , and, using the geometric representation, determining a distance between the cloud feature represented by that image segment (502-508) and an entity that obtained the image data. | James Duncan Revell (Bristol, GB), Roderick Buchanan (Warton, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2015-01-20 | 2019-02-19 | G06K9/00, B64D43/00, B64D47/08, G06T7/60, B64C39/02 | 15/544631 |
| 1263 | 10209686 | Flight simulation and control method of a unmanned aerial vehicle with regenerative fuel cells and solar cells for high altitude long endurance, and a control apparatus thereof | Provided are a flight simulation and control method of a unmanned aerial vehicle with regenerative fuel cells and solar cells for high altitude long endurance, and a control apparatus thereof. The high altitude long endurance simulation method for an unmanned aerial vehicle based on regenerative fuel cells and solar cells includes: a variable inputting step of inputting design variables of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on regenerative fuel cells and solar cells, a modeling step of performing modeling of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on regenerative fuel cells and solar cells using the design variables input in the variable inputting step, and an analyzing step of analyzing a modeling result in the modeling step to perform a high altitude long endurance simulation while controlling any one of the design variables input in the variable inputting step. | Minjin Kim (Daejeon, KR), Young-jun Sohn (Daejeon, KR), Seung-gon Kim (Daejeon, KR), Gu-gon Park (Daejeon, KR), Byungchan Bae (Daejeon, KR), Sung-dae Yim (Daejeon, KR), Seok-hee Park (Daejeon, KR), Tae-hyun Yang (Daejeon, KR), Won-yong Lee (Daejeon, KR), Chang-soo Kim (Incheon, KR) | Korea Institute of Energy Research (Daejeon, KR) | 2017-02-17 | 2019-02-19 | B64C39/00, G05B13/04, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 15/436523 |
| 1264 | 10209675 | Methods, systems and apparatuses for optically addressed holographic imaging system | Methods and systems and components made according to the methods and systems, are disclosed relating to the generation of a holographic image, including a color-containing holographic image, generated exclusively optically addressing information to a projection system. | Jeffrey H. Hunt (Thousand Oaks, CA), Robert J. Atmur (Whittier, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-03-29 | 2019-02-19 | G03H1/00, G03H1/08, G03H1/22 | 15/083589 |
| 1265 | 10207819 | Shooting device and unmanned aerial vehicle | The present invention discloses a shooting device and an unmanned aerial vehicle. The shooting device includes: a first reflector, a second reflector arranged to be opposite to a reflecting surface of the first reflector, a bracket, wherein the bracket includes: a connecting plate, a first rotating seat, which is fixedly connected with one end of the connecting plate in a rotatable manner and is used for clamping the first reflector, and a second rotating seat, which is fixedly connected with the other end of the connecting plate in the rotatable manner and is used for clamping the second reflector, driving parts, including a first driving part and a second driving part used for respectively driving the first rotating seat and the second rotating seat to rotate, and a camera arranged to be opposite to the reflecting surface of the second reflector. The technical problems of inconvenient control, low response speed, high requirements on lens and high cost of the shooting device for the unmanned aerial vehicle in the prior art are solved. | Guocheng Zhao (Wuhan, CN), Yong Wan (Wuhan, CN), Kai Zhang (Wuhan, CN) | Ewatt Technology Co., Ltd. (Wuhan, CN) | 2016-11-30 | 2019-02-19 | H04N7/18, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, G02B26/10, G03B15/00 | 15/364802 |
| 1266 | 10205871 | Focus specification and focus stabilization | An imaging device may be configured to monitor a field of view for various objects or events occurring therein. The imaging device may capture a plurality of images at various focal lengths, identify a region of interest including one or more semantic objects therein, and determine measures of the levels of blur or sharpness within the regions of interest of the images. Based on their respective focal lengths and measures of their respective levels of blur or sharpness, a focal length for capturing subsequent images with sufficient clarity may be predicted. The imaging device may be adjusted to capture images at the predicted focal length, and such images may be captured. Feedback for further adjustments to the imaging device may be identified by determining measures of the levels of blur or sharpness within the subsequently captured images. | Dushyant Goyal (Redmond, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-07-10 | 2019-02-12 | H04N5/232, G02B7/36, G06K9/32, H04N7/18 | 15/645434 |
| 1267 | 10205655 | Apparatus and methods for communicating utilizing an antenna array and multiple communication paths | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that can transmit first wireless signals associated with communication signals, where the first wireless signals are directed via beam steering by an antenna array towards a wireless receiver. The system can transmit second wireless signals associated with the communication signals, where the second wireless signals are directed via the beam steering by the antenna array towards a transmission medium. The second wireless signals can induce electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of the transmission medium where the electromagnetic waves are associated with the communication signals. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Shikik Johnson (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2019-02-12 | H04B3/00, H01Q21/00, H01Q21/06, H04L12/64, H04B3/58, H04L12/707, H04B3/54, H01Q1/22, H01Q13/24, H01Q3/30, H04B3/36 | 15/372817 |
| 1268 | 10204522 | Deep stall aircraft landing | An aircraft defining an upright orientation and an inverted orientation, a ground station, and a control system for remotely controlling the flight of the aircraft. The ground station has an auto-land function that causes the aircraft to invert, stall, and controllably land in the inverted orientation to protect a payload and a rudder extending down from the aircraft. In the upright orientation, the ground station depicts the view from a first aircraft camera. When switching to the inverted orientation: (1) the ground station depicts the view from a second aircraft camera, (2) the aircraft switches the colors of red and green wing lights, extends the ailerons to act as inverted flaps, and (3) the control system adapts a ground station controller for the inverted orientation. The aircraft landing gear is an expanded polypropylene pad located above the wing when the aircraft is in the upright orientation. | Christopher E. Fisher (Simi Valley, CA), Thomas Robert Szarek (Oak Park, CA), Justin B. McAllister (Seattle, WA), Pavel Belik (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2017-06-01 | 2019-02-12 | G08G5/02, B64C39/02, G05D1/06, B64D31/00, G05D1/00 | 15/611723 |
| 1269 | 10204430 | Aircraft systems and methods with enhanced CPDLC message management | An aircraft system includes a communications unit configured to receive a first message with a first proposed flight plan modification to a flight plan from air traffic control. The system further includes a processing unit coupled to the communications unit and configured to receive the first message. The processing unit is further configured to generate display commands representing the first proposed flight plan modification and the flight plan. The system further includes a display device coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and display the flight plan and first symbology representing the first proposed flight plan modification with the flight plan. | Sushma Gowda (Karnataka, IN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2015-11-03 | 2019-02-12 | G08G5/00, G06T11/60, G06T11/20 | 14/931082 |
| 1270 | 10204269 | Unmanned aircraft obstacle avoidance | Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed including an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , comprising: a collision detection and avoidance system comprising at least one active distance detector, and one or more processors configured to: receive a flight path with instructions for the UAV to travel from its current location to at least one other location, determine direction priorities for the collision detection and avoidance system based at least in part on the flight path, determine an obstacle for avoidance by the UAV based on the flight path going through the obstacle, receive distance data generated by the collision detection and avoidance system concerning the obstacle, process the distance data based at least in part on the determined direction priorities, and execute a target path for traveling around the obstacle and to the at least one other location based at least in part on the flight path and the distance data. | Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, NY), John Monaco (Penfield, NY) | Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, NY) | 2017-11-03 | 2019-02-12 | G06K9/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64D47/08, B60R1/00, G01S19/39, G06T11/60, H04N5/445, G08G5/04, G06Q40/08 | 15/803211 |
| 1271 | 10203700 | Emergency autoland system | Autoland systems and processes for landing an aircraft without pilot intervention are described. In implementations, the autoland system includes a memory operable to store one or more modules and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor is operable to execute the one or more modules to identify a plurality of potential destinations for an aircraft, calculate a merit for each potential destination identified, select a destination based upon the merit, and create a route from a current position of the aircraft to an approach fix associated with the destination that accounts for the terrain characteristic (s) and/or obstacle characteristic (s) . The processor can also cause the aircraft to traverse the route, determine a final approach segment associated with the route, identify terrain characteristic (s) and/or obstacle characteristic (s) associated with the final approach segment, and determine an adjusted final approach segment accounting for the terrain characteristic (s) and/or obstacle characteristic (s) . | Scott K. Haskins (Spring Hill, KS), Noel J. Duerksen (Spring Hill, KS), Benjamin N. Patel (Parkville, MO), Eric Tran (Olathe, KS), Joseph Lombardo (Olathe, KS), Clayton E. Barber (Independence, MO) | Garmin International, Inc. (Olathe, KS) | 2017-02-21 | 2019-02-12 | G05D1/06, G08G5/00, G08G5/02, B64C13/18, B64D45/04, G01S13/91, G01S19/15, G08G5/06 | 15/438170 |
| 1272 | 10203692 | Structure from motion (SfM) processing for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) | A method of imaging an area using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) collects a plurality of images from a sensor mounted to the UAV. The plurality of images are processed to detect regions that require additional imaging and an updated flight plan and sensor gimbal position plan is created to capture portions of the area identified as requiring additional imaging. | Neil G. Smith (Thuwal, SA), Mohamed Shalaby (Thuwal, SA), Luca Passone (Thuwal, SA) | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Thuwal, SA) | 2015-07-10 | 2019-02-12 | G05D1/00, G01C11/02, B64C39/02, G01C21/16 | 15/327917 |
| 1273 | 10203691 | Imaging method and apparatus | Disclosed is an imaging method for imaging terrain using a sensor on an unmanned aircraft. The method comprises: acquiring a range of motion of the sensor, acquiring positional information of the terrain, acquiring parameter values relating to aircraft maneuverability, using the acquired information, determining a procedure, performing, by the aircraft, the procedure and simultaneously capturing, by the sensor, a set of images of only parts of the terrain. The procedure comprises the aircraft moving with respect to the area of terrain and the sensor moving with respect to the aircraft such that each point in the area of terrain is coincident with a footprint of the sensor on the ground for at least some time. Also, every point in the area of terrain is present within at least one of the captured images. | Andrew Christopher Tebay (Warton, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2014-12-04 | 2019-02-12 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/00 | 15/100528 |
| 1274 | 10203690 | Formation setting apparatus, formation setting method, and computer readable medium | A formation setting apparatus includes a display unit, a selector, a region calculator, a display controller, and a communication controller. The display unit displays a formation of formation flying that includes aircrafts. The selector selects, as a first aircraft, one of the aircrafts displayed on the display unit, on a basis of an operation performed by a user. The region calculator calculates a movable region of the first aircraft, on a basis of a distance, to the first aircraft, from one or a plurality of second aircrafts of the aircrafts excluding the first aircraft. The display controller causes the calculated movable region to be displayed on the display unit. The communication controller transmits a control signal to the first aircraft when a position within the movable region displayed on the display unit is selected by the user. The control signal causes the first aircraft to move to the selected position. | Shinichi Harada (Tokyo, JP), Satoshi Kuroyanagi (Tokyo, JP), Yukinobu Tomonaga (Tokyo, JP) | Subaru Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-05-19 | 2019-02-12 | G05D1/00, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, B64D45/00 | 15/599902 |
| 1275 | 10203209 | Resource-aware large-scale cooperative 3D mapping using multiple mobile devices | A method includes: receiving, with a computing platform, respective trajectory data and map data independently generated by each of a plurality of vision-aided inertial navigation devices (VINS devices) traversing an environment, wherein the trajectory data specifies poses along a path through the environment for the respective VINS device and the map data specifies positions of observed features within the environment as determined by an estimator executed by the respective VINS device, determining, with the computing platform and based on the respective trajectory data and map data from each of the VINS devices, estimates for relative poses within the environment by determining transformations that geometrically relate the trajectory data and the map data between one or more pairs of the VINS devices, and generating, with the computing platform and based on the transformations, a composite map specifying positions within the environment for the features observed by the VINS devices. | Stergios I. Roumeliotis (St Paul, MN), Esha D. Nerurkar (Mountain View, CA), Joel Hesch (Mountain View, CA), Chao Guo (Minneapolis, MN), Ryan C. DuToit (San Jose, CA), Kourosh Sartipi (Santa Clara, CA), Georgios Georgiou (San Francisco, CA) | Regents of The University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) | 2017-05-25 | 2019-02-12 | G01C21/00, G01C21/32, G06T19/00, G06T17/00, G06T17/05, G01C21/16, G06T7/00, H04W4/02 | 15/605448 |
| 1276 | 10202190 | Method and system for designing cooperatively-driven aircraft system | A method and system for designing a cooperatively-driven aircraft system. A cooperatively-driven aircraft system comprises an aircraft, a movable ground monitor station or a fixed ground monitor station, a data link of a composite data chain, and a relay communication device. A flight management system is disposed inside the aircraft. The aircraft is connected to the movable ground monitor station or the fixed ground monitor station by means of the radio data link of the composite data chain. Telemetering data information about the flight management system is issued to the movable ground monitor station or the fixed ground monitor station by means of the composite data chain. A manned aircraft technology and an unmanned aerial vehicle system technology are combined, cooperative air and ground driving is constructed, and a new technology aircraft system integrating easy flight and safe flight is provided. | Wenying Tao (Anshun, CN), Shaowen Yang (Anshun, CN) | Wenying Tao (Anshun, CN) | 2016-07-22 | 2019-02-12 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, H04B7/185, G05B19/048 | 15/747439 |
| 1277 | 10200900 | Method and apparatus for assessing network coverage | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coverage assessment system operable to receive, via a network, coverage parameter data from a user device, where the coverage parameter data includes location data generated by the user device. The coverage assessment system is further operable to generate coverage assessment data based on the coverage parameter data. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-11-07 | 2019-02-05 | H04W16/20, H04W24/08, H04W4/02, H04W64/00, H04B17/318, H04W24/04 | 15/805887 |
| 1278 | 10199843 | Connect/disconnect module for use with a battery pack | There are disclosed herein various implementations of a connect/disconnect module for use with a battery pack. The connect/disconnect module includes a charge/discharge current path including multiple transistors having a first safe operating area (SOA) , and a pre-charge current path coupled across the charge/discharge current path. The pre-charge current path includes multiple transistors having a second SOA that is significantly greater than the first SOA. | Paul L. Schimel (Algonquin, IL) | Infineon Technologies Americas Corp. (El Segundo, CA) | 2016-02-03 | 2019-02-05 | H02J7/00 | 15/015038 |
| 1279 | 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 |
| 1280 | 10196151 | Rotorcraft fuel system having enhanced crash resistance | A rotorcraft includes a fuselage having a fuel tank receiving assembly with a fuel tank positioned therein. The fuel tank including a plurality of interconnected fuel bags operable to contain liquid fuel. A network of straps is disposed about the fuel tank forming a restraint assembly. The network of straps includes at least one perimeter strap extending at least partially about at least two fuel bags and at least one surrounding strap extending at least partially about the at least two fuel bags. The at least one perimeter strap has at least two intersections with the at least one surrounding strap. | Martin Peryea (Fort Worth, TX), Michael Reaugh Smith (Fort Worth, TX), Douglas Hamelwright, Jr. (Fort Worth, TX), Albert G. Brand (Fort Worth, TX), Nicholas J. Plagianos (Fort Worth, TX), Joshua Emrich (Fort Worth, TX), Timothy Carr (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-05-02 | 2019-02-05 | B64D37/06, B64C27/00, B64D37/32, B64D37/04, B64C27/04 | 15/144179 |
| 1281 | 10196144 | Drone device for real estate | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2018-06-25 | 2019-02-05 | B64D5/00, G06K9/00, G06K9/62, G06T7/20, H04N5/77, H04N7/18, G08B21/18, B64D47/02, B64D47/08, G06F17/27, G06Q10/04, G06Q10/06, G06Q10/08, G06Q30/02, G06Q50/00, G06Q50/26, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, B64C39/02 | 16/017133 |
| 1282 | 10196143 | System and method for modular unmanned aerial system | A modular Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) has first and second flight configurations, and includes an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) parent module and a plurality of UAV child modules. The parent module may have a fuselage, forward and aft wings connected to the fuselage, and a first plurality of flight propulsion devices. The child modules have a corresponding second plurality of flight propulsion devices. Each child module docks wingtip-to-wingtip with the parent module or an adjacent edge of a child module using the docking mechanisms. The child modules undock and separate from the forward wing and each other, and achieve controlled flight independently of the parent module while in the second flight configuration. A method for controlling the modular UAS is also disclosed. | Jesse R. Quinlan (Yorktown, VA), Michael D. Patterson (Yorktown, VA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC) | 2017-06-02 | 2019-02-05 | B64C39/02, B64C3/00, B64D1/12, B64C29/00 | 15/612206 |
| 1283 | 10196137 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and operations thereof | The present invention provides methods and apparatus for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with improved reliability. According to one aspect of the invention, interference experienced by onboard sensors from onboard electrical components is reduced. According to another aspect of the invention, user-configuration or assembly of electrical components is minimized to reduce user errors. | Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN), Shaojie Chen (Shenzhen, CN), Zhigang Ou (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-06-11 | 2019-02-05 | B64C27/08, B64C39/02, B64C1/30, B64C27/54, G01V3/16, B64D43/00, B64C27/00, B64C25/32, G05D1/00, B64C25/06, B64D31/14, G01R33/00, A63H27/00 | 16/005309 |
| 1284 | 10194437 | Backhaul link for distributed antenna system | A distributed antenna and backhaul system provide network connectivity for a small cell deployment. Rather than building new structures, and installing additional fiber and cable, embodiments described herein disclose using high-bandwidth, millimeter-wave communications and existing power line infrastructure. Above ground backhaul connections via power lines and line-of-sight millimeter-wave band signals as well as underground backhaul connections via buried electrical conduits can provide connectivity to the distributed base stations. An overhead millimeter-wave system can also be used to provide backhaul connectivity. Modules can be placed onto existing infrastructure, such as streetlights and utility poles, and the modules can contain base stations and antennas to transmit the millimeter-waves to and from other modules. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel, Jr. (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-05-27 | 2019-01-29 | H04W72/04, H04B7/04, H04B3/56, H04B10/2575, H04W16/26, H04W36/22, H04W24/02, H04J13/00, H04L29/06, H04B3/54, H04B3/52, H04B3/38, H04W84/04, H02J13/00 | 15/167121 |
| 1285 | 10193930 | Application security capability exchange via the application and data protection layer | According to one embodiment, a system includes a processing circuit and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processing circuit. The logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to determine, by an application operating on a first host in a network, one or more security features and/or capabilities available to the application for protecting the application and first data used by the application from unauthorized activity. The logic is also configured to cause the processing circuit to send, by an ADPL operating on the first host via a data socket descriptor, a first message to one or more peer applications in the network, the first message including indication of the one or more security features and/or capabilities available to the application. The logic may further cause the processing circuit to receive a second message indicating security features available to a peer application in the network operating on another host. | Keshav Govind Kamble (San Jose, CA), Amitabh Sinha (Fremont, CA) | Avocado Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-06-29 | 2019-01-29 | G06F21/00, H04L29/06 | 15/197635 |
| 1286 | 10193889 | Data socket descriptor attributes for application discovery in data centers | In one embodiment, a system includes a processing circuit and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processing circuit. The logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to collect all data socket descriptor databases from individual servers operating in a data center, each data socket descriptor database storing attributes of a base socket and one or more data socket descriptors used by an application or application instance operating on an individual server. The logic is also configured to cause the processing circuit to store data from the data socket descriptor databases for all applications and application instances operating in the data center in a central data socket descriptor database, the central data socket descriptor database being configured to store attributes of all data socket descriptors used by all applications or application instances operating in the data center. | Keshav Govind Kamble (San Jose, CA) | Avocado Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-06-14 | 2019-01-29 | H04L29/06, G06F21/57 | 15/182544 |
| 1287 | 10193008 | Lighter than air vehicle | Disclosed is a lighter than air vehicle comprising: an envelope containing a lighter than air gas, at least part of the envelope admitting the passage of light through the at least part of the envelope, and a directing device for selectively redirecting the light which passes through the at least part of the envelope. The vehicle may further comprises a plurality of devices for using incident light. The directing device for selectively redirecting the light may be for selectively redirecting the light onto a selected device, for example, by switching the positions of two or more devices into the path of the light. | Nicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo (Preston, GB), Julian David Wright (Preston, GB), Andrew James Williams (Chelmsford, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2016-07-21 | 2019-01-29 | H01L31/054, B64B1/14, H01L31/052, H02S10/40, G02B26/08, G02B7/183, G02B3/12, F24S20/80 | 15/745802 |
| 1288 | 10192451 | Low altitude aircraft identification system | Example implementations associated with the aspects of the present invention include a low altitude aircraft identification system composed by three components: a small aircraft electronic identification box with an embedded logger, a ground identification equipment to automatically identify the aircraft just pointing at it, and an identification code database. The identification code can be transmitted by a visible light color sequence or by a radio frequency signal. The ground identification device is capable of recognizing both kinds of code. | Aislan Gomide Foina (El Cerrito, CA), Guy Bar-Nahum (San Francisco, CA) | Airspace Systems, Inc. (San Leandro, CA) | 2017-12-12 | 2019-01-29 | G06F17/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/839661 |
| 1289 | 10192111 | Structure from motion for drone videos | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method comprising obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, first and second models for a structure of an object, based respectively on ground-level and aerial observations of the object. Model parameters are determined for a three-dimensional (3D) third model of the object based on the first and second models, the determining comprises a transfer learning procedure. Data representing observations of the object is captured at an airborne unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operating at an altitude between that of the ground-level observations and the aerial observations. The method also comprises dynamically adjusting the third model in accordance with the operating altitude of the UAS, updating the adjusted third model in accordance with the data, and determining a 3D representation of the structure of the object, based on the updated adjusted third model. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Raghuraman Gopalan (Dublin, CA) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-03-10 | 2019-01-29 | G06K9/00, G06T17/05, G06K9/62, G06K9/66 | 15/455745 |
| 1290 | 10189580 | Image stabilization and pointing control mechanization for aircraft imaging systems | An imaging device can be mounted on a vehicle and used to capture images. The imaging device can include a camera assembly rotatable relative to a platform of the vehicle and about two or three camera axes. The camera assembly can include a camera and a mirror attached to the camera. The mirror can be rotatable relative to the camera and about one or two mirror axes, different from the camera axes. Users can provide input to controllers that operate the vehicle, the camera, and the mirror to control both flight and the line-of-sight of the camera. The controllers combine separate inputs as well as measured conditions, such as inertial angles, to coordinate control of vehicle, camera, and mirror parameters, such as yaw adjustments to both the camera and the mirror to achieve a desired line-of-sight. | Kenneth R. Lorell (Los Altos, CA), Jean-Noel Aubrun (Mountain View, CA), Brian Streem (Brooklyn, NY) | Aerobo (Brooklyn, NY) | 2017-06-16 | 2019-01-29 | G03B15/00, G03B17/56, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, F16M13/02, F16M11/12, F16M11/18 | 15/625770 |
| 1291 | 10189567 | Identifying camera position of a UAV in flight utilizing real time kinematic satellite navigation | Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a position of a camera affixed to a UAV in flight when the camera captures a digital aerial image. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods utilize real time kinematic satellite navigation techniques to identify a position of a UAV. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods precisely determine the time that a camera captures a digital aerial image together with an attitude of the UAV at the time of capture to calculate a location of a camera at the time of capture. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods can utilize the determined position of the camera together with the captured digital aerial image to generate a three-dimensional representation of a site. | David Chen (San Francisco, CA), Colleen Kelly Twitty (San Francisco, CA), Blaine Schanfeldt (San Francisco, CA), James J Johnson (Beaverton, OR), Jacob Federico (Santa Clara, CA) | Skycatch, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-06-09 | 2019-01-29 | B64C39/02, G06K9/00, G05D1/00, G05D1/08 | 15/178052 |
| 1292 | 10189565 | Modular unmanned aerial system with multi-mode propulsion | A modular Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) includes an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) parent module and UAV child modules. A main wing extends from a respective fuselage of the modules. The UAS includes docking mechanisms coupled to wingtips of the main wings. The child modules dock with the wingtips of the parent or an adjacent child module. Docking forms a linked-flight configuration, with undocking and separation from the parent or adjacent child module achieving an independent-flight configuration. The modules have booms arranged transverse to the main wings and parallel to the longitudinal axis, as well as front and rear rotors/propellers. The front and rear propellers have axes of rotation that are normal to a plane of the longitudinal axis in a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) configuration, with the axis of rotation of the rear propellers parallel to the longitudinal axis in a forward-flight configuration. | Michael D. Patterson (Yorktown, VA), Jesse R. Quinlan (Yorktown, VA), William J. Fredericks (Williamsburg, VA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC) | 2017-11-30 | 2019-01-29 | B64C37/02, B64C29/00, B64C3/00, B64C39/02, B64C9/00, B64D37/04 | 15/827776 |
| 1293 | 10189562 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and operations thereof | The present invention provides methods and apparatus for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with improved reliability. According to one aspect of the invention, interference experienced by onboard sensors from onboard electrical components is reduced. According to another aspect of the invention, user-configuration or assembly of electrical components is minimized to reduce user errors. | Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN), Shaojie Chen (Shenzhen, CN), Zhigang Ou (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2018-04-06 | 2019-01-29 | B64D43/00, G01V3/16, B64C27/00, G05D1/00, B64C27/54, B64C1/30, B64C25/32, B64D31/14, B64C25/06, B64C39/02, B64C27/08, G01R33/00, A63H27/00 | 15/947650 |
| 1294 | 10187989 | Electronic component | The invention concerns an electronic component that comprises a printed circuit board stack with multiple printed circuit boards arranged one on top of the other and that is used, in particular, for model aircraft or commercially utilized unmanned aircraft. The printed circuit boards are held at a distance from one another by spacers. The fastening elements that are provided here are electrically conductive in design, and the printed circuit boards are connected to one another in an electrically conductive manner and also mechanically by these fastening elements. | Christoph Dunkel (Auw, CH), Remo Masina (Luzern, CH), Raphael Pirker (St. Anton am Arlberg, AT) | Tbs Avionics Co. Ltd. (Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, CN) | 2016-09-26 | 2019-01-22 | H05K1/14, A63H27/00, A63H29/22, H05K1/18 | 15/276547 |
| 1295 | 10187670 | Method and system for datacasting and content management | A method and system for datacasting and content management. Such a system may have, as its core, a dashboard system for managing data feeds. A dashboard system may receive data feeds from one or more associated devices, such as the hardware devices of first responders or other public safety officers, and may aggregate and prioritize them. The dashboard system may then manage, prioritize and encrypt the video, files and other data in preparation for broadcast over the television or satellite transmitter, via, for example, a television broadcasting station, and may then broadcast the video, files, or other data to a plurality of users. Alerts and notifications may be created, files attached and links to video streams distributed over this same broadcast network. The broadcasting system may be able to send multiple streams of content simultaneously, may be able to target specific users to be broadcast to, and may be able to incorporate data from public data sources, such as public security cameras. | Thomas J. Buono (Spotsylvania, VA), Mark O'Brien (Great Falls, VA), Rodney G. Herrmann (Agra, OK) | Spectrarep, Llc (Chantilly, VA) | 2017-05-16 | 2019-01-22 | H04N21/2347, H04W4/90, H04N7/04, H04N21/435, H04H20/59, H04N21/462, H04N21/218, H04N21/81, H04H20/42, H04L9/06, H04N21/4405, H04N21/258, H04N21/235, H04H60/23, H04L12/24, H04N7/15, H04W72/00, H04W72/04, H04L29/06 | 15/596362 |
| 1296 | 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 |
| 1297 | 10186158 | Automated air traffic communications | Apparatus and methods related to aviation communications are included. A computing device can receive position data indicating a position of an aerial vehicle. The position can include an altitude. The computing device can determine, from a plurality of possible airspace classifications, a first airspace classification at the position of the aerial vehicle, where each airspace classification specifies one or more communication parameters for communication within an associated airspace. The computing device can select, from a plurality of communication repositories, a first communication repository that is associated with the first airspace classification, where each communication repository specifies a set of pre-defined communication components for at least one associated airspace classification. The computing device can generate a communication related to the aerial vehicle using the first communication repository. The computing device can send the generated communication to at least one recipient. | James Burgess (Mountain View, CA), Chirath Thouppuarachchi (Redwood City, CA), Gregory Whiting (Menlo Park, CA) | X Development Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2018-01-03 | 2019-01-22 | G08G5/00, H04W4/40, G06F3/16, G07C5/00, H04W4/029, H04W4/46, H04B7/185 | 15/860809 |
| 1298 | 10185892 | Automatic large-scale imaging device diagnostics | Diagnostics may be performed on imaging devices such as digital cameras that are provided in large numbers, or mounted in arrays or networks, by providing imaging data captured from such devices to a machine learning system or classifier that has been trained to recognize anomalies based on imaging data. The machine learning system or classifier may be trained using a training set of imaging data previously captured by one or more imaging devices that has been labeled with regard to whether such imaging devices encountered any anomalies when the imaging data was captured, and if so, which anomalies were encountered. Additionally, a perceptual score which represents the quality of a given image or imaging data may be calculated and used to rank or define the image or imaging data in terms of quality, or determine whether the image or imaging data is suitable for its intended purpose. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA), David Joseph Rendleman (Seattle, WA), Jonathan Robert Dughi (Seattle, WA), Danny Guan (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-05-30 | 2019-01-22 | H04N7/18, G06K9/62, G06K9/66, H04N17/00 | 14/291086 |
| 1299 | 10185321 | Unmanned vehicle, system and method for determining a planned path for unmanned vehicles | Some embodiments are directed to an unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle can include a memory unit that is configured to store a planned path of the unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle can also include a position unit that is configured to determine a current position of the unmanned vehicle, the position unit further configured to determine a planned position of the unmanned vehicle based on the planned path data stored in the memory unit. The unmanned vehicle can further include a control unit disposed in communication with the position unit, the control unit configured to determine a deviation based on the planned position and the current position of the unmanned vehicle, and control a movement of the unmanned vehicle such that the unmanned vehicle moves along the planned path if the deviation is less than a predetermined threshold. | John Klinger (Reston, VA), Patrick C. Cesarano (Washington, DC) | Proxy Technologies, Inc. (Reston, VA) | 2016-07-09 | 2019-01-22 | G05D1/00, H01Q3/26, G01S7/00, G01S13/42, B64C39/02, G01C21/16, G01S19/13, G08G5/04, H04N5/225, H04N7/18, G08G9/02, G05D1/10, G05B11/42, G05B13/02, G08G5/00, H01Q3/28, H01Q3/36, H04B7/06, H04B7/185, G05D1/02, G06K9/00, G01B9/021, G01B11/00, G01N21/88, G01N27/20, G01S13/02, G01S15/02, G05B13/04, G01S13/06 | 15/206229 |
| 1300 | 10183845 | Gripping device and a method for receiving piece objects | A gripping device and method for receiving piece objects from above is described. The gripping device includes movable gripping elements for gripping the piece object by way of an inwards movement of the gripping elements, wherein the gripping elements are arranged around a receiving opening which is delimited by the gripping elements, and the gripping device below the receiving opening includes a guide which surrounds the receiving opening for the lateral guidance of the gripping device with the approach of the gripping device onto the piece object. An inner diameter of the guide at a lower end of the guide is larger than a largest possible diameter of the receiving opening, wherein the inner diameter of the guide tapers upwards. | Philipp Wrycza (Waltrop, DE), Martin Fiedler (Dortmund, DE), Mathias Rotgeri (Dortmund, DE), Martin Doltgen (Dortmund, DE) | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.V. (Munchen, DE) | 2016-02-03 | 2019-01-22 | B64D1/22, B66C1/66 | 15/549011 |
| 1301 | 10183749 | Drone device security system | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2018-06-25 | 2019-01-22 | B64D5/00, G08B21/18, G06Q50/26, G06Q50/00, G06Q30/02, G06Q10/08, G06F17/27, G06Q10/04, G06K9/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G06Q10/06, B64D47/08, B64D47/02, B64C39/02, H04N7/18, H04N5/77, G06T7/20, G06K9/62 | 16/017168 |
| 1302 | 10183748 | Drone device security system for protecting a package | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. The drone device is able to be implemented in conjunction with a security system. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2017-06-21 | 2019-01-22 | B64D5/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G08B21/18, G06Q50/26, G06Q50/00, G06Q30/02, G06Q10/08, G06Q10/06, G06Q10/04, G06F17/27, B64D47/08, B64D47/02, B64C39/02, H04N7/18, H04N5/77, G06T7/20, G06K9/00, G06K9/62 | 15/628907 |
| 1303 | 10183747 | Multicopter with boom-mounted rotors | A multicopter with boom mounted rotors is disclosed. In various embodiments, a multicopter includes multiple rotors, each mounted substantially horizontally on a distal end of a boom. The multicopter further includes a plurality of boom extensions, each boom extension being associated with a corresponding boom and each boom extension being configured to extend an associated distal end of said corresponding boom by an amount determined based at least in part on a swept area associated with a rotor mounted at or near said associated distal end. The multicopter includes a material, such as netting, secured to the aircraft and of a size sufficient to reach a far end of one or more of said boom extensions. | Aldo Daniele Longhi (Los Gatos, CA), Todd Reichert (Mountain View, CA), Cameron Robertson (San Mateo, CA), Joseph Roop (Sunnyvale, CA), Christopher Scott Saunders (San Jose, CA), Zachais Vawter (Sunnyvale, CA) | Kitty Hawk Corporation (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-08-26 | 2019-01-22 | B64C25/00, B64C13/18, B64C1/06, B64C25/54, B64C31/028, B64C27/08, B64C25/32 | 15/249074 |
| 1304 | 10183741 | Multicopter-assisted system and method for launching and retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft | The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a multicopter-assisted launch and retrieval system generally including: (1) a multi-rotor modular multicopter attachable to (and detachable from) a fixed-wing aircraft to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, (2) a storage and launch system usable to store the modular multicopter and to facilitate launch of the fixed-wing aircraft into wing-borne flight, and (3) an anchor system usable (along with the multicopter and a flexible capture member) to retrieve the fixed-wing aircraft from wing-borne flight. | Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Caleb Andrew Woodruff (White Salmon, WA), Daniel Pepin Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2017-02-13 | 2019-01-22 | B64C39/02, B65D25/10, B64C25/08, B64D1/00, B64C27/48, B64C27/08, B64D5/00, B64D1/12, B64D3/00, B64D1/02, B64C27/00, B64C27/32, B64D35/02, B64C27/26, B64F1/02, B65D85/68 | 15/431172 |
| 1305 | 10182214 | Systems and methods for agricultural monitoring | An agricultural monitoring system, the agricultural monitoring system comprising: an imaging sensor, configured and operable to acquire image data at submillimetric image resolution of parts of an agricultural area in which crops grow, when the imaging sensor is airborne, a communication module, configured and operable to transmit to an external system image data content which is based on the image data acquired by the airborne imaging sensor, and a connector operable to connect the imaging sensor and the communication module to an airborne platform. | Amihay Gornik (Mishmar Hashiva, IL) | A.A.A. Taranis Visual Ltd (Tel Aviv, IL) | 2015-12-02 | 2019-01-15 | H04N7/18, H04N5/232, A01B79/00, G06T7/00, B64D47/08, A01B79/02 | 15/542853 |
| 1306 | 10182180 | Multiple camera control system | An image capture system controlled by a trigger source includes one or more imaging devices, each including a lens with an optical filter attachable thereto in axial alignment with an optical axis of the lens, a sensor, a link board interface, and a controller in communication with the sensor and connected to the link board interface. One or more imaging array link boards each includes a plurality of imaging device interfaces and a first link board interconnect. The link board interface is connected to the imaging device interface. The first link board interconnect is connectible to a link board interconnect of another imaging array link board. A shutter activation command from the trigger source is transmitted to the imaging devices to initiate an image capture procedure thereby. | Nolan Ramseyer (San Diego, CA) | Peau Productions, Inc. (San Diego, CA) | 2016-10-13 | 2019-01-15 | H04N5/225, H04N5/247, H04N5/232, H04N7/18 | 15/292996 |
| 1307 | 10181894 | Process and apparatus for communicating with user antenna phased arrays | The use of phased array antennas in ground based or low altitude user equipment linked to high altitude aerial platforms also utilizing sparse phased-array antennas (uniform and non-uniform) , which enables the delivery of information services, including telecommunications, earth observation, astronomical and positioning services with higher data rates, lower weight, power consumption and sidelobe levels than for other antenna arrangements. | Paul Alexander (Cambridge, GB), Peter Davidson (Douglas, IM), David Grace (York, GB), Andrew Faulkner (Cambridge, GB) | Stratospheric Platforms Limited (Douglas, IM) | 2016-09-08 | 2019-01-15 | H04B7/185, H01Q21/24, H04W16/28, H04W84/12 | 15/758472 |
| 1308 | 10181332 | System and method for detecting and identifying unmanned aircraft systems | Systems, methods, and apparatuses are presented herein for detecting and identifying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones. The system can include one or more UAS sensor nodes distributed about an area to be monitored. Each UAS sensor node can be communicably coupled to a central server but is able to conduct detection and identification procedures separate from the central server. The UAS sensor node can include a microphone that detects an audio signal generated within the area to be monitored. The node can convert the audio signal into a digital signal, can segment the audio signal, and can pass the signal through a bandpass filter. The node can also conduct a Fourier transform and smooth filtering on the digital audio signal before comparing the signal to multiple stored sample UAS audio signals for known UAS vehicles and motor stresses to determine a likelihood of a match. | Edward Aric Laag (Leesburg, VA), Kiley Lauren Yeakel (Middleburg, VA), Eric Bernard Wendoloski (Burke, VA), Jason Laurence Tichy (Winchester, VA) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, CA) | 2018-03-21 | 2019-01-15 | H04R29/00, G10L25/51, G10L25/27, B64C39/02 | 15/927609 |
| 1309 | 10181081 | Unmanned aircraft structure evaluation system and method | A computerized system, comprising: a computer system having an input unit, a display unit, one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer readable medium, the one or more processors executing image display and analysis software to cause the one or more processors to: receive an identification of a structure from the input device, the structure having multiple sides, an outline, and a height, obtain characteristics of a camera mounted onto an unmanned aircraft, generate unmanned aircraft information including: flight path information configured to direct the unmanned aircraft to fly a flight path around the structure that is laterally and vertically offset from the structure, the lateral and vertical offset being dependent upon the height of the structure, an orientation of the camera relative to the unmanned aircraft, and the characteristics of the camera, and, store the unmanned aircraft information on the one or more non-transitory computer readable medium. | Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, NY), John Monaco (Penfield, NY) | Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, NY) | 2018-07-30 | 2019-01-15 | G05D1/00, G08G5/04, G08G5/00, H04N5/445, B64C39/02, G06K9/00, B64D47/08, G01S19/39, B60R1/00, G06T11/60, G06Q40/08 | 16/049056 |
| 1310 | 10181080 | Unmanned aircraft structure evaluation system and method | Methods and systems are disclosed including a computer storage medium, comprising instructions that when executed by one or more processors included in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) , cause the UAV to perform operations, comprising: receiving, by the UAV, a flight plan configured to direct the UAV to fly a flight path having a plurality of waypoints adjacent to and above a structure and to capture sensor data of the structure from a camera on the UAV while the UAV is flying the flight path, adjusting an angle of an optical axis of the camera mounted to a gimbal to a predetermined angle within a range of 25 degrees to 75 degrees relative to a downward direction, and capturing sensor data of at least a portion of a roof of the structure with the optical axis of the camera aligned with at least one predetermined location on the structure. | Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, NY), John Monaco (Penfield, NY) | Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, NY) | 2018-07-30 | 2019-01-15 | G06K9/00, G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, H04N5/445, G06Q40/08 | 16/048537 |
| 1311 | 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 |
| 1312 | 10179438 | Method and assembly for manufacturing door skin and wall with doorway | A method of manufacturing a door skin and a fuselage wall having a doorway and a member extending into the doorway for abutting the door includes placing a first sheet of uncured composite material on a mold plate to define the door and fuselage skin, disposing an insert over the first sheet overlapping a desired periphery of the door, placing a second sheet of uncured composite material on a peripheral portion of the insert and over the first sheet adjacent the peripheral portion of the insert to form the member, curing the sheets and bonding the sheets together adjacent the insert during the cure, removing the insert from between the sheets after cure, and separating the door skin from the wall skin after cure by moving a cutting tool through the first sheet and without penetrating the second sheet around the desired periphery of the door. An assembly for manufacturing the door skin and a fuselage wall is also discussed. | Sylvain Tessier (Fassett, CA), Richard Gingras (Montreal, CA), Jacques Dionne (Saint-Andre-d'Argenteuil, CA), Bryan Linington (Perth, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-09-23 | 2019-01-15 | B29C70/38, B64C1/12, B29C70/34, B29C70/54, B64C1/14, B29C70/30, B64C27/04, B64F5/10 | 15/273775 |
| 1313 | 10178593 | Self-organizing customer premises network | A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to determine a service requirement for a client device connected to a WiFi access point in a customer premises network that includes a plurality of WiFi access points. The processor may be further configured to monitor a service requirement parameter, associated with the determined service requirement, for the client device, detect that the service requirement parameter is within a threshold of the determined service requirement, and perform a self-organizing network (SON) action on the customer premises network, in response to detecting that the service requirement parameter is within the threshold of the determined service requirement. | Michael Talbert (Nazareth, PA), Meaghan Leong (Cohasset, MA), Christina Fyock (Sudbury, MA), Daniel J. O'Callaghan (Fairfax Station, VA), Edward J. Norris (Lancaster, MA), William E. Garrett, Jr. (Framingham, MA), Roland W. Hicks, Jr. (Annandale, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-02-15 | 2019-01-08 | H04W4/00, H04W8/18, H04M15/00, H04W36/32, H04W36/14, H04W88/08, H04W84/18, H04W84/12 | 15/433625 |
| 1314 | 10178445 | Methods, devices, and systems for load balancing between a plurality of waveguides | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying an overload event according to monitoring signals received from a group of source devices over a network. Other aspects can include receiving load information from each of a plurality of waveguides resulting in a plurality of load information. Further aspects can include analyzing the plurality of load information resulting in a load analysis of the plurality of waveguides. Additional aspect can include identifying a recipient waveguide from the plurality of waveguides based on the load analysis. Also, aspects can include identifying a first source device, and notifying the first source device to provide communications to the recipient waveguide and not to the waveguide device to mitigate the overload event. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Leon Lubranski (Scotch Plains, NJ), Tracy Van Brakle (Colts Neck, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-23 | 2019-01-08 | G01R31/08, H04Q3/00, H04W24/08, H04W24/04 | 15/360699 |
| 1315 | 10176633 | Integrated mapping and navigation application | An integrated map and navigation program is described. The program provides a first operational mode for browsing and searching a map. The program provides a second operational mode for providing a navigation presentation that provides a set of navigation directions along a navigated route by reference to the map. | Bradford A. Moore (San Francisco, CA), Marcel van Os (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Blumenberg (San Francisco, CA), Brady A. Law (San Francisco, CA), Emanuele Vulcano (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan Koch (Saratoga, CA), Richard J. Williamson (Los Gatos, CA) | Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA) | 2012-09-30 | 2019-01-08 | G06T19/00, G01C21/00, G06F3/041, G06F3/0481, G06F3/0484, G09B29/10, G06T17/05, G06F3/0488, G09B29/00, G01C21/36, G06F3/0482, G06T13/20 | 13/632132 |
| 1316 | 10176447 | Autonomous delivery of items | Proposed is an autonomous vehicle (AV) for delivering an item to a recipient at a delivery location in a trusted manner. The AV includes: a sensor system adapted to detect, while the autonomous vehicle is travelling to the delivery location, a value of a property of at least one of: the autonomous vehicle, and the item. The AV further includes a data store adapted to store authentication data for verifying the trustworthiness of the item, the authentication data being based on the value detected. The AV further includes a recipient verification unit adapted to verify the identity of the recipient and to generate a verification signal indicative of whether the identity of the recipient is verified. The AV further includes a communication unit adapted to communicate stored authentication data to an authentication system for verification. | Andrew J. Borley (Blandford Forum, GB), Callum P. Jackson (Romsey, GB), Kathryn M. McMullan (Chandlers Ford, GB), Philip L. Norton (Eastleigh, GB) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2015-02-16 | 2019-01-08 | G06Q10/08, G06Q30/00 | 14/623067 |
| 1317 | 10175167 | Optical sensor for detecting accumulation of a material | A sensor for detecting the level of accumulation of a material along an axis in a fluid environment, the sensor comprising (a) an optically transparent body having a third refractive index and an exposed surface defining a length extending at least partially in the direction of the axis, (b) at least one light delivery source for delivering light to the body such that the light is distributed along the length of the exposed surface, and at least one light receiver for receiving reflected light from the length of the exposed surface, wherein the amount of the reflected light depends on the level of the material accumulated along the length of the exposed surface. | Soren Grinderslev (Hummelstown, PA), Igor Stouklov (Walnut, CA), Mark Benton (Hoffman Estates, IL) | Te Connectivity Corporation (N/A) | 2017-03-28 | 2019-01-08 | G01N21/00, G01N21/94, G01N21/41 | 15/471852 |
| 1318 | 10173774 | Portable unmanned delivery aircraft launch systems, and methods of delivering products utilizing aircraft launch systems | In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses and methods are provided to enhance delivery of packages and/or cargo through the use of unmanned delivery aircraft. In some embodiments, a portable unmanned delivery aircraft launch system is provided that comprises: a first portable launch pad system comprising: a package deck, an unmanned delivery aircraft deck secured with the package deck and positioned above and separated by a distance from the package deck, and multiple modular coupling structures fixed with a frame enabling temporary rigid coupling and decoupling between the first launch pad system and multiple additional portable launch pad systems. | Nathan G. Jones (Bentonville, AR), Gregory A. Hicks (Rogers, AR), Donald R. High (Noel, MO) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2016-09-21 | 2019-01-08 | B64C37/02, B64C39/02 | 15/271763 |
| 1319 | 10173771 | Tiltrotor aircraft having rotatable wing extensions | A pylon assembly for a tiltrotor aircraft includes a fixed pylon having an outboard end. A rotor assembly is rotatably coupled to the fixed pylon and is operable to rotate between a a vertical takeoff and landing orientation and a forward flight orientation. The rotor assembly includes a proprotor operable to produce a slipstream. A wing extension is rotatably coupled to the outboard end of the fixed pylon. The wing extension is operable to rotate generally with the rotor assembly such that a minimal dimension of the wing extension remains in the slipstream of the proprotor. | Steven Ray Ivans (Ponder, TX), Nathan Gabriel Wu (Euless, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-05-26 | 2019-01-08 | B64C27/22, B64C11/00, B64C29/00, B64C3/38, B64C7/02, B64C5/08, B64C27/28, B64C29/02 | 15/990610 |
| 1320 | 10173348 | Modular mandrel for monolithic composite fuselage | A method of manufacturing a self-supporting, monolithic fuselage body, including engaging peripheral mandrel sections around at least one central mandrel section, placing uncured composite material on the mold surface, curing the composite material on the mold surface, and sliding the central mandrel section (s) out of engagement with the peripheral mandrel sections and disengaging the peripheral mandrel sections from the cured composite material without collapsing the mandrel sections. The peripheral mandrel sections each include a shape-retaining core of a thermally insulating material and an outer layer on an outer surface of the shape-retaining core. The outer layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion within the range of variation of that of the coefficient of thermal expansion of the composite material. A mandrel for layup and cure of a predetermined composite material in the manufacture of a monolithic fuselage is also discussed. | Sylvain Tessier (Fassett, CA), Richard Gingras (Montreal, CA), Jacques Dionne (Saint-Andre-d'Argenteuil, CA), Felix Bednar (Laval, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-09-13 | 2019-01-08 | B29C33/48, B29C33/38, B29C70/32 | 15/264410 |
| 1321 | 10171564 | Systems and methods for cloud-based agricultural data processing and management | A cloud-based system for integration of agricultural data with geolocation-based agricultural operations is provided. The system receives agricultural-related data associated with a given geographic area and transforms the received data into an analysis-ready format. The system processes the received data through one or more algorithms to determine at least one operation to be performed within the given geographic area. The system generates a set of instructions for execution of the at least one operation within the given geographic area as a function of geolocation, where the instructions are coded for direct use by a controller of a specified type of agricultural equipment. The system transmits the instructions over a wireless communication channel to the controller, where the instructions cause the controller to direct operation of the agricultural equipment to perform the at least one operation within the given geographic area as a function of geolocation in an automated manner. | Michael Wilbur (Hillsborough, CA), Jason Ellsworth (Kennewick, WA), Toji Oommen (Sammamish, WA), Adarsha Mohapatra (Redmond, WA), David Thayer (Renton, WA) | Agverdict, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2017-05-22 | 2019-01-01 | H04L29/08, H04W4/60 | 15/601558 |
| 1322 | 10170840 | Apparatus and methods for sending or receiving electromagnetic signals | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a generator that facilitates generation of an electromagnetic wave, a core, and a waveguide that facilitates guiding the electromagnetic wave towards the core to induce a second electromagnetic wave that propagates along the core. The core and/or the waveguide can be configured to reduce radiation loss of the second electromagnetic wave, propagation loss of the second electromagnetic wave, or a combination thereof. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-09-23 | 2019-01-01 | H01P5/08, H04B3/52, H01Q19/08, H01P3/16, H01Q13/06, H01Q1/50, H01Q13/02, H01Q21/20, H01Q3/08, H01P1/16, H01R3/00, H01Q3/36, H04B3/00, H04B5/00, H04B3/54 | 15/274987 |
| 1323 | 10170006 | Route planning for multi-unmanned aerial vehicle-based package delivery | An aspect includes receiving data for each of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that includes a current location and final destination of each UAV. An aspect also includes calculating permutations of travel routes for each of the UAVs, which permutations are calculated as a function of the current locations of the UAVs and final destinations of each UAV. An aspect also includes applying a selected variable to the calculated permutations to produce proposed travel routes for the UAVs. An aspect further includes generating a routing plan from the proposed travel routes. | Eric V. Kline (Rochester, MN), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-09-27 | 2019-01-01 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G01C21/00, G06Q10/04, G06Q10/08 | 15/277078 |
| 1324 | 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 |
| 1325 | 10168695 | Method and apparatus for controlling an unmanned aircraft | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, wirelessly receiving first control signals that are received directly from a remote control device according to user input at the remote control device, adjusting a flight of the unmanned aircraft according to the first control signals, wirelessly receiving second control signals that are received from a network device where the second control signals are not sourced by the remote control device, and adjusting the flight of the unmanned aircraft according to the second control signals. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), James Gordon Beattie, Jr. (Bergenfield, NJ), Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), Brandon Pimm (Manalapan, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Dorothy Zarsky (Summit, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-07 | 2019-01-01 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, H04B7/185, H04L29/08, H04W84/04, H04W88/08 | 15/371274 |
| 1326 | 10167092 | Perch for screening drones | Embodiments herein describe a perch for screening drones before permitting access to a restricted geographic region. The perch may include various scanners for evaluating the payload of the drone, its hardware, and flight control software. In one embodiment, the screening perch includes a conveyor belt that moves the drone through various scanners or stages in the perch. In one embodiment, the perch ensures the drone is properly configured to enter the restricted geographic region. The region may include multiple requirements or criteria that must be satisfied before a drone is permitted to enter. for example, the drone may need a signed flight plan, cargo that is less than a certain percentage of its weight, or an approved flight controller before being permitted into the restricted region. In this manner, the perch serves as a controlled entrance point for drones attempting to enter the restricted region. | Charles Calvin Byers (Wheaton, IL), Gonzalo A. Salgueiro (Holly Springs, NC), Joseph Michael Clarke (Cary, NC) | Cisco Technology, Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-04-19 | 2019-01-01 | B64F1/36, G08G5/00, H04L29/08, B64F1/22, B64F1/12, B64C39/02, H04W4/021 | 15/133075 |
| 1327 | 10163069 | Autonomous delivery of items | Proposed is an autonomous vehicle (AV) for delivering an item to a recipient at a delivery location in a trusted manner. The AV includes: a sensor system adapted to detect, while the autonomous vehicle is travelling to the delivery location, a value of a property of at least one of: the autonomous vehicle, and the item. The AV further includes a data store adapted to store authentication data for verifying the trustworthiness of the item, the authentication data being based on the value detected. The AV further includes a recipient verification unit adapted to verify the identity of the recipient and to generate a verification signal indicative of whether the identity of the recipient is verified. The AV further includes a communication unit adapted to communicate stored authentication data to an authentication system for verification. | Andrew J. Borley (Blandford Forum, GB), Callum P. Jackson (Romsey, GB), Kathryn M. McMullan (Chandlers Ford, GB), Philip L. Norton (Eastleigh, GB) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2015-08-04 | 2018-12-25 | G06Q10/08, G06Q30/00 | 14/817816 |
| 1328 | 10162367 | Combined pitch and forward thrust control for unmanned aircraft systems | An unmanned aircraft includes a forward propulsion system comprising one or more forward thrust engines and one or more corresponding rotors coupled to the forward thrust engines, a vertical propulsion system comprising one or more vertical thrust engines and one or more corresponding rotors coupled to the vertical thrust engines, and a pitch angle and throttle control system, comprising a processor configured to receive a first pitch angle command, and generate a second pitch angle command and a forward thrust engine throttle command based on a bounded pitch angle for the aircraft. | Jason Michael K. Douglas (Tucson, AZ), Justin Armer (Tucson, AZ), Carlos Murphy (Tucson, AZ) | Latitude Engineering, Llc (Tucson, AZ) | 2016-04-18 | 2018-12-25 | G05D1/08, B64C29/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 15/131944 |
| 1329 | 10162059 | Implementing a restricted-operation region for unmanned vehicles | Embodiments are directed to a system for implementing a restricted-operation region. The system includes an instruction development module configured to be utilized in the development of a set of instructions that implement an operation policy of the restricted-operation region. The set of instructions is configured to, when interpreted, implement the operation policy by controlling at least one function of a vehicle that attempts to operate within the restricted-operation region. The system further includes a first transmitter configured to transmit the set of instructions to the vehicle, wherein a processor of the vehicle is configured to interpret the set of instructions based at least in part on a determination that the vehicle is attempting to operate within the restricted-operation region. | Maryam Ashoori (Richmond Hill, CA), Jonathan H. Connell, II (Cortlandt-Manor, NY), Jason B. Ellis (New York, NY), Robert G. Farrell (Cornwall, NY), Danny Soroker (Larchmont, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2015-03-30 | 2018-12-25 | G05D1/00, G01S19/48, H04W4/021, G08G5/04, G01S1/08, G05D1/10, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, G01S19/13, G08G5/00, G01C23/00 | 14/672855 |
| 1330 | 10161835 | Microsampler and method of making the same | An aspect of the present disclosure relates to a microsampler for hermetically sealing a sample. In particular, such microsamplers can be useful for encapsulation of chemical, biological, and explosive samples for the purposes of archival sample storage. Methods of making and using such microsamplers are also described herein. | Matthew W. Moorman (Albuquerque, NM), Ronald P. Manginell (Albuquerque, NM), Jerome A. Rejent (Albuquerque, NM) | National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc (Albuquerque, NM) | 2015-11-18 | 2018-12-25 | G01N1/24, G01N1/22, G01N1/14 | 14/945274 |
| 1331 | 10161795 | Irregular motion compensation for three-dimensional spectroscopy | Methods and media for compensating for irregular motion in three-dimensional spectroscopy are provided herein. Exemplary methods include: receiving a plurality of spectrographs for a series of respective locations and corresponding images of the respective locations, each spectrograph of the plurality of spectrographs being produced using a spectrographic data set of a plurality of spectrographic data sets, each of the plurality of spectrographic data sets being measured by a spectrometer and each of the corresponding images being captured by a camera at substantially the same time, the spectrometer being coupled to the camera such that the spectrometer and camera move in tandem and at least partially share the same point of view, generating a continuous image using the images, identifying a respective corresponding position in the continuous image for each spectrograph, such that each spectrograph is a measurement of the respective position, and associating each spectrograph with the respective position. | Shu Zhang (Fremont, CA), Guocai Shu (Pleasanton, CA), William Yang (Fremont, CA) | Bayspec, Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-10-14 | 2018-12-25 | G01J3/02, G01J3/28, G06T7/33 | 15/294435 |
| 1332 | 10160893 | Chemically foamed polysulfide sealant for aerospace fuel tank use | The present application is directed to polysulfide sealant formulations, application of such sealants, and methods for reducing the density of polysulfide sealant formulations. | Barton E. Stevens (Ladson, SC), Brandon D. Booth (Mt. Pleasant, SC), Andrew M. Zweig (Ellisville, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-06-28 | 2018-12-25 | C08J9/06, C09K3/10, C08K3/26, C08G75/14, C09J181/04, C08L81/04 | 15/195141 |
| 1333 | 10160837 | Nanolevel dispersion of nanoparticles in hydrophobic materials | According to one embodiment, a method of dispersing nanoparticles into a destination material includes providing a plurality of nanoparticles suspended in a carrier, adding a solvent to the plurality of nanoparticles suspended in a carrier, removing at least some of the carrier to yield the plurality of nanoparticles suspended in the solvent, mixing the nanoparticles suspended in the solvent with a destination material, and removing at least some of the solvent from the mixture of nanoparticles suspended in the solvent and the destination material. | Iosif Daniel Rosca (Saint Hubert, CA), Martin Salameh (Laval, CA), Suong Van Hoa (Brossard, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2017-12-19 | 2018-12-25 | B64D15/00, C08J3/205 | 15/847753 |
| 1334 | 10160542 | Autonomous mobile device security system | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2018-06-25 | 2018-12-25 | B64D5/00, G08B21/18, G06Q50/26, G06Q50/00, G06Q30/02, G06Q10/08, G06Q10/06, G06Q10/04, G06F17/27, B64D47/08, B64D47/02, H04N5/77, H04N7/18, B64C39/02, G06T7/20, G06K9/62, G06K9/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00 | 16/017510 |
| 1335 | 10158687 | Caching using multicast radio transmissions | A method of providing data via radio transmissions, the method including identifying a first content item as being of potential interest to multiple remote radio terminals, and in response to the identification of the first content item, cause a first portion of the first content item to be transmitted to a first plurality of remote radio terminals via a first multicast radio transmission, wherein the first transmission identifies the first portion of the first content as data which may be cached by the first plurality of remote radio terminals. | Patrick Boyle Fisher (Rockville, MD), Matthew Mario Butehorn (Mount Airy, MD), Thomas Paul Gaske (Rockville, MD) | Hughes Network Systems, Llc (Germantown, MD) | 2016-03-01 | 2018-12-18 | H04L12/18, H04L29/06, H04L29/08, H04W4/06, H04W72/12 | 15/057752 |
| 1336 | 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 |
| 1337 | 10155584 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and operations thereof | The present invention provides methods and apparatus for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with improved reliability. According to one aspect of the invention, interference experienced by onboard sensors from onboard electrical components is reduced. According to another aspect of the invention, user-configuration or assembly of electrical components is minimized to reduce user errors. | Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN), Shaojie Chen (Shenzhen, CN), Zhigang Ou (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2016-06-07 | 2018-12-18 | B64C27/08, G01R33/00, B64D31/14, B64C25/32, B64C1/30, B64C27/54, B64C27/00, B64D43/00, G05D1/00, B64C25/06, G01V3/16, B64C39/02, A63H27/00 | 15/175473 |
| 1338 | 10155373 | Printed multifunctional skin for aerodynamic structures, and associated systems and methods | Systems and methods for printed multifunctional skin are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a smart device includes providing a structure, placing a sensor over an outer surface of the structure, and placing conductive traces over the outer surface of the structure. The conductive traces electrically connect the sensor to electronics. | Giovanni Nino (Issaquah, WA), Tyler Blumenthal (Renton, WA) | Quest Integrated, Llc (Kent, WA) | 2016-10-17 | 2018-12-18 | B29C67/00, G01B7/16, B64D45/02, B33Y80/00, G01F1/46, B64D45/00, G01M5/00, G01L1/22, B29C70/88, B64C3/26, G01K1/14, B29C64/112 | 15/295702 |
| 1339 | 10153830 | Dynamic shielding system of cellular signals for an antenna of an unmanned aerial vehicle | Example methods, apparatus, systems, and machine-readable mediums for a dynamic shield system of cellular signals for an antenna of an unmanned aerial vehicle are disclosed. An example method may include receiving a navigation route for an unmanned aerial vehicle to execute during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle and determining an orientation of a radio signal shield for an antenna of the unmanned aerial vehicle using ground level signal propagation information of radio signals for a network and the navigation route, wherein the radio signal shield prevents the radio signals from being received by the antenna from directions based on the orientation. The method may further include adjusting the radio signal shield using the orientation and communicating with a cellular base station of the network using the antenna. | Mario Kosseifi (Roswell, GA), Joseph Thomas (Marietta, GA), Giuseppe De Rosa (Atlanta, GA) | At&T Intellectual Propertyi, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-04-06 | 2018-12-11 | B64C39/02, H04B7/185, H04L29/08, G01C21/20, H04W84/04, H04W84/06, H04W88/08 | 15/481368 |
| 1340 | 10153546 | Composite antiballistic radome walls and methods of making the same | Composite radome wall structures (10) exhibit both antiballistic and radar transparency properties and include an antiballistic internal solid, void-free core (12) and external antireflective (AR) surface layers (14-1, 14-2) which sandwich the core. The antiballistic core can be a compressed stack of angularly biased unidirectional polyethylene monolayers formed of tapes and/or fibers. Face sheets (16-1, 16-2) and/or one or more impedance matching layers (27, 28) may optionally be positioned between the antiballistic core and one (or both) of the external AR layers so as to bond the core to the AR surface layer (s) and/or selectively tune the radome wall structure to the frequency of transmission and reception associated with the radar system. | Lewis Kolak (Echt, NL), Mark Mirotznik (Echt, NL) | Dsm Ip Assets B.V. (Heerlen, NL) | 2014-07-01 | 2018-12-11 | H01Q1/42, F41H5/04, F42B10/46 | 14/902515 |
| 1341 | 10152059 | Systems and methods for landing a drone on a moving base | A drone is described. The drone includes a depth sensor configured to provide information for determining a distance between the drone and a moving base. The drone also includes a processor configured to control a computer vision tracking algorithm based on the distance, and to control drone movement based on the computer vision tracking algorithm. A vehicle is also described. The vehicle includes a depth sensor configured to provide information for determining a distance between a drone and the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a processor configured to control a computer vision tracking algorithm based on the distance and to send information for controlling drone movement based on the computer vision tracking algorithm. | Debdeep Banerjee (San Diego, CA), Ananthapadmanabhan Arasanipalai Kandhadai (San Diego, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2016-10-10 | 2018-12-11 | G05D1/00, B64F1/00, G06T7/00, G08G5/04, H04N5/232, G05D1/06, B64C39/02 | 15/289882 |
| 1342 | 10151803 | Electrical power diagnostic system and methods | An electrical power diagnostic device and methods are disclosed. A power-supply-side connector is operable to couple to a power supply, and a load-side connector is operable to couple to a load. At least one conductive path for electricity to flow between the power-supply-side connector and the load-side connector, and a diagnostic monitor is operable to monitor and change electrical properties of the power-supply-side connector and the load-side connector. | Joshua M. Rutheiser (Davis, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-09-05 | 2018-12-11 | G01R31/00, G01R31/02, G01R23/15, G01R31/40, B64F5/60, H01R27/02 | 14/846749 |
| 1343 | 10151588 | Determining position and orientation for aerial vehicle in GNSS-denied situations | On-board, computer-based systems and methods compute continuously updated, real-time state estimates for an aerial vehicle by appropriately combining, by a suitable Kalman filter, local, relative, continuous state estimates with global, absolute, noncontinuous state estimates. The local, relative, continuous state estimates can be provided by visual odometry (VO) and/or an inertial measurement unit (IMU) . The global, absolute, noncontinuous state estimates can be provided by terrain-referenced navigation, such as map-matching, and GNSS. The systems and methods can provide the real-time, continuous estimates even when reliable GNSS coordinate data is not available. | Sanjiv Singh (Pittsburgh, PA), Jeffrey Mishler (Pittsburgh, PA), Michael Kaess (Pittsburgh, PA), Garrett Hemann (Pittsburgh, PA) | Near Earth Autonomy, Inc. (Pittsburgh, PA) | 2017-09-21 | 2018-12-11 | G01C21/16, G06T7/70, G05D1/10, B64C27/04, G06T7/73, G06T7/246 | 15/711492 |
| 1344 | 10150573 | Methods and apparatus for presenting automatic flight control system data onboard an aircraft | A method for presenting flight control system data onboard an aircraft is provided. The method detects a current operating mode of an automatic flight control system, determines a current aircraft operation, based on the current operating mode, identifies, based on the current aircraft operation, potential aircraft operations associated with a plurality of operating modes of the automatic flight control system, and wherein the plurality of operating modes comprises the current operating mode, presents, via a display device onboard the aircraft, a first plain-text description of the current operating mode and the current aircraft operation, and presents, via the display device, a plurality of plain-text descriptions, wherein each of the plain-text descriptions is associated with a respective one of the potential aircraft operations. | Jonathan Matthew Wong (Albuquerque, NM), Justin Ryan (Albuquerque, NM), Dave Gribble (Rio Rancho, NM), Stephen Daniel Kropp (Albuquerque, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2017-01-04 | 2018-12-11 | B65D45/00, G05D1/00, G05D1/08, B64D45/00 | 15/397843 |
| 1345 | 10148697 | Unified host based security exchange between heterogeneous end point security agents | In one embodiment, a system includes a processing circuit and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processing circuit. The logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to receive security results, using an application and data protection layer (ADPL) operating on a first host, from an end point protection agent (EPPA) configured to protect the first host. The logic is also configured to cause the processing circuit to provide the security results to one or more local applications operating on the first host. According to another embodiment, a method includes receiving security results, using an ADPL operating on a first host, from an EPPA configured to protect the first host. The method also includes providing the security results to one or more local applications operating on the first host. Other systems, methods, and computer program products are described in accordance with more embodiments. | Keshav Govind Kamble (San Jose, CA) | Avocado Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-06-16 | 2018-12-04 | G06F21/51, H04L29/06 | 15/184956 |
| 1346 | 10148016 | Apparatus and methods for communicating utilizing an antenna array | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system having a polyrod antenna array. Beam steering can be performed according to a first subset of elements of the polyrod antenna array generating first electromagnetic waves with a first phase that is different from a second phase of the first electromagnetic waves being generated by a second subset of elements of the polyrod antenna array. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Shikik Johnson (Tinton Falls, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2018-12-04 | H01Q13/24, H01Q3/30, H01P1/213, H01Q21/00, H04B3/00, H01Q1/22, H04B3/58, H04B3/54, H04W88/08 | 15/372635 |
| 1347 | 10147306 | Detection of authorized user presence and handling of unauthenticated monitoring system commands | Techniques are described for detecting and handling unauthenticated commands in a property monitoring system. In some implementations, a monitoring system may include sensors located throughout a property, a monitoring control unit, and an input device. The monitoring control unit may be configured to receive data collected by the sensors, as well as an input command detected by the input device. for an input command that does not include authentication information, the monitoring control unit may generate property state information based on the sensor data, then analyze the property state data and the input command against one or more rules that relate to authorization of unauthenticated commands. Based on the analysis, the monitoring control unit may determine whether to perform the action corresponding to the input command or whether to perform another action, for example, generating and providing a notification or authorization request to a user. | Abraham Joseph Kinney (Vienna, VA), Daniel Todd Kerzner (McLean, VA), David James Hutz (Herndon, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2017-11-22 | 2018-12-04 | G05B19/00, G08B29/02, G10L17/22, G06K9/00, G10L15/22 | 15/821474 |
| 1348 | 10147249 | Personal intermediary communication device | An intermediary device may be configured to allow an authorized visitor to access a secure facility (such as a home) on behalf of an owner. The intermediary device may generate an authenticator and provide the authenticator to a service provider, who may then present the authenticator to the intermediary device upon arriving at the facility. The intermediary device may unlock or open, or lock and close, any doors within the facility as necessary in order to grant access to a specific portion of the facility and restrict access to other portions of the facility. The intermediary device may also capture, or cause the capture of, images or other data regarding actions taken by the service provider, and establish a communications channel with the owner for the exchange of information or data regarding such actions, or any events or conditions of the facility. | Tye Michael Brady (Southborough, MA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-03-22 | 2018-12-04 | G07C9/00 | 15/466750 |
| 1349 | 10147000 | Manned unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system to transform image data based on geographic orientation | A manned unmanned teaming (MUM-T) image system includes an unmanned vehicle (UV) configured to travel in a first heading and includes at least one sensor configured to capture at least one image having a first visual orientation pursuant to the first heading. The MUM-T image system generates image data indicative of the at least one image. A manually operated vehicle (MOV) in signal communication with the UV is configured to travel in a second heading. The MOV comprises an electronic image transformation module configured to receive the image data and to transform the image data into a second orientation different from the first orientation based on the second heading. An electronic display unit is configured to receive the transformed image data and to display the at least one image according to the second orientation. | Robert Pupalaikis (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), James S. Magson (North Haven, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2016-09-15 | 2018-12-04 | G06K9/00, B64D47/08, G06T7/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G06T11/60, G06K9/62, G06T3/00, G06K9/46 | 15/266886 |
| 1350 | 10145708 | Power safety instrument system | A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available. | James M. McCollough (Arlington, TX), Erik Oltheten (Azle, TX), Nicholas Lappos (Southlake, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2017-05-30 | 2018-12-04 | G08B21/00, B64D43/00, G01D7/02, B64C27/04, B64D45/00, G01C23/00, B60C1/00, B64C27/00, B64C27/52, B64C29/00, B64C39/02, G05D17/02, G01C21/00 | 15/608696 |
| 1351 | 10145464 | Gearbox with passive lubrication system | A lubrication system includes a reserve housing configured to retain a lubrication fluid. A supply line in fluid communication with the reserve housing is configured to provide pressurized lubrication fluid to the reserve housing. An overflow tube has an overflow port, the overflow tube being configured to prevent the volume of the lubrication fluid from exceeding a certain amount. A metering jet is configured to allow the lubrication fluid to flow from the reserve housing onto a component, such as a bearing, in the gearbox at a predetermined rate. The metering jet provides flow of the lubrication fluid onto the bearing even when the supply line no longer provides pressurized lubrication fluid to the reserve housing. | Scott D. Poster (Arlington, TX), David A. Elliott (Azle, TX), Gary A. Cope (Keller, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2016-10-04 | 2018-12-04 | F16H57/04, B64C27/82, B64C27/06, F16H57/027, B64C27/12, B64D35/00 | 15/285232 |
| 1352 | 10144511 | Helicopter-mediated system and method for launching and retrieving an aircraft | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a helicopter-mediated system and method for launching and retrieving an aircraft capable of long-distance efficient cruising flight from a small space without the use of a long runway. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2014-03-31 | 2018-12-04 | B64D1/12, B64D5/00, B64D3/00, B64C39/02 | 14/230454 |
| 1353 | 10144509 | High performance VTOL aircraft | The present disclosure relates to a high performance Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft for executing hovering flight, forward flight, and transitioning between the two in a stable and efficient manner. The VTOL aircraft provides a highly stable, controllable and efficient VTOL aircraft. The preferred comprises: (1) a pusher propeller configuration with strategic placement which maximizes the effective use of thrust, (2) four propellers which allow for the highly-controllable and mechanically simple control methods used in multirotor aircraft, (3) electric motors which create mechanically simple, lightweight and reliable operation, (4) and a tandem wing configuration which is stable, controllable and efficient in both hovering and forward flight. The VTOL aircraft is capable of full runway, short runway or vertical takeoffs or landings, having unobstructed forward view for camera and sensor placement, and providing a compact, mechanically simple and low-maintenance VTOL aircraft design. | Juan Gabriel Cruz Ayoroa (San Juan, PR) | --- | 2015-06-03 | 2018-12-04 | B64C29/00, B64C39/02, B64C39/12 | 14/730056 |
| 1354 | 10144185 | Method and apparatus for high-temperature post-curing of UV-cured photopolymers | Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for making and post-processing a 3-D printed object for laminate-forming tooling, and components made using post-processed 3-D printed laminate-forming tooling. | Benjamin J. Stephenson (Seattle, WA), Scott K Frankenbery (Tacoma, WA), William H Ingram, Jr. (Puyallup, WA), William S. Hollensteiner (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-04-01 | 2018-12-04 | B29C71/02, B29C71/00, B29C71/04, B29C35/08, B33Y40/00, B29C64/20 | 14/676398 |
| 1355 | 10144036 | Method and apparatus for mitigating interference affecting a propagation of electromagnetic waves guided by a transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for detecting an accumulation of a liquid on a transmission medium that may interfere with the propagation of guided electromagnetic waves on a surface of the transmission medium, and directing a device to remove at least a portion of the liquid accumulating on the surface of the transmission medium to mitigate the interference. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Mitchell Harvey Fuchs (Toms River, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Kenneth C. Reichmann (Yardville, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-01-30 | 2018-12-04 | H04B3/52, B06B1/18, B06B3/00, G01R31/00, H04B3/54, H04Q9/00, G08C23/06 | 14/609573 |
| 1356 | 10142910 | Global communication network | A communication system allows communication between two users separated by a long distance includes a source ground station, a constellation, one or more linking-gateways, and a destination ground station. The constellation includes groups of communication devices orbiting or traveling around the earth. A first communication device of a first group of communication devices is in communication with the source ground station and receives a communication from the source ground station. The linking-gateway is in communication with at least the first and a second group of communication devices. The linking-gateway receives the communication from the first group of communication devices and sends the communication to a second communication device of the second group of communication devices. The destination ground station is in communication with the second group of communication devices, the destination ground station receiving the communication from a communication device of the second group of communication devices. | Travis Roland Beals (Mountain View, CA), Christopher Richard Uhlik (Danville, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-10-18 | 2018-11-27 | H04B7/185, H04W40/20, H04L12/751, H04W84/06 | 15/296171 |
| 1357 | 10142086 | Repeater and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a repeater device having a first coupler to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. An amplifier amplifies the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals. A channel selection filter selects one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to the at least one client device via an antenna. A second coupler guides the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-10 | 2018-11-27 | H04B7/005, H04L5/14, H04L5/00, H04B3/36, H04B7/04 | 15/179224 |
| 1358 | 10142010 | Repeater and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a repeater device having a first coupler to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. An amplifier amplifies the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals. A channel selection filter selects one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to the at least one client device via an antenna. A second coupler guides the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-10 | 2018-11-27 | H04B3/36, H04B7/155, H04L5/14, H04B3/52, H04B3/38, H04W88/08, H04B1/00, H04B7/04, H04B3/54, H04B3/56, H04W84/12 | 15/179235 |
| 1359 | 10141996 | Communication system with distributed receiver architecture | A communication system is used to receive information from mobile sources. The system includes a plurality of antennas including multiple disjoint sets of multiple antennas configured to receive signals from the multiple mobile sources. At least a subset of the antennas have coverage areas that overlap with antennas in another set of the multiple disjoint sets of multiple antennas. The communication system also includes multiple receivers and multiple signal paths including one signal path for each set of multiple antennas. Each signal path is configured to provide outputs from a corresponding set of multiple antennas of the multiple disjoint sets of antennas to each of the multiple receivers. Each of the receivers choose to output information from one or more of the signal paths based on one or more characteristics of the signals received from the signal paths. | Lucas J. Tholen (North Mankato, MN), David A. Mitchell (Waterville, MN), Trevor Smith (New York, NY), Ryan Gury (Larchmont, NY), Nicholas Horbaczewski (New York, NY) | Drone Racing League, Inc. (New York, NY) | 2016-03-10 | 2018-11-27 | H04B7/02, H04B7/06, H04B7/08 | 15/066884 |
| 1360 | 10139820 | Method and apparatus for deploying equipment of a communication system | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining, by an unmanned aircraft including a processor, a control signal that causes the unmanned aircraft to fly in proximity to a transmission medium, where the unmanned aircraft includes a carrying system that releasably carries a communication device, and where a positioning of the communication device in proximity to the transmission medium enables the communication device to be physically connected on the transmission medium and enables the communication device to provide communications. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Brandon Pimm (Manalapan, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Dorothy Zarsky (Summit, NJ), James Gordon Beattie, Jr. (Bergenfield, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-07 | 2018-11-27 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, H04W4/02, H04B5/00 | 15/371323 |
| 1361 | 10139817 | Unmanned aircraft systems and methods to interact with specifically intended objects | In some embodiments, systems, apparatuses, methods, and processes are provided to control and allocate UASs. In some embodiments, a system to control unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) , comprises: one or more wireless transceivers configured to communicate with the UAS, a control circuit coupled with the transceiver (s) , and a memory coupled to the control circuit and storing computer instructions that when executed by the control circuit cause the control circuit to perform the steps of: receive sensor data captured by at least one sensor of a UAS, determine, from the sensor data, unique identification of an object at a predefined location, and confirm, from the sensor data, that the identified object is an expected object expected at the predefined location. | Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Robert C. Taylor (Rogers, AR) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2017-03-13 | 2018-11-27 | G05D1/00, G06Q10/00, B64D47/08, G06K9/32, B64C39/02, G06K9/00, B64D1/22 | 15/457638 |
| 1362 | 10138000 | Systems and methods for detecting and managing the unauthorized use of an unmanned aircraft | A method for policing and managing the operation of a flying, unmanned aircraft in the event of usurpation of control of, malfunction of, or ill-intentioned use of, this aircraft includes the steps of (a) detecting inappropriate operation of the aircraft, (b) transmitting a takeover command to the aircraft to interrupt control of the operation of this aircraft by a first pilot and relinquish control of the aircraft to a second pilot, and (c) transmitting control commands to the aircraft to control its operation by the second pilot, until the need for alternate pilot control of the aircraft has ended or until the aircraft has landed safely. | Jeffrey A. Matos (New Rochelle, NY) | --- | 2014-07-15 | 2018-11-27 | B64D45/00, G05D1/08, G05D1/04, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G06K9/00, H04W48/02, G08G5/00 | 14/331415 |
| 1363 | 10137985 | Stealth aerial vehicle | An aerial vehicle having a low radar signature includes a first side on which turbine openings, and payload bays or landing gear bays are disposed. A second side of the aerial vehicle is designed to have a smaller radar signature than the first side. | Jochen Dornwald (Munich, DE), Bartholomaeus Bichler (Raubling, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2016-06-14 | 2018-11-27 | B64C39/02, B64D1/06, B64C39/10, B64D7/00, B64C25/10, B64C25/16, B64D27/14, B64D7/06, B64D7/02, B64D27/10 | 15/182074 |
| 1364 | 10137863 | Detecting false positioning signals based on surveillance signals | A system, configured to mount on an ownship vehicle, includes a transceiver configured to receive positioning signals and receive surveillance signals including surveillance data from a second vehicle and processing circuitry configured to determine a location of the ownship vehicle based on the positioning signals received by the transceiver and determine expected characteristics of the surveillance signals based on the surveillance data. The processing circuitry is further configured to compare the expected characteristics and actual characteristics of the surveillance signals received from the second vehicle and determine that the surveillance signals include a discrepancy indicative of false positioning signals in response to comparing the expected characteristics and the actual characteristics. The processing circuitry is configured to output an alert signal indicating the false positioning signals in response to determining that the surveillance signals include a discrepancy. | Daniel P. Johnson (Fridley, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2017-03-23 | 2018-11-27 | B60R25/10, B60R25/33 | 15/467604 |
| 1365 | 10136434 | Method and apparatus for use with a radio distributed antenna system having an ultra-wideband control channel | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a network element of a distributed antenna system, a reference signal, an ultra-wideband control channel and a first modulated signal at a first carrier frequency, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by a base station and directed to a mobile communication device. The instructions in the ultra-wideband control channel direct the network element of the distributed antenna system to convert the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in a first spectral segment. The reference signal is received at an in-band frequency relative to the control channel. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Henry Kafka (Atlanta, GA), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-10 | 2018-11-20 | H04L5/00, H04J11/00, H04W84/04, H04L29/06, H04W16/32, H04W72/04, H04B7/26, H04W88/08 | 15/179530 |
| 1366 | 10135510 | Means of improving data transfer | A process for cooperative aerial inter-antenna beamforming for communication between (a) multiple moving platforms, each platform having an aerial antenna mounted thereon, such that the aerial antennas have variable positions and orientation over time, and (b) at least two ground based antennas, the process involving transmitting data relating to the positions of the aerial antennas to a processing system, the processing system calculating and transmitting beamforming instructions to the ground based antennas, the ground based antennas thereby transmitting or receiving respective component signals for each aerial antenna, the component signals for each aerial antenna received or transmitted by the ground based antennas having essentially the same information content but differing in their phase and usually amplitude, so as to form a cooperative beam from the cooperative sum of the signals between the ground based antennas and the at least two aerial antennas. | Paul Alexander (Cambridge, GB), Peter Davidson (Douglas, IM), Andrew Faulkner (Cambridge, GB) | Stratospheric Platforms Limited (Douglas, IM) | 2016-03-02 | 2018-11-20 | H04B7/06, H04B7/024, H04B7/185, H04B10/118 | 15/554666 |
| 1367 | 10135147 | Apparatus and methods for launching guided waves via an antenna | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system having an antenna for launching, according to a signal, a first electromagnetic wave to induce a propagation of a second electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium, the second electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency. A reflective plate is spaced a distance behind the antenna relative to a direction of the propagation of the second electromagnetic wave. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-18 | 2018-11-20 | H01Q1/00, H01Q13/26, H01P1/16, H01Q15/14, H01Q1/20, H01Q1/50, H01P3/00, H01P5/04, H01Q13/06, H01P1/10, H04B1/00, H01Q13/24, H01Q15/02, H01Q15/12, H01Q13/02, H01Q21/06, H01Q21/20, H01P5/02, H01Q19/08 | 15/296099 |
| 1368 | 10135146 | Apparatus and methods for launching guided waves via circuits | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system having a plurality of transmitters for launching, according to a signal, instances of first electromagnetic waves having different phases to induce propagation of a second electromagnetic wave at an interface of a transmission medium, the second electromagnetic wave having a non-fundamental wave mode and a non-optical operating frequency, wherein the plurality of transmitters has a corresponding plurality of antennas. A reflective plate is spaced a distance behind the plurality of antennas relative to a direction of the propagation of the second electromagnetic wave. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-18 | 2018-11-20 | H01Q1/00, H01Q13/26, H04B3/52, H01Q1/50, H01Q15/14, H01Q25/04, H01P1/10, H01Q13/06, H01Q13/08, H01P5/04, H01P3/00, H01P5/02 | 15/296098 |
| 1369 | 10135145 | Apparatus and methods for generating an electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, generating, by a plurality of dielectric antennas of a waveguide system, a plurality of instances of electromagnetic waves that combines to form a combined electromagnetic wave, and directing, by the waveguide system, the combined electromagnetic wave to an interface of a transmission medium for guiding propagation of the combined electromagnetic wave along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Shikik Johnson (Tinton Falls, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2018-11-20 | H01P3/10, H01Q13/02, H01P5/02 | 15/370514 |
| 1370 | 10134298 | System and method for supporting simulated movement | System and method can support a simulated movement of a movable object, such as a simulated flight of an unmanned aircraft vehicle (UAV) . A process, which can be on a user terminal, can receive state information about the simulated flight from a flight simulator that is associated with the UAV. Then, the process can determine flight information for the simulated flight by associating the received state information with context information obtained by the process on the user terminal, and provides the determined flight information to a display that is associated with the user terminal. | Ye Tao (Shenzhen, CN), Shunnian Li (Shenzhen, CN), Zhiyuan Zhang (Shenzhen, CN), Liutao Zhang (Shenzhen, CN), Weifeng Liu (Fremont, CA) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2016-11-11 | 2018-11-20 | G09B9/08, G09B9/24, G09B9/46, G09B9/30 | 15/349893 |
| 1371 | 10134291 | System and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft | A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing) . The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources. | Alistair K. Chan (Bainbridge Island, WA), Jesse R. Cheatham, III (Seattle, WA), William David Duncan (Sammamish, WA), Eun Young Hwang (Sausalito, CA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Tony S. Pan (Bellevue, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA), Victoria Y. H. Wood (Livermore, CA) | Elwha Llc (N/A) | 2017-07-06 | 2018-11-20 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/04, G05D1/00 | 15/643129 |
| 1372 | 10133548 | System and method for providing mobile personal security platform | The present disclosure relates to a personal security platform. In particular, the present disclosure relates to such systems designed to be worn or attached to one's garment during use to provide safety and security measures and help if facing hostility, aggression, harassment, or any other emergency situation mostly while in an outdoor activity such as biking, jogging, walking, usage of any open vehicle and the like. Additionally, another aspect of the security platform is protecting users of open vehicles, where a signaling system is provided, comprising a vest or a wearable item having a rear-facing display, a controller and optionally, a front-facing display. The vest is configured to communicate with the controller for operating the display. The controller is configured to operate the display based at least on data from a GPS module and one or more motion sensors. | Yeshaya Krispin (Lakewood, NJ) | Roadwarez Inc. (Lakewood, NJ) | 2016-12-29 | 2018-11-20 | B62J3/00, G06F3/16, G08B5/00, G08B25/01, B64C39/02, G01S19/13, B64D47/08, G05D1/10, H04N5/232, H04W4/90, G06F1/16, H04B1/3827, G06F3/048 | 15/393292 |
| 1373 | 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 |
| 1374 | 10129884 | Multi-thread tx/rx and video data to improve throughput and reliability over cellular based communications systems | This process utilizes multiple threads over multiple paths (towers and/or carriers) in order to improve the above noted problems by dynamically splitting multiple data streams, sending these multiple data streams over multiple data link paths over a cellular network and then combining some or all of the data streams to provide error free availability of relevant data and control while intelligently mitigating bandwidth limitations and ''loss of link'' or connection, for secure and safe UAS operations. Also described is a process to improve Throughput and/or Reliability of Video data when transmitted over multi-threaded, primarily but not limited to, cellular based communications systems, with a particular emphasis on video used in support of UAS missions. | Tim Krout (Gainesville, FL) | Unmanned Autonomous Systems Safeflight Inc. (Columbia, MD) | 2016-08-01 | 2018-11-13 | H04L12/26, H04L29/08, H04W76/10, H04W72/04 | 15/225496 |
| 1375 | 10129220 | Application and data protection tag | According to one embodiment, a system includes a processing circuit and logic integrated with and/or executable by the processing circuit. The logic is configured to cause the processing circuit to generate a multi-context ADPL tag unique to a pair of data socket descriptors on which data is to be received and/or transmitted by a first application instance operating on the system and a second application instance operating on a second host. The logic is also configured to cause the processing circuit to embed the ADPL tag as part of an application payload in response to the first application instance calling an API configured to transmit the application payload out from the system via a sender data socket descriptor. More systems, methods, and computer program products are described in accordance with other embodiments. | Keshav Govind Kamble (San Jose, CA) | Avocado Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-06-13 | 2018-11-13 | H04L29/06 | 15/181275 |
| 1376 | 10127822 | Drone user equipment indication | The disclosure relates to drone user equipment (UE) indications that may be conveyed to a wireless network. In particular, a UE that has flight capabilities (i.e., capabilities to operate as an unmanned aircraft system) and optional further capabilities to report a current height level may indicate such capabilities to the wireless network. As such, the wireless network may differentiate the drone UE from other UEs that only operate on the ground. Furthermore, the optional current height level may enable the wireless network to differentiate among drone UEs operating at different heights and/or from other UEs that are operating on the ground. The wireless network may further use the information indicating the flight capabilities either alone or in combination with the optional height information to configure power control parameters, manage interference, provide mobility management functions, generate neighbor lists, control beamforming, or implement a radio resource configuration or management procedure. | Aleksandar Damnjanovic (Del Mar, CA), Juan Montojo (San Diego, CA), Yongbin Wei (La Jolla, CA), Peter Gaal (San Diego, CA), Alberto Rico Alvarino (San Diego, CA), Edward Teague (San Diego, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2017-09-21 | 2018-11-13 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 15/712103 |
| 1377 | 10124909 | Systems and devices for remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle report-suppressing launcher with portable RF transparent launch tube | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube (100) that comprises at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate (370) disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture (305) , at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate (380) disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture, and one or more structural panels (341-344) disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate (340) and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate (380) . An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube (100) that comprises a tethered sabot (700,740) configured to engage a UAV within a launcher volume defined by an inner wall, the tethered sabot (700,740) dimensioned to provide a pressure seal at the inner wall and tethered to the inner wall, and wherein the tethered sabot (700,740) is hollow having an open end oriented toward a high pressure volume and a tether (740) attached within a hollow (910) of the sabot (700) and attached to the inner wall retaining the high pressure volume or attach to the inner base wall (1013) . A system comprising a communication node (1500-1505) and a launcher (1520) comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a pre-launch state configured to receive and respond to command inputs from the communication node (1500-1505) . | Carlos Thomas Miralles (Burbank, CA), Guan H Su (Rowland Heights, CA), Alexander Andryukov (Simi Valley, CA), John McNeil (Tujunga, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2015-10-20 | 2018-11-13 | B64F1/04, F41F1/00, F41A21/02, F41F3/042, F42B39/14, B64F1/06, B64C39/02 | 14/887675 |
| 1378 | 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 |
| 1379 | 10124885 | Undercarriage for aircraft, aircraft and aircraft landing method | An undercarriage for an aircraft, an aircraft and an aircraft landing method are disclosed. The undercarriage includes: at least three bendable mechanical arms, wherein each mechanical arm includes a mount, a first link and a second link located in a same plane, the mount is connected with the aircraft, the mount is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a bottom surface of the aircraft, the other end of the first link is pivotably connected with one end of the second link, and the other end of the second link is connected with a rotating wheel, a force feedback device configured to detect whether or not the mechanical arms receive forces, respectively, and drive mechanisms configured to respectively drive the mechanical arms to move such that in an outspreading process of the undercarriage, the drive mechanisms drive any one of the mechanism arms to be maintained in a current state when the force feedback device detects that the one of the mechanism arms receives a force. | Yifei Zhang (Beijing, CN), Ying Zhang (Beijing, CN), Yu Gu (Beijing, CN), Kai Zhao (Beijing, CN), Hongli Ding (Beijing, CN) | Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Beijing, CN) | 2016-05-11 | 2018-11-13 | B64C25/32, B64C25/34, B64C25/24, B64C25/26, B64C25/22, B64C25/40, B64C39/02 | 15/526985 |
| 1380 | 10124883 | Laser-based flow modification to remotely control air vehicle flight path | Systems, equipment, and methods to deposit energy to modify and control air flow, lift, and drag, in relation to air vehicles, and methods for seeding flow instabilities at the leading edges of control surfaces, primarily through shockwave generation through deposition of laser energy at a distance. | Kevin Kremeyer (Kamuela, HI) | --- | 2016-11-22 | 2018-11-13 | B64C19/00, B64C23/00, F41H13/00 | 15/359047 |
| 1381 | 10123070 | Method and system for central utilization of remotely generated large media data streams despite network bandwidth limitations | A computerized method for integrating media streams from a multiplicity of media systems over at least one network into a single media product at high media technical quality, the method comprising the steps of, at certain media systems from among the multiplicity thereof: a. Generating a low volume (LV) media stream representation from a high volume media stream, where the low volume stream's bit-rate is different from the high volume stream's bit-rate, b. streaming the low volume media stream to a content generation center via a data communication network, c. Maintaining high volume local data as a high volume media stream in a storage medium coupled to at least one of the media systems, and d. maintaining mapping information between the low volume stream and the high volume local data for enabling access to media portions in the high volume media stream storage, which correspond based on LV stream time. | Nati Baratz (Moshav Adanim, IL) | Mobilatv Ltd. (Moshav Adanim, IL) | 2017-04-11 | 2018-11-06 | G06F15/16, H04N21/414, H04N21/4223, H04N21/43, H04N21/4402, H04N21/6332, H04N21/81, H04N21/845, H04N21/854, G11B27/031, H04N21/2187, H04N21/2662, H04N21/433, H04N21/2743, H04N21/4335, H04L29/06 | 15/484676 |
| 1382 | 10121122 | Tracking transactions by confluences and sequences of RFID signals | An RFID device may include one or more manually activated RFID tags configured to transmit unique RFID signals in response to a manual activation thereof. A transaction may be defined upon receiving a confluence of multiple RFID signals at the same time, or at nearly the same time, at an RFID reader. A transaction may also be defined upon receiving multiple RFID signals or confluences of such signals in a predetermined series or sequence. The RFID devices may include a single manually activated RFID tag, or two or more of such tags, which may be individually activated by one or more manual interactions from a user. | Ryan Scott Russell (Bellevue, WA), Wesley Scott Lauka (Seattle, WA), Ned Lecky (Vashon, WA), Joshua Joel Boelter (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-09-14 | 2018-11-06 | G06F19/00, G06K7/10, G06K9/00, G06Q10/08, G06K19/077 | 15/265801 |
| 1383 | 10119798 | Electronic tracking system | An electronic tracking system for obtaining geographic or other information about a targeted object from deployed ordnance. Ordnance can be delivered from any suitable weapon or weapons system, including hand-held or artillery guns, manned or unmanned aircraft, etc. The ordnance can be substantially any projectile targeted at a human, animal or other object. Once deployed, the ordnance can provide a variety of information about location, the target, the shooter, or the ordnance itself. Such information can be transmitted at any suitable interval, even time-delayed or upon a condition. Preferably, the system also contains a receiver to receive the transmitted information. Once received, the information can be then provided to users in any appropriate fashion. | Evan Parker (Newsoms, VA) | Insights International Holdings, Llc (Newsoms, VA) | 2017-10-16 | 2018-11-06 | F42B12/38, F42B12/36, F41B11/00 | 15/784652 |
| 1384 | 10118707 | Aircraft parachute deployment autopilot | An aircraft includes an airframe parachute system. The parachute system includes an activation system, an extraction system, a harness system, and a parachute assembly. | Garrett John Homan (Hermantown, MN), David A. Rathbun (Hermantown, MN), Kevin P. Welsh (Duluth, MN), Jeremy Travis Engel (Duluth, MN), Anthony Dale Kasher (Inver Grove Heights, MN) | Cirrus Design Corporation (Duluth, MN) | 2017-02-13 | 2018-11-06 | G01C23/00, B64D17/80, B64C13/18, B64D17/62, B64C39/02, G06F7/00, G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G06F17/00, B64D17/00, B64D47/06, B64D19/00 | 15/431689 |
| 1385 | 10118687 | Inflight connection of aircraft | An inflight connection system for aircraft having at least one wing with a wingtip includes, for each aircraft, a primary connector selectively extendable from the wingtip, an alignment connector selectively extendable from the wingtip and a male and female connector assembly disposed proximate the wingtip. The primary connectors extend a greater distance from the wingtips than the alignment connectors such that the primary connectors form a first connection between the aircraft when the aircraft are flying in a connection pattern. Thereafter, retraction of the primary connectors reduces wingtip separation of the aircraft such that the alignment connectors form a second connection between the aircraft establishing coarse alignment therebetween. Thereafter, retraction of the primary and alignment connectors further reduces wingtip separation of the aircraft such that the male and female connector assemblies form a third connection between the aircraft establishing fine alignment therebetween. | Daniel Bryan Robertson (Southlake, TX), Kirk Landon Groninga (Keller, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2018-08-14 | 2018-11-06 | B64C3/10, B64C9/00, B64C39/02 | 16/103770 |
| 1386 | 10118195 | Methods for depositing a transparent thin film onto substrates using an atmospheric plasma generating device | Methods are disclosed for delivering a substantially homogeneous and substantially transparent single film coating comprising siloxane-containing precursor materials onto a substantially transparent substrate surface on large components via atmospheric pressure plasma deposition techniques. | Charles A. Smith (Fountain Valley, CA), Thai H. Sweitzer (Huntsville, AL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-03-16 | 2018-11-06 | C23C16/50, B05C5/02, B05D3/14, C09D183/04 | 15/071760 |
| 1387 | 10116907 | Methods, systems and apparatuses for optically addressed imaging system | Methods, systems and components are disclosed relating to the exclusive optical addressing of information for image display systems. | Jeffrey H. Hunt (Thousand Oaks, CA), Robert J. Atmur (Whittier, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-03-29 | 2018-10-30 | H04N9/31, G02F1/01 | 15/083823 |
| 1388 | 10116860 | Imaging operation guidance device and imaging operation guidance method | An imaging operation guidance device, comprises an imaging sensor that obtains images of an object and outputs image data relating to the object, a memory that stores the image data and an operation history for the image sensor, and a controller that determines guidance for a current image being obtained, based on difference between at least one previous image and the current image, in accordance with the operation history that has been stored in the memory. | Kensei Ito (Sagamihara, JP), Takato Aoki (Hino, JP), Osamu Nonaka (Sagamihara, JP) | Olympus Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-09-09 | 2018-10-30 | H04N5/232 | 15/261223 |
| 1389 | 10116785 | System and method for supporting movable object application development | Systems and methods can support application development in a movable object environment. A movable object manager can establish a connection with a movable object, and receives one or more data packets from the movable object. Then, the movable object manager can provide information in said one or more data packets to an application on a user terminal. | Weifeng Liu (Fremont, CA), Xiaojun Li (Shenzhen, CN), Caihua Zhao (Shenzhen, CN), Nanning Li (Shenzhen, CN), Changjian Xu (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2016-11-11 | 2018-10-30 | H04W4/00, H04W4/50, H04L9/08, H04W12/06, H04W12/08, H04M1/725 | 15/349487 |
| 1390 | 10116411 | Frequency agile anti-jam data link | A method for sending messages through the atmosphere. The method includes sending the messages to an intended recipient, such as an aircraft, on a data link over an operating frequency at or near an atmospheric absorption band, where the operating frequency is selected to be closer to or farther from the absorption band to control the attenuation of the messages in the atmosphere so that the intended recipient is able to receive the messages, but unintended recipients are unable to receive the messages or jamming signals are unable to jam the messages. | David W. Evans (Signal Hill, CA), Jeffrey M. Yang (Signal Hill, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2016-08-26 | 2018-10-30 | H04K3/00, H04B7/185, H04W72/04 | 15/249274 |
| 1391 | 10116051 | Lens antenna system | An antenna system that includes a plurality of lens sets. Each lens set includes a lens and at least one feed element. At least one feed element is aligned with the lens and configured to direct a signal through the lens at a desired direction. | Clinton P. Scarborough (State College, PA), Jeremiah P. Turpin (Boalsburg, PA), Daniel F. DiFonzo (Rockville, MD), John Finney (London, GB) | Isotropic Systems Ltd. (GB) | 2017-10-02 | 2018-10-30 | H01Q3/46, H01Q3/14, H01Q21/22, H01Q1/28, H01Q21/00, H01Q1/24 | 15/722561 |
| 1392 | 10115277 | Systems and methods for geofence security | The present invention is directed to methods and systems for enforcing at least one rule within a geofence. The rule is enforced by a fencing agent on an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) . The geofence is defined by a plurality of geographic designators, with the plurality of geographic designators each being associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, preferably an IPv6 address. | Bennett Hill Branscomb (Ingleside, TX), Benjamin T. Jones (Henderson, NV) | Geofrenzy, Inc. (Tiburon, CA) | 2016-07-18 | 2018-10-30 | G06F15/173, G08B13/196, H04L9/08, H04L29/12, H04W4/021 | 15/213072 |
| 1393 | 10115048 | Method and system for configurable and scalable unmanned aerial vehicles and systems | An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) making use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for more than one task. The inventors discovered that an improved UAS could be provided by combining one or more of these three elements: (1) hot-swappable modular kits (e.g., a plurality of components useful in UAVs to perform particular user-selectable tasks) , (2) an interconnection mechanism for each component with identification protocols that provides both a physical and a data connection, and (3) an intelligent system that interprets the identification protocols and determines the configuration for a selected task, error checking, airworthiness, and calibration. The system and associated methods for the task based drone configuration and verification reduces the possibility of task failure by an operator. | Errin T. Weller (Superior, CO), Jeffrey B. Franklin (Superior, CO) | Limitless Computing, Inc. (Superior, CO) | 2016-07-11 | 2018-10-30 | B64F5/10, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G06K19/07, B64F5/60, B64D45/00, G08G5/00, G06F3/00, G06F11/00, G06Q10/00, G06Q50/30, G06F3/0482 | 15/206645 |
| 1394 | 10114384 | Formation flight path coordination of unmanned aerial vehicles | A method for implementation of a formation flight path coordination for a scalable group of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) including a recursive architecture with a leader UAV and a plurality of follower UAVs in communication with the leader UAV, the method comprising the steps of: receiving formation commands for the UAVs of the group from a ground controller station (GCS) , the formation commands including positional and velocity information for implementation by onboard processing systems, the formation commands received on a first communication channel established between the leader UAV and the GCS, sending information from the formation commands by the leader UAV to the plurality of follower UAVs belonging to the leader UAV using a second communication channel established between the plurality of follower UAVs and the leader UAV, the second communication channel separate from the first communication channel, receiving updated formation commands for the flight path from the GCS on the first communication channel, and sending information from the updated formation commands by the leader UAV to the plurality of follower UAVs using the second communication channel. Safety features such as collision avoidance and geofencing, as well as GCS configuration are also presented. | Hugh Hong-Tao Liu (Richmond Hill, CA), Hao Cheng Zhu (Toronto, CA), Everett James Findlay (Toronto, CA), Samuel Zhao (Oakville, CA) | Arrowonics Technologies Ltd. (Richmond Hill, CA) | 2016-09-13 | 2018-10-30 | G05D1/00, G08G5/04, G05D1/10, B64C39/02 | 15/263901 |
| 1395 | 10114381 | Emergency autoload system | Autoland systems and processes for landing an aircraft without pilot intervention are described. In implementations, the autoland system includes a memory operable to store one or more modules and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor is operable to execute the one or more modules to identify a plurality of potential destinations for an aircraft. The processor can also calculate a merit for each potential destination identified, select a destination based upon the merit, receive terrain data and/or obstacle data, the including terrain characteristic (s) and/or obstacle characteristic (s) , and create a route from a current position of the aircraft to an approach fix associated with the destination, the route accounting for the terrain characteristic (s) and/or obstacle characteristic (s) . The processor can also cause the aircraft to traverse the route, and cause the aircraft to land at the destination without requiring pilot intervention. | Scott K. Haskins (Spring Hill, KS), Noel J. Duerksen (Spring Hill, KS), Benjamin N. Patel (Parkville, MO), Eric Tran (Olathe, KS), Joseph Lombardo (Olathe, KS), Clayton E. Barber (Independence, MO) | Garmin International, Inc. (Olathe, KS) | 2017-02-21 | 2018-10-30 | G05D1/06, G08G5/06, G08G5/00, G08G5/02, B64D25/00, B64C13/18, B64D45/04, G01S13/91, G01S19/15, G06F19/00 | 15/438108 |
| 1396 | 10113953 | Method and device for determining the presence of a spill of a petroleum product by the detection of a petroleum-derived volatile organic compound | The method of determining the presence of a spill of a petroleum product by the detection of a petroleum-derived volatile organic compound (VOC) generally has a step of providing an ultraviolet (UV) radiation generator and a receiver assembly aimed at a scene, a step of illuminating a distant target in the scene with a UV radiation beam, the UV radiation beam having an excitation wavelength being tuned to a resonance Raman excitation wavelength of the petroleum derived VOC, a step of receiving a return signal from the distant target, and a step of determining the presence of the petroleum-derived VOC upon detecting Raman scattering in the received return signal, the Raman scattering being indicative of a resonance Raman interaction between the UV radiation beam and molecules of the petroleum-derived VOC. | Francois Babin (Quebec, CA), Jean-Francois Gravel (Quebec, CA), Pascal Dufour (Quebec, CA) | --- | 2017-08-17 | 2018-10-30 | G01N21/33, G01M3/38, G01J3/44, G01M3/18, G01N21/65, G01N21/94, G01N21/17 | 15/679359 |
| 1397 | 10113534 | Power generating windbags and waterbags | A method of using a bagged power generation system comprising windbags and waterbags integrated with drones and adapting drone technologies for harnessing wind and water power to produce electricity. An extremely scalable and environmentally friendly method, system, apparatus, equipment, techniques and ecosystem configured to produce renewable green energy with high productivity and efficiency. | Yik Hei Sia (Johor Bahru, MY) | --- | 2017-06-22 | 2018-10-30 | F03B13/00, F03D9/00, B64C39/02, F03D9/25, F03D5/00, F03B17/06, H02P9/04, F03D7/06, H02K7/18, F03D15/10 | 15/630670 |
| 1398 | 10112710 | Motor vehicle with captive aircraft | A motor vehicle system includes a motor vehicle including an aircraft landing portion, and an actively propelled unmanned aircraft configured to be supported on the aircraft landing portion. The vehicle and aircraft are configured such that the vehicle can provide at least one of fuel and electrical energy to the aircraft while the aircraft is supported on the aircraft landing portion. | William D. Duncan (Kirkland, WA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Jordin T. Kare (Seattle, WA), Stephen L. Malaska (Redmond, WA), Nathan P. Myhrvold (Bellevue, WA), Robert C. Petroski (Seattle, WA), Thomas Allan Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2013-10-15 | 2018-10-30 | B64C39/02, B64F1/00 | 14/054613 |
| 1399 | 10110297 | Aircraft comprising a plurality of antenna units | A flying machine or other vehicle includes at least two antenna units and a central control unit. In a first mode of operation, the two antenna units send and/or receive signals independent of each other in different, non-overlapping frequency bands. The central control unit is adapted to control the two antenna units in a second mode of operation such that the two antennas transmit and/or receive a common signal in a common frequency band using a Multiple Input Multiple Output transmission technique. | Dominik Rieth (Ottobrunn, DE), Volker Ziegler (Hohenbrunn, DE), Christoph Heller (Taufkirchen, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2016-09-20 | 2018-10-23 | H01Q1/28, H04B7/185, H01Q21/00, H01Q1/24, H04B7/06, H04B7/08 | 15/270471 |
| 1400 | 10110274 | Method and apparatus of communication utilizing waveguide and wireless devices | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a communication device that includes first and second waveguide devices that provide communications via electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium. The communication device can include a housing supporting a first plurality of antennas and a second plurality of antennas. The communication device can include a support structure physically connecting the first and second waveguide devices with the housing. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), John W. MacNeill (Watertown, MA), David Devincentis (Hackettstown, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-01-27 | 2018-10-23 | H04B3/52, H01Q1/36, H01Q3/08, H01Q1/46, H01Q7/08, H04L29/06, H01Q13/24, H01Q13/08, H04B3/36 | 15/418175 |
| 1401 | 10109208 | LIDAR-based vehicle distance measurement system | A system and method for determining the distance between at least one point on a vehicle and at least one projected area off of the vehicle includes receiving, with a processor, sensor signals indicative of LIDAR data for the projected area off the vehicle, applying, with the processor, a linear estimation algorithm to filter out noise within the LIDAR data and define a surface plane for the projected area, evaluating, with the processor, the LIDAR data against a vehicle state model, determining, with the processor, the distance between the at least one point on the vehicle and the at least one projected area off the vehicle, and commanding a response in the vehicle controls. | Igor Cherepinsky (Sandy Hook, CT), Jason C. Derenick (Newtown Square, PA), Joshua M. Leland (Orange, CT), Christopher Stathis (Somerville, MA), Brigid A. Blakeslee (Milford, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2016-10-27 | 2018-10-23 | G08G5/04, G01S7/48, B64C25/34, B64D45/08, G01S17/93, G05D1/10, B64C27/04 | 15/336125 |
| 1402 | 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 |
| 1403 | 10107904 | Method and apparatus for mapping and characterizing sea ice from airborne simultaneous dual frequency interferometric synthetic aperture radar (IFSAR) measurements | X-band and P-band synthetic aperture radars are used to simultaneously gather swaths of reflected radar data over a specific area simultaneously. The P-band is used to penetrate surface clutter that may be on the top of an ice formation as well as to penetrate an ice mass. X-band is used to map surface clutter on the top of an ice formation as well as to map the top of snow that may appear on an ice formation. Digital elevation maps of the top of the snow or ice clutter, the top of the ice, and the bottom of the ice and or ice thickness are constructed. By summing these various digital elevation maps a measurement of the thickness of sea ice can be determined. Further analysis of DEM, MAG and CRV layers provides an indication of the quality of the ice, for example cracks and pressure ridges, and its weak points. | James J. Reis (New Market, MD), Carl Sonnier (Lafayette, LA), Joe Jones (Hagerstown, MD), Mark L. Sanford (Chambersburg, PA), Edward Saade (Frederick, MD) | Fugro N.V. (NL) | 2013-08-07 | 2018-10-23 | G01S13/90 | 13/961567 |
| 1404 | 10106253 | Tilting ducted fan aircraft generating a pitch control moment | In some embodiments, an aircraft includes a fuselage having a forward portion and an aft portion. First and second ducted fans are supported by the forward portion of the fuselage. The first and second ducted fans are tiltable relative to the fuselage between a generally horizontal orientation, in a vertical takeoff and landing mode, and a generally vertical orientation, in a forward flight mode. A tailboom having an aft station extends from the aft portion of the fuselage. A cross-flow fan is disposed in the aft station of the tailboom and is operable to generate a pitch control moment. | Kirk Landon Groninga (Forth Worth, TX), Daniel Bryan Robertson (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-08-31 | 2018-10-23 | B64C27/82, B64C29/00, B64C39/00, B64C27/52, B64C27/28 | 15/252916 |
| 1405 | 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 |
| 1406 | 10103812 | Satellite communication system | A satellite communication system may include a communication satellite orbiting Earth, a user terminal in radio communication with the communication satellite through a user link, a communication relay apparatus operating at an altitude of approximately 65,000 feet and in optical communication with the communication satellite through a feeder link, and a gateway station in radio communication with the communication relay apparatus through a gateway link. | Greg Busche (Rollings Hills, CA), John M. Sullivan (Manhattan Beach, CA), Lindsay E. Krejcarek (Redondo Beach, CA), Jeffrey M. Jesiolowski (Playa del Rey, CA), Ying J. Feria (Manhattan Beach, CA), David A. Whelan (Newport Coast, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-01-27 | 2018-10-16 | H04B10/00, H04B10/29, H04B7/185, H04B10/118, H04W88/16 | 15/007978 |
| 1407 | 10103801 | Host node device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a repeater device having a first coupler to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. An amplifier amplifies the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals. A channel selection filter selects one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to the at least one client device via an antenna. A second coupler guides the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-10 | 2018-10-16 | H04B3/36, H04B1/38, H04L5/14, H04B7/155, H04L5/00, H04B7/022 | 15/179440 |
| 1408 | 10103422 | Method and apparatus for mounting network devices | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna including a dielectric antenna and a mounting carriage connectable with a mounting bracket. Wireless signals can be transmitted by electromagnetic waves that propagate without requiring an electrical return path, where the electromagnetic waves are guided by a dielectric core of a cable coupled to a feed point of the dielectric antenna. The mounting bracket is connectable with a cross member of a utility pole, where the mounting carriage includes an opening for receiving an antenna mount, and where, when received in the mounting carriage, the antenna is suspended beyond distal ends of the cross member. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David M. Britz (Rumson, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2018-10-16 | H01Q5/10, H01Q1/12, H01Q5/22, H01Q9/04 | 15/372472 |
| 1409 | 10102687 | Information management system for ground vehicles | A method and apparatus for managing software components and information. An apparatus comprises a computer system, a library application running on the computer system, a distribution application running on the computer system, and a crate tool in the computer system. The library application is configured to store a number of software components and information for ground vehicles in the computer system and generate tasks to manage software components and the information in the ground vehicles. The distribution application is configured to send a selected software component in the number of software components to a ground vehicle and receive the information from the ground vehicle. The crate tool is configured to manage crates containing the software components and the information and validate signatures associated with the software components and the information in the crates. | Radhakrishna G. Sampigethaya (Bellevue, WA), Walter R. Beck (Salkum, WA), Kristine Kay Lane (Duvall, WA), Radha Poovendran (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-08-17 | 2018-10-16 | G05D1/00, G07C5/00 | 12/857740 |
| 1410 | 10102586 | Enhanced unmanned aerial vehicles for damage inspection | Systems and methods for performing insurance damage inspection by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. A computing device may receive a request to inspect a property, the request comprising a location of the property. The computing device may identify a UAV from a plurality of UAVs that is located closest to the location of the property from other UAVs in the plurality of UAVs. The computing device may instruct the UAV to travel to the location of the property. The computing device may instruct the UAV to collect damage information on the property using one or more onboard sensors of the UAV. The computing device may determine an amount of insurance payout to approve for repairs to the property based on the damage information collected by the UAV. | Clint J. Marlow (Barrington Hills, IL), Bryan Keith Corder (Gurnee, IL) | Allstate Insurance Company (Northbrook, IL) | 2015-04-30 | 2018-10-16 | G06Q40/08, B64C39/02 | 14/700440 |
| 1411 | 10101171 | Generating an optimal refueling plan for road vehicles | Generating a refueling plan for a vehicle on a route including the steps of monitoring fuel consumption of the vehicle and an amount of fuel remaining within the vehicle. When a fuel level within the vehicle falls below a threshold, determining a number of miles remaining on the route and fuel mileage of the vehicle and generating a list of fuel stations which are within driving range of the vehicle based on the vehicle's fuel mileage. The list may also include fuel stations which are outside the driving range of the vehicle which have a service for delivery of fuel to a point within the driving range of the vehicle and at least a price of the fuel and brand of the fuel at each of the fuel stations. The list of fuel stations is provided to a user of the vehicle for selecting a fuel station for refueling. | Kelly Abuelsaad (Somers, NY), Gregory J. Boss (Saginaw, MI), Kevin C. McConnell (Austin, TX), Shane B. McElligott (Apex, NC) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2014-09-26 | 2018-10-16 | G01C21/36, G01C21/34 | 14/498327 |
| 1412 | 10100240 | Electrostatic dissipative compositions and methods thereof | Compositions of the present disclosure comprise electrostatic dissipative compositions comprising a first polymer, a second polymer, and a naphthyl sulfonic acid. Methods of the present disclosure comprise heating a vehicle component by applying a voltage to a surface of a composition disposed on a vehicle component. The composition comprises a first polymer and a second polymer. | Rebecca A. Callahan (St. Louis, MO), Patrick J. Kinlen (Fenton, MO), Eric A. Bruton (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-08-30 | 2018-10-16 | B05D1/00, C09D175/04, C09D165/00, C09D163/00, C09D153/00, C09D133/08, C09D5/24, B05D1/02, B05D3/14, C09K3/16, C09D179/02, C08L79/02, C08L65/00, C08L33/08, C08K5/42, C09D133/06 | 15/252029 |
| 1413 | 10099783 | Accessory mounting for rotary wing aircraft | An improved accessory mounting is disclosed for a rotary wing aircraft comprising a frame supporting a plurality of driven propellers. A transceiver is connected to a electronic flight control for directing the flight of the rotary wing aircraft. An accessory frame receives an accessory load to be carried by the rotary wing aircraft. A battery is disposed on the frame for powering the transceiver. A quick change mounting removably mounts the accessory frame to the frame. Preferably, the battery is movable relative to the frame for compensating for different weights of the accessory load secured to the accessory frame to adjust the center of mass for proper flight of the rotary wing aircraft. An integral balance included for adjusting the center of mass assisting of the rotary wing aircraft. | Tim Nilson (Sarasota, FL) | Fpv Manuals Llc (Sarasota, FL) | 2015-08-10 | 2018-10-16 | B64C39/02, B64D43/00 | 14/822480 |
| 1414 | 10097214 | Error correcting method | An error correcting method is provided, which includes the following steps. An error value is obtained. The error value is substituted into an error correcting function, so that the error correcting function causes the error value to converge to 0 in a finite time. The error correcting function conforms to a non-Lipschitzian characteristic. An embodiment of the disclosure solves the problem in traditional system stability analysis through a differential equation, adjusts parameters to determine a convergence time, and ensures that a convergence target fully conforms to an expected value and that a unique solution of the error value is 0. | Chih-Ming Chang (Kaohsiung, TW), Kuang-Shine Yang (Tainan, TW), Ho-Chung Fu (Kaohsiung, TW), Ying-Cherng Lu (Kaohsiung, TW) | Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (Kaohsiung, TW) | 2015-11-30 | 2018-10-09 | H03M13/00, H03M13/47, H03M13/15, G06F17/13 | 14/953422 |
| 1415 | 10096881 | Guided wave couplers for coupling electromagnetic waves to an outer surface of a transmission medium | A dielectric waveguide coupling system for launching and extracting guided wave communication transmissions from a wire. At millimeter-wave frequencies, wherein the wavelength is small compared to the macroscopic size of the equipment, transmissions can propagate as guided waves guided by a strip of dielectric material. Unlike conventional waveguides, the electromagnetic field associated with the dielectric waveguide is primarily outside of the waveguide. When this dielectric waveguide strip is brought into close proximity to a wire, the guided waves decouple from the dielectric waveguide and couple to the wire, and continue to propagate as guided waves about the surface of the wire. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-05-17 | 2018-10-09 | H01P5/08, H01P5/103, H01P3/16, H04B3/52, H01P3/10 | 15/156450 |
| 1416 | 10096073 | Systems to prescribe and deliver fertilizer over agricultural fields and related methods | Some embodiments include a method. The method can include mapping a spatial pattern of yield for a crop of an agricultural field and prescribing spatially-variable application rates of one or more nutrients for the agricultural field. Other embodiments of related methods and systems are also disclosed. | David P. Groeneveld (Santa Fe, NM) | The Climate Corporation (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-02-19 | 2018-10-09 | G06Q50/02, G06Q10/06, A01C21/00, A01B79/00, A01G22/00 | 15/048753 |
| 1417 | 10096005 | Drone and drone-based system for collecting and managing waste for improved sanitation | A type of a waste item is identified at a waste collection location using at least a drone-based system. The drone-based system characterizes one or more properties of the waste item. Based on the identified type and the one or more properties, the drone-based system performs a risk assessment based on human health of content of the waste item. One or more actions are taken by one or more drones of the drone-based system based on the risk assessment of the content of the waste item. | Michael S. Gordon (Yorktown Heights, NY), Meenal Pore (Nairobi, KE), Komminist Weldemariam (Nairobi, KE) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-09-15 | 2018-10-09 | B64C39/02, G06Q10/00 | 15/266475 |
| 1418 | 10095231 | Drone and drone-based system for collecting and managing waste for improved sanitation | A type of a waste item is identified at a waste collection location using at least a drone-based system. The drone-based system characterizes one or more properties of the waste item. Based on the identified type and the one or more properties, the drone-based system performs a risk assessment based on human health of content of the waste item. One or more actions are taken by one or more drones of the drone-based system based on the risk assessment of the content of the waste item. | Michael S. Gordon (Yorktown Heights, NY), Meenal Pore (Nairobi, KE), Komminist Weldemariam (Nairobi, KE) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-09-14 | 2018-10-09 | B64C39/02, G06K9/62, B64D1/22, G06K9/00, B64D47/08, G05D1/00, G06Q10/00 | 15/264720 |
| 1419 | 10095226 | Radio controlled aircraft, remote controller and methods for use therewith | A radio controlled (RC) vehicle includes a receiver configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal from a remote control device. The RF signal indicates command data in accordance with a first coordinate system that is from a perspective of the remote control device. The command data includes a lift command associated with a hovering state of the RC vehicle. One or more motion sensors are configured to generate motion data that indicates a position of the RC vehicle and an orientation of the RC vehicle. A processor is configured to transform the command data into control data based on the motion data and in accordance with a second coordinate system that is from a perspective of the RC vehicle. A plurality of control devices are configured to control motion of the RC vehicle based on the control data. | Katherine C. Stuckman (Austin, TX), Michael D. Reynolds (Cedar Park, TX) | Drone-Control, Llc (Wilmington, DE) | 2018-03-16 | 2018-10-09 | G05D1/00, A63H27/00, G05D1/08, B64C39/02, A63H30/04 | 15/923289 |
| 1420 | 10094855 | Frequency visualization apparatus and method | A frequency visualization apparatus for detecting and displaying one or more specific sets of energy waves based on one or more of defined discrete sets of frequency ranges is disclosed, the apparatus including two or more directional radio frequency antennas for capturing a field of view, such orientation comprising a detector array, each antenna configured to output a specific voltage based on the strength of the intercepted radio waves, two or more voltage amplifiers in communication with the one or more radio frequency antennas, two or more analog to digital converters, a digital memory apparatus connected to the two or more converters for receiving and storing the digital data in a numeric array, a processor connected to the digital memory apparatus, and a display connected to the processor for displaying a visual array comprising visual array elements, each visual array element corresponding to a specific antenna of the detector. | Peter Fuhr (Knoxville, TN), Harris Kagan (Foxboro, MA) | --- | 2014-06-24 | 2018-10-09 | G01R13/02 | 14/313721 |
| 1421 | 10094773 | Apparatus and method for detecting a gas using an unmanned aerial vehicle | A gas detection apparatus mountable to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprises a transceiver module, a reflector module and an electronics module. The transceiver module comprises a laser emitter and a laser receiver, the laser emitter is tunable to emit a laser spectroscopy beam that can detect at least one target gas, and the laser receiver is configured to convert the laser spectroscopy beam into absorption spectroscopy measurement data. The reflector module comprises a reflective surface capable of reflecting the laser spectroscopy beam emitted by the laser emitter to the laser receiver. The transceiver and reflector modules are mountable on parts of the UAV such that the transceiver and reflector modules are spaced apart and the laser emitter and laser receiver have an unimpeded line of sight with the reflecting surface. The electronics module is communicative with the transceiver module and with a flight computer of the UAV, and comprises a gas detection program that determines a concentration of the target gas from the measurement data received from the transceiver module, when the determined concentration of the target gas meets or exceeds an alarm threshold, the program records the received measurement data and instructs the flight computer to execute a defined flight plan for the UAV. | Stephen Myshak (Lethbridge, CA), Owen Brown (Lethbridge, CA) | Isis Geomatics Inc. (Lethbridge, CA) | 2015-08-24 | 2018-10-09 | G01N21/25, G01N21/39, G01J3/42, G01J3/02, G01N21/3504, G01N21/17 | 15/506218 |
| 1422 | 10094751 | System and method for determining direct damage tolerance allowables | A method of determining damage tolerance allowables in a specimen, the method includes applying a cyclic load to a specimen until a first crack emanates from a notch in the specimen, the cyclic load having a maximum load and a minimum load. The method also includes applying a subsequent cyclic load to the specimen until the first crack grows to form a second crack emanating from the first crack, the subsequent cyclic load having the same maximum load but a greater minimum load. | Xiaoming Li (Colleyville, TX), Bogdan R. Krasnowski (Bedford, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-03-24 | 2018-10-09 | G01N3/08, G01N3/32 | 15/079946 |
| 1423 | 10093414 | Method and apparatus for remote, interior inspection of cavities using an unmanned aircraft system | An interior length of a confined space is inspected by autonomously flying an unmanned aerial vehicle having a sensor pod. The sensor pod can be tethered to the unmanned aerial vehicle and lowered into the confined space from above perhaps by an electromechanical hoist. An altitude or heading of the sensor pod can be measured. The confined space can be the flue of a chimney. | Jared David Salzmann (McDonough, GA), J Eric Corban (McDonough, GA) | Versatol, Llc (McDonough, GA) | 2016-10-27 | 2018-10-09 | B64D47/08, B64C27/04, G05D1/10, B64D1/08, B64D1/02, B64C39/02 | 15/335851 |
| 1424 | 10093037 | Manufacturing system in which workpiece is transferred | A manufacturing system includes a plurality of manufacturing process stations for processing a workpiece, and at least one drone for transferring the workpiece among the manufacturing process stations. It is preferable that the manufacturing system includes a detecting station for detecting contamination or corrosion of the at least one drone, and a washing station for washing the at least one drone. | Masahiro Miura (Yamanashi, JP) | Fanuc Corporation (Yamanashi, JP) | 2016-12-13 | 2018-10-09 | B29C31/00, B29C64/00, H04L29/08, G08G5/00, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, B33Y40/00, B29C45/03, B29C69/00, B33Y30/00 | 15/377331 |
| 1425 | 10091787 | Remote distributed antenna system | A distributed antenna system is provided that frequency shifts the output of one or more microcells to a 60 GHz or higher frequency range for transmission to a set of distributed antennas. The cellular band outputs of these microcell base station devices are used to modulate a 60 GHz (or higher) carrier wave, yielding a group of subcarriers on the 60 GHz carrier wave. This group will then be transmitted in the air via analog microwave RF unit, after which it can be repeated or radiated to the surrounding area. The repeaters amplify the signal and resend it on the air again toward the next repeater. In places where a microcell is required, the 60 GHz signal is shifted in frequency back to its original frequency (e.g., the 1.9 GHz cellular band) and radiated locally to nearby mobile devices. | Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel, Jr. (Flemington, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-07 | 2018-10-02 | H04L12/28, H04W72/04, H04L29/08, H01Q1/24, H04B7/155, H04L5/00, H04B7/26, H04J1/16 | 15/175081 |
| 1426 | 10090909 | Maintaining antenna connectivity based on communicated geographic information | Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to facilitate maintaining of antenna connectivity based on communicated geographic information are disclosed. An example method may include receiving, by a device, position information from a base station. The position information may include an altitude associated with the base station. The method may further include determining a positional difference between the device and the base station based at least on the position information. The method may further include configuring an antenna of the device based at least on the positional difference. | Haywood S. Peitzer (Randolph, NJ), Damir Mustafic (Atlanta, GA), James A. Wolters, II (Sandy Springs, GA), Matthew Walsh (Roswell, GA), Thomas Becker (Atlanta, GA) | At&T Mobility Ii Llc (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-02-24 | 2018-10-02 | H04B17/12, H04B7/185, H04W64/00, H04W48/10 | 15/442527 |
| 1427 | 10090606 | Antenna system with dielectric array and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna system that includes a plurality of dielectric members configured to propagate first guided electromagnetic waves. A dielectric antenna array is configured to receive the first guided electromagnetic waves and to transmit a controllable beam in response thereto. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), William Scott Taylor (Norcross, GA), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-15 | 2018-10-02 | H01Q3/00, H01Q3/26, H01Q13/24, H01Q9/04, H01Q15/08, H04B3/52, H01Q3/24, H01P3/16, H01Q21/29, H01P3/10, H01Q1/46, H04R3/00, H01P1/16 | 14/800191 |
| 1428 | 10090594 | Antenna system having structural configurations for assembly | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna array having a plurality of dielectric antennas and a plurality of dielectric cores. Each dielectric antenna of the plurality of dielectric antennas can have a structural configuration that enables flat surfaces of the plurality of dielectric antennas to be adjacent to each other. Each dielectric antenna of the plurality of dielectric antennas further includes an aperture for radiating a wireless signal in response to an electromagnetic wave received by each dielectric antenna. Each dielectric core of the plurality of dielectric cores can be coupled to a select one of the plurality of dielectric antennas to facilitate guiding a select one of a plurality of electromagnetic waves to the select one of the plurality of dielectric antennas. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-23 | 2018-10-02 | H01Q1/36, H01Q21/22, H01Q9/04, H01Q13/10, H01Q1/22 | 15/360683 |
| 1429 | 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 |
| 1430 | 10089889 | Unmanned aerial vehicle for situational awareness to first responders and alarm investigation | A device, and method, for situational awareness of an emergency scene for first responders uses an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with a sensor package in populated or otherwise restricted areas. The unmanned aerial vehicle is assigned to a control center for a designated incident while automatically tasking the unmanned aerial vehicle with the initiation of the incident response to autonomously proceed to the incident prior the control center taking active control of the unmanned aerial vehicle. | Jason M. Patterson (Monroe, NC), William Eugene Parson (Indian Trail, NC), Jerry Alan Phifer (Peachland, NC), Jason Richard Cannon (Pasadena, MD), Darrill Lee Plummer (Midland, NC), Cedric Williams (Harrisburg, NC) | Scott Technologies, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL) | 2015-06-19 | 2018-10-02 | B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/10 | 15/319621 |
| 1431 | 10089505 | Inventory tracking using RFID | A storage unit includes a support bar for hanging items and an RFID antenna provided within a predefined distance of the support bar. When the items hanging from the support bar are adorned with RFID tags, and the RFID antenna emits electromagnetic fields in a direction of the support bar, RFID signals identifying the items are transmitted from the RFID tags to the RFID antenna, thereby enabling a placement or a removal of an item to be automatically registered, or an accounting of the available items to be automatically performed. The RFID antenna may be a portion of a transmission line that uses shields and/or dielectric materials to shape the electromagnetic fields toward a predefined direction, and the locations of items bearing RFID tags on the support bar may be determined by varying the phase of the emitted radiofrequency and determining strengths of RFID signals when the electromagnetic fields are emitted at varying phases. | Ronald Eugene Huebner (Seattle, WA), Somasundaram Niranjayan (Issaquah, WA), Camerin Hahn (Redmond, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-09-29 | 2018-10-02 | G06F19/00, G06Q30/00, G06K7/10, H01Q1/22, G06Q90/00, G06Q10/08 | 14/869882 |
| 1432 | 10088595 | Systems and methods for inspecting an aircraft | The present disclosure provides a system and method for inspecting an aircraft. An X-ray/Gamma ray radiation source and a detector are located at above and below a fuselage of an aircraft, respectively. The X-ray/Gamma ray radiation source emits a beam of radiation[ ], wherein the X-ray/Gamma ray radiation[ ] passes through the aircraft to be inspected. The detector receives and converts the beam of X-ray/Gamma ray radiation[ ] that has passed through the aircraft to an output signal, and the system generates a vertical transmission image in real time. | Kejun Kang (Beijing, CN), Jianmin Li (Beijing, CN), Jingyu Gu (Beijing, CN), Yuanjing Li (Beijing, CN), Yulan Li (Beijing, CN), Yaohong Liu (Beijing, CN), Zhen Tan (Beijing, CN), Yucheng Wu (Beijing, CN), Weizhen Wang (Beijing, CN) | Tsinghua University (Haidian District, Beijing, CN), Nuctech Company Limited (Haidian District Beijing CN) | 2014-07-31 | 2018-10-02 | G01V5/00, G01N23/04, B64F5/60, H01J37/02, H01L27/146, G01N23/10 | 14/399566 |
| 1433 | 10088574 | Aircraft distress tracking and interface to search and rescue system | An apparatus and method of delivering an alert from an aircraft to a search and rescue system. An alert from an aircraft is received via a communications satellite. The alert comprises identification information identifying the aircraft and position information identifying the position of the aircraft. In response to receiving the alert, an emulated distress radio beacon signal is generated. The emulated distress radio beacon signal comprises the identification information and the position information in a standard format of a signal generated by a distress radio beacon. The emulated distress radio beacon signal is broadcast from a location other than the aircraft as an emulated distress radio beacon transmission that is configured to be received and processed by the search and rescue system. | Timothy Allen Murphy (Everett, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-08-21 | 2018-10-02 | G01S19/48, G01S19/17, G01S1/68, G01S5/02, B64D25/20, B64D45/00 | 14/832851 |
| 1434 | 10086939 | Plug-and-play multifunctional attachment of remote control rotorcraft | A plug-and-play multifunctional attachment of a remote control rotorcraft, which includes: an attachment body that includes a device board and a remote control receiver unit. The device board has a top surface to which a first coupling member is mounted. The remote control receiver unit is mounted to and electrically connected to a bottom surface of the device board. Wireless transmission of a signal is enabled between a remote control device and the remote control receiver unit. A second coupling member is mounted to a bottom of an unmanned aircraft to enable selective engagement and coupling between the second coupling member and the first coupling member. | Chien-Kai Chiu (New Taipei, TW) | --- | 2015-11-25 | 2018-10-02 | B64D1/02, B64C39/02 | 14/951510 |
| 1435 | 10085235 | Method and system for datacasting and content management | A method and system for datacasting and content management. Such a system may have, as its core, a dashboard system for managing data feeds. A dashboard system may receive data feeds from one or more associated devices, such as the hardware devices of first responders or other public safety officers, and may aggregate and prioritize them. The dashboard system may then manage, prioritize and encrypt the video, files and other data in preparation for broadcast over the television or satellite transmitter, via, for example, a television broadcasting station, and may then broadcast the video, files, or other data to a plurality of users. Alerts and notifications may be created, files attached and links to video streams distributed over this same broadcast network. The broadcasting system may be able to send multiple streams of content simultaneously, may be able to target specific users to be broadcast to, and may be able to incorporate data from public data sources, such as public security cameras. | Thomas J. Buono (Spotsylvania, VA), Mark O'Brien (Great Falls, VA), Rodney G. Herrmann (Agra, OK) | Spectrarep, Llc (Chantilly, VA) | 2017-05-16 | 2018-09-25 | H04W72/00, H04W4/90, H04W72/04, H04L12/24, H04H20/42, H04H60/23, H04N7/15 | 15/596371 |
| 1436 | 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 |
| 1437 | 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 |
| 1438 | 10083614 | Drone alerting and reporting system | A system and method to alter pilots of the presence of drone aircraft and to document or report errant drone flight operations, in particular to alert and report drone aircraft which may present a hazard to a piloted aircraft and/or are operating outside governing regulations. In one embodiment, the system comprises a surveillance subsystem configured to identify a drone operating in an airspace adjacent the aircraft, an imaging subsystem configured to acquire at least one image of the drone, a triggering subsystem interconnected with the surveillance subsystem and configured to activate the imaging subsystem, a navigational subsystem configured to provide aircraft state data associated with the at least one image, and a communication subsystem configured to transmit the at least one image and the associated aircraft state data to a receiving station, wherein the at least one image and the associated aircraft state data are transmitted to the receiving station. | Richard Eric Zelenka (Denver, CO) | Drone Traffic, Llc (Denver, CO) | 2016-10-24 | 2018-09-25 | G08G5/04, G08G5/00, B64D45/00, B64D47/08 | 15/333126 |
| 1439 | 10082439 | Event depiction on center of gravity curve | A system for monitoring the center of gravity of an aircraft includes receiving flight plan information regarding a flight plan of an aircraft indicative of planned events to occur during operation of the aircraft, predicting a center of gravity of the aircraft during operation of the aircraft based on the flight plan information, plotting a center of gravity curve based on the predicted center of gravity of the aircraft on a display, the center of gravity curve including a plurality of markers, each marker corresponding to one of the planned events, the location of each marker on the center of gravity curve indicating when during the operation of the aircraft the event is planned to occur, one of the events indicating an in-flight event, and updating the plotted center of gravity curve in real-time during operation of the aircraft based on an actual center of gravity of the aircraft. | Benjamin M. Helppi (Anamosa, IA), Douglas M. McCormick (North Liberty, IA), Marc Ayala (Robins, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2016-09-16 | 2018-09-25 | G01M1/12, B64D45/00, G08G5/00, B64D1/00, B64D37/00 | 15/268355 |
| 1440 | 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 |
| 1441 | 10081436 | Hybrid VTOL fixed-wing drone | A long-distance drone is disclosed having a canard body style with a main body, a left main wing, a right main wing, a left forewing, and a right forewing. The left forewing is attached to the main body forward of the left main wing, and the right forewing is attached to the main body forward of the right main wing. There is a left linear support connecting the left forewing to the left main wing, and a right linear support connecting the right forewing to the right main wing. A plurality of propellers are disposed on the left and the right linear supports. | Yu Tian (Hong Kong, HK) | Autoflightx International Limited (Causeway Bay, HK) | 2017-07-06 | 2018-09-25 | B64C39/12, B64D31/00, B64C39/02 | 15/643452 |
| 1442 | 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 |
| 1443 | 10081425 | Drone receiver | Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising a body including a cavity for storing one or more packages, and a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body. The belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch. A package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone. The apparatus further comprises a landing mechanism for stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus. | Jeanette L. Blomberg (Portola Valley, CA), Eric K. Butler (San Jose, CA), Anca A. Chandra (Los Gatos, CA), Pawan R. Chowdhary (San Jose, CA), Thomas D. Griffin (Campbell, CA), Divyesh Jadav (San Jose, CA), Sunhwan Lee (Menlo Park, CA), Robert J. Moore (San Jose, CA), Hovey R. Strong, Jr. (San Jose, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-02-26 | 2018-09-25 | B64C39/02, B64F1/36, B64F1/22, B64F1/32, B64F1/00 | 15/905572 |
| 1444 | 10081421 | Perching attachment for unmanned aircraft | An aerial vehicle system includes a flight system configured to generate propulsive force and lift, a protective framework, and an attachment mechanism secured to the protective framework and configured to selectively attach to a structure to provide stable perching of the aerial vehicle system. The attachment mechanism is an electro-permanent magnet device or a talon-like grip. The flight system is at least partially enclosed by the protective framework. | William Semke (Larimore, ND), Weston Swetich (Grand Forks, ND) | University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) | 2016-03-24 | 2018-09-25 | B64C25/32, B64C27/10, B64C27/00, B64C39/02 | 15/080265 |
| 1445 | 10080099 | Cellular enabled restricted zone monitoring | A restricted zone monitoring system and associated methods are disclosed. The restricted zone monitoring system can include a connection to a network that includes cellular device location information. The restricted zone monitoring system can also include a restricted zone database including information defining one or more restricted zones. In addition, the restricted zone monitoring system can include a processor that compares the cellular device location information to the restricted zone database to determine whether a cellular device is located in a restricted zone. | Warren W. Kusumoto (Los Alamitos, CA), Uma Jha (Tustin, CA) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2016-04-28 | 2018-09-18 | H04W4/02, H04W4/021 | 15/141719 |
| 1446 | 10079661 | Method and apparatus for use with a radio distributed antenna system having a clock reference | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a network element of a distributed antenna system, a clock signal, a control channel and a first modulated signal at a first carrier frequency, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by a base station and directed to a mobile communication device. The clock signal synchronizes timing of digital control channel processing by the network element to recover instructions from the control channel. The instructions in the control channel direct the network element of the distributed antenna system to convert the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in a first spectral segment. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-10 | 2018-09-18 | H04L5/00, H04L7/00, H04J3/06, H04L27/38 | 15/179498 |
| 1447 | 10079080 | Coated wire | A coated wire suitable for aerospace applications includes a metallic conductor elongated along an axis and having an outer surface extending along the axis, and three coating layers surrounding the conductor. A first coating layer is connected to the outer surface of the conductor and extends along the axis to surround the conductor, and the first coating layer is formed of ethene-tetrafluoroethene. A second coating layer is connected to the first coating layer and extends along the axis to surround the first coating layer, and the second coating layer is formed of polyaryletherketone. A third coating layer is connected to the second coating layer and extends along the axis to surround the third coating layer, wherein the third coating layer is formed of ethene-tetrafluoroethene. The three coating layers may each be continuous and seamless extruded layers in one configuration. | Kevin David Coderre (Plainfield, CT) | Marmon Aerospace & Defense Llc (Manchester, NH) | 2016-06-20 | 2018-09-18 | H01B7/02, H01B13/14, H01B3/44, H01B3/36, H01B7/28, H01B7/29, B64D47/00, B64D43/00, B64D27/18, B64C1/00 | 15/187297 |
| 1448 | 10074886 | Dielectric transmission medium comprising a plurality of rigid dielectric members coupled together in a ball and socket configuration | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium that includes a dielectric core comprising a plurality of rigid dielectric members configured to propagate guided electromagnetic waves. A dielectric cladding is disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the first dielectric core. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), William Scott Taylor (Norcross, GA), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-03-15 | 2018-09-11 | H01P3/16, H01Q1/50, H01P11/00, H01P1/04, H01P3/06, H04B3/54, H01P3/12, H04B3/52, H01P1/02, H01P1/06 | 15/070017 |
| 1449 | 10073454 | Machine vision enabled swarm guidance technology | A system and method for controlling a swarm of UAVs that are stored on and released from an airborne platform, fly to and destroy a target, where the UAVs download target information from the airborne platform before being released therefrom, do not communicate with each other or the airborne platform while in flight, and do not depend of the presence of GPS. Each UAV includes a vision sensor that provides image data, a navigation module that receives the image data and causes the UAV to navigate and fly towards the target, and a target destruction module that receives the image data and causes the UAV to destroy the target. | Omar Aboutalib (Diamond Bar, CA), David W. Evans (Signal Hill, CA), Gregory L. Larson (Palos Verdes, CA), Annie D. Nguyen (Fountain Valley, CA), Richard R. Ramroth (Long Beach, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2016-03-17 | 2018-09-11 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G06K9/62, G06T7/73, H04N7/18, G06K9/00, B64C39/00 | 15/073403 |
| 1450 | 10072157 | Methods and apparatuses for applying activated primer to a substrate surface | Methods and apparatuses are disclosed relating to the delivery of primer compounds in liquid form to substrates from a hand-held device. Apparatuses are disclosed that, in a single barrel device, store primer components, mix primer components to achieve an activated primer, and deliver the activated primer to a substrate surface. | Warren D. Philbeck (Summerville, SC), Rodney J. Washington (Charleston, SC) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-01-06 | 2018-09-11 | C09D5/00, B05D1/28, C09D5/08, B05C17/005 | 14/988907 |
| 1451 | 10071803 | Package transport container and transport operations for an unmanned aerial vehicle | According to an aspect, a package transport container for a UAV includes a manifest device having a computer processor, a receptacle including a base that secures contents of the receptacle, a locking mechanism that couples the manifest device to the receptacle during transport, and a connector coupling the manifest device to the UAV. The processor transmits material properties of the contents of the receptacle to the UAV, receives routing information for a package to be transported, monitors coordinates of the package transport container during transport, and upon determining the coordinates match coordinates of a delivery location specified in the routing information: sends a release request signal to the UAV to release the receptacle, receives a release command from the UAV, and disengages the locking mechanism to release the manifest device from the base. The routing information is determined at least in part based on the material properties of the contents. | Guillaume Hoareau (Montpellier, FR), Johannes J. Liebenberg (Sandton, ZA), John G. Musial (Newburgh, NY), Todd R. Whitman (West Haven, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2015-01-16 | 2018-09-11 | G06F15/02, B64C39/02, G06Q10/08, B64D1/02, G07C1/10 | 14/598338 |
| 1452 | 10069535 | Apparatus and methods for launching electromagnetic waves having a certain electric field structure | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, receiving a signal, and launching, according to the signal, an electromagnetic wave along a transmission medium, where the electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and where the electromagnetic wave has a phase delay profile that is dependent on an azimuth angle about an axis of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Giovanni Vannucci (Middletown, NJ), Peter Wolniansky (Atlanta, GA), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2018-09-04 | H04B3/56, H04B3/52, H01P3/10, H01P1/18, H04B3/58, H04B3/28 | 15/372467 |
| 1453 | 10069185 | Methods and apparatus for inducing a non-fundamental wave mode on a transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating first electromagnetic waves and directing instances of the first electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium to induce propagation of second electromagnetic waves having at least a dominant non-fundamental wave mode. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-02-23 | 2018-09-04 | H01Q13/02, H01P3/127, H01P1/16, H01P3/16, H01P3/10, H01P5/08, H01P5/19, H04W84/04 | 15/440500 |
| 1454 | 10068486 | Transportation network utilizing multiple autonomous vehicles to transport items between network locations | A transportation network is provided that utilizes autonomous vehicles (e.g., unmanned aerial vehicles) for identifying, acquiring, and transporting items between network locations without requiring human interaction. A travel path for an item through the transportation network may include multiple path segments and corresponding intermediate network locations, with a different autonomous vehicle utilized to transport the item along each path segment. Different possible next network locations for a travel path may selected based on transportation factors such as travel time, cost, safety, etc. (e.g., as may be related to distance, network congestion, inclement weather, etc.) . Local processing (e.g., by a control system of an autonomous vehicle) may perform the selection of a next network location for a travel path (e.g., allowing multiple autonomous vehicles to simultaneously engage and depart with items or otherwise travel without having to contact and wait for instructions from centralized system components, etc.) . | Avi Bar-Zeev (Oakland, CA), Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Daniel Buchmueller (Seattle, WA), Steven Gregory Dunn (Bothell, WA), Gur Kimchi (Bellevue, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-09-06 | 2018-09-04 | G08G5/00, G06Q10/08, G01C21/00, B65G1/04 | 15/697410 |
| 1455 | 10068397 | System and method for access control using context-based proof | Control of access by a requesting entity to an asset includes defining an approved state of the requesting entity. A validation of a representation of the approved state of in a non-repudiatable form in obtained from an event validation system. The requesting entity is triggered to determine its current state by an access-control entity, which compares the current state with the approved state and allows access by the requesting entity to the asset only if the current state is the same as the approved state. In a pre-authorization procedure, one or both of the entities issues a data set challenge to the other, which then validates the challenge via the event validation system and returns this validation to the challenging entity, which then checks the validation to see if it is correct. Data sets may be validated, for example, with hash tree based signatures or blockchain entries. | Garrett Day (Arlington, VA), Jeffrey Pearce (Hilo, HI), David E Hamilton, Jr. (Seaford, DE), Kevin Zawicki (Falls Church, VA), Roger Guseman (Mineral, VA) | Guardtime Ip Holdings, Ltd. (Tortola, VG) | 2016-04-06 | 2018-09-04 | G01C21/00, H04W4/02, H04W12/06, H04L9/32, H04N21/60, H04L29/06, H04W4/00, G07C9/00 | 15/091587 |
| 1456 | 10067502 | Service drone configuration based on a serviceable vehicle-component fault condition | A device and method for service drone configuration are disclosed. Vehicle diagnostic data is retrieved and monitored for error data that indicates a serviceable vehicle-component fault condition. When the error data indicates the serviceable vehicle-component fault condition, a drone service protocol is generated based on the error data, where the drone service protocol being operable to instruct a service drone to attend to a source of the serviceable vehicle-component fault condition. The drone service protocol can be transmitted for deploying the service drone. | Michael J. Delp (Ann Arbor, MI) | Toyota Research Institute, Inc. (Los Altos, CA) | 2017-03-07 | 2018-09-04 | G05D1/00, G07C5/08, B64C39/02, H04W4/00, H04W4/80, G07C5/00 | 15/452272 |
| 1457 | 10067172 | Far-field antenna pattern characterization via drone/UAS platform | A far-field antenna characterization system for characterizing a far-field antenna pattern of a target antenna. An unmanned aircraft system (''UAS'') with a flight control system receives preprogrammed flight instructions for maneuvering the UAS within the far-field antenna pattern of the target antenna. A sensing antenna mounted to the UAS senses the far-field antenna pattern of the target antenna. A power measurement sensor provides a power level signal indicative thereof. A position measurement sensor provides a position signal for the UAS. The data logger associates the power level signal with the position signal at multiple measurement points to create a power density pattern for the far-field antenna pattern. | Robert H. Sternowski (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Softronics, Ltd. (Marion, IA) | 2016-11-28 | 2018-09-04 | G01R29/10, G01R29/08, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/10 | 15/361795 |
| 1458 | 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 |
| 1459 | 10065745 | Electricity generation in automated aerial vehicles | This disclosure describes a system and method for operating an automated aerial vehicle wherein the battery life may be extended by performing one or more electricity generation procedures on the way to a destination (e.g., a delivery location for an item) . In various implementations, the electricity generation procedure may include utilizing an airflow to rotate one or more of the propellers of the automated aerial vehicle so that the associated propeller motors will generate electricity (e.g., which can be utilized to recharge the battery, power one or more sensors of the automated aerial vehicle, etc.) . In various implementations, the airflow may consist of a wind, or may be created by the kinetic energy of the automated aerial vehicle as it moves through the air (e.g., as part of a normal flight path and/or as part of an aerial maneuver) . | Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Amir Navot (Seattle, WA), Daniel Buchmueller (Seattle, WA), Gur Kimchi (Bellevue, WA), Fabian Hensel (Seattle, WA), Scott A. Green (North Bend, WA), Brandon William Porter (Yarrow Point, WA), Severan Sylvain Jean-Michel Rault (Bellevue, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-12-05 | 2018-09-04 | F03D1/00, B64C27/14, B64C27/08, B64C27/52, B64C39/02, F03D3/00, G08G5/00, B64D35/02 | 15/369527 |
| 1460 | 10065729 | Control method and apparatus for an aircraft when taxiing | A method of controlling the motion of a turning aircraft during taxiing on the ground, the aircraft having a steerable landing gear, for example a nose landing gear, operating in a free-to-caster mode, includes (a) ascertaining the rotational position (.THETA.) of the steerable landing gear relative to the longitudinal axis (L) of the aircraft (b) receiving a control instruction that would, if effected, continue turning of the aircraft in the same direction away from the longitudinal axis, and (c) modifying the control instruction so that the angle between the rotational position of the steerable landing gear and the longitudinal axis will be lower than the angle that would otherwise be observed had the control instruction been effected and not so modified. The risk of damage to the steerable landing gear through over-steering may thus be reduced. | George Howell (Bristol, GB), Louis-Emmanuel Romana (Toulouse, FR) | Airbus Operations Limited (Bristol, GB), Airbus Operationa (SAS), (Toulouse Fr) | 2015-12-10 | 2018-09-04 | B64C25/50, B64C25/48, B64C25/40, B64C25/34, G05D1/02 | 14/965592 |
| 1461 | 10064007 | Cognitive geofence updates | Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining data of breaches of a geofence by client computer devices to determine respective positions of the breaches, establishing an updated location for the geofence using the determined respective positions of the breaches, updating a location of the geofence so that the location of the geofence is the updated location, obtaining data of a client computer breach of the geofence at the updated location, and providing one or more output in response to the obtaining data of a client computer breach of the geofence at the updated location. | Lisa Seacat Deluca (Baltimore, MD), Jeremy A. Greenberger (San Jose, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-01-22 | 2018-08-28 | H04W4/02, G06K9/62, G06F15/18, H04W4/021 | 15/876468 |
| 1462 | 10063435 | System and method for context aware network filtering | In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques or mechanisms for automatically filtering network messages in an aviation network for an aircraft based on a current system context. According to various embodiments, a method is provided comprising receiving a network message transmitted from a source avionic device to a destination avionic device via one or more network packets within the aviation network. A current system context, indicating an aggregate status of avionic devices within the aviation network, is determined based on monitoring the avionic devices. The network message is analyzed by identifying a plurality of attributes corresponding to header and data fields of the one or more network packets corresponding to the network message. The acceptability of the network message within the current system context is determined based on one or more filter rules that specify what attributes are allowed within a particular system context. | John E. Bush (Bothell, WA), Steven L. Arnold (Kirkland, WA), Arun Ayyagari (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-04-11 | 2018-08-28 | G06F21/00, H04L12/721, H04L29/06, H04L9/00, H04L12/26 | 15/095973 |
| 1463 | 10063328 | RF antenna supported on a drone | A small consumer drone is used to measure RF signals, such as within the vicinity of a cell tower. The drone's frame is fitted with an antenna support device which can be in the form of two intersecting arches of dielectric material. An antenna of selected specification is secured to the antenna support. In this way, the antenna support not only provides a secure mounting for the antenna, but also provides protection from objects above the drone. | Thomas R. Brinkoetter (Reno, NV) | --- | 2017-05-30 | 2018-08-28 | H04B17/18, B64C27/00 | 15/608877 |
| 1464 | 10063280 | Monitoring and mitigating conditions in a communication network | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving telemetry information from an apparatus that induces electromagnetic waves on a wire surface of a wire of a power grid for delivery of communication signals to a recipient communication device coupled to the power grid, and detecting a condition from the telemetry information that is adverse to a delivery of the communication signals to the recipient communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Mitchell Harvey Fuchs (Toms River, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-09-17 | 2018-08-28 | G08C19/16, H04B3/46, H04B3/54, H04B17/345, G08C23/06, H04Q9/00, H01Q1/46, H04B3/52 | 14/488346 |
| 1465 | 10062962 | Composite antiballistic radome walls and methods of making the same | Composite radome wall structures (10) exhibit both antiballistic and radar transparency properties and include an antiballistic internal solid, void-free core (12) and external antireflective (AR) surface layers (14-1, 14-2) which sandwich the core. The antiballistic core (12) can be a compressed stack of angularly biased unidirectional polyethylene monolayers formed of tapes and/or fibers. Face sheets (16-1, 16-2) and/or one or more impedance matching layers may optionally be positioned between the antiballistic core (12) and one (or both) of the external AR layers (14-1, 14-2) so as to bond the core to the AR surface layer (s) and/or selectively tune the radome wall structure to the frequency of transmission and reception associated with the radar system. | Lewis Kolak (Echt, NL), Mark Mirotznik (Newark, DE) | Dsm Ip Assets B.V. (Heerlen, NL) | 2013-10-10 | 2018-08-28 | F41H5/04, H01Q1/42, F42B10/46 | 14/425887 |
| 1466 | 10062294 | Dynamic collision-avoidance system and method | An obstacle-avoidance system for a vehicle, the obstacle-avoidance system may comprise: a communication device, a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors configured to detect collision threats within a predetermined distance of the vehicle, and a processor. The processor may communicatively couple to the communication device and the plurality of sensors and configured to receive navigation commands being communicated to a control system via said communication device. The processor may also receive, from at least one of said plurality of sensors, obstruction data reflecting the position of an obstruction. Using the obstruction data, the processor identifies a direction for avoiding said obstruction. In response, the processor may output, via said communication device, a derivative command to said control system causing the vehicle to travel in said flight direction. | Fabrice Kunzi (Manassas, VA), Donald Rogers (Manassas, VA), Terrence McKenna (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2016-10-12 | 2018-08-28 | G08G5/04, G05D1/10, G05D1/00 | 15/291892 |
| 1467 | 10062292 | Programming language for execution by drone | One embodiment provides a method comprising maintaining a weather model based on predicted weather conditions for an air traffic control zone. A hash table comprising multiple hash entries is maintained. Each hash entry comprises a timestamped predicted weather condition for a cell in the zone. A flight plan request for a drone is received. The request comprises a planned flight path for the drone. for at least one cell on the planned flight path, same latitude or same longitude cells, whichever is most closely orthogonal to a direction of the planned flight path, are heuristically probed. Weather conditions for the at least one cell are estimated based on predicted weather conditions for the same latitude or same longitude cells. An executable flight plan is generated if the planned flight path is feasible based on the estimated weather conditions, otherwise, a report including an explanation of infeasibility is generated instead. | Jeanette L. Blomberg (Portola Valley, CA), Eric K. Butler (San Jose, CA), Anca A. Chandra (Los Gatos, CA), Pawan R. Chowdhary (San Jose, CA), Thomas D. Griffin (Campbell, CA), Divyesh Jadav (San Jose, CA), Shun Jiang (San Jose, CA), Sunhwan Lee (Menlo Park, CA), Robert J. Moore (San Jose, CA), Hovey R. Strong, Jr. (San Jose, CA), Chung-hao Tan (San Jose, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-03-08 | 2018-08-28 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G01W1/10 | 15/064542 |
| 1468 | 10062260 | Remote sensors for detecting alert conditions and notifying a central station | A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party, selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content, and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users. | Charles Eric Hunter (Jefferson, NC), Bernard L. Ballou (Raleigh, NC), John Hebrank (Durham, NC), James Fallon (Armonk, NY), Robert Summer (Warren, CT) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2017-11-09 | 2018-08-28 | G08B1/00, G08B27/00, G08B19/00, G08B21/12, G08B7/06 | 15/808293 |
| 1469 | 10062126 | Method and system for controlling vehicles and drones | Embodiments are provided for controlling a fleet of vehicles and drones. The vehicles are directed to respectively drop off passenger groups at multiple locations. Routes are calculated routes for the vehicles to respectively pick up the passenger groups from the multiple locations based on predicted pick-up times, passenger group sizes and available vehicle capacities. One or more assign drones are assigned to each passenger group at each location. Each drone is configured to broadcast a current location of the passenger group in the location and a corresponding one of the predicted pick-up times and delay the corresponding passenger group in the location based on one of the vehicles assigned as a pick-up vehicle for the passenger group being delayed. | Donald L. Bryson (Chattanooga, TN), Eric V. Kline (Rochester, MN), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-11-30 | 2018-08-28 | G01C22/00, G06Q50/14, G01C21/34, G05D1/02, G05D1/10 | 15/827797 |
| 1470 | 10062119 | Method for automated crop insurance loss adjusting for prevented planting conditions | Prevented planting (PP) , where wet conditions during the planting season prevent access to farmed fields, costs the United States an average of many hundreds of millions of dollars in crop losses each year. Crop insurance indemnifies most of the losses of PP on farmed land in the US. This system, method, and product uses Earth observation satellite data and geographic information system technology to provide automated PP crop-loss adjusting performed digitally to enhance crop loss adjusting efficiency, reduce loss-adjusting costs, assess crop losses across large geographic regions to forecast financial set asides to meet claim payouts, and parse data to all interested parties. | David P. Groeneveld (Santa Fe, NM) | --- | 2015-08-19 | 2018-08-28 | G06Q40/06, G06Q40/08, G06Q50/02 | 14/830552 |
| 1471 | 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 |
| 1472 | 10061328 | Autonomous landing and control | Various embodiments provide methods for controlling landings of a UAV in a landing zone including a plurality of landing bays. Various embodiments include a method implemented on a computing device for receiving continuous real-time sensor data from a transceiver and from sensors onboard the UAV, and detecting a target landing bay within the plurality of landing bays within the landing zone that is available for landing based on the continuous real-time sensor data. Orientation and position coordinates for landing in the target landing bay may be calculated based on the continuous real-time sensor data. Information regarding positions and flight vectors of a plurality of autonomous UAVs may be obtained, and a flight plan for landing in the target landing bay may be generated based on the orientation and the position coordinates, positions and flight vectors of the plurality of autonomous UAVs and a current orientation and position of the UAV. | Michael-David Nakayoshi Canoy (San Diego, CA), Yinyin Liu (San Diego, CA), Kiet Tuan Chau (San Diego, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2015-09-16 | 2018-08-28 | B64C39/02, G08G5/04, G08G5/00, G08G5/02, G06K9/00, G05D1/10 | 14/855504 |
| 1473 | 10061318 | Drone device for monitoring animals and vegetation | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. The drone device is able to be implemented in conjunction with a security system. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2018-01-11 | 2018-08-28 | G01C23/00, G08B21/18, B64D47/08, B64D5/00, B64C39/02, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, G05D3/00, G05D1/00 | 15/868193 |
| 1474 | 10061311 | System for identifying and controlling unmanned aerial vehicles | A beacon for attachment to an unmanned aerial vehicle that provides information needed to identify the owner of a particular unmanned vehicle. The beacon may also include a remote communications module configured to participate on wireless or optical communications networks and a beacon control system configured to issue commands compatible with the unmanned aerial vehicle. The beacon may further a beacon control system configured to translate multiple types of commands from different controls systems into commands compatible with the unmanned aerial vehicle. | John Mansfield Falk (Alexandria, VA), Mark Anthony Sullivan (Alexandria, VA) | Vigilent Inc. (Tysons Corner, VA) | 2017-10-06 | 2018-08-28 | G06F17/00, G05D1/00, G08C17/02, G08C23/04, G06K19/07, G06K19/06, B64C39/02 | 15/727061 |
| 1475 | 10059462 | Helicopter hoist systems, devices, and methodologies | A helicopter-hoist system is described. The system may include: hoist equipment, illumination systems, range-measuring equipment, camera (s) , communication systems, display devices, processing/control systems including image-processing systems, and power-management systems. The system may also include a smart-hook for measuring a load on the hook. Based on the measured load on the cable, the lighting may be illuminated in different manners. In another aspect, the system may communicate with display devices, which render images of a mission to helicopter crew members or other observers. Measured parameters appurtenant to the mission--such as the weight of the load, height of the smart-hook above a surface, altitude of the aircraft, distance between the aircraft and end of the hook, location of the hook in three-dimensional space, forces on the hook and cable, and other mission-critical information--may be overlaid, or rendered proximate to the real images to provide crew members with a full understanding of a mission. | Brad Repp (Fredericksburg, VA), Brad Pedersen (Mountain Lakes, NJ), Ezra Johnson (Fredericksburg, VA), Chad Cariano (Richmond, VA), Chad Dize (Arlington, VA) | Breeze-Eastern Llc (Whippany, NJ) | 2017-05-08 | 2018-08-28 | B66C1/40, H04N5/225, B64D45/00, B64D47/02, B64D47/08, B66D1/60, H04N5/445, H04N7/18, H04N5/232, B64D1/22, G06T11/00 | 15/589031 |
| 1476 | 10059451 | Apparatus and method for providing package release to unmanned aerial system | Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for providing package release for an unmanned aerial system. An apparatus for releasing packages for retrieval by an unmanned aerial system comprises a plurality of arms configured to surround a plurality of packages stacked vertically in an extended position, a plurality of powered hinges at a base of each of the plurality of arms, and a control circuit coupled to the plurality of powered hinges. The control circuit being configured to: determine a height for a first lowered position for the plurality of arms at which the plurality arms do not obstruct an unmanned aerial vehicle from coupling with a coupling structure on a first package of the plurality of packages positioned at a top of the plurality of packages, and cause the plurality of powered hinges to pivot the plurality of arms from the extended position to the first lowered position. | Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Michael D. Atchley (Springdale, AR), John P. Thompson (Bentonville, AR), Chandrashekar Natarajan (San Ramon, CA) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2016-10-28 | 2018-08-28 | B64D1/12, B64D9/00, B64D1/22, B64C39/02 | 15/337397 |
| 1477 | 10059444 | Systems and methods for integrating automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast capabilities in small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) operations | A system and method are provided to support accommodating safe integration of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) into the National Airspace Structure in the United States and to augment previously untracked aircraft positions by opportunistically acquiring their position information and forwarding this information to other systems for display. The disclosed schemes integrate automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) capabilities in sUASs by providing an ADS-B receiver on the small unmanned aircraft or in association with a ground-based sUAS control and communication workstation. Processing of the ADS-B information is integrated with processing of acquired information on sUAS aerial platform operations. Processed integrated information is displayed locally on the workstation and transmitted to other facilities to be remotely displayed. Acquired position information for the sUAS aerial platform and manned aerial vehicles in a vicinity of the sUAS aerial platform are converted to formats commonly used by air traffic control systems. | Rolf Stefani (West River, MD) | Arinc Incorporated (Annapolis, MD) | 2014-02-13 | 2018-08-28 | B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/00 | 14/180312 |
| 1478 | 10059442 | Vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aircraft system | A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) may be uniquely capable of VTOL via a folded wing design while also configured for powered flight as the wings are extended. In a powered flight regime with wings extended, the VTOL UAS may maintain controlled powered flight as a twin pusher canard design. In a zero airspeed (or near zero airspeed) nose up attitude in a VTOL flight regime with the wings folded, the unmanned aircraft system may maintain controlled flight using main engine thrust as well as vectored thrust as a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. An airborne transition from VTOL flight regime to powered flight and vice versa may allow the VTOL UAS continuous controlled flight in each regime. | Orville Olm (Saskatoon, CA), Zenon Dragan (Saskatoon, CA) | Zenon Dragan (Saskatoon, SK, CA) | 2016-05-25 | 2018-08-28 | B64C29/02, B64C39/02, B64C39/12, B64C3/56 | 15/164718 |
| 1479 | 10059439 | Pilot assistance system | According to one embodiment, a pilot assistance system includes a trim assembly and a trim assembly control system. The trim assembly is operable to communicate with a pilot control device and operable to apply a force against the pilot control device in resistance of a command received from a pilot via the pilot control device. The trim assembly control system is in communication with the trim assembly, configured to identify a first pilot control device position relative to a reference pilot control device position, and configured to instruct the trim assembly to apply a cueing force against the pilot control device if the pilot control device is positioned proximate to the first pilot control device position. | Luke D. Gillett (Grapevine, TX), Brandon J. Thomas (Crowley, TX), Joseph M. Schaeffer (Cedar Hill, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-07-15 | 2018-08-28 | B64C27/56, B64C27/57, B64C13/16, G05D1/08, G05D1/00, B64D31/04, B64C13/46, B64C13/44 | 14/800346 |
| 1480 | 10059437 | Multi-rotor safety shield | The Multi-Rotor Safety Shield (MRSS) provides a complete and substantial encasement system which can be secured about a Drone, protecting a multitude of aircraft components from contact with any outside disturbance and which can protect the sensitive components from dust, water, wind, rain, snow, fingers, toes, appendages of any kind, and atmospheric changes as example, from disabling the Drone and can protect people, places or things from high velocity spinning exposed rotor/propellers. The MRSS provides rigid non-permeable platform for attaching or incorporating additional safety devices as found in the Drone industry (or other industries) resulting in a safety device that completely prevents the loss a Drone due to the catastrophic failure of any Drone system or combination of systems which would typically result in rapid decent, and/or uncontrolled flight. The MRSS makes Drones safe near humans and safe to use around public gatherings, stadium events, accident scenes, disaster search and rescue and disaster relief, and indoors for the security and communications markets among others expanding the availability of Drones to further assist humanity. | Robert Stanley Cooper (Apopka, FL) | --- | 2016-01-08 | 2018-08-28 | B64C27/20, A63H27/00, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64C1/06 | 14/991141 |
| 1481 | 10059428 | Inflight connection of aircraft | An inflight connection system for aircraft having at least one wing with a wingtip includes, for each aircraft, a primary connector selectively extendable from the wingtip, an alignment connector selectively extendable from the wingtip and a male and female connector assembly disposed proximate the wingtip. The primary connectors extend a greater distance from the wingtips than the alignment connectors such that the primary connectors form a first connection between the aircraft when the aircraft are flying in a connection pattern. Thereafter, retraction of the primary connectors reduces wingtip separation of the aircraft such that the alignment connectors form a second connection between the aircraft establishing coarse alignment therebetween. Thereafter, retraction of the primary and alignment connectors further reduces wingtip separation of the aircraft such that the male and female connector assemblies form a third connection between the aircraft establishing fine alignment therebetween. | Daniel Bryan Robertson (Fort Worth, TX), Kirk Landon Groninga (Fort Worth, TX), Frank Bradley Stamps (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-08-10 | 2018-08-28 | B64C3/10, B64C39/02, B64C9/00 | 15/233927 |
| 1482 | 10057971 | Apparatuses, methods and systems for active counter directed energy platform protection | The present disclosure relates to the active initiation of incident energy-dissipating material from a structure surface coating as a counter measure response for the protection of a structure surface. The active initiation is triggered at a predetermined area or areas on a targeted structure surface in response to incident directed energy sensed on a target surface. | Mark J Clemen, Jr. (Bremerton, WA), Alan F Stewart (Seattle, WA), John R Hull (Sammamish, WA), Keith J Davis (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-10-17 | 2018-08-21 | H05F3/00, B32B27/40, H05F7/00, B64D45/02, B60R13/08, B32B5/16, B32B7/12 | 15/785794 |
| 1483 | 10055784 | In-stream pivoting search results | When a search query is provided to a search engine, and search results obtained from the search engine in response to the search query are displayed in a stream or list on a mobile device, an interaction with one or more of the search results causes information regarding the search result to be displayed within the stream or list, thereby creating a visual history of the user's interactions with the search results. Additionally, the items following a search result with which the user has interacted may be reordered based on the attributes of the search result, the user, or any other relevant factor. | Joshua Joel Boelter (Seattle, WA), Kristopher William Bell (Seattle, WA), Wesley Scott Lauka (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-10-28 | 2018-08-21 | G06Q30/00, G06F17/30, G06Q30/06 | 14/525914 |
| 1484 | 10054941 | Systems and methods for regulating the location of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) | A system and related method for regulating the location of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) determines the current position of the UAS via onboard sensors or via decoding and derivation of ADS-B signals received from other vehicles. The system may operate in inert mode, where the position of the UAS is not broadcast, or alert mode, where the position of the UAS is continually broadcast via ADS-B Out signal. Based on the position of the UAS, the system detects proximate vehicles, restricted airspaces, or other problem statuses of the UAS. If a problem status is detected, the UAS may activate the alert mode. If a problem status is critical, the UAS may execute an auto-landing or correct course to exit a restricted airspace or avoid a detected vehicle. | Paul Beard (Bigfork, MT) | Uavionix Corporation (Bigfork, MT) | 2016-10-11 | 2018-08-21 | G05D1/00, G05D1/02 | 15/290790 |
| 1485 | 10054110 | Method for optically detecting a wind turbine for testing purposes using an aircraft | A method for optically acquiring a wind turbine for monitoring purposes with the aid of an aircraft, in particular a manned or unmanned rotorcraft, which has at least one camera installed thereon, wherein the wind turbine comprises a plurality of rotor blades, the surface of which is scanned within the scope of the method. | Horst Zell (Mulheim, DE) | Hgz Patentvermarktungs Gmbh (Mulheim, DE) | 2014-12-01 | 2018-08-21 | G01J5/04, F03D17/00, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, B64C27/04 | 15/100903 |
| 1486 | 10051630 | Remote distributed antenna system | A distributed antenna system is provided that frequency shifts the output of one or more microcells to a 60 GHz or higher frequency range for transmission to a set of distributed antennas. The cellular band outputs of these microcell base station devices are used to modulate a 60 GHz (or higher) carrier wave, yielding a group of subcarriers on the 60 GHz carrier wave. This group will then be transmitted in the air via analog microwave RF unit, after which it can be repeated or radiated to the surrounding area. The repeaters amplify the signal and resend it on the air again toward the next repeater. In places where a microcell is required, the 60 GHz signal is shifted in frequency back to its original frequency (e.g., the 1.9 GHz cellular band) and radiated locally to nearby mobile devices. | Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel, Jr. (Flemington, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-14 | 2018-08-14 | H04L12/28, H04W72/04, H04L29/08, H04B7/26, H04L5/00, H04B7/155, H01Q1/24, H04J1/16 | 15/350745 |
| 1487 | 10051487 | Method and system for orienting a phased array antenna | A receive planar phased array antenna on a communications platform is used to estimate a pointing error of the antenna and to orient the antenna boresight towards the transmitter. A method for orienting the communications antenna includes: segmenting a receive phase array antenna into N sub-arrays with M-antenna elements in each sub-array, receiving, a known signal, by each of the M-antenna elements of at least four (4) of the N-sub-arrays, scanning in a direction of the known signal by applying a beam weight associated with each of the M elements in each of the at least 4-sub-arrays to obtain M-weighted signals for each of the at least 4-sub-arrays, combining the M-weighted signals for each of the at least 4-sub-arrays into signals A, B, C and D, respectively, generating an azimuth difference signal per a weighted sum of (A+B) and (C+D) and an elevation difference signal per a weighted sum of (A+C) and (B+D) , computing the weights of the azimuth difference signal, such that the azimuth difference signals is driven to a zero signal, and computing the weights of the elevation difference signal, such that the elevation difference signal is driven to a zero signal. | Anthony Noerpel (Lovettsville, MD), Uday R. Bhaskar (North Potomac, MD), Neal David Becker (Frederick, MD), Stanley E. Kay (Rockville, MD) | Hughes Network Systems, Llc (Germantown, MD) | 2017-03-27 | 2018-08-14 | H04W4/00, H01Q21/22, H01Q3/34, H04W16/28, H04B7/185, H04W16/26, H01Q1/28, H01Q21/06 | 15/469855 |
| 1488 | 10051178 | Imaging method and appartus | An imaging method for capturing images using a sensor mounted on an unmanned aircraft comprises: acquiring a range of motion of the sensor relative to the aircraft, acquiring a specification of a linear path along the ground, acquiring parameter values relating to aircraft maneuverability, using the acquired information determining a procedure, performing, by the aircraft, the procedure and simultaneously capturing, by the sensor, a set of images. The procedure comprises the aircraft moving with respect to the path and the sensor moving with respect to the aircraft such that at some time each point along the path is coincident with a footprint of the sensor. Also, each point along the path is present within at least one of the captured images. | Andrew Christopher Tebay (Warton, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2014-12-04 | 2018-08-14 | H04N5/232, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G06T7/246, B64C39/02 | 15/100469 |
| 1489 | 10050697 | Host node device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a host node device having a terminal interface that receives downstream channel signals from a communication network and sends upstream channel signals to the communication network. An access point repeater launches the downstream channel signals as guided electromagnetic waves on a guided wave communication system and to extract a first subset of the upstream channel signals from the guided wave communication system. A radio wirelessly transmits the downstream channel signals to at least one client node device and to wirelessly receive a second subset of the upstream channel signals from the at least one client node device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-10 | 2018-08-14 | H04B7/04, H04L5/14, H04B3/54, H04B3/52, H04B7/155, H01P3/10, H04W84/04, H04W88/10 | 15/179546 |
| 1490 | 10049590 | Method for autonomous controlling of an aerial vehicle and corresponding system | A method for autonomous controlling of an aerial vehicle, wherein a flight operator commands the aerial vehicle, comprising the steps of: measuring flight and/or system data of the aerial vehicle, performing an evaluation of a flight condition of the aerial vehicle based on the measured data and based on at least one decision criterion, and, issuing at least one autonomous controlling command, if, as a result of the evaluation of the flight condition, the aerial vehicle is in danger. | Christian Thiele (Garching, DE), Winfried Lohmiller (Freising, DE), Lars Schoepfer (Manching, DE), Hugo Heusinger (Neuching, DE), Werner Kleih (Rosenheim, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Taufkirchen, DE) | 2014-09-23 | 2018-08-14 | G08G5/04, B64C39/02, G05D1/04, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G08G5/02 | 15/023962 |
| 1491 | 10049583 | Flight condition evaluation and protection for unmanned aerial vehicles and remotely-piloted vehicles | A framework for combining a weather risk analysis with appropriate operational rules includes a data initialization component, a rules processing component, and one or more weather risk analysis and assessment tools to evaluate a flight condition. The framework applies current, historical, predicted and forecasted weather data to the one or more operational rules governing a mission, a payload, a flight plan, a craft type, and a location of the mission for aircraft such as an unmanned aerial vehicle or remotely-piloted vehicle, and generates advisories based on the evaluation of flight conditions such as a mission compliance status, instructions for operation of unmanned aircraft, and management advisories. The flight condition advisories include either a ''fly'' advisory or a ''no-fly'' advisory, and the framework may also provide a mission prioritization and optimization system. | Dustin M. Salentiny (Grand Forks, ND), John J. Mewes (Mayville, ND) | Clearag, Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) | 2016-02-01 | 2018-08-14 | G08G5/02, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/10 | 15/012479 |
| 1492 | 10044409 | Transmission medium and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium having a core. A conductive layer forms an uninsulated outer surface of the transmission medium. The conductive layer is configured to impede accumulation of water to support propagation of first electromagnetic waves guided by the uninsulated outer surface. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-14 | 2018-08-07 | H04B3/52, H04B3/54, H04B3/56 | 14/799292 |
| 1493 | 10043403 | Aircraft landing apparatus using GNSS and SBAS signals, and control method thereof | A landing receiving apparatus for aircraft landing, and a control method thereof are provided, in which the landing receiving apparatus includes a flight management system (FMS) which is inputted with, by a user, destination airport, destination runway, and a receiver mode, a data storage portion which stores approach path data for landing of the aircraft, a receiver portion which calculates aircraft position information by using Global Navigation Satellite System (GLASS) signals and Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) signals transmitted from an antenna portion, when a receiver mode inputted by a user is a GNSS/SBAS combination mode, and a landing guidance information generating portion which generates landing guidance information by using approach path data corresponding to a destination airport and a destination runway inputted by the user, and the aircraft position information, and transmits the generated landing guidance information to the FMS. | Myeong-Sook Jeong (Daejeon, KR), Dae-Keun Jeon (Daejeon, KR), Joongwon Bae (Daejeon, KR), Hyang-sig Jun (Daejeon, KR), Young Jae Lee (Seoul, KR) | Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2016-04-14 | 2018-08-07 | G06F19/00, G08G5/00, G08G5/02, G05D1/06, G01S19/15 | 15/098378 |
| 1494 | 10043397 | Mission prioritization and work order arrangement for unmanned aerial vehicles and remotely-piloted vehicles | A framework for combining a weather risk analysis with appropriate operational rules includes a data initialization component, a rules processing component, and one or more weather risk analysis and assessment tools to evaluate a flight condition. The framework applies current, historical, predicted and forecasted weather data to the one or more operational rules governing a mission, a payload, a flight plan, a craft type, and a location of the mission for aircraft such as an unmanned aerial vehicle or remotely-piloted vehicle, and generates advisories based on the evaluation of flight conditions such as a mission compliance status, instructions for operation of unmanned aircraft, and management advisories. The flight condition advisories include either a ''fly'' advisory or a ''no-fly'' advisory, and the framework may also provide a mission prioritization and optimization system. | Dustin M. Salentiny (Grand Forks, ND), John J. Mewes (Mayville, ND) | Clear Ag, Inc. (Santa Ana, CA) | 2016-02-01 | 2018-08-07 | G05D1/00, G05D1/02, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/10 | 15/012510 |
| 1495 | 10043104 | Automatic moving object verification | A method for determining a likelihood that a first object captured in a first image and a second object captured in a second image are the same object includes capturing the first image from a first viewpoint and a second image from a second viewpoint, wherein the first object is in the first image, and the second object is in the second image. The method also includes determining a first likelihood that a first visual feature on the first object and a second visual feature on the second object are the same visual feature, and determining a second likelihood that a dimension of the first object and a corresponding dimension of the second object are the same. The method then includes determining a final likelihood that the first object and the second object are the same object based at least partially upon the first likelihood and the second likelihood. | Gang Qian (McLean, VA), Zeeshan Rasheed (Herndon, VA) | Avigilon Fortress Corporation (Vancouver, CA) | 2015-12-08 | 2018-08-07 | G06K9/46, G06K9/00, G06K9/62 | 14/962269 |
| 1496 | 10042360 | Unmanned aircraft turn and approach system | An aircraft including a wing system, a plurality of control surfaces, a camera mounted on a camera pod, and a control system. The camera pod is configured to vary the orientation of the camera field of view only in yaw, relative to the aircraft, between a directly forward-looking orientation and a side-looking orientation. The control system controls the control surfaces such that they induce a significant aircraft yaw causing an identified target to be within the field of view of the camera with the camera in the directly forward-looking orientation. | William J. Nicoloff (Camarillo, CA), Eric M. Sornborger (Los Angeles, CA), Lars B. Cremean (Newbury Park, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2016-11-17 | 2018-08-07 | G05D1/00, F41G7/22, F41G7/30, B64C9/00, B64D47/08, B64C39/02 | 15/355014 |
| 1497 | 10040571 | Systems for and methods of providing indicators useful for piloting an aircraft | The present disclosure provides a computer implemented method of providing an indicator useful for piloting an aircraft. The aircraft comprises an antenna configured to communicate with a transceiver. The method comprises: obtaining an antenna envelope characterizing directions relative to the aircraft for which a directive gain of the antenna exceeds a predetermined threshold, determining a direction of the transceiver relative to the aircraft, calculating a maneuvering range of the aircraft by comparing the antenna envelope and the transceiver direction, wherein the maneuvering range is indicative of eligible orientations of the aircraft for maintaining the transceiver within the antenna envelope, and outputting data indicative of the maneuvering range. | Nir Tidhar (Holon, IL) | Elta Systems Ltd. (Ashdod, IL) | 2015-11-02 | 2018-08-07 | B64D45/00, G01S3/04, G05D1/00, G01S3/14, G01C23/00, H04B7/185, B64D43/00 | 14/930141 |
| 1498 | 10040561 | Airborne kinetic energy conversion system | Methods and apparatus to harvest renewable energy are provided herein. In some embodiments, a wind-powered aircraft includes an airframe suitable for untethered flight in an open airspace, and an airborne kinetic energy conversion system attached to the airframe, the airborne kinetic energy conversion system comprising a turbine, a generator connected to the turbine, and an electrical storage means connected to the generator. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), Michael Cyrus (Summit, NJ), Allan J. Bruce (Scotch Plains, NJ) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2013-04-04 | 2018-08-07 | B64D27/24, B64D41/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 13/856879 |
| 1499 | 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 |
| 1500 | 10040534 | Fuselage to wing attachment | According to one embodiment, an aircraft features a fuselage, a wing member, and two fuselage beam. The fuselage features a first plurality of structural supports, a second plurality of structural supports, a first opening disposed between the first plurality of structural supports, and a second opening disposed between the second plurality of structural supports. The wing member is disposed above the first opening and above the second opening. The wing features a plurality of ribs including a first rib and a second rib. The first fuselage beam couples the first rib of the wing member to the fuselage and has an elongated body portion extending across the first plurality of structural supports. The second fuselage beam couples the second rib of the wing member to the fuselage and features an elongated body portion extending across the second plurality of structural supports. | James Everett Kooiman (Fort Worth, TX), Mark Loring Isaac (Fort Worth, TX), John Elton Brunken, Jr. (Colleyville, TX), John McCullough (Weatherford, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-12-07 | 2018-08-07 | B64C1/26, B64C3/18, B64C1/14, B64C29/00 | 14/960648 |
| 1501 | 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 |
| 1502 | 10037464 | Unmanned aircraft structure evaluation system and method | Methods and systems are disclosed including a computer storage medium, comprising instructions that when executed by one or more processors included in an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) , cause the UAV to perform operations, comprising: receiving, by the UAV, a flight plan configured to direct the UAV to fly a flight path having a plurality of waypoints adjacent to and above a structure and to capture sensor data of the structure from a camera on the UAV while the UAV is flying the flight path, adjusting an angle of an optical axis of the camera mounted to a gimbal to a predetermined angle within a range of 25 degrees to 75 degrees relative to a downward direction, and capturing sensor data of at least a portion of a roof of the structure with the optical axis of the camera aligned with at least one predetermined location on the structure. | Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, NY), John Monaco (Penfield, NY) | Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, NY) | 2017-11-03 | 2018-07-31 | G01C23/00, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, H04N5/445, G06F17/30, G06K9/00, G06Q40/08 | 15/803129 |
| 1503 | 10037463 | Unmanned aircraft structure evaluation system and method | A computerized method performed by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , comprising: receiving, by the UAV, a flight plan comprising a plurality of inspection locations for a structure, wherein the plurality of inspection locations each comprise a waypoint having a geospatial reference, navigating to ascend to a first altitude above the structure, conducting an inspection for an object of interest in at least one of the plurality of inspection locations according to the flight plan, the inspection comprising: navigating to a position above a surface of the structure associated with the object of interest based on monitoring an active sensor, and obtaining, while within a particular distance from the surface of the structure, information from one or more sensors describing the structure such that obtained information includes at least a particular level of detail, navigating to another inspection location of the plurality of inspection locations, and navigating to a landing location. | Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, NY), John Monaco (Penfield, NY) | Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, NY) | 2017-11-03 | 2018-07-31 | G05D1/00, G01S19/39, G06F17/30, G06T11/60, H04N5/445, G06K9/00, B60R1/00, G08G5/04, G08G5/00, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, G06Q40/08 | 15/802950 |
| 1504 | 10037449 | Inventory tracking using RFID | A storage unit includes a support bar for hanging items and an RFID antenna provided within a predefined distance of the support bar. When the items hanging from the support bar are adorned with RFID tags, and the RFID antenna emits electromagnetic fields in a direction of the support bar, RFID signals identifying the items are transmitted from the RFID tags to the RFID antenna, thereby enabling a placement or a removal of an item to be automatically registered, or an accounting of the available items to be automatically performed. The RFID antenna may be a portion of a transmission line that uses shields and/or dielectric materials to shape the electromagnetic fields toward a predefined direction, and the locations of items bearing RFID tags on the support bar may be determined by varying the phase of the emitted radiofrequency and determining strengths of RFID signals when the electromagnetic fields are emitted at varying phases. | Camerin Hahn (Redmond, WA), Somasundaram Niranjayan (Issaquah, WA), Ronald Eugene Huebner (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-09-29 | 2018-07-31 | G06K7/10, G06Q10/08, G06K7/00, G06K19/07, G06K19/077 | 14/869876 |
| 1505 | 10037035 | Methods and apparatus for positioning aircraft based on images of mobile targets | Methods and apparatus for positioning aircraft based on images of mobile targets are disclosed. An example method includes identifying, by executing first instructions via a processor, a mobile target in an image obtained by a camera mounted on a first aircraft and obtaining, by executing second instructions via the processor, current coordinates of the first aircraft. The example method includes determining, by executing third instructions via the processor, coordinates of the mobile target based on the coordinates of the first aircraft and the image. The coordinates of the mobile target are within an area of uncertainty. The example method includes determining, by executing fourth instructions via the processor, a first position for the first aircraft that reduces the area of uncertainty of the coordinates of the mobile target. | Enrique Casado Magana (Madrid, ES), David Scarlatti (Madrid, ES), David Esteban Campillo (Madrid, ES), Jes s Ivan Maza Alcaniz (Cadiz, ES), Fernando Caballero Benitez (Sevilla, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-07-22 | 2018-07-31 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G01C23/00, B64D47/08, G05D1/10, G08G5/00 | 15/217567 |
| 1506 | 10036813 | Verification of trustworthiness of position information transmitted from an aircraft via a communications satellite | An apparatus and method of verifying the trustworthiness of position information from an onboard tracking system on an aircraft. An onboard tracking system message comprising onboard tracking system position information indicating a first position of the aircraft is generated by the onboard tracking system and transmitted to an off board aircraft tracking system via a communications satellite in a satellite communications system. The satellite communications system adds a header comprising transmitter position information identifying a second position for transmission of the onboard tracking system message received by the communications satellite to the onboard tracking system message to form a message. The message is received from the satellite communications system by the off board aircraft tracking system and the first position from the onboard tracking system message is compared to the second position from the header to determine whether the onboard tracking system position information is trustworthy. | Siobvan M. Nyikos (Kent, WA), Arun Ayyagari (Seattle, WA), Ted Eigle (Upland, CA), William R. Richards (Mercer Island, WA), Tracy L. Woodward (Chandler, AZ), Bernell R. McCormick (Chandler, AZ) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-11-16 | 2018-07-31 | G01S19/21, G01S19/39, G01S5/02, G08G5/00, G01S19/24, G01S19/17 | 14/941962 |
| 1507 | 10035595 | Drone device security system | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2017-03-29 | 2018-07-31 | G01C23/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, B64C39/02, G06Q50/00, G05D1/10, H04N5/77, G06T7/20, H04N7/18, G06K9/62, G06K9/00, G06F17/27, G06Q10/06, B64D5/00, G06Q50/26, G05D3/00, G05D1/00, B64D47/02, G06Q30/02, G06Q10/08, G06Q10/04 | 15/472894 |
| 1508 | 10035594 | Drone device security system | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2017-03-29 | 2018-07-31 | G01C23/00, B64D47/02, G06Q10/04, G06Q10/08, G06Q30/02, G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, B64C39/02, G06Q50/00, G05D1/10, H04N5/77, G06T7/20, H04N7/18, G06K9/62, G06K9/00, G06F17/27, G06Q10/06, B64D5/00, G06Q50/26 | 15/472858 |
| 1509 | 10033108 | Apparatus and methods for generating an electromagnetic wave having a wave mode that mitigates interference | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, receiving an electrical signal, and generating on an outer surface of a transmission medium, according to the electrical signal, electromagnetic waves having a target wave mode. At least a portion of electric fields of the electromagnetic waves has a spatial alignment that reduces a propagation loss of the electromagnetic waves when the electric fields of the electromagnetic waves propagate through a substance disposed on the outer surface of the transmission medium in a direction of propagation of the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-14 | 2018-07-24 | H04B3/36, H01Q9/04, H01Q13/06, H04B3/52 | 15/293608 |
| 1510 | 10033107 | Method and apparatus for coupling an antenna to a device | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a feed point of a dielectric antenna, electromagnetic waves from a dielectric core coupled to the feed point without an electrical return path, where at least a portion of the dielectric antenna comprises a conductive surface, directing, by the feed point, the electromagnetic waves to a proximal portion of the dielectric antenna, and radiating, via an aperture of the dielectric antenna, a wireless signal responsive to the electromagnetic waves being received at the aperture. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-12-10 | 2018-07-24 | H04L1/00, H01Q13/06, H01P3/16, H01Q19/08, H01Q1/50, H01Q21/20, H01Q3/36, H01Q13/02, H01Q3/08, H01P5/08, H01P1/16, H04B3/52 | 14/965523 |
| 1511 | 10032464 | Drone detection and classification with compensation for background clutter sources | A system, method, and apparatus for detecting drones are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a digital sound sample and partitioning the digital sound sample into segments. The method also includes applying a frequency and power spectral density transformation to each of the segments to produce respective sample vectors. for each of the sample vectors, the example method determines a combination of drone sound signatures and background sound signatures that most closely match the sample vector. The method further includes determining, for the sample vectors, if the drone sound signatures in relation to the background sound signatures that are included within the respective combinations are indicative of a drone. Conditioned on determining that the drone sound signatures are indicative of a drone, an alert message indicative of the drone is transmitted. | John Franklin (Washington, DC), Brian Hearing (Falls Church, VA) | Droneshield, Llc (Warrenton, VA) | 2016-11-23 | 2018-07-24 | G10L25/51, G06F17/30, G10L25/39, G10L25/21, H04R29/00, G10L19/00, G10L25/18 | 15/360069 |
| 1512 | 10032383 | Methods and systems for autonomous generation of shortest lateral paths for unmanned aerial systems | Methods and systems for autonomous generation of shortest lateral paths for unmanned aerial systems are described. An example method includes defining an area between a source point and a target point, identifying a first no flight zone within the area, identifying a second no flight zone outside of the area, estimating a first computation time to determine a first lateral path between the source point and the target point, the estimating to consider the first no flight zone, the estimating not to consider the second no flight zone, comparing the first computation time to a reference computation time, in response to the first computation time not satisfying a threshold of the reference computation time, modifying the first no flight zone to be a third no flight zone, and estimating a second computation time to determine a second lateral path between the source point and the target point, the estimating to consider the third no flight zone. | Ernesto Valls Hernandez (Madrid, ES), Francisco A. Navarro Felix (Madrid, ES), David Sanchez Tamargo (Madrid, ES), Carlos Querejeta Masaveu (Madrid, ES), Jes s Cuadrado Sanchez (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-07-08 | 2018-07-24 | G08G1/123, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/206189 |
| 1513 | 10032111 | Systems and methods for machine learning of pilot behavior | A system includes a machine learning engine. The machine learning engine is configured to receive training data including a plurality of first input conditions and a plurality of first response maneuvers associated with the first input conditions. The machine learning engine is configured to train a learning system using the training data to generate a second response maneuver based on a second input condition. | Joshua R. Bertram (Ames, IA), Angus L. McLean (Bradenton, FL) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2017-02-16 | 2018-07-24 | G06N3/08, G05D1/10, G09B9/00, G09B9/052, G09B9/16, G06N3/10, B64C13/18, G05D1/00, G06N99/00 | 15/435197 |
| 1514 | 10032078 | Unmanned aircraft structure evaluation system and method | Methods and systems are disclosed including a computerized system, comprising: a computer system having an input unit, a display unit, one or more processors, and one or more non-transitory computer readable medium, the one or more processors executing software to cause the one or more processors to: display on the display unit one or more images, from an image database, depicting a structure, receive a validation from the input unit indicating a validation of a location of the structure depicted in the one or more images, generate unmanned aircraft information including flight path information configured to direct an unmanned aircraft to fly a flight path above the structure and capture sensor data from a camera on the unmanned aircraft while the unmanned aircraft is flying the flight path, receive the sensor data from the unmanned aircraft, and generate a structure report based at least in part on the sensor data. | Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, NY), John Monaco (Penfield, NY) | Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, NY) | 2017-11-03 | 2018-07-24 | G01C23/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, B64D47/08, G06K9/00, G08G5/00, G08G5/04, B60R1/00, G01S19/39, G06F17/30, G06T11/60, H04N5/445, G06Q40/08 | 15/803291 |
| 1515 | 10030995 | Controller for an aircraft tracker | A method, apparatus, and aircraft tracker system for reporting state information for an aircraft. A state of the aircraft is identified using sensor data received from an aircraft sensor system in the aircraft. The state information is transmitted at a reporting rate set using the state of the aircraft identified from the sensor data, at least one of a crew command or a ground command when at least one of the crew command is received from a crew interface or the ground command is received from a ground source, and a policy defining priorities for reporting that are based on at least one of the crew command, the ground command, or the state of the aircraft identified from the sensor data. | Charles Otis Adler (Bellevue, WA), Ted Eigle (Upland, CA), William Raymond Richards (Mercer Island, WA), Timothy Allen Murphy (Mukilteo, WA), John Harvey Roberson (Fountain Valley, CA), Thomas Jose Thalakottur (Folsom, PA), Ricardo Messias Fricks (Lake Stevens, WA), Fadl Ibrahim Khalil (Edmonds, WA), Steven Mark Walstrom (Lynnwood, WA), Daniel Bruce Holton (Edmonds, WA), Jessie Turner (Mukilteo, WA), Timothy Edward Jackson (Mukilteo, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-09-18 | 2018-07-24 | G01C23/00, G01S13/91, G01S19/17, B64D45/00, G07C5/08, G08G5/00, G07C5/00 | 14/858235 |
| 1516 | 10030974 | System and method for providing a simple and reliable inertia measurement unit (IMU) | System and method can support a measurement module on a movable object. The measurement module includes a first circuit board with one or more sensors. Additionally, the measurement module includes a weight block assembly, wherein the weight block assembly is configured to have a mass that keeps an inherent frequency of the measurement module away from an operation frequency of the movable object. Furthermore, said first circuit board can be disposed in an inner chamber within the weight block assembly. | Jiangang Feng (Shenzhen, CN), Yin Tang (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2016-11-11 | 2018-07-24 | G01P1/02, G01C21/26, G01C25/00, B64C39/02, H05K7/20, G01P15/08, G01C21/16, G01C19/00, G01P1/00, G01C19/5628, H01L23/34, H05K1/18 | 15/349980 |
| 1517 | 10029788 | Vision based calibration system for unmanned aerial vehicles | An unmanned aircraft system includes a testing and calibration system that enables automated testing of movable parts of an unmanned aircraft. The testing and calibration system uses a camera-based technique to determine the position and angle of movable parts, in order to establish whether or not those parts are moving in a manner consistent with correct function. | Peter Abeles (Redwood City, CA), Keenan Wyrobek (Half Moon Bay, CA) | Zipline International Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-08-04 | 2018-07-24 | B64C39/02, B64F5/60 | 15/229099 |
| 1518 | 10029783 | Rotorcraft flapping lock | A method of selectively preventing flapping of a rotor hub includes providing a flapping lock proximate to a rotor hub and shaft assembly and moving the flapping lock from an unlocked position to a locked position, the flapping lock operable in the locked position to prevent at least some flapping movement of the rotor hub relative to the shaft, the flapping lock operable in the unlocked position to allow the at least some flapping movement of the rotor hub relative to the shaft. | Troy Schank (Keller, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-11-30 | 2018-07-24 | B64C27/41, B64C29/00, B64C11/28, B64C27/605, B64C27/615, B64C27/32, B64C27/30, B64C27/50, B64C27/52 | 14/954694 |
| 1519 | 10027398 | Repeater and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a repeater device having a first coupler to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. An amplifier amplifies the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals. A channel selection filter selects one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to the at least one client device via an antenna. A second coupler guides the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-03-15 | 2018-07-17 | H04B7/155, H04B1/00, H04W88/08, H04B3/56, H04B3/54, H04B7/04, H04L5/14, H04B3/36 | 15/070071 |
| 1520 | 10027397 | Distributed antenna system and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method, includes coordinating relay transmission of a modulated signal via relay links of a distributed antenna system to reduce an accumulated forwarding delay in forwarding the modulated signal through the relay links. One of the relay links of the distributed antenna system reconverts the spectral segment of the modulated signal for transmission to a communication device to which the modulated signal is directed. | Byoung-Jo J. Kim (Morganville, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-07 | 2018-07-17 | H04B7/15, H04B7/04, H04B7/022, H04B7/01, H04B7/024, H04B7/155, H04B7/14 | 15/371309 |
| 1521 | 10026857 | Assembly and mounting of solar cells on airfoils | A method of fabricating a solar cell array on the surface of a support by providing an assembly fixture having a smooth, concave surface, mounting a film composed of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) directly on the surface of the fixture, mounting a film composed of a non-crosslinked silicone pressure sensitive adhesive directly over the ETFE film, mounting an array of interconnected solar cells directly over the adhesive film. An uncured supporting film composed of a composite material is mounted directly on the back side of the solar cells, and the film of composite material is co-cured so that the array of interconnected solar cells is bonded to the supporting film. The bonded and cured film of composite material and an array of interconnected solar cells with the ETFE film is then removed from the assembly fixture. | Matthew Wrosch (San Diego, CA), Eric McNaul (Boulder, CO), Theodore Stern (El Cajon, CA), Fadel Hernandez (La Mesa, CA) | Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc. (San Diego, CA) | 2016-11-23 | 2018-07-17 | H01L21/00, H01L31/0725, H01L31/0304, H01L31/18, H01L31/0392, H02S10/40, B60K16/00 | 15/359814 |
| 1522 | 10025307 | Modular flight management system incorporating an autopilot | A modular vehicle management system is described, comprising a controller module configured to control different types of carrier modules. The controller module includes a computer system and optionally one or more sensors. The computer system is configured to perform operations comprising detecting whether a carrier module is connected to the controller module. If the carrier module is connected to the controller module, the carrier module is authenticated. If the authentication fails, operation of the vehicle is inhibited. The control module is configured to determine carrier module capabilities including information regarding a navigation processing device, and/or a radio modem. The controller adapts to the capabilities of the controller module. Using information from the sensors and the navigation processing device, the vehicle management system navigates the vehicle. | Jonathan B. Downey (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (San Francisco, CA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-01-07 | 2018-07-17 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, H05K3/32, G05D1/08, G05D1/10, G06F21/44 | 14/990408 |
| 1523 | 10023318 | Motorized aircraft and method for determining output and number of electric motors in motorized aircraft | A motorized aircraft is controlled by a drive control means that rotationally drives a propulsion system propeller. The propulsion system propeller is driven by a plurality of electric motors. A comparison detection unit compares estimated propeller torque and estimated motor torque with each other and detects an abnormal state of an electric motor on the basis of the fact that a difference between the propeller torque and a multiple of the motor torque is above a predetermined value. | Hiroshi Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP), Akira Nishizawa (Tokyo, JP) | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Tokyo, JP) | 2015-06-30 | 2018-07-17 | B64D27/00, B64D35/08, B64D27/24, H02P29/10, H02P5/46 | 15/314848 |
| 1524 | 10023312 | Helicopter hoist systems, devices, and methodologies | A helicopter-hoist system is described. The system may include: hoist equipment, illumination systems, range-measuring equipment, camera (s) , communication systems, display devices, processing/control systems including image-processing systems, and power-management systems. The system may also include a smart-hook for measuring a load on the hook. Based on the measured load on the cable, the lighting may be illuminated in different manners. In another aspect, the system may communicate with display devices, which render images of a mission to helicopter crew members or other observers. Measured parameters appurtenant to the mission--such as the weight of the load, height of the smart-hook above a surface, altitude of the aircraft, distance between the aircraft and end of the hook, location of the hook in three-dimensional space, forces on the hook and cable, and other mission-critical information--may be overlaid, or rendered proximate to the real images to provide crew members with a full understanding of a mission. | Brad Repp (Fredericksburg, VA), Brad Pedersen (Mountain Lakes, NJ), Ezra Johnson (Fredericksburg, VA), Chad Cariano (Richmond, VA), Chad Dize (Arlington, VA) | Breeze-Eastern Llc (Whippany, NJ) | 2015-07-09 | 2018-07-17 | B64D1/22, B66C1/40, B66D1/60, B64D47/02 | 14/795843 |
| 1525 | 10023304 | Tail rotor actuation system | In some embodiments, an actuation system includes a an actuator assembly, a yoke, and a control rod. The actuator assembly comprises a first actuator. The first actuator is configured to extend in a first direction and retract in a second direction opposite of the first direction. The yoke is coupled to the first actuator at a first actuator end proximate to the first direction. The control rod is coupled to the yoke at a first control rod end and extends in the second direction past the actuator assembly to a second end in mechanical communication with an output device. | Corey Dickman (Tyrone, PA), Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX), David Schultz (Grand Prairie, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-05-23 | 2018-07-17 | B64C27/12, B64C13/50, B64C27/82, B64C27/14 | 14/286197 |
| 1526 | 10023294 | Tail spar spring | According to one embodiment, an empennage attachment system features an aft attachment mechanism and a forward attachment system. The aft attachment mechanism is configured to be coupled to a tail section of a body of an aircraft and to an empennage proximate to an aft spar of the empennage. The aft attachment mechanism defines a pitch axis such that the aft attachment mechanism allows the empennage to rotate about the pitch axis. The forward attachment system is configured to be coupled to the tail section of the body and to the empennage proximate to a forward spar of the empennage. The forward attachment system is configured to restrict rotation of the empennage about the pitch axis to an allowable range of motion. | Matthew Carl VanBuskirk (Euless, TX), Michael Scott Seifert (Southlake, TX), Michael Christopher Burnett (Fort Worth, TX), Mark Loring Isaac (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-06-23 | 2018-07-17 | B64C5/02, B64C1/26, B64C5/10, B64C29/00 | 14/747205 |
| 1527 | 10023289 | Variable-thickness windshield | According to one embodiment, a rotorcraft front windshield comprises an optically-transparent material having a non-uniform thickness profile such that the front windshield is a first thickness at a first position and a second thickness at a second position, the first thickness being different from the second thickness. | Zi Lu (Coppell, TX), Michael Seifert (Southlake, TX), Marc-Andre Rossini (Piedmond, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-02-16 | 2018-07-17 | B64C1/14 | 15/044974 |
| 1528 | 10021435 | Method and system for datacasting and content management | A method and system of content management for datacasting. Such a system may have, as its core, a dashboard system for managing data feeds. A dashboard system may receive data feeds from one or more associated devices, such as the hardware devices of first responders or other public safety officers, and may aggregate and prioritize them. The dashboard system may then manage, prioritize and encrypt the video, files and other data in preparation for broadcast over the television or satellite transmitter, via, for example, a television broadcasting station, and may then broadcast the video, files, or other data to a plurality of users. Alerts and notifications may be created, files attached and links to video streams distributed over this same broadcast network. The broadcasting system may be able to send multiple streams of content simultaneously, may be able to target specific users to be broadcast to, and may be able to incorporate data from public data sources, such as public security cameras. | Thomas J. Buono (Spotsylvania, VA), Mark O'Brien (Great Falls, VA), Rodney G. Herrmann (Agra, OK) | Spectrarep, Llc (Chantilly, VA) | 2017-05-16 | 2018-07-10 | H04N21/435, H04N21/2347, H04N21/258, H04L29/06, H04N21/4405, H04N21/235 | 15/596385 |
| 1529 | 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 |
| 1530 | 10020844 | Method and apparatus for broadcast communication via guided waves | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a broadcast communication system that is operable to detect a first power outage. A first plurality of electromagnetic waves is generated for transmission to a plurality of user devices of the broadcast communication system via a guided wave transceiver, where the first plurality of electromagnetic waves includes an outage status signal generated in response to detecting the first power outage, and where the first plurality of electromagnetic waves is guided by at least one transmission medium and propagates without utilizing an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Leon Lubranski (Scotch Plains, NJ), Eric Myburgh (Bonita Springs, FL), Tracy Van Brakle (Colts Neck, NJ) | T&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2018-07-10 | H04B3/52, H04L12/18, H04L29/08, H04L12/28, H04B3/54 | 15/370603 |
| 1531 | 10019907 | Unmanned aerial vehicle obstacle detection and avoidance | Apparatuses and methods for detecting an obstacle in a path of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) are described herein, including, but not limited to, receiving data from a single image/video capturing device of the UAV, computing a score based on the received data, and performing at least one obstacle avoidance maneuver based on the score. | Parag Mohan Kanade (San Diego, CA), Charles Wheeler Sweet, III (San Diego, CA), Jeffrey Baginsky Gehlhaar (San Diego, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2016-01-06 | 2018-07-10 | G01C23/00, G05D1/00, G06K9/46, G06K9/00, G06K9/66, G08G5/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, G08G5/04, G01C22/00, B60Q1/00 | 14/989428 |
| 1532 | 10019000 | Unmanned device utilization methods and systems | Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to perform a task, alone or in combination with other entities, or for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-07-17 | 2018-07-10 | B64C19/00, G07B15/02, G06Q10/02, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G06Q10/08, A61M5/20, G06F7/76, G06F19/00 | 13/551287 |
| 1533 | 10018489 | Miniature differential pressure flow sensor | A fluid flow velocity sensor using a differential pressure measurement includes a stack having a tip pointing in a first direction, the stack including first and second plates arranged in parallel one another along the first direction, and a pressure-sensitive diaphragm arranged between the first and second plates along the first direction, the pressure-sensitive diaphragm being spaced apart from the first plate by a first cavity and from the second plate by a second cavity. The first cavity is entirely sealed, except at the tip of the stack, so as to be under a stagnation pressure during operation of the fluid flow velocity sensor. The second cavity is opened so as to be under a reference pressure during operation of the fluid flow velocity sensor. The fluid flow velocity sensor includes a detector to measure a parameter representative of the differential pressure between the first and the second cavities. | Iouri Moukharski (Briis sous Forges, FR), Alan Braslau (Paris, FR) | Commissariat L'energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives (Paris, FR) | 2016-06-30 | 2018-07-10 | G01F1/46, G01P5/165, G01F1/38 | 15/198000 |
| 1534 | 10017271 | Methods of three dimensional (3D) airflow sensing and analysis | Embodiments of methods and apparatus for close formation flight are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of sensing three dimensional (3D) airflow by an aircraft includes: collecting measurements characterizing airflow near the aircraft, analyzing the collected measurements, creating, by a processor, a computer model predicting one or more 3D airflow patterns parameter values based on the analyzing, obtaining one or more additional measurements characterizing airflow near an aircraft of the plurality of aircraft, and evaluating an error between an airflow parameter value predicted by the computer model and the one or more additional measurement. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), Michael Cyrus (Castle Rock, CO), Allan J. Bruce (Scotch Plains, NJ), John P. Moussouris (Palo Alto, CA) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2016-03-18 | 2018-07-10 | B64C1/00, B64D43/02, B64D43/00, G01F1/32, G01F1/46, G01F1/68 | 15/075097 |
| 1535 | 10015678 | Provision of coverage for a wireless communication network by using moving base stations on robots or drones | A system, methods, apparatuses, and computer programs for providing coverage of a wireless communication network are described. The wireless communication network comprises radio base stations (150) mounted on mobile robots (100) and the mobile robots (100) are capable of communicating with a maintenance base (110) . The method comprises to determine a radio coverage area (140) to be provided by the base stations mounted on said mobile robots (100) . The method further comprises to deploy said mobile robots (100) at geographical positions suitable to provide the radio coverage area (140) and the maintenance base (110) replacing a deployed mobile robot (100) in order to maintain the radio coverage area (140) . | Branko Djordjevic (Herzogenrath, DE), Torsten Dudda (Aachen, DE), Wojciech Potentas ( odz, PL) | Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (PUBL), (Stockholm, Se) | 2014-03-18 | 2018-07-03 | H04W16/26, H04W16/32, B64C39/02, H04W24/02, G08G1/00, H04W88/08, G08G5/00 | 15/124426 |
| 1536 | 10014929 | Method for utilizing available resources in a communications network | A method is described for use in a satellite communication network, utilizing available resources (e.g. when operating in an idle mode) of at least one first terminal. that belongs to a cluster comprising a plurality of terminals that are adapted to communicate with a satellite, by at least one other terminal being a second terminal that belongs to that cluster of terminals, and wherein the utilization of idle resources is done by enabling communications between the first and second terminals is carried out by using a communication link that is not part of the satellite communication network. | Doron Rainish (Ramat Gan, IL) | Satixfy Israel Ltd. (Rehovot, IL) | 2015-05-13 | 2018-07-03 | H04H20/71, H04W72/12, H04W4/02, H04B7/185, H04H40/00, H04H60/09, H04W40/00, H04H20/74 | 15/311960 |
| 1537 | 10013886 | Drone carrier | Embodiments of the present invention provide a method comprising receiving a task set comprising multiple tasks, receiving operational information identifying one or more operating characteristics of multiple drones, and obtaining an initial heuristic ordering of the multiple tasks based on the operational information and the climate information. Each task has a corresponding task location. The method further comprises scheduling the multiple tasks to obtain a final ordering of the multiple tasks. The final ordering represents an order in which the multiple tasks are scheduled, and the final ordering may be different from the initial heuristic ordering. | Jeanette L. Blomberg (Portola Valley, CA), Eric K. Butler (San Jose, CA), Anca A. Chandra (Los Gatos, CA), Pawan R. Chowdhary (San Jose, CA), Thomas D. Griffin (Campbell, CA), Divyesh Jadav (San Jose, CA), Shun Jiang (San Jose, CA), Sunhwan Lee (Menlo Park, CA), Robert J. Moore (San Jose, CA), Hovey R. Strong, Jr. (San Jose, CA), Chung-hao Tan (San Jose, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-03-08 | 2018-07-03 | G08G5/00, G05B19/042, B64C39/02 | 15/064550 |
| 1538 | 10013885 | Airspace deconfliction system and method | An aircraft deconfliction system including a registration system having an airspace database, a registered airspace, wherein registration details of the registered airspace are logged in the airspace database, and an aircraft assigned to the registered airspace, the aircraft including a flight control system, a guidance computer controlling the flight control system based on a pilot input, and an override unit in communication with the guidance computer, wherein the override unit overrides the pilot input when the aircraft breaches the registered airspace. | Michael J. Duffy (Prospect Park, PA), John J. Mattero (Media, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-10-13 | 2018-07-03 | G08G5/00 | 15/292609 |
| 1539 | 10013884 | Unmanned aerial vehicle ad-hoc clustering and collaboration via shared intent and operator discovery | Systems and methods for establishing an ad-hoc collaboration between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are provided. A method includes: configuring intent data of a first UAV using a controller of the first UAV, configuring a collaboration plan for the first UAV and a second UAV based on a determination of a shared intent between the first UAV and the second UAV, executing the collaboration plan by flying the first UAV and gathering data using the first UAV based on the collaboration plan, and sharing the gathered data with an operator of the second UAV. | Lisa Seacat DeLuca (Baltimore, MD), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY), Dana L. Price (Surf City, NC), Aaron J. Quirk (Cary, NC) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-07-29 | 2018-07-03 | G08G5/00, B64C39/02, H04W84/18 | 15/223406 |
| 1540 | 10013627 | Context-based detection and classification of actions | Actions or activities occurring within an environment may be detected, recognized and classified based on the presence or absence of objects within the environment, which may be recognized within imaging data. The states or changes in states of the objects may be tracked within the imaging data and associated with one or more actions or activities with various probabilities. By tracking the motion of objects, rather than the motion of humans or other actors, the detection and classification of actions or activities may be performed more quickly and efficiently, and may be used to determine the timing associated with one or more steps of such activities, as well as whether each of the steps of an activity has been satisfactorily performed and in an appropriate order. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-03-30 | 2018-07-03 | G06K9/00, G06K9/62, G06K9/46, G06N7/00, G06F17/30, G06F3/08 | 15/085943 |
| 1541 | 10011367 | Measurement of rotor blade flapping | According to one embodiment, a flapping measurement system may include a position sensor and a controller. The position sensor may be disposed on the flapping plane of a rotor blade and operable to provide position measurements identifying locations of the position sensor during operation of the rotor blade. The controller may be operable to identify flapping of the rotor blade based on the position measurements. | John A. Dillon (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-04-03 | 2018-07-03 | B64D45/00, G01M5/00, B64F5/00, B64F5/60, B64C27/00 | 13/855789 |
| 1542 | 10011349 | Tiltrotor aircraft having rotatable wing extensions | A pylon assembly for a tiltrotor aircraft includes a fixed pylon having an outboard end. A rotor assembly is rotatably coupled to the fixed pylon and is operable to rotate between a generally vertical orientation in a vertical takeoff and landing mode and a generally horizontal orientation in a forward flight mode. The rotor assembly includes a proprotor operable to produce a generally vertical slipstream in the vertical takeoff and landing mode and a generally horizontal slipstream in the forward flight mode. A wing extension is rotatably coupled to the outboard end of the fixed pylon. The wing extension is operable to rotate generally with the rotor assembly such that a minimal dimension of the wing extension remains in the slipstream of the proprotor. | Steven Ray Ivans (Fort Worth, TX), Nathan Gabriel Wu (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-08-31 | 2018-07-03 | B64C27/22, B64C29/00, B64C11/00, B64C3/38, B64C7/02 | 15/252545 |
| 1543 | 10011055 | Force responsive pre-impregnated composite methods, systems and apparatuses | Composite materials comprising at least one ply of dry fiber prepreg material comprising encapsulated resin-containing particles, components made from such composite materials, and methods of making such composite materials and dry fiber prepreg materials are set forth herein. | Paul D. Shaw (Charleston, SC), Raviendra S. Suriyaarachchi (Daniel Island, SC), Richard E. Heath (Mount Pleasant, SC) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-08-01 | 2018-07-03 | B32B5/16, C08J3/24, C08J5/24, B29C70/54, B29B15/10, B29C43/22 | 15/225411 |
| 1544 | 10009067 | Method and apparatus for configuring a communication interface | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for exchanging electrical signals and guided electromagnetic waves between customer premises equipment and service provider equipment to provide uplink and/or downlink communication services. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Martin Birk (Holmdel, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-12-04 | 2018-06-26 | H04B1/38, H04B3/03, H04B3/56, H04L5/16, H02J13/00, G01R31/02, G01R31/08 | 14/560215 |
| 1545 | 10009065 | Backhaul link for distributed antenna system | A distributed antenna and backhaul system provide network connectivity for a small cell deployment. Rather than building new structures, and installing additional fiber and cable, embodiments described herein disclose using high-bandwidth, millimeter-wave communications and existing power line infrastructure. Above ground backhaul connections via power lines and line-of-sight millimeter-wave band signals as well as underground backhaul connections via buried electrical conduits can provide connectivity to the distributed base stations. An overhead millimeter-wave system can also be used to provide backhaul connectivity. Modules can be placed onto existing infrastructure, such as streetlights and utility poles, and the modules can contain base stations and antennas to transmit the millimeter-waves to and from other modules. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-10 | 2018-06-26 | H04B3/54, H04L29/06, H04W88/08, H04W36/22, H04W24/02, H04W16/26, H04W72/04, H04B3/52, H04B10/2575, H04W84/04, H04W36/32 | 15/179204 |
| 1546 | 10009063 | Method and apparatus for use with a radio distributed antenna system having an out-of-band reference signal | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a network element of a distributed antenna system, a reference signal, a control channel and a first modulated signal at a first carrier frequency, the first modulated signal including first communications data provided by a base station and directed to a mobile communication device. The instructions in the control channel direct the network element of the distributed antenna system to convert the first modulated signal at the first carrier frequency to the first modulated signal in a first spectral segment. The reference signal is received at an in-band frequency relative to the control channel. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-10 | 2018-06-26 | H04B3/52 | 15/179481 |
| 1547 | 10008122 | Apparatus to generate aircraft intent and related methods | Apparatus to generate aircraft intent and related methods are disclosed. An example automated aircraft intent generation method based on specifications expressed in formal languages includes: calculating first motion primitives associated with an aircraft intent description and a position of an aircraft, representing the first motion primitives in a second formal language as second motion primitives, collecting first information associated with at least one of 1) an aircraft performance model, 2) an environmental model, 3) a flight dynamic model, or 4) at least one of the first motion primitives or the second motion primitives, initializing a maneuver automaton based on the first information, collecting second information associated with at least one of: 1) flight plan instructions, 2) user preference indications, or 3) operational context indications, representing the second information as third information in a first formal language, combining the maneuver automaton and the third information to form a product automaton, determining that the product automaton satisfies a trajectory specification threshold, and in response to the product automaton satisfying the trajectory specification threshold, producing a representation of the aircraft intent description in the second formal language. | Michael W. Hardt (Madrid, ES), Francisco A. Navarro Felix (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-09-21 | 2018-06-26 | G08G5/00 | 15/272356 |
| 1548 | 10005927 | Thermally conductive flexible adhesive for aerospace applications | Provided are methods of forming thermally conductive flexible bonds for use in electronic boards of unmanned spacecrafts and other types of aircraft. Also provided are methods of preparing adhesive materials to form these bonds including methods of preparing treated filler particles. In some aspects, an adhesive material includes filler particles having organofunctional groups, such as boron nitride particles treated in silane. These particles may be combined with a urethane modified epoxy to form the adhesive material. The weight ratio of the particles in the adhesive material may be about 40-60%. The adhesive material may be thermally cured using a temperature of less than 110.degree. C. to prevent damage to bonded electronic components. The cured adhesive may have a thermal conductivity of at least about 2 W/m K measured in vacuum and may have a glass transition temperature if less than -40.degree. C. | Peter Babilo (Mission Viejo, CA), Randall Jay Moss (Thousand Oaks, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-09-07 | 2018-06-26 | C09J11/06, B29C65/48, C09J9/00, C09J5/06, C09K5/14, H05K1/02, B32B37/12, C07F7/18, C08K9/06, H05K3/30, B32B37/18, C08K3/38, C09J163/00 | 15/258073 |
| 1549 | 10005554 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of vertical and horizontal flight modes, a method of assembling a UAV, and a kit of parts for assembling a UAV. The UAV comprises an elongated wing structure having an elongated axis along the longest dimension of the elongated wing structure, the elongated wing structure having a middle location at a substantially halfway point, a connecting structure extending substantially perpendicularly from the elongated wing structure, the connecting structure being offset from the middle location of the elongated wing structure at a first position along the elongated axis, and at least three sets of propellers, wherein at least two sets of propellers are mounted on the connecting structure, and wherein at least one set of propellers is mounted at a second position offset from the middle location in an opposite direction away from the connecting structure. | Keen Ian Chan (Singapore, SG) | Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd. (Singapore, SG) | 2013-12-24 | 2018-06-26 | B64C27/22, B64C39/02, B64C11/48, B64C29/02, B64C27/08, A63H27/00, B64C27/10 | 15/028765 |
| 1550 | 10005541 | Methods for providing a durable solar powered aircraft with a variable geometry wing | Methods of manufacturing and operating a solar powered aircraft having segmented wings that can be reconfigured during flight to optimize collection of solar energy are described. The aircraft have rigid construction that is resistant to inclement weather and is configured to rely on free flight control at high altitude and under conventional conditions, thereby providing flight duration in excess of 2 months. The aircraft is particularly suitable for use as part of a telecommunications network. | Abe Karem (North Tustin, CA), Benjamin Tigner (Laguna Beach, CA) | Karem Aircraft, Inc. (Lake Forest, CA) | 2016-02-24 | 2018-06-26 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64F5/00, B64F5/10, H02S40/38, H02S10/40, B64C11/28, B64C3/16, B64D27/24, B64C3/42 | 15/052699 |
| 1551 | 10003982 | Method and apparatus for telemetry system data rate optimization | A method for transmitting data, the method including receiving data from one or more data units, determining a total data rate based on data obtained from the one or more data units, determining an optimum data rate for packet transmission based on minimizing overhead data included in the packet transmission where, when the total data rate exceeds a predetermined threshold, a first portion of data is automatically removed from the data obtained from the one or more data units for placement in a data storage buffer and a second portion of the data obtained from the one or more data units remains in the packet transmission such that the total data rate is decreased and transmitting the second portion of the data obtained from the one or more data units at the optimum data rate. | Chen J. Chang (Madison, AL), Amir L. Liaghati (Huntsville, AL), Mahsa L. Liaghati (Madison, AL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-04-06 | 2018-06-19 | H04W24/02, H04W28/14, H04L29/12, H04B7/185, H04W72/04 | 15/091695 |
| 1552 | 10003397 | Dynamic wireless aerial mesh network | Embodiments include a dynamic wireless aerial mesh network having aerial nodes that provides real-time persistent wide area communications service to provide communications in response to an incident. Typically, the service area is a wide area that is physically inaccessible via ground transportation. In addition, embodiments include the formation of a decentralized mesh supernetwork comprising two or more dynamic wireless aerial mesh networks where each dynamic wireless aerial mesh network is owned by a different agency (e.g., a secure community) . A member of a first dynamic wireless aerial mesh network may send a request to a member of a second dynamic wireless aerial mesh network for the first dynamic wireless aerial mesh network to join the second dynamic wireless aerial mesh network to form a mesh supernetwork, and receive an acceptance from the member of the second dynamic wireless aerial mesh network. | Joseph R. Mazzarella (Tolland, CT), Michael S. Wengrovitz (Concord, MA) | Mutualink, Inc. (Wallingford, CT) | 2017-05-12 | 2018-06-19 | H04B7/185, H04W72/04, B64C39/02, H04W84/18, B64D47/08, H04L29/12 | 15/594066 |
| 1553 | 10000644 | Conductive water borne coatings and methods for enhancing coating conductivity | The present disclosure is directed to conductive, translucent water-borne conductive coatings comprising a water-borne lubricant coating base material, an amount of PEDOT: PSS solution, and an amount of metal-containing nanowire, methods for making the same, and articles coated with such coatings. | Terrell D. Riley (Summerville, SC), Alexandra E. Corona (Summerville, SC), Christopher Lamar Broadbent (Covington, WA), Shahnaz Shokri (Bellevue, WA), Quynhgiao Nguyen Le (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-06-20 | 2018-06-19 | H01B1/00, C09D5/24, B64D45/02, B60R16/06, C08L81/08, C08K3/10, C09D175/04, B05D5/12, H01B1/22 | 15/187147 |
| 1554 | 10000299 | Self-repair structures and methods for making the same | Methods and apparatuses are disclosed relating to multilayer 3D textile composite materials containing self-healing resins for use as protective structures on stationary objects, and moving objects including, without limitation, vehicles including spacecraft and aircraft. | Waeil M. Ashmawi (Bellevue, WA), Sahrudine Apdalhaliem (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-08-28 | 2018-06-19 | B64F5/00, B29C65/48, B29C65/54, B01J31/06, B64C1/10, B01J35/06, B29C65/02 | 14/838442 |
| 1555 | 9999038 | Remote distributed antenna system | A distributed antenna system is provided that frequency shifts the output of one or more microcells to a 60 GHz or higher frequency range for transmission to a set of distributed antennas. The cellular band outputs of these microcell base station devices are used to modulate a 60 GHz (or higher) carrier wave, yielding a group of subcarriers on the 60 GHz carrier wave. This group will then be transmitted in the air via analog microwave RF unit, after which it can be repeated or radiated to the surrounding area. The repeaters amplify the signal and resend it on the air again toward the next repeater. In places where a microcell is required, the 60 GHz signal is shifted in frequency back to its original frequency (e.g., the 1.9 GHz cellular band) and radiated locally to nearby mobile devices. | Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-10 | 2018-06-12 | H04L12/28, H04W72/04, H04L5/00, H04B7/155, H04B7/26, H04J1/16, H04W88/08 | 15/179193 |
| 1556 | 9998932 | Method and apparatus that provides fault tolerance in a communication network | A system for detecting a fault in a first wire of a power grid that affects a transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that transport data and that propagate along a surface of the first wire, selecting a backup communication medium from one or more backup communication mediums according to one or more selection criteria, and redirecting the data to the backup communication medium to circumvent the fault. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-07 | 2018-06-12 | H04W24/04, H04L12/24, H04L12/707, H04W72/04, G01R31/02, G01R31/08, H04B3/46, H04B3/58, H04B3/52, H04B3/56 | 15/175279 |
| 1557 | 9998870 | Method and apparatus for proximity sensing | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a receiver of a first device, electromagnetic waves that are generated by a transmitter of a second device at a physical interface of a transmission medium, where the electromagnetic waves propagate without requiring an electrical return path, and where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium to the receiver of the first device. The first device can detect a physical object in proximity to the transmission medium according to a change in the parameter associated with the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2018-06-12 | H04L12/26, H04B7/145, H04B17/23, H04B17/318, H04W4/02 | 15/372496 |
| 1558 | 9998426 | Bi-directional data security for control systems | A cyber-security device includes a processor operable to process messages with a data validation rule-set, an external communication interface configured for bi-directional data communication between the processor and external networks or systems, and an internal communication interface configured for bi-directional data communication between the processor and a safety-critical control device, wherein the data received by the processor via either the external or internal communication interface is blocked, sanitized, or passed by the appropriate rule-set, depending on whether the data conform to validation criteria established by the rule-set. The processor analyzes the data, preferably byte-by-byte, with the data in each byte being required to conform to the rule-set validation criteria before being passed from the processor to the appropriate interface. | Peter Fischer (Highlands Ranch, CO), Joshua A. Edwards (Castle Rock, CO), Kyle Andrew Shepard (Highlands Ranch, CO), Kevin Jeffrey Streander (Castle Rock, CO) | Sierra Nevada Corporation (Sparks, NV) | 2017-08-08 | 2018-06-12 | H04L29/06, H04L29/08 | 15/671870 |
| 1559 | 9997819 | Transmission medium and method for facilitating propagation of electromagnetic waves via a core | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium for propagating electromagnetic waves. The transmission medium can include a core for propagating electromagnetic waves guided by the core without an electrical return path, a rigid material surrounding the core, wherein an inner surface of the rigid material is separated from an outer surface of the core, and a conductive layer disposed on the rigid material. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-09 | 2018-06-12 | H01P3/12, H01B11/18, H01P3/10, H04B3/00, H01P3/06 | 14/734073 |
| 1560 | 9997659 | Group-IV solar cell structure using group-IV or III-V heterostructures | Device structures, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for photovoltaic cells that may be a single junction or multijunction solar cells, with at least a first layer comprising a group-IV semiconductor in which part of the cell comprises a second layer comprising a III-V semiconductor or group-IV semiconductor having a different composition than the group-IV semiconductor of the first layer, such that a heterostructure is formed between the first and second layers. | Richard R. King (Thousand Oaks, CA), Christopher M. Fetzer (Valencia, CA), Nasser H. Karam (La Canada, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-09-14 | 2018-06-12 | H01L31/0725, H01L31/0687, H01L31/0745, H01L31/078, H01L31/074 | 13/617316 |
| 1561 | 9997080 | Decentralized air traffic management system for unmanned aerial vehicles | An unmanned aircraft system includes an aircraft control system that enables the safe operation of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles in the same airspace, through the use of a decentralized air traffic management system. The decentralized air traffic management system is robust against loss of communication between the unmanned aerial vehicle and does not require a centralized ground control system to coordinate the vehicles. | Andrew Chambers (San Francisco, CA), Ryan Oksenhorn (Pacifica, CA), Jeremy Schwartz (Redwood City, CA), Keenan Wyrobek (Half Moon Bay, CA) | Zipline International Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2015-12-11 | 2018-06-12 | G08G5/00, G08G5/04, B64C39/02 | 14/966265 |
| 1562 | 9996167 | Dynamic RFID-based input devices | A dynamic RFID-based input device may include an input surface and an input station. The input surface may include a plurality of RFID transmitting devices provided on at least one flexible layer, and the input station may include one or more RFID receiving devices, e.g., antennas and/or readers, provided in communication with a computing system or network. A worker may contact one or more portions of the input surface, and thereby cause one or more of the RFID transmitting devices to transmit one or more RFID signals including information, data, commands or instructions to be provided to the RFID receiving devices. Audible, visible or haptic feedback may be provided to the worker in response to the transmission of the one or more RFID signals. | Ryan Scott Russell (Bellevue, WA), Wesley Scott Lauka (Seattle, WA), Fransisca Vina Zerlina (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-10-27 | 2018-06-12 | G06F3/02, G06K7/00, G06K19/00, G06Q10/00 | 14/524638 |
| 1563 | 9995320 | Fluid actuator arrangement | The present invention regards an elongated fluid actuator arrangement comprising a first and second cylinder housing (3, 5) extending in a longitudinal direction (X) , respective housing (3, 5) encompasses a first respective a second piston body (7, 9) . The respective piston body (7, 9) divides the respective cylinder housing (3, 5) in a first and second cylinder chamber (11, 13) . The arrangement (1) is adapted for connection to a valve member means (15) of a fluid supply device (17) . A piston rod member (19) extending through said respective first and second piston bodies (7, 9) . The first piston device (7) comprises a piston rod engagement and disengagement means (29) , which is adapted to engage or disengage the first piston device (7) to/from the piston rod member (19) , wherein an engagement area (A2) , defined by an engagement zone between the first piston body (7) and the piston rod member (19) , is larger than a cross-sectional piston area (A1) of the first piston body (7) . | Magnus Landberg (Linkoeping, SE) | Saab Ab (Linkoeping, SE) | 2015-11-16 | 2018-06-12 | F15B15/02, F15B15/14, F15B11/20 | 15/524513 |
| 1564 | 9994313 | High speed multi-rotor vertical takeoff and landing aircraft | This disclosure is generally directed to a High Speed vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft that includes fixed wing flight capabilities. The High Speed VTOL aircraft may include at least two thrust producing rotors located equidistant from a longitudinal axis of the aircraft on a main wing, and at least two thrust producing rotors located equidistant from a longitudinal axis of the aircraft on a vertical wing. The rotors may be driven by electric motors. However, other power sources may be used such as combustion or hybrid engines. By adjusting the speed and/or the pitch of the rotors, the aircraft can transition from a vertical flight configuration to a horizontal flight configuration and back. | Jerry Daniel Claridge (Sandpoint, ID), Charles Fischer Manning (Sandpoint, ID) | Xcraft Enterprises, Llc (Coeur d'Alene, ID) | 2014-11-26 | 2018-06-12 | B64C29/02, B64C39/02 | 14/554892 |
| 1565 | 9994305 | Coaxial drive propulsion system for aerial vehicles, and associated systems and methods | A propulsion system for an aircraft may include two coaxial propellers to operate in two different flight conditions. Each propeller may be attached to a driveshaft via corresponding one-way devices that allow each propeller to be driven in one direction but spin freely in the other direction. A reversible motor may selectively rotate the driveshaft in one direction to cause one propeller to operate while the other spins freely. for example, one propeller may be operated for one flight condition (such as vertical lift) and the other propeller may be operated for another flight condition (such as horizontal flight) . Another propulsion system may include a propeller, a one-way bearing, a motor, and a generator. The one-way bearing may allow the motor to drive the propeller in one direction and to spin freely in the other direction to drive the generator with incoming airflow during a gliding phase of flight. | Matthew Moldovan (Carlsbad, CA) | Swift Engineering, Inc. (San Clemente, CA) | 2017-04-14 | 2018-06-12 | B64G1/52, B64C15/14, B64C11/46, B64C11/48, B64C29/00 | 15/488413 |
| 1566 | 9991957 | Low-cost, long-distance, high-bandwidth laser communication system for small mobile devices and spacecraft | In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided methods and systems for low-cost, long-distance, high-bandwidth laser communication system for small mobile devices and spacecraft. for example, in one embodiment, such a system includes a first station having therein: (i) a processor and a memory to implement configuration instructions for the system, (ii) a laser origination source, and (iii) a transmitter to transmit a laser signal from the laser origination source from the first station, a second station having therein: (i) a processor and a memory to implement configuration instructions for the system, (ii) a light sensor array to receive the laser signal transmitted from the first station, and (iii) a reflector to reflect back at least a portion of the transmitted laser signal back to the first station, and in which the second station is to modulate the received laser signal transmitted from the first station to encode a message onto the laser signal reflected back to the first station. Other related embodiments are disclosed. | Jekanthan Thangavelautham (Tempe, AZ), Xinchen Guo (Mesa, AZ) | Arizona Board of Regents On Behalf of Arizona State University (Scottsdale, AZ) | 2016-11-16 | 2018-06-05 | H04B10/118, H04B7/185, H04B10/29, H04B7/19, H04B7/195, H04B10/50 | 15/353653 |
| 1567 | 9991580 | Launcher and coupling system for guided wave mode cancellation | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling module that includes a waveguide that guides a first electromagnetic wave conveying data from a transmitting device. A dielectric coupler receives the first electromagnetic wave from the waveguide to form a second electromagnetic wave, and that guides the second electromagnetic wave along the dielectric coupler adjacent to a transmission medium, and wherein the dielectric coupler has a length that supports a cancellation of at least one cancelled wave mode from a coupling of the second electromagnetic wave to the transmission medium. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-21 | 2018-06-05 | H01P3/12, H01P5/08, H01P1/22, H01P1/16 | 15/299564 |
| 1568 | 9990854 | Unmanned aerial system mission flight representation conversion techniques and traffic management scheme | A system and method are provided for implementing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) deconfliction schemes by accepting representations of UAS flight plans in disparate native forms, and to converting them into a common format in support of evaluating potential conflicts, and providing flight plan approval/disapproval, and/or flight plan execution restrictions or warnings regarding potentially conflicting manned and unmanned aerial vehicle operations. The disclosed UAS Traffic Management (UTM) scheme may validate a UAS flight plan based on the provided flight plan representation, approving or disapproving the flight plan, and may provide suggestions for modification of a submitted UAS flight plan to enhance operational deconfliction without completely rejecting, through disapproval, the flight plan. Different levels of alerts and/or warnings may be provided to alert the UAS platform operators and National Airspace System operators/controllers to potential conflicts and conflict avoidance. | George Elmasry (San Marcos, CA), Benjamin J Haan (Marion, IA), Rolf R Stefani (West River, MD), James Gary Cooper, Jr. (Annapolis, MD) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2016-03-15 | 2018-06-05 | G08G5/00 | 15/070710 |
| 1569 | 9990521 | Bundled unit identification and tracking | A unique digital identifier of a bundled set of items may be generated based on imaging data or other information captured from the bundled set, stored, and used for any purpose. The imaging data or other information may depict or describe the bundled set after the items have been wrapped or otherwise combined in a unique manner using a binding agent, e.g., a sheet of shrink wrap, a rubber band, or any other materials. Unique digital identifiers of bundled sets of items may be stored in association with information regarding the items. When a bundled set of items is recognized based on its unique digital identifier, information regarding the bundled set may be accessed and used for any purpose, such as to identify a common container for the bundled set based on attributes of any of the items or an order with which the bundled set is associated. | Martin Peter Aalund (Seattle, WA), Jon Stuart Battles (North Bend, WA), Michael Barrett Hill (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-09-06 | 2018-06-05 | G06K7/14, G06K7/10, G06K9/20, G06Q10/08 | 15/257806 |
| 1570 | 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 |
| 1571 | 9989378 | Display of aircraft altitude | A method for displaying an attitude of an aircraft includes receiving a roll angle, a pitch angle and a yaw angle of the aircraft, generating a display image indicating the roll angle, the pitch angle and the yaw angle, and displaying the display image on a display device. The display image includes a spherical shell with a track angle scale projected onto the spherical shell along a latitude line of the spherical shell and with a pitch angle scale projected onto the spherical shell along a longitude line of the spherical shell. Furthermore, the display image includes a graphical aircraft attitude indicator inside the spherical shell rotated with respect to the spherical shell such that the graphical aircraft attitude indicator indicates the roll angle, the pitch angle and the yaw angle of the aircraft with respect to the spherical shell. | Christoph Vernaleken (Eiterfeld, DE), Marco Opitz (Rohrbach, DE), Harald Neujahr (Markt Schwaben, DE), Eugenio Ferreira (Paris, FR), Lutz Broszio (Ingolstadt, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2014-01-15 | 2018-06-05 | G05D1/00, G05D1/08, G01C23/00, G01C21/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, B64D45/00, G08B21/00 | 14/761865 |
| 1572 | 9988143 | Landing gear deployment systems and methods | Some embodiments provide apparatuses configured to deploy a landing gear of an aircraft, comprising: a landing gear coupler configured to couple with the landing gear, a release link configured to cooperate the landing gear coupler with a drive shaft that is configured to drive the landing gear between a stowed position and a deployed position, an override driver cooperated with the landing gear coupler, wherein the release link is configured to releasably maintain a relative position of landing gear coupler relative to the drive shaft, and the release link is configured to disengage a coupling between the drive shaft and the landing gear coupler such that the landing gear coupler is configured to move independent of the drive shaft, and wherein the override driver is configured to drive the landing gear coupler to the deployed position. | Michael Allwein (San Diego, CA), Joseph Moore (Ramona, CA), Aron Howard Daria (San Diego, CA) | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (Poway, CA) | 2015-02-04 | 2018-06-05 | B64C25/30, B64C25/24, B64C25/34, B64C25/20 | 14/614330 |
| 1573 | 9986378 | Systems and methods for defining and implementing rules for three dimensional geofences | The present invention is directed to methods and systems for enforcing at least one rule within a geofence. The rule is enforced by a fencing agent on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . The geofence is defined by a plurality of geographic designators, with the plurality of geographic designators each being associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, preferably an IPv6 address. | Benjamin T. Jones (Henderson, NV) | Geofrenzy, Inc. (Tiburon, CA) | 2016-08-01 | 2018-05-29 | G06F15/173, H04L29/12, H04W4/02, G08G5/00, H04W68/00, H04W12/08, H04L12/28, G06F21/60, G06F17/30, B64C39/02, H04L29/08, H04W80/04 | 15/225433 |
| 1574 | 9985160 | Group-IV solar cell structure using group-IV or III-V heterostructures | Device structures, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for photovoltaic cells that may be a single junction or multijunction solar cells, with at least a first layer comprising a group-IV semiconductor in which part of the cell comprises a second layer comprising a III-V semiconductor or group-IV semiconductor having a different composition than the group-IV semiconductor of the first layer, such that a heterostructure is formed between the first and second layers. | Richard R. King (Thousand Oaks, CA), Christopher M. Fetzer (Valencia, CA), Nasser H. Karam (La Canada, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-09-14 | 2018-05-29 | H01L31/0725, H01L31/074, H01L31/078, H01L31/0745, H01L31/0687 | 13/619625 |
| 1575 | 9984690 | Microphone gain using a time of flight (ToF) laser range finding system | Range to a human speaker is determined using a laser-based time of flight (ToF) system, with the range then being used to adjust the gain of a microphone receiving the speaker's voice. If desired, an acoustic-based Direction of Arrival (DoA) system uses acoustic information to determine the direction of incoming sound, such as a person talking, and the direction of the sound is then used to focus the area of laser illumination. | Peter Shintani (San Diego, CA), Morio Usami (Tokyo, JP), Keith Resch (San Diego, CA) | Sony Corporation (Tokyo, JP), Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Tokyo JP) | 2017-08-09 | 2018-05-29 | H03F99/00, G10L15/26, G10L15/08, G01S3/80, G01S15/42, G10L15/22, G06F3/16, G01S17/02, G01S13/46 | 15/672522 |
| 1576 | 9984586 | Method and device to improve the flying abilities of the airborne devices operator | A method and device used to improve flying education, and reduce pilot student hazard when passing from simulators to the real aircraft, by introducing an intermediary stage where a simulator and a model radio-controlled aircraft with similar features as original is used in a system with many participants, an instructor, flight monitors, command center, mission control, audience located remotely and taking part in the same action via internet telecommunication. The simulator is used to measure biometric parameters of the pilots, certify them, and also for gaming, having fail-safe procedures embedded. System contains a flight-monitoring network, using both goniometry and radar devices, placed on surface and airborne, using these devices as signal repeaters for extensions of communication. The system may be used in missions dangerous to human crews, and by the complexity of simulation it improves the flying, as well as to improve the piloting of RC aircrafts. | Victor Popa-Simil (Los Alamos, NM), Andrei Popa-Simil (Los Alamos, NM) | --- | 2015-11-22 | 2018-05-29 | G09B9/00, G09B9/12, G09B9/08, G09B9/16, G06F17/50, G09B9/48 | 14/948365 |
| 1577 | 9984578 | Digital map enabled boundary search pattern | A system and related methods for digital map enabled search pattern generation by a flight management system retrieves from a digital map a set of pattern points corresponding to a selected search pattern parameter, such as a coastline, boundary, lateral terrain feature, or manmade structure, and a designated search area. The flight management system generates a sequence of waypoints based on the set of pattern points and a variable search radius, the sequence of waypoints optimizing efficient coverage of the search pattern parameter. The flight management system generates a full search pattern based on the generated sequence of waypoints, the generated search pattern may be approved or evaluated by the FMS, or forwarded to a rerouter for modification according to terrain avoidance factors. | Jason A. Myren (Marion, IA), Douglas M. McCormick (North Liberty, IA), Benjamin M. Helppi (Anamosa, IA), Christina M. Martinez (Rio Rancho, NM), Evie R. Johnson (Walker, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2016-05-03 | 2018-05-29 | G08G5/00, G01C21/20, G05D1/10, G05D1/02, B64D47/08, G01C23/00, G09B5/06, G05D1/00 | 15/145670 |
| 1578 | 9984389 | Flying type in-store advertising system | Provided is a flying type in-store advertising system which advertises to many customers dispersed to respective counters while flying above an in-store passage for a commodity, an event or the like. In a flying type in-store advertising system of allowing an unmanned aircraft 11 displaying an in-store advertisement to fly in accordance with flight route data of an in-store passage, which is sent from a flight control terminal 12, the unmanned aircraft 11 has an aircraft side communication means 26 and an aircraft flight means 27 for allowing the unmanned aircraft 11 to fly in accordance with the flight route data, and the flight control terminal has a flight route setting means 35, a storage means 36 for storing the flight route data, a terminal side communication means 37 and a terminal side control means 42. | Toshio Nozawa (Tokyo, JP) | Enukanto Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-11-14 | 2018-05-29 | G06Q30/02 | 15/350432 |
| 1579 | 9984347 | System and method for enhancing distribution logistics and increasing surveillance ranges with unmanned aerial vehicles and a dock network | A system and method for enhancing distribution logistics and surveillance ranges with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and at least one dock in a dock network. The UAV remains in communication with the dock for enhancing distribution logistics of at least one package and increasing the range of surveillance for the unmanned aerial vehicle. From the dock, the UAV delivers the package to a destination point, obtains the package from a pick up point, recharges the unmanned aerial vehicle throughout the network of docks, and increases the range of distribution and surveillance. A logistics software controls the delivery and surveillance. A wireless communication device enables communication between the UAV and the dock. Light indicators indicate status of the package and the operational status of the UAV. A camera captures an image of the package in the dock. A motion detector detects the UAV for regulating access for loading/unloading and docking. | Frank Dreano, Jr. (Oakland, FL) | --- | 2015-08-05 | 2018-05-29 | B64F1/32, G06Q10/08, G06Q30/06, B64C39/02, H04W84/00 | 14/818329 |
| 1580 | 9981740 | Layered architecture for customer payload systems | A layered architecture for customer payload systems is disclosed to provide a scalable, reconfigurable integration platform targeted at multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) , and remove both UAV specific and payload equipment specific characteristics that increase complexity during integration. The layered architecture is a modular design architecture that is split by function. Standard interfaces are implemented between functional layers to increase reconfiguration possibilities and to allow reuse of existing components and layers without modification to the payload or UAV. The standard interfaces also promote easy connection and disconnection from other layer components. Additionally, once the layered architecture is implemented, technological or functional requirements changes can be isolated to one specific component layer, not the entire payload stack. As a result, payload designs based on the layered architecture reduces design time and cost, and allows for easier integration, operation, upgrades, maintenance, and repair. | Troy T. Dunkelberger (South Riding, VA), Justin Adkins (Clifton, VA) | Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2010-08-06 | 2018-05-29 | B64C39/00, G06F17/00, B64C39/02 | 12/852159 |
| 1581 | 9981736 | Folding proprotor blade assembly having integral tang assembly | A tiltrotor aircraft includes a fuselage, a wing member extending from the fuselage, an engine disposed relative to the wing member, a rotor hub assembly mechanically coupled to the engine and a plurality of proprotor blade assemblies rotatably mounted to the rotor hub assembly and operable for beamwise folding relative thereto. The proprotor blade assemblies each including a spar and a sheath extending spanwise along a leading edge of the spar. The spar has a root section, a main section and a tip section. The spar has a generally oval cross section at radial stations along the main section of the spar with the root section of the spar forming an integral tang assembly operable for coupling the spar to the rotor hub assembly. | Jared Mark Paulson (Fort Worth, TX), Paul K. Oldroyd (Fort Worth, TX), Christopher Foskey (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-05-16 | 2018-05-29 | B64C27/52, B64C29/00, B64C11/28, B64C11/26 | 15/156224 |
| 1582 | 9978108 | Method and system for controlling vehicles and drones | Embodiments are provided for controlling a fleet of vehicles and drones. The vehicles are directed to respectively drop off passenger groups at multiple locations. Routes are calculated routes for the vehicles to respectively pick up the passenger groups from the multiple locations based on predicted pick-up times, passenger group sizes and available vehicle capacities. One or more assign drones are assigned to each passenger group at each location. Each drone is configured to broadcast a current location of the passenger group in the location and a corresponding one of the predicted pick-up times and delay the corresponding passenger group in the location based on one of the vehicles assigned as a pick-up vehicle for the passenger group being delayed. | Donald L. Bryson (Chattanooga, TN), Eric V. Kline (Rochester, MN), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-09-26 | 2018-05-22 | G01C22/00, G05D1/02, G05D1/10, G01C21/34, G06Q50/14 | 15/716127 |
| 1583 | 9977963 | UAVs for tracking the growth of large-area wildland fires | A system and method for tracking the growth of large-area wildland fires. The technique includes monitoring wind conditions in and around a wildfire using near-surface-sited sensors deployed by a high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , such as the Global Hawk. The deployed sensors measure a localized wind vector at multiple locations within and surrounding the wildfire, and transmit the wind data back to the UAV for relaying to a command center operated by fire management authorities, where the wind data are used to assist decision-making, including as input into wildfire growth prediction models. The sensors may provide additional data such as local altitude/elevation, pressure, temperature and relative humidity. The UAV may also carry sensors that provide additional data to be used by the fire management authorities or the wildfire growth prediction models--such as infrared images defining actively flaming areas, and visual images which indicate vegetation type and density. | Francis E. Fendell (Los Angeles, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2017-03-03 | 2018-05-22 | G06K9/00, G01P5/00, G01J5/00, G01C11/02, G05D1/00, G01N21/01 | 15/449021 |
| 1584 | 9977432 | Distributed flight control system | A set of commands for each of a plurality of actuators to alter an aircraft's state responsive to one or more inputs is produced. The set of commands is provided to fewer than all actuators comprising the plurality of actuators. | Mark Johnson Cutler (Sunnyvale, CA), Todd Reichert (Mountain View, CA), James Jackson (San Jose, CA) | Kitty Hawk Corporation (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-12-22 | 2018-05-22 | G05D1/08, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, B64C27/08 | 15/388627 |
| 1585 | 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 |
| 1586 | 9976916 | Air sensor with downstream facing ingress to prevent condensation | An air flow sensor is provided with an opening facing downstream and having a thin downstream facing edge to prevent condensation or buildup of moisture thereon. The sensor has been found to reduce entrainment of particles in a mixed phase stream. The sensor is suitable for mounting to an aircraft, and to determining air temperature and relative humidity. | Dan Fuleki (Chelsea, CA), Daniel Knezevici (Ottawa, CA) | National Research Council of Canada (Ottawa, Ontario, CA) | 2015-04-10 | 2018-05-22 | G01K13/02, G01K15/00, G01N1/22, G01M9/06, G01N27/22, B64D15/20 | 15/303759 |
| 1587 | 9975648 | Using radar derived location data in a GPS landing system | In aspects herein, if GPS signals used as inputs into a GPS landing system become unreliable, an aircraft instead uses signals derived from radar data to operate the GPS landing system. Generally, GPS signals are unreliable if they cannot be received or if the signals are corrupted. Instead of using GPS signals, the landing system uses radar derived location data as inputs. In one example, the radar derived location data is generated using a radar system located at the intended landing site--e.g., an airport or aircraft carrier. The landing site transmits this data to the aircraft which processes the data using its GPS landing system that outputs control signals for landing the aircraft. Thus, even when GPS signals are unreliable, the aircraft can use the GPS landing system to land. | Larry Dean Arnold (Florissant, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-12-04 | 2018-05-22 | G06F19/00, G01S19/48, G01S19/15, B64D45/04, G01S13/86, G05D1/06, G01S13/91, G01S19/46, G05D1/04 | 14/959125 |
| 1588 | 9975633 | Collapsible ducted fan unmanned aerial system | A ducted fan UAV that can be collapsed into a stowed configuration and then deployed for flight by, for example, inflating the duct to a deployed configuration. The UAV includes a plurality of rotor blades, a plurality of struts and a plurality of control vanes each being pivotally mounted to a center body by a hinge so that the rotor blades, the struts and the control vanes can be folded into the stowed configuration to be substantially parallel to the center body and be unfolded into the deployed configuration to be substantially perpendicular to the center body. The UAV also includes a pressurization system providing a pressurant to a chamber within the duct so as to inflate the duct and cause the struts, the rotor blades and the control vanes to move from the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration. | Stephen D. Johnson (Laguna Niguel, CA), Barnaby S. Wainfan (Long Beach, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2016-05-10 | 2018-05-22 | B64C39/02, B64C3/00, B64C11/00, B64C7/02 | 15/151287 |
| 1589 | 9973940 | Apparatus and methods for dynamic impedance matching of a guided wave launcher | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a guided wave launcher generates, in response to an output RF signal, a guided electromagnetic wave along a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the surface of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the guided electromagnetic wave has a non-optical carrier frequency. A mismatch probe generates a mismatch signal based on the output RF signal, wherein the mismatch signal indicates an impedance mismatch of the guided wave launcher. A controller generates one or more control signals in response to the mismatch signal, wherein the one or more control signals adjust one or more adjustable circuit elements of an impedance matching circuit, wherein adjustment of the one or more adjustable circuit elements facilitates reducing the impedance mismatch of the guided wave launcher. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Harold Lee Rappaport (Middletown, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-02-27 | 2018-05-15 | H04B3/00, H04B3/52, H04B3/46, H04B3/36, H04B3/54, H03H7/40, H01P7/08, H04B3/04, H04W16/18 | 15/443941 |
| 1590 | 9973728 | System and method for supporting selective backtracking data recording | Systems and methods can support a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus can include a data processor that is associated with a data capturing device on a stationary object and/or a movable object. The data processor can receive data in a data flow from one or more data sources, wherein the data flow is configured based on a time sequence. Then, the data processor can receive a control signal, which is associated with a first timestamp, wherein the first timestamp indicates a first time. Furthermore, the data processor can determine a first data segment by applying the first timestamp on the data flow, wherein the first data segment is associated with a time period in the time sequence that includes the first time. | Sheldon Schwartz (Burbank, CA), Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Mingyu Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Zisheng Cao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2016-11-11 | 2018-05-15 | H04N9/80, G11B31/00, H04N5/91, H04N9/82, H04N5/76, H04N5/77, G11B27/00, H04N5/92, H04N5/262, G11B27/28, G11B27/34, H04N5/93 | 15/349958 |
| 1591 | 9973416 | Method and apparatus that provides fault tolerance in a communication network | A system for detecting a fault in a first transmission medium that affects a transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that convey data and that propagate along a surface of the first transmission medium, selecting a backup communication medium from one or more backup communication mediums according to one or more selection criteria, and redirecting at least a portion of the data to the backup communication medium to mitigate the fault. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-02-17 | 2018-05-15 | H04W24/04, H04L12/703, G01R31/02, H04B3/46, H04B3/52, H04W24/06, H04L12/707, H04L12/825, H04L12/24, H04L12/751, H04W72/04, H04B3/54 | 15/435475 |
| 1592 | 9973299 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a mode of communication in a communication network | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for detecting a condition that adversely affects a propagation of electromagnetic waves generated by the waveguide system on a surface of the wire, and adjusting characteristics of the electromagnetic waves generated by the waveguide system to reduce adverse effects caused by the condition. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-10-14 | 2018-05-15 | H04B3/00, H04L25/00, H04L1/00, H04W72/04, H04B3/54, H02J13/00, G01R31/08, H04B3/52, G01R31/02 | 14/513246 |
| 1593 | 9973261 | Rapidly-deployable, drone-based wireless communications systems and methods for the operation thereof | Drone-based wireless communications systems are provided, as are methods carried-out by such wireless communications systems. In one embodiment, the wireless communications system includes a Satellite Signal Transformation (SST) unit and a plurality of aerial network drones, which can be deployed over a designated geographical area to form a multi-drone network thereover. During operation, the SST unit transmits a network source signal, which contains content extracted from a satellite signal. The multi-drone network receives the network source signal, disseminates drone relay signals containing the content through the multi-drone network, and broadcastings user device signals containing the content over the designated geographical area. In embodiments, the multi-drone network may broadcast multiple different types of user device signals for reception by various different types of user devices located within the designated geographical area, such as an area containing communication infrastructure disabled by a natural disaster, a hostile attack, or other catastrophic event. | Chris Hardy (Cheyenne, WY), Paul Bellotti (Cheyenne, WY) | Echostar Technologies Llc (Englewood, CO) | 2016-12-28 | 2018-05-15 | B64C39/02, H04B7/185, G05D1/10, G01S5/04, H04W4/06, G06K9/00, H04N7/18, H04W84/00 | 15/392629 |
| 1594 | 9972205 | Remote controlled mobile traffic control system and method | A remote controlled mobile traffic control system which can be used in the place of a human flag person. A mobile platform with an adjustable traffic control indicator thereon is controlled by a remote control. The operator can move the platform and change the indication of the traffic control apparatus from a safe distance. The apparatus permits ''flagging'' of traffic in a moving traffic control zone arrangement, and operational safety is maximized. A traffic barrier arm is movable between deployed and retracted positions obstructing the path of oncoming traffic, for example by a remote controlled actuator or by remote controlled turning of the platform. A remote alarm unit accompanies to the work crew to alarm them of traffic entering the work zone without authorization or at unsafe speed. The apparatus can travel with a moving or changing work zone, either by human remote control or autonomous ''follow me'' functionality. | Leo Beaulieu (Moose Jaw, CA) | --- | 2016-11-28 | 2018-05-15 | G08G1/07, E01F9/662, E01F9/60, E01F9/65, E01F9/30, H04L29/08, H04W4/02, G08G1/087, G08G1/0955 | 15/362379 |
| 1595 | 9972198 | Method for launching and a radiosonde | A method and a radiosonde wherein the radiosonde is launched from a launching station and transmission of the radiosonde is started in order to send measurement data to a receiver. The transmission of the radiosonde is started only after a delay from the launch. | Ari Meskanen (Helsinki, FI), Pasi Makinen (Helsinki, FI), Mikko Krapu (Helsinki, FI) | Vaisala Oyj (Helsinki, FI) | 2011-03-22 | 2018-05-15 | G08C17/00, G08C17/02, G01W1/08 | 13/811852 |
| 1596 | 9971154 | Pointer tracking for eye-level scanners and displays | A wearable computer device may include multiple imaging devices or other sensors working in concert to recognize conditions, objects or areas of an environment in which the wearable computer device is situated. The device may include a imaging device and a sensor, which may but need not be a imaging device, for sensing and capturing information regarding the environment. The sensor may be configured to perform one or more specific tasks, such as recognizing particular items, and the imaging device may be generally configured to perform multiple tasks. Upon the execution of a specific task by the sensor, information or instructions regarding the specific task may be provided to a wearer of the device, or may cause the imaging device to automatically operate to gather further information. Such information gathered from the imaging device or the sensor may be provided to the user, such as on a computer display mounted to the device. | Fareed Adib Qaddoura (Bellevue, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-10-05 | 2018-05-15 | G02B27/01, G06F3/00, G06F1/16 | 14/874811 |
| 1597 | 9970781 | Apparatus for three-axis IMU calibration with a single-axis rate table | Various methods and apparatuses are provided for calibrating a three-axis IMU sensor package using a single-axis rate table. In one embodiment, a method includes adjusting an x-axis position of a sensor by rotating an inner assembly along the circumference of the inner surface of the circular frame, adjusting a y-axis position of the sensor by rotating a portion of the inner assembly, spinning the single-axis rate table to generate z-axis rotation of the apparatus which results in simultaneous stimulation of all three axes of the sensor assembly, and obtaining measurements from the sensor corresponding to the x-axis position, the y-axis position, and the z-axis rotation of the apparatus. | John A. Christian (Morgantown, WV), Drew E. Bittner (Greencastle, PA) | West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) | 2016-03-01 | 2018-05-15 | G01C25/00 | 15/057658 |
| 1598 | 9969490 | Motor vehicle with captive aircraft | A motor vehicle system includes a motor vehicle including an aircraft landing portion, and an actively propelled unmanned aircraft configured to be supported on the aircraft landing portion. The vehicle and aircraft are configured such that the vehicle can provide at least one of fuel and electrical energy to the aircraft while the aircraft is supported on the aircraft landing portion. | William D. Duncan (Mill Creek, WA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Jordin T. Kare (San Jose, CA), Stephen L. Malaska (Redmond, WA), Nathan P. Myhrvold (Medina, WA), Robert C. Petroski (Seattle, WA), Thomas Allan Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2015-03-11 | 2018-05-15 | B64C39/02, B64F1/00 | 14/645194 |
| 1599 | 9967173 | Method and apparatus for authentication and identity management of communicating devices | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device that accesses internet protocol addresses associated with a group of end point devices where the network device is a closest network device to the group of end point devices, and transmitting data to another network device responsive to a determination that an internet protocol address associated with the data from an end point device is one of the internet protocol addresses associated with the group of end point devices. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David Gross (South River, NJ), Joshua Lackey (Lake Stevens, WA), Donald E. Levy (Holmdel, NJ), Roger Piqueras Jover (New York, NY), Jayaraman Ramachandran (Plainsboro, NJ), Cristina Serban (Middletown, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-31 | 2018-05-08 | H04L27/00, H04B3/54, H04L12/741, H04L12/733, H02J13/00 | 14/814619 |
| 1600 | 9967014 | Beamforming in antenna systems | Apparatuses, methods, and systems for beamforming in antenna systems are disclosed. A method includes determining an unconstrained analog precoding matrix (F.sub.RF,UC) , wherein the unconstrained analog precoding matrix (F.sub.RF,UC) is determined based on M dominant eigenvectors of the sum of spatial channel covariance matrices of K users, and wherein K indicates a number of users communicating with a base station. The method further includes determining a constrained analog precoding matrix (F.sub.RF) based on the unconstrained analog precoding matrix (F.sub.RF,UC) , determining a compensation matrix (F.sub.CM) , digitally multiplying K inputs with a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) precoding matrix (F.sub.MU) generating M outputs, digitally multiplying the M outputs with the compensation matrix (F.sub.CM) generating M compensation outputs, generating M analog frequency-up-converted signals based on the M compensation outputs, and analog multiplying the M analog frequency-up-converted signals with the analog precoding matrix (F.sub.RF) generating N output signals for transmission, wherein N is greater than M. | Sungwoo Park (Austin, TX), Ali Yazdan Panah (San Francisco, CA) | Facebook, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) | 2016-11-09 | 2018-05-08 | H04B7/06, H04B7/04, H04B7/0456, H04W88/08, H04B7/0452, H04L25/03 | 15/347027 |
| 1601 | 9967002 | Network termination and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network termination includes a downstream channel modulator modulates downstream data into downstream channel signals to convey the downstream data via a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. A host interface sends the downstream channel signals to the guided wave communication system and receives upstream channel signals corresponding to upstream frequency channels from the guided wave communication system. An upstream channel demodulator demodulates upstream channel signals into upstream data. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-04-11 | 2018-05-08 | H04B3/54, H04B3/52, H04L12/28, H04B5/00, H04B7/04, H04L27/00, H04B3/56, H02J13/00 | 15/095238 |
| 1602 | 9966790 | Conformal body capacitors suitable for vehicles | A vehicle system includes a plurality of capacitors each forming a portion of a vehicle structure, and a parallel electrical link between a pair of the plurality of capacitors, such that the pair of capacitors act as an aggregate capacitor. | Raj Bridgelall (Planno, TX), Michael Corcoran (Grand Forks, ND) | University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND), Ndsu Research Foundation (Fargo ND) | 2014-08-12 | 2018-05-08 | H02J7/34, H01G11/10, B64C1/00, B60L11/00, B60L11/18, H01G11/76 | 14/457662 |
| 1603 | 9965964 | Multi-dimensional map | A method including retrieving a multi-dimensional map from a navigation system memory, determining an aerial route between two locations based at least partially upon the multi-dimensional map, and storing the aerial route in the navigation system memory. The multi-dimensional map includes terrain information and object information. The object information includes information regarding location and size of objects extending above ground level. The objects are in uncontrolled airspace, and the object information includes height information regarding a height above ground level of at least some of the objects. The aerial route is limited to the uncontrolled airspace, where the aerial route is over and around at least some of the objects, and where the aerial route is determined, at least partially, based upon the height information of the objects. | Bruce Bernhardt (Wauconda, IL), Arnold Sheynman (Northbrook, IL), Jingwei Xu (Buffalo Grove, IL) | Here Global B.V. (Eindhoven, NL) | 2015-08-11 | 2018-05-08 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G01C21/00, B64C39/02 | 14/823208 |
| 1604 | 9964646 | Aircraft tracking method and device and method of installation | A method and apparatus for tracking the position of an aircraft. A tracking device comprises a satellite navigation system receiver, a satellite communications transceiver, and a processor hermetically sealed within a housing attached on an outside of the aircraft. The satellite navigation system receiver is used to identify the position of the aircraft using navigation signals received from a satellite navigation system. The processor generates position information identifying the position of the aircraft as identified using the navigation system receiver. The processor sends the position information to a receiving station via a communications satellite in a low Earth orbit using the satellite communications transceiver. The position information is automatically generated by the processor and sent to the receiving station at a desired rate. | Timothy Allen Murphy (Everett, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-08-21 | 2018-05-08 | G01S19/14, G01S19/34, G01S19/24, G08G5/00, G01S19/42, G01S19/35, G01S19/17, G01S5/00 | 14/832879 |
| 1605 | 9964443 | Contact wide field fast hyperspectral imager | A spectrometer having substantially increased spectral and spatial fields. | Thomas A. Mitchell (Nazareth, PA) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) | 2015-06-12 | 2018-05-08 | G01J3/00, G01J3/28, G01J3/04, G01J3/02 | 14/738061 |
| 1606 | 9964384 | Electronic tracking system | An electronic tracking system for obtaining geographic or other information about a targeted object from deployed ordnance. Ordnance can be delivered from any suitable weapon or weapons system, including hand-held or artillery guns, manned or unmanned aircraft, etc. The ordnance can be substantially any projectile targeted at a human, animal or other object. Once deployed, the ordnance can provide a variety of information about location, the target, the shooter, or the ordnance itself. Such information can be transmitted at any suitable interval, even time-delayed or upon a condition. Preferably, the system also contains a receiver to receive the transmitted information. Once received, the information can be then provided to users in any appropriate fashion. | Evan Parker (Newsoms, VA) | Insights International Holdings, Llc (Newsoms, VA) | 2016-03-16 | 2018-05-08 | G01S1/00, F42B12/38, F42B12/36, F41B11/00 | 15/071693 |
| 1607 | 9964184 | Variable speed aircraft transmission | A variable state planetary shifting transmission can include an input shaft, an output shaft, and a planetary system having a sun gear associated with the input shaft, a planetary carrier, and a ring gear associated with a ring housing. The transmission can include an overrunning clutch operably coupled to the planetary carrier. The transmission can include a clutch assembly coupled to the planetary carrier. The transmission is capable of changing the speed ratio between the input shaft and the output shaft by selective engagement of the clutch assembly against the ring gear which can cause either the freeing or locking of the planetary carrier by the overrunning clutch. | Brian Stanley Modrzejewski (Keller, TX), Russell Mueller (Dallas, TX), Doug Mueller (Coppell, TX), Ron Woods (Weatherford, TX), Tim Cecil (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-04-10 | 2018-05-08 | F16H3/48, F16H3/10, F16H3/58, B64C27/00, B64C29/00, B64D35/00, B64C27/12 | 14/683218 |
| 1608 | 9964131 | Methods and apparatuses for providing corrosion protection to joined surfaces | Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for joining assemblies, particularly joints and joining assemblies for co-joining composite components and metal components in a joining assembly, and inhibiting corrosion of metal components secured to composite component via a joining assembly. | Mohssen Mohaghegh (Mukilteo, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-04-28 | 2018-05-08 | F16B5/00, F16B1/00 | 15/581553 |
| 1609 | 9963231 | System and method for deployment of an aircraft weapons system | A device for mounting a weapon system to an aircraft includes an adaptor to couple to an internal structure of the aircraft. The device also include a gun mount and a deployment system. The deployment system is coupled to the adaptor to the gun mount and is configured to move the gun mount from a first position internal to the aircraft to a second position at least partially external to the aircraft. | Aditya Brahma Chattopadhyay (Norman, OK) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-09-28 | 2018-05-08 | F41G5/00, F41A27/06, F41A23/20, B64D7/06, B64C1/14 | 15/278730 |
| 1610 | 9960808 | Guided-wave transmission device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes a transmitter that generates a first electromagnetic wave to convey data, the first electromagnetic wave having at least one carrier frequency and corresponding wavelength. A coupler couples the first electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium having at least one inner portion surrounded by a dielectric material, the dielectric material having an outer surface and a corresponding circumference, wherein the coupling of the first electromagnetic wave to the transmission medium forms a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate along the outer surface of the dielectric material via at least one guided-wave mode that can include an asymmetric mode, wherein the at least one carrier frequency is within a microwave or millimeter-wave frequency band and wherein the at least one corresponding wavelength is less than the circumference of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-01-03 | 2018-05-01 | H04B10/00, H04B3/52, H04B10/2575, H04B10/40, H01P3/16, H01P5/00, H01P5/08, H01P3/10, H04J14/00, H04B3/36 | 15/396976 |
| 1611 | 9959773 | Transportation using network of unmanned aerial vehicles | Embodiments described herein include a delivery system having unmanned aerial delivery vehicles and a logistics network for control and monitoring. In certain embodiments, a ground station provides a location for interfacing between the delivery vehicles, packages carried by the vehicles and users. In certain embodiments, the delivery vehicles autonomously navigate from one ground station to another. In certain embodiments, the ground stations provide navigational aids that help the delivery vehicles locate the position of the ground station with increased accuracy. | Andreas Raptopoulos (Palo Alto, CA), Darlene Damm (Mountain View, CA), Martin Ling (Edinburgh, GB), Ido Baruchin (San Francisco, CA) | Singularity University (Moffet Field, CA) | 2016-02-08 | 2018-05-01 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G06Q10/08, H04B7/185, G01S13/93, G01S5/00, G08G5/04, G08G5/02, G01S13/94 | 15/018423 |
| 1612 | 9959679 | Floating graphical user interface | A method of controlling a widget in a virtual space is disclosed, comprising: moving a field-of-view and a point of gaze in the virtual space, determining if the widget and the point of gaze overlap each other, and providing an input to the widget if the widget and the point of gaze overlap, determining if at least a part of the widget is positioned outside the field of view, and moving the widget so that the part of the widget is positioned inside the field of view if it is determined that at least a part of the widget is positioned outside the field of view. | Shuhei Terahata (Tokyo, JP) | Colopl, Inc. (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-08-08 | 2018-05-01 | G06T19/00, G06F3/0484, G06F3/01, G02B27/01, G06T19/20, G06F3/0346 | 15/230847 |
| 1613 | 9959468 | Systems and methods for object tracking and classification | A method for classifying at least one object of interest in a video is provided. The method includes accessing, using at least one processing device, a frame of the video, the frame including at least one object of interest to be classified, performing, using the at least one processing device, object detection on the frame to detect the object of interest, tracking, using the at least one processing device, the object of interest over a plurality of frames in the video over time using a persistent tracking capability, isolating, using the at least one processing device, a segment of the frame that includes the object of interest, classifying, using the at least one processing device, the object of interest by processing the segment using deep learning, and generating an output that indicates the classification of the object of interest. | Aaron Y. Mosher (Madison, AL), David Keith Mefford (Huntsville, AL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-11-06 | 2018-05-01 | G06K9/00, G06T7/20, G06K9/62 | 14/934773 |
| 1614 | 9959374 | Atmospheric sensor network and analytical information system related thereto | Disclosed is an atmospheric information network comprised of a group of low earth orbit satellite-based sensors providing global coverage of the earth, together with one or more ground-based sensor networks, together with one or more mobile sensor networks, all operating to collect near-real-time or real-time data, together with data gathering from other governmental and commercial atmospheric data sources, together with software algorithms and processes for data reduction, data analysis, correlation of information, data fusion, modeling, reporting of near-real-time or real-time atmospheric conditions of air pollution and wind, and prediction of future atmospheric conditions of air pollution and wind. Such information is presented in geospatial and infographic formats on computer or mobile device displays, or electronic billboards. | Peter Rosti (Toluca Lake, CA), Philip Father (Belmont, CA), Alex Ramia (Northridge, CA) | Scepter Incorporated (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-11-03 | 2018-05-01 | H04B7/19, G06F17/50, H04L29/06, H04W84/06 | 15/343183 |
| 1615 | 9958560 | Neutron imager with spaced diamond detector arrays | A neutron detector system, with a detector having a pair of spaced diamond detector layers, sandwiched between outer silicon layers. In response to incident neutrons, the detector system measures pulse heights and response times, and from those measurements, calculates the carbon recoil energy and time of flight of scattered neutrons. This data is further used to calculate a ''direction cone'', which represents the approximate angle of arrival of the incident neutron. These direction cones can be used to image neutron events. | Keiichi Ogasawara (San Antonio, TX) | Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX) | 2017-10-27 | 2018-05-01 | G01T3/00 | 15/795302 |
| 1616 | 9957037 | High altitude aircraft with integrated solar cells, and associated systems and methods | A method of making a solar cell assembly includes placing backsides of multiple solar cells in contact with a substrate. The solar cells are electrically connected to each other. Heat and pressure are applied to the solar cells and the substrate to simultaneously impress the solar cells into the substrate and bond the solar cells to the substrate. | Daniel H. Cornew (Moriarty, NM), Maximus Yaney (Moriarty, NM) | X Development Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2014-06-20 | 2018-05-01 | B64C3/32, B64C39/02, H01L31/048, H01L21/00, H01L31/042, B64D27/24, H01L31/18, H01L31/0216, H01L31/02, H02S10/40, H01L31/0475 | 14/310415 |
| 1617 | 9954632 | TDMA rate reconfigurable matrix power amplifier and method of communication in a FDMA/TDMA architecture | A communication system including a communication platform, and a downlink communication module connected to the communication platform and having a matrix power amplifier, the matrix power amplifier including an input hybrid matrix, an output hybrid matrix, a bank of high power amplifiers disposed between and in communication with at least the input hybrid matrix and the output hybrid matrix, and a bank of adjusters disposed between and in communication with at least the input hybrid matrix and the output hybrid matrix. The communication system further includes a driver circuit connected to each adjuster in the bank of adjusters, the driver circuit being configured to command each adjuster to modify communication signals, passing through the matrix power amplifier, at time division multiple access rates. | Carl J. Hahn, III (Inglewood, CA), Daniel S. Roukos (Hermosa Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-09-03 | 2018-04-24 | H04J3/16, H04B7/204, H04B7/06, H03F1/02, H03F3/21, H03F3/60, H03F3/24, H04B1/04 | 14/844077 |
| 1618 | 9954599 | Method and system to dynamically identify and control a UAV with emitting instruments | A system and methodology to dynamically identify and control a UAV with a beam instrument is provided. Specifically, each UAV is provided with a telecommunication module. User equipment is provided with a beam device capable of measuring the distance, speed and location of a UAV. The user equipment is coupled to a command and control center through a command and control center network that can access a data store storing information about UAVs. Identification of the UAV is obtained through a telecommunication network that communicates with the telecommunication module to obtain location information and identity information for each telecommunication module associated with a UAV. The command and control center acquires the identity information and correlates the identity information with FAA register information from an FAA network. Identification of the target UAV is then communicated to the user equipment. | Sangar Dowlatkhah (Alpharetta, GA), Zhi Cui (Sugar Hill, GA), Venson Shaw (Kirkland, WA) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-07-14 | 2018-04-24 | H04W8/24, B64C39/02, H04B7/185, H04W8/18, B64D47/00, G01S17/08, H04W84/04 | 15/209868 |
| 1619 | 9954287 | Apparatus for converting wireless signals and electromagnetic waves and methods thereof | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide including a plurality of devices that facilitate generating scattered electromagnetic waves from electromagnetic waves propagating on a surface of a transmission medium. The scattered electromagnetic waves combine to generate a wireless signal having a directionality based on a separation between plurality of devices and a wavelength of the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-11-20 | 2018-04-24 | H01Q13/00, H01Q21/00, H04B3/52, H01Q13/28, H04B3/54 | 14/548448 |
| 1620 | 9954286 | Guided-wave transmission device with non-fundamental mode propagation and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes a transmitter that generates a first electromagnetic wave to convey data. A coupler couples the first electromagnetic wave to a single wire transmission medium having an outer surface, to forming a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate along the outer surface of the single wire transmission medium via at least one guided wave mode that includes an asymmetric or non-fundamental mode having a lower cutoff frequency. A carrier frequency of the second electromagnetic wave is selected to be within a limited range of the lower cutoff frequency, so that a majority of the electric field is concentrated within a distance from the outer surface that is less than half the largest cross sectional dimension of the single wire transmission medium, and/or to reduce propagation loss. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-27 | 2018-04-24 | H04B10/00, H04W16/26, H04B3/36, H01Q1/22, H01Q13/08, H01P3/10, H04B10/079, H04B3/54, H04B10/2581, H04B10/2575, H01Q13/28, H04J14/00, H04W88/08 | 15/335685 |
| 1621 | 9953513 | Offshore security monitoring system and method | A waterborne vessel includes a monitoring system configured to monitor the plurality of offshore properties such that the waterborne vessel is configured to respond to an alert signal transmitted from at least one of the plurality of offshore properties when the monitoring system receives the alert signal. An offshore security monitoring system includes the waterborne vessel and a base module deployed at each of the plurality of offshore properties. A security monitoring method may include monitoring the security of the plurality of offshore properties by the monitoring system of the waterborne vessel according to various embodiments, receiving an alert signal from the at least one of the plurality of offshore properties, and responding to the alert signal. A security monitoring unit includes, a plurality of waterborne vessels according to various embodiments, and a control center in communication with the plurality of waterborne vessels. | Swee Kheng Chua (Singapore, SG) | Concorde Asia Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, SG) | 2014-09-04 | 2018-04-24 | G08B1/08, G08B25/10, B63B35/44 | 15/508802 |
| 1622 | 9952790 | Application security policy actions based on security profile exchange | In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a first host, a security profile related to a first data socket descriptor indicating risk to data security of a second host. The method also includes, in response to the risk indicated by the security profile, performing by the first host, at least one action selected from a group of actions. The group of actions includes a cache flush on a cache of the first host according to a cache flush policy, cache locking on data stored in the cache of the first host, data redaction on data of a payload prior to being sent by the first host, memory locking of data stored in an in-memory database of the first host, and encryption of data stored in the in-memory database of the first host or encryption of selected data fields of a payload prior to being sent from the first host. | Keshav Govind Kamble (San Jose, CA) | Avocado Systems Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-06-13 | 2018-04-24 | G06F3/06, G06F21/00, G06F21/60, G06F21/62, G06F21/55, H04L29/08, G06F12/14, G06F12/0804 | 15/181304 |
| 1623 | 9951808 | Elastomeric spherical bearing assembly and structural member incorporating the same | A bearing assembly can include a top retainer, a middle retainer having a first concave spherical surface, a bottom retainer having a second concave spherical surface, a spherical ball member, and an elastomeric member coupled to the first concave spherical surface, the second concave spherical surface, and an outer surface of the spherical ball member. | Peter Q. Romano (Fort Worth, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Stephen R. Johnston (Fort Worth, TX), Peter H. Kintzinger (Grapevine, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-09-09 | 2018-04-24 | F16C11/06, B64C27/00 | 14/481177 |
| 1624 | 9951232 | IR absorbing coatings comprising fluorinated nanoparticles | The present disclosure relates to solution processed nanomaterials, and methods for their manufacture, with activity in the infrared (IR) region for a variety of commercial and defense applications, including conformal large-area IR coatings, devices and pigments that necessitate an absorption band edge in the MWIR or LWIR. | Larken E. Euliss (Calabasas, CA), Brett Nosho (Santa Monica, CA), Nicole L. Abueg (Seattle, WA), G. Michael Granger (Redmond, WA), Peter D. Brewer (Westlake Village, CA), Maryam Behroozi (Woodland Hills, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-04-21 | 2018-04-24 | B64D47/00, B82Y15/00, B64G1/22, C09D5/00, C09D127/12, C09D5/32, C08K3/30, C08K5/57, C08K9/04 | 14/691800 |
| 1625 | 9950814 | Ground-based mobile maintenance facilities for unmanned aerial vehicles | Intermodal vehicles may be loaded with items and an aerial vehicle, and directed to travel to areas where demand for the items is known or anticipated. The intermodal vehicles may be coupled to locomotives, container ships, road tractors or other vehicles, and equipped with systems for loading one or more items onto the aerial vehicle, and for launching or retrieving the aerial vehicle while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. The areas where the demand is known or anticipated may be identified on any basis, including but not limited to past histories of purchases or deliveries to such areas, or events that are scheduled to occur in such areas. Additionally, intermodal vehicles may be loaded with replacement parts and/or inspection equipment, and configured to conduct repairs, servicing operations or inspections on aerial vehicles within the intermodal vehicles, while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. | Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Nicholas Bjone (Laveen, AZ) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-07-24 | 2018-04-24 | B61D15/00, B64D45/00, B64F1/32, B64F1/22, B64C39/02, G06Q10/08, G08G5/00, B61D3/16, B61L25/02, B65D88/12, B61D49/00, B61D19/00, B64F5/40, B60L11/18, B25J11/00, B61D17/04 | 15/658080 |
| 1626 | 9950811 | Visual signalling of an aircraft | This relates to an aircraft providing visual signalling of an aircraft. An aircraft for providing visual signalling is provided with at least one multifunctional light unit comprising at least one light source for outboard light emission, which unit is provided on sideway facing areas of the aircraft. The sideway facing areas comprise lateral facing sideway surface areas and/or forward and backwards facing surface areas of the aircraft. The at least one multifunctional light unit is configured to provide i) directional signalling of the aircraft, or ii) status signalling of the aircraft, wherein the status signalling relates to at least one of the group of status of the aircraft, status of the current flight mission, and status of the traffic situation, and/or iii) identification signalling of the aircraft. | Christian Seibt (Hamburg, DE) | Airbus Operations Gmbh (Hamburg, DE) | 2013-10-10 | 2018-04-24 | G08B21/00, B64D47/02 | 14/434902 |
| 1627 | 9950791 | Drone receiver | Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising a body including a cavity for storing one or more packages, and a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body. The belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch. A package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone. The apparatus further comprises a landing mechanism for stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus. | Jeanette L. Blomberg (Portola Valley, CA), Eric K. Butler (San Jose, CA), Anca A. Chandra (Los Gatos, CA), Pawan R. Chowdhary (San Jose, CA), Thomas D. Griffin (Campbell, CA), Divyesh Jadav (San Jose, CA), Sunhwan Lee (Menlo Park, CA), Robert J. Moore (San Jose, CA), Hovey R. Strong, Jr. (San Jose, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-03-08 | 2018-04-24 | B64C39/02, B64F1/36, B64F1/02, B64F1/22 | 15/064557 |
| 1628 | 9950781 | Effector with ejectable stealth shell | An effector for an aircraft has an effector body and a stealth sheath enclosing the effector body at least in part. The stealth shell is attached to the effector body and embodied so as to be separated from the aircraft and from the effector body during flight of the aircraft carrying the effector. | Kay W. Dittrich (Ingolstadt, DE), Juan Perez-Sanchez (Bad Aibling, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2015-04-01 | 2018-04-24 | B64C7/00, G01S7/38, F41H3/00, F41F3/06, B64D7/02, B64D7/04, B64D7/06, F42B10/42 | 14/676047 |
| 1629 | 9948355 | Apparatus for providing communication services and methods thereof | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for modulating a first electrical signal to generate first modulated electromagnetic waves, and transmitting the first modulated electromagnetic waves on a waveguide located in proximity to a transmission medium. In one embodiment, the first electromagnetic waves can induce second electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of the transmission medium. The second electromagnetic waves can have a first spectral range that is divided into, contains or otherwise includes a first control channel and a first plurality of bands. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-02 | 2018-04-17 | H04B10/00, H04B3/56, H04W72/04, H04Q9/00, H04J14/00 | 15/341479 |
| 1630 | 9948354 | Magnetic coupling device with reflective plate and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device including a receiving portion that receives a radio frequency signal conveying data from a transmitting device. A magnetic coupler magnetically couples the radio frequency signal to a transmission medium as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound by an outer surface of the transmission medium. A cap includes a dielectric portion that secures the transmission medium adjacent to the magnetic coupler and a reflective plate that reduces electromagnetic emissions from the magnetic coupler. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-09-22 | 2018-04-17 | H04B3/56, H01P5/02, H04B3/54, H01P3/10, H01P1/207, H04B3/52, H01P7/06, H01P5/103, G01R31/00, H04W72/04, H01Q1/46 | 15/273348 |
| 1631 | 9948333 | Method and apparatus for wireless communications to mitigate interference | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a wireless signal at a first network device and directing the wireless signal towards a second network device of another utility pole, which includes directing the wireless signal away from another network device of the other utility pole. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-23 | 2018-04-17 | H04B1/04 | 14/807130 |
| 1632 | 9947982 | Dielectric transmission medium connector and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a connector that includes a first port configured to receive electromagnetic waves guided by a first dielectric core of a first transmission medium. A waveguide is configured to guide the electromagnetic waves from the first port to a second port. The second port is configured to transmit the electromagnetic waves to a second dielectric core of a second transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), William Scott Taylor (Norcross, GA), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-04-10 | 2018-04-17 | H01P3/12, G02B6/38, H01P3/16, H01P5/08, H01P1/16, H04B3/52 | 15/095092 |
| 1633 | 9947823 | Group-IV solar cell structure using group-IV or III-V heterostructures | Device structures, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for photovoltaic cells that may be a single junction or multijunction solar cells, with at least a first layer comprising a group-IV semiconductor in which part of the cell comprises a second layer comprising a III-V semiconductor or group-IV semiconductor having a different composition than the group-IV semiconductor of the first layer, such that a heterostructure is formed between the first and second layers. | Richard R. King (Thousand Oaks, CA), Christopher M. Fetzer (Valencia, CA), Nasser H. Karam (La Canada, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-07-23 | 2018-04-17 | H01L31/00, H01L31/0745, H01L31/0687, H01L31/18, H01L31/078, H01L31/0725, H01L31/0735, H01L31/074 | 14/807347 |
| 1634 | 9946258 | High performance system with explicit incorporation of ATC regulations to generate contingency plans for UAVs with lost communication | The present invention is to provide a method and system for generating contingency flight plans for normal landing and flight termination (crash) of UAVs (drones) in the event of lost communications with ground control stations. The system is fast, automatic, comprehensive, and systematic. The contingency plan can be generated using laptops or PCs. The execution of contingency plans will involve the coordination of flight computer in drones, ground control station, air traffic controllers (ATC) , and pilot in command (PIC) . External devices such as satellites and RF towers are also involved in the process such as reestablishment of communications. | Chiman kwan (Rockville, MD) | --- | 2016-06-25 | 2018-04-17 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00 | 15/193034 |
| 1635 | 9945766 | Device and method for measuring engine flow and monitoring air filter performance | In one example embodiment, an engine flow measurement device features an engine data repository, one or more sensor units, and a measurement unit. The measurement system is configured to identify, from performance data, a maneuver performed during operation of the aircraft and to measure, for the identified maneuver, a plurality of maneuver flow values achieved during performance of the maneuver. The plurality of maneuver flow values correspond to a plurality of maneuver engine power values. Each of the plurality of maneuver flow values represent a volume of air flow through the air filter at a particular moment during performance of the maneuver. | Alan H. Steinert (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-09-03 | 2018-04-17 | G01M15/00, G01N11/02, B64C27/12, F02D41/22, B60L1/00, F02D41/18, F02D41/14, F02M35/10, F02M35/09 | 14/844846 |
| 1636 | 9944408 | Systems and methods for recovering and controlling post-recovery motion of unmanned aircraft | Systems and methods for recovering unmanned aircraft and controlling post-recovery motion of the aircraft are disclosed herein. An aircraft recovery system for handling an unmanned aircraft in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a base portion and an elongated aircraft capture member having a first end movably coupled to the base portion and a second, free end opposite the first end. The aircraft capture member includes a first portion and a second portion at a distal end of the first portion and positioned to intercept an unmanned aircraft in flight. The first and/or second portions are generally flexible. The system further includes an energy capture and dissipation assembly operably coupled to the aircraft capture member and positioned to receive at least a portion of the landing forces from the aircraft. | Robert Gilchrist, III (Cook, WA), John Stafford (Lyle, WA), Brian D. Dennis (White Salmon, WA), Allen Smith (Hood River, OR), Jaime Mack (White Salmon, WA), Steven M. Sliwa (White Salmon, WA), Bradley Schrick (Bingen, WA), Robert Hughes (Springfield, VA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2011-10-21 | 2018-04-17 | B64F1/02 | 13/279148 |
| 1637 | 9944392 | Unmanned aerial vehicle for hazard detection | In an approach to hazard detection, one or more computer processors receive a request from a first vehicle user for assistance from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . The one or more computer processors locate a UAV. The one or more computer processors determine the location of the first vehicle. The one or more computer processors deploy the UAV to the location of the first vehicle. The one or more computer processors determine whether one or more hazards associated with a path of the first vehicle are detected. | Kelly Abuelsaad (Somers, NY), Gregory J. Boss (Saginaw, MI), Kevin C. McConnell (Austin, TX), Shane B. McElligott (Apex, NC) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-07-19 | 2018-04-17 | G06F19/00, B64C39/02, G08G1/0967, B60R21/00, G05D1/10, G08G1/09, G08G1/16 | 15/213972 |
| 1638 | 9944379 | Moisture path close-out and thermal control system and methods of assembling same | A moisture control assembly for use with a support beam extending through an insulation layer is provided. The insulation layer is positioned between an outer wall and an inner wall. The assembly includes: a moisture path close-out structure coupled to the insulation layer at an aperture defined through the insulation layer, the moisture path close-out structure including an opening substantially aligned with the aperture and configured to receive the support beam therethrough, and a coupling mechanism configured to secure the moisture path close-out structure to the support beam such that the moisture path close-out structure is partially pulled away from the insulation layer, the coupling mechanism and the moisture path close-out structure configured to direct liquid flow down and away from the support beam and along the insulation layer. | Brian Patrick Berryessa (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-09-06 | 2018-04-17 | F16J15/02, B64C1/06, B64F5/00 | 15/257563 |
| 1639 | 9943757 | Adjustable tension thumbstick | A thumbstick for a user input device comprises an adjustable tensioning mechanism configured to modify a tilt tension of a tiltable post. The tiltable post is operable to output a control signal based on a position of the tiltable post relative to a default position. The thumbstick comprises a cap with a cylindrical stem that defines a cavity. An engagement body is located within the cavity and contacts an engagement surface of the adjustable tensioning mechanism. The engagement body includes a cam surface disposed around an axis of the tiltable post. An adjustment body within the cavity of the stem comprises a follower that contacts the cam surface. The follower is configured to traverse the cam surface when the cap is rotated to thereby translate the engagement body along the axis of the tiltable post and adjust the tilt tension of the tiltable post. | Dustin Tiffany (Kirkland, WA), Aaron Schmitz (Redmond, WA), Benjamin Michael Finney (Woodinville, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2016-06-24 | 2018-04-17 | A63F13/24 | 15/192843 |
| 1640 | 9940842 | Intelligent drone traffic management via radio access network | Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to intelligent drone traffic management via a radio access network (''RAN'') . As disclosed herein, a RAN node, such as an eNodeB, can receive, from a drone, a flight configuration. The flight configuration can include a drone ID and a drone route. The RAN node can determine whether capacity is available in an airspace associated with the RAN node. In response to determining that capacity is available in the airspace associated with the RAN node, the RAN node can add the drone ID to a queue of drones awaiting use of the airspace associated with the RAN node. When the drone ID is next in the queue of drones awaiting use of the airspace associated with the RAN node, the RAN node can instruct the drone to fly through at least a portion of the airspace in accordance with the drone route. | Venson Shaw (Kirkland, WA), Zhi Cui (Sugar Hill, GA), Sangar Dowlatkhah (Johns Creek, GA) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-11-02 | 2018-04-10 | G08G5/00, H04W28/02, B64C39/02 | 14/929858 |
| 1641 | 9940520 | Automatic target recognition system with online machine learning capability | A method and apparatus for real-time target recognition within a multispectral image includes generating radiance signatures from reflectance signatures, sensor information and environment information and detecting targets in the multispectral image with a sparsity-driven target recognition algorithm utilizing set of parameters tuned with a deep neural network. | Chiman Kwan (Rockville, MD), Bulent Ayhan (Bethesda, MD) | Applied Research Llc. (Rockville, MD) | 2016-03-31 | 2018-04-10 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46 | 15/087235 |
| 1642 | 9938011 | Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with active energy harvesting and power management | A method of harvesting and managing energy from air currents, by small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) having a plurality of powered and unpowered rotors, to increase the aircraft's flight time, especially where the mission requires extensive hovering and loitering, is provided. Conventional powered rotors create lift for the aircraft. Unpowered rotors can either be: 1) Free-wheeling rotors which increase the plan form area of aircraft as they rotate, increasing lift, and reducing the power draw on the battery, and/or 2) Rotors connected to micro-generators, which serve as a brake on the unpowered rotors, create electrical power to charge the aircraft batteries or directly power the aircraft's electronics. The invention's folding rotor arm design results in a compact package that is easily transported by a single user (man portable) . The aircraft can be removed from its protective tube, unfolded and launched for flight in less than a minute. Extended flight times, compact easily transported design, and ability to host flight software on a user's tablet/PC result in low total cost of ownership. | Scott B. Rollefstad (New Albany, IN), John P. Waszczak (Tucson, AZ) | --- | 2016-12-23 | 2018-04-10 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, B64D41/00 | 15/389975 |
| 1643 | 9938010 | Human machine interface system | An electronic human machine interface (HMI) module is configured to receive at least one input from an operator of a manually-operated vehicle. The electronic HMI module includes an electronic graphical display unit and an electronic control module. The electronic graphical display unit is configured to display information corresponding to the manually-operated vehicle and information corresponding to an autonomously operated unmanned vehicle (UV) located remotely from the manually-operated vehicle. The electronic control module is in signal communication with the UV and is configured to receive an electronic image signal from the UV. The electronic control module is further configured to display a real-time image captured by the UV on the electronic graphical display unit based on the image signal. | Margaret MacIsaac Lampazzi (Oxford, CT), Thomas Guido (Stormville, NY), Gary Howland (Stratford, CT), Luca F. Bertuccelli (West Hartford, CT), Robert Pupalaikis (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2015-12-02 | 2018-04-10 | B64C39/02, B64D45/08, G01C23/00, G08G5/00, G05D1/00 | 14/957067 |
| 1644 | 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 |
| 1645 | 9938006 | Actuation system for an active element in a rotor blade | In accordance with one embodiment of the present application, an actuation system is configured for actuation of an airfoil member with a flap mechanism. The actuation system can include an upper drive tape and a lower drive tape, each partially wrapped around a first bearing and second bearing. An inboard frame can be actuated by at least one linear actuator. Similarly, an outboard frame can be actuated by at least one linear actuator. The inboard frame is coupled to the upper drive tape, while the outboard frame is coupled to the lower drive tape. An actuation of the inboard frame and outboard frame in a reciprocal manner acts move a flap input lever reciprocally upward and downward. A flap mechanism is configured to convert the movement of the flap input lever into rotational movements of the airfoil member. | Troy C. Schank (Keller, TX), Peter H. Kintzinger (Grapevine, TX), Jonathan A. Knoll (Burleson, TX), Christopher E. Foskey (Grand Prairie, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-28 | 2018-04-10 | B64C27/615, B64C27/72 | 13/596141 |
| 1646 | 9935703 | Host node device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a host node device having a terminal interface that receives downstream channel signals from a communication network and send upstream channel signals to the communication network. An access point repeater launches the downstream channel signals as guided electromagnetic waves on a guided wave communication system and to extract a first subset of the upstream channel signals from the guided wave communication system. A radio wirelessly transmits the downstream channel signals to at least one client node device and to wirelessly receive a second subset of the upstream channel signals from the at least one client node device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-03-15 | 2018-04-03 | H04B7/155, H04B7/04, H04L5/14, H01P3/10, H04B3/52, H04B3/54, H04W84/04, H04W88/10 | 15/070003 |
| 1647 | 9933780 | Systems and methods for remote distributed control of unmanned aircraft | Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for providing control of an unmanned aircraft (UA) . A server may receive an indication from a UA that a transition from autonomous flight to pilot controlled flight is required while the UA is in autonomous flight. The server may select a pilot station for providing pilot controlled flight of the UA. Selecting a pilot station for providing pilot controlled flight of the UA may be based on a pilot criterion associated with the pilot station. A UA may detect a condition that requires a transition from autonomous flight to pilot controlled flight and establish a pilot criterion for pilot controlled flight based on the detected condition. The UA may send a request for a pilot that includes the pilot criterion and information about the condition. | Kiet Tuan Chau (San Diego, CA), Michael-David Nakayoshi Canoy (San Diego, CA), Michael Orlando DeVico (San Diego, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2015-06-17 | 2018-04-03 | G05D1/00 | 14/741888 |
| 1648 | 9931567 | Adjustable tension thumbstick | A thumbstick for a user input device comprises an adjustable tensioning mechanism configured to modify a tilt tension of a tiltable post. The thumbstick comprises a cap with a cylindrical stem that defines a first cavity. Abase is moveable with the tiltable post and comprises a cylindrical portion extending into the first cavity. The cylindrical portion defines a second cavity and comprises a protuberance projecting into the second cavity. An adjustment body within the second cavity comprises a recessed slot and a contacting surface at a distal end. The slot is configured to engage the protuberance to adjust the tilt tension of the tiltable post. | Dustin Tiffany (Kirkland, WA), Aaron Schmitz (Redmond, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2016-06-24 | 2018-04-03 | A63F13/24 | 15/192897 |
| 1649 | 9930668 | Remote distributed antenna system | A distributed antenna system is provided that frequency shifts the output of one or more microcells to a 60 GHz or higher frequency range for transmission to a set of distributed antennas. The cellular band outputs of these microcell base station devices are used to modulate a 60 GHz (or higher) carrier wave, yielding a group of subcarriers on the 60 GHz carrier wave. This group will then be transmitted in the air via analog microwave RF unit, after which it can be repeated or radiated to the surrounding area. The repeaters amplify the signal and resend it on the air again toward the next repeater. In places where a microcell is required, the 60 GHz signal is shifted in frequency back to its original frequency (e.g., the 1.9 GHz cellular band) and radiated locally to nearby mobile devices. | Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel, Jr. (Flemington, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-05-19 | 2018-03-27 | H04L12/28, H04L5/00, H04W72/04, H04B7/26, H04B7/155, H01Q1/24, H04L29/08, H04J1/16 | 15/158798 |
| 1650 | 9929755 | Method and apparatus for coupling an antenna to a device | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a feed point of a dielectric antenna, electromagnetic waves from a dielectric core coupled to the feed point without an electrical return path, where at least a portion of the dielectric antenna comprises a conductive surface, directing, by the feed point, the electromagnetic waves to a proximal portion of the dielectric antenna, and radiating, via an aperture of the dielectric antenna, a wireless signal responsive to the electromagnetic waves being received at the aperture. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-08 | 2018-03-27 | H04B1/04, H04B1/16, H04B3/52, H01Q13/02, H01Q19/06, H01Q13/24, H01P3/16, H04R3/00, H01P1/16 | 15/176210 |
| 1651 | 9928461 | Hyper aware logic to create an agent of consciousness and intent for devices and machines | A neural logic unit network acting as an agent to achieve machine or device consciousness and intent is disclosed. More specifically, an agent of consciousness and intent (The Agent) is disclosed consisting of neuronal logic units upon which are mapped and connected to the individual outputs of the host system's entire sensorium and which neuronal logic units are activated by the simultaneous presentation of the results of the host system's recognition, tracking, analyzes and characterization computations similar to those performed by biological unconscious brains. The embodiment of the assembly of neural logic units is referred to as Hyper Aware Logic. | John C. Carson (Corona del Mar, CA) | Irvine Sensors Corporation (Costa Mesa, CA) | 2015-03-09 | 2018-03-27 | G06F15/18, G06N3/08, G06N3/04 | 14/641963 |
| 1652 | 9927517 | Apparatus and methods for sensing rainfall | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a rainfall sensor having a rainfall analyzer configured to induce transmitted electromagnetic waves that are guided by a transmission medium to propagate along the transmission medium, wherein the transmitted electromagnetic waves propagate without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the rainfall analyzer receives reflected electromagnetic waves from the transmission medium in response to the transmitted electromagnetic waves and wherein the rainfall analyzer analyzes the reflected electromagnetic waves and generates rainfall data in response thereto. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-06 | 2018-03-27 | G01S13/04, G01S13/88, H04B17/318, H04Q9/02, H04B1/10 | 15/369971 |
| 1653 | 9926084 | Aerial system and vehicle for continuous operation | An aerial vehicle landing station comprising a first post and a second post, wherein the second post is spaced apart from the first post and a cable to capture an aerial vehicle, wherein the cable is stretched between the first post and the second post and configured to support the weight of the aerial vehicle once captured and the cable may provide a charging current to the aerial vehicle once captured. One or more markers may be further positioned on the cable to designate a landing point, wherein the one or more markers are configured to be visually tracked by the aerial vehicle. A cable management device coupled to the cable via one or more pulleys may regulate tension of the cable. A communications transceiver at the aerial vehicle landing station may wirelessly communicate data with the aerial vehicle. | James Peverill (Manassas, VA), Adam Woodworth (Manassas, VA), Benjamin Freudberg (Manassas, VA), Dan Cottrell (Manassas, VA), Terrence McKenna (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2016-10-12 | 2018-03-27 | B64F1/02, B60L11/18, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, B64F1/36, G06K9/00, B64D47/08, B64C25/68, B64D47/04 | 15/291878 |
| 1654 | 9922282 | Automated readiness evaluation system (ARES) for use with an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) | Methods and systems for an Automated Readiness Evaluation System (ARES) , which is adapted for use with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) . The ARES (and UAS with such an ARES) is configured for a particular task or application selected by the user based upon their level of specific knowledge. The system may include: hardware components with communication protocols, a task, module data, and skill level repository, a user device, and an optional base system. Methods are provided for configuration, calibration, error checking, and operation of a UAS whereby the ARES serves as a mission planner by calculating the mission parameters for a user-selected task to minimize mission failure by determining the variables for task completion. | Errin T. Weller (Superior, CO), Jeffrey B. Franklin (Superior, CO) | Limitless Computing, Inc. (Boulder, CO) | 2016-06-28 | 2018-03-20 | G05D1/02, G06Q10/00, G06Q50/30, G06F11/00, G06F3/00, B64F5/60, B64F5/10, G08G5/00, B64D45/00, G05D1/00, G06K19/07, B64C39/02, B64D47/08 | 15/195735 |
| 1655 | 9922049 | Information processing device, method of processing information, and program for processing information | The present invention is to provide an information processing device, a method of processing information, and a program for processing information to easily identify the location of the monitoring object and to reduce the cost. The information processing device 10 that monitors the monitoring object includes a location information database that associates the vertical and horizontal position of the image data captured by a fixed camera with actual location information corresponding to the position, judges whether or not the monitoring object is imaged in the image data, and outputs actual location information corresponding to the position of the image data to which the monitoring object is imaged, based on the location information database if the monitoring object is judged to be imaged. | Shunji Sugaya (Tokyo, JP) | Optim Corporation (Saga-Shi, JP) | 2015-12-29 | 2018-03-20 | G06K9/00, G06F17/30, A01M29/00, G08B15/00, G06T7/70, G08B13/196 | 14/982283 |
| 1656 | 9921561 | Real time control of a remote device | According to one embodiment, a system includes one or more processors configured to determine an instruction to be performed by a remote device. The remote device includes a plurality of preloaded instructions, and the plurality of preloaded instructions includes a preloaded instruction that matches the instruction. The processors are further configured to determine a token associated with the instruction. The remote device further includes a plurality of preloaded tokens associated with the plurality of preloaded instructions. The plurality of preloaded tokens includes a preloaded token that matches the token, and the preloaded token is associated with the preloaded instruction. The processors are further configured to transmit the token to the remote device. The remote device is configured to match the token to the preloaded token. Based on the match, the remote device is further configured to determine the preloaded instruction and perform the preloaded instruction. | David Schoenberger (Marco Island, FL), Timothy Reynolds (Marco Island, FL) | Secure Cloud Systems, Inc. (Marco Island, FL) | 2016-03-17 | 2018-03-20 | G05B19/042 | 15/073114 |
| 1657 | 9920689 | Hybrid wave rotor propulsion system | A hybrid propulsion system includes a wave rotor combustion engine operating in parallel with an electrical motor-generator element. The motor-generator element is coupled to the turbine shaft to selectively drive or be driven by the turbine shaft. In one mode of operation, the motor of the motor generator element is powered by a battery to provide rotational energy to the turbine shaft. In another mode of operation, the wave rotor combustion engine drives the generator to recharge the battery. The wave rotor combustion engine may be further directly coupled to auxiliary components without a gearbox to drive the components at substantially the same speed as the turbine shaft. The turbine rotor of the combustion engine includes a plurality of chambers defined by circumferentially spaced curved vanes that improves specific fuel consumption for the engine. | M. Razi Nalim (Indianapolis, IN) | Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (Indianapolis, IN) | 2014-03-14 | 2018-03-20 | F02C5/04, F02C3/02, F02C3/16, F02C5/11 | 14/211140 |
| 1658 | 9919917 | Inertial sensor and method of manufacturing the same | Disclosed herein an inertial sensor and a method of manufacturing the same. An inertial sensor 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a plate-shaped membrane 110, a mass body 120 that includes an adhesive part 123 disposed under a central portion 113 of the membrane 110 and provided at the central portion thereof and a patterning part 125 provided at an outer side of the adhesive part 123 and patterned to vertically penetrate therethrough, and a first adhesive layer 130 that is formed between the membrane 110 and the adhesive part 123 and is provided at an inner side of the patterning part 125. An area of the first adhesive layer 130 is narrow by isotropic etching using the patterning part 125 as a mask, thereby making it possible to improve sensitivity of the inertial sensor 100. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon-Si, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Suwon-Si, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2014-10-14 | 2018-03-20 | B81C1/00, G01P15/09, G01P15/08, G01P15/18, G01C19/56, B81B3/00, C09K13/08, C09K13/00 | 14/514356 |
| 1659 | 9919797 | System and method for operation and management of reconfigurable unmanned aircraft | A reconfigurable unmanned aircraft system is disclosed. A system and method for configuring a reconfigurable unmanned aircraft and system and method for operation and management of a reconfigurable unmanned aircraft in an airspace are also disclosed. The aircraft is selectively reconfigurable to modify flight characteristics. The aircraft comprises a set of rotors. The position of at least one rotor relative to the base can be modified by at least one of translation of the rotor relative to the boom, pivoting of the boom relative to the base, and translation of the boom relative to the base, so that flight characteristics can be modified by configuration of position of at least one rotor relative to the base. A method of configuring an aircraft having a set of rotors on a mission to carry a payload comprises the steps of determining properties of the payload including at least mass properties, determining the manner in which the payload will be coupled to the aircraft, determining configuration for each of the rotors in the set of rotors at least partially in consideration of the properties of the payload, and positioning the set of rotors in the configuration for the aircraft to perform the mission. | Alistair K. Chan (Bainbridge Island, WA), Jesse R. Cheatham, III (Seattle, WA), Hon Wah Chin (Palo Alto, CA), William David Duncan (Mill Creek, WA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, CA), Jordin T. Kare (Seattle, WA), Tony S. Pan (Bellevue, WA), Robert C. Petroski (Seattle, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA), David B. Tuckerman (Lafayette, CA), Thomas Allan Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (N/A) | 2014-12-04 | 2018-03-20 | G05D1/00, B64C27/08, B64C27/52, B64D27/26, B64D47/08, B64C39/02 | 14/560765 |
| 1660 | 9917341 | Apparatus and method for launching electromagnetic waves and for modifying radial dimensions of the propagating electromagnetic waves | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving a communication signal, generating an electromagnetic wave from the communication signal, and inducing the electromagnetic wave on a portion of a transmission medium having an insulation layer with a tapered end covering at least part of a conductor. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-05-27 | 2018-03-13 | H01P3/10, H04B3/52, H04B3/56, H01P5/107, H04B3/36 | 14/722285 |
| 1661 | 9916925 | Wireless power receiver and transfer, wireless power transceiver system, and wireless power transceiver mobile device | A wireless power receiver includes a receiver resonator configured to be coupled to a source resonator to receive a power from the source resonator, the receiver resonator comprising: a planar dielectric layer, an antenna patterned in the form of a loop on the dielectric layer or arranged in the shape of a ring in the exterior of the dielectric layer, and a meta-structure separated from the antenna and arranged on the dielectric layer within the antenna, wherein the meta-structure is configured to reinforce at least one of the electric fields and magnetic fields that are formed in the receiver resonator. | Chul Hun Seo (Seoul, KR), Chongmin Lee (Seoul, KR) | Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation Foundation (Seoul, KR) | 2013-08-23 | 2018-03-13 | H02J50/12, H01Q15/00, H01Q7/00, H01F27/28, H02J7/02, H02J50/80, H01F38/14 | 13/974344 |
| 1662 | 9916505 | Method and system for collecting image data | An evaluator can determine whether there is a material change in the observed parameter of a crop or field with respect to average measurements of the observed parameter. A location-determining receiver is adapted to determine a location of a vehicle corresponding to the material change in the observed parameter. An imaging device is adapted to collect the image data for a time interval associated with the material change. A data processor is arranged for associating the image data with the corresponding location data and storing the image data and corresponding location data in a data storage device. | Terence D. Pickett (Waukee, IA) | Deere & Company (Moline, IL) | 2014-09-22 | 2018-03-13 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06T1/00, G06F17/40 | 14/492478 |
| 1663 | 9916463 | Camouflaged communication device | A transmission system is used in a method of transmitting a camouflaged transmission of signals by generating an underlying transmission comprising a plasma transmission discharge constituting background noise having a first amplitude and generating an embedded transmission of signals within the underlying transmission. | Robert A. Schill (Henderson, NV) | The Board of Regents of Nevada System of Higher Education On Behalf of The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) | 2014-07-31 | 2018-03-13 | H04L29/06, H04K1/02, H04K3/00, H04L9/00, G06F21/60, G09C1/00 | 14/908398 |
| 1664 | 9915956 | Package delivery by means of an automated multi-copter UAS/UAV dispatched from a conventional delivery vehicle | Methods and associated systems for autonomous package delivery utilize a UAS/UAV, an infrared positioning senor, and a docking station integrated with a package delivery vehicle. The UAS/UAV accepts a package for delivery from the docking station on the delivery vehicle and uploads the delivery destination. The UAS/UAV autonomously launches from its docked position on the delivery vehicle. The UAS/UAV autonomously flies to the delivery destination by means of GPS navigation. The UAS/UAV is guided in final delivery by means of a human supervised live video feed from the UAS/UAV. The UAS/UAV is assisted in the descent and delivery of the parcel by precision sensors and if necessary by means of remote human control. The UAS/UAV autonomously returns to the delivery vehicle by means of GPS navigation and precision sensors. The UAS/UAV autonomously docks with the delivery vehicle for recharging and preparation for the next delivery sequence. | Elliot T. Bokeno (Fairfield, OH), Thaddeus M. Bort, Jr. (Maineville, OH), Stephen S. Burns (Maineville, OH), Martin Rucidlo (Mason, OH), Wei Wei (Mason, OH), Donald L. Wires (Loveland, OH) | Workhorse Group Inc. (Loveland, OH) | 2016-01-07 | 2018-03-13 | B64C37/02, G05D1/10, B64D5/00, B64C39/02, B60L11/18 | 14/989870 |
| 1665 | 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 |
| 1666 | 9913278 | Systems and methods for dynamically allocating wireless service resources consonant with service demand density | Wireless service is provided to a service area using limited resources dynamically reallocated to maximize capacity in high demand regions. An antenna array transmits a plurality of downlink beams, each covering a respective region of a service area. An antenna management logic identifies a high demand region serviced by downlink beams transmitted from a first set of antennas at a first power level and a low demand region serviced by downlink beams transmitted from a second set of antennas at a second power level. The antenna management logic reconfigures the antenna array to provide the wireless service to the high demand region at a power level higher than the first power level, and to provide the wireless service to the low demand region at a power level lower than the second power level, such that the antenna array does not exceed a maximum power level available from a power supply. | Paul Heninwolf (Mountain View, CA), Sharath Ananth (Mountain View, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-06-06 | 2018-03-06 | H04W72/12, H04L29/08, H04W72/04, H04B7/06, H04B7/04 | 15/174472 |
| 1667 | 9913139 | Signal fingerprinting for authentication of communicating devices | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, accessing a profile including an expected fingerprint of expected parameters for received signals associated with a network path comprising a wired connection between network devices, comparing a fingerprint with the expected fingerprint where the fingerprint is generated from parameters measured from a signal, and authenticating a network device along the network path associated with the transmitting of the signal according to the comparing. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David Gross (South River, NJ), Joshua Lackey (Lake Stevens, WA), Donald E. Levy (Holmdel, NJ), Roger Piqueras Jover (New York, NY), Jayaraman Ramachandran (Plainsboro, NJ), Cristina Serban (Middletown, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-09 | 2018-03-06 | H04M1/66, H04W12/06, H04W8/18, H04L29/06 | 14/733988 |
| 1668 | 9912419 | Method and apparatus for managing a fault in a distributed antenna system | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by a first antenna system of a distributed antenna system, a first wireless signal from a second antenna system of the distributed antenna system, the second antenna system included in a first series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, detecting an operational fault in the second antenna system, and redirecting, by the first antenna system, a first wireless transmission to a third antenna system of the distributed antenna system, the third antenna system included in a second series of antenna systems of the distributed antenna system, the first series of antenna systems providing first communication services, the second series of antenna systems providing second communication services, and the second communication services utilized at least in part as backup communication services when a communication fault is detected in the first series of antenna systems. Other embodiments are disclosed. | George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Leon Lubranski (Scotch Plains, NJ), Tracy Van Brakle (Colts Neck, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-08-24 | 2018-03-06 | H04W40/28, H04B17/318 | 15/246223 |
| 1669 | 9912382 | Network termination and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network termination includes a downstream channel modulator modulates downstream data into downstream channel signals to convey the downstream data via a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. A host interface sends the downstream channel signals to the guided wave communication system and receives upstream channel signals corresponding to upstream frequency channels from the guided wave communication system. An upstream channel demodulator demodulates upstream channel signals into upstream data. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-10 | 2018-03-06 | H04L12/28, H04B7/04, H04B3/52, H04B5/00, H04L27/00, H04B3/54, H04B3/56, H02J13/00 | 15/179529 |
| 1670 | 9912381 | Network termination and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network termination includes a downstream channel modulator modulates downstream data into downstream channel signals to convey the downstream data via a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. A host interface sends the downstream channel signals to the guided wave communication system and receives upstream channel signals corresponding to upstream frequency channels from the guided wave communication system. An upstream channel demodulator demodulates upstream channel signals into upstream data. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southhold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-03 | 2018-03-06 | H04B3/54, H04B3/56, H04B7/04, H04L27/00, H04B3/52, H04B5/00, H02J13/00 | 14/729191 |
| 1671 | 9912033 | Guided wave coupler, coupling module and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupler including a receiving portion that receives a first electromagnetic wave conveying first data from a transmitting device. A guiding portion guides the first electromagnetic wave to a junction for coupling the first electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium. The first electromagnetic wave propagates via at least one first guided wave mode. The coupling of the first electromagnetic wave to the transmission medium forms a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate along the outer surface of the transmission medium via at least one second guided wave mode that differs from the at least one first guided wave mode. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-03-15 | 2018-03-06 | H04B3/36, H04B3/56, H01P5/12, H04B7/155, H04B3/52, H04W16/26, H01P3/16 | 15/070056 |
| 1672 | 9912027 | Method and apparatus for exchanging communication signals | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting an environmental condition that can adversely affect operations of a waveguide system for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves guided by a transmission medium, and enabling a heater system to mitigate an effect of the environmental condition on the operations of the waveguide system for transmitting or receiving the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-23 | 2018-03-06 | H04B3/54, H01P1/30, H01P3/10, H02J13/00 | 14/807232 |
| 1673 | 9911020 | Method and apparatus for tracking via a radio frequency identification device | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, including a radio frequency interface configured to receive, from a radio frequency identification device, a first wireless signal of a first carrier frequency that indicates a personal identifier. A transceiver can be configured to generate a transmission signal of second carrier frequency that indicates the personal identifier and location information associated with the device and to transmit electromagnetic waves in response to the transmission signal at a first physical interface of a transmission medium that propagate without requiring an electrical return path. The electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium and are received by a receiving device at a second physical interface of the transmission medium, and the transmission signal can be extracted from the electromagnetic waves by the receiving device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Ken Liu (Edison, NJ), Pamela A. M. Bogdan (Neptune, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-08 | 2018-03-06 | G06K7/10, H04B5/00 | 15/372466 |
| 1674 | 9907043 | Method for synchronizing signals in a terrestrial and satellite link and associated architecture | A method for synchronizing the transmission of messages in a communication system comprises a user terminal, a main communication network comprising a first station, and a secondary communication network comprising a second station, the method consisting of an exchange of synchronization signals to calculate an offset to be applied to the instant of emission of the messages transmitted by the second station so that the messages transmitted by the first station and the second station are received by the user terminal in a synchronous manner. A communication system implementing the invention is provided. | Marc Ratiney (Toulouse, FR), Nicolas Van Wambeke (Toulouse, FR), Benjamin Gadat (Toulouse, FR) | Thales (Courbevoie, FR) | 2015-12-18 | 2018-02-27 | H04W56/00, H04H20/18, H04H20/24, H04B7/024, H04B7/185, H04B7/02, H04B7/26, H04B7/026, H04B7/022 | 14/975184 |
| 1675 | 9906992 | PDN management between LTE and WiFi | A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to receive a handover request from a user equipment (UE) device via an evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) , wherein the handover request includes a request for a dual Packet Data Network (PDN) context and designate the UE device as having dual PDN context, based on the received handover request. The processor may be further configured to identify an Internet Protocol (IP) address for a Long Term Evolution (LTE) bearer associated with the UE device, create a PDN session to the ePDG using the IP address, based on the UE device having the dual PDN context, and send a Protocol Configuration Options (PCO) message to the UE device via the ePDG, wherein the PCO message includes an indication of dual PDN context support, and select to maintain the LTE bearer. | Andrew E. Youtz (Princeton, NJ), Kyriaki Konstantinou (New York, NY), Xin Wang (Morris Plains, NJ), Lily Zhu (Parsippany, NJ) | Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 2017-04-04 | 2018-02-27 | H04W36/00, H04W36/18, H04L29/06, H04W88/16 | 15/478669 |
| 1676 | 9906269 | Monitoring and mitigating conditions in a communication network | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving telemetry information from an apparatus that induces electromagnetic waves on a wire surface of a wire of a power grid for delivery of communication signals to a recipient communication device coupled to the power grid, and detecting a condition from the telemetry information that is adverse to a delivery of the communication signals to the recipient communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Mitchell Harvey Fuchs (Toms River, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-05-17 | 2018-02-27 | G08C19/16, H04B3/52, H04Q9/00, G08C23/06, H04B3/46, H04B3/54, H04B17/345, H01Q1/46 | 15/156470 |
| 1677 | 9906265 | Manchester correlator | A system, apparatus, and related method for receiving and correlating Manchester encoded data signals includes a receiver for receiving 1090ES/ADS-B or other Manchester encoded signals. A sampler extracts and oversamples data strings from the received signals. Sample correlators compare the oversampled data strings to oversampled versions of each possible pattern for the extracted data string and determine a score indicating how closely the possible pattern (or its oversampled counterpart) matches the extracted data string (or its oversampled version) on a bitwise or symbolwise basis. The system outputs correlated and decoded data string most closely matching the extracted data string based on the set of determined scores. | Paul Beard (Bigfork, MT) | Uavionix Corporation (Bigfork, MT) | 2016-10-11 | 2018-02-27 | H03D1/00, H04B1/7093, H04L7/04, H04L27/26, B64C39/02 | 15/290708 |
| 1678 | 9906078 | Infrared signal generation from AC induction field heating of graphite foam | A magneto-energy apparatus includes an electromagnetic field source for generating a time-varying electromagnetic field. A graphite foam conductor is disposed within the electromagnetic field. The graphite foam when exposed to the time-varying electromagnetic field conducts an induced electric current, the electric current heating the graphite foam to produce light. An energy conversion device utilizes light energy from the heated graphite foam to perform a light energy consuming function. A device for producing light and a method of converting energy are also disclosed. | James W. Klett (Knoxville, TN), Orlando Rios (Knoxville, TN), Richard L. Moyers (Knoxville, TN), John E. Monk (Fredericksburg, VA), Roger Kisner (Knoxville, TN) | Ut-Battelle, Llc (Oak Ridge, TN), Spectrum Fml Inc. (Fredricksburg VA) | 2014-08-22 | 2018-02-27 | H05B33/08, C04B38/00, F28F21/02, H02J50/20 | 14/466544 |
| 1679 | 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 |
| 1680 | 9904535 | Method and apparatus for distributing software | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a first network device receiving from a second network device a software, the first network device adjusting operations at the first network device according to the software, the first network device providing a digital signature to the software to generate an adjusted software where the digital signature indicates that the first network device has received the software, and the first network device transmitting, to a third network device, the adjusted software. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David Gross (South River, NJ), Joshua Lackey (Lake Stevens, WA), Donald E. Levy (Holmdel, NJ), Roger Piqueras Jover (New York, NY), Jayaraman Ramachandran (Plainsboro, NJ), Cristina Serban (Middletown, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-09-14 | 2018-02-27 | G06F9/445, H04B3/52, H04B3/54, H02J13/00, G01R31/00, H04B7/155 | 14/853297 |
| 1681 | 9904292 | Method for operating a radio-controlled flying hovercraft | A homeostatic flying hovercraft preferably utilizes at least two pairs of counter-rotating ducted fans to generate lift like a hovercraft and utilizes a homeostatic hover control system to create a flying craft that is easily controlled. The homeostatic hover control system provides true homeostasis of the craft with a true fly-by-wire flight control and control-by-wire system control. | Brad Pedersen (Minneaplois, MN), Peter Spirov (Minneapolis, MN) | Qfo Labs, Inc. (Bloomington, MN) | 2015-07-03 | 2018-02-27 | G05D1/08, B64C39/02, B64C39/00, B64C27/20, B60V1/10, B60V1/06, G05D1/00, B64D27/24, B64C27/08, B64C15/02 | 14/791253 |
| 1682 | 9903954 | Systems and methods for absolute position navigation using pseudolites | A pseudolite device for providing navigation data, while denied or having limited access to satellite navigation signals for instance, may include a receiver for receiving, from each of a plurality of pseudolites, respective navigation data including an indication of an absolute position of a respective pseudolite and a time instance at which the navigation data is transmitted by the respective pseudolite. The pseudolite device may include a processor configured to determine an absolute position of the pseudolite device according to the navigation data received from each of the plurality of pseudolites, and a transmitter for broadcasting positioning data and transmission time data. The positioning data can include an indication of the determined absolute position of the pseudolite device and the transmission time data includes an indication of a time instance at which the positioning data is transmitted by the transmitter. | Michael Greg Farley (Coggon, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2016-04-22 | 2018-02-27 | H04W24/00, H04B7/185, G01S5/10, G01S19/11 | 15/136544 |
| 1683 | 9902491 | Reconfigurable unmanned aircraft system | A reconfigurable unmanned aircraft system is disclosed. A system and method for configuring a reconfigurable unmanned aircraft and system and method for operation and management of a reconfigurable unmanned aircraft in an airspace are also disclosed. The aircraft is selectively reconfigurable to modify flight characteristics. The aircraft comprises a set of rotors. The position of at least one rotor relative to the base can be modified by at least one of translation of the rotor relative to the boom, pivoting of the boom relative to the base, and translation of the boom relative to the base, so that flight characteristics can be modified by configuration of position of at least one rotor relative to the base. A method of configuring an aircraft having a set of rotors on a mission to carry a payload comprises the steps of determining properties of the payload including at least mass properties, determining the manner in which the payload will be coupled to the aircraft, determining configuration for each of the rotors in the set of rotors at least partially in consideration of the properties of the payload, and positioning the set of rotors in the configuration for the aircraft to perform the mission. | Alistair K. Chan (Bainbridge Island, WA), Jesse R. Cheatham, III (Seattle, WA), Hon Wah Chin (Palo Alto, CA), William David Duncan (Mill Creek, WA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, CA), Jordin T. Kare (San Jose, CA), Tony S. Pan (Bellevue, WA), Robert C. Petroski (Seattle, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA), David B. Tuckerman (Lafayette, CA), Thomas Allan Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (N/A) | 2015-03-05 | 2018-02-27 | B64C27/00, B64C27/08, B64C27/37, B64D45/00, B64C39/02, B64C13/02, B64C27/54, B64D1/00 | 14/639369 |
| 1684 | 9898932 | Unmanned vehicle movement path assignment and management | Mechanisms are provided for monitoring an area utilizing an unmanned vehicle. These mechanisms identify an area to be monitored by an unmanned vehicle and identify an unmanned vehicle assigned to monitoring the identified area. The mechanisms further generate, for the unmanned vehicle, a travel path to be traversed by the unmanned vehicle using a function to randomize generation of the travel path. Moreover, the mechanisms program the unmanned vehicle to traverse the generated travel path and initiate operation of the unmanned vehicle to collect data about the area while traversing the generated travel path. In addition, the mechanisms monitor the area utilizing the unmanned vehicle based on the data collected by the unmanned vehicle while traversing the generated travel path. | Jay A. Brown (Long Beach, CA), Thomas J. Watson (Riverside, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2015-05-04 | 2018-02-20 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/02 | 14/703062 |
| 1685 | 9898846 | Method and apparatus for traffic condition diagram generation | A method and apparatus for generating traffic condition diagrams includes a computing system configured to receive an input that indicates a roadway location. The system uses overhead images, ground level images, or both, that are available in publicly accessible databases to identify roadway and related features for depiction in the traffic condition diagram. Features and their locations are identified and corresponding graphical artifacts are selected for inclusion in the traffic condition diagram. Independently sourced images such as that acquired by a drone dispatched to the roadway location can be used to validate or verify the results of processing the overhead and/or ground level images. | Jaime A. Borras (Miramar, FL) | Noa, Inc. (Miami Beach, FL) | 2016-08-11 | 2018-02-20 | G06T11/60, G06K9/00, G06K9/46 | 15/234017 |
| 1686 | 9898003 | External aircraft ground control | Embodiments of the subject matter described herein provide an innovative method and system capable of enabling external ground control of a manned aircraft without a pilot or crew, in order to (i) move the aircraft, and (ii) command various subsystems of the aircraft. The provided method and system supports secure wireless communication between the aircraft and a remote device. | Matthew Warpinski (Albuquerque, NM), Andrew Fannon Lamkin (Albuquerque, NM), Duke Buster (Albuquerque, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2015-05-14 | 2018-02-20 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64C25/40, B64C19/00, B64F1/00, B64F1/22, G08G5/06 | 14/711952 |
| 1687 | 9897457 | Method and system for controlling vehicles and drones | Embodiments are provided for controlling a fleet of vehicles and drones. The vehicles are directed to respectively drop off passenger groups at multiple locations. Routes are calculated routes for the vehicles to respectively pick up the passenger groups from the multiple locations based on predicted pick-up times, passenger group sizes and available vehicle capacities. One or more assign drones are assigned to each passenger group at each location. Each drone is configured to broadcast a current location of the passenger group in the location and a corresponding one of the predicted pick-up times and delay the corresponding passenger group in the location based on one of the vehicles assigned as a pick-up vehicle for the passenger group being delayed. | Donald L. Bryson (Chattanooga, TN), Eric V. Kline (Rochester, MN), Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-02-10 | 2018-02-20 | G01C22/00, G05D1/02, G06Q50/14, G05D1/10, G01C21/34 | 15/040542 |
| 1688 | 9897456 | Dynamically establishing a temporary safe route via a network of unmanned aerial vehicles | Dynamically establishing a temporary safe evacuation route away from an unsafe situation using unmanned vehicles. The temporary safe evacuation route is determined based on real-time information regarding the unsafe situation. A network of unmanned vehicles are deployed and positioned at determined points along the safe evacuation route. Guidance is provided to the network of unmanned vehicles for display along the safe evacuation route by the unmanned vehicle to aid people in evacuating from the unsafe situation. Information in real time regarding the unsafe situation may be received from the unmanned vehicles. Based on the information received, the safe evacuation route may be adjusted. | Guillaume Hoareau (Montpellier, FR), Johannes J. Liebenberg (Johannesburg, ZA), John G. Musial (Newburgh, NY), Todd R. Whitman (Bethany, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-08-11 | 2018-02-20 | G01C21/34, G01C21/20, G01C21/36, B64C39/02 | 15/234635 |
| 1689 | 9897417 | Payload delivery | Disclosed is a method for delivering a load on-board an aircraft to a target. The method comprises: acquiring a position of the target, acquiring parameter values relating to aircraft maneuverability, acquiring load properties, acquiring parameter values relating to environmental conditions, using the acquired information, determining a position and a velocity value, performing, by the aircraft, the procedure, and, at a point in the procedure that the aircraft has the determined position and its travelling at a velocity equal to the determined velocity value, releasing the load. The determined position and velocity value are such that, were the aircraft to release the load while having the determined position and velocity, the load would travel to be within a predetermined distance of the target. The procedure is such that the aircraft would have the determined position and velocity at some time-step. | Andrew Christopher Tebay (Warton, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2014-12-04 | 2018-02-20 | G05D1/00, F41G3/08, G05D1/12, G06K9/00, B64D1/02, G06Q10/04, F41G3/22, G06Q50/32, G06Q10/00, F41G7/00, F41G9/00, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G06T7/73, H04N5/232, G08G5/00 | 15/100453 |
| 1690 | 9896222 | Capture devices for unmanned aerial vehicles, including track-borne capture lines, and associated systems and methods | Capture devices for unmanned aerial vehicles, including track borne capture lines, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes at least one support having an upright portion and at least one boom portion, a carriage track carried by the at least one boom portion, and a carriage carried by, and movable along, the carriage track. The system can further include a capture line carried by and extending downwardly from the at least one boom portion, or the carriage, or both the at least one boom portion and the carriage. | Peter Kunz (Hood River, OR), Clifford Jackson (White Salmon, WA), Craig Aram Thomasian (The Dalles, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2015-11-12 | 2018-02-20 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02, B64C25/68 | 14/939893 |
| 1691 | 9896221 | Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a deployable net for capture of threat UAVs | An apparatus for use as part of, or attached to, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to intercept and entangle a threat unmanned aerial vehicle, includes a flight and payload control system for controlling power to the UAV and for controlling maneuvering of the UAV. A host-side mount may be coupled to the UAV and is in communication with the flight and payload control system. A payload-side mount is removably attached to the host-side mount and includes a power interface and a control interface between the payload-side mount and the host-side mount. A counter-UAV system is coupled to said payload-side mount and includes a deployable net having a cross-sectional area sized for intercepting and entangling the threat unmanned aerial vehicle, and a deployment mechanism for mounting to the unmanned aerial vehicle including a rigid mounting bar and a pair of cords, between which the deployable net is disposed. | James C. Kilian (Tyngsborough, MA), Brede J. Wegener (Cambridge, MA), Eric Wharton (Hopkinton, MA), David R. Gavelek (Bedford, MA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2015-07-20 | 2018-02-20 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02 | 14/803888 |
| 1692 | 9896207 | Product delivery methods and systems utilizing portable unmanned delivery aircraft | In some embodiments, provide systems, apparatuses and methods to deliver products using unmanned delivery aircraft. In some embodiments, product delivery system is provided, comprising: an unmanned delivery aircraft configured to deliver a package to a package drop point corresponding to a location of a vehicle at a predefined drive-through station, wherein the delivery aircraft comprises: one or more cameras, an image processor configured to process images captured by the one or more cameras and based on the processing of the images confirm a precise location of the package drop point as defined according to a determined current location and an orientation of the vehicle, and a crane system that supports the first package and lowers the first package to the package drop point relative to the current location and orientation of the vehicle while the delivery aircraft hovers above the vehicle by a threshold distance. | Chandrashekar Natarajan (San Ramon, CA), Donald R. High (Noel, MO) | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Bentonville, AR) | 2016-11-08 | 2018-02-20 | B64D1/22, B64F1/20, G06K9/00, B64D47/08, G01S19/13, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G06Q10/08, B66C23/18 | 15/346030 |
| 1693 | 9896196 | Manned and unmanned aircraft | A manned or unmanned aircraft has a main body with a circular shape and a circular outer periphery. One or more rotor blades extend substantially horizontally outward from the main body at or about the circular outer periphery. In addition, one or more counter-rotation blades extend substantially horizontally outward from said main body at or about the circular outer periphery, but vertically offset from the main rotor blades. The rotor blades and counter-rotation blades can be folded upward into a storage position. In addition, the unmanned aircraft can have solar panels positioned about the top housing and fuselage of the aircraft. | James Kaiser (Washington, DC) | Kaiser Enterprises, Llc (Washington, DC) | 2017-05-19 | 2018-02-20 | B64C27/20, B64D35/06, B64D27/24, B64D27/04, B64C27/50 | 15/600296 |
| 1694 | 9893795 | Method and repeater for broadband distribution | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes extracting first channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to an outer surface of a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system, amplifying the first channel signals to generate amplified first channel signals in accordance with a phase correction, selecting one or more of the amplified first channel signals to wirelessly transmit to at least one client device via an antenna, and guiding the amplified first channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves, wherein the phase correction aligns a phase of the second guided electromagnetic waves to add in-phase with a residual portion of the first guided electromagnetic waves that continues propagation along the transmission medium. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-07 | 2018-02-13 | H04B3/52, H04B7/14, H04B1/40, H04B1/00 | 15/371299 |
| 1695 | 9891621 | Control of an unmanned aerial vehicle through multi-touch interactive visualization | Methods and systems are described for new paradigms for user interaction with an unmanned aerial vehicle (referred to as a flying digital assistant or FDA) using a portable multifunction device (PMD) such as smart phone. In some embodiments, a magic wand user interaction paradigm is described for intuitive control of an FDA using a PMD. In other embodiments, methods for scripting a shot are described. | Abraham Bachrach (San Francisco, CA), Adam Bry (San Mateo, CA), Matthew Donahoe (Burlingame, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2017-05-10 | 2018-02-13 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G01C21/16, G01C23/00, B64D47/08 | 15/591883 |
| 1696 | 9889945 | Intake for an engine of an aircraft | An intake for feeding air to an engine of an aircraft includes an opening for sucking in air, which opening faces in the direction of movement of the aircraft, and an air duct between the opening and the engine, which air duct is curved such that an impact region is arranged in the air duct after the opening in relation to the direction of movement of the aircraft. An object flying into the opening contacts the impact region. The impact region has a penetration region, which is designed to be penetrated by the impinging object. | Michael Judas (Munich, DE), Bartholomaeus Bichler (Raubling, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2013-12-02 | 2018-02-13 | B64D33/02 | 14/649754 |
| 1697 | 9889929 | Jam-tolerant linear control motor for hydraulic actuator valve | According to one embodiment, a linear control motor includes a first permanent magnet, a coil, a first magnetic material, a shaft, and a first non-magnetic material. The first non-magnetic material is disposed between at least one of the movable components and at least one of the static components and operable to prevent physical contact between at least one of the movable components and at least one of the static components. | Charles Eric Covington (Colleyville, TX), Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-09-26 | 2018-02-13 | B64C27/32, B64C27/64, B64C27/605, H02K7/00, H01F7/06, H01F7/122 | 14/038154 |
| 1698 | 9889928 | Lift, propulsion and stabilising system for vertical take-off and landing aircraft | The lift, propulsion and stabilizing system for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft of the invention consists of applying during vertical flight on, below or in the interior of the fixed-wing aircraft one or more rotors or large fans each one with two or more horizontal blades, said rotors are activated by means of turboshafts, turbofans or turboprops with a mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic or electrical transmission, and the respective motors. Using lifting and/or stabilizing and/or controlling fans and/or oscillating fins and/or air blasts. Placing the horizontal lifters near at least one end of the longitudinal axis and of the transverse axis of the aircraft. Generally said stabilizing elements form 90.degree. with one another and with the central application point of the rotor or application of that which results from the lift forces. | Manuel Salz (Almeria, ES) | --- | 2010-05-05 | 2018-02-13 | B64C27/30, B64C27/26, B64C29/00 | 13/392674 |
| 1699 | 9887447 | Transmission medium having multiple cores and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium for propagating electromagnetic waves. The transmission medium can include a plurality of cores for selectively guiding an electromagnetic wave of a plurality of electromagnetic waves longitudinally along each core, and a shell surrounding at least a portion of each core for reducing exposure of the electromagnetic wave of each core. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), William Scott Taylor (Norcross, GA), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-09-16 | 2018-02-06 | H04L27/00, H04B3/32, H01P3/06, H04B3/54, H04B3/56, H01P3/16 | 15/267586 |
| 1700 | 9886862 | Automated air traffic communications | Apparatus and methods related to aviation communications are included. A computing device can receive position data indicating a position of an aerial vehicle. The position can include an altitude. The computing device can determine, from a plurality of possible airspace classifications, a first airspace classification at the position of the aerial vehicle, where each airspace classification specifies one or more communication parameters for communication within an associated airspace. The computing device can select, from a plurality of communication repositories, a first communication repository that is associated with the first airspace classification, where each communication repository specifies a set of pre-defined communication components for at least one associated airspace classification. The computing device can generate a communication related to the aerial vehicle using the first communication repository. The computing device can send the generated communication to at least one recipient. | James Burgess (Redwood City, CA), Chirath Thouppuarachchi (Mountain View, CA), Gregory Whiting (Menlo Park, CA) | X Development Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-12-23 | 2018-02-06 | G08G5/00, H04W4/02, G06F3/16, G07C5/00 | 15/390043 |
| 1701 | 9886794 | Problem reporting in maps | For a mapping application, a method for reporting a problem related to a map displayed by the mapping application is described. The method identifies a mode in which the mapping application is operating. The method identifies a set of types of problems to report based on the identified mode. The method displays, in a display area of the mapping application, a graphical user interface (GUI) page that includes a set of selectable user interface (UI) items that represent the identified set of types of problems. | Marcel van Os (San Francisco, CA), Albert P. Dul (San Jose, CA), Bradford A. Moore (San Francisco, CA), Ethan C. Sorrelgreen (Berkeley, CA), I Wei Lai (San Francisco, CA) | Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA) | 2012-09-30 | 2018-02-06 | G06T19/00, G09B29/10, G06F3/0484, G06F3/0482, G06F3/041, G06F17/30, G06F3/048, G01C21/36, G01C21/32, G01C21/00, G06F3/0488, G06T17/05, G09B29/00 | 13/632102 |
| 1702 | 9882657 | Methods and apparatus for inducing a fundamental wave mode on a transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating electromagnetic waves having a fundamental wave mode, and directing the electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium for guiding propagation of the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-21 | 2018-01-30 | H04B3/52, H04B10/90, H04W72/04, H01Q13/22, H04B3/56 | 15/331402 |
| 1703 | 9882277 | Communication device and antenna assembly with actuated gimbal mount | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna assembly that includes a dielectric antenna having an integrated dielectric feedline and a dielectric antenna element. The integrated dielectric feedline communicates inbound guided waves and outbound guided waves that are bound to the integrated dielectric feedline. The dielectric antenna element transmits outbound free space wireless signals in response to the outbound guided waves and generates the inbound guided waves from received inbound free space wireless signals. An actuated gimbal mount controls an orientation of the dielectric antenna element based on control signals. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Henry Kafka (Atlanta, GA), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-10-02 | 2018-01-30 | H01Q13/06, H01Q13/24, H01Q19/06, H01P3/16, H01Q13/02, H01Q3/08, H04R3/00, H04B3/00, H01P1/16 | 14/873241 |
| 1704 | 9882257 | Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that performs operations including receiving first electromagnetic waves on an outer surface of a transmission medium, detecting a degradation of a signal quality of the first electromagnetic waves due to first electric fields of the first electromagnetic waves inducing first currents in an obstruction disposed on the outer surface of the transmission medium, and generating second electromagnetic waves having second electric fields that induce second currents in the obstruction that are lower in magnitude than the first currents, the electromagnetic waves having a cutoff frequency. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-14 | 2018-01-30 | H01P3/127, H01P5/08, H04B3/52, H04B3/54, H01P3/06 | 14/799324 |
| 1705 | 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 |
| 1706 | 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 |
| 1707 | 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 |
| 1708 | 9879998 | Angular velocity sensor | An angular velocity sensor includes a mass body, a first frame provided outside of the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body and the first frame to each other, a second flexible part connecting the mass body and the first frame to each other, a second frame provided outside of the first frame, a third flexible part connecting the first frame and the second frame to each other, and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame and the second frame to each other, wherein the mass body is fixed to the first frame by the second flexible part so as to be rotation-displaceable and translation-displaceable, and the first frame is connected to the second frame by the fourth flexible part so as to be rotation-displaceable. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon-si, KR), Won Han (Suwon-si, KR), Tae Yoon Kim (Suwon-si, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2016-01-29 | 2018-01-30 | G01C19/5712 | 15/010770 |
| 1709 | 9879768 | Multi-electric motor driven synchronous gearbox assembly with motor failure mechanism | A multi-electric motor driven gearbox assembly includes a main gear coupled to at least two pinion gears. Each pinion gear is connected via an associated secondary shaft to corresponding secondary shaft pulleys that are adapted to be driven by an electric motor. A one-way bearing is coupled to each pinion gear and disposed so as to allow the pinion gear to decouple relative to the secondary shaft pulley when the associated electric motor fails and to do so without creating drag on the main gear during decoupling. | Aristeidis Kolokythas (Derveni, GR) | Velos Rotors Llc (Korinthias, GR) | 2014-12-11 | 2018-01-30 | F16H37/06, B64C39/02, B64C27/14 | 14/568073 |
| 1710 | 9879609 | Multi-compatible digital engine controller | A digital engine controller compatible with multiple variants of gas turbine engine is programmed to receive identification of a variant of gas turbine engine coupled to the digital controller and thereafter to automatically determine and adjust inputs to the engine, according to the received identification of engine variant, to meet user-specified output. | David Crowe (Tucson, AZ), Elden Crom (Tucson, AZ) | Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ), Turbine Powered Technology Llc (Franklin LA) | 2013-11-15 | 2018-01-30 | G06F19/00, F02C9/00 | 14/080908 |
| 1711 | 9878787 | System and method for operating unmanned aircraft | A system and method for repowering an unmanned aircraft system is disclosed. The system and method may comprise use of a utility transmission system configured to function as power system/source for UAV/aircraft and UAV/aircraft configured to interface with the power source/system. Systems and methods provide access and for administrating, managing, and monitoring access and interfacing by UAV/aircraft with the power system/source. UAV/aircraft system can be configured and operated/managed to interface with and use the power system/source (e.g. network of power lines from a utility transmission system) to enhance range and utility (e.g. for repowering and/or as a flyway or route) . The system comprises an interface between the aircraft and the power source for power transfer, a monitoring system to monitor the aircraft, and an administrative/management system to manage interaction/transaction with the aircraft. The power source for power transfer may be a power line, power transfer to the aircraft may be by wireless power transfer (capacitive or inductive or optical) of an aircraft while at or operating along the power line. The aircraft may comprise a connector configured to interface with the power source/line, the power line may be configured to interface with the connector/aircraft. Data communications between the aircraft and system may be facilitated for interaction/transaction. | Alistair K. Chan (Bainbridge Island, WA), Jesse R. Cheatham, III (Seattle, WA), Hon Wah Chin (Palo Alto, CA), William David Duncan (Mill Creek, WA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, CA), Jordin T. Kare (San Jose, CA), Tony S. Pan (Bellevue, WA), Robert C. Petroski (Seattle, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA), David B. Tuckerman (Lafayette, CA), Yaroslav A. Urzhumov (Bellevue, WA), Thomas Allan Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Victoria Y. H. Wood (Livermore, CA) | Elwha Llc (N/A) | 2015-07-15 | 2018-01-30 | B64D35/00, B60L11/18, B64C39/02, G06Q30/04 | 14/799861 |
| 1712 | 9878786 | System and method for operation and management of reconfigurable unmanned aircraft | A reconfigurable unmanned aircraft system is disclosed. A system and method for configuring a reconfigurable unmanned aircraft and system and method for operation and management of a reconfigurable unmanned aircraft in an airspace are also disclosed. The aircraft is selectively reconfigurable to modify flight characteristics. The aircraft comprises a set of rotors. The position of at least one rotor relative to the base can be modified by at least one of translation of the rotor relative to the boom, pivoting of the boom relative to the base, and translation of the boom relative to the base, so that flight characteristics can be modified by configuration of position of at least one rotor relative to the base. A method of configuring an aircraft having a set of rotors on a mission to carry a payload comprises the steps of determining properties of the payload including at least mass properties, determining the manner in which the payload will be coupled to the aircraft, determining configuration for each of the rotors in the set of rotors at least partially in consideration of the properties of the payload, and positioning the set of rotors in the configuration for the aircraft to perform the mission. | Alistair K. Chan (Bainbridge Island, WA), Jesse R. Cheatham, III (Seattle, WA), Hon Wah Chin (Palo Alto, CA), William David Duncan (Mill Creek, WA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, CA), Jordin T. Kare (San Jose, CA), TOny S. Pan (Bellevue, WA), Robert C. Petroski (Seattle, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA), David B. Tuckerman (Lafayette, CA), Thomas Allan Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (N/A) | 2015-02-24 | 2018-01-30 | B64C27/00, B64D47/08, B64D27/26, B64C27/52, B64C27/08, B64C39/02 | 14/630114 |
| 1713 | 9878783 | Constant velocity joint with spring rate control mechanism | According to one embodiment, a constant velocity (CV) joint includes a first yoke, a second yoke, and three bearings. The first yoke is configured to be rotatably coupled to an input device about a first axis and configured to receive the input device through a first opening. The second yoke is rotatably coupled to the first yoke about a second axis and rotatably coupled to an output device about a third axis. The first bearing is disposed about the first axis adjacent to the first yoke, the second bearing is disposed about the second axis adjacent to the first yoke or the second yoke, and the third bearing disposed about the third axis adjacent to the second yoke. The first and third bearings torsionally constrain movement the first yoke and the second yoke so as to achieve a substantially CV characteristic between the input device and the output device. | Drew Sutton (Watauga, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Christopher Foskey (Keller, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-04-22 | 2018-01-30 | B64C27/41, F16D3/28, B64C27/32, F16D3/33, F16D3/30 | 14/258187 |
| 1714 | 9876605 | Launcher and coupling system to support desired guided wave mode | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a launcher that includes a hollow waveguide that guides a first electromagnetic wave conveying data from a transmitting device. A dielectric stub coupler receives the first electromagnetic wave from the hollow waveguide to form a second electromagnetic wave that propagates along a portion of the dielectric stub coupler adjacent to a transmission medium, wherein second electromagnetic wave propagates along the dielectric stub coupler via a first guided wave mode and a second guided wave mode, and wherein the portion has a length that supports a coupling of the second guided wave mode for propagation along an outer surface of the transmission medium. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-21 | 2018-01-23 | H04L27/00, H04L1/00, H04B3/52, H04B3/54 | 15/331388 |
| 1715 | 9876587 | Transmission device with impairment compensation and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system that includes a transmission device having a coupler positioned with respect to a transmission medium to facilitate transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that transport communications data. The electromagnetic waves propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium. A training controller detects an impairment on the transmission medium adverse to the transmission or reception of the electromagnetic waves and adjusts the electromagnetic waves to reduce the effects of the impairment on the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-06-07 | 2018-01-23 | H04B15/02, H04B17/345, H01P5/02 | 15/616609 |
| 1716 | 9876584 | Quasi-optical coupler | A quasi-optical coupling system launches and extracts surface wave communication transmissions from a wire. At millimeter-wave frequencies, where the wavelength is small compared to the macroscopic size of the equipment, the millimeter-wave transmissions can be transported from one place to another and diverted via lenses and reflectors, much like visible light. Transmitters and receivers can be positioned near telephone and power lines and reflectors placed on or near the cables can reflect transmissions onto or off of the cables. The lenses on the transmitters are focused, and the reflectors positioned such that the reflected transmissions are guided waves on the surface of the cables. The reflectors can be polarization sensitive, where one or more of a set of guided wave modes can be reflected off the wire based on the polarization of the guided wave modes and polarization and orientation of the reflector. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-09-12 | 2018-01-23 | H04B10/00, H04B10/80, H01Q19/10, H04B3/56, H04B3/52, H04B3/54, H04B10/50, H01Q1/46, H01Q13/26 | 15/262907 |
| 1717 | 9876571 | Guided-wave transmission device with non-fundamental mode propagation and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupler that includes a tapered collar that surrounds a transmission wire. A coaxial coupler, that surrounds at least a portion of the transmission wire, guides an electromagnetic wave to the tapered collar. The tapered collar couples the electromagnetic wave to propagate along an outer surface of the transmission wire. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-03-17 | 2018-01-23 | H04B10/00, H04B10/2575, H01Q13/26, H04B10/40, H04B3/36 | 15/072459 |
| 1718 | 9876570 | Guided-wave transmission device with non-fundamental mode propagation and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupler that includes a tapered collar that surrounds a transmission wire. A coaxial coupler, that surrounds at least a portion of the transmission wire, guides an electromagnetic wave to the tapered collar. The tapered collar couples the electromagnetic wave to propagate along an outer surface of the transmission wire. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-02-20 | 2018-01-23 | H04B10/00, H04B10/40, H04B3/36, H04B10/2575, H01Q13/26 | 14/627322 |
| 1719 | 9876264 | Communication system, guided wave switch and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a guided wave switch that selectively aligns an end of the first dielectric core of a first conductorless guided wave cable with an end of a selected one of a plurality of second dielectric cores of at least one second conductorless guided wave cable to facilitate coupling of the first guided waves from the first dielectric core to a selected one of the plurality of second dielectric cores. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Henry Kafka (Atlanta, GA), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-10-02 | 2018-01-23 | H01P5/08, H01P3/16, H01P3/08, H01P11/00, H01P1/10 | 14/873239 |
| 1720 | 9875661 | Dynamic collision-avoidance system and method | An obstacle-avoidance system for a vehicle, the obstacle-avoidance system may comprise: a communication device, a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors configured to detect collision threats within a predetermined distance of the vehicle, and a processor. The processor may communicatively couple to the communication device and the plurality of sensors and configured to receive navigation commands being communicated to a control system via said communication device. The processor may also receive, from at least one of said plurality of sensors, obstruction data reflecting the position of an obstruction. Using the obstruction data, the processor identifies a direction for avoiding said obstruction. In response, the processor may output, via said communication device, a command to said control system causing the vehicle to travel in said flight direction. | Fabrice Kunzi (Manassas, VA), Donald Rogers (Manassas, VA), Terrence McKenna (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2015-03-04 | 2018-01-23 | G08G5/04, G05D1/00, G05D1/10 | 14/638255 |
| 1721 | 9875657 | Automated un-manned air traffic control system | A low flying unmanned vehicle is disclosed that may be able to determine whether a collision is possible and may take evasive action in response to the possible collision. The vehicle may wirelessly communicate and may use a standard protocol such that a variety of additional objects may be taken into account when determining the possible collision risk. | Tyler James Collins (Raleigh, NC) | Precision Hawk Usa Inc. (Raleigh, NC) | 2015-09-08 | 2018-01-23 | G06F7/70, G01S13/93, G01S17/93, G01S15/93, G08G5/04, G05D1/10, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 14/847910 |
| 1722 | 9875549 | Change detection in video data | A method and apparatus for processing a sequence of images of a scene, includes: a controller, a first module, and a second module, wherein the first module is arranged to perform an image registration process on the sequence to produce a registered set, the second module is arranged to perform a change detection process on the registered set, and the controller is arranged to provide: to the first module, an instruction to perform the image registration process on the sequence to produce the registered set, to the second module, an instruction to perform the change detection process on the registered set, and an instruction to transfer the registered set between the modules. The sequence of images may be a sub-sequence of a larger sequence. The apparatus can include a third module arranged to separate the larger sequence into sub-sequences. | Puneet Singh Chhabra (Bristol, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2011-11-07 | 2018-01-23 | H04N7/18, G06T7/20, G06T7/254 | 13/988478 |
| 1723 | 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 |
| 1724 | 9873525 | Aircraft retrieval device | A method for retrieving an unmanned aircraft is provided. The retrieval device may include a frame that supports a flexible material. The flexible material may form a receptacle portion shaped to receive the unmanned aircraft. The flexible material may absorb at least a portion of the energy exerted by the aircraft landing within the receptacle portion. Wheels may be connected to the frame to further control and absorb energy from the landing. | Jose Cruz Chavez, Jr. (Brandon, FL) | --- | 2017-01-26 | 2018-01-23 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02 | 15/416245 |
| 1725 | 9873516 | Low profile pass-through electrical connector | A low profile pass-through electrical connector is designed for aerospace applications. The connector allows voltage and current to pass-thru a conductive wing surface, while maintaining a low profile height for aerodynamic performance considerations. Examples of applications of the electrical connector include power for thin film heaters and communication antennae applications. | Brett Burton (Columbus, OH), Andrew Cox (Columb, OH), Darren Wolfe (Hilliard, OH) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, OH) | 2013-06-03 | 2018-01-23 | B64D15/12, H01B7/00, H05B3/02, B64C1/36, H01Q1/28 | 13/908885 |
| 1726 | 9871998 | Automatic imaging device selection for video analytics | A suitable imaging device for capturing images of an object or an area of interest may be automatically selected based on information regarding the locations and/or other operational properties of a plurality of imaging devices, and a location of the object or the area of interest. One or more geometric models of the fields of view of the imaging devices may be generated, and whether the object or the area of interest falls within one or more of the fields of view may be determined using such models. Where multiple imaging devices may include the object or the area of interest, within a field of view, the imaging device having the most suitable image, e.g., the largest or highest resolution image of the object or the area of interest, may be selected. | James Christopher Curlander (Mercer Island, WA), Jules Cook Graybill (Seattle, WA), Michael Anthony Molello (Poulsbo, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-01-30 | 2018-01-16 | G06K9/00, H04N7/18, G06T7/292, G08B13/196 | 15/419968 |
| 1727 | 9871979 | Systems and methods for illumination and observation | An aerial surveillance and reconnaissance system includes a gimbal-stabilized ISR imaging sensor with 0.8-1.2 microradian optical resolution, using pulsed ultraviolet laser (0.330-0.380 micrometer wavelength) radiation to illuminate the observed target, and a narrow-band-pass filter at the focal plane detector to remove light at frequencies other than the illuminating frequency. Preferred sensors can be operated in a snapshot mode using intermittent illuminating pulses, with timing of the pulses selected for minimum detectability based on observations made with a lower-resolution sensor, or in a video-mode with illuminating pulses selected to generate full-motion video at operator-selectable frame rates. Some sensor embodiments may further combine the UV system described above with conventional daylight optical and sensor systems, though alternative arrangements could also include an IR sensor as well (either using a common aperture with the UV system or with a separate set of light-gathering optics) . | Abe Karem (Tustin, CA), Benjamin Tigner (Laguna Beach, CA) | Karem Aircraft, Inc. (Lake Forrest, CA) | 2013-02-25 | 2018-01-16 | H04N5/30, H04N5/225, B64D47/08, B64C39/02 | 13/776444 |
| 1728 | 9871772 | Cryptographic system for secure command and control of remotely controlled devices | A system and method operate on a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first device has a control system and a cryptographic communications module. The second device has a key generator, a user interface, and a cryptographic communications module. The second device generates a single-mission cryptographic key that is securely programmed into the first device, and the first device is deployed to a remote location. The user interface receives a command for controlling the first device. The second device encrypts the command according to the cryptographic key, and transmits the encrypted command to the first device. The first device authenticates the command, decrypts it, and passes the decrypted command to the control system. The first device may be actively guided ordnance, and the second device may be a control element for controlling the actively guided ordnance. The key may be automatically obfuscated upon mission completion or termination. | William W. Weinstein (Belmont, MA), James M. Zagami (Woburn, MA), Joshua B. Weader (Sharon, MA) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) | 2015-03-17 | 2018-01-16 | H04L29/00, H04L29/06, H04L9/08, H04W12/10, H04W12/06 | 14/660373 |
| 1729 | 9871767 | Enabling ad hoc trusted connections among enclaved communication communities | The present invention is directed to systems and methods for establishing an electronic communications connection between secure communities. A secure community includes a collection of communication resources having an administrator that maintains control over the secure community. In an embodiment, a system for establishing an electronic communications connection between two or more secure communities includes a community gateway controller, an identification module, a secure community database configured to store secure community information, and an encryption compatibility module configured to determine a media transmission encryption scheme for a connection between a host secure community and a second secure community. Upon receipt of a request to establish the connection between secure communities, the community gateway controller determines whether to grant the request based on information stored in the secure community database and assigns a media transmission encryption scheme for the connection based on the determination made by the encryption compatibility module. | Joseph R. Mazzarella (Tolland, CT) | Mutualink, Inc. (Wallingford, CT) | 2013-03-13 | 2018-01-16 | H04L29/06, H04L29/08, H04L12/24, H04W84/08 | 13/800727 |
| 1730 | 9871558 | Guided-wave transmission device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes a transmitter that generates a first electromagnetic wave to convey data, the first electromagnetic wave having at least one carrier frequency and corresponding wavelength. A coupler couples the first electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium having at least one inner portion surrounded by a dielectric material, the dielectric material having an outer surface and a corresponding circumference, wherein the coupling of the first electromagnetic wave to the transmission medium forms a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate along the outer surface of the dielectric material via at least one guided-wave mode that can include an asymmetric mode, wherein the at least one carrier frequency is within a microwave or millimeter-wave frequency band and wherein the at least one corresponding wavelength is less than the circumference of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-01-03 | 2018-01-16 | H04B10/00, H04B10/2575, H04B3/52, H04B10/40, H01P5/08, H01P3/16, H01P5/00, H01P3/10, H04J14/00, H04B3/36 | 15/396991 |
| 1731 | 9871283 | Transmission medium having a dielectric core comprised of plural members connected by a ball and socket configuration | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium that includes a dielectric core comprising a plurality of rigid dielectric members configured to propagate guided electromagnetic waves. A dielectric cladding is disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the first dielectric core. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), William Scott Taylor (Norcross, GA), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-23 | 2018-01-16 | H01P3/16, H01Q1/50, H01P3/06, H01P3/12, H01P1/04, H04B3/54, H04B3/52, H01P1/06, H01P1/02 | 14/807156 |
| 1732 | 9871282 | At least one transmission medium having a dielectric surface that is covered at least in part by a second dielectric | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium for propagating electromagnetic waves. The transmission medium can have a first dielectric material for propagating electromagnetic waves guided by the first dielectric material, and a second dielectric material disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the first dielectric material for reducing an exposure of the electromagnetic waves to an environment that adversely affects propagation of the electromagnetic waves on the first dielectric material. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-05-14 | 2018-01-16 | H01P3/16, H01P1/04, H01P3/12 | 14/712118 |
| 1733 | 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 |
| 1734 | 9870005 | Apparatus for close formation flight | Embodiments of methods and apparatus for close formation flight are provided herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for close formation flight, comprises a plurality of sensors for collecting measurements characterizing airflow near an aircraft. The plurality of sensors are attachable to at least one of a wing, fuselage, or tail of the aircraft, and the measurements provide information about airflow velocity in a direction transverse to a direction of the aircraft flight. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), Michael Cyrus (Castle Rock, CO), Allan J. Bruce (Scotch Plains, NJ), John P. Moussouris (Palo Alto, CA) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2016-04-07 | 2018-01-16 | G05D1/10, B64C13/16 | 15/092781 |
| 1735 | 9869305 | Pump-engine controller | A system controller manages a gas turbine engine driving a pump directly or indirectly coupled to the engine. The controller is programmed to automatically determine and adjust inputs to the gas turbine engine in order to cause the pump to produce a user-specified hydraulic output. | David Crowe (Tucson, AZ), Elden Crom (Tucson, AZ) | Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ) | 2013-11-15 | 2018-01-16 | F04D13/02, F04B17/00, F04D15/00 | 14/080997 |
| 1736 | 9868596 | Automated loading system | Cable robots may be used to automatically load items onto one or more surfaces in any environment. An item may be received on a carrier that is connected to tensioning actuators of a cable robot by one or more cables in tension. The actuators of the robot may be manipulated in concert to move the carrier from a first position to a second position, which may be fixed or in motion, at which the item may be expelled from the carrier. The carrier may include induction wheels and/or conveyors for receiving the item thereon and for expelling the item therefrom. The cable robot may be provided in series with a conveyor and mounted to a frame, and used to load items onto a delivery vehicle, such that the frame may be withdrawn as items are loaded. | Timothy Craig Worsley (Snoqualmie, WA), Karl Eric Schrader (Snohomish, WA), Michael Ellsworth Bundy (Seattle, WA), Charles Edward Rice (Bainbridge Island, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-09-30 | 2018-01-16 | B65G67/20, B65G67/08, B65G61/00, B65G1/04 | 14/502927 |
| 1737 | 9868550 | Long and short range storage and transmission system on aircraft parts | According to one embodiment, an aircraft part storage system includes a first storage device and a second storage device. The first storage device is configured to be coupled to an aircraft part and operable to store and transmit a first set of information about the aircraft part. The second storage device is configured to be coupled to the same aircraft part and operable to store and transmit a second set of information about the aircraft part. The second storage device has a larger storage capacity than the first storage device but a shorter transmission range than the first storage device. | Brian E. Tucker (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-29 | 2018-01-16 | B64F5/00, G07C5/00, B64F5/50, G07C5/08 | 13/597717 |
| 1738 | 9868527 | Controlled range and payload for unmanned vehicles, and associated systems and methods | The presently disclosed technology is directed generally to unmanned vehicle systems and methods configured to satisfy a first set of export control regulations, such as those within the jurisdiction of one government entity or international body (e.g., the U.S. Department of Commerce) without falling within the purview of a second set of export control regulations, such as export control regulations within the jurisdiction of another government entity or international body (e.g., the U.S. Department of State) . Through limited range of operation, limited payload types, limited capabilities, and tamper-proof or tamper-resistant features, embodiments of the unmanned vehicle system are designed to fall within the purview and under control of one agency and not within the purview and under control of another agency. | Jeffrey H. Knapp (Hood River, OR), David Tasker (Beaverton, OR), Gary Lee Viviani (Lyle, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2016-01-15 | 2018-01-16 | G05D1/00, G06Q10/10, G06Q30/00, B64C39/02, G06Q50/18, G05D1/10, B64C19/00, G06Q50/26 | 14/996804 |
| 1739 | 9868526 | Airborne drone delivery network and method of operating same | An airborne drone delivery network and method of operating same that provides an effective system to deliver items to a set number of delivery locations using drones in which the drone flight path is minimized and wherein the drones may be easily retrieved and reused for delivery of additional items. | William M. Yates (Aliso Viejo, CA) | W. Morrison Consulting Group, Inc. (Aliso Viejo, CA) | 2015-10-13 | 2018-01-16 | B64C37/02, B64C39/02 | 14/882137 |
| 1740 | 9868058 | Thumbstick with adjustable tension | Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided for a user input device, such as a game controller, that includes a thumbstick having adjustable tilt tension. The user input device includes a housing, a joystick assembly, a thumbstick cap, and an adjustment mechanism. The housing defines an internal cavity of the user input device and includes an aperture. The joystick assembly is disposed within the internal cavity. The joystick assembly comprises a tilt-able post and is operable to generate an analog input control signal based on a position of the tilt-able post in relation to a default position. The thumbstick cap is mounted through the aperture to an end of the tilt-able post. The adjustment mechanism is configured to enable a tilt tension of the tilt-able post to be changed. | Gabriel Michael Rask Gassoway (Issaquah, WA), Joshua P. Weiher (Everett, WA), Eph John Evans (Kent, WA), Benjamin Michael Finney (Woodinville, WA), Jason Victor Tsai (Bellevue, WA), Jonathan Shea Robinson (Kirkland, WA), Aaron Schmitz (Redmond, WA), Dustin Tiffany (Kirkland, WA) | Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc (Redmond, WA) | 2015-06-30 | 2018-01-16 | G06F3/033, G05G9/047, A63F13/22, G06F3/0338, A63F13/24, G09G5/08 | 14/788160 |
| 1741 | 9866309 | Host node device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a host node device having a terminal interface that receives downstream channel signals from a communication network and send upstream channel signals to the communication network. An access point repeater launches the downstream channel signals as guided electromagnetic waves on a guided wave communication system and to extract a first subset of the upstream channel signals from the guided wave communication system. A radio wirelessly transmits the downstream channel signals to at least one client node device and to wirelessly receive a second subset of the upstream channel signals from the at least one client node device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-03 | 2018-01-09 | H04B7/155, H01P3/10, H04B7/04, H04L5/14, H04B3/54, H04B3/52, H04W84/04, H04W88/10 | 14/729200 |
| 1742 | 9866276 | Method and apparatus for arranging communication sessions in a communication system | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for determining a usage pattern, and sending instructions to a plurality of waveguide systems to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves along a surface of each of a plurality of wires according to the usage pattern. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-10-06 | 2018-01-09 | H04B10/00, H01P3/06, H01P3/02, H02J13/00, H04B3/54, H04B3/52, H04B10/2575, H01P3/10, H04B7/0413, H04B3/56, H04Q9/00, H01P5/08, G01R31/02, G01R31/08, H01P5/02 | 15/287153 |
| 1743 | 9865918 | Sliding radome with support structure | A radome includes a shell defining an internal volume. A track is coupled to the shell, and the track allows the shell to move axially between an open position and a closed position. A support structure is coupled to the shell, and the support structure moves from a collapsed position to an expanded position. | Thomas J. Harleman (Maple Valley, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-08-28 | 2018-01-09 | H01Q1/28, H01Q1/42 | 14/838964 |
| 1744 | 9865911 | Waveguide system for slot radiating first electromagnetic waves that are combined into a non-fundamental wave mode second electromagnetic wave on a transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating first electromagnetic waves and directing instances of the first electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium to induce propagation of second electromagnetic waves substantially having a non-fundamental wave mode. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Ed Guntin (Barrington, IL) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-25 | 2018-01-09 | H01P3/10, H04B3/52, H01Q13/20, H01P1/16, H01P3/16, H01P5/08, H01Q13/26, H01Q13/08, H01P5/02, H01P3/12, H04B3/56 | 14/750902 |
| 1745 | 9865166 | System and method for detecting a particular occupancy status of multiple parking positions of a parking facility | A system for detecting a particular occupancy status of multiple parking positions of a parking facility, which includes a parking occupancy sensor for detecting an occupancy status of a parking position, a displacement device for displacing the parking occupancy sensor along the parking positions, so that, due to a displacement of the parking occupancy sensor along the parking positions, the parking occupancy sensor is able to detect the particular occupancy status of the parking positions. A corresponding method, a corresponding parking facility for vehicles and a computer program are also described. | Stefan Nordbruch (Kornwestheim, DE) | Robert Bosch Gmbh (Stuttgart, DE) | 2016-08-02 | 2018-01-09 | B60Q1/48, G01S17/88, G08G1/14, G06K9/00, G08G1/04, G01S13/88 | 15/226102 |
| 1746 | 9864911 | Selecting items for placement into available volumes using imaging data | Imaging data regarding an interior portion of a storage vessel may be obtained from an imaging device (e.g., a digital camera or depth sensor) and interpreted in order to identify an available volume within the storage vessel. Where the imaging data includes an image of an interior of the storage vessel, an area of one or more contiguous spaces of a rear face of the storage vessel may be identified from the image and multiplied by a depth of the storage vessel in order to estimate the available volume. Where the imaging data includes a depth profile of the interior, the depth profile may be processed in order to estimate the available volume. Once an available volume has been estimated, the capacity of the available volume to accommodate one or more additional items may be determined, and information regarding the capacity may be provided to a user. | James Christopher Curlander (Mercer Island, WA), Jules Cook Graybill (Seattle, WA), Udit Madan (Seattle, WA), Marshall Friend Tappen (Bainbridge Island, WA), Michael Ellsworth Bundy (Seattle, WA), David Daniel Glick (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-07-10 | 2018-01-09 | G06K9/00, G06T7/50, G01B11/22, G01B11/02, G06T7/41, G06K7/10, G06Q50/28 | 15/645284 |
| 1747 | 9863368 | Aircraft with gas turbine engine having outer bypass elements removed | A small aircraft such as a UAV having a gas turbine engine with the outer bypass elements removed from the engine, and where the airframe is modified to form the bypass duct and exhaust nozzle for the fan produced bypass flow of the engine in order to reduce weight, size and cost of the small aircraft. The outer casing and the exhaust nozzle is removed from the engine and optimally integrated into the airframe structure. | Robert A Ress (Carmel, IN) | Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (Jupiter, FL) | 2017-05-22 | 2018-01-09 | F02K3/06, F01D25/24, F01D9/04, F01D25/28, F02C7/18, B64D27/10, B64C39/02, B64D33/08 | 15/600822 |
| 1748 | 9862503 | Aircraft retrieval device | A retrieval device for an unmanned aircraft. The retrieval device may include a frame that supports a flexible material. The flexible material may form a receptacle portion shaped to receive the unmanned aircraft. The flexible material may absorb at least a portion of the energy exerted by the aircraft landing within the receptacle portion. Wheels may be connected to the frame to further control and absorb energy from the landing. | Jose Cruz Chavez, Jr. (Brandon, FL) | --- | 2013-09-16 | 2018-01-09 | B64F1/02 | 14/028029 |
| 1749 | 9862285 | Post-type apparatus for containing and charging unmanned vertical take-off and landing aircraft and method of containing and charging unmanned vertical take-off and landing aircraft using the same | An apparatus and method for containing and charging an unmanned VTOL aircraft are disclosed. The apparatus for containing and charging an unmanned VTOL aircraft includes a post, an extended member, a cover, a fastening unit, and a charging unit. The post is placed on a ground. The extended member is connected to the post. The cover is provided on the extended member, and is configured to be opened or closed in order to contain and protect the unmanned VTOL aircraft. The fastening unit is provided in the cover, and is configured to fasten the unmanned VTOL aircraft. The charging unit is provided in the fastening unit, and is configured to charge the unmanned VTOL aircraft. | Sang-Cherl Lee (Daejeon, KR), Hae-Dong Kim (Daejeon, KR), Hyeon-Cheol Gong (Daejeon, KR), Gi-Hyuk Choi (Daejeon, KR), In-Hee Hwang (Daejeon, KR), Byong-Suk Suk (Daejeon, KR) | Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2014-12-01 | 2018-01-09 | B60L11/18, B64C39/02, B64F1/22, B64F1/12, B64F1/00, F21V33/00, F21S8/08 | 14/556296 |
| 1750 | 9860075 | Method and communication node for broadband distribution | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a communication node having a modem that receives first data streams from a source communication node via a first plurality of twisted pair transmission lines. A multiplexer selects a first subset of the first data streams and a second subset of the first data streams. A wireless transceiver wirelessly transmits the first subset of the first data streams as radio frequency signals via an antenna to at least one device. A distribution point unit transmits the second subset of the first data streams on a second plurality of twisted pair transmission lines to a destination communication node of a distributed antenna system. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-08-26 | 2018-01-02 | H04L12/28, H04B1/38 | 15/248828 |
| 1751 | 9858947 | Drone detection and classification methods and apparatus | A system, method, and apparatus for drone detection and classification are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a sound signal in a microphone and recording, via a sound card, a digital sound sample of the sound signal, the digital sound sample having a predetermined duration. The method also includes processing, via a processor, the digital sound sample into a feature frequency spectrum. The method further includes applying, via the processor, broad spectrum matching to compare the feature frequency spectrum to at least one drone sound signature stored in a database, the at least one drone sound signature corresponding to a flight characteristic of a drone model. The method moreover includes, conditioned on matching the feature frequency spectrum to one of the drone sound signatures, transmitting, via the processor, an alert. | Brian Hearing (Falls Church, VA), John Franklin (Washington, DC) | Droneshield, Llc (Herndon, VA) | 2015-11-24 | 2018-01-02 | G08G1/04, G10L19/00, G01S3/80, G10L25/51, G01H1/00, G01S5/18, H04R29/00, G10L25/54, G10L25/18 | 14/950864 |
| 1752 | 9856662 | Mobile large manipulator | A large manipulator includes a chassis, at least two front support arms, and at least two rear support arms. The support arms are coupled to corresponding extendable support legs that are each coupled to the chassis and that are each configured to be extended between a travel position and a support position. The large manipulator further includes a mast arm with a turntable coupled to the chassis. An operating range of the mast arm is dependent upon the support positions of the extendable support arms. The large manipulator further includes a computer with a monitor and a program-controlled positioning aid. The positioning aid is configured to generate a graphical representation of surrounding image data on the monitor. The operating range of the mast arm is visualized in the graphical representation. | Reiner Vierkotten (Oberhausen, DE), Joseph Schnittker (Dortmund, DE) | Schwing Gmbh (Herne, DE) | 2015-06-24 | 2018-01-02 | G06F19/00, E04G21/04, B66C15/04, B66C23/78 | 15/321444 |
| 1753 | 9856036 | Line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods | Line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a line capture device body having a line slot with an open end and a closed end. A retainer is positioned proximate to the line slot and has a rotor with a plurality of rotor arms positioned to extend at least partially across the line slot as the rotor rotates relative to the body. A joint rotatably couples the rotor to the body, and a ratchet device is operably coupled to the rotor to allow the rotor to rotate in a first direction and at least restrict the rotor arm from rotating in a second direction opposite the first. In other embodiments, the retainer can include other arrangements, for example, one or more wire-shaped elements. | Matthew Robert Dickson (Hood River, OR), Craig Aram Thomasian (The Dalles, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2016-03-09 | 2018-01-02 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02, B64F1/04 | 15/065626 |
| 1754 | 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 |
| 1755 | 9853342 | Dielectric transmission medium connector and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a connector that includes a first port configured to receive electromagnetic waves guided by a first dielectric core of a first transmission medium. A waveguide is configured to guide the electromagnetic waves from the first port to a second port. The second port is configured to transmit the electromagnetic waves to a second dielectric core of a second transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), William Scott Taylor (Norcross, GA), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-14 | 2017-12-26 | H01P3/16, H01P1/04, H01P3/12, G02B6/38, H01P5/08, H01P1/16, H04B3/52 | 14/799314 |
| 1756 | 9852642 | Drone air traffic control and flight plan management | One embodiment provides a method comprising receiving a flight plan request for a drone. The flight plan request comprises a drone identity, departure information, and arrival information. The method further comprises constructing a modified flight plan for the drone based on the flight plan request, wherein the modified flight plan represents an approved, congestion reducing, and executable flight plan for the drone, and the modified flight plan comprises a sequence of four-dimensional (4D) cells representing a planned flight path for the drone. for each 4D cell of the modified flight plan, the method further comprises attempting to place an exclusive lock on behalf of the drone on the 4D cell, and in response to a failure to place the exclusive lock on behalf of the drone on the 4D cell, rerouting the modified flight plan around the 4D cell to a random neighboring 4D cell. | Eric K. Butler (San Jose, CA), Anca A. Chandra (Los Gatos, CA), Pawan R. Chowdhary (San Jose, CA), Susanne M. Glissmann-Hochstein (San Jose, CA), Thomas D. Griffin (Campbell, CA), Divyesh Jadav (San Jose, CA), Sunhwan Lee (Menlo Park, CA), Hovey R. Strong, Jr. (San Jose, CA) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-03-08 | 2017-12-26 | G08G5/00 | 15/064536 |
| 1757 | 9852599 | Safety monitoring platform | In some implementations, a system can transmit communications indicating an occurrence of a particular type of safety incident experienced by a user. Registration information that indicates that a plurality of safety devices of different types are to be registered with the user is initially obtained. Sensor data from the plurality of safety devices of different types are obtained. An occurrence of a particular type of safety incident experienced by the user is then selected from among a plurality of types of safety incidents. The selection may be based at least on the obtained sensor data and the obtained registration information. A communication is then provided to another user to indicate the occurrence of the particular type of safety incident experienced by the user in response to selecting the occurrence of the particular type of safety incident. | Alison Jane Slavin (Falls Church, VA), Aaron Lee Roberts (Centreville, VA) | Alarm.Com Incorporated (Tysons, VA) | 2016-08-12 | 2017-12-26 | G08B21/04, H04W4/22, G08B25/10, A61B7/04, A61B5/00, H04L29/08, A61B5/0205, A61B5/145, A61B5/01, G08B25/01, H04W4/02, A61B5/021, A61B5/08, A61B5/024 | 15/235590 |
| 1758 | 9851716 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and methods for controlling same | One variation of a method for imaging an area of interest includes: within a user interface, receiving a selection for a set of interest points on a digital map of a physical area and receiving a selection for a resolution of a geospatial map, identifying a ground area corresponding to the set of interest points for imaging during a mission, generating a flight path over the ground area for execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission, setting an altitude for the unmanned aerial vehicle along the flight path based on the selection for the resolution of the geospatial map and an optical system arranged within the unmanned aerial vehicle, setting a geospatial accuracy requirement for the mission based on the selection for the mission type, and assembling a set of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission into the geospatial map. | Bret Kugelmass (San Francisco, CA) | Airphrame, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-12-05 | 2017-12-26 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/369774 |
| 1759 | 9851437 | Adjusting weight of intensity in a PHD filter based on sensor track ID | In one embodiment, a method for tracking multiple objects with a probabilistic hypothesis density filter is provided. The method includes comparing second track IDs corresponding to newly obtained measurements to one or more first track IDs corresponding to a T.sub.k+1 predicted intensity having a predicted weight. If all of the one or more first track IDs match any of the second track IDs, the predicted weight is multiplied by a first value. If less than all of the one or more first track IDs match any of the second track IDs, the predicted weight is multiplied by a second value, wherein the second value is greater than the first value. The method then determines whether to prune the T.sub.k+1 predicted intensity based on the predicted weight after multiplying with either the first value or the second value. | Vibhor L. Bageshwar (Minneapolis, MN), Michael Ray Elgersma (Plymouth, MN), Eric A. Euteneuer (St. Anthony Village, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2014-07-31 | 2017-12-26 | G01S13/66, G01S17/66, G01S13/72, G01S13/93, G01S13/86 | 14/448813 |
| 1760 | 9849999 | Avionics interface | Systems and methods are provided for an avionics interface of an aircraft. Sensors of the aircraft may convey information that can be used in the generation of one or more of the avionics interfaces. An avionics interface may include navigation information, engine instrument information, and communication information. Such information may be provided in visually distinct regions of the interface. An avionics interface may show an angle of attack of the aircraft in a visually incorporated manner with a navigation display. In some instances, the avionics interface may be variable to match pilot preference. | Stephane Fymat (Los Angeles, CA) | --- | 2013-07-31 | 2017-12-26 | B64D45/00, B64D43/00, G01C23/00 | 13/956277 |
| 1761 | 9847850 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a mode of communication in a communication network | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for detecting a condition that adversely affects a propagation of electromagnetic waves generated by the waveguide system on a surface of the wire, and adjusting characteristics of the electromagnetic waves generated by the waveguide system to reduce adverse effects caused by the condition. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-08 | 2017-12-19 | H04B3/00, G01R31/08, H02J13/00, H04B3/54, H04W72/04, H04L1/00, H04B3/52, G01R31/02, H04L25/00 | 15/176207 |
| 1762 | 9847566 | Method and apparatus for adjusting a field of a signal to mitigate interference | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that performs operations including detecting a signal degradation of guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, the guided electromagnetic waves having a non-optical frequency range, and adjusting an alignment of at least a portion of fields of the guided electromagnetic waves to mitigate the signal degradation. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-14 | 2017-12-19 | H01P3/10, H04B3/52, H01P1/22, H04B3/56 | 14/799275 |
| 1763 | 9847034 | Compliant autonomous aircraft maneuvering | An aerial vehicle maneuvers in compliance with applicable aviation regulations by formulating a request to air traffic control (ATC) for permission to perform a proposed maneuver, overlaying, as a sub-modulated secondary signal, data characterizing the request on top of a primary ADS-B signal such that the primary ADS-B signal is not interfered with, and transmitting an ADS-B message comprising the primary and secondary signals. Permission can likewise be transmitted and received from ATC using ADS-B overlay communication. The aerial vehicle can conduct emergency maneuvers in the absence of permission and update ATC as to flight path deviations taken using ADS-B overlay communication, without the need for a voice radio and by using existing ADS-B digital communications. | Daniel W. Plawecki (Ocala, FL) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2016-09-02 | 2017-12-19 | G08G5/00, H04L29/08, G08G5/04, H04B7/185 | 15/256256 |
| 1764 | 9847008 | Remote sensors for detecting alert conditions and notifying a central station | A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party, selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content, and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users. | Charles Eric Hunter (Jefferson, NC), Bernard L. Ballou (Raleigh, NC), John Hebrank (Durham, NC), James Fallon (Armonk, NY), Robert Summer (Warren, CT) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2017-02-21 | 2017-12-19 | G08B23/00, G08B27/00, G08B21/12, G08B19/00, G08B7/06 | 15/438235 |
| 1765 | 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 |
| 1766 | 9846806 | Performing automated tasks based on visual cues | Visual cues may be provided for the purpose of triggering the performance of one or more actions associated with a given task. A visual cue may include one or more characters or other markings on any relevant surfaces, as well as naturally appearing edges, contours or outlines within an environment in which the visual cue is provided. When one or more visual cues appear within a field of view of an imaging device, and the visual cues are recognized as such, a task relating to the visual cues may be identified, and instructions for performing the task may be provided. The task may be dependent upon a context in which the visual cues are provided, such that a single visual cue may be associated with multiple tasks in different contexts, and the performance of the task may be confirmed based on imaging data or other relevant information. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA), Jules Cook Graybill (Seattle, WA), Danny Guan (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-06-26 | 2017-12-19 | G06K9/00, G06Q10/06, G06Q10/08 | 14/315717 |
| 1767 | 9846429 | Systems and methods for target tracking | The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices related to target tracking by UAVs. The UAV may be configured to receive target information from a control terminal related to a target to be tracked by an imaging device coupled to the UAV. The target information may be used by the UAV to automatically track the target so as to maintain predetermined position and/or size of the target within one or more images captured by the imaging device. The control terminal may be configured to display images from the imaging device as well as allowing user input related to the target information. | Bo Zang (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2016-06-14 | 2017-12-19 | G05D1/12, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G06K9/00, G05D1/00, G06F3/0488, B64D47/08 | 15/182553 |
| 1768 | 9846036 | Angular velocity sensor | There is provided an angular velocity sensor including first and second mass bodies provided within a first frame, a first flexible connector system connecting the first and second mass bodies and the first frame and that includes at least one sensor to detect displacements of the first and second mass bodies, a second flexible connector system connecting the first frame to a second frame provided separate from the first frame and that includes a driver to drive movement of the first frame relative to the second frame, so angular velocities can be measured based on the first and second mass bodies being enabled to rotate in a first axis direction and translated in a second axis direction, and based on the first frame being flexibly connected to the second frame so that a rotation displacement of the first frame is made in a third axis direction. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon-Si, KR), Won Han (Suwon-Si, KR), Jong Hyeong Song (Suwon-Si, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2015-11-13 | 2017-12-19 | G01P15/08, G01C19/5733, B81B3/00, G01P15/097 | 14/940651 |
| 1769 | 9845913 | System and method for supporting a compact servo system | System and method can support a servo system. The servo system comprises a motor with a rotor and a stator, wherein said rotor is arranged internally to said stator. Furthermore, said rotor, which is rotatable relative to said stator, can be configured to receive at least a portion of a functional module. Additionally, the servo system can be used for supporting a payload stabilization system, such as a gimbal system. | Dongjun Zhang (Shenzhen, CN), Xueli Yan (Shenzhen, CN), Ye Tao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Osmo Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2016-11-11 | 2017-12-19 | F16M11/18, F16M13/02, H02K7/14, B64C39/02 | 15/349623 |
| 1770 | 9845826 | Hybrid spherical and thrust bearing | According to one embodiment, a bearing features an elastomeric portion having an opening therethrough, a member disposed within the opening of the elastomeric portion, and a separation feature disposed between the member and the elastomeric portion. The member comprises a conical body portion arranged such that an interior diameter of the conical body portion is smaller than an exterior diameter of the conical body portion. The separation feature prevents contact between the member and the elastomeric portion. | Drew Sutton (Watauga, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicoter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-03-18 | 2017-12-19 | F16C27/06, F16C17/10, F16C33/20, F16C33/74, F16C11/08, F16C11/06, B64C27/54, B64C27/605, F16F1/393 | 14/661007 |
| 1771 | 9845396 | Methods for making static dissipative coatings | The present disclosure relates generally to the field of static dissipative coatings. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to the methods of making static dissipative, preferably non-chromium-containing, coatings comprising carbon nanotubes, the coatings themselves, and structures comprising such coatings. | Shahnaz Shokri (Bellevue, WA), Bruce A. Hooke (Snoqualmie Pass, WA), Quynhgiao Le (Bellvue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-08-12 | 2017-12-19 | B32B5/16, C09D5/24, C09D5/00, C09D7/12, C08K3/04 | 13/964606 |
| 1772 | 9845381 | Nanolevel dispersion of nanoparticles in hydrophobic materials | According to one embodiment, a method of dispersing nanoparticles into a destination material includes providing a plurality of nanoparticles suspended in a carrier, adding a solvent to the plurality of nanoparticles suspended in a carrier, removing at least some of the carrier to yield the plurality of nanoparticles suspended in the solvent, mixing the nanoparticles suspended in the solvent with a destination material, and removing at least some of the solvent from the mixture of nanoparticles suspended in the solvent and the destination material. | Iosif Daniel Rosca (Saint Hubert, CA), Martin Salameh (Laval, CA), Suong Van Hoa (Brossard, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-03-11 | 2017-12-19 | B64D15/00, C08J3/20, C08J3/00 | 14/204475 |
| 1773 | 9845153 | In-situ power charging | A device includes a propulsion unit configured to move the device and a steering unit configured to control the direction of the device. The device also includes a power unit configured to provide power to the propulsion unit and a charging unit configured to use an electric field to provide electrical power to the power unit. The device further includes a first magnetic sensor configured to determine a vector of one or more magnetic fields and a processor communicatively coupled to the propulsion unit, the steering unit, the power unit, and the magnetic sensor. The processor is configured to receive, from the magnetic sensor, a time-varying signal indicative of a magnetic field and determine, based on the time-varying signal, that the magnetic field is associated with an electrical power transmission line. The processor is further configured to cause the steering unit to direct the device toward the electrical power transmission line. | Stephen M. Sekelsky (Princeton, NJ) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2016-01-21 | 2017-12-19 | B64C39/02, G01R33/032, B60L11/18, G05D1/08, H02J7/02, G05D1/02, G05D1/10, G01C21/20, G01R1/067, G01R31/02, G01R31/08 | 15/003088 |
| 1774 | 9842532 | Remote display rendering for electronic devices | An image is remotely processed over a network. An electronic device is characterized based on a unique identifier associated therewith and properties data, which relate to display related properties of the device. Local data is collected from the device in relation to real-time conditions and control data and, which correspond to the device in relation to the characterizing. The image is remotely generated for download to the device and includes processing data. The processing data are based on the properties data and the local data. | Ricardo J. Motta (Palo Alto, CA) | Nvidia Corporation (Santa Clara, CA) | 2013-09-09 | 2017-12-12 | G09G3/20, G09G3/34 | 14/021803 |
| 1775 | 9841759 | Mobile terminal and method for controlling the same | Disclosed are a mobile terminal and a method for controlling the same. The mobile terminal which wirelessly communicates with an unmanned aircraft including a camera, includes a wireless communication unit configured to receive a capturing image including a plurality of images captured by the camera, a memory configured to store flight information of the unmanned aircraft corresponding to each of the plurality of images, a display unit configured to output the captured image, and a controller configured to transmit a flight control command which is formed by flight information corresponding to at least one image to the unmanned aircraft, based on a recapturing command to at least one image among the plurality of images. | Jaesik Jung (Seoul, KR), Jiho Min (Seoul, KR) | Lg Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) | 2016-06-30 | 2017-12-12 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, H04N7/18, B64D47/08, G05D3/00 | 15/197973 |
| 1776 | 9841432 | Inertia measurement module for unmanned aircraft | The present disclosure relates to an inertia measurement module for an unmanned aircraft, which comprises a housing assembly, a sensing assembly and a vibration damper. The vibration damper comprises a first vibration-attenuation cushion, and the sensing assembly comprises a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a flexible signal line for connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board. An inertia sensor is fixed on the second circuit board, and the first circuit board is fixed on the housing assembly. The inertia measurement module further comprises a weight block, and the second circuit board, the weight block, the first vibration-attenuation cushion and the first circuit board are bonded together. The present disclosure greatly reduces the influence of the operational vibration frequency of the unmanned aircraft on the inertia sensor and improves the measurement stability of the inertia sensor. | Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 2016-08-08 | 2017-12-12 | G01P1/02, F16F15/00, G01P1/00, G01C19/56, G01P15/08, G01C19/5783, G01C21/16, G01C19/5769, G01C19/5663, G01C19/5628, G01C19/16, G01C25/00, B64D45/00 | 15/231674 |
| 1777 | 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 |
| 1778 | 9840326 | Unmanned aircraft systems for firefighting | A firefighting aircraft adapted for use in an unmanned aircraft system includes a storage tank for firefighting fluid, having a plurality of filling ports spaced from one another. A probe carries a conduit that is in fluid communication with the storage tank. The conduit receives water from a body of water overflown by the aircraft. A filling system for controls the flow of water to and from the storage tank, and includes a remotely and automatically operable valve respectively associated with each filling port. A control system is in communication with each valve, and is operative to command the position of each valve to regulate the flow of fluid through each filling port. A baffle may be further provided internal to the storage tank at least partially defining a first chamber within the tank. The baffle may include one or more baffles, and be provided substantially vertically, horizontally, parallel with or transverse to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft, or otherwise, and is operative to contain water entering the tank through the filling port, substantially filling the first chamber before filing any other portion of the storage tank. | John S. Stupakis (Hewitt, NJ) | Boxair Engineering, Llc (Hewitt, NJ) | 2013-06-18 | 2017-12-12 | A62C25/00, B64C39/02, A62C3/02, B64D1/16 | 13/920593 |
| 1779 | 9840325 | Dual series pitch link bearing | According to one embodiment, a bearing is situated between a pitch link and a swashplate or a hub. The bearing comprises an outer housing having a first opening therethrough, an intermediate housing adjacent the housing inside the first opening and having a second opening therethrough, and an inner housing adjacent the intermediate housing inside the second opening and having a third opening therethrough. The inner housing comprising a first inner surface and a second inner surface defining the third opening. A first member is adjacent the first inner surface inside the third opening having a fourth opening therethrough. A second member is adjacent the second inner surface inside the third opening having a fifth opening therethrough coaxial with the fourth opening. | Drew Sutton (Hurst, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-11-05 | 2017-12-12 | B64C27/605, F16C11/06, B64C27/54, F16C11/08, B23P15/00, F16C17/10, F16C27/06, F16F1/393, F16C33/20 | 14/533869 |
| 1780 | 9840323 | Drone aircraft | A drone aircraft has a main body with a circular shape and a circular outer periphery. One or more rotor blades extend substantially horizontally outward from the main body at or about the circular outer periphery. In addition, one or more counter-rotation blades extend substantially horizontally outward from said main body at or about the circular outer periphery, but vertically offset from the main rotor blades. The main rotor blades are connected to a first annular gear that rotates in a first direction and the counter-rotation blades rotate are connected to a second annular gear that rotates in a second direction that is opposite the first direction for anti-torque. Planetary gears simultaneously drive the first and second annular gear at about the same speed. | James Kaiser (Washington, DC) | Kaiser Enterprises, Llc (Washington, DC) | 2016-03-02 | 2017-12-12 | B64C27/10, B64C25/06, B64D17/80, B64C27/14, B64D35/06 | 15/058708 |
| 1781 | 9838896 | Method and apparatus for assessing network coverage | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coverage assessment system operable to receive, via a network, coverage parameter data from a user device, where the coverage parameter data includes location data generated by the user device. The coverage assessment system is further operable to generate coverage assessment data based on the coverage parameter data. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-12-09 | 2017-12-05 | H04W16/24, H04W64/00, H04B17/318, H04W24/08, H04W4/02 | 15/373695 |
| 1782 | 9838078 | Method and apparatus for exchanging communication signals | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, by each of a plurality of receivers, one of a plurality of electromagnetic waves, each electromagnetic wave of the plurality of electromagnetic waves guided by a different one of a plurality of twin-lead transmission lines, each twin-lead transmission line sharing a wire, and each electromagnetic wave of the plurality of electromagnetic waves including a different one of a plurality of communication signals, and obtaining, by each of the plurality of receivers, one of the plurality of communication signals. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-08-29 | 2017-12-05 | H04B3/00, H04B3/54, H04B3/50, H04B3/52 | 15/250345 |
| 1783 | 9837859 | Wireless remote energy supply for unmanned aerial vehicles | A transmitter unit for wireless transmission of power by way of a bundled laser beam is described. The transmitter unit has a laser fiber bundle having a plurality of laser fibers, wherein each laser fiber is designed to emit a laser beam, positioning optics for adjusting an emission direction of the bundled laser beam, a field lens and a primary lens. The plurality of laser fibers is designed to emit a laser beam from each, passing through the positioning optics, the collimator lens and the primary lens, in this order, so that the laser beam emitted by the transmitter unit is emitted in bundled form. A particularly efficient device with an unlimited flight time and a large radius of use is achieved by the hybrid drive with solar power and laser power from the ground and temporary storage of the power in batteries. | Manfred Hiebl (Neuburg a. d. Donau, DE), Hans Wolfgang Pongratz (Taufkirchen, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2013-12-02 | 2017-12-05 | G02B19/00, H02J7/02, H04B10/80, H02J50/30 | 14/649911 |
| 1784 | 9836065 | Distributed airborne transportation system | Embodiments of the present invention provide an alternative distributed airborne transportation system. In some embodiments, a method for distributed airborne transportation includes: providing an airborne vehicle with a wing and a wing span, having capacity to carry one or more of passengers or cargo, landing of the airborne vehicle near one or more of passengers or cargo and loading at least one of passengers or cargo, taking-off and determining a flight direction for the airborne vehicle, locating at least one other airborne vehicle, which has substantially the same flight direction, and joining at least one other airborne vehicle in flight formation and forming a fleet, in which airborne vehicles fly with the same speed and direction and in which adjacent airborne vehicles are separated by distance of less than 100 wing spans. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), John Peter Moussouris (Palo Alto, CA), Michael Cyrus (Castle Rock, CO) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2017-01-09 | 2017-12-05 | G05D1/10, G05D1/06, G08G7/02, G08G5/00, B64D1/02, G08G5/02, G08G5/06, B64C3/56, B64C29/00, B64C39/02, B64C37/02, G05D1/02, G05D1/00, G08G5/04 | 15/401893 |
| 1785 | 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 |
| 1786 | 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 |
| 1787 | 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 |
| 1788 | 9834307 | High altitude, long endurance, unmanned aircraft and methods of operation thereof | Embodiments include one or more high altitude, long endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft capable of persistent station-keeping having one or more electromagnetic (IR/Visual/RF) sensor elements or suites for purposes of survey and/or signal gathering. Embodiments include one or more high altitude, long endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft capable of persistent station-keeping having a directable laser. Embodiments include a group of four or more high altitude, long endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft configured as GPS repeaters. | Edward Oscar Rios (Colorado Springs, CO) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2016-03-28 | 2017-12-05 | B64C39/02, G01C21/00, B64D47/00, B64D43/00, G05D1/00, G01S19/11, G01S19/21, G05D1/10 | 15/082983 |
| 1789 | 9832850 | Apparatuses, methods and systems for active counter directed energy platform protection | The present disclosure relates to the active initiation of incident energy-dissipating material from a structure surface coating as a counter measure response for the protection of a structure surface. The active initiation is triggered at a predetermined area or areas on a targeted structure surface in response to incident directed energy sensed on a target surface. | Mark J. Clemen, Jr. (Bremerton, WA), Alan F. Stewart (Seattle, WA), John R. Hull (Sammamish, WA), Keith J. Davis (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-07-01 | 2017-11-28 | H05F3/00, H05F7/00, B32B27/40, B32B7/12, B32B5/16, B64D45/02, B60R13/08 | 13/932650 |
| 1790 | 9832728 | Dynamic point to point mobile network including origination user interface aspects system and method | A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically processing mobile operating system object code at least partially from mobile device storage to direct to one or more origination mobile communication device display surfaces an origination mobile communication device user interface presentation of communication characteristics information regarding one or more mobile operating system based communication devices for operation as one or more ad hoc intermediary relays of one or more fallback communication networks upon initiation thereof for communication between an origination mobile communication device and a destination electronic communication device. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2013-08-30 | 2017-11-28 | G06F15/16, H04W52/02, G06F9/455 | 14/014881 |
| 1791 | 9832545 | System and method for providing a distributed directional aperture | A distributed directional aperture (DDA) system provides the capability to receive and/or transmit signals, limiting that reception or transmission to a 3-dimensional beam. The DDA system includes sensing and/or emitting array subsystems which comprise sensors and/or emitters distributed across, within, or under the skin of an aircraft, ship, ground vehicle, or fixed installation. The sensors receive energy, convert the received signals to digital information, and transmit that information via a telemetry subsystem to a beamformer subsystem. The beamformer subsystem analyzes the received signals from the sensors and/or emitters in order to determine the signal content from a specific direction. The emitters transmit energy, converting signals received from the beamformer subsystem via the telemetry subsystem into energy emissions. Methods of providing the DDA system including subsystems thereof are also disclosed. | Peter B. Houser (Poway, CA), Suzanna J. LaMar (San Diego, CA), Bayne R. Bunce (San Diego, CA), Jinous Valizadeh (San Diego, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2014-10-10 | 2017-11-28 | G01S13/88, H04Q9/00, G01S13/44, G01S13/48 | 14/511962 |
| 1792 | 9832401 | Minimization of fixed pattern noise in images of moving scenes | An exemplary method implements fixed pattern noise compensation for captured visual images of a moving scene. A current X-by-Y frame of image values captured by a camera is stored in memory where the magnitude of each image value represents a light level associated with a respective X-by-Y position in the frame. A moving average value for each image value over a number of X-by-Y frames is determined where the moving average value for each X-by-Y image value represents a level of fixed pattern noise for the moving scene. X-by-Y frames with fixed pattern noise compensated image values are generated based on subtracting from each image value of the current X-by-Y frame the corresponding moving average value. | John C. Donovan, Jr. (Norwalk, CA), Mikio L. Yujiri (Redondo Beach, CA), Hiroshi Agravante (Long Beach, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2016-09-21 | 2017-11-28 | H04N5/365, H04N5/232, H04N5/77, H04N7/18 | 15/271341 |
| 1793 | 9831912 | Directional coupling device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device including a first antenna that radiates a first RF signal conveying first data, and a second antenna that radiates a second RF signal conveying the first data from the at least one transmitting device. The first RF signal and second RF signal form a combined RF signal that is bound by an outer surface of a transmission medium to propagate as a guided electromagnetic wave substantially in a single longitudinal direction along the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-03-15 | 2017-11-28 | H01P3/10, H04B7/01, H04B3/36, H04B3/52, H04B3/50, H04B3/56, H04B7/06, H04B7/04, H02J13/00, H01Q21/29 | 15/070072 |
| 1794 | 9830713 | Surveillance imaging system and method | A system and related method for detecting unmanned aerial vehicles and other targets aboard an aircraft scans a region proximal to the aircraft with a network of image sensors attached to the aircraft exterior. Visual processors detect potential targets and determine location data associated with the targets based on the captured images, sending the captured images and associated location data to a visual display system for display to a pilot or crew of the aircraft along with cueing symbology. The visual display system may include a cockpit-mounted heads-down display, a monocular, binocular, or head-tracking helmet-mounted display, or an offboard mobile device. The system may scan a 3-D space around the aircraft or a proximal 2-D section of terrain. | Brad A. Walker (Mount Vernon, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2015-12-17 | 2017-11-28 | G06K9/00, G06T7/00, H04N5/247, B64C39/02, G06T7/20 | 14/972479 |
| 1795 | 9830704 | Predicting performance metrics for algorithms | Where a plurality of machine learning algorithms is available to process information or data in the furtherance of a task, one of the algorithms may be identified as particularly well-suited or appropriate based on attributes of the information or data. Such attributes of the imaging data may be determined by any means, and a prediction as to the performance (e.g., one or more metrics) or success of each of the algorithms may be made. One of the algorithms may ultimately be selected based on such predictions, as well as the computing resources that are available for executing the algorithms, and any other relevant constraints. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-10-03 | 2017-11-28 | G06T7/00, G06K9/00, G06K9/46, H04N5/77, H04N7/18, G06T7/40 | 15/284420 |
| 1796 | 9830484 | Tracking locations and conditions of objects based on RFID signals | Locations and conditions of objects within a working environment may be tracked using RFID signals. A working surface within the environment may include a plurality of RFID antennas, and the objects to be tracked may include RFID tags. When one of the objects passes within an operational range of one of the antennas, an RFID signal is transmitted from the tag on the object to the antenna, and the location of the object may be determined based on the location of the antenna. Additionally, where a plurality of tags that are specially associated with a different aspect of a condition of an object are provided thereon, the condition of the object may be determined based on a number of the tags from which RFID signals are received, and the aspects of the condition with which each of such tags is associated. | Fransisca Vina Zerlina (Seattle, WA), Ryan Scott Russell (Bellevue, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-06-25 | 2017-11-28 | G06K7/00, B65D5/42, G06K7/10 | 14/314593 |
| 1797 | 9829155 | Cryogenic liquid tank | A hydrogen storage tank for a hydrogen fueled aircraft. The tank has a wall made of layers of aerogel sections around a hard shell layer, sealed within a flexible outer layer, and having the air removed to form a vacuum. The periphery of each layer section abuts other sections of that layer, but only overlies the periphery of the sections of other layers at individual points. The wall is characterized by a thermal conductivity that is lower near its gravitational top than its gravitational bottom. The tank has two exit passageways, one being direct, and the other passing through a vapor shield that extends through the wall between two layers of aerogel. A control system controls the relative flow through the two passages to regulate the boil-off rate of the tank. | Alexander Nelson Brooks (Pasadena, CA), Bart Dean Hibbs (Simi Valley, CA), David Robert Thompson (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2012-06-26 | 2017-11-28 | F17C1/12 | 13/533442 |
| 1798 | 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 |
| 1799 | 9824597 | Magnetic navigation methods and systems utilizing power grid and communication network | Methods and configurations are disclosed for exploiting characteristic magnetic signature of electrical power transmission and distribution lines for navigation. | Stephen M. Sekelsky (Princeton, NJ) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2016-01-21 | 2017-11-21 | G08G5/00, G05D1/04, G01R33/032, G05D1/02, B64C39/02 | 15/003206 |
| 1800 | 9823664 | Unmanned aircraft for positioning an instrument for inspection purposes and methods of inspecting a target surface | A method of positioning an instrument by an unmanned aircraft for measurement purposes relating to a target surface is provided. The method includes coupling the instrument to the unmanned aircraft and moving the unmanned aircraft to position the instrument away from the target surface. The method further includes stabilizing the unmanned aircraft to maintain a constant altitude and a level attitude relative to the target surface and orientating the instrument perpendicular to the target surface. A measurement is conducted by the instrument while the instrument is orientated perpendicular to the target surface. The method also includes transmitting the measurement to a receiver. | Michael L. Krogh (Lee's Summit, MO), Ed DeMoss (Lone Jack, MO) | A.M.T.S., Llc (Kansas City, MO) | 2016-02-25 | 2017-11-21 | G05D1/04, B64D45/00, G01C5/00, G01S19/42, B64D47/08, G01S17/06 | 15/053455 |
| 1801 | 9821909 | Rotating wing assemblies for tailsitter aircraft | A tailsitter aircraft includes one or more rotatable wings. The tailsitter aircraft optionally includes a fuselage from which wing supports extend. Each rotatable wing optionally includes a rotatable wing section having an inboard portion proximate to the fuselage, and an outboard portion distal from the fuselage. The rotatable wing section may be rotatably attached to the wing support and configured to rotate between a vertical flight configuration in which the inboard portion is positioned on an opposing side of the wing support relative to the outboard portion, and a horizontal flight configuration different from the vertical flight configuration. The wings may be rotated during flight to transition between horizontal and vertical flight configurations, and they may be rotated about multiple axes. | Jonathan Moshe (Tustin, CA) | Swift Engineering, Inc. (San Clemente, CA) | 2016-04-05 | 2017-11-21 | B64C27/22, B64C29/02, B64C3/38, B64C29/00 | 15/091456 |
| 1802 | 9820367 | Apparatuses, methods and systems for passive counter-directed energy platform protection | The present disclosure relates to the passive initiation and release of incident energy-dissipating material from locations on an incident energy target surface as a counter measure response for the protection of a platform. The response is activated over a predetermined area or areas on an incident energy target surface in response to an incident directed energy sensed on a target surface. | Mark J. Clemen, Jr. (Bremerton, WA), Alan F. Stewart (Seattle, WA), John R. Hull (Sammamish, WA), Keith J. Davis (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-07-01 | 2017-11-14 | H05F3/00, H05F7/00, B60R13/08, B64D45/02 | 13/932803 |
| 1803 | 9820146 | Method and apparatus for authentication and identity management of communicating devices | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, from a second waveguide system, electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmission medium that propagate without utilizing an electrical return path where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium and where the electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range, and authenticating the second waveguide system according to an authentication protocol based on authentication information contained in the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David Gross (South River, NJ), Joshua Lackey (Lake Stevens, WA), Donald E. Levy (Holmdel, NJ), Roger Piqueras Jover (New York, NY), Jayaraman Ramachandran (Plainsboro, NJ), Cristina Serban (Middletown, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-12 | 2017-11-14 | H04L29/06, H04W12/06, H04B3/52 | 14/737983 |
| 1804 | 9816464 | Thrust vector control | Thrust vector control for a vehicle having a fluid drive, vehicle having thrust vector control and method of controlling thrust vector. Thrust vector control includes a thrust current region for a thrust current of a propulsion stream having a flow direction, a steering mechanism for the thrust current including at least one steering device arranged at least in a peripheral region of the thrust current region, and the at least one steering device includes a rotational body with a lateral surface and a rotational axis arranged transverse to the flow direction, and the rotational body being rotatable so that a first part of the lateral surface exposed to the thrust current rotates in a first rotational direction, whereby a Magnus effect is produced to deflect the thrust current. The first rotational direction is in a direction of the thrust current. | Jost Seifert (Manching, DE) | Airbus Defense and Space Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2012-12-12 | 2017-11-14 | F02K9/80, B64C23/08, F02K1/00 | 13/712157 |
| 1805 | 9815553 | Independent hydraulic control system for rotorcraft secondary rotor | According to some embodiments, a rotorcraft includes a secondary rotor control system located proximate to the empennage of the rotorcraft. The secondary rotor control system includes at least one hydraulic pump and at least one hydraulic actuator. The at least one hydraulic pump is located proximate to the empennage. The at least one hydraulic actuator is located proximate to the empennage and configured to adjust at least one operating characteristic of the at least one secondary rotor blade. | James M. McCollough (Arlington, TX), Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Tectron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-07-01 | 2017-11-14 | B64C27/00, B64C27/82, B64C27/54, B64C27/64, B64C27/78 | 13/932407 |
| 1806 | 9813972 | Local data communication traffic management | A method and system is provided by which packets received from or destined for devices served by a bidirectional signal transceiver such as a distributed antenna system (DAS) (or ''headend'') by means of a connected Long-Term Evolution (LTE) eNodeB are serviced and routed locally rather than being placed arbitrarily on a Wide Area Network (WAN) . The physical path length of the connections between the signal transceiver, eNodeB and primary router, and primary router and Evolved Packet Core (EPC) , and primary router and secondary router is fundamental to the invention. | B. Robert Franza (Seattle, WA), Joshua Reyneveld (Seattle, WA) | Myoonet, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-11-02 | 2017-11-07 | H04W72/04, H04W40/02, H04W40/20 | 14/929669 |
| 1807 | 9813659 | Diversity receiver | A diversity receiver synchronizes and mixes multiple input signals. In one embodiment, the receiver demodulates the multiple input signals prior to synchronizing, converts the demodulated multiple input signals from analog signals to digital signals, synchronizes the demodulated digital signals, converts the synchronized demodulated digital signals to analog signals and mixes the synchronized demodulated analog signals based on a characteristic of the input signals existing prior to the demodulating. | Lucas J. Tholen (North Mankato, MN), David A. Mitchell (Waterville, MN), Gregory Keith Anderson (St. Peter, MN) | Drone Racing League, Inc. (New York, NY) | 2016-05-11 | 2017-11-07 | H04N5/455, H04N5/265, H04B7/08, H04B1/00, H04N5/04 | 15/151962 |
| 1808 | 9813512 | Systems and methods for efficiently generating a geospatial data map for use in agricultural operations | A data receiving module receives sampled agricultural-related data associated with a given geographic area. An analysis module processes the received sampled agricultural-related data to generate a sub-sampled raster of agricultural-related data over the given geographic area. The analysis module processes the sub-sampled raster of agricultural-related data to generate a final output raster of agricultural-related data over the given geographic area. The final output raster has a higher resolution than the sub-sampled raster. A geospatial data map generation module generates image data that when used to control a display of a remote subscriber computing device causes the display to show a geospatial data map based on the final output raster of agricultural-related data over the given geographic area. A communication module transmits instructions including the generated image data to the remote subscriber computing device to cause processing of the image data to display the geospatial data map on the display. | Michael Wilbur (Hillsborough, CA), Jason Ellsworth (Kennewick, WA), Toji Oommen (Sammamish, WA), Adarsha Mohapatra (Redmond, WA), David Thayer (Renton, WA) | Agverdict, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-10-21 | 2017-11-07 | G06F15/16, H04W4/00, H04L29/08 | 15/299881 |
| 1809 | 9812020 | Electronic device and unmanned aerial vehicle control method | An electronic device including a processing unit and a storage device receives digital images of a flight area of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) captured by an image capturing device. Then, the processing unit determines a flight position of the UAV in the flight area based on the digital images, and controls the UAV to move from the flight position to a predetermined position. The processing unit receives a vehicle direction of the UAV from an electronic compass unit of the UAV, and adjusts the vehicle direction of the UAV based on a predetermined direction. The processing unit controls the UAV to perform a predetermined operation when the UAV reaches the predetermined position and the vehicle direction is the same as the predetermined direction. | 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) | 2015-08-13 | 2017-11-07 | G08G5/00, G08G5/04, G01S5/16, G01S3/786 | 14/825718 |
| 1810 | 9811955 | Wearable RFID devices with manually activated RFID tags | A wearable RFID device may include one or more manually activated RFID tags configured to transmit unique RFID signals in response to a manual activation thereof. Such wearable RFID devices may be worn about any aspect of a user's body, such as a hand, a wrist or an arm of the user, who may contact the manually activated RFID tag and transmit an RFID signal that is consistent with a particular action or instruction associated with a task. The action or the instruction may be executed based on the RFID signal, or upon receiving a confluence or sequence of RFID signals. Additionally, a wearable RFID device may be recognized by one or more discrete systems and configured to operate such systems accordingly. | Ryan Scott Russell (Bellevue, WA), Wesley Scott Lauka (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-06-25 | 2017-11-07 | G06K7/00, G06K19/077, G06Q90/00, G06Q50/28, G06Q50/04, G06K7/10, G06Q10/08, G07C9/00, G06K19/07 | 14/314553 |
| 1811 | 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 |
| 1812 | 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 |
| 1813 | 9809307 | Methods and systems for providing a safety apparatus to distressed persons | Various embodiments of the present invention comprise systems for providing a lifesaving apparatus to a distressed individual. Such systems may comprise an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to selectably support a lifesaving apparatus. The UAV may comprise a release mechanism configured to release the lifesaving apparatus when proximate a distressed person. The system may additionally comprise a control device configured to wirelessly communicate with the UAV such that a user can pilot the UAV from a distance and deliver the lifesaving apparatus to a distressed person. Methods of using the same may comprise piloting the UAV proximate a distressed person, providing a signal to the UAV to release the lifesaving apparatus by operating the release mechanism, and then pulling the lifesaving apparatus and the distressed person to safety via a control line secured to the lifesaving apparatus. | James Sommerfield Richardson (Duluth, GA) | --- | 2017-07-27 | 2017-11-07 | B64D1/02, B63C9/01, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 15/661859 |
| 1814 | 9809303 | Rotor position determination system with magneto-resistive sensors | According to one embodiment, a method for determining a position of a rotor blade includes receiving a plurality of measurements from a plurality of magneto-resistive sensors and determining a position of the at least one magnet based on the received plurality of measurements. In this example, one of the plurality of magneto-resistive sensors and the at least one magnet moves with a rotor blade. | Troy C. Schank (Keller, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-09-09 | 2017-11-07 | B64C11/00, B64C27/00, B64C27/54, G01B7/00, G01D5/14, B64C27/35 | 14/481074 |
| 1815 | 9807149 | Method and apparatus for loadable aircraft software parts distribution | A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for transferring information with an aircraft. A connection is established between an onboard electronic distribution system executing in an aircraft data processing system in the aircraft and an on ground component. Responsive to a request for a command from the on ground component, the command for execution is identified. The identified command is sent to the onboard electronic distribution system from an on ground component. A transaction identifier is assigned to the command. A transaction associated with the command is maintained on the onboard electronic distribution system and the on ground component using the transaction identifier. An uplink is initiated by the on ground component. An aircraft software part is sent to the onboard electronic distribution system from the on ground component to perform the uplink. A status of a transfer of the aircraft software part on ground component is stored. | Greg A. Kimberly (Seattle, WA), Ludwin Fuchs (Seattle, WA), Todd William Gould (Marysville, WA), Fred J. McLain (Bothell, WA), Christopher J. Morgan (Shoreline, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-12-28 | 2017-10-31 | G06F9/44, H04W76/02, G01C23/00, G06F9/45, H04L29/08, G06F9/445, G06F11/07, G06F11/30 | 14/981886 |
| 1816 | 9806818 | Node device, repeater and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a node device includes an interface configured to receive first signals. A plurality of coupling devices are configured to launch the first signals on a transmission medium as a plurality of first guided electromagnetic waves at corresponding plurality of non-optical carrier frequencies, wherein the plurality of first guided electromagnetic waves are bound to a physical structure of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-04-11 | 2017-10-31 | H04B3/58, H04B3/52, H04B14/02, H04B10/29, H01P5/12, H04B3/56, H04B3/54, H02J13/00 | 15/095195 |
| 1817 | 9805588 | Wireless fire protection valve inspection and monitoring systems, and methods for automated inspection and monitoring of fire protection systems | A wireless fire protection system valve inspection and monitoring system, including: a plurality of valves, each valve including a detecting unit adapted to detect valve state information for the valve, wherein the valve state information comprises at least one of an open state, a partially-open state, and a closed state, at least one collection unit that wirelessly receives the valve state information from the detecting units, and an information module that receives the valve state information from the collection unit and aggregates, stores, and/or reports the valve state information. | Louis Alan Gritzo (Wrentham, MA), Richard Smith (Wrentham, MA), Francesco Tamanini (Watertown, MA), Markus Dierkes (St. Gallen, CH), Stefan Zanetti (Binningen, CH) | Factory Mutual Insurance Company (Johnston, RI), Synesix Solutions Ag (Basel CH) | 2013-03-15 | 2017-10-31 | G08C17/02, G08B25/14, H04Q9/00, G08B25/08, G08B25/10, G05D7/06 | 13/835228 |
| 1818 | 9805238 | System for identifying and controlling unmanned aerial vehicles | A beacon for attachment to an unmanned aerial vehicle that provides information needed to identify the owner of a particular unmanned vehicle. The beacon may also include a remote communications module configured to participate on wireless communications networks and a beacon control system configured to issue commands compatible with the unmanned aerial vehicle. The beacon may further a beacon control system configured to translate multiple types of commands from different controls systems into commands compatible with the unmanned aerial vehicle. | John Mansfield Falk (Alexandria, VA), Mark Anthony Sullivan (Alexandria, VA) | Vigilent Inc. (Tysons Corner, VA) | 2016-07-11 | 2017-10-31 | G06F17/00, G06K7/10, G06K7/14 | 15/206671 |
| 1819 | 9804293 | UAVs for the detection and tracking of intense tornadoes | A method for detecting tornadogenesis in a mesocyclone, and to monitor and track intense tornadic mesocyclones. The method includes flying a UAV above the mesocyclone for an extended period of time and detecting transition to tornadic stage. This further intensification is indicated by transition in a core structure of the mesocyclone to include the presence of an eye. The UAV can be a Global Hawk aircraft and can include a number of sensors and detectors, such as an imaging camera for providing imaging data of the mesocyclone-core structure, an infrared detector for detecting changes in heat in the mesocyclone-core structure, a radar detector for detecting wind magnitudes and direction in the mesocyclone-core structure, dropsonde sensors for measuring temperature, pressure, relative humidity and wind direction in the mesocyclone-core structure, etc. The UAV can relay the storm parameter data to a satellite for subsequent downlinking to receiving stations at the Earth's surface. | Francis E. Fendell (Los Angeles, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2016-04-13 | 2017-10-31 | G01W1/06, H04N5/225, B64C39/02, G01W1/08 | 15/098061 |
| 1820 | 9802728 | Rotatable tamp head and automated dimension determination | Printing systems may include a rotatable tamp head that may be repositioned, as necessary, in order to cause a label to be printed in a specific location or in a certain alignment on an object. Such tamp heads may be repositioned as necessary where the label may cross a seam, a crease, a fold or another surface feature which might cause the label to be bowed or damaged in transit. The tamp head may be positioned in a manner that would enable any information, markings or bar codes thereon to remain legible and intact even if the label is applied across such a surface feature. An orientation of the object may be determined using one or more sensors aligned at various angles with respect to a direction of travel of the object. | Tyler B Rodgers (Phoenix, AZ), Patrick Joseph Houlihan (Phoenix, AZ), David Arthur Ogle, II (Bridgeport, TX) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-02-13 | 2017-10-31 | B32B41/00, B65C9/40, B65C9/02, B65C9/26 | 14/622134 |
| 1821 | 9802701 | Variable elevation signal acquisition and data collection system and method | The disclosure herein relates to the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to detect and map electromagnetic transmission and reception patterns for transmitting facilities such as cell towers and receiving facilities such as large buildings in urban areas. A variable elevation signal acquisition and data collection (VESAD) system is provided that includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a guidance subsystem, a data storage device, a global positioning system (GPS) , an electromagnetic signal detector, a radio frequency receiver, at least one antenna and a signal processing subsystem are in operable communication. A ground control station is also included that is configured to exercise positive wireless control over the UAV via the at least one antenna and guidance subsystem. A communications link between the UAV and the remote control system configured to communicate data received from one of the signal processing subsystem in real time and the data storage device. | Joshua Hawes (Seattle, WA), George Pierce (Seattle, WA) | --- | 2015-10-21 | 2017-10-31 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G01C21/00 | 14/919645 |
| 1822 | 9801176 | FDMA/TDMA architecture using channelizer and matrix power amplifier | A communication system including at least one first TDMA high speed switch having a first switch output, a FDMA channelizer, configured to receive an input RF signal from the at least one first TDMA high speed switch, at least one matrix power amplifier having at least one input and at least one output, and at least one second TDMA high speed switch having a second switch input coupled to a respective one of at least one channelizer output and at least one second switch output coupled to a corresponding input of the at least one matrix power amplifier, the at least one second TDMA high speed switch being configured to receive an output RF signal from the FDMA channelizer and transmit the output RF signal to a selected input of the at least one matrix power amplifier, wherein each predetermined output is coupled to a corresponding antenna beam. | Carl J. Hahn, III (Inglewood, CA), Leonard Rosenheck (Manhattan Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-07-20 | 2017-10-24 | H04L5/20, H04B7/204, H04B7/26, H04B7/185, H04W72/04 | 14/803269 |
| 1823 | 9800327 | Apparatus for controlling operations of a communication device and methods thereof | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission system having a coupling device, a bypass circuit, a memory and a processor. The coupling device can facilitate transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that propagate along a surface of a transmission medium. The memory can store instructions, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations including restarting a timer to prevent the bypass circuit from disabling the transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves by the coupling device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southhold, NY), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-11-20 | 2017-10-24 | G01R31/00, H04B3/56, H04B10/038, H04L1/00, H04W24/04, H01Q1/46, H02J13/00 | 14/548494 |
| 1824 | 9799123 | Information identification system, method of identifying information, and program for identifying information | The present invention is to provide an information identification system, a method of identifying information, and a program for identifying information to efficiently identify information by considering information on an object existing in the imaged area when identifying information from an image. The information identification system 10 that identifies information on an object imaged in the image previously registers information on the object existing in a predetermined area, detects the location information of the image and identifies which area the location information belongs to, detects the feature amount of the object imaged in the image, and matches the identified area information and the detected feature amount to the database and identifies information on the object imaged in the image. | Shunji Sugaya (Tokyo, JP) | Optim Corporation (Saga-Shi, JP) | 2015-12-29 | 2017-10-24 | G06K9/62, G06T7/60, G06T7/40, G06K9/00, G06T7/90 | 14/982273 |
| 1825 | 9798325 | Unmanned device interaction methods and systems | Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to participate in the performance of tasks, for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance, or for facilitating other interactions with such devices. | Royce A. Levien (Lexintgon, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-08-31 | 2017-10-24 | G05D1/00, A63H27/00, G05D1/10, G05B19/00, G05D1/02, G06Q10/08, B64C39/02, A61M5/00 | 13/601169 |
| 1826 | 9797048 | Stripping solution for zinc/nickel alloy plating from metal substrate | The present disclosure relates generally to the field of electroplating and electroless plating. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to plating solutions and plating removal/stripping solutions for stripping zinc/nickel alloy plating from substrates. | Lawrence M Lawless (Chesterfield, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-03-31 | 2017-10-24 | C23F1/40, C23F1/44, C23F1/36, C23F1/34, C23F1/32, C23G1/14, C23G1/19 | 14/674570 |
| 1827 | 9796478 | Method for controlling solar panels in a solar propelled aircraft | A method of controlling solar panels in a solar propelled aircraft which has a wing having solar cell modules mounted therein. The solar propelled aircraft includes: first solar cell modules which are positioned in a main wing or a tail wing of the aircraft and receive solar energy directly from the sun, second solar cell modules which are positioned in a main wing or a tail wing of the aircraft and supplied with directed energy from the earth, and rotating shafts which rotate the first solar cell modules and the second solar cell modules so that the first solar cell modules and the second solar cell modules correspond to each other in both directions. The first solar cell module at the upper surface obtains solar energy from the sun, and the second solar cell module at the lower surface obtains directed energy transferred from the earth. | Hyo Jung Ahn (Daejeon, KR) | Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2016-10-13 | 2017-10-24 | B64C3/32, B64G1/44, H01L31/042, B64D27/24, H02S20/30, B64D27/00, B64D27/02, B64D31/00, B64D31/06, H02S40/38, H02S20/32, H02S10/40, H01L31/041 | 15/292563 |
| 1828 | 9794003 | Quasi-optical coupler | A quasi-optical coupling system launches and extracts surface wave communication transmissions from a wire. At millimeter-wave frequencies, where the wavelength is small compared to the macroscopic size of the equipment, the millimeter-wave transmissions can be transported from one place to another and diverted via lenses and reflectors, much like visible light. Transmitters and receivers can be positioned near telephone and power lines and reflectors placed on or near the cables can reflect transmissions onto or off of the cables. The lenses on the transmitters are focused, and the reflectors positioned such that the reflected transmissions are guided waves on the surface of the cables. The reflectors can be polarization sensitive, where one or more of a set of guided wave modes can be reflected off the wire based on the polarization of the guided wave modes and polarization and orientation of the reflector. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-08 | 2017-10-17 | H04B10/00, H01Q19/10, H04B3/56, H04B3/54, H04B3/52, H01Q13/26, H01Q1/46, H04B10/50, H04B10/80 | 15/176247 |
| 1829 | 9793955 | Passive electrical coupling device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device includes a circuit that receives a signal. At least one passive electrical circuit element generates an electromagnetic field in response to the signal. A portion of the electromagnetic field is guided by a surface of a transmission medium to propagate as a guided electromagnetic wave longitudinally along the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, Lp (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-03-17 | 2017-10-17 | H04B3/52, H04B5/00, H04L25/02, H04B3/56, H01P1/00, G01R31/00, H02J13/00 | 15/072449 |
| 1830 | 9793954 | Magnetic coupling device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device including a receiving portion that receives a radio frequency signal conveying data from a transmitting device. A magnetic coupler magnetically couples the radio frequency signal to a transmission medium as a guided electromagnetic wave that is bound by an outer surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinto Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-04-28 | 2017-10-17 | H04B3/56, H04B3/52, H01P7/06, H01P1/207, H01Q1/46, G01R31/00, H01P5/103, H02J13/00 | 14/697723 |
| 1831 | 9793951 | Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that performs operations including detecting a signal degradation of electromagnetic waves guided by a transmission medium, and adjusting at least one phase of signal components of the electromagnetic waves to produce adjusted electromagnetic waves having a hybrid wave mode and a non-optical frequency range to mitigate the signal degradation. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-15 | 2017-10-17 | H04B1/04, H01P5/08, H04B3/54, H04B3/56 | 14/799615 |
| 1832 | 9792796 | Monitoring safety compliance based on RFID signals | Where a safety requirement mandates contact with a grippable structural element such as a handle, a handrail, a handlebar or a steering wheel, compliance with the requirement may be determined using one or more manually activated RFID tags provided in designated locations on the grippable structural element. A level of compliance with the requirement during a given activity may be determined based at least in part on the number of RFID signals received from the manually activated RFID tags, which may be compared to a number of workers engaged in the given activity. Based on the level of compliance, relevant feedback in the form of electronic messages, signals or sounds may be identified and provided to one or more of the workers. | Wesley Scott Lauka (Seattle, WA), Fransisca Vina Zerlina (Seattle, WA), Jamie Maria Holland (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-06-25 | 2017-10-17 | G08B23/00, G08B21/02 | 14/314520 |
| 1833 | 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 |
| 1834 | 9788326 | Backhaul link for distributed antenna system | A distributed antenna and backhaul system provide network connectivity for a small cell deployment. Rather than building new structures, and installing additional fiber and cable, embodiments described herein disclose using high-bandwidth, millimeter-wave communications and existing power line infrastructure. Above ground backhaul connections via power lines and line-of-sight millimeter-wave band signals as well as underground backhaul connections via buried electrical conduits can provide connectivity to the distributed base stations. An overhead millimeter-wave system can also be used to provide backhaul connectivity. Modules can be placed onto existing infrastructure, such as streetlights and utility poles, and the modules can contain base stations and antennas to transmit the millimeter-waves to and from other modules. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-05-17 | 2017-10-10 | H04M9/00, H04W72/04, H04B3/54, H04B3/38, H04L29/06, H04W24/02, H04B3/52, H04W36/22, H04B3/56, H04B10/2575, H04W16/26, H04B7/04, H02J13/00, H04W84/04 | 15/156465 |
| 1835 | 9787412 | Methods and apparatus for inducing a fundamental wave mode on a transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating electromagnetic waves having a fundamental wave mode, and directing the electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium for guiding propagation of the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-07 | 2017-10-10 | H04B10/90, H01Q13/22, H04B3/52, H04W72/04, H04B3/56 | 15/175111 |
| 1836 | 9786187 | Transportation network utilizing autonomous vehicles for transporting items | A transportation network is provided that utilizes autonomous vehicles (e.g., unmanned aerial vehicles) for identifying, acquiring, and transporting items between network locations without requiring human interaction. A travel path for an item through the transportation network may include a passing of the item from one autonomous vehicle to another or otherwise utilizing different autonomous vehicles for transporting the item along different path segments (e.g., between different network locations) . Different possible travel paths through the transportation network may be evaluated, and a travel path for an item may be selected based on transportation factors such as travel time, cost, safety, etc., which may include consideration of information regarding current conditions (e.g., related to network congestion, inclement weather, etc.) . Autonomous vehicles of different sizes, carrying capacities, travel ranges, travel speeds, etc. may be utilized for further improving the flexibility and efficiency of the system for transporting items. | Avi Bar-Zeev (Oakland, CA), Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Daniel Buchmueller (Seattle, WA), Steven Gregory Dunn (Bothell, WA), Gur Kimchi (Bellevue, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-06-09 | 2017-10-10 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, G01C21/00, G06Q10/08, B65G1/04 | 14/734288 |
| 1837 | 9786184 | Secure transmission of an aircraft trajectory | The present disclosure relates to the secure transmission of an aircraft trajectory that is to be flown or that has been flown. A ground-referenced description of the trajectory of the aircraft expressed in ground-referenced parameters is converted, using a description of an imaginary atmospheric model describing imaginary atmospheric conditions along the trajectory, into an air-referenced description of the aircraft trajectory expressed in air-referenced parameters. for decryption, knowledge of the imaginary atmospheric conditions allows the air-referenced description of the aircraft trajectory to be converted back into the ground-referenced description of the aircraft trajectory. Thus, the ground-referenced trajectory may be though of as the plain text, the imaginary atmospheric model as the cipher key and the air-referenced trajectory as the cipher text. | Marco La Civita (Madrid, ES), Miguel Vilaplana (Madrid, ES), Nicolas Pena Ortiz (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-01-17 | 2017-10-10 | G06F19/00, G06G7/70, G06G7/76, G08G5/00, H04B7/185 | 14/157618 |
| 1838 | 9784887 | Meteorological sensing systems and methods | A portable weather station, including an lower body portion, an upper body portion disposed on the lower body portion in a spaced apart relationship thereby forming an open channel between the upper body portion and the lower body portion, and a plurality of weather condition sensors wherein a first set of one or more of the plurality of weather condition sensors is mounted on the upper body portion of the portable weather station and a second set of one or more of the plurality of weather condition sensors is mounted on the lower body portion of the portable weather station. | Christopher Ulmer (San Pedro, CA), Dmitry Starodubov (Reseda, CA), Gregory Peng (Redondo Beach, CA), Rodion Tikhoplav (Santa Monica, CA), David Miller (San Pedro, CA), Andrew Kostrzewski (Garden Grove, CA), Koyiro Minakata (Irvine, CA), Gabriel Kaplan (Calabasas, CA), Tomasz Jannson (Torrance, CA), Edward Patton (Torrance, CA), Sookwang Ro (Glendale, CA), Ihor Berezhnyy (La Jolla, CA) | Physical Optics Corporation (Torrance, CA) | 2014-08-12 | 2017-10-10 | G01W1/02, G01S17/95, B64D1/08, G08B21/18 | 14/457511 |
| 1839 | 9784615 | Adjustment for irregular sensor movement during spectral imaging | Systems for adjusting for irregular movement during spectral imaging are provided herein. Exemplary systems include: a spectrograph measuring a plurality of spectrographic data sets, a camera capturing images, a processor communicatively coupled to the spectrograph and the camera, and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to perform a method comprising: receiving a plurality of spectrographs for a series of respective locations and the images corresponding to the respective locations, generating a continuous image using the images, identifying a respective corresponding position in the continuous image for each spectrograph, such that each spectrograph is a measurement of the respective position, and associating each spectrograph with the respective position. | Guocai Shu (Pleasanton, CA), Shu Zhang (Fremont, CA), William Yang (Fremont, CA) | Bayspec, Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2016-11-28 | 2017-10-10 | G01J3/02, G01J3/28 | 15/362108 |
| 1840 | 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 |
| 1841 | 9783290 | Jam-tolerant rotary control motor for hydraulic actuator valve | According to one embodiment, a linear control motor includes a first permanent magnet, a coil, a shaft, a first non-magnetic material, and a joint coupled between the shaft and a spool operable to convert rotations of the shaft into axial movements of the spool. The first non-magnetic material is disposed between at least one of the movable components and at least one of the static components and operable to prevent physical contact between at least one of the movable components and at least one of the static components. | Charles Eric Covington (Colleyville, TX), Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-09-26 | 2017-10-10 | B64C3/38, B64C27/605, H01F7/122, H01F7/06, B64C27/64, H02K7/00 | 14/038182 |
| 1842 | 9780834 | Method and apparatus for transmitting electromagnetic waves | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an apparatus including a waveguide, an antenna, and a transmitter. The transmitter can facilitate transmission of first electromagnetic waves via the antenna, the first electromagnetic waves having a fundamental mode. The waveguide can facilitate propagation of the first electromagnetic waves at least in part on a surface of the waveguide. The waveguide can be positioned at a location that enables the first electromagnetic waves to induce second electromagnetic waves having fundamental and non-fundamental modes that propagate on a surface of a transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southhold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-10-21 | 2017-10-03 | H04B3/36, H04B3/52, H04W16/26, H01Q1/46, H04B3/56 | 14/519343 |
| 1843 | 9778655 | Unmanned vehicle operating modes | An aircraft is provided and includes a frame, drive elements configured to drive movements of the frame and a computer configured to receive mission planning and manual commands and to control operations of the drive elements to operate in a safe mode in which mission commands are accepted but manual commands are refused, a manual mode in which mission commands are refused but manual commands are accepted and an enroute mode. The computer is further configured to only allow mode transitions between the safe and manual modes and between the safe and enroute modes. | Thomas Zygmant (Southport, CT), Jesse J. Lesperance (Harvest, AL), Ira E. Zoock (Orange, CT), James A. Kelly (Middlebury, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2016-08-26 | 2017-10-03 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 15/248215 |
| 1844 | 9778227 | Device and system for and a method of monitoring a cable for a physical disturbance | A device, system and method for monitoring a cable for a physical disturbance is disclosed. The device includes at least one pair of acoustic transducers, the pair comprising a first acoustic conductor monitoring transducer and a second ambient transducer. The acoustic conductor monitoring transducer is in acoustic contact with an acoustic conductor to be monitored by the device, with the transducers being arranged such that an ambient acoustic signal is common to both transducers. The device further includes a circuit element, with each transducer being connected to an input of the circuit element, the circuit element being arranged to output a difference between the input signals from the transducers. An alarm triggering module is connected to an output of the circuit element, the module being operable to trigger an alarm when the output signal received from the circuit element exceeds a predefined threshold value. | Ernst Jacobus Gustav Pretorius (Pretoria, ZA) | --- | 2013-12-12 | 2017-10-03 | G01N29/04, G01H1/00, G01H3/00, G01N29/24, G01N29/14 | 14/651846 |
| 1845 | 9778135 | Mobile tunnels for operational testing | Mobile tunnels may be provided on trailers or in association with one or more other vehicles. A mobile tunnel may be towed or otherwise accelerated to a sufficient velocity, thereby causing a fluid such as air or seawater to travel above, below and around the tunnel. The fluid may be diverted into the tunnel and caused to pass over a test object such as an unmanned aerial vehicle or unmanned undersea vehicle within the tunnel, thereby enabling aerodynamic testing or hydrodynamic testing of the test object to be performed. Additionally, one or more materials may be injected into the fluid, thereby enabling destructive testing of the test object to be performed. | Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Gershon Parent (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-03-12 | 2017-10-03 | G01M9/04, G01M9/02 | 14/656531 |
| 1846 | 9776717 | Aerial agricultural management system | An apparatus comprises a base vehicle, a takeoff and landing system, a rack system, a refueling system associated with the base vehicle, and a controller. The rack system comprises a group of racks with slots in which the slots receive unmanned aerial vehicles, provide refueling connections that facilitate refueling of the unmanned aerial vehicles located in the slots, and provide data connections that facilitate data transmission with the unmanned aerial vehicles located in the slots. The refueling system refuels an unmanned aerial vehicle located in a slot using a refueling connection in the refueling connections. The controller communicates with the unmanned aerial vehicle using a data connection and control the refueling of the unmanned aerial vehicles by the refueling system while the unmanned aerial vehicle is in the slot, enabling exchanging data with the unmanned aerial vehicle and the refueling of the unmanned aerial vehicle simultaneously. | Charles B. Spinelli (Mesa, AZ), John Lyle Vian (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-10-02 | 2017-10-03 | B64C27/08, B64C33/00, B64C39/02, B64F1/00, B64F1/22, A01B79/00 | 14/873399 |
| 1847 | 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 |
| 1848 | 9776200 | Systems and methods for unmanned aerial painting applications | Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for applying a liquid to a surface. According to various embodiments, the UAS includes an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) including flight control mechanisms. The UAV is configured to receive first control signals and to adjust an operational configuration of the flight control mechanisms in response to the first control signals. The UAS further includes a delivery assembly coupled to the UAV, where the delivery assembly is configured to receive second control signals and to apply the liquid to the surface located proximately to the UAV in response to the second control signals. The UAS further includes a control unit coupled to the UAV and the delivery assembly, the control unit configured to transmit the first and second control signals to the UAV and the delivery assembly, respectively. | Luke Andrew Busby (Reno, NV), Todd Iverson (Reno, NV), Ryan McMaster (Reno, NV) | Luryto, Llc (Reno, NV) | 2014-09-19 | 2017-10-03 | G05D1/00, B05B9/04, G06F7/00, G05D3/00, G06F17/00, B05B13/00, B05B9/00, B05B12/12, B64C27/00 | 14/491780 |
| 1849 | 9774797 | Multi-sensor monitoring systems and methods | Systems and methods may be provided for monitoring electrical equipment. A system may include a camera having an ultraviolet light imaging module, an infrared light imaging module, a visible light imaging module, and a processor that combines image data from one or more of the imaging modules. The processor may detect anomalies such as hot spots, corona discharges or failures in the electrical equipment based on the image data. The system may include motion control components that move the camera with respect to the electrical equipment during monitoring operations. The motion control components may include components of a manned or unmanned vehicle that incorporates the camera. | Austin A. Richards (Santa Barbara, CA), Daniel Pettersson (Eskilstuna, SE), David Gustafsson (Eskilstuna, SE) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2015-04-17 | 2017-09-26 | H04N7/18, H04N5/33 | 14/689865 |
| 1850 | 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 |
| 1851 | 9772343 | Inertia measurement module for unmanned aircraft | The present disclosure relates to an inertia measurement module for an unmanned aircraft, which comprises a housing assembly, a sensing assembly and a vibration damper. The vibration damper comprises a first vibration-attenuation cushion, and the sensing assembly comprises a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a flexible signal line for connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board. An inertia sensor is fixed on the second circuit board, and the first circuit board is fixed on the housing assembly. The inertia measurement module further comprises a weight block, and the second circuit board, the weight block, the first vibration-attenuation cushion and the first circuit board are bonded together. The present disclosure greatly reduces the influence of the operational vibration frequency of the unmanned aircraft on the inertia sensor and improves the measurement stability of the inertia sensor. | Tao Wang (Shenzhen, CN), Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 2011-09-15 | 2017-09-26 | G01P1/02, G01C19/5783, G01C19/16, G01C25/00, B64D45/00, G01C19/5628, F16F15/00, G01P1/00, G01C19/56, G01P15/08, G01C19/5769, G01C19/5663, G01C21/16 | 14/241891 |
| 1852 | 9772288 | Autonomous biobuoy systems and methods | An autonomous biobuoy system and methods for detecting characteristics of a marine environment, the system involving: a light source comprising a blue light emitting diode, a detector assembly for detecting the at least one characteristic of the marine environment, the detector assembly having a single photodiode configured to detect stimulated bioluminescence and transmissivity in response to the light source, the detector assembly configured to generate at least one detector assembly output signal responsive to at least one detected characteristic, and a transmitter coupled with the detector assembly for transmitting the at least one detector assembly output signal. | David Lapota (N/A), Gregory W. Anderson (San Diego, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2016-12-21 | 2017-09-26 | G01N21/64 | 15/386117 |
| 1853 | 9771145 | Rotorcraft fly-by-wire control laws | According to one embodiment, a flight control system includes a pilot control assembly and a flight control computer. The pilot control assembly can receive commands from a pilot. The flight control computer can receive, from the pilot control assembly, a pilot command to change a first flight characteristic, wherein changing the first flight characteristic would result in an expected change to a second flight characteristic. The flight control computer can instruct, in response to the received pilot command, the flight control system to change a first operating condition of the flight control system based on an inherently-coupled relationship between the first flight characteristic and the second flight characteristic. The flight control computer can instruct, in response to the expected change to the second flight characteristic, the flight control system to change a second operating condition of the flight control system. | Sung K. Kim (Bedford, TX), Christopher M. Bothwell (Grapevine, TX), Robert Lee Fortenbaugh (Pantego, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-07-18 | 2017-09-26 | G05D1/00, B64C13/04, B64G1/24, B64C13/50, B64C13/12, B64D43/00 | 15/212689 |
| 1854 | 9769128 | Method and apparatus for encryption of communications over a network | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining whether communications are encrypted, determining a communication type for the communications according to sensitivity criteria, encrypting the communications according to the communication type to generate encrypted communications, and transmitting to a second network device the encrypted communications. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David Gross (South River, NJ), Joshua Lackey (Lake Stevens, WA), Donald E. Levy (Holmdel, NJ), Roger Piqueras Jover (New York, NY), Jayaraman Ramachandran (Plainsboro, NJ), Cristina Serban (Middletown, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-09-28 | 2017-09-19 | H04L29/06, H04B3/56, H04L9/00, H04W72/04, H04W88/08, H04B3/54 | 14/867338 |
| 1855 | 9769020 | Method and apparatus for responding to events affecting communications in a communication network | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for determining an event associated with a mode of transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves on a surface of a transmission medium, identifying according to the event an updated mode for transmitting or receiving adjusted electromagnetic waves on the surface of a transmission medium, and transmitting or receiving the adjusted electromagnetic waves based on the updated mode. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southhold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-10-21 | 2017-09-19 | H04B3/54, H04L12/24, G01R31/08, H04B3/46, H04B3/52, G01R31/02, H04W24/02, H04B3/06 | 14/519373 |
| 1856 | 9768833 | Method and apparatus for sensing a condition in a transmission medium of electromagnetic waves | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that facilitates transmitting electromagnetic waves along a surface of a wire that facilitates delivery of electric energy to devices, and sensing a condition that is adverse to the electromagnetic waves propagating along the surface of the wire. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Mitchell Harvey Fuchs (Toms River, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-09-15 | 2017-09-19 | H04B3/00, H04Q9/00, H01Q1/46, H04B3/54, G08C23/06, H04B3/58, H01P5/12, H01P3/16, H04B3/56 | 14/486268 |
| 1857 | 9766337 | Alternative communications for an air vehicle | An air vehicle comprises a satellite receiver having messaging capability. The receiver is configured to process a command and control (C2) message when alternative communications are required. The air vehicle further comprises avionics for taking a course of action according to instructions in a C2 message received by the satellite receiver. | Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-02-28 | 2017-09-19 | G01S19/00, H04B7/185, G01S19/01, G01S19/13 | 13/037297 |
| 1858 | 9766325 | Countermeasure system | A laser jammer configured for being a part of a countermeasure system. The system comprises a stage having an axis of rotation and laser source mounted on the stage. The laser source is configured for emitting a laser beam having an optical axis perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The laser has a first spread in a first plane parallel to the rotation axis of the stage and including the optical axis, and a second spread in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane and including the optical axis. The first spread is greater than the second spread. | Vladimir Krupkin (Rishon Lezion, IL) | Active Air Ltd. (Modiin, IL) | 2011-10-18 | 2017-09-19 | H04K3/00, F41H13/00, F41F5/00, G01S7/495, F41G7/22 | 13/880122 |
| 1859 | 9764830 | Pilot control system with adjustable pedals | According to one embodiment, a method of adjusting an aircraft pedal assembly includes providing a pedal linkage coupled between a pedal and an attachment assembly situated proximate to an aircraft instrument panel. A brake cylinder is provided coupled between the pedal and the attachment assembly. The pedal linkage is rotated in response to an adjustment input. The pedal linkage is maintained approximately parallel to the brake cylinder during rotation of the pedal linkage. | Travis L. Yates (Lakeside, TX), Bradley D. Linton (Mansfield, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-01-08 | 2017-09-19 | B64C27/56, B64C13/04, B64D43/00, B64C13/06, B64C13/12 | 13/736169 |
| 1860 | 9764828 | Spin stabilized aerial aircraft | A spin stabilized aircraft may include a plurality of wings that passively spin stabilize the aircraft, causing the apparatus to move in a direction opposite that of a wind source. The aircraft may also include two or more propulsive arms that actively stabilize the aircraft in absence of wind or a decrease in altitude. | Evan R. Ulrich (Manhattan Beach, CA), Stewart Sutton (Irvine, CA), Martin Panevsky (San Pedro, CA), Christopher B Dunbar (La Mirada, CA), Vishnu Jyothindran (Redondo Beach, CA) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, CA) | 2015-08-10 | 2017-09-19 | B64C27/16, B64C39/02, G01W1/08 | 14/822847 |
| 1861 | 9764822 | Clean fuel electric multirotor aircraft for personal air transportation and manned or unmanned operation | Methods and systems for a full-scale vertical takeoff and landing manned or unmanned aircraft, having an all-electric, low-emission or zero-emission lift and propulsion system, an integrated `highway in the sky` avionics system for navigation and guidance, a tablet-based motion command, or mission planning system to provide the operator with `drive by wire` style direction control, and automatic on-board-capability to provide traffic awareness, weather display and collision avoidance. Automatic computer monitoring by a programmed triple-redundant digital autopilot computer controls each motor-controller and motor to produce pitch, bank, yaw and elevation, while simultaneously restricting the flight regime that the pilot can command, to protect the pilot from inadvertent potentially harmful acts that might lead to loss of control, or loss of vehicle stability. By using the results of the state measurements to inform motor control commands, the methods and systems contribute to the operational simplicity, reliability and safety of the vehicle. | Brian D. Morrison (Hopkinton, MA) | Alakai Technologies Corporation (Hopkinton, MA) | 2015-04-29 | 2017-09-19 | B64C27/08, B64C13/18, B64D27/24, G01C23/00, G05D1/00 | 14/699945 |
| 1862 | 9763166 | Dynamic point to point mobile network including communication path monitoring and analysis aspects system and method | A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically processing mobile operating system object code at least partially from mobile device storage to direct to one or more origination mobile communication device display surfaces an origination mobile communication device user interface presentation of communication characteristics information regarding one or more mobile operating system based communication devices for operation as one or more ad hoc intermediary relays of one or more fallback communication networks upon initiation thereof for communication between an origination mobile communication device and a destination electronic communication device. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2013-08-29 | 2017-09-12 | H04W40/24, H04B7/10, H04L12/701, H04W40/00, H04M15/00, H04W84/18 | 14/013592 |
| 1863 | 9762289 | Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving signals in a transportation system | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for transmitting first electromagnetic waves that propagate on a surface of a component of a transit system, and receiving second electromagnetic waves that propagate on the surface of the component of the transit system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southhold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-10-14 | 2017-09-12 | H04B7/00, H01Q1/46, H04B3/54, H01Q13/20, H04B5/00, B61L27/00 | 14/513550 |
| 1864 | 9762064 | Stable electrical power system with regulated transformer rectifier unit | A method and apparatus for providing power stably for direct current loads. A regulated transformer rectifier unit is controlled to provide regulated direct current power for the direct current loads at an output of the regulated transformer rectifier unit from alternating current power provided by an alternating current power source to an input of the regulated transformer rectifier unit. The direct current loads comprise passive direct current loads and active direct current loads comprising active switching power supplies. The direct current loads have at least one of constant power characteristics, resistive power characteristics, inductive power characteristics, and capacitive power characteristics. A source impedance at the output of the regulated transformer rectifier unit is determined based on an aggregate load impedance of the direct current loads and stability criterion. | Kamiar J. Karimi (Kirkland, WA), Mark Eugene Liffring (Seattle, WA), Evelyn Marie Matheson (Bothell, WA), Sheverria Antony Aikens (Mill Creek, WA), Eugene V. Solodovnik (Lake Stevens, WA), Mehdy Barekatein (Kirkland, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-11-25 | 2017-09-12 | H02J3/46, H02J1/14, H02J1/10, H02J1/08, G06F17/50 | 14/553520 |
| 1865 | 9759200 | Wind tower and wind farm inspections via unmanned aircraft systems | An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to inspect equipment and a method of inspecting equipment with the UAS are described. The UAS includes a scanner to obtain images of the equipment and a memory device to store information for the UAS. The UAS also includes a processor to determine a real-time flight path based on the images and the stored information, and a camera mounted on the UAS to obtain camera images of the equipment as the UAS traverses the real-time flight path. | David Glenn Craft (Fountain Inn, SC), Christopher Edward Thompson (Greenville, SC) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2014-07-18 | 2017-09-12 | H04N13/02, H04N7/18, F03D17/00 | 14/335115 |
| 1866 | 9758706 | Encapsulated catalyst for aerospace grade resin systems | Methods and compositions, and components comprising the compositions, are disclosed relating to improved resin-based adhesives comprising encapsulating at least a catalyst compound. Further methods and compositions are disclosed relating to encapsulated catalysts in uncured resin-based adhesives, said encapsulated catalysts configured to release the catalyst compound and cure the uncured resin-based adhesive on-demand. | Keith Daniel Humfeld (Federal Way, WA), Gwen M. Gross (Redmond, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-07-31 | 2017-09-12 | C09J5/00, C09J4/00, B32B37/06, C09J163/00, C08G59/18, C08F4/00 | 14/814989 |
| 1867 | 9758302 | Aquatic storage facilities | An item may be outfitted with a cartridge for varying a net density of the item and deposited in a body of liquid for storage. The cartridge may cause a net density of the item to exceed a density of the liquid, or to fall below the density of the liquid, and to descend or ascend within the liquid, as desired. The cartridge may also cause a net density of the item to equal the density of the liquid, and thus remain at a constant depth. The cartridge may be configured to receive acoustic signals or other forms of instructions for varying a net density of the item, and may send acoustic signals or other messages identifying a depth or position of the item. The cartridge may thus enable an item to be stored at any depth within the liquid, and be retrieved upon demand. | Jeremiah David Brazeau (Hudson, NH) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-04-10 | 2017-09-12 | G06F7/00, B65G1/137, B65G1/06 | 15/483709 |
| 1868 | 9758257 | Airflow sensing systems and apparatus | Embodiments of air flow sensing systems are provided herein. In some embodiments, one or more sensors are positionable on an aircraft and dimensioned and arranged to measure vector components of airflow velocity having at least one of a transverse or streamwise direction relative to a flight direction of the aircraft. In some embodiments, the one or more sensors are positioned in front of an aircraft wing and distributed as an array of sensors along the span of the aircraft wing. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), Michael Cyrus (Castle Rock, CO), Allan J. Bruce (Scotch Plains, NJ), John P. Moussouris (Palo Alto, CA) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2016-04-07 | 2017-09-12 | G01P13/00, B64D43/02, G01C21/20, G01P5/10, G05D1/10 | 15/092790 |
| 1869 | 9755729 | Satellite communication link | A device configure to wirelessly transmitting optical signals via a satellite communication link includes a first sending arrangement and a first receiving arrangement. The first sending arrangement is configured to transmit optical signals via a first transmission path and a second transmission path to the first receiving arrangement. The first transmission path has a first transmission channel and the second transmission path has a second transmission channel. In addition, the first transmission channel is physically separated from the second transmission channel, while the second transmission channel is a low-rate transmission channel for transmitting amplitude-modulated optical signals. | Stefan Seel (Murrhardt, DE) | Tesat-Spacecom Gmbh & Co. Kg (Basknang, DE) | 2015-12-23 | 2017-09-05 | H04B7/185 | 14/998153 |
| 1870 | 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 |
| 1871 | 9754496 | System and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft | A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing) . The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources. | Alistair K. Chan (Bainbridge Island, WA), Jesse R. Cheatham, III (Seattle, WA), William David Duncan (Mill Creek, WA), Eun Young Hwang (San Francisco, CA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Tony S. Pan (Bellevue, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA), Victoria Y. H. Wood (Livermore, CA) | Elwha Llc (N/A) | 2014-09-30 | 2017-09-05 | G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G08G5/04, B64C39/02 | 14/501302 |
| 1872 | 9753894 | Establishing availability of a two-engine aircraft for an ETOPS flight or an ETOPS flight path for a two-engine aircraft | A method is provided for establishing availability of a two-engine aircraft for a predefined ETOPS flight. The method may include calculating a probability of a dual independent engine shutdown sequence for each of a climb phase, a plurality of cruise phases including an ETOPS phase, and a descent phase into which the predefined ETOPS flight is divisible. The shutdown sequence may be composed of events that for each phase may include events having respective, conditional probabilities specific to a model of the two-engine aircraft, a product of which is the probability of the shutdown sequence for the respective phase. The method may include calculating the risk of the shutdown sequence as a function of a sum of the probabilities for the phases, and establishing availability of the aircraft based on the risk and a preexisting baseline. A similar method is provided for establishing availability of an ETOPS flight path. | Daryl W. Heinzerling (Woodinville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-02-04 | 2017-09-05 | G01C21/20, G08G5/00, G06F17/18, G06Q10/06 | 14/172458 |
| 1873 | 9753540 | Systems and methods for haptic remote control gaming | Systems and methods for haptic remote control gaming are disclosed. In one embodiment a portable multifunction device receives information from a remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device can be operable as a remote control for the remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device may be a smartphone, a tablet computer, or another suitable electronic device. The portable multifunction device can determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the information received from the remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device may generate a signal configured to cause an actuator to output the determined haptic effect. The portable multifunction device can output the signal. | Amaya B. Weddle (San Jose, CA), Danny Grant (Montreal, CA), David Birnbaum (Oakland, CA) | Immersion Corporation (San Jose, CA) | 2015-12-14 | 2017-09-05 | G06F3/02, G06F3/01, G08B6/00, G05D1/00, A63H30/04, G06T19/00 | 14/967499 |
| 1874 | 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 |
| 1875 | 9751639 | System to control camera triggering and visualize aerial imaging missions | A camera triggering and aerial imaging mission visualization system. More specifically, a system that controls camera triggering, manages data from a positioning system and an attitude measuring device, and provides real-time image coverage and mission visualization in manned and unmanned aerial imaging applications. The system includes a control and data management device that interfaces with at least one camera, one or more positioning systems, one or more attitude measuring devices, one or more data transmission devices, and a mission visualization system. The aerial imaging system may be interfaced with a variety of commercial, off-the-shelf or custom cameras for use in aerial imaging on manned and unmanned aircrafts, and may also be used on other types of vehicles or for other applications. | David Robert Dvorak (Grand Forks, ND), Daniel Joseph Hajicek (Los Altos, CA) | Field of View Llc (Grand Forks, ND) | 2014-12-02 | 2017-09-05 | H04N7/18, B64C39/02, G01S19/14, B64D47/08, G01S19/47 | 14/558711 |
| 1876 | 9751627 | UAV capture of micro cargo aloft | A system of transporting micro-cargo incorporates an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a tether capture device. A tether is connected to and suspends a micro cargo container with a suspension system to vertically extend the tether. The system having a first pickup state and a second flight state with a transition between the first and second states. The first state provides the micro-container unsuspended via the tether from the suspension system. The transition state provides engagement of the tether by the UAV, the tether positioning the micro-cargo container with respect to the capture device which secures the tether. The second state is then entered with the micro-cargo towed by the UAV in cruising flight to its destination. | Roger D. Bernhardt (OFallon, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-02-25 | 2017-09-05 | B64D1/22, B64D37/32, B64C39/02, B64D1/12 | 14/631025 |
| 1877 | 9749083 | Transmission device with mode division multiplexing and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes at least one transceiver configured to modulate data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves. A plurality of couplers are configured to couple at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers generate a plurality of mode division multiplexed second electromagnetic waves that propagate along the outer surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-29 | 2017-08-29 | H04B3/36, H01Q1/46, H04B3/52, H04J14/04, H04B10/2581, H04B10/40, H04B1/40 | 15/364020 |
| 1878 | 9749053 | Node device, repeater and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a node device includes an interface configured to receive first signals. A plurality of coupling devices are configured to launch the first signals on a transmission medium as a plurality of first guided electromagnetic waves at corresponding plurality of non-optical carrier frequencies, wherein the plurality of first guided electromagnetic waves are bound to a physical structure of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-23 | 2017-08-29 | H04B3/58, H04B14/02, H04B3/52, H04B10/29, H01P5/12, H04B3/56, H04B3/54, H02J13/00 | 14/807197 |
| 1879 | 9749013 | Method and apparatus for reducing attenuation of electromagnetic waves guided by a transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a device coupled to a transmission medium that obstructs a propagation of guided electromagnetic waves propagating on an outer surface of the transmission medium when the device is subjected to a liquid, and applying a material to a portion of the device to mitigate the obstruction. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-03-17 | 2017-08-29 | H04B3/54, H04B3/56, H04B3/52 | 14/659794 |
| 1880 | 9748626 | Plurality of cables having different cross-sectional shapes which are bundled together to form a transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium for propagating electromagnetic waves. The transmission medium can include a plurality of cores for selectively guiding an electromagnetic wave of a plurality of electromagnetic waves longitudinally along each core, and a shell surrounding at least a portion of each core for reducing exposure of the electromagnetic wave of each core. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), William Scott Taylor (Norcross, GA), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-05-14 | 2017-08-29 | H01P3/16, H04B3/52, H04B3/32, H04B3/54, H01P3/10, H04B3/56 | 14/712014 |
| 1881 | 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 |
| 1882 | 9745062 | Methods and systems for providing a safety apparatus to distressed persons | Various embodiments of the present invention comprise systems for providing a lifesaving apparatus to a distressed individual. Such systems may comprise an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to selectably support a lifesaving apparatus. The UAV may comprise a release mechanism configured to release the lifesaving apparatus when proximate a distressed person. The system may additionally comprise a control device configured to wirelessly communicate with the UAV such that a user can pilot the UAV from a distance and deliver the lifesaving apparatus to a distressed person. Methods of using the same may comprise piloting the UAV proximate a distressed person, providing a signal to the UAV to release the lifesaving apparatus by operating the release mechanism, and then pulling the lifesaving apparatus and the distressed person to safety via a control line secured to the lifesaving apparatus. | James Sommerfield Richardson (Duluth, GA) | James Sommerfield Richardson (Duluth, GA) | 2015-04-17 | 2017-08-29 | B64D1/02, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 14/689323 |
| 1883 | 9743362 | Joint transmission power control method and transponded communication system | A joint transmission power control and a transponder communication system, transmitting a plurality of uplink signals to a bent pipe transponder, combining the plurality of uplink signals to generate a combined downlink signal, transmitting the combined downlink signal to a ground hub, performing an estimate and pre-qualification process by the plurality of down link signals to determine a selected waveform, perform the join transmission power control of uplink margins are satisfied. | Xin Tian (Niskayuna, NY), Genshe Chen (Germantown, MD), Khanh Pham (Germantown, MD), Erik Blasch (Rome, NY) | Intelligent Fusion Technology, Inc (Germantown, MD) | 2016-10-13 | 2017-08-22 | H04B17/00, H04B7/185, H04W52/24, H04W52/22 | 15/292303 |
| 1884 | 9743239 | Determining routing points and delivery points | Preferred points or regions in space for performing a task at a location, e.g., the delivery of an item to the location, may be defined based on sensed positions obtained during the prior performance of tasks at the location. The sensed positions may be identified using a GPS sensor or like system. Vectors including coordinates of the sensed position, and uncertainties of such coordinates, may be clustered into groups at the location. Subsequently identified vectors including coordinates and uncertainties may further refine a cluster, or be used to generate a new cluster. A preferred point or region in space may be identified based on such location hypotheses and utilized in the performance of tasks. Some preferred points or regions may be used for routing vehicles to the location, while others may correspond to delivery points for items at the location. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-09-30 | 2017-08-22 | H04W68/00, G06Q10/08, H04W4/02 | 14/871080 |
| 1885 | 9742521 | Transmission device with mode division multiplexing and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes at least one transceiver configured to modulate data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves. A plurality of couplers are configured to couple at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers generate a plurality of mode division multiplexed second electromagnetic waves that propagate along the outer surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J. Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-11-14 | 2017-08-22 | H04B3/36, H04J14/04, H04B3/52, H04B10/2581, H01Q1/46, H04B1/40, H04B10/40 | 15/350709 |
| 1886 | 9742462 | Transmission medium and communication interfaces and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving first electromagnetic waves via a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, and inducing second electromagnetic waves at an interface of the transmission medium without the electrical return path. In an embodiment, the first and second electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-09 | 2017-08-22 | H04B3/00, H04L12/28, H01P5/08, H01P3/16, H04B3/02, H04L25/00, H04B3/03, H04B3/56, H01Q13/02, H01Q3/26, H02J13/00 | 14/734063 |
| 1887 | 9740206 | Driving test system for a moving object | One form of a driving test system for a moving object includes: an unmanned aircraft configured to fly at a set distance from the moving object that is configured to drive along a set route in a set zone and has a vision sensor disposed on one side that is configured to detect the moving object's motion, and a controller configured to control the flight of the unmanned aircraft to follow the moving object and to transmit to the vision sensor and to receive from the vision censor, detected motion characteristics of the moving object. | Sangkyu Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR) | Hyundai Motor Company (Seoul, KR) | 2015-12-07 | 2017-08-22 | G05D1/00, B64F1/22, B62D15/02, B60W30/14, G05D1/02, B64D47/08, B64C39/02 | 14/961482 |
| 1888 | 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 |
| 1889 | 9739570 | Gimbal-assisted radar detection system for unmanned aircraft system (UAS) | A gimbal-assisted continuous-wave (CW) Doppler radar detection system mountable to an unmanned aircraft system may be rotated in three degrees of freedom relative to the UAS to provide targeted multidirectional obstacle detection by transmitting CW signals throughout a field of view and analyzing reflected signals from obstacles within the field of view. The radar assembly may be articulated to provide track-ahead detection in anticipation of a heading or altitude change of the UAS, to center on a detected obstacle in order to classify or identify it more clearly. The radar assembly may be rotated below the UAS and its field of view changed to increase breadth and accuracy at a shorter effective range, in order to determine real-time altitude or terrain data while the UAS executes a landing. | Paul Beard (Bigfork, MT) | Uavionix Corporation (Palo Alto, CA) | 2017-05-03 | 2017-08-22 | F41G7/22, G01S13/72, G01S13/66, G01S7/41 | 15/585998 |
| 1890 | 9739326 | Rotor brake with integrated impeller | According to one embodiment, a rotor brake includes a first braking surface having an opening therethrough, a second braking surface adjacent to the first braking surface, and an impeller disposed between the first and second braking surfaces such that rotation of the impeller pulls fluid through the opening of the first braking surface and expels the fluid out through a gap between the first and second braking surfaces. | Gary S. Conway (Pantego, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-10-22 | 2017-08-22 | F16D65/847, F16D65/12, B64C27/12 | 14/059997 |
| 1891 | 9738764 | Methods, systems and apparatuses for curing epoxy-containing prepreg composite assembly | Methods and systems and components made according to the methods and systems, are disclosed relating to improved curing methods for epoxy resin-containing composite prepreg materials, wherein the composite prepreg materials are exposed to a flow of ammonia-containing compounds to fully cure the composite prepreg materials at substantially ambient temperatures and pressures. | Gwen M Gross (Redmond, WA), Michael P Thompson (Tacoma, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-01-05 | 2017-08-22 | C08J5/24 | 14/987988 |
| 1892 | 9735856 | Receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals | Disclosed are apparatus and a method for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals by a vehicle (8) . The method comprises: providing a transceiver module (28) , the transceiver module (28) being located on board the vehicle (8) and comprising a plurality of transceivers (40-56) , each transceiver (40-56) being configured to operate within a different respective radio frequency band, receiving, by a first transceiver, a first radio frequency signal having a first frequency and a first waveform, determining, using the first frequency and first waveform, by a communications management module (36) located on board the vehicle (8) , a second frequency and a second waveform, the second frequency being in a different frequency band than the first radio frequency signal, the second waveform being different to the first waveform, and transmitting, by a second transceiver, a second radio frequency signal having the second frequency and the second waveform. | Lawrence Cain (Warton, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2014-07-03 | 2017-08-15 | H04W40/16, H04B1/401, H04W72/04, H04B7/185, H04B1/10 | 14/901911 |
| 1893 | 9735833 | Method and apparatus for communications management in a neighborhood network | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device of a neighborhood network that determines that data is directed to a group of recipient devices positioned in a service area of the neighborhood network, determines a second network device according to a neighborhood routing scheme that limits delivery of the data to recipient devices within the service area, and transmits the data. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David Gross (South River, NJ), Joshua Lackey (Lake Stevens, WA), Donald E. Levy (Holmdel, NJ), Roger Piqueras Jover (New York, NY), Jayaraman Ramachandran (Plainsboro, NJ), Cristina Serban (Middletown, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-31 | 2017-08-15 | H04L12/28, H04B3/54, H04W4/02, H04W48/18, H04B3/52, H04L29/08, H04L12/46 | 14/814800 |
| 1894 | 9734726 | Systems and methods for providing landing exceedance warnings and avoidance | Systems and methods provide sloped landing exceedance warning and avoidance. One system includes a surface slope determination system configured to measure a plurality of distances between an aircraft and a surface. The system also includes an inertial navigation system configured to sense aircraft attitude information. A flight control system is communicatively coupled to the surface slope determination system and the inertial navigation system. The flight control system is configured to estimate a slope angle of the surface. The flight control system is also configured to determine one or more approach characteristics based on the slope angle and the aircraft attitude information. The flight control system is additionally configured to identify a warning condition and perform one or more avoidance measures when one or more of the approach characteristics exceeds a predetermined threshold. A pilot cuing device also generates a notification when the warning condition is identified. | Russell Enns (Chandler, AZ), Bryan Kashawlic (Chester Heights, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-02-17 | 2017-08-15 | G08G5/02 | 14/181906 |
| 1895 | 9734723 | Process and system to register and regulate unmanned aerial vehicle operations | A registration authority (RA) server registers unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their owners/operators (O/O) . A UAV is maintained in a flight lock state until a flight plan request from the O/O is approved by the RA, which sends an key-signed approval to unlock the UAV's flight lock. The RA server evaluates a UAV's proposed flight plan based on the attributes of the O/O and UAV, the location and time of the requested flight plan, and a set of flight rules and exclusion zones that are developed in view of privacy assurance, security assurance, flight safety assurance, and ground safety assurance. The flight plan key-signed approval supplied to the UAV by the RA server specifies an inclusion zone that corresponds to a flight plan trajectory to be followed. Once in flight, the UAV maintains real-time knowledge of its position and time to ensure its flight remains within the approved inclusion zone. | Ronald Bruno (Arlington, VA), James Mathew Keller (Silver Spring, MD), Christian Ramsey (Purcellville, VA) | Exelis Inc. (Herndon, VA) | 2015-07-15 | 2017-08-15 | G08G5/00, G05D1/02, G01C21/20, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G01C21/00, G05D1/04, B64C19/00, G05D1/10, G08G5/04 | 14/800204 |
| 1896 | 9733644 | Unmanned device interaction methods and systems | Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to participate in the performance of tasks, for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance, or for facilitating other interactions with such devices. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-08-31 | 2017-08-15 | G05D1/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, G05D1/02, G05D3/00, G05B19/00, G06Q10/08, G05D1/10, A63H27/00, B64C39/02, A61M5/00 | 13/601096 |
| 1897 | 9733090 | Route planning | A method and apparatus for determining a route for a vehicle (6) , the method comprising: measuring a position of the vehicle (6) , providing a specification of a region (12) into which the vehicle (6) is to be moved, and, using the measurements and specification, determining the vehicle route. The route determination process comprises constructing a graph (34) within a state space (X) of the vehicle (6) , identifying, within the graph (34) , a path for the vehicle (6) , performing a path shortening algorithm on the identified path, and, using the shortened path, determining the vehicle route. The path shortening algorithm comprises: selecting two vertices along the path that are separated by at least two edges, connecting the two selected vertices with an additional edge, and, depending on certain cost values, removing the edges and vertices by which the selected vertices are connected, and including, in the path, the additional edge. | Richard Edward Simpson (Bristol, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2014-07-07 | 2017-08-15 | B60L3/00, G01C21/20, G05D1/02, G05D1/00, G01C21/34, G06F7/00 | 14/905204 |
| 1898 | 9731856 | Rotatable tamp head | Printing systems may include a rotatable tamp head that may be repositioned, as necessary, in order to cause a label to be printed in a specific location or in a certain alignment on an object. Such tamp heads may be repositioned as necessary where the label may cross a seam, a crease, a fold or another surface feature which might cause the label to be bowed or damaged in transit. The tamp head may be positioned in a manner that would enable any information, markings or bar codes thereon to remain legible and intact even if the label is applied across such a surface feature. | Patrick Joseph Houlihan (Phoenix, AZ), David Arthur Ogle, II (Bridgeport, TX) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-03-26 | 2017-08-15 | B32B41/00, B65C9/42, B65C9/46 | 14/225966 |
| 1899 | 9731821 | Package transport by unmanned aerial vehicles | According to an aspect, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided that is capable of flying between a pick up point and a delivery point with respect to a package transfer operation. The delivery point is identifiable by the UAV through global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the delivery point and verification of a device identifier of a package docking device (PDD) associated with a package transfer request. A control processor coupled to the UAV receives a transaction packet for the operation that includes the GPS coordinates and the device identifier of the PDD associated with the request. Upon arrival of the UAV at the delivery point, the control processor verifies that a device identifier of a PDD located at the delivery point matches the device identifier in the transaction packet, implements the package transfer operation, and transmits confirmation of completion of the operation to an originator of the request. | Guillaume Hoareau (Montpellier, FR), Johannes J. Liebenberg (Sandton, ZA), John G. Musial (Newburgh, NY), Todd R. Whitman (West Haven, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2014-09-10 | 2017-08-15 | B64C39/00, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/10 | 14/482173 |
| 1900 | 9731820 | Vertical take-off and landing aircraft | A VTOL aircraft includes at least one puller rotor and at least one pusher rotor. The VTOL aircraft, for example, may include three puller rotors and one pusher rotor. The combination of static puller and pusher rotors allows the rotors to remain in a fixed orientation (i.e., no moving mechanical axes are required) relative to the wings and fuselage of the VTOL aircraft, while being able to transition the aircraft from a substantially vertical flight path to a substantially horizontal flight path. | Robert Godlasky (Lake Forest, CA), Naoto Ogawa (Lake Forest, CA), Andrew Streett (San Clemente, CA) | Swift Engineering, Inc. (San Clemente, CA) | 2016-12-28 | 2017-08-15 | B64C29/02, B64D27/02 | 15/392993 |
| 1901 | 9731816 | Multi-position landing gear | A multi-position landing gear for an aircraft may include a first landing skid disposed on a bottom side of the aircraft, and a second landing skid disposed on one of a top side or the bottom side of the aircraft, wherein the first landing skid and the second landing skid are rotatable relative to the aircraft. | John H. Harris, III (Media, PA), Daniel I. Newman (Lafayette Hill, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-12-08 | 2017-08-15 | B64C25/14, B64C29/00, B64C25/66, B64C25/36, B64C25/52 | 14/562934 |
| 1902 | 9731814 | Alternative method to determine the air mass state of an aircraft and to validate and augment the primary method | A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying air data for an aircraft. The lift for the aircraft is identified. The number of surface positions for the aircraft is identified. The angle of attack during flight of the aircraft is identified. A synthetic dynamic pressure is computed from the lift, the number of surface positions, and the angle of attack. | Melville Duncan Walter McIntyre (Bellevue, WA), Andrew W. Houck (Woodinville, WA), Russell T. Bridgewater (Monroe, WA), Robert Erik Freeman (Seattle, WA), Paul Salo (Lynnwood, WA), Douglas L. Wilson (Mercer Island, WA), Jonathan K. Moore (Kirkland, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-05-20 | 2017-08-15 | G06F7/00, G06F17/00, G01P13/02, G01P5/16, B64C13/50, B64C19/00, B64D43/00 | 14/282875 |
| 1903 | 9729197 | Method and apparatus for communicating network management traffic over a network | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining whether communications are encrypted, determining a communication type for the communications according to sensitivity criteria, encrypting the communications according to the communication type to generate encrypted communications, and transmitting to a second network device the encrypted communications. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David Gross (South River, NJ), Joshua Lackey (Lake Stevens, WA), Donald E. Levy (Holmdel, NJ), Roger Piqueras Jover (New York, NY), Jayaraman Ramachandran (Plainsboro, NJ), Cristina Serban (Middletown, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-10-01 | 2017-08-08 | H04B3/02, H01P3/16, H01P3/10, H01P3/12 | 14/872267 |
| 1904 | 9728094 | Redundant determination of positional data for an automatic landing system | An automatic landing system contains a control device for providing positional data for controlling an aircraft, a first position or range measuring device for detecting first positional data of the aircraft, a second position or range measuring device for detecting second positional data of the aircraft, and a sensor device for detecting sensor data from which a direction in which a landmark is located and/or a distance of the landmark to the aircraft can be determined. The control device may be configured to generate, based on the first positional data, a first hypothesis for the direction and distance of the landmark and, based on the second positional data, a second hypothesis for the direction and distance of the landmark. Moreover, the control device may be configure to confirm or discard the first hypothesis and the second hypothesis, respectively, using the sensor data detected by the sensor device. | Martin Hanel (Ingolstadt, DE), Christoph Stahl (Karlskron, DE), Winfried Lohmiller (Freising, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2015-09-25 | 2017-08-08 | G06F19/00, G08G5/02, G01C21/00, G01S19/13, G01S13/02, G05D1/06 | 14/865599 |
| 1905 | 9728089 | System and method for controlling autonomous flying vehicle flight paths | A method is provided for limiting access to airspace by drones. The method includes receiving position information from a user associated with a property identified by the position information. The method also includes assembling the position information with other position information to compile a comprehensive configurable flight zone database. The method further includes pushing the configurable flight zone database to at least one drone. The drone accesses the configurable flight zone database to determine if movement is allowed, and the drone is programmed to not fly into areas identified in the configurable flight zone database. In the method, the drone may be further programmed to prohibit directing a camera into the areas identified in the configurable flight zone database. | Benjamin Daniel Marcus (Santa Monica, CA) | Airmap, Inc. (Santa Monica, CA) | 2015-12-30 | 2017-08-08 | B64D45/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/00 | 14/984023 |
| 1906 | 9725192 | Airship powered aerospace vehicle | An aerospace vehicle comprising an airplane or spacecraft, operatively coupled to an airship balloon containing lighter than air gas adapted to elevate the vehicle. A control system adapted to deflate the balloon upon reaching a specific altitude by directing the gas to a propulsion system and high pressure gas chambers for powering the vehicle at a greater speed or to a greater altitude. The balloon can be retracted into the vehicle to achieve a better aerodynamic shape and further re-inflated for decreasing the speed of the vehicle upon reaching a destination. | Kevin Arash Peyman (Richmond, VA), Nazmi Peyman (Richmond, VA) | --- | 2015-03-24 | 2017-08-08 | B64G1/00, B64B1/40, B64B1/62, B64C37/02, B64G1/40 | 14/667068 |
| 1907 | 9723248 | Perspective-aware projected user interfaces | Information regarding actions or activities to be performed at a workstation may be projected upon a portion of the workstation using one or more projectors. The information may include one or more arrows or other indicators referencing specific tools, materials or objects that may be used to perform one or more of the actions or activities. Such arrows or indicators may be rendered in a manner that simulates a three-dimensional or floating appearance thereof from a perspective of a user that may be adjusted or modified based on changes in the perspective of the user, and with respect to one or more physical or virtual sources of light. | Robert Alexander Colburn (Seattle, WA), James Christopher Curlander (Mercer Island, WA), Gurunandan Krishnan Gorumkonda (Seattle, WA), Lilian de Greef (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-02-02 | 2017-08-01 | H04N7/18, G06T15/20, H04N5/74, G06F3/01, G06K9/00, G06K9/78 | 14/612180 |
| 1908 | 9723199 | Focus specification and focus stabilization | An imaging device may be configured to monitor a field of view for various objects or events occurring therein. The imaging device may capture a plurality of images at various focal lengths, identify a region of interest including one or more semantic objects therein, and determine measures of the levels of blur or sharpness within the regions of interest of the images. Based on their respective focal lengths and measures of their respective levels of blur or sharpness, a focal length for capturing subsequent images with sufficient clarity may be predicted. The imaging device may be adjusted to capture images at the predicted focal length, and such images may be captured. Feedback for further adjustments to the imaging device may be identified by determining measures of the levels of blur or sharpness within the subsequently captured images. | Dushyant Goyal (Seattle, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-12-07 | 2017-08-01 | H04N5/232, H04N7/18, G02B7/36, G06K9/32 | 15/372024 |
| 1909 | 9722318 | Method and apparatus for coupling an antenna to a device | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure that includes a dielectric antenna comprising a dielectric feedline having a feed point, and a collar that facilitates aligning a port of a waveguide system to the feed point of the dielectric feedline for facilitating transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves exchanged between the port and the feed point of the dielectric feedline, the electromagnetic waves guided by the dielectric feedline without an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Aldo Adriazola (Branchburg, NJ), Mitchell Harvey Fuchs (Toms River, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-10-16 | 2017-08-01 | H01Q13/00, H01P3/16, H01Q13/24, H01Q1/00 | 14/885463 |
| 1910 | 9720078 | System and method for wide-area stratospheric surveillance | Methods and apparatuses for providing wide-area surveillance with a radar and/or other sensors from a stratospheric balloon launched from a land or ship platform for detection, tracking, and classification of maritime, land, and air objects such as ships, people/vehicles, or aircraft are described generally herein. In one or more embodiments, an apparatus is battery operated and includes a stratospheric balloon filled that is filled with helium when it is launched and a gondola with a radar system and communication equipment suspended therefrom. When launched, the apparatus can travel with the wind until it reaches an altitude of approximately 68,500 ft., then it can move substantially horizontally with the stratospheric winds until it returns to earth via a parachute. Multiple apparatus launches at periodic intervals can help provide continuous coverage of the surveillance area. The apparatus can be recovered and re-used or can be considered expendable. | Phillip A. Fox (Hertford, NC), Michael Scott Smith (Sulphur Springs, TX), George W. Moe (Columbia, MD), Joseph W. Maresca, Jr. (Sunnyvale, CA) | Raven Industries, Inc. (Sioux Falls, SD) | 2013-03-15 | 2017-08-01 | G01S13/95, G01S13/02, G01S13/89, G01S13/86 | 13/835574 |
| 1911 | 9719788 | Determining spatial orientation information of a body from multiple electromagnetic signals | A method for determining a spatial orientation of a body, including receiving, by receiving equipment located with the body, at least three electromagnetic signal sets, each of the received signal sets having been transmitted by a different one of at least three separate transmitters at different locations, detecting, for each one of the received signal sets, information that partially defines a direction from the body to the transmitter from which the signal set was received, the detected information including one of two angles that fully define an arrival direction from which the body received the signal set in relation to a body frame, the detected information not including a second of the two angles, and determining the spatial orientation of the body, including yaw, pitch, and roll angles relative to a navigation frame, using the detected information for each one of the received signal sets. | Robert J. Wellington (Bloomington, MN) | --- | 2014-05-22 | 2017-08-01 | G01S19/53, G01C21/20, G01S19/36, G01C21/10, G01S3/52, G01S19/18 | 14/285324 |
| 1912 | 9718564 | Ground-based mobile maintenance facilities for unmanned aerial vehicles | Intermodal vehicles may be loaded with items and an aerial vehicle, and directed to travel to areas where demand for the items is known or anticipated. The intermodal vehicles may be coupled to locomotives, container ships, road tractors or other vehicles, and equipped with systems for loading one or more items onto the aerial vehicle, and for launching or retrieving the aerial vehicle while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. The areas where the demand is known or anticipated may be identified on any basis, including but not limited to past histories of purchases or deliveries to such areas, or events that are scheduled to occur in such areas. Additionally, intermodal vehicles may be loaded with replacement parts and/or inspection equipment, and configured to conduct repairs, servicing operations or inspections on aerial vehicles within the intermodal vehicles, while the intermodal vehicles are in motion. | Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Nicholas Bjone (Laveen, AZ) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2017-03-16 | 2017-08-01 | B64F5/40, B64F1/32, B65D88/12, B61D49/00, B61D19/00, B61L25/02, G06Q10/08, B64C39/02, B64F1/22, B64D45/00, G08G5/00, B61D3/16, B61D15/00, B61D17/04, B25J11/00 | 15/461038 |
| 1913 | 9718547 | System and method for determining a length of an external load sling | A system and method for determining length of load sling assembly in an aircraft, includes receiving, with a processor, information via one or more sensors regarding a load length during a delivery and descent state, the load length comprising length of a load sling assembly and a load height, controlling, with the processor, a minimum altitude of operation of the aircraft that ensures that the load does not touch the ground or obstacles during one or more of a flight plan, during decent, or during delivery, determining, with the processor, when a load has touched a ground in response to the receiving of the load length information, and releasing, with the processor, the load from the load sling assembly when the processor determines that the load has touched the ground. | Jesse J. Lesperance (Harvest, AL), Thomas Zygmant (Southport, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2015-08-11 | 2017-08-01 | G05D1/00, B64D1/22 | 14/823093 |
| 1914 | 9715236 | Forklift operation assist system | A forklift operation assist system includes a forklift truck having a load-handling device with a lifting portion, a small unmanned aerial vehicle that is mountable on the forklift truck and has an image capture device, and a display device that presents images captured by the image capture device. The forklift truck includes a vehicle controller that is electrically connected to the display device. The small unmanned aerial vehicle includes an aircraft controller that communicates with the vehicle controller. The small unmanned aerial vehicle takes off the forklift truck when a lifting operation of the lifting portion is detected. The display device presents the images captured by the image capture device while the aerial vehicle is flying. | Hiroyuki Fujimori (Aichi-ken, JP) | Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki (Kariya-shi, JP) | 2016-08-03 | 2017-07-25 | B64C39/00, B64D47/08, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, B05D1/00 | 15/227574 |
| 1915 | 9715234 | Multiple rotors aircraft and control method | A multiple rotors aircraft and a control method thereof are provided. The control method comprises the following steps. First, current motion information of the multiple rotors aircraft is obtained. Then, at least one control gain is adjusted through a gain adjustment function according to the current motion information. The gain adjustment function conforms to a non-Lipschitzian characteristic, and at least one rotor of the multiple rotors aircraft is controlled according to the control gain. Therefore, the multiple rotors aircraft would be ensured that its flight attitude is toward a target position, and the expected result would be conformed rapidly. | Chih-Ming Chang (Kaohsiung, TW), Kuang-Shine Yang (Tainan, TW), Ho-Chung Fu (Kaohsiung, TW), Ying-Cherng Lu (Kaohsiung, TW), Chih-Ming Chiou (Pingtung County, TW) | Metal Industries Research & Development Centre (Kaohsiung, TW) | 2015-11-30 | 2017-07-25 | B64C27/08, G05D1/08, B64C39/02 | 14/953439 |
| 1916 | 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 |
| 1917 | 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 |
| 1918 | 9713675 | Unmanned device interaction methods and systems | Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to participate in the performance of tasks, for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance, or for facilitating other interactions with such devices. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-08-31 | 2017-07-25 | G01C23/00, G05B19/00, A61M5/20, G05D1/00, G06Q10/08, G05D1/10, A63H27/00, G05D1/02, A61M5/00 | 13/601195 |
| 1919 | 9712423 | Routing protocol for an interconnection network | A node for connecting to an interconnection network may include a network interface. The node may also include a processor coupled with the network interface. The node may further include a memory coupled with the processor. The processor may be configured for periodically analyzing the connectedness of the node to the interconnection network to determine a metric for the node in relation to other nodes within the interconnection network. The node may be designated as a member of a core set of nodes within the interconnection network based upon the metric. The node may detect at least one of a derived update or an update indicating another node connects to or disconnects from the interconnection network. The node may transmit a routing update to another member of the core set of nodes only when the node is designated as part of the core set of nodes. | Alan D. Amis (Plano, TX), James A. Stevens (Lucas, TX), Jeffrey D. Johnson (Sachse, TX), Serge P. Lussier (Richardson, TX), Ian P. Difranco (Rowlett, TX) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2010-09-27 | 2017-07-18 | H04L12/751, H04L12/733 | 12/891203 |
| 1920 | 9712350 | Transmission device with channel equalization and control and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes at least one transceiver configured to modulate data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves in accordance with channel control parameters. A plurality of couplers are configured to couple at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers generate a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagate along the outer surface of the transmission medium. A training controller is configured to generate the channel control parameters based on channel state information received from at least one remote transmission device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-04-09 | 2017-07-18 | H04L25/03, H04B7/0413, H04B3/54, H04W72/04 | 15/095029 |
| 1921 | 9710710 | System and method for autonomous vehicle control | A system for localizing an autonomous vehicle to a target area can include a position indicator adapted for association with the vehicle in a three dimensional configuration, a detection device configured to detect the position indicator, a computation device configured to compute a position of the vehicle based on the detected position indicator and the relationship of the configuration to the vehicle orientation, a transmitter configured to receive information from the computation device and produce a signal carrying the information, a receiver configured to receive the signal from the transmitter and filter the information therefrom, and a control system configured for association with and control of one or more directional control components of the vehicle, the control being based on the information received from the receiver relating to localizing the vehicle to the target area. A method of for localizing a vehicle to a target area is also disclosed. | Robert S. Malecki (St. Paul, MN), Lue Her (Lake Elmo, MN), Ryan S. Thompson (St. Paul, MN), Anthony H. Giang (Lexington, MN) | Xollai Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) | 2015-08-11 | 2017-07-18 | G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G01C21/16, G05D1/02, G06K9/00, G05D1/06, G06T7/70, G06T7/00 | 14/823735 |
| 1922 | 9709987 | Systems and methods for deactivating plant material outside of a growing region | A system for deactivating plant material outside of a growing region includes an emitter device configured to deactivate plant material, a sensor configured to remotely detect plant material outside of the growing region, and a controller configured to aim and activate the emitter device to deactivate the plant material in response to the plant material being detected by the sensor. | Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Jordin T. Kare (Seattle, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2014-07-31 | 2017-07-18 | G05D1/00, A01M7/00, H01J40/14, G06K9/00, G05D1/02, A01G7/00, A01G1/00, G05B15/02, A01M21/04, F24J2/00, A01M21/02, G01N33/00 | 14/448746 |
| 1923 | 9709670 | System and method for a directable countermeasure with divergent laser | A system includes a threat warning system and a countermeasure system. The threat warning system generates threat data that includes at least a threat coordinate value. The countermeasure system includes a wide-angle laser beam director and the infrared counter measure system that is configured to receive the threat data including the threat coordinate value from the threat warning system and causes the beam director to direct a divergent laser beam based on the threat coordinate value and cause the beam director to vary an angle of the cone based on an aircraft signature perceived by a threat. | Philip Soletsky (Brookline, NH), Jan Stephan Lundquist (Merrimack, NH) | Elbit Systems of America, Llc (Fort Worth, TX) | 2016-09-08 | 2017-07-18 | G01S7/495, F41H13/00 | 15/259770 |
| 1924 | 9708078 | Airport terminal traffic and parking management system | An airport terminal traffic and parking management system, which can be automated, is provided wherein one or more and preferably a plurality of the aircraft at an airport are moved on the ground between landing and takeoff without operation of aircraft engines or risks from jet blast and engine ingestion. Aircraft can be moved in a forward direction by tow vehicles, aircraft-moving transfer apparatus, or the like after landing to park in an efficient orientation relative to an airport terminal. Passengers deplaning and boarding and aircraft servicing can use all accessible aircraft doors to minimize time at a gate. Aircraft cleared for departure can be turned and moved in a forward direction to a takeoff runway, where the aircraft-moving apparatus is detached. Airport terminal aircraft traffic and parking are most effectively managed when a significant number of aircraft at an airport are moved by external vehicles as described. | Isaiah W. Cox (London, GB), Joseph J. Cox (Portland, OR) | Borealis Technical Limited (Gibraltar, GI) | 2014-07-25 | 2017-07-18 | B64F1/22, B64F1/305, B64F1/315 | 14/341755 |
| 1925 | 9708059 | Compound wing vertical takeoff and landing small unmanned aircraft system | Systems, methods, and devices are provided that enable robust operations of a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) using a compound wing. The various embodiments may provide a sUAS with vertical takeoff and landing capability, long endurance, and the capability to operate in adverse environmental conditions. In the various embodiments a sUAS may include a fuselage and a compound wing comprising a fixed portion coupled to the fuselage, a wing lifting portion outboard of the fixed portion comprising a rigid cross member and a controllable articulating portion configured to rotate controllable through a range of motion from a horizontal position to a vertical position, and a freely rotating wing portion outboard of the wing lifting portion and configured to rotate freely based on wind forces incident on the freely rotating wing portion. | Michael J. Logan (Chesapeake, VA), Mark A. Motter (Williamsburg, VA), Richard Deloach (Hampton, VA), Thomas L. Vranas (Hampton, VA), Joseph M. Prendergast (Boulder, CO), Brittney N. Lipp (Playa Del Rey, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Adminstrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC) | 2015-02-19 | 2017-07-18 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64C15/00 | 14/625806 |
| 1926 | 9708054 | Method and apparatus for optimizing a load in a flight control system while an aircraft is on the ground | A method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing movement of a flight control surface on an aircraft. A control signal is received to move the flight control surface to a position. Travel in a number of actuators in a plurality of actuators coupled to the flight control surface is limited to an amount that reduces a load on the number of actuators in the plurality of actuators in response to receiving the control signal while the aircraft is on the ground and the speed of the aircraft is less than a threshold. | Neal Van Huynh (Bellevue, WA), Peter James Andersen (Everett, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-09-20 | 2017-07-18 | B64C13/02, G05D1/00, B64D45/00, B64C13/50, B64C13/16 | 13/237731 |
| 1927 | 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 |
| 1928 | 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 |
| 1929 | 9705610 | Transmission device with impairment compensation and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system that includes a transmission device having a coupler positioned with respect to a transmission medium to facilitate transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that transport communications data. The electromagnetic waves propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium. A training controller detects an impairment on the transmission medium adverse to the transmission or reception of the electromagnetic waves and adjusts the electromagnetic waves to reduce the effects of the impairment on the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2017-01-13 | 2017-07-11 | H04B15/02, H04B17/345, H01P5/02 | 15/405354 |
| 1930 | 9705561 | Directional coupling device and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device including a first antenna that radiates a first RF signal conveying first data, and a second antenna that radiates a second RF signal conveying the first data from the at least one transmitting device. The first RF signal and second RF signal form a combined RF signal that is bound by an outer surface of a transmission medium to propagate as a guided electromagnetic wave substantially in a single longitudinal direction along the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-04-24 | 2017-07-11 | H01P3/10, H04B3/56, H04B3/36, H04B3/52, H04B7/06, H04B7/01, H04B7/04, H04B3/50, H02J13/00, H01Q21/29 | 14/695070 |
| 1931 | 9704508 | Drone detection and classification methods and apparatus | A system, method, and apparatus for drone detection and classification are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a sound signal in a microphone and recording, via a sound card, a digital sound sample of the sound signal, the digital sound sample having a predetermined duration. The method also includes processing, via a processor, the digital sound sample into a feature frequency spectrum. The method further includes applying, via the processor, broad spectrum matching to compare the feature frequency spectrum to at least one drone sound signature stored in a database, the at least one drone sound signature corresponding to a flight characteristic of a drone model. The method moreover includes, conditioned on matching the feature frequency spectrum to one of the drone sound signatures, transmitting, via the processor, an alert. | Brian Hearing (Falls Church, VA), John Franklin (Washington, DC) | Droneshield, Llc (Herndon, VA) | 2015-11-24 | 2017-07-11 | G10L25/51, G01S3/80, G10L25/18, G10L25/54, G01S5/18, G10L19/00, G01H1/00, H04R29/00 | 14/950606 |
| 1932 | 9704054 | Cluster-trained machine learning for image processing | Image classification and related imaging tasks performed using machine learning tools may be accelerated by using one or more of such tools to associate an image with a cluster of such labels or categories, and then to select one of the labels or categories of the cluster as associated with the image. The clusters of labels or categories may comprise labels that are mutually confused for one another, e.g., two or more labels or categories that have been identified as associated with a single image. By defining clusters of labels or categories, and configuring a machine learning tool to associate an image with one of the clusters, processes for identifying labels or categories associated with images may be accelerated because computations associated with labels or categories not included in the cluster may be omitted. | Marshall Friend Tappen (Bainbridge Island, WA), Avinash Aghoram Ravichandran (Seattle, WA), Hakan Boyraz (Seattle, WA), Baoyuan Liu (Orlando, FL) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-09-30 | 2017-07-11 | G06K9/62, G06K9/46 | 14/870575 |
| 1933 | 9704044 | Estimating available volumes using imaging data | Imaging data regarding an interior portion of a storage vessel may be obtained from an imaging device (e.g., a digital camera or depth sensor) and interpreted in order to identify an available volume within the storage vessel. Where the imaging data includes an image of an interior of the storage vessel, an area of one or more contiguous spaces of a rear face of the storage vessel may be identified from the image and multiplied by a depth of the storage vessel in order to estimate the available volume. Where the imaging data includes a depth profile of the interior, the depth profile may be processed in order to estimate the available volume. Once an available volume has been estimated, the capacity of the available volume to accommodate one or more additional items may be determined, and information regarding the capacity may be provided to a user. | James Christopher Curlander (Mercer Island, WA), Jules Cook Graybill (Seattle, WA), Udit Madan (Seattle, WA), Marshall Friend Tappen (Bainbridge Island, WA), Michael Ellsworth Bundy (Seattle, WA), David Daniel Glick (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-09-19 | 2017-07-11 | G06T7/00, G06T7/40, G06Q50/28, G06T7/60, G01B11/02, G01B11/22, G06K9/00, G06K7/10 | 15/269757 |
| 1934 | 9702254 | Lift propulsion and stabilizing system and procedure for vertical take-off and landing aircraft | Lift propulsion and stabilizing system and procedure for vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that consists in applying simultaneously and combined as lifters during the initial portion of the climb and at the end of the descent of: a) some fans or electric turbines, EDF, and b) at least one rotor with external blades and/or rotary and/or c) the engine flow directed downwards and/or d) pressure air jets injected on leading edges control fins, and/or e) water jets and/or f) supplemented with aerodynamic lift produced during frontal advance of the aircraft, the stabilization is achieved by the gyroscopic stiffness of the rotor and two or more lifting fans oscillating fins and/or air jets located on two or stabilizers more peripheral points in a plane perpendicular to the vertical axis of the aircraft. | Manuel M. Saiz (Almeria, ES) | --- | 2011-04-12 | 2017-07-11 | B64C29/00, B64C39/06, B64C27/26, F01D5/00, B64D27/02, B64D27/24, B64C27/30, B64D41/00 | 13/822665 |
| 1935 | 9701425 | Apparatus and method of charging and housing of unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft | An apparatus and method of charging and housing of an unmanned vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is disclosed. The apparatus can accommodate an aircraft, and the apparatus includes a landing platform on which the aircraft lands, a housing portion to monitor state data by housing or charging the aircraft, and a sensor to assist in landing of the aircraft by allowing the aircraft to communicate with the apparatus. The apparatus enhances operational efficiency by reducing a travel time of the aircraft. | Sang Cherl Lee (Daejeon, KR), Dong Young Rew (Daejeon, KR), Eun Sup Sim (Daejeon, KR), Gi Hyuk Choi (Daejeon, KR), Dong Hyun Cho (Daejeon, KR), Hae Dong Kim (Daejeon, KR), Jeong Hoon Kim (Seoul, KR), In Kyu Kim (Daejeon, KR), Sang Man Moon (Daejeon, KR), Sang Hyuck Han (Daejeon, KR), Sung Tae Moon (Daejeon, KR), Jin Young Suk (Daejeon, KR), Jin-Won Kim (Daejeon, KR), Tae Soo No (Jeongu-si, KR), Hyeon Cheol Gong (Daejeon, KR), Min Ki Kim (Daejeon, KR), Jong Chul Kim (Daejeon, KR) | Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2013-12-13 | 2017-07-11 | G06F19/00, G06G7/70, B64F1/00, G08G5/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/04, B64F1/36, B64C39/02, B64F1/22, E04H6/44 | 14/384382 |
| 1936 | 9701406 | Convertible tiltrotor aircraft | A rotorcraft includes a proprotor coupled to the wing and a pusher propeller. Power is transferred from the proprotor to the pusher propeller with the use of a torque splitter. The torque splitter contains several gears, including a ring gear which rotates on an axis. The power outputted by the torque splitter is increased or decreased by selectively slowing down the rotation of the ring gear by the use of a clamp. | Daniel B. Robertson (Southlake, TX), Dudley E. Smith (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-12-11 | 2017-07-11 | B64C29/00, B64D35/04, B64C39/04, B64C11/28 | 14/566844 |
| 1937 | 9701403 | Broad goods composite yoke for rotor system | According to one embodiment, a rotorcraft yoke comprises a plurality of arms. The plurality of arms, in combination, comprise a plurality of fibrous plies extending continuously throughout all of the plurality of arms. | Amarjit Kizhakkepat (Fort Worth, TX), Levi Armstrong (Saginaw, TX), Tyler Baldwin (Keller, TX), Paul Oldroyd (Azle, TX), Michael J. Southerland (North Richland Hills, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-02-18 | 2017-07-11 | B64C27/32, B29C70/00, B32B5/12, B32B5/26, B64C29/00 | 14/182370 |
| 1938 | 9699785 | Backhaul link for distributed antenna system | A distributed antenna and backhaul system provide network connectivity for a small cell deployment. Rather than building new structures, and installing additional fiber and cable, embodiments described herein disclose using high-bandwidth, millimeter-wave communications and existing power line infrastructure. Above ground backhaul connections via power lines and line-of-sight millimeter-wave band signals as well as underground backhaul connections via buried electrical conduits can provide connectivity to the distributed base stations. An overhead millimeter-wave system can also be used to provide backhaul connectivity. Modules can be placed onto existing infrastructure, such as streetlights and utility poles, and the modules can contain base stations and antennas to transmit the millimeter-waves to and from other modules. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), George Blandino (Bridgewater, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-01 | 2017-07-04 | H04M9/00, H04W24/02, H04B3/54, H04W72/04, H04B3/52, H04L29/06, H04W36/22, H04B3/56, H04B10/2575, H04W16/26, H04B7/04, H02J13/00, H04W84/04 | 14/788994 |
| 1939 | 9698652 | Power generating windbags and waterbags | A method of using a bagged power generation system comprising windbags and water-bags for harnessing wind and water power to produce electricity to meet the escalating energy needs of mankind. Windbags integrated with aerodynamically shaped inflatable bodies filled with lighter-than-air gas: HAV, UAV, airplanes, enabling the apparatus to attain high altitude to capture and entrap high velocity wind. Water-bags integrated with hydrodynamic shaped bodies HUV, UUV, Submarine-boats, enabling the apparatus to dive, capture and entrap swift moving tidal-currents. Attached tether-lines pulling on the rotating reel-drums and generators to produce electricity. Active control surfaces, turbo-fans, propellers provide precision control of the apparatus. A system configured to maximize fluids capture, retention and optimized extraction of its kinetic energy. An extremely scalable and environmentally friendly method, system, apparatus, equipment and techniques configured to produce renewable green energy with high productivity and efficiency. | Yik Hei Sia (Johor Bahru, MY) | --- | 2016-09-20 | 2017-07-04 | F03B13/00, H02K7/18, F03B17/06, F03D9/25, F03D15/10, F03D5/02, H02K7/06, H02P9/04, F03D5/00, F03D9/00 | 15/270500 |
| 1940 | 9697850 | Drone detection and classification methods and apparatus | A system, method, and apparatus for drone detection and classification are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a sound signal in a microphone and recording, via a sound card, a digital sound sample of the sound signal, the digital sound sample having a predetermined duration. The method also includes processing, via a processor, the digital sound sample into a feature frequency spectrum. The method further includes applying, via the processor, broad spectrum matching to compare the feature frequency spectrum to at least one drone sound signature stored in a database, the at least one drone sound signature corresponding to a flight characteristic of a drone model. The method moreover includes, conditioned on matching the feature frequency spectrum to one of the drone sound signatures, transmitting, via the processor, an alert. | Brian Hearing (Falls Church, VA), John Franklin (Washington, DC) | Droneshield, Llc (Herndon, VA) | 2015-11-24 | 2017-07-04 | G10L25/51, G01H1/00, G10L19/00, H04R29/00, G10L25/54, G10L25/18, G01S3/80, G01S5/18 | 14/950593 |
| 1941 | 9697644 | Methods for solar access measurement | A method for determining solar access at a position includes: obtaining an image of a horizon that includes a skyline, determining the azimuth orientation and the inclination of the obtained image, and determining solar access based on the skyline within the obtained image, the measured azimuth orientation and inclination of the obtained image, and a position associated with the image of the horizon. Other features and embodiments relating to solar access measurement are disclosed. | Willard S. MacDonald (Sebastopol, CA), Robert MacDonald (Bolinas, CA) | Solmetric Corporation (Sebastopol, CA) | 2014-03-04 | 2017-07-04 | G06T17/00, G01W1/12, G01J1/42, G01J1/02, G06T17/05, G01S3/786 | 14/197210 |
| 1942 | 9696404 | Real-time camera tracking system using optical flow feature points | A new apparatus and method for tracking a moving object with a moving camera provides a real-time, narrow field-of-view, high resolution and on target image by combining commanded motion with an optical flow algorithm for deriving motion and classifying background. Commanded motion means that movement of the pan, tilt and zoom (PTZ) unit is ''commanded'' by a computer, instead of being observed by the camera, so that the pan, tilt and zoom parameters are known, as opposed to having to be determined, significantly reducing the computational requirements for tracking a moving object. The present invention provides a single camera pan and tilt system where the known pan and tilt rotations are used to calculate predicted optical flow points in sequential images, so that resulting apparent movement can be subtracted from the movement determined by an optical flow algorithm to determine actual movement, following by use of a Kalman filter algorithm to predict subsequent locations of a determined moving object and command the pan and tilt unit to point the camera in that direction. | Daniel D. Doyle (Wyoming, MI), Alan L. Jennings (Sahuarita, AZ), Jonathan T. Black (Blacksburg, VA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC) | 2015-05-06 | 2017-07-04 | H04N5/225, H04N5/232, G01S3/786 | 14/705922 |
| 1943 | 9696160 | Route planning | A method and apparatus for determining routes vehicles (4, 6) , the method comprising: measuring positions of a first vehicle and a second vehicle (6) , providing a specification of a region (12) having a fixed position in relation to the first vehicle (4) , using the measurements and the region specification, determining a first route for the first vehicle (4) and a second route for the second vehicle (6) . Determining the routes comprises: constructing a graph (34) within a joint state space (X) of the vehicles (4, 6) , identifying, within the graph (34) , a path from a first vertex to a second vertex, the first vertex corresponding to the measured positions of the vehicles (4, 6) , and the second vertex corresponding to the second vehicle (6) being at least partially located within the region (12) , and, using the identified path, determining the first and second routes. | Richard Edward Simpson (Bristol, GB), Arthur George Richards (Bristol, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2014-07-07 | 2017-07-04 | B60L3/00, G01C21/00, G01C23/00, G01C21/20, G05D1/02 | 14/905185 |
| 1944 | 9695837 | Direct drive device for passively moving fluid | The device is configured for moving a fluid within a gearbox. In one illustrative embodiment, the device includes a base portion coupled to a rotatable member within the gearbox. An inlet portion of the device is configured to draw the fluid from a reservoir portion of the gearbox. The device is configured to utilize a centrifugal force for moving the fluid from the inlet portion toward the base portion along an interior surface of a conical portion. In another illustrative embodiment, the device includes a conical portion having an external threaded portion configured to capture a fluid during a rotation of the device. In such an embodiment, the threaded portion is configured to utilize a centrifugal force for moving the fluid captured by the threaded portion along an exterior surface of the conical portion. | Eric A. Sinusas (Euless, TX), Walter West Riley (Richardson, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-04-06 | 2017-07-04 | F04D29/38, F16H1/14, F16H57/04, F16N7/18, F16N7/36, B64C27/12 | 14/679473 |
| 1945 | 9692101 | Guided wave couplers for coupling electromagnetic waves between a waveguide surface and a surface of a wire | A dielectric waveguide coupling system for launching and extracting guided wave communication transmissions from a wire. At millimeter-wave frequencies, wherein the wavelength is small compared to the macroscopic size of the equipment, transmissions can propagate as guided waves guided by a strip of dielectric material. Unlike conventional waveguides, the electromagnetic field associated with the dielectric waveguide is primarily outside of the waveguide. When this dielectric waveguide strip is brought into close proximity to a wire, the guided waves decouple from the dielectric waveguide and couple to the wire, and continue to propagate as guided waves about the surface of the wire. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-08-26 | 2017-06-27 | H01P5/08, H01P3/16, H01P5/103, H01P3/10, H04B3/52 | 14/469287 |
| 1946 | 9691287 | Graphical method to set vertical and lateral flight management system constraints | A method. The method includes receiving user input data from a user interface system. The user input data includes user gesture data, wherein the user gesture data is associated with one or more detected user gestures. The method also includes manipulating one or more graphical flight path elements based at least upon received user gesture data. The method further includes performing at least one flight path modification operation based at least upon one or more factors and the received user gesture data. The method additionally includes outputting updated graphical data to the user interface system, wherein the updated graphical data includes updated graphical flight path element data and updated graphical flight path data. | Geoffrey A. Shapiro (Cedar Rapids, IA), Laura Maxine Smith-Velazquez (Owings Mills, MD), Timothy J. Etherington (Hampton, VA), Nicholas M. Lorch (North Liberty, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2013-09-26 | 2017-06-27 | G08G5/00 | 14/038406 |
| 1947 | 9691285 | Unmanned aerial vehicle communication, monitoring, and traffic management | A computer-implemented method of communicating with an unmanned aerial vehicle includes transmitting a first message via a communications transmitter of a lighting assembly for receipt by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The first message includes an identifier associated with the lighting assembly, and the lighting assembly is located within a proximity of a roadway. The method also includes receiving a second message from the unmanned aerial vehicle via a communications receiver of the lighting assembly. The second message includes an identifier associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. The method further includes transmitting a third message via the communications transmitter of the lighting assembly for receipt by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The third message includes an indication of an altitude at which the unmanned aerial vehicle should fly. | John A. Jarrell (Tiburon, CA) | --- | 2016-03-11 | 2017-06-27 | G08G5/00, B64D47/06, B64F1/36, B64C39/02 | 15/067519 |
| 1948 | 9691199 | Remote access control | Methods and devices for using a backend system to allow access to a residence are provided herein. In some embodiments, a call box located at a residence may call a telephone number associated with a user account on the backend system that corresponds to a resident of the residence. When the call box calls the telephone number associated with the user account, an audio message may be provided that includes a question whose answer is a user selected passphrase. A response to the question is then analyzed to determine whether or not the response includes the passphrase. If so, a signal, such as an audible tone, is provided to the call box. The audible tone, when played, may cause a door of the residence to become unlocked. | Ryan Christopher Rapp (Seattle, WA), Ricardo Jose Lopez (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-12-28 | 2017-06-27 | H04M1/60, H04M9/00, G07C9/00 | 14/979935 |
| 1949 | 9691103 | Systems and methods for processing overhead imagery | A method of processing overhead imagery of a property includes providing a computing device having a processor and a memory, receiving images of the property from one or more overhead image sources, and positionally correlating the images using the processor. Using the positionally correlated images, one or more features associated with the property are detected, wherein the one or more features include structures on the property and risks to the structures on the property. The method further includes determining, using the processor, a premium for an insurance policy covering the property using at least in part the detected one or more features associated with the property and non-physical risks associated with the property. A quote for the determined premium for the insurance policy is then provided to the user. | John Chandler Hopkins, III (San Antonio, TX) | United Services Automobile Association (USAA), (San Antonio, Tx) | 2014-01-10 | 2017-06-27 | G06Q40/00, G06Q40/08 | 14/152633 |
| 1950 | 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 |
| 1951 | 9688421 | Aircraft component regime recognition | According to one embodiment, a method of assessing health of two or more components includes receiving, from an aircraft, a plurality of flight measurements, the aircraft comprising a first component and a second component. At least two flight regimes that the aircraft operated in at the same time are identified. The at least two flight regimes comprise a first flight regime and a second flight regime. One of the first flight regime and the second flight regime is assigned to the first component based on where the first flight regime and the second regime are located within a prioritized list of flight regimes associated with the first component. One of the first flight regime and the second flight regime is assigned to the second component based on where the first flight regime and the second regime are located within a prioritized list of flight regimes associated with the second component. | Alan S Love (Dallas, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-12-18 | 2017-06-27 | G01C23/00, B64C27/12, G07C5/00, B64C27/46, B64D43/00, B64F5/00, B64D45/00 | 14/974875 |
| 1952 | 9688415 | Aircraft hybrid fuel system | An aircraft hybrid fuel system includes a main tank and a set of flexible bladders, the main tank and the set of flexible bladders defining a fuel containment space. The system further includes a set of pathways coupling the set of flexible bladders to the main tank. The set of pathways is constructed and arranged to vent gas out of the set of flexible bladders into the main tank while fuel from a fuel source is provided into the fuel containment space defined by the main tank and the set of flexible bladders. Along these lines, each flexible bladder can be provisioned with a fuel port to provide fuel, and a separate vent port to vent gas to the main tank. | Brandon R. Hall (Stewartstown, PA) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2015-12-09 | 2017-06-27 | B64D37/04, B64D37/06, B64D37/16, B64C39/02 | 14/963716 |
| 1953 | 9688399 | Remotely operated surveillance vehicle management system and method with a fail-safe function | A system for providing the general public with simplified access to aerial surveillance. The system software initially functions as a viewer, but also provides a path to increase a participant's control. The software architecture is structured to accommodate multiple users simultaneously and minimizes operational down-time by organizing participants into a standby queuing system. The system also provides a step-by-step operator-pilot progression, with built in training and certification modules, to train and qualify a participant for higher levels of control. This progression starts by allowing a participant to remotely track the flight path of a surveillance aircraft, then view its camera feed, operate the camera, and eventually pilot the aircraft. The system in applicable whether the aircraft is manned or unmanned, and incorporates an interrupt mechanism to mitigate undesirable mission parameters. In some configurations, the invention's integral fail-safe mechanism optimizes operational compatibility with restrictive civil airspace providing even broader access. The software supports an organizational structure for promotions, accounting and user-queuing. This structure is driven by financial incentives which leverage social media, banner advertising, and streaming video for live public viewing, while incorporating natural safeguards against misuse. | David R. Dobbins (North Augusta, SC) | Civicus Media Llc (Augusta, GA) | 2014-09-19 | 2017-06-27 | B64C19/00, G05D1/00, B64C39/02 | 14/490767 |
| 1954 | 9688398 | Long endurance vertical takeoff and landing aircraft | An aircraft for use in fixed wing flight mode and rotor flight mode is provided. The aircraft can include a fuselage, wings, and a plurality of engines. The fuselage can comprise a wing attachment region further comprising a rotating support. A rotating section can comprise a rotating support and the wings, with a plurality of engines attached to the rotating section. In a rotor flight mode, the rotating section can rotate around a longitudinal axis of the fuselage providing lift for the aircraft similar to the rotor of a helicopter. In a fixed wing flight mode, the rotating section does not rotate around a longitudinal axis of the fuselage, providing lift for the aircraft similar to a conventional airplane. The same engines that provide torque to power the rotor in rotor flight mode also power the aircraft in fixed wing flight mode. | Mark Allan Page (Cypress, CA), Matthew Robert McCue (Irvine, CA), Robert Anthony Godlasky (Lake Forest, CA) | Dzyne Technologies, Inc. (Irvine, CA) | 2015-03-10 | 2017-06-27 | B64C29/02, B64C39/02 | 14/643857 |
| 1955 | 9686481 | Shipment evaluation using X-ray imaging | Radiographic imaging, or X-ray imaging, may be used to identify information regarding the contents of a container or other sealed object without having to open the container or the sealed object. One or more visual analyses of radiographic images may identify items within a container, or a condition of such items, as well as the portions or amounts of the contents of the container that correspond to air or dunnage. Additionally, a radiographic image may be projected onto an external surface of a container, or rendered within an augmented reality device or wearable computer device, thereby providing information regarding the contents of the container to a worker or other personnel within a vicinity of the container. | Jules Cook Graybill (Seattle, WA), James Christopher Curlander (Mercer Island, WA), Marshall Friend Tappen (Bainbridge Island, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-03-17 | 2017-06-20 | H04N5/32, H04N7/18, G06T7/00 | 14/215697 |
| 1956 | 9685992 | Circuit panel network and methods thereof | To provide network connectivity in a building using existing electrical wiring and circuitry, a circuit panel network system is provided to interface between a network connection and the electrical circuit. Traditional breakers on the electrical panel that provide overload circuit-protection devices can be replaced with circuit breaker devices that have transceivers and power line communication chipsets in addition to overload circuit-protection devices. A network interface unit that receives broadband network connectivity from a network demarcation point inside or outside the building can wirelessly transfer data to and from the circuit breaker devices, which then distribute the data over the electrical circuits via the power line communication chipsets on the circuit breaker devices. | Robert Bennett (Southhold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-10-03 | 2017-06-20 | H04B3/54, H04B5/00, H04L12/28 | 14/505580 |
| 1957 | 9683652 | Method for the delivery of lubricant to a rotorcraft gearbox | A rotorcraft includes a body, a rotor blade, and a power train coupled to the body and operable to rotate the rotor blade. The power train includes an engine, a gearbox in mechanical communication with the engine, and a driveshaft in mechanical communication with the gearbox. The rotorcraft also includes a sensor operable to detect a rotorcraft parameter, and a lubrication flow calculation unit operable to receive the rotorcraft parameter, generate the flow rate based on the rotorcraft parameter, and transmit the flow rate to a lubrication system configured to deliver lubricant to the gearbox at the transmitted flow rate. | Scott Poster (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-04-22 | 2017-06-20 | F16H57/04, B64C27/12 | 14/693334 |
| 1958 | 9683616 | Magnetorheological rotorcraft actuator | In some embodiments, a rotorcraft flight control actuator includes a driving member configured to receive mechanical energy from a power source, a driven member, a magnetorheological (MR) fluid disposed between the driving member and the driven member and configured to transmit a variable amount of mechanical energy from the driving member to the driven member, an output member configured to be coupled between the driven member and a flight control device of a rotor system, and a magnetic circuit configured to deliver a magnetic field towards the MR fluid, the magnetic circuit configured to vary the strength of the magnetic field in response to inputs. | Pasquale Spina (Laval, CA), Carlos A Fenny (Arlington, TX), Jean-Sebastian Plante (Sherbrooke, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-09-10 | 2017-06-20 | F16D37/00, F16D37/02, B64C13/28, B64C27/605, B64C27/08, B64D35/04, F16D27/14, B64D31/14, B64D35/02, B64C27/78, B64C27/12, B64C27/56, B64C27/64, B64C27/68, F16H25/20 | 14/482583 |
| 1959 | 9683293 | Reduction of chromium waste water in an aluminum conversion coat processing line | The present disclosure relates generally to the field of conversion coating. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to improved methods for improving efficiency of chromium conversion coat processing lines. | Lawrence M. Lawless (Chesterfield, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-08-07 | 2017-06-20 | C23C22/78, C23C22/37, C23C22/73 | 13/961096 |
| 1960 | 9681413 | Method of using aircraft for providing mobile network connection and locating subscribers in specified areas | A system for tracking mobile subscribers, the system includes an aircraft having an on-board virtual BTS that substitutes for a stationary BTS. The virtual BTS emulates a behavior of the stationary BTS so as to be indistinguishable from the stationary BTS to the mobile device, including emulation of communication protocols and billing operations The virtual BTS communicate with the mobile devices. The virtual BTS includes a processor running Software Defined Radio (SDR) and a signal amplifier, the SDR receiving identifiers of the mobile devices. The aircraft includes a high-gain antenna for determining directions of signals from the mobile devices. A camera on board the aircraft takes images or video of an area on the ground. The processor collects and processes the images or video, the directions of the signals and the identifiers of the mobile devices to locate a specific subscriber. The processor transmits the processed information to a server. | Quan An Zhang (Hong Kong, HK) | Garini Technologies Corporation Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, SG) | 2016-07-04 | 2017-06-13 | H04K3/00, H04W64/00 | 15/201523 |
| 1961 | 9681272 | Facilitating mesh networks of connected movable objects | Wireless communication via a mesh network of connected movable objects is described. A method includes determining, by a device including a processor, a value of a characteristic of a first movable object of movable objects communicatively coupled to a wireless network, wherein the movable objects are automated vehicles, and wherein the determining the value is based on a likelihood of receipt of a message transmitted from the first movable object to a second movable object of the movable objects. The method also includes generating information usable to move the first movable object in a manner that satisfies a defined condition associated with the value. The information can be strength of a wireless communication channel between the first movable object and a second movable object of the movable objects. | Christopher Baldwin (Algonquin, IL), Nikhil S Marathe (Roselle, IL) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-04-23 | 2017-06-13 | G01R31/08, H04W4/04, H04W4/02, H04W28/08 | 14/259560 |
| 1962 | 9680225 | Wireless power receiver and transfer, wireless power transceiver system, and wireless power transceiver mobile device | A wireless power receiver includes a receiver resonator configured to be coupled to a source resonator to receive a power from the source resonator, the receiver resonator comprising: an inverted U-shaped dielectric layer whose distal ends are bent inward, an antenna patterned in the form of a loop in line with the shape of the dielectric layer, and a meta-structure arranged around the antenna on the dielectric layer, wherein the meta-structure is configured to reinforce at least one of the electric fields and magnetic fields that are formed in the receiver resonator. | Chul Hun Seo (Seoul, KR), Chongmin Lee (Seoul, KR) | Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation Foundation (Seoul, KR) | 2013-08-23 | 2017-06-13 | H01F27/42, H01F37/00, H01F38/00, H01Q15/00, H04B5/02, H01Q7/00, H04B5/00, G02F1/23, G02F1/00 | 13/974306 |
| 1963 | 9679102 | Structure placement using prior design location identification and feedback | A system and method for placing a structure in a design for an interior of an aircraft. An initial placement for the structure is received by a processor unit. A suggested placement for the structure is identified by the processor unit from a number of structure placement engineering designs in an engineering design database for the aircraft using the initial placement. The suggested placement for the structure is displayed by the processor unit. | Lawrence Stimson Lindgren (Redmond, WA), Len M. Baublitz (Greenbank, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-04-11 | 2017-06-13 | G06F17/50 | 13/860846 |
| 1964 | 9678930 | Generating customized resource identifiers | A locator (e.g., a URL) associated with a network-based resource, such as a web page, may be customized in a manner that increases the likelihood that one or more viewers of the locator will remember and utilize the locator in order to access the network-based resource at a later time. The locator may include words or combinations of words that are associated with attributes of the network-based resource (e.g., the contents of the web page) , the viewers or a context in which the locator is presented to the viewers. The words or combinations may be selected such that a length of the locator is less than a length of another locator that is permanently associated with the network-based resource. The locator may be presented to the viewers in any context, such as on a billboard, in an audio or video message, or on a shipping label affixed to a parcel. | Supreeth Selvaraj (Hyderabad, IN) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-09-22 | 2017-06-13 | G06F17/00, H04L29/08, G06F17/30, G06F17/22 | 14/493114 |
| 1965 | 9678507 | Autonomous infrastructure element survey systems and methods using UAV fleet deployment | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) survey system and methods for surveying an area of interest are disclosed. The system can include a plurality of docking stations positioned at predetermined locations within the area of interest, each docking station comprising a platform to support a UAV while docked at the docking station, a battery charger, and a communications interface, a plurality of UAVs distributed among the plurality of docking stations, each UAV comprising a communications interface, and a system controller comprising a processor and transmitter communicatively coupled to the plurality of UAVs. | Jason Douglas (Tucson, AZ), Travis Alexander Woodrow (Tucson, AZ), Manu Singh (Tucson, AZ), Michael Aeko Balthazar (Tucson, AZ) | Latitude Engineering, Llc (Tucson, AZ) | 2015-06-25 | 2017-06-13 | G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G08G5/00 | 14/751072 |
| 1966 | 9678506 | Magic wand interface and other user interaction paradigms for a flying digital assistant | Methods and systems are described for new paradigms for user interaction with an unmanned aerial vehicle (referred to as a flying digital assistant or FDA) using a portable multifunction device (PMD) such as smart phone. In some embodiments, a magic wand user interaction paradigm is described for intuitive control of an FDA using a PMD. In other embodiments, methods for scripting a shot are described. | Abraham Bachrach (San Francisco, CA), Adam Bry (San Mateo, CA), Matthew Donahoe (Burlingame, CA) | Skydio, Inc. (Redwood City, CA) | 2015-04-16 | 2017-06-13 | G05D1/00, G01C23/00, B64C39/02, G01C21/16 | 14/688998 |
| 1967 | 9674711 | Surface-wave communications and methods thereof | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system including a frequency mixer that combines a signal and a carrier wave to form a combined signal, and a transmitter that generates a transmission based on the combined signal. The system can also include a coupling device that emits the transmission as an electromagnetic wave guided by an outer surface of a transmission medium. The electromagnetic wave can propagate longitudinally along the surface of the transmission medium and at least partially around the surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-09-01 | 2017-06-06 | H04B3/36, H04W16/26, H01Q1/46, H04B3/52, H04B5/00, H04B7/022, H04B3/54, H04B3/56, H02J5/00 | 15/254841 |
| 1968 | 9672748 | Deep stall aircraft landing | An aircraft defining an upright orientation and an inverted orientation, a ground station, and a control system for remotely controlling the flight of the aircraft. The ground station has an auto-land function that causes the aircraft to invert, stall, and controllably land in the inverted orientation to protect a payload and a rudder extending down from the aircraft. In the upright orientation, the ground station depicts the view from a first aircraft camera. When switching to the inverted orientation: (1) the ground station depicts the view from a second aircraft camera, (2) the aircraft switches the colors of red and green wing lights, extends the ailerons to act as inverted flaps, and (3) the control system adapts a ground station controller for the inverted orientation. The aircraft landing gear is an expanded polypropylene pad located above the wing when the aircraft is in the upright orientation. | Christopher E. Fisher (Simi Valley, CA), Thomas Robert Szarek (Oak Park, CA), Justin B. McAllister (Simi Valley, CA), Pavel Belik (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2015-11-09 | 2017-06-06 | G08G5/02, G05D1/06, B64D31/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00 | 14/936632 |
| 1969 | 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 |
| 1970 | 9671200 | Kinetic air defense | A missile defense system on an aircraft for destroying threats to the aircraft. The defense system includes at least one miniature guided missile mounted in a launch tube on the aircraft, where the guided missile includes a target acquisition and seeker system. The system also includes at least one sensor on the aircraft for acquiring a target threat, and a controller on the aircraft receiving signals from the at least one sensor. The controller generates a fire control solution that is provided to the at least one guided missile that directs the guided missile once it is fired from the launch tube towards the target threat, and the seeker system on the guided missile acquires the target once it is launched from the aircraft so as to destroy the target. | Mark A. Anderson (Torrance, CA), John P. Latz (Valencia, CA), Michael Ichino (Gardena, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2016-04-06 | 2017-06-06 | F41H11/02, F41G7/22, F41G7/30 | 15/092537 |
| 1971 | 9669946 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles | A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10) . The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and picks up enough airspeed in the dive to perform a pull-up into level controlled flight. The preferred method of recovery is for the UAV to fly into and latch onto the parasail tow line (4) or cables hanging off the tow line and then be winched back down to the boat (2) . | William R. McDonnell (St. Louis, MO), Charles H. Baker (Union, MO) | Advanced Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (Saint Louis, MO) | 2014-10-20 | 2017-06-06 | B64F1/02, B64C25/68, B64F1/10, B64F1/04, B64D3/00, B64C39/02 | 14/518348 |
| 1972 | 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 |
| 1973 | 9669924 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of vertical and horizontal flight modes, a method for assembling a UAV, and a kit of parts for assembling a UAV. The UAV comprises a wing structure comprising elongated equal first and second wings, a support structure comprising first and second sections coupled to a middle position of the wing structure and extending in opposite directions perpendicular to the wing structure, and four propellers, each mounted to a respective one of the first and second wings, and first and second sections, for powering the UAV during both vertical and horizontal flight modes. | Keen Ian Chan (Singapore, SG) | Singapore Technologies Aerospace Ltd (Paya Lebar, SG) | 2012-09-14 | 2017-06-06 | B64C27/08, B64C39/02, A63H27/00, B64C13/24, G05D1/06, B64C29/02 | 14/347375 |
| 1974 | 9669904 | Systems and methods for multi-mode unmanned vehicle mission planning and control | Systems and associated methods for planning and control of a fleet of unmanned vehicles in missions that are coordinated temporally and spatially by geo-location, direction, vehicle orientation, altitude above sea level, and depth below sea level. The unmanned vehicles' transit routes may be fully autonomous, semi-autonomous, or under direct operator control using off board control systems. Means are provided for intervention and transit changes during mission execution. Means are provided to collect, centralize and analyze mission data collected on the set of participating unmanned vehicles. | Bruce Becker Hanson (Melbourne, FL), Thomas Edward Hanson (Ashland, MA) | Unmanned Innovations, Inc. (Melbourne, FL) | 2015-06-30 | 2017-06-06 | G01C22/00, B60F5/00, B64C39/02, B63B35/00, B63B1/04, G05D1/00, B63B1/32, B63G8/22, B63G8/00, B63B1/20, B64C35/00, B63G8/26 | 14/788231 |
| 1975 | 9668321 | Safety checking apparatus, beam irradiation system, and safety checking method | A safety checking apparatus is provided with a determining section and a result data control section. The determining section determines a safety level of an asset to an incident beam according to an irradiation beam based on the irradiation direction of the irradiation beam and a position or area of the asset. The result data control section carries out a notification to the asset according to the safety level determined by the determining section. Thus, the safety level is determined to a person and a thing one in a region out of a path of the beam. | Koichi Hamamoto (Tokyo, JP) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2015-05-28 | 2017-05-30 | G01J1/32, H05B37/02, G01S7/497, G01S7/48 | 14/723744 |
| 1976 | 9667879 | Focus-based shuttering | Blur metrics may be calculated for each of the image pixels of a digital image of a scene captured using an imaging device. The blur metrics may be indicative of the level of blur expressed in the digital image, and a blur image representative of the blur metrics may be generated. Subsequently, when another digital image is to be captured using the imaging device, pixel sensors corresponding to high blur metrics may be digitized at a high level of priority, or at a high rate, compared to pixel sensors corresponding to low blur metrics, which may be digitized at a low level of priority, or at a low rate. The blur images may be updated based on changes in blur observed in subsequent images, and different pixel sensors may be digitized at higher or lower levels of priority, or at higher or lower rates, based on the changes in blur. | Dushyant Goyal (Seattle, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-12-02 | 2017-05-30 | H04N5/235, H04N5/232, H04N9/04 | 15/368324 |
| 1977 | 9667710 | Systems and methods for cloud-based agricultural data processing and management | A cloud-based system for integration of agricultural data with geolocation-based agricultural operations is provided. The system receives agricultural-related data associated with a given geographic area and transforms the received data into an analysis-ready format. The system processes the received data through one or more algorithms to determine at least one operation to be performed within the given geographic area. The system generates a set of instructions for execution of the at least one operation within the given geographic area as a function of geolocation, where the instructions are coded for direct use by a controller of a specified type of agricultural equipment. The system transmits the instructions over a wireless communication channel to the controller, where the instructions cause the controller to direct operation of the agricultural equipment to perform the at least one operation within the given geographic area as a function of geolocation in an automated manner. | Michael Wilbur (Hillsborough, CA), Jason Ellsworth (Kennewick, WA), Toji Oommen (Sammamish, WA), Adarsha Mohapatra (Redmond, WA), David Thayer (Renton, WA) | Agverdict, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-04-20 | 2017-05-30 | G06F15/16, H04L29/08, H04W4/00, G06F17/30 | 15/133658 |
| 1978 | 9667317 | Method and apparatus for providing security using network traffic adjustments | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating first traffic for transmitting along a network path to a recipient device and transmitting the first traffic along the network path to remove traffic patterns associated with a premises. Other embodiments are disclosed. | David Gross (South River, NJ), Joshua Lackey (Lake Stevens, WA), Donald E. Levy (Holmdel, NJ), Roger Piqueras Jover (New York, NY), Jayaraman Ramachandran (Plainsboro, NJ), Cristina Serban (Middletown, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-15 | 2017-05-30 | H04L27/00, H04L12/707, H04L29/06, H04W4/02, H04L29/08, H04L12/26, H04B3/54, H04W72/04, H01P3/00, H04B3/52 | 14/739025 |
| 1979 | 9663243 | Power safety instrument system | A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available. | James M. McCollough (Arlington, TX), Erik Oltheten (Azle, TX), Nicholas Lappos (Southlake, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2016-05-31 | 2017-05-30 | G08B21/00, B64D43/00, B60Q1/00, B64C27/04, B64D45/00, B64C39/02, B64C29/00, B64C27/52, B64C27/00 | 15/168356 |
| 1980 | 9661505 | Surface-wave communications and methods thereof | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system including a frequency mixer that combines a signal and a carrier wave to form a combined signal, and a transmitter that generates a transmission based on the combined signal. The system can also include a coupling device that emits the transmission as an electromagnetic wave guided by an outer surface of a transmission medium. The electromagnetic wave can propagate longitudinally along the surface of the transmission medium and at least partially around the surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-06-07 | 2017-05-23 | H04B3/36, H04W16/26, H01Q1/46, H04B7/022, H04B5/00, H04B3/56, H04B3/54, H04B3/52, H02J5/00 | 15/175107 |
| 1981 | 9661047 | Method and system for central utilization of remotely generated large media data streams despite network bandwidth limitations | A computerized method for integrating media streams from a multiplicity of media systems over at least one network into a single media product at high media technical quality, the method comprising the steps of, at certain media systems from among the multiplicity thereof: a. Generating a low volume (LV) media stream representation from a high volume media stream, where the low volume stream's bit-rate is different from the high volume stream's bit-rate, b. streaming the low volume media stream to a content generation center via a data communication network, c. Maintaining high volume local data as a high volume media stream in a storage medium coupled to at least one of the media systems, and d. maintaining mapping information between the low volume stream and the high volume local data for enabling access to media portions in the high volume media stream storage, which correspond based on LV stream time. | Nati Baratz (Moshav Adanim, IL) | Mobilatv Ltd. (Moshav Adanim, IL) | 2013-04-30 | 2017-05-23 | G06F15/16, H04N21/854, G11B27/031, H04N21/4223, H04L29/06, H04N21/43, H04N21/414, H04N21/845, H04N21/2743, H04N21/81, H04N21/6332, H04N21/4402 | 13/874024 |
| 1982 | 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 |
| 1983 | 9657816 | Drive link for tiltrotor rotor system | A drive link includes a first bearing housing, a second bearing housing, and a central portion coupled between the first bearing housing and the second bearing housing. The central portion includes a central radial bearing configured such that the central portion twists in response to cocking of the first bearing housing relative to the second bearing housing. | Michael Burnett (Fort Worth, TX), Christopher Foskey (Keller, TX), Joel McIntyre (Southlake, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-11-01 | 2017-05-23 | B64C27/32, F16D3/62, B64C27/35, B64C27/33, F16H21/00, F16F1/387, B64C29/00, F16C27/06, F16C19/30, B64C27/22, F16F1/393 | 14/069425 |
| 1984 | 9656765 | Helicopter-mediated system and method for launching and retrieving an aircraft | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a helicopter-mediated system and method for launching and retrieving an aircraft capable of long-distance efficient cruising flight from a small space without the use of a long runway. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2016-05-02 | 2017-05-23 | B64D5/00, B64C39/02, B64F1/02, B64C27/08, B64D1/12, B64D3/00 | 15/144119 |
| 1985 | 9656747 | Soft in-plane and stiff out-of-plane rotor system | A rotor assembly includes a yoke operably associated with a rotor blade. The yoke includes a first device and a second device that attach the rotor blade to the yoke. The first device is configured to allow transverse movement of the rotor blade about a chord axis and rotational movement about a pitch-change axis. The second device is configured to allow rotational movement of the rotor blade solely about the pitch-change axis. The method includes rotating rotor assembly about a first plane of rotation, while retaining a relatively stiff out-of-plane rotation and a relatively soft in-plane rotation during flight. | Ken Shundo (Keller, TX), Mithat Yuce (Argyle, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-03-14 | 2017-05-23 | B64C27/00, B64C27/80, B64C27/52, B64C27/51, B64C11/48, B64C11/02, B64C27/10, B64C27/32, B64C27/35, B64C27/48 | 13/804832 |
| 1986 | 9656746 | Magnetorheological haptic trim actuator | According to one embodiment, a trim actuator for a pilot input device includes a driven member and a driving member configured to receive mechanical energy from a power source. A magnetorheological (MR) fluid is disposed between the driving member and the driven member and configured to transmit a variable amount of mechanical energy from the driving member to the driven member. An output member configured to be coupled between the driven member and the pilot input device. A magnetic circuit configured to deliver a magnetic field towards the MR fluid. The magnetic circuit is configured to control movement of the pilot input device by varying the strength of the magnetic field delivered towards the first MR fluid. | Geoffrey C Latham (Dallas, TX), Carlos A Fenny (Arlington, TX), Jean-Sebastien Plante (Sherbrooke, CA), Brady Atkins (Euless, TX), Guifre Julio (Sherbrooke, CA), Marc Denninger (Sherbrooke, CA), Charles Eric Covington (Colleyville, TX), Paul Wilson (Argyle, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-01-30 | 2017-05-23 | B64C27/68, B64D43/00, B64C27/56 | 14/609905 |
| 1987 | 9656745 | Magnetorheological actuator with torsional spring | According to one embodiment, a trim actuator for a pilot input device includes a driven member and a driving member configured to receive mechanical energy from a power source. A magnetorheological (MR) fluid is disposed between the driving member and the driven member and configured to transmit a variable amount of mechanical energy from the driving member to the driven member such that the driven member moves in a first direction. An output member configured to be coupled between the driven member and the pilot input device. A spring is in mechanical communication with the output member and configured to apply a force in a second direction opposite of the first direction. A magnetic circuit is configured to control movement of the pilot input device by varying the strength of a magnetic field delivered towards the first MR fluid. | Geoffrey C Latham (Dallas, TX), Albert G Brand (North Richland Hills, TX), Jean-Sebastien Plante (Sherbrooke, CA), Guifre Julio (Sherbrooke, CA), Marc Denninger (Sherbrooke, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-12-07 | 2017-05-23 | B64C27/64, B64C27/56, B64C27/68 | 14/960482 |
| 1988 | 9656735 | Skin impact snubber | In some embodiments, an aircraft includes a structural assembly, a skin, and a snubber. The structural assembly comprises a first rigid element and a second rigid element. The first and second rigid elements are separated from each over by a void. The skin is disposed proximate to the structural assembly and adjacent to the void such that the skin would deflect into the void in response to an impact force received by the skin. The snubber is disposed in the void between the first and second rigid elements and positioned such that, when the skin deflects in response to the impact force, the skin contacts the snubber and the snubber reduces further deflection of the skin into the void. | John R. Wittmaak, Jr. (Newark, TX), Philip J. Hannan (Weatherford, TX), Maxx S. Lucas (Johnson City, NY), Chandrashekhar Tiwari (Irving, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-06-02 | 2017-05-23 | B64C1/06, B64C27/00, B64C27/04, B64D45/00 | 14/293250 |
| 1989 | 9654200 | System and method for dynamic wireless aerial mesh network | Embodiments include a dynamic wireless aerial mesh network having aerial nodes that provides real-time persistent wide area communications service to provide communications in response to an incident. Typically, the area services is a wide area that is physically inaccessible via ground transportation. In addition, embodiments include the formation of a decentralized mesh supernetwork comprising two or more dynamic wireless aerial mesh networks where each dynamic wireless aerial mesh network is owned by a different agency (e.g., a secure community) . A member of a first dynamic wireless aerial mesh network may send a request to a member of a second dynamic wireless aerial mesh network for the first dynamic wireless aerial mesh network to join the second dynamic wireless aerial mesh network to form a mesh supernetwork, and receive an acceptance from the member of the second dynamic wireless aerial mesh network. | Joseph R. Mazzarella (Tolland, CT), Michael S. Wengrovitz (Concord, MA) | Mutualink, Inc. (Wallingford, CT) | 2014-10-24 | 2017-05-16 | G01C23/00, G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, H04B7/185, H04L29/06, H04W4/22, H04W84/18, H04W84/08 | 14/523576 |
| 1990 | 9654173 | Apparatus for powering a communication device and methods thereof | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for transmitting first electromagnetic waves via a coupler located in proximity to a transmission medium to generate second electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of the transmission medium, the transmission medium further providing a first power signal having a first operating frequency and a second power signal having a second operating frequency that differs from the first operating frequency. The waveguide system can further obtain energy from the first power signal for powering the waveguide system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-11-20 | 2017-05-16 | H04B3/00, H04B3/56, H04B3/54, H04B3/52, H02J3/02 | 14/548468 |
| 1991 | 9651671 | Interference detection using multiple automatic gain controllers | A global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver includes radio frequency front end and digital processing functionality. Radio frequency front end includes radio frequency input, first variable gain amplifier adjusts first gain of first frequency range of first analog GNSS signal received from radio frequency input by first amount, and second variable gain amplifier adjusts second gain of second frequency range of second analog global navigation satellite system signal received from radio frequency input by second amount. Digital processing functionality compares first amount of adjustment of first gain of first frequency range with second amount of adjustment of second gain of second frequency range, and detects first interference signal present in first frequency range or second frequency range when first amount of adjustment of the first gain of first frequency range differs from second amount of adjustment of second gain of second frequency range by more than first threshold amount. | Jussi Raasakka (Brno, CZ), Martin Orejas (Brno, CZ), Ondrej Kutik (Brno, CZ) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2014-08-14 | 2017-05-16 | G01S19/21, H04K3/00, G01S19/32 | 14/459784 |
| 1992 | 9650586 | Redox couple-based mitigation of fluid-flow-driven electrochemical surface degradation | The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, hydraulic fluids and additives for reducing the rate of surface current degradation for components in a hydraulic system, wherein the hydraulic system is exposed to phosphate-ester-based hydraulic fluid. | Harold E. Hager (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-07-23 | 2017-05-16 | C10M169/04, C10M113/08, C10M105/74, C09K15/32, C10M139/06 | 13/948413 |
| 1993 | 9650152 | Flight envelope protection system for unmanned aerial vehicles | Systems and methods to protect the flight envelope in both manual flight and flight by a commercial autopilot are provided. A system can comprise: an inertial measurement unit (IMU) , a computing device in data communication with the IMU, an application executable by the computing device comprising: logic that estimates an angle of attack, a slip angle, and a speed of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based at least in part on data received from the UAV. A method can comprise estimating, via a computing device, flight data of a UAV based at least in part on data received from an IMU, comparing the estimated flight data with measured flight data, and triggering an error indication in response to a determination that the measured flight data exceeds a predefined deviation of the estimated flight data. The estimated speed can comprise an estimated airspeed, vertical speed and/or ground velocity. | Christian Claudel (Thuwal, SA), Mohammad Shaqura (Thuwal, SA) | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Thuwal, SA) | 2015-10-23 | 2017-05-16 | B64D45/00, B64C39/02, G05B13/02, G05D1/08, G06N7/00 | 14/921617 |
| 1994 | 9650128 | Aircraft landing gear | In some embodiments, an aircraft may include a retractable or extendable landing gear. The landing gear may include a wheel connected to an axle, a strut configured to resist longitudinal compression, and a linear actuator that is partially disposed within an opening of the strut. | Carlos A. Fenny (Fort Worth, TX), Brent C. Ross (Flower Mound, TX), Kevin Kell (Keller, TX), Andrew Baines (Southlake, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-01-19 | 2017-05-16 | B64C25/10, B64C25/60, B64C25/20, B64C25/12, B64C25/18 | 14/599705 |
| 1995 | 9647748 | Global broadband antenna system | An antenna system for a vehicle. The antenna system includes at least one antenna, wherein each of the at least one antenna is configured to send signals to and receive signals from one or more non-geostationary satellites. Additionally, the antenna system includes at least one directional antenna, wherein each of the at least one directional antenna is configured to receive signals from one or more geostationary satellites. Furthermore, the at least one antenna and the at least one directional antenna are configured to be communicatively coupled to a computing device on-board the vehicle. | James P. Mitchell (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2013-02-25 | 2017-05-09 | H04B7/185 | 13/775725 |
| 1996 | 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 |
| 1997 | 9646114 | Electrical power system stability | A method and apparatus for establishing a validated stable design for a stable electrical power system. An initial design for an electrical power system is established. The initial design for the electrical power system satisfies design requirements. The initial design for the electrical power system is simulated for a plurality of simulated operating conditions for the electrical power system to generate simulation data. Stability parameter requirements for a stable design for the electrical power system are established from the simulation data. A hardware implementation of the stable design for the electrical power system is tested to generate hardware testing data. The stable design for the electrical power system is validated using the hardware testing data to establish a validated stable design for the electrical power system. | Kamiar J. Karimi (Kirkland, WA), Eugene V. Solodovnik (Lake Stevens, WA), Zachary R. Lewis (Seattle, WA), Jeffrey Joseph White (Shoreline, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-07-10 | 2017-05-09 | G06F17/50, G05B17/02, G05B23/02, H02J3/00 | 13/938588 |
| 1998 | 9645582 | Landing aircrafts with optimal landing spot selection | Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for landing aircrafts with optimal landing spot selection. In one aspect, a method includes initiating an autorotation of an aircraft in response to detecting all engine failure, determining a plurality of flight characteristics and conditions of the aircraft at a time of initiating the autorotation, the plurality of flight characteristics and conditions comprising an aircraft altitude, an aircraft velocity, and wind direction, determining total air-time for glideslope and flare control, and a geographic area within which to land the aircraft by autorotation based on the plurality of flight characteristics and conditions, and controlling the aircraft to land the aircraft by autorotation within the geographic area. | ShyhPyng Jack Shue (Grapevine, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-06-25 | 2017-05-09 | G05D1/10, G05D1/00 | 14/750746 |
| 1999 | 9645580 | Radio-controlled flying craft | A homeostatic flying hovercraft preferably utilizes at least two pairs of counter-rotating ducted fans to generate lift like a hovercraft and utilizes a homeostatic hover control system to create a flying craft that is easily controlled. The homeostatic hover control system provides true homeostasis of the craft with a true fly-by-wire flight control and control-by-wire system control. | Brad Pedersen (Minneapolis, MN), Peter Spirov (Saint Joseph, MI) | Qfo Labs, Inc. (Bloomington, MN) | 2016-09-21 | 2017-05-09 | G05D1/08, B64C39/00, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64C27/20, B64C15/02, B64C27/08, B64D27/24, B60V1/06, B60V1/10 | 15/272414 |
| 2000 | 9643722 | Drone device security system | A fact checking system utilizes social networking information and analyzes and determines the factual accuracy of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with source information. The social networking fact checking system automatically monitors information, processes the information, fact checks the information and/or provides a status of the information, including automatically modifying a web page to include the fact check results. The fact checking system is able to be implemented utilizing a drone device. | Lucas J. Myslinski (Sunnyvale, CA) | --- | 2017-02-02 | 2017-05-09 | G01C23/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, B64C39/02, G06Q50/00, G05D1/10, H04N5/77, G06T7/20, H04N7/18, G06K9/62, G06K9/00, G05D1/00 | 15/422642 |
| 2001 | 9643719 | Electro-rheological elastomeric, variable-stiffness flight control device | According to one embodiment, a flight control device includes a grip, a stick associated with the grip, and a gimbal. The stick defines a first axis. The gimbal includes a first platform, a second platform, a first electro- rheological elastomeric bearing, and a second electro-rheological elastomeric bearing. The first platform is coupled to the stick and configured to rotate on a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The second platform is in mechanical communication with the first platform and configured to rotate on a third axis that is perpendicular to the second axis. The first electro-rheological elastomeric bearing defines the second axis, and the second electro-rheological elastomeric bearing defines the third axis. The first and second electro-rheological elastomeric bearing being configured to each have a variable stiffness. | Brian Stanley Modrzejewski (Keller, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-06-24 | 2017-05-09 | B64C13/50, G05G5/02, G05G9/047, B64C27/04, B64C27/57 | 14/749208 |
| 2002 | 9643507 | Recharging an aircraft battery | And aircraft recharging station is provided for recharging an aircraft provided with a rechargeable battery. The recharging station includes a parking surface with conductive tiles selectively connected to an electrical power supply. The recharging station also includes a controller configured to determine a position of the aircraft on the parking surface by connecting, including being configured to iteratively connect a different pair of tiles to the electrical power supply to provide a circuit including positive and negative tiles connected thereto, and test an electrical circuit condition of the circuit, until a closed circuit condition is determined, thereby indicating that the aircraft is positioned on the positive and negative tiles, and that the battery is thereby rechargeable by the electrical power supply. | David Scarlatti (Madrid, ES), David Esteban Campillo (Madrid, ES), Enrique Casado (Madrid, ES), Fernando Caballero (Bajo A, ES), Ivan Maza (Cadiz, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-08-18 | 2017-05-09 | H02J7/00, B60L11/18 | 14/461761 |
| 2003 | 9640850 | Methods and apparatus for inducing a non-fundamental wave mode on a transmission medium | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for generating first electromagnetic waves and directing instances of the first electromagnetic waves to an interface of a transmission medium to induce propagation of second electromagnetic waves having at least a dominant non-fundamental wave mode. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-25 | 2017-05-02 | H04L25/03, H01Q13/02, H01P3/127 | 14/750917 |
| 2004 | 9638230 | Composite structure and method | A composite part includes a first structural element. The composite part includes a second structural element joined at an intersection with the first structural element to form a fillet. The composite part further includes reinforcement webbing wrapped around the first structural element proximate the fillet. | Stanley W. Stawski (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-11-02 | 2017-05-02 | B64C1/06, B29C65/02, B29C70/86, B29C70/44, B32B37/10, B29C65/00, B29C65/50, F16B11/00, B29C65/48 | 14/930214 |
| 2005 | 9638111 | Providing oxidation to a gas turbine engine | A gas turbine engine includes a compressor for compressing air from an environment, a combustor for receiving the compressed air from the compressor, mixing the compressed air with fuel, and combusting the fuel, a turbine coupled with the compressor for receiving exhaust gas from the combustion and powering the compressor, and an injector coupled with a source of oxidizer for injecting the oxidizer into the combustor. A method for operating a gas turbine engine includes compressing air from an environment, receiving the compressed air at a combustor, mixing the compressed air with fuel, injecting oxidizer into the combustor in addition to the air from the environment, combusting the fuel with the compressed air and the oxidizer, receiving exhaust gas from the combusted fuel, and powering the compression of the air from the environment using the exhaust gas. | Anthony R. Martinez (Westminster, MD) | --- | 2012-09-14 | 2017-05-02 | F02D21/10, F02C3/24, F02C3/22, F02C3/14, F02C9/26 | 14/344555 |
| 2006 | 9638101 | System and method for automatically controlling one or multiple turbogenerators | At least one controller manages a gas turbine engine driving a generator directly or indirectly coupled to the engine. The controller is programmed to automatically determine and adjust inputs to the gas turbine engine in order to cause the generator to produce a user-specified electrical output. Multiple sets of generator, engine, and controller may be used, in which case a master controller individually manages the other controllers to collectively provide the a user-specified electrical output. | David Crowe (Tucson, AZ), Elden Crom (Tucson, AZ) | Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ) | 2013-11-15 | 2017-05-02 | F02C6/00, F02C6/02, H02P9/04 | 14/081106 |
| 2007 | 9637240 | Aircraft powerplant | An aircraft propulsion power plant for use in an aircraft includes one or more core engines housed in an airframe of the aircraft, one or more secondary propulsion units, each of the one or more secondary propulsion units being removably attached to the airframe, and one or more power transmission means, each of the one or more power transmission means being configured to transmit mechanical power from the or each core engine to a corresponding one of the or each secondary propulsion unit when the or each secondary propulsion unit is attached to the airframe. | Stephen John Bradbrook (Clevedon, GB) | Rolls-Royce Plc (London, GB) | 2014-03-28 | 2017-05-02 | B64D27/14, B64D35/04, B64D27/24, B64D31/00, B64D33/00, B64D35/00, F02C7/20, F02C7/32, B64D27/02, B64D27/26, B64D35/08 | 14/228854 |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 2009 | 9633567 | Ground collision avoidance system (iGCAS) | The present invention is a system and method for aircraft ground collision avoidance (iGCAS) comprising a modular array of software, including a sense own state module configured to gather data to compute trajectory, a sense terrain module including a digital terrain map (DTM) and map manger routine to store and retrieve terrain elevations, a predict collision threat module configured to generate an elevation profile corresponding to the terrain under the trajectory computed by said sense own state module, a predict avoidance trajectory module configured to simulate avoidance maneuvers ahead of the aircraft, a determine need to avoid module configured to determine which avoidance maneuver should be used, when it should be initiated, and when it should be terminated, a notify Module configured to display each maneuver's viability to the pilot by a colored GUI, a pilot controls module configured to turn the system on and off, and an avoid module configured to define how an aircraft will perform avoidance maneuvers through 3-dimensional space. | Mark A Skoog (Palmdale, CA), Kevin Prosser (Palmdale, CA), Loyd Hook (Tulsa, OK) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC) | 2014-12-04 | 2017-04-25 | G08G5/04, G08G5/00, B64D45/04, G06F17/50, G08G5/06 | 14/560068 |
| 2010 | 9633547 | Security monitoring and control | Systems, methods, and software for monitoring and controlling a security system for a structure are provided herein. An exemplary method may include receiving sensor data from at least one first peripheral, the sensor data associated with at least one of activity inside and activity outside of a structure, determining a critical event based in part on the sensor data, creating an alert based in part on the critical event, getting user preferences associated with at least one of a user and a base unit, determining a response based in part on the alert and user preferences, and activating at least one of a second peripheral and a service based in part on the response. | Tobin E. Farrand (Burlingame, CA), William M. Gillon (San Mateo, CA), Kevin D. Snow (Granite Bay, CA), William T. Krein (Loomis, CA), David A. Bryan (Cedar Park, TX) | Ooma, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) | 2014-05-20 | 2017-04-25 | G08B23/00, G08B25/00 | 14/283132 |
| 2011 | 9633489 | Configurable onboard information processing | A system and method of processing information onboard a vehicle. Execution attributes on the vehicle are read by a computer program running on a data processing system on the vehicle. The execution attributes define a number of information processing actions. The number of information processing actions are performed on the vehicle by the computer program running on the data processing system on the vehicle using the execution attributes. | Jeffrey Alan Schmitz (St. Charles, MO), Eric Lee Nicks (O'Fallon, MO), Timothy Joseph Wilmering (Chesterfield, MO), Javier Cortez (Glen Carbon, IL), Jeanne C. Maggiore (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-09-10 | 2017-04-25 | G07C5/08, G07C5/00 | 14/482810 |
| 2012 | 9632020 | Non-linear optical ellipsometry for surface monitoring and characterization | The present disclosure relates to monitoring, evaluating and interrogating material surfaces using second-order nonlinear optical ellipsometry for surface monitoring and characterization. | Jeffrey H. Hunt (Thousand Oaks, CA), John H. Belk (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-10-22 | 2017-04-25 | G01N21/21, G01N21/94, G01N21/84, G01N21/88 | 14/520940 |
| 2013 | 9631927 | Angular velocity sensor with flexible parts providing different rigidities | Disclosed herein is an angular velocity sensor. The angular velocity sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a mass body, a first frame disposed at an outer side of the mass body so as to be spaced apart from the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body to the first frame in an X-axis direction, a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the first frame in a Y-axis direction, a second frame disposed at an outer side of the first frame so as to be spaced apart from the first frame, a third flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in an X-axis direction, and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in a Y-axis direction. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon-Si, KR), Jung Won Lee (Suwon-Si, KR), Seung Joo Shin (Suwon-Si, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Suwon-Si, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2014-11-21 | 2017-04-25 | G01C19/00, G01C19/16, G01C19/5705 | 14/550838 |
| 2014 | 9630724 | Single-gauge monitoring of multiple components | According to one embodiment, a gauge display prioritization system comprises a priority engine and an output engine. The priority engine is operable to receive a measurement from a first sensor associated with a first aircraft component and a measurement from a second sensor associated with a second aircraft component, select a prioritization criterion based on the received measurements, and select one priority measurement from the received measurements based on the prioritization criterion. The output engine is operable to instruct a gauge disposed within a cockpit to display information representative of the one priority measurement to a pilot. | Erik Oltheten (Azle, TX), Aaron Halverson (Grapevine, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-07-01 | 2017-04-25 | B64C27/00, B64D43/00, G01D7/08 | 13/932456 |
| 2015 | 9628116 | Apparatus and methods for transmitting wireless signals | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure having a feed point for coupling to a dielectric core of a cable that propagates electromagnetic waves without an electrical return path, and a dielectric antenna, substantially or entirely devoid of conductive external surfaces, coupled to the feed point, the dielectric antenna facilitating receipt, at the feed point, the electromagnetic waves for propagating the electromagnetic waves to an aperture of the dielectric antenna for radiating a wireless signal. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-14 | 2017-04-18 | H04B1/04, H04B1/16, H01Q13/02, H01Q13/24, G06F3/033 | 14/799272 |
| 2016 | 9627768 | Guided-wave transmission device with non-fundamental mode propagation and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes a transmitter that generates a first electromagnetic wave to convey data. A coupler couples the first electromagnetic wave to a single wire transmission medium having an outer surface, to forming a second electromagnetic wave that is guided to propagate along the outer surface of the single wire transmission medium via at least one guided wave mode that includes an asymmetric or non-fundamental mode having a lower cutoff frequency. A carrier frequency of the second electromagnetic wave is selected to be within a limited range of the lower cutoff frequency, so that a majority of the electric field is concentrated within a distance from the outer surface that is less than half the largest cross sectional dimension of the single wire transmission medium, and/or to reduce propagation loss. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southhold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-10-21 | 2017-04-18 | H04B10/00, H01P3/10, H04B3/54, H04B10/079, H04B10/2581, H04B10/2575, H01Q13/08, H04W88/08, H04J14/00 | 14/519487 |
| 2017 | 9625484 | Sensing module and angular velocity sensor having the same | An angular velocity sensor comprises a mass body part including a first mass body and a second mass body, an internal frame supporting the first mass body and the second mass body, one or more first flexible parts connecting the first mass body or the second mass body to the internal frame, one or more second flexible parts connecting the first mass body or the second mass body to the internal frame, an external frame supporting the internal frame, at least one third flexible part connecting the internal frame to the external frame, and at least one fourth flexible part connecting the internal frame to the external frame. At least one of the second flexible parts is connected to the first mass body in line with the center of gravity of the first mass body. At least one other of the second flexible parts is connected to an eccentric portion of the second mass body. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon-Si, KR), Jung Won Lee (Suwon-Si, KR), Seung Joo Shin (Suwon-Si, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Suwon-Si, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2014-07-29 | 2017-04-18 | G01C19/00, G01P3/44, G01C15/08, G01C19/56, G01C19/5712 | 14/446269 |
| 2018 | 9625236 | Method of fire control for gun-based anti-aircraft defence | A method of fire control against aerial targets traveling towards an object of protection. A position of the object of protection is known. A position of the aerial target is measured. The position of the aerial target is estimated. A velocity of the aerial target is estimated. A model of a guidance law of the aerial target is applied. An acceleration of the aerial target sufficient to hit the object of protection is calculated. A future trajectory of the aerial target is predicted based on the position of the object of protection, the estimated position of the aerial target, the estimated velocity of the aerial target, and the calculated acceleration of the aerial target. Points of aim along the predicted future trajectory are calculated. A fire control system includes at least one sensor for measuring the position of the aerial target as a function of time. | Kjell Wallberg (Degerfors, SE) | Bae Systems Bofors Ab (Karlskoga, SE) | 2014-05-07 | 2017-04-18 | G06F19/00, F41G5/08, F41G3/04, F41G3/02, F41G3/14 | 14/894607 |
| 2019 | 9624430 | Methods and apparatuses for selective chemical etching | Methods, apparatuses and systems are disclosed for chemically etching parts by generating an enclosed chemical etching chamber in contact with a part surface and directing a flow of chemical etchant solution in contact with a part region to be etched. | David S. Nansen (Renton, WA), Walter A. Beauchamp (Sammamish, WA), Lee C. Firth (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-05-14 | 2017-04-18 | B05C5/00, C23F1/02, C23F1/04, C23F1/08, C09K13/00 | 14/712208 |
| 2020 | 9624034 | Aquatic storage facilities | An item may be outfitted with a cartridge for varying a net density of the item and deposited in a body of liquid for storage. The cartridge may cause a net density of the item to exceed a density of the liquid, or to fall below the density of the liquid, and to descend or ascend within the liquid, as desired. The cartridge may also cause a net density of the item to equal the density of the liquid, and thus remain at a constant depth. The cartridge may be configured to receive acoustic signals or other forms of instructions for varying a net density of the item, and may send acoustic signals or other messages identifying a depth or position of the item. The cartridge may thus enable an item to be stored at any depth within the liquid, and be retrieved upon demand. | Jeremiah David Brazeau (Hudson, NH) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-09-28 | 2017-04-18 | G06F7/00, B65G1/06, B65G1/137 | 15/279113 |
| 2021 | 9623975 | Low profile pass-through electrical connector | A low profile pass-through electrical connector is designed for aerospace applications. The connector allows voltage and current to pass-thru a conductive wing surface, while maintaining a low profile height for aerodynamic performance considerations. Examples of applications of the electrical connector include power for thin film heaters and communication antennae applications. | Brett Burton (Columbus, OH), Andrew Cox (Columbus, OH), Darren Wolfe (Hilliard, OH) | Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, OH) | 2013-06-03 | 2017-04-18 | B60L1/02, B64D15/12, H01B7/00, H05B3/02, B64C1/36 | 13/909061 |
| 2022 | 9623970 | Methods and apparatuses for payload deployment using low-force release and replacement of outer mold line panel | Methods, apparatuses and systems are disclosed relating to maintaining an outer mold line of a vehicle after a payload is deployed from the vehicle, and providing a low-force non-frangible method of deploying a payload from a vehicle. | John Michael Mern (St. Louis, MO), Jacob R. Irwin (St. Peters, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-10-13 | 2017-04-18 | B64D1/12, B64D1/06 | 14/881355 |
| 2023 | 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 |
| 2024 | 9617010 | Aircraft prognostics health system | According to one example embodiment, a method of assessing use of an aircraft component installed on an aircraft includes receiving, from one or more sensors installed on the aircraft, one or more measurements representative of at least one load applied against the aircraft component, selecting at least one usage model from a plurality of usage models, each usage model of the plurality of usage models relating aircraft loads with received sensor data, determining at least one load value based on the selected at least one usage model and the received one or more measurements, and calculating, based on the determined at least one load value, an amount of change in probability of failure caused by application of the at least one load against the aircraft component. | Kevin Conrad (Mansfield, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-12-19 | 2017-04-11 | G01M17/00, B64D45/00, G01M5/00, G01C22/00, G07C5/08, B64F5/00 | 14/577263 |
| 2025 | 9616998 | Unmanned aerial vehicle/unmanned aircraft system | An unmanned aerial vehicle/unmanned aircraft system including an airframe, a plurality of rotor assemblies respectively extending from a plurality of arms connected to said airframe, said rotor assemblies each having a rotor thereon with at least one rotor blade, a landing gear extending from said airframe, and a flight controller disposed on said airframe, wherein said flight controller receives instructions for unmanned aerial vehicle/unmanned aircraft system control. | John Robert Oakley (Golden, CO), David Scott Heath (Golden, CO) | Geotech Environmental Equipment, Inc. (Denver, CO) | 2014-06-11 | 2017-04-11 | B64C39/02, G05D1/02, G05D1/00 | 14/301681 |
| 2026 | 9616993 | Simplified auto-flight system coupled with a touchscreen flight control panel | A system includes an auto-flight system and a touchscreen flight mode control panel. The auto-flight system is configured to control a plurality of primary flight modes. The touchscreen flight mode control panel is communicatively coupled to the auto-flight system. The touchscreen flight mode control panel is configured to receive primary flight mode data from the auto-flight system. The touchscreen flight mode control panel is also configured to graphically present each primary flight mode of the plurality of primary flight modes to a user. The touchscreen flight mode control panel is further configured to detect touch gestures and direct executions of the user. The touchscreen flight mode control panel is additionally configured to output touch gesture data and direct execution data to the auto-flight system. | Geoffrey A. Shapiro (Cedar Rapids, IA), Timothy J. Etherington (Hampton, VA), Laura Maxine Smith-Velazquez (Owings Mills, MD) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2015-08-25 | 2017-04-11 | G06F7/00, B64C13/18, G08G5/00, B64D43/02, G06F3/0488, G06F3/048, G06F3/041 | 14/835015 |
| 2027 | 9615269 | Method and apparatus that provides fault tolerance in a communication network | A system for detecting a fault in a first wire of a power grid that affects a transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that transport data and that propagate along a surface of the first wire, selecting a backup communication medium from one or more backup communication mediums according to one or more selection criteria, and redirecting the data to the backup communication medium to circumvent the fault. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southhold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-10-02 | 2017-04-04 | H04W24/04, H04B3/46, G01R31/08, H04L12/24, H04B3/58, H04B3/52, G01R31/02, H04B3/56, H04L12/707, H04W72/04 | 14/504773 |
| 2028 | 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 |
| 2029 | 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 |
| 2030 | 9613534 | Systems and methods for creating a network cloud based system for supporting regional, national and international unmanned aircraft systems | Systems and methods for creating a network cloud based hierarchical architecture for supporting unmanned aircraft are disclosed. A system may include a higher level server, one or more lower level server in direct communication with the higher level server, and one or more control station in direct communication with the lower level server. Each control station may be configured to: control flight operations of an unmanned aircraft, acquire flight information and position information of the unmanned aircraft, and provide updates to the lower level server regarding the flight information and position information of the unmanned aircraft. Each lower level server may be configured to: process the flight information and position information received from the control station, and provide updates to the higher level server regarding the flight information and position information received from the control station. | George F. Elmasry (San Marcos, CA), Rolf Stefani (West River, MD), James Gary Cooper, Jr. (Annapolis, MD) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2015-05-28 | 2017-04-04 | G08G5/00, G05D1/00 | 14/724498 |
| 2031 | 9613521 | Remote sensors for detecting alert conditions and notifying a central station | A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party, selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content, and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users. | Charles Eric Hunter (Jefferson, NC), Bernard L. Ballou (Raleigh, NC), John H. Hebrank (Durham, NC), James Fallon (Armonk, NY), Robert D. Summer (Warren, CT) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2015-07-22 | 2017-04-04 | G08B1/08, G09F27/00, G08B25/01, G08B27/00, H04W4/22, H04W68/00, H04W76/00 | 14/806568 |
| 2032 | 9612900 | Centralized configuration control of reconfigurable computing devices | Methods, systems, and devices for configuration and upset recovery of reconfigurable devices are provided. A central program/recovery manager (CPRM) is coupled with each of a number of reconfigurable devices. The reconfigurable devices are programmed/configured by the CPRM, which then periodically monitors each of the reconfigurable devices to detect if one or more of the devices has experienced an upset. In the event of an upset, the CPRM may attempt to reset the reconfigurable device, scrub a memory of the reconfigurable device, or reprogram the reconfigurable device. A memory module is coupled with the CPRM and each of the reconfigurable devices that stores bit or programming files that may be used to program and/or reprogram the reconfigurable devices. | Scott Anderson (Centennial, CO), Paul Murray (Centennial, CO) | Seakr Engineering, Inc. (Centennial, CO) | 2013-03-15 | 2017-04-04 | G06F11/00, G06F11/07 | 13/835338 |
| 2033 | 9612598 | Unmanned aircraft structure evaluation system and method | An unmanned aircraft structure evaluation system includes a computer system with an input unit, a display unit, one or more processors, and one or more non-transitory computer readable medium. Image display and analysis software causes the one or more processors to generate unmanned aircraft information. The unmanned aircraft information includes flight path information configured to direct an unmanned aircraft to fly a flight path around the structure. | Stephen L. Schultz (West Henrietta, NY), John Monaco (Penfield, NY) | Pictometry International Corp. (Rochester, NY) | 2015-01-07 | 2017-04-04 | G01C23/00, B64D47/08, G05D1/00, B60R1/00, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G08G5/04, G01S19/39, G06F17/30, G06K9/00, G06T11/60 | 14/591556 |
| 2034 | 9612354 | Geophysical survey system using hybrid aircraft | There are systems and methods for performing a geophysical survey using a hybrid aircraft which includes an apparatus configured to perform the geophysical survey. The system including: three mutually orthogonal transmitters configured to transmit electromagnetic (EM) waveforms towards the ground which creates a secondary magnetic field, wherein the three mutually orthogonal transmitters are attached to the hybrid aircraft, three mutually orthogonal null-coupled receivers configured to obtain measurements associated with the secondary magnetic field, wherein the three mutually orthogonal null-coupled receivers are attached to the hybrid aircraft, and three mutually orthogonal gradient receivers configured to obtain measurements, wherein the three mutually orthogonal gradient receivers are attached to the hybrid aircraft. | Richard Partner (Kemptville, CA), Adam Smiarowski (Toronto, CA), Tom Payne (Ottawa, CA), Stuart Stevenson (Ottawa, CA), George Nader (Ottawa, CA), Philip Miles (Rockwood, CA) | Cgg Services Sas (Massy, FR) | 2015-02-06 | 2017-04-04 | G01V3/165 | 14/615718 |
| 2035 | 9612085 | Payload launch system and method | A payload launch system includes a launch tube, payload, rocket tube, pressurized motor assembly, and control system. The motor assembly has a launch actuator and an accumulator housing containing compressed gas. The accumulator housing defines a vent opening having a closure. The control system transmits an actuation signal to the actuator in response to a launch request signal to open the closure and cause a discharge of pressure into the launch tube. This causes the rocket tube to launch from the launch tube to a threshold altitude in a single gaseous thrust phase. A method includes deploying a launch system, transmitting a launch actuation signal to the launch actuator via a control system, and opening a closure to allow compressed gas to enter the launch tube, thereby launching the rocket tube from the launch tube to a threshold altitude in the single gaseous thrust phase. | David Powell (Sanford, FL), Earl Mark (Deleon Springs, FL), Keith Huber (Palm Coast, FL), Taylor Durrance (Daytona Beach, FL), Tanner Sizemore (Wildwood, FL), Charles M. Nowell, Jr. (Longwood, FL) | Sparton Corporation (Schaumburg, IL) | 2015-01-26 | 2017-04-04 | F41F3/07, F41F3/077 | 14/605397 |
| 2036 | 9611054 | Launching an unmanned aerial vehicle using a hand-held weapon | A technique is directed to launching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . The technique involves attaching a UAV launcher to a hand-held weapon, and installing a UAV onto the UAV launcher while the UAV launcher is attached to the hand-held weapon. The technique further involves activating the hand-held weapon to launch the UAV into flight from the UAV launcher. Since a user already may be carrying the hand-held weapon for firing ammunition, the user simply needs to further carry the UAV launcher and the UAV which, in some situations, can be packaged into an easy-to-carry container such as a backpack, a carrying case, and so on. | Alexander D. Manasseh (Cockeysville, MD) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2014-02-24 | 2017-04-04 | B64F1/04, B64C39/02 | 14/187846 |
| 2037 | 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 |
| 2038 | 9608740 | Method and apparatus for launching a wave mode that mitigates interference | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that performs operations including receiving electromagnetic waves on an outer surface of a transmission medium having a non-hybrid wave mode and a cutoff frequency, detecting a degradation of a signal quality of the electromagnetic waves, generating adjusted electromagnetic waves having a hybrid wave mode and a non-optical frequency range responsive to the detecting, and directing the adjusted electromagnetic waves having the hybrid wave mode and the non-optical frequency range to the outer surface of the transmission medium for guiding propagation of the adjusted electromagnetic waves without utilizing an electrical return path. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-07-15 | 2017-03-28 | H04B15/00, H01P3/10, H04B3/52 | 14/799611 |
| 2039 | 9608692 | Repeater and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a repeater device having a first coupler to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. An amplifier amplifies the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals. A channel selection filter selects one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to the at least one client device via an antenna. A second coupler guides the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-06-11 | 2017-03-28 | H04L7/027, H04B3/36, H04W88/08 | 14/736306 |
| 2040 | 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 |
| 2041 | 9607219 | Determination of position from images and associated camera positions | The absolute position of a target object point is determined using a series of images of the scene with overlapping fields of view captured by a camera in positions arranged in at least two dimensions across the scene and position data representing the absolute positions of the camera on capture of the respective images. The images are analyzed to identify sets of image points corresponding to common object points in the scene. A bundle adjustment is performed on the sets of image points that estimates parameters representing the positions of the object points relative to the positions of the camera associated with each image, but without using input orientation data representing the orientation of the camera. The absolute position of the target object point is derived on the basis of the results of the bundle adjustment and the absolute positions of the camera represented by the position data. | Eric Greveson (Edinburgh, GB), James Srinivasan (Oxford, GB), Julian Morris (Oxford, GB) | 2D3 Limited (Oxford, GB) | 2013-09-27 | 2017-03-28 | G06K9/00, G06K9/62, G06K9/52, G06K9/46, G06T7/00, H04N7/18 | 14/431908 |
| 2042 | 9606028 | Aerial water sampler | In one aspect, a vehicle includes an aerial propulsion system, an altitude sensor system, a water sampling system, and a control system. The water sampling system includes a water sampling extension configured to extend away from the vehicle, one or more water sample receptacles, and a water pump. The control system is configured to perform operations including: guiding, using the aerial propulsion system, the vehicle over a water source, causing, using sensor data from the altitude sensor system, the vehicle to descend towards the water source so that the water sampling extension contacts the water source, and causing, using the water sampling system, the water pump to pump water from the water source into the one or more water sample receptacles through the water sampling extension while the vehicle is in flight over the water source. | Carrick Detweiller (Lincoln, NE), John-Paul Ore (Seward, NE), Baoliang Zhao (Lincoln, NE), Sebastian Elbaum (Lincoln, NE) | Nutech Ventures (Lincoln, NE) | 2015-02-13 | 2017-03-28 | B64C29/00, G01N1/10, G01N1/14, G05D1/10, G01S15/02, B64C39/02, G05D1/04, G01S15/08, G01N1/02 | 14/621733 |
| 2043 | 9604715 | Solar powered aircraft with a variable geometry wing and telecommunications networks utilizing such aircraft | A solar powered aircraft having segmented wings that can be reconfigured during flight to optimize collection of solar energy are described. The aircraft have rigid construction that is resistant to inclement weather and is configured to rely on free flight control at high altitude and under conventional conditions, thereby providing flight duration in excess of 2 months. The aircraft is particularly suitable for use as part of a telecommunications network. A telecommunications network incorporating such aircraft is also discussed. | Abe Karem (North Tustin, CA), Benjamin Tigner (Laguna Beach, CA) | Karem Aircraft, Inc. (Lake Forest, CA) | 2016-02-24 | 2017-03-28 | H04W4/00, B64C39/02, B64C13/00, B64C3/24, B64C11/30, B64C3/52, B64C39/10, B64C25/10, H04B7/185 | 15/052398 |
| 2044 | 9604713 | Door migration prevention system | According to some embodiments, a door system includes a door attachment device and a receiver. The door attachment device may be coupled to a door, and the receiver may be coupled to a door frame. A receiving surface of the receiver may be configured to at least partially receive the door attachment device along a first axis. The receiving surface may have a non-planar portion curved relative to the first axis such that the receiving surface responds to movement of the door attachment device in a direction parallel to a second axis, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis, by repositioning the door attachment device in a third direction perpendicular to the plane formed by the first axis and the second axis. | Steve Pothier (Blainville, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-10-22 | 2017-03-28 | B64C1/14, E05D13/00, E06B3/46, E05B17/00, E05D15/06, E05F15/632, E05B77/36, B64C27/04, E05B15/10 | 14/060040 |
| 2045 | 9599474 | Technique to improve navigation performance through carouselling | A method to improve estimation and stabilization of heading in an inertial navigation system is provided. The method includes operating an inertial measurement unit oriented in a first orientation, forward-rotating the operational inertial measurement unit by a selected-rotation angle about a Z-body axis of the inertial navigation system, wherein the inertial measurement unit is oriented in a second orientation, operating the inertial measurement unit oriented in the second orientation, reverse-rotating the operational inertial measurement unit by the selected-rotation angle about the Z-body axis, wherein the inertial measurement unit is oriented in the first orientation, continuously receiving information indicative of an orientation of the inertial measurement unit at a rotational compensator, and continuously-rotationally compensating navigation module output at the rotational compensator, wherein output of the rotational compensator is independent of the rotating. | Charles T. Bye (Eden Prairie, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2009-04-06 | 2017-03-21 | G01C21/16, G01C25/00 | 12/419156 |
| 2046 | 9598011 | Artificial vision system | One aspect of the present invention includes artificial vision system. The system includes an image system comprising a video source that is configured to capture sequential frames of image data of non-visible light and at least one processor configured as an image processing system. The image processing system includes a wavelet enhancement component configured to normalize each pixel of each of the sequential frames of image data and to decompose the normalized image data into a plurality of wavelet frequency bands. The image processing system also includes a video processor configured to convert the plurality of wavelet frequency bands in the sequential frames into respective visible color images. The system also includes a video display system configured to display the visible color images. | Bruce J. Schachter (Clarksville, MD), Dustin D. Baumgartner (Ellicott City, MD) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2014-01-09 | 2017-03-21 | H04N5/33, G06K9/62, B60R1/00, G06T5/00, G06T5/10 | 14/151569 |
| 2047 | 9595038 | Inventory confirmation | Images of items may be evaluated to identify one or more attributes of the items, including points, contours or shapes corresponding to such items or their packaging, in order to determine whether such items are authentic or counterfeit. Such attributes may be compared to corresponding attributes of items that are known to be authentic. If the attributes identified in an image of an item arriving at a fulfillment center are determined to be consistent with attributes identified in an image of an authentic item, then the item arriving at the fulfillment center may be deemed authentic. If, however, the attributes identified in the image of the item arriving at the fulfillment center are not determined to be consistent with any attributes identified in images of any authentic items, then the item arriving at the fulfillment center may be deemed counterfeit. | Daniel Hafner Cavalcanti (Bellevue, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-05-18 | 2017-03-14 | G06K9/00, G06K9/48, G06T7/00, G06T7/60, G06Q30/00, G06T3/00 | 14/715505 |
| 2048 | 9594979 | Probabilistic registration of interactions, actions or activities from multiple views | Images of an environment that are captured from two or more imaging devices may be captured and evaluated in order to identify a state of the environment, or an interaction that placed the environment in the state. The content of the images may be analyzed in order to recognize observed information or data expressed therein. The information or data may be associated with a given state according to one or more observation functions, and the state may be used to identify an action according to one or more transition functions. The observation function uses conditional probabilities to transfer the probability of making an observation by one imaging device to the observation made by the other imaging device. The observation functions and the transition functions may be derived based on historical training data including clips that are labeled to identify states or interactions expressed therein. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2016-01-13 | 2017-03-14 | G06K9/00, G06K9/62, H04N5/247, G06K9/52, G06K9/46, G06T7/00, G06T7/40 | 14/994736 |
| 2049 | 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 |
| 2050 | 9592744 | Battery and unmanned aerial vehicle with the battery | The disclosure provides a battery which can include a power supply and power supply circuit, the power supply circuit connected to the power supply. The power supply can discharge through the power supply circuit. An electronic switch can control the power-on or off of the power supply, thereby avoiding the generation of sparks during the power on process and allowing for the normal use of the battery and the safety of the aircraft. The disclosure also provides an aircraft having the battery. | Tao Zhao (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 2014-04-25 | 2017-03-14 | H02J7/00, B60L11/18 | 14/262478 |
| 2051 | 9591692 | Dynamic point to point mobile network including destination device aspects system and method | A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving one or more at least partially mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device relayed transmissions from one or more at least partially mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication devices activated from standby mode to be one or more communication network relays for use by one or more origination electronic communication devices to communicate at least in part with one or more destination electronic communication devices. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2013-07-29 | 2017-03-07 | H04W88/04, H04W76/02, H04W84/18 | 13/953430 |
| 2052 | 9591270 | Combiner display system and method for a remote controlled system | An apparatus and method can be used with a remote vehicle such as an unmanned aviation system (UAS) or unmanned aviation vehicle (UAV) . The system can be an apparatus including a camera, electronics, and a communication unit. The electronics provide a display image on a combiner. The camera is disposed to receive the display image from the combiner and provide a camera image. The communication unit provides data associated with the camera image from the camera to a remote location. | Stephen E. Tyson (Marion, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2013-08-22 | 2017-03-07 | H04N7/18 | 13/973698 |
| 2053 | 9590533 | Piezoelectric vibrational energy harvester | A vibrational energy harvester having a base and a piezoelectric transducer formed from a layer of piezoelectric material and extending between a first end at the base and a second end. At least a portion of the piezoelectric transducer is arranged in a back and forth pattern between the first and second ends. A magnetic component provides a magnetic field within which at least a portion of the piezoelectric transducer operates so that it exhibits nonlinear behavior. A biomedical implantable device using the vibration energy harvester can extract energy from heartbeat waveforms (heartbeats) to thereby power a device within the body. | Daniel J. Inman (Saline, MI), M. Amin Karami (Ann Arbor, MI), David J. Bradley (Ann Arbor, MI) | The Regents of The University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI) | 2014-01-23 | 2017-03-07 | A61N1/00, H01L41/113, H02N2/18, A61N1/378, H01L41/08 | 14/763149 |
| 2054 | 9589598 | Configurable spacecraft processor system | A configurable mission processor (CMP) is disclosed that includes a chassis with a plurality of reprogrammable processor modules (RPMs) disposed within the chassis. Each RPM has a baseboard with at least one field programmable gate array (FPGA) and a configuration manager configured to accept a configuration file through an externally accessible signal connector, store the configuration file, and selectably program the at least one FPGA using the configuration file. The RPM includes a power submodule that accepts unregulated power through an externally accessible power connector, generates regulated power at a plurality of voltages, and provide the regulated power to the RPM. The RPM may also include an input/output submodule configured to provide a communication channel between the at least one FPGA and external devices through its own externally accessible signal connector. The CMP also includes a backplane that provides only signal and ground interconnections between the baseboards. | Daniel J. Gilley (Morgan Hill, CA), Edwin Y. Wong (Cupertino, CA), Gary L. Heinz (San Carlos, CA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2012-08-09 | 2017-03-07 | G11C5/00, H03K19/173, G06F13/40 | 13/571240 |
| 2055 | 9589241 | Electrical resource controller | In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an electrical system is provided. The system comprises a controller including a plurality of machine implemented processing sequences. The electrical system also includes a plurality of sensors configured to receive input related to the environmental conditions of the environment surrounding the plurality of sensors and transmit the input to the controller, at least one power source in electrical communication with the controller. The electrical system further includes at least one storage device in electrical communication with the controller, and at least one device sensor in communication with an end user. The at least one device sensor includes memory, and the memory includes priority information regarding the priority of a device associated with the at least one device sensor. The at least one device sensor is operable to transmit information to the controller. | John Felix Schneider (Huntingburg, IN), Christopher Allen Brown (Bloomington, IN) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2011-03-31 | 2017-03-07 | G05F3/08, G06Q50/06, G06Q10/06, G05F3/12, G05F1/613 | 13/077913 |
| 2056 | 9588516 | Unmanned aerial vehicle visual line of sight control | Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for unmanned aerial vehicle visual line of sight flight operations. A UAV computer system may be configured to ensure the UAV is operating in visual line of sight of one or more ground operators. The UAV may confirm that it has a visual line of sight with the one or more user devices, such as a ground control station, or the UAV may ensure that the UAV does not fly behind or below a structure such that the ground operator would not be able to visually spot the UAV. The UAV computer system may be configured in such a way that UAV operation will maintain the UAV in visual line of sight of a base location. | Volkan Gurel (San Francisco, CA), Bernard J. Michini (Walnut Creek, CA), Edward Dale Steakley (Cupertino, CA) | Unmanned Innovation Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-04-08 | 2017-03-07 | G05D1/00, G05D1/02 | 15/094802 |
| 2057 | 9586684 | Rotary propeller drone with integrated power storage | An electrically powered unmanned aircraft system (UAS or drone) including a propeller including a core formed by battery material layers as a power source and integrated as a structural component of the drone. The battery material layers can be a graphene super capacitor or a nanopore battery structure. Power available from the integrated battery material layers can be used to power an electric motor included with the drone and operating to rotate the propeller. | David W. Carroll (Grantsburg, WI) | David W. Carroll (Grantsburg, WI) | 2015-02-26 | 2017-03-07 | B64D27/24, B64C39/02, B64C11/20, B64D35/02 | 14/632106 |
| 2058 | 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 |
| 2059 | 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 |
| 2060 | 9576493 | Unmanned aerial vehicle communication, monitoring, and traffic management | A computer-implemented method of communicating with an unmanned aerial vehicle includes transmitting a first message via a communications transmitter of a lighting assembly for receipt by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The first message includes an identifier associated with the lighting assembly, and the lighting assembly is located within a proximity of a roadway. The method also includes receiving a second message from the unmanned aerial vehicle via a communications receiver of the lighting assembly. The second message includes an identifier associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. The method further includes transmitting a third message via the communications transmitter of the lighting assembly for receipt by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The third message includes an indication of an altitude at which the unmanned aerial vehicle should fly. | John A. Jarrell (Tiburon, CA) | --- | 2016-03-15 | 2017-02-21 | B64C39/02, B64F1/36, G08G5/00, B64D47/06 | 15/070747 |
| 2061 | 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 |
| 2062 | 9571978 | User equipment positioning utilizing motion of high altitude platform | The systems and methods of the disclosure relate to estimating the location of a remote device, e.g., a mobile phone or other user equipment (''UE'') , that is in communication with equipment aboard a high altitude platform (''HAP'') . Because the HAP is in motion, the location of the equipment aboard the HAP is not at a fixed location. While this breaks some forms of traditional UE location positioning techniques, it creates new information that can be used instead. Thus, when traditional GPS or ground-station based location services are unavailable, a remote device in communication with equipment aboard a HAP can still be positioned. | Sharath Ananth (Cupertino, CA) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-03-16 | 2017-02-14 | H04B7/185, H04W24/10, H04W4/02, H04M1/725 | 15/071785 |
| 2063 | 9570795 | Multi-functional skin incorporating a photo-voltaic array and a RF antenna | A multi-functional, multi-layer film or skin which may be used as a covering for a structure or platform incorporates an integrated photovoltaic element and an integrated RF antenna element. The film or skin is suitable for use in various applications, including those involving autonomous, self-powered, mobile communication systems and especially for use as a skin or covering for solar powered aircraft and UAVs. Planar PV cells and planar RF antenna are used to facilitate their integration into the film or skin. The PV cells and RF antenna are configured to face operate outward from opposite faces of the skin. The film or skin addresses potential problems arising from conflicting directional requirements for PV orientation and antenna pointing on mobile platforms. This is accomplished by employing wide angle AR coatings on the PV elements and electrical controls to steer the RF antenna. | Allan James Bruce (Scotch Plains, NJ), Sergey Frolov (Murray Hill, NJ), Michael Cyrus (Castle Road, CO) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2014-11-30 | 2017-02-14 | H01Q1/28, H01Q1/22, H02S10/40, H01L31/0216 | 14/556211 |
| 2064 | 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 |
| 2065 | 9568602 | Radar system and method of due regard/detect and avoid sensing and weather sensing | A radar system and a method can utilize a radar antenna, such as, an active electronically scanned array antenna. The radar system can include a processor configured to scan a volume of space via the radar antenna to detect aircraft threats and to detect weather threats. The processing system can utilize a first pattern to detect the aircraft threats or obstacles and a second pattern to detect the weather threats. | Scott W. Stadelmann (Shellsburg, IA), Jeffrey B. Bishop (Solon, IA), Brian J. Herting (Marion, IA), Stephen G. Carlson (Monticello, IA), John R. Moore (Cedar Rapids, IA), Bryan N. Wesner (Marion, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2014-09-26 | 2017-02-14 | G01S13/95, G01S7/28, G01S13/02 | 14/498539 |
| 2066 | 9567088 | Vertical take-off and landing aircraft | A VTOL aircraft includes at least one puller rotor and at least one pusher rotor. The VTOL aircraft, for example, may include three puller rotors and one pusher rotor. The combination of static puller and pusher rotors allows the rotors to remain in a fixed orientation (i.e., no moving mechanical axes are required) relative to the wings and fuselage of the VTOL aircraft, while being able to transition the aircraft from a substantially vertical flight path to a substantially horizontal flight path. | Robert Godlasky (Lake Forest, CA), Nate Ogawa (Lake Forest, CA), Andrew Streett (San Clemente, CA) | Swift Engineering, Inc. (San Clemente, CA) | 2014-08-14 | 2017-02-14 | B64D27/02, B64C39/02, B64C29/02 | 14/460013 |
| 2067 | 9567079 | VTOL symmetric airfoil fuselage of fixed wing design | Current aircraft technology comprises of fixed wing, multi rotor and vectored engine design. The synthesis of fixed wing technology and vectoring engine technology has been implemented but limited to traditional fixed wing design aircraft. The aircraft presented has been designed with an innovation in airframe expectation, improved vectoring engine design system, and landing gear system. | Jonathon Thomas Johnson (Morrow, GA), Elizabeth V. M. Johnson (Fayetteville, GA) | --- | 2015-09-10 | 2017-02-14 | B64C39/02, B64C25/32, B64C29/04 | 14/849814 |
| 2068 | 9567078 | Systems and methods for target tracking | The present invention provides systems, methods, and devices related to target tracking by UAVs. The UAV may be configured to receive target information from a control terminal related to a target to be tracked by an imaging device coupled to the UAV. The target information may be used by the UAV to automatically track the target so as to maintain predetermined position and/or size of the target within one or more images captured by the imaging device. The control terminal may be configured to display images from the imaging device as well as allowing user input related to the target information. | Bo Zang (Shenzhen, CN) | Sz Dji Technology Co., Ltd (Shenzhen, CN) | 2015-09-04 | 2017-02-14 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/12, G05D1/10 | 14/845894 |
| 2069 | 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 |
| 2070 | 9567053 | Outboard propulsion system for vessels | An outboard propulsion system for vessels includes a supporting structure (4) to be anchored to the transom wall (5) of the vessel and a plurality of propellers (3) carried by the supporting structure (4) . Each propeller (3) is associated to an electric motor (6) with a toroid geometry, having an annular rotor (R) rotatable within an annular stator (S) and defining therewithin a central aperture (A) , with the blades (3A) of the propeller (3) which are carried by the rotor (R) and extend to the central aperture (A) . | Pietro Perlo (Rivoli, IT), Pietro Guerrieri (Rivoli, IT) | P-Gevs S.R.L. (Rivoli (TO), , It) | 2014-01-14 | 2017-02-14 | B60L11/00, B63H20/00, B63H20/08, B64C29/00, B63H25/42, B63H20/32, B63H21/17, B63B39/08, B63H1/16, B63H23/00 | 14/761387 |
| 2071 | 9566553 | Fluid separation assembly and method | A fluid separation assembly and method are provided. The assembly has a hollow fiber bundle with a plurality of hollow fiber membranes. The assembly further has a pair of tubesheets, each encapsulating respective ends of the hollow fiber bundle. The assembly further has a plurality of radial through openings formed along a circumference of one or both of the tubesheets and radially through a body portion in one or both of the tubesheets. The radial through openings include center connected radial through openings and partial radial through openings, and intersect each, or substantially each, of the hollow fiber membranes. The assembly further has a housing surrounding the hollow fiber bundle and the tubesheets. The housing has a feed inlet port, a permeate outlet port, and a non-permeate outlet port. The feed inlet port and the non-permeate outlet port are in parallel alignment with a longitudinal central axis of the housing. | Brent Kenneth Theodore (Rossmoor, CA), Donald Ray Snow, Jr. (Fountain Valley, CA), James P. Huang (Irvine, CA), Michael J. Robinson (Huntington Beach, CA), Ivana Jojic (Bellevue, WA), Benjamin Bikson (Newton, MA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL), Porogen Corporation (Woburn MA) | 2015-07-17 | 2017-02-14 | B01D53/22, B01D63/02, B64D37/32, B64D13/06 | 14/803026 |
| 2072 | 9565400 | Automatic imaging device selection for video analytics | A suitable imaging device for capturing images of an object or an area of interest may be automatically selected based on information regarding the locations and/or other operational properties of a plurality of imaging devices, and a location of the object or the area of interest. One or more geometric models of the fields of view of the imaging devices may be generated, and whether the object or the area of interest falls within one or more of the fields of view may be determined using such models. Where multiple imaging devices may include the object or the area of interest, within a field of view, the imaging device having the most suitable image, e.g., the largest or highest resolution image of the object or the area of interest, may be selected. | James Christopher Curlander (Mercer Island, WA), Jules Cook Graybill (Seattle, WA), Michael Anthony Molello (Poulsbo, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2013-12-20 | 2017-02-07 | H04N7/18, G08B13/196, G06T7/00, G06K9/00, G01C11/02 | 14/137973 |
| 2073 | 9562968 | Sensor system and method for determining target location using sparsity-based processing | A system and method for an arrayed sensor to resolve ambiguity in received signals, improve direction of arrival accuracy and estimate a location of one or more targets in an environment including signal interference. | Ryan Haoyun Wu (Manlius, NY) | Saab-Sensis Corporation (East Syracuse, NY) | 2013-10-22 | 2017-02-07 | G01S13/72, G01S13/18, G01S3/74, G01S7/41, G01S7/02, G01S13/524, G01S7/28, G01S7/36 | 14/060001 |
| 2074 | 9562782 | Defining travel paths in parking areas | Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for defining travel paths in parking areas. In one embodiment, travel paths in parking areas are defined in a digital map by automatically, semi-automatically, and/or manually after the parking areas are identified from one or more captured images of the parking area. | Mark J. Davidson (Alpharetta, GA) | United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) | 2016-01-25 | 2017-02-07 | G06F19/00, G01C21/32, G06K9/00, G01C21/34 | 15/005098 |
| 2075 | 9562581 | Spring tension adjustment mechanism | According to one embodiment, a spring tension adjustment device for adjusting tension in a spring includes a rotation feature and a plurality of spring-attachment features. The rotation feature defines a first axis of rotation. Each spring-attachment feature is configured to receive one end of a spring, each spring-attachment feature being located at a different distance from the rotation feature. | Travis Yates (Lakeside, TX), Chad Haugeberg (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-08-25 | 2017-02-07 | B64C27/00, F16F1/12, B64C13/04, B64C13/12, B64C13/30, B64D43/00 | 14/467968 |
| 2076 | 9561864 | Aircraft prognostics health system | According to one example embodiment, a method of assessing use of an aircraft component installed on an aircraft includes assessing whether received one or more measurements are sufficient to support calculation of a usage-based change in remaining useful life and, if the one or more measurements are sufficient to support calculation of the usage-based change in remaining useful life, calculating the usage-based change in remaining useful life based on the received one or more measurements and changing the second remaining useful life of the aircraft component by the difference between the default change in remaining useful life and the usage-based change in remaining useful life. | Kevin Conrad (Mansfield, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-12-19 | 2017-02-07 | B64D45/00, G07C5/08, G01M5/00 | 14/577344 |
| 2077 | 9561863 | Aircraft prognostics health system | According to one example embodiment, a method of assessing reliability of an aircraft component includes identifying, aboard an aircraft, a first probability of failure of the aircraft component installed on the aircraft. One or more measurements representative of at least one load applied against the aircraft component are received. Determined, aboard the aircraft, is a second probability of failure of the aircraft component based on the first probability of failure and the received one or more measurements representative of the at least one load applied against the aircraft component, the second probability of failure representing a probability of failure of the aircraft component after application of the at least one load. | Kevin Conrad (Mansfield, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-12-19 | 2017-02-07 | B64D45/00, G07C5/08, G01M5/00 | 14/577229 |
| 2078 | 9561860 | System and methods for implementing regional air transit network using hybrid-electric aircraft | Systems, apparatuses, and methods for overcoming the disadvantages of current air transportation systems that might be used for regional travel by providing a more cost effective and convenient regional air transport system. In some embodiments, the inventive air transport system, operational methods, and associated aircraft include a highly efficient plug-in series hybrid-electric powertrain (specifically optimized for aircraft operating in regional ranges) , a forward compatible, range-optimized aircraft design, enabling an earlier impact of electric-based air travel services as the overall transportation system and associated technologies are developed, and platforms for the semi-automated optimization and control of the powertrain, and for the semi-automated optimization of determining the flight path for a regional distance hybrid-electric aircraft flight. | Burton Matthew Knapp (Redmond, WA), Ashish Andrew Kumar (Bellevue, WA) | Tzunum, Inc. (Kirkland, WA) | 2015-08-27 | 2017-02-07 | G01C23/00, B64D27/24, G08G5/00, B64C11/00, B64D27/02 | 14/838239 |
| 2079 | 9561851 | Vertical short takeoff and landing apparatus | Methods and apparatus for vertical or short takeoff and landing. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises two or more counter driven rings with one or more airfoils attached. In one variant, there is an upper ring and a lower ring, each with multiple airfoils attached. In one variant, lift is generated largely via ambient air currents, allowing for long term on-station operation of the device. | Raymond Don Hayden, III (Poway, CA) | Radeus Labs, Inc. (Poway, CA) | 2015-03-16 | 2017-02-07 | B64C29/00, B64C27/20, B64C27/39, B64C27/46, B64C39/02 | 14/659282 |
| 2080 | 9561764 | Remote device control and power supply | An actuator controller with a power supply that steps down a high voltage for use by remote auxiliary loads in an aircraft is provided. A high voltage power bus running through the aircraft may use high gage or smaller diameter wiring, resulting in weight savings in the power bus. A control network running through the aircraft may use fiber optic cabling, providing further weight reductions. An actuator controller may receive the high voltage from the power bus and provide a lower voltage to a remote device. The actuator controller may facilitate communication between the control network and the remote device. The integration of control and power supply may enhance endurance, reliability, and enable localized calibration of the remote device. Modular wing components may include interface controllers, high and low power busswork, and remote devices. The modular wing components may include power and control interconnections. | William Stuart Sechrist (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2015-08-18 | 2017-02-07 | B60R16/03, H02J1/08, H02J1/00 | 14/829193 |
| 2081 | 9559766 | Dynamic point to point mobile network including intermediate device aspects system and method | A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving one or more communication network relay related transmissions at least in part associated with one or more first portions of mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device functionality related at least in part to communication network relay functionality of a mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device as one or more standby communication network relays upon activation thereof for use by one or more origination electronic communication devices to communicate at least in part with one or more destination electronic communication devices, the mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device functionality including second portions related at least in part to mobile electronic communication device functionality. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2013-07-03 | 2017-01-31 | H04B7/15, H04W4/00, H04W4/20, H04W76/02 | 13/934389 |
| 2082 | 9559632 | Solar propelled aircraft structure | A solar propelled aircraft which has a wing having solar cell modules mounted therein includes: first solar cell modules which are positioned in a wing or a tail wing of the aircraft and receive solar energy directly from the sun, second solar cell modules which are positioned in a main wing or a tail wing of the aircraft and supplied with directed energy from the earth, and rotating shafts which rotate the first solar cell modules and the second solar cell modules so that the first solar cell modules and the second solar cell modules correspond to each other in both directions. The first solar cell module at the upper surface obtains solar energy from the sun, and the second solar cell module at the lower surface obtains directed energy transferred from the earth. | Hyo Jung Ahn (Daejeon, KR) | Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2013-11-14 | 2017-01-31 | B64C3/32, H02S40/38, B64D27/24, B64D27/00, B64D27/02, H02S20/30, B64G1/44, H01L31/042, H01L31/041 | 14/435355 |
| 2083 | 9557479 | Multilayer system having reconfigurable dynamic structure reinforcement using nanoparticle embedded supramolecular adhesive and method | Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed comprising a tunable multilayered array reinforcement system having a supramolecular adhesive embedded with nanoparticles that are reoriented on-demand in response to or in advance of vibrational effects in a moving or stationary structure. | Sofya A Suntsova (Philadelphia, PA), Christopher J Felker (Downingtown, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-06-15 | 2017-01-31 | G02B6/12, G05D24/00, B82Y30/00 | 14/739128 |
| 2084 | 9557267 | Terahertz imaging via simultaneous surface and sub-surface evaluation via non-linear optical response | Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for interrogating characteristics of a substrate material surface and sub-surface by evaluating: 1) sum frequency output beams produced by combining an optical source input and a Terahertz source input, and 2) Terahertz second harmonic frequency output from a Terahertz source input. | Jeffrey H. Hunt (Thousand Oaks, CA), John H. Belk (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-10-22 | 2017-01-31 | G01N21/63, G01N21/3581 | 14/520761 |
| 2085 | 9557263 | Terahertz material evaluation and characterization via material difference frequency generation | Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for interrogating characteristics of a substrate material surface and sub-surface by evaluating Terahertz output signals generated by non-Terahertz, optical source inputs. | Jeffrey H. Hunt (Thousand Oaks, CA), John H. Belk (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-10-22 | 2017-01-31 | G01N21/35, G01N21/39, G01N21/3581, G01N21/3586 | 14/520694 |
| 2086 | 9555884 | Method for improving ground travel capability and enhancing stealth in unmanned aerial vehicles | A method for improving ground movement capability and enhancing stealth in unmanned aerial vehicles is provided. The present method comprises providing, in an unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with wheels, one or more onboard drive means capable of translating torque through the vehicle wheels and controllable to move the unmanned aerial vehicle on the ground without reliance on the unmanned aerial vehicle main motive power source. The onboard drive means is controllably powered by a power source with substantially no acoustic signature to move the unmanned aerial vehicle quietly on the ground with only a minimal audible or visible footprint. This method provides a significant expansion of ground movement capability and expands the potential ground uses of unmanned aerial vehicles, particularly in military applications. The present method can also be applied to move any manned aerial vehicle or aircraft on the ground with only minimal audible or visible footprints. | Joseph Cox (Portland, OR), Rodney T. Cox (North Plains, OR), Isaiah W. Cox (Baltimore, MD) | Borealis Technical Limited (Gibraltar, GI) | 2013-02-19 | 2017-01-31 | B64C39/02, B64C25/40 | 13/769839 |
| 2087 | 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 |
| 2088 | 9551616 | Spectral imaging system for remote and noninvasive detection of target substances using spectral filter arrays and image capture arrays | An approach to noninvasively and remotely detect the presence, location, and/or quantity of a target substance in a scene via a spectral imaging system comprising a spectral filter array and image capture array. for a chosen target substance, a spectral filter array is provided that is sensitive to selected wavelengths characterizing the electromagnetic spectrum of the target substance. Elements of the image capture array are optically aligned with elements of the spectral filter array to simultaneously capture spectrally filtered images. These filtered images identify the spectrum of the target substance. Program instructions analyze the acquired images to compute information about the target substance throughout the scene. A color-coded output image may be displayed on a smartphone or computing device to indicate spatial and quantitative information about the detected target substance. The system desirably includes a library of interchangeable spectral filter arrays, each sensitive to one or more target substances. | Gary L. McQuilkin (Plymouth, MN), Gregory L. Engelke (New Brighton, MN) | --- | 2015-06-17 | 2017-01-24 | G01N21/25, G01J3/02, G01N21/31, G01J3/36, G01J3/28, G01J3/12, G02B5/20, G01N21/17 | 14/742074 |
| 2089 | 9551576 | MEMS inertial sensor and method of inertial sensing | The invention comprises an inertial sensor comprising a frame, a proof mass, a first resonant element, the first resonant element being fixed to the frame and electrostatically coupled to the proof mass, and a second resonant element, the second resonant element being fixed to the frame, adjacent to the first resonant element such that there is substantially no electrostatic coupling between the second resonant element and the proof mass. A coupling is provided between the first resonant element and the second resonant element. A drive means is coupled to the first and second resonant elements for vibrating the first and second resonant elements and a sensor assembly is provided for detecting the amplitude of vibration of at least one of the resonant elements. | Pradyumna Thiruvenkatanathan (London, GB), Ashwin Seshia (Cambridge, GB) | Cambridge Enterprise Limited (Cambridge, GB) | 2012-11-22 | 2017-01-24 | G01P15/097, G01C19/5719, G01C19/5712 | 14/360182 |
| 2090 | 9550577 | Electricity generation in automated aerial vehicles | This disclosure describes a system and method for operating an automated aerial vehicle wherein the battery life may be extended by performing one or more electricity generation procedures on the way to a destination (e.g., a delivery location for an item) . In various implementations, the electricity generation procedure may include utilizing an airflow to rotate one or more of the propellers of the automated aerial vehicle so that the associated propeller motors will generate electricity (e.g., which can be utilized to recharge the battery, power one or more sensors of the automated aerial vehicle, etc.) . In various implementations, the airflow may consist of a wind, or may be created by the kinetic energy of the automated aerial vehicle as it moves through the air (e.g., as part of a normal flight path and/or as part of an aerial maneuver) . | Brian C. Beckman (Newcastle, WA), Amir Navot (Seattle, WA), Daniel Buchmueller (Seattle, WA), Gur Kimchi (Bellevue, WA), Fabian Hensel (Zurich, CH), Scott A. Green (North Bend, WA), Brandon William Porter (Yarrow Point, WA), Severan Sylvain Jean-Michel Rault (Bellevue, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-06-26 | 2017-01-24 | F03D1/00, B64D41/00, F03D3/00, B64C19/00, F03D1/02 | 14/315944 |
| 2091 | 9549125 | Focus specification and focus stabilization | An imaging device may be configured to monitor a field of view for various objects or events occurring therein. The imaging device may capture a plurality of images at various focal lengths, identify a region of interest including one or more semantic objects therein, and determine measures of the levels of blur or sharpness within the regions of interest of the images. Based on their respective focal lengths and measures of their respective levels of blur or sharpness, a focal length for capturing subsequent images with sufficient clarity may be predicted. The imaging device may be adjusted to capture images at the predicted focal length, and such images may be captured. Feedback for further adjustments to the imaging device may be identified by determining measures of the levels of blur or sharpness within the subsequently captured images. | Dushyant Goyal (Seattle, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-09-01 | 2017-01-17 | H04N5/232 | 14/842754 |
| 2092 | 9547306 | State and context dependent voice based interface for an unmanned vehicle or robot | A voice-based method to control unmanned vehicles (UV) or robots that makes use of the UV or robot state and context information to constrain the output of automatic speech recognition (ASR) language models (LM) to improve the ASR accuracy and robustness in controlled and adverse environments. The voiced interaction between the human user and the machine provides a natural human-machine interface that is easy and straightforward for the human being, and reduces users' training requirements. | Jorge Wuth Sepulveda (Santiago, CL), Nestor Becerra Yoma (Santiago, CL) | Speak Loud Spa (Santiago, CL) | 2014-09-30 | 2017-01-17 | G05D1/00, G10L15/20, G01L15/00, G10L15/10, G10L15/22 | 14/501322 |
| 2093 | 9546338 | Redox couple-based mitigation of fluid-flow-driven electrochemical surface degradation | The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, hydraulic fluids and additives for reducing the rate of surface current degradation for components in a hydraulic system, wherein the hydraulic system is exposed to phosphate-ester-based hydraulic fluid. | Harold E Hager (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-01-29 | 2017-01-17 | C10M169/04, C09K15/32, C10M139/06, C10M113/08, C10M105/74 | 15/010073 |
| 2094 | 9544047 | System and method to prevent misuse of aircraft messages | An avionics system allows aircraft to introduce bogus ''ADS-B Out'' messages that are recognized as false only by authorized users. The system enables aircrafts flying at low altitudes to prevent misuse of their ADS-B Out information by maliciously operated cyber and physical attack tools. Aspects of the illustrative embodiment include the system architecture, including an Airborne ATC Processor and Ground ATM System Processor, a process employed by aircraft for generating authorized bogus ADS-B Out messages, a process employed by aircraft for transmitting authorized bogus ADS-B Out messages, and a process employed by air traffic control and other aircraft for decoding the authorized bogus ADS-B Out messages. | Radhakrishna G Sampigethaya (Snoqualmie, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-05-01 | 2017-01-10 | H04B7/185, G08G5/00, H04L9/32 | 13/874862 |
| 2095 | 9544006 | Transmission device with mode division multiplexing and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes at least one transceiver configured to modulate data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves. A plurality of couplers are configured to couple at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers generate a plurality of mode division multiplexed second electromagnetic waves that propagate along the outer surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed. | Paul Shala Henry (Holmdel, NJ), Robert Bennett (Southold, NY), Irwin Gerszberg (Kendall Park, NJ), Farhad Barzegar (Branchburg, NJ), Donald J Barnickel (Flemington, NJ), Thomas M. Willis, III (Tinton Falls, NJ) | At&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-11-20 | 2017-01-10 | H04B1/18, H04B1/40, H04B3/52, H04B10/2581, H04J14/04, H01Q1/46 | 14/548411 |
| 2096 | 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 |
| 2097 | 9542849 | Risk-based flight path data generating system, device, and method | A system, device, and method for generating and employing risk-based flight path data are disclosed. The system for employing risk-based flight path data may include one or more one avionics systems and/or remote aircraft operator systems configured to receive risk-based flight path data from a route generator (RG) . The RG may acquire navigation data representative of one or more waypoints, acquire risk object data based upon the navigation data, determine the risk-based flight path data representative of a risk-based flight path as a function of the acquired navigation data, the acquired risk data, and a route generating algorithm, and provide the flight path data to the one or more avionics systems and/or remote aircraft operator systems. In some embodiments, the risk object data may include a plurality of risk clearance altitudes. In other embodiments, the risk object data may include a plurality of risk clearance elevations. | Joshua R. Bertram (Ames, IA), Thomas L. Vogl (Cedar Rapids, IA), Brian R. Wolford (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2015-07-31 | 2017-01-10 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00 | 14/814760 |
| 2098 | 9542600 | Cloud feature detection | Disclosed are apparatus and a method for detecting cloud features. The method comprises: obtaining (402) image data (401) , identifying (404) regions of the image data corresponding to a below-horizon region and an above-horizon region, classifying (404) one or more parts of the above-horizon region as a cloud feature, determining (409) an identification model specifying a visual appearance of some or all of the parts of the above-horizon region that have been classified as a cloud feature, and using the determined identification model, classifying (404) , as cloud features, those regions of the of the below-horizon region whose visual appearance is as specified by the identification model. | Roderick Buchanan (Preston, GB), James Duncan Revell (Bristol, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2013-11-11 | 2017-01-10 | G06K9/00, B64D47/08, G06K9/46, G06K9/62, G08G5/00, H04N5/225 | 14/442164 |
| 2099 | 9541924 | Methods and apparatus for distributed airborne transportation system | Embodiments of the present invention provide an alternative distributed airborne transportation system. In some embodiments, a method for distributed airborne transportation includes: providing an airborne vehicle with a wing and a wing span, having capacity to carry one or more of passengers or cargo, landing of the airborne vehicle near one or more of passengers or cargo and loading at least one of passengers or cargo, taking-off and determining a flight direction for the airborne vehicle, locating at least one other airborne vehicle, which has substantially the same flight direction, and joining at least one other airborne vehicle in flight formation and forming a fleet, in which airborne vehicles fly with the same speed and direction and in which adjacent airborne vehicles are separated by distance of less than 100 wing spans. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), John Peter Moussouris (Palo Alto, CA), Michael Cyrus (Castle Rock, CO) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (Edison, NJ) | 2015-06-12 | 2017-01-10 | G05D1/10, G05D1/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/06, B64C37/02, G08G7/02, B64C29/00, B64C3/56, G08G5/00 | 14/737814 |
| 2100 | 9541188 | Direct drive rotation device for passively moving fluid | The device is configured for moving a fluid within a gearbox. In one illustrative embodiment, the device includes a base portion coupled to a rotatable member within the gearbox. An inlet portion of the device is configured to draw the fluid from a reservoir portion of the gearbox. The device is configured to utilize a centrifugal force for moving the fluid from the inlet portion toward the base portion along an interior surface of a conical portion. In another illustrative embodiment, the device includes a conical portion having an external threaded portion configured to capture a fluid during a rotation of the device. In such an embodiment, the threaded portion is configured to utilize a centrifugal force for moving the fluid captured by the threaded portion along an exterior surface of the conical portion. | Eric A. Sinusas (Euless, TX), Walter West Riley (Richardson, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-11-04 | 2017-01-10 | F16H57/04, B64C27/12, F16N7/18, F16H1/14 | 14/532142 |
| 2101 | 9541142 | Magnetorheological flight control clutch system | In some embodiments, a redundant control system includes first and second control systems, having first and second clutches, and a shared clutch system. The shared clutch system may include a shared shaft configured to receive mechanical energy from a shared power source, a first shared clutch corresponding to the first clutch and configured to receive mechanical energy from the shared shaft, and a second shared clutch corresponding to the second clutch and configured to receive mechanical energy from the shared shaft. A first linkage provides mechanical communication between an output of the first clutch, an output of the first shared clutch, and a first output device in mechanical communication with the rotor system. A second linkage provides mechanical communication between an output of the second clutch, an output of the second shared clutch, and a second output device in mechanical communication with the rotor system. | Pasquale Spina (Laval, CA), Carlos A Fenny (Arlington, TX), Jean-Sebastian Plante (Sherbrooke, CA), Patrick Chouinard (Sherbrooke, CA), Jean-Philippe Lucking Bigue (Sherbrooke, CA), Yves St-Amant (Levis, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-09-10 | 2017-01-10 | F16D37/00, B64C13/28, F16D37/02, B64C27/56, B64C27/64, B64C27/68, B64C27/12, B64C27/78, B64D35/02, B64C27/605, B64C27/08, B64D35/04, F16H25/20 | 14/482603 |
| 2102 | 9540104 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and methods for controlling same | One variation of a method for imaging an area of interest includes: within a user interface, receiving a selection for a set of interest points on a digital map of a physical area and receiving a selection for a resolution of a geospatial map, identifying a ground area corresponding to the set of interest points for imaging during a mission, generating a flight path over the ground area for execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission, setting an altitude for the unmanned aerial vehicle along the flight path based on the selection for the resolution of the geospatial map and an optical system arranged within the unmanned aerial vehicle, setting a geospatial accuracy requirement for the mission based on the selection for the mission type, and assembling a set of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission into the geospatial map. | Bret Kugelmass (San Francisco, CA) | Airphrame, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2015-07-24 | 2017-01-10 | B64C39/02, G05D1/04, G06T1/00, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G06T11/20, G05D1/10, G06T11/60, H04N7/18 | 14/807886 |
| 2103 | 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 |
| 2104 | 9537789 | Resource allocating in a network | In one aspect, a method includes receiving, at a first node in a network, a resource reservation request from a second node in the network, determining, at the first node, if there is another node in the network that can be used to reach a destination and meet the resource reservation request and notifying the second node a result of the determining. | Mu-Cheng Wang (Acton, MA), Paul C. Hershey (Ashburn, VA), Steven A. Davidson (Acton, MA) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2014-10-31 | 2017-01-03 | H04L12/923 | 14/529850 |
| 2105 | 9534917 | Unmanned aerial vehicle navigation assistance | In an approach to providing navigation assistance, one or more computer processors receive a request for navigation assistance to a destination from a first user. The one or more computer processors dispatch a navigation assistance UAV to the first user. The one or more computer processors determine a route for the first user to follow to the destination. The one or more computer processors provide navigation assistance for the route to the first user using the navigation assistance UAV. | Kelly Abuelsaad (Somers, NY), Gregory J. Boss (Saginaw, MI), Kevin C. McConnell (Austin, TX), Shane B. McElligott (Apex, NC) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2015-07-07 | 2017-01-03 | G01C21/00, G01C21/34, G01C21/36, B64C27/00, G05D1/00, B64C39/02 | 14/793269 |
| 2106 | 9534644 | Magnetorheological rotorcraft actuation system | In some embodiments, an actuation system includes a plurality of threaded member portions, a plurality of roller nuts, a driving member configured to receive mechanical energy from a power source, a plurality of driven members, and a magnetorheological (MR) fluid disposed between the plurality of driven members and at least one braking surface. An output member may be coupled between the rotor system and either the plurality of threaded member portions or the plurality of roller nuts and configured to translate linearly in response to the threaded member portions advancing or receding within the roller nuts. | Pasquale Spina (Laval, CA), Carlos A Fenny (Arlington, TX), Jean-Sebastian Plante (Sherbrooke, CA), Marc Denninger (Sherbrooke, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-09-10 | 2017-01-03 | F16D37/00, B64C27/68, B64C27/12, B64C27/64, B64C27/56, B64C27/78, B64D35/02, F16D37/02, B64C13/28, B64C27/605, B64C27/08, B64D35/04, F16H25/20 | 14/482646 |
| 2107 | 9533769 | Terrain warning systems and methods | Systems and methods for use in generating alerts regarding terrain near an aircraft are provided. A method includes determining a plurality of warnings relating to terrain near an aircraft, each warning indicating terrain above a threshold elevation and having a position associated with the warning. The method further includes, for each warning, generating alert data formatted for display as an alert on a display device of the aircraft within a plan view terrain display screen on or proximate to the position associated with the warning and overlapping a visual representation of a portion of the terrain. The method further includes transmitting the alert data to the display device. A same alert shape is used for all warnings, and the alert areas of the alerts are at least partially transparent, such that the visual representations of the portions of the terrain within the alert areas are visible. | Jon E. Kirtz (Center Point, IA), Travis S. Vanderkamp (Marion, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2014-08-20 | 2017-01-03 | G08B23/00, B64D45/00 | 14/464547 |
| 2108 | 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 |
| 2109 | 9533753 | Laser-based flow modification to remotely control air vehicle flight path | Systems, equipment, and methods to deposit energy to modify and control air flow, lift, and drag, in relation to air vehicles, and methods for seeding flow instabilities at the leading edges of control surfaces, primarily through shockwave generation through deposition of laser energy at a distance. | Kevin Kremeyer (Tucson, AZ) | --- | 2014-08-15 | 2017-01-03 | B64C19/00, B64C23/00 | 14/460984 |
| 2110 | 9533617 | Collision avoidance system for high-performance non-commercial aircraft | This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for aircraft collision avoidance with speed-based collision alert time thresholds. In one example, a system is configured to determine predicted trajectories for an own aircraft and a target aircraft. The system is further configured to determine whether a violation of protected airspace is predicted between the own aircraft and the target aircraft. The system is further configured to determine whether a predicted time to closest approach between the own aircraft and the target aircraft is less than an alert threshold time based on a speed of the own aircraft. The system is further configured to generate an alert output, in response to determining that a violation of protected airspace is predicted and that the predicted time to closest approach between the own aircraft and the target aircraft is less than the alert threshold time based on the speed of the own aircraft. | Vernon J. Van Steenkist (Syracuse, NY), Ruy C. Brandao (Redmond, WA), Kevin S. Wilson (Shawnee, KS) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2015-05-01 | 2017-01-03 | G08G5/04, B60Q9/00, G08G5/00 | 14/702334 |
| 2111 | 9532235 | Spatial beamforming radio repeater | A spacecraft, having a satellite receiver, that is configured so that the direction of the downlink beams transmitted from the satellite receiver depends on the location of the uplink signals transmitted from the ground and not the attitude of the spacecraft in space. | Michael A. Whelan (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-10-30 | 2016-12-27 | H04B7/185, H04W16/28 | 14/927801 |
| 2112 | 9531190 | Bi-directional converter voltage controlled current source for voltage regulation | A bi-directional converter voltage controlled current system and methods are disclosed. A bi-directional converter provides a bi-directional current to an electrical bus according to a variable duty-cycle control signal. Also, a bi-directional current sensing sensor senses the bi-directional current to provide a sensor voltage signal proportional to the converter current. Further, a variable duty-cycle controller controls a duty-cycle of the variable duty-cycle control signal to control a voltage of the electrical bus based on an error signal. | Robert Matthew Martinelli (Murrieta, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-02-23 | 2016-12-27 | G06F1/00, H02J1/06, H02M3/158 | 13/402887 |
| 2113 | 9529362 | Autonomous aircraft operating system, device, and method | A system, device, and method for operating an aircraft autonomously are disclosed. The widget creating system may include a plurality of aircraft systems and autonomous pilot processing unit (APPU) . The APPU may be configured to acquire first model data representative of either a combined strategic/operational behavior model or an operational behavior model, acquire second model data representative of an execution behavior model, acquire third model data representative of a strategic behavior model when a combined strategic/operational behavior model is not employed, acquire input data representative of at least one aircraft system parameter of each aircraft system of the plurality of aircraft systems, where the input data is acquired through the execution behavior model, monitor each aircraft system of the plurality of aircraft systems for an expected operation, and generate output data representative of at least one command provided to at least one aircraft system of the plurality of aircraft systems. | Siddhartha Bhattacharyya (Cedar Rapids, IA), Jennifer A. Davis (Cedar Rapids, IA), Thomas L. Vogl (Cedar Rapids, IA), Angus L. McLean (Osprey, FL) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2015-05-13 | 2016-12-27 | G01C21/30, G06Q10/06, B64C13/18, G05D1/00 | 14/711231 |
| 2114 | 9529089 | Enhancing geocoding accuracy | Where a mobile computer device having a position sensor, such as a GPS sensor, and an accelerometer is configured to estimate a geographic position of the mobile computer device using the position sensor, the accuracy of such positions may be enhanced by correlating accelerations of the mobile computer device, as determined by the accelerometer, against the positions of known surface features within a vicinity of the estimated positions. If the observed accelerations are consistent with one of the known surface features, the location of the mobile computer device may be correlated with the location of the one of the known surface features. | John Nicholas Buether (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-03-31 | 2016-12-27 | G01S19/05, G01S19/07, G01S19/06 | 14/230050 |
| 2115 | 9527597 | Unmanned aerial vehicle with twin-engine fore/AFT configuration and associated systems and methods | An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for use in military and civilian functions, including a UAV being optimized by utilizing a front and a rearmost engine positioning in addition to an engine operating system for maximum fuel efficiency and performance. | Jaime Sada (San Antonio, TX), David Alejandro Arrellano Escarpita (Durango, MX) | --- | 2014-01-13 | 2016-12-27 | B64D27/08, B64C39/02 | 14/153721 |
| 2116 | 9527588 | Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with active energy harvesting and power management | A method of harvesting and managing energy from air currents, by small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) having a plurality of powered and unpowered rotors, to increase the aircraft's flight time, especially where the mission requires extensive hovering and loitering, is provided. Conventional powered rotors create lift for the aircraft. Unpowered rotors can either be: 1) Free-wheeling rotors which increase the plan form area of aircraft as they rotate, increasing lift, and reducing the power draw on the battery, and/or 2) Rotors connected to micro-generators, which serve as a brake on the unpowered rotors, create electrical power to charge the aircraft batteries or directly power the aircraft's electronics. The invention's folding rotor arm design results in a compact package that is easily transported by a single user (man portable) . The aircraft can be removed from its protective tube, unfolded and launched for flight in less than a minute. Extended flight times, compact easily transported design, and ability to host flight software on a user's tablet/PC result in low total cost of ownership. | Scott B. Rollefstad (Tucson, AZ) | Scott B. Rollefstad (Tucson, AZ) | 2013-09-27 | 2016-12-27 | B64C39/02, G05D1/00, B64D41/00 | 14/040040 |
| 2117 | 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 |
| 2118 | 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 |
| 2119 | 9527585 | Aircraft ground steering system | In some embodiments, the steering of an aircraft is enhanced by the use of a steering control system. The steering control system may include a steering request unit, a speed measurement unit, a steering control unit, and a steering control device. The steering control system is operable to generate and transmit to a steering control device, a wheel position request based on a steering request and the speed of the aircraft. | Brad J. Roberts (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-12-11 | 2016-12-27 | G05D1/00, B64C25/50, G05D1/02 | 14/567347 |
| 2120 | 9527392 | Aerial system and vehicle for continuous operation | An aerial vehicle system for gathering data may comprise a Waypoint Location, wherein the Waypoint Location comprises an arresting cable, a Ground Control Station, wherein the Ground Control Station comprises a charging cable, and an aerial vehicle, wherein the aerial vehicle comprises an onboard battery, a capturing hook and a sensor payload for generating surveillance data. The aerial vehicle may be configured to autonomously travel between the Waypoint Location and the Ground Control Station. The aerial vehicle may be configured to couple with the arresting cable via the capturing hook. The aerial vehicle may be configured to electronically couple with the charging cable via the capturing hook to facilitate charging the aerial vehicle's onboard battery. | James Peverill (Manassas, VA), Adam Woodworth (Manassas, VA), Benjamin Freudberg (Manassas, VA), Dan Cottrell (Manassas, VA), Terrence McKenna (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2014-03-14 | 2016-12-27 | B60L11/18, B64C39/02, G05D1/10 | 14/213450 |
| 2121 | 9525562 | Modular deterministic communication terminal for remote systems | A modular deterministic communication terminal and a method for transmitting user data between the modular deterministic communication terminal and a remote modular deterministic communication terminal are provided. The modular deterministic communication terminal includes at least one logic module including at least one deterministic hardware circuit configured to generate at least one data stream by combining user data of at least two data channels and to separately and independently transmit the at least one data stream via at least one communication link to at least one deterministic hardware circuit provided in the a remote modular deterministic communication terminal. | Roger F. Atkinson (El Cajon, CA) | Cahon Systems, Inc. (El Cajon, CA) | 2014-05-23 | 2016-12-20 | H04B7/212, H04L12/417, H04L12/40 | 14/286151 |
| 2122 | 9524647 | Autonomous Nap-Of-the-Earth (ANOE) flight path planning for manned and unmanned rotorcraft | A flight path planning approach may be deterministic and guarantee a safe, quasi-optimal path. A plurality of three-dimensional voxels may be determined as cells of a rectangular grid. The cells may have a predetermined length and width. A shortest safe path through the grid graph may be calculated from a local start to a local goal defined as points on a nominal global path. Geometric smoothing may be performed on the basis line from the local start to the local goal to generate a smooth three-dimensional trajectory that can be followed by a given rotorcraft. Dynamic smoothing may be performed on the three-dimensional trajectory to provide a maximum possible speed profile over a path defined by the dynamic smoothing. The three dimensional path information may be provided to an autopilot, which may then control the rotorcraft to fly along the defined path. | Sylvia Kohn-Rich (Manhattan Beach, CA) | The Aerospace Corporation (El Segundo, CA) | 2015-01-19 | 2016-12-20 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/08, G05D1/04 | 14/599574 |
| 2123 | 9523705 | Acceleration sensor and angular velocity sensor | Disclosed herein is an acceleration sensor, including: a mass body part including a first mass body and a second mass body, a frame supporting the first mass body and the second mass body, first flexible parts each connecting the first mass body and the second mass body to the frame, and second flexible parts each connecting the first mass body and the second mass body to the frame, wherein the first mass body and the second mass body are each connected to the frame so as to be eccentric by the second flexible part. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon-Si, KR), Jung Won Lee (Suwon-si, KR), Seung Joo Shin (Suwon-si, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Suwon-si, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2014-07-09 | 2016-12-20 | G01P15/08, G01C19/56, B60R21/0132, G01C19/5719, G01P15/135 | 14/326714 |
| 2124 | 9523278 | Actuation system for an active blade element of a rotor blade | One example of an actuation system for an active blade element of a rotor blade includes an actuator system coupled to a linear transmission system. The actuator system attaches to a structure within a rotor blade and provides a linear motion in a direction that is spanwise to the rotor blade. The linear transmission system is coupled with the actuator system and to an active blade element attached to the rotor blade. The linear transmission system receives the linear motion provided by the actuator system, and responsively provides at least a partial rotation of the active blade element about an axis of the linear transmission system which is in the direction that is substantially parallel to the spanwise axis of the rotor blade. | Christopher Foskey (Keller, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-10-11 | 2016-12-20 | F01D5/12, B64C27/72, F01D7/00, B64C27/615 | 14/051575 |
| 2125 | 9521322 | Imaging unit | An imager contains an image sensor with laterally varying spectral response. The imager is scanned over a scene or object to form a spectral image. The spectral responses are repeated at different positions in the field of view so as to reduce the effect of scene nonidealities, such as angle dependence or temporal variation, on the spectral image data. A part of the image sensor may be used for conventional two-dimensional imaging. This part of the image sensor may be used to estimate the scene geometry and scan movement, enabling further improvement in the spectral integrity. | Torbjorn Skauli (Oslo, NO) | Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt (Kjeller, NO) | 2014-03-13 | 2016-12-13 | H04N5/232, G01J3/02, G01J3/26, G01J3/51, G06T3/40, H04N5/341, H04N5/378, G01J3/28, G01J3/36, H04N9/04 | 14/772907 |
| 2126 | 9520066 | Determining landing sites for aircraft | A routing tool is disclosed. The routing tool is configured to determine a landing site for an aircraft by receiving flight data. The routing tool identifies at least one landing site proximate to a flight path and generates a spanning tree between the landing site and the flight path. According to some embodiments, the landing sites are determined in real-time during flight. Additionally, the landing sites may be determined at the aircraft or at a remote system or device in communication with the aircraft. In some embodiments, the routing tool generates one or more spanning trees before flight. The spanning trees may be based upon a flight plan, and may be stored in a data storage device. Methods and computer readable media are also disclosed. | Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA), Bradley William Offer (Burien, WA), Alan Eugene Bruce (Kent, WA), Robert Lusardi (Salem, OR), Steven Furman Cuspard (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-04-21 | 2016-12-13 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, G08G5/02 | 12/764797 |
| 2127 | 9518821 | Vehicle control system | A vehicle control system may include a vehicle frame, a mount secured to the vehicle frame and configured for rigidly securing a smartphone therein such that motions experienced by the vehicle frame are correspondingly experienced by the smartphone, and system electronics arranged on the frame and in communication with the smartphone and vehicle controllers, the system electronics configured to receive signals from the smartphone and control directional devices of the vehicle based on the signals via the vehicle controllers. A system for preparing signals for transmission to the vehicle to control navigation may also be provided. | Benjamin Malay (Centreville, VA) | --- | 2013-08-02 | 2016-12-13 | B64C19/00, A63H30/04, B64C39/02, B64C13/20, B64C13/18, G01C9/00, A63H27/00, G05D1/00, G01C21/20 | 13/957873 |
| 2128 | 9516237 | Focus-based shuttering | Blur metrics may be calculated for each of the image pixels of a digital image of a scene captured using an imaging device. The blur metrics may be indicative of the level of blur expressed in the digital image, and a blur image representative of the blur metrics may be generated. Subsequently, when another digital image is to be captured using the imaging device, pixel sensors corresponding to high blur metrics may be digitized at a high level of priority, or at a high rate, compared to pixel sensors corresponding to low blur metrics, which may be digitized at a low level of priority, or at a low rate. The blur images may be updated based on changes in blur observed in subsequent images, and different pixel sensors may be digitized at higher or lower levels of priority, or at higher or lower rates, based on the changes in blur. | Dushyant Goyal (Seattle, WA), Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-09-01 | 2016-12-06 | H04N5/235, H04N5/232, H04N9/04, G06K9/46 | 14/842674 |
| 2129 | 9514632 | Dangerous condition detection with user feedback | A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party, selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content, and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users. | Charles Eric Hunter (Jefferson, NC), Bernard L. Ballou (Raleigh, NC), John H. Hebrank (Durham, NC), James Fallon (Armonk, NY), Robert D. Summer (Warren, CT) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2015-10-26 | 2016-12-06 | G08B1/08, G08B25/01, G09F27/00, G08B27/00, H04W4/22, H04W68/00, H04W76/00 | 14/923310 |
| 2130 | 9514568 | Aerial roof estimation systems and methods | Methods and systems for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system, which generates and provides roof estimate reports annotated with indications of the size, geometry, pitch and/or orientation of the roof sections of a building. Generating a roof estimate report may be based on one or more aerial images of a building. In some embodiments, generating a roof estimate report of a specified building roof may include generating a three-dimensional model of the roof, and generating a report that includes one or more views of the three-dimensional model, the views annotated with indications of the dimensions, area, and/or slope of sections of the roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA), David P. Carlson (Arlington, TX) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Bothell, WA) | 2014-03-03 | 2016-12-06 | G06F17/50, G06T17/10, G06Q30/02, G06T17/20 | 14/195543 |
| 2131 | 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 |
| 2132 | 9513193 | Soft soil sampling device and system | A sampling device for retrieving a sample having a frame, a scoop with an open end configured to retrieve a sample, an actuator in communication with the scoop, a base plate mounted below the frame, configured to support the sampling device on the material, and a spade at least as large as the opening, extending below the base plate, configured to extend into the material and configured to engage with the open end of the scoop once a sample has been retrieved, wherein the actuator is configured to move the scoop between an open and a closed position, and in the open position, there is a gap between the open end of the scoop and the spade for the entry of a sample, and in the closed position, the open end of the scoop sealingly engages with the spade to close the scoop and retain the retrieved sample. | Nicolas Olmedo (Edmonton, CA), Stephen Dwyer (Edmonton, CA), Michael Lipsett (Edmonton, CA), James Yuen (Calgary, CA) | --- | 2014-12-12 | 2016-12-06 | G01N1/08, E21B49/02, G01N1/20, D21G9/00, G01N1/12 | 14/569556 |
| 2133 | 9511858 | Inverted-landing aircraft | An aircraft defining an upright orientation and an inverted orientation, a ground station, and a control system for remotely controlling the flight of the aircraft. The ground station has an auto-land function that causes the aircraft to invert, stall, and controllably land in the inverted orientation to protect a payload and a rudder extending down from the aircraft. In the upright orientation, the ground station depicts the view from a first aircraft camera. When switching to the inverted orientation: (1) the ground station depicts the view from a second aircraft camera, (2) the aircraft switches the colors of red and green wing lights, extends the ailerons to act as inverted flaps, and (3) the control system adapts a ground station controller for the inverted orientation. The aircraft landing gear is an expanded polypropylene pad located above the wing when the aircraft is in the upright orientation. | Christopher E. Fisher (Simi Valley, CA), Thomas Robert Szarek (Oak Park, CA), Justin B. McAllister (Simi Valley, CA), Pavel Belik (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2012-08-16 | 2016-12-06 | B64C39/02, G05D1/08, G05D1/06 | 13/261813 |
| 2134 | 9511729 | Dynamic resource allocation | The present invention includes systems and methods for dynamic allocation of computing resources. Computing resources on an aircraft are divided amongst several avionics applications that are responsible for controlling sub-systems on the aircraft (e.g. the navigation system) . A resource manager assigns computing resources (e.g. processor cycles) to individual applications based on the present condition of the aircraft and then instructs the throttling mechanisms to allocate the computing resources among the applications. The resource manager determines the aircraft condition by correlating inputs from the aircraft to a set of rules stored in a condition table. The resource manager then determines the computing resource allocation by correlating the aircraft condition to a set of resource allocations stored in an allocation table. | Geoffrey J. Barnes (Cedar Rapids, IA), Richard G. Moore (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2009-07-23 | 2016-12-06 | G05D1/00, B60R16/037, B64C13/20 | 12/460700 |
| 2135 | 9510586 | Systems and methods for deactivating plant material outside of a growing region | A system for deactivating plant material outside of a growing region to prevent propagation of designated plant material outside of the growing region includes an imaging sensor configured to remotely detect plant material outside of the growing region, a vehicle including a sampling implement configured to collect a sample of plant material, a plant sensor configured to analyze the sample of plant material, a deactivation device configured to deactivate plant material, and a controller configured to direct the vehicle to the plant material detected by the imaging sensor, cause the sampling implement to collect the sample from the detected plant material, cause the plant sensor to analyze the sample, and, when the sample is determined to be designated for deactivation, cause the deactivation device to deactivate the detected plant material. | Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Jordin T. Kare (Seattle, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2014-07-31 | 2016-12-06 | G01C22/00, A01M7/00, G05B15/02, A01M21/04, G01N33/00, A01M21/02, H01J40/14, A01B39/18 | 14/448750 |
| 2136 | 9509269 | Ambient sound responsive media player | Some embodiments of the present invention provide a method of adjusting an output of a media player comprising capturing an ambient audio signal, processing the ambient audio signal to determine whether one or more characteristic forms are present within the ambient audio signal, and reducing an output of a media player from a first volume to a second volume if the one or more characteristic forms are present within the ambient audio signal. The characteristic forms may be, for example, a name or personal identifier of a user of the media player, the voice of a user of the media player, or an alarm or siren. | Louis B. Rosenberg (Pismo Beach, CA) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2012-09-14 | 2016-11-29 | H03G3/32, H03G3/20 | 13/615873 |
| 2137 | 9508264 | System and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft | A system and method for management of airspace for unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The system and method comprises administration of the airspace including designation of flyways and zones with reference to features in the region. The system and method comprises administration of aircraft including registration of aircraft and mission. A monitoring system tracks conditions and aircraft traffic in the airspace. Aircraft may be configured to transact with the management system including to obtain rights/priority by license and to operate in the airspace under direction of the system. The system and aircraft may be configured for dynamic transactions (e.g. licensing/routing) . The system will set rates for licenses and use/access to the airspace and aircraft will be billed/pay for use/access of the airspace at rates using data from data sources. | Alistair K. Chan (Bainbridge Island, WA), Jesse R. Cheatham, III (Seattle, WA), William David Duncan (Mill Creek, WA), Eun Young Hwang (Sausalito, CA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Tony S. Pan (Bellevue, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Mercer Island, WA), Victoria Y. H. Wood (Livermore, CA) | Elwha Llc (N/A) | 2014-11-18 | 2016-11-29 | G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G08G5/04, B64C39/02 | 14/546487 |
| 2138 | 9507020 | Unmanned aircraft systems sense and avoid sensor fusion track initialization | A method to initialize tracks from sensor measurements is provided. The method includes identifying at least one tentative track based on data collected from at least one sensor at three sequential times, initializing a confirm/delete track filter for the identified tentative tracks, and using gates computed from state vector statistics to one of: confirm the at least one tentative track, reprocess the at least one tentative track, or delete the at least one tentative track. | Vibhor L. Bageshwar (Minneapolis, MN), Nuri Kundak (Brno, CZ), Milos Vesely (Nemcice, CZ) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2013-12-05 | 2016-11-29 | G01S13/72, G01S7/282, G01S13/93, G01S13/18 | 14/097456 |
| 2139 | 9505559 | Dedicated network delivery systems | A dedicated network delivery system may avoid congestion experienced by traditional transportation networks and enable the delivery of objects from an origin to a destination using one or subterranean or aboveground elements. The network delivery system may be specifically configured to transport a particular type of object, such as an item, or a parcel or container having one or more items therein, in both vertical and horizontal directions along one or more of such elements, and in one or more item carriers such as carts, bags or boxes. The elements may be driven by or along one or more conveyors or rails, and may comprise one or more pressure-controlled carriers within a vacuum environment or among any type of fluid, including liquids or gases. A path between the origin and destination may be defined based on any factor, including travel time or cost, and any actual or predicted congestion. | Xiaoshan Cai (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-05-12 | 2016-11-29 | G06F7/00, B65G43/00 | 14/274930 |
| 2140 | 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 |
| 2141 | 9505494 | Enhanced unmanned aerial vehicles for damage inspection | Systems and methods for performing insurance damage inspection by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. A computing device may receive a request to inspect a vehicle, the request comprising a location of the vehicle. The computing device may identify a UAV from a plurality of UAVs that is located closest to the location of the vehicle from other UAVs in the plurality of UAVs. The computing device may instruct the UAV to travel to the location of the vehicle. The computing device may instruct the UAV to collect damage information on the vehicle using one or more onboard sensors of the UAV. The computing device may determine an amount of insurance payout to approve for repairs to the vehicle based on the damage information collected by the UAV. | Clint J. Marlow (Barrington Hills, IL), Bryan Keith Corder (Gurnee, IL) | Allstate Insurance Company (Northbrook, IL) | 2015-04-30 | 2016-11-29 | B64C39/02, G06Q40/08 | 14/700469 |
| 2142 | 9505484 | Modular aircraft system | The modular aircraft system includes a single fuselage having a permanently installed empennage and plural sets of wing modules and engine modules, with each wing and engine module optimized for different flight conditions and missions. The fuselage and each of the modules are configured for rapid removal and installation of the modules to minimize downtime for the aircraft. Short wings having relatively low aspect ratio are provided for relatively high speed flight when great endurance and/or weight carrying capacity are not of great concern. Long wings having high aspect ratio are provided for longer range and endurance flights where speed is not absolutely vital. A medium span wing module is also provided. Turboprop, single turbojet, and dual turbojet engine modules are provided for installation depending upon mission requirements for any given flight. The aircraft is primarily adapted for use as an autonomously operated or remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle. | Nasser M. Al-Sabah (Safat, KW) | --- | 2016-04-11 | 2016-11-29 | B64C3/38, B64C13/20, B64C9/32, B64D27/02, B64C3/34, B64D47/08, B64C9/00, B64C13/00, B64D15/00, B64D27/20, B64D27/14, B64D37/00, B64C39/02 | 15/096216 |
| 2143 | 9503176 | Global communication network | A communication system allows communication between two users separated by a long distance includes a source ground station, a constellation, one or more linking-gateways, and a destination ground station. The constellation includes groups of communication devices orbiting or traveling around the earth. A first communication device of a first group of communication devices is in communication with the source ground station and receives a communication from the source ground station. The linking-gateway is in communication with at least the first and a second group of communication devices. The linking-gateway receives the communication from the first group of communication devices and sends the communication to a second communication device of the second group of communication devices. The destination ground station is in communication with the second group of communication devices, the destination ground station receiving the communication from a communication device of the second group of communication devices. | Travis Roland Beals (Mountain View, CA), Christopher Richard Uhlik (Danville, CA) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-05-17 | 2016-11-22 | H04B7/185 | 15/157331 |
| 2144 | 9501061 | Near-flight testing maneuvers for autonomous aircraft | Methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory process-readable media for evaluating operating conditions of an autonomous aircraft before performing a mission by executing brief near-flight testing maneuvers at a low elevation. A processor of the autonomous aircraft may receive near-flight testing maneuver instructions that indicate a near-flight testing maneuver to be executed by the autonomous aircraft. The processor may control motors to cause the aircraft to execute a near-flight testing maneuver within a testing area, obtain data indicating stability and performance information while executing the near-flight testing maneuvers, and take an action in response to the obtained data. Actions may include adjusting a position of a payload, a weight, or a portion of the aircraft based on the obtained data, and adjusting a flight plan. The near-flight testing maneuvers may include a sequence of moves for testing stability of the aircraft and payload executing a flight path under anticipated flying conditions. | Michael-David Nakayoshi Canoy (San Diego, CA), Kiet Tuan Chau (San Diego, CA), Stephen Alton Sprigg (Poway, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2015-03-10 | 2016-11-22 | G05D1/08, G05D1/00, G05D1/10 | 14/643017 |
| 2145 | 9500836 | Precision optical mount for optical devices | An optical mount and mounting system including an optical device, a housing, and a plurality of optical mounts that couple the optical device to the optical housing. Each mount includes a sleeve attached to the optical device and each sleeve includes a bore. Studs are attached to the optical housing and each stud includes an outer bonding surface extending through the bore of each sleeve. Once the optical device is aligned properly, a curable material is deposited into the sleeve and cured between the sleeve and the stud, such that the curable material couples the sleeve and the stud to each other to provide a robust structural joint that minimizes self-induced stresses into the optic. A series of annular conical portions and corresponding surfaces are provided to retain registration of the optical device against dynamic shearing and bending forces. A method of aligning and mounting an optical device is provided. | Lyale F. Marr (Richardson, TX), Douglas J. Hartnett (The Colony, TX), Randy W. White (Greenville, TX), Richard L. Scott (The Colony, TX) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2014-07-21 | 2016-11-22 | G02B7/00, G02B7/182, B32B37/14, B32B37/18, B32B37/12, F16B5/02, F16B9/02, F16B11/00 | 14/337034 |
| 2146 | 9500667 | Polling system and polling method using the same | Disclosed herein is a polling system, including: a matrix element including individual elements including upper electrodes and lower electrodes, the individual elements being arrayed in plural, the upper electrodes of the individual elements being each connected in series to form upper electrode units which are arrayed in plural and the lower electrodes of the individual elements being each connected in series to form lower electrode units which are arrayed in plural, an upper switch connected to each of the upper electrode units which is arrayed in plural, a lower switch connected to each of the lower electrode units which is arrayed in plural, and a polling unit performing polling to apply voltage to the upper electrodes and the lower electrodes, respectively. | Yun Sung Kang (Suwon, KR), Jung Won Lee (Suwon, KR), Sang Jin Kim (Suwon, KR), Jeong Suong Yang (Suwon, KR), Seung Mo Lim (Suwon, KR), Kyo Yeol Lee (Suwon, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2013-10-03 | 2016-11-22 | G01P15/09, G01C25/00, G01R31/28, H01L41/22, G01R11/25, G01R29/22 | 14/045585 |
| 2147 | 9500546 | Impact detection and acoustic emission data processing | A method and apparatus for processing measurements of an acoustic wave, the acoustic wave being within a member (12) made of a composite material and caused by an impact to the member (12) , the method comprising: analyzing the measurements to detect an initial acoustic wave feature, analyzing the measurements to detect the presence of further acoustic wave features, the further features occurring after the initial feature, if there are no further acoustic wave features, determining that the impact to the member (12) has not changed the structure of the member (12) , if there are further features, determining a value of a function of the further acoustic wave features, if the determined value satisfies certain criteria, determining that the impact has changed the structure of the member (12) , and if the determined value does not satisfy the criteria, determining that the impact has not changed the structure of the member (12) . By doing so, impact induced damage is detected and quantified by processing separately acoustic data generated by the impact from acoustic data generated by acoustic emission due to damage generation. | Ian James Read (Bristol, GB), Ryan Nichols John (Bristol, GB), William Neil MacPherson (Scotland, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-08-21 | 2016-11-22 | G01L5/00, G01N29/11, G01N29/48, G01N29/44, G01N29/14 | 14/240237 |
| 2148 | 9499264 | Unmanned vehicle operating modes | An aircraft is provided and includes a frame, drive elements configured to drive movements of the frame and a computer configured to receive mission planning and manual commands and to control operations of the drive elements to operate in a safe mode in which mission commands are accepted but manual commands are refused, a manual mode in which mission commands are refused but manual commands are accepted and an enroute mode. The computer is further configured to only allow mode transitions between the safe and manual modes and between the safe and enroute modes. | Thomas Zygmant (Southport, CT), Jesse J. Lesperance (Harvest, AL), Ira E. Zoock (Orange, CT), James A. Kelly (Middlebury, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2015-05-29 | 2016-11-22 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02 | 14/725567 |
| 2149 | 9499262 | Composite flexure for tiltrotor rotor system | A composite flexure that secures a rotor blade to a gimbaled yoke in a tiltrotor rotor system. The composite flexure includes a composite flexure member, a first end, and a second end. The first end of the composite flexure couples the composite flexure to the gimbaled yoke, and the second end of the composite flexure couples the composite flexure to the rotor blade. The composite flexure is twisted when the composite flexure is not subject to torsional loads in order to accommodate various forces imparted on the rotor system. | Christopher Foskey (Keller, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Joel McIntyre (Southlake, TX), Gary Miller (North Richland Hills, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-08-02 | 2016-11-22 | B64C27/33, B64C27/48, B64C29/00 | 13/958192 |
| 2150 | 9495877 | Airspace deconfliction system and method | An aircraft deconfliction system including a registration system having an airspace database, a registered airspace, wherein registration details of the registered airspace are logged in the airspace database, and an aircraft assigned to the registered airspace, the aircraft including a flight control system, a guidance computer controlling the flight control system based on a pilot input, and an override unit in communication with the guidance computer, wherein the override unit overrides the pilot input when the aircraft breaches the registered airspace. | Michael J. Duffy (Prospect Park, PA), John J. Mattero (Media, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-05-27 | 2016-11-15 | G08G5/04, G05D1/00, G08G5/00 | 14/287854 |
| 2151 | 9494937 | Method and system for drone deliveries to vehicles in route | A system comprise a server configured to communicate vehicle information with a vehicle transceiver of a vehicle moving along a vehicle route and communicate drone information with a drone transceiver of a drone moving along a drone route. A computing device with a memory and a processor may be configured to communicatively connect with the server, process the vehicle information and the drone information, identify a plurality of pickup locations based in part on the vehicle information and drone information, select at least one of the plurality of pickup locations based in part on a priority score associated with a travel time to or wait time for each of the plurality of pickup locations, and update the drone route based in part on the selected pickup location. | Robert S. Siegel (Atlanta, GA), Stephen Christopher Welch (Atlanta, GA), James Ronald Barfield, Jr. (Atlanta, GA) | Verizon Telematics Inc. (Atlanta, GA) | 2014-06-20 | 2016-11-15 | G05D1/00, B64C31/02, B64D1/22, G05D1/10, B64D1/08, G06Q10/08, B64C39/02, G01C21/34, G01C21/20 | 14/310261 |
| 2152 | 9493245 | Aircraft using turbo-electric hybrid propulsion system | An air vehicle incorporating a hybrid propulsion system. The system includes a gas turbine engine as a first motive power source, and one or more battery packs as a second motive power source. Through selective coupling to a DC electric motor that can in turn be connected to a bladed rotor or other lift-producing device, the motive sources provide differing ways in which an aircraft can operate. In one example, the gas turbine engine can provide operation for a majority of the flight envelope of the aircraft, while the battery packs can provide operation during such times when gas turbine-based motive power is unavailable or particularly disadvantageous. In another example, both sources of motive power may be decoupled from the bladed rotor such that the vehicle can operate as an autogyro. | Ival O. Salyer (Flowery Branch, GA) | --- | 2014-04-08 | 2016-11-15 | B64D27/24, B64C27/04, B64D27/10, B64D35/08, B64C27/02, B64C27/32, B64D31/00, B64C27/14, B64D27/02 | 14/247608 |
| 2153 | 9493226 | Multi-role aircraft with interchangeable mission modules | A flight-operable, truly modular aircraft has an aircraft core to which one or more of outer wings members, fuselage, cockpit, leading and trailing edge couplings, and empennage and tail sections can be removably coupled and/or replaced during the operating life span of the aircraft. In preferred embodiments the aircraft core houses the propulsive engines, avionics, at least 80% of the fuel, and all of the landing gear. The aircraft core is preferably constructed with curved forward and aft composite spars, that transfer loads across the center section, while accommodating a mid-wing configuration. The aircraft core preferably has a large central cavity dimensioned to interchangeably carry an ordnance launcher, a surveillance payload, electronic countermeasures, and other types of cargo. Contemplated aircraft can be quite large, for example having a wing span of at least 80 ft. | Abe Karem (Tustin, CA) | --- | 2015-11-24 | 2016-11-15 | B64C1/06, B64C1/26, B64D37/00, B64C39/02, B64C39/10, B64C3/56, B64C25/10, B64C1/00 | 14/951358 |
| 2154 | 9483951 | Airborne system and method for detecting and avoiding atmospheric particulates | An airborne system for detecting and avoiding atmospheric particulates, which include a sensor coupled with an aircraft and configured to capture electromagnetic signals from a flight path of the aircraft, including infrared wavelengths, an output device configured to provide visual and an aural messages to a flight crew, and a processor coupled with sensor, the output device, and a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable instructions for causing the processor to: receive a signal from the sensor via an input port, calculate a temperature difference between a first and second infrared wavelengths, determine a presence of atmospheric particulates in the flight path based on the temperature difference, generate an aural message and/or a visual message indicative of the presence of atmospheric particulates, and provide the message to a flight crew. The processor may calculate an alternate flight path and provide the alternate flight path to the flight crew. | Patrick D. McCusker (Walker, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2014-06-17 | 2016-11-01 | G08G5/00, G08B19/02 | 14/306616 |
| 2155 | 9481471 | Autonomous propulsion apparatus and methods | Autonomous propulsion apparatus and methods are disclosed. An example autonomous propulsion unit includes a flight controller capable of executing flight control instructions stored in a memory of the autonomous propulsion unit, and a propulsor to generate propulsion in accordance with the instructions for a payload carrier to which the autonomous propulsion unit is coupled, wherein the flight controller is to provide flight control for the propulsor in an absence of flight control instructions from the payload carrier. | Daniel Newman (Lafayette Hill, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-11-11 | 2016-11-01 | F02K3/00, B64C11/00, B64D31/00, B64D31/06 | 14/076797 |
| 2156 | 9478030 | Automatic visual fact extraction | By evaluating readily available facts regarding an object, an item may be identified, or one or more characteristics of the item may be determined, and a destination for the item may be selected. An extraction module including a depth sensor may capture depth imaging data regarding the item, which may then be processed in order to estimate one or more dimensions of the item, and an appropriate container or storage area for the item may be selected. Additionally, the extraction module may further include a scale for determining a mass of the item, or digital cameras for capturing one or more images of the item. The images of the item may be analyzed in order to interpret any markings, labels or identifiers disposed on the item, and a destination for the item may be selected based on the mass, the analyzed images or the depth imaging data. | Ned Lecky (Vashon, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-03-19 | 2016-10-25 | G06K9/00, G06T7/00, G06Q10/08 | 14/219384 |
| 2157 | 9477888 | Providing computer-based instructions without displays | Computer-based instructions for performing a task may be provided to workers using system components that display such instructions in a convenient manner and location that permit the workers to perform the task without diverting their attention from their workstations. Such instructions may be projected onto all or a portion of a surface of the workstation, or onto a lens or other optical element of a wearable computer device, thereby enabling the worker to maintain his or her focus on the task at hand, rather than having to look away at a mounted computer monitor or printed text in order to receive the instructions. | Kimberly Anne Lewis (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-03-27 | 2016-10-25 | G09G5/00, G06K9/00, G06T11/60, G06Q10/08, G02B27/01, G06Q30/02, G06F3/01, G06F1/16, G06Q30/06 | 14/227667 |
| 2158 | 9477230 | Method for the acquisition and processing of geographical information of a path | The present invention provides a method for the simultaneous acquisition and processing of geographical information of a path acquired by tandem terrestrial and aerial missions comprising a terrestrial vehicle and an unmanned aircraft whose trajectory is slaved to the terrestrial vehicle. The method comprises: acquiring geographical data and information from the terrestrial vehicle, sending trajectory information to the aircraft from a control station hosted on the terrestrial vehicle, the aircraft determining its trajectory according to the trajectory information of the terrestrial vehicle received, acquiring geographical data and information, including images, from the aircraft, obtaining, in a processing module, the orientation of the sensors of both terrestrial vehicle and aircraft from the geographical data and information acquired, calibrating, in a processing module, the sensors of both terrestrial vehicle and aircraft from the geographical data and information acquired, and associating every image acquired with the orientation and calibration obtained. | Jaume Sastre I Sastre (Barcelona, ES) | Geonumerics, S.L. (Castelldefels, Barcelona, ES) | 2013-07-22 | 2016-10-25 | G01C22/00, G01C21/04, G01C11/02, G05D1/08, G01C25/00, G05D1/00 | 14/417435 |
| 2159 | 9477226 | Wirelessly controlling unmanned aircraft and accessing associated surveillance data | Controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be accomplished by using a wireless device (e.g., cell phone) to send a control message to a receiver at the UAV via a wireless telecommunication network (e.g., an existing cellular network configured primarily for mobile telephone communication) . In addition, the wireless device may be used to receive communications from a transmitter at the UAV, wherein the wireless device receives the communications from the transmitter via the wireless network. Examples of such communications include surveillance information and UAV monitoring information. | Steven J. Olson (Hood River, OR), Matt Wheeler (White Salmon, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2009-08-06 | 2016-10-25 | B64C13/20, G05D1/00, H04W4/00, H04W4/04, B64C39/02 | 12/537070 |
| 2160 | 9475577 | Retention systems for rotorcraft pedal assemblies | One example of a retention system for a rotorcraft pedal assembly includes an insertion member, an axial retention member, and a transverse retention member. The insertion member, which is inserted through a side of a pedal assembly, includes a spring compressible against the side of the pedal assembly in response to the insertion member being inserted through the side. The axial retention member receives and retains the insertion member on an opposing side of the pedal assembly. The transverse retention member is inserted through a passage formed in the axial retention member to secure the axial retention member against the side of the pedal assembly. | Patricia Wills (Bluff City, TN), Brian Lafon (Johnson City, TN), Ricky Jenkins (Bluff City, TN) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-03-12 | 2016-10-25 | B64C27/56, G05G1/30, F16C11/04, F16B21/12, F16B21/02 | 14/205886 |
| 2161 | 9475575 | Convertible compounded rotorcraft | A compound rotorcraft including a rotary wing aircraft having a fuselage and at least one rotor and a fixed-wing aircraft coupled to the rotary wing aircraft, wherein the rotary wing aircraft can fly on the rotor or the fixed-wing aircraft, and wherein the fixed-wing aircraft is detachable from the rotary wing aircraft to fly independently. | Glenn T. Rossi (Ambler, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-12-09 | 2016-10-25 | B64C27/26, B64C37/02, B64D5/00, B64C39/02, B64C39/00, B64C29/02, B64C27/28, B64C29/00 | 14/564775 |
| 2162 | 9475572 | Propeller operation | A method of and apparatus for operating a propeller, the propeller moving through a fluid, the method including: measuring a value of a property of the fluid (e.g. a parameter related to the density of the fluid) , measuring a value of a parameter, the parameter related to one or more forces applied to the propeller (e.g. a torque applied to the propeller) or derived at least in part from the action of the propeller (e.g. a thrust produced by the action of the propeller, a drag produced by the action of the propeller, or a velocity produced by the action of the propeller) , and controlling the propeller depending on a function of the measured value of the property of the fluid and the measured value of parameter. The propeller may be a propeller on an aircraft. | Peter Wayne Collingbourne (Bristol, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-03-29 | 2016-10-25 | B64C19/00, B64C11/30 | 14/008753 |
| 2163 | 9471116 | Systems and methods for dissipating heat in an enclosure | An enclosure is presented. The enclosure includes an outer casing having one or more walls. Further, the enclosure includes a synthetic jet assembly configured to dissipate heat from the one or more walls, where the synthetic jet assembly includes a bracket operatively coupled to the one or more walls of the outer casing and two or more synthetic jets operatively coupled to the bracket, where the two or more synthetic jets are arranged in a multi-dimensional array. | Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock (Clifton Park, NY), William Earl Gross, Jr. (Grand Rapids, MI), Bryan Patrick Whalen (Gansevoort, NY), Robert Paul Meier (Conklin, MI) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2014-11-19 | 2016-10-18 | G06F1/20, H05K7/20 | 14/547217 |
| 2164 | 9469476 | Smart mat for package deliveries | A method, system, and/or computer program product dynamically configures a delivery system for delivering products to smart mats. A delivery coordination server determines a location of multiple smart mats. Each of the smart mats includes a positioning system and a transmitter that transmits a message describing the real-time geophysical location of the smart mats. The delivery coordination server receives a message describing a location of a first delivery vehicle that is transporting a first package addressed for delivery to a first smart mat. The delivery coordination server determines that the first smart mat has moved to a location that is within a predetermined distance of a second smart mat, to which a second delivery vehicle is scheduled to deliver a second package. The delivery coordination server directs the first delivery vehicle to transfer the first package to the second delivery vehicle for delivery to the first smart mat. | Maryam Ashoori (White Plains, NY), Sara H. Basson (White Plains, NY), Minkyong Kim (Scarsdale, NY), James R. Kozloski (New Fairfield, CT), Clifford A. Pickover (Yorktown Heights, NY), Maja Vukovic (New York, NY) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2015-11-24 | 2016-10-18 | G06F7/00, B65G1/137, H04W4/02 | 14/949931 |
| 2165 | 9466219 | Unmanned vehicle mission planning, coordination and collaboration | A system and method are provided for implementing multi-mission tracking and re-tasking for a plurality of unmanned vehicles from a central location to provide mission deconfliction and mission modification in an operating environment, including an evolving and moving operating environment, to effectively employ the plurality of locally-operated unmanned vehicles. A mission controller, operating from a centralized location, takes a provided graphical situational awareness a step further in creating, modifying, or deleting/suspending missions for one or multiple unmanned vehicles to carry out, and then to transmit the proposed mission changes to the deployed unmanned vehicle operators for validation, acceptance, and execution. A non-voice communication capability is provided for a mission controller in a centralized location to generate and transmit new mission details in a graphical format to translate to each of a plurality of fielded unmanned vehicle operators, each controlling one or more unmanned vehicles for execution. | Rolf R. Stefani (West River, MD), James Gary Cooper, Jr. (Annapolis, MD) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2014-06-27 | 2016-10-11 | G08G5/00, G05D1/00 | 14/318569 |
| 2166 | 9466218 | Unmanned aerial vehicle communication, monitoring, and traffic management | A computer-implemented method of communicating with an unmanned aerial vehicle includes transmitting a first message via a communications transmitter of a lighting assembly for receipt by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The first message includes an identifier associated with the lighting assembly, and the lighting assembly is located within a proximity of a roadway. The method also includes receiving a second message from the unmanned aerial vehicle via a communications receiver of the lighting assembly. The second message includes an identifier associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. The method further includes transmitting a third message via the communications transmitter of the lighting assembly for receipt by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The third message includes an indication of an altitude at which the unmanned aerial vehicle should fly. | John A. Jarrell (Tiburon, CA) | --- | 2015-07-08 | 2016-10-11 | B64C39/02, B64F1/36, G08G5/00, B64D47/06 | 14/794494 |
| 2167 | 9465994 | Predicting performance and success of large-scale vision algorithms | Where a plurality of machine learning algorithms is available to process information or data in the furtherance of a task, one of the algorithms may be identified as particularly well-suited or appropriate based on attributes of the information or data. Such attributes of the imaging data may be determined by any means, and a prediction as to the performance (e.g., one or more metrics) or success of each of the algorithms may be made. One of the algorithms may ultimately be selected based on such predictions, as well as the computing resources that are available for executing the algorithms, and any other relevant constraints. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2015-02-23 | 2016-10-11 | G06K9/00, H04N5/77, H04N1/00, H04N7/18, G06K9/52 | 14/629196 |
| 2168 | 9465104 | ADS-B radar | The reliability and safety of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) are improved by using the signals transmitted from an ADS-B unit as a radar transmitter with a receiver used to receive reflections. | Jed Margolin (VC Highlands, NV) | --- | 2014-01-02 | 2016-10-11 | G01S13/00, G01S13/93, G01S13/42 | 14/146202 |
| 2169 | 9465100 | System and method for a directable countermeasure with divergent laser | A system includes a threat warning system and an countermeasure system. The threat warning system generates threat data that includes at least a threat coordinate value. The countermeasure system includes a wide-angle laser beam director and the infrared counter measure system receives the threat data including the threat coordinate value from the threat warning system and causes the beam director to direct a divergent laser beam based on the threat coordinate value. | Philip Soletsky (Brookline, NH), Jan Stephan Lundquist (Merrimack, NH) | Elbit Systems of America, Llc (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-06-26 | 2016-10-11 | G01S7/495, F41H13/00, F41G7/22 | 14/316508 |
| 2170 | 9464958 | Dynamic center of gravity determination | A computer-implemented method for determining center of gravity of a tiltrotor aircraft includes storing a multi-dimensional matrix mapping multiple tiltrotor aircraft parameters to a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) centers of gravity of the tiltrotor aircraft, where each 3D center of gravity includes a respective longitudinal center of gravity, lateral center of gravity, and vertical center of gravity. The method includes receiving input signals from corresponding on-board sensors, where the input signals represent characteristics of the tiltrotor aircraft, determining tiltrotor aircraft parameters from the input signals, identifying, from the multi-dimensional matrix mapping, a longitudinal center of gravity, a lateral center of gravity, and a vertical center of gravity that corresponds to the determined tiltrotor aircraft parameters, and providing the identified longitudinal center of gravity, the identified lateral center of gravity, and the identified vertical center of gravity in response to receiving the input signals. | ShyhPyng Jack Shue (Grapevine, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2015-01-16 | 2016-10-11 | G01C23/00, B64C29/00, B64C19/00, G01M1/12, B64C27/22, B64C27/28 | 14/598986 |
| 2171 | 9464907 | Dynamically establishing a temporary safe route via a network of unmanned vehicles | Dynamically establishing a temporary safe evacuation route away from an unsafe situation using unmanned vehicles. The temporary safe evacuation route is determined based on real-time information regarding the unsafe situation. A network of unmanned vehicles are deployed and positioned at determined points along the safe evacuation route. Guidance is provided to the network of unmanned vehicles for display along the safe evacuation route by the unmanned vehicle to aid people in evacuating from the unsafe situation. Information in real time regarding the unsafe situation may be received from the unmanned vehicles. Based on the information received, the safe evacuation route may be adjusted. | Guillaume Hoareau (Montpellier, FR), Johannes J. Liebenberg (Johannesburg, ZA), John G. Musial (Newburgh, NY), Todd R. Whitman (Bethany, CT) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2016-01-08 | 2016-10-11 | G06F17/10, G01C21/20, G01C21/36, G01C21/34, B64C39/02 | 14/991302 |
| 2172 | 9464589 | System and method for alerting and suppression of detonation and/or pre ignition phenomena in internal combustion engines by monitoring RPM fluctuation | An engine system with advance detection of detonation and/or pre ignition, the system comprising an engine, operative for propulsion of a vehicle by generating rotational motion, whose rotational velocity over time is monitored, and a detonation and/or pre ignition detector operative to provide an alert for impending detonation and/or pre ignition of the engine, if the rotational velocity fluctuates over time to an extent which is predetermined to be unsafe. | Bernard Grumer (Herzeliya, IL), Nathan Levy (Modiin, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2015-12-21 | 2016-10-11 | F02D41/22, F02D35/02, G01M15/04, F02P5/152, G01M15/11, F02D41/14, F02D41/26, F02D37/02, F02D41/00, B64D31/00, B64D27/04, B64D31/06, F02P5/04 | 14/975919 |
| 2173 | 9464214 | Thermally conductive flexible adhesive for aerospace applications | Provided are methods of forming thermally conductive flexible bonds for use in electronic boards of unmanned spacecrafts and other types of aircraft. Also provided are methods of preparing adhesive materials to form these bonds including methods of preparing treated filler particles. In some aspects, an adhesive material includes filler particles having organofunctional groups, such as boron nitride particles treated in silane. These particles may be combined with a urethane modified epoxy to form the adhesive material. The weight ratio of the particles in the adhesive material may be about 40-60%. The adhesive material may be thermally cured using a temperature of less than 110.degree. C. to prevent damage to bonded electronic components. The cured adhesive may have a thermal conductivity of at least about 2 W/m K measured in vacuum and may have a glass transition temperature if less than -40.degree. C. | Peter Babilo (Mission Viejo, CA), Randall Jay Moss (Thousand Oaks, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-02-25 | 2016-10-11 | C09J11/06, H05K1/02, H05K3/30, B32B37/18, C09K5/14, C09J163/00, C08K3/38, B32B37/12 | 14/189302 |
| 2174 | 9463875 | Unmanned aerial vehicle for hazard detection | In an approach to hazard detection, one or more computer processors determine whether an obstruction of view for a user in a first vehicle is detected. Responsive to determining the obstruction is detected, the one or more computer processors deploy a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) associated with the first vehicle. The one or more computer processors determine whether one or more hazards associated with a path of the first vehicle are detected. | Kelly Abuelsaad (Somers, NY), Gregory J. Boss (Saginaw, MI), Kevin C. McConnell (Austin, TX), Shane B. McElligott (Apex, NC) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2014-09-03 | 2016-10-11 | G01C23/00, G05D3/00, G05D1/00, G06F7/00, B64C39/02, G06F17/00 | 14/476228 |
| 2175 | 9462017 | Meeting collaboration systems, devices, and methods | A method for conducting a communications session (e.g., a teleconference) may include: displaying, by a client device, a communications interface that may include a first canvas, a second canvas, and a content browser. The first canvas may be arranged to display a media stream. The second canvas may be arranged to display a sequence of content items that may be provided by a communications system (e.g., a teleconferencing system) . The content browser may be arranged to display identifiers for one or more files that are associated with the teleconference. The method may further include detecting a first input that moves a file from the content browser onto the second canvas, and in response to the first input, transmitting from the client device to the communications system, an instruction to generate a new sequence of content items based on at least a portion of the file. | Louis Siracusano, Jr. (Northvale, NJ) | Lhs Productions, Inc. (Northvale, NJ) | 2015-06-16 | 2016-10-04 | G06F3/048, G06F3/0484, G06F3/0486, H04L29/06 | 14/740638 |
| 2176 | 9460524 | Estimating available volumes using imaging data | Imaging data regarding an interior portion of a storage vessel may be obtained from an imaging device (e.g., a digital camera or depth sensor) and interpreted in order to identify an available volume within the storage vessel. Where the imaging data includes an image of an interior of the storage vessel, an area of one or more contiguous spaces of a rear face of the storage vessel may be identified from the image and multiplied by a depth of the storage vessel in order to estimate the available volume. Where the imaging data includes a depth profile of the interior, the depth profile may be processed in order to estimate the available volume. Once an available volume has been estimated, the capacity of the available volume to accommodate one or more additional items may be determined, and information regarding the capacity may be provided to a user. | James Christopher Curlander (Mercer Island, WA), Jules Cook Graybill (Seattle, WA), Udit Madan (Seattle, WA), Marshall Friend Tappen (Bainbridge Island, WA), Michael Ellsworth Bundy (Seattle, WA), David Daniel Glick (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-05-30 | 2016-10-04 | G06T7/00, G06T7/60 | 14/291187 |
| 2177 | 9458923 | Gearbox with passive lubrication system | A lubrication system includes a reserve housing configured to retain a lubrication fluid. A supply line in fluid communication with the reserve housing is configured to provide pressurized lubrication fluid to the reserve housing. An overflow tube has an overflow port, the overflow tube being configured to prevent the volume of the lubrication fluid from exceeding a certain amount. A metering jet is configured to allow the lubrication fluid to flow from the reserve housing onto a component, such as a bearing, in the gearbox at a predetermined rate. The metering jet provides flow of the lubrication fluid onto the bearing even when the supply line no longer provides pressurized lubrication fluid to the reserve housing. | Scott D. Poster (Arlington, TX), David A. Elliott (Azle, TX), Gary A. Cope (Keller, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2012-03-22 | 2016-10-04 | F16N7/00, F16H57/04, F16H57/027, B64D35/00, B64C27/12 | 13/426789 |
| 2178 | 9457474 | Opening packages at high speeds using robots | Conveying systems for transporting sealed containers, such as boxes, may be provided with one or more delta robots configured to cut one or more adhesive tapes or other layers provided on the sealed containers. The delta robots may include one or more blades or other cutting implements on end effectors, which may be repositioned by the delta robots in response to instructions. Such instructions may be generated based on images or imaging data captured from the sealed containers, which may be analyzed to recognize features, locations and orientations of the adhesive tapes or other layers applied across faces, seams or edges of the sealed containers. Using such robots, the sealed containers may be partially or completely opened prior to reaching one or more workers, who may quickly and efficiently access the internal contents of such containers with limited effort. | Gregory Karl Lisso (Seattle, WA), Jayson Michael Jochim (Seattle, WA), Jon S. Battles (Medina, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-07-03 | 2016-10-04 | B25J9/16, B25J11/00 | 14/323171 |
| 2179 | 9456185 | Helicopter | The present invention relates to a reduced scale industrial helicopter, with an integrated automatic flight control system, that includes core autopilot functions, GPS management, and full-function navigation systems. The autopilot technology includes rapid launch capability, real-time in-flight switching between one or more of a) remote control, b) autopilot-directed, c) ground station controlled, and d) home modes, and is upgradeable. The helicopter is used for high or low altitude surveillance, and can handle various payloads, including photographic missions. The helicopter may include onboard batteries and/or a unique battery unit disposed beneath the helicopter, and includes autonomous features such as automatic takeoff, automatic landing, safety return to home base, and predetermined mission plans. | John Robert Oakley (Morgan, UT), David Scott Heath (Conifer, CO) | Geotech Environmental Equipment, Inc. (Denver, CO) | 2010-08-26 | 2016-09-27 | B64C27/04, B64D47/08, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64C27/57, G05D1/08, H04N7/18 | 12/805971 |
| 2180 | 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 |
| 2181 | 9449295 | Tracking transactions by confluences and sequences of RFID signals | An RFID device may include one or more manually activated RFID tags configured to transmit unique RFID signals in response to a manual activation thereof. A transaction may be defined upon receiving a confluence of multiple RFID signals at the same time, or at nearly the same time, at an RFID reader. A transaction may also be defined upon receiving multiple RFID signals or confluences of such signals in a predetermined series or sequence. The RFID devices may include a single manually activated RFID tag, or two or more of such tags, which may be individually activated by one or more manual interactions from a user. | Ryan Scott Russell (Bellevue, WA), Wesley Scott Lauka (Seattle, WA), Ned Lecky (Vashon, WA), Joshua Joel Boelter (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-06-25 | 2016-09-20 | G06F19/00, G06Q10/08 | 14/314439 |
| 2182 | 9448183 | Avionic display testing system | A method and apparatus for testing a number of display devices. Images displayed on the number of display devices are received by a computer system for a platform during a performance of a number of tests at a number of test locations for the platform. A portion of the images from the images are identified as a number of images of interest using a policy. | Timothy Edward Jackson (Mukilteo, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-05-12 | 2016-09-20 | H04N7/18, G01C23/00, G01C25/00, B64F5/00, G01N21/88, G09B9/32, G09G3/00 | 14/275278 |
| 2183 | 9447775 | Power generating windbags and waterbags | A method of using a bagged power generation system comprising windbags and water-bags for harnessing wind and water power to produce electricity to meet the escalating energy needs of mankind. Windbags integrated with aerodynamically shaped inflatable bodies filled with lighter-than-air gas: HAV, UAV, airplanes, enabling the apparatus to attain high altitude to capture and entrap high velocity wind. Water-bags integrated with hydrodynamic shaped bodies HUV, UUV, Submarine-boats, enabling the apparatus to dive, capture and entrap swift moving tidal-currents. Attached tether-lines pulling on the rotating reel-drums and generators to produce electricity. Active control surfaces, turbo-fans, propellers provide precision control of the apparatus. A system configured to maximize fluids capture, retention and optimized extraction of its kinetic energy. An extremely scalable and environmentally friendly method, system, apparatus, equipment and techniques configured to produce renewable green energy with high productivity and efficiency. | Yik Hei Sia (Johor Bahru, MY) | --- | 2015-12-21 | 2016-09-20 | F03B13/00, F03D9/00, H02P9/04, F03D5/00, F03B17/06 | 14/976855 |
| 2184 | 9447729 | Aerodiesel engine | The present invention is an aero engine that is provided with compression combustion and weighs less than 725 lbs. The present invention is further a method of forming the aero engine. | Steven M. Weinzierl (New Richmond, WI), Michael J. Fuchs (New Richmond, WI) | Engineered Propulsion Systems, Inc. (New Richmond, WI) | 2015-10-21 | 2016-09-20 | F02B75/22, F02B61/04, F02B37/007, F02D41/00, F02B75/00, B23P15/00, F02B75/24, B64D27/04, F02B75/18 | 14/918750 |
| 2185 | 9443437 | Procedure for automatically landing an aircraft | A procedure and system are provided for automatically landing an aircraft, particularly an unmanned aircraft on a moving, particularly floating landing platform, for example, on an aircraft carrier, the aircraft being equipped with an automatic navigation device and an automatic landing control device. The procedure includes detecting the position of an intended landing spot, detecting motion data of the landing platform, determining at least one imminent point in time at which the landing spot takes up a reference position, transmitting the point in time and the reference position of the landing spot to the landing control device of the aircraft, and controlling the aircraft such that it reaches the landing spot at the point in time. | Manfred Hiebl (Sauerlach, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2010-09-16 | 2016-09-13 | G08G5/02, G08G7/00, G05D1/06, G08G5/00 | 12/883845 |
| 2186 | 9443207 | Water area management system | A method and apparatus for managing a recreational water area. A recreational water area management system comprises a water area manager. The water area manager is configured to receive information about a recreational water area from a group of autonomous vehicles, analyze the information to identify an event, and coordinate the group of autonomous vehicles to perform a mission in the recreational water area based on the event. | Joshua Przybylko (Boston, MA), John Lyle Vian (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-10-22 | 2016-09-13 | G06Q10/00, G08B21/02, G08B21/08, G05D1/00 | 13/656898 |
| 2187 | 9440401 | Method for producing composite laminated parts with non-ruled surfaces | Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for forming a three-dimensional object on a lamination mandrel having preselected areas comprising raised surface features, and forming a laminate with raised or lowered areas in preselected locations on the laminate such that the part comprises a wrinkle-free surface. The object is preferably a non-ruled part comprising a substantially wrinkle-free surface, and, according to preferred variations, the object is selected from the group including, for example, a joggled blade stringer, a joggled hat stringer, a curved spar, a joggled skin, etc. | Paul E. Nelson (University Place, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-12-10 | 2016-09-13 | B29C70/30, B32B3/28, B32B37/02, B29C70/54 | 13/709856 |
| 2188 | 9438016 | Wiring conduit | In one embodiment a wiring conduit comprises a body having a length extending along a longitudinal axis, the body comprising a plurality of interconnected sections defined by cutouts which extend through a portion of the body, wherein at least a portion of the body is removed along the longitudinal axis to define an opening extending along the length of the body. Other embodiments may be described. | Alfredo Z. Campos (Mukilteo, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-05-29 | 2016-09-06 | B60L1/00, B60L3/00, H02G1/00, H02G3/04, H02G3/00 | 13/904423 |
| 2189 | 9436784 | Validating and calibrating a forecast model | Disclosed are methods and systems of rapidly validating accuracy in particle cloud forecast transport and dispersion models. An example method can comprise accessing a forecast model of a volcanic ash cloud. An example method can comprise generating first data based at least on the forecast model. The first data can have at least one fewer spatial dimension than second data associated with the forecast model. An example method can comprise determining accuracy of the forecast model based at least on measurements of at least a portion of the volcanic ash cloud. An example method can comprise refining the forecast model based at least on the determined accuracy, thereby improving a representation of the volcanic ash cloud. | Keith W. Cunningham (Fairbanks, AK), Peter Webley (Fairbanks, AK) | University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks, AK) | 2014-02-10 | 2016-09-06 | G06F17/50, G06F19/00 | 14/176449 |
| 2190 | 9434481 | Apparatus and method for launch and retrieval of a hovering aircraft | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and method for launch and retrieval of a hovering aircraft. Generally, the apparatus of the present disclosure is configured to capture a hovering aircraft between two or more fingers of an aircraft capturer, guide the captured aircraft into a docking station for servicing and/or storage, and launch the aircraft from the docking station. The apparatus of the present disclosure is thus configured to bring the aircraft from an imprecise, irregular hover into a secure and well-controlled rest state. The tolerance of imprecision provided by the apparatus makes it particularly suited for use under a practical conditions such as aboard a small boat in a rough sea. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2014-06-26 | 2016-09-06 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02, B64F1/04 | 14/315899 |
| 2191 | 9429078 | Multi-compatible digital engine controller | A digital engine controller compatible with multiple variants of gas turbine engine is programmed to receive identification of a variant of gas turbine engine coupled to the digital controller and thereafter to automatically determine and adjust inputs to the engine, according to the received identification of engine variant, to meet user-specified output. | David Crowe (Tucson, AZ), Elden Crom (Tucson, AZ) | Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ) | 2013-11-15 | 2016-08-30 | F02C9/00, B64D31/12, H02J3/42 | 14/080944 |
| 2192 | 9429076 | Turboprop-powered aircraft with thermal system | A turboprop-powered medium altitude long endurance aircraft, having a gas turbine engine, a heat scavenging device to scavenge heat from the gas turbine engine, and a heating device to use the scavenged heat to provide heating to the aircraft. The heat scavenging device may be placed on an engine casing and/or on or in an engine exhaust duct. The heating device may include a circulation path routed directly to a location in the aircraft where heating is to be performed, for example a leading edge of an engine support pylon or a leading edge of an engine-carrying wing. The heating device can include a heat exchanger. | Stephen John Richard Smith (Leyland, GB), Kieran James Watt (Preston, GB), Andrew Charles White (Chorely, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-01-06 | 2016-08-30 | F02C7/24, B64D27/10, B64D15/04, B64D33/08, B64C39/02, B64D13/06, F28F13/00, F28D20/00 | 13/979120 |
| 2193 | 9425888 | Methods and systems for providing high-speed connectivity to aircraft | Methods for providing high-speed connectivity to an aircraft in flight from a satellite. Example methods include transmitting first radio frequency signals from a wide-beam antenna at the satellite at a beamwidth of at least 6 degrees orbital arc to provide a wide coverage area. The first radio frequency signals are transmitted at a first frequency of at least 10 gigahertz and at a low equivalent isotropic radiated power. The method also includes receiving second radio frequency signals from a mobile antenna located on the aircraft, wherein the second radio frequency signals are received at a second frequency of at least 13.75 gigahertz, and the second frequency is different than the first frequency. | Roger Shun Hong Tong (Hong Kong, HK), Fred Chun Yin Vong (Hong Kong, HK), Harry Yin Chung Leung (Hong Kong, HK) | Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (Hong Kong, CN) | 2012-08-08 | 2016-08-23 | H04B7/185, H04B1/60 | 13/569980 |
| 2194 | 9422060 | Turboprop-powered aircraft with thermal system | A method and apparatus are disclosed for a turboprop-powered medium altitude long endurance (MALE) aircraft, having: a heat exchanger with a heat-storage material, for example a heat-storage wax, and an air recirculation path. The heat exchanger can be arranged to cool air recirculating around the air recirculation path which is arranged to provide cooling to the MALE aircraft, for example to an equipment bay. The heat-storage material may be cooled by ground-based cooling apparatus when the aircraft is on the ground and/or by ram air when the aircraft is in flight. The heat-storage material may have a melting point selected so as to be rendered solid during ground-based cooling and/or ram air cooling, and/or selected so as to undergo melting while cooling the air recirculating around the air recirculation path. | Stephen John Richard Smith (Leyland, GB), Kieran James Watt (Fulwood, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-01-06 | 2016-08-23 | B64D13/00, B64D13/06, B64D13/08, B64F1/36 | 13/979065 |
| 2195 | 9418560 | Automated sensor platform routing and tracking for observing a region of interest while avoiding obstacles | A path is automatically routed for a sensor platform that projects a constant sensor footprint to the surface to observe a region of interest without crossing into an excluded area and to tracking that path. The path is routed by defining a bounding region around the region of interest and defining a convex hull around an obstacle within the region of interest. A parallel arrangement of rectangular planks is generated from each edge of the convex hull out to the bounding region. The extent of each rectangular plank is bounded at one end by the intersection of the plank with the bounding region and at the other end by the intersection of the plank with an extension of a next edge of the convex hull. The path is routed to traverse the parallel arrangement of rectangular planks for each edge of the convex hull in a raster scan pattern and to circle the convex hull in a clockwise or counter-clockwise direction. The path is tracked and the surface below sensed to capture a sequence of sensor outputs that together cover the entire region of interest except the region excluded by the convex hull. | Ross D. Rosenwald (Tucson, AZ), Jeffery B. Saunders (Tucson, AZ), David E. Bossert (Tucson, AZ), Erwin M. De Sa (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2015-04-07 | 2016-08-16 | G01C21/20, G08G5/00, B64C39/02 | 14/680672 |
| 2196 | 9413990 | Imaging method | The invention relates to an imaging method, including reconstructing a final image (IF) from intensity values inputted by a limited selection of photodetectors (2) . One out of every two photodetectors is selected along columns (C.sub.DET) and rows (L.sub.DET) . The final image has a resolution that is double that of a picture within the plane of the photodetectors. With identical resolution, the modulation transfer function is improved relative to an image that would be inputted while using all the photodetectors. Additionally, an image-sensing optical system that is used for an imaging method according to the invention can be of reduced size and weight, having constant resolution and constant modulation transfer functions. | Laurent Brouard (Toulouse, FR), Cyrille Tourneur (Toulouse, FR) | Airbus Defence and Space Sas (Les Mureaux, FR) | 2011-04-28 | 2016-08-09 | H04N5/345, H04N5/232, H04N5/372 | 13/696254 |
| 2197 | 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 |
| 2198 | 9410783 | Universal smart fuze for unmanned aerial vehicle or other remote armament systems | An unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped to carry a payload of explosives for remote delivery upon a target. The vehicle includes a small TV camera, global positioning system, and auto pilot homing target software. The modified vehicle is capable of being detonated upon an impact or selectively while still in flight. Vehicle flight is monitored by an operation person at a ground control station. The vehicle includes universal smart fuze circuitry for enabling the multiple functions for the vehicle and for enabling communications/commands from the operator at the ground control station. The fuze continuously communicates aspects of fuze status back to the ground control station, measures flight velocity by sensing air speed of the UAV, arms/disarms an explosives warhead package in the vehicle, in flight fires the explosives or else detonates the explosives warhead package upon impact with a select target. The camera images are communicated back to the operator who can make a decision on completing/aborting a mission. The wind speed indications, also fed back to the operator, can further aid in verifying a successful launch/good flight for decision of completing/aborting a mission. | Lloyd Khuc (Wharton, NJ), Nicholas Cali (Hopatcong, NJ), Daniel Vo (Landing, NJ) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Army (Washington, DC) | 2014-08-20 | 2016-08-09 | F42C15/40, F42C11/00, F42C15/00 | 14/463899 |
| 2199 | 9407635 | Vehicle data delivery | A system and method of delivering vehicle data. Reference data is received by a data processing system. The reference data comprises a reference identifying the vehicle data stored in a repository that is located off of a vehicle and reference authentication data identifying a source of the reference data. The data processing system uses the reference authentication data to determine whether the reference data is from an approved source for the reference data. The reference is used to retrieve the vehicle data from the repository by the data processing system when the reference data is determined to be from the approved source for the reference data. The vehicle data comprises authentication data identifying a source of the vehicle data. The data processing system uses the authentication data to determine whether the vehicle data is from an approved source for the vehicle data. | Ian Gareth Angus (Mercer Island, WA), Olga C. Walker (Mercer Island, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-05-16 | 2016-08-02 | G06F21/64, H04L29/08, H04W12/06, H04L29/06, H04W4/04 | 14/279434 |
| 2200 | 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 |
| 2201 | 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 |
| 2202 | 9405005 | Automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) system for ownership and traffic situational awareness | The present invention proposes an automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) architecture and process, in which priority aircraft and ADS-B IN traffic information are included in the transmission of data through the telemetry communications to a remote ground control station. The present invention further proposes methods for displaying general aviation traffic information in three and/or four dimension trajectories using an industry standard Earth browser for increased situation awareness and enhanced visual acquisition of traffic for conflict detection. The present invention enable the applications of enhanced visual acquisition of traffic, traffic alerts, and en-route and terminal surveillance used to augment pilot situational awareness through ADS-B IN display and information in three or four dimensions for self-separation awareness. | Ricardo A. Arteaga (Lancaster, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC) | 2013-03-05 | 2016-08-02 | G01S13/93, G01S13/91 | 13/785661 |
| 2203 | 9404936 | Water resistant aircraft pitot device | A pitot tube system having a pitot tube containing a porous hydrophobic fabric that blocks water and contaminants from reaching a pressure sensor. The distance in the pitot tube between the fabric and a front orifice of the tube is less than 2.4 times the height of the orifice, and preferably less than or equal to 0.38 times the height. The section of the tube through which the fabric extends defines an opening characterized by a minimum dimension greater than 0.15 inches, and preferably being at least 0.21 inches. The tube is a removable structure that attaches to a mount that forms a passage for communicating the pressure in the tube. That passage contains a second porous hydrophobic fabric that also blocks water and contaminants from reaching a pressure sensor. | Charles F Ashton (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment Inc. (Simi Valley, CA) | 2015-07-13 | 2016-08-02 | G01F1/46, G01P5/165 | 14/798353 |
| 2204 | 9404854 | Second and third order simultaneously non-linear optical processes and measurements for surface analysis | Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for interrogating characteristics of a substrate material surface and sub-surface by evaluating Terahertz output signals generated by non-Terahertz, optical source inputs. | Jeffrey H. Hunt (Thousand Oaks, CA), John H. Belk (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-10-22 | 2016-08-02 | G01J5/02, G01N21/65, G01N21/3581 | 14/520850 |
| 2205 | 9404754 | Autonomous range-only terrain aided navigation | AROTAN provides for autonomous terrain aided navigation that is fully independent of the position uncertainty of the vehicle during flight. AROTAN aligns a grid to the search space and periodically updates the search space during the measurement history to account for growth in position uncertainty. AROTAN computes terrain sufficiency statistics for a moving history to provide robust criteria for when to perform the correlation. A post-correlation refinement provides an additional correction of the horizontal position error and a correction of the altitude. AROTAN can quickly provide the vehicle's location based on the correlation from a single measurement history. | Thomas Lee Caylor (Tucson, AZ), James Thomas Landon (Oro Valley, AZ), George Jeffrey Geier (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2013-03-25 | 2016-08-02 | G01C21/20, G01C21/00, G05D1/00 | 13/850055 |
| 2206 | 9404750 | High altitude, long endurance, unmanned aircraft and methods of operation thereof | Embodiments include one or more high altitude, long endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft (110) capable of persistent station-keeping having one or more electromagnetic (IR/Visual/RF) sensor elements or suites (112, 337) for purposes of survey and/or signal gathering. Embodiments include one or more high altitude, long endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft (110) capable of persistent station-keeping having a directable laser (331) . Embodiments include a group of four or more high altitude, long endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft (611-614) configured as GPS repeaters. | Edward Oscar Rios (Colorado Springs, CO) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2012-06-15 | 2016-08-02 | G01C21/00, G01S19/11, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G01S19/21, B64D43/00 | 13/525045 |
| 2207 | 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 |
| 2208 | 9403328 | Magnetic compaction blanket for composite structure curing | A method and apparatus for reworking a structure. A compaction blanket comprising a number of magnets is placed on the structure. A heat source is applied on the compaction blanket, wherein the compaction blanket is between the heat source and a rework of the structure and heat is conducted from the heat source through the compaction blanket to heat the rework. | Joseph Lawrence Hafenrichter (Seattle, WA), John Ralph Hull (Sammamish, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-02-08 | 2016-08-02 | B29C73/30 | 13/762930 |
| 2209 | 9401232 | Conductive water-borne coatings and methods for enhancing coating conductivity | The present disclosure is directed to conductive, translucent water-borne conductive coatings comprising a water-borne lubricant coating base material, an amount of PEDOT: PSS solution, and an amount of metal-containing nanowire, methods for making the same, and articles coated with such coatings. | Terrell D. Riley (Cypress, CA), Alexandra E. Corona (Cypress, CA), Christopher Lamar Broadbent (Covington, WA), Shahnaz Shokri (Bellevue, WA), Quynhgiao N. Le (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-07-03 | 2016-07-26 | H01B1/22, C09D5/24, B05D5/12, C09D175/04, C08L81/08, C08K3/10 | 13/934862 |
| 2210 | 9399513 | Constant velocity joint with control mechanism | According to one embodiment, a constant velocity (CV) joint includes a first yoke, a second yoke, and a control mechanism. The first yoke is configured to be rotatably coupled to an input device about a first axis and configured to receive the input device through a first opening. The second yoke is rotatably coupled to the first yoke about a second axis and rotatably coupled to an output device about a third axis. The control mechanism is adapted to constrain the first yoke and the second yoke so as to achieve a substantially CV characteristic between the input device and the output device. | Drew A. Sutton (Watauga, TX), Christopher Foskey (Keller, TX), Dudley Smith (Arlington, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-11-09 | 2016-07-26 | B64C27/37, F16D3/30, B64C27/32, F16D3/33, B64C27/41 | 13/673475 |
| 2211 | 9399512 | Hybrid sliding element and elastomeric bearing | According to one embodiment, a bearing is situated in a rotor system. The bearing features a housing having a first opening therethrough, a first member disposed within the first opening and having a second opening therethrough, and an elastomeric bearing disposed within the second opening and having a third opening therethrough configured to receive a shaft. The first member having at least one substantially curved surface. A sliding element bearing disposed between the housing and the first member. | Hunter Davis (Arlington, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-05-02 | 2016-07-26 | B64C27/35, F16C11/08, F16C11/06 | 13/875977 |
| 2212 | 9399511 | Rotorcraft fly-by-wire control laws | According to one embodiment, a flight control system includes a pilot control module configured to receive commands from a pilot, a flight control module operable to transmit an instruction to change at least one operating condition of an aircraft, and a flight control computer in communication between the flight control module and the pilot control module. The flight control computer is configured to receive a pilot command to change a first flight characteristic, wherein changing the first flight characteristic would result in an expected change to a second flight characteristic. The flight control computer may instruct the flight control module to transmit an instruction to change a first operating condition of the aircraft and instruct the flight control module to transmit an instruction to change a second operating condition of the aircraft to at least partially offset the expected change to the second flight characteristic. | Sung K. Kim (Bedford, TX), Christopher M. Bothwell (Grapevine, TX), Robert Lee Fortenbaugh (Pantego, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (N/A) | 2014-12-19 | 2016-07-26 | G05D1/00, B64C13/50, B64D43/00, B64C13/12, B64C13/04, B64G1/24 | 14/577373 |
| 2213 | 9397745 | Hybrid satellite and mesh network system for aircraft and ship internet service | A hybrid satellite-mesh network including a ground segment, a mobile segment and a satellite segment provides high bandwidth communication between mobile platforms and the Internet. The satellite segment is used only when mesh network communication links between mobile segment nodes and ground segment nodes are unavailable. Mobile segment nodes can function in either an access terminal mode or an access point mode to communicate with other mobile segment nodes according to a routing algorithm in a mesh portion of the network. Mobile segment nodes employ adaptive frequency reuse, link level date rate adaptation, link level power control and adaptive beam forming antennas. | Ahmad Jalali (Rancho Santa Fe, CA), Ranganathan Krishnan (San Diego, CA), Bin Tian (San Diego, CA) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2011-05-17 | 2016-07-19 | H04B7/185 | 13/109302 |
| 2214 | 9394051 | Modular pod system for aircraft | A mission pod system for an aircraft set to perform a mission includes a fixed portion that is fixedly secured to an exterior surface of the aircraft. The mission pod system also includes a modular portion that is removably secured to the fixed portion and spaced away from the exterior surface of the aircraft via the fixed portion. The modular portion includes an entirety of mission-specific components. | Craig C. M. Chun (Newcastle, WA), Lyle E. Picard (Seattle, WA), Frank Dugger (Auburn, WA), Harold A. Koehler (Chico, CA), Paul L. Wynns (San Diego, CA), George Hall (Camarillo, CA), Glen W. Cunningham (Port Hueneme, CA), Arthur Jules Rosenwach (Kirkland, WA), Justin Kearns (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-06-25 | 2016-07-19 | B64D47/00, B64D7/00, B64C7/00, B64D9/00, H01Q1/28 | 13/926953 |
| 2215 | 9392570 | Method of using aircraft for providing mobile network connection and locating subscribers in specified areas | A system for tracking mobile subscribers, the system includes an aircraft having an on-board virtual BTS that substitutes for a stationary BTS. The virtual BTS emulates a behavior of the stationary BTS so as to be indistinguishable from the stationary BTS to the mobile device, including emulation of communication protocols and billing operations The virtual BTS communicate with the mobile devices. The virtual BTS includes a processor running Software Defined Radio (SDR) and a signal amplifier, the SDR receiving identifiers of the mobile devices. The aircraft includes a high-gain antenna for determining directions of signals from the mobile devices. A camera on board the aircraft takes images or video of an area on the ground. The processor collects and processes the images or video, the directions of the signals and the identifiers of the mobile devices to locate a specific subscriber. The processor transmits the processed information to a server. | Quan An Zhang (Hong Kong, HK) | Garini Technologies Corporation Pte. Ltd. (Singapore, SG) | 2014-12-04 | 2016-07-12 | H04K3/00, H04W64/00, G06Q50/26 | 14/560127 |
| 2216 | 9389241 | Acceleration sensor | Disclosed herein is a sensor. A sensor according to the present invention includes a mass body, a fixing part disposed so as to be spaced apart from the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body with the fixing part in a Y-axis direction, a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the fixing part in an X-axis direction, and a membrane disposed over the second flexible part and having a width in a Y-axis direction larger than a width in a Y-axis direction of the second flexible part. Here, a width of an X-axis direction of the first flexible part is larger than a thickness in a Z-axis direction thereof and a thickness in a Z-axis direction of the second flexible part is larger than a width in a Y-axis direction thereof. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon, KR), Jun Lim (Suwon, KR), Seung Mo Lim (Suwon, KR), Sang Jin Kim (Suwon, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2013-05-21 | 2016-07-12 | G01C19/00, G01P3/44, G01C19/56, G01P15/09, G01P15/12, G01P15/08 | 13/899204 |
| 2217 | 9387938 | Terrain awareness and warning systems and methods | Systems and methods for use in generating alerts regarding terrain near aircraft are provided. A method includes determining a location of interest relative to an aircraft using a terrain awareness and warning system. The method further includes calculating a distance value and a bearing value for the location of interest relative to the aircraft. The method further includes providing first display data to an electronic display and providing second display data to the electronic display. The first display data is configured to cause the electronic display to show an aircraft situation display image indicating the location of interest relative to the aircraft. The second display data is configured to cause the electronic display to show the calculated distance value and the calculated bearing value. | Travis S. Vanderkamp (Marion, IA), Samuel M. Waweru (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2014-09-17 | 2016-07-12 | G08G5/00, B64D45/00 | 14/489230 |
| 2218 | 9387930 | Stealth aerial vehicle | An aerial vehicle having a low radar signature includes a first side on which turbine openings, and payload bays or landing gear bays are disposed. A second side of the aerial vehicle is designed to have a smaller radar signature than the first side. | Jochen Dornwald (Munich, DE), Bartholomaeus Bichler (Raubling, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2012-06-07 | 2016-07-12 | G01S13/88, B64C39/10, B64C39/02, B64D7/00, B64D7/06, B64D1/06, B64D27/14, B64C25/10 | 13/490593 |
| 2219 | 9384668 | Transportation using network of unmanned aerial vehicles | Embodiments described herein include a delivery system having unmanned aerial delivery vehicles and a logistics network for control and monitoring. In certain embodiments, a ground station provides a location for interfacing between the delivery vehicles, packages carried by the vehicles and users. In certain embodiments, the delivery vehicles autonomously navigate from one ground station to another. In certain embodiments, the ground stations provide navigational aids that help the delivery vehicles locate the position of the ground station with increased accuracy. | Andreas Raptopoulos (Palo Alto, CA), Darlene Damm (Mountain View, CA), Martin Ling (Edinburgh, GB), Ido Baruchin (San Francisco, CA) | Singularity University (Moffet Field, CA) | 2013-05-08 | 2016-07-05 | G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G08G5/04, G01S5/00, G08G5/02, G01S13/93, G01S13/94 | 13/890165 |
| 2220 | 9382002 | Drone for inspection of enclosed space and method thereof | Embodiments of a drone for inspection and a method of use are depicted wherein the drone is utilized in an enclosed space and is capable of being controlled with or without line of sight to the aircraft. The drone may hover or land on surfaces within the enclosed space for the inspection. | John M. Cavote (Brooks, KY) | United Dynamics Advanced Technologies Corporation (Brooks, KY) | 2014-10-22 | 2016-07-05 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, H04N5/76, H04N7/18, H04N5/232, H04N5/225 | 14/520442 |
| 2221 | 9380275 | Augmented video system providing enhanced situational awareness | A facility, comprising systems and methods, for providing enhanced situational awareness to captured image data is disclosed. The disclosed techniques are used in conjunction with image data, such as a real-time or near real-time image stream captured by a camera attached to an unmanned system, previously captured image data, rendered image data, etc. The facility enhances situational awareness by projecting overlays onto captured video data or ''wrapping'' captured image data with previously-captured and/or ''synthetic world'' information, such as satellite images, computer-generated images, wire models, textured surfaces, and so on. The facility also provides enhanced zoom techniques that allow a user to quickly zoom in on an object or area of interest using a combined optical and digital zoom technique. Additionally, the facility provides a digital lead indicator designed to reduce operator-induced oscillations in commanding an image capturing device. | Darcy Davidson, Jr. (Dallesport, WA), Theodore T. Trowbridge (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2013-01-30 | 2016-06-28 | G06K9/00, H04N7/18, G01C11/00, G05D1/00, G06T19/00, G06T17/05, G06T11/60, G06T11/00, G01C11/36 | 13/754795 |
| 2222 | 9376205 | Radial fluid device with variable phase and amplitude | According to one embodiment, a radial fluid device comprises a cylinder block, first and second pluralities of pistons, a first cam disposed about the first plurality of radially extending cylinders, and a second cam disposed about the second plurality of radially extending cylinders. The direction of rotation of the second cam is independent of the direction of rotation of the first cam. | Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-02 | 2016-06-28 | B64C27/58, B64C27/605, B64C27/72, B64C27/64, F15B7/00 | 13/565496 |
| 2223 | 9372263 | Radar system and method | A radar system for discriminating between sources of radar interference and targets of interest. The system includes a transmitter for transmitting radar signals into a region, a receiver for receiving return signals of the radar signals returned from within the region, and a processor for processing the return signals to discriminate between return signals returned from a first object and return signals returned from a second object where the return signals from the second object comprise both zero and non-zero Doppler components and interfere with the return signals from the first object. The radar system is operable for discriminating between the return signals when the return signals are received at a distance from the second object which is less than a proximity limit based on the geometry of the object. | Gordon Kenneth Andrew Oswald (Huntingdon, GB), Craig Duncan Webster (Histon, GB), Allan Geoffrey Smithson (Linton, GB) | Cambridge Consultants Limited (Cambridge, GB) | 2008-12-03 | 2016-06-21 | G01S13/58, G01S13/87, G01S13/42, G01S13/95, G01S13/02 | 12/995169 |
| 2224 | 9371130 | Collapsible wing and unmanned aircraft systems including collapsible wing | A collapsible wing, methods of producing the collapsible wing, and an unmanned aircraft system that includes the collapsible wing are provided. | James Emmett Dee Barbieri (Richmond Heights, MO) | Cawtu Llc (St. Louis, MO) | 2015-04-14 | 2016-06-21 | B64C3/56, B64C3/54, B64C39/02 | 14/686052 |
| 2225 | 9369198 | Global communication network | A communication system allows communication between two users separated by a long distance includes a source ground station, a constellation, one or more linking-gateways, and a destination ground station. The constellation includes groups of communication devices orbiting or traveling around the earth. A first communication device of a first group of communication devices is in communication with the source ground station and receives a communication from the source ground station. The linking-gateway is in communication with at least the first and a second group of communication devices. The linking-gateway receives the communication from the first group of communication devices and sends the communication to a second communication device of the second group of communication devices. The destination ground station is in communication with the second group of communication devices, the destination ground station receiving the communication from a communication device of the second group of communication devices. | Travis Roland Beals (Mountain View, CA), Christopher Richard Uhlik (Danville, CA) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2014-03-28 | 2016-06-14 | H04B7/185 | 14/229084 |
| 2226 | 9367959 | Mapping application with 3D presentation | A device that includes at least one processing unit and stores a multi-mode mapping program for execution by the at least one processing unit is described. The program includes a user interface (UI) . The UI includes a display area for displaying a two-dimensional (2D) presentation of a map or a three-dimensional (3D) presentation of the map. The UI includes a selectable 3D control for directing the program to transition between the 2D and 3D presentations. | Scott Forstall (Mountain View, CA), Bradford A. Moore (San Francisco, CA), Marcel van Os (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Blumenberg (San Francisco, CA), Emanuele Vulcano (San Francisco, CA), Brady A. Law (San Francisco, CA), Patrick S. Piemonte (San Francisco, CA), Matthew B. Ball (South San Francisco, CA) | Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA) | 2012-09-30 | 2016-06-14 | G06T19/00, G09B29/00, G06Q30/02, G06T17/05, G09B29/10, G01C21/32, G06F3/0484, G06F3/0482, G06F3/041, G01C21/00, G06F3/0488, G01C21/36, G06F3/0481, G06F17/30 | 13/632124 |
| 2227 | 9367067 | Digital tethering for tracking with autonomous aerial robot | An aerial device automatically maintains a relative position with respect to a target. The aerial device can set a relative multi-dimensional position with respect to the target. The target can have an indicator (e.g., a visual marker for image capture tracking, or a radio indicator for tracking via signaling) that the aerial device reads. The aerial device can automatically adjust its flight path in response to movement of the target as indicated by the indicator. Thus, the aerial device can maintain a digital tether, moving with the target to maintain substantially the same relative position with respect to the target, tracking the target in multiple dimensions. | Ashley A Gilmore (Salem, OR), David L Dewey (Port Ludlow, WA) | --- | 2014-03-14 | 2016-06-14 | G05D1/08, G01S19/13, G05D1/10, G05D1/12 | 14/214123 |
| 2228 | 9365294 | Helicopter transmission mount system | A mount system for supporting a transmission in an aircraft can include a first link coupled between a structure of the aircraft and the transmission, the first link having a first axis, a second link coupled between the structure of the aircraft and the transmission, the second link having second axis, a third link coupled between the structure of the aircraft and the transmission, the third link having a third axis, and a fourth link coupled between the structure of the aircraft and the transmission, the fourth link having fourth axis. A forward focal point of the first axis and the second axis has a different waterline component compared to an aft focal point of the third axis and the fourth axis. | Maurice D. Griffin (Euless, TX), Matthew W. Hendricks (Grand Prairie, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-11-21 | 2016-06-14 | B64C27/00, B64D35/00 | 14/086372 |
| 2229 | 9365288 | Blade-pitch control system with indexing swashplate | The present application includes a blade-pitch control system with an indexing swashplate. A swashplate assembly has a non-rotating portion and a rotating portion and an indexing portion of the mast. The swashplate assembly is translatably affixed to the indexing portion. A pitch link connects the rotating portion of the swashplate assembly to each blade. Translation of the swashplate assembly along the indexing portion causes a change in pitch of the blades and a corresponding indexing of the rotating portion of the swashplate assembly relative to the mast, the indexing causing a change in an angular orientation of each pitch link, thus providing for selected pitch-flap coupling between flapping motion of the yoke and pitch motion of the blades. | Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Richard E. Rauber (Euless, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2012-11-15 | 2016-06-14 | B64C27/78, B64C27/605 | 13/678272 |
| 2230 | 9363409 | Image management system and methods using digital watermarks | The present invention relates to image management systems and methods. In one implementation we provide a method to provide geo-location feedback corresponding to an image area selected by a user. A digital watermark embedded in the selected image area is decoded, and the decoded digital watermark includes or points to geo-location information associated with the selected image location. In another implementation we provide an alert engine to notify a network station that information associated with a digital watermark identifier is available. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR), Neil E. Lofgren (White Salmon, WA), Philip R. Patterson (Sherwood, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2003-04-25 | 2016-06-07 | H04N1/32, G06F17/30 | 10/423489 |
| 2231 | 9359961 | Method of controlling an overspeed safety system for aeroengines and a control circuit for implementing said method | A method of controlling an overspeed safety system for an aircraft having at least two engines. The method includes setting said overspeed safety system for the engines, monitoring the speeds of rotation of the engines, detecting overspeed on one of the engines, shutting down the engine in question in the event of detecting overspeed, and inhibiting the operation of the overspeed safety system for the other engine (s) still in operation. The method also comprises the steps of monitoring safety parameters associated with the operation and/or the shutting down of the engine that has been shut down, and maintaining the inhibition or resetting the overspeed safety system for the other engine (s) still in operation, as a function of one or more safety parameters. | Julien Daumas (Lancon de Provence, FR) | Airbus Helicopters (Marignane, FR) | 2011-11-01 | 2016-06-07 | G06G7/70, F02C9/42, F02D41/22, F02C9/46, F02D41/26 | 13/286529 |
| 2232 | 9359075 | Helicopter-mediated system and method for launching and retrieving an aircraft | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a helicopter-mediated system and method for launching and retrieving an aircraft capable of long-distance efficient cruising flight from a small space without the use of a long runway. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Daniel Reiss (Hood River, OR) | Hood Technology Corporation (Hood River, OR) | 2015-01-15 | 2016-06-07 | B64D5/00, B64D1/12, B64D3/00, B64C39/02 | 14/597933 |
| 2233 | 9359067 | Method of flying an unmanned aerial vehicle | The invention relates to a method of flying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in response to emergency conditions, the method including steps implemented using a controller forming part of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the steps comprising: defining a plurality of emergency conditions, associating each emergency condition with a priority level, associating each emergency condition with an objective, sensing a plurality of operating parameters of the unmanned aerial vehicle to detect whether one of the plurality of emergency conditions exists, when one or more emergency condition is detected: generating a trajectory for the detected emergency condition having a highest associated priority level, wherein the trajectory is generated in accordance with the objective associated with the emergency condition that has the highest associated priority level, and instructing the unmanned aerial vehicle to follow the generated trajectory. | Lars Fucke (Madrid, ES), Stephen Sweeney (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-02-25 | 2016-06-07 | B64C19/00, G05D1/00, G05D1/10 | 14/189603 |
| 2234 | 9356353 | Cog ring antenna for phased array applications | An antenna structure and methods are presented. A conductive resonator comprises a conductive ring configured to support an electromagnetic current, and a plurality of conductive teeth. The conductive teeth are distributed around an edge of the conductive ring, and are configured to control a flow of the electromagnetic current and tune a response of the antenna structure. | Charles W. Manry, Jr. (Auburn, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-05-21 | 2016-05-31 | H01Q9/04 | 13/476953 |
| 2235 | 9356342 | Method for determining an antenna pattern in a reverberant environment | A method for determining a direct antenna coupling in a reverberant environment is disclosed. Radiowave energy is emitted in the reverberant environment from a transmitting antenna to a receiving antenna at a plurality of frequencies, and discrete frequency stirring data is collected at a plurality of frequencies. The discrete frequency stirring data is amplitude corrected and phase corrected using an expected amplitude shift and an expected phase shift at each of the frequencies to provide corrected discrete frequency stirring data. The direct antenna coupling is determined based on the corrected discrete frequency stirring data. | Dennis Whetten (Lynnwood, WA), Dennis M. Lewis (Lynnwood, WA), Kenneth P. Kirchoff (Redmond, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-12-12 | 2016-05-31 | H01Q1/50, H01Q1/52 | 13/316574 |
| 2236 | 9355564 | Position determination systems and methods for a plurality of aircraft | Systems and methods for use in navigating aircraft are provided. A method includes transmitting messages from a plurality of aircraft within time slots of a data transmission using a data link radio of each of the aircraft. The time slots of the data transmission are divided by time. The master aircraft transmits a message within a first time slot. Each message includes position data, time data, aircraft orientation data, and intended flight path data for the aircraft transmitting the message. The method further includes, for each of the plurality of aircraft, receiving a plurality of received messages transmitted by the other aircraft within the data transmission, and generating a representation of an environment around the aircraft based on the data within the received messages. The representation includes a current position and an intended path for one or more of the other aircraft. | Stephen E. Tyson (Marion, IA), Rob P. Scott (Hiawatha, IA), Marc Ayala (Robins, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2013-08-15 | 2016-05-31 | G08G5/00, G08G5/04 | 13/968300 |
| 2237 | 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 |
| 2238 | 9354103 | Level sensing device | A level sensing device is disclosed that provides a lightweight but robust design and incorporates the use of an LVDT to determine the level of a fluid in a container. | Richard Uskert (Timonium, MD) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2013-12-03 | 2016-05-31 | G01F23/72, G01F23/68 | 14/094837 |
| 2239 | 9353633 | Rotor blade erosion protection system | The present application includes a rotor blade having an erosion protective coating, the coating being a cermet material configured to protect against erosion during the operation of the rotor blade. Further, the present application includes a method of selectively applying the erosion protective coating, a method of selectively repairing/reapplying the erosion protective coating, and a process of developing an erosion surface model map of an optimized erosion protective coating pattern and thickness. | Jeffrey P. Nissen (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2014-10-14 | 2016-05-31 | F01D5/28, B64C11/20, C23C4/04, B05D1/02, B05D3/10, B05D3/12, B64D45/00 | 14/514200 |
| 2240 | 9352849 | Power safety instrument system | A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available. | James M. McCollough (Arlington, TX), Erik Oltheten (Azle, TX), Nicholas Lappos (Southlake, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2015-05-18 | 2016-05-31 | G08B21/00, B60Q1/00, B64C27/04, B64D45/00, B64D43/00 | 14/715236 |
| 2241 | 9352830 | Aircraft rotor with discrete flap hinge | An aircraft rotor assembly has upper and lower hub plates adapted to be mounted to a central rotor mast for rotation therewith. A plurality of radial arms is connected to at least two flap bearings mounted between the hub plates and forming a discrete flap hinge, each flap hinge defining a flap axis and allowing rotation of the associated arm relative to the hub plates and about the corresponding flap axis. Each of a plurality of blade grips is rotatably connected to one of the arms for rotation about a pitch axis and adapted for mounting of a blade to each blade grip, such that each blade is capable of rotation with the grip about the pitch axis and capable of rotation together with the corresponding arm relative to the hub plates and about the corresponding flap axis. | Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), David A. Popelka (Colleyville, TX), Tom Donovan (Fort Worth, TX), Patrick R. Tisdale (Roanoke, TX), Richard E. Rauber (Euless, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2012-04-25 | 2016-05-31 | B64C27/39, B64C27/48 | 13/455814 |
| 2242 | 9346561 | Measurement of coupling misalignment of a driveshaft | According to one embodiment, a system for measuring coupling misalignment of a rotorcraft drive shaft includes a reference device and a sensor. The sensor is configured to receive a signal from the reference device indicative of a distance between the reference device and the sensor. The reference device and the sensor are configured to be disposed on opposite sides of a flexible coupling coupled to the drive shaft and disposed between the engine and the pylon. The flexible coupling is configured to rotate with the drive shaft and comprises a flexure portion configured to flex in response to a difference in alignment between the engine and the pylon. A misalignment measurement system may be configured to generate a misalignment value in response to the signal. | Matthew VanBuskirk (Bedford, TX), Michael Seifert (Southlake, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Ft. Worth, TX) | 2014-01-17 | 2016-05-24 | B64F5/00, B64C27/14, G01B21/24, B64D45/00, F16C1/04, F16C1/08 | 14/158154 |
| 2243 | 9346544 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and methods for controlling same | One variation of a method for imaging an area of interest includes: within a user interface, receiving a selection for a set of interest points on a digital map of a physical area and receiving a selection for a resolution of a geospatial map, identifying a ground area corresponding to the set of interest points for imaging during a mission, generating a flight path over the ground area for execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission, setting an altitude for the unmanned aerial vehicle along the flight path based on the selection for the resolution of the geospatial map and an optical system arranged within the unmanned aerial vehicle, setting a geospatial accuracy requirement for the mission based on the selection for the mission type, and assembling a set of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission into the geospatial map. | Bret Kugelmass (San Francisco, CA) | Airphrame Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2015-05-29 | 2016-05-24 | G06T11/60, G06T1/00, G06T11/20, G05D1/04, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, H04N7/18 | 14/726125 |
| 2244 | 9346543 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and methods for controlling same | One variation of a method for imaging an area of interest includes: within a user interface, receiving a selection for a set of interest points on a digital map of a physical area and receiving a selection for a resolution of a geospatial map, identifying a ground area corresponding to the set of interest points for imaging during a mission, generating a flight path over the ground area for execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission, setting an altitude for the unmanned aerial vehicle along the flight path based on the selection for the resolution of the geospatial map and an optical system arranged within the unmanned aerial vehicle, setting a geospatial accuracy requirement for the mission based on the selection for the mission type, and assembling a set of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission into the geospatial map. | Bret Kugelmass (San Francisco, CA) | Airphrame Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2015-05-29 | 2016-05-24 | G06T11/60, G06T11/20, G06T1/00, G05D1/04, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, H04N7/18 | 14/726106 |
| 2245 | 9342746 | Maneuverless passive range estimation using monocular image sequences | A method to estimate range to a moving rigid body from a moving platform using a monocular camera. The method does not require the camera platform to maneuver in order to estimate range. The method relies on identification and tracking of certain principal features of the object. The method extracts a silhouette of an object from an obtained image and identifies two principal linear components of the silhouette. A normalized distance between the point of intersection of the two linear components and a centroid of the silhouette is computed, compared to a data set and used to determine a direction of movement of the object. | Anurag Ganguli (Los Angeles, CA), Sharath Avadhanam (Los Angeles, CA), Abhishek Tiwari (Cypress, CA), Joseph Yadegar (Santa Monica, CA), He Bai (Los Angeles, CA), Jason Newton (Los Angeles, CA) | Utopiacompression Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2012-03-15 | 2016-05-17 | H04N7/18, G06K9/00 | 13/420964 |
| 2246 | 9342483 | Sensor data processing | Apparatus for and a method of processing sensor data, the method including: using a sensor, measuring values of a parameter over a region of interest to produce an image of the region of interest, the image having a plurality of pixels, for each pixel, determining an orientation of a gradient of the parameter, at that pixel, using the measured parameter values, for each of a plurality of predetermined ranges of gradient orientation values, determining a number of pixels that have a gradient orientation value within that range, identifying the predetermined ranges that correspond to a number of pixels above a threshold value, and for each identified predetermined range, identifying as corresponding to a feature of an object, pixels that have gradient orientation values within that predetermined range. | David Robert Parker (Lancashire, GB), Alexander Samson Hamilton (Lancashire, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2011-08-05 | 2016-05-17 | H04B1/02, G06F3/0484, G06T7/00, G06T7/40, G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06F3/0485, G01C11/04, G06F17/00 | 13/702746 |
| 2247 | 9340301 | Line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods | Line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a line capture device body having a line slot with an open end and a closed end. A retainer is positioned proximate to the line slot and has a rotor with a plurality of rotor arms positioned to extend at least partially across the line slot as the rotor rotates relative to the body. A joint rotatably couples the rotor to the body, and a ratchet device is operably coupled to the rotor to allow the rotor to rotate in a first direction and at least restrict the rotor arm from rotating in a second direction opposite the first. In other embodiments, the retainer can include other arrangements, for example, one or more wire-shaped elements. | Matthew Robert Dickson (Hood River, OR), Craig Aram Thomasian (The Dalles, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2014-12-12 | 2016-05-17 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02, B64F1/04 | 14/569443 |
| 2248 | 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 |
| 2249 | 9336446 | Detecting moving vehicles | A method of detecting at least one moving vehicle includes receiving (202) image data representing a sequence of image frames over time. The method further includes analyzing (204-206) the image data to identify potential moving vehicles, and comparing (208-212) at least one said potential moving vehicle with a vehicle movement model that defines a trajectory of a potential moving vehicle to determine whether the at least one potential moving vehicle conforms with the model. | Roderick Buchanan (Preston, GB), James Duncan Revell (Bristol, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2013-07-25 | 2016-05-10 | G06K9/00, G06T7/20, G06K9/64, G06K9/32, G08G1/16 | 14/418473 |
| 2250 | 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 |
| 2251 | 9334048 | Elastomeric bearing having tapered layers | A rotor hub for an aircraft that includes a yoke, a rotor mast, and a hub spring assembly. The hub spring assembly includes an upper outer member, an upper inner member, and an upper spring member having a plurality of elastomeric layers and shim layers sandwiched between the upper outer member and the upper inner member, the shim layers being tapered such that a thickness of each shim layer is smaller at a side portion as compared to the thickness of the shim at a center portion. | Michael C. Burnett (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-09-18 | 2016-05-10 | B64C27/00, B64C27/35, F16C27/06, F16F1/41 | 14/029906 |
| 2252 | 9330573 | Automated decision aid tool for prompting a pilot to request a flight level change | Provided are methods and systems for the automatic calculation and presentation of data on a display device alerting a pilot that a change in flight plan is desirable, possible and administratively compliant under air traffic control protocol. The methods and systems may automatically request the flight clearance over a data link or the pilot may override the data link. | Ruy C. Brandao (Redmond, WA), Rosa Maria Nicole Weber (Surrey, CA), Willard R. True (Kirkland, WA), Michael L. Olive (Cockeysville, MD), Christine Marie Haissig (Chanhassen, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2009-09-21 | 2016-05-03 | G08G5/00 | 12/563691 |
| 2253 | 9329365 | Wide field of view monocentric lens system for infrared aerial reconnaissance camera systems | A wide field of view monocentric lens system for an infrared aerial reconnaissance camera includes front and rear lens shell elements and a core lens element, with the number of front and rear shell lens elements depending on the IR band of interest (LWIR, MWIR or SWIR) . Infrared radiation entering the monocentric lens passes sequentially through the front shell lens element (s) , the core lens element, and the rear shell lens element (s) and is focused onto a curved focal surface. The front shell lens element (s) and the rear shell lens element (s) are made of material having a relatively higher refractive index or a relatively higher optical dispersion, or both, in the band of interest, as compared to the core lens element. | Fred Mrozek (Freeport, IL), Ming Yu (Barrington, IL), Daniel J. Henry (Cary, IL) | Goodrich Corporation (Charlotte, NC) | 2011-09-23 | 2016-05-03 | G02B13/14, G02B13/06 | 13/200463 |
| 2254 | 9327832 | Elastomeric bearing with tapered shims | The centrifugal force bearing includes a plurality of tapered metal shims such that the thicker end of each tapered metal shim near the inner portion of bearing. The bearing can include a plurality of tapered elastomeric members that are consequently tapered so that the inner portions are narrower than the outer portions. The tapered metal shims can increase the axial stiffness in the direction of the centrifugal force, thereby reducing the axial deflection under loading, as compared to non-tapered shims. Further, reducing axial deflection reduces clearance issues that may arise when the rotor blade is allowed to axial deflect significant distances. As such, the tapered metal shims can increase the capacity of the bearing. Tapering the metal shims can decrease the compression induced shear strain near the outer portions of the elastomeric member, where loads are typically higher. | Daniel P. Sottiaux (Flower Mound, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-29 | 2016-05-03 | B64C27/35, F16C27/06, F16F1/40, B64C11/02 | 13/597433 |
| 2255 | 9327831 | Rotorcraft flapping lock | According to one embodiment, a flapping lock for a rotor system includes a downstop, a flapping stop, and an actuator. The downstop is in mechanical communication with a shaft. The flapping stop is in mechanical communication with a rotor hub. The actuator is operable to move the downstop towards the flapping stop. | Troy Schank (Keller, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-07-24 | 2016-05-03 | B64C27/50, B64C27/32, B64C27/30, B64C27/615 | 13/949766 |
| 2256 | 9318808 | Configurable electromagnetic reflector | Configurable passive electromagnetic reflectors are disclosed, as are aircraft comprising configurable passive electromagnetic reflectors and methods to use configurable passive electromagnetic reflectors. In one embodiment a system comprises a reflector comprising a surface having a plurality of addressable patches switchable between a reflective state and a non-reflective state, and a controller coupled to the reflector to provide signals to switch the plurality of addressable patches between the non-reflective state and the reflective state to configure the reflector to selectively reflect incident electromagnetic radiation toward a remote target. Other embodiments may be described. | Thomas L. Weaver (Webster Groves, MO), Johann F. Thaheld (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-08-24 | 2016-04-19 | H01Q1/28, H01Q15/14 | 13/594365 |
| 2257 | 9316469 | Electronic tracking system | An electronic tracking system for obtaining geographic or other information about a targeted object from deployed ordnance. Ordnance can be delivered from any suitable weapon or weapons system, including hand-held or artillery guns, manned or unmanned aircraft, etc. The ordnance can be substantially any projectile targeted at a human, animal or other object. Once deployed, the ordnance can provide a variety of information about location, the target, the shooter, or the ordnance itself. Such information can be transmitted at any suitable interval, even time-delayed or upon a condition. Preferably, the system also contains a receiver to receive the transmitted information. Once received, the information can be then provided to users in any appropriate fashion. | Evan Parker (Newsoms, VA), Daniel W. Loyer (San Clemente, CA), William Shucart (Healdsburg, CA) | Insights International Holdings, Llc (Newsoms, VA) | 2013-05-21 | 2016-04-19 | G01S1/00, F42B12/36, F42B12/38, F41B11/00 | 13/898691 |
| 2258 | 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 |
| 2259 | 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 |
| 2260 | 9311750 | Rotation operations in a mapping application | A mapping program for execution by at least one processing unit of a device is described. The device includes a touch-sensitive screen and a touch input interface. The program renders and displays a presentation of a map from a particular view of the map. The program generates an instruction to rotate the displayed map in response to a multi-touch input from the multi-touch input interface. In order to generate a rotating presentation of the map, the program changes the particular view while receiving the multi-touch input and for a duration of time after the multi-touch input has terminated in order to provide a degree of inertia motion for the rotating presentation of the map. | Bradford A. Moore (San Francisco, CA), Marcel van Os (San Francisco, CA), Albert P. Dul (San Jose, CA), Patrick S. Piemonte (San Francisco, CA), Erik Anders Mikael Adlers (Cupertino, CA) | Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA) | 2012-09-30 | 2016-04-12 | G09G5/00, G06T19/00, G01C21/00, G01C21/36, G06F3/0482, G06F3/0484, G09B29/00, G06F3/041, G06F3/0488, G06F17/30, G09B29/10, G01C21/32, G06F3/0481, G06T17/05, G06Q30/02 | 13/632115 |
| 2261 | 9310809 | Systems and methods for collaboratively controlling at least one aircraft | An unmanned vehicle management system includes an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) control station controlling one or more unmanned vehicles (UV) , a collaborative routing system, and a communication network connecting the UAS and the collaborative routing system. The collaborative routing system being configured to receive flight parameters from an operator of the UAS control station and, based on the received flight parameters, automatically present the UAS control station with flight plan options to enable the operator to operate the UV in a defined airspace. | Regina I. Estkowski (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-12-03 | 2016-04-12 | G05D1/10, G08G5/00 | 13/692633 |
| 2262 | 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 |
| 2263 | 9305216 | Context-based detection and classification of actions | Actions or activities occurring within an environment may be detected, recognized and classified based on the presence or absence of objects within the environment, which may be recognized within imaging data. The states or changes in states of the objects may be tracked within the imaging data and associated with one or more actions or activities with various probabilities. By tracking the motion of objects, rather than the motion of humans or other actors, the detection and classification of actions or activities may be performed more quickly and efficiently, and may be used to determine the timing associated with one or more steps of such activities, as well as whether each of the steps of an activity has been satisfactorily performed and in an appropriate order. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-12-15 | 2016-04-05 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06K9/62, G06F17/30 | 14/570169 |
| 2264 | 9300650 | Information security system in smart mobile environment | Provided is a security communication method of a terminal device. A first authentication unit of the terminal device identifies a first subscriber to connect a first communication network. A second authentication unit of the terminal device exclusively operates with the first authentication unit, and identifies a second subscriber to connect a second communication network which is different from the first communication network. When the second subscriber is identified, at least one external communication module of the terminal device can be inactive. | Dong Kyue Kim (Seoul, KR), Byong Deok Choi (Seoul, KR), Dong Hyun Kim (Gyeonggi-Do, KR), Sang Seon Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR) | Ictk Co., Ltd. (Gyeonggi-do, KR) | 2012-10-04 | 2016-03-29 | H04L29/06, H04W12/06 | 14/351860 |
| 2265 | 9298997 | Signature-guided character recognition | Where the recognition of small characters (e.g., text, numbers or symbols) expressed in substantially large images is desired, the recognition process may be facilitated by identifying a signature or a pattern of marked identifiers (e.g., bar codes) within the image, and determining where such characters are typically located in relation to the signature or pattern of identifiers. Because the recognition of characters within images typically occupies a substantial amount of a computer's processing capacity, focusing a recognition technique on portions where such characters are frequently located within an image that includes the signature or pattern, and not on the entire image, the time required in order to process an image in order to recognize such characters may be markedly reduced. | Ned Lecky (Vashon, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-03-19 | 2016-03-29 | G06K9/46, G06K9/18, G06K9/62 | 14/219438 |
| 2266 | 9296470 | Deployable apparatus for use with air vehicles | An apparatus includes a first tube portion forming a portion of an air vehicle deployable pod and a second tube portion. The first and second tube portions are slidably coupled. The apparatus also includes a cavity formed between the tube portions. The second tube portion slides relative to the first tube portion to reduce the size of the cavity and dissipate energy upon impact of the first tube portion. | John Henry Moselage, III (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-03-12 | 2016-03-29 | B64C1/10, B64C7/00, B64D1/02, B64D1/14 | 13/797115 |
| 2267 | 9295245 | Airborne biota monitoring and control system | Apparatus and methods for an airborne biota monitoring and control system are disclosed. Radar and laser/optical sensors are used to detect insects, with detection zones being over water in some embodiments to reduce backscatter clutter. A pest control laser or small autonomous or radio controlled aircraft under automated or human control may be used to disable a targeted flying insect. One embodiment includes use of a head-mounted display for displaying insect targeting information superimposed on a real landscape view. Technologies such as adaptive lens, holographic optical elements, polarized radar and/or laser beams, light amplifiers and light guides, thin disk, spinning disk, or vertical cavity surface emitting lasers enhance performance of the apparatus or reduce cost of the apparatus. Also disclosed are methods of discrimination of insect types using spectral information and dynamic relative variation of spectral intensities at different wavelengths reflected from an insect in flight. | David L. Guice (Brownsboro, AL), Augustus Hammond Green, Jr. (New Market, AL), William V. Dent, Jr. (Huntsville, AL) | --- | 2013-03-19 | 2016-03-29 | G01S13/08, A01M1/22, A01M1/02 | 13/847143 |
| 2268 | 9291466 | Defining travel paths in parking areas | Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for defining travel paths in parking areas. In one embodiment, travel paths in parking areas are defined by connecting street networking connection points within the parking areas. In another embodiment, such defined travel paths are merged with actual paths traveled by vehicles in the parking areas. | Mark J. Davidson (Alpharetta, GA) | United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-03-25 | 2016-03-22 | G01C21/34, G01C21/32 | 14/668382 |
| 2269 | 9287632 | Structural wideband multifunctional apertures | A structural wideband multifunctional aperture and methods are presented. A ground plane grounds radio frequency (RF) and direct current (DC) electrical fields. A structural egg crate circuit board comprises a grid of circuit board planes coupled to the ground plane and perpendicular to the ground plane around open boxes. A signal feed-line is coupled to the structural egg crate circuit board and couple-able to a signal transmission line. A driven feed layer parallel to the ground plane is coupled to the signal feed-line and to a side of the structural egg crate circuit board opposite to the ground plane. | Charles W. Manry, Jr. (Auburn, WA), Manny S. Urcia (Bellevue, WA), David L. Banks (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-11-30 | 2016-03-15 | H01Q1/38, H01Q1/42, H01Q9/04, H01Q9/28, H01Q21/00, H01Q1/28, H01Q25/00, H01Q21/26, H01Q21/06 | 13/691309 |
| 2270 | 9286807 | Collision avoidance system and a method for determining an escape manoeuvre trajectory for collision avoidance | A collision avoidance system including a receiver configured to receive navigational data regarding intruding aerial vehicle and own aircraft. Storage is configured to store a plurality of predefined escape trajectories. A processor is configured to compare at least a subset of the predefined escape trajectories with a presumed trajectory of the intruding aerial vehicle and to select one of the predefined escape trajectories based on the comparison. The predefined escape trajectories are pre-simulated, wherein each escape trajectory is associated to a set of navigational data and to an escape maneuver direction. | Bengt-Goran Sundqvist (Linkoping, SE) | Saab Ab (Linkoping, SE) | 2009-11-13 | 2016-03-15 | G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, G08G5/04, G05D1/02, G08G5/00 | 12/617787 |
| 2271 | 9284043 | Evaluating aileron deflection while an unmanned aerial vehicle is in flight | A technique is directed to operating a UAV. The technique involves launching (or guiding) the UAV into flight. The technique further involves performing a series of aileron (or other control surface) deflection evaluations while the UAV is in flight. The technique further involves performing a UAV remedial operation in response to the series of aileron deflection evaluations indicating abnormal aileron behavior, e.g., the UAV can send a warning message to a ground control station (GCS) , land the UAV at a target location, deploy a chute, and so on. Such operation enables detection of an unexpected change in the UAV's center of gravity, e.g., due to a blocked fuel bladder connection, icing on one side of the UAV, mechanical failure of an aileron, etc. | James M. Barbour (Kingsville, MD) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2013-11-21 | 2016-03-15 | B64C13/16, B64D45/00, G05D1/00 | 14/086370 |
| 2272 | 9275645 | Drone detection and classification methods and apparatus | A system, method, and apparatus for drone detection and classification are disclosed. An example method includes receiving a sound signal in a microphone and recording, via a sound card, a digital sound sample of the sound signal, the digital sound sample having a predetermined duration. The method also includes processing, via a processor, the digital sound sample into a feature frequency spectrum. The method further includes applying, via the processor, broad spectrum matching to compare the feature frequency spectrum to at least one drone sound signature stored in a database, the at least one drone sound signature corresponding to a flight characteristic of a drone model. The method moreover includes, conditioned on matching the feature frequency spectrum to one of the drone sound signatures, transmitting, via the processor, an alert. | Brian Hearing (Falls Church, VA), John Franklin (Washington, DC) | Droneshield, Llc (Herndon, VA) | 2014-04-22 | 2016-03-01 | G10L19/00 | 14/258304 |
| 2273 | 9274521 | Employing local, opportunistic automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) information processed by an unmanned aerial vehicle ground control station to augment other source ''knowledge'' of local aircraft position information for improving situational awareness | A system and method are provided for employing local, opportunistic Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) information to augment other source ''knowledge'' of local aircraft position information for improving situational awareness in areas lacking ADS-B coverage provided by other aircraft control agencies including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) , other Civil Aviation Authorities (CAAs) , and/or other Air Traffic Control (ATC) entities. Locally-received, e.g., in a vicinity of a UAV or sUAS, ADS-B positional information is received by a UAV, sUAS or associated ground control station and integrated on a display component of the ground control station, e.g., a pilot display, for the UAV or sUAS. Received positional information is forwarded to other interested users/systems, including those associated with agencies or entities in overall tactical, operational or surveillance control of a particular area of operations, as appropriate as an integrated situational awareness map display picture. | Rolf R. Stefani (West River, MD), James Gary Cooper, Jr. (Annapolis, MD) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2015-02-02 | 2016-03-01 | G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G06K9/46, G08G5/00, B64C39/00, B64C39/02 | 14/612273 |
| 2274 | 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 |
| 2275 | 9273976 | Defining travel paths in parking areas | Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for defining travel paths in parking areas. In one embodiment, travel paths in parking areas are defined by automatically, semi-automatically, and/or manually. | Mark J. Davidson (Alpharetta, GA) | United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) | 2015-05-14 | 2016-03-01 | G06F19/00, G01C21/34, G01C21/32 | 14/711860 |
| 2276 | 9270016 | Integrated antenna system | A method and apparatus comprising a resin layer, a number of conductive elements, and a number of layers of reinforcement material. The number of conductive elements is on the resin layer. The number of conductive elements has a configuration that forms an antenna system. The number of layers of reinforcement material forms a reinforcement for a composite structure, and at least a portion of the resin layer forms a matrix for the composite structure. | Matthew A. Stoneback (Seattle, WA), Joseph A. Marshall, IV (Kent, WA), Daniel Joseph Sego (Shoreline, WA), Otis Franklin Layton (Bonney Lake, WA), Kevin O'Brien Gaw (Tukwila, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-07-15 | 2016-02-23 | H01Q1/40, B29C70/88, B29C70/40, H01Q13/10, H01Q1/38, H01Q1/28, B29C70/86, B32B37/00, B29C70/30 | 13/183808 |
| 2277 | 9269147 | Visual signature determination system for moving targets | According to one embodiment, the visual signature of a moving target may be measured by measuring, using a photometer, an optical property of a moving target while the target moves along a path from a start position to an end position in front of a background. The photometer may be repositioned to measure optical properties of the background at the start position. The photometer may measure the optical property of the background along the path between the start position and the end position. The visual signature of the moving target may be determined by comparing the measured optical property of the moving target along the path to the measured optical property of the background along the path. | David Sparks (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Ft. Worth, TX) | 2013-03-11 | 2016-02-23 | G06K9/00, G06T7/00, G01S3/786, G01S7/48 | 13/793313 |
| 2278 | 9267561 | Rotor brake control system | According to one embodiment, a rotor brake control system includes a temperature sensor operable to measure an operating temperature of a rotor brake and a rotor brake control unit operable to instruct a caliper to adjust, based on the measured operating temperature, an amount of friction generated between a brake pad and the rotor brake. | Gary S. Conway (Pantego, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Ft. Worth, TX) | 2013-10-22 | 2016-02-23 | G01C23/00, G05D1/00, G05D3/00, F16D66/00, B64C27/12 | 14/060016 |
| 2279 | 9266611 | Flight path development for remote sensing vehicles in a moving reference frame | Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus to produce a flightplan for a sUAS. Embodiments can produce such a flightplan for a variety of environmental and/or geographical parameters. A specific embodiment produces an optimal flightplan based on one or more metrics and/or one or more assumptions or boundary conditions. Embodiments take in vehicle parameters and/or the properties of the sensor systems used for imaging, and compute a partial, or complete, flightplan. Such a flightplan can include altitude, airspeeds, flight paths encompassing the target area, and/or the direction and/or path to turn in-between flightlines. Embodiments can improve the flight planning procedure compared to a manual process, which can be completely dependent on the operator, to implement a partially, or totally, automated process. Specific embodiments can produce a flightplan that results in the optimal data collection path. | Thomas Jeffrey Rambo (Gainesville, FL) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, FL) | 2014-06-20 | 2016-02-23 | B64C39/02, G01C21/20, G05D1/10, G01C11/00 | 14/310809 |
| 2280 | 9266610 | Controlled range and payload for unmanned vehicles, and associated systems and methods | The presently disclosed technology is directed generally to unmanned vehicle systems and methods configured to satisfy a first set of export control regulations, such as those within the jurisdiction of one government entity or international body (e.g., the U.S. Department of Commerce) without falling within the purview of a second set of export control regulations, such as export control regulations within the jurisdiction of another government entity or international body (e.g., the U.S. Department of State) . Through limited range of operation, limited payload types, limited capabilities, and tamper-proof or tamper-resistant features, embodiments of the unmanned vehicle system are designed to fall within the purview and under control of one agency and not within the purview and under control of another agency. | Jeffrey H. Knapp (Hood River, OR), David Tasker (Beaverton, OR), Gary Lee Viviani (Lyle, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2014-05-15 | 2016-02-23 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G06Q10/10, G06Q50/18, G06Q50/26, B64C19/00 | 14/278242 |
| 2281 | 9262681 | Probabilistic registration of interactions, actions or activities from multiple views | Images of an environment that are captured from two or more imaging devices may be captured and evaluated in order to identify a state of the environment, or an interaction that placed the environment in the state. The content of the images may be analyzed in order to recognize observed information or data expressed therein. The information or data may be associated with a given state according to one or more observation functions, and the state may be used to identify an action according to one or more transition functions. The observation function uses conditional probabilities to transfer the probability of making an observation by one imaging device to the observation made by the other imaging device. The observation functions and the transition functions may be derived based on historical training data including clips that are labeled to identify states or interactions expressed therein. | Pragyana K. Mishra (Seattle, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-11-19 | 2016-02-16 | G06K9/00, G06N99/00, G06N7/00, H04N7/18, G06K9/62 | 14/548125 |
| 2282 | 9261525 | MEMS inertial sensor and method of inertial sensing | The invention comprises an inertia! sensor comprising a frame, a proof mass, a first resonant element having a proximal end and a distal end, the first resonant element being fixed to the frame at its proximal end and coupled to the proof mass at its distal end, a second resonant element having a proximal end and a distal end, the second resonant element being fixed to the frame at its proximal end, adjacent to the first resonant element such that there is no coupling between the second resonant element and the proof mass, a means for coupling the first resonant element to the second resonant element, a drive means coupled to the first and second resonant elements for vibrating the first and second resonant elements, and a sensor assembly for detecting the amplitude of vibration of the resonant elements. | Pradyumna Thiruvenkatanathan (Cambridge, GB), Ashwin Seshia (Cambridge, GB), Jize Yan (Cambridge, GB) | Cambridge Enterprise Limited (Cambridge, GB) | 2011-05-26 | 2016-02-16 | G01P15/097, G01C19/5755, G01C19/5726, G01C19/56, G01P15/18, G01P15/08 | 13/700718 |
| 2283 | 9261039 | System and method for alerting and suppression of detonation and/or pre ignition phenomena in internal combustion engines by monitoring RPM fluctuation | An engine system with advance detection of detonation and/or pre ignition, the system comprising an engine, operative for propulsion of a vehicle by generating rotational motion, whose rotational velocity over time is monitored, and a detonation and/or pre ignition detector operative to provide an alert for impending detonation and/or pre ignition of the engine, if the rotational velocity fluctuates over time to an extent which is predetermined to be unsafe. | Bernard Grumer (Herzeliya, IL), Nathan Levy (Modiin, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2012-12-04 | 2016-02-16 | G01M15/04, G01M15/11, F02D41/22, F02P5/152, F02D35/02, F02D41/14, F02D41/26, F02D37/02, F02D41/00, B64D31/00, F02P5/04 | 14/373753 |
| 2284 | 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 |
| 2285 | 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 |
| 2286 | 9254915 | Rotor system with torque-splitter assembly | According to one embodiment, a rotor head includes a yoke, a torque-splitter assembly, and a joint assembly. The torque-splitter assembly includes a spine assembly, a first trunion, and a second trunion. The spline assembly is configured to receive the drive shaft through a first opening. The spline assembly has a first plurality of outer splines oriented in a first direction and a second plurality of outer splines oriented in a second direction different from the first direction. The first trunion is disposed about the first plurality of outer splines. The second trunion is disposed about the second plurality of outer splines. | Frank B. Stamps (Collyeville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-08-26 | 2016-02-09 | B64C27/00, B64C27/41, F16D3/42 | 13/975830 |
| 2287 | 9254914 | Helicopter transmission mount system | A restraint system for a transmission in an aircraft can include a first strut having a first fluid chamber, a first piston resiliently coupled to a first housing with a first elastomeric member. The restraint system can include a second strut having second fluid chamber, a second piston resiliently coupled to a second housing with a second elastomeric member. The restraint system can include a fluid line between the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber. The first strut and the second strut collectively provide not only torque restraint, but also torque measurement and fore/aft vibration isolation. | Matthew W. Hendricks (Grand Prairie, TX), Maurice D. Griffin (Euless, TX), Michael R. Smith (Colleyville, TX), Taeoh Lee (Keller, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-11-21 | 2016-02-09 | B64C27/00, F16F15/10 | 14/086446 |
| 2288 | 9254363 | Unmanned device interaction methods and systems | Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to participate in the performance of tasks, for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance, or for facilitating other interactions with such devices. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-08-31 | 2016-02-09 | G05D1/00, G05B19/00, A61M5/20, G05D1/02, G05D1/10, A63H27/00, A61M5/00 | 13/601140 |
| 2289 | 9251710 | Air traffic analysis using a linear inequalities solver | Computer-implemented methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for solving large systems of linear equations, such as for aircraft traffic control and analysis, are disclosed. A method for aircraft traffic control, includes receiving as input, airspace sector information and aircraft traffic information, configuring a homogeneous system of linear inequalities comprising a plurality of linear inequalities based upon the airspace sector information and the aircraft traffic information, and resolving the homogeneous linear system to determine a second airspace sector information and a second aircraft traffic information, wherein the second airspace sector information and the second aircraft traffic information are based upon a predetermined future point of time, and wherein the resolving includes at least one of reducing a maximum infeasibility of the homogeneous linear system and reducing a sum infeasibility of the homogeneous linear system. | Paul T. R. Wang (Potomac, MD), William P. Niedringhaus (Sterling, VA), Matthew McMahon (Arlington, VA) | The Mitre Corporation (McLean, VA) | 2011-09-30 | 2016-02-02 | G08G5/00 | 13/250572 |
| 2290 | 9251698 | Forest sensor deployment and monitoring system | A method and apparatus for managing a location. Soil sensor units are deployed in the location in a forest from a group of aerial vehicles. Information is generated about a number of soil conditions in the location in the forest using the soil sensor units in the location. The information is transmitted from the soil sensor units to a remote location for analysis. | John Lyle Vian (Renton, WA), Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA), Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA), George Michael Roe (Seattle, WA), Joshua Przybylko (Boston, MA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-12-07 | 2016-02-02 | G08B21/00, H04Q9/00, G08C17/02 | 13/708543 |
| 2291 | 9250630 | Modular flight management system incorporating an autopilot | A modular vehicle management system is described, comprising a controller module configured to control different types of carrier modules. The controller module includes a computer system and optionally one or more sensors. The computer system is configured to perform operations comprising detecting whether a carrier module is connected to the controller module. If the carrier module is connected to the controller module, the carrier module is authenticated. If the authentication fails, operation of the vehicle is inhibited. The control module is configured to determine carrier module capabilities including information regarding a navigation processing device, and/or a radio modem. The controller adapts to the capabilities of the controller module. Using information from the sensors and the navigation processing device, the vehicle management system navigates the vehicle. | Jonathan Downey (Huntington Beach, CA), Bernard Michini (Plymouth Meeting, PA) | Unmanned Innovation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2012-08-16 | 2016-02-02 | G05D1/08, G05D1/00, H05K3/32 | 13/587092 |
| 2292 | 9248981 | Steerable wheel diverters | A steerable wheel diverter system having a plurality of diverter wheels pivotally mounted at least partially within a common assembly and a powered roller mounted external to the common assembly may be provided in series with an ingress conveying apparatus and one or more egress conveying apparatuses. Providing the powered roller outside of the common assembly enables maintenance evaluations on the powered roller, or on a motor associated with the powered roller, to be performed quickly and easily, and without having to disassemble the common assembly. | Dallas Wayne Skoretz (McDonald, TN), Jefferson Benjamin Thompson, IV (Ooltewah, TN), Paul Lincoln McCurley (Rockvale, TN) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2014-06-06 | 2016-02-02 | B65G13/10, B65G13/07, B65G47/64, B65G43/00 | 14/298062 |
| 2293 | 9246234 | Antenna for multiple frequency bands | An exemplary embodiment of an antenna in accordance with the present invention utilizes a sub-reflector and a main reflector with each of them having its own focal-ring type geometry. The antenna cooperates with a signal transmission feed disposed at the center of the antenna axis between the first and main reflectors to emit radio signals towards the sub-reflector. The sub-reflector reflects radio waves towards a main reflector which in turn reflects the radio waves to form the beam pattern emitted by the antenna. The reflecting surface of the sub-reflector is formed by a portion of an axially-displaced ellipse rotated about the antenna axis. The reflecting surface of the main reflector is defined by a section of a parabola rotated about the antenna axis to form a reflecting surface that concavely slopes away from the antenna axis. An embodiment of the antenna provides a wide coverage conical beam with selectable beam peaks that operate over a 2.25: 1 frequency band range and provides substantially iso-flux beam density. | Sudhakar K. Rao (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Sebong Chun (Orange, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2013-09-24 | 2016-01-26 | H01Q19/19, H01Q1/28, H01Q5/55 | 14/034688 |
| 2294 | 9245428 | Systems and methods for haptic remote control gaming | Systems and methods for haptic remote control gaming are disclosed. In one embodiment a portable multifunction device receives information from a remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device can be operable as a remote control for the remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device may be a smartphone, a tablet computer, or another suitable electronic device. The portable multifunction device can determine a haptic effect based at least in part on the information received from the remotely controllable device. The portable multifunction device may generate a signal configured to cause an actuator to output the determined haptic effect. The portable multifunction device can output the signal. | Amaya B. Weddle (San Jose, CA), Danny Grant (Montreal, CA), David Birnbaum (Oakland, CA) | Immersion Corporation (San Jose, CA) | 2013-03-14 | 2016-01-26 | G06F3/02, G08B6/00, G05D1/00 | 13/826391 |
| 2295 | 9244459 | Reflexive response system for popup threat survival | Methods and apparatus for assessing threats to a vehicle to facilitate a reflexive response. Threat timeline parameters for a detected threat to the vehicle including a threat mode and a time progression of the threat in the threat mode is determined based, at least in part, on a plurality of information sources. One or more candidate solutions for facilitating the reflexive response to the threat are determined based, at least in part, on the threat mode and the time progression and one or more of the candidate solutions are presented to an operator of the vehicle to enable the operator to mediate the threat. | Carl R. Herman (Owego, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2013-12-19 | 2016-01-26 | G05D1/00, G08G1/00, F41G9/00 | 14/135258 |
| 2296 | 9243930 | Vehicle-based automatic traffic conflict and collision avoidance | Systems and methods for providing vehicle-centric collision avoidance are disclosed. An example method includes determining a first flight trajectory for a first aircraft, determining a second flight trajectory for a second aircraft, predicting a distance between the first aircraft and the second aircraft at a predicted closest point of approach based on the first and second flight trajectories, comparing the distance to a separation perimeter layer, the separation perimeter layer configured to provide a minimum separation distance from the first aircraft to the second aircraft, and altering the first flight trajectory when the distance breaches the separation perimeter layer. | Glenn S. Bushnell (Puyallup, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-01-31 | 2016-01-26 | G01C23/00, G05D3/00, G05D1/00, G06F7/00, G08G5/04, G06F17/00, G08G5/00 | 14/170108 |
| 2297 | 9243906 | Automated barometric pressure setting system and related method | A system and related method is disclosed for automated setting of a barometric altimeter onboard an aircraft. The system may receive inputs from a plurality of integrated systems and, based on those inputs, automatically set the barometric altimeter to the proper setting for safe operation of the aircraft. Recognition of a voice command from an onboard operator as well as from an offboard source, and parsing of received METAR reports coupled with positioning information may form the basis of the integrated inputs. Once the barometric altimeter is automatically set, the system notifies the crewmember of the new barometric altimeter setting. | Joel A. Conrad (Cedar Rapids, IA), Steven R. Miller (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2014-05-16 | 2016-01-26 | G01C5/06 | 14/279574 |
| 2298 | 9242728 | All-electric multirotor full-scale aircraft for commuting, personal transportation, and security/surveillance | Methods and systems for a full-scale vertical takeoff and landing manned or unmanned electric aircraft, having an all-electric, non-hydrocarbon-powered lift and propulsion system, an integrated avionics system for navigation and guidance, and simple joystick and throttle controls to provide the operator with `drive by wire` style direction control. The vehicle employs counter-rotating sets of propellers and lift is provided by multiple pairs of small electric motors driving directly-connected, counter-rotating sets of propellers. Automatic computer monitoring by one or a plurality of programmed redundant digital motor management computer or autopilot controls each motor-controller and motor to produce pitch, bank and elevation, while simultaneously restricting the flight regime that the pilot can command. Sensed multi-axis information and parameter values about vehicle state are used to provide stable vehicle control and to detect when stable vehicle operating limits are about to be exceeded. | Brian D. Morrison (Hopkinton, MA) | Alakai Technologies Corporation (Hopkinton, MA) | 2014-08-05 | 2016-01-26 | G05D1/00, B64C27/08, B64C27/32 | 14/452245 |
| 2299 | 9239336 | Method and apparatus for clearing a blockage in a pitot or static pressure line of a duct of a pressure sensor | Apparatus and method for providing the apparatus, the apparatus including: a duct, and a non-return valve, wherein the duct has a first portion and a second portion, the first portion has a first end and a second end, the first end is open to a fluid (e.g. air) , the second end is connected to the second portion such that fluid is permitted to flow between the first portion and the second portion, the non-return valve is positioned at or proximate to the second end, and the non-return valve is arranged such that, upon application of a suction force to the first portion at the first end, fluid flows into the first portion via the non-return valve from outside the duct, and through the first portion from the second end to the first end. | William Frank Ellison (Lytham St Anne's, GB), Clive Edwin Ceney (Penwortham, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-05-15 | 2016-01-19 | G01P5/16, G01L19/06, G01P3/62, B23P11/00, G01P13/02, G01P5/14, B08B5/04 | 14/119833 |
| 2300 | 9239029 | Nozzle arrangement for a gas turbine engine | A nozzle arrangement for a gas turbine engine includes an engine nozzle and an ejector nozzle arranged axially downstream thereof. A gap S is formed between the outlet of the engine nozzle and the inlet of the ejector nozzle, and a flange which reduces the gap S is arranged at the outlet of the engine nozzle. | Otfrid Herrmann (Bruckmuehl, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2008-07-31 | 2016-01-19 | F02K1/36, F02K1/38, F02K1/46, F02K1/82, F02K1/34 | 12/183921 |
| 2301 | 9236286 | Micro electro mechanical systems sensor module package and method of manufacturing the same | Disclosed herein is a MEMS sensor module package. The MEMS sensor module package according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: a printed circuit board (PCB) , an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) stacked on the PCB, one side of the ASIC being wire-bonded to the PCB, a MEMS sensor stacked on the ASIC, and a molding encapsulating the MEMS sensor and the ASIC with a resin. Accordingly, the electrical connection distance between a MEMS sensor and an ASIC is shortened so that electrical characteristic may be improved. Further, a sensor module package may be implemented in an ASIC size, so that size reduction may be achieved to meet the requirements of mobile devices. | Tae Hyun Kim (Suwon-si, KR), Heung Woo Park (Suwon-si, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2014-02-24 | 2016-01-12 | G01R33/02, G01P15/08, H01L21/70, G01C19/5769 | 14/188161 |
| 2302 | 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 |
| 2303 | 9234501 | Power generating windbags and waterbags | A method of using a bagged power generation system comprising windbags and water-bags for harnessing wind and water power to produce electricity to meet the escalating energy needs of mankind. Windbags integrated with aerodynamically shaped inflatable bodies filled with lighter-than-air gas: HAV, UAV, airplanes, enabling the apparatus to attain high altitude to capture and entrap high velocity wind. Water-bags integrated with hydrodynamic shaped bodies HUV, UUV, Submarine-boats, enabling the apparatus to dive, capture and entrap swift moving tidal-currents. Attached tether-lines pulling on the rotating reel-drums and generators to produce electricity. Active control surfaces, turbo-fans, propellers provide precision control of the apparatus. A system configured to maximize fluids capture, retention and optimized extraction of its kinetic energy. An extremely scalable and environmentally friendly method, system, apparatus, equipment and techniques configured to produce renewable green energy with high productivity and efficiency. | Yik Hei Sia (Johor Bahru, MY) | --- | 2015-01-29 | 2016-01-12 | F03D9/00, H02P9/04, F03D5/00, F03B17/06, F03B13/00 | 14/608511 |
| 2304 | 9233786 | Method of fabricating a capsule belt | A method of fabricating a belt of capsules comprising: providing a first strip of material, forming a matrix of receptacles in the first strip, depositing a quantity of at least one material in each receptacle, attaching a second strip of material over the first strip to close the receptacles and form a matrix of capsules, and cutting the matrix of capsules into rows to thereby form a plurality of belts of capsules. | Robert Andrew Stevenson (Jandakot, AU) | Raindance Systems Pty Ltd (Jandakot, AU) | 2011-08-24 | 2016-01-12 | B65D75/34, F42B33/00, F42B12/44, A61J1/03, B65B61/06, B65B11/52, B65B11/50, F42B33/02, B65B61/00, A01M25/00, B65B9/04, A01C1/04, A01C21/00, A62C3/02 | 13/818540 |
| 2305 | 9227726 | Aircraft bird strike prevention | A method comprises continuously discharging a persistent vapor of bird repellant from a non-propulsion apparatus on a flying aircraft into an elevated airspace to substantially cover a runway flight path corridor at a commercial airport to prevent birds from striking subsequent aircraft in the corridor. The discharging automatically begins from a runway at the airport and automatically ends when the corridor is substantially covered. | Kelly L. Boren (Marysville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-11-29 | 2016-01-05 | B64D1/18, A01M29/12, B64D1/16, B64D45/00 | 13/689743 |
| 2306 | 9225765 | Onboard electronic distribution system | A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for transferring information with an aircraft. A connection is established between an onboard electronic distribution system executing in an aircraft data processing system in the aircraft and an on ground component. Responsive to a request for a command from the on ground component, the command for execution is identified. The identified command is sent to the onboard electronic distribution system from an on ground component. A transaction identifier is assigned to the command. A transaction associated with the command is maintained on the onboard electronic distribution system and the on ground component using the transaction identifier. An uplink is initiated by the on ground component. An aircraft software part is sent to the onboard electronic distribution system from the on ground component to perform the uplink. A status of a transfer of the aircraft software part on ground component is stored. | Greg A. Kimberly (Seattle, WA), Ludwin Fuchs (Seattle, WA), Todd William Gould (Marysville, WA), Fred J. McLain (Bothell, WA), Christopher J. Morgan (Shoreline, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-05-13 | 2015-12-29 | G08G5/04, H04L29/08, G08G5/00, H04W4/00, G01C23/00, G05D1/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/10, G08G1/16, G06F15/173, G06F15/16, G06F9/445, G06F11/07, H04L29/06, H04W76/02, G06F11/30 | 13/892371 |
| 2307 | 9225070 | Cavity backed aperture coupled dielectrically loaded waveguide radiating element with even mode excitation and wide angle impedance matching | A radiating element for a radar array antenna is provided. The radiating element comprises a first dielectric layer including a circular waveguide arranged therein, a second dielectric layer having a feed element for the circular waveguide embedded therein, and a cross-slot aperture formed in a groundplane arranged generally between the first and second dielectric layers. The feed element may comprise first and second stripline traces for exciting each of a first and second slot defining the cross-slot aperture. Each of the first and second dielectric layers comprises layers of a laminated printed wire board arrangement. | Mirwais Zeweri (Mount Laurel, NJ), Chih-Chen Hsu (Cherry Hill, NJ) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2012-10-01 | 2015-12-29 | H01Q13/10, H01Q13/18 | 13/632704 |
| 2308 | 9224185 | Fast storage method for image data, valuable-file identifying method and identifying device thereof | Disclosed are a valuable-file identifying method and an identifying device thereof. The identifying method and the identifying device store image data of a valuable file using a fast storage method for image data. The fast storage method for image data comprises: compulsively converting collected single-byte image data into long-integer image data, using N data masks which correspond to each other through a ''bitwise AND'' operation to extract the long-integer image data in such a manner that N points are extracted from M*N points in each line and one point is extracted from L points in each column, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2, L and M are all integers greater than or equal to 1, and integrating the data extracted respectively by N data masks through a ''bitwise OR'' operation to obtain coded image data and store same. In conclusion, the present invention converts single-byte image data into long-integer image data, and extracts multipoint data at one time using a plurality of data masks which correspond to each other, reducing the number of operations, and achieving fast, compressed storage of images. | Rongqiu Wang (Guangzhou, CN), Tuowen Xiang (Guangzhou, CN), Chaoyang Xu (Guangzhou, CN) | Grg Banking Equipment Co., Ltd. (Guangzhou, Guangdong, CN) | 2012-10-26 | 2015-12-29 | G06K9/00, G06T1/00, G06F17/30 | 14/348389 |
| 2309 | 9221552 | Aircraft systems and methods for attitude recovery | A vehicle system is provided. The system includes a processor configured to receive data representative of a current attitude and a desired attitude and to generate display signals associated with the current attitude and the desired attitude. The system further includes a display device configured to receive the display signals and operable to selectively render an image including roll angle alert symbology. The roll angle alert symbology includes a first curved arrow. | Kevin J Conner (Kent, WA), Yasuo Ishihara (Kirkland, WA), Thea L. Feyereisen (Hudson, WI), John Allan Morgan (Peoria, AZ) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2013-05-23 | 2015-12-29 | G08B23/00, B64D45/00, G01C23/00 | 13/901022 |
| 2310 | 9221546 | Aircraft hybrid fuel system | An aircraft hybrid fuel system includes a main tank and a set of flexible bladders, the main tank and the set of flexible bladders defining a fuel containment space. The system further includes a set of pathways coupling the set of flexible bladders to the main tank. The set of pathways is constructed and arranged to vent gas out of the set of flexible bladders into the main tank while fuel from a fuel source is provided into the fuel containment space defined by the main tank and the set of flexible bladders. Along these lines, each flexible bladder can be provisioned with a fuel port to provide fuel, and a separate vent port to vent gas to the main tank. | Brandon R. Hall (Stewartstown, PA) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2014-02-19 | 2015-12-29 | B64C37/02, B64D37/16, B64D37/04, B64D37/06 | 14/184050 |
| 2311 | 9221532 | Multi-role aircraft with interchangeable mission modules | A flight-operable, truly modular aircraft has an aircraft core to which one or more of outer wings members, fuselage, cockpit, leading and trailing edge couplings, and empennage and tail sections can be removably coupled and/or replaced during the operating life span of the aircraft. In preferred embodiments the aircraft core houses the propulsive engines, avionics, at least 80% of the fuel, and all of the landing gear. The aircraft core is preferably constructed with curved forward and aft composite spars, that transfer loads across the center section, while accommodating a mid-wing configuration. The aircraft core preferably has a large central cavity dimensioned to interchangeably carry an ordnance launcher, a surveillance payload, electronic countermeasures, and other types of cargo. Contemplated aircraft can be quite large, for example having a wing span of at least 80 ft. | Abe Karem (Tustin, CA) | --- | 2014-03-11 | 2015-12-29 | B64C1/00, B64C3/56, B64D37/00, B64C39/02, B64C39/10, B64C1/06, B64C1/26 | 14/205156 |
| 2312 | 9212909 | Method of manufacturing inertial sensor | Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing an inertial sensor. The method includes: (A) preparing a base substrate, (B) forming a depressed first concave part in one surface of the base substrate, (C) forming a mass body in the first concave part by filling a metal or a combination of a metal and a polymer (or a polymer matrix composite) therein, and (D) forming a depressed second concave part in one surface of the base substrate at an outer side of the mass body and forming a flexible part on an upper portion of the second concave part in the base substrate. The mass body formed of the metal or the combination of the metal and the polymer (or the polymer matrix composite) has high density, thereby making it possible to improve sensitivity of the inertial sensor. | Jong Woon Kim (Seoul, KR), Jung Won Lee (Seoul, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2012-07-03 | 2015-12-15 | G01C19/56, G01P15/08, G01C19/5769 | 13/541279 |
| 2313 | 9208689 | Deep stall aircraft landing | An aircraft defining an upright orientation and an inverted orientation, a ground station, and a control system for remotely controlling the flight of the aircraft. The ground station has an auto-land function that causes the aircraft to invert, stall, and controllably land in the inverted orientation to protect a payload and a rudder extending down from the aircraft. In the upright orientation, the ground station depicts the view from a first aircraft camera. When switching to the inverted orientation: (1) the ground station depicts the view from a second aircraft camera, (2) the aircraft switches the colors of red and green wing lights, extends the ailerons to act as inverted flaps, and (3) the control system adapts a ground station controller for the inverted orientation. The aircraft landing gear is an expanded polypropylene pad located above the wing when the aircraft is in the upright orientation. | Christopher E. Fisher (Simi Valley, CA), Thomas Robert Szarek (Oak Park, CA), Justin B. McAllister (Simi Valley, CA), Pavel Belik (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2012-08-16 | 2015-12-08 | G08G5/02, B64C39/02, B64D31/00, G05D1/06 | 13/261814 |
| 2314 | 9208308 | Alternate parts signature list file | A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing aircraft software parts. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method creates an alternate parts signature list part having a set of signatures for a set of stored aircraft software parts. The alternate parts signature list part is distributed to the aircraft data processing system. Each signature for a set of stored aircraft software parts on the aircraft data processing system is replaced with a corresponding signature in the alternate parts signature list part to form a set of current signatures on the aircraft data processing system. | Fred J. McLain (Bothell, WA), Todd William Gould (Marysville, WA), Ludwin Fuchs (Seattle, WA), Ben Klausner (Kirkland, WA), Christopher J. Morgan (Shoreline, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-11-24 | 2015-12-08 | G06F17/30, G06F21/51 | 12/276577 |
| 2315 | 9205634 | Composite structure and method | In one embodiment a method to form a composite part comprises joining a first structural element and a second element to form a fillet at an intersection of the first structural element and the second element, positioning an inflatable radius filler in the fillet, positioning the composite part in a vacuum chamber, venting the inflatable radius filler to an environment external to vacuum chamber, drawing a vacuum in the vacuum chamber, and curing the composite part. Other embodiments may be described. | Stanley W. Stawski (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-05-16 | 2015-12-08 | B29C70/44, B29C70/86, B29C65/00, B29C65/50, B32B37/10, B29C65/02, B29C65/48 | 13/895409 |
| 2316 | 9202318 | Ground fleet operations quality management system | A ground fleet operations quality management system for use with one or more vehicles which includes a gateway module mounted on each vehicle, a centralized data server to collect, store and pre-process data from multiple vehicles, and a web application designed to provide access to and analysis of the conditions of the entire fleet of vehicles. | David C. Batcheller (Fargo, ND), Robert V. Weinmann (Wahpeton, ND), Barry D. Batcheller (West Fargo, ND), Jacob A. Halvorson (Moorhead, MN), Jeffrey L. Johnson (West Fargo, ND), Nicholas L. Butts (West Fargo, ND), Jonathan L. Tolstedt (Fargo, ND) | Appareo Systems, Llc (Fargo, ND) | 2015-06-02 | 2015-12-01 | G06F7/70, G07C5/00, B60K35/00, H04L29/08 | 14/728994 |
| 2317 | 9193481 | Method and apparatus for retrieving a hovering aircraft | For retrieval of a hovering aircraft, a cable, bar, or similar fixture is suspended in an approximately horizontal orientation across the retrieval area between two well-separated supports. The aircraft slowly flies into this fixture, which then slides along the aircraft in a direction approximately parallel with the aircraft's thrust line. This leads to the aircraft becoming fastened to the fixture by an interceptor or aircraft capturer, which in alternative embodiments are respectively on the aircraft or the fixture or both. Thrust is then reduced, and the aircraft comes to rest hanging from the fixture for subsequent removal. Retrieval is thus accomplished with simple and economical apparatus, light and unobtrusive elements on the aircraft, low risk of damage, and only moderate piloting accuracy. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2014-04-08 | 2015-11-24 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02, B64F1/04, B64F5/00 | 14/247883 |
| 2318 | 9193475 | System and method for tire burst detection | Tire pressure monitoring systems and methods for detecting a tire burst are disclosed. The system may include a tire pressure sensor, a tire pressure monitor, and a tire burst indicator. The tire pressure sensor may measure tire pressure in an aircraft tire. The tire pressure monitor may analyze data from the tire pressure sensor to detect a tire burst. A tire burst may be detected in response to a rapid decrease in tire pressure. In response to detecting a tire burst, the tire pressure monitor may transmit a tire burst message to the tire burst indicator. The tire burst indicator may indicate to a pilot that a tire burst has been detected. | Eric Cahill (Troy, OH) | Goodrich Corporation (Charlotte, NC) | 2013-06-27 | 2015-11-24 | G08B21/00, B60C23/04, B64D45/00 | 13/929389 |
| 2319 | 9193458 | Air-to-surface surveillance and/or weapons system and method for air-based inspection and/or engagement of objects on land or sea | An air-to-surface surveillance and/or weapons system includes a base aircraft and an unmanned slave aircraft that can be uncoupled from a base aircraft and coupled back to it again. The base aircraft and slave aircraft are equipped with coupling equipment designed to work together. The base aircraft is equipped with surveillance and monitoring equipment. The slave aircraft is equipped with monitoring equipment and/or weapons. The slave aircraft can be connected to a control station via a data link for data exchange and can be controlled from this control station. | Hans Wolfgang Pongratz (Taufkirchen, DE), Manfred Hiebl (Neuburg a.d. Donau, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2013-02-01 | 2015-11-24 | B64C37/02, B64C39/02, B64C3/00 | 13/757037 |
| 2320 | 9193451 | Aircraft using turbo-electric hybrid propulsion system for multi-mode operation | A vehicle incorporating a hybrid propulsion system. In one form, the vehicle may be an aircraft such that the system includes gas turbine engines as a first motive power source, and one or more battery packs as a second motive power source. Through selective coupling to an electric motor that can in turn be connected to a bladed rotor or other lift-producing device, the motive sources provide differing ways in which an aircraft can operate. In one example, the gas turbine engines can provide operation for a majority of the flight envelope of the aircraft, while the battery packs can provide operation during such times when gas turbine-based motive power is unavailable or particularly disadvantageous. In another example, both sources of motive power may be decoupled from the bladed rotor such that the vehicle can operate as an autogyro. In another mode of operation, the movement of a bladed rotor can be both decoupled from the sources of propulsion as well as fixed relative to the aircraft such that the aerodynamic surfaces formed on the bladed rotors can act as a fixed wing. In another particular form, the vehicle may be ground-based or water-based. | Ival O. Salyer (Flowery Branch, GA) | --- | 2013-04-22 | 2015-11-24 | B64C27/24, B64C27/14, B64D27/24, B64C37/00, B64D27/02 | 13/867628 |
| 2321 | 9193313 | Methods and apparatuses involving flexible cable/guidewire/interconnects | Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatus and methods including communication circuits for communicating between a plurality of compartments in a vehicle. An array of flexible cables provides signal-communication paths between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle, with each cable having a glass or silica core region for conveying optical signals, and communicating signals (electrical signals and optical signals) along at least one of the signal-communication paths and between the plurality of compartments in the vehicle. The apparatus and methods also include a plurality of circuits that communicate status-indication signals between locations along the array of flexible cables. The status-indication signals are communicated via the signal-communication paths in the flexible array of cables and are indicative of vehicle-travel modes for reporting a status of the vehicle in a mode relative to travel of the vehicle. | John L. Erb (Wayzata, MN) | Nuax, Inc. (Eden Prairie, MN) | 2013-03-22 | 2015-11-24 | B62D6/00, B62D12/00, G06F19/00, G06F7/00, G05D1/00, B63H25/04, B63G8/20, B62D11/00, G06F17/00, H04L12/28, H04L12/933, H04B10/25, G07C5/00, B60R16/023, G02B6/02 | 13/849334 |
| 2322 | 9190727 | Structural wideband multifunctional aperture manufacturing | A structural wideband aperture assembly and methods are presented. A non-conductive structural backsheet comprises electrical vias. A structural egg-crate core comprises a grid of core strips coupled to the non-conductive structural backsheet and is configured substantially perpendicular to the non-conductive structural backsheet around open boxes. A non-structural grid of antenna feed cards is configured substantially perpendicular to the non-conductive structural backsheet and crosses the core strips. A non-structural grid of antenna feed cards comprises intersections configured within the open boxes, and electronic feed-lines aligned with the electrical vias. Antenna array unit cells comprising antenna cards coupled to the non-structural grid of antenna feed cards and configured to fit within the open boxes. | Manny S. Urcia (Bellevue, WA), Charles W. Manry, Jr. (Auburn, WA), Joseph A. Marshall, IV (Kent, WA), Tai A. Lam (Kent, WA), Otis F. Layton (Bonney Lake, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-10-01 | 2015-11-17 | H01Q1/28, H01Q5/00 | 14/043563 |
| 2323 | 9187173 | Towable autogyro having a re-positionable mast | An unmanned, towable air vehicle is described and includes electronic sensors to increase the detection range relative to the horizon detection limitations of a surface craft, an autogyro assembly to provide lift, and a controller to control operation the autogyro assembly for unmanned flight. A forward motive force powers the autogyro assembly to provide lift. In an example, the autogyro assembly includes a mast extending from the container, a rotatable hub on an end of the mast, and a plurality of blades connected to the hub for rotation to provide lift to the vehicle. In an example, an electrical motor rotates the blades prior to lift off to assist in take off. The electrical motor does not have enough power to sustain flight of the vehicle in an example. | John William Morris (Apple Valley, MN), Charles A. Jarnot (Milford, KS) | Heliplane, Llc (Apple Valley, MN) | 2014-01-02 | 2015-11-17 | B64C27/02, B64D3/00, B64C19/00 | 14/146505 |
| 2324 | 9184805 | Fractal dipole antenna communication systems and related methods and use | A communication system and method for using a communication system is provided. An embodiment of an exemplary system can include different communication sets adapted to communicate with each other in different orientations/while moving in a highly secure manner. A first communications system embodiment can include a plurality of segmented fractal antennas and a communications data encoding and/or decoding system adapted to receive communication data and parse such communication data into groups or bins for transmission through an associated segment of the segmented fractal antennas. A second communication system embodiment of the invention has an identical or substantially identical segmented fractal as the first communication system embodiment's plurality of segmented fractal antennas and a communications data encoding and/or decoding system which receives signals sent by the first system and decodes received communications data. | George Whitaker (Bloomington, IN) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2014-08-25 | 2015-11-10 | H04B7/02, H01Q1/34, H04L1/02, H01Q21/26, H01Q9/28, H01Q1/32, H01Q1/28, H04B7/04, H01Q1/36, H04L1/00 | 14/467623 |
| 2325 | 9181868 | Aerodiesel engine | The present invention is an aero engine that is provided with compression combustion and weighs less than 725 lbs. The present invention is further a method of forming the aero engine. | Steven M. Weinzierl (New Richmond, WI), Michael J. Fuchs (New Richmond, WI) | Engineered Propulsion Systems, Inc. (New Richmond, WI) | 2012-10-12 | 2015-11-10 | F02B75/22, B23P15/00, B64D27/04, F02B75/00 | 13/650569 |
| 2326 | 9180966 | Actuation system for an active element in a rotor blade | In accordance with one embodiment of the present application, an actuation system is configured for actuation of an airfoil member with a flap mechanism. The actuation system can include an upper drive tape and a lower drive tape, each partially wrapped around a first bearing and second bearing. An inboard frame can be actuated by at least one linear actuator. Similarly, an outboard frame can be actuated by at least one linear actuator. The inboard frame is coupled to the upper drive tape, while the outboard frame is coupled to the lower drive tape. An actuation of the inboard frame and outboard frame in a reciprocal manner acts move a flap input lever reciprocally upward and downward. A flap mechanism is configured to convert the movement of the flap input lever into rotational movements of the airfoil member. | Troy C. Schank (Keller, TX), Peter H. Kintzinger (Grapevine, TX), Jonathan A. Knoll (Burleson, TX), Christopher E. Foskey (Grand Prairie, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-28 | 2015-11-10 | B64C27/615, B64C27/72 | 13/596110 |
| 2327 | 9180965 | Actuation system for an active element in a rotor blade | In accordance with one embodiment of the present application, an actuation system is configured for actuation of an airfoil member with a flap mechanism. The actuation system can include an upper drive tape and a lower drive tape, each partially wrapped around a first bearing and second bearing. An inboard frame can be actuated by at least one linear actuator. Similarly, an outboard frame can be actuated by at least one linear actuator. The inboard frame is coupled to the upper drive tape, while the outboard frame is coupled to the lower drive tape. An actuation of the inboard frame and outboard frame in a reciprocal manner acts move a flap input lever reciprocally upward and downward. A flap mechanism is configured to convert the movement of the flap input lever into rotational movements of the airfoil member. | Troy C. Schank (Keller, TX), Peter H. Kintzinger (Grapevine, TX), Jonathan A. Knoll (Burleson, TX), Christopher E. Foskey (Grand Prairie, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-28 | 2015-11-10 | B64C27/54, B64C27/615, B64C27/72 | 13/596099 |
| 2328 | 9179063 | Camera triggering system for panorama imaging | A camera triggering system for panorama imaging is provided. The system comprises a mounting member comprising holes, wherein a predetermined number of magnets are coupled within the holes. The system further comprises a base plate with the magnetic proximity sensor coupled to it. The system further comprises a camera mount coupled to the base plate. The system further comprises mounting connectors to connect the system to a camera support structure such as an unmanned aircraft or a tripod. The base plate and camera mount carrying the camera rotates with respect to the mounting member. As the sensor passes by the magnets, the trigger for the shutter is activated. | Dennis J. Vegh (Mesa, AZ) | --- | 2012-11-21 | 2015-11-03 | H04N5/232 | 13/683953 |
| 2329 | 9178547 | Mitigating intermodulation distortion in a receiver | Systems and methods for mitigating intermodulation distortion in a receiver include receiving, at processing electronics, a radio frequency signal. An envelope of the received signal is detected to form a rectified envelope signal. A portion of the envelope signal attributable to intermodulation distortion may be isolated from the envelope signal. The isolated distortion may be used to reduce the gain of the received radio frequency signal. | William B. Sorsby (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2013-10-18 | 2015-11-03 | H04B1/06, H04B1/10 | 14/058033 |
| 2330 | 9175934 | Auto-injector countermeasure for unmanned aerial vehicles | An injector device configured to mount to a predatory unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for non-destructively disabling and controlling a threat UAV comprises a rigid housing having a hollow interior. A controllable mount structure attaches the rigid housing to the predatory UAV and aligns the housing opening with the fuselage or payload of the threat UAV. A rigid penetrator rod disposed in the interior of the housing is configured to pierce the fuselage and hence payload of the threat UAV. A conduit coupled to the penetrator rod enables a disabling substance to be conveyed through the penetrator rod and into the payload of the threat UAV. An ejector propels the penetrator rod from the housing and into the payload of the threat UAV in response to a trigger when the threat UAV is within a predetermined range. | James C Kilian (Tyngsborough, MA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2012-11-19 | 2015-11-03 | F41G9/00, F41H13/00, G05D1/12, B64D47/08 | 13/680597 |
| 2331 | 9172147 | Ultra wide band antenna element | Antenna unit cells suitable for use in antenna arrays are disclosed, as are antenna arrays and mounting platform such as an aircraft comprising antenna unit cells. In one embodiment, an antenna unit cell comprises a signal feed line, a ground plane, a first antenna element comprising a first antenna arm coupled to the signal feed line and a second antenna arm coupled to the ground plane, and a first narrow-band conductor coupled to the first antenna arm and to the ground plane. Other embodiments may be described. | Charles W. Manry, Jr. (Auburn, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-02-20 | 2015-10-27 | H01Q1/38, H01Q21/26 | 13/771641 |
| 2332 | 9170270 | Inertial sensor and method for measuring acceleration using the same | Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor, including: a membrane, a mass body disposed under the membrane, a sensing unit formed on the membrane and including a piezoelectric body, and a spring constant control unit formed to be spaced apart from the sensing unit and including a piezoelectric body. According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the DC acceleration (in particular, gravity acceleration) can be measured by using the change in the spring constant without changing the structure of the inertial sensor including the piezoelectric material of the prior art. | Seung Heon Han (Seoul, KR), Jung Eun Noh (Hanam-Si, KR), Jong Woon Kim (Seoul, KR), Sang Jin Kim (Suwon, KR), Yun Sung Kang (Suwon, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Seoul, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanic Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2012-04-05 | 2015-10-27 | G01P15/09, G01P15/14, G01P15/18, G01P15/08 | 13/440809 |
| 2333 | 9170117 | Unmanned aerial vehicle navigation assistance | In an approach to providing navigation assistance, one or more computer processors receive a request for navigation assistance to a destination from a first user. The one or more computer processors locate a navigation assistance UAV near a location of the first user. The one or more computer processors dispatch the navigation assistance UAV to the location of the first user. The one or more computer processors notify the first user of the navigation assistance UAV associated with the request for navigation assistance. The one or more computer processors determine a route for the navigation assistance UAV to follow from the location of the first user to the destination. The one or more computer processors provide navigation assistance for the route to the first user. | Kelly Abuelsaad (Somers, NY), Gregory J. Boss (Saginaw, MI), Kevin C. McConnell (Austin, TX), Shane B. McElligott (Apex, NC) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2014-08-21 | 2015-10-27 | G01C21/00, B64C27/00, G01C21/34, G05D1/00, B64C39/02 | 14/464826 |
| 2334 | 9164124 | Apparatus and method for controlling automatic gain of inertial sensor | Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for controlling an automatic gain of an inertial sensor. The automatic gain control apparatus of an inertial sensor includes: an inertial sensor, a driving unit, a detection unit, a state determination unit generates an AGC control signal according to the state of the driving mass, and a control unit that includes an AGC controlling to compensate for the driving displacement of the driving mass when the state of the driving mass is abnormal and performs a control to wake-up the AGC or convert the AGC into a sleep mode according to the AGC control signal input from the state determination unit to operate the AGC at the corresponding driving rate. | Kyung Rin Kim (Suwon, KR), Byoung Won Hwang (Suwon, KR), Chang Hyun Kim (Suwon, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2013-05-22 | 2015-10-20 | G01C19/56, G01P15/02, G01P21/00, G01C19/5776 | 13/899863 |
| 2335 | 9162760 | Radial fluid device with multi-harmonic output | According to one embodiment, a radial fluid device contains a cylinder block mounted for rotation, a first and second plurality of radially extending cylinders, and a first and second cam. The cylinder block contains the first and second plurality of radially extending cylinders, and each radially extending cylinder contains a piston. The cams are disposed about each plurality of radially extending cylinders, and the second cam has at least one more lobe than the first cam. | Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-02 | 2015-10-20 | B64C27/64, B64C27/12, B64C27/605, F15B7/00, F04B1/047, B64C27/72, B64C27/06 | 13/565526 |
| 2336 | 9162436 | Method and apparatus for accurate registration of composite laminates | Methods, systems and apparatuses for dimensionally registering composite laminates are disclosed, wherein readable elements acting as alignment and identification features are incorporated integrally in laminates. | Paul E. Nelson (University Place, WA), Mark Boberg (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-01-04 | 2015-10-20 | B32B41/00, B29C70/54, B29C70/30 | 13/734082 |
| 2337 | 9157942 | Electrical power diagnostic system and methods | An electrical power diagnostic device and methods are disclosed. A power-supply-side connector is operable to couple to a power supply, and a load-side connector is operable to couple to a load. At least one conductive path for electricity to flow between the power-supply-side connector and the load-side connector, and a diagnostic monitor is operable to monitor and change electrical properties of the power-supply-side connector and the load-side connector. | Joshua M. Rutheiser (Davis, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-01-16 | 2015-10-13 | G01R11/63, G01R23/15, G01R31/00 | 13/351152 |
| 2338 | 9157926 | Angular velocity sensor | Disclosed herein is an angular velocity sensor including: first and second mass bodies, a first frame provided at an outer side of the first and second mass bodies, a first flexible part respectively connecting the first and second mass bodies to the first frame, a second flexible part respectively connecting the first and second mass bodies to the first frame, a second frame provided at an outer side of the first frame, a third flexible part connecting the first and second frames to each other, and a fourth flexible part connecting the first and second frames to each other. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon, KR), Yu Heon Yi (Suwon, KR), Jae Sang Lee (Suwon, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Suwon, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2013-09-10 | 2015-10-13 | G01P15/00, G01P15/02, G01C19/5642 | 14/023298 |
| 2339 | 9157474 | System and method of monitoring wear in a bearing | A bearing can include a ball member, a race, and a liner located on an interior surface of the race, the liner having a first surface bonded to an interior surface of the race, the liner having a second surface that is adjacent to the ball member. The bearing also includes a wafer having a wear surface that is aligned with the second surface of the liner, the wafer being an electrically conductive member. Operational wear of the liner can be calculated by comparing a measured resistance of the wafer to an original known resistance of the wafer. | Hunter J. Davis (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-09-30 | 2015-10-13 | F16C17/24, G01M13/04, B60B7/08, F16C11/06, B64C11/32, B64C27/605, F16C23/04, B64D45/00 | 14/041396 |
| 2340 | 9156567 | System and method for economic usage of an aircraft | The present application relates to a system and method for providing real-time indications of economic impact of aircraft operations to an aircraft operator. The system and method allow the aircraft operator to reduce economic impact during flight of the aircraft. Such an analysis and cue to the aircraft operator allows the operator to make real-time changes during flight to reduce damage of life-limited aircraft components, thereby reducing the economic impact of aircraft operation that is directly associated with maintenance and component replacement. The system and method can also include pre-flight and post-flight analysis methods for reduction of economic impact of flight operations. | Charles Eric Covington (Colleyville, TX), Brian E. Tucker (Fort Worth, TX), Thomas B. Priest (North Richland Hills, TX), David A. Platz (North Richland Hills, TX), James M. McCollough (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-07-23 | 2015-10-13 | B64F5/00, G01C23/00, B64D45/00 | 14/338944 |
| 2341 | 9156552 | Apparatus for use on unmanned vehicles | An apparatus, and a method performed by the apparatus, are disclosed wherein the apparatus can be mounted on an unmanned vehicle and arranged to act upon a payload. The payload can be mounted on the unmanned vehicle and, under an action of the apparatus, is able to be activated. The method can include receiving an activation instruction from an entity remote from the unmanned vehicle, determining whether or not the received activation instruction is valid by performing a validation process, and in response to determining that the received activation instruction is valid, activating the payload. In response to determining that the received activation instruction is not valid, activation of the payload may be prevented or opposed. | Isobel Louise Freeman (Lytham, GB), Keith Antony Rigby (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-06-20 | 2015-10-13 | G05D1/00, F41H13/00, F41H7/00, B64C39/02, F42B12/36 | 14/129195 |
| 2342 | 9156545 | Folding of rotorcraft rotor blades | According to one embodiment, a rotor blade rotation system includes a hub, a rotor blade in mechanical communication with the hub and pivotable about an axis of rotation, a swashplate, a pitch link, and an actuator. The swashplate includes a rotating portion and a non-rotating portion. The pitch link is coupled to the rotating portion of the swashplate and in mechanical communication with the rotor blade. The actuator is coupled to the non-rotating portion of the swashplate and operable to reposition the swashplate from a first position to a second position such that the pitch links pivot the rotor blade from a deployed position to a folded position. | Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX), Troy Schank (Keller, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-07-24 | 2015-10-13 | B64C27/50, B64C27/52 | 13/949698 |
| 2343 | 9152295 | Triage tool for problem reporting in maps | A graphical user interface (GUI) of a triage tool for triaging reported problems is described. The GUI includes a first set of UI items for viewing reported problems of maps. The GUI includes a second set of UI items for viewing map data related to the reported problems. The GUI includes a third set of UI items for sending triaged problems to a set of sources of the map data. | I Wei Lai (San Francisco, CA), John A. Leslie (San Francisco, CA), Ethan C. Sorrelgreen (Berkeley, CA) | Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA) | 2012-09-30 | 2015-10-06 | G06F3/0481, G01C21/36, G06F3/0488 | 13/632128 |
| 2344 | 9152182 | Reconfigurable mass data recording method and system | Embodiments of the invention provide a removable memory unit (RMU) that facilitates concatenation of said memory modules irrespective of their individual physical interfaces, enables encryption/decryption keys (including cryptographic ignition keys (CIKs) ) to reside onboard the RMU, provides for physical separation of RED and BLACK data in cross-domain environments and implements zeroization functionality onboard the RMU. Further embodiments provide a swappable IO backplane and adapter plates for incorporation into a wide variety of platforms. | Shean Thomas McMahon (Seal Beach, CA), Robert Anthony Kunc (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Kang Lee (Woodland Hills, CA), Vladimir Esterkin (Redondo Beach, CA), Ranjit Pradhan (Torrance, CA), Xiwen Wang (Hacienda Heights, CA), Frank T. Willis, Jr. (Rio Rancho, NM), Andrew Kostrzewski (Garden Grove, CA), Sookwang Ro (Glendale, CA), Thomas Forrester (Hacienda Heights, CA), Tomasz Jannson (Torrence, CA), Michael Alan Thompson (Redondo Beach, CA) | Physical Optics Corporation (Torrance, CA) | 2012-04-05 | 2015-10-06 | G06F13/00, G06F13/28, G06F1/16, G06F13/40 | 13/440897 |
| 2345 | 9151953 | Pointer tracking for eye-level scanners and displays | A wearable computer device may include multiple imaging devices or other sensors working in concert to recognize conditions, objects or areas of an environment in which the wearable computer device is situated. The device may include a imaging device and a sensor, which may but need not be a imaging device, for sensing and capturing information regarding the environment. The sensor may be configured to perform one or more specific tasks, such as recognizing particular items, and the imaging device may be generally configured to perform multiple tasks. Upon the execution of a specific task by the sensor, information or instructions regarding the specific task may be provided to a wearer of the device, or may cause the imaging device to automatically operate to gather further information. Such information gathered from the imaging device or the sensor may be provided to the user, such as on a computer display mounted to the device. | Fareed Adib Qaddoura (Bellevue, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2013-12-17 | 2015-10-06 | G06F3/00, G02B27/01 | 14/108837 |
| 2346 | 9151162 | Preventing rotation of a fixed ring of a swashplate | According to one embodiment, a rotor system includes an anti-rotation sleeve featuring an outer recess portion and a tilt sleeve positioned about the anti-rotation sleeve and having an opening therethrough. A first swashplate ring is positioned about the tilt sleeve and features an inner recess portion. An anti-rotation mechanism is disposed through the opening and at least partially in the outer recess portion and the inner recess portion. The anti-rotation mechanism is operable to prevent the first swashplate ring from rotating about the anti-rotation sleeve. A second swashplate ring is positioned about the first swashplate ring and rotatable about the anti-rotation sleeve. | George M. Thompson (Irving, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), Glenn A. Shimek (Kennedale, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-11-08 | 2015-10-06 | B64C27/605, F01D5/02 | 13/672309 |
| 2347 | 9147338 | System and method for emergency notification content delivery | A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party, selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content, and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users. | Charles Eric Hunter (Hilton Head Island, SC), Bernard L. Ballou (Raleigh, NC), John H. Hebrank (Durham, NC), James Fallon (Armonk, NY), Robert D. Summer (New York, NY) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2013-03-04 | 2015-09-29 | G08B23/00, G08B27/00, G09F27/00, H04W76/00, H04W4/22, H04W68/00 | 13/784264 |
| 2348 | 9140558 | Navigation system initialization with inertial data compensation | An example embodiment includes a method for initializing a navigation system. The method includes receiving inertial measurement data from an inertial measurement unit over time and storing the inertial measurement data in a buffer with an indication of a time of validity for the inertial measurement data. The method also includes receiving navigation data from an aiding source, the navigation data having a time of validity, and initializing a navigation solution with the navigation data. The method also includes summing inertial measurement data from the buffer to produce an inertial motion estimate for a time increment after the time of validity of the navigation data, applying at least one of coning or sculling compensation to the inertial motion estimate to produce a compensated inertial motion estimate, and propagating the navigation solution forward based on the compensated inertial motion estimate. | Scott Snyder (Mahtomedi, MN), Benjamin Mohr (St. Louis Park, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2011-07-22 | 2015-09-22 | G01C21/16, G01C25/00, G01S19/49 | 13/188847 |
| 2349 | 9135751 | Displaying location preview | A mapping application that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying information about a location is described. The GUI includes a first display area for displaying different types of media for a selected location on a map. The GUI includes a second display area for displaying different types of information of the selected location. The GUI includes a set of selectable user interface (UI) items, each of which for causing the second display area to display a particular type of information when selected. | Bradford A. Moore (San Francisco, CA), Marcel van Os (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan Koch (Saratoga, CA), Chun Kin Minor Wong (Cupertino, CA), Chad C. Richard (San Francisco, CA) | Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA) | 2012-09-30 | 2015-09-15 | G06F3/0481, G06F3/041, G06T19/00, G09B29/00, G01C21/32, G06F3/0484, G06F3/0482, G01C21/36, G06F17/30, G01C21/00 | 13/632107 |
| 2350 | 9135737 | Concurrent display systems and methods for aerial roof estimation | User interface systems and methods for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system that provides a user interface configured to facilitate roof model generation based on one or more aerial images of a building roof. In one embodiment, roof model generation includes image registration, image lean correction, roof section pitch determination, wire frame model construction, and/or roof model review. The described user interface provides user interface controls that may be manipulated by an operator to perform at least some of the functions of roof model generation. The user interface is further configured to concurrently display roof features onto multiple images of a roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Bothell, WA) | 2014-08-01 | 2015-09-15 | G06F17/50, G06F17/10, G06F7/60, G06T11/60, G06T7/00, G06T17/20, G06K9/00 | 14/450108 |
| 2351 | 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 |
| 2352 | 9133768 | Liner bracket for gas turbine engine | A hanger for a gas turbine exhaust system includes an exhaust duct attachment structure associated with an exhaust duct and a liner attachment structure associated with a liner spaced radially inwardly of the exhaust duct. The exhaust duct attachment structure and the liner attachment structure cooperate to suspend the liner within the exhaust duct such that the exhaust duct and liner are movable relative to each other. At least one resilient member generates a resilient biasing force between the exhaust duct attachment structure and the liner attachment structure. | Keegan M. Martin (Stafford Springs, CT) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT) | 2012-08-21 | 2015-09-15 | F02C7/20, F02K1/82 | 13/590239 |
| 2353 | 9132995 | Apparatus, system and method for controllable grappling hook | The present invention is a controllable hook assembly having an actuator connected by a clutch to a drive assembly configured to limit the connection to a predetermined linear force applied to the actuator. The drive assembly and actuator of the controllable hook assembly also is configured to move a plurality of hook arms between an open and closed position and is adapted capturing a line attached to a load. A controller is configured to operate the drive assembly to move gear teeth in the hook arms cooperating with screw threads in said actuator to provide rotation about a pivot point, drive an actuator output shaft such that when the actuator is energized the linear motion of the actuator output shaft moves the hook arms between an open and a closed position so as to allow for repeated capture of loads by helicopter or other lifting devices without the need for extensive setup for such load capture. | George H Schafer (Enfield, CT) | Innovative Minds Llc (Enfield, CT) | 2013-12-04 | 2015-09-15 | B66C1/22, B66C1/34 | 14/097238 |
| 2354 | 9132913 | Simplified auto-flight system coupled with a touchscreen flight control panel | A system includes an auto-flight system and a touchscreen flight mode control panel. The auto-flight system is configured to control a plurality of primary flight modes. The touchscreen flight mode control panel is communicatively coupled to the auto-flight system. The touchscreen flight mode control panel is configured to receive primary flight mode data from the auto-flight system. The touchscreen flight mode control panel is also configured to graphically present each primary flight mode of the plurality of primary flight modes to a user. The touchscreen flight mode control panel is further configured to detect touch gestures and direct executions of the user. The touchscreen flight mode control panel is additionally configured to output touch gesture data and direct execution data to the auto-flight system. | Geoffrey A. Shapiro (Cedar Rapids, IA), Timothy J. Etherington (Hampton, VA), Laura Maxine Smith-Velazquez (Owings Mills, MD) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2013-09-26 | 2015-09-15 | G05D1/00, G09G5/00, B64C19/00 | 14/038439 |
| 2355 | 9129376 | Pitch determination systems and methods for aerial roof estimation | User interface systems and methods for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system that provides a user interface configured to facilitate roof model generation based on one or more aerial images of a building roof. In one embodiment, roof model generation includes image registration, image lean correction, roof section pitch determination, wire frame model construction, and/or roof model review. The described user interface provides user interface controls that may be manipulated by an operator to perform at least some of the functions of roof model generation. In one embodiment, the user interface provides user interface controls that facilitate the determination of pitch of one or more sections of a building roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Bothell, WA) | 2014-07-31 | 2015-09-08 | G06F17/50, G06T17/20, G06F7/60, G06F17/10, G06T7/00, G06K9/00 | 14/449045 |
| 2356 | 9126694 | Display systems and methods for providing displays having an integrated autopilot functionality | A method for providing a display to a flight crew of an aircraft includes providing a horizontal navigation display that includes data regarding the movement of the aircraft in a horizontal direction and an aircraft icon indicating a position of the aircraft in the horizontal direction. The method further includes providing a vertical navigation display that includes data regarding the movement of the aircraft in a vertical direction and an aircraft icon indicating a position of the aircraft in the vertical direction. The horizontal and vertical navigation displays are disposed adjacent to one another on a single display device. The method further includes receiving a first input to the display device indicating a selection of the horizontal navigation display aircraft icon, and, in response to the selection of the horizontal navigation display aircraft icon, engaging a horizontal navigation control feature of an autopilot system of the aircraft. | Mohan Gowda Chandrashekarappa (Karnataka, IN), Babitha Jajur Shambulingappa (Karnataka, IN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2013-07-15 | 2015-09-08 | B64D43/00, G08G5/00, G06F3/048, B64C19/00, G01C23/00, G05D1/10 | 13/942153 |
| 2357 | 9125987 | Unmanned device utilization methods and systems | Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to perform a task, alone or in combination with other entities, or for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-07-17 | 2015-09-08 | G06F7/76, A61M5/20, G05D1/00, G06F19/00 | 13/551320 |
| 2358 | 9121864 | Inertial sensor | Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor. An inertial sensor according to preferred embodiments of the present invention is configured to include a membrane, a plurality of first electrodes patterned on the membrane, a plurality of piezoelectric elements patterned on the first electrodes, and a second electrode integrally formed to cover the piezoelectric elements. By the configuration, the piezoelectric element is encapsulated with the second electrode that is integrally formed to prevent water or humidity from being permeated into the piezoelectric element, thereby preventing physical properties of the piezoelectric element from being changed or preventing the piezoelectric element from being delaminated. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon-si, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Suwon-si, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, KR) | 2012-10-18 | 2015-09-01 | G01P15/09, G01C19/56, G01P15/08 | 13/655109 |
| 2359 | 9121680 | Air vehicle with control surfaces and vectored thrust | An air vehicle, such as a missile, for example an interceptor, includes control surfaces and a vectored thrust system, both used for steering the missile. A controller is operatively coupled to both steering mechanisms, and is configured to operate in a low dynamic pressure mode, which uses the vectored thrust system for at least part of the steering, only when the dynamic pressure is low, such as when the missile is at high altitude. At higher dynamic pressure, such as at lower altitude, the controller is configured to operate in a high dynamic pressure mode that uses only the control surfaces for steering. This allows the interceptor to operate at higher altitudes than interceptors that use only control surfaces for steering during flight. During flight for a high altitude interception the missile shifts from the high dynamic pressure mode to the low dynamic pressure mode. | Robert W Morgan (Tucson, AZ), James P Normoyle (Tucson, AZ), Kurt J Wuest (Tucson, AZ), David Drake (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2013-01-17 | 2015-09-01 | F42B10/62, F42B10/64, F42B10/66, F42B10/00 | 13/743829 |
| 2360 | 9120579 | Unmanned aircraft with failsafe system | An unmanned aircraft configured to fall or crash in a controlled and safe manner. The unmanned aircraft includes a drive system to thrust the unmanned aircraft during a flight, and a reverse thrust system to reverse thrust the unmanned aircraft during a landing. The unmanned aircraft further includes a controller operationally coupled to the reverse thrust system, and a detector to detect and notify to the controller that the unmanned aircraft is in an uncontrolled situation during the flight. The controller is adapted to activate the reverse thrust system in order to reverse thrust the unmanned aircraft in-flight upon notification from the detector that the unmanned aircraft is in an uncontrolled situation. | Bjorn De Smet (Oostrozebeke, BE), Maarten De Moor (Ghent, BE), Peter Cosyn (Zarlardinge, BE) | Gatewing Nv (Ghent, BE) | 2014-03-20 | 2015-09-01 | B64D31/06, G05D1/06, B64C39/00, G05D1/00, B64C11/00 | 14/221126 |
| 2361 | 9120568 | Autonomous resupply system and method | Some embodiments relate to a system and method of automatically transporting cargo from a loading station to an unloading station using a vehicle. Loading and unloading of cargo may be accomplished automatically without the need for human operators of either the loading station, the unloading station, or the vehicle. The unloading and loading station each comprise guide rails and a plurality of directional signal sources used by the vehicle to control its current position so that it may retrieve and deliver a target load. The vehicle comprises at least one sensor for detecting modulated directional signals and a controller to control the current position of the vehicle based on the received signals. | Carl Herman (Owego, NY), Dennis Rude (Apalachin, NY), Thomas Spura (Endicott, NY), Shirley D. Kupst (Endicott, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2012-06-11 | 2015-09-01 | B64C39/02, G05D1/02, G05D1/06, G06Q10/08, B64F1/00, B64F1/12, B64F1/32 | 13/493551 |
| 2362 | 9117185 | Forestry management system | A method and apparatus of managing a forest. A forestry management system comprises a forestry manager. The forestry manager is configured to receive information about a forest from a group of autonomous vehicles, analyze the information to generate a result about a state of the forest from the information, and coordinate operation of the group of autonomous vehicles using the result. | John Lyle Vian (Renton, WA), George Michael Roe (Seattle, WA), Josha Przbylko (Boston, MA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-09-19 | 2015-08-25 | G05D1/00, G06Q10/06, G06Q50/02, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00 | 13/622739 |
| 2363 | 9114871 | Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored-thrust control | An aircraft for unmanned aviation is described. The aircraft includes an airframe, a pair of fins attached to a rear portion of the airframe, a pair of dihedral braces attached to a bottom portion of the airframe, a first thrust-vectoring (''T/V'') module and a second T/V module, and an electronics module. The electronics module provides commands to the two T/V modules. The two T/V modules are configured to provide lateral and longitudinal control to the aircraft by directly controlling a thrust vector for each of the pitch, the roll, and the yaw of the aircraft. The use of directly articulated electrical motors as T/V modules enables the aircraft to execute tight-radius turns over a wide range of airspeeds. | Adam John Woodworth (Melrose, MA), James Peverill (Canton, MA), Greg Vulikh (Manassas, VA), Jeremy Scott Hollman (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2013-07-30 | 2015-08-25 | B64D27/00, B64C1/30, B64D27/26, A63H27/00, B64C39/02, B64C15/00, B64D1/14, B64C19/00, B64D9/00 | 13/954362 |
| 2364 | 9113499 | Multiple domain smartphone | A smartphone is adapted, through software modifications, to provide multiple operating domains or domains that provide differing levels of security and reliability. Each operating domain is isolated from the others. Detection of unauthorized modification is provided in some embodiments. Cross domain activity notification is provided in some embodiments. | Franklin David Van Voorhees (Fountain Hills, AZ), Phil Mar (Carlsbad, CA), Steven R. Hart (Carlsbad, CA), Ty Lindteigen (Phoenix, AZ), Christopher Paul Wren (Carlsbad, CA) | Viasat, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) | 2013-05-31 | 2015-08-18 | H04W12/08, H04W88/06, H04W8/22, G06F21/53, H04L29/06, H04W12/02, H04W12/06, H04L9/08, H04W88/02 | 13/907292 |
| 2365 | 9112377 | Remote device control and power supply | An actuator controller with a power supply that steps down a high voltage for use by remote auxiliary loads in an aircraft is provided. A high voltage power bus running through the aircraft may use high gage or smaller diameter wiring, resulting in weight savings in the power bus. A control network running through the aircraft may use fiber optic cabling, providing further weight reductions. An actuator controller may receive the high voltage from the power bus and provide a lower voltage to a remote device. The actuator controller may facilitate communication between the control network and the remote device. The integration of control and power supply may enhance endurance, reliability, and enable localized calibration of the remote device. Modular wing components may include interface controllers, high and low power busswork, and remote devices. The modular wing components may include power and control interconnections. | William Stuart Sechrist (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2012-03-23 | 2015-08-18 | B60L1/00, H02J1/08, H02J1/00 | 13/428960 |
| 2366 | 9110170 | Terrain aided navigation using multi-channel monopulse radar imaging | A terrain aided navigation using multi-channel monopulse radar imaging to provide a navigation position update. The monopulse radar transmits a single RF pulse transmission or multiple quick RF pulse train bursts to generate a monopulse radar image that can be correlated with a digital terrain segment to provide navigation updates when requested. The radar has monopulse and off-axis capability that allows for selection of a terrain segment within the radar's search area that will provide a good terrain correlation. The radar measurements are made on a range/Doppler cell-by-cell basis that includes angle information. The cells in the range/Doppler map corresponding to the antenna main beam return are converted into a high resolution (x,y,z) image and correlated to the selected terrain segment in the data base reference frame to provide an updated navigation position estimate. | Bruce R. Woollard (Tucson, AZ), Mark A. Owens (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2014-08-29 | 2015-08-18 | G01C23/00, G01S13/94, G01S13/89 | 14/473483 |
| 2367 | 9110168 | Software-defined multi-mode ultra-wideband radar for autonomous vertical take-off and landing of small unmanned aerial systems | A small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) is used for aerial and on the ground surveillance while an operator of the sUAS, or other personnel, remain at a safe distance. The sUAS system can perform an autonomous landing and can be operated at an extended, e.g., greater than 100 meters, standoff from the detection apparatus and potential harm. The sUAS may be implemented as an easy-to-operate, small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft with a set of optical, thermal, and chemical detection modules for performing aerial surveillance and ground surveillance after landing. | Farrokh Mohamadi (Irvine, CA) | Farrokh Mohamadi (Irvine, CA) | 2012-11-16 | 2015-08-18 | G01S15/00, G01S7/28, G01S13/91, G01S7/02, G01S13/00, G01S13/02, G01S13/88 | 13/678835 |
| 2368 | 9109862 | System, device, and method of protecting aircrafts against incoming threats | System, device and method for protecting aircrafts against incoming threats. The system includes: (a) a dual-band Radio Frequency (RF) track-and-confirm module comprising: a dual-band RF receiver to receive high-band RF signals and low-band RF signals, a threat confirmation module to confirm a possible incoming threat based on processing of RF signals received at the dual-band RF receiver, a threat parameters calculator to calculate a fine angular position and a precise angular position of a confirmed incoming threat, based on processing of RF signals received at low-band RF for fine angular position and at high-band RF for precise angular position, (b) a countermeasure directed Laser module to activate a directed Laser countermeasure towards said precise angular position of said confirmed incoming threat. | Ronen Factor (Ramat Gan, IL), David Dragucki (Herzeliya, IL), Ariye Yehuda Caplan (Haifa, IL), Zahi Ben Ari (Haniel, IL), Semion Zelikman (Rishon Lezion, IL), Royee Li-Ran (Herzliya, IL) | Bird Aerosystems Limited (Herzelia, IL) | 2014-01-16 | 2015-08-18 | G06F19/00, G01S7/495, G01S13/86, F41H11/02, G01S7/38, F41H13/00 | 14/156490 |
| 2369 | 9108729 | Autonomous control of unmanned aerial vehicles | A control module for an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. In one example, the control module includes a plurality of control modes, wherein each control mode represents a different autonomy setting, a command generator configured to generate a command causing a selection of a first of the plurality of control modes for the unmanned aerial vehicle, and an intelligence synthesizer that automatically switches the unmanned aerial vehicle between the selected first of the plurality of control modes and a second of the plurality of control mode upon detection of a trigger event. | David S. Duggan (Lewisville, TX), David A. Felio (Flower Mound, TX), Billy B. Pate (Frisco, TX), Vince R. Longhi (Dallas, TX), Jerry L. Petersen (Southlake, TX), Mark J. Bergee (Southlake, TX) | L-3 Unmanned Systems, Inc. (Carrollton, TX) | 2014-05-15 | 2015-08-18 | G01C22/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G08G5/04, B64C19/00 | 14/278444 |
| 2370 | 9106810 | Maritime safety systems for crew and passengers | A fall detection and recovery system includes cameras positioned around a perimeter of a vessel. The system analyzes video from the cameras to detect a falling object from the vessel and records a geolocation of the vessel at a time of falling of the object. The system applies environmental readings to evolve a recovery location for the falling object from the time of falling to a present time. | Richard A Hadsall, Sr. (Miami, FL) | Mtn Satellite Communications Inc. (Seattle, WA) | 2014-06-09 | 2015-08-11 | H04N7/18 | 14/300187 |
| 2371 | 9106715 | System and method for rapid dissemination of image products | A system and method for rapid dissemination of image products. In the system, a data consumer display device sends a geospatial request for a map image of a specific area of interest to a rapid image distribution system (RIDS) , which forwards the request to a sensor ground station. The sensor ground station processes data received from a sensor platform and sends the processed data to a georectification processor. The georectification processor creates georectified data and sends the georectified data to the RIDS, which further processes the data, exposing it to data consumers using network optimized data services (e.g., KML/KMZ, TMS, GeoRSS, image chipper) based on geographic coordinates provided in the query that is a smaller subset of the sensor data. The RIDS sends the image product to the data consumer display device for display. | Justin R. Novak (Huntsville, AL) | The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Army (Washington, DC) | 2013-03-15 | 2015-08-11 | H04L29/06 | 13/840890 |
| 2372 | 9105184 | Systems and methods for real-time data communications and messaging with operators of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) | A system and method are provided to support safe integration of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) into the National Airspace Structure in the United States. Substantially real-time data communication provides interested parties with an ability to communicate directly with an operator of the sUAS during system operations. Individual interactive user interfaces are used to implement two way text-like messaging directly with the sUAS control console to enhance safety and reduce conflicts with operations of the sUAS. When an instance arises in which an air traffic controller needs to advise an sUAS operator regarding an unauthorized sUAS mission or a requirement to keep an sUAS clear of a specific block of airspace or specific geographic location due to an immediate, emergent and/or unforeseen event, a means is provided by which to more effectively and more quickly communicate directly with the sUAS operator. | Rolf Stefani (West River, MD), Ronald Carl Hawkins (Davidsonville, MD) | Arinc Incorporated (Annapolis, MD) | 2013-03-11 | 2015-08-11 | G01C21/00, G08G5/00, H04W4/12 | 13/792259 |
| 2373 | 9104752 | Data sharing among conditionally independent parallel filters | A method for data sharing between conditionally independent filters is provided. The method comprises initializing a plurality of conditionally independent filters operating in parallel, processing data measurements in each of the conditionally independent filters, sharing conditioning node estimates among the conditionally independent filters, merging the shared conditioning node estimates in each of the conditionally independent filters, and performing a conditional update in each of the conditionally independent filters. | Ryan Ingvalson (Saint Michael, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2012-11-16 | 2015-08-11 | G06F17/30, G06F9/54, G06F15/16 | 13/679170 |
| 2374 | 9104639 | Distributed mesh-based memory and computing architecture | Methods, systems, and devices for distributed computing are provided. Clusters of nodes are provided, each node have a communication link to a primary I/O switch as well as to two other nodes, thereby providing redundant alternative communication paths between different components of the system. Primary and redundant I/O switching modules may provide further redundancy for high availability and high reliability applications, such as applications that may be subjected to the environment as would be found in space, including radiation effects. Nodes in a cluster may provide data storage, processing, and/or input/output functions, as well as one or more alternate communications paths between system components. Multiple clusters of nodes may be coupled together to provide enhanced performance and/or reliability. | Brett Koritnik (Centennial, CO), Kirk Sprague (Elizabeth, CO) | Seakr Engineering, Inc. (Centennial, CO) | 2012-05-01 | 2015-08-11 | G06F15/173, G06F11/30, H04L12/939, G06F11/20, H04L12/933, G06F13/14 | 13/461618 |
| 2375 | 9100361 | Secure routing module | A routing module in a secure routing and communication architecture to receive and transmit data of varied protocols, convert the data protocols to an internet protocol for routing on a local area network. Components of the input/output module comprise a processor, a cryptomodule, a field programmable gate array, all of which communicate in internet protocol. The routing module has a number of interfaces through which SATCOM protocol, UHF-VHF protocol, digital data protocols, serial data protocols, common data link protocols, push-to-talk data protocols, analog voice and voice internet protocol, and other internet protocol data can be received, routed, and transmitted. Hardware, firmware, and software logic within the components convert analog or other digital data to internet protocol, verify the classification level of data, protect the classification level of the data, encrypt the data for routing through a secure routing system a destination interface. | Frank A. Lucchesi (Burnsville, MN), Christopher T. Wolff (Shoreview, MN) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-04-25 | 2015-08-04 | H04L29/00, H04L29/06 | 12/109973 |
| 2376 | 9099595 | Group-IV solar cell structure using group-IV or III-V heterostructures | Device structures, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed for photovoltaic cells that may be a single-junction or multijunction solar cells, with at least a first layer comprising a group-IV semiconductor in which part of the cell comprises a second layer comprising a III-V semiconductor or group-IV semiconductor having a different composition than the group-IV semiconductor of the first layer, such that a heterostructure is formed between the first and second layers. | Richard R. King (Thousand Oaks, CA), Christopher M. Fetzer (Valencia, CA), Nasser H. Karam (La Canada, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-09-14 | 2015-08-04 | H01L31/00, H01L31/078, H01L31/074, H01L31/0725 | 13/617886 |
| 2377 | 9097527 | Method and system for generating a route | A method for generating a route including at least one path. The method is suitable for aircraft reconnaissance of an area. The method includes encompassing the area with a geometrical figure, generating a first direction depending upon a configuration of the figure, generating the at least one path depending upon the first direction wherein the path corresponds to a sub area covering at least a part of the area. | Joakim Notstrand (Linkoping, SE), Par Norberg (Vreta Kloster, SE), Johan Ivansson (Linkoping, SE), Erik Skarman (Linkoping, SE) | Saab Ab (Linkoping, SE) | 2006-10-05 | 2015-08-04 | G01C21/00, G01C21/34, G01C11/00, G08G1/0968 | 11/538819 |
| 2378 | 9096327 | Aircraft health assessment system | According to one embodiment, a system for assessing health of an aircraft includes a receiver, a flight spectrum analyzer, and a health assessment analyzer. The receiver receives, from an aircraft, a plurality of measurements associated with two or more flight parameters. The plurality of measurements includes measurements spanning at least one period of time. The flight spectrum analyzer determines, based on a comparison of the plurality of measurements to a plurality of flight spectrum definitions, an amount of time the aircraft spent in each flight spectrum of a plurality of flight spectrums during the at least one period of time. The health assessment analyzer assesses a change in health of the aircraft over the at least one period of time based on the determination of the amount of time the aircraft spent in each flight spectrum and a plurality of spectrum health profiles. | Brian E. Tucker (Fort Worth, TX), Stephen R. Johnston (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-02-19 | 2015-08-04 | B64D45/00, G01M5/00, G07C5/00, G05B23/02 | 13/770039 |
| 2379 | 9096325 | Fly-by-wire engine power control system | According to one embodiment, a method of managing pilot and copilot control of engine power in an aircraft includes receiving, from a first pilot input device, a first signal representative of a pilot selection of an increase power position or a decrease power position and receiving, from a second pilot input device, a second signal representative of a pilot selection of an increase power position or a decrease power position. One of the first signal and the second signal is prioritized. An aircraft engine is then instructed to change power output based on the prioritized signal. | Erik Oltheten (Azle, TX), James M. McCollough (Arlington, TX), Peter F. Scheidler (Arlington, TX), Jeffery S. Greenwood (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-11-18 | 2015-08-04 | B64D31/14, B64D31/04 | 14/082615 |
| 2380 | 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 |
| 2381 | 9090348 | Portable control system for rotary-wing aircraft load management | A control system for portable control of a rotary-wing aircraft includes a portable, hand-held, control device executing a control application, the control device operating in a loaded mode when a load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft and an unloaded mode when no load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft, the control device presenting command icons in response to being in loaded mode and unloaded mode, a vehicle management system in the rotary-wing aircraft, a sensor package on the rotary-wing aircraft, and a communication system providing communications between the control device and the rotary-wing aircraft, vehicle management system and sensor package, wherein the control device communicates commands to the vehicle management system to implement loading and unloading of the rotary-wing aircraft. | Jesse J. Lesperance (Madison, AL), Thomas Zygmant (Southport, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2012-03-21 | 2015-07-28 | G05D1/00, B64D1/22 | 13/425546 |
| 2382 | 9090334 | Mechanical and magnetic control system for magnetorheological actuators | In some embodiments, a method of provided boosted actuation to an aircraft flight control device includes receiving an input from a pilot input device via a mechanical input member, providing mechanical energy to a driving member of a controlled-slippage actuator, and varying the strength of a magnetic field applied to a magnetorheological (MR) fluid disposed between the driving member and a driven member of the controlled-slippage actuator based on the relative positions of the mechanical input member and a mechanical output member that is in mechanical communication with the driven member and the aircraft flight control device. | Charles Eric Covington, Jr. (Colleyville, TX), Brady G. Atkins (Irving, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2014-05-23 | 2015-07-28 | B64C13/40, B64C27/00, F16D27/10, B64C19/00 | 14/286173 |
| 2383 | 9087451 | Unmanned aerial vehicle communication, monitoring, and traffic management | A computer-implemented method of communicating with an unmanned aerial vehicle includes transmitting a first message via a communications transmitter of a lighting assembly for receipt by an unmanned aerial vehicle. The first message includes an identifier associated with the lighting assembly, and the lighting assembly is located within a proximity of a roadway. The method also includes receiving a second message from the unmanned aerial vehicle via a communications receiver of the lighting assembly. The second message includes an identifier associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. The method further includes transmitting a third message via the communications transmitter of the lighting assembly for receipt by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The third message includes an indication of an altitude at which the unmanned aerial vehicle should fly. | John A. Jarrell (Tiburon, CA) | --- | 2014-07-28 | 2015-07-21 | G08G5/00 | 14/444670 |
| 2384 | 9086317 | Compact wide field fast hyperspectral imager | A spectrometer having substantially increased spectral and spatial fields. | Thomas A. Mitchell (Nazareth, PA) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) | 2012-05-07 | 2015-07-21 | G01J3/18, G02B5/18, G01J3/04 | 13/465523 |
| 2385 | 9085362 | Counter-unmanned aerial vehicle system and method | A deployable net capture apparatus which is mounted on an unmanned aerial vehicle to enable the interception and entanglement of a threat unmanned aerial vehicle. The deployable net capture apparatus includes a deployable net having a cross-sectional area sized for intercepting and entangling the threat unmanned aerial vehicle, and a deployment mechanism capable of being mounted to the unmanned aerial vehicle. The deployment mechanism includes an inflatable frame or a rod for positioning the net in a deployed position. | James C. Kilian (Tyngsborough, MA), Brede J. Wegener (Cambridge, MA), Eric Wharton (Hopkinton, MA), David R. Gavelek (Bedford, MA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2012-11-21 | 2015-07-21 | B64C25/68, B64F1/02 | 13/683033 |
| 2386 | 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 |
| 2387 | 9084962 | Fluid separation assembly and method | In an embodiment there is provided a fluid separation assembly. The assembly has a hollow fiber bundle with a plurality of hollow fiber membranes. The assembly further has a first tubesheet and a second tubesheet encapsulating respective ends of the hollow fiber bundle, wherein one of the tubesheets has a plurality of radial through openings formed in the tubesheet. The assembly further has a housing surrounding the hollow fiber bundle and the first and second tubesheets, the housing having a feed inlet port, a permeate outlet port, and a non-permeate outlet port. The feed gas, permeate gas, or non-permeate gas are introduced into or removed from the hollow fiber membranes via the plurality of radial through openings formed in the tubesheet, such that the radial through openings of the tubesheet intersect each or substantially each of the hollow fiber membranes. | Brent Kenneth Theodore (Rossmoor, CA), Donald Ray Snow, Jr. (Fountain Valley, CA), James P. Huang (Irvine, CA), Michael J. Robinson (Huntington Beach, CA), Ivana Jojic (Bellevue, WA), Benjamin Bikson (Newton, MA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-03-03 | 2015-07-21 | B01D53/22, B01D63/02, B64D37/32, B01D19/00 | 13/411548 |
| 2388 | 9082301 | Aircraft stopping performance display and warning | A system and method for determining a predicted stopping performance of an aircraft moving on a runway. A predicted stopping force acting on the aircraft to stop the aircraft is determined by a processor unit as the aircraft is moving on the runway. A predicted deceleration of the aircraft moving on the runway is determined by the processor unit using the predicted stopping force acting on the aircraft to stop the aircraft. The predicted stopping performance of the aircraft on the runway is determined by the processor unit using the predicted deceleration of the aircraft. | Michael Gian Catalfamo (Seattle, WA), Jean Marie Crane (Seattle, WA), Marisa R. Jenkins (Seattle, WA), John David Anderson (Auburn, WA), Thomas Todd Griffith (Seattle, WA), Bechara J. Mallouk (Mukilteo, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-10-28 | 2015-07-14 | G06F19/00, G06G7/70, G08G5/02, G05D3/00, G05D1/00, G01C5/00, G08B21/00, G08G5/00 | 14/064804 |
| 2389 | 9081935 | Establishing availability of a two-engine aircraft for an ETOPS flight or an ETOPS flight path for a two-engine aircraft | A method is provided for establishing availability of a two-engine aircraft for a predefined ETOPS flight. The method may include calculating a probability of a dual independent engine shutdown sequence for each of a climb phase, a plurality of cruise phases including an ETOPS phase, and a descent phase into which the predefined ETOPS flight is divisible. The shutdown sequence may be composed of events that for each phase may include events having respective, conditional probabilities specific to a model of the two-engine aircraft, a product of which is the probability of the shutdown sequence for the respective phase. The method may include calculating the risk of the shutdown sequence as a function of a sum of the probabilities for the phases, and establishing availability of the aircraft based on the risk and a preexisting baseline. A similar method is provided for establishing availability of an ETOPS flight path. | Daryl W. Heinzerling (Woodinville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-02-24 | 2015-07-14 | G06F17/18, G06F17/50, G08G5/00, G01C21/20 | 14/187351 |
| 2390 | 9081914 | Component configuration system and methods of operating same | A system and methods to record a configuration record for components of an asset is provided. The system includes a user interface device comprising a screen having a plurality of attributes and a plurality of link hotspots coupled to the plurality of attributes. A database is coupled to the user interface device, wherein the database includes an aspect associated with each of the plurality of attributes. The system includes a processor coupled to the user interface device and the database, wherein the processor configured to couple the aspect to the plurality of link hotspots. | William Talion Edwards (Foristell, MO), Timothy Joseph Josten (St. Peters, MO), Scott Randall Greene (Defiance, MO), Michael L. Piasse (St. Charles, MO), Andrew Wall (O'Fallon, MO), William E. Wojczyk, Jr. (O'Fallon, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-05-03 | 2015-07-14 | G06F17/30, G06F17/50 | 13/463253 |
| 2391 | 9080903 | Water resistant aircraft pitot device | A pitot tube system having a pitot tube containing a porous hydrophobic fabric that blocks water and contaminants from reaching a pressure sensor. The distance in the pitot tube between the fabric and a front orifice of the tube is less than 2.4 times the height of the orifice, and preferably less than or equal to 0.38 times the height. The section of the tube through which the fabric extends defines an opening characterized by a minimum dimension greater than 0.15 inches, and preferably being at least 0.21 inches. The tube is a removable structure that attaches to a mount that forms a passage for communicating the pressure in the tube. That passage contains a second porous hydrophobic fabric that also blocks water and contaminants from reaching a pressure sensor. | Charles F. Ashton (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2012-08-16 | 2015-07-14 | G01F1/46, G01P5/165 | 13/261815 |
| 2392 | 9075415 | Unmanned aerial vehicle and methods for controlling same | One variation of a method for imaging an area of interest includes: within a user interface, receiving a selection for a set of interest points on a digital map of a physical area and receiving a selection for a resolution of a geospatial map, identifying a ground area corresponding to the set of interest points for imaging during a mission, generating a flight path over the ground area for execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission, setting an altitude for the unmanned aerial vehicle along the flight path based on the selection for the resolution of the geospatial map and an optical system arranged within the unmanned aerial vehicle, setting a geospatial accuracy requirement for the mission based on the selection for the mission type, and assembling a set of images captured by the unmanned aerial vehicle during the mission into the geospatial map. | Bret Kugelmass (San Francisco, CA) | Airphrame, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2014-03-11 | 2015-07-07 | G05D1/10, G06T11/60, H04N7/18 | 14/204634 |
| 2393 | 9073532 | Homeostatic flying hovercraft | A homeostatic flying hovercraft preferably utilizes at least two pairs of counter-rotating ducted fans to generate lift like a hovercraft and utilizes a homeostatic hover control system to create a flying craft that is easily controlled. The homeostatic hover control system provides true homeostasis of the craft with a true fly-by-wire flight control and control-by-wire system control. | Brad Pedersen (Minneapolis, MN), Peter Spirov (Minneapolis, MN) | Qfo Labs, Inc. (Bloomington, MN) | 2011-04-23 | 2015-07-07 | B64C13/20, B60V1/10, B64C27/20, B60V1/06 | 13/092940 |
| 2394 | 9070289 | System and method for detecting, tracking and estimating the speed of vehicles from a mobile platform | A method and system for measurement of ground based vehicle speed includes a movable platform that includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) located in proximity to a roadway, the UAV operates under control and navigation of a UAV control unit, and the UAV also carries camera and monitoring equipment, the camera and monitoring equipment including an onboard computing system, and a camera with a wide angle lens and a camera with a telephoto lens, the cameras being mounted on a pan/tilt device. An algorithm operated by the on-board computing system is used to detect and track vehicles moving on a roadway. The algorithm is configured to detect and track the vehicles despite motion created by movement of the UAV. The cameras mounted on the pan/tilt device are moved under the direction of the computer vision algorithm to maintain a target vehicle of the detected moving vehicles in view, and the speed of the target vehicle is measured. | Eric Saund (San Carlos, CA), Christopher Paulson (Livermore, CA), Gregory Burton (Mountain View, CA), Eric Peeters (Fremont, CA) | Palo Alto Research Incorporated (Palo Alto, CA) | 2013-05-10 | 2015-06-30 | G08G1/054, G08G1/017 | 13/891765 |
| 2395 | 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 |
| 2396 | 9070018 | Automated roof identification systems and methods | Automatic roof identification systems and methods are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system configured to automatically detect a roof in a target image of a building having a roof. In one embodiment, automatically detecting a roof in a target image includes training one or more artificial intelligence systems to identify likely roof sections of an image. The artificial intelligence systems are trained on historical image data or an operator-specified region of interest within the target image. Then, a likely outline of the roof in the target image can be determined based on the trained artificial intelligence systems. The likely roof outline can be used to generate a roof estimate report. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Christopher Albert Ciarcia (Monroe, WA), Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Bothell, WA) | 2013-11-21 | 2015-06-30 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06K9/66 | 14/086885 |
| 2397 | 9068847 | System and method for collaborative navigation | A system and method for collaborative navigation is provided. The system comprises a first mobile unit, at least one inertial measurement unit on the first mobile unit, and at least one environment sensor on the first mobile unit. A navigator module in the first mobile unit is configured to receive inertial data from the inertial measurement unit. An object characterization module is configured to receive sensor data from the environment sensor and a navigation solution from the navigator module. A common object geo-locator module is configured to receive a first set of descriptors from the object characterization module and a second set of descriptors from another mobile unit. A data association module is configured to receive common descriptors from the common object geo-locator module. The first mobile unit is configured to operatively communicate with one or more additional mobile units that are configured for collaborative navigation with the first mobile unit. | Kailash Krishnaswamy (Little Canada, MN), Randolph G. Hartman (Plymouth, MN), Wayne A. Soehren (Wayzata, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2009-04-22 | 2015-06-30 | G01C21/28, G01C21/16, G01S5/16, G01S5/00, G01S19/47 | 12/428358 |
| 2398 | 9067672 | Pilot control system with pendent grip | According to one embodiment, a control assembly includes a post, a grip, and a shaft. The post has a top, a bottom, and a body joining the top to the bottom. The shaft has a first end coupled proximate to the body below the top and a second end opposite the first end coupled to the grip. The shaft positions at least part of the grip directly over the top of the post. | Travis L. Yates (Lakeside, TX), Bradley D. Linton (Mansfield, TX), Chad R. Haugeberg (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-01-08 | 2015-06-30 | B64C13/04, B64C27/56 | 13/736135 |
| 2399 | 9067132 | Systems and methods for indirect control of processor enabled devices | Individuals can operate processor enabled devices at a high level of performance, even if they have little or no familiarity with those devices, by indirectly operating them through a first processor enabled device. The direct interactions of individuals with a familiar device can be communicated to one or more processors that perform signal processing functions in order to generate control signals that direct the operation of a second, unfamiliar processor-enabled device. In this closed-loop system, individuals can receive real-time feedback on the performance of the second device in a form associated with the operation of the first device. | Bryan Bergeron (Brookline, MA) | Archetype Technologies, Inc. (Brookline, MA) | 2013-06-07 | 2015-06-30 | G05B15/00, G06N3/08, A63F13/00, A63F13/98, G06F15/18, A63F9/24, A63F13/20, G05B19/18, G05B11/01, G05B19/16, G05B15/02 | 13/912771 |
| 2400 | 9065171 | Antenna support bracket | A method and apparatus comprising a planar member and a number of support members. The planar member may be configured to be attached to an airframe of an aircraft. The number of support members may be configured to connect the number of antennas to the planar member. | Eric John Lundeen (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-10-06 | 2015-06-23 | H01Q1/28, H01Q1/12, B64C1/36 | 12/899111 |
| 2401 | 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 |
| 2402 | 9061760 | Independent blade control system with rotary blade actuator | According to one embodiment, a rotary blade actuator includes a housing, a vane disposed within the housing, a shaft disposed at least partially within the housing and coupled to the vane. The vane comprises a first vane surface disposed within a first chamber between a first fluid opening and a second fluid opening and a second vane surface disposed within a second chamber between a third fluid opening and a fourth fluid opening. The first and third fluid openings are configured to provide a first fluid to the first chamber and the second chamber at a first pressure, the second fluid opening is configured to provide a second fluid to the first chamber at a second pressure, and the fourth fluid opening is configured to provide a third fluid to the second chamber at a third pressure different from the second pressure. | Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-02 | 2015-06-23 | B64C27/52, B64C27/72, F04C9/00, F15B15/12 | 13/565577 |
| 2403 | 9061102 | Unmanned device interaction methods and systems | Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to participate in the performance of tasks, for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance, or for facilitating other interactions with such devices. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-08-31 | 2015-06-23 | G05B19/00, G05D1/00, A61M5/20, G05D1/02, G05D1/10, A63H27/00, A61M5/00 | 13/601082 |
| 2404 | 9058560 | Methods, apparatus and systems for generating, updating and executing an invasive species control plan | Invasive species control plans may be automatically generated using vegetation control information received from a variety of sources. Such invasive species control plans may aid vegetation control personnel and professionals when determining an invasive species control strategy, including treatment and restoration, and then guide the implementation of that strategy. Invasive species control plans may include a variety of recommended vegetation control practices and projected outcomes for the implementation of recommended vegetation control management practices. | Jerome Dale Johnson (Waterville, MN) | Superior Edge, Inc. (Mankato, MN) | 2012-02-13 | 2015-06-16 | G06N5/02, A01G1/00, A01G7/00, G06N3/02, G06N3/12, G06F17/30 | 13/372451 |
| 2405 | 9058036 | Vehicle capability monitoring and adaptation system and method therefor | A system for monitoring a vehicle having systems, components, and sensors has a nominal controller and an adaptive controller. A vehicle health function module is coupled to an output of the adaptive controller and generates a vehicle health output signal indicating a prognosis of at least one of the systems or components degradation of the vehicle. | John L. Vian (Renton, WA), Matthew A. Vavrina (Seattle, WA), Jonathan P. How (Arlington, MA), Joshua Redding (Woburn, MA), Zachary Dydek (Cambridge, MA), Brett Bethke (Arlington, MA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-12-08 | 2015-06-16 | G01M17/00, G06F19/00, G06F7/00, G06F11/30, G07C5/00, G05B13/04, G05B23/02 | 12/963095 |
| 2406 | 9056675 | Pilot control system with hand rest | According to one embodiment, a control assembly includes a post, a grip, and a hand rest. The post has a top, a bottom, and a body joining the top to the bottom. The grip is positioned at least partially above the post and is movable along at least one arc. The hand rest is coupled to the top and comprises an upper surface having a profile corresponding to the at least one arc. | Travis L. Yates (Lakeside, TX), Bradley D. Linton (Mansfield, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-01-08 | 2015-06-16 | B64C13/04, B64C27/56 | 13/736163 |
| 2407 | 9055240 | Polychromatic imaging method | The invention relates to a polychromatic imaging method, using a picture-taking instrument, which is placed on board an aircraft or satellite, which enables a reduction of the size of the instrument without reducing resolution of a final obtained image. To this end, a pupil of the instrument is sized for intermediate images that are limited to a first spectral sub-band without any image information being completely transmitted by the instrument for at least one wavelength that is located beyond said first spectral sub-band. Merging the intermediate image, inputted for the first spectral sub-band, with at least one other intermediate image, inputted for another spectral sub-band, recreates a polychromatic visual rendering that is satisfactory for the final image. Said other intermediate image includes the wavelength located beyond the first sub-band. | Laurent Brouard (Toulouse, FR), Cyrille Tourneur (Toulouse, FR) | Airbus Defence and Space Sas (Les Mureaux, FR) | 2011-04-28 | 2015-06-09 | H04N9/64, H04N5/33, G01B9/06, G02B27/46, G02B23/12, G02B27/10 | 13/696249 |
| 2408 | 9052333 | Sensor capable of measuring acceleration, angular velocity, and DC acceleration | Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor including: a membrane, a mass body provided under the membrane, a plurality of patterned magnets provided under the mass body, and a magnetoresistive element provided to be spaced apart from the mass body and measuring static DC acceleration acting on the mass body through resistance changed according to magnetic fields of the plurality of patterned magnets. The plurality of patterned magnets and the magnetoresistive element are included, thereby making it possible to measure static DC acceleration (particularly, gravity acceleration) that is difficult to measure using an existing to piezoelectric element. | Jung Tae Park (Gyunggi-do, KR), Seung Heon Han (Gyunggi-do, KR), Jong Woon Kim (Gyunggi-do, KR), Heung Woo Park (Gyunggi-do, KR), Jung Won Lee (Gyunggi-do, KR), Jung Eun Noh (Gyunggi-do, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Gyunggi-do, KR), Sung Jun Lee (Gyunggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2012-08-22 | 2015-06-09 | G01P15/11, G01P15/08, G01P15/097, G01P15/12, G01C19/56, G01P15/09 | 13/592198 |
| 2409 | 9052195 | Inertial sensor for detecting angular velocity | Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor including: a membrane, first and second driving units provided in a first axis direction (an X axis direction) so as to be symmetrical to each other based on a predetermined point of the membrane to thereby vibrate while being expanded and contracted in the first axis direction, and third and fourth driving units provided in a second axis direction (a Y axis direction) perpendicular to the first axis direction so as to be symmetrical to each other based on a predetermined point of the membrane to thereby vibrate while being expanded and contracted in the second axis direction, wherein the first and second driving units have different vibration frequencies so that they vibrate while being expanded and contracted in the opposite manner and then vibrate while being expanded and contracted in the same manner. | Jung Eun Noh (Gyunggi-do, KR), Seung Heon Han (Gyunggi-do, KR), Jong Woon Kim (Gyunggi-do, KR), Sung Jun Lee (Gyunggi-do, KR), Seung Mo Lim (Gyunggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2012-08-22 | 2015-06-09 | G01C19/56, G01C19/5684 | 13/592096 |
| 2410 | 9051836 | Pilot control system with compact gimbal mechanism | According to one embodiment, a control assembly includes a first gimbal and a second gimbal. The first gimbal is rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The first gimbal comprises a first linkage attachment point offset from the first axis of rotation. The second gimbal is rotatably coupled to the first gimbal and rotatable relative to the first gimbal about a second axis of rotation. The second gimbal comprises a second linkage attachment point offset from the second axis of rotation and a control shaft attachment point. | Travis L. Yates (Lakeside, TX), Bradley D. Linton (Mansfield, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-01-08 | 2015-06-09 | B64C13/04, F01D7/00, G05G9/047, B64C27/56, B64D43/00 | 13/736147 |
| 2411 | 9047717 | Fleet operations quality management system and automatic multi-generational data caching and recovery | A fleet operations quality management system for use with one or more vehicles which includes a data recording unit and separate memory subsystem mounted on each vehicle, a remotely located data collection station to collect, store and pre-process data from multiple vehicles, a centralized data storage and retrieval system designed to accept and assimilate recorded trip data, a web application designed to provide access to and analysis of the recorded trip data, and a graphical software application that can be used to view the recreated trip in a realistic simulated environment. An electronic system comprising a receiver module and a mobile device, whereby the receiver module is capable of receiving data transmissions from a network of ground stations and buffering the data for future use. | Robert V. Weinmann (Wahpeton, ND), Barry D. Batcheller (West Fargo, ND), Tyler C. Ohlsen (West Fargo, ND), Jacob A. Halvorson (Moorhead, MN), Jeffrey L. Johnson (West Fargo, ND), Nicholas L. Butts (West Fargo, ND), Seth J. Schubert (Moorhead, MN) | Appareo Systems, Llc (Fargo, ND) | 2013-10-22 | 2015-06-02 | G06F19/00, H04N7/18, G05D1/00, G08B21/00 | 14/060488 |
| 2412 | 9047691 | Route display and review | For a device running a mapping application that includes a display area for displaying a map and a set of graphical user interface (GUI) items, a method for providing routes is described. The method computes a route between a starting location and a destination location. The route includes a sequence of maneuvering instructions for guiding a user through the route. The method provides a movable GUI item for showing each maneuvering instruction in the sequence in order to allow a user to navigate the route by moving the GUI items in and out of the display area. | Marcel van Os (San Francisco, CA), Emanuele Vulcano (San Francisco, CA), Christopher Blumenberg (San Francisco, CA), Bradford A. Moore (San Francisco, CA) | Apple Inc. (Cupertino, CA) | 2012-09-30 | 2015-06-02 | G01C21/00 | 13/632110 |
| 2413 | 9047675 | Strike detection using video images | A method and apparatus for strike detection. Images of an object are identified in video images from a video camera on a vehicle. A movement of the object with respect to the vehicle is identified from the images of the object in the video images. It is determine whether the movement of the object with respect to the vehicle indicates that the object will strike the vehicle. A strike report comprising information indicating that the object will strike the vehicle is generated in response to a determination that the object will strike the vehicle. | Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-08-13 | 2015-06-02 | H04N7/18 | 13/584559 |
| 2414 | 9044543 | Unmanned device utilization methods and systems | Structures and protocols are presented for configuring an unmanned aerial device to perform a task, alone or in combination with other entities, or for using data resulting from such a configuration or performance. | Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA), Richard T. Lord (Tacoma, WA), Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA), Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA), John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA) | Elwha Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2012-07-17 | 2015-06-02 | G06F7/76 | 13/551334 |
| 2415 | 9039373 | Blade-pitch control system with feedback lever | The present application includes a blade-pitch control system for controlling a pitch angle of each of a plurality of blades on an aircraft rotor. A feedback lever associated with each blade is pivotally mounted to the rotating portion of a swashplate assembly. A pitch link connects an output arm of a lever to a pitch horn of a corresponding blade, and a feedback link connects the input arm of the lever to a yoke. Flapping motion of the yoke causes motion of the feedback link, and this motion causes corresponding rotation of the lever. Rotation of the lever causes motion of the pitch link, which changes the pitch angle of the attached blade. This provides for selected pitch-flap coupling between flapping motion of the yoke and pitch motion of the blades. | Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2011-12-14 | 2015-05-26 | B64C27/54 | 13/325679 |
| 2416 | 9038952 | Attachment devices for rotorcraft front windshield | According to one embodiment, a windshield attachment device for coupling a windshield to a body includes a fastener portion, a bolt, and an elastomeric load isolator. The fastener portion has an opening therethrough. The bolt is configured to extend through the opening of the fastener portion and couple the fastener portion to the body. The elastomeric load isolator surrounds at least a portion of the fastener portion and separating the fastener portion from the windshield. | William A. Amante (Grapevine, TX), Carl A. May (Mansfield, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-01-18 | 2015-05-26 | B64C1/14 | 13/744484 |
| 2417 | 9038941 | Towable autogyro system having repositionable mast responsive to center of gratvity calculations | An unmanned, towable aerovehicle is described and includes a container to hold cargo, an autogyro assembly connected to the container and to provide flight characteristics, and a controller to control operation the autogyro assembly for unmanned flight. The container includes a connection to connect to a powered aircraft to provide forward motive force to power the autogyro assembly. In an example, the autogyro assembly includes a mast extending from the container, a rotatable hub on an end of the mast, and a plurality of blades connected to the hub for rotation to provide lift to the vehicle. In an example, an electrical motor rotates the blades prior to lift off to assist in take off. The electrical motor does not have enough power to sustain flight of the vehicle. | John William Morris (Apple Valley, MN), Charles Jarnot (Milford, KS) | Heliplane, Llc (Apple Valley, MN) | 2013-01-02 | 2015-05-26 | B64C27/00 | 13/732852 |
| 2418 | 9038464 | Angular velocity sensor | Disclosed herein is an angular velocity sensor including: first and second mass bodies, a first frame provided at an outer side of the first and second mass bodies, a first flexible part connecting the first and second mass bodies to the first frame in a Y axis direction, respectively, a second flexible part connecting the first and second mass bodies to the first frame in an X axis direction, respectively, a second frame provided at an outer side of the first frame, a third flexible part connecting the first and second frames to each other in the X axis direction, and a fourth flexible part connecting the first and second frames to each other in the Y axis direction, wherein the first frame has a thickness in a Z axis direction thinner than that of the second frame. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon-si, KR), Jun Lim (Suwon-si, KR), Jae Chang Lee (Suwon-si, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2013-12-26 | 2015-05-26 | G01C19/00 | 14/140917 |
| 2419 | 9038462 | Inertial sensor control module and method for controlling inertial sensor control module | Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor control module. The inertial sensor control module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: an inertial sensor including a driving mass, a driving unit driving the driving mass of the inertial sensor according to a control signal to the inertial sensor, a control unit connected to the driving unit and generating the control signal to transfer the generated control signal to the driving unit, and a sensing unit connected between the inertial sensor and the control unit and detecting information about whether the driving mass of the inertial sensor is in a stabilized state or information about an inertial force of the inertial sensor to transfer the detected information to the outside or the control unit. | Kyung Rin Kim (Gyunggi-do, KR), Byoung Won Hwang (Gyunggi-do, KR), Chang Hyun Kim (Gyunggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2012-05-30 | 2015-05-26 | G01C19/56 | 13/484207 |
| 2420 | 9038047 | Aircraft software part library | A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing aircraft software parts. An aircraft software part is received at a library. The received part is stored in the library with other aircraft software parts. A user interface is provided to manipulate the aircraft software parts. Responsive to receiving a user input from the user interface to uplink a selected aircraft software part to a target aircraft data processing system, a command is created to send the selected part to an aircraft in which the target aircraft data processing system is located. The uplink command is stored in a queue in the storage in the library. The uplink command is distributed to a proxy server application in response to a request for commands. Responsive to receiving a request from the proxy server application processing the stored uplink command, the selected part is sent to the proxy server application. | Dawnray H. Young (Camas, WA), Walter R. Beck (Salkum, WA), Travis Stephen Reid (Seattle, WA), Olga C. Walker (Mercer Island, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-03-14 | 2015-05-19 | G06F9/44 | 13/803728 |
| 2421 | 9037391 | Unmanned aircraft with built-in collision warning system | An unmanned aircraft, unmanned aviation system and method for collision avoidance during the flight operation of an unmanned aircraft are provided. The unmanned aircraft includes a lift and propulsion system and a flight control system having a flight control unit, a navigation system and an actuator system. The flight control unit has an autopilot unit. The flight control unit calculates control commands using data from the navigation system and/or the autopilot unit, which can be conveyed to the actuator system for actuating the lift and propulsion system. A collision warning system is connected with the flight control system, the collision warning system detects a collision situation and makes collision avoidance data available. A connection between the collision warning system and the autopilot unit is provided, in order to initiate an obstacle avoidance maneuver by the autopilot unit with the help of the collision avoidance data. | Joerg Meyer (Mainburg, DE), Matthis Goettken (Hoergertshausen, DE), Christoph Vernaleken (Eiterfeld, DE), Simon Schaerer (Munich, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2012-02-06 | 2015-05-19 | G08G5/02 | 13/366700 |
| 2422 | 9035802 | Power safety instrument system | A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available. | James M. McCollough (Arlington, TX), Erik Oltheten (Azle, TX), Nicholas Lappos (Southlake, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2010-12-22 | 2015-05-19 | G08B21/00 | 13/641325 |
| 2423 | 9035400 | Micro electro mechanical systems device | Disclosed herein is a micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) device including: a mass body, a first fixed part provided at an outer side of the mass body, and a first flexible part having one end connected to a distal end of the mass body and the other end connected to the first fixed part, wherein the mass body is rotatably connected to the first flexible part. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon, KR), Po Chul Kim (Suwon, KR), Yu Heon Yi (Suwon, KR), Jun Lim (Suwon, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2013-09-18 | 2015-05-19 | H01L29/84 | 14/030541 |
| 2424 | 9033283 | Passive adaptive structures | Embodiments of an aerodynamic structural insert frame comprise a leading edge, a trailing edge opposite the leading edge, and at least one cavity between the leading edge and trailing edge, wherein the aerodynamic structural insert frame is configured to deflect upon activation by an external stimulus, at least one deformable buckling member extending the distance between opposite edges of the cavity, wherein the deflection of the aerodynamic structural insert frame is configured to trigger deflection of the deformable buckling member, a pivot region, and at least one stopper bar attached to and extending from one edge of the cavity a distance less than the distance between opposite edges of the cavity, wherein the stopper bar is configured to stop the deflection of the aerodynamic structural insert and the buckling member when the stopper bar strikes an opposite edge of the cavity. | Christopher Douglas Hemmelgarn (South Charleston, OH), Bryan Michael Pelley (Miamisburg, OH) | Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (Dayton, OH) | 2013-03-13 | 2015-05-19 | B64C3/48, F03D1/06 | 13/800678 |
| 2425 | 9033116 | Cargo theft prevention system and method | Arrangement and method for monitoring a structure at a fixed location, e.g., a house, parked boat or parked airplane, includes a monitoring or sensor system arranged to obtain information about the structure, an exterior of the structure and/or an interior of the structure different than the location of the structure, and a communication system coupled to the sensor system and being provided with a location of the structure. The communication system transmits the information about the structure obtained by the sensor system and the location of the structure to a remote facility. The remote facility can therefore monitor the structure, and take steps to ensure the integrity of the reservoir and the fluid therein. To enable wireless and powerless monitoring, a power source independent of a power grid extending outside of the trailer may be provided to supply power to the sensor system and the communications unit. | David S. Breed (Miami Beach, FL) | Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. (Miami Beach, FL) | 2013-09-11 | 2015-05-19 | F16D63/00, G08B13/14 | 14/024204 |
| 2426 | 9031719 | Passive local wind estimator | Local wind fields can be predicted if both the airspeed and the ground speed of the helicopter are known. An aircraft that uses an inertial navigation unit, autopilot and estimator allows a measure of ground speed to be known with good certainty. The embodiments herein extends this system to allow an estimate of the local wind field to be found without actively using an airspeed sensor, but instead combining the measurements of an accelerometer and a drag force model and a model of controlled aerodynamics of the aircraft to estimate the airspeed, which again can be used to estimate the local wind speed. | Alexander Philip Hall (Nesbru, NO), Trygve Frederik Marton (Slependen, NO), Petter Muren (Nesbru, NO) | Prox Dynamics As (Hvalstad, NO) | 2013-04-02 | 2015-05-12 | G05D1/00 | 13/855124 |
| 2427 | 9030321 | Cargo theft prevention using text messaging | Method for monitoring a cargo container in which a transmitter is arranged on the container and periodically transmits messages to a remote site or location according to a schedule of messages. When a message is not received according to the schedule, which may be the result of tampering with the transmitter or another nefarious action involving the container, it may be considered that the container has been stolen. A rate of transmission of the messages may be modified based on a condition of the vehicle, such as the presence of a driver inside the vehicle, a distance between a driver inside the vehicle and the vehicle, the vehicle being at rest after motion of the vehicle stops, a location of the vehicle, biometric identification of a driver of the vehicle and deviation of the vehicle from an expected route, and/or based on current time and weather around the vehicle. | David S. Breed (Miami Beach, FL) | Intelligent Technologies International, Inc. (Miami Beach, FL) | 2012-09-04 | 2015-05-12 | G08B1/08, G08B13/14, G05D1/00, B62D33/04, H04Q1/30 | 13/602510 |
| 2428 | 9030203 | Portable unmanned airship for magnetic-force surveying and a magnetic-force surveying system employing the same | Disclosed are a portable unmanned airship for magnetic survey and a magnetic survey system using the same. The portable unmanned airship includes a fuselage using buoyancy of gas and propelled by motive power of the fuselage itself, an auto-flight unit automatically guiding the fuselage, a magnetometer disposed in the fuselage and measuring magnetic force of a stratum or a surface of the earth, a wireless communication unit transmitting magnetic data obtained by the magnetometer outside, and a control module controlling operations of the auto-flight unit and the magnetometer. With this configuration, it is possible to increase total operation time and a payload capacity of the unmanned airship. | Seong-Jun Cho (Daejeon, KR), Jong-Sou Park (Koyang-Shi, KR), Gye-Soon Park (Gwacheon Si, KR) | Korea Institute of Geosciences & Mineral Resources (Daejeon, KR) | 2009-10-29 | 2015-05-12 | G01V3/16 | 13/504371 |
| 2429 | 9026272 | Methods for autonomous tracking and surveillance | A system and methods for autonomously tracking and simultaneously providing surveillance of a target from air vehicles. In one embodiment the system receives inputs from outside sources, creates tracks, identifies the targets and generates flight plans for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and camera controls for surveillance of the targets. The system uses predictive algorithms and aircraft control laws. The system comprises a plurality of modules configured to accomplish these tasks. One embodiment comprises an automatic target recognition (ATR) module configured to receive video information, process the video information, and produce ATR information including target information. The embodiment further comprises a multisensor integrator (MSI) module configured to receive the ATR information, an air vehicle state input and a target state input, process the inputs and produce track information for the target. The embodiment further comprises a target module configured to receive the track information, process the track information, and produce predicted future state target information. The embodiment further comprises an ownship module configured to receive the track information, process the track information, and produce predicted future state air vehicle information. The embodiment further comprises a planner module configured to receive the predicted future state target information and the predicted future state air vehicle information and generate travel path information including flight and camera steering commands for the air vehicle. | Kristen L. Kokkeby (Corona, CA), Robert P. Lutter (Tacoma, WA), Michael L. Munoz (Tacoma, WA), Frederick W. Cathey (Seattle, WA), David J. Hilliard (Shoreline, WA), Trevor L. Olson (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-12-12 | 2015-05-05 | G01C23/00, G05D1/00, G06F17/00, G06F7/00, G05D3/00 | 12/334325 |
| 2430 | 9025825 | System and method for visual motion based object segmentation and tracking | The PMP Growth algorithm described herein provides for image tracking, segmentation and processing in environments where the camera system moves around a great deal, i.e., causing image jumps from one image frame to the next. It also is operative in systems where the objects themselves are making quick movements that alter their path. Attributes of the PMP Growth algorithm allow tracking systems using the PMP Growth algorithm to follow objects a long distance in a scene. This detection and tracking method is designed to track objects within a sequence of video image frames, and includes detecting keypoints in a current image frame of the video image frames, assigning local appearance features to the detected keypoints, establishing Point-Motion-Pairs between two successive image frames of the video image frames, and accumulating additional matches between image locations to form complete coherent motion object models of the objects being tracked. The segmentation aspect permits for the discovery of different coherently moving regions in the images. | Eric Saund (San Carlos, CA) | Palo Alto Research Center Incorporated (Palo Alto, CA) | 2013-05-10 | 2015-05-05 | G06K9/00 | 13/891653 |
| 2431 | 9025598 | Cable/guidewire/interconnects communication apparatus and methods | Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a signal-communicating apparatus and methods of use that include a signal-communication path for communicating between remotely situated compartments in a vehicle with the path defined by a flexible cable. A signal interconnecting circuit is provided that includes a first interface circuit that couples optical signals to a first portion of the cable, and another interface circuit that couples electrical signals to another portion of the cable. The signal interconnecting circuit includes a signal-path connector that mechanically secures and communicatively couples the portions together. Additionally, a data communication circuit is provided to receive data carried by the signal-communication path via the flexible cable and the signal interconnecting circuit. | John L. Erb (Wayzata, MN) | Nuax, Inc. (Eden Prairie, MN) | 2013-03-22 | 2015-05-05 | H04L12/28 | 13/849229 |
| 2432 | 9020761 | Concepts for defining travel paths in parking areas | Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for defining travel paths in parking areas. In one embodiment, travel paths in parking areas can be defined by connecting street networking connection points within the parking areas. In another embodiment, such defined travel paths can be merged with actual paths traveled by vehicles in the parking areas. | Mark J. Davidson (Alpharetta, GA) | United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (N/A) | 2014-04-10 | 2015-04-28 | G01C21/34 | 14/249518 |
| 2433 | 9020526 | Extensible tracking system | A system and method for an extensible tracking system. A set of autonomous tags detect their location such as via GPS and broadcast their location to other nearby tags. Using separate communication technology, each tag can also communicate with an associated user device such as a smart phone. The user device (s) provide a user interface for queries into the system. The broadcasts among all tracking devices insures no reliance on a single tracking device, and associating tags with a respective set of user devices eliminates reliance on a central system for tracking to locations of all tags. | William M. Cullen (Cambridge, MA) | --- | 2013-01-31 | 2015-04-28 | H04W24/00, H04M11/04 | 13/755355 |
| 2434 | 9019555 | Automatically conforming printed labels | Printer devices occasionally cause electronic documents to be automatically contracted prior to printing, in order to ensure that all of the content to be printed will fit within the dimensions of a page. Where the electronic document includes information having close tolerances, such as information to be printed on an address label or other defined region on a sheet, the automatic contraction may cause the information to be misaligned with respect to the label or other defined region. Automatically expanding the information within the electronic document prior to printing may counter this effect, and increase the likelihood that the information will be printed within the label or other defined region for which it is intended. | Gregory Louis Chappell (Seattle, WA), Adrian Paul Inglis (Bellevue, WA), Zhengqiang Xu (Kenmore, WA) | Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Reno, NV) | 2013-12-20 | 2015-04-28 | G06K15/02 | 14/136250 |
| 2435 | 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 |
| 2436 | 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 |
| 2437 | 9018020 | Shunt treatment in inverted and wafer bonded solar cells | Provided are methods and systems for treating shunts on solar cell substrates. Also provided are solar cells including such substrates. A shunt detected on a substrate proximate to a metallized grid pattern is electrically disconnected from at least the bus portion of the grid, which reduces shunt's impact on performance on the solar cell. An antireflective layer may be disposed between the shunt and a portion of the grid extending over the shunt. The exposure pattern of a photoresist used to form the antireflective layer may be adjusted accordingly to achieve this result. In some embodiments, the metallized grid may be modified by adjusting the exposure pattern of a photoresist used to form this grid. The grid may be modified to avoid any contact between the grid and the shunt or to disconnect a portion of the grid contacting the shunt from the bus portion area of the grid. | Philip Chiu (La Crescenta, CA), Shoghig Mesropian (Tarzana, CA), Dimitri D. Krut (Encino, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-05-24 | 2015-04-28 | H01L21/00, H01L31/0463, H01L31/0445, H01L31/046, H01L31/18 | 13/901774 |
| 2438 | 9017797 | Metal coating | The present invention relates to a coated object comprising at least (a) a metal layer, (b) a coupling layer, (c) an inner polymer layer, and (d) a substrate surface, wherein the coupling layer (b) is arranged between layers (a) and (c) and connects said layers, the polymer layer (c) being arranged on the substrate surface (d) and the sum of the diameters of layers (a) and (b) being between 5 nm and 500 nm. The invention also relates to methods and devices for producing the object. | Burkhard Goelling (Stuhr, DE) | Airbus Operations Gmbh (Hamburg, DE) | 2009-09-18 | 2015-04-28 | B32B3/00, C23C16/513, B32B15/04 | 12/562846 |
| 2439 | 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 |
| 2440 | 9010693 | Collapsible wing and unmanned aircraft system including collapsible wing | A collapsible wing, methods of producing the collapsible wing, and an unmanned aircraft system that includes the collapsible wing are provided. | James Emmett Dee Barbieri (Ladue, MO) | --- | 2012-05-03 | 2015-04-21 | B64C3/56 | 13/463516 |
| 2441 | 9010683 | Rail recovery system for aircraft | The present invention's side-arm recovery system enables large Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) to operate from small vessels or from ground sites with a minimal footprint. The side-arm recovery system allows arresting an UAS independent of a runway. On the ground or on a ship, the system makes use of a specialized crane system that includes capture and energy absorption devices. A fuselage-mounted top hook snags a horizontal cable and the arresting forces act in the plane of symmetry through the central structure of the UAS. After the capture energy is absorbed, the recovery system safely lowers the aerial vehicle to a ground handling cart. The same system can be combined into a launcher and retriever system which further reduces the footprint by eliminating the need for a separate launcher. | John Gundlach (Manassas, VA), Jean-Marie Bourven (Falls Church, VA), Francesco Giannini (Vienna, VA), Steven Petullo (Fairfax, VA), Thomas Clancy (Washington, DC) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2012-04-11 | 2015-04-21 | B64F1/02 | 13/444297 |
| 2442 | 9010679 | Hybrid spherical and thrust bearing | According to one embodiment, a bearing is situated between a pitch link and a swashplate or a hub. The bearing comprises an outer housing having a first opening therethrough, an elastomeric bearing adjacent the housing inside the first opening and having a second opening therethrough, and an inner housing adjacent the elastomeric bearing inside the second opening and having a third opening therethrough. The inner housing comprising a first inner surface and a second inner surface defining the third opening. A first member is adjacent the first inner surface inside the third opening having a fourth opening therethrough. A second member is adjacent the second inner surface inside the third opening having a fifth opening therethrough coaxial with the fourth opening. | Drew Sutton (Watauga, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-06-26 | 2015-04-21 | B64C27/52, F16C25/00 | 13/532910 |
| 2443 | 9004402 | Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | An aircraft capable of thrust-borne flight can be automatically retrieved, serviced, and launched. In one embodiment, for retrieval, the aircraft drops a tether and pulls the tether at low relative speed into contact with a horizontal guide. The tether is pulled across the guide until the guide is captured b an end effector. The tether length is adjusted as necessary, and the aircraft swings on the guide to hang in an inverted position. Translation of the tether along the guide then brings the aircraft to a docking carriage, in which the aircraft parks for servicing. for launch, the carriage is swung upright, the end effector is released from the guide, and the aircraft thrusts into free flight. A full ground-handling cycle can thus be accomplished automatically with a simple, economical apparatus. It can be used with low risk of damage and requires moderate accuracy in manual or automatic flight control. | Brian Theodore McGeer (Underwood, WA), Robert Joseph Heavey, III (White Salmon, WA), Damon Lucas McMillan (White Salmon, WA), John William Stafford (Lyle, WA) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2013-09-23 | 2015-04-14 | B64F1/02, B64F1/04 | 14/034097 |
| 2444 | 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 |
| 2445 | 9002645 | Concepts for defining travel paths in parking areas | Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for defining travel paths in parking areas. In one embodiment, travel paths in parking areas can be defined by connecting street networking connection points within the parking areas. In another embodiment, such defined travel paths can be merged with actual paths traveled by vehicles in the parking areas. | Mark J. Davidson (Alpharetta, GA) | United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (N/A) | 2014-01-08 | 2015-04-07 | G08G1/123 | 14/150033 |
| 2446 | 9002575 | Vehicle security system and method | A method and apparatus for validating a vehicle operator. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an input device for allowing entry of vehicle operator identification information, a transceiver for transmitting a message and receiving a response to the message, an interface for allowing a processor to communication with a vehicle sub-system, and a processor connected to the input device, the transceiver, and the interface, the processor for receiving the vehicle operator identification information from the input device, for generating the message comprising the vehicle operation identification information and providing the message to the transceiver, for receiving the response from the transceiver and for controlling the vehicle sub-system, via the interface, based on the response. | John Harvey (San Diego, CA), Thomas F. Doyle (San Diego, CA), Michael L. Segal (Carlsbad, CA) | Omnitracs, Llc (Dallas, TX) | 2009-07-07 | 2015-04-07 | G06F7/00 | 12/498731 |
| 2447 | 8997937 | Direct drive rotation device for passively moving fluid | The device is configured for moving a fluid within a gearbox. In one illustrative embodiment, the device includes a base portion coupled to a rotatable member within the gearbox. An inlet portion of the device is configured to draw the fluid from a reservoir portion of the gearbox. The device is configured to utilize a centrifugal force for moving the fluid from the inlet portion toward the base portion along an interior surface of a conical portion. In another illustrative embodiment, the device includes a conical portion having an external threaded portion configured to capture a fluid during a rotation of the device. In such an embodiment, the threaded portion is configured to utilize a centrifugal force for moving the fluid captured by the threaded portion along an exterior surface of the conical portion. | Eric A. Sinusas (Euless, TX), Walter West Riley (Richardson, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-07-25 | 2015-04-07 | F16H57/04 | 13/557305 |
| 2448 | 8996151 | Visualization of product build using precedence transversal method | A method for visualization of product build which includes compilation of a virtual temporal configuration of an in-process assembly and visualization of the results using three-dimensional representations of the affected products and associated resources. An illustrative embodiment of the method includes formulating a plurality of installation plans each adapted to direct production of a portion of a product within a build sequence of the product and enabling three-dimensional virtual visualization of a temporal build state of the portion of a product for each of the installation plans. | Carl E. Bouffiou (Tacoma, WA), Robert J. Schreiber (Kirkwood, MO), Steven E. Franzen (St. Charles, MO), Joe Anelle (Weldon Spring, MO), William A. Kehner (Lake Tapps, WA), Mark E. VanHorne (Bellevue, WA), Robert Lorbeski (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-09-29 | 2015-03-31 | G06F19/00 | 12/893031 |
| 2449 | 8995757 | Automated roof identification systems and methods | Automatic roof identification systems and methods are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system configured to automatically detect a roof in a target image of a building having a roof. In one embodiment, automatically detecting a roof in a target image includes training one or more artificial intelligence systems to identify likely roof sections of an image. The artificial intelligence systems are trained on historical image data or an operator-specified region of interest within the target image. Then, a likely outline of the roof in the target image can be determined based on the trained artificial intelligence systems. The likely roof outline can be used to generate a roof estimate report. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Christopher Albert Ciarcia (Monroe, WA), Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Bothell, WA) | 2014-07-10 | 2015-03-31 | G06K9/00 | 14/328266 |
| 2450 | 8991793 | UAV capture of micro cargo aloft | A system of transporting micro-cargo incorporates an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a tether capture device. A tether is connected to and suspends a micro cargo container with a suspension system to vertically extend the tether. The system having a first pickup state and a second flight state with a transition between the first and second states. The first state provides the micro-container unsuspended via the tether from the suspension system. The transition state provides engagement of the tether by the UAV, the tether positioning the micro-cargo container with respect to the capture device which secures the tether. The second state is then entered with the micro-cargo towed by the UAV in cruising flight to its destination. | Roger D. Bernhardt (OFallon, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-05-29 | 2015-03-31 | B64D1/22 | 13/482859 |
| 2451 | 8991758 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | An unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising: a fuselage having a first side board and a second side board spaced apart and connected by at least one transverse board, the first side board, the second side board, and the at least one transverse board being printed circuit boards, at least one of the first side board, the second side board, and the at least one transverse board having formed and mounted thereon conductive traces and at least one component, respectively, for controlling and monitoring the unmanned aerial vehicle, first and second wings mounted to the fuselage, and, a tail mounted to the fuselage. | Ernest Earon (Thornhill, CA) | Precisionhawk Inc. (Thornhill, CA) | 2013-05-13 | 2015-03-31 | B64C1/00 | 13/892358 |
| 2452 | 8991751 | Long endurance vertical takeoff and landing aircraft | An aircraft for use in fixed wing flight mode and rotor flight mode is provided. The aircraft can include a fuselage, wings, and a plurality of engines. The fuselage can comprise a wing attachment region further comprising a rotating support. A rotating section can comprise a rotating support and the wings, with a plurality of engines attached to the rotating section. In a rotor flight mode, the rotating section can rotate around a longitudinal axis of the fuselage providing lift for the aircraft similar to the rotor of a helicopter. In a fixed wing flight mode, the rotating section does not rotate around a longitudinal axis of the fuselage, providing lift for the aircraft similar to a conventional airplane. The same engines that provide torque to power the rotor in rotor flight mode also power the aircraft in fixed wing flight mode. | Mark Allan Page (Cypress, CA), Matthew Robert McCue (Irvine, CA), Robert Anthony Godlasky (Yorba Linda, CA) | Dzyne Technologies, Inc. (Irvine, CA) | 2012-03-23 | 2015-03-31 | B64C29/02 | 13/429156 |
| 2453 | 8991750 | Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored thrust control | An aircraft for unmanned aviation is described. The aircraft includes an airframe, a pair of fins attached to a rear portion of the airframe, a pair of dihedral braces attached to a bottom portion of the airframe, a first thrust vectoring module and a second thrust vectoring module, and an electronics module. The electronics module provides commands to the two thrust vectoring modules. The two thrust vectoring modules are configured to provide lateral and longitudinal control to the aircraft by directly controlling a thrust vector for each of the pitch, the roll, and the yaw of the aircraft. The use of directly articulated electrical motors as thrust vectoring modules enables the aircraft to execute tight-radius turns over a wide range of airspeeds. | Adam Woodworth (Manassas, VA), Brandon Suarez (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2014-05-12 | 2015-03-31 | B64C15/00 | 14/274938 |
| 2454 | 8990560 | Multiple independent levels of security (MILS) host to multilevel secure (MLS) offload communications unit | Systems and methods for use in secure network communication. A physical network interface receives a network packet associated with a security level. The network packet is transmitted from the physical network interface to a security policy component. The network packet is routed to a stack offload engine by the security policy component based on a network address associated with the network packet and the security level associated with the network packet. The network packet is provided by the stack offload engine to a software application via trusted memory interface that transfers the packet to a memory portion of a plurality of memory portions. The memory portion corresponds to the security level. | Richard F. Massey (Warson Woods, MO), William E. Bond (St. Louis, MO), Gregg E. Franke (St. Charles, MO), Patrick A. Pekkarinen (Edwardsville, IL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-06-17 | 2015-03-24 | H04L29/06, G06F17/30, G06F7/04, G06F15/16, G06F12/00, G06F12/14, G06F13/00, G06F7/00 | 13/163067 |
| 2455 | 8987129 | Group V doping of GaAs-based layers to improve radiation tolerance of solar cells | Methods for improving the performance and lifetime of irradiated photovoltaic cells are disclosed, whereby Group-V elements, and preferably nitrogen, are used to dope semiconductor GaAs-based subcell alloys. | Joseph C. Boisvert (Thousand Oaks, CA), Christopher M. Fetzer (Valencia, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-09-26 | 2015-03-24 | H01L21/28 | 13/627481 |
| 2456 | 8985951 | Multiple-yoke main rotor assembly | The present application includes a main rotor assembly for an aircraft. The rotor assembly has a main rotor mast configured for rotation about a mast axis and two yokes pivotally connected to the mast for rotation therewith about the mast axis. Each yoke is independently pivotable relative to the mast about at least one flap axis that is generally perpendicular to the mast axis. In at least one embodiment, a torque splitter connects the yokes and allows for limited rotation of the yokes relative to each other about the mast axis. Each yoke is configured for the attachment of rotor blades extending generally radially relative to the mast axis. | Richard E. Rauber (Euless, TX), Frank B. Stamps (Colleyville, TX), David A. Popelka (Colleyville, TX), Patrick R. Tisdale (Roanoke, TX), Tommie L. Wood (Pantego, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2011-12-13 | 2015-03-24 | B64C27/43 | 13/324363 |
| 2457 | 8983687 | Wind shear safety performance tool | A system and method for identifying a recommended configuration for operating an aircraft in wind shear conditions. A processor unit receives information associated with an operation to be performed by the aircraft. The processor unit receives an indication that wind shear may be present during the operation. Responsive to receiving the indication that the wind shear may be present during the operation, the processor unit identifies the recommended configuration for the aircraft to perform the operation using the information associated with the operation to be performed by the aircraft and rules for operating the aircraft in the wind shear conditions. | Stephan G. Hunter (Seattle, WA), Steven James Churchill (Newcastle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-03-13 | 2015-03-17 | G08G5/00, G08B23/00 | 13/419210 |
| 2458 | 8979016 | Methods and apparatus for vertical short takeoff and landing | Methods and apparatus for vertical or short takeoff and landing. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises two or more counter driven rings with one or more airfoils attached. In one variant, there is an upper ring and a lower ring, each with multiple airfoils attached. In one variant, lift is generated largely via ambient air currents, allowing for long term on-station operation of the device. | Raymond Don Hayden, III (Poway, CA) | Radeus Labs, Inc. (Poway, CA) | 2012-11-13 | 2015-03-17 | B64C29/00 | 13/675707 |
| 2459 | 8978471 | Apparatus and method for driving inertial sensor | Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for driving an inertial sensor. The apparatus for driving an inertial sensor includes a detection unit that detects first acceleration detection voltage and detects angular velocity detection voltage when a wake up signal is input, a wake up signal generation unit that generates the wake up signal when the total of acceleration detection voltage is larger than predetermined voltage, a phase conversion unit that generates driving voltage and inversion driving voltage of the corresponding axis, a driving unit that vibrates the inertial sensor, and a control unit that performs a control to wake up the detection unit, the phase conversion unit, and the driving unit or convert them into a sleep mode according to a control signal, whereby power consumption can be minimized in an apparatus requiring low power like mobile environment. | Chang Hyun Kim (Gyunggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2012-05-04 | 2015-03-17 | G01C19/56 | 13/464735 |
| 2460 | 8977481 | Unmanned aircraft navigation system | A method and apparatus for assisting in management of a number of unmanned aerial vehicles. Symbols used to display a number of pre-planned routes for the number of unmanned aerial vehicles are identified on a top-down view of the number of pre-planned routes. Flight information with respect to time for the number of unmanned aerial vehicles on a number of timelines is displayed using the symbols identified as being used to display the number of pre-planned routes for the number of unmanned aerial vehicles on the top-down view of the number of pre-planned routes. | Joshua Lee Downs (Auburn, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-04-30 | 2015-03-10 | G06F19/00 | 13/460619 |
| 2461 | 8977410 | Apparatus and method for controlling an unmanned vehicle | In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide, a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities, an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities, a vehicle management module, a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment, a communications management module, an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data, a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the information management module. | Joanne E. Wood (Plano, TX), Jamil R. Hashimi (Hermosa Beach, CA), Fred G. Thourot (Tucson, AZ), Stephen P. Johnson (Herndon, VA), Russell W. Goff (Thornton, CO), Douglas Carroll (Carrollton, TX) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2013-08-23 | 2015-03-10 | G05D1/00 | 13/975189 |
| 2462 | 8976525 | Systems and methods for dissipating heat in an enclosure | An enclosure is presented. The enclosure includes an outer casing having one or more walls. Further, the enclosure includes a synthetic jet assembly configured to dissipate heat from the one or more walls, where the synthetic jet assembly includes a bracket operatively coupled to the one or more walls of the outer casing and two or more synthetic jets operatively coupled to the bracket, where the two or more synthetic jets are arranged in a multi-dimensional array. | Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock (Clifton Park, NY), William Earl Gross, Jr. (Grand Rapids, MI), Bryan Patrick Whalen (Gansevoort, NY), Robert Paul Meier (Conklin, MI) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY) | 2012-07-31 | 2015-03-10 | H05K7/20, F28F13/12, G06F1/20 | 13/562336 |
| 2463 | 8975585 | Method and device for tracking a moving target object | A method for tracking a moving target object, in particular a vehicle. The method involves identification the target object, marking the target object with a marking invisible in the visible spectrum but retro-reflective in a selected wavelength range of the invisible spectrum of light, tracking the marked moving target object with an image capture device provided on a moving platform, which image capture device is sensitive in the selected wavelength range of the invisible spectrum. | Manfred Hiebl (Neuburg a. d. Donau, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Munich, DE) | 2012-11-20 | 2015-03-10 | G01J5/02 | 13/682349 |
| 2464 | 8973864 | Independent blade control system with hydraulic cyclic control | According to one embodiment, a radial fluid device includes a cylinder block having a plurality of radially extending cylinders, a plurality of pistons, and a cam disposed about the plurality of radially extending cylinders. A first linear control is coupled to the cam and operable to reposition the cam along a first axis. A second linear control is coupled to the cam and operable to reposition the cam along a second axis. A third linear control is coupled to the cam and operable to resist movement of the cam along a third axis. | Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-02 | 2015-03-10 | B64C27/54, B64C27/605, B64C27/80, B64C27/72, B64C27/57, B64C27/58 | 13/565597 |
| 2465 | 8973860 | Aerial recovery of small and micro air vehicles | A method, apparatus, system, and computer system to facilitate aerial recovery of an air vehicle are disclosed. In various embodiments, a drogue is established in a drogue recovery orbit and an air vehicle is recovered with the drogue. Establishment of the drogue in a drogue recovery orbit may include establishment of a mothership in a mothership recovery orbit or actuating control surfaces on the drogue. Recovering the air vehicle may include maneuvering the drogue and the air vehicle in a cooperative manner to facilitate recovery of the air vehicle or utilizing a homing device on the drogue to guide the air vehicle. The various techniques disclosed may be modified to compensate for wind. | Randal W. Beard (Provo, UT) | Brigham Young University (Provo, UT) | 2012-10-30 | 2015-03-10 | B64D3/00 | 13/663791 |
| 2466 | 8973441 | Ultrasonic method to verify the interference fit of fasteners | Embodiments of techniques and technologies to verify the interference fit of fasteners are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transducer is positioned to transmit a shear ultrasonic signal through a region of a fastener which is subject to stress when the fastener experiences an interference fit. The shear ultrasonic signal is transmitted through a region of the fastener subject to the stress. As the transmitted ultrasonic signal encounters the region, it is mode converted corresponding to a degree of interference which the fastener is experiencing. A return ultrasonic signal from the fastener is received with the transducer. From the return ultrasonic signal, a processor determines the degree of interference fit which the fastener is experience and outputs an indication of the same. | Karl E. Nelson (Shoreline, WA), Gary E. Georgeson (Federal Way, WA), Paul S. Rutherford (Renton, WA), Mark McKenna (Bethel, VT) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-10-07 | 2015-03-10 | G01N29/04 | 14/047925 |
| 2467 | 8973438 | Inertial sensor and method of manufacturing the same | Disclosed herein are an inertial sensor and a method of manufacturing the same. The inertial sensor 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a plate-shaped membrane 110, a mass body 120 disposed under a central portion 113 of the membrane 110, a post 130 disposed under an edge 115 of the membrane 110 so as to support the membrane 110, and a bottom cap 150 of which the edge 153 is provided with the first cavity 155 into which an adhesive 140 is introduced, wherein the adhesive 140 bonds an edge 153 to a bottom surface of the post, whereby the edge 153 of the bottom cap 150 is provided with the first cavity 155 to introduce the adhesive 140 into the first cavity 155, thereby preventing the adhesive 140 from being permeated into the post 130. | Jong Woon Kim (Seoul, KR), Sung Jun Lee (Gyunggi-do, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Seoul, KR), Min Kyu Choi (Incheon, KR), Heung Woo Park (Gyunggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2011-10-18 | 2015-03-10 | G01P1/02, G01P15/12, G01P15/09 | 13/275397 |
| 2468 | 8971714 | Photonic circuit | An integrated or monolithic photonic circuit that modulates RF signals onto optical signals and then performs a channelizing filter function according to the RF content. According to an exemplary embodiment, the photonic circuit is employed in an aircraft system that includes a front end, a photonic circuit, an optical connection, and an electronic module at some distant location in the aircraft. RF signals are received by an antenna in the front end, the RF signals are then modulated onto optical signals by a modulator and a laser, the modulated optical signals are filtered by a filter array according to a channelizing filter function, and the modulated and channelized optical signals are then carried over the optical connection to the electronic module. Other options like a wavelength-tunable laser and corresponding feedback feature, as well as ring filters with integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) are also possible. | Gregory A. Vawter (Corrales, NM), Jeff B. Lilley (Keller, TX), Anna M. Tauke Pedretti (Albuquerque, NM), Rick C. Jones (Fort Worth, TX) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2011-09-29 | 2015-03-03 | H04B10/00 | 13/248412 |
| 2469 | 8967552 | Direct-drive control of aircraft stability augmentation | According to one embodiment, a stability augmentation system includes a master linkage, a stability augmentation motor, and three linkages. A first linkage is coupled to the master linkage and operable to receive movements representative of pilot commands from a pilot command system. A second linkage is coupled between the stability augmentation motor and the master linkage and operable to receive movements representative of augmentation commands from the stability augmentation motor. A third linkage is coupled to the master linkage and operable to transmit movements representative of blade position commands to a blade control system in response to the movements representative of pilot commands and the movements representative of augmentation commands. | Charles E. Covington (Colleyville, TX), Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX), Brady G. Atkins (Mansfield, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-10-19 | 2015-03-03 | B64C13/40 | 13/655778 |
| 2470 | 8967527 | Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored-thrust control | An aircraft for unmanned aviation is described. The aircraft includes an airframe, a pair of fins attached to a rear portion of the airframe, a pair of dihedral braces attached to a bottom portion of the airframe, a first thrust-vectoring (''T/V'') module and a second T/V module, and an electronics module. The electronics module provides commands to the two T/V modules. The two T/V modules are configured to provide lateral and longitudinal control to the aircraft by directly controlling a thrust vector for each of the pitch, the roll, and the yaw of the aircraft. The use of directly articulated electrical motors as T/V modules enables the aircraft to execute tight-radius turns over a wide range of airspeeds. | Adam John Woodworth (Melrose, MA), James Peverill (Canton, MA), Greg Vulikh (Manassas, VA), Jeremy Scott Hollman (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2013-07-30 | 2015-03-03 | B64C3/56 | 13/954278 |
| 2471 | 8967526 | Multi-role aircraft with interchangeable mission modules | A flight-operable, truly modular aircraft has an aircraft core to which one or more of outer wings members, fuselage, cockpit, leading and trailing edge couplings, and empennage and tail sections can be removably coupled and/or replaced during the operating life span of the aircraft. In preferred embodiments the aircraft core houses the propulsive engines, avionics, at least 80% of the fuel, and all of the landing gear. The aircraft core is preferably constructed with curved forward and aft composite spars, that couple to outer wing sections and possibly other sections using hardpoints. The aircraft core preferably has a large central cavity dimensioned to interchangeably carry an ordnance launcher, a surveillance payload, electronic countermeasures, and other types of cargo. Contemplated aircraft can be quite large, for example having a wing span of at least 80 ft. | Abe Karem (Tustin, CA) | --- | 2011-08-09 | 2015-03-03 | B64C1/00 | 13/205870 |
| 2472 | 8965679 | Systems and methods for unmanned aircraft system collision avoidance | Systems and methods are operable maintain a proscribed Self Separation distance between an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and an object. In an example system, consecutive intruder aircraft locations relative to corresponding locations of a self aircraft are determined, wherein the determining is based on current velocities of the intruder aircraft and the self aircraft, and wherein the determining is based on current flight paths of the intruder aircraft and the self aircraft. At least one evasive maneuver for the self aircraft is computed using a processing system based on the determined consecutive intruder aircraft locations relative to the corresponding locations of the self aircraft. | Eric Euteneuer (St. Anthony Village, MN), Michael Ray Elgersma (Plymouth, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2013-02-28 | 2015-02-24 | G08G5/04 | 13/781247 |
| 2473 | 8965673 | Conflict detection and resolution using predicted aircraft trajectories | This disclosure is concerned with a method of detecting conflicts between aircraft passing through managed airspace, and to resolving the detected conflicts strategically. The method may include obtaining intended trajectories of aircraft through the airspace, detecting conflicts in the intended trajectories, forming a set of the conflicted aircraft, calculating one or more revised trajectories for the conflicted aircraft such that the conflicts are resolved, and advising the conflicted aircraft subject to revised trajectories of the revised trajectories. | Isabel del Pozo de Poza (Munich, DE) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-05-24 | 2015-02-24 | G08G5/00 | 13/902501 |
| 2474 | 8963997 | Laser scanner device and method for three-dimensional contactless recording of the surrounding area by means of a laser scanner device | A laser scanner device having a laser beam emission apparatus which is designed to emit at least one laser beam in an emission area, and a mirror arranged at least partially in the emission area, and having a receiving apparatus which is designed to receive reflections of the laser beam, includes a first drive device which can move a first kinematic chain, and a second drive device which can move a second kinematic chain. The is connected to the first and to the second kinematic chain and can be scanned in mutually independent coordinate directions (X, Y) via the first and the second kinematic chain. | Steffen Michaelis (Braunschweig, DE), Stefan Krause (Brannschweig, DE) | Deutsches Zentrum Fuer Luft-Und Raumfahrt E.V. (Cologne, DE) | 2011-01-27 | 2015-02-24 | H04N13/02 | 13/014852 |
| 2475 | 8963362 | Power generating windbags and waterbags | A method of using a bagged power generation system comprising windbags and water-bags for harnessing wind and water power to produce electricity to meet the escalating energy needs of mankind. Windbags integrated with aerodynamically shaped inflatable bodies filled with lighter-than-air gas: HAV, UAV, airplanes, enabling the apparatus to attain high altitude to capture and entrap high velocity wind. Water-bags integrated with hydrodynamic shaped bodies HUV, UUV, Submarine-boats, enabling the apparatus to dive, capture and entrap swift moving tidal-currents. Attached tether-lines pulling on the rotating reel-drums and generators to produce electricity. Active control surfaces, turbo-fans, propellers provide precision control of the apparatus. A system configured to maximize fluids capture, retention and optimized extraction of its kinetic energy. An extremely scalable and environmentally friendly method, system, apparatus, equipment and techniques configured to produce renewable green energy with high productivity and efficiency. | Yik Hei Sia (Johor Bahru, MY) | --- | 2013-04-25 | 2015-02-24 | F03D9/00, H02P9/04 | 13/870413 |
| 2476 | 8960482 | Cryogenic liquid tank | A hydrogen storage tank for a hydrogen fueled aircraft. The tank has a wall made of layers of aerogel sections around a hard shell layer, sealed within a flexible outer layer, and having the air removed to form a vacuum. The periphery of each layer section abuts other sections of that layer, but only overlies the periphery of the sections of other layers at individual points. The wall is characterized by a thermal conductivity that is lower near its gravitational top than its gravitational bottom. The tank has two exit passageways, one being direct, and the other passing through a vapor shield that extends through the wall between two layers of aerogel. A control system controls the relative flow through the two passages to regulate the boil-off rate of the tank. | Alexander Nelson Brooks (Pasadena, CA), Bart Dean Hibbs (Altadena, CA), David Robert Thompson (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2009-09-23 | 2015-02-24 | F17C13/00 | 12/586544 |
| 2477 | 8960067 | Method and apparatus for launch recoil abatement | Recoil forces of a launched missile and the moment force imposed on the launch platform can be reduced by use of a recoil abatement element in communication with a launch tube. The recoil abatement element includes at least one nozzle configured to receive therethrough exhaust gasses from a missile when launched. The nozzle can be canted or otherwise configured to direct the exhaust gasses in a desired direction to thereby offset moment force imposed on the platform by the exhaust gasses. | Wayne K. Schroeder (Mansfield, TX) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2013-01-11 | 2015-02-24 | F41F3/04, F41F3/06 | 13/739854 |
| 2478 | 8955801 | Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus configured to automatically retrieve, service, and launch an aircraft. for retrieval, the aircraft drops a weighted cable, and pulls it at low relative speed into a broad aperture of the apparatus. In certain instances, the cable is dragged along guiding surfaces of the apparatus into and through a slot until its free end is captured. The aircraft becomes anchored to the apparatus, and is pulled downward by the cable into a receptacle. Guiding surfaces of the receptacle adjust the position and orientation of a probe on the aircraft, directing the probe to mate with a docking fixture of the apparatus. Once mated, the aircraft is automatically shut down and serviced. When desired, the aircraft is automatically started and tested in preparation for launch, and then released into free flight. A full ground-handling cycle is thus accomplished with a simple, economical apparatus. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2014-04-08 | 2015-02-17 | B64F1/02 | 14/247807 |
| 2479 | 8955800 | Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | An aircraft capable of thrust-borne flight can be automatically retrieved, serviced, and launched using equipment suitable for a small vessel. for retrieval, the aircraft hovers over a base apparatus having one or more rails which bound a space into which the aircraft can safely descend. When the aircraft's measured position and velocity are appropriate, the aircraft descends promptly such that a spanwise component on the aircraft engages the rails. The teeth restrain the aircraft in position and orientation, while the rails bring the aircraft to rest. Articulation of the rails is used to park the aircraft in a servicing station. Connections for refueling, recharging, and/or functional checks are made in preparation for launch. Launch is effected by removing connections and restraints and articulating the rails to put the aircraft in an appropriate position and orientation. The aircraft uses its own thrust to climb out of the apparatus into free flight. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Robert S. Coatney (White Salmon, WA) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2012-06-19 | 2015-02-17 | B64F1/02, B64F1/04, B64F1/22 | 13/527177 |
| 2480 | 8955792 | Rotor position determination system with hall-effect sensors | According to one embodiment, a rotor system, includes a position determination system disposed between a blade and at least part of a hub. A grip couples the rotor blade to the hub. The position determination system comprises at least one magnet and a plurality of magnet sensors proximate to the at least one magnet. | Troy C. Schank (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-31 | 2015-02-17 | B64C11/02, B64C11/04, B64C27/54, B64C27/635 | 13/601077 |
| 2481 | 8951157 | Aircraft gearbox gaseous cooling system | The cooling system of the present disclosure is configured to promote heat transfer in a gearbox. The system can include a container for housing a gas, the gas having a sufficient percentage of helium so that once the gas is introduced into the gearbox, the helium increases heat transfer from the heat generating components of the gearbox. The method of the present disclosure can include selectively introducing the helium gas into the gearbox. | Monte A. McGlaun (Abilene, TX), Walter W. Riley (Richardson, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-11-28 | 2015-02-10 | F16H57/04 | 13/687143 |
| 2482 | 8951086 | Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored-thrust control | An aircraft for unmanned aviation is described. The aircraft includes an airframe, a pair of fins attached to a rear portion of the airframe, a pair of dihedral braces attached to a bottom portion of the airframe, a first thrust-vectoring (''T/V'') module and a second T/V module, and an electronics module. The electronics module provides commands to the two T/V modules. The two T/V modules are configured to provide lateral and longitudinal control to the aircraft by directly controlling a thrust vector for each of the pitch, the roll, and the yaw of the aircraft. The use of directly articulated electrical motors as T/V modules enables the aircraft to execute tight-radius turns over a wide range of airspeeds. | Adam John Woodworth (Melrose, MA), James Peverill (Canton, MA), Greg Vulikh (Manassas, VA), Jeremy Scott Hollman (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2013-07-30 | 2015-02-10 | A63H17/02 | 13/954218 |
| 2483 | 8950698 | Convertible compounded rotorcraft | A compound rotorcraft including a rotary wing aircraft having a fuselage and at least one rotor and a fixed-wing aircraft coupled to the rotary wing aircraft, wherein the rotary wing aircraft can fly on the rotor or the fixed-wing aircraft, and wherein the fixed-wing aircraft is detachable from the rotary wing aircraft to fly independently. | Glenn T. Rossi (Ambler, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-10-26 | 2015-02-10 | B64D5/00 | 13/661567 |
| 2484 | 8948936 | Vehicle management system using finite state machines | A system includes a plurality of actuators and a management system operably associated with the plurality electronic and mechanical devices. The management architecture includes interfaces configured to the entire electronics and mechanics to provide a parameter to a computer. The computer includes a control and management architecture using modular finite state flow designs configured to analyze the parameter. The computer with a plurality of finite state machines can conduct a plurality of control laws operably associated with one or more actuators for finite functions of mobility. The method includes matching the parameter with the finite state machine and controlling the actuator via control law operably associated with finite state machine. The method can therefore be achieved either manually, semi-autonomously and autonomously with seamless and switchless control using a central control computer with integration of electronic and mechanic sensors and devices. | Shyhpyng Jack Shue (Grapevine, TX), John J. Shillings (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2013-06-11 | 2015-02-03 | B64C19/00 | 13/915147 |
| 2485 | 8944822 | Synchronized video and synthetic visualization system and method | The present invention presents a flight training and synthetic visualization system, which comprises a fully mobile, self-contained data recording unit including a desktop graphics software engine for creating a virtual model of the flight capable of playing back the recorded trip, synchronized with a real-time video or imagery recording of the actual flight with a view from the cockpit of the aircraft as a pilot would actually view the flight, along with ambient audio of the cockpit. This allows for the user of the simulation to view both modeled data of the flight, as well as actual time-sequenced still images or video of the flight. The two sources of data are synched in time so that real video images of the aircraft as it is flying at a specific point in time is displayed in the simulation at the same moment as the rendered visualization of the flight. | Joshua N. Gelinske (Fargo, ND), Robert M. Allen (Reiles Acres, ND), Barry D. Batcheller (West Fargo, ND), Jacob A. Halvorson (Dilworth, MN), Tyler C. Ohlsen (West Fargo, ND), Seth J. Schubert (Moorhead, MN), Robert V. Weinmann (Wahpeton, ND), Johan A. Wiig (Fargo, ND) | Appareo Systems, Llc (Fargo, ND) | 2011-02-18 | 2015-02-03 | G09B9/08 | 13/030901 |
| 2486 | 8944373 | Line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods | Line capture devices for unmanned aircraft, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a line capture device body having a line slot with an open end and a closed end. A retainer is positioned proximate to the line slot and has a rotor with a plurality of rotor arms positioned to extend at least partially across the line slot as the rotor rotates relative to the body. A joint rotatably couples the rotor to the body, and a ratchet device is operably coupled to the rotor to allow the rotor to rotate in a first direction and at least restrict the rotor arm from rotating in a second direction opposite the first. In other embodiments, the retainer can include other arrangements, for example, one or more wire-shaped elements. | Matthew Robert Dickson (Hood River, OR), Craig Aram Thomasian (The Dalles, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2012-05-30 | 2015-02-03 | B64F1/02 | 13/483330 |
| 2487 | 8944096 | Method and device for controlling the pressure and/or flow rate of fluid | A method for controlling the pressure and/or the flow rate of a fluid includes withdrawing flow energy from a fluid flowing through a pipeline (15) . This energy is converted at least partially into electrical energy and used for the electrical control (65) of the flow rate and/or the pressure of a fluid. The device for controlling the flow rate and/or pressure of a fluid in a pipeline (20) has at least one electric generator (35) , which is developed for the withdrawal of flow energy from a flowing fluid and for converting this energy at least partially into electrical energy. The device has a control mechanism (65) for controlling the flow rate and/or pressure of a fluid in a pipeline (20) with an electric driving mechanism supplied by the generator (35) . | Ruediger Conrad (Stockelsdorf, DE), Heiko Marz (Luebeck, DE) | B/E Aerospace Systems Gmbh (Lubeck, DE) | 2009-07-30 | 2015-02-03 | F16K31/02 | 13/057225 |
| 2488 | 8942866 | Extension of three loop control laws for system uncertainties, calculation time delay and command quickness | A system includes a plurality of actuators and a control system operably associated with the plurality of actuators. The control system having a control logic architecture having a dynamic command input shaping model associated with an input command, a robust inner loop associated with the dynamic command input shaping model, and a time delay cancellation model. The method includes selecting a control law based upon a flight performance of an aircraft, decoupling the control law into a first individual component and a second individual component of the aircraft flight motion, analyzing each individual component separately, regrouping the component of flight motion, analyzing the control law with a time delay cancellation model and providing the necessary dynamic flight quickness with a different command input condition. | Shyhpyng Jack Shue (Grapevine, TX), John J. Schillings (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2013-06-25 | 2015-01-27 | G06F19/00, G01C22/00 | 13/926072 |
| 2489 | 8939725 | Autonomic rotor system for an aircraft | A rotor system for an aircraft including a rotor (1) with a drive part (2) mounted rotatable about a rotation axis (8) and supporting the proximal end (9) of at least one rotor blade (3) . The rotor system comprises a jet turbine (4) for providing pressurized exhaust gas to a rotary structure (7) having at least one jet nozzle outlet (6) and at least one jet stream duct (5) for transporting the pressurized exhaust gas from the turbine (4) to the jet nozzle outlet (6) to cause rotation of the rotary structure (7) by expelling the pressurized exhaust gas through the nozzle outlet (6) . In addition, only the rotary structure (7) and not the rotor blade (3) comprise a jet stream duct (5) and a nozzle outlet (6) . | Gert Lading (Randers NV, DK) | Heliscandia Aps (Randers SV, DK) | 2008-11-06 | 2015-01-27 | B64C27/18 | 12/734528 |
| 2490 | 8939023 | Inertial sensor | Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor. An inertial sensor 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a plate-shaped membrane 110 on which a hole 200 penetrating in a thickness direction is formed, a mass body 120 disposed on a bottom of a central portion 113 of the membrane 110, and a post 130 disposed on a bottom of an edge 115 of the membrane 110 to support the membrane 110 and surrounding the mass body 120. By the configuration, the preferred embodiment of the present invention reduces damping force due to viscosity of air at the time of vibration by forming the hole 200 on the membrane 110 to increase displacement or amplitude of the mass body 120, thereby increasing sensitivity of the inertial sensor 100. | Won Kyu Jeung (Seoul, KR), Ho Seop Jeong (Gyunggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2011-09-07 | 2015-01-27 | G01C19/56 | 13/227305 |
| 2491 | 8933836 | High speed angle-to-target estimation for a multiple antenna system and method | A multiple beam receiving system provides an angle estimate to targets. The system tracks movements of the targets over time and generates calibration information. The system uses the calibration information to more accurately estimate angle-to-target. The multiple beam receiving system can be part of a monopulse or other radar system, a traffic collision avoidance system, or other electromagnetic sensor. | Daniel L. Woodell (Cedar Rapids, IA), Jeffery A. Finley (Cedar Rapids, IA), David L. Van Dusseldorp (Marion, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2011-09-30 | 2015-01-13 | G01S13/72 | 13/251063 |
| 2492 | 8924069 | Artificial immune system approach for airborne vehicle maneuvering | A method and system for control of a first aircraft relative to a second aircraft. A desired location and desired orientation are estimated for the first aircraft, relative to the second aircraft, at a subsequent time, t=t2, subsequent to the present time, t=t1, where the second aircraft continues its present velocity during a subsequent time interval, t1.ltoreq.t.ltoreq.t2, or takes evasive action. Action command sequences are examined, and an optimal sequence is chosen to bring the first aircraft to the desired location and desired orientation relative to the second aircraft at time t=t2. The method applies to control of combat aircraft and/or of aircraft in a congested airspace. | John T. Kaneshige (Fremont, CA), Kalmanje S. Krishnakumar (Cupertino, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of The National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), (Washington, Dc) | 2008-04-09 | 2014-12-30 | G05D1/12 | 12/100378 |
| 2493 | 8922081 | Nested-rotor open-core flywheel | Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for incorporating a plurality of independently rotating rotors made from high-strength materials with a high-temperature superconductive (HTS) bearing technology into an open-core flywheel architecture to achieve a desired high energy density in the flywheel energy storage devices and to obtain superior results and performance. | John R. Hull (Sammamish, WA), Michael Strasik (Sammamish, WA), John A. Mittleider (Kent, WA), Mark S. Wilenski (Mercer Island, WA), Michael P. Kozar (Mercer Island, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-04-03 | 2014-12-30 | F16F15/30, H02K7/09, H02K7/02 | 13/438027 |
| 2494 | 8919198 | Angular velocity sensor | Disclosed herein is an angular velocity sensor. The angular velocity sensor according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a mass body, a first frame disposed at an outer side of the mass body so as to be spaced apart from the mass body, a first flexible part connecting the mass body to the first frame in an X-axis direction, a second flexible part connecting the mass body with the first frame in a Y-axis direction, a second frame disposed at an outer side of the first frame so as to be spaced apart from the first frame, a third flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in an X-axis direction, and a fourth flexible part connecting the first frame with the second frame in a Y-axis direction. | Jong Woon Kim (Suwon, KR), Jung Won Lee (Suwon, KR), Seung Joo Shin (Suwon, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Suwon, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2013-05-28 | 2014-12-30 | G01C19/00 | 13/903782 |
| 2495 | 8918540 | Unmanned air vehicle interoperability agent | A method of coordinating communications between a plurality of Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) operating in connection with differing communication languages. A common language is provided which includes common language commands and common language data objects. Common language commands are communicated from a user to a plurality of UAVs through a UAV Interoperability Agent (UIA) , which converts the common language commands to UAV-specific commands which can be understood by the specific UAV. Additionally, UAVs send data in a native platform format to the UIA, which converts the native platform data to common language format for collection and interpretation by the user. | David E. Corman (Creve Coeur, MO), Thomas S. Herm (Frontenac, MO), Steven A. Dorris (O'Fallon, MO), Eric J. Martens (Crestwood, MO), James L. Paunicka (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-09-26 | 2014-12-23 | G06F15/16 | 11/235626 |
| 2496 | 8918234 | Landing point indication system | According to one embodiment, a landing point indication system includes an image provider, a rotorcraft position provider, a pilot image generation system, and a display device. The image provider is operable to provide a visual representation of an area underneath a rotorcraft. The rotorcraft position provider is operable to provide information indicating a position of the rotorcraft. The pilot image generation system is operable to generate a supplemented visual representation. The supplemented visual representation includes the visual representation of the area underneath the aircraft and information indicating a position of the rotorcraft relative to the visual representation. The display device is operable to display the supplemented visual representation within the rotorcraft. | Charles E. Covington (Colleyville, TX), Bradley Regnier (Fort Worth, TX), Robert Worsham (Weatherford, TX), Troy S. Caudill (Burleson, TX), Thomas E. Archer, II (Keller, TX), James M. McCollough (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Forth Worth, TX) | 2012-12-14 | 2014-12-23 | G05D1/00 | 13/715277 |
| 2497 | 8912975 | Reworking array structures | A method and apparatus for reworking an antenna aperture. A plurality of antenna cells comprise walls and antenna elements on the walls. Replacement antenna cells are placed adjacent to the plurality of antenna cells. The replacement antenna cells comprise a replacement wall and a replacement antenna element on the replacement wall. A conductive splice is attached to the replacement antenna element and to a one of the antenna elements on a one of the walls. | Joseph L. Hafenrichter (Seattle, WA), Joseph A. Marshall, IV (Kent, WA), Jeffrey Lynn Duce (Milton, WA), Manny Salazar Urcia, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Otis Franklin Layton (Bonney Lake, WA), David L. Banks (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-09-20 | 2014-12-16 | H01Q21/00 | 13/623607 |
| 2498 | 8912970 | Antenna element with integral faraday cage | An antenna structure and method are disclosed. A faraday cage is operable to shield a conductive resonator, the faraday cage comprising an electromagnetically-shielding ground plane. A shorting pin is coupled to the conductive resonator and the electromagnetically-shielding ground plane, and is operable to electrically couple the conductive resonator to the electromagnetically-shielding ground plane. | Charles W. Manry, Jr. (Auburn, WA), Lixin Cai (Ravensdale, WA), Joel Daniel Barrera (College Station, TX) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-11-21 | 2014-12-16 | H01Q1/52 | 13/301110 |
| 2499 | 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 |
| 2500 | 8907799 | Fire detection | A sensor unit comprising a heat resistant shell, the shell having a plurality of viewing windows spaced around the shell exterior to define a 360.degree. view around the unit, each viewing window being optically coupled to an infrared pyroelectric sensor and an infrared thermopile sensor, the interior of the shell defining a chamber containing at least two different smoke detectors, the shell having ventilation holes communicating with the chamber and temperature sensors mounted on the unit, the shell housing at least one printed circuit board coupled to the sensors and detectors and supporting a computer and radio transmitter, and a rechargeable power source powering the printed circuit board. | Cameron McKenna (Beaumaris, AU) | Flamesniffer Pty Ltd (Victoria, AU) | 2011-03-07 | 2014-12-09 | G08B17/00 | 13/041679 |
| 2501 | 8905358 | Unmanned aerial vehicle having an improved aerodynamic configuration | An unmanned air vehicle includes a body having front and rear sections with at least one pair of end plates connected to the body, wherein one end plate within the at least one pair of end plates is connected to the left side of the body and another end plate within the at least one pair of end plates is connected to the right side of the body, each end plate having upper and lower sections, wherein: a) the upper section is positioned above a mean line of the body, b) the lower section is positioned below the mean line of the body, and c) a ratio of the area of the upper section to the area of the lower section is less than 1. | Abraham Abershitz (Netanya, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2009-12-01 | 2014-12-09 | B64C3/58, B64C39/00, B64C39/10 | 13/140233 |
| 2502 | 8905354 | External maintenance step and hand hold | A step assembly for a vehicle can include a housing and a support member hingedly coupled to the housing with a shaft. A first locking feature can be associated with the housing while a second locking feature can be associated with the support member. A spring can be operably associated with the support member and the housing such that the spring can bias the second locking feature toward the first locking feature. The support member is configured to rotate between a stowed position and a deployed position. Further, the support member is configured as a step support and a hand hold device. | Paul C. Griffiths (St-Sauveur, CA), John Scott Harding (Kirkland, CA) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-01-31 | 2014-12-09 | B64C1/24 | 13/755110 |
| 2503 | 8905351 | Airframe | The disclosure describes airframe systems. In one embodiment, an airframe system includes a first side wall and a second side wall. The airframe system further includes a drive train platform configured to carry an aircraft drive train and to attach the first side wall parallel to the second side wall. The airframe system additionally includes a first structural rod configured to attach the first side wall parallel to the second side wall, and a second structural rod positioned aft of the first structural rod and configured to attach the first side wall to parallel to the second side wall. The first and second structural rods are configured to carry a camera mount. | Michael Sean Buscher (Conroe, TX), Henry E. Kulesza (The Woodlands, TX) | Vanguard Defense Industries, Llc (Spring, TX) | 2011-11-01 | 2014-12-09 | B64C1/00 | 13/286897 |
| 2504 | 8905193 | Direct drive rotation device for passively moving fluid | The device is configured for moving a fluid within a gearbox. In one illustrative embodiment, the device includes a base portion coupled to a rotatable member within the gearbox. An inlet portion of the device is configured to draw the fluid from a reservoir portion of the gearbox. The device is configured to utilize a centrifugal force for moving the fluid from the inlet portion toward the base portion along an interior surface of a conical portion. In another illustrative embodiment, the device includes a conical portion having an external threaded portion configured to capture a fluid during a rotation of the device. In such an embodiment, the threaded portion is configured to utilize a centrifugal force for moving the fluid captured by the threaded portion along an exterior surface of the conical portion. | Eric A. Sinusas (Euless, TX), Walter West Riley (Richardson, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-07-25 | 2014-12-09 | F16H57/04 | 13/557280 |
| 2505 | 8903311 | Method of signal transmission using fiber composite sandwich panel | A method of wireless communication uses a fiber composite structure including a first conductive fiber composite layer comprising carbon fiber, a second conductive fiber composite layer comprising carbon fiber, and an insulating layer electrically isolating the first composite layer from the second composite layer. Communication devices such as transceivers are connected to the first and second composite layers and signals may be communicated to and from the communication devices through the composite layers. An AC or DC voltage may be applied to the first and second composite layers to conduct electrical power to the electrical devices without the requirement of separate wires. | Yair Maryanka (Tel-Aviv, IL), Moshe Israel Meidar (New York, NY), Richard A. Curless (Cincinnati, OH) | 5Me Ip, Llc (Cincinnatti, OH), Yamar Electronics Ltd (Tel-Aviv IL) | 2012-08-16 | 2014-12-02 | H04B7/24 | 13/587435 |
| 2506 | 8902102 | Passive bistatic radar for vehicle sense and avoid | A system and methods for onboard sense and avoidance of an object are disclosed. At least one transmitter and at least one transmitter location of the at least one transmitter are selected from a database of transmitters based on a vehicle location of a vehicle, and at least one total signal is received at the vehicle. The at least one total signal comprises a direct signal of at least one broadcast signal from the at least one transmitter, and a reflection signal comprising a reflection of the broadcast signal reflected off an object. An estimated object location of the object is estimated based on the at least one total signal, the at least one transmitter location, and the vehicle location. | Anthony P. Goodson (Seattle, WA), Michael A. Loudiana (Maple Valley, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-11-01 | 2014-12-02 | G01S13/93 | 13/286235 |
| 2507 | 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 |
| 2508 | 8894919 | Method for incorporation of insulators and bulk absorbers in high temperature sandwich structures after fabrication | A method for adding insulation or bulk absorbers into high temperature sandwich structures following fabrication is presented. A slurry of ceramic fibers and/or particles, opacified particles, fugitive fibers, organic binders and inorganic binders is prepared as an aqueous solution. The slurry is cast within a prepared sandwich structure, dried, and heated to form a low density ceramic core material to provide insulation or noise absorption. Following incorporation of the ceramic material, aerogels or phase change materials may also be added to provide additional thermal management benefits. | Leanne L. Lehman (Aliso Viejo, CA), Vann Heng (Buena Park, CA), James Philip Ledesma, Jr. (Long Beach, CA), Jonathan David Embler (Tustin, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-07-18 | 2014-11-25 | C04B41/65 | 13/552235 |
| 2509 | 8892496 | Fuzzy inference apparatus and methods, systems and apparatuses using such inference apparatus | A health monitoring system for complex networked apparatus includes a number of neuro-fuzzy inference apparatuses feeding inference results into a data fusion hierarchy. At each level in the hierarchy, fuzzy inference is applied to generate a desired output signal by processing selected input signals in accordance with a knowledge base defining fuzzy membership functions and fuzzy inference rules defined in advance. The knowledge base includes alternative definitions of membership functions and/or inference rules. The apparatus selects which definition to use according to environmental or other conditions, and predetermined selection criteria. | Liqun Yao (Groby, GB), Da-Wei Gu (Leicester, GB), Ian Postlethwaite (Newcastle upon Tyne, GB) | University of Leicester (Leicester, GB), Bae Systems Plc (London GB) | 2010-08-19 | 2014-11-18 | G06N7/02 | 13/391206 |
| 2510 | 8888038 | Driven aircraft, in particular an aircraft designed as a flying wing and/or having a low radar signature | An aircraft is provided includes at least one drive flow passage, which runs from an air inlet directed forward on the body surface via a jet engine through the body to a jet nozzle that opens towards the rear on the body surface. At least a part of the jet engine is arranged upstream of the air inlet seen in the flight direction of the aircraft and the drive flow passage has curvature sections embodied and arranged for this in a suitable manner. | Bartholomaeus Bichler (Raubling, DE), Jochen Dornwald (Munich, DE), Gerhard Wedekind (Immenstaad, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2011-06-14 | 2014-11-18 | B64D33/02 | 13/704545 |
| 2511 | 8887569 | Inertial sensor and method of manufacturing the same | Disclosed herein an inertial sensor and a method of manufacturing the same. An inertial sensor 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is configured to include a plate-shaped membrane 110, a mass body 120 that includes an adhesive part 123 disposed under a central portion 113 of the membrane 110 and provided at the central portion thereof and a patterning part 125 provided at an outer side of the adhesive part 123 and patterned to vertically penetrate therethrough, and a first adhesive layer 130 that is formed between the membrane 110 and the adhesive part 123 and is provided at an inner side of the patterning part 125. An area of the first adhesive layer 130 is narrow by isotropic etching using the patterning part 125 as a mask, thereby making it possible to improve sensitivity of the inertial sensor 100. | Jong Woon Kim (Seoul, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Seoul, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2011-07-06 | 2014-11-18 | G01P15/02, C23F1/02 | 13/177485 |
| 2512 | 8886459 | Systems and methods for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) tactical tracking and mission data acquisition | A system and method are provided to support accommodating safe integration of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUASs) into the National Airspace Structure in the United States. A specifically-tailored service is provided to address a change of paradigm from aircraft-based avionics/capabilities to a ground-based solution centered on the sUAS control station that is typically employed to manage an sUAS mission and/or flight. Appropriate software, server and system components are integrated into an interactive, easy-to-use, web-based tool that provides interested parties with real-time, graphical flight-following information to acquire position information regarding an sUAS platform from the control console for the sUAS platform. The acquired position information is forwarded to a separate server that can augment and provide graphical display of the sUAS intended route of flight (flight planned route) . The acquired position information for the sUAS is converted to a format commonly used by aviation and air traffic control systems. | Rolf Stefani (West River, MD), John Francis Eid (Severna Park, MD) | Arinc Incorporated (Annapolis, MD) | 2013-03-11 | 2014-11-11 | G01C21/00 | 13/792255 |
| 2513 | 8886373 | System and method for assisting in the decking of an aircraft | The present invention relates to a system and a method for assisting in the decking of an aircraft on a platform, more particularly on a mobile platform comprising a decking surface, said aircraft comprising a signal transmitter, the system comprising means for determining flight commands to be executed by the aircraft, said means being at least fed by locating means of the aircraft and by means of predicting movements of the platform, the locating means comprising at least two passive sensors, spaced apart, fixed in proximity to the decking surface and able to receive the signals transmitted by the aircraft. The invention applies notably to the decking of rotary wing craft and autonomous aircraft on ships. | Patrick Garrec (Merignac, FR), Pascal Cornic (Brest, FR), Eric Barraux (Brest, FR) | Thales (Neuilly sur Seine, FR) | 2010-04-02 | 2014-11-11 | G06F19/00, G06G7/70 | 12/753787 |
| 2514 | 8884622 | 3D dipole antenna of spiral segments | A three dimensional (3D) dipole antenna system with spiral leg is described used to measure oscillatory electric field strengths. The system relies on spiral dipole leg segments of limited length attached to a cylinder. It is designed to improve the sensitivity to oscillatory electric signals in the range of 0.01 Hz to 10,000 Hz. The antenna system is connected to an object (a survey platform) that is stationary or moving in an area of interest in air, over land, on water or under water. Such antenna system is generally used as part of a prospecting survey system for water, minerals or hydrocarbons. | Marius J. Mes (College Station, TX) | --- | 2012-08-16 | 2014-11-11 | G01V3/16, H01Q9/16, H01Q21/20, G01V3/08 | 13/587591 |
| 2515 | 8882024 | Rotorcraft anti-torque rotor and rudder system | According to one embodiment, a rotorcraft includes a main rotor system, an anti-torque rotor system, an anti-torque rotor enhancement system, and an anti-torque rudder system. The anti-torque rotor enhancement system includes an aerodynamic structure having an opening therethrough and a support structure coupling the aerodynamic structure to the body of the rotorcraft such that the opening is positioned proximate to a rotation path of the at least one anti-torque rotor blade. The anti-torque rudder system includes at least one rudder surface operable to provide a second force on the body in the direction of rotation of the at least one main rotor blade. | James M. McCollough (Arlington, TX), Tommie L. Wood (Pantego, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-06-24 | 2014-11-11 | B64C27/82 | 13/924990 |
| 2516 | 8876063 | Flight control using multiple actuators on primary control surfaces with tabs | A flight control system for an aircraft directs a primary surface that is pivotable with respect to the aircraft with a moveable tab located at the end of the primary surface. A primary surface actuator maintains a position of the primary surface. A tab actuator moves the tab with respect to the primary flight control surface. A controller configured to coordinate the movement of the primary flight control surface with the movement of the tab by deflecting the tab with respect to the primary flight control surface, thereby allowing aerodynamic forces acting upon the deflected tab to position the primary flight control surface at a desired position. The primary flight control surface can then be maintained at the desired position by the primary surface actuator. | James J. Sheahan, Jr. (Florissant, MO), Charles E. Morris (Des Peres, MO), Jeffrey M. Roach (St. Charles, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-12-10 | 2014-11-04 | B64C9/10 | 11/953567 |
| 2517 | 8874284 | Methods for remote display of an enhanced image | A method is provided for providing remote display of an enhanced image. The method receives data from the image source, creates an enhanced image with the received data, and transmits the enhanced image via a wireless link to a display device capable of displaying the enhanced image. The method may create the enhanced image by stitching image data from at least two image sources having different fields of view, fusing image data from at least two image sources having different image modalities, or combining image data from at least one image source with synthetic image data. The method may also modify at least one transmission characteristic based on a bandwidth of the wireless link. The transmission characteristic may be selected from the group comprising field of view, frame rate, resolution, and compression. | John N. Sanders-Reed (Cedar Crest, NM) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-02-21 | 2014-10-28 | G01C23/00, G05D3/00, G05D1/00 | 13/031330 |
| 2518 | 8874283 | Drone for inspection of enclosed space and method thereof | Embodiments of a drone for inspection and a method of use are depicted wherein the drone is utilized in an enclosed space and is capable of being controlled with or without line of sight to the aircraft. The drone may land on generally horizontal or vertical surfaces. A method of use is taught as well. | John M. Cavote (Brooks, KY) | United Dynamics Advanced Technologies Corporation (Brooks, KY) | 2012-12-04 | 2014-10-28 | G05D1/00 | 13/693319 |
| 2519 | 8868328 | System and method for routing decisions in a separation management system | A method comprising computer receiving at least one of time and location-referenced state data for an object of interest, determining present location of a vehicle within two presently overlapping fat paths, fat paths comprising homotopically distinct regions of travel, determining distance of vehicle from a point of divergence of fat paths, fat paths diverging to avoid object, the computer generating a decision boundary reachable prior in time to point of divergence wherein decision boundary is in advance of the present location of vehicle, computer generating a first second set of feasible headings for the vehicle, the first and second set respectively associated with a projected first and second crossing points of the decision boundary by vehicle wherein feasible headings promote positioning of vehicle in one of fat paths beyond point of divergence, and computer sending first and second sets of feasible headings to vehicle prior to vehicle reaching decision boundary. | Regina Inez Estkowski (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-06-04 | 2014-10-21 | G08G5/04 | 13/909075 |
| 2520 | 8868323 | Collaborative navigation using conditional updates | A method for collaborative navigation between two or more platforms is provided. The method comprises establishing a communication link between a first platform and a second platform, making a sensor measurement from the first platform, updating state and covariance elements of the first platform, and transmitting the updated state and covariance elements from the first platform to the second platform. A conditional update is performed on the second platform to compute a new estimate of state and covariance elements on the second platform, which takes into account the measurement from the first platform. The method further comprises making a sensor measurement from the second platform, updating state and covariance elements of the second platform, and transmitting the updated state and covariance elements from the second platform to the first platform. A conditional update is performed on the first platform to compute a new estimate of state and covariance elements on the first platform, which takes into account the measurement from the second platform. | Peter Lommel (Andover, MA), Benjamin Mohr (St. Loius Park, MN), Yunqian Ma (Plymouth, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2011-03-22 | 2014-10-21 | G06F17/10 | 13/053811 |
| 2521 | 8864069 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles | A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10) . The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and picks up enough airspeed in the dive to perform a pull-up into level controlled flight. The preferred method of recovery is for the UAV to fly into and latch onto the parasail tow line (4) or cables hanging off the tow line and then be winched back down to the boat (2) . | William R. McDonnell (St. Louis, MO) | Advanced Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (St. Louis, MO) | 2013-08-26 | 2014-10-21 | B64F1/02, B64C25/68 | 14/010176 |
| 2522 | 8863924 | Hybrid overrunning clutch assembly and method of making same | A hybrid overrunning clutch includes a metal outer race and a composite outer ring that are each sized and configured such that the metal race generates a preload on the composite outer race throughout the operational temperature of the clutch. The composite outer ring significantly reduces that total weight of the clutch, as compared to a completely metal outer race. The present application further includes a method of assembling the metal outer race and composite outer ring so that thermal expansion of the metal outer race creates the preload in the composite outer ring. The present application also includes a method of designing a hybrid overrunning clutch. | Ryan T. Ehinger (Southlake, TX), Eric S. Olson (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-09-14 | 2014-10-21 | F16D41/06 | 13/615711 |
| 2523 | 8860385 | Voltage controlled current source for voltage regulation | A system and method for providing a voltage controlled current source for bus regulation is disclosed. A bus current delivered to an electrical bus from a current source is controlled using a synchronous switch according to a PWM duty cycle. Further, the PWM duty cycle is controlled to be proportional to an error signal based on a comparison of a voltage of the electrical bus to a reference voltage. | Robert Matthew Martinelli (Murrieta, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-01-30 | 2014-10-14 | H02M3/158 | 13/017046 |
| 2524 | 8858184 | Rotor blade erosion protection system | The present application includes a rotor blade having an erosion protective coating, the coating being a cermet material configured to protect against erosion during the operation of the rotor blade. Further, the present application includes a method of selectively applying the erosion protective coating, a method of selectively repairing/reapplying the erosion protective coating, and a process of developing an erosion surface model map of an optimized erosion protective coating pattern and thickness. | Jeffrey P. Nissen (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2011-09-21 | 2014-10-14 | F01D5/28 | 13/238873 |
| 2525 | 8857764 | Fly away caul plate | Techniques and apparatus for providing a fly away caul plate are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for curing a composite structure includes placing a pre-cured caul plate proximate an uncured composite lay-up, the lay-up may or may not include one or more stiffeners extending substantially perpendicular to the lay-up surface, the caul plate including an aperture for receiving the at least one stiffener. A force may be exerted against the caul plate to engage the composite lay-up. Heat and/or pressure may be applied to the composite lay-up to cure the stiffener panel and co-bond the caul plate to the composite lay-up. | Thomas A. Albertson (West Grove, PA), Karl R. Bernetich (Wilmington, DE), Robert J. Freeman (Newtown, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-08-09 | 2014-10-14 | B64C1/00 | 13/570452 |
| 2526 | 8857757 | Independent blade control system with hydraulic pitch link | According to one embodiment, a rotorcraft pitch link includes a housing and a piston assembly. The housing comprises a first chamber and a second chamber. A first housing opening allows a first fluid to flow into the first chamber, and a second housing allows a second fluid to flow into the second chamber. The piston assembly is at least partially disposed within the housing and comprises a piston head and a piston rod coupled to the piston head. The piston head separates the first chamber from the second chamber. | Carlos A. Fenny (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-02 | 2014-10-14 | B64C27/64, B64C27/72 | 13/565554 |
| 2527 | 8857191 | Hybrid propulsive engine including at least one independently rotatable propeller/fan | A hybrid propulsive technique includes providing at least some first thrust associated with a flow of a working fluid through at least a portion of an at least one axial flow jet engine. The hybrid propulsive technique includes extracting energy from the working fluid that is at least partially converted into electrical power, and converting at least a portion of the electrical power to torque. The hybrid propulsive technique further includes rotating an at least one independently rotatable propeller/fan of at least one rotatable propeller/fan assembly at least partially responsive to the converting the at least a portion of the electrical power to torque, wherein the rotating of the at least one independently rotatable propeller/fan of the at least one rotatable propeller/fan assembly is arranged to produce at least some second thrust. | Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livemore, CA), Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Jordin T. Kare (Seattle, WA), Nathan P. Myhrvold (Bellevue, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Bellevue, WA), Thomas Allan Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Victoria Y. H. Wood (Livermore, CA) | The Invention Science Fund I, Llc (Bellevue, WA) | 2009-10-30 | 2014-10-14 | F02C7/275 | 12/590043 |
| 2528 | 8854422 | Apparatus for rendering surroundings and vehicle having such an apparatus for rendering surroundings and method for depicting panoramic image | An apparatus for rendering surroundings includes an image source, image signal processing device, and image reproduction device. The image source feeds input image signals to the image signal processing device to create output image signals for a panoramic image that are forwarded to the image reproduction device for displaying the panoramic image. The image signal processing device processes the input image signals such that a first region of the panoramic image is reproduced undistorted or compressed in a first compression and a second region of the panoramic image is reproduced compressed in a second compression. The image signal processing device is configured such that the portion of the regions reproduced undistorted or compressed is variably selectable, the compression of the regions reproduced compressed is selectable, and these changes in the region reproduced compressed may occur during the operation of the apparatus for rendering surroundings. | Peter Hadwiger (Garching, DE), Johannes Kellerer (Freising, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2011-12-08 | 2014-10-07 | H04N7/00 | 13/314873 |
| 2529 | 8850888 | Inertial sensor | Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor. The inertial sensor 100 according to preferred embodiments of the present invention includes: a membrane 110, a mass body 120 disposed under the membrane 110, a piezoelectric body 130 formed on the membrane 110 to drive the mass body 120, and trenches 140 formed by being collapsed in a thickness direction of the piezoelectric body 130 so as to vertically meet a direction in which the mass body 120 is driven. By this configuration, the trenches are formed by being collapsed in a thickness direction of the piezoelectric body 130 to provide directivity while retaining the rigidity of the piezoelectric body 130 to prevent a wave from being propagated in an unnecessary direction, thereby driving the inertial sensor 100 in a desired specific direction. | Seung Mo Lim (Gyunggi-do, KR), Sung Wook Kim (Gyunggi-do, KR), Sung Jun Lee (Gyunggi-do, KR), Kyo Yeol Lee (Gyunggi-do, KR), Yun Sung Kang (Gyunggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2012-02-29 | 2014-10-07 | G01C19/56, G01P15/09 | 13/409039 |
| 2530 | 8843249 | Method and device for the passivation of guidance orders of an aircraft | A device for verifying guidance orders includes a passivation device for implementing comparisons between guidance orders from at least three different equipments in order to generate a passivated guidance order. for example, one of the guidance orders may be an auxiliary guidance order used to compare to the other two primary guidance orders so that the primary guidance order that is closest to the auxiliary guidance order is selected as the passivated guidance order. The passivated (e.g., validated) guidance order is transmitted to a flight control system of the aircraft. | Nicolas Potagnik (Toulouse, FR), Mathieu Faurie (Toulouse, FR), Florent Lanterna (Toulouse, FR) | Airbus Operations (SAS), (Toulouse Cedex, Fr) | 2011-12-06 | 2014-09-23 | B64C19/00 | 13/311629 |
| 2531 | 8842956 | Non-kink, non-hockling optical cable | A non-kink, non-hockling optical cable comprising an optical fiber capable of propagating light along its longitudinal axis. A buffer layer made of a soft plastic material surrounds the silica core and cladding, and a supplemental layer surrounds the buffer layer. The supplemental layer consists essentially of a liquid crystal polymer (LCP) material to enhance the tensile strength of the optical fiber. Finally, an encasing polymer layer with a breaking strain greater than 30%, surrounds the supplemental layer, to increase the flexibility of the optical cable. | Stephen M. O'Riorden (Stowe, MA), Amaresh Mahapatra (Acton, MA) | Linden Photonics, Inc. (Westford, MA) | 2012-03-20 | 2014-09-23 | G02B6/44, G02B6/00 | 13/424706 |
| 2532 | 8838289 | System and method for safely flying unmanned aerial vehicles in civilian airspace | A system and method for safely flying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) , or remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) in civilian airspace uses a remotely located pilot to control the aircraft using a synthetic vision system during at least selected phases of the flight such as during take-offs and landings. | Jed Margolin (VC Highlands, NV) | --- | 2007-04-17 | 2014-09-16 | G06F19/00 | 11/736356 |
| 2533 | 8830912 | Robust multipath routing | Implementations related to robust multipath routing are disclosed. | Thomas M. Conte (Atlanta, GA) | Empire Technology Development Llc (Wilmington, DE) | 2013-10-25 | 2014-09-09 | H04W40/02 | 14/063003 |
| 2534 | 8830112 | Airborne radar jamming system | A radar jamming signal generated by equipment carried by a target aircraft, is launched onto the leading end of a towed single wire transmission line so as to travel the length of the line as a nonradiating surface wave. A drogue radiator is attached to the trailing end of the line for radiating the jamming signal transversely of the towed line so as to be received by and cause jamming of tracking and/or fire control radar. The length of the single wire transmission line is selected so that the trailing radiator causes the jamming signal to emanate from a position sufficiently behind the aircraft so as to be outside the destructive radius of weapon fire directed at the apparent source of the jamming signal by fire control radar. A ventriloqual-like deception of the radar is thus achieved. A wave launcher couples the jamming signal to the leading end of the transmission line and for this purpose includes an electrically conducted horn-shaped structure, a tunable coaxial feed end at the constricted end of the horn structure, an inner transition conductor connecting the inner conductor of the coaxial feed to a leading end of the single wire transmission line, and a plurality of annular dielectric lenses and dielectric guides cooperatively shaped and fitted to the horn structure in a manner that effectively matches the bounded electromagnetic transmission wave characteristics of the coaxial feed cable with the surface wave transmission characteristics of the single wire transmission line. Coacting with the ventriloqual-like radiation of the jamming signal from the trailing end of the transmission line is an anti-integration network that hides the return radar signal reflected off the target aircraft in a signal energy ''hole'' created for such purpose in a secondary low level noise signal transmitted directly from the aircraft. | Walter E. Buehler (Issaquah, WA), Roger M. Whitson (Auburn, WA), Michael J. Lewis (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 1981-01-16 | 2014-09-09 | G01S7/38 | 06/225699 |
| 2535 | 8829404 | Multi-mode seekers including focal plane array assemblies operable in semi-active laser and image guidance modes | Embodiments of a multi-mode seeker are provided for use in conjunction with a predetermined laser designator. In one embodiment, the multi-mode seeker includes a focal plane array and a bi-modal processing system. The focal plane array includes a detector array and a Read-Out Integrated Circuit (ROIC) operatively coupled to the detector array. The bi-modal processing system is operatively coupled to ROIC and is switchable between: (i) an imaging mode wherein the bi-modal processing system generates video data as a function of signals received from ROIC indicative of irradiance across the detector array, and (ii) a semi-active laser guidance mode wherein the bi-modal processing system generates line-of-sight data as a function of signals received from ROIC indicative of laser pulses detected by the detector array and qualified as corresponding to the predetermined laser designator. | Robert Rinker (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2011-02-07 | 2014-09-09 | G01C21/02 | 13/022104 |
| 2536 | 8827211 | Laser-based flow modification to remotely control air vehicle flight path | Systems, equipment, and methods to deposit energy to modify and control air flow, lift, and drag, in relation to air vehicles, and methods for seeding flow instabilities at the leading edges of control surfaces, primarily through shockwave generation through deposition of laser energy at a distance. | Kevin Kremeyer (Tucson, AZ) | --- | 2008-10-23 | 2014-09-09 | B64C19/00, B64C23/00 | 12/289262 |
| 2537 | 8827206 | Wing for an unmanned aircraft | A single wing for an unmanned aircraft adapted for image acquisition, surveillance or other applications consists of a ribbed frame and a foam wherein the ribbed frame is integrated during molding for stiffness and strength. The foam has a container for holding the electric and/or electronic components. The foam constitutes the outer layer of the unmanned aircraft at impact side. The wing can be produced at low cost and low complexity in large volumes, increases the impact resistance and safety when used in civil areas, and is removable and disposable thereby enabling reuse of the electric and/or electronic components. | Maarten Maurits Van Speybroeck (Zwijndrecht, BE), Peter Hendrik Cosyn (Geraardsergen, BE), Maarten Willem Vandenbroucke (Ghent, BE) | Gatewing Nv (Ghent (St Denijs Westrem), , Be) | 2012-10-18 | 2014-09-09 | B64C1/00, B64C3/00, B64C5/00 | 13/655382 |
| 2538 | 8825454 | Concurrent display systems and methods for aerial roof estimation | User interface systems and methods for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system that provides a user interface configured to facilitate roof model generation based on one or more aerial images of a building roof. In one embodiment, roof model generation includes image registration, image lean correction, roof section pitch determination, wire frame model construction, and/or roof model review. The described user interface provides user interface controls that may be manipulated by an operator to perform at least some of the functions of roof model generation. The user interface is further configured to concurrently display roof features onto multiple images of a roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Bothell, WA) | 2012-05-17 | 2014-09-02 | G06F17/50, G06F7/60, G06F17/10 | 13/474504 |
| 2539 | 8825237 | System and method for economic usage of an aircraft | The present application relates to a system and method for providing real-time indications of economic impact of aircraft operations to an aircraft operator. The system and method allow the aircraft operator to reduce economic impact during flight of the aircraft. Such an analysis and cue to the aircraft operator allows the operator to make real-time changes during flight to reduce damage of life-limited aircraft components, thereby reducing the economic impact of aircraft operation that is directly associated with maintenance and component replacement. The system and method can also include pre-flight and post-flight analysis methods for reduction of economic impact of flight operations. | Charles Eric Covington (Colleyville, TX), Brian E. Tucker (Fort Worth, TX), Thomas B. Priest (North Richland Hills, TX), David A. Platz (North Richland Hills, TX), James M. McCollough (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-04-23 | 2014-09-02 | B64D45/00 | 13/868159 |
| 2540 | 8820681 | Lighter-than-air craft docking system using unmanned flight vehicle | A hydrogen airship for efficiently transporting hydrogen from where it can be economically made to where it is most needed using specially designed airships. Hydrogen can be delivered from the place where it is produced to the place where it is needed using an airship in which the hydrogen gas can also be used for generating lift, providing propulsion energy and serving ancillary needs. A unique docking system can use a remotely piloted unmanned aircraft flown from the mother craft to carry a guide line into a receiving attachment point. | Rinaldo Brutoco (Ojai, CA) | --- | 2012-12-17 | 2014-09-02 | B64B1/66, B64C37/02, B64F1/12 | 13/716281 |
| 2541 | 8818770 | Pitch determination systems and methods for aerial roof estimation | User interface systems and methods for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system that provides a user interface configured to facilitate roof model generation based on one or more aerial images of a building roof. In one embodiment, roof model generation includes image registration, image lean correction, roof section pitch determination, wire frame model construction, and/or roof model review. The described user interface provides user interface controls that may be manipulated by an operator to perform at least some of the functions of roof model generation. In one embodiment, the user interface provides user interface controls that facilitate the determination of pitch of one or more sections of a building roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Bothell, WA) | 2012-04-03 | 2014-08-26 | G06F17/50, G06F7/60, G06F17/10 | 13/438288 |
| 2542 | 8818723 | Localization and tracking system for mobile robots | Localization and tracking system. The system includes at least one laser mounted for pointing its beam at arbitrary locations within a three-dimensional space. An object within the three-dimensional space supports a screen at its top for receiving the laser beam to create a shaped image on the screen. The shaped image on the screen is observed by a camera and computing apparatus determines the location of the object in the three-dimensional space from pointing parameters of the laser and from shape and center points of the shaped image on the screen. | Andreas Schuh (San Francisco, CA), Kamal Youcef-Toumi (Cambridge, MA) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) | 2012-08-27 | 2014-08-26 | G01S17/06 | 13/594962 |
| 2543 | 8816632 | Radio frequency power transmission system | A wireless power transmission system for use in a mobile asset comprising a host transmitter for providing at least one of a microwave or a lightwave energy signal, a receiver configured to receive said signal, a converter for converting said signal to a storable energy form, and a controller to control the transfer of storable energy from said converter to at least one energy storage device. | Donald Winfield (Camillus, NY), John R. Smigel (Liverpool, NY), Frank S. Rotondo (Lynbrook, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2010-04-28 | 2014-08-26 | H02J7/00, H01M10/44, H01M10/46 | 12/769491 |
| 2544 | 8813669 | Towed antenna system and method | A towable antenna system is deployable and retrievable from and tetherable to an underwater vehicle while the underwater vehicle is submerged under water. An underwater vehicle having a towable antenna system is capable of communicating with one or more remote communication systems, the towable antenna system acting as an intermediary for communications between a submerged underwater vehicle and the one or more remote communication systems. | Roger E. Race (South Dartmouth, MA), Jacob C. Piskura (Fall River, MA), David S. Sanford (Marion, MA) | Rolls-Royce Marine North America, Inc. (Walpole, MA) | 2010-06-09 | 2014-08-26 | B63G8/00 | 12/797545 |
| 2545 | 8813541 | Methods and systems for measuring atmospheric water content | Methods and systems for measuring atmospheric water content, are provided. The method includes measuring a first air temperature and a first air pressure at a first location in a compressor, measuring a second air temperature and a second air pressure at a second location in the compressor, computing a ratio of specific heats from the first and second air temperatures and the first and second air pressures, and determining an atmospheric water content from the ratio of specific heats. | Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA), Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA), Tamaira E. Ross (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-09-23 | 2014-08-26 | G01N7/00 | 13/243003 |
| 2546 | 8812763 | Expanded electronic bus communication capacity | In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises a bus network having a set of lines, and a number of communication system devices associated with a number of electronics equipment connected to the bus in which each communication system device configures the electronics equipment to send and receive a plurality of signals on a line of the set of lines in a noise region of the set of lines. | Gregory L. Sheffield (O'Fallon, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-09-19 | 2014-08-19 | G06F13/42, G06F13/12 | 13/622362 |
| 2547 | 8812177 | Integrated aircraft flight control units | According to one embodiment, an integrated aircraft trim assembly features a shaft, a mechanical stop, a trim motor, a clutch, and a measurement device. The mechanical stop device is operable to at least partially prevent rotation of the shaft outside of an allowable range of motion. The trim motor has an output component in mechanical communication with the shaft. The clutch separates the trim motor from the shaft. The measurement device is proximate to the shaft and operable to measure a position of the shaft and communicate the measured position to a flight control computer operable to change a position of a flight control device. | Travis L. Yates (Lakeside, TX), Bradley D. Linton (Mansfield, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2013-01-08 | 2014-08-19 | G01C23/00 | 13/736156 |
| 2548 | 8811672 | Image processing | Apparatus and method for processing a sequence of images of a scene, the method including: tracking a region of interest in the sequence of images (e.g. using a Self Adaptive Discriminant filter) , selecting a particular image in the sequence, selecting a set of images from the sequence, the set of images including one or more images that precede the particular image in the sequence of images, and determining a value indicative of the level of change between the region of interest in the particular image and the regions of interest in the images in the set of images (e.g. using a Change Detection Process) . | Mark Lawrence Williams (Bristol, GB), Benjamin James Stephens (Bradley Stoke, GB), Yoann Paul Georges Thueux (Cwmbran, GB) | Bae Sytems Plc (GB) | 2011-09-28 | 2014-08-19 | G06K9/00, H04N7/18 | 13/702679 |
| 2549 | 8798922 | Determination of flight path for unmanned aircraft in event of in-flight contingency | An enhanced control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle adds constraints to the process of choosing a flight path in the event of an in-flight contingency, such as engine out or an encounter with jamming, which forces a diversion or unplanned landing. The constraints are: (1) ensure communications are available when needed during contingency operations, and (2) ensure signals from a global positioning system (or other navigation system) are available when needed during contingency operations. | Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA), Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA), Robert P. Lutter (Tacoma, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-11-16 | 2014-08-05 | G01C21/34 | 13/678919 |
| 2550 | 8798820 | Consistent localizer captures | Systems and methods for accurately converting angular localizer data into rectilinear localizer data thereby allowing for improved localizer capture performance and stability. The systems and methods utilize information onboard an aircraft regarding the aircraft's current position and the destination runway's position to more accurately determine a distance measurement for converting angular deviations into rectilinear deviations. | Andrew Robert Hooks (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-09-08 | 2014-08-05 | G06F19/00 | 13/227911 |
| 2551 | 8798320 | Image processing | Apparatus and method for processing a sequence of images of a scene, the method including: tracking a region of interest in the sequence of images (e.g. using a Self Adaptive Discriminant filter) , selecting a particular image in the sequence, selecting a set of images from the sequence, the set having one or more images that precede the particular image in the sequence of images, for each pixel in the region of interest in the particular image, determining a value for a parameter, for each pixel in the region of interest of each image in the set of images, determining a value for the parameters, and comparing a function of the determined values for the region of interest in the particular image to a further function of the determined values for the regions of interest in the images in the set of images. | Benjamin James Stephens (Bradley Stoke, GB), Yoann Paul Georges Thueux (Torfan, GB), Mark Lawrence Williams (Bristol, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2011-09-28 | 2014-08-05 | G06K9/00 | 13/702689 |
| 2552 | 8794084 | Jam-tolerant electromechanical actuator | Vehicles commonly include control-surfaces and other components that are selectively moved during operation among a plurality of positions. Movement of aircraft control-surface components is crucial in flight, and an actuating assembly must consistently and dependably perform during normal operation and be prepared to survive situations outside normal operation and/or to compensate for circumstances causing loss of actuator control. Jam tolerant electromechanically operated actuation systems, of both the rotary and linear types, together with their methods of operation are described herein. Specifically, electrical jam-detection and control systems and associated locking and damping devices can be electrically and mechanically engaged and disengaged, are automatically reversible, and are testable. | Dan T. Nguyen (Irvine, CA), Bruce W. Behar (Pasadena, CA), Ted A. McKay (Foothill Ranch, CA) | Parker-Hannifin Corporation (Cleveland, OH) | 2011-03-18 | 2014-08-05 | F16H3/06, B64C3/38, F16H27/02, F16H29/02, F16H29/20, B64C5/10, B64C9/00, B64C13/00, F16H1/20 | 13/052013 |
| 2553 | 8793205 | Robotic learning and evolution apparatus | Apparatus and methods for implementing robotic learning and evolution. An ecosystem of robots may comprise robotic devices of one or more types utilizing artificial neuron networks for implementing learning of new traits. A number of robots of one or more species may be contained in an enclosed environment. The robots may interact with objects within the environment and with one another, while being observed by the human audience. In one or more implementations, the robots may be configured to `reproduce` via duplication, copy, merge, and/or modification of robotic. The replication process may employ mutations. Probability of reproduction of the individual robots may be determined based on the robot's success in whatever function trait or behavior is desired. User-driven evolution of robotic species may enable development of a wide variety of new and/or improved functionality and provide entertainment and educational value for users. | Dimitry Fisher (San Diego, CA), Eugene Izhikevich (San Diego, CA) | Brain Corporation (San Diego, CA) | 2012-09-20 | 2014-07-29 | G06N3/08 | 13/623826 |
| 2554 | 8791836 | Reflexive response system for popup threat survival | Methods and apparatus for assessing threats to a vehicle to facilitate a reflexive response. Threat timeline parameters for a detected threat to the vehicle including a threat mode and a time progression of the threat in the threat mode is determined based, at least in part, on a plurality of information sources. One or more candidate solutions for facilitating the reflexive response to the threat are determined based, at least in part, on the threat mode and the time progression and one or more of the candidate solutions are presented to an operator of the vehicle to enable the operator to mediate the threat. | Carl R. Herman (Owego, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2012-03-07 | 2014-07-29 | G08G1/00 | 13/414347 |
| 2555 | 8788720 | Method and apparatus for interfacing with multiple objects using an object independent interface protocol | A method and apparatus is presented for communicating between a platform and multiple objects, where the objects comprise a set of parameters and an object-specific interface protocol, where at least one of the object-specific interface protocols differs from at least one other object-specific interface protocol. The method includes identifying the objects and creating multiple nonobject-specific data structures, where at least one of the nonobject-specific data structures can engage each parameter of each set of parameters. The method further includes transforming, using the plurality of nonobject-specific data structures created, the object-specific interface protocols into a single nonobject-specific interface protocol for communicating between the platform and the objects. | Elden Crom (Tucson, AZ), David Crowe (Tucson, AZ), Paul Kenjora (Phoenix, AZ), Sean Mulholland (Tucson, AZ), Joseph Fico (Tucson, AZ), Jonathan Strootman (Tucson, AZ), Stephen Simi (Tucson, AZ), Stephen Koester (Tucson, AZ) | Tucson Embedded Systems (Tucson, AZ) | 2012-07-05 | 2014-07-22 | G06F3/00, G06F5/00 | 13/542484 |
| 2556 | 8788446 | Fuzzy inference methods, and apparatuses, systems and apparatus using such inference apparatus | A health monitoring system for complex networked apparatus includes a number of neuro-fuzzy inference apparatuses feeding inference results into a data fusion hierarchy. At each level in the hierarchy, fuzzy inference is applied to generate a desired output signal by processing selected input signals in accordance with a knowledge base defining fuzzy membership functions and fuzzy inference rules defined in advance. The knowledge base includes alternative definitions of membership functions and/or inference rules. The apparatus selects which definition to use according to environmental or other conditions, and predetermined selection criteria. | Liqun Yao (Groby, GB), Da-Wei Gu (Leicester, GB), Ian Postlethwaite (Newcastle upon Tyne, GB) | University of Liecester (Leicestershire, GB), Bae Plc (London GB) | 2010-08-19 | 2014-07-22 | G06N5/00 | 13/391072 |
| 2557 | 8788118 | Systems and methods for detecting and managing the unauthorized use of an unmanned aircraft | A method for policing and managing the operation of a flying, unmanned aircraft in the event of usurpation of control of, malfunction of, or ill-intentioned use of, this aircraft includes the steps of (a) detecting inappropriate operation of the aircraft, (b) transmitting a takeover command to the aircraft to interrupt control of the operation of this aircraft by a first pilot and relinquish control of the aircraft to a second pilot, and (c) transmitting control commands to the aircraft to control its operation by the second pilot, until the need for alternate pilot control of the aircraft has ended or until the aircraft has landed safely. | Jeffrey A. Matos (New Rochelle, NY) | --- | 2011-08-01 | 2014-07-22 | G05D1/00 | 13/195268 |
| 2558 | 8779971 | Determining spatial orientation information of a body from multiple electromagnetic signals | A method for determining a spatial orientation of a body, including receiving, by receiving equipment located with the body, at least three electromagnetic signal sets, each of the received signal sets having been transmitted by a different one of at least three separate transmitters at different locations, detecting, for each one of the received signal sets, information that partially defines a direction from the body to the transmitter from which the signal set was received, the detected information including one of two angles that fully define an arrival direction from which the body received the signal set in relation to a body frame, the detected information not including a second of the two angles, and determining the spatial orientation of the body, including yaw, pitch, and roll angles relative to a navigation frame, using the detected information for each one of the received signal sets. | Robert J. Wellington (Bloomington, MN) | --- | 2010-05-24 | 2014-07-15 | G01S19/53 | 12/786137 |
| 2559 | 8774989 | Aircraft energy state display | A method and apparatus for displaying an energy state of an aircraft. The energy state of the aircraft is identified by a processor unit based on a speed of the aircraft and an altitude of the aircraft. An indication of the energy state is displayed by the processor unit. | Larry Wayne Bush (Sherwood, OR), Neil John Clark (Portland, OR) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-02-28 | 2014-07-08 | G05D1/06, G06F17/00 | 13/780715 |
| 2560 | 8774988 | Aircraft environmental sensors and system | According to one embodiment, an aircraft part environmental stress analysis system includes a part failure repository, a part history repository, and a failure analysis engine. The part failure repository is configured to store a plurality of failure records, each failure record identifying a failed aircraft part. The part history repository is configured to store a plurality of part records, each part record storing, for a failed aircraft part, at least one measurement of an aspect of a natural environment of which the failed aircraft part was subject to. The failure analysis engine is operable to compare the plurality of failure records to the plurality of part records and identify at least one potential environmental cause of failure for a plurality of failed aircraft parts based on the comparison. | Larry A. Plowman (Grapevine, TX), Charles Eric Covington (Colleyville, TX), Brian E. Tucker (Fort Worth, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-08-21 | 2014-07-08 | G06F11/07, G01M17/00 | 13/591036 |
| 2561 | 8774982 | Helicopter with multi-rotors and wireless capability | The present invention relates to a helicopter having a modular airframe, with multiple layers which can be connected easily, the layers which house the electronics (autopilot and navigation systems) , batteries, and payload (including camera system) of the helicopter. The helicopter has four, six, and eight rotors, which can be easily changed via removing one module of the airframe. In one embodiment, the airframe has a vertical stacked appearance, and in another embodiment, a domed shape (where several of the layers are stacked internally) . In one embodiment, there is a combination landing gear and camera mount. The helicopter allows for simple flight and usage by remote control, and non-remote control, users. | John Robert Oakley (Morgan, UT), David Scott Heath (Conifer, CO) | Leptron Industrial Robotic Helicopters, Inc. (Conifer, CO) | 2011-10-06 | 2014-07-08 | G05D1/00, B64C27/08 | 13/200986 |
| 2562 | 8773323 | Multi-band antenna element with integral faraday cage for phased arrays | An antenna structure and method is disclosed. A feed line is electromagnetically coupled to a conductive resonator. Further a faraday cage is operable to shield the conductive resonator and the feed line. The faraday cage comprises an electromagnetically-shielding ground plane coupled to a plurality of conductive strips by at least one conductive via. | Charles W. Manry, Jr. (Auburn, WA), Lixin Cai (Ravensdale, WA), Robert M. Burgess (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-03-18 | 2014-07-08 | H01Q1/52 | 13/052034 |
| 2563 | 8768555 | Autonomous control of unmanned aerial vehicles | An autonomous control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. In one example, the control system includes a first control mode component configured to generate a first command to provide a first autonomous control mode for the unmanned aerial vehicle, a second control mode component configured to generate a second command to provide a second autonomous control mode for the unmanned aerial vehicle, and an intelligence synthesizer configured to resolve functional conflicts between the first and second autonomous control modes. | David S. Duggan (Lewisville, TX), David A. Felio (Flower Mound, TX), Billy B. Pate (Frisco, TX), Vince R. Longhi (Dallas, TX), Jerry L. Petersen (Southlake, TX), Mark J. Bergee (Southlake, TX) | L-3 Unmanned Systems, Inc. (Carrollton, TX) | 2012-12-04 | 2014-07-01 | G05D1/00 | 13/693751 |
| 2564 | 8768542 | Method and system for assisting in the landing or the decking of a light aircraft | The present invention relates to a method and a system for assisting in the landing or the decking of a light aircraft, the method being implemented by a system comprising a device on the ground for locating the aircraft, the aircraft having an onboard signal sender, the method comprising at least the following steps: the locating device on the ground uses signals sent by the sender to determine the position and/or movement of the aircraft, said device transmits the previously determined aircraft position and/or movement data to the aircraft, display means show at least some of said data made accessible to the pilot of the aircraft. The invention applies in particular to the field of civil light aeronautics, notably for facilitating the landing of pleasure aeroplanes, small transport aeroplanes and helicopters. | Patrick Garrec (Merignac, FR), Pascal Cornic (Brest, FR) | Thales (Neuilly sur Seine, FR) | 2010-05-20 | 2014-07-01 | G06F7/70 | 12/783972 |
| 2565 | 8764456 | Simulated structures for urban operations training and methods and systems for creating same | Methods, systems, and structures are provided to creating a simulated structure for urban operations training based on a structure to be simulated. The simulated structure can include a base structure having at least one wall thereon. The simulated structure can also include one or more wall segments having a textured surface to securement to the at least one wall of the base structure. One or more wrapping material panels with one or more images printed thereon applied to the textured surface of the one or more wall segments so that the simulated structure has realistic visual characteristics representative of a mission site or a mission scenario. | K. Dominic Cincotti (Fayetteville, NC), Trevor J. Kracker (Lumberton, NC) | Military Wraps, Inc. (Lumberton, NC) | 2010-07-02 | 2014-07-01 | G09B19/00 | 12/830179 |
| 2566 | 8762435 | Collaborative rejection of media for physical establishments | A system, computer implemented method, and computer readable storage medium is provided which enables customers of an establishment to collaboratively reject a media file that is currently playing and/or pending to be played within that establishment by entering data into a personal wireless portable computing device on their person, for example a cellular telephone. Upon entering a rejection request, and where necessary an establishment identifier, a message is sent over a wireless link to a media server which performs a series of logical tests to determine if the media file is actually terminated prior to full completion of play. In this way, a plurality of separate customers may use their portable computing devices to collaboratively reject specific musical media file selections that are currently playing or currently pending for play within a particular physical establishment. | Louis B. Rosenberg (Pismo Beach, CA) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2012-02-10 | 2014-06-24 | G06F12/00, G06F17/30 | 13/370503 |
| 2567 | 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 |
| 2568 | 8757601 | Damped split beam structural member with segmented beam parts | A structural member includes a split beam within a box structure. The split beam may be a segmented beam that includes multiple segments for each of its parts. Movement of the split beam parts within the box structure, as the structural member flexes, dissipates energy and adds to the damping of the structural member. | David R. Sar (Corona, CA), Terry M. Sanderson (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2011-09-08 | 2014-06-24 | F16F7/08, E04C2/34 | 13/227744 |
| 2569 | 8757551 | Foreign object damage protection device and system for aircraft | A foreign object damage protection system comprises a sensor for detecting a foreign object, a fluid in a reservoir, a means for dispensing the fluid, the means for dispensing the fluid in communication with the reservoir, and a control unit, whereby when the sensor detects a foreign object, the control unit causes fluid to be dispensed from the reservoir through the means for dispensing and towards the foreign object. The sensor is attachable to one or more locations on an aircraft, such as a wing, nose, windshield, fuselage or tail. The sensor can be a radar sensor, weather radar sensor, weather radar sensor modified to detect objects at short ranges, infra-red sensor, forward-looking infrared sensor, a light detection and ranging sensor, motion sensor, thermal sensor, or video sensor. The system provides a way to protect an aircraft from striking foreign objects, such as birds, in the path of the aircraft. | Zamir Margalit (West Orange, NJ) | --- | 2012-06-04 | 2014-06-24 | B64D1/00 | 13/487415 |
| 2570 | 8757538 | Aircraft having a variable geometry | An aircraft having a variable geometry for adapting the flight characteristics to different flight situations includes a fuselage with a pair of wings projecting on both sides of the fuselage in the transverse direction (y) , each of which wings has an inner wing section arranged stationarily with respect to the fuselage and an outer wing section adjacent thereto and pivotable about a pivot axis. The pivot axis is oriented in a direction deviating from the longitudinal direction (x) of the aircraft by a maximum of 40.degree.. | Jost Seifert (Manching, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2011-10-10 | 2014-06-24 | B64C3/38 | 13/269946 |
| 2571 | 8757108 | High efficiency engine for ultra-high altitude flight | A high thermal efficiency reciprocating hydrogen-fueled engine for ultra-high altitude long endurance flight and its method of operation are described. The engine is based on an opposed piston barrel design where long cylinders are employed to accommodate extraordinarily large compression and expansion strokes where the corresponding ratios are over 50: 1, taking advantage of the very low ambient air pressures and temperatures at 60,000 ft and higher to reduce the overall weight and strength requirements of the inventive engine that would be a factor for operation at lower altitudes. The engine is designed to obtain more than 70% indicated thermal efficiency when operated at ultra-high altitudes of 60,000 ft and greater. A combination of large compression ratios combustion temperature optimization and management, instantaneous and complete combustion at TDC, followed by a rapid and long expansion stroke using tailored control of piston movement provide the means to achieve such high efficiencies. | William Snell (Monmouth, OR) | William Snell (Monmouth, OR) | 2011-11-19 | 2014-06-24 | F02B47/02 | 13/300550 |
| 2572 | 8752785 | Semi-levered articulated landing gear system | The landing gear system for an aircraft includes a shock strut assembly that is coupled to the airframe with a universal joint. A tire member is mounted to the shock strut assembly. The landing gear system also includes a drag brace assembly coupled to an airframe of the aircraft with a spindle, the spindle being rotatable about a spindle axis. A radius rod is rotatably coupled to the airframe of the aircraft. The radius rod and the shock strut assembly are retractable about a retraction rotation axis. Further, the spindle axis has a common intersection point with the centerline axis and the retraction rotation axis. The orientation of the spindle axis causes a translation of the tire member to have a longitudinal component during a compression of the shock strut assembly. | Phillip K. Wilson (Arlington, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Fort Worth, TX) | 2012-06-25 | 2014-06-17 | B64C25/00 | 13/531650 |
| 2573 | 8751096 | Real-time prognostic and health management system, program product, and associate methods | Embodiments of the present invention provide a prognostics and health management (PHM) system for one or more electronic, electro-mechanical, pneudraulic and mechanical devices of an aircraft, and associated diagnostic methods and computer program products. The system includes a tangible and non-transitory memory preloaded with prognostics and health management signature data, one or more sensors that are adapted to monitor the one or more devices, and a logic device adapted to calculate an address and to access the tangible and non-transitory memory using the calculated address in real time. One or more portions of the calculated address are responsive to one or more parameter values associated with the sensors so that sensor parameter data determines the address into the memory. In the PHM system, the logic device is further adapted to generate a PHM alert in real time responsive to a value of the PHM signature data accessed at the address. | William E. Grube (Benbrook, TX) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2010-05-03 | 2014-06-10 | G06F19/00, G06F15/00, G06F7/10, G01L3/10 | 12/772326 |
| 2574 | 8749446 | Wide-band linked-ring antenna element for phased arrays | Technologies for a wide-band linked-ring antenna element covering two adjacent K-band military and/or commercial receive bands are provided. The antenna element comprises a linked-ring conductive resonator that is electromagnetically coupled to at least one feed line. The conductive resonator and feed line are further surrounded by a Faraday cage that is conductively coupled to an electromagnetically-shielding ground plane and operable to shield the conductive resonator and the feed line. | Charles W. Manry, Jr. (Auburn, WA), Lixin Cai (Ravensdale, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-07-29 | 2014-06-10 | H01Q7/00 | 13/194344 |
| 2575 | 8745104 | Collaborative rejection of media for physical establishments | A system, computer implemented method, and computer readable storage medium is provided which enables customers of an establishment to collaboratively reject a media file that is currently playing and/or pending to be played within that establishment by entering data into a personal wireless portable computing device on their person, for example a cellular telephone. Upon entering a rejection request, and where necessary an establishment identifier, a message is sent over a wireless link to a media server which performs a series of logical tests to determine if the media file is actually terminated prior to full completion of play. In this way, a plurality of separate customers may use their portable computing devices to collaboratively reject specific musical media file selections that are currently playing or currently pending for play within a particular physical establishment. | Louis B. Rosenberg (Pismo Beach, CA) | Google Inc. (Mountain View, CA) | 2012-02-10 | 2014-06-03 | G06F7/00, G06F17/30 | 13/370501 |
| 2576 | 8744738 | Aircraft traffic separation system | A method and apparatus for managing separation between vehicles. A closest point of approach between a first vehicle traveling along a first path and a second vehicle traveling along a second path is predicted. A number of compensation commands for altering the first path of the first vehicle are generated using the closest point of approach and a desired level of separation between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. The number of compensation commands is integrated with a number of control commands for the first vehicle to form a final number of control commands configured to maneuver the first vehicle to substantially maintain the desired level of separation between the first vehicle and the second vehicle. A response of the first vehicle to the final number of control commands is a desired response. | Glenn Scott Bushnell (Puyallup, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-08-02 | 2014-06-03 | G06F19/00, G06G7/70, G06G7/76 | 13/196678 |
| 2577 | 8740142 | Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus configured to automatically retrieve, service, and launch an aircraft. for retrieval, the aircraft drops a weighted cable, and pulls it at low relative speed into a broad aperture of the apparatus. In certain instances, the cable is dragged along guiding surfaces of the apparatus into and through a slot until its free end is captured. The aircraft becomes anchored to the apparatus, and is pulled downward by the cable into a receptacle. Guiding surfaces of the receptacle adjust the position and orientation of a probe on the aircraft, directing the probe to mate with a docking fixture of the apparatus. Once mated, the aircraft is automatically shut down and serviced. When desired, the aircraft is automatically started and tested in preparation for launch, and then released into free flight. A full ground-handling cycle is thus accomplished with a simple, economical apparatus. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2013-05-23 | 2014-06-03 | B64F1/02 | 13/901295 |
| 2578 | 8740134 | Unmanned aircraft system and operation method thereof | An unmanned aircraft system includes a manned aircraft and an unmanned aircraft. The manned aircraft includes a manned aircraft main wing, a manned aircraft fuselage, a manned aircraft landing system, and a manned aircraft joining mechanism provided at a bottom portion of the manned aircraft fuselage. The unmanned aircraft includes an unmanned aircraft main wing, an unmanned aircraft fuselage, an unmanned aircraft landing system, and an unmanned aircraft joining mechanism provided at a roof portion of the unmanned aircraft fuselage. The manned aircraft joining mechanism and the unmanned aircraft joining mechanism are detachably joined. The unmanned aircraft system can take off or land in a state that the unmanned aircraft and the manned aircraft are joined. | Satoshi Suzuki (Tokyo, JP) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2009-08-13 | 2014-06-03 | B64C37/02 | 12/935432 |
| 2579 | 8738201 | Systems and methods of improving or increasing information concerning, particularly, runway conditions available to pilots of landing aircraft | Addressed are systems and methods for providing to pilots of landing aircraft real-time (or near real-time) information concerning runway conditions and aircraft-stopping performance to be encountered upon landing. The systems and methods contemplate using more objective data than utilized at present and providing the information in automated manner. Information may be obtained by using conventional ground-based runway friction testers or, advantageously, by using air-based equipment such as (but not limited to) unmanned aerospace vehicles (UAVs) . | Daniel J. Edwards (Burlington, NJ), Peter T. Mahal (Berwyn, PA), Mark A. Slimko (Crystal Lake, IL) | Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation (Aston, PA) | 2012-06-08 | 2014-05-27 | G06F19/00 | 13/491631 |
| 2580 | 8736679 | Avionic display testing system | A method and apparatus for testing a number of display devices. Images displayed on the number of display devices are received by a computer system for a platform during a performance of a number of tests at a number of test locations for the platform. A portion of the images from the images are identified as a number of images of interest using a policy. | Timothy Edward Jackson (Mukilteo, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-02-02 | 2014-05-27 | G09B9/32, G01N21/88, H04N7/18 | 13/019416 |
| 2581 | 8736484 | Enhanced-resolution phased array radar | A system and method for increasing the effective angular resolution of a multi-function phased array radar system is provided. The system is operative to simultaneously transmit a plurality of overlapping sub-beams covering a representative central beam. A de-convolution process is applied to received return signals. The process includes determining the reflectivity within sub-beamwidth resolution cells defined by the overlapping sub-beams. Generated sub-beamwidth data provides the radar system with an effective angular resolution beyond that of any single transmitted beam. | Kai-Bor Yu (Niskayuna, NY), Manuel F. Fernandez (Cazenovia, NY), Svetlana M. Bachmann (Liverpool, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2010-08-11 | 2014-05-27 | G01S13/00 | 12/854473 |
| 2582 | 8731832 | Concepts for defining travel paths in parking areas | Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for defining travel paths in parking areas. In one embodiment, travel paths in parking areas can be defined by connecting street networking connection points within the parking areas. In another embodiment, such defined travel paths can be merged with actual paths traveled by vehicles in the parking areas. | Mark J. Davidson (Alpharetta, GA) | United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (N/A) | 2013-03-12 | 2014-05-20 | G01C21/34 | 13/795258 |
| 2583 | 8731812 | Vehicle-based automatic traffic conflict and collision avoidance | Systems and methods for providing vehicle-centric collision avoidance are disclosed. An example method includes determining a first flight trajectory for a first aircraft, determining a second flight trajectory for a second aircraft, determining a predicted first distance between the first aircraft and the second aircraft at a first closest point of approach based on the first and second flight trajectories, comparing the predicted first distance to a first separation perimeter layer, the first separation perimeter layer defining a first three-dimensional perimeter based on the first aircraft, determining a first adjustment having a first magnitude from the first flight trajectory when the predicted first distance is within a first perimeter, determining a second adjustment having a second magnitude from the first flight trajectory when the predicted first distance is within a second perimeter different from the first perimeter, and altering the first flight trajectory based on the first or second adjustment. | Glenn S. Bushnell (Puyallup, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-01-11 | 2014-05-20 | G06F19/00, G06G7/70, G06G7/76 | 13/739741 |
| 2584 | 8731234 | Automated roof identification systems and methods | Automatic roof identification systems and methods are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system configured to automatically detect a roof in a target image of a building having a roof. In one embodiment, automatically detecting a roof in a target image includes training one or more artificial intelligence systems to identify likely roof sections of an image. The artificial intelligence systems are trained on historical image data or an operator-specified region of interest within the target image. Then, a likely outline of the roof in the target image can be determined based on the trained artificial intelligence systems. The likely roof outline can be used to generate a roof estimate report. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Christopher Albert Ciarcia (Monroe, WA), Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Bothell, WA) | 2009-11-02 | 2014-05-20 | G06K9/00 | 12/590131 |
| 2585 | 8727271 | Aircraft using turbo-electric hybrid propulsion system | An air vehicle incorporating a hybrid propulsion system. The system includes a gas turbine engine as a first motive power source, and one or more battery packs as a second motive power source. Through selective coupling to a DC electric motor that can in turn be connected to a bladed rotor or other lift-producing device, the motive sources provide differing ways in which an aircraft can operate. In one example, the gas turbine engine can provide operation for a majority of the flight envelope of the aircraft, while the battery packs can provide operation during such times when gas turbine-based motive power is unavailable or particularly disadvantageous. In another example, both sources of motive power may be decoupled from the bladed rotor such that the vehicle can operate as an autogyro. | Ival O. Salyer (Flowery Branch, GA) | --- | 2008-01-11 | 2014-05-20 | B64D35/04, B64C27/00 | 11/972879 |
| 2586 | 8727079 | Structural member with clamping pressure mechanism | A structural member includes a box structure that encloses a beam, which may be a split beam or a split segmented beam. The structural member includes a pressure mechanism that varies a pressure force or a friction force between the beam and the box structure. Movement of the parts within the box structure, against the force of the pressure mechanism, as the structural member flexes, dissipates energy and adds to the damping of the structural member. | David R. Sar (Corona, CA), Terry M. Sanderson (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2011-09-08 | 2014-05-20 | E04C3/00, B64C3/48 | 13/227747 |
| 2587 | 8725402 | Loss of separation avoidance maneuvering | A flight management system for an aircraft may determine maneuvers to avoid loss of separation between the aircraft and another aircraft. The flight management system may include a processor and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory may store instructions that are executable by the processor to identify a potential loss of separation between the aircraft and a second aircraft. The instructions may also be executable by the processor to determine whether executing a first speed maneuver using predetermined parameters is predicted to avoid the potential LOS. The instructions may be further executable by the processor to determine parameters of a second speed maneuver when the first speed maneuver is expected to avoid the potential LOS. | Patrick D. Hoy (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-12-14 | 2014-05-13 | G06F17/10, G08B21/00 | 12/968152 |
| 2588 | 8723953 | Generation of aerial images | The method according to the invention gene rates an aerial image mosaic viewing a larger area than a single image from a camera can provide using a combination of computer vision and photogrammetry. The aerial image mosaic is based on a set of images acquired from a camera. Selective matching and cross matching of consecutive and non-consecutive images, respectively, are performed and three dimensional motion and structure parameters are calculated and implemented on the model to check if the model is stable. Thereafter the parameters are globally optimised and based on these optimised parameters the serial image mosaic is generated. The set of images may be limited by removing old image data as new images are acquired. The method makes it is possible to establish images in near real time using a system of low complexity and small size, and using only image information. | Harald Klomp (Uppsala, SE), Jakob Sandstrom (Uppsala, SE) | Imint Image Intelligence Ab (Uppsala, SE) | 2009-01-30 | 2014-05-13 | H04N7/18 | 12/865747 |
| 2589 | 8723354 | Electrical power control system for a vehicle | An Electrical Power System for supplying electrical power to the loads of a vehicle comprising a Power Generation Area (11) , a Primary Distribution Area (13) , a Secondary Distribution Area (15) including Electrical Power Load Management Units (EPLMUs) (17, 17', 17'', 17''') that comprise a Control Board (31) and one or more SSPCs (33) for groups of loads (19, 19', 19'', 19''') , and a master EPLMU (21) that comprise a Control Board (32) and one or more SSPCs (33) , powered from the Primary Distribution Area (13) and connected to said EPLMUs (17, 17', 17'', 17''') by power supply lines and by a data communication bus (26) , and a Load Management Computer (25) connected to said data communication bus (26) , said master EPLMU (21) and said Load Management Computer (25) being suitable arranged for full control of the start up and the shutdown of said EPLMUs (17, 17', 17'', 17''') . | Daniel Izquierdo Gil (Parla, ES), Ricardo Azcona Fernandez (Madrid, ES), Francisco Javier Lopez Del Cerro (Getafe, ES) | Eads Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A. (Madrid, ES) | 2011-02-16 | 2014-05-13 | B60L1/00, B60L3/00, H02G3/00 | 13/028640 |
| 2590 | 8721383 | Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored thrust control | An aircraft for unmanned aviation is described. The aircraft includes an airframe, a pair of fins attached to a rear portion of the airframe, a pair of dihedral braces attached to a bottom portion of the airframe, a first thrust vectoring module and a second thrust vectoring module, and an electronics module. The electronics module provides commands to the two thrust vectoring modules. The two thrust vectoring modules are configured to provide lateral and longitudinal control to the aircraft by directly controlling a thrust vector for each of the pitch, the roll, and the yaw of the aircraft. The use of directly articulated electrical motors as thrust vectoring modules enables the aircraft to execute tight-radius turns over a wide range of airspeeds. | Adam Woodworth (Melrose, MA), Brandon Suarez (Tampa, FL) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2009-09-09 | 2014-05-13 | B64C13/00 | 12/556225 |
| 2591 | 8718841 | Method and system for providing sideslip envelope protection | A system for providing sideslip envelope protection includes a processor for obtaining values of a sideslip envelope indicative of operating conditions of the aircraft along an axis and for estimating a sideslip angle along the axis from at least one operating condition, and a comparer for comparing the sideslip angle with the sideslip envelope to generate an output value, where the processor determines a maximum yaw rate from the output value and scales the maximum yaw rate to generate a scaled yaw rate. | Igor Cherepinsky (Sandy Hook, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2012-02-14 | 2014-05-06 | G06F7/70, G06G7/76, G06G7/00, G06F19/00 | 13/372863 |
| 2592 | 8718838 | System and methods for autonomous tracking and surveillance | A system and methods for autonomously tracking and simultaneously providing surveillance of a target from air vehicles. In one embodiment the system receives inputs from outside sources, creates tracks, identifies the targets and generates flight plans for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) and camera controls for surveillance of the targets. The system uses predictive algorithms and aircraft control laws. The system comprises a plurality of modules configured to accomplish these tasks. One embodiment comprises an automatic target recognition (ATR) module configured to receive video information, process the video information, and produce ATR information including target information. The embodiment further comprises a multi-sensor integrator (MSI) module configured to receive the ATR information, an air vehicle state input and a target state input, process the inputs and produce track information for the target. The embodiment further comprises a target module configured to receive the track information, process the track information, and produce predicted future state target information. The embodiment further comprises an ownship module configured to receive the track information, process the track information, and produce predicted future state air vehicle information. The embodiment further comprises a planner module configured to receive the predicted future state target information and the predicted future state air vehicle information and generate travel path information including flight and camera steering commands for the air vehicle. | Kristen L. Kokkeby (Corona, CA), Robert P. Lutter (Tacoma, WA), Michael L. Munoz (Tacoma, WA), Frederick W. Cathey (Seattle, WA), David J. Hilliard (Shoreline, WA), Trevor L. Olson (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-12-14 | 2014-05-06 | G01C23/00, G06F7/00, G05D3/00, G05D1/00, G08G1/16, G06G7/78, G06F17/10, G06F17/00 | 11/956711 |
| 2593 | 8717734 | Dissipation of electrostatic charge from substrates | The present disclosure is related to articles, such as aircraft windows and canopies, including a non-conductive substrate and a conductor pattern including one or more trace lines deposited onto the outside of the substrate such that the entire outside surface of the substrate is not coated with the conductor pattern. The present disclosure also provides methods of dissipating electrostatic charge from non-conductive substrates. | Scott R. Johnston (St. Louis, MO), John Koval (St. Louis, MO), Matthew M. Thomas (Maryland Heights, MO), Robert R. Johnson (Kirkwood, MO), Michael P. Gleason (Edwardsville, IL), Michael R. Miller (Lake St. Louis, MO), Gregory M. Sisti (Florissant, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-12-12 | 2014-05-06 | H05F3/00 | 13/316913 |
| 2594 | 8714482 | Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus configured to automatically retrieve, service, and launch an aircraft. for retrieval, the aircraft drops a weighted cable, and pulls it at low relative speed into a broad aperture of the apparatus. In certain instances, the cable is dragged along guiding surfaces of the apparatus into and through a slot until its free end is captured. The aircraft becomes anchored to the apparatus, and is pulled downward by the cable into a receptacle. Guiding surfaces of the receptacle adjust the position and orientation of a probe on the aircraft, directing the probe to mate with a docking fixture of the apparatus. Once mated, the aircraft is automatically shut down and serviced. When desired, the aircraft is automatically started and tested in preparation for launch, and then released into free flight. A full ground-handling cycle is thus accomplished with a simple, economical apparatus. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2013-05-23 | 2014-05-06 | B64F1/02 | 13/901283 |
| 2595 | 8712559 | Adaptive control for uncertain nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems | Systems and methods of adaptive control for uncertain nonlinear multi-input multi-output systems in the presence of significant unmatched uncertainty with assured performance are provided. The need for gain-scheduling is eliminated through the use of bandwidth-limited (low-pass) filtering in the control channel, which appropriately attenuates the high frequencies typically appearing in fast adaptation situations and preserves the robustness margins in the presence of fast adaptation. | Chengyu Cao (Shrewsbury, MA), Naira Hovakimyan (Champaign, IL), Enric Xargay (Urbana, IL) | The Board of Trustees of The University of Illionois (Urbana, IL), University of Connecticut (Farmington CT) | 2011-02-09 | 2014-04-29 | G06F19/00 | 13/023965 |
| 2596 | 8712098 | Method and system for detecting target objects | Method for detecting target objects by a first sensor device containing at least one first sensor and a second sensor device containing at least one second sensor. The second sensor is alignable by a control device in different spatial directions. Method includes: detecting target objects by first sensor device, determining at least one first target parameter for target objects, and storing at least a part of target objects with at least one first target parameter and information on a spatial direction of target object relative to a position of second sensor. Method additionally includes: assessing stored target objects, and determining highest priority target object, aligning second sensor to highest priority target object, and obtaining a sensor signal of second sensor to target object, extracting at least one further target parameter by automatic evaluation of sensor signal, and performing assessing, aligning, and extracting repeatedly. | Albert Bodenmueller (Beimerstetten, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2010-01-27 | 2014-04-29 | G06K9/00 | 13/202233 |
| 2597 | 8708278 | Method and apparatus for retrieving a hovering aircraft | For retrieval of a hovering aircraft, a cable, bar, or similar fixture is suspended in an approximately horizontal orientation across the retrieval area between two well-separated supports. The aircraft slowly flies into this fixture, which then slides along the aircraft in a direction approximately parallel with the aircraft's thrust line. This leads to the aircraft becoming fastened to the fixture by an interceptor or aircraft capturer, which in alternative embodiments are respectively on the aircraft or the fixture or both. Thrust is then reduced, and the aircraft comes to rest hanging from the fixture for subsequent removal. Retrieval is thus accomplished with simple and economical apparatus, light and unobtrusive elements on the aircraft, low risk of damage, and only moderate piloting accuracy. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2013-05-22 | 2014-04-29 | B64F1/02, B64F1/04 | 13/900191 |
| 2598 | 8708277 | Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus configured to automatically retrieve, service, and launch an aircraft. for retrieval, the aircraft drops a weighted cable, and pulls it at low relative speed into a broad aperture of the apparatus. In certain instances, the cable is dragged along guiding surfaces of the apparatus into and through a slot until its free end is captured. The aircraft becomes anchored to the apparatus, and is pulled downward by the cable into a receptacle. Guiding surfaces of the receptacle adjust the position and orientation of a probe on the aircraft, directing the probe to mate with a docking fixture of the apparatus. Once mated, the aircraft is automatically shut down and serviced. When desired, the aircraft is automatically started and tested in preparation for launch, and then released into free flight. A full ground-handling cycle is thus accomplished with a simple, economical apparatus. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2013-05-21 | 2014-04-29 | B64F1/02 | 13/899172 |
| 2599 | 8702033 | Pilotless aircraft for commercial and military use | An aircraft control system is described having an Automatic Monitoring System (''AMS'') , an Aircraft Parameter Management Computer (''APC'') , and a Flight Management Computer (''FMC'') to monitor the parameters of the aircraft automatically and to fly the aircraft without requiring a pilot to fly. The system respond to data within the systems and with data provided by a communication/navigation aid of the airport. The built-in systems of the aircraft process the data to allow pilotless operation of the aircraft along a predetermined route while maintaining proper spacing from prior art and other automated aircraft. An aircraft in accordance with the invention utilizes programmed software, electronics circuit and feedback system to fly the aircraft within the designated/destined routes and airports automatically while providing increased security by preventing accidents caused by incorrect or unauthorized human influence. | Ruchit Kumar Regmi (Kathmandu, NP) | --- | 2011-11-24 | 2014-04-22 | B64C13/16 | 13/304363 |
| 2600 | 8702031 | VTOL twin fuselage amphibious aircraft with tilt-center wing, engine and rotor | VTOL amphibious aircraft comprising two fuselages spaced apart to enable the placement of single center wing and split ailerons, engine and rotor or fan such that they may be rotated from vertical flight to horizontal flight and back while center wing ailerons counter rotor torque. Out board wings remain fixed and the twin fuselages provide buoyant hulls to facilitate water landings. Standard aircraft components are employed such as a vertical tails and horizontal stabilizers. | Richard David Morris (Parker, CO) | --- | 2011-06-20 | 2014-04-22 | B64C27/22 | 13/134864 |
| 2601 | 8701489 | Inertial sensor | Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor. An inertial sensor 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a plate-shaped membrane 110, a mass body 130 that is provided under a central portion 111 of the membrane 110 and includes an integrated circuit, and a post 140 that are provided under an edge 112 of the membrane 110 to surround the mass body 130, whereby the overall thickness and area of the inertial sensor can be reduced by including the integrated circuit in the mass body 130 to implement a thin and small inertial sensor 100. | Jong Woon Kim (Seoul, KR), Jung Won Lee (Seoul, KR), Seung Hun Han (Gyunggi-do, KR), Won Kyu Jeung (Seoul, KR), Yun Sung Kang (Gyunggi-do, KR), Heung Woo Park (Gyunggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2011-08-19 | 2014-04-22 | G01P15/08, G01P1/02 | 13/213948 |
| 2602 | 8700924 | Modular sensor node and communications system | A sensor node for use in a sensor system includes a core component a sensor component and a power component. The core component includes processing and transmission/receiving components. Additionally, the core component includes interfaces for selectively connecting sensor and power components of any one of a plurality of types. In this manner, the core component enables the corresponding power and sensor components to be matched according to a particular application to generate the desired sensor node. | Zahid F. Mian (Loudonville, NY), Ryk E. Spoor (Troy, NY), Bruce P. McKenney (Selkirk, NY), Peter R. Hayes (Delmar, NY), Randy A. Leet (Glenville, NY) | International Electronic Machines Corp. (Troy, NY) | 2009-05-20 | 2014-04-15 | G06F1/26 | 12/469167 |
| 2603 | 8700363 | ETOPS IFSD risk calculator | A system and method for analyzing a risk of extended operations (ETOPS) dual independent engine in-flight shutdown (IFSD) using an ETOPS IFSD risk calculation means is disclosed. A two-engine aircraft/engine combination performance data set is provided to obtain flight specific data, and a user input variable array is also provided. Flight times are calculated based on the flight specific data and the user input variable array. Dual independent engine shutdown total thrust loss probability values for various phases of an ETOPS flight are calculated based on the user input variable array, the flight specific data, and the flight times. A calculated risk of dual independent engine in-flight shutdown on the ETOPS flight is calculated based on a sum of the dual independent engine shutdown total thrust loss probability values. | Daryl W. Heinzerling (Woodinville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-09-08 | 2014-04-15 | G06F17/18, G01C21/20 | 12/877951 |
| 2604 | 8698365 | Lightweight composite safety containment for flywheel energy storage | Apparatuses are disclosed and directed to a substantially cylindrical containment layer, and methods for containment, for a flywheel apparatus comprising a plurality of predictably deformable brackets oriented to contain an impact. The brackets each have a plurality of layers and a surface for absorbing an impact, with the surface providing a glancing angle in the direction of an impact of from about 0.1.degree. to about 5.degree.. | John R. Hull (Sammamish, WA), John A. Mittleider (Kent, WA), Michael Strasik (Sammamish, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-04-03 | 2014-04-15 | H02K7/02 | 13/438279 |
| 2605 | 8694454 | Methods, apparatus and systems for generating, updating and executing a vegetation control plan | Vegetation control plans may be automatically generated using vegetation control information received from a variety of sources. Such vegetation control plans may aid farmers, other vegetation control personnel, and professionals when determining a vegetation control strategy, including treatment, and then guide the implementation of that strategy. Vegetation control plans may include a variety of recommended vegetation control practices and projected outcomes for the implementation of recommended vegetation control management practices. | Jerome Dale Johnson (Waterville, MN) | Superior Edge, Inc. (Mankato, MN) | 2012-02-13 | 2014-04-08 | G06N3/02 | 13/372473 |
| 2606 | 8690096 | Aircraft with dual flight regimes | The aircraft is capable of two distinct fuel-efficient flight regimes: one is a vertical flight regime supported by two large two-bladed rotors with low disc loading located on right and left longitudinal booms. The booms extend between outboard regions of a front wing and inboard regions of a rear wing that has a larger span an area than the front wing. The other flight regime is high speed up to high subsonic Mach number with the aircraft supported by wing lift with high wing loading, and with the rotors stopped and faired with minimal local drag contiguous to the booms. The longitudinal location of the aircrafts center of gravity, aerodynamic center and the center of the rotors are in close proximity. The front wing is preferably swept back, and the rear wing is preferably of W planform. | Alberto Alvarez Calderon F. (La Jolla, CA) | Alberto Alvarez-Calderon F. (La Jolla, CA) | 2010-05-29 | 2014-04-08 | B64C27/22 | 12/802104 |
| 2607 | 8688614 | Information processing system | According to one embodiment, an information processing system is coupled to a number of sensors for receiving information generated by the sensors. The information processing system generates records from the received information and binds the records in a multi-dimensional structure including a temporal dimension and another dimension including other records that share a common criterion. The information processing system compares a particular record against other records to detect an abnormality of the particular record. | Howard C. Choe (Southlake, TX) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2009-03-05 | 2014-04-01 | G06F17/00, G06N5/02 | 12/398277 |
| 2608 | 8687111 | Optical payload with folded telescope and cryocooler | A compact optical payload for an unmanned aircraft includes two infrared cameras for wide and narrow field viewing, a daylight color camera, a laser pointer and a laser range finder. | Stephen V. McKaughan (Arlington, MA), Philip A. Rombult (Boxford, MA), Robert J. Campbell, Jr. (Manchester, NH) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2009-05-11 | 2014-04-01 | H04N5/225 | 12/463858 |
| 2609 | 8683978 | Fuel injection system | A fuel injection system is described, and which has an upstream portion and a downstream portion. The upstream portion includes a source of fuel, the fuel inlet of a fuel injection servo or flow regulator, and a first fuel flow line connected in fuel flowing relation relative to the source of fuel and to the fuel inlet of the fuel injection servo. The downstream portion includes a flow divider, at least one fuel outlet of the fuel injection servo, and a second fuel flow line connected in fuel flowing relation relative to the flow divider and the fuel outlet of the fuel injection servo. A fuel accumulator pressure damper is mounted in fuel flowing relation relative to the downstream portion of the fuel injection system so as to substantially reduce standing waves in the fuel injection system. | Jim Gregoire (Marysville, WA) | Turn and Bank Holdings, Inc. (Gibsonville, NC) | 2013-08-26 | 2014-04-01 | F02M33/04 | 14/010092 |
| 2610 | 8678324 | Passive adaptive structures | Embodiments of the present airfoil systems comprise an airfoil with a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a skin surface, at least one structural element located within said airfoil, wherein said structural element supports the skin surface having an upper skin portion and a lower skin portion wherein said structural element can change its shape in response to external stimulus during flight operations, and an actuating means for selectively altering the curvature of said structural element which alters the curvature of said upper skin portion and of said lower skin portion to cause nonlinear deflection of said skin surface between an extreme raised position through a neutral position to an extreme lowered position, whereby the outer surface curvature of said airfoil and said skin surface is smooth and continuous over substantially the entirety thereof at all positions of said skin surface. | Christopher Douglas Hemmelgarn (South Charleston, OH), Bryan Michael Pelley (Miamisburg, OH), Kristin Marie Cable (Monroe, OH), Brandon Charles Kirby (LaVale, MD) | Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (Dayton, OH) | 2009-02-20 | 2014-03-25 | B64C3/44, B64C13/16, B64C3/00 | 12/918408 |
| 2611 | 8676408 | Unmanned aircraft and aerial surveillance system for unmanned aircraft | An unmanned aircraft includes a camera, a laser ranging system and a driving unit. The laser ranging system measures a distance to an object in the field of view of the camera. The driving unit rotates the field of view. Thus, it is possible to acquire relative position data of the object around the unmanned aircraft with a small and light-weight unit. | Satoshi Suzuki (Aichi, JP) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2009-11-20 | 2014-03-18 | G05D1/00 | 13/058566 |
| 2612 | 8672264 | Method and apparatus for retrieving a hovering aircraft | For retrieval of a hovering aircraft, a cable, bar, or similar fixture is suspended in an approximately horizontal orientation across the retrieval area between two well-separated supports. The aircraft slowly flies into this fixture, which then slides along the aircraft in a direction approximately parallel with the aircraft's thrust line. This leads to the aircraft becoming fastened to the fixture by an interceptor or aircraft capturer, which in alternative embodiments are respectively on the aircraft or the fixture or both. Thrust is then reduced, and the aircraft comes to rest hanging from the fixture for subsequent removal. Retrieval is thus accomplished with simple and economical apparatus, light and unobtrusive elements on the aircraft, low risk of damage, and only moderate piloting accuracy. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. Von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2012-12-17 | 2014-03-18 | B64F1/02, B64F1/04 | 13/717147 |
| 2613 | 8672223 | System, device and method of protecting aircrafts against incoming missiles and threats | The present invention includes a system for protecting an aircraft against one or more incoming threats. The system includes one or more electro-optic sensors to scan an area around the aircraft for one or more possible incoming threats, and to generate an indication signal once an incoming threat is detected, an integrated unit combining a Missile Approach Confirmation Sensor (MACS) with Directed Infra-Red Counter Measure (DIRCM) , to verify the incoming threat and to activate a countermeasure against the verified incoming threat, and a processor to receive data from said one or more electro-optic sensors and the integrated MACS-DIRCM unit, and to select a countermeasure technique for deployment against the incoming threat. | Ronen Factor (Ramat Gan, IL), David Dragucki (Herzeliya, IL), Ariye Yehuda Caplan (Haifa, IL), Zahi Ben Ari (Haniel, IL), Semion Zelikman (Rishon Lezion, IL), Royee Li-Ran (Herzliya, IL) | Bird Aerosystems Limited (Herzelia, IL) | 2012-03-28 | 2014-03-18 | G06F19/00 | 13/432029 |
| 2614 | 8670961 | Aerial roof estimation systems and methods | Methods and systems for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system, which generates and provides roof estimate reports annotated with indications of the size, geometry, pitch and/or orientation of the roof sections of a building. Generating a roof estimate report may be based on one or more aerial images of a building. The slope and orientation images are typically oblique perspective views and top plan views of the buildings in the area. In some embodiments, generating a roof estimate report of a specified building roof may include generating a three-dimensional model of the roof, and generating a report that includes one or more views of the three-dimensional model, the views annotated with indications of the dimensions, area, and/or slope of sections of the roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Chris Pershing (Bellevue, WA), David P. Carlson (Woodinville, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Bothell, WA) | 2011-11-02 | 2014-03-11 | G06F17/50, G06F7/60, G06F17/10 | 13/287954 |
| 2615 | 8666519 | Systems and methods for indirect control of processor enabled devices | Individuals can operate processor enabled devices at a high level of performance, even if they have little or no familiarity with those devices, by indirectly operating them through a first processor enabled device. The direct interactions of individuals with a familiar device can be communicated to one or more processors that perform signal processing functions in order to generate control signals that direct the operation of a second, unfamiliar processor-enabled device. In this closed-loop system, individuals can receive real-time feedback on the performance of the second device in a form associated with the operation of the first device. | Bryan Bergeron (Brookline, MA) | Archetype Technologies, Inc. (Brookline, MA) | 2012-07-03 | 2014-03-04 | G05B15/00, G06F15/18, A63F9/24, G05B19/18, G06N3/08, G05B11/01 | 13/540660 |
| 2616 | 8664517 | Solar cell assembly with combined handle substrate and bypass diode and method | A solar cell assembly and method are disclosed. The solar cell assembly comprises a substrate having a front surface and a back surface, wherein the substrate has a p-n junction providing reverse bias protection, and wherein the substrate functions as a bypass diode. The solar cell assembly further comprises a multijunction solar cell having a plurality of solar cell layers, wherein the multijunction solar cell has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being attached to the front surface of the substrate. The solar cell assembly further comprises an electrical connector element positioned adjacent the front surface of the substrate and the first surface of the multijunction solar cell, a first contact coupled to the back surface of the substrate, and at least one second contact coupled to a portion of the second surface of the multijunction solar cell. | Jerry R. Kukulka (Santa Clarita, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-09-06 | 2014-03-04 | H01L31/00, H01L21/00 | 13/606002 |
| 2617 | 8662441 | Unmanned aerial vehicle launch system | A system for launching an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) payload includes a launch tube, liquid rocket, and launch control assembly. The rocket is positioned in the launch tube and contains the UAV payload. A booster assembly may include a canister partially filled with liquid. A gas cylinder is filled with compressed gas. The liquid is pre-pressurized by the gas or mixed with the gas right before launch such that, upon launch, liquid and gaseous thrust stages launch the rocket to a threshold altitude. The UAV payload deploys after reaching the threshold altitude. Optional stability tubes may be connected to the launch tube, which may be buoyant for water-based operations. An optional tether may be connected to the liquid rocket for arresting its flight prior to reaching apogee. The UAV payload is not launched directly by the gas/liquid mix. A method of launching the UAV payload is also disclosed. | David Powell (Sanford, FL), Earl Mark (Deland, FL), John T. Houck (Ormond Beach, FL), Keith Huber (Palm Coast, FL) | Sparton Corporation (Schaumburg, IL) | 2012-02-07 | 2014-03-04 | B64F1/10 | 13/367494 |
| 2618 | 8662052 | Rotary piston internal combustion engine power unit | A power unit (14) which has a spark-ignition engine unit (1) of the Wankel type including a three flanked rotary piston (R) mounted on an eccentric shaft (63) rotating eccentrically within a cavity within a two lobed epitroochoidal inner peripheral surface (14) , the cavity including an inlet port (7) through which air at ambient pressure is induced into the working chambers, and an outlet port (45) through which exhaust gasses are exhausted from the working chambers, and the power unit also including a rotary expander unit (4) which has a two flanked rotor (24) mounted on an eccentric shaft (12) rotating eccentrically within a single lobed epitrochoidal chamber (25) , both shafts (62, 63) being coupled to rotate together, and the exhaust port (45) of epitrochoidal cavity of the engine unit (1) being connected to an inlet port (26) of the expander unit (4) so that the exhaust gasses from the engine unit (1) are further expanded in the expander unit (4) . | David W. Garside (Birmingham, GB) | --- | 2009-03-06 | 2014-03-04 | F02B41/02, F02B53/00 | 12/918014 |
| 2619 | 8660712 | Reconfigurable aircraft | A reconfigurable aircraft having a fuselage and a series of wing segments that form a wing, and an extra wing segment that is interchangeable with a wing segment that is part of the wing. The wing segments are readily attachable and detachable from the fuselage, allowing for the interchanging of the wing segments. At least one of the two interchangeable wing segments is configured with one type of mission-specific equipment, and the other may be configured with a second type of mission-specific equipment, allowing for the quick reconfiguration of the aircraft. Alternatively, the two interchangeable wing segments are each configured with the same mission-specific equipment, allowing for mission-specific equipment is serviced without interfering with the flight schedule. With an additional fuselage and set of wing segments that form a wing a mission may be continuously flown. | John F. Grabowsky (Santa Rosa Valley, CA), Timothy E. Conver (Chatsworth, CA) | Aerovironment Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2010-07-22 | 2014-02-25 | B64C1/26, B64C3/26, B64C3/00 | 12/804575 |
| 2620 | 8660338 | Wide baseline feature matching using collobrative navigation and digital terrain elevation data constraints | A method for wide baseline feature matching comprises capturing one or more images from an image sensor on each of two or more platforms when the image sensors have overlapping fields of view, performing a 2-D feature extraction on each of the captured images in each platform using local 2-D image feature descriptors, and calculating 3-D feature locations on the ellipsoid of the Earth surface from the extracted features using a position and attitude of the platform and a model of the image sensor. The 3-D feature locations are updated using digital terrain elevation data (DTED) as a constraint, and the extracted features are matched using the updated 3-D feature locations to create a common feature zone. A subset of features from the common feature zone is selected, and the subset of features is inputted into a collaborative filter in each platform. A convergence test is then performed on other subsets in the common feature zone, and falsely matched features are pruned from the common feature zone. | Yunqian Ma (Plymouth, MN), Benjamin Mohr (St. Louis Park, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2011-03-22 | 2014-02-25 | G06K9/00 | 13/053777 |
| 2621 | 8655593 | Concepts for defining travel paths in parking areas | Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for defining travel paths in parking areas. In one embodiment, travel paths in parking areas can be defined by connecting street networking connection points within the parking areas. In another embodiment, such defined travel paths can be merged with actual paths traveled by vehicles in the parking areas. | Mark J. Davidson (Alpharetta, GA) | United Parcel Service of America, Inc. (N/A) | 2013-03-12 | 2014-02-18 | G08G1/123 | 13/795290 |
| 2622 | 8650106 | Systems and methods for processing overhead imagery | A method of processing overhead imagery of a property includes providing a processor and receiving an insurance claim associated with the property. The method also includes receiving images of the property from one or more overhead image sources, positionally correlating the images using the processor, and detecting structural damage associated with the property using the positionally correlated images. The method further includes processing the insurance claim associated with the property based on detecting the structural damage. | John Chandler Hopkins, III (San Antonio, TX) | United Sevices Automobile Association (San Antonio, TX) | 2012-06-21 | 2014-02-11 | G06Q40/00 | 13/529883 |
| 2623 | 8646719 | Marine vessel-towable aerovehicle system with automated tow line release | An unmanned, towable air vehicle is described and includes electronic sensors to increase the detection range relative to the horizon detection limitations of a surface craft, an autogyro assembly to provide lift, and a controller to control operation the autogyro assembly for unmanned flight. A forward motive force powers the autogyro assembly to provide lift. In an example, the autogyro assembly includes a mast extending from the container, a rotatable hub on an end of the mast, and a plurality of blades connected to the hub for rotation to provide lift to the vehicle. In an example, an electrical motor rotates the blades prior to lift off to assist in take off. The electrical motor does not have enough power to sustain flight of the vehicle in an example. | John William Morris (Apple Valley, MN), Charles A. Jarnot (Milford, KS) | Heliplane, Llc (Edina, MN) | 2011-08-22 | 2014-02-11 | B65D3/00, B65D47/00 | 13/215034 |
| 2624 | 8643719 | Traffic and security monitoring system and method | A method for monitoring a geographic area that using a plurality of unmanned mobile vehicles. Each unmanned mobile vehicle may be programmed with an operational plan to cover a specific subregion of said geographic area. Each unmanned mobile vehicle may be used to obtain visual images of its associated said subregion during operation. A surveillance system is also disclosed for monitoring a geographic area. The system includes a plurality of autonomously operated unmanned mobile vehicles. Each vehicle includes an onboard system that executes an operational plan to enable the vehicle to traverse a specific subregion of the geographic area. Each onboard system further includes a monitoring system to obtain visual images of its associated subregion. | John Lyle Vian (Renton, WA), Ali Reza Mansouri (Bothell, WA), Emad William Saad (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-05-21 | 2014-02-04 | H04N7/18, G01C22/00 | 12/124511 |
| 2625 | 8643534 | System for sensing aircraft and other objects | A system for sensing aircraft and other objects uses bistatic radar with spread-spectrum signals transmitted from remotely located sources such as aircraft flying at very high altitudes or from a satellite constellation. A bistatic spread spectrum radar system using a satellite constellation can be integrated with a communications system and/or with a system using long baseline radar interferometry to validate the digital terrain elevation database. The reliability and safety of TCAS and ADS-B are improved by using the signals transmitted from a TCAS or ADS-B unit as a radar transmitter with a receiver used to receive reflections. Aircraft and other objects using spread spectrum radar are detected by using two separate receiving systems. Cross-Correlation between the outputs of the two receiving systems reveals whether a noise signal is produced by the receiving systems themselves or is coming from the outside. | Jed Margolin (VC Highlands, NV) | --- | 2012-08-25 | 2014-02-04 | G01S13/93, G01S13/75 | 13/594815 |
| 2626 | 8639397 | Computation-time-optimized route planning for aircraft | A process and system for the planning a cost-minimized aircraft flight route between a starting point and end point takes into account costs associated with the flight route, no-fly zones and flight corridors, and aircraft limitations. A raster set is determined which comprises topographical points between the starting and end points, and costs associated with the respective raster points are determined. N nodes are determined for each raster point of at least one subset of the raster set, such nodes being associated with approach directions of the raster point by the aircraft. Possible take-off directions of the raster point are defined, taking into account the minimum turning radius of the aircraft, as a function of the approach direction. A cost-minimized flight route is determined by means of a shortest path algorithm, taking into account only the k most cost-effective nodes (k< N) for a raster point. | Gregoire Verlut (Munich, DE), Winfried Lohmiller (Freising, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2009-10-08 | 2014-01-28 | G06F7/00 | 12/575938 |
| 2627 | 8639396 | Cooperative control of unmanned aerial vehicles for tracking targets | In certain embodiments, a method includes accessing first target information associated with a first target visible to a first UAV at a first time and accessing second target information, received from a neighboring UAV, associated with a second target visible to the neighboring UAV at the first time. The method further includes combining the first target information and the second target information to generate combined target information and determining, based on the combined target information, a predicted location for the first and second targets at a second time. The method further includes determining a planned route for the first UAV for the second time by solving an optimization problem, the optimization problem accounting for the determined predicted location for the first and second targets, kinematic constraints associated with the first UAV and the neighboring UAV, and line-of-sight constraints associated with the first UAV and the neighboring UAV. | Michael J. Hirsch (St. Petersburg, FL), Hector J. Ortiz Pena (Orchard Park, NY), Christopher R. Eck (Dunedin, FL) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2009-10-07 | 2014-01-28 | G06F17/00, B64C13/00, G08G1/123, G05D1/00, G06F19/00 | 12/575201 |
| 2628 | 8639182 | Inter-satellite crosslink communications system, apparatus, method and computer program product | A communications system, apparatus, method, and computer program product for inter-satellite and inter-spacecraft crosslinks (ISL) with non-ISL optimized antennas where at least one component of the communications system has the potential energy to go into space. The system includes a mobile communications platform that includes an ISL antenna configured to transmit information through a non-ISL antenna of another communications platform. The non-ISL antenna does not track a trajectory of the mobile communications platform. The mobile communications platform includes a controller configured to determine a location of the mobile platform, determine whether the non-ISL antenna is within communications range, and prepare a signal for relayed transmissions through a non-ISL antenna to another communications platform in a signal format that is decipherable by this other communications platform. | Roscoe M. Moore, III (Arlington, VA) | --- | 2011-08-01 | 2014-01-28 | H04B7/185, H04B7/19 | 13/195812 |
| 2629 | 8636254 | Dynamically controlled cross flow instability inhibiting assembly | A cross flow instability inhibiting assembly generates periodic aerodynamic disturbances on a swept wing. The cross flow instability inhibiting assembly is dynamic in that it can be selectively turned on and off as needed. The cross flow instability inhibiting assembly is a strip of material separating a set of electrodes from a set of electrodes. When energized, the fields created between the electrodes and electrodes create plasma disturbances around the electrodes. The electric fields and plasma create heating and body force disturbances on the air or surrounding fluid. These plasma generated disturbances disrupt development of unstable voriticity due to cross flow, inhibiting transition to turbulent flow of the wing to which it is attached. The electrodes may be connected to electrical power in series or they may be connected to an alternating configuration. The system allows for various uses based on the design of the wing and the conditions in which the host aircraft is flying. | Craig M. Hansen (Colleyville, TX), Paul D. McClure (Fort Worth, TX), Sergey Macheret (Palmdale, CA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2010-09-29 | 2014-01-28 | B64C23/00 | 12/893618 |
| 2630 | 8636246 | Aircraft wing extension and nozzle system | A system and method to control flight of an aircraft. The aircraft having an engine with a rotatably nozzle assembly configured to create forward propulsion and yaw control of the aircraft. The engine exhaust passing through the nozzle is redirected with a valve disposed within the nozzle. Lift is created with a lift system carried by the wing of the aircraft. Additional lift is created during flight with a retractable wing extension disposed within the wing of the aircraft. | Daniel B. Robertson (Southlake, TX), Kirk L. Groninga (Keller, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2013-06-19 | 2014-01-28 | B64C15/00, B64C29/00, B64C3/48, B64C27/82, B64C27/22 | 13/921736 |
| 2631 | 8636244 | Propulsive anti-torque nozzle system with rotating thrust director for a rotorcraft | The system of the present application includes a duct for receiving airflow from within a duct portion of a tailboom. The airflow is a mixture of fan driven air and engine exhaust. The system includes a fixed nozzle assembly with an anti-torque nozzle, a pro-torque nozzle, and a thrust nozzle. A rotating thrust director is located upstream of the fixed nozzle assembly. The rotating thrust director located is configured to selectively redirect airflow into one or more of the anti-torque nozzle, the pro-torque nozzle and the thrust nozzle. | Kirk L. Groninga (Keller, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2010-11-12 | 2014-01-28 | B64C15/00, B64C27/82 | 13/580577 |
| 2632 | 8636243 | Anti-torque nozzle system with internal sleeve valve for a rotorcraft | The system of the present application includes a duct for receiving airflow from within a duct portion of a tailboom. The airflow is a mixture of fan driven air and engine exhaust. The system includes a fixed nozzle assembly with an anti-torque nozzle, a pro-torque nozzle and a thrust nozzle. A rotating sleeve valve is located within the fixed nozzle assembly. The rotating sleeve valve located within the fixed nozzle assembly and is configured to selectively redirect airflow into one or more of the anti-torque nozzle, the pro-torque nozzle and the thrust nozzle. | Daniel B. Robertson (Southlake, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2010-11-12 | 2014-01-28 | B64C15/00, B64C27/82 | 13/580532 |
| 2633 | 8636242 | Propulsive anti-torque nozzle system with external rotating sleeve for a rotorcraft | The system of the present application includes a system duct in fluid communication with a tailboom duct, the system duct having a downstream portion with an anti-torque cutout and a pro-torque cutout. The system further includes an anti-torque nozzle exteriorly proximate to the anti-torque cutout and a pro-torque nozzle exteriorly proximate to the pro-torque cutout. A rotating sleeve is configured to selectively allow airflow into at least one of the anti-torque nozzle and the pro-torque nozzle. A thrust nozzle is in fluid communication with the system duct. An upper clamshell and a lower clamshell are each configured to selectively control airflow in the thrust nozzle. | Dudley E. Smith (Arlington, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2010-11-12 | 2014-01-28 | B64C15/00, B64C27/82 | 13/579002 |
| 2634 | 8633835 | Display of climb capability for an aircraft based on potential states for the aircraft | A method and apparatus for presenting information to operate an aircraft over terrain. A vertical profile view of the terrain is displayed relative to a location of the aircraft. A number of curves are displayed on the vertical profile view. The number of curves identify a climb capability for the aircraft based on a potential state for the aircraft. | William F. Spencer, V (Dana Point, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-08-25 | 2014-01-21 | G01C21/00 | 13/217773 |
| 2635 | 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 |
| 2636 | 8615612 | Avionics data storage device and transfer system with electro-opto-mechanical identification | An avionics data storage device and data transfer system are provided. The data storage device, has a slanted, ''shark-like'' door, which provides an environmental seal when not installed in the data transfer system. The storage device and data transfer system maintain environmental seals at all times other than installation. The storage device and transfer system can implement a variety of identification and authentication methods, including electrical, physical, and optical authentication or identification. | Andrew Kostrzewski (Garden Grove, CA), Kang Lee (Woodland Hills, CA), Sookwang Ro (Glendale, CA), Thomas Forrester (Hacienda Heights, CA), Tomasz Jannson (Torrance, CA), Michael Alan Thompson (Redondo Beach, CA) | Physical Optics Corporation (Torrance, CA) | 2013-01-18 | 2013-12-24 | A61M1/00 | 13/745588 |
| 2637 | 8607638 | Micro electro mechanical systems component | Disclosed herein is a MEMS component. The MEMS component according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a plate-shaped membrane 110, a post 130 disposed under an edge 115 of the membrane 110, a stopper 140 disposed under the membrane 110 and disposed more inwardly than the post 130 so as to form a space 143 between the stopper 140 and the post 130, and a cap 150 disposed under the post 130 so as to cover the post 130, whereby the influence of disturbance or noise occurring from external environments or interference from surrounding sensors can be interrupted by using a predetermined region 145 of the membrane 110 disposed above the space 143. | Won Kyu Jeung (Seoul, KR), Jong Woon Kim (Seoul, KR), Heung Woo Park (Gyunggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2011-12-13 | 2013-12-17 | G01L9/16, H01L29/84 | 13/324918 |
| 2638 | 8605349 | Large area surveillance scanning optical system | An optical scanning system includes a frame having a central axis along which is mounted a first elevation mirror for receiving an incident light and reflecting the incident light along a first optical path, a telescope for receiving the reflected incident light and outputting an output light, a visible linear array imager for receiving the output light from the telescope, and a folding mirror positioned to receive part of the output light from the telescope and directing it to a linear array infrared imager. The optical scanning system scans large areas of sky using multiple linear sensors in order to detect, identify and track low and slow flying manned and unmanned aircraft as well as to surveil large areas of terrain. | Carlos G. Maraviglia (Bethesda, MD), Michael Michelizzi (Fort Washington, MD), Kevin Cox (Pomfret, MD), Thomas Geiger (Huntingtown, MD) | The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2011-09-21 | 2013-12-10 | G02B26/08, G01J5/00, G01J1/00 | 13/238635 |
| 2639 | 8602350 | Flying body having an upper blower equipped with rotating blades for pumping air in axial flow direction | A flying body is provided with: an air blower including an upper blower equipped with rotating blades for pumping air in an axial flow direction and a lower blower equipped with rotating blades for pumping the air pumped from the upper blower in a centrifugal direction, with the upper blower and the lower blower disposed on the same axis and rotating in the opposite directions to each other, and a fixed wing having at least an inner surface formed in a skirt shape to provide a circular conical surface, and mounted concentrically with the air blower. The lower blower is mounted below an inner top face of the fixed wing such that the air pumped and sent in the centrifugal direction strikes the circular conical surface (T) of the fixed wing. The top portion of the fixed wing has no opening except for a passage through which an axial flow is pumped from the upper blower to the lower blower. | Kiyoko Inamori (Tokyo, JP) | --- | 2008-02-05 | 2013-12-10 | B64C29/00, B64C39/06 | 12/863527 |
| 2640 | 8600589 | Point cloud visualization of acceptable helicopter landing zones based on 4D LIDAR | A processor calculates a safe landing zone for an aircraft. The processor executes the following steps: (a) converting 4D point cloud data into Cartesian coordinates to form a height map of a region, (b) segmenting the height map to form boundaries of an object in the region, and (c) determining maximum height within the boundaries of the object. Also included are (d) determining if the maximum height is greater than a predetermined height to form a vertical obstruction (VO) in the region, and (e) determining if the VO is in the line of sight (LOS) of the aircraft to classify the landing zone as safe or unsafe. The processor further includes the step of: (f) forming a slope map over the height map. | Javier Mendez-Rodriguez (Gainesville, VA), Christopher T. Rodgers (Adamstown, MD) | Exelis, Inc. (McLean, VA) | 2012-04-24 | 2013-12-03 | G06F19/00, B64D45/08 | 13/454158 |
| 2641 | 8596576 | Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus configured to automatically retrieve, service, and launch an aircraft. for retrieval, the aircraft drops a weighted cable, and pulls it at low relative speed into a broad aperture of the apparatus. In certain instances, the cable is dragged along guiding surfaces of the apparatus into and through a slot until its free end is captured. The aircraft becomes anchored to the apparatus, and is pulled downward by the cable into a receptacle. Guiding surfaces of the receptacle adjust the position and orientation of a probe on the aircraft, directing the probe to mate with a docking fixture of the apparatus. Once mated, the aircraft is automatically shut down and serviced. When desired, the aircraft is automatically started and tested in preparation for launch, and then released into free flight. A full ground-handling cycle is thus accomplished with a simple, economical apparatus. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. Von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2013-01-16 | 2013-12-03 | B64F1/02 | 13/743069 |
| 2642 | 8596036 | Hybrid propulsive engine including at least one independently rotatable compressor rotor | A hybrid propulsive technique, comprises providing at least some first thrust associated with a flow of a working fluid through at least a portion of an at least one axial flow jet engine. The hybrid propulsive technique includes extracting energy at least partially in the form of electrical power from the working fluid, and converting at least a portion of the electrical power to torque. The hybrid propulsive technique further includes rotating an at least one substantially axial-flow independently rotatable compressor rotor at least partially responsive to the converting the at least a portion of the electrical power to torque. | Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, CA), Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Jordin T. Kare (Seattle, WA), Nathan P. Myhrvold (Bellevue, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Bellevue, WA), Thomas A. Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Victoria Y. H. Wood (Livermore, CA) | The Invention Science Fund I Llc (N/A) | 2009-10-30 | 2013-12-03 | B63H11/00 | 12/590046 |
| 2643 | 8594866 | Remote sensing and determination of tactical ship readiness | The different advantageous embodiments provide an apparatus comprising a sensor system, a computer system, and a satellite transceiver. The sensor system is configured to monitor time, position, heading, motions, environmental conditions, and performance data for a vessel and generate data about the vessel and an environment around the vessel. The computer system is connected to the sensor system. The computer system is configured to receive the data from the sensor system, generate vessel information about the data, and send the vessel information to a remote location. The satellite transceiver is connected to the computer system. The satellite transceiver is configured to send the vessel information to and receive other information from the remote location. | Henry Chen (San Francisco, CA), Philip J Ballou (Alameda, CA), Lang Deng (Castro Valley, CA), Willie Z. Cheng (San Francisco, CA), Jonathan David Elkin (Tiburon, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-04-16 | 2013-11-26 | B60L3/00 | 12/762003 |
| 2644 | 8594662 | Method and apparatus for protected communications to high altitude aircraft | A method for protecting communications between an aircraft and a spacecraft in outer space including flying the aircraft in the earth's atmosphere at an altitude above 40,000 feet from the earth, and preferably above 50,000 feet, and transmitting a signal from the aircraft to the spacecraft having a frequency within a range of 50-70 GHz. The method includes selecting the frequency of the signal based on the altitude of the aircraft and the elevation angle between the spacecraft the aircraft. | Peter J. Hadinger (Oakton, VA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2011-02-03 | 2013-11-26 | H04W4/00 | 13/020524 |
| 2645 | 8594652 | Cross domain notification | A method for a mobile communication device to indicate activity associated with an operating domain includes establishing a plurality of operating domains for the mobile communication device each operating as an independent virtual machine. The method also includes providing a trusted indicator at the mobile communication device for indicating activity associated with a high-side domain. The method also includes providing an input on the mobile communication device for switching from a low-side domain to the high-side domain. The method also includes providing a trusted element for the mobile communication device that is independent of either the high-side domain or the low-side domain. The trusted element may be configured to receive a signal from the input for switching from the low-side domain to the high-side domain and to perform user authentication for switching from the low-side domain to the high-side domain. | Steven R. Hart (Carlsbad, CA), Ty Lindteigen (Phoenix, AZ), Phil Mar (Carlsbad, CA), Christopher Paul Wren (Carlsbad, CA) | Viasat, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) | 2013-02-19 | 2013-11-26 | H04M3/00 | 13/770112 |
| 2646 | 8587152 | Sequential shunt regulator with analog fill control | A sequential shunt regulator switch system and method is disclosed. A power switch is controlled to switch a first current from a power source to an electrical bus. Further, a current controllable switch provides a controlled current from the power source to the electrical bus. | Robert Matthew Martinelli (Murrieta, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-03-27 | 2013-11-19 | H02J1/00 | 13/072769 |
| 2647 | 8582502 | Robust multipath routing | Implementations related to robust multipath routing are disclosed. | Thomas M. Conte (Atlanta, GA) | Empire Technology Development Llc (Wilmington, DE) | 2009-06-04 | 2013-11-12 | H04W40/02 | 12/478614 |
| 2648 | 8581981 | Optical imaging system for unmanned aerial vehicle | An optical imaging system and associated methods for capturing images from an aircraft, such as a UAV. A camera unit on-board the aircraft is remotely controlled from an image control station. The image control station receives image data from the camera unit, and also delivers control signals for determining a viewing mode of the image. | Kevin Alley (San Antonio, TX), Roger Lopez (La Vernia, TX), Richard Somers (San Antonio, TX) | Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX) | 2007-04-26 | 2013-11-12 | H04N7/18 | 11/740743 |
| 2649 | 8578778 | Ultrasonic method to verify the interference fit of fasteners | Embodiments of techniques and technologies to verify the interference fit of fasteners are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transducer is positioned to transmit a shear ultrasonic signal through a region of a fastener which is subject to stress when the fastener experiences an interference fit. The shear ultrasonic signal is transmitted through a region of the fastener subject to the stress. As the transmitted ultrasonic signal encounters the region, it is mode converted corresponding to a degree of interference which the fastener is experiencing. A return ultrasonic signal from the fastener is received with the transducer. From the return ultrasonic signal, a processor determines the degree of interference fit which the fastener is experience and outputs an indication of the same. | Karl E. Nelson (Shoreline, WA), Gary E. Georgeson (Federal Way, WA), Paul S. Rutherford (Renton, WA), Mark McKenna (Bethel, VT) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-10-15 | 2013-11-12 | G01N29/04 | 12/579710 |
| 2650 | 8573536 | Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | An aircraft capable of thrust-borne flight can be automatically retrieved, serviced, and launched using equipment suitable for use on a small vessel, or at a base with similarly limited space or irregular motion. for retrieval, the aircraft drops a tether, and pulls the tether at low relative speed into contact with a horizontal guide. The tether is pulled across the guide until the guide is captured by a hook or other end effector. The tether length is then adjusted as necessary, and the aircraft swings on the guide to hang in an inverted position. Translation of the tether along the guide then brings the aircraft to a docking carriage, in which the aircraft parks for servicing. for launch the carriage is swung upright, the end effector is released from the guide, and the aircraft thrusts into free flight. A full ground-handling cycle can thus be accomplished automatically with simple and economical apparatus. It can be used with low risk of damage, and requires only moderate accuracy in manual or automatic flight control. | Brian Theodore McGeer (Underwood, WA), Robert Joseph Heavey (White Salmon, WA), Damon Lucas McMillan (White Salmon, WA), John William Stafford (Lyle, WA) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2011-03-01 | 2013-11-05 | B64F1/02, B64F1/04 | 13/037436 |
| 2651 | 8567718 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles | A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10) . The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and picks up enough airspeed in the dive to perform a pull-up into level controlled flight. The preferred method of recovery is for the UAV to fly into and latch onto the parasail tow line (4) or cables hanging off the tow line and then be winched back down to the boat (2) . | William Randall McDonnell (St. Louis, MO) | Advanced Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (St. Louis, MO) | 2013-03-04 | 2013-10-29 | B64C25/68, B64F1/02 | 13/783575 |
| 2652 | 8567714 | Flight control using actuated variable moment arm | Systems and techniques are described for actuating a control surface about a pivot point using variable moments. A bracket having a moment arm is coupled to the pivot point such that the bracket is rotatable about the pivot point to actuate the surface. A power actuator has a shaft coupled to the bracket at a coupling point on the moment arm such that actuation force applied to the shaft results in a moment produced about the pivot point. A linear actuator is configured to adjust the location of the coupling point with respect to the pivot point to thereby changing the moment arm and the moment produced about the pivot point as the bracket rotates. By adjusting the distance between the pivot point and the coupling point, the moments produced about the pivot point can be increased while conserving actuator power. | James J. Sheahan, Jr. (Florissant, MO), Charles E. Morris (Des Peres, MO), Jeffrey M. Roach (St. Charles, MO), Howard Carter (Chesterfield, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-12-07 | 2013-10-29 | B64C5/10 | 11/952317 |
| 2653 | 8565943 | Fleet operations quality management system | A low-cost fleet operations quality management system for use with one or more vehicles which includes a data recording unit and separate memory subsystem mounted on each vehicle, a remotely located data collection station to collect, store and pre-process data from multiple vehicles, a centralized data storage and retrieval system designed to accept and assimilate recorded trip data, a web application designed to provide access to and analysis of the recorded trip data, and a graphical software application that can be used to view the recreated trip in a realistic simulated environment. | Robert Vincent Weinmann (Wahpeton, ND), Barry Douglas Batcheller (West Fargo, ND), Tyler Chris Ohlsen (West Fargo, ND), Jacob Andrew Halvorson (Dilworth, MN), Seth Jamin Schubert (Moorhead, MN) | Appereo Systems, Llc (Fargo, ND) | 2007-09-20 | 2013-10-22 | G06F19/00, G05D1/00, G08B21/00, H04N7/18 | 11/903112 |
| 2654 | 8565941 | Method for compensation of gyroscopic forces of a rotor in a helicopter | In order to suppress induction of precession when the rotor (24, 26) of a helicopter is tilted relative to a fuselage (31) , the tilt trajectory is supplemented by transverse components. The helicopter is of the type with a bendable, actuated joint (34) between the rotor and a fuselage. A controller (2) receives an input signal (4) from a steering device (1) and transforms this input signal in an output signal (7) for an actuating system (3) for movement in the joint. The controller calculates on the basis of the input signal an estimation for further input signals, and adds a transverse component to the input trajectory before sending the output trajectory (11) . | Gert Lading (Randers, DK) | Heliscandia Aps (Randers SV, DK) | 2010-05-05 | 2013-10-22 | G05D3/00 | 13/318484 |
| 2655 | 8563908 | Methods and systems for threat engagement management | Sensor (s) may be used to detect threat data. A processing system and/or a method may be used to fuse the detected threat data over time. Threat data may comprise information on a munition, missile, rocket, or nuclear/biological/chemical (NBC) projectile or delivery system. Detected threat data may be processed to create a target track-lethality list comprising the locations of any target (s) and a ranking of their lethality in comparison to decoys or chaff. The target track-lethality list may be used to create a target engagement-track list that matches available threat elimination resources (e.g. interceptors) to targets with a weapon-to-target assignment module. | Carissa E. Lew (Sunnyvale, CA), Moses W. Chan (San Carlos, CA), Paul-Andre Monney (Ely, IA), Paul M. Romberg (San Jose, CA), Leo J. Laux (Half Moon Bay, CA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-12-19 | 2013-10-22 | G06F17/10, F41G9/00, F41G7/20, G06F17/00, F41G7/00 | 12/340495 |
| 2656 | 8560146 | Method for monitoring air pollution and system for the same | An air pollution monitoring method and system is disclosed. The air pollution monitoring method of the present invention may include receiving result information corresponding to a mission of an aircraft from the aircraft, generating air pollution index values, their distribution, and three-dimensional geographic spatial information about a corresponding ground area using the result information corresponding to the mission of the aircraft and visualizing the generated data, generating a mission command of the aircraft using the result information corresponding to the mission of the aircraft, and displaying the generated three-dimensional geographic spatial information and transmitting the generated mission command to the aircraft. | Seung Joon Kwon (Seoul, KR), Sung Woong Shin (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2011-11-30 | 2013-10-15 | G05D1/00, G01C21/00 | 13/307292 |
| 2657 | 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 |
| 2658 | 8558847 | Displaying situational information based on geospatial data | In accordance with a particular embodiment of the invention, a request for a geotag comprising situational information and geographic coordinates may be received from a requestor. The request may include geospatial data, such as position data and viewing angle data, that identifies a location of the requester. The position data may be latitude data, longitude data, and/or elevation data, and the viewing angle data may be azimuth data, compass direction data, and/or orientation data. The geographic coordinates of a candidate geotag may be compared to the location received in the request. If the candidate geotag is near the location received in the request, it may be sent to the requestor. | Nicholas W. Knize (Rockwall, TX), Larry L. Johnson (Sachse, TX), Roberto Reta (Richardson, TX) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2009-07-13 | 2013-10-15 | G09G5/00 | 12/501766 |
| 2659 | 8558735 | High-resolution radar map for multi-function phased array radar | A method of operating a multi-function phased array radar system having an antenna array populated with dual-pol antenna elements is described. The method includes selectively controlling individual dipoles of each dual-pol antenna element in order to operate the array in either a polarimetric mode with improved cross-pol isolation, or in a multi-mission mode, wherein a plurality of singularly-polarized signals are produced. | Svetlana M. Bachmann (Liverpool, NY), Fred Tanjutco (Cherry Hill, NJ), Yasser Al-Rashid (Marlton, NJ) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2010-08-20 | 2013-10-15 | G01S7/28, G01S7/42 | 12/860644 |
| 2660 | 8554710 | Converting video metadata to propositional graphs for use in an analogical reasoning system | An automatic approach is described for the semantic analysis and conversion of video annotation metadata (e.g., Video Event Markup Language or ''VEML'' metadata) to propositional graphs suitable for analysis by an analogical reasoning system (ARS) . Also as described herein, a system architecture implements this conversion while maintaining semantic consistency from annotation through results reporting. Further, the techniques herein leverage the same ontology to populate options for an annotation tool, provide the rules for the metadata-to-propositional graph mapping, and provide the basis for comparison in an analogical reasoning algorithm. | Howard E. Neely, III (Santa Monica, CA), Robert S. Belvin (Potomac, MD), Michael J. Daily (Thousand Oaks, CA) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2011-02-11 | 2013-10-08 | G06F17/18, G06N5/00 | 13/025736 |
| 2661 | 8549833 | Hybrid propulsive engine including at least one independently rotatable compressor stator | A hybrid propulsive technique, comprising providing a flow of a working fluid through at least a portion of an at least one jet engine. The hybrid propulsive technique comprises extracting energy from the working fluid that is at least partially converted into electrical power, and converting at least a portion of the electrical power to a torque. The hybrid propulsive technique also comprises rotating an at least one independently rotatable compressor stator at least partially responsive to the converting the at least a portion of the electrical power to the torque. | Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, CA), Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Jordin T. Kare (Seattle, WA), Nathan P. Myhrvold (Bellevue, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Bellevue, WA), Thomas A. Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Victoria Y. H. Wood (Livermore, CA) | The Invention Science Fund I Llc (N/A) | 2009-10-30 | 2013-10-08 | B64G1/40 | 12/590044 |
| 2662 | 8543265 | Systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicle navigation | Systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) navigation are presented. In a preferred embodiment, a UAV is configured with at least one flight corridor and flight path, and a first UAV flight plan is calculated. During operation of the first UAV flight plan, the UAV visually detects an obstacle, and calculates a second UAV flight plan to avoid the obstacle. Furthermore, during operation of either the first or the second UAV flight plan, the UAV acoustically detects an unknown aircraft, and calculates a third UAV flight plan to avoid the unknown aircraft. Additionally, the UAV may calculate a new flight plan based on other input, such as information received from a ground control station. | David E. Ekhaguere (Albuquerque, NM), Rick E. Annati (Albuquerque, NM), Derick L. Gerlock (Albuquerque, NM), Douglas Birkel (Cambridge, GB) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-10-20 | 2013-09-24 | G05D1/10 | 12/254158 |
| 2663 | 8543255 | Apparatus and method for controlling an unmanned vehicle | In one or more embodiments, an apparatus and method for operating an unmanned and autonomous vehicle includes a sensor management module configured to direct sensors as to what function they are to provide, a mission management module configured to provide execute function capabilities, an effects management module configured to provide launching and directing weapons to their target capabilities, a vehicle management module, a situation awareness management module configured to provide correlate sensor data of objects, threats, targets, geographic points of interest that the pilot requires in the immediate environment, a communications management module, an information management module configured to provide a database of intelligence-related data, a middleware module configured to interface with the sensor management module, the mission management module, the effects management module, the vehicle management module, the situation awareness management module, the communications management module, and the information management module. | Joanne E. Wood (Plano, TX), Jamil R. Hashimi (Hermosa Beach, CA), Fred G. Thourot (Tucson, AZ), Stephen P. Johnson (Herndon, VA), Russell W. Goff (Thornton, CO), Douglas Carroll (Carrollton, TX) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2009-06-26 | 2013-09-24 | G05D1/00 | 12/492713 |
| 2664 | 8540183 | Aerovehicle system including plurality of autogyro assemblies | An unmanned, towable aerovehicle is described and includes a container or frame to hold or support cargo, at least one and, in some examples, a plurality of autogyro assemblies connected to the container and to provide flight characteristics, and a controller to control operation the autogyro assembly for unmanned flight. The container or frame includes a connection to connect to a powered aircraft to provide forward motive force to power the autogyro assembly. In an example, the autogyro assembly includes a mast extending from the container, a rotatable hub on an end of the mast, and a plurality of blades connected to the hub for rotation to provide lift to the vehicle. In an example, an electrical motor rotates the blades prior to lift off to assist in take off. In an example, the electrical motor does not have enough power to sustain flight of the vehicle. The aerovehicle can further include plurality of autogyro assemblies to assist in flight. The aerovehicle can include surfaces that provide lift or control to assist in the flight profile of the aerovehicle. | John William Morris (Apple Valley, MN), Charles A. Jarnot (Milford, KS) | Heliplane, Llc (Edina, MN) | 2010-12-13 | 2013-09-24 | B65D3/00, B65D47/00 | 12/966199 |
| 2665 | 8527445 | Apparatus, system, and method for object detection and identification | An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for identifying a target object. An object detection module detects objects by matching data from one or more sensors to known data of a target object and determining one or more correlation metrics for each object. An object tracking module tracks geographic locations for detected objects over time using subsequent data from the one or more sensors. A contextual data module determines one or more contextual indicators for detected objects based on the data from the one or more sensors. An artificial intelligence module estimates probabilities that detected objects comprise the target object based on the correlation metrics, the geographic locations, the contextual indicators, and one or more target contextual indicators associated with the target object. The artificial intelligence module estimates the probabilities using an artificial intelligence model, such as a Bayesian network. | James P. Karins (Ewa Beach, HI), Stuart A. Mills (West Hills, CA) | Pukoa Scientific, Llc (Honolulu, HI) | 2010-12-02 | 2013-09-03 | G06N5/02 | 12/959207 |
| 2666 | 8525088 | View-point guided weapon system and target designation method | A passive guidance system including a viewpoint capture system (VCS) including a first processor in communication with first memory and a first SWIR imager for creating a viewpoint image database having a plurality of images, at least one of the images having a target point. A weapon guidance module is in communication with the VCS and coupled to a weapon. The weapon guidance module includes a second processor in communication with second memory and a second SWIR imager for storing the viewpoint image database and correlating in-flight images from the second SWIR imager to provide guidance commands directing the weapon to the target point. | Todd A. Ell (Savage, MN), Robert D. Rutkiewicz (Edina, MN) | Rosemont Aerospace, Inc. (Burnsville, MN) | 2012-03-21 | 2013-09-03 | F41G7/34, F41G7/00 | 13/426114 |
| 2667 | 8522419 | Workpiece vibration reduction | Techniques and apparatuses to provide vibration reduction of a workpiece when performing machining operations are disclosed. In various embodiments, a machine tool includes a shank having at least one end configured for engagement with a machine operable to rotate the shank. A cutting portion has a diameter defined by features used to remove material from a workpiece. The cutting portion is coupled to the shank. A vibration reduction dampener may be located between the shank and the workpiece. | Jared L. Bolin (New Athens, IL), Ryan L. Hanks (Shipman, IL), Eric J. Stern (Valmeyer, IL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-12-04 | 2013-09-03 | B23P11/00, B23C5/00, B23Q11/00 | 13/693313 |
| 2668 | 8521488 | Nonlinear function approximation over high-dimensional domains | An algorithm is disclosed for constructing nonlinear models from high-dimensional scattered data. The algorithm progresses iteratively adding a new basis function at each step to refine the model. The placement of the basis functions is driven by a statistical hypothesis test that reveals geometric structure when it fails. At each step the added function is fit to data contained in a spatio-temporally defined local region to determine the parameters, in particular, the scale of the local model. The proposed method requires no ad hoc parameters. Thus, the number of basis functions required for an accurate fit is determined automatically by the algorithm. The approach may be applied to problems including modeling data on manifolds and the prediction of financial time-series. The algorithm is presented in the context of radial basis functions but in principle can be employed with other methods for function approximation such as multi-layer perceptrons. | Michael J. Kirby (Fort Collins, CO), Arthur A. Jamshidi (Plainsboro, NJ) | National Science Foundation (Arlington, VA) | 2011-06-10 | 2013-08-27 | G06F17/10 | 13/134597 |
| 2669 | 8521343 | Method and system to autonomously direct aircraft to emergency-contingency landing sites using on-board sensors | A system for autonomous direction of an aircraft to emergency/contingency landing sites incorporates a terrain mapping sensor and an onboard processor receiving terrain data from the terrain mapping sensor. The processor employs software modules for processing the terrain data to produce a terrain map and for creating a landing profile based on the terrain map. | Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-08-02 | 2013-08-27 | G06F19/00 | 13/196855 |
| 2670 | 8521340 | Device and method of automated construction of emergency flight path for aircraft | The invention relates to a flight management system for manned or unmanned aircraft having to face an emergency situation such as hijacking of the aircraft, medical emergencies, situations of failures affecting the propulsion, pressurization or communication functions for example. It provides for a device and process for automatically or semi-automatically generating a flight plan compatible with international regulations and their national or local adaptations with possibilities of optimization according to navigation parameters. | Francois Coulmeau (Seilh, FR) | Thales (Neuilly sur Seine, FR) | 2006-12-07 | 2013-08-27 | G01C23/00 | 11/567948 |
| 2671 | 8519997 | Apparatus and method for display and functionality of a vehicle display system cursor control device | A display system for use on a vehicle is presented. The display system comprises a cursor control device, at least one electronic display for displaying a first image comprising a three-dimensional conformal view of a terrain and a first movable cursor, and a processor that is coupled to the cursor control device and the at least one electronic display. The processor is configured to move the first movable cursor on the first image in response to input from the cursor control device and to determine a latitude and longitude that correspond to the position of the first movable cursor. | John F. Suddreth (Cave Creek, AZ), Gang He (Morristown, NJ), Kenneth M. Leiphon (Phoenix, AZ), Ivan Sandy Wyatt (Scottsdale, AZ), Jary E. Engels (Peoria, AZ), Thea L. Feyereisen (Hudson, WI) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-09-23 | 2013-08-27 | G06T15/00 | 12/235769 |
| 2672 | 8517306 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles | A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10) . The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and picks up enough airspeed in the dive to perform a pull-up into level controlled flight. The preferred method of recovery is for the UAV to fly into and latch onto the parasail tow line (4) or cables hanging off the tow line and then be winched back down to the boat (2) . | William R. McDonnell (St. Louis, MO), Charles H. Baker (Union, MO) | Advanced Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (St. Louis, MS) | 2006-08-28 | 2013-08-27 | B64F1/02, B64C25/68 | 11/510920 |
| 2673 | 8516994 | Fuel injection system | A fuel injection system is described, and which has an upstream portion and a downstream portion. The upstream portion includes a source of fuel, the fuel inlet of a fuel injection servo or flow regulator, and a first fuel flow line connected in fuel flowing relation relative to the source of fuel and to the fuel inlet of the fuel injection servo. The downstream portion includes a flow divider, at least one fuel outlet of the fuel injection servo, and a second fuel flow line connected in fuel flowing relation relative to the flow divider and the fuel outlet of the fuel injection servo. A fuel accumulator pressure damper is mounted in fuel flowing relation relative to the downstream portion of the fuel injection system so as to substantially reduce standing waves in the fuel injection system. | Jim Gregoire (Marysville, WA) | Turn and Bank Holdings, Inc. (Gibsonville, NC) | 2010-05-11 | 2013-08-27 | F02M69/22, F02M59/46 | 12/777967 |
| 2674 | 8515636 | System for automatically landing aircraft using image signals and method of controlling the same | Disclosed herein are a system for automatically landing an aircraft using image signals and a method of controlling the system. The system includes an altimeter installed on the aircraft, a landing mark placed at a landing location on a landing runway, a camera installed on the aircraft, oriented toward the front of the aircraft, and configured to detect the shape of the landing mark in image information form, and a FCC configured to calculate the angle between the aircraft and the ground, the ground range and the slant range between the aircraft and the landing location using the altitude information measured by the altimeter, the image information of the landing mark captured by the camera, angle information composed of the pitch, roll and yaw angles of the aircraft, and the angle of entry into the landing runway, and configured to control the automatic landing of the aircraft. | Hyeon-Cheol Lee (Daejeon, KR) | Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2010-09-17 | 2013-08-20 | G06F19/00, G01S19/20, G01S19/15 | 12/923379 |
| 2675 | 8515596 | Incremental position-based guidance for a UAV | Disclosed herein is a method and system for flying a ducted-fan aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) . The method includes receiving a flight plan comprising a plurality of waypoints and a plurality of path segments connecting the plurality of waypoints in an order of execution. The method further includes determining actual flight instructions for the ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle based on (i) the received flight plan, (ii) a predetermined set of operating parameters associated with the ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle, and (iii) an iterative analysis of a plurality of ordered triples. The method further includes sending the actual flight instructions to at least one processor of the ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle configured to implement one or more portions of the actual flight instructions. | Eric E. Hamke (Albuquerque, NM), Matthew Trujillo (Albuquerque, NM), Philip Brown (Rio Ranche, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2009-08-18 | 2013-08-20 | G01C23/00, B64B1/02, B64C3/18 | 12/542873 |
| 2676 | 8515593 | Flight management system of an unmanned aircraft | A flight management system of an unmanned aircraft linked to a control station by communication means includes: a first set of a number N of successive navigation functions (i.sub.ND with i=1, . . . N) remotely situated within the control station, a control function on board the aircraft, generating, from guidance setpoints, commands intended to control the aircraft so that it observes the guidance setpoints, and a second set of a number N of successive navigation functions (i.sub.NE, with i=1, . . ., N) on board the aircraft, and configuration means, capable of performing a combination of a number N of successive functions, each of the successive functions being chosen from the first and second sets, said combination of successive functions generating the guidance setpoints transmitted to the onboard control function. | Nicolas Marty (Saint Sauveur, FR), Francois Coulmeau (Seilh, FR), Xavier Boone (Toulouse, FR) | Thales (Neuilly sur Seine, FR) | 2011-04-05 | 2013-08-20 | G05D1/00 | 13/080372 |
| 2677 | 8514105 | Aircraft energy management display for enhanced vertical situation awareness | The advantageous embodiments provide a method and apparatus for presenting information to operate an aircraft over terrain. A vertical profile view of the terrain is displayed relative to a location of the aircraft. A number of curves are displayed on the vertical profile view. The number of curves identifies a number of maximum heights of the terrain that the aircraft can clear based on a current state of the aircraft. | William F. Spencer, V (Dana Point, CA), John D. Tarbaux (Highland, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-04-15 | 2013-08-20 | G01C21/00 | 12/761184 |
| 2678 | 8510047 | Method and system for monitoring an underground electric cable | In a method and system for monitoring an underground cable in a site of interest, multiple samples of magnetic field data and corresponding location data are collected periodically over a sampling period of extended time. The magnetic field data samples and corresponding location data are processed to determine respective topologies of one or more current-carrying conductors in the site and for each of the conductors respective magnetic field data relating to each sampled point are integrated with respect to a predetermined parameter of the respective conductor so as compute an integrated contribution of each sampled span along the respective conductor. The data relating to different conductors in the site are output in a manner that allows determination of a conductor for which the parameter changes during the sampling period. | Alexander Lomes (Maccabim, IL) | Elta Systems Ltd. (Ashdod, IL) | 2007-12-26 | 2013-08-13 | G06F19/00, G01V3/11 | 11/964641 |
| 2679 | 8509963 | Remote management of aircraft computer systems | The present invention includes system and methods for managing information systems on an aircraft through the use of a remote management center. At the management center, the status information from aircraft computer systems is monitored for fault conditions. The management center then performs maintenance on the computer system when a fault condition is noticed. Exemplary systems include a remote management center that manages several different computer systems on several different manned aircraft. The management center connects to the aircraft and computer system through data links. | Geoffrey J. Barnes (Cedar Rapids, IA), Richard G. Moore (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2009-07-23 | 2013-08-13 | G06F11/30 | 12/460681 |
| 2680 | 8508721 | Multifunction aircraft LIDAR | A multifunction light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system for aircraft or other applications may use autodyne techniques. An autodyne system can use a single laser source and a single detector. The autodyne technique can mix two signal beams to produce a ''beat note'' at the frequency difference between the beams. Autodyne detection can leverage photon counting to support significantly reduced system complexity. Reduced complexity may provide solutions with significantly reduced power consumption, lighter weight, smaller volume, and lower cost. The multifunction LIDAR system can detect and identify regions of weather hazards such as lightning storms, aircraft wake vortex, clear air turbulence, and wind shear. The multifunction LIDAR system may also be configured to measure aircraft air and ground speed in multiple dimensions as well as aircraft altitude. | Michael C. Cates (Albuquerque, NM), Joseph Nolan Paranto (Albuquerque, NM), Ty Aaby Larsen (Everett, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-08-18 | 2013-08-13 | G01C3/08 | 12/543330 |
| 2681 | 8508435 | Situational awareness components of an enhanced vision system | A virtual sphere provided by an enhanced vision system includes synthetic imagery filling said virtual sphere and a common view window mapped to a dedicated position within the synthetic imagery. Imagery of the line of sight of a user is displayed in the common view window. By providing the common view window, visual communication between all users may be possible. By connecting a virtual user to the enhanced vision system and by displaying the imagery for the line of sight of the virtual user in the common view window, the workload of a human operator may be reduced and the time line of actions may be shortened. The enhanced vision system of the present invention may be used, but is not limited to, in a military aircraft to enhance the situational awareness of the flight crew. | John N. Sanders-Reed (Cedar Crest, NM), Michael K. Hollis (Albuquerque, NM) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-06-04 | 2013-08-13 | G09G5/00 | 13/488370 |
| 2682 | 8508105 | Inertial sensor | Disclosed herein is an inertial sensor of the present invention. An inertial sensor 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a plate-shaped membrane 110, a mass body 120 disposed under a central portion 113 of the membrane 110, a post 130 disposed under an edge 115 of the membrane 110 and surrounding the mass body 120, a piezoelectric material 140 formed above the membrane 110 and provided with a cavity 141 in a thickness direction, a sensing electrode 150 disposed in the cavity 141 and a driving electrode 160 disposed outside the cavity 141, whereby the thickness of the piezoelectric material 140 of the portion on which the sensing electrode 150 is disposed is formed to be thin, such that the sensitivity of the inertial sensor 100 can be improved. | Yun Sung Kang (Gyunggi-do, KR), Jung Won Lee (Seoul, KR), Jong Woon Kim (Seoul, KR), Seung Hun Han (Gyunggi-do, KR), Min Kyu Choi (Incheon, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2011-10-28 | 2013-08-13 | H01L41/08 | 13/284752 |
| 2683 | 8505190 | Method of manufacturing inertial sensor | Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing an inertial sensor. The method of manufacturing an inertial sensor 100 includes (A) applying a polymer 120 to a base substrate 110, (B) patterning the polymer 120 so as to form an opening part 125 in the polymer 120, (C) completing a cap 130 by forming a cavity 115 on the base substrate 110 exposed fro the opening part 125 through an etching process in a thickness direction, and (D) bonding the cap 130 to a device substrate 140 by using a polymer 120, whereby the polymer 120 is applied to the base substrate 110 in a constant thickness D3, such that the cap 130 may be easily bonded to the device substrate 140 by using the polymer 120. | Hyun Kee Lee (Gyunggi-do, KR), Tae Joon Park (Daejeon, KR), Sang Kee Yoon (Gyunggi-do, KR), Hyung Jae Park (Gyunggi-do, KR), Yeong Gyu Lee (Gyunggi-do, KR), Heung Woo Park (Gyunggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. (Gyunggi-Do, KR) | 2011-07-11 | 2013-08-13 | G01R3/00 | 13/180289 |
| 2684 | 8500067 | Modular miniature unmanned aircraft with vectored-thrust control | An aircraft for unmanned aviation is described. The aircraft includes an airframe, a pair of fins attached to a rear portion of the airframe, a pair of dihedral braces attached to a bottom portion of the airframe, a first thrust-vectoring (''T/V'') module and a second T/V module, and an electronics module. The electronics module provides commands to the two T/V modules. The two T/V modules are configured to provide lateral and longitudinal control to the aircraft by directly controlling a thrust vector for each of the pitch, the roll, and the yaw of the aircraft. The use of directly articulated electrical motors as T/V modules enables the aircraft to execute tight-radius turns over a wide range of airspeeds. | Adam Woodworth (Melrose, MA), James Peverill (Canton, MA), Greg Vulikh (Manassas, VA), Jeremy Scott Hollman (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2012-08-04 | 2013-08-06 | B64C1/32 | 13/567015 |
| 2685 | 8500060 | Aircraft with a pressurized vessel | An aircraft comprising a fuselage, a vessel associated with the fuselage, a propulsion system associated with the fuselage, and a lift system. The vessel is capable of storing a pressurized gas compressed to a density that allows the aircraft to operate under water. The lift system is capable of providing the aircraft lift to fly in air. | Robert Erik Grip (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-02-10 | 2013-08-06 | B64C37/00, B64C35/00 | 12/368559 |
| 2686 | 8498803 | Arrangement and method for air traffic management and/or flight control of aircraft | The invention relates to an air traffic control of aircraft. At least one transmission station in an aircraft transmits a broadcast signal received by at least one receiving station and further transmits at least a part of the data contained in the broadcast signal to a central station or other organizations. At least part of the receiving stations are designed as satellite receiving stations, wherein the broadcast signal transmitted by the at least one transmission station to be secured is received by at least one of the satellite receiving stations and at least part of the data contained in the broadcast signal is further transmitted via a radio transmission route to a satellite ground control station and further to the air traffic control central station or another organization. | Helmut Blomenhofer (Uhldingen, DE), Holger Neufeldt (Vaihingen/Enz, DE) | Thales Alenia Space Deutschland Gmbh (DE) | 2009-01-10 | 2013-07-30 | G06F19/00 | 12/921438 |
| 2687 | 8498761 | Method and system to assist conventional fixed-wing aircraft landing, without a runway | A system allows conventional, unprepared fixed-wing aircraft to land safely on very small, unprepared areas, enabling an aerodynamic capacitance in which the airplanes can fly in a controlled manner against coherent air current, being assisted by a combined system including both the air current control mechanisms and the automatic flight control system of the aircraft. | Jose Patricio Gomez Perez (Madrid, ES), Ignacio Gomez Perez (Madrid, ES), Antonio Monteagudo Lopez De Sabando (Madrid, ES) | Universidad Politecnica De Madrid (Madrid, ES) | 2010-07-16 | 2013-07-30 | G06G7/70 | 13/388638 |
| 2688 | 8498619 | Method and apparatus for validating integrity of a mobile communication | A method for validating integrity of a mobile communication device includes provisioning the mobile communication device by deleting existing software and installing an integrity verification application. The method also includes establishing a first pass indicator and a second pass indicator including receiving a first instance of the first pass indicator. The method also includes receiving a second instance of the first pass indicator as a challenge for verification. In response to receiving the second instance of the first pass indicator, the second pass indicator may be displayed as an indication of the integrity. | Ty Lindteigen (Phoenix, AZ), Franklin David Van Voorhees (Fountain Hills, AZ) | Viasat, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) | 2012-10-10 | 2013-07-30 | H04M1/66 | 13/649027 |
| 2689 | 8495731 | Multiple domain smartphone | A commercial off-the-shelf smartphone is adapted, through software modifications only, to provide multiple operating domains or domains that provide differing levels of security and reliability. Each operating domain is isolated from the others. Detection of unauthorized modification is provided. Cross domain activity notification is provided. | Phil Mar (Carlsbad, CA), Ty Lindteigen (Phoenix, AZ), Steven R. Hart (Carlsbad, CA), Franklin David Van Voorhees (Fountain Hills, AZ), Christopher Paul Wren (Carlsbad, CA) | Viasat, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) | 2010-10-01 | 2013-07-23 | G06F7/04 | 12/896770 |
| 2690 | 8494760 | Airborne widefield airspace imaging and monitoring | A Widefield Airspace Imaging and Navigation System to provide UASs with wide field airspace imaging and collision avoidance capabilities. An array of optical lenses are distributed throughout the aircraft to provide an unobstructed view in all directions around the aircraft. Each collection lens is coupled through an optical fiber to a camera that multiplexes the several images. A processing system is connected to the wide array imaging system, and it runs an image interpolation program for resolving a background image and for distinguishing objects that are not moving with the background. In addition, a navigation control program reads the image interpolation software and, upon detection of an approaching object, implements a rule-based avoidance maneuver by sending an appropriate signal to the existing UAS autopilot. | David William Yoel (Radnor, PA), John E. Littlefield (Delanco, NJ), Robert Duane Hill (Madison, AL) | American Aerospace Advisors, Inc. (Radnor, PA) | 2010-12-14 | 2013-07-23 | G08G5/04 | 12/967718 |
| 2691 | 8473124 | Flight control system having a three control loop design | A flight control system is configured for controlling the flight of an aircraft utilizing a three control loop design to robustly increase system performance. An inner loop comprises an improved linear quadratic regulator (LQR) search method, and an outer loop comprises a classic feedback summary gain design. A third loop comprises a steady state trim search method. | Shyhpyng Jack Shue (Grapevine, TX), John J. Shillings (Fort Worth, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2005-11-08 | 2013-06-25 | G06F19/00, G01C22/00 | 11/665138 |
| 2692 | 8471762 | GNSS ultra-short baseline heading determination system and method | A heading determination system comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU) coupled with at least two GNSS receivers, each receiver paired with and receiving signals from a corresponding GNSS antenna, wherein the GNSS antennas are separated by an ultra-short baseline. The heading determination system receives signals broadcast by a plurality of GNSS satellites and calculates the phase difference in the signal seen among the separate GNSS antennas. Using this phase difference information, derived from comparing the signals received from a plurality of GNSS satellites, along with attitude data generated by the IMU, the heading determination system calculates a highly-accurate heading solution. A method is provided for determining a heading of a system including an IMU coupled with at least two GNSS receivers, with each receiver being paired with and receiving signals from a corresponding GNSS antenna and the antennas being separated by an ultra-short baseline. | John M. Zietz (Fargo, ND), Robert M. Allen (Reiles Acres, ND), Robert V. Weinmann (Wahpeton, ND) | Appareo Systems, Llc (Fargo, ND) | 2012-03-06 | 2013-06-25 | G01S19/47 | 13/413481 |
| 2693 | 8469313 | Aerodynamic structure having a ridged solar panel and an associated method | Air vehicles and associated aerodynamic structures are provided which include ridged solar panels to both reduce the drag and increase the solar energy harvested by the solar panel. The air vehicle may include an airframe and a solar panel carried by the airframe and defining an exterior surface thereof. The solar panel may include a plurality of ridged structures extending in a lengthwise direction. The ridged structures may be arranged such that a majority of the airflow over the exterior surface flows in the lengthwise direction. The plurality of ridged structures may include a plurality of lengthwise extending projections spaced about by respective valleys. | Jian Dong (Irvine, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-02-16 | 2013-06-25 | B64C1/38 | 12/706287 |
| 2694 | 8469308 | Aircraft wing extension and nozzle system | A system and method to control flight of an aircraft. The aircraft having an engine with a rotatably nozzle assembly configured to create forward propulsion and yaw control of the aircraft. The engine exhaust passing through the nozzle is redirected with a valve disposed within the nozzle. Lift is created with a lift system carried by the wing of the aircraft. Additional lift is created during flight with a retractable wing extension disposed within the wing of the aircraft. | Daniel B. Robertson (Southlake, TX), Kirk L. Groninga (Keller, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2011-09-02 | 2013-06-25 | B64C15/00, B64C27/82, B64C3/48, B64C27/22, B64C29/00 | 13/224902 |
| 2695 | 8464511 | Magnetically coupled contra-rotating propulsion stages | A turbomachine comprises a turbine shaft, first and second rotors, first and second propulsion stages, and a magnetic stator. The first rotor is rotationally coupled to the turbine shaft, and coaxially arranged along an axis. The first propulsion stage is rotationally coupled to the first rotor, opposite the turbine shaft. The second rotor is coaxially arranged about the first rotor, and the second propulsion stage is rotationally coupled to second rotor, opposite the turbine shaft and adjacent the first propulsion stage. The magnetic stator is coaxially arranged between the first rotor and the second rotor, forming a magnetic coupling between the and second rotors to drive the second propulsion stage in contra-rotation with respect to the first propulsion stage. | Lubomir A. Ribarov (West Hartford, CT), Jacek F. Gieras (Glastonbury, CT) | Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (Windsor Locks, CT) | 2012-01-06 | 2013-06-18 | F02K3/02 | 13/344697 |
| 2696 | 8463463 | Methods for formation flying aided by a relative navigation system | Methods for flying multiple aircraft in a predetermined formation in which a relative navigation grid is emitted from at least one of the aircraft, a spatial relationship is calculated based on the emitted relative navigation grid, and a relative position of at least one aircraft is altered to position the aircraft in the predetermined formation when the spatial relationship does not conform with the predetermined formation. | Michael Steven Feldmann (Rockford, MI), Jerry Lynne Page (Alto, MI) | Ge Aviation Systems Llc (Grand Rapids, MI) | 2012-02-27 | 2013-06-11 | G06F17/00 | 13/405718 |
| 2697 | 8462354 | Aircraft icing detector | A method for aircraft surface contamination detection and measurement includes: mounting a laser probe on an airfoil, positioning the laser probe to emit laser energy at multiple pre-determined surface points along the leading edge of the airfoil, and using a processor device for activating the laser probe and obtaining measurement data for generating a surface contour of the shape and accurate measurement of the depth of airfoil icing in the surface target area. The icing data is presented to the pilot in a display that alerts him to the icing and accurately shows the depth and shape of the airfoil icing. | William J. Barnes (Miami, FL) | Lumen International Inc. (Miami, FL) | 2010-10-12 | 2013-06-11 | G01B11/24, G01N21/55 | 12/902494 |
| 2698 | 8459591 | Methods and apparatus for aerial recovery of flying apparatus | Methods and systems are provided which may allow a first vehicle to recover a second air vehicle while both are moving. The first vehicle and the second air vehicle may be traveling at different velocities. An attachment member of the second air vehicle may attach to a recovery member of the first vehicle while the first vehicle and the second air vehicle are traveling at different velocities. The recovery member attached to the second air vehicle may move relative to and along an exterior surface of the first vehicle in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of travel of the first vehicle. | Kevin Reed Lutke (Huntington Beach, CA), Aaron J. Kutzmann (Long Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-05-07 | 2013-06-11 | B64F1/04 | 13/465220 |
| 2699 | 8458800 | Secure smartphone | A commercial off-the-shelf smartphone is adapted, through software modifications only, to provide multiple operating domains or domains that provide differing levels of security and reliability. Each operating domain is isolated from the others. Detection of unauthorized modification is provided. Cross domain activity notification is provided. | Franklin David Van Voorhees (Fountain Hills, AZ), Phil Mar (Carlsbad, CA), Steven R. Hart (Carlsbad, CA), Ty Lindteigen (Phoenix, AZ), Paul Wren (Carlsbad, CA) | Viasat, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) | 2010-10-01 | 2013-06-04 | G06F21/00 | 12/896748 |
| 2700 | 8453966 | Method and apparatus for automated launch, retrieval, and servicing of a hovering aircraft | An aircraft capable of thrust-borne flight can be automatically retrieved, serviced, and launched using equipment suitable for use on a small vessel, or a base with similarly limited space or irregular motion. for retrieval, the aircraft drops a weighted cable, and pulls it at low relative speed into a broad aperture of a base apparatus. Continued translation of the aircraft may pull the cable clear of the apparatus, in which case it can continue in free flight and return for another retrieval attempt. Alternatively, the cable will be dragged along guiding surfaces of the apparatus into and through a slot or similar channel, until its free end is captured. The aircraft, having thus become anchored to the base station, is then pulled down by the cable into a receptacle. Guiding surfaces of the receptacle adjust the position and orientation of a probe on the aircraft, while directing the probe to mate with a docking fixture. Once mated to the fixture, the cable can be released and stored aboard the aircraft, the aircraft can be automatically shut down, and fueling or other servicing can be completed through appropriate connectors in the docking fixture. The aircraft can remain docked as needed, and when desired, be automatically started and tested in preparation for launch. It can then be released into free flight. A full ground-handling cycle can thus accomplished with simple and economical apparatus. It can be used with low risk of damage, and only moderate piloting accuracy. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. Von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2010-02-09 | 2013-06-04 | B64F1/02 | 12/702935 |
| 2701 | 8448898 | Autonomous solar aircraft | Methods and apparatus for unmanned long endurance flights are provided herein. In some embodiments, a lightweight solar wing for unmanned aircraft may include at least one airfoil profile, a top surface, a bottom surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, wing tips, and at least one photovoltaic cell, wherein the surfaces and edges follow an arched bow shape across a span of the wing. In some embodiments, an unmanned solar-powered aircraft may include at least one lightweight solar wing as described above, at least one fuselage, and at least one propeller, wherein the fuselage is placed below the solar wing and contains an electric motor, battery, and electronics. | Sergey V. Frolov (New Providence, NJ), Michael Cyrus (Summit, NJ), Allan J. Bruce (Scotch Plains, NJ) | Sunlight Photonics Inc. (South Plainfield, NJ) | 2012-04-30 | 2013-05-28 | B64D27/00 | 13/460146 |
| 2702 | 8447064 | Providing travel-logs based geo-locations relative to a graphical map | The present invention relates generally to generating travel-logs or geographical representation of encountered media. One claim recites a method including obtaining a plurality of imagery, wherein each item of imagery from the plurality of imagery comprises steganographic encoding, the steganographic encoding altering data representing the imagery, the steganographic encoding comprising multi-bit data, and wherein the presence of the multi-bit data is imperceptible to a human observer of the imagery absent machine-detection, detecting the multi-bit data from the plurality of imagery, wherein the multi-bit data is associated with geolocation metadata, and providing a geographic path associated with the plurality of imagery based at least in part on the geolocation metadata. The geographic path is provided for display to a user relative to a graphical map. of course, other different claims are provided as well. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR), Neil E. Lofgren (Portland, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2006-10-03 | 2013-05-21 | G06K9/00 | 11/538368 |
| 2703 | 8446310 | Method and system for locating signal jammers | In a method embodiment, a method includes receiving data generated at one or more monitor systems capable of monitoring for electromagnetic signals. The data is related to characteristics of a signal. The characteristics may include at least two of a respective power of the signal, a respective frequency of the signal, a time of arrival of the signal, and an angle of arrival the signal. A computing system automatically selects at least a subset of the received data. The selection is based at least partially on a physical condition at a location proximate to the monitor systems. The computing system calculates a location of a source of the signal at least in part by processing the subset of the received data. The method further includes determining that the first signal is jamming a second signal. The determination is based at least in part on the calculated location. | Sarah E. Law (Denver, CO), Charles A. Corwin (Lone Tree, CO), David C. Fisher (Evergreen, CO) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2009-06-12 | 2013-05-21 | G01S7/36 | 12/483729 |
| 2704 | 8444082 | High performance `X`-configuration airplane for storage and launch from a tubular container | An air vehicle can be folded into or unfolded from a compact tubular storage container without assembly or disassembly of the air vehicle. The air vehicle includes a fuselage, two aerodynamic surfaces rotatably mounted on the fuselage along a common axis with at least one pivot mechanism, and at least one spring mechanism configured to deploy the aerodynamic surfaces so they extend outwardly from the body. In a stowed configuration, both aerodynamic surfaces are parallel to the fuselage for stowage of the aircraft in a container. Each aerodynamic surface has a winglet located at an outer edge of the tail portion of the aerodynamic surface, and a rudder on each winglet. The aircraft does not require a vertical stabilizer or rudder system on the fuselage. An outer backward-swept wing portion can be unfolded from the outer edge of each aerodynamic surface to increase the wing aspect ratio. | Richard J Foch (Upper Marlboro, MD) | The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2010-08-19 | 2013-05-21 | B64C3/56 | 12/859639 |
| 2705 | 8442765 | Shared state selection and data exchange for collaborative navigation using conditionally independent parallel filters | A method for collaborative navigation comprises initializing a conditionally independent filter on a local platform, propagating the conditionally independent filter forward in time, and when a local measurement has been made, updating the conditionally independent filter with the local measurement. When a common measurement has been made, the conditionally independent filter is updated with the common measurement, and a determination is made whether a remote conditioning node has arrived from a remote platform. If a remote conditioning node has arrived, a determination is made whether the remote conditioning node needs to be fused with a local conditioning node of the conditionally independent filter. If the remote conditioning node needs to be fused, a node-to-node fusion is performed in the conditionally independent filter to merge the remote conditioning node with the local conditioning node to produce a merged conditioning node. A conditional update of the conditionally independent filter is then performed. | Ryan Ingvalson (Saint Michael, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2012-11-08 | 2013-05-14 | G06F17/00 | 13/672337 |
| 2706 | 8437904 | Systems and methods for health monitoring of complex systems | Systems and methods for health monitoring of complex systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a plurality of signals indicative of observation states of plurality of operating variables, performing a combined probability analysis of the plurality of signals using a diagnostic model of a monitored system to provide a health prognosis of the monitored system, and providing an indication of the health prognosis of the monitored system. In some embodiments, the monitored system may be an onboard system of an aircraft. | Ali R. Mansouri (Bothell, WA), John L. Vian (Renton, WA), Krzysztof Wojtek Przytula (Malibu, CA), David Allen (Westlake Village, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-09-28 | 2013-05-07 | G01M17/00, G06F11/30, B64D17/00, G05B9/02 | 11/864717 |
| 2707 | 8437699 | Scheduled synchronous data transmission for scheduled mobile platforms | A system for automatically synchronizing and communicating data between a mobile platform and a remote system, where the remote system has a backoffice repository and a scheduler application controlled by an entity operating said platform, includes: a backoffice interface manager for interfacing with said repository and said application, to communicate scheduling information between said platform and said application, and a computer controlled support system located remote from said platform and in communication with said backoffice interface manager, and further including a common data store system for holding said data and synchronizing the communication of said data between at least one mobile subsystem on said application, to ensure communication of said data between said mobile subsystem and said remote system within a predetermined time of executing an operational procedure with said platform. | Bruce K. Pollock (Seattle, WA), David L. Allen (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-11-02 | 2013-05-07 | H04B7/00 | 11/934501 |
| 2708 | 8426788 | Guidance control for spinning or rolling projectile | A projectile, air vehicle or submersible craft with a spinning or rolling fuselage, rotating on its axis, has a collar which can be positioned relative to a longitudinal axis of the projectile using aerodynamic forces. Aerodynamic surfaces, such as lift-producing surfaces, for example tails or canards, are coupled to the collar, and rotate with the collar. An actuator system or mechanism controls orienting of the lift-producing surfaces, such as tilting of the lift producing surfaces, to direct the collar into a desired position relative to a longitudinal axis of the projectile, and to maintain the collar in that position. With such a control the projectile is able to be steered using bank-to-turn maneuvering. The actuator system may use any of a variety of mechanisms to move the lift-producing surfaces, thereby positioning the collar. | Chris E. Geswender (Green Valley, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2011-01-12 | 2013-04-23 | F42B10/64, F42B10/26 | 13/005175 |
| 2709 | 8421393 | System and method for pulse edge synchronization | A system and method for pulse edge synchronization. According to an embodiment, a first series of PWM signals that may drive a first device wherein each pulse in this series has a rising edge and a falling edge. The system and method further includes a second series of PWM signals that may drive a second device wherein each pulse in the second series of pulses also has a rising edge and a falling edge. These series of pulses are then synchronized such that each rising edge in the first series occurs simultaneous to a falling edge in the second series and vice versa. Such a system and method reduces the level of acoustic noise generated between the two motors. Further, synchronizing the rising and falling edges of the PWM pulses reduces and often eliminates stray EMI. | Alain T. Pellen (Boca Raton, FL) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-10-06 | 2013-04-16 | G05B11/28 | 12/246239 |
| 2710 | 8418967 | Passive adaptive structures | Embodiments of the present airfoil structural insert comprise an airfoil structural insert frame, a skin surface disposed about the airfoil structural insert frame, at least one attachment point operable for coupling to an aerodynamic structure, a leading edge disposed on one end of the airfoil structural insert frame, a trailing edge disposed on an opposite end of the airfoil structural insert frame, and at least one structural element configured to support the skin surface, wherein said structural element undergoes at least one nonlinear shape change from a first shape to a deflected shape. | Christopher Douglas Hemmelgarn (South Charleston, OH), Bryan Michael Pelley (Miamisburg, OH) | Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (Dayton, OH) | 2010-08-20 | 2013-04-16 | B64C3/44, B64C13/16, B64C3/00 | 12/859966 |
| 2711 | 8413932 | Peripheral control ejector | A system for augmenting ducted fan thrust is provided, the system including a peripheral ejector comprised of inner and outer cowling members. With the addition of actuators mounted between the trailing edges of the inner and outer cowling members, the system may be used to generate control moments in the ducted fan. The peripheral ejector may be segmented to form discrete ejector control sections. | Mark Stephen De Roche (Playa del Rey, CA) | Aerofex, Inc. (Manhattan Beach, CA) | 2010-06-03 | 2013-04-09 | B64C27/08 | 12/793590 |
| 2712 | 8412389 | Integrity monitoring of inertial reference unit | Systems, methods, and machine-executable programming products adapted for the control of aircraft or other vehicles by receiving from at least one Inertial Reference System (IRS) , including a plurality of Inertial Reference Units (IRUs) , signals representing vehicle state data, receiving from at least one Augmented Direct Mode Sensor (ADMS) signals representing independently-acquired vehicle state data corresponding to at least a subset of the signals received from the IRS, performing signal selection and fault detection processes on the signals received from the at least one IRS and on the corresponding signals received from the ADMS, based at least partly on the signal and fault detection processes, determining whether at least one component of at least one of the IRS and ADMS is in a fault condition, and based on the fault condition, providing to at least one vehicle control system device one or more vehicle control command signals. | Claude Tessier (Sainte-Adele, CA) | Bombardier Inc. (Dorval, Quebec, CA) | 2009-04-21 | 2013-04-02 | G05D3/00, G06F17/00 | 12/935653 |
| 2713 | 8412175 | Cross domain notification | A method for a mobile communication device to indicate activity associated with an operating domain includes establishing a plurality of operating domains for the mobile communication device each operating as an independent virtual machine. The method also includes providing a trusted indicator at the mobile communication device for indicating activity associated with a high-side domain. The method also includes providing an input on the mobile communication device for switching from a low-side domain to the high-side domain. The method also includes providing a trusted element for the mobile communication device that is independent of either the high-side domain or the low-side domain. The trusted element may be configured to receive a signal from the input for switching from the low-side domain to the high-side domain and to perform user authentication for switching from the low-side domain to the high-side domain. | Steven R. Hart (Carlsbad, CA), Ty Lindteigen (Phoenix, AZ), Phil Mar (Carlsbad, CA), Christopher Paul Wren (Carlsbad, CA) | Viasat, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) | 2012-08-17 | 2013-04-02 | H04M3/00 | 13/588388 |
| 2714 | 8412147 | System and method for emergency notification content delivery | A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party, selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content, and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users. | Charles Eric Hunter (Hilton Head, SC), Bernard L. Ballou, Jr. (Raleigh, NC), John H. Hebrank (Durham, NC), James Fallon (Armonk, NY), Robert D. Summer (New Preston, CT), Laurie McNeil (Chapel Hill, NC) | Ochoa Optics Llc (Las Vegas, NV) | 2006-08-31 | 2013-04-02 | H04M11/04 | 11/469348 |
| 2715 | 8410412 | Guidance control for spinning or rolling vehicle | A projectile, air vehicle or submersible craft with a spinning or rolling fuselage, rotating on its axis, has a collar which can be positioned relative to a longitudinal axis of the projectile using aerodynamic forces. Aerodynamic surfaces, such as lift-producing surfaces, for example tails or canards, are coupled to the collar, and rotate with the collar. An actuator system or mechanism controls orienting of the lift-producing surfaces, such as tilting of the lift producing surfaces, to direct the collar into a desired position relative to a longitudinal axis of the projectile, and to maintain the collar in that position. With such a control the projectile is able to be steered using bank-to-turn maneuvering. The actuator system may use any of a variety of mechanisms to move the lift-producing surfaces, thereby positioning the collar. | Chris E. Geswender (Green Valley, AZ), Stevie Alejandro (Sahuarita, AZ), Paul Vesty (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2011-09-07 | 2013-04-02 | F42B10/64, F42B10/26 | 13/226749 |
| 2716 | 8400511 | Optical detection and ranging sensor system for sense and avoid, and related methods | An apparatus carried by an unmanned vehicle to provide passive sensing and facilitate avoiding airborne aerial obstacles is provided. The apparatus can include at least one, but typically multiple optical systems installed, for example, in the nose of the aerial vehicle to passively sense and determine a range, direction, and velocity of the airborne obstacles to allow the aerial vehicle to avoid the airborne obstacles. The typical optical system includes at least one focal plane array or other imaging device configured to receive a wide field of view and at least one focal plane array or other imaging device configured to receive a steerable narrow field of view within the wide field of view to allow concentrated determination of the range, direction, and/or velocity of obstacles detected by the wide field of view imaging devices. | Rhande P. Wood (Weatherford, TX), Michael I. Jones (Fort Worth, TX) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2009-12-04 | 2013-03-19 | H04N5/33, H04N7/18 | 12/630925 |
| 2717 | 8400348 | Airborne biota monitoring and control system | Apparatus and methods for an airborne biota monitoring and control system are disclosed. Radar and laser/optical sensors are used to detect insects, with detection zones being over water in some embodiments to reduce backscatter clutter. A pest control laser or small autonomous or radio controlled aircraft under automated or human control may be used to disable a targeted flying insect. One embodiment includes use of a head-mounted display for displaying insect targeting information superimposed on a real landscape view. Technologies such as adaptive lens, holographic optical elements, polarized radar and/or laser beams, light amplifiers and light guides, thin disk, spinning disk, or vertical cavity surface emitting lasers enhance performance of the apparatus or reduce cost of the apparatus. Also disclosed are methods of discrimination of insect types using spectral information and dynamic relative variation of spectral intensities at different wavelengths reflected from an insect in flight. | David Lehmann Guice (Brownsboro, AL), Augustus Hammond Green, Jr. (New Market, AL), William Vaden Dent, Jr. (Huntsville, AL) | Applied Information Movement and Management, Inc. (Starkville, MS) | 2007-10-29 | 2013-03-19 | G01S13/88, A01M1/22 | 11/978424 |
| 2718 | 8398342 | Workpiece vibration reduction | Techniques and apparatuses to provide vibration reduction of a workpiece when performing machining operations are disclosed. In various embodiments, a machine tool includes a shank having at least one end configured for engagement with a machine operable to rotate the shank. A cutting portion has a diameter defined by features used to remove material from a workpiece. The cutting portion is coupled to the shank. A vibration reduction dampener may be located between the shank and the workpiece. | Jared L. Bolin (New Athens, IL), Ryan L. Hanks (Shipman, IL), Eric J. Stern (Valmeyer, IL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-01-05 | 2013-03-19 | B23C5/00, B23Q11/00 | 12/348714 |
| 2719 | 8391617 | Event recognition using image and location information | A method of recognizing an event depicted in an image from the image and a location information associated with the image is disclosed. The method includes acquiring the image and its associated location information, using the location information to acquire an aerial image (s) correlated to the location information, identifying the event using both the image and the acquired aerial image (s) , and storing the event in association with the image for subsequent use. | Jie Yu (Rochester, NY), Dhiraj Joshi (Rochester, NY), Jiebo Luo (Pittsford, NY), Wei Hao (Webster, NY) | Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) | 2008-11-04 | 2013-03-05 | G06K9/62, G06K9/72, G06K9/46 | 12/264277 |
| 2720 | 8382027 | Adjustable servomechanism assemblies and associated systems and methods | Adjustable servomechanism assemblies and associated systems and methods. An unmanned aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a movable mechanism and a servomechanism assembly operably coupled to the movable mechanism. The system also includes an interface assembly operably coupled to an output shaft of the servo and the movable mechanism. The interface assembly includes an adapter portion carried by the output shaft and an output arm releasably engaged with the adapter portion. The adapter portion includes a first aperture having a non-round surface mated with a non-round surface of the output shaft, and a non-splined, engagement surface. The output arm includes a second aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the outer surface of the adapter portion. The second aperture includes a generally smooth inner surface in contact with and rotatable through 360 degrees relative to the engagement surface of the adapter portion. | Clifford Jackson (White Salmon, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2012-07-24 | 2013-02-26 | B64D45/00 | 13/556931 |
| 2721 | 8380424 | Vehicle-based automatic traffic conflict and collision avoidance | Systems and methods for providing vehicle-centric collision avoidance are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes determining a first flight trajectory for a first aircraft. The method also includes determining a second flight trajectory for a second aircraft. A distance between the first aircraft and the second aircraft at a first closest point of approach (CPA) is predicted. The predicted closest point of approach is then compared to a separation perimeter layer. The separation perimeter layer is configured to provide a minimum separation distance from the first aircraft to the second aircraft. When the predicted closest point of approach breaches the separation perimeter, the first flight trajectory is altered to provide collision avoidance. | Glenn S. Bushnell (Puyallup, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-09-28 | 2013-02-19 | G06F19/00, G06G7/70, G06G7/76 | 11/864335 |
| 2722 | 8380367 | Adaptive surveillance and guidance system for vehicle collision avoidance and interception | A surveillance and guidance method and system for use with autonomously guided, man-on-the-loop or man-in-the-loop guided vehicles where the presence of obstacles must be considered in guiding the vehicle towards a target includes a navigation system configured to determine the position of the vehicle on which it is equipped. A communication system is configured for data exchange between the vehicle, neighboring vehicles and ground stations. A surveillance system is configured to detect and locate fixed or moving targets and obstacles. A computer is configured to track the position of targets and obstacles and to provide guidance commands or 4D flight paths to perform collision avoidance with respect to traffic regulations and procedures, and operational airspace restrictions. Additional computer tasks include station keeping or interception of targets. A command and control system is configured to interact with a user interface and control the vehicle's actuators. | Richard R. Schultz (Grand Forks, ND), Florent Martel (Grand Forks, ND), Matthew Lendway (Tucson, AZ), Brian L. Berseth (Detroit Lakes, MN) | The University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) | 2010-03-26 | 2013-02-19 | G08G5/04, G05D1/00, G01S13/93, G01S19/39, G01C23/00 | 12/732970 |
| 2723 | 8376760 | Avionics data storage device and transfer system with electro-opto-mechanical identification | An avionics data storage device and data transfer system are provided. The data storage device, has a slanted, ''shark-like'' door, which provides an environmental seal when not installed in the data transfer system. The storage device and data transfer system maintain environmental seals at all times other than installation. The storage device and transfer system can implement a variety of identification and authentication methods, including electrical, physical, and optical authentication or identification. | Andrew Kostrzewski (Garden Grove, CA), Kang Lee (Woodland Hills, CA), Sookwang Ro (Glendale, CA), Thomas Forrester (Hacienda Heights, CA), Tomasz Jannson (Torrance, CA), Michael Alan Thompson (Redondo Beach, CA) | Physical Optics Corporation (Torrance, CA) | 2011-02-02 | 2013-02-19 | H01R13/62 | 13/019946 |
| 2724 | 8373591 | System for sensing aircraft and other objects | A system for sensing aircraft and other objects uses bistatic radar with spread-spectrum signals transmitted from remotely located sources such as aircraft flying at very high altitudes or from a satellite constellation. A bistatic spread spectrum radar system using a satellite constellation can be integrated with a communications system and/or with a system using long baseline radar interferometry to validate the digital terrain elevation database. The reliability and safety of TCAS and ADS-B are improved by using the signals transmitted from a TCAS or ADS-B unit as a radar transmitter with a receiver used to receive reflections. Aircraft and other objects using spread spectrum radar are detected by using two separate receiving systems. Cross-Correlation between the outputs of the two receiving systems reveals whether a noise signal is produced by the receiving systems themselves or is coming from the outside. | Jed Margolin (VC Highlands, NV) | --- | 2010-10-22 | 2013-02-12 | G01S13/48, G01S13/93 | 12/910779 |
| 2725 | 8370057 | Audiovisual display modes for sense-and-avoid system for aerial vehicles | The invention provides six different display modes illustrating interaction and relative locations of two or more aerial vehicles (AVs) , with at least one of the AVs being controllable by a ground-based or airborne-based controller of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or a pilot of a standard manned aircraft. Some display modes also indicate a predicted distance of closest approach of two AVs, the possibility of conflict or collision, and a remaining time, measured relative to the present time, before this conflict occurs. An audio and/or visual indicator advises the AV controller if this conflict event is likely to occur and recommends an acceleration or deceleration increment that may avoid such conflict. | Stanley Robert Herwitz (Newton, MA) | --- | 2010-03-22 | 2013-02-05 | G06F17/10 | 12/661672 |
| 2726 | 8368584 | Airspace risk mitigation system | An airspace risk mitigation system includes a plurality of airspace input sources, an airspace data fusion and sensor coordination system, a communications link, and a risk mitigation support system. The airspace input sources includes a radar for generating radar data for an airspace, and an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver for generating additional data for the airspace. The airspace data fusion and sensor coordination system is configured to receive airspace data from the plurality of airspace input sources, correlating airspace data with new or known objects in the airspace, fusing airspace data into a common airspace data set, and generating target and system status information. The risk mitigation support system is configured to calculate a risk associated with aircraft operation in the airspace as a function of the target and system status information. | Mark Anthony Askelson (Thompson, ND), Benjamin M. Trapnell (Grand Forks, ND), Christopher Joseph Theisen (Thompson, ND), Ronald Arthur Marsh (Grand Forks, ND), Timothy Raymond Young (Grand Forks, ND), Hassan Reza (Grand Forks, ND) | The University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND) | 2010-06-10 | 2013-02-05 | G01S13/00 | 12/813276 |
| 2727 | 8366037 | Towable aerovehicle system with automated tow line release | An unmanned, towable aerovehicle is described and includes a container to hold cargo, an autogyro assembly connected to the container and to provide flight characteristics, and a controller to control operation the autogyro assembly for unmanned flight. The container includes a connection to connect to a powered aircraft to provide forward motive force to power the autogyro assembly. In an example, the autogyro assembly includes a mast extending from the container, a rotatable hub on an end of the mast, and a plurality of blades connected to the hub for rotation to provide lift to the vehicle. In an example, an electrical motor rotates the blades prior to lift off to assist in take off. The electrical motor does not have enough power to sustain flight of the vehicle. | John William Morris (Apple Valley, MN), Charles Jarnot (Milford, KS) | Heliplane, Llc (Edina, MN) | 2010-05-21 | 2013-02-05 | B65D3/00, B65D47/00 | 12/785420 |
| 2728 | 8358420 | Spectrometer for identifying analyte materials | A spectrometer for identifying an analyte material. One embodiment of the spectrometer includes a single ultrashort pulsed laser (USPL) source, a fiber interferometer, a frequency converter and a transceiver. The USPL source is configured to generate a laser beam. The interferometer is operatively coupled to the USPL source, and is configured to split the laser beam into a first laser beam and a second laser beam, providing a variable difference in lengths between the paths of the first laser beam and the second laser beam. The spectrometer then electronically scans the variable-path second laser beam over the first laser beam to generate interferogram patterns. The frequency converter is configured to receive the interferogram patterns from the interferometer, and perform a frequency conversion of the interferogram patterns to form an output beam. The transceiver is configured to transmit the output beam and to receive radiation from the analyte material. The radiation is thereafter used to identify the analyte material. | Kristin Marie DeWitt (Vienna, VA), Merrick Joseph DeWitt (Vienna, VA) | System Planning Corporation (Arlington, VA) | 2010-02-26 | 2013-01-22 | G01B9/02 | 12/660403 |
| 2729 | 8355834 | Multi-sensor autonomous control of unmanned aerial vehicles | Multi-sensor autonomous control of unmanned aerial vehicles systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a variable autonomy control system for an unmanned aerial vehicle include a variable autonomy processing unit. The variable autonomy processing unit illustratively receives inputs from multiple sensors. It utilizes the inputs to generate commands to control the unmanned aerial vehicle at variable autonomy levels. | David S. Duggan (Lewisville, TX), David A. Felio (Flower Mound, TX), Billy B. Pate (Frisco, TX), Vince R. Longhi (Dallas, TX), Jerry L. Petersen (Southlake, TX), Mark J. Bergee (Southlake, TX) | L-3 Unmanned Systems, Inc. (Carrollton, TX) | 2011-11-16 | 2013-01-15 | G01C22/00 | 13/297736 |
| 2730 | 8354627 | Torsion stop deployment system for airborne object | Embodiments of a torsion stop deployment system for utilization onboard an airborne object are provided. In one embodiment, the torsion stop deployment system includes a deployable element hingedly coupled to the airborne object and rotatable from a non-deployed position to a deployed position. The torsion stop deployment system further includes a torsion bar member, which is fixedly coupled to the airborne object and which resiliently resists the rotation of the deployable element to reduce shock to the airborne object during deployment of the deployable element. | Robert W. Martin (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2009-10-15 | 2013-01-15 | F42B10/14 | 12/579970 |
| 2731 | 8353199 | Multi-degree-of-freedom test stand for unmanned air vehicles | The invention is a multiple degree-of-freedom test stand for unmanned air vehicles, and is particularly useful for small or micro unmanned air vehicles. The stand is gravity balanced using springs such that no weight of any part of the stand becomes a burden to the tested vehicle when it flies while constrained to the stand. A joint and a plurality of members are used to enable multiple degrees of freedom. | Ou Ma (Las Cruces, NM), Carlos E. Ortega (Las Cruces, NM), Ken Ruble (Chaparral, NM), Qi Lu (Pudong, CN) | Arrowhead Center, Inc. (Las Cruces, NM) | 2010-04-19 | 2013-01-15 | B64C17/00, F16M11/00, A63H27/00, A47B9/02 | 12/762981 |
| 2732 | 8350201 | Systems, apparatus and methods to compensate for roll orientation variations in missile components | The roll orientation of a thrust vector control (TVC) or other missile section is measured and used to compensate the operation of the control surface. A measurement of a roll orientation of the control surface relative to the missile is obtained from a detector, memory or other source. Compensated control commands are determined at least in part based upon the measurement to account for the roll orientation of the control surface relative to the missile, and the compensated control command is provided to thereby actuate the control surface during operation of the missile. | Thomas W. Bastian (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2010-10-14 | 2013-01-08 | F42B15/01 | 12/904881 |
| 2733 | 8348193 | Method and apparatus for retrieving a hovering aircraft | For retrieval of a hovering aircraft, a cable, bar, or similar fixture is suspended in an approximately horizontal orientation across the retrieval area between two well-separated supports. The aircraft slowly flies into this fixture, which then slides along the aircraft in a direction approximately parallel with the aircraft's thrust line. This leads to the aircraft becoming fastened to the fixture by an interceptor or aircraft capturer, which in alternative embodiments are respectively on the aircraft or the fixture or both. Thrust is then reduced, and the aircraft comes to rest hanging from the fixture for subsequent removal. Retrieval is thus accomplished with simple and economical apparatus, light and unobtrusive elements on the aircraft, low risk of damage, and only moderate piloting accuracy. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2012-07-02 | 2013-01-08 | B64F1/02, B64F1/04 | 13/540032 |
| 2734 | 8346578 | Systems and methods for using unmanned aerial vehicles | Systems and methods to process overhead imagery received from overhead image sources are described herein. Examples include accessing an aerial image including a property, determining an owner of the property, determining whether the owner of the property is eligible to be a member of a financial institution, determining whether the owner of the property has property insurance with the financial institution for the property type of the property in the aerial image, and presenting an offer for insurance to insure the property in the aerial image when the owner is determined to be eligible for the financial institution and does not already have insurance with the financial institution. Examples include accessing an aerial image of properties, determining damage estimates, and reserving resources to repair the properties based on the damage estimates. Examples include receiving information describing property damage, determining a cause, and based on the cause, conditionally deploying a unmanned aerial vehicle to perform insurance adjustment activities. | John Chandler Hopkins, III (San Antonio, TX), Michael Patrick Bueche, Jr. (San Antonio, TX), Andre Rene Buentello (San Antonio, TX), James Philip Hillman (San Antonio, TX), Bradly Jay Billman (San Antonio, TX) | United Services Automobile Association (San Antonio, TX) | 2011-08-26 | 2013-01-01 | G06Q40/00 | 13/219494 |
| 2735 | 8340358 | Visual camouflage with thermal and radar suppression and methods of making the same | A visual camouflage system that provides at least one of thermal or radar suppression is described. The system includes a vinyl layer having a camouflage pattern on a front surface of the vinyl layer. The camouflage pattern includes a site-specific camouflage pattern. A laminate layer is secured over the front surface of the vinyl layer coating the camouflage pattern to provide protection to the camouflage pattern and strengthen the vinyl layer. One or more nanomaterials are disposed on at least one of the vinyl layer, camouflage pattern, or the laminate to provide at least one of thermal or radar suppression. | K. Dominic Cincotti (Fayetteville, NC), Trevor J. Kracker (Lumberton, NC) | Military Wraps Research and Development, Inc. (Lumberton, NC) | 2009-04-24 | 2012-12-25 | G06K9/00, H01Q17/00, B32B3/00 | 12/386986 |
| 2736 | 8336818 | Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation | In a vehicle, having a fixed supporting structure and a load movable relative thereto, a jam tolerant actuating system, a method for controlling this system including: Locating a physical coupling/decoupling mechanism between the load and an actuator assembly as close a practicable to the load, constructing the coupling/uncoupling mechanism to be reversible, and hence testable, and controlling the connection/disconnection via decision making electronics which will detect any system failure by monitoring, at a minimum: actuator main motor load and speed, and actuator output load. Also set forth are specific embodiments of pivotable rotary geared actuators as well as linear ball screw type actuators embodying the coupling/uncoupling mechanisms of this invention. | James E. Flatt (Foothill Ranch, CA) | Parker-Hannifin Corporation (Cleveland, OH) | 2007-10-30 | 2012-12-25 | B64C13/24, F16H29/02 | 11/928508 |
| 2737 | 8336817 | Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation | In a vehicle, having a fixed supporting structure and a load movable relative thereto, a jam tolerant actuating system, a method for controlling this system including: Locating a physical coupling/decoupling mechanism between the load and an actuator assembly as close a practicable to the load, constructing the coupling/uncoupling mechanism to be reversible, and hence testable, and controlling the connection/disconnection via decision making electronics which will detect any system failure by monitoring, at a minimum: actuator main motor load and speed, and actuator output load. Also set forth are specific embodiments of pivotable rotary geared actuators as well as linear ball screw type actuators embodying the coupling/uncoupling mechanisms of this invention. | James E. Flatt (Foothill Ranch, CA) | Parker-Hannifin Corporation (Cleveland, OH) | 2007-10-30 | 2012-12-25 | B64C13/24, F16H29/02 | 11/928462 |
| 2738 | 8336810 | System, method and apparatus for widespread commercialization of hydrogen as a carbon-free alternative fuel source | A system for efficiently transporting hydrogen from where it can be economically made to where it is most needed using specially designed airships. Technologies such as geothermal, wind, solar, wave tidal or hydropower can be used to generate electricity in-situ or very near to the primary energy sources. This electricity can then be used to produce hydrogen directly from water through various methods known in the art. Hydrogen can be delivered from the place where it is produced to the place where it is needed using an airship in which the hydrogen gas can also be used for generating lift, providing propulsion energy and serving ancillary needs. In other embodiments of the invention, the airship of the present invention can be used to dramatically reduce the cost of transportation of freight, the cost of passenger transportation, and to save on the area required for landing at the points of loading/unloading and embarkation/debarkation. and in another embodiment, the airship of the present invention can be used for transporting water and food to areas where needed. A unique docking system can use a remotely piloted unmanned aircraft flown from the mother craft to carry a guide line into a receiving attachment point. | Rinaldo Brutoco (Ojai, CA) | --- | 2008-10-29 | 2012-12-25 | B64B1/02, B64D37/00, B64B1/62 | 12/290453 |
| 2739 | 8331611 | Overlay information over video | In accordance with a particular embodiment of the invention, a method for geotagging an image includes receiving an image of a real-world scene. Location information may be received corresponding to the image. The location information may identify the location of the real-world scene. The image may be synchronized with the location information corresponding to the image such that a two-dimensional point on the image corresponds to a three-dimensional location in the real world at the real-world scene. A geotag may be received. The geotag may tag the image at the image at the two-dimensional point and provide additional information concerning the real-world scene. The geotag and the three-dimensional location in the real world at the real-world scene may be stored in a geotag database. | Larry J. Johnson, II (Sachse, TX), Nicholas W. Knize (Rockwall, TX), Roberto Reta (Richardson, TX) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2009-07-13 | 2012-12-11 | G06K9/00 | 12/501969 |
| 2740 | 8319833 | Video surveillance system | A surveillance system (10) that can be used covertly or overtly for observing a remote location (A) and providing information about events occurring at that location. Sensor (100-208) are used to obtain real time information about events at the location. The sensors include imaging devices, audio equipment and sensor detecting the presence of explosives or NBC materials. A transmitter (14) converts outputs from the sensors into a secure format and the resultant information is transmitted from the remote location to another location (B) distant from the location under surveillance. At this distant location, the information is converted into a video display format and is displayed, in real time, to one or more users of the system. This enables the users to be able to immediately respond to what is happening, or not happening, at the remote location and to undertake appropriate action in response to the immediate situation at the remote location. | Richard D. Weinstein (St. Louis, MO), Rickie L. Sauer (St. Louis, MO) | Sentrus, Inc. (Chesterfield, MO) | 2009-06-23 | 2012-11-27 | H04N7/14, H04N7/18, G06F19/00, G01M17/00, G06F7/00 | 12/489717 |
| 2741 | 8316555 | Non-contact data transfer from moving systems | Systems, devices, and methods are described that facilitate the transmission of image data collected by a sensor within a gimbal assembly. A gimbal assembly includes one or more sensors positioned within the gimbal assembly. The one or more sensors collect data. The gimbal assembly is controllable to aim the one or more sensors. The gimbal assembly further includes a communications module within the gimbal assembly. The communications module transmits at least one directional optical signal to communicate data collected by the sensor. At least one transducer is positioned to receive the at least one directional electromagnetic signal. | Emray Goossen (Albuquerque, NM), David Baughman (Albuquerque, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2009-12-09 | 2012-11-27 | G01B5/00 | 12/633998 |
| 2742 | 8314374 | Remotely-guided vertical take-off system and method for delivering an ordnance to a target | A lightweight, man-portable weapon delivery system includes a fuselage, and first and second wings mounted to opposing sides of the fuselage. The system includes an electric motor for driving a propeller for providing thrust to propel the system. The electric motor is mounted to the fuselage, and configured to be remotely started by a user. The system includes an imaging device mounted to the system and configured to capture images of a theater of operations of the system. The system includes a communication circuit in communication with the imaging device and configured to transmit the images from the imaging device to the user for viewing the theater of operations of the system for remotely steering the system. The communication circuit is configured to receive commands from the user for steering the system into the target. The system includes a payload configured to store the ordnance. | Burak Uzman (Kensington, MD) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2006-06-20 | 2012-11-20 | F41G7/20, F41G7/24, F41G7/30 | 11/455709 |
| 2743 | 8313057 | Aircraft | The inventive aircraft with off-aerodrome landing consists of a body (1) , a lifting wing (2) and the onboard part of a rope arresting and landing device comprising an arresting hook (5) which is provided with a grip (6) . In the preferred embodiment, said aircraft is provided with a propeller (3) arranged in an annular empennage (4) . Said arresting hook is arranged in such a way that it is rotatable around the transversal axis (8) of the aircraft situated in a longitudinal spacing of the aerodynamic mean chord of the wing. The aircraft leads for landing with the upwardly deployed arresting hook in such a way that the trajectory (12) of a top pickup point (6) is higher than the trajectory (13) of the highest top point of the aircraft and higher than a cable or rope (14) tensed on a landing area. The trajectory (13') of the highest point of the aircraft located ahead of the arresting hook passes at a lower level than the cable (14) . In said conditions, the grip of the arresting hook holds the cable which has a required effort for drawing it from a stationary arresting device. By overcoming said effort, the aircraft spends a flight kinetic energy and stops being suspended on the cable. | Valeriy Vasilievich Rednikov (Moscow, RU) | Rednikov Valeriy Vasilievich (Moscow, RU) | 2004-01-26 | 2012-11-20 | B64F1/02 | 10/544358 |
| 2744 | 8308106 | Hydrogen powered aircraft | Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel cell compresses ambient air for an oxidizer, and operates with the fuel and oxidizer at pressures below one atmosphere. | Paul B. MacCready (Pasadena, CA), Bart D. Hibbs (Altadena, CA), Robert F. Curtin (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2011-09-23 | 2012-11-13 | B64D27/24, B64D27/00 | 13/200466 |
| 2745 | 8308104 | Aircraft having a rotating turbine engine | The present invention describes an aircraft having a rotating engine. The aircraft comprises a means for rotating the engine 360.degree. to allow directional control of the aircraft via rotation of the engine's thrust output. The aircraft can further comprise a plurality of flap members located on the wings of the aircraft and in communication with the rotating gas turbine engine to further control and stabilize flight of the aircraft. The gas turbine engine of the aircraft can comprise a compressor, a combustion chamber, and at least two turbines mounted oppositely to the combustion chamber, such that the gas turbine engine is capable of generating more thrust from a single engine. | Kamyar Brothers (Los Angeles, CA) | --- | 2010-04-06 | 2012-11-13 | B64C15/00 | 12/755365 |
| 2746 | 8301326 | System and method for autonomous vehicle control | A system for localizing an autonomous vehicle to a target area can include a position indicator adapted for association with the vehicle in a three dimensional configuration, a detection device configured to detect the position indicator, a computation device configured to compute a position of the vehicle based on the detected position indicator and the relationship of the configuration to the vehicle orientation, a transmitter configured to receive information from the computation device and produce a signal carrying the information, a receiver configured to receive the signal from the transmitter and filter the information therefrom, and a control system configured for association with and control of one or more directional control components of the vehicle, the control being based on the information received from the receiver relating to localizing the vehicle to the target area. A method of for localizing a vehicle to a target area is also disclosed. | Robert S. Malecki (St. Paul, MN), Lue Her (Lake Elmo, MN), Ryan J. Thompson (St. Paul, MN), Anthony H. Giang (Lexington, MN) | Reconrobotics, Inc. (Edina, MN) | 2009-12-18 | 2012-10-30 | G05D1/00 | 12/642605 |
| 2747 | 8301119 | Method and apparatus for validating integrity of a mobile communication device | A method for validating integrity of a mobile communication device includes installing an integrity verification application on the mobile communication device. The method also includes establishing a first pass indicator and a second pass indicator including receiving a first instance of the first pass indicator. The method also includes receiving a second instance of the first pass indicator as a challenge for verification. In response to receiving the second instance of the first pass indicator, the second pass indicator may be displayed as an indication of the integrity. | Ty Lindteigen (Phoenix, AZ), Franklin David Van Voorhees (Fountain Hills, AZ) | Viasat, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) | 2012-05-21 | 2012-10-30 | H04M1/66 | 13/476920 |
| 2748 | 8296494 | Expanded electronic bus communication capacity | In an embodiment, an apparatus comprises a bus network having a set of lines, and a number of communication system devices associated with a number of electronics equipment connected to the bus in which each communication system device configures the electronics equipment to send and receive a plurality of signals on a line of the set of lines in a noise region of the set of lines. | Gregory L. Sheffield (O'Fallon, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-03-31 | 2012-10-23 | G06F13/42, G06F13/12 | 12/751219 |
| 2749 | 8296036 | Aircraft power management | An electric power management system of a vehicle may interconnect a power plant, a propeller drive unit, and a battery via a bus. A controller may direct the operation of the power plant and the propeller drive unit. In a slow control mode, the propeller drive unit may react slowly to small throttle change requests. In the slow control mode, the propeller drive unit may draw power completely or substantially from the power plant. Upon a throttle request to rapidly change propeller drive unit speed more than a threshold amount, the controller may direct that the propeller drive unit quickly obtain the requested speed by drawing power required from the battery in excess of that being generated from the power plant. Subsequently, the controller may direct that the power plant increase power generation to maintain the propeller drive unit at the new speed, and recharge or float the battery. | Thaddeus Benjamin Matuszeski (Sherman Oaks, CA), Rolland Mitchell Koch (Simi Valley, CA), Scott Garret Berman (Los Angeles, CA), Mujahid Abdulrahim (Canoga Park, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2009-09-23 | 2012-10-23 | B64C11/00, F02D9/00 | 12/565426 |
| 2750 | 8291716 | Hybrid propulsive engine including at least one independently rotatable turbine stator | A hybrid propulsive technique includes providing a flow of a working fluid through at least a portion of an at least one jet engine. The at least one jet engine includes an at least one turbine section, wherein the at least one turbine section includes at least one turbine stage. The at least one turbine stage includes an at least one turbine rotor and an at least one independently rotatable turbine stator. The hybrid propulsive technique further involves extracting energy at least partially in the form of electrical power from the working fluid, and converting at least a portion of the electrical power to torque. The hybrid propulsive technique further comprises rotating an at least one at least one independently rotatable turbine stator at least partially responsive to the converting the at least a portion of the electrical power to torque. | Glenn B. Foster (Newcastle, WA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, CA), Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Jordin T. Kare (Seattle, WA), Nathan P. Myhrvold (Medina, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Bellevue, WA), Thomas Allan Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Victoria Y. H. Wood (Livermore, CA) | The Invention Science Fund I Llc (N/A) | 2008-10-08 | 2012-10-23 | F02C7/275 | 12/287501 |
| 2751 | 8289985 | Waveform-independent contention access in a wireless hub-spoke network using IP packets | Methods and terminals can use Internet Protocol (IP) packets for waveform independent contention access in a hub-spoke network. In some embodiments, a spoke terminal can transmit a link allocation packet on an uplink when the uplink is available and the spoke terminal has data to transmit. The link allocation packet can be embedded within an IP packet. When the spoke terminal receives the link allocation packet on the downlink, the spoke terminal can transmit one or more IP packets with data, followed by a link release packet. The link release packet can be embedded within an IP packet. | W. Kyle Unice (Sandy, UT) | L-3 Communications, Corp. (New York, NY) | 2010-06-23 | 2012-10-16 | H04L12/28 | 12/821900 |
| 2752 | 8286920 | Positioning system for aerial refueling | A positioning system for aerial refueling of an aircraft provided with a first element for connection with a second element arranged on a tanker plane. The first and second elements are adapted to feed fuel from the tanker plane to the aircraft. A receiver on the aircraft is arranged to receive signals from the second element. A control unit on the aircraft controls the aircraft depending on the signals to steer the aircraft to a position for connecting the first and second elements. | Staffan Bogg (Vikingstad, SE) | Saab Ab (Linkoping, SE) | 2008-09-29 | 2012-10-16 | B64D39/00, G05D1/00 | 12/240394 |
| 2753 | 8286910 | Unmanned aircraft for telecommunicative or scientific purposes | Unmanned aircraft for telecommunicative or other scientific purposes, which is stationed at a determined height, in particular in the stratosphere. The aircraft includes a gas-filled balloon carrying a platform and equipment that maintains the platform in a position relative to the ground. The balloon carrying the platform is disposed in the interior of an external balloon of aerodynamical shape, particularly in the stratosphere. At least one low or high pressure insulation chamber filled with a medium is arranged between them and encircles the inner balloon. The medium used in the insulation chamber is a gas having a low thermal conductivity. The negative effects of the temperature differences are largely compensated so that the inner balloon can be produced from a lighter and cheaper material, thereby increasing durably its longevity. | Kamal Alavi (Walchwil, CH) | --- | 2006-07-01 | 2012-10-16 | B64B1/02 | 12/160119 |
| 2754 | 8283558 | Solar cell assembly with combined handle substrate and bypass diode and method | A solar cell assembly and method are disclosed. The solar cell assembly comprises a substrate having a front surface and a back surface, wherein the substrate has a p-n junction providing reverse bias protection, and wherein the substrate functions as a bypass diode. The solar cell assembly further comprises a multijunction solar cell having a plurality of solar cell layers, wherein the multijunction solar cell has a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being attached to the front surface of the substrate. The solar cell assembly further comprises an electrical connector element positioned adjacent the front surface of the substrate and the first surface of the multijunction solar cell, a first contact coupled to the back surface of the substrate, and at least one second contact coupled to a portion of the second surface of the multijunction solar cell. | Jerry R. Kukulka (Santa Clarita, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-03-27 | 2012-10-09 | H01L31/00 | 12/413353 |
| 2755 | 8280702 | Vehicle aspect control | A computer system and method for determining a survivability aspect control signal for an aircraft is disclosed. The computer system can include a processor and a memory including software instructions adapted to cause the computer system to perform a series of steps. The steps can include providing a plurality of signature exposure models, each signature exposure model corresponding to a threat sensor and including a threat sensor characteristic and a threat operational characteristic. A portion of a mission can be selected along with one or more of the models based on the selected mission portion. The steps can include calculating a signature exposure index based on the one or more selected models and the selected mission portion and providing a survivability aspect control signal based on the signature exposure index. | Carl R. Herman (Owego, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-07-08 | 2012-10-02 | G06F7/60, G06F17/10, G06G7/78, G08G1/16 | 12/169297 |
| 2756 | 8275494 | System, apparatus and method for controlling an aircraft | Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for controlling an aircraft. | Michael Roth (Staten Island, NY) | --- | 2009-12-31 | 2012-09-25 | B64C19/00 | 12/650644 |
| 2757 | 8275492 | Method and a set of means for piloting an aircraft | The present disclosure relates to a method and a set of means for piloting an aircraft used, first of all, for detecting emergency situations and for removing the consequences thereof, which make it possible perform all possible control modes for piloting the same aircraft in the form of an aircraft hand-flown by a pilot with the aid of flight control means, an aircraft remotely flown by instructions of a control station technical means and an independent automated aircraft flown by instructions of the aircraft equipment. In order to carry out the remote, automatic and independent control of the aircraft, the power drive units of control equipment, a system for the switch-on and off thereof and technical supporting means are provided on the aircraft board and on the control station. | Gennady Ivanovich Volkov (Zhukovsky, RU), ( ) }tsev Za {grave over Yury Anatol {grave over ( ) }evich (Moscow, RU), Aleksandr Vasil {grave over Koldaev ( ) }evich (Moscow, RU), Aleksandr Ur {grave over Kondrashina ( ) }evich (Moscow, RU), Michail Vadimovich Korzhuev (Zhukovsky, RU), Yury Ivanovich Malov (Moscow, RU), Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Morzhin (Zhukovsky, RU), Valery Victorovich Podkidov (Zhukovsky, RU), Aleksandr Nikolaevich Pronin (Moscow, RU), Vladimir Alekseevich Savin (Moscow, RU) | Irkut Corporation (RU) | 2005-09-05 | 2012-09-25 | G05D1/00 | 12/065843 |
| 2758 | 8274024 | Control surface assemblies with torque tube base | Control surface assemblies have a torque tube base. In one embodiment, a method includes moving an aerospace vehicle through a medium, and moving at least a portion of a control surface assembly to generate a force for controlling the vehicle. | Jeffery D. Russom (Chesterfield, MO), Lawrence R. White (Florissant, MO), James Greenwood (St. Peters, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-01-31 | 2012-09-25 | F42B15/01, B64C1/26 | 13/018406 |
| 2759 | 8270963 | Cross domain notification | A commercial off-the-shelf smartphone is adapted, through software modifications only, to provide multiple operating domains or domains that provide differing levels of security and reliability. Each operating domain is isolated from the others. Detection of unauthorized modification is provided. Cross domain activity notification is provided. | Steven R. Hart (Carlsbad, CA), Ty Lindteigen (Phoenix, AZ), Phil Mar (Carlsbad, CA), Christopher Paul Wren (Carlsbad, CA) | Viasat, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) | 2010-10-01 | 2012-09-18 | H04M3/00 | 12/896794 |
| 2760 | 8269893 | Optical payload electrical system | A compact optical payload for an unmanned aircraft includes two infrared cameras for wide and narrow field viewing, a daylight color camera, a laser pointer and a laser range finder. | Stephen V. McKaughan (Arlington, MA), Philip A. Rombult (Boxford, MA), Robert J. Campbell, Jr. (Manchester, NH) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2009-05-11 | 2012-09-18 | H04N9/74, G06F15/16 | 12/463922 |
| 2761 | 8268107 | Fly away caul plate | Techniques and apparatus for providing a fly away caul plate are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for curing a composite structure includes placing a pre-cured caul plate proximate an uncured composite lay-up, the lay-up may or may not include one or more stiffeners extending substantially perpendicular to the lay-up surface, the caul plate including an aperture for receiving the at least one stiffener. A force may be exerted against the caul plate to engage the composite lay-up. Heat and/or pressure may be applied to the composite lay-up to cure the stiffener panel and co-bond the caul plate to the composite lay-up. | Thomas A. Albertson (West Grove, PA), Karl R. Bernetich (Wilmington, DE), Robert J. Freeman (Newtown, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-09-21 | 2012-09-18 | B29C70/68 | 11/859134 |
| 2762 | 8267348 | Unmanned aircraft as a platform for telecommunication or other scientific purposes | Unmanned aircraft used as a platform for telecommunication or other scientific purposes at a predetermined altitude in the stratosphere. The unmanned aircraft includes a pressurized balloon filled with gas and that supports the platform. The pressurized balloon is arranged within an outer balloon provided with an aerodynamic external shape in the stratosphere and forms a low-pressure or high-pressure insulating chamber around the pressurized balloon. A heating and cooling system circulates medium in the insulating chamber and electrically driven propellers are located outside the outer balloon to maintain the position of the platform relative to the Earth. The negative effects that extreme differences in temperature have on the gas pressure in the pressurized balloon are thus largely cancelled such that the pressurized balloon can be made of a lighter and cheaper material and the service life thereof is effectively extended. | Kamal Alavi (Walchwil, CH) | --- | 2005-06-30 | 2012-09-18 | B64B1/02 | 11/994014 |
| 2763 | 8258998 | Device, system and method of protecting aircrafts against incoming threats | Device, system and method of protecting aircrafts against incoming threats. for example, a system for protecting an aircraft against an incoming threat includes: one or more electro-optic sensors to substantially continuously search for the incoming threat, and to generate a signal indicating that a possible incoming threat is detected, one or more radar sensors to be activated in response to the signal, and to search for the incoming threat, and a central computer to determine whether or not the incoming threat exists, based on a sensor fusion algorithm able to fuse data received from the one or more electro-optic sensors and data received from the one or more radar sensors. | Ronen Factor (Ramat Gan, IL), David Dragucki (Herzeliya, IL), Ariye Yehuda Caplan (Haifa, IL), Zahi Ben Ari (Haniel, IL), Semion Zelikman (Rishon Lezion, IL), Colin Henry Hamilton (Blaustein, DE), George Weiss (Kipfenberg, DE), Erwin Franz Keller (Oberhaching, DE), Erhard Seibt (Otterfing, DE) | Bird Aerosystems Limited (Herzelia, IL), Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn DE) | 2010-03-04 | 2012-09-04 | G01S13/86, G01S7/38 | 12/659350 |
| 2764 | 8256716 | Aircraft flight termination system and method | An aircraft has a flight termination system that allows flight of an unmanned aircraft to be quickly and efficiently terminated. The flight termination system separates one of the control surfaces of the aircraft, such as a wing, from a fuselage of the aircraft, while one or more other control surfaces connected to the fuselage. The separation may be accomplished by firing one or more explosive bolts to release a clamp that connects the control surface to the fuselage. The separation causes an asymmetry in configuration that results in a rapid crash of the aircraft. The flight termination system causes termination to be effected in small flight footprint, without use of powerful explosives, and without a large cost in weight or volume. The flight termination system may be used in unpowered or powered aircraft. | Mark C. Dietrich (Tucson, AZ), Charles N. Trepanier (Vail, AZ), Timothy R. Werch (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2008-04-30 | 2012-09-04 | B64C1/06 | 12/112047 |
| 2765 | 8255153 | Automatic alerting method and system for aerial vehicle target tracking | This invention provides a system and method for automatically inferring when a target that is being tracked by an aerial vehicle is doing something significant (e.g. stopping suddenly, changing direction quickly or getting out of track view) , and consequently alerting an operator. The alerting system also provides a classification of what the target is doing. It frees the operator from continuously monitoring the imagery stream so the operator can perform other tasks. | Kingsley Fregene (Andover, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-01-23 | 2012-08-28 | G01C21/00 | 12/018641 |
| 2766 | 8248297 | Phase noise measurement system and method | System that measures absolute or additive phase noise includes a power divider for dividing an input RF signal, a local oscillator, two mixers, each arranged in a path of a respective signal component from the power divider and receiving input from the power divider and local oscillator, two digital radio frequency memories, each associated with a respective mixer and receiving an input signal therefrom, and a digital signal processor that receives signals from the digital radio frequency memories and outputs a digital data stream indicative of measured phase noise. for absolute phase noise measurement, phase noise of the input RF signal is provided. for additive phase noise measurement, a unit under test is arranged in one of the paths between the power divider and the mixer. The system may be interposed between a radar transmitter of a radar environment simulator and a radar receiver coupled to a radar target display. | John Baker (South Setauket, NY), Eli Levi (Dix Hills, NY) | Advanced Testing Technologies, Inc. (Hauppauge, NY) | 2011-09-20 | 2012-08-21 | G01S13/00, G01S7/40 | 13/236869 |
| 2767 | 8246414 | Air shifter toy model | The present invention provides an unconventional and proprietary radio control (RC) or infrared remote control (IR) toy model/airplane which can intentionally shift or change its center of gravity (COG) to different positions along the longitudinal centerline of the aircraft or fuselage. The incremental shifting or moving of the COG from front to rear or vice versa incrementally changes the ''angle of attack'' of the wing, thereby producing a variable range of viable flight attitudes and resultant terminal velocities (top speeds) . Therefore, users can easily select an appropriate speed for the airplane to fly in limited indoor spaces or in larger outdoor areas. Additionally, the COG shifting of the present invention can be applied not only to RC and IR controlled toy models/aircrafts but may also be implemented into real aircrafts including manned and unmanned aircraft for civilian and/or military applications. | Masaki Suzuki (Yamagata, JP) | Top Notch Toys Ltd. Co. (Harbour, Tst, Kowloon, HK) | 2010-06-22 | 2012-08-21 | A63H27/18, A63H27/30 | 12/820294 |
| 2768 | 8245968 | Method and apparatus for retrieving a hovering aircraft | For retrieval of a hovering aircraft, a cable, bar, or similar fixture is suspended in an approximately horizontal orientation across the retrieval area between two well-separated supports. The aircraft slowly flies into this fixture, which then slides along the aircraft in a direction approximately parallel with the aircraft's thrust line. This leads to the aircraft becoming fastened to the fixture by an interceptor or aircraft capturer, which in alternative embodiments are respectively on the aircraft or the fixture or both. Thrust is then reduced, and the aircraft comes to rest hanging from the fixture for subsequent removal. Retrieval is thus accomplished with simple and economical apparatus, light and unobtrusive elements on the aircraft, low risk of damage, and only moderate piloting accuracy. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Aeroval Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2011-02-10 | 2012-08-21 | B64F1/02, B64F1/04 | 13/024843 |
| 2769 | 8244455 | Apparatus and method for determining the position of a vehicle with respect to a terrain | Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a position of a vehicle with respect to a terrain. The method comprises accumulating data received from at least one sensor device regarding the occupancy of a spatial region between the vehicle and a first geographic region of the terrain, generating an evidence grid that describes the occupancy of the spatial region, identifying the position of the first geographic region of the terrain based on the evidence grid and previously compiled reference data, and determining the position of the vehicle based on the position of the first geographic region of the terrain with respect to the previously compiled reference data. | Timothy John Case (Marriottsville, MD), John B. Mckitterick (Columbia, MD), Randy Black (Glendale, AZ) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-09-09 | 2012-08-14 | G01C21/30 | 12/207097 |
| 2770 | 8244268 | System and method for communicating with a plurality of remote communication units | A communication system and method provides data and voice communication from a base unit to a plurality of mobile command units and a plurality of remote units located at different locations across a geographical area. | Christopher A. Brown (Bloomington, IN), Andrew Figg (Bloomfield, IN), John F. Schneider (Huntingburg, IN) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2009-09-30 | 2012-08-14 | H04W72/00, H04L12/66 | 12/571315 |
| 2771 | 8239586 | Method and apparatus for interfacing with multiple objects using an object independent interface protocol | A method and apparatus is presented for using multiple device specific interface protocols for communicating with a platform, where each of the devices comprises a set of parameters. for each parameter of each set of parameters a function call is established to set the parameter for each of the devices that enable the parameter. Using each function call, the plurality of object specific interface protocols is then transformed into a non-device specific interface protocol for communication with the platform. | Elden Crom (Tucson, AZ), David Crowe (Tucson, AZ), Paul Kenjora (Phoenix, AZ), Sean Mulholland (Tucson, AZ) | Tucson Embedded Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ) | 2009-05-01 | 2012-08-07 | G06F3/00, G06F5/00 | 12/434488 |
| 2772 | 8239047 | Systems and methods for indirect control of processor enabled devices | Individuals can operate processor enabled devices at a high level of performance, even if they have little or no familiarity with those devices, by indirectly operating them through a first processor enabled device. The direct interactions of individuals with a familiar device can be communicated to one or more processors that perform signal processing functions in order to generate control signals that direct the operation of a second, unfamiliar processor-enabled device. In this closed-loop system, individuals can receive real-time feedback on the performance of the second device in a form associated with the operation of the first device. | Bryan Bergeron (Brookline, MA) | --- | 2009-07-15 | 2012-08-07 | G05B15/00, A63F9/24, G05B19/18, G05B11/01, G06F15/18, G06N3/08 | 12/503471 |
| 2773 | 8235327 | Adjustable servomechanism assemblies and associated systems and methods | Adjustable servomechanism assemblies and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. An unmanned aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a movable mechanism and a servomechanism assembly operably coupled to the movable mechanism. The system also includes an interface assembly operably coupled to an output shaft of the servo and the movable mechanism. The interface assembly includes an adapter portion carried by the output shaft and an output arm releasably engaged with the adapter portion. The adapter portion includes a first aperture having a non-round surface mated with a non-round surface of the output shaft, and a generally smooth, non-splined, engagement surface. The output arm includes a second aperture sized to receive at least a portion of the outer surface of the adapter portion. The second aperture includes generally smooth inner surface in contact with and rotatable through 360 degrees relative to the engagement surface of the adapter portion. | Clifford Jackson (White Salmon, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2009-03-18 | 2012-08-07 | B64C13/20 | 12/406908 |
| 2774 | 8234068 | System, module, and method of constructing a flight path used by an avionics system | A present novel and non-trivial system, module, and method for constructing a flight path used by an avionics system are disclosed. A processor receives flight plan data and object data associated with terrain and obstacles. Free cells are extracted above the objects using a recursive space decomposition technique, and a reference path is formed through traversable free space determined from the availability of free cells. In an additional embodiment, threat data associated with hostile military weaponry and significant meteorological conditions could affect the availability of free cells. A genetic algorithm applying genetic operators which include mutators is employed with aircraft kinematic constraints to refine the reference path used to form a population of best path candidates. When a best path is reached after cycling through a re-generation process of path candidates, flight path data representative of the best path is generated and provided to at least one avionics system. | Shih-Yih Young (Marion, IA), Kristen M. Jerome (Central City, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2009-01-15 | 2012-07-31 | G01C21/00 | 12/321112 |
| 2775 | 8229768 | Systems and methods for processing overhead imagery | Systems and methods to process overhead imagery received from overhead image sources are described herein. In one example, the method may include receiving an overhead image, detecting features on a property and deriving business information using the features. In another example, the system may include an overheard imagery module to positionally correlate images and an image analyzer to determine one or more features on a property. In a further example, the method may include receiving an overhead image, correlating the image with land maps, parsing individual properties, determining the property's values and aggregating the values across the image to derive a risk. | John Chandler Hopkins, III (San Antonio, TX) | United Services Automobile Association (San Antonio, TX) | 2007-06-13 | 2012-07-24 | G06Q40/00 | 11/762707 |
| 2776 | 8229606 | Systems and methods for estimating position, attitude, and/or heading of a vehicle | A system for estimating at least one of position, attitude, and heading of a vehicle is disclosed. The system includes at least three gyroscopes configured to output a signal indicative of inertial angular rates around three mutually orthogonal axes of the vehicle and at least three accelerometers configured to output a signal indicative of accelerations along three mutually orthogonal axes of the vehicle. The system further includes a triaxial magnetometer configured to output a signal indicative of a projection of ambient magnetic field on three mutually orthogonal axes of the vehicle. The system also includes a sensor configured to output a signal indicative of vehicle altitude and a differential pressure sensor configured to output a signal indicative of airspeed of the vehicle. The system further includes a device configured to receive the signals and estimate at least of one of position, attitude, and heading of the vehicle. | David William Vos (Delaplane, VA), Vladislav Gavrilets (Fairfax, VA) | Rockwell Collins Control Technologies, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2005-06-02 | 2012-07-24 | G05D1/00, G06F7/00, G05D3/00, G05D1/08, G06F17/00 | 11/628115 |
| 2777 | 8226359 | Variable guide vane actuator with thermal management | A variable guide vane actuator for positioning the guide vanes of a turbine engine in a hypersonic missile uses compressor exhaust to drive a linked, floating piston assembly that is coupled to the guide vanes. The relatively low pressure compressor exhaust is metered by a valve to drive the piston arrangement to accurately position the guide vanes in proportion to the input control signal. Reliability and accuracy gains are achieved by inhibiting the effects of vibration and thermal distortion through the elimination of piston/bore contact, the use of a rigid, cantilevered mounting arrangement and cooling with the pre-combusted liquid fuel. | Harvey B. Jansen (Mesa, AZ), David K. Shields (Mesa, AZ) | Jansen's Aircraft Systems Controls, Inc. (Tempe, AZ) | 2011-11-28 | 2012-07-24 | F01D17/16 | 13/305483 |
| 2778 | 8226043 | Autonomous stratosphere platform | The present invention relates to an autonomous stratosphere platform which is preferably intended to be positioned in the stratosphere, is carried by a carrying shield (1) and is controlled by a control and drive unit (3) which can use control elements (301) to control the carrying shield (1) via lines (302) . A cable (5) is used to connect the control and drive unit (3) to a capsule (2) which is intended to hold a payload and the requisite electrical and electronic components for operating the autonomous stratosphere platform. A control element (8) having an anchoring shield (6) is fastened to the capsule (2) , again on a cable (5) . The stratosphere platform experiences uplift as a result of the wind gradient between the wind layer of the anchoring shield (6) and that of the carrying shield (1) . The control element (8) and the control and drive unit (3) contain at least one respective GPS receiver and radio means for transmitting their coordinates to a receiver in the capsule (2) , as well as a respective cable pulley for changing the length of the cable (5) . The cable (5) , the capsule (2) , the control and drive unit (3) and the control element (8) have radar transponders (9) or Luneburg lenses for passive localization. | Andreas Reinhard (Zurich, CH) | Iii-Solutions Gmbh (Glattbrugg, CH) | 2006-06-30 | 2012-07-24 | B64D17/08 | 12/225250 |
| 2779 | 8226039 | Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods | Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, an unmanned aircraft can include a fuselage having a first fuselage section and a second fuselage section adjacent to and at least approximately longitudinally aligned with the first fuselage section. The aircraft can also include at least one vibration isolation device coupling the first fuselage section to the second fuselage section. The vibration isolation device is translationally stiffer along a longitudinal axis than it is along a lateral and a vertical axis, and rotationally stiffer about a pitch and a yaw axis than it is about a roll axis. | Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Tyler Patrick Horton (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2012-01-10 | 2012-07-24 | B64C1/00 | 13/347624 |
| 2780 | 8224507 | Systems and methods of improving or increasing information concerning, particularly, runway conditions available to pilots of landing aircraft | Addressed are systems and methods for providing to pilots of landing aircraft real-time (or near real-time) information concerning runway conditions and aircraft-stopping performance to be encountered upon landing. The systems and methods contemplate using more objective data than utilized at present and providing the information in automated manner. Information may be obtained by using conventional ground-based runway friction testers or, advantageously, by using air-based equipment such as (but not limited to) unmanned aerospace vehicles (UAVs) . | Daniel J. Edwards (Burlington, NJ), Peter T. Mahal (Berwyn, PA), Mark A. Slimko (Crystal Lake, IL) | Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation (Aston, PA) | 2007-12-17 | 2012-07-17 | G06F19/00, G08B21/00, B64C25/42 | 11/957707 |
| 2781 | 8224501 | Store management system and method of operating the same | A method for controlling an unmanned platform from a manned station is provided. The method includes transmitting a master arm control message from the manned station to the unmanned platform via a first control path, transmitting a first critical control message from the manned station to the unmanned platform via a second control path that is independent of the first control path, and transmitting a second critical control message from the manned station to the unmanned platform via a third control path that is different than the first control path and the second control path. | Stefano Angelo Mario Lassini (Lowell, MI), Eric Daniel Buehler (Grand Rapids, MI) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2008-09-30 | 2012-07-17 | G01C23/00 | 12/241997 |
| 2782 | 8220038 | Method for securely routing communications | A method and program product for securely routing communicating data between sources and destinations having various data protocols. Data protocols are converted to internet protocol, if not already in internet protocol, for routing. Cryptographic keys of the source, the message, and the destination are verified. If a source and a destination share the same control system, the communication need not, but may, be encrypted for routing, otherwise, the communication is encrypted for routing on the local area network and then decrypted before transmission to the destination. Some communications require further security processing, such as in a HAIPE for certain SATCOM communications. Also, a method and a program product to initialize the secure routing system by loading cryptographic keys, configuring components of the routing system, and loading preprogrammed communication parameters. The programming dynamically responds and changes routing of a communication depending on what communication parameters change. | Frank A. Lucchesi (Burnsville, MN), Christopher T. Wolff (Shoreview, MN) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-04-25 | 2012-07-10 | G06F21/00 | 12/109937 |
| 2783 | 8219799 | Secure communication system | A secure communication system that includes a communication processor, an internet protocol converter that converts data to and from its original protocol to internet protocol, an encryptor/decryptor to provide additional security for communications that are routed through the secure communication system, and a cryptography module and other logic that identifies the security classification of data and verifies the cryptographic keys of the source, in the communication, and of the destination. An additional security processor may be provided as required by secure communication standards. The secure communication system may also include an a internet router that routes the data through the secure communication system. The communication processor provides real-time control and can change a source or destination, an encryption key, a security level, the protocol of a communication in response to sensor data received from a communicating entity or from command signals from a connected or remote control system. | Frank A. Lucchesi (Burnsville, MN), Christopher T. Wolff (Shoreview, MN), Jeffrey J. Byrnes (Silver Bay, MN) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-04-25 | 2012-07-10 | H04L9/00 | 12/109867 |
| 2784 | 8219363 | Jet noise modeling method, jet noise analyzing method, and aircraft designing method | A jet noise source modeling method of creating a jet noise source model, includes: setting a plurality of point sound sources by quantizing a strength distribution of a jet noise source determined through an analysis of a jet stream and determining respective sound source strengths of respective point sound sources, and determining respective phases of the respective point sound sources based on a known noise level of a far free sound field related with the jet stream. An aircraft having an airframe capable of insulating the interior thereof from noises is designed on the basis of the results of the analysis. | Noboru Masukawa (Kakamigahara, JP), Eiji Shima (Kakamigahara, JP), Kenji Hayama (Kakamigahara, JP) | Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Kobe-Shi, JP) | 2007-10-17 | 2012-07-10 | G06F7/60 | 11/907796 |
| 2785 | 8219264 | Close formation flight positioning system using air data measurements | A close formation flight positioning system uses only air data measurements without a data link. The wake vortex of a lead aircraft generates horizontal, vertical and lateral induced velocities that vary with horizontal, vertical and lateral position from its wing. Two or more laterally or vertically separated air data sensors on a follower aircraft measure impact pressure, angle of attack and angle of sideslip, which are converted to horizontal, vertical and lateral velocity components. By comparing these velocity component measurements, using the distance between the sensors on the follower aircraft and the wing span of the lead aircraft, the distance from the follower to the lead aircraft can be determined. If weight, speed and altitude of the lead aircraft are known, then two sensors on the follower aircraft are sufficient to determine relative positions. If those conditions are not known, then three sensors on the follower aircraft are needed. | William B. Blake (Xenia, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC), N/A (N/A) | 2009-06-08 | 2012-07-10 | G01C23/00 | 12/479889 |
| 2786 | 8218341 | Integrated aircraft power conditioning unit | An integrated power conditioning unit includes a DC bus, a first terminal for connection to first AC equipment, a second terminal for connection to second AC equipment, a first inverter circuit providing bi-directional AC-DC conversion between a first AC power signal and a first DC power signal, and a converter assembly providing bi-directional AC-DC conversion between a second AC power signal and a second DC power signal. A control module controls the first inverter circuit such that the first DC power signal may flow from/to the DC bus and the first AC power signal may flow from/to the first terminal. The control module also controls the converter assembly such that the second AC signal power signal may flow from/to the second terminal and the second DC power signal may flow from/to the DC bus. | Herman Lucas Norbert Wiegman (Niskayuna, NY), William Eugene Carlson (Liberty Township, OH) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY) | 2008-09-26 | 2012-07-10 | H02M5/45, H02M7/48, H02J1/10 | 12/238905 |
| 2787 | 8217480 | Barrier infrared detector | A superlattice-based infrared absorber and the matching electron-blocking and hole-blocking unipolar barriers, absorbers and barriers with graded band gaps, high-performance infrared detectors, and methods of manufacturing such devices are provided herein. The infrared absorber material is made from a superlattice (periodic structure) where each period consists of two or more layers of InAs, InSb, InSbAs, or InGaAs. The layer widths and alloy compositions are chosen to yield the desired energy band gap, absorption strength, and strain balance for the particular application. Furthermore, the periodicity of the superlattice can be ''chirped'' (varied) to create a material with a graded or varying energy band gap. The superlattice based barrier infrared detectors described and demonstrated herein have spectral ranges covering the entire 3-5 micron atmospheric transmission window, excellent dark current characteristics operating at least 150K, high yield, and have the potential for high-operability, high-uniformity focal plane arrays. | David Z. Ting (Arcadia, CA), Arezou Khoshakhlagh (Pasadena, CA), Alexander Soibel (South Pasadena, CA), Cory J. Hill (Chesterfield, MO), Sarath D. Gunapala (Stevenson Ranch, CA) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) | 2011-08-03 | 2012-07-10 | H01L27/14 | 13/197588 |
| 2788 | 8213957 | Network autonomous wireless location system | A Network Autonomous Wireless Location System (NAWLS) is designed to allow for precise location of a mobile device (e.g., a cell phone) without interconnection to, and with minimal disruption of, the local wireless communications network. Using distributed radio network monitors (RNM) and a managed network emulator (NE) , mobile devices are sampled, acquired or captured. Once triggered by the RNM or NE, an untethered wireless location system (U-WLS) is used to calculate a precise location. The U-WLS, comprising mobile receiver sites, each capable of self location, exchanging information with other components of the NAWLS, and receiving or exchanging signals from the mobile device, utilizes various network-based and handset-based wireless location techniques dependent on the deployed options. In addition, the NAWLS includes data links interconnecting the U-WLS, NE and RNM. | Jeffrey F. Bull (Chalfont, PA), Matthew L. Ward (Collegeville, PA) | Trueposition, Inc. (Berwyn, PA) | 2009-04-22 | 2012-07-03 | H04W24/00 | 12/428325 |
| 2789 | 8213571 | Small diameter X-ray tube | Methods and systems for X-ray imaging enable inspection of an area of an object that is located separate and apart from a location of an X-ray generator. An X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray generator to generate X-rays. A collimator filters the generated X-rays to consolidate the generated X-rays and move the generated X-rays in a direction parallel to a centerline axis of the collimator. A small diameter tube transmits the directed X-rays and an end retainer emits the transmitted X-rays at an inspection object. A first filter of the collimator may initially filter the generated X-rays that are not parallel to the centerline axis of the collimator by passing the X-rays through a plurality of apertures. A second filter of the collimator may consolidate the generated X-rays and move the generated X-rays in a direction parallel to the centerline axis of the collimator by passing the generated X-rays through a channel. | Chin H. Toh (Orange, CA), Maurice Peter Bianchi (Palos Verdes Estates, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-03-29 | 2012-07-03 | G01N23/04 | 12/749409 |
| 2790 | 8210474 | Multi-path inlet for aircraft engine | An inlet for an aircraft, missile or other high speed airborne mobile platform, to receive intake air and compress the intake air for delivery to an engine of the mobile platform. The inlet has an array of inlet elements placed in side-by-side arrangement. Each inlet element has a passage for delivery of intake air. The array provides for compact volume and effective aerodynamic performance. The inlet may be mounted for rotation to start the inlet when at a supersonic speed. The inlet is shorter in length than traditional inlets and can be integrated into a wider variety of airframes, or at locations on existing airframes that would be difficult or impossible to integrate a traditional inlet on. | Richard S. Dyer (Maryland Heights, MO), Thomas A. Kaemming (Florissant, MO), Samuel E. Horne, III (Creve Coeur, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-10-28 | 2012-07-03 | B64D33/02 | 12/259379 |
| 2791 | 8210467 | Method and apparatus for hurricane surveillance from the eye | Methods and apparatus to provide an aerial vehicle having an eyewall sensor to enable the aerial vehicle to stay within the eye of a hurricane and transmit weather information to a remote location. In one embodiment, the aerial vehicle is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched into the eye of the hurricane. | Wesley H. Hubbell (St. Petersburg, FL), Victor G. Nastasi (Odessa, FL) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2007-11-08 | 2012-07-03 | B64C1/00, B64C7/00, B64C13/20, B64C3/00, B64C5/00 | 11/937053 |
| 2792 | 8209526 | Method and systems for restarting a flight control system | A method for rapid restarting of a flight control system, wherein the flight control system comprises a processor, is provided. The method includes storing at least one executable program on a memory device and copying the at least one executable program to a first random access memory (RAM) sector and a second RAM sector of a RAM memory device at a predetermined time. The method also includes copying the at least one executable program from the second RAM sector to the first RAM sector upon a restart of the processor and reinitializing processor operation by executing the at least one executable program copied from the second RAM sector to the first RAM sector. | David Barnard Pierce (Kentwood, MI), Justin Jansen (Hudsonville, MI) | General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) | 2008-09-30 | 2012-06-26 | G06F15/177, G06F11/00 | 12/242357 |
| 2793 | 8209152 | Concurrent display systems and methods for aerial roof estimation | User interface systems and methods for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system that provides a user interface configured to facilitate roof model generation based on one or more aerial images of a building roof. In one embodiment, roof model generation includes image registration, image lean correction, roof section pitch determination, wire frame model construction, and/or roof model review. The described user interface provides user interface controls that may be manipulated by an operator to perform at least some of the functions of roof model generation. The user interface is further configured to concurrently display roof features onto multiple images of a roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA) | Eagleview Technologies, Inc. (Redmond, WA) | 2009-05-15 | 2012-06-26 | G06F17/50 | 12/467250 |
| 2794 | 8208689 | Method for determination of stand attributes and a computer program for performing the method | The method is for forest inventory and for determination of stand attributes. Stand information of trees, sample plots, stands and larger forest areas can be determined by measuring or deriving the most important attributes for individual trees. The method uses a laser scanner and overlapping images. A densification of the laser point clouds is performed and the achieved denser point clouds are used to identify individual trees and groups of trees. A computer program is used for performing the method. | Pekka Savolainen (Inkoo, FI), Heikki Luukkonen (Helsinki, FI), Juha Hyyppa (Espoo, FI), Eija Honkavaara (Espoo, FI), Xiaowei Yu (Espoo, FI), Antero Kukko (Espoo, FI) | Blom Kartta Oy (Helsinki, FI), Geodeettinen Laitos (Masala FI) | 2005-03-14 | 2012-06-26 | G06K9/00 | 10/598322 |
| 2795 | 8208130 | Laser designator and repeater system for sensor fuzed submunition and method of operation thereof | In a sensor-fuzed munition system and method, the munition is provided with an additional laser designator/repeater mode of operation. In the laser designator/repeater mode, the munition has the option of initiating a target strike additionally based on whether a laser appointer energy is detected as being present on the target. The laser appointer energy signal is generated at a wavelength that is consistent with the wavelength of the laser rangefinder of the munition, and is generated based on the detected presence of a designator signal at a designator spot on the target. The laser appointer signal is directed to the designator spot and detected by the munition laser rangefinder receiver. In one embodiment, the repeater system for detecting the designator signal and for generating the appointer signal is provided on the delivery vehicle for the submunition. This additional mode of operation is preferably achieved using the existing laser receiver of the rangefinder hardware, with minimal additional hardware and software systems for detecting and processing the additional laser appointer signal energy. In this manner, collateral damage and false-target firings are decreased to near-zero probability. | Richard P. McConville (Melrose, MA), Ralph Nardone (Billerica, MA) | Textron Systems Corporation (Wilmington, MA) | 2006-04-25 | 2012-06-26 | G01C3/08 | 10/548028 |
| 2796 | 8205829 | Submersible transport and launch canister and methods for the use thereof | Embodiments of a method for deploying an airborne object are provided utilizing a submersible transport and launch canister of the type that includes a pressure vessel in which the airborne object is stored and a cap which sealingly engages the pressure vessel. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of positioning an end portion of the pressure vessel above the surface level of a body of water, opening the cap, and launching the airborne object from the pressure vessel while in the body of water. | David E. Bossert (Tucson, AZ), Jeffrey N. Zerbe (Oro Valley, AZ), Ray Sampson (Dartmouth, CA) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2010-03-03 | 2012-06-26 | B64F1/04 | 12/716735 |
| 2797 | 8205828 | Submersible transport and launch canister | Embodiments of a submersible transport and launch canister are provided for use by a diver in the deployment of an airborne object. In one embodiment, the submersible transport and launch canister includes a pressure vessel having an open end portion and a storage cavity configured to receive the airborne object therein. A diver-actuated cap is movable between an open position and a closed position in which the diver-actuated cap sealingly engages the open end portion. A propellant device is fluidly coupled to the storage cavity and is configured to propel the airborne object from the storage cavity and through the open end portion when the propellant device is actuated by the diver. | David E. Bossert (Tucson, AZ), Jeffrey N. Zerbe (Oro Valley, AZ), Ray Sampson (Dartmouth, CA) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2010-03-03 | 2012-06-26 | B64F1/04 | 12/716731 |
| 2798 | 8204480 | Method and apparatus for secured access | A commercial off-the-shelf smartphone is adapted, through software modifications only, to provide multiple operating domains or domains that provide differing levels of security and reliability. Each operating domain is isolated from the others. Detection of unauthorized modification is provided. Cross domain activity notification is provided. | Ty Lindteigen (Phoenix, AZ), Franklin David Van Voorhees (Fountain Hills, AZ) | Viasat, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) | 2010-10-01 | 2012-06-19 | H04M1/66 | 12/896782 |
| 2799 | 8203710 | Compact wide field fast hyperspectral imager | A spectrometer having substantially increased spectral and spatial fields. | Thomas A. Mitchell (Nazareth, PA) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) | 2006-06-12 | 2012-06-19 | G01J3/28, G01B11/28, G02B21/22 | 11/450991 |
| 2800 | 8195599 | Inferring system-level properties | The present disclosure includes methods, devices, and systems for inferring system-level properties. One or more embodiments include generating a constraint model based on a system model having a number of components at different levels of abstraction and on a number of verified component properties. The constraint model can include a number of mission constraints modeling one or more mission requirements, a number of system constraints modeling one or more system-level properties, mid a number of component constraints modeling one or more component properties. One or more embodiments can include analyzing the constraint model with a constraint solver to determine whether one or more particular system-level properties can be inferred from the constraint model. | Mark S. Boddy (St. Paul, MN), Hazel S. Shackleton (Minneapolis, MN), Todd P. Carpenter (St. Paul, MN), Kyle S. Nelson (Minneapolis, MN) | Adventium Enterprises (Minneapolis, MN) | 2009-02-20 | 2012-06-05 | G06F15/00, G06F15/18 | 12/389945 |
| 2801 | 8194928 | Non-contact passive ranging system | A non-contact passive ranging system wherein a first imager on a platform is focused on a first object and a second imager on the platform is also focused on the first object. The optical path from the first object to the first imager is configured to be shorter than the optical path from the object to the second imager. Processing circuitry is responsive to an output of the first imager and an output of the second imager as relative motion is provided between the platform and the first object and is configured to calculate the distance from the platform to the object. | Scott Rasmussen (Framingham, MA), Nicholas Zervoglos (Woburn, MA), Paul DeBitetto (Stow, MA) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) | 2007-12-03 | 2012-06-05 | G06K9/00 | 11/998952 |
| 2802 | 8194925 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for recognizing a gesture | A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for recognizing a gesture in which one or more relationships are determined between a plurality of body parts and the gesture is then determined based upon these relationships. Each relationship may be determined by determining an angle associated with at least one joint, determining one or more states of a body part based upon the angle associated with at least one joint, and determining a probability of a body part being in each respective state. The gesture may thereafter be determined based upon the one or more states and the probability associated with each state of the body part. Directions may be provided, such as to an unmanned vehicle, based upon the gesture to, for example, control its taxiing and parking operations. | Robert P. Higgins (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-07-18 | 2012-06-05 | G06K9/00, G05D1/00 | 13/184758 |
| 2803 | 8194002 | Situational awareness components of an enhanced vision system | A virtual sphere provided by an enhanced vision system includes synthetic imagery filling said virtual sphere and a common view window mapped to a dedicated position within the synthetic imagery. Imagery of the line of sight of a user is displayed in the common view window. By providing the common view window, visual communication between all users may be possible. By connecting a virtual user to the enhanced vision system and by displaying the imagery for the line of sight of the virtual user in the common view window, the workload of a human operator may be reduced and the time line of actions may be shortened. The enhanced vision system of the present invention may be used, but is not limited to, in a military aircraft to enhance the situational awareness of the flight crew. | John N. Sanders-Reed (Cedar Crest, NM), Michael K. Hollis (Albuquerque, NM) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-09-14 | 2012-06-05 | G09G5/00 | 10/940276 |
| 2804 | 8191828 | Methods and apparatus for aerial recovery of flying apparatus | Methods and systems are provided which may allow a first vehicle to recover a second air vehicle while both are moving. The first vehicle and the second air vehicle may be traveling at different velocities. An attachment member of the second air vehicle may attach to a recovery member of the first vehicle while the first vehicle and the second air vehicle are traveling at different velocities. The recovery member attached to the second air vehicle may move relative to and along an exterior surface of the first vehicle in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of travel of the first vehicle. | Kevin Reed Lutke (Huntington Beach, CA), Aaron J. Kutzmann (Long Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-05-13 | 2012-06-05 | B64F1/04 | 12/120065 |
| 2805 | 8190030 | Single aperture multiple optical waveguide transceiver | A single-aperture, multi-axial transceiver is provided that is particularly useful in a LIDAR system for detecting low velocities at increased ranges. The system is particularly useful in systems that are required to measure very low velocities and very short distances as well as to provide an operating range of hundreds of meters. The transceiver uses closely spaced waveguides placed near the focal point of a single objective 8 to form input and detector apertures. Preferably the input and detector apertures are spaced from each other by less than about 80 .mu.m. In an embodiment using light with a wavelength of 1550 nm, the spacing is preferably about 30 .mu.m. | Lance Richard Leclair (Manassas, VA), Priyavadan Mamidipudi (Bristow, VA) | Optical Air Data Systems, Llc (Manassas, VA) | 2006-11-13 | 2012-05-29 | H04B10/00 | 12/084849 |
| 2806 | 8186616 | Hybrid transonic-subsonic aerofoils | A hybrid transonic-subsonic airfoil is provided that combines subsonic and transonic features for achieving simultaneously acceptable aerodynamic characteristics at low subsonic and high transonic Mach numbers. | Michael Shepshelovich (Ganey Tikva, IL), Moshe Steinbuch (Raanana, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2005-12-19 | 2012-05-29 | B64C3/14, B64C39/10, B64C39/00 | 11/305345 |
| 2807 | 8185256 | Threat prioritization using engagement timeline | A method for prioritizing threats to an aircraft is disclosed. The method can include providing threat attribute information including a threat engagement timeline and a threat lethality metric and obtaining a threat track indication that indicates a threat is tracking the aircraft. The method can also include determining a historical position estimate of the aircraft at which the threat track began, a time estimate at which the threat track began and determining a period of time during which the threat track has been possible. The method can also include determining a time to engagement based on the threat attribute information and the time period and calculating a priority value for the threat based on the time to engagement and the threat lethality metric. The method can include outputting a prioritized threat list including the priority value calculated for the threat. | Carl R. Herman (Owego, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-04-23 | 2012-05-22 | G01C23/00 | 12/108368 |
| 2808 | 8185255 | Robust control effector allocation | Method and apparatus is disclosed which allocates the execution of a commanded vehicle maneuver among the vehicle's control effectors capable of affecting such maneuver, with consideration given to the possible nonlinear and/or non-monotonic effects each control effector's displacement may have on the vehicle and on each other's performance. | Eugene Lavretsky (Los Angeles, CA), Ryan D. Diecker (Freeburg, IL), Joseph S. Brinker (Highland, IL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-11-30 | 2012-05-22 | G05D1/08, G05D3/12 | 11/948611 |
| 2809 | 8184037 | Radar system for aircraft | Radar system for providing an aircraft with a facility for in use at least detecting another aircraft in at least one monitorable zone within a region surrounding of that aircraft, wherein the system comprises for each monitorable zone at least one subsystem comprising one transmitter for sending an electro-magnetic probe signal and at least one receiver for receiving a reflection of that probe signal, wherein the transmitter is arranged to send the probe signal in a direction that is static with respect to that aircraft. | Albert Gezinus Huizing (Voorschoten, NL), Ronald Nikola Huib Willem Van Gent (Soest, NL) | Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno (Delft, NL), N/A (N/A) | 2006-05-31 | 2012-05-22 | G01S13/93 | 11/921051 |
| 2810 | 8170840 | Pitch determination systems and methods for aerial roof estimation | User interface systems and methods for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system that provides a user interface configured to facilitate roof model generation based on one or more aerial images of a building roof. In one embodiment, roof model generation includes image registration, image lean correction, roof section pitch determination, wire frame model construction, and/or roof model review. The described user interface provides user interface controls that may be manipulated by an operator to perform at least some of the functions of roof model generation. In one embodiment, the user interface provides user interface controls that facilitate the determination of pitch of one or more sections of a building roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Chris Pershing (Redmond, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Redmond, WA) | 2009-05-15 | 2012-05-01 | G06F17/50 | 12/467244 |
| 2811 | 8170730 | Control system for automatic flight in windshear conditions | A flight control system is configured for controlling the flight of an aircraft through windshear conditions. The system has means for measuring values of selected flight performance states of the aircraft and a control system for operating flight control devices on the aircraft. A windshear detection system located on the aircraft uses at least some of the measured values of the selected flight performance states to calculate a gust average during flight for comparison to pre-determined values in a table for determining whether windshear conditions exist. The control system then operates at least some of the flight control devices in response to an output of the windshear detection system. | Shyhpyng Jack Shue (Grapevine, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2011-07-28 | 2012-05-01 | G05D1/06 | 13/192522 |
| 2812 | 8167242 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles | A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10) . The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and picks up enough airspeed in the dive to perform a pull-up into level controlled flight. The preferred method of recovery is for the UAV to fly into and latch onto the parasail tow line (4) or cables hanging off the tow line and then be winched back down to the boat (2) . | William R. McDonnell (St. Louis, MO) | Advanced Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (St. Louis, MO) | 2010-09-29 | 2012-05-01 | B64C25/68 | 12/893407 |
| 2813 | 8158045 | Method for manufacturing lightning strike mitigation composites | A method for manufacturing a composite material utilizes a tooling material having a desired shape. The surface of the tooling material is coated with a composite film that includes a conductive filler material. A composite composition is introduced into contact with the surface of the tooling material to form a desired shape. The composite composition is processed to produce the composite material, and the composite material has a conductive composite surface layer that includes the conductive filler material. | K. Ranji Vaidyanathan (Stillwater, OK), Jeffrey Campbell (Tucson, AZ) | Bae Systems Unmanned Aircraft Programs Inc. (Tucson, AZ) | 2008-07-21 | 2012-04-17 | B29C39/02, B29C41/20 | 12/177005 |
| 2814 | 8157203 | Methods and apparatus for transforming unmanned aerial vehicle | Methods and apparatus for a transforming aerial vehicle according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with a launch system configured to rotate the aerial vehicle about its longitudinal axis. A lifting surface pivotally connected to the aerial vehicle may be positioned such that the rotation of the aerial vehicle causes the lifting surface to generate a lifting force on the aerial vehicle. This lift causes the aerial vehicle to rise gyroscopically before the lifting surface is rotated to a second position such that the aerial vehicle transforms from a gyroscopic mode to a fixed-wing aerial vehicle. The lifting surface may then be rotated again to allow the aerial vehicle to land as an auto gyro. | Lloyd E. Kinsey (Tucson, AZ), Patrick Kranking (Marana, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2008-10-31 | 2012-04-17 | B64C27/22 | 12/262747 |
| 2815 | 8148843 | Remote device control and power supply | An actuator controller with a power supply that steps down a high voltage for use by remote auxiliary loads in an aircraft is provided. A high voltage power bus running through the aircraft may use high gage or smaller diameter wiring, resulting in weight savings in the power bus. A control network running through the aircraft may use fiber optic cabling, providing further weight reductions. An actuator controller may receive the high voltage from the power bus and provide a lower voltage to a remote device. The actuator controller may facilitate communication between the control network and the remote device. The integration of control and power supply may enhance endurance, reliability, and enable localized calibration of the remote device. Modular wing components may include interface controllers, high and low power busswork, and remote devices. The modular wing components may include power and control interconnections. | William Stuart Sechrist (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2009-09-23 | 2012-04-03 | B60L1/00, H02G3/00, B60L3/00 | 12/565337 |
| 2816 | 8141819 | Modular aircraft with removable spar | Methods and apparatus for aircraft according to various aspects of the present invention operate in conjunction with a fuselage and a wing. The fuselage may be configured to generate lift in response to airflow over the fuselage. In addition, the fuselage may have at least one hole defined therethrough. A spar may be disposed through the hole and extend into at least a portion of the wing and at least a portion of the fuselage. The spar may connect the fuselage to the wings. | Keith M. Brock (Vail, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2008-04-09 | 2012-03-27 | B64C1/26, B64C3/18 | 12/100252 |
| 2817 | 8140200 | Turret assemblies for small aerial platforms, including unmanned aircraft, and associated methods | Turret assemblies for small aerial platforms, including unmanned aircraft, and associated methods. In one embodiment, an aircraft system can include a turret assembly having a payload with a line of sight to a target and a gimbal system carrying the payload. The gimbal system can include (a) a first support coupled to a first actuator to rotate about a first axis, and (b) a second support carried by the first support and coupled to a second actuator to rotate about a second axis generally transverse to the first axis. The turret assembly can also include a controller configured to direct movement of at least one of the first actuator and the second actuator such that the line of sight is pointed away from a point of impact before the turret assembly contacts the ground or another external structure during landing or capture operations. | Stephen B. Heppe (Hood River, OR), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Aram Soghikian (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2007-10-31 | 2012-03-20 | G06F19/00 | 11/932545 |
| 2818 | 8139205 | Optical payload with integrated laser rangefinder and target designator | A compact optical payload for an unmanned aircraft includes two infrared cameras for wide and narrow field viewing, a daylight color camera, a laser pointer and a laser range finder. | Stephen V. McKaughan (Arlington, MA), Philip A. Rombult (Boxford, MA), Robert J. Campbell, Jr. (Manchester, NH) | Flir Systems, Inc. (Wilsonville, OR) | 2009-05-11 | 2012-03-20 | G01C3/08 | 12/463882 |
| 2819 | 8136766 | Frangible fasteners for aircraft components and associated systems and methods | Frangible fasteners and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, an unmanned aircraft can include a fuselage portion, a wing portion, and a winglet carried by the wing portion. The aircraft can also include at least one frangible fastener coupling the winglet to the wing portion. The fastener is coupled to only partially release the winglet from the wing portion when a force on the winglet exceeds a threshold value. | Brian D. Dennis (White Salmon, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2008-02-01 | 2012-03-20 | B64C23/06, B64C1/00 | 12/024861 |
| 2820 | 8135166 | Embedding geo-location information in media | The present disclosure relates generally to digital watermarking and steganography. One claim recites a method including: receiving digital data representing media including at least video and audio, digital watermarking at least some portions of the digital data, the digital watermarking introducing changes to at least some portions of the digital data to hide information in at least some portions of the digital data representing audio and in at least some portions of the digital data representing video, the information comprises at least geo-location data and time data, and the geo-location data is redundantly hidden in digital data over time, and optically projecting the media on a surface for viewing. Projected media includes the information digital watermarked therein. of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR), Neil E. Lofgren (Portland, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2006-05-09 | 2012-03-13 | G06K9/00, H04N1/40, G06F17/00, G06F7/04, H04L9/32 | 11/382453 |
| 2821 | 8130142 | GNSS ultra-short baseline heading determination system and method | A heading determination system comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU) coupled with at least two GNSS receivers, each receiver paired with and receiving signals from a corresponding GNSS antenna, wherein the GNSS antennas are separated by an ultra-short baseline. The heading determination system receives signals broadcast by a plurality of GNSS satellites and calculates the phase difference in the signal seen among the separate GNSS antennas. Using this phase difference information, derived from comparing the signals received from a plurality of GNSS satellites, along with attitude data generated by the IMU, the heading determination system calculates a highly-accurate heading solution. A method is provided for determining a heading of a system including an IMU coupled with at least two GNSS receivers, with each receiver being paired with and receiving signals from a corresponding GNSS antenna and the antennas being separated by an ultra-short baseline. | John M. Zietz (Fargo, ND), Robert M. Allen (Ralles Acres, ND), Robert V. Weinmann (Wahpeton, ND) | Appareo Systems, Llc (Fargo, ND) | 2009-09-21 | 2012-03-06 | G01S19/53 | 12/563893 |
| 2822 | 8128036 | Vernier active flow control effector | Methods and apparatus for controlling the attitude of a mobile platform with a resolution suitable for vernier attitude control. In one embodiment a method includes flowing fluid through an orifice of an aerodynamic surface. The method also includes modifying a boundary layer of the aerodynamic surface with the flowing fluid. Another embodiment provides an aerodynamic member of a mobile platform. The aerodynamic member includes an aerodynamic surface, an orifice, an actuator, and a fluid moving member. The orifice is in the aerodynamic surface and the actuator is subject to friction and backlash. The fluid moving member communicates with the orifice and causes the fluid to flow through the orifice to modify the boundary layer of aerodynamic surface. | Clete M. Boldrin (Bellevue, WA), Ahmed A. Hassan (Mesa, AZ) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-04-18 | 2012-03-06 | B64C21/04, B64C21/06 | 11/736721 |
| 2823 | 8123160 | Aircraft configuration for micro and mini UAV | An aircraft arrangement for Mini or Micro UAV comprising a fore wing (14) and an aft wing (12) in tandem closed-coupled arrangement. The aft wing (12) has side panels (18) and control surfaces (19) , and tapered planform with positive sweep, while the fore wing (14) has non-positive trailing edge sweep. The fore wing (14) and the aft wing (12) are disposed at different height, and the aircraft arrangement has no other wings or tail arrangements. | Michael Shepshelovich (Ganey Tikva, IL), Mario Sletean (Ashdod, IL), Moshe Steinbuch (Raanana, IL), David Eli Levy (Netanya, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2004-07-22 | 2012-02-28 | B64C39/12 | 10/573570 |
| 2824 | 8121140 | Cost containment of mobile datalink communications | A method for transmitting messages over a datalink communication system is disclosed. The method comprises assigning each message a cost index value based on prescribed factors for at least one message transmission attribute of the message and transmitting each message that satisfies a select transmission attribute over at least one mobile communications sub-network associated with a datalink communication system. | Thomas F. McGuffin (Morristown, NJ), Tom D. Judd (Morristown, NJ) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-01-23 | 2012-02-21 | H04L12/28 | 12/018654 |
| 2825 | 8116922 | Method for resolving ground level errors in simulations | A method for reconciling ground-level discrepancies between the displayed path of a moving body and a terrain model in a graphical simulation, including the steps of (1) examining the individual data points describing a recorded trip by a vehicle, (2) determining which of the data points correspond to points when the vehicle was actually on the ground, (3) determining the altitude difference between the recorded altitude data and the terrain model at each of the determined ''on-ground'' points, and (4) using the altitude difference to create a correction signal which can be applied either to the recorded altitude data or the terrain model. | Robert Vincent Weinmann (Wahpeton, ND), Tyler Chris Ohlsen (West Fargo, ND) | Appareo Systems, Llc (Fargo, ND) | 2007-09-21 | 2012-02-14 | G05D1/08, G01C21/00 | 11/903386 |
| 2826 | 8116596 | Recognizing image environment from image and position | A method of recognizing the environment of an image from an image and position information associated with the image includes acquiring the image and its associated position information, using the position information to acquire an aerial image correlated to the position information, identifying the environment of the image from the acquired aerial image, and storing the environment of the image in association with the image for subsequent use. | Dale F. McIntyre (Honeoye Falls, NY), Jiebo Luo (Pittsford, NY), Wei Hao (Webster, NY) | Eastman Kodak Company (Rochester, NY) | 2008-01-30 | 2012-02-14 | G06K9/60, G06K9/00, G01C21/30, G01C21/00 | 12/022361 |
| 2827 | 8116529 | Populating fleet maintenance data using 2D feature recognition | Methods and systems for populating fleet maintenance data using 2D feature recognition are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of determining a configuration of a vehicle includes surveying the vehicle using an imaging device to generate 2D imagery of a configuration of the vehicle. The generated 2D imagery of the configuration may be compared to a survey library of 2D images to identify a part in the configuration. Existing data from legacy systems may be extracted for the part. The part may be added to a bill of materials and used to create a 3D model of the vehicle. | William Talion Edwards (Foristell, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-03-02 | 2012-02-14 | G06K9/00 | 12/396386 |
| 2828 | 8115622 | Underground radio communications and personnel tracking system | An underground radio communications and personnel tracking system uses a portable communications device worn by a miner when underground in a mine. A cap-lamp transceiver provides voice and text communication on ultra-low frequency (ULF) to ultra-high frequency (UHF) carrier frequencies and modulation adapted by programming of a software defined radio to making selective and agile radio contacts via through-the-earth, conductor/lifeline, coal seam, tunnel, and ionosphere/earth-surface waveguides for transmission of electromagnetic waves. These waveguides comprise layered earth coal and mineral deposits, and manmade mining complex infrastructures which serendipitously form efficient waveguides. Ultra-Low Frequency F1/F1 repeaters are placed underground in the mine, and providing for extended range of communication of the cap-lamp transceiver with radios and tracking devices above ground of the mine. | Larry G. Stolarczyk (Raton, NM), Gerald L. Stolarczyk (Raton, NM), Igor Bausov (Raton, NM) | Stolar, Inc. (Raton, NM) | 2008-11-20 | 2012-02-14 | G08B1/08 | 12/275205 |
| 2829 | 8109073 | Hybrid propulsive engine including at least one independently rotatable compressor stator | A hybrid propulsive technique includes providing a flow of a working fluid through at least a portion of an at least one jet engine. The hybrid propulsive technique comprises extracting energy from the working fluid that is at least partially converted into electrical power, and converting at least a portion of the electrical power to a torque. The hybrid propulsive technique also comprises rotating an at least one independently rotatable compressor stator at least partially responsive to the converting the at least a portion of the electrical power to the torque. | Glenn B. Foster (Newcastle, WA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, CA), Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Jordin T. Kare (Seattle, WA), Nathan P. Myhrvold (Medina, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Bellevue, WA), Thomas Allan Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Victoria Y. H. Wood (Livermore, CA) | The Invention Science Fund I, Llc (N/A) | 2008-10-08 | 2012-02-07 | F02C7/057 | 12/287500 |
| 2830 | 8103398 | Unmanned aerial vehicle control systems | Unmanned aerial vehicle control systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle includes transmitting an indication of a take-off or landing location to the unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle is launched. A control mode of the unmanned aerial vehicle is switched from an autonomous mode to a manual mode. The control mode of the unmanned aerial vehicle is switched from the manual mode to another autonomous mode, and the unmanned aerial vehicle is landed at the landing location. | David S. Duggan (Aubrey, TX), David A. Felio (Highland Village, TX), Billy B. Pate (Houston, TX), Vince R. Longhi (Dallas, TX), Jerry L. Petersen (Southlake, TX), Mark J. Bergee (Dallas, TX) | L-3 Unmanned Systems, Inc. (Carrollton, TX) | 2010-11-30 | 2012-01-24 | G01C22/00 | 12/956735 |
| 2831 | 8099944 | Hybrid propulsive engine including at least one independently rotatable propeller/fan | A hybrid propulsive technique includes providing at least some first thrust associated with a flow of a working fluid through at least a portion of an at least one axial flow jet engine. The hybrid propulsive technique comprises extracting energy from the working fluid that is at least partially converted into electrical power, and converting at least a portion of the electrical power to torque. The hybrid propulsive technique further comprises rotating an at least one independently rotatable propeller/fan of at least one rotatable propeller/fan assembly at least partially responsive to the converting the at least a portion of the electrical power to torque, wherein the rotating of the at least one independently rotatable propeller/fan of the at least one rotatable propeller/fan assembly is arranged to produce at least some second thrust. | Glenn B. Foster (Newcastle, WA), Roderick A. Hyde (Redmond, WA), Muriel Y. Ishikawa (Livermore, CA), Edward K. Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA), Jordin T. Kare (Seattle, WA), Nathan P. Myhrvold (Medina, WA), Clarence T. Tegreene (Bellevue, WA), Thomas Allan Weaver (San Mateo, CA), Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (Bellevue, WA), Victoria Y. H. Wood (Livermore, CA) | The Invention Science Fund I, Llc (N/A) | 2008-10-08 | 2012-01-24 | F02K3/02 | 12/287499 |
| 2832 | 8094781 | Portable X-ray back scattering imaging systems | Methods and systems for inspecting objects are disclosed. A portable X-ray backscatter imaging system includes a microfocus X-ray tube to emit X-rays at an object under inspection. A track system rasters the microfocus X-ray tube to inspect the object. A portable hood may enclose the microfocus X-ray tube and the track system against the object A rotation mechanism rotates the microfocus X-ray tube to angle the emitted X-rays at the object. A plurality of solid state detectors receive scattered X-rays to generate an image of the object. | Morteza Safai (Seattle, WA), William Talion Edwards (Foristell, MO), Gary E. Georgeson (Federal Way, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-08-12 | 2012-01-10 | G01N23/201, G21K1/00, H05G1/02 | 12/540239 |
| 2833 | 8091833 | Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods | Vibration isolation devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, an unmanned aircraft can include a fuselage having a first fuselage section and a second fuselage section adjacent to and at least approximately longitudinally aligned with the first fuselage section. The aircraft can also include at least one vibration isolation device coupling the first fuselage section to the second fuselage section. The vibration isolation device is translationally stiffer along a longitudinal axis than it is along a lateral and a vertical axis, and rotationally stiffer about a pitch and a yaw axis than it is about a roll axis. | Andreas Hubertus von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Tyler Patrick Horton (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2009-02-20 | 2012-01-10 | B64C1/00 | 12/390301 |
| 2834 | 8090824 | Gateway data proxy for embedded health management systems | A gateway data proxy is a system which provides the capabilities to provide and obtain the customized data across multiple platforms to facilitate the remote operations of embedded health management systems (EHMS) . The system allows the collaborative works taken place among the EHMS from diagnostics, prognostics, maintenance, to maintenance history tracking. Depending on deployment needs, the system can operate as stand-alone systems or as an integrated module of the EHMS. As part of operation, the system provides logical network connection and be the broker of data between EHMS instances and between EHMS with onboard systems and other service applications. | My Tran (Albuquerque, NM), Al Salinas (Albuquerque, NM) | Honeywell International, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2009-12-23 | 2012-01-03 | G06F13/00 | 12/645921 |
| 2835 | 8090526 | Method for determining the horizontal profile of a flight plan complying with a prescribed vertical flight profile | The present invention relates to the definition, in a flight plan, of the horizontal profile of an air route with vertical flight and speed profile prescribed on departure and/or on arrival, by a stringing together of check-points and/or turn points associated with local flight constraints and called ''D-Fix'' because they are not listed in a published navigation database like those called ''Waypoints''. It consists in charting, on curvilinear distance maps, a direct curvilinear path joining the departure point to the destination point of the air route while complying with vertical flight and speed profiles prescribed on departure and/or on arrival and while guaranteeing a circumnavigation of the surrounding reliefs and compliance with regulated overfly zones, then in approximating the series of points of the direct curvilinear path by a sequence of straight segments complying with an arbitrary maximum deviation threshold relative to the points of the series and an arbitrary minimum lateral deviation threshold relative to the set of obstacles to be circumnavigated and in adopting as ''D-Fix'' points the points of the intermediate intersections of the rectilinear segments. | Nicolas Marty (Saint Sauveur, FR), Gilles Francois (Toulouse, FR), Elias Bitar (Tournefeuille, FR) | Thales (FR) | 2006-11-11 | 2012-01-03 | G01C21/00, G01C23/00 | 12/094656 |
| 2836 | 8088242 | Double shear joint for bonding in structural applications | A bonded composite joint may include a base having a foot configured to couple to a member. The base may include a flange extending outward from the foot. The joint further may include a panel having a core positioned between opposing skins, where the skins have inner walls proximate the core and the skins extend outward beyond the core on at least one end of the panel to define a recess between the skins. The recess between the skins may receive the flange. A bonding agent may be used to couple the flange to the inner walls of the panel. | Douglas A. Frisch (Renton, WA), Marc J. Piehl (Renton, WA), Douglas L. Grose (Auburn, WA), Joseph L. Sweetin (Lake Forest Park, WA), Michael R. Chapman (Federal Way, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-03-22 | 2012-01-03 | B32B37/00, B32B38/04 | 12/728720 |
| 2837 | 8087336 | Rotating and sliding hatch door for a launcher system | A system and method for actuating a hatch door. One embodiment includes a vertical launcher system that has a hatch door disposed in a plane at the top of a hold. The hatch door includes a leading edge and a trailing edge at opposite ends of the hatch door. When an actuator arm for maneuvering the hatch door is extended, the leading edge is lifted away from the plane by the actuator arm while the trailing edge remains in the plane and slides across the top of the plane toward the point where the leading edge was first lifted away. Such a sliding hatch mechanism allows for quick opening and closing of a hatch door while providing more efficient use of mechanical energy for breaking ice build up or prevent intrusion. | Corey A. Fleischer (Columbia, MD), Bruce S. Chiu (Baltimore, MD), Kristopher Heick (Baltimore, MD) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-11-06 | 2012-01-03 | F41F3/04, B63B19/18 | 12/266445 |
| 2838 | 8082074 | Vehicle control system including related methods and components | An unmanned aerial vehicle variable autonomy control system is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system includes a control mode interface that provides a plurality of selectable control modes for an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein one of the plurality of selectable control modes comprises a target tracking mode. Also included is a target editor interface provided in response to a selection of the target tracking mode, wherein the target editor interface facilitates receipt of an input indicative of a ground based moving target. The system also includes a communications component that transmits a command to the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the command is based at least in part on the input indicative of a target. | David S. Duggan (Aubrey, TX), David A. Felio (Highland Village, TX), Billy B. Pate (Houston, TX), Vince R. Longhi (Dallas, TX), Jerry L. Petersen (Southlake, TX), Mark J. Bergee (Dallas, TX) | L-3 Unmanned Systems Inc. (Carrollton, TX) | 2010-02-25 | 2011-12-20 | G01C22/00 | 12/712548 |
| 2839 | 8078436 | Aerial roof estimation systems and methods | Methods and systems for roof estimation are described. Example embodiments include a roof estimation system, which generates and provides roof estimate reports annotated with indications of the size, geometry, pitch and/or orientation of the roof sections of a building. Generating a roof estimate report may be based on one or more aerial images of a building. In some embodiments, generating a roof estimate report of a specified building roof may include generating a three-dimensional model of the roof, and generating a report that includes one or more views of the three-dimensional model, the views annotated with indications of the dimensions, area, and/or slope of sections of the roof. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | Chris Pershing (Bellevue, WA), David P. Carlson (Woodinville, WA) | Eagle View Technologies, Inc. (Redmond, WA) | 2008-10-16 | 2011-12-13 | G06F7/60, G06F17/10 | 12/253092 |
| 2840 | 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 |
| 2841 | 8078162 | Airborne wireless communication systems, airborne communication methods, and communication methods | An airborne wireless communication system includes circuitry configured to access information describing a configuration of a terrestrial wireless communication base station that has become disabled. The terrestrial base station is configured to implement wireless communication between wireless devices located within a geographical area and a network when the terrestrial base station is not disabled. The circuitry is further configured, based on the information, to configure the airborne station to have the configuration of the terrestrial base station. An airborne communication method includes answering a 911 call from a terrestrial cellular wireless phone using an airborne wireless communication system. | Juan D. Deaton (Menan, ID), Michael J. Schmitt (Idaho Falls, ID), Warren F. Jones (Idaho Falls, ID) | Battelle Energy Alliance, Llc (Idaho Falls, ID) | 2007-10-10 | 2011-12-13 | H04W4/00, H04M11/04, H04M1/00 | 11/870357 |
| 2842 | 8077071 | Assemblies and systems for simultaneous multispectral adaptive camouflage, concealment, and deception | Systems and assemblies for simultaneous adaptive camouflage, concealment and deception are provided. The assemblies that can be used in the systems include a vinyl substrate layer and a miniaturized thermoelectric device array secured to the vinyl substrate layer. The miniaturized thermoelectric device array is configured to provide an adaptive thermal signature to a side of the miniaturized thermoelectric device array that faces outward from the vinyl substrate layer. A flexible image display matrix can be secured on the vinyl substrate layer. The flexible image display matrix can be configured to display visual images. A laminate layer can be secured over the vinyl substrate layer covering the flexible image display matrix and the miniaturized thermoelectric device array to provide protection and strengthen the assemblies. One or more nanomaterials can be disposed on the vinyl substrate layer or the laminate layer to provide thermal or radar suppression. | K. Dominic Cincotti (Fayetteville, NC), Trevor J. Kracker (Lumberton, NC) | Military Wraps Research and Development, Inc. (Lumberton, NC) | 2009-05-06 | 2011-12-13 | F41H3/00, H01Q17/00 | 12/436654 |
| 2843 | 8074918 | Unmanned aerial system launch from water | An unmanned aerial system (UAS) is described that is operable on or in water, in addition to being able to fly in the air. The UAS can float in a body of water, or submerge itself underneath the water, and then later launch from the water without human intervention to perform a flying mission. The UAS can then return back to the water. The UAS incorporates an electric ducted fan acting as the propulsion engine for the UAS in the water as well as in the air. | Robert J. Monson (St. Paul, MN), Scott E. Morgan (St. Paul, MN) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2009-05-06 | 2011-12-13 | B64C15/00 | 12/436441 |
| 2844 | 8070090 | Stop-rotor rotary wing aircraft | Systems and methods for transitioning an aircraft between helicopter and fixed wing flight modes are provided. In one embodiment, an aircraft comprises a plurality of wings each having a spar and a flap, a flap actuator configured to move the flap with respect to the spar, and a center section rotatably coupled to each spar. The center section includes at least one spar actuator configured to rotate at least one of the wings about a rotational axis of the spar when the aircraft transitions between helicopter and fixed wing flight modes. | Steven K. Tayman (Alexandria, VA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2009-06-17 | 2011-12-06 | B64C27/22 | 12/486023 |
| 2845 | 8069835 | Internal combustion engine and operating method therefor | The present disclosure provides an internal combustion engine having an engine housing with at least one cylinder that has diameter less than about 3 inches. A fuel injector is provided and disposed at least partially within the at least one cylinder, and includes a plurality of outlet orifices having a diameter between about 50 microns and about 125 microns, or about 0.05 millimeters and about 0.125 millimeters. The injector may include more than one set of separately controllable fuel outlet orifices, at least one of which could have an average diameter between about 0.05 millimeters and about 0.125 millimeters. The disclosure further provides a method of operating an internal combustion engine. The method includes the steps of rotating an engine crank shaft of the engine at a speed greater than about 5000 revolutions per minute, injecting a quantity of fuel into each of the cylinders, and burning at least every fourth piston stroke a sufficient quantity of the injected fuel to yield a brake mean effective pressure of at least about 200 lbs. per square inch. | Carl-Anders Hergart (Peoria, IL), John T. Vachon (Peoria, IL), Kevin P. Duffy (Metamora, IL) | Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) | 2007-01-19 | 2011-12-06 | F02B17/00 | 11/655428 |
| 2846 | 8068950 | Unmanned aerial vehicle take-off and landing systems | Unmanned aerial vehicle take-off and landing systems are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of landing an unmanned aerial vehicle includes programming a landing location for the unmanned aerial vehicle utilizing a user input device. The unmanned aerial vehicle is launched. Communications between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the user input device are interrupted, and the unmanned aerial vehicle is landed at the landing location based on the programmed landing location and not based on any real-time communication between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the user input device. | David S. Duggan (Aubrey, TX), David A. Felio (Highland Village, TX), Billy B. Pate (Houston, TX), Vince R. Longhi (Dallas, TX), Jerry L. Petersen (Southlake, TX), Mark J. Bergee (Dallas, TX) | L-3 Unmanned Systems, Inc. (Carrollton, TX) | 2010-11-30 | 2011-11-29 | G01C22/00 | 12/956722 |
| 2847 | 8068949 | Vehicle control system including related methods and components | An unmanned aerial vehicle variable autonomy control system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a control mode interface that provides a plurality of selectable control modes for an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein one of the plurality of selectable control modes comprises an autonomous landing mode. Also included is a route editing interface that, following a selection of the autonomous landing mode, facilitates a receipt of an input indicative of a landing location. The system also includes a communications component that transmits a command to the unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the command is based at least in part on the input indicative of the landing location. | David S. Duggan (Aubrey, TX), David A. Felio (Highland Village, TX), Billy B. Pate (Houston, TX), Vince R. Longhi (Dallas, TX), Jerry L. Petersen (Southlake, TX), Mark J. Bergee (Dallas, TX) | L-3 Unmanned Systems, Inc. (Carrollton, TX) | 2010-02-25 | 2011-11-29 | G01C22/00 | 12/712581 |
| 2848 | 8066474 | Variable guide vane actuator | A variable guide vane actuator for positioning the guide vanes of a turbine engine in a hypersonic missile uses compressor exhaust to drive a linked, floating piston assembly that is coupled to the guide vanes. The relatively low pressure compressor exhaust is metered by a valve to drive the piston arrangement to accurately position the guide vanes in proportion to the input control signal. Reliability and accuracy gains are achieved by inhibiting the effects of vibration and thermal distortion through the elimination of piston/bore contact, the use of a rigid, cantilevered mounting arrangement and cooling with the pre-combusted liquid fuel. | Harvey B. Jansen (Mesa, AZ), David K. Shields (Mesa, AZ) | Jansen's Aircraft Systems Controls, Inc. (Tempe, AZ) | 2007-06-15 | 2011-11-29 | F01B25/02 | 11/764149 |
| 2849 | 8065043 | Predicted path selection system and method for hazard coding in selectively constrained aircraft control systems | A surveillance system detects potential hazards and alerts the pilot to them. The alerts can be modified to indicate proximity to the predicted path of the aircraft. An autopilot receives instructions from a flight management system (FMS) regarding a planned path and is subject to constraints preempting the planned path. The surveillance system selects which of the planned and a constrained path will be followed for alerting and hazard coding purposes. Means are disclosed to determine when the constrained path will be followed by comparing the current position of an aircraft, the planned path, and the constraint data. Current positions exceeding the tolerance cause the surveillance system to select the planned path as the future path to be followed. If initiation of a constraint has been detected and the current position is within the tolerance, the surveillance system selects the constrained path as the future path. | Scott R. Gremmert (Redmond, WA) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NY) | 2010-06-10 | 2011-11-22 | G05D1/00 | 12/813238 |
| 2850 | 8056860 | Method and system for inflight refueling of unmanned aerial vehicles | A system and method for refueling unmanned aerial vehicles. The system is adapted to refuel a first unmanned aerial vehicle from a second unmanned aerial vehicle and includes an arrangement for flying the first and second vehicles to proximity within a predetermined range and for connecting an umbilical from the second vehicle to the first vehicle in flight. In the illustrative embodiment, the arrangement for connecting includes a targeting system for electromagnetically detecting a refueling receptacle on the first vehicle. The targeting system includes a first coil around a refueling receptacle on the first vehicle. A seeker is disposed at a first end of said umbilical on the second vehicle. The seeker includes three detector coils adapted to detect a magnetic signal from the first coil around the receptacle on the first vehicle. The coils are mounted such that the detector coils point in different directions. The outputs of the coils are processed to determine the direction and range to the UAV from the tanker UAV. | James Small (Tucson, AZ), Frederick Davidson (Tucson, AZ), Carlos Garcia (Sahuarita, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2010-08-10 | 2011-11-15 | B64D39/00 | 12/806377 |
| 2851 | 8056852 | Longitudinal flying wing aircraft | The Longitudinal Flying Wing aircraft idea provides for design of large cargo and passenger aircraft in range from low to high subsonic and transonic speed. Such aircraft would have up to twice lower fuel consumption per unit of payload, higher lift capacity, and a significantly longer range, while having a significantly lower level of noise inside passenger cabin and cockpit relative to classical concept aircraft. This idea is further providing for efficient, reliable, and simple flight controls, hence it may be successfully applied for design of all-size, long range, high-lift-capacity unmanned aircraft throughout the entire range of subsonic speeds. | Faruk Dizdarevic (Anaheim, CA), Mithad Dizdarevic (Anaheim, CA) | --- | 2011-02-21 | 2011-11-15 | B64C1/00 | 13/031421 |
| 2852 | 8056461 | Methods and apparatus for marine deployment | Methods and apparatus for marine deployment according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with a floatable housing adapted to be deployed by a marine vehicle. The floatable housing may be adapted to be launched from a marine vehicle and rise to the surface. Assets, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, may be deployed from the surfaced floatable housing. | David E. Bossert (Tucson, AZ), Jeffrey N. Zerbe (Oro Valley, AZ), Ray Sampson (Dartmouth, CA) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2008-09-18 | 2011-11-15 | F41F3/00 | 12/233254 |
| 2853 | 8051701 | Methods and systems for measuring atmospheric water content | Methods and systems for measuring atmospheric water content, are provided. The method includes measuring a first air temperature and a first air pressure at a first location in a compressor, measuring a second air temperature and a second air pressure at a second location in the compressor, computing a ratio of specific heats from the first and second air temperatures and the first and second air pressures, and determining an atmospheric water content from the ratio of specific heats. | Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA), Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA), Tamaira E. Ross (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-03-05 | 2011-11-08 | G01N7/00 | 12/718519 |
| 2854 | 8049663 | Hardware compensating pulse compression filter system and method | A method to improve a system's signal performance may comprise: generating a first signal, transmitting the first signal, receiving the first signal, and generating a second signal. The method may further comprise: identifying signal distortions generated by at least one of, a transmitter hardware that transmits the first signal and a receiver hardware that receives the first signal, modifying the second signal based upon the identified signal distortions, correlating the first signal and the second signal by a correlator to generate a correlated signal, and outputting the correlated signal. | Mark S. Frank (Beaverton, OR), Marty K. Rupp (Tucson, AZ), Devin B. Pratt (Vail, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2009-02-12 | 2011-11-01 | G01S7/40 | 12/370022 |
| 2855 | 8046200 | Nonlinear function approximation over high-dimensional domains | An algorithm is disclosed for constructing nonlinear models from high-dimensional scattered data. The algorithm progresses iteratively adding a new basis function at each step to refine the model. The placement of the basis functions is driven by a statistical hypothesis test that reveals geometric structure when it fails. At each step the added function is fit to data contained in a spatio-temporally defined local region to determine the parameters, in particular, the scale of the local model. The proposed method requires no ad hoc parameters. Thus, the number of basis functions required for an accurate fit is determined automatically by the algorithm. The approach may be applied to problems including modeling data on manifolds and the prediction of financial time-series. The algorithm is presented in the context of radial basis functions but in principle can be employed with other methods for function approximation such as multi-layer perceptrons. | Michael J. Kirby (Fort Collins, CO), Arthur A. Jamshidi (Fort Collins, CO) | Colorado State University Research Foundation (Fort Collins, CO) | 2007-09-05 | 2011-10-25 | G06F7/60, G06F17/10 | 11/899625 |
| 2856 | 8045749 | Embedding location data in video | Digital watermarking or steganographic data hiding is used to convey location data in video. A digital watermark or steganographic signal may associate geovector or geolocation information with video, video objects or areas depicted in the video. Other implementations and combinations are provided as well. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR), Steven W. Stewart (Tualatin, OR), Kenneth L. Levy (Stevenson, WA) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2007-08-07 | 2011-10-25 | G06K9/00, G06G5/00 | 11/835142 |
| 2857 | 8042343 | Cooling of avionics using a fuel tank and refrigerant source | An avionics cooling system including an avionics cooling circuit operating with a liquid coolant, a fuel circuit, and a vapor cooling cycle operating with a refrigerant. The avionics cooling circuit transfers heat withdrawn from avionics to the fuel circuit, whereby the heat is dumped into fuel, and the vapor cooling cycle transfers heat that cannot be dumped into the fuel from the fuel circuit to ram air. | Anders Jarlestal (Linkoping, SE) | Saab Ab (Linkoping, SE) | 2007-09-25 | 2011-10-25 | F25B19/00 | 11/902729 |
| 2858 | 8038090 | System and method for the retrieval of a smaller unmanned aerial vehicle by a larger unmanned aerial vehicle | A system and method are provided for using a first aircraft to retrieve a second aircraft. The first aircraft is typically larger than the second aircraft. A minimum airspeed of the first aircraft is typically greater than a maximum airspeed of the second aircraft. The first aircraft flies in a substantially circular pattern and extends a tow line, such that the tow line forms a substantially helical shape behind and below the first aircraft. Due to the helical shape, there is at least one point along the extended tow line at which the speed of the tow line is substantially equal to the speed of the second aircraft. The second aircraft can readily latch onto the tow line at that point, thereby minimizing potential damage otherwise caused by differential airspeeds. | Richard Wilson (Beverly, MA), Adam Woodworth (Melrose, MA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2009-03-19 | 2011-10-18 | B65D3/00, B65D47/00 | 12/407231 |
| 2859 | 8033724 | Rapid assembly and operation of an X-ray imaging system | Methods and systems for X-ray imaging are disclosed. An X-ray imaging system includes an X-ray tube to generate X-rays and a detector array to capture scattered X-rays. A rotational collimator directs the X-rays at an object under inspection. Rotational mechanisms rotate the X-ray tube and the detector array about a roll axis and a yaw axis to inspect various portions of the object. A track unit mechanism moves the X-ray imaging system linearly along a track unit to further inspect portions of the object. | William Talion Edwards (Foristell, MO), Morteza Safai (Seattle, WA), Gary E. Georgeson (Federal Way, WA), Daniel Shedlock (Knoxville, TN) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-06-30 | 2011-10-11 | H05G1/06, G01N23/203 | 12/495224 |
| 2860 | 8028951 | Hydrogen powered aircraft | Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel cell compresses ambient air for an oxidizer, and operates with the fuel and oxidizer at pressures below one atmosphere. The aircraft of the invention includes a support structure including a plurality of supports, where the supports form a tetrahedron that affixes to the wing. | Paul B. MacCready (Pasadena, CA), Bart D. Hibbs (Altadena, CA), Kyle D. Swanson (Thousand Oaks, CA), Robert F. Curtin (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2007-10-05 | 2011-10-04 | B64D27/00 | 11/973091 |
| 2861 | 8023694 | Systems and methods using identifying data derived or extracted from video, audio or images | The presently claimed invention relates to deriving or extracting information from audio, images and video. One claim recites a method of operating a network filter. The network includes a plurality of network nodes, the network filter is for filtering video or audio. The method includes: monitoring video or audio traffic to a particular network node, identifying a first video or audio at the particular network node through deriving identifying data from data representing the first video or audio, the deriving utilizes at least one programmed multi-purpose computer processor, determining additional information associated with the first video or audio based at least in part on the identifying information, and notifying the network node of the presence of the additional information. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR), Neil E. Lofgren (White Salmon, WA), Philip R. Patterson (Sherwood, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2009-03-10 | 2011-09-20 | G06T1/00, G03H1/00, G02B26/00 | 12/401412 |
| 2862 | 8016366 | Differential brake control and weighted average wheel speed for brake control system | A differential brake control system is provided for a vehicle having first and second wheels on respective sides of a vertical axis of the vehicle. The system includes processing logic for computing a wheel brake command based on an input brake command indicative of a desired amount of braking. In addition, the system includes differential logic for adjusting the wheel brake command by first and second amounts to produce first wheel and second wheel brake commands, respectively, the first amount being different from the second amount. | Robert E. Rudd, III (Panton, VT) | Goodrich Corporation (Charlotte, NC) | 2007-05-24 | 2011-09-13 | B60T8/78 | 11/752947 |
| 2863 | 8016247 | Plasma flow control actuator system and method | A plasma actuator system and method especially well adapted for use on airborne mobile platforms, such as aircraft, for directional and/or attitude control. The system includes at least one plasma actuator having first and second electrodes mounted on a surface of an aircraft. The first and second electrodes are arranged parallel to a boundary layer flow path over the surface. A third electrode is mounted between the first and second electrodes and laterally offset from the first and second electrodes. A high AC voltage signal is applied across the first and third electrodes, which induces a fluid flow between the energized electrodes that helps to delay separation of the boundary layer. Applying the AC voltage across the second and third electrodes causes an induced fluid flow that creates the opposite effect of influencing the boundary layer flow to separate from the surface. A plurality of the actuators can be selectively placed at various locations on the aircraft, and selectively energized to provide directional control and/or attitude control over the aircraft. | Scott L. Schwimley (Foristell, MO), Joseph S. Silkey (Florissant, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-05-25 | 2011-09-13 | B64C21/00 | 11/753876 |
| 2864 | 8016230 | Fastner-free primary structural joint for sandwich panels | Techniques for providing fastener-free primary structural joint for sandwich panels are disclosed. In one embodiment, a technique includes positioning a first panel having a first edge portion proximate a second panel having a second edge portion such that the first and second edge portions cooperatively form an interior recess on an interior side of the first and second panels, applying adhesive to at least one of the recessed interior side of the panel assembly and a plug configured to occupy the interior recess, inserting the plug into the interior recess, the plug including a cap that extends beyond the interior recess and overlaps adjacent portions of the first and second panels, applying adhesive to at least one of a splice and an exterior side opposite from the interior side, and attaching the splice on the exterior side. | John H. Fogarty (Lake St. Louis, MO), Kevin M. Retz (Bothell, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-05-11 | 2011-09-13 | B64C7/00 | 11/747475 |
| 2865 | 8016225 | Damage resistant aircraft | Integration of structure and aerodynamic shape results in a Damage Resistant Unmanned Aircraft, Capable of surviving ground handling and impacts with plants, wires, solid objects and water. The structure dismantles for transport and storage into a small space, that is resistant to damage. The aerodynamic arrangement has a improved ability to fly controllably in the gusty environment that causes difficulty for small light weight aircraft. A method of mounting pneumatic and fabric shapes onto a Damage Resistant Aircraft with parts facilitating a round structure. Use of the pneumatic shapes to adjust the length and stiffness of the post. The post produces tension on the structure that It presses against. Inflatable post ends and an attachment system. Multi piece removable wing tips which allow deflation, access and small folding volume of the inflatable structure. All tension rudders are formed inside the net structure where it is protected from damage. | Francis Xavier Gentile (Los Angeles, CA) | --- | 2006-11-18 | 2011-09-13 | B64C39/00 | 11/561392 |
| 2866 | 8015795 | Aircraft combination engines plural airflow conveyances system | An engine combination for generating forces with a gas turbine engine generating force, and an internal combustion engine provided in the combination as an intermittent combustion engine generating force having an air intake, there being a plurality of air transfer ducts each extending from a different location in the gas turbine engine so as to be capable to provide air in each of those air transfer ducts at one end thereof at pressures differing from one another and connected at the other end of each to the air intake to transfer air thereto. | Frederick M. Schwarz (Glastonbury, CT), Brian M. Fentress (Marlborough, CT) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT) | 2007-05-18 | 2011-09-13 | F02K3/00, F02K7/00, F02K99/00, F02K9/00 | 11/804429 |
| 2867 | 8011616 | Hydrogen powered aircraft | Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel cell compresses ambient air for an oxidizer, and operates with the fuel and oxidizer at pressures below one atmosphere. The aircraft of the invention includes a support structure including a plurality of supports, where the supports form a tetrahedron that affixes to the wing. | Paul B. MacCready (Pasadena, CA), Bart D. Hibbs (Alladena, CA), Robert F. Curtin (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2007-10-05 | 2011-09-06 | B64D27/24, B64D27/00 | 11/973092 |
| 2868 | 8010658 | Information processing system for classifying and/or tracking an object | According to one embodiment, a computing system includes a computing node coupled to a number of sensors. The sensors are operable to generate records from received information and transmit these records to the computing node. The computing node is operable to bind the plurality of records in a plurality of classifications using a multiple level classifier such that each classification has a differing level of specificity. | Deepak Khosla (Camarillo, CA), James Guillochon (San Diego, CA), Howard C. Choe (Southlake, TX) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2008-02-07 | 2011-08-30 | G06F15/173 | 12/027588 |
| 2869 | 8010244 | Intervisibility determination | A system and method for efficient intervisibility determination. The intervisibility determination method of the present invention provides a multiple threat processing capability within a specified area of terrain using a common database. Computation is simplified through the method of processing data posts in the terrain elevation database. By taking integer steps and incrementing distance, x or y, and a predicted elevation value at each step, a small number of operations may be performed. Recomputing a change in elevation value may be reduced. An umbra database provides an enhanced look-up capability for displaying and updating the intervisibility display information. The systems and methods of the present invention may be suitable for use on a vehicle and in mission management activities. | Mark Allstadt (Endicott, NY), Marc Blais (Endicott, NY), Ira S. Glickstein (The Villages, FL), Peter N. Stiles (Owego, NY), Ronald Vienneau (Endicott, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2007-09-12 | 2011-08-30 | G01C5/00 | 11/854488 |
| 2870 | 8005657 | Survivability mission modeler | A method of determining survivability is disclosed. The method can include selecting a mission scenario and providing data associated with the scenario as input to a plurality of low-level modeling tools each associated with a corresponding spectrum, and performing a spectral analysis of the selected scenario using each of the low-level modeling tools for the corresponding spectrum. The method can also include generating an event probability matrix for each analyzed spectrum based on the output of the low-level model, the event probability matrix including a probability of detection, a probability of tracking, and a probability of engagement for each of a plurality of mission scenario reference points. Using the event probability matrix as input, a constructive analysis can be performed using a high-level simulation system configured to simulate actual event occurrence for a specific run of the mission scenario and a probability of survival based on a result of the constructive analysis can be determined. A report of the probability of survival, as well as other statistics relevant to operational performance and/or survivability can be provided as output. | Carl R. Herman (Owego, NY), Stephen C. Moraites (Owego, NY), James W. Jephson (Vestal, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-04-23 | 2011-08-23 | G06G7/48, G06G7/56 | 12/108356 |
| 2871 | 8005257 | Gesture recognition apparatus and method | A method of identifying a human gesture using a machine includes providing a time sequence of data related to the human gesture, transforming the time sequence of data into waveforms, extracting features from the waveforms, and identifying the human gesture based on the extracted features. | Larry Venetsky (Mount Laurel, NJ), Jeffrey W. Tieman (Leonardtown, MD) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2008-07-23 | 2011-08-23 | G06K9/00 | 12/177913 |
| 2872 | 8001764 | Vibration isolation engine mount system and method for ducted fans | A vibration isolation engine mount system and method for ducted fan aircraft, such as ducted fan vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, includes an engine for driving the ducted fan. The system includes an engine support structure for supporting the engine within the ducted fan. A rotor of the ducted fan is coupled to an engine shaft of the engine via a rotor hub. The system includes a plurality of vibration isolators configured to mount the engine to the engine support structure. Each of the plurality of vibration isolators is substantially concentrically oriented along a surface of a sphere. A center of the sphere is located at a center of the rotor hub. | Robert Parks (San Jose, CA), Jean-Charles Lede (Manassas, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2005-09-19 | 2011-08-23 | F02K3/00 | 11/228336 |
| 2873 | 8000867 | System for automatically landing aircraft using image signals and method of controlling the same | Disclosed herein are a system for automatically landing an aircraft using image signals and a method of controlling the system. The system includes an altimeter installed on the aircraft, a landing mark placed at a landing location on a landing runway, a camera installed on the aircraft, oriented toward the front of the aircraft, and configured to detect the shape of the landing mark in image information form, and a FCC configured to calculate the angle between the aircraft and the ground, the ground range and the slant range between the aircraft and the landing location using the altitude information measured by the altimeter, the image information of the landing mark captured by the camera, angle information composed of the pitch, roll and yaw angles of the aircraft, and the angle of entry into the landing runway, and configured to control the automatic landing of the aircraft. | Hyeon-Cheol Lee (Daejeon, KR) | Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2009-01-30 | 2011-08-16 | G06F19/00, G01S19/15, G01S19/20 | 12/363185 |
| 2874 | 8000849 | Method and apparatus for remotely controlling and stabilizing unmanned aircraft | An aid for remotely controlling unmanned aircraft and particular helicopters, which allow the pilot at least approximately to directly stir the angle of inclination, thus for instance a pitch (elevator) and/or roll angle, so that on neutralizing of the steering stick, the respective angle of attitude returns autonomously, and to a large extent goes back to the horizontal position. To this end, a closed-loop control of the inclination is carried out, in that an angular rate signal is being integrated to an actual value, and a nominal value is admixed behind the forming of the integral, wherein the time of integration is shortened in order to avoid null drifts, in particular by feeding a portion of the actual value and/or the nominal value back into the input of the integrator. Furthermore, a vectorial rotation of the integrated actual values by a yaw signal. | Stefan Reich (Murnau, DE) | --- | 2006-10-27 | 2011-08-16 | G05D1/08 | 12/084019 |
| 2875 | 8000847 | Control system for automatic flight in windshear conditions | A flight control system is configured for controlling the flight of an aircraft through windshear conditions. The system has means for measuring values of selected flight performance states of the aircraft and a control system for operating flight control devices on the aircraft. A windshear detection system located on the aircraft uses at least some of the measured values of the selected flight performance states to calculate a gust average during flight for comparison to pre-determined values in a table for determining whether windshear conditions exist. The control system then operates at least some of the flight control devices in response to an output of the windshear detection system. | Shyhpyng Jack Shue (Grapevine, TX) | Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, RI) | 2005-10-11 | 2011-08-16 | G05D1/06 | 11/663906 |
| 2876 | 7998731 | Portable sampling device for airborne biological particles | The present invention relates to a collection device for a substance, and methods related to collecting thereof. | Charles Daitch (Ann Arbor, MI), Roger Reynolds (Charlottesville, VA), Stephen C. Francesconi (Washington, DC), Bouvard Hosticka (Charlottesville, VA), Kathy Terlesky (Charlottesville, VA), Eric J. Van Gieson (Charlottesville, VA) | General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc. (Fairfax, VA) | 2003-03-17 | 2011-08-16 | C12M1/26, G01N1/22, C12M3/00 | 10/388760 |
| 2877 | 7997528 | Reducing runway requirement for aircraft | Runway length requirement for take-off and landing of an aircraft is reduced by taking advantage of dynamic lift overshoot, and in some cases, dynamic stall. In take-off and landing, the angle of attack is rapidly increased so that the lift coefficient exceeds the maximum predicted by the steady flow lift curve. By increasing the angle of attack at an appropriate rate, the increased lift coefficient can be maintained, without loss of control, until the aircraft touches down in the case of a landing, or until the aircraft can begin a normal climb, in the case of take-off. A low aspect ratio lifting body is preferred because of its more gradual stall behavior, and the potential to use dynamic stall for further deceleration before touchdown. Vortex fences can be oscillated to delay the onset of stall, and, in cruise, to energize the boundary-layer and reduce drag and/or control roll and/or yaw. | James D. Lang (Carlsbad, CA) | Aereon Corporation (Princeton, NJ) | 2007-01-16 | 2011-08-16 | B64C19/00 | 11/653729 |
| 2878 | 7991517 | Systems and methods for detecting and managing the unauthorized use of an unmanned aircraft | A method for policing and managing the operation of a flying, unmanned aircraft in the event of usurpation of control of, malfunction of, or ill-intentioned use of, this aircraft includes the steps of (a) detecting inappropriate operation of the aircraft, (b) transmitting a takeover command to the aircraft to interrupt control of the operation of this aircraft by a first pilot and relinquish control of the aircraft to a second pilot, and (c) transmitting control commands to the aircraft to control its operation by the second pilot, until the need for alternate pilot control of the aircraft has ended or until the aircraft has landed safely. | Jeffrey A. Matos (New Rochelle, NY) | --- | 2010-11-15 | 2011-08-02 | G05D3/00, G06F7/00 | 12/946254 |
| 2879 | 7991353 | Inter-satellite crosslink communications system, apparatus, method and computer program product | A communications system, apparatus, method, and computer program product for inter-satellite and inter-spacecraft crosslinks (ISL) with non-ISL optimized antennas on spacecraft. The system includes a mobile communications platform that includes an ISL antenna configured to transmit information to a target satellite through a non-ISL antenna of the target satellite. The mobile communications platform is configured to relay transmissions through the non-ISL antenna of the target satellite to another communications platform. The mobile communications platform includes a controller configured to determine a location of the mobile platform, determine whether the target satellite is within communications range, and prepare a signal for relayed transmissions through a non-ISL antenna of the target satellite to another communications platform in a signal format that is decipherable by this other communications platform. | Roscoe M. Moore, III (Arlington, VA) | Peersat, Llc. (Silver Spring, MD) | 2008-08-15 | 2011-08-02 | H04B7/19 | 12/192739 |
| 2880 | 7987071 | Remote passive detection of failed power lines and estimation of power line current and power flow | A method and apparatus of performing power line sensing is presented. The method and apparatus includes a three-axial vector magnetic sensor for detecting a magnetic field radiated from a power line. An active isolation system is used to determine the effects of noise and other magnetic fields on the three-axial vector magnetic sensor. Power line status information is then determined from data received from the three-axial vector magnetic sensor and the active isolation system. | Yevgeniy Yakov Dorfman (Newton, MA), Ronald Bruce Coleman (Arlington, MA), John Joseph Phelan (Arnold, MD), Paul James Remington (Sudbury, MA), George Woods Shepard (Carlisle, MA) | Raytheon Bbn Technologies, Corp. (Cambridge, MA) | 2007-07-30 | 2011-07-26 | G06F11/30 | 11/830333 |
| 2881 | 7984879 | Flow control actuators | A flow control actuator 10 for a body exposed to fluid flow comprises first and second flow surfaces 14, 16 spaced to define an elongate gap 20 therebetween. An elongate control element is disposed in or adjacent the gap and has an externally facing arcuate surface and defines a first slot 24 between the control element and said first flow surface and a second slot between said control element and said second flow surface 26. The control element 22 is moveable to allow the width of said slots to be adjusted generally proportionally. The flow of pressurized flow control fluid passes from a plenum chamber 30 out through one or both slots 24, 26 to be deflected around the arcuate surface under the influence of the Coanda effect. The flow control actuator 10 may be provided in the trailing or leading edge of an aerofoil, alternatively it may be provided between two surfaces spaced to provide said gap but otherwise providing a generally continuous surface. | Michael Victor Cook (Bedford, GB), Clyde Warsop (Lydney, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2007-08-31 | 2011-07-26 | B64C21/04 | 11/995233 |
| 2882 | 7983450 | Method, apparatus and computer program product for recognizing a gesture | A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for recognizing a gesture in which one or more relationships are determined between a plurality of body parts and the gesture is then determined based upon these relationships. Each relationship may be determined by determining an angle associated with at least one joint, determining one or more states of a body part based upon the angle associated with at least one joint, and determining a probability of a body part being in each respective state. The gesture may thereafter be determined based upon the one or more states and the probability associated with each state of the body part. Directions may be provided, such as to an unmanned vehicle, based upon the gesture to, for example, control its taxing and parking operations. | Robert P. Higgins (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-03-16 | 2011-07-19 | G06K9/00, G05D1/00 | 12/404831 |
| 2883 | 7980812 | Low pressure turbine rotor disk | A low pressure turbine rotor disk for a small twin spool gas turbine engine in which the rotor disk includes a forward side cavity large enough to allow for the bearing assembly that rotatably supports the rotor disk to fit within the cavity in order to shorten the axial distance between the bearings that support the inner rotor shaft on which the turbine rotor disk is secured. Minimizing the bearings spacing allows for a high critical speed for the inner rotor shaft and therefore allows for the small twin spool gas turbine engine to operate at this small scale. The turbine rotor disk also includes a plurality of axial aligned cooling air holes to allow for cooling air from the bearings to flow out from the aft end of the rotor disk. The inner surface of the cavity is an annular surface that forms a seal with knife edges extending outward from the bearing support plate also located within the cavity. The rotor disk includes an annular groove facing outward and on the rear side of the disk to allow for a tool to be inserted for removing the rotor disk from the shaft. An axial central opening in the rotor disk allows for insertion of the shaft and is formed with a bearing race abutment surface on the forward side and a nut abutment surface of the aft side used to compress the rotor disk assembly on the inner rotor shaft. | Ryan C. McMahon (North Palm Beach, FL), Jack W. Wilson, Jr. (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) | Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (Jupiter, FL) | 2007-10-19 | 2011-07-19 | F03B11/06, F04D29/10 | 11/975674 |
| 2884 | 7980510 | Small unmanned aircraft | A small unmanned airplane includes, a main wing having a camber airfoil whose under surface is approximately flat, narrowing in the shape of taper to a blade tip, leading edge of which holds sweepback angle, of flying wing type which has an aerodynamic surface of tailless wing type and is low aspect ratio, movable flaps extending approximately extreme breadth in trailing edge part of both left and right sides of the main wing, having a dihedral angle at least in level flight, vertical stabilizers placed at blade tips of left and right of the main wing, and two propellers installed on the top surface of the main wing. This can materialize miniaturization and weight saving of a small unmanned airplane for individual carrying capability and for suitability for such as lift-off by hand throw. | Yasutada Tanabe (Tokyo, JP), Chiharu Totsuka (Tokyo, JP), Takeshi Akasaka (Tokyo, JP), Masato Okamoto (Wakayama, JP) | Kawada Industries, Inc. (Tokyo, JP) | 2004-05-12 | 2011-07-19 | B64C11/46, B64D27/00, B64D33/00 | 10/569653 |
| 2885 | 7975961 | Air induction control | Air induction control systems and methods for aircraft are provided. A particular aircraft includes a fuselage, a pair of wings and an engine. The aircraft also includes an inlet defining an aperture to receive air for delivery to the engine. The inlet has a longitudinal axis generally aligned with a direction of flow of the air as the air approaches the inlet. The aircraft also includes at least one first dielectric barrier discharge generator positioned to apply a first force to the air prior to the air being received by the engine. The first force acts in a first direction. The aircraft further includes at least one second dielectric barrier discharge generator positioned to apply a second force to the air prior to the air being received by the engine. The second force acts in a second direction that is non-parallel to the first direction. | Joseph S. Silkey (Florissant, MO), Christopher D. Wilson (St. Louis, MO), Richard S. Dyer (Maryland Heights, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-11-16 | 2011-07-12 | B64D33/02 | 12/619028 |
| 2886 | 7974744 | Multiple telemetry stream parsing and reconstruction system | A system and method for parsing a set of archived telemetry streams for the purpose of reconstructing the data contained within the set of archived telemetry streams into a newly constructed set of telemetry streams. The newly constructed set of telemetry streams are used as a set of test driver data to evaluate performance in variety of ground based systems. The availability of test drivers produced by the preferred embodiment of the invention shortens the system development time line by allowing an evaluation of hardware and software changes ahead of the actual delivery of vehicle telemetry components, resulting in a reduction of overall program costs. | Hai Doan (Camarillo, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2008-04-30 | 2011-07-05 | G06F9/44 | 12/112630 |
| 2887 | 7970503 | Method and apparatus for detecting anomalies in landing systems utilizing a global navigation satellite system | A method, apparatus, and computer program product for detecting anomalies in a landing system. In one embodiment, a magnitude difference between a blended inertial deviation magnitude and a raw deviation magnitude is identified to form a magnitude difference. The magnitude difference is compared to a magnitude threshold. If the magnitude difference exceeds the magnitude threshold, an anomaly in the data is detected. | Tiffany R. Lapp (Snohomish, WA), Timothy Allen Murphy (Everett, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-09-12 | 2011-06-28 | G05D1/06 | 11/854217 |
| 2888 | 7970500 | Sensor fusion system and method for estimating position, speed and orientation of a vehicle, in particular an aircraft | This invention relates to a system for estimating the position, velocity and orientation of a vehicle, by determining the components of two noncollinear constant unit vectors .sub.b,.sub.b according to vehicle body axes, and determining the components of the noncollinear constant unit vectors {right arrow over (g) }.sub.t,{right arrow over (e) }.sub.t according to Earth's axes. The system further determines the three components of angular velocity .sub.b of the vehicle in body axes, corrects the angular velocity .sub.b with a correction u.sub..omega. and obtains a corrected angular velocity {circumflex over (.omega.) }.sub.b=.sub.b+u.sub..omega., a control module implementing a control law to calculate the correction u.sub..omega., where the control law is: u.sub..omega.=.sigma. (.sub.b.times. .sub.b+.sub.b.times. .sub.b) [1] where .sigma. is a positive scalar, such that upon using the corrected angular velocity {circumflex over (.omega.) }.sub.b=.sub.b+u.sub..omega. as input to a module for integrating the kinematic equations, the latter are stable in the ISS sense and the error in the estimation of the direction cosine matrix {circumflex over (B) } and of the Euler angles {circumflex over (.phi.) } is bounded. | Sergio De La Parra Carque (Torrejon De Ardoz, ES) | Instituto Nacional De Tecnica Aeroespacial "Esteban Terradas" (Torrejon De Ardoz, ES) | 2005-02-25 | 2011-06-28 | G01C21/26, G06F19/00 | 10/590578 |
| 2889 | 7968848 | Infrared radiation sources, sensors and source combinations, and methods of manufacture | A blackbody radiation device (110) includes a planar filament emission element (102) and a planar detector (104) for respectively producing and detecting radiation having width dl/l less than about 0.1 to test a sample gas, where l is the wavelength of the radiation, a reflector (108) , a window (W) , an electrical control (118) , and a data output element (116) . | Edward A. Johnson (Bedford, MA), James T. Daly (Mansfield, MA), John S. Wollam (Falmouth, MA), W. Andrew Bodkin (Needham, MA) | Nomadics, Inc. (Stillwater, OK) | 2009-03-30 | 2011-06-28 | G01J5/08 | 12/414193 |
| 2890 | 7961906 | Human detection with imaging sensors | A method and apparatus for determining human beings from terrain or man-made obstacles is provided. A long-wave infrared camera along with additional devices such as a color camera, two cameras in stereo configuration, and/or a LADAR scanner are used such that the physical scene captured in one image is the same from all of the devices. The images may be processed such that areas of interest representing characteristics of human beings are labeled likely human. The processing may include determining the physical size, range, and relative locations of the objects found in the images. The system, method and apparatus may be used in unmanned vehicles or autonomous machines, as a driving aid to a manned vehicle or system, or as part of a security system. | Joshua C. Ruedin (Austin, TX) | Science Applications International Corporation (San Diego, CA) | 2007-01-03 | 2011-06-14 | G06K9/00, G06K9/48 | 11/619434 |
| 2891 | 7961135 | Systems and methods for air traffic surveillance | A collision avoidance system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a user interface, a plurality of sensors, and a computer system in communication with the user interface and the plurality of sensors. The computer system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive data pertaining to a target from one or more sensors of the plurality of sensors, determine a position of the target based on the data from the one or more sensors, and present (through the user interface) the position of the target using one or more visual indicators that identify the one or more sensors. | Mark D. Smith (Glendale, AZ), Michael F. Tremose (Glendale, AZ) | Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems Llc (Phoenix, AZ) | 2008-05-02 | 2011-06-14 | G01S13/93 | 12/114621 |
| 2892 | 7954758 | Method and apparatus for retrieving a hovering aircraft | For retrieval of a hovering aircraft, a cable, bar, or similar fixture is suspended in an approximately horizontal orientation across the retrieval area between two well-separated supports. The aircraft slowly flies into this fixture, which then slides along the aircraft in a direction approximately parallel with the aircraft's thrust line. This leads to the aircraft becoming fastened to the fixture by an interceptor or aircraft capturer which in alternative embodiments are respectively on the aircraft or the fixture or both. Thrust is then reduced, and the aircraft comes to rest hanging from the fixture for subsequent removal. Retrieval is thus accomplished with simple and economical apparatus, light and unobtrusive elements on the aircraft, low risk of damage, and only moderate piloting accuracy. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Corydon C. Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Aerovel Corporation (White Salmon, WA) | 2007-08-13 | 2011-06-07 | B64F1/02 | 11/837878 |
| 2893 | 7954755 | Method of launching a catapult, catapult, and locking device | A method of launching a catapult, a catapult and a locking device for a catapult. The catapult comprises a carriage for fastening an aircraft. The carriage can be provided with a high acceleration by directing a launching force generated by a launching device thereto. The carriage can be held at a launching position by means of the locking device. The catapult further comprises a takeoff damper that generates a damping force having a direction opposite relative to the launching force. Accordingly, the takeoff damper restricts the acceleration of the carriage at the initial launching moments. | Pentti Lipponen (Kangasala, FI) | Robonic Ltd Oy (Tampere, FI) | 2009-05-11 | 2011-06-07 | B64F1/04 | 12/463617 |
| 2894 | 7946241 | Methods and apparatus for marine deployment | Methods and apparatus for marine deployment according to various aspects of the present invention may operate in conjunction with a floatable housing adapted to be deployed by a marine vehicle. The floatable housing may be adapted to be launched from a marine vehicle and rise to the surface. Assets, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle, may be deployed from the surfaced floatable housing. | Ray Sampson (Dartmouth, CA), David E. Bossert (Tucson, AZ), Jeffrey N. Zerbe (Oro Valley, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2008-09-18 | 2011-05-24 | B63B35/50 | 12/233328 |
| 2895 | 7945353 | Adaptive control in the presence of input constraints | An adaptive control system is provided that scales both gain and commands to avoid input saturation. The input saturation occurs when a commanded input u.sub.c exceeds an achievable command limit of u.sub.max. To avoid input saturation, the commanded input u.sub.c is modified according to a factor .mu.. | Eugene Lavretsky (Los Angeles, CA), Naira Hovakimyan (Blacksburg, VA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-01-21 | 2011-05-17 | G01C23/00, B64C19/00, B64C13/00, B64C39/06, B64G1/24, F02K1/00, F02K3/00, F02K5/00, F02K7/00, F02K9/00, F03H1/00, F03H3/00, G05D1/06 | 12/357185 |
| 2896 | 7942635 | Twin spool rotor assembly for a small gas turbine engine | A small twin spool gas turbine engine with a hollow inner rotor shaft having solid shaft ends and an outer rotor shaft having a cylindrical portion on the compressor end that forms a forward bearing support surface and a turbine rotor disk on the turbine end that forms a aft bearing support surface. The inner rotor shaft includes solid shaft ends that project out from the cylindrical portion of the outer shaft on one end and out from the turbine rotor disk on the other end. An inner bearing housing is secured on the solid shaft ends of the inner rotor shaft. A threaded nut on the inner rotor shafts ends provide a compressive load to the inner bearing housings which results in a tension preload to the inner rotor shaft solid ends so that the bearing assemblies for the forward and aft ends of the twin spools do not become lose from the engine operation. | Stephen E. Murray (Port St. Lucie, FL) | Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (Jupiter, FL) | 2007-09-21 | 2011-05-17 | F04D29/20 | 11/903556 |
| 2897 | 7932925 | System and method for stabilizing an image | System for producing a stabilized image of a scene viewed by an image detector, the image detector detecting a plurality of images of the scene, the image detector being supported by gimbals, the gimbals including a servo system for moving the gimbals at least one degree of freedom, the system including an angular movement detection device firmly coupled with the image detector, and a processor coupled with the angular movement detection device and with the image detector, the angular movement detection device detecting at least a portion of angular movements of the image detector about at least one axis of rotation, the angular movement detection device producing an angular output respective of the portion, the processor receiving the images from the image detector, and the angular output from the angular movement detection device, the processor determining at least one shifting displacement and at least one shifting direction for shifting a current image detected by the image detector, relative to a reference image of the scene detected by the image detector, according to the angular output, the processor producing the stabilized image, by shifting the current image by the shifting displacement and in the shifting direction. | Shamir Inbar (Haifa, IL), Gavriel Davidov (Kfar Vradim, IL) | Elbit Systems Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2005-11-06 | 2011-04-26 | H04N5/228 | 11/667737 |
| 2898 | 7931239 | Homeostatic flying hovercraft | A homeostatic flying hovercraft preferably utilizes at least two pairs of counter-rotating ducted fans to generate lift like a hovercraft and utilizes a homeostatic hover control system to create a flying craft that is easily controlled. The homeostatic hover control system provides true homeostasis of the craft with a true fly-by-wire flight control and control-by-wire system control. | Brad Pedersen (Minneapolis, MN), Peter Spirov (Minneapolis, MN) | --- | 2007-08-13 | 2011-04-26 | B64C13/20 | 11/838040 |
| 2899 | 7929466 | Prioritized channel assignment for wireless links | Link capacity in a wireless medium is assigned by receiving at least one capacity request, and controlling the wireless link capacity based on at least the received capacity request. Link capacity is altered by reading priority information, creating a capacity request from the priority information read, transmitting the capacity request, receiving link configuration data, and configuring a wireless link to conform to the received allocation of link capacity. Link capacity is controlled by extracting the origin and priority of one or more packets received over the shared wireless medium, selecting the link capacity for one or more wireless links based at least in part on the extracted origin and priority of the one or more packets received, higher capacities are selected for origins from which higher priority packets are received, and transmitting the selected link capacity to the one or more wireless links. | Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-08-22 | 2011-04-19 | H04J1/16, H04L12/56 | 11/843533 |
| 2900 | 7928890 | Phased array radar antenna having reduced search time and method for use thereof | A phased array radar antenna includes at least two antennas (11, 12, 13, 14) adapted for simultaneous operation at different non-mutually interfering frequencies. The phased array radar antenna may be fitted to an aircraft having a fuselage supporting first and second radar side antennas (11, 12) on opposite sides thereof, a nose portion supporting a first radar end antenna (13) , and a tail portion supporting a second radar end antenna (14) . Respective radomes cover the first and second radar end antennas so as to provide a smooth aerodynamic contour, and a radar control unit (15) is disposed within the fuselage and coupled to the first and second radar side antennas and to the first and second radar end antennas for operating the first or second radar side antenna simultaneously with the first or second radar end antenna at respective first and second different frequencies. | Jehezkel Grizim (Givat-Shmuel, IL), Alexander Lomes (Maccabim, IL), Yacob Wagman (Rishon Le Zion, IL), Shmuel Ron (Rishon Le Ziyyon, IL), Haim Richman (Mazkeret Batya, IL), Abraham Reich (Rishon Le Zion, IL), David Rabia (Rishon Le Zion, IL) | Elta Systems Ltd. (Ashdod, IL) | 2005-05-09 | 2011-04-19 | G01S13/00 | 11/914090 |
| 2901 | 7927106 | Cylindrical slip ring system | A method and apparatus for transmitting signals. An apparatus comprises a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a third cylinder, and a fourth cylinder. A first cylinder has a first number of conductive segments. The second cylinder has a second number of conductive segments. The first cylinder is located inside the second cylinder such that the first conductive segments remain in communication with corresponding ones of the second conductive segments during rotation of the first and second cylinders relative to each other. The third cylinder has a third number of conductive segments. The second cylinder is located inside of the third cylinder. The fourth cylinder has a fourth number of conductive segments. The third cylinder is located inside the fourth cylinder such that the third conductive segments remain in communication with corresponding ones of the fourth conductive segments during rotation of the third and fourth cylinders. | Stephen T. Butscher (Riverside, CA), Joseph E. Justin (Corona, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-09-25 | 2011-04-19 | H01R39/00 | 12/566920 |
| 2902 | 7925391 | Systems and methods for remote display of an enhanced image | A system for providing remote display of an enhanced image comprises at least one image source and a processing element. The processing element is capable of receiving data from the image source, creating an enhanced image with the received data, and transmitting the enhanced image via a wireless link to a display device capable of displaying the enhanced image. The processing element may create the enhanced image by stitching image data from at least two image sources having different fields of view, fusing image data from at least two image sources having different image modalities, or combining image data from at least one image source with synthetic image data. The processing element may be further capable of modifying at least one transmission characteristic based on a bandwidth of the wireless link. The transmission characteristic may be selected from the group comprising field of view, frame rate, resolution, and compression. | John N. Sanders-Reed (Cedar Crest, NM) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-06-02 | 2011-04-12 | G01C23/00 | 11/142941 |
| 2903 | 7925117 | Fusion of sensor data and synthetic data to form an integrated image | A system and method for fusing sensor data and synthetic data to form an integrated image are described. An image registration process is used to fuse the images. The image registration process is performed on gradients of a landmark image. The gradients are extracted from both sensor and synthetic datasets for the landmark image. Using the image gradient, a center of mass for each of the gradient's curves is calculated. By solving a minimization problem to reduce error, a desired transformation operator can be obtained to match the sensor image to the synthetic image. | Rida M. Hamza (Maple Grove, MN), Thea L. Feyereisen (Hudson, WI) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2006-06-27 | 2011-04-12 | G06K9/32, G06G7/78 | 11/475492 |
| 2904 | 7922115 | Modular unmanned air-vehicle | The present invention is an unmanned air vehicle designed for reconnaissance, surveillance, data acquisition, and general research. The air vehicle is a monoplane that consists of several pieces that can easily be assembled using a minimal amount of tools. The air vehicle consists of a forward and aft fuselage section, two identical horizontal stabilizers, and four identical wing sections. The aircraft can fly with all four wing sections, or with just two wing sections (the short wing configuration) . Each of the four wing sections of the air vehicle can be interchanged with any of the other wing sections for the purpose of minimizing assembly time and spare parts. | Richard D. Colgren (Palmdale, CA), Lance C. Holly (Lawrence, KS), William R. Donovan (Lawrence, KS) | --- | 2007-04-23 | 2011-04-12 | B64C1/00, B64C3/00 | 11/789079 |
| 2905 | 7917148 | Social musical media rating system and method for localized establishments | A method and system are provided for enabling users in shared physical places to collaboratively rate the music playing within such places by using portable computing devices on their person. In one embodiment, the portable computing devices are mobile phones and each user may independently rate a currently playing musical piece within the physical place by sending an electronic message from their phone, for example in SMS format. The method and system further enables the receipt of a plurality of such rating messages, the computing of a statistical result, and the providing of the statistical result to each of the plurality of portable computing devices. In this way a group of people may collectively listen to a currently playing musical piece in a physical place, may each provide a subjective rating of the musical piece, and may each receive an indication of the collaborative result of the provided ratings. | Louis B. Rosenberg (Pismo Beach, CA) | Outland Research, Llc (Pismo Beach, CA) | 2007-10-12 | 2011-03-29 | H04W40/00 | 11/871966 |
| 2906 | 7915525 | Lightning directing system | A lightning direction device is provided. The lightning direction device includes a drag member, a pendant mass and a conductor. The drag member is configured to have a select amount of wind resistance. The pendant mass has a select weight and shape. Moreover, the conductor is coupled between the pendant mass and the drag member. | John S. Canham (Ellicott City, MD) | Alliant Techsystems Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) | 2009-02-24 | 2011-03-29 | H02G13/00 | 12/391383 |
| 2907 | 7912594 | Predicted path selection system and method for hazard coding in selectively constrained aircraft control systems | A surveillance system detects potential hazards and alerts the pilot to them. The alerts can be modified to indicate proximity to the predicted path of the aircraft. An autopilot receives instructions from a flight management system (FMS) regarding a planned path and is subject to constraints preempting the planned path. The surveillance system selects which of the planned and a constrained path will be followed for alerting and hazard coding purposes. Means are disclosed to determine when the constrained path will be followed by evaluating the current position of an aircraft, the planned path, and the constraint data. | Scott R. Gremmert (Redmond, WA) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2010-06-07 | 2011-03-22 | G01C5/00 | 12/795437 |
| 2908 | 7911497 | Method and apparatus for video on demand | An exemplary method for processing and outputting video frames includes receiving a stream of video frames, inserting geo-location data into a video frame to generate a modified video frame, and outputting the modified video frame. An exemplary system includes an antenna which receives a stream of video frames, a processor which inserts geo-location data into a video frame to generate a modified video frame, and an output for outputting the modified video frame. | Richard A. Russell (Windermere, FL), Michael S. O'Meara (Orlando, FL) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2004-04-23 | 2011-03-22 | H04N7/18 | 10/830222 |
| 2909 | 7911372 | Active imaging using satellite communication system | An active imaging system uses communication satellites to identify the location and physical attributes of a target. A transmitter emits a time-synchronized signal directed to a target. The transmitter radiates L-band RF signals. The transmitter can be positioned on an airborne or ground platform. A constellation of communication satellites receives and time stamps the time-synchronized signal reflected from the target to form an active image of the target. The constellation of communication satellites have multiple roles other than active imaging, such as providing voice and data communications. The time-synchronized signal reflected from the target can be received by multiple satellites within the constellation of communication satellites or by multiple antenna disposed on one satellite within the constellation of communication satellites. | Mark D. Nelson (Gilbert, AZ) | Kinetx, Inc. (Tempe, AZ) | 2009-11-04 | 2011-03-22 | G01S13/00 | 12/612492 |
| 2910 | 7901815 | Fuel cell power generator utilizing substantially or completely closed water supply | A power generator has a hydrogen flow path through which moisture is induced to flow to a hydrogen-containing fuel that reacts with the moisture to produce hydrogen. The moisture passes to the hydrogen flow path through a water exchange membrane from a water vapor flow path. A fuel cell between the hydrogen flow path and the water vapor flow path reacts with the hydrogen in the hydrogen flow path to produce electricity, and to also principally produce the moisture in the water vapor flow path. | Roland A. Wood (Bloomington, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2004-07-14 | 2011-03-08 | H01M8/06, H01M8/18 | 10/891380 |
| 2911 | 7898789 | Extra electric energy for day-night cycle solar aircraft | An Extra Electric Energy System that supplies electrical power to an aircraft of the continuous flight duration day/night cycle solar powered type is described where the extra electric energy is generated as static charge by collisions of the aircraft with particles existing in the earth's atmosphere. The manner in which the static charge is collected, stored and used immediately to meet present or future aircraft power needs is considered. An example of the application of the system to a high altitude solar powered Helios type aircraft is offered along with a discussion of how its structure is modified to store static charge. | Philip Onni Jarvinen (Amherst, NH) | --- | 2009-11-02 | 2011-03-01 | H05F3/00 | 12/590058 |
| 2912 | 7898462 | Multi-sector radar sensor | A radar system comprises a plurality of antenna sub-systems, each operable to transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals in a corresponding sector, wherein the plurality of antenna sub-systems are positioned such that the corresponding sectors cover a total range of about 180 degrees to about 360 degrees without rotation of the radar system. The radar system also comprises shared backend circuitry coupled to each of the plurality of antenna sub-systems and operable to process signals from each of the plurality of antenna sub-systems to detect the presence of an obstacle in one of the corresponding sectors. | David W. Meyers (Brooklyn Park, MN), Long Bui (Palos Verde Estates, CA), Yi-Chi Shih (Palos Verde Estates, CA) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-10-03 | 2011-03-01 | H01Q1/28, G01C23/00, G01S13/00 | 12/245593 |
| 2913 | 7894948 | Systems and methods for coordination of entities and/or communicating location information | Systems and methods that may be employed to communicate location information between two or more aerial vehicles or other types of vehicles or other entities, and/or that may be used to facilitate coordinated operations of two or more such entities. In one example, an aerial vehicle may be kept aware of one or more location (e.g., longitude, latitude, etc.) and/or flight characteristics (e.g., altitude, directional heading, airspeed, attitude, etc.) of one or more other adjacent aerial vehicles, and each such aerial vehicle may use that location information to adjust its flight path to maintain a safe sphere of empty airspace around itself. | Ken A. Stroud (Greenville, TX) | L-3 Communications Integrated Systems L.P. (Greenville, TX) | 2007-11-01 | 2011-02-22 | G08G7/02, G08G9/02, G08G5/04 | 11/982436 |
| 2914 | 7893890 | Electrically dimmable combiner optics for head-up display | Methods and systems for providing an electrically dimmable combiner optics for head-up displays are disclosed. In one embodiment, a dimmable head-up display includes a display portion configured to provide head-up display information to an operator. Additionally, a dimmable portion is coupled to the display portion configured to change a transmissivity of the display portion from a first transmissivity level to a second transmissivity level. | Brian D. Kelly (Redmond, WA), Emma Romig (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-03-05 | 2011-02-22 | G09G5/00 | 11/682255 |
| 2915 | 7893867 | Communications radar system | A system for a mobile ad-hoc communications network includes a single antenna aperture and a phased array antenna comprising a plurality of radiators communicating electromagnetically via the single antenna aperture. The system may also include a control circuit communicatively connected to the phased array antenna. The control circuit may include a communications module for transmitting and receiving communication data via the phased array antenna through the single antenna aperture and a radar module for transmitting and receiving radar signals via the phased array antenna through the single antenna aperture. | Julio Navarro (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-01-30 | 2011-02-22 | G01S13/00 | 12/363347 |
| 2916 | 7889114 | Radar target processing reduction systems and methods using cooperative surveillance sources | Systems and methods for reducing radar target processing. The systems include a processor configured to receive a first input from a cooperative surveillance source and a second input from a radar device. The first input includes cooperative target information, the second input includes cooperative and non-cooperative target information, and the processor is configured to process the first and second inputs to remove cooperative target information from the second input based on the first input to generate a modified radar output for use by an output device. The methods include receiving a first input including cooperative target information from a cooperative surveillance source, receiving a second input including cooperative and non-cooperative target information from a radar device, processing the first and second inputs to remove cooperative target information from the second input based on the first input, and generating a modified radar output based on the processed first and second inputs. | David W. Meyers (Brooklyn Park, MN), Christine Haissig (Chanhassen, MN), David C. Vacanti (Renton, WA) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-05-01 | 2011-02-15 | G01S13/00, G01S13/74 | 12/113369 |
| 2917 | 7887333 | Conformal slip ring system | An apparatus comprises a first plate having a first plurality of conductive segments on a surface of the first plate and a second plate having a second plurality of conductive segments on a surface of the second plate. The first and second plates have an axis of rotation. The first plurality of conductive segments and the second plurality of conductive segments each have a circular shape with centers through the axis of rotation. Each of the first plurality of conductive segments and the second plurality of conductive segments has a different diameter. Portions of the first plurality of conductive segments and the second plurality of conductive segments are offset from each other along the axis of rotation. Corresponding segments in the first plurality of conductive segments and the second plurality of conductive segments conduct signals during rotation of the first plate and the second plate relative to each other. | Joseph E. Justin (Corona, CA), Stephen T. Butscher (Riverside, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-10-05 | 2011-02-15 | H01R39/00 | 12/573274 |
| 2918 | 7876849 | Data transmission method and apparatus using networked receivers having spatial diversity | A data transmission method and apparatus are disclosed using receivers having spatial diversity, with the receivers communicating with a common client via network communication. Improved systems and methods for data transmission according to the disclosed method and apparatus include at least: a transmission source for transmitting a data signal, a first receiver for receiving the data signal, a second receiver for receiving the data signal, wherein the second receiver is spaced apart from the first receiver thereby providing spatial diversity, and a communication network for facilitating communication between a client and at least the first receiver and the second receiver, as needed, wherein the client is capable of analyzing individual data signals received by the first and second receivers and forming a composite signal of a higher quality than the quality of the individual data signals. | Steven H. Gardner (San Diego, CA) | Viasat, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) | 2006-05-25 | 2011-01-25 | H04B7/02 | 11/441697 |
| 2919 | 7876258 | Aircraft collision sense and avoidance system and method | A collision sense and avoidance system and method and an aircraft, such as an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) and/or Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) , including the collision sense and avoidance system. The collision sense and avoidance system includes an image interrogator identifies potential collision threats to the aircraft and provides maneuvers to avoid any identified threat. Motion sensors (e.g., imaging and/or infrared sensors) provide image frames of the surroundings to a clutter suppression and target detection unit that detects local targets moving in the frames. A Line of Sight (LOS) , multi-target tracking unit, tracks detected local targets and maintains a track history in LOS coordinates for each detected local target. A threat assessment unit determines whether any tracked local target poses a collision threat. An avoidance maneuver unit provides flight control and guidance with a maneuver to avoid any identified said collision threat. | Michael R. Abraham (O'Fallon, MO), Christian C. Witt (Albuquerque, NM), Dennis J. Yelton (Albuquerque, NM), John N. Sanders-Reed (Cedar Crest, NM), Christopher J. Musial (Albuquerque, NM) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-03-13 | 2011-01-25 | G01S13/00 | 11/374807 |
| 2920 | 7868817 | Radar system for obstacle avoidance | A radar system comprises a transmitter antenna configured to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal, a first receiver antenna, and a second receiver antenna. Each of the first and second receiver antennas are configured to receive a reflection of the RF signal, wherein the first and second receiver antennas are synchronized and separated by a vertical distance. The radar system also comprises radar processing circuitry configured to control transmission of the RF signal from the transmitter antenna and to determine an elevation of an object reflecting the RF signal based on the phase difference between the reflected RF signal received by the first receiver antenna and the reflected RF signal received by the second receiver antenna, wherein the transmit antenna, first receiver antenna, and second receiver antenna are operable to continuously rotate 360 degrees along an azimuth angle without rotating along an elevation angle. | David W. Meyers (Brooklyn Park, MN), Long Bui (Palos Verde Estates, CA), Yi-Chi Shih (Palos Verde Estates, CA) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-10-03 | 2011-01-11 | G01S13/00, G01S13/08 | 12/245334 |
| 2921 | 7864096 | Systems and methods for multi-sensor collision avoidance | An embodiment of the present invention provides a collision avoidance system for a host aircraft comprising a plurality of sensors for providing data about other aircraft that may be employed to determine one or more parameters to calculate future positions of the other aircraft, a processor to determine whether any combinations of the calculated future positions of the other aircraft are correlated or uncorrelated, and a collision avoidance module that uses the correlated or uncorrelated calculated future positions to provide a signal instructing the performance of a collision avoidance maneuver when a collision threat exists between the host aircraft and at least one of the other aircraft. | Gregory T. Stayton (Peoria, AZ), Mark D. Smith (Glendale, AZ), Michael F. Tremose (Glendale, AZ) | Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems Llc (Phoenix, AZ) | 2008-01-23 | 2011-01-04 | G01S13/00 | 12/011200 |
| 2922 | 7861535 | Self-aligning liner support hanger | A self-aligning hanger for use in a gas turbine engine exhaust system comprises a first bracket, a second bracket, a rod, a first ball joint and a second ball joint. The first bracket is for connecting to an exhaust duct of the gas turbine exhaust system. The second bracket is for connecting to an exhaust duct liner of the gas turbine exhaust system. The rod extends between the first bracket and the second bracket. The first ball joint connects a first end of the rod with the first bracket. The second ball joint connects a second end of the rod with the second bracket. | Carlos G. Figueroa (Wellington, FL), Jeffrey S. Smith (Storrs, CT), Russell Nachtman (Jupiter, FL), Robert K. Hon (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT) | 2007-09-24 | 2011-01-04 | F02C7/20 | 11/903670 |
| 2923 | 7841559 | Aerial vehicle with variable aspect ratio deployable wings | Embodiments of the present invention relate a wing arrangement for an aerial vehicle configured to adjust the vehicles aspect ratio in response to flight mission parameters. The wing arrangement may include a pair of wing assemblies capable of deploying to a first winged position defining a first aspect ratio. Each wing assembly may have a forward inboard wing pivotally connected to the fuselage and an aft inboard wing pivotally connected to the carriage. The forward inboard wing and aft inboard wing of each assembly may be connected, forming a bi-plane configuration. Additionally, the each assembly may include a set of outboard wings configured to telescope from the inboard wings to an extended winged position defining a second aspect ratio greater than the first aspect ratio. | Hank O'Shea (Thousand Oak, CA) | Mbda Incorporated (Wesclake Village, CA) | 2007-02-16 | 2010-11-30 | B64C3/40 | 11/707088 |
| 2924 | 7837151 | Method and apparatus for the hookup of unmanned/manned (''HUM'') multi purpose air vehicles with each other | A system for the hookup of either a manned or unmanned air vehicle with a refueling air vehicle. A probe extending from an air vehicle being refueled is joined to a drogue at the end of a boom on a refueling air vehicle. In bringing the probe into the drogue an optical sensor on one of the vehicles is employed in conjunction with optical beacons on the other vehicle with the sensor measuring the relative motion between the probe and the drogue and generating a control signal for controlling motion of the probe relative to the drogue. The positioning of the probe relative to the drogue is accurately controlled during the fueling operation by a rigid actuator mechanism formed by a rod sidably fitted within a sleeve, the rod being driven by a tensioned reel in response to control signals. One end of the actuator is connected to the drogue while the other end is connected to the refueling aircraft to form a triangular configuration, allowing only small interaction forces thereby restraining relative motion between the probe and the drogue. | Frank Garcia, Jr. (Walnut, CA) | Sargent Fletcher, Inc. (El Monte, CA) | 2006-09-18 | 2010-11-23 | B64D39/00 | 11/523175 |
| 2925 | 7836680 | Aircraft combination engines thermal management system | An engine combination for generating forces with a gas turbine engine generating force that utilizes an engine lubricant for lubricating moving components in the turbofan engine, and an internal combustion engine provided in the combination as an intermittent combustion engine generating force that utilizes a coolant for transporting heat generated in the intermittent combustion engine away therefrom and having an air intake, there being an air transfer duct connected from a compressor in the gas turbine engine to the air intake to transfer compressed air thereto. A coupling heat exchanger is coupled to both the gas turbine engine and the intermittent combustion engine to have the engine lubricant and the coolant pass therethrough. A further cooling heat exchanger is coupled to both the coupling heat exchanger and the intermittent combustion engine to have a remote fluid from a source thereof and the coolant pass therethrough. | Frederick M. Schwarz (Glastonbury, CT), Jorn A. Glahn (Manchester, CT), Brian M. Fentress (Marlborough, CT) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT) | 2007-06-20 | 2010-11-23 | F02K3/00 | 11/820722 |
| 2926 | 7835824 | Systems and methods for detecting and managing the unauthorized use of a unmanned aircraft | A method for policing and managing the operation of a flying, unmanned aircraft in the event of usurpation of control of, malfunction of, or ill-intentioned use of, this aircraft includes the steps of (a) detecting inappropriate operation of the aircraft, (b) transmitting a takeover command to the aircraft to interrupt control of the operation of this aircraft by a first pilot and relinquish control of the aircraft to a second pilot, and (c) transmitting control commands to the aircraft to control its operation by the second pilot, until the need for alternate pilot control of the aircraft has ended or until the aircraft has landed safely. | Jeffrey A. Matos (New Rochelle, NY) | --- | 2007-09-06 | 2010-11-16 | G05D1/00 | 11/899827 |
| 2927 | 7818910 | Weapon integrated controller | The present disclosures are systems, apparatus and methods for communicating with a robot via a weapon. In one embodiment, the weapon comprises a barrel, a receiver assembly, a handgrip, and a first controller. The receiver assembly is coupled to an end of the barrel and to the handgrip. The first controller is integrated into the handgrip and inputs a first controller signal to a processing device. A transmitter receives a processing signal from the processing device according to the first controller signal. Preferably, the transmitter sends the processing signal to a robot, which responds accordingly to the received processing signal. | Stuart H. Young (Burke, VA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Army (Washington, DC) | 2004-09-29 | 2010-10-26 | F41C23/00 | 10/956592 |
| 2928 | 7806366 | Systems and methods for capturing and controlling post-recovery motion of unmanned aircraft | Systems and methods for capturing and controlling post-recovery motion of an unmanned aircraft are disclosed herein. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, for example, can include a line capture assembly carried by an unmanned aircraft having a fuselage and a lifting surface. The line capture assembly can include a flexible support line having a first portion attached to an attachment point on the fuselage and a second portion extending from the attachment point spanwise along the lifting surface of the aircraft. The line capture assembly can also include an engagement device coupled to the second portion of the support line. The engagement device is releasably secured to the lifting surface. | Clifford Jackson (White Salmon, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2007-07-10 | 2010-10-05 | B64F1/02 | 11/775600 |
| 2929 | 7801649 | Predicted path selection system and method for hazard coding in selectively constrained aircraft control systems | A surveillance system detects potential hazards and alerts the pilot to them. The alerts can be modified to indicate proximity to the predicted path of the aircraft. An autopilot receives instructions from a flight management system (FMS) regarding a planned path and is subject to constraints preempting the planned path. The surveillance system selects which of the planned and a constrained path will be followed for alerting and hazard coding purposes. Means are disclosed to determine when the constrained path will be followed by comparing the current position of an aircraft, the planned path, and the constraint data. Current positions exceeding the tolerance cause the surveillance system to select the planned path as the future path to be followed. If initiation of a constraint has been detected and the current position is within the tolerance, the surveillance system selects the constrained path as the future path. | Scott R. Gremmert (Redmond, WA) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2006-02-28 | 2010-09-21 | G01C5/00 | 11/364066 |
| 2930 | 7798449 | Method and system for inflight refueling of unmanned aerial vehicles | A system and method for refueling unmanned aerial vehicles. The system is adapted to refuel a first unmanned aerial vehicle from a second unmanned aerial vehicle and includes an arrangement for flying the first and second vehicles to proximity within a predetermined range and for connecting an umbilical from the second vehicle to the first vehicle in flight. In the illustrative embodiment, the arrangement for connecting includes a targeting system for electromagnetically detecting a refueling receptacle on the first vehicle. The targeting system includes a first coil around a refueling receptacle on the first vehicle. A seeker is disposed at a first end of said umbilical on the second vehicle. The seeker includes three detector coils adapted to detect a magnetic signal from the first coil around the receptacle on the first vehicle. The coils are mounted such that the detector coils point in different directions. The outputs of the coils are processed to determine the direction and range to the UAV from the tanker UAV. | James Small (Tucson, AZ), Frederick Davidson (Tucson, AZ), Carlos Garcia (Sahuarita, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2007-08-13 | 2010-09-21 | B64D39/00 | 11/891959 |
| 2931 | 7798445 | Systems and methods for recovering and controlling post-recovery motion of unmanned aircraft | Systems and methods for recovering unmanned aircraft and controlling post-recovery motion of the aircraft are disclosed herein. An aircraft recovery system for recovering an unmanned aircraft in flight in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure, for example, can include an inflatable aircraft recovery system having an inflatable portion with a generally vertical orientation. The inflatable portion can also include a landing pocket extending at least partially therethrough. The landing pocket is sized to receive at least a portion of a fuselage of the aircraft. The aircraft recovery system can also include a guidance system at least proximate to the landing pocket and positioned to guide the aircraft toward the landing pocket. | Stephen B. Heppe (Hood River, OR), Jaime Mack (White Salmon, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2008-01-25 | 2010-09-21 | B64F1/02 | 12/020131 |
| 2932 | 7793884 | Deltoid main wing aerodynamic configurations | ''T-tailed Deltoid Main Wing'' idea allows for design of high-subsonic passenger aircraft with a capacity between 200 and 650 passengers with outer dimensions fitting within 80 m box on class VI airports while having more than twice lower fuel consumption per unit of payload when compared to the present classical-concept aircraft with fuselage that have the same passenger capacity. T-tailed deltoid main wing aircraft is satisfying all safety requirements for a passenger aircraft while having over 50% longer range than the aircraft of equivalent capacity with fuselage. Simple aerodynamic and structural solutions of T-tailed deltoid main wing aircraft are resulting with low development risks and production cost. Simple and reliable flight control systems of aircraft that are based on T-tailed deltoid main wing aerodynamic configuration allow for design of all-purpose, high-lift-capacity, and long range unmanned aircraft. | <𐦰森⼼/td> | Faruk Dizdarevic (Anaheim, CA), Mithad Dizdarevic (Anaheim, CA) | 2008-12-31 | 2010-09-14 | B64C3/00 | 12/347997 |
| 2933 | 7775147 | Dual redundant electro explosive device latch mechanism | A latch including a first electrical explosive device disposed between first and second surfaces and a second electrical explosive device disposed between said first and second surfaces in series with said first electrical explosive device. In the illustrative embodiment, the vehicle is a missile or torpedo, the first surface is a drag door and the second surface is a vehicle body. In this embodiment, the first electrical explosive device is coupled to the vehicle body on a first end of the device and to a common series attachment on another end thereof and the second electrical explosive device is connected to the common series attachment on a first end and to the drag door on a second end thereof. An arrangement is included for activating the electrical explosive devices to effect a deployment of the drag door with a high degree of reliability. | Daniel M. Crawford (Tucson, AZ), Bruce E. Morgan (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2008-03-17 | 2010-08-17 | B64D1/04 | 12/077157 |
| 2934 | 7774083 | Methods and systems for position sensing | Methods and systems for position sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring at least three discrete point positions associated with a first component using at least one transmitter having a known position and orientation and in a line of sight with the three discrete point positions, the three discrete point positions having known distances relative to one another. The method computes a current position and orientation of the first component using data provided by the at least one transmitter and the three discrete point positions, along with position and orientation data from a last known location of the first component assuming that no sudden position changes since the first component has moved from the last known location. The first and second components may be a workpiece and a tool that performs a manufacturing operation on the workpiece. | Philip L. Freeman (Maryland Heights, MO), John R. Dworschak (Wildwood, MO), Joseph C. Marsh (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-10-24 | 2010-08-10 | G06F19/00, G05B19/18 | 11/923209 |
| 2935 | 7767457 | Method of use of taggants | An investigation process includes dispersing particulate taggants at a transit point with recordation of the transit point location. A subject passing the transit point has adhered to them at least one taggant from the transit point. Collection of the at least one taggant from the area of investigation allows an investigator to assign the location of the dispersal step to a path taken by the subject between the transit point and the area of investigation. | InKi Mun (Nanuet, NY), Allen B. Kantrowitz (Hinsdale, MA) | --- | 2004-07-28 | 2010-08-03 | G01N21/77, G01N21/75, G01N21/00 | 10/901271 |
| 2936 | 7762056 | Aircraft combination engines exhaust thrust recovery | A gas turbine engine with a turbine with an exhaust manifold thereabout from which fluids can be transferred to the turbine and an air compressor having an air transfer duct extending therefrom so as to be capable to provide compressed air in that air transfer duct at one end thereof to the air intake of an internal combustion engine provided as an intermittent combustion engine. The air intake and an exhaust outlet are each coupled to combustion chambers therein and a rotatable output shaft is also coupled to those combustion chambers for generating force. The exhaust outlet has an exhaust transfer duct extending therefrom so as to have the intermittent combustion engine be capable to provide exhaust therefrom in that exhaust transfer duct at one end thereof, and the exhaust transfer duct being connected at an opposite end thereof to the exhaust manifold to be capable of transferring intermittent combustion engine exhaust thereto. | Frederick M. Schwarz (Glastonbury, CT), Brian M. Fentress (Marlborough, CT), Charles E Lents (Amston, CT) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT) | 2007-05-15 | 2010-07-27 | F02K3/00, F02K9/00, F02K7/00, F02K99/00 | 11/803432 |
| 2937 | 7760412 | Mechanically-active anti-reflection switch (MARS) modulator with wide angle tolerance | A modulator for modulating an optical signal is disclosed having a substrate, a support mounted to the substrate, and membrane attached to the support and defining an airgap between the substrate and the membrane. The membrane has at least three layers including a central layer having an index of refraction which is the square root of the index of refraction of the substrate. The thickness of the layers and the size of the airgap are optimized to maximize differential reflectivity of light incident on the membrane at a non-normal angle of incidence to the membrane when the membrane is either in an unbiased state or biased state. In one embodiment, the first, central, and third layers have corresponding thicknesses approximately equal to one-quarter, one-quarter, and on-half of a wavelength of the optical signal, respectively. In another embodiment, the thickness of the layers and the airgap are designed according to formulas such that the modulator can operate over wider angles of incidence up to about 55 degrees. In a third embodiment, the modulator can operate at an angle of incidence-up to about 85 degree with TE-only polarization of the incident light. | Keith Goossen (Howell, NJ) | University of Delaware (Newark, DE) | 2006-03-06 | 2010-07-20 | G02F1/03 | 11/368899 |
| 2938 | 7748119 | Method for manufacturing composite components | Methods and systems for manufacturing composite components, including asymmetric composite components, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of forming a composite component includes providing a forming tool having a base portion and at least one retaining portion, forming an uncured composite component on the forming tool, curing the composite component, performing a manufacturing operation on the cured composite component engaged with the forming tool, and after performing the manufacturing operation on the cured composite component, removing the cured composite component from the forming tool. In further embodiments, the forming tool may have a plurality of reference apertures disposed therethrough for performing drilling operations on the cured composite component. | Max U. Kismarton (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-06-03 | 2010-07-06 | B21D53/88, B32B9/02 | 11/144146 |
| 2939 | 7747364 | Methods, apparatus and systems for enhanced synthetic vision and multi-sensor data fusion to improve operational capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles | The invention provides, in some aspects, improved methods, apparatus and systems for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation that utilize multiple data links between a UAV and a control station in order to transmit control and actionable intelligence data. Such methods, apparatus and systems can be used, for example, to monitor a selected environment (e.g., an oil field or other terrain/environment of interest) . In a related aspect, such data links comprise satellite communication channels. | Philippe Roy (North Andover, MA), Jun Yu (Winchester, MA), David S. Linden (Dexter, MI) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2007-12-06 | 2010-06-29 | G05D1/00 | 11/951920 |
| 2940 | 7737878 | Collision and conflict avoidance system for autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) | A collision and conflict avoidance system for autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) uses accessible on-board sensors to generate an image of the surrounding airspace. The situation thus established is analyzed for imminent conflicts (collisions, TCAS violations, airspace violations) , and, if a probable conflict or collision is detected, a search for avoidance options is started, wherein the avoidance routes as far as possible comply with statutory air traffic regulations. By virtue of the on-board algorithm the system functions independently of a data link. By taking into account the TCAS zones, the remaining air traffic is not disturbed unnecessarily. The system makes it possible both to cover aspects critical for safety and to use more highly developed algorithms in order to take complicated boundary conditions into account when determining the avoidance course. | Joost van Tooren (Munich, DE), Martin Heni (Munich, DE), Alexander Knoll (Munich, DE), Johannes Beck (Ingolstadt, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2008-07-08 | 2010-06-15 | G01S13/93, G08G5/04, G01S13/00, G08G5/00 | 12/169205 |
| 2941 | 7735781 | Method and system for deployment of ordnance from an aircraft in mid-flight | A system for in-air deployment of objects utilizes an aircraft having a hatch that can be opened while the aircraft is in mid-flight. An air and pressure tight container stowed within the aircraft has a doorway that is sealed to and about the hatch from within the aircraft. Mounted within the container is an expulsion system for expelling objects from the container through its doorway and the aircraft's hatch. The container may be coupled and sealed to other containers to define a contiguous volume for storing the objects and allowing movement of the objects between containers. | Elan Moritz (Lynn Haven, FL), Helmut Portmann (Panama City Beach, FL) | United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2005-07-18 | 2010-06-15 | B64D1/12, B64D1/06 | 11/183148 |
| 2942 | 7735423 | High visibility ordnance | A munition has an external surface. The munition may be of any type. The external surface includes a coating on at least part of it. Coatings may be, for example, paints, tapes, appliques or other materials. The coating on the munition includes one or more of reflective material, phosphorescent material and fluorescent material. The reflective, phosphorescent and/or fluorescent coatings are applied to the munition prior to its being deployed. The reflective, phosphorescent and/or fluorescent materials in the coatings are visible at a safe distance from the munition and help to identify unexploded ordnance. | Kenneth Gold (Allamuchy, NJ) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Army (Washington, DC) | 2006-03-10 | 2010-06-15 | F42B30/08, F42B12/02 | 11/308189 |
| 2943 | 7735058 | Remote component and connection architecture | A method of developing software comprises the steps of defining a plurality of component objects for receiving input data and producing output data, defining a plurality of connection objects for passing data between the component objects, and executing an initialization script to define a behavioral model for the system by defining relationships between the component objects and the connection objects. A software development system that performs the method is also provided. | Kevin Kinsella (Escondido, CA), Roger Theodore Sumner (Solana Beach, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2005-01-31 | 2010-06-08 | G06F9/44, G06F9/45 | 11/047132 |
| 2944 | 7734411 | Predicted path selection system and method for hazard coding in selectively constrained aircraft control systems | A surveillance system detects potential hazards and alerts the pilot to them. The alerts can be modified to indicate proximity to the predicted path of the aircraft. An autopilot receives instructions from a flight management system (FMS) regarding a planned path and is subject to constraints preempting the planned path. The surveillance system selects which of the planned and a constrained path will be followed for alerting and hazard coding purposes. Means are disclosed to determine when the constrained path will be followed by evaluating the current position of an aircraft, the planned path, and the constraint data. | Scott R. Gremmert (Redmond, WA) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2006-03-03 | 2010-06-08 | G01C21/00 | 11/367532 |
| 2945 | 7732741 | Folding articulating wing mechanism | A locking mechanism for securing an articulated folding wing assembly in a fully extended position by means of a tapered locking plunger urged by a coiled compression spring to contact a complementary mating surface formed on the wing assembly. The spring urged locking plunger is released from a retracted position by rotation of the wing assembly from the folded position to the extended position. A folding mechanism for rotating the wing assembly through a compound angle from the folded position to a rigid and positively locked fully extended position is provided wherein the extended wing may be rotated about its longitudinal axis to provide directional control to the vehicle. | Kent G. Whitham (Inyokern, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2006-08-31 | 2010-06-08 | F42B10/00 | 11/518734 |
| 2946 | 7730784 | Ultrasonic method to verify the interference fit of fasteners | Embodiments of techniques to verify the interference fit of fasteners are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes aligning a probe proximate a fastener, the fastener being disposed within a material. A dynamic stress signal is generated from the probe using a low frequency transducer, and the dynamic stress signal is interrogated after it passes between the fastener and the material. An interference fit is then determined based on the interrogated dynamic stress signal. | Gary E. Georgeson (Federal Way, WA), James H. Lee (Ravensdale, WA), Karl E. Nelson (Shoreline, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-08-03 | 2010-06-08 | G01H13/00 | 11/833826 |
| 2947 | 7729374 | Fibre channel interface apparatus and methods | Fibre channel interface apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes at least one input interface adapted to receive one or more frames of data, the frames of data being at least one of transmitted and received at a node of a fibre channel network, and an output interface adapted to provide the received one or more frames of data to a device. The device may comprise a radar system, such as an electronically-scanned radar system. In a further embodiment, the system is adapted to combine multiple data streams of the fibre channel network by a method including encoding the first and second data streams of the fibre channel network, and merging the encoded first and second data streams into a plurality of frames. | Robert Neal Zettwoch (St. Charles, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-08-31 | 2010-06-01 | H04J3/16 | 10/930973 |
| 2948 | 7721993 | Wire-strike defence system | A wire-strike system (1) including, a wire cutter with at least one pair of electrodes (5, 6) , electrically insulated from each other and mounted to an outer surface of an aircraft (2) . The electrodes (5, 6) being connectable to a power source (11) capable of generating an electrical potential difference between the electrodes (5, 6) and in the event of a wire-strike, supplying a short-circuit current flow through a portion of the wire connecting both electrodes (5, 6) . | James Donald Law (Stratford, NZ), Robert Mark Law (Whakatane, NZ), Dean Charles Smith (Wanaka, NZ) | Arcit Limited (Stratford, NZ) | 2005-10-12 | 2010-05-25 | B64D7/00 | 10/576903 |
| 2949 | 7721989 | Multi-path inlet for aircraft engine | An inlet for an aircraft, missile or other high speed airborne mobile platform, to receive intake air and compress the intake air for delivery to an engine of the mobile platform. The inlet has an array of inlet elements placed in side-by-side arrangement. Each inlet element has a passage for delivery of intake air. The array provides for compact volume and effective aerodynamic performance. The inlet may be mounted for rotation to start the inlet when at a supersonic speed. The inlet is shorter in length than traditional inlets and can be integrated into a wider variety of airframes, or at locations on existing airframes that would be difficult or impossible to integrate a traditional inlet on. | Richard S Dyer (Maryland Heights, MO), Thomas A Kaemming (Florissant, MO), Samuel E Horne, III (Creve Coeur, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-03-01 | 2010-05-25 | B64D33/02 | 11/365900 |
| 2950 | 7721988 | Unmanned helicopter | The invention relates to an unmanned helicopter comprising an internal combustion engine and an associated fuel tank. The unit (1) formed by the internal combustion engine and the gearbox is arranged essentially in a self-supporting housing (2) which is at least partially closed all the way round, and preferably consists of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFK) , a nose body (3) being connected to the front of said housing. In this way, a compact structure can be achieved. | Hans-Georg Schiebel (Vienna, AT) | Schiebel Industries Ag (Vienna, AT) | 2005-05-27 | 2010-05-25 | B64C27/04 | 10/572023 |
| 2951 | 7720577 | Methods and systems for data link front end filters for sporadic updates | Systems and methods having front end filters for data links for improved tracking of moving objects are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes sensing at least one characteristic of a moveable object using a sensor of an acquisition system, and sensing at least one characteristic of the moveable object using an auxiliary sensor. A data link update is transmitted from the auxiliary sensor to the acquisition system, and the data link update is conditioned to provide composite likelihood. The conditioning includes differencing the data link update and at least one predicted characteristic of the moveable object to produce at least one residual (e.g. using a plurality of Kalman filters) . A viewing direction of the sensor may be adjusted based at least in part on the composite likelihood. In another embodiment, residuals are projected along sensor line of sight to form a multi-modal non-Gaussian composite likelihood. | Shirley N. Cheng (Richmond Heights, MO), Michael G. Neff (Lake St. Louis, MO), Ted L. Johnson (Florissant, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-05-17 | 2010-05-18 | G05D1/00 | 11/383919 |
| 2952 | 7712993 | Double shear joint for bonding in structural applications | A bonded composite joint may include a base having a foot configured to couple to a member. The base may include a flange extending outward from the foot. The joint further may include a panel having a core positioned between opposing skins, where the skins have inner walls proximate the core and the skins extend outward beyond the core on at least one end of the panel to define a recess between the skins. The recess between the skins may receive the flange. A bonding agent may be used to couple the flange to the inner walls of the panel. | Douglas A. Frisch (Renton, WA), Marc J. Piehl (Renton, WA), Douglas L. Grose (Auburn, WA), Joseph L. Sweetin (Lake Forest Park, WA), Michael R. Chapman (Federal Way, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-11-30 | 2010-05-11 | B64C1/14 | 11/948042 |
| 2953 | 7712702 | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including releasably gripping aircraft during launch and breaking subsequent grip motion | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be launched from an apparatus that includes a launch carriage that moves along a launch guide. The carriage can accelerate when portions of the carriage and/or the launch guide move relative to each other. A gripper carried by the launch carriage can have at least one grip portion in contact with the aircraft while the launch carriage accelerates along the launch axis. The at least one grip portion can move out of contact with the aircraft as the launch carriage decelerates, releasing the aircraft for takeoff. A brake can arrest the motion of the gripper after launch. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Cory Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2006-11-21 | 2010-05-11 | B64F1/06 | 11/603810 |
| 2954 | 7711484 | System and a method for automatic air collision avoidance | A method and a system for avoiding collisions between aircraft. The method includes computing a default fly out maneuver regarding how the aircraft shall be maneuvered during a fly out action, predicting a fly away path including a prediction of the position of the aircraft during the fly out maneuver, sending information about the own fly away path to the other aircrafts, receiving information about fly away paths from the other aircrafts, detecting an approaching collision, and activating the fly out maneuver upon detecting an approaching collision. The method further includes carrying out the following steps after activation the fly out maneuver: receiving the current position of the aircraft, and calculating a compensated fly out maneuver for the aircraft based on the current position of the aircraft, the previously predicted position, and the default fly out maneuver. | Henrik Hammarlund (Linkoping, SE), Bengt-Goran Sundqvist (Linkoping, SE), Hasse Persson (Linkoping, SE), Jonas Lovgren (Linkoping, SE) | Saab Ab (Linkoping, SE) | 2005-08-29 | 2010-05-04 | G08G1/16, G01S13/00 | 11/162089 |
| 2955 | 7710654 | Method and system for improving audiovisual communication | System for improving audiovisual communication, the system including a line of sight determining system for determining a user line of sight of the eyes of a user, and an image display system coupled with the line of sight determining system, the image display system displaying a supplementary image for the eyes, and controlling a property of the supplementary image and of a scene image, according to the determined user line of sight. | Asaf Ashkenazi (Pardes Hana, IL), Yoram Shmuely (Haifa, IL) | Elbit Systems Ltd. (IL) | 2004-05-11 | 2010-05-04 | G02B27/14, G09G5/00 | 10/556322 |
| 2956 | 7707944 | Method and apparatus for applying railway ballast | A method and apparatus for spreading ballast along railways makes use of an inertial measurement system to determine where to apply ballast from a hopper car. A variety of techniques can be used to determine the location and speed of the ballast spreading train, including manual or automated visual techniques, laser technology, radar technology, radio frequency transponders, magnetic sensor, thermal imaging and aerial photogrammetry. The invention also contemplates ''on the fly'' surveys and terrain profiling using lasers or radar. | Ivan E. Bounds (Lake Havasu City, AZ) | Herzog Contracting Corp. (St. Joseph, MO) | 2006-12-04 | 2010-05-04 | E01B29/00, B61L1/02 | 11/566484 |
| 2957 | 7701647 | Compact fast catadioptric imager | A compact, optically fast catadioptric imager. In one embodiment, the catadioptric imager of this invention includes a first group of optical elements optically disposed to receive electromagnetic radiation from an object and having positive optical power, a second group of optical elements, optically disposed between the first group of optical elements and an image plane, having at least one optical surface and having positive optical power, a third group of optical elements, optically disposed between the object and the second group of optical elements, having at least one optical surface and having negative optical power, a fourth group of optical elements substantially centered along an optical axis of said second group of optical elements and having negative optical power, and a fifth group of optical elements having positive optical power. | Thomas A. Mitchell (Nazareth, PA) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) | 2007-05-25 | 2010-04-20 | G02B17/00 | 11/754026 |
| 2958 | 7698942 | Turbine engine stall warning system | A Stall Warning System (SWS) utilizing the detection and analysis of stress waves, (i.e., ultrasound) emitted by combustion and/or turbulent flow processes of an apparatus, such as a turbine engine, for example. Upon detection of an impending stall condition, the SWS can inform the operator, inform another electronic device (computer, etc.) and/or latch the event for review by maintenance personnel. | David B Board (Boca Raton, FL) | Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2007-05-04 | 2010-04-20 | G01N29/14 | 11/744558 |
| 2959 | 7698927 | Methods and systems for measuring atmospheric water content | Methods and systems for measuring atmospheric water content, are provided. The method includes measuring a first air temperature and a first air pressure at a first location in a compressor, measuring a second air temperature and a second air pressure at a second location in the compressor, computing a ratio of specific heats from the first and second air temperatures and the first and second air pressures, and determining an atmospheric water content from the ratio of specific heats. | Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA), Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA), Tamaira E. Ross (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-01-30 | 2010-04-20 | G01N7/00 | 11/668956 |
| 2960 | 7697477 | Communications protocol to facilitate handover in a wireless communications network | Handover in a wireless communications system from a first communications platform to a post-handover platform is implemented utilizing low-level synchronization mechanisms to enable at least some of a plurality of terminals to adjust timing and synchronize communications with the post-handover platform. Synchronization with the post-handover platform can be facilitated based on a comparison between an expected time to receive response data and the actual time that such data is received from the post-handover platform. | William F. Courtney (Long Beach, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2002-11-07 | 2010-04-13 | H01J3/16 | 10/290767 |
| 2961 | 7693624 | Vehicle control system including related methods and components | A vehicle control system and related sub-components together provide an operator with a plurality of specific modes of operation. The various modes of operation incorporate different levels of autonomous control. Through a control user interface, an operator can move between certain modes of control even after vehicle deployment. Specialized autopilot system components and methods are employed to ensure smooth transitions between control modes. Empowered by the multi-modal control system, an operator can manage multiple vehicles simultaneously. | David Duggan (Aubrey, TX), David Felio (Highland Village, TX), Billy Pate (Houston, TX), Vince Longhi (Dallas, TX), Jerry Petersen (Southlake, TX), Mark Bergee (Dallas, TX) | Geneva Aerospace, Inc. (Carrollton, TX) | 2008-01-09 | 2010-04-06 | G01C22/00 | 12/008176 |
| 2962 | 7693617 | Aircraft precision approach control | An aircraft control system for operations close to the ground includes a camera having a rangefinder for measuring the azimuth, elevation and slant range from a fixed point on the aircraft relative to a selected target point on a surface below the aircraft, a navigation system for measuring the latitude and longitude of the aircraft on the surface, a computer for computing the position of the fixed point on the aircraft relative to the target point from the respective measurements of the camera and the navigation system, and a controller for controlling the movement of the aircraft such that the fixed point is positioned at a selected position above the selected target point on the surface. The controller may also include an automatic tracking mechanism for maintaining the position of the fixed point on the aircraft at the selected position above a moving object. | Gregory E. Dockter (Mesa, AZ), Donald G. Caldwell (Mesa, AZ), Jason Graham (Mesa, AZ) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-09-19 | 2010-04-06 | G05D1/06, G06F19/00 | 11/533226 |
| 2963 | 7690599 | Method of illumination for in-flight refueling | An illuminating system, device, and method are provided to illuminate an in-flight refueling operation involving a first aircraft, serving as a tanker aircraft and carrying the illuminating system of the present invention, and a second aircraft, entering an in-flight refueling position relative to the first aircraft. The system, device, and method of the present invention provide eye-safe, covert illumination suitable for illuminating the in-flight refueling position such that the second aircraft is illuminated upon entering the in-flight refueling position. | Gordon S. Hewitt (Trabuco Canyon, CA), Joseph David Shoore (Costa Mesa, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-09-25 | 2010-04-06 | B64D39/00 | 12/237588 |
| 2964 | 7690189 | Aircraft combination engines inlet airflow control system | A power generation system for propelling, and generating electrical power in, an aircraft, having a gas turbine engine in an engine compartment in the aircraft with an air inlet in the aircraft that is curved along its extent in leading to an air compressor in the gas turbine engine having a compressor air transfer duct extending therefrom to an internal combustion engine provided as an intermittent combustion engine at an air intake thereof. An inlet duct manifold is positioned against the duct wall of the inlet duct to cover a perforated portion thereof on the air compressor side of a curve therein with the inlet duct manifold having an inlet air transfer duct extending therefrom that is coupled to the intermittent combustion engine air intake. | Frederick M. Schwarz (Glastonbury, CT), Brian M. Fentress (Marlborough, CT), Andrew P. Berryann (Manchester, CT), Jorn A. Glahn (Manchester, CT), Charles E. Lents (Amston, CT) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT) | 2007-05-09 | 2010-04-06 | F02K3/00, F02K7/00, F02K9/00, F02K99/00 | 11/801270 |
| 2965 | 7690188 | Combination engines for aircraft | An engine combination for generating forces with a gas turbine engine generating force, and an internal combustion engine provided in the combination as an intermittent combustion engine generating force having an air intake, there being an air transfer duct connected from a compressor in the gas turbine engine to the air intake to transfer compressed air thereto. | Frederick M. Schwarz (Glastonbury, CT), Brian M. Fentress (Marlborough, CT), Andrew P. Berryann (Manchester, CT), Charles E. Lents (Amston, CT), Jorn A. Glahn (Manchester, CT) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT) | 2007-03-02 | 2010-04-06 | F02K3/00, F02K7/00, F02K9/00, F02K99/00 | 11/713262 |
| 2966 | 7689594 | Vehicle management and mission management computer architecture and packaging | A vehicle management and mission management computer architecture and packaging may include a first line replaceable unit and a second line replaceable unit. The first line replaceable unit may include a vehicle management system computer channel coupleable to a group including at least one mission related system and at least one vehicle system. The first line replaceable unit may also include a mission management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system. The second line replaceable unit may include another vehicle management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system. The second line replaceable unit may also include another mission management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system. | Ronald W. Davidson (St. Paul, MO), Kevin A. Wise (St. Charles, MO) | The Boeing Company (Irvine, CA) | 2006-09-22 | 2010-03-30 | G06F17/00 | 11/534461 |
| 2967 | 7689328 | Determining suitable areas for off-airport landings | A routing tool is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method and system include receiving flight data and geographic data in the aircraft, and generating route data based on the flight data and the geographic data. The route data provides information about attainable landing areas for the aircraft. | Charles B. Spinelli (Bainbridge Island, WA) | Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-12-21 | 2010-03-30 | G05D1/08 | 11/643061 |
| 2968 | 7665293 | Low speed rotor shaft for a small twin spool gas turbine engine | An inner rotor shaft for use in a small twin spool gas turbine engine, the inner rotor shaft having a hollow middle section formed of a smaller diameter hollow section on a compressor end and a larger diameter hollow section on the turbine end of the shaft. Solid shaft end extend from the hollow section to form a forward solid shaft end to secure the fan rotor disk and an aft solid shaft end to secure the turbine rotor disk. A parabolic shaped transition section joins the forward shaft end to the smaller diameter hollow section, and a conical shaped transition section joins the aft shaft end to the larger diameter hollow section. A conical shaped transition piece joins the two hollow sections together to form an inner rotor shaft that can fit within a minimal space between the compressor rotor disk and the annular combustor assembly of the engine. The conical shaped transition section on the turbine end is so shaped in order to fit within a space formed inside the high pressure turbine rotor disk of the engine in order to minimize the axial spacing between the bearings that support the inner rotor shaft and raise the critical speed of the shaft to a safe level above the operating speed of the engine in order to make such a small twin spool gas turbine engine possible. | Jack W. Wilson, Jr. (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), Robert E. deLaneuville (North Palm Beach, FL), Paul E. Orndoff (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), Ryan C. McMahon (North Palm Beach, FL) | Florida Turbine Technologies, Inc. (Jupiter, FL) | 2007-10-19 | 2010-02-23 | F02C7/00, F02K3/04 | 11/975671 |
| 2969 | 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 |
| 2970 | 7644889 | Fluid sensing system and methods, including vehicle fuel sensors | Fluid sensing systems and methods, including sensors used to sense various fluid levels in vehicles, are disclosed herein. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a method for sensing a fluid that includes passing electromagnetic radiation through a receptacle positioned to hold a fluid. The receptacle can be configured so that electromagnetic radiation that passes through portions of the receptacle containing fluid is focused. The method can further include determining (a) whether fluid is located in a selected portion of the receptacle based on an amount of electromagnetic radiation that impinges on at least one radiation sensor, (b) a characteristic of fluid located in the passageway of the selected portion based on a pattern of the electromagnetic radiation that is created on the at least one radiation sensor, or (c) both (a) and (b) . | Roger F. Johnson (Bellevue, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2006-07-18 | 2010-01-12 | G01F23/28, B64D37/02, G01F23/284 | 11/489075 |
| 2971 | 7643893 | Closed-loop feedback control using motion capture systems | Systems and methods for closed-loop feedback control of controllable devices using motion capture systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a motion capture system configured to measure one or more motion characteristics of one or more controllable devices as the one or more controllable devices are operating within a control volume. A processor receives the measured motion characteristics from the motion capture system and determines a control signal based on the measured motion characteristics. A position control system receives the control signal and continuously adjusts at least one motion characteristic of the one or more controllable devices in order to maintain or achieve a desired motion state. The controllable device may be equipped with passive retro-reflective markers. The motion capture system, the processor, and the position control system comprise a complete closed-loop feedback control system. | James J. Troy (Issaquah, WA), Charles A. Erignac (Seattle, WA), Paul Murray (Woodinville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-07-24 | 2010-01-05 | G06F19/00 | 11/459631 |
| 2972 | 7642929 | Helicopter brown-out landing | An electromagnetic emissions free optical signal based helicopter landing assistance arrangement wherein helicopter rotor wash dust cloud-caused obfuscation of the intended landing site and other landing threats are overcome. Real time optical sourced data is collected early and used during helicopter approach to the intended landing site. Upgrading of this data for use during dust cloud presence is accomplished with image processing techniques applied in response to such inputs as helicopter flight data. Military use of the invention especially in current theatre conflict environments is contemplated. Dust cloud related landing hazards are disclosed as a significant difficulty in such environments and generate need for the invention. | Alan R. Pinkus (Bellbrook, OH), Vincent M. Parisi (Bellbrook, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC), N/A (N/A) | 2007-04-19 | 2010-01-05 | G01C23/00 | 11/789124 |
| 2973 | 7637455 | Inlet distortion and recovery control system | An air induction system for an aircraft to control distortion and pressure recovery for improved aerodynamic performance. The system includes an inlet and at least one dielectric barrier discharge generator positioned upstream of the engine for imparting momentum to a low-energy boundary layer of air. A plurality of spaced dielectric barrier discharge generators may be activated in selected combinations to optimize performance at respective flight conditions. In one embodiment, one or more generators may be oriented generally transverse relative to the flow of intake air to eject the boundary layer in a lateral direction and prevent its ingestion by the engine. In another embodiment, one or more generators may be oriented along the direction of flow to accelerate the boundary layer air. | Joseph S. Silkey (Florissant, MO), Christopher D. Wilson (St. Louis, MO), Richard S. Dyer (Maryland Heights, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-04-12 | 2009-12-29 | B64D33/02 | 11/403252 |
| 2974 | 7637195 | Set defence means | A set defence means for defending a designated area including, at least one monitor for monitoring the designated area to detect any zone therein in which a new presence appears, defence capable of debilitating personnel present anywhere in a remote designated area and communication means providing communication between the monitoring means and the defence means for triggering selective activation of the defence means for delivering a debilitating attack to the detected zone. | James Michael O'Dwyer (Brisbane, AU) | Metal Storm Limited (Brisbane, AU) | 2007-06-13 | 2009-12-29 | F41F1/08 | 11/808857 |
| 2975 | 7633427 | Active imaging using satellite communication system | An active imaging system uses communication satellites to identify the location and physical attributes of a target. A transmitter emits a time-synchronized signal directed to a target. The transmitter radiates L-band RF signals. The transmitter can be positioned on an airborne or ground platform. A constellation of communication satellites receives and time stamps the time-synchronized signal reflected from the target to form an active image of the target. The constellation of communication satellites have multiple roles other than active imaging, such as providing voice and data communications. The time-synchronized signal reflected from the target can be received by multiple satellites within the constellation of communication satellites or by multiple antenna disposed on one satellite within the constellation of communication satellites. | Mark D. Nelson (Gilbert, AZ) | Kinetx, Inc. (Tempe, AZ) | 2006-04-04 | 2009-12-15 | G01S13/00 | 11/398152 |
| 2976 | 7631833 | Smart counter asymmetric threat micromunition with autonomous target selection and homing | The present invention provides an unpowered low-cost ''smart'' micromunition unit for a weapon system for defense against an asymmetric attack upon ships and sea or land based facilities. A plurality of air dropped micromunition units are each capable of detecting and tracking a plurality of maneuvering targets and of establishing a fast acting local area wireless communication network among themselves to create a distributed database stored in each deployed micromunition unit for sharing target and micromunition unit data. Each micromunition unit autonomously applies stored algorithms to data from the distributed database to select a single target for intercept and to follow an intercept trajectory to the selected target. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope of the claims. | Sam Ghaleb (Ridgecrest, CA), James Bobinchak (Ridgecrest, CA), Keith P. Gray (Ridgecrest, CA), Rodney E. Heil (Ridgecrest, CA), Philip T. Aberer (Ridgecrest, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2007-08-03 | 2009-12-15 | F42B10/62, F41G9/00, F42B10/00 | 11/833811 |
| 2977 | 7627170 | Process for the identification of objects | The invention is a process for identifying an unknown object. In detail, the process includes the steps of: 1) compiling data on selected features on a plurality of segments of a plurality of known objects, 2) illuminating the unknown object with a laser radar system, 3) dividing the unknown object into a plurality segments corresponding to each of the segments of the known objects, 4) sequentially measuring selected features of each of the plurality of segments of the unknown object, and 5) comparing the sequentially measuring selected features of each of the plurality of segments of the unknown object to the selected features on the plurality of segments of the plurality of known objects. | Omar Aboutalib (Diamond Bar, CA), Richard R. Ramroth (Long Beach, CA), Bea Thai (Huntington Beach, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2005-10-11 | 2009-12-01 | G06K9/00 | 11/247422 |
| 2978 | 7624951 | Aircraft with antennas mounted on the tops and bottoms of aerodynamic-surface extensions | An aircraft has a fuselage and a pair of wings joined to the fuselage at a dihedral angle. A wing extension, such as an angled winglet or a wing-tip pod, is joined to a distal end of each of the wings. A top-surface antenna lies in each of the top surfaces, and a bottom-surface antenna lies in each of the bottom surfaces. The antennas are preferably flat-panel antennas such as phased-array antennas. | John R. Kraft (Rose Hill, KS), Jason A. Stevens (Wichita, KS), Joshua T. Goff (Wichita, KS), Frank J. Rowe (Wichita, KS) | Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Wichita, KS) | 2006-08-04 | 2009-12-01 | H01Q1/28 | 11/499223 |
| 2979 | 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 |
| 2980 | 7617024 | Automatic heading control system for tiltrotor aircraft and helicopters | One embodiment of the present invention is a method for automatically reducing the effect of a component of an external force that is laterally incident on a rotorcraft. A signal of the rotorcraft indicative of and proportional to the component is monitored. An absolute value of the signal and a preset high limit are compared. If the absolute value is greater than the preset high limit, manual heading control of the rotorcraft is disabled and the heading of the rotorcraft is adjusted with respect to the external force so as to decrease the lateral component of the external force experienced by the rotorcraft. | Kenneth E. Builta (Euless, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Hurst, TX) | 2006-09-22 | 2009-11-10 | B64C15/00 | 11/524888 |
| 2981 | 7610841 | System and method for enhancing the payload capacity, carriage efficiency, and adaptive flexibility of external stores mounted on an aerial vehicle | A system and method for the conversion of fuel tanks, detachably mountable on the exterior of an aerial vehicle, into high volume, high capacity, diverse functionality and aerodynamically efficient airborne stores is disclosed. A conventional external fuel drop tank is modified such that the exterior shape of the tank is substantially retained while the interior of the tank is suitable restructured to allow for the introduction of diverse airborne stores, associated airborne store mounting means, control and monitoring means and support means therein, which replace the fuel store. The airborne store is suitably interfaced to the stores control and management system of the aerial vehicle. The airborne store is integrated into a new external stores configuration The enhanced airborne store will have aerodynamic characteristics substantially similar to the original external fuel tank while its payload capacity is substantially improved. | Nir Padan (Sade Yitzhak, IL) | Nir Padan (Moshav Sade Ithak, IL) | 2002-11-21 | 2009-11-03 | F41F3/065 | 10/514757 |
| 2982 | 7609001 | Optical magnetron for high efficiency production of optical radiation and related methods of use | An electromagnetic radiation source is disclosed that produces a single mode operation at a desired operating frequency. The electromagnetic radiation source is included in a wide variety of applications including a wireless power transmission system, a system for providing wireless/high-bandwidth communications in accordance with the present invention, a lighting system, an irradiation system, a weapons system, etc. | James G. Small (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2006-12-06 | 2009-10-27 | H01J25/50 | 11/567388 |
| 2983 | 7607610 | Ornithopter having a wing structure and a mechanism for imparting realistic, bird-like motion thereto | An ornithopter having segmented, flapping wings and capable of bird-like flight. A main drive system provides flapping motion to the wings. Servo systems are provided for independently moving each wing forward and backward along a major axis of the aircraft fuselage, thereby providing a balance subsystem. A single servomechanism controls upward and downward direction of the wings thereby providing a center angle control subsystem. Two additional servo systems are provided to control a tail assembly that provides steering and other ancillary control functions. Each subsystem is controlled by a dedicated, onboard microcontroller. One embodiment of the aircraft is remotely controlled by a wireless data communication link. The aircraft may be constructed to resemble a natural bird, in both static appearance and flight characteristics. The aircraft may be scaled from model size to a full-size, passenger carrying aircraft. | Robert Sterchak (Masonville, NY) | Robert Sterchak (Masonville, NY) | 2007-04-23 | 2009-10-27 | B64C33/02 | 11/788935 |
| 2984 | 7607608 | Ground handling cart for skid equipped aircraft | Ground carts to support skid equipped aircraft and to maneuver these craft safely on the ground during taxiing for take off, recovery, servicing, and transport to maintenance or storage. The ground carts provide the capability to minimize risks of damage to aircraft during towing by lifting the aircraft off the ground. Further, an embodiment of the ground cart of the invention includes the ability to rotate the aircraft on a cart platform up to 90.degree. from the direction of forward motion of the cart to facilitate movement in and around the airport apron/hanger and to counter cross winds during take off. In addition, carts may be controlled from the aircraft, for example to provide for steering control until the aircraft is launched, cart braking, platform rotation, and other maneuvers. | Russell W. Morris (Redmond, WA), Gerald D. Miller (Mercer Island, WA), Wesley F. Moore (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-05-26 | 2009-10-27 | B64F1/00 | 11/420667 |
| 2985 | 7606411 | Robotic gesture recognition system | A gesture recognition system enabling control of a robotic device through gesture command by a user is provided, comprising a robotic unit, a video or infrared camera affixed to the robotic unit, computing means, and high and low level of control gesture recognition application code capable of enabling the system to locate points of left hand, right hand, upper torso and lower torso of the user in the video imagery and convert it to waveform data, correlate the waveform data to user command data, and form corresponding control voltage command (s) for production of electric current voltage (s) to drive one or more of the electric motors or actuators of the robotic device to thereby control same. In addition, a computer software program is provided for use in the gesture recognition system described above. | Larry Venetsky (Mount Laurel, NJ), Jeffrey W. Tieman (Leonardtown, MD) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2006-10-05 | 2009-10-20 | G06K9/00 | 11/586750 |
| 2986 | 7606115 | Acoustic airspace collision detection system | An acoustic collision detection system that enables an aircraft to detect an approaching target, recognize the potential for collision and change course to maintain a safe separation distance, with or without operator invention. The acoustic collision detection system consists of an array of acoustic probes and a digital signal processor which receives acoustic data from the approaching target. The digital signal processor is configured to receive acoustic data from the array of acoustic probes, filter out noise and its own acoustic signals, extract the acoustic signals emanating from the approaching target, calculate the intensity, the bearing and the bearing angle rate of change of the approaching target, and determine whether the aircraft and the approaching target are on a potential collision course. | Duane M. Cline (Cypress, CA), Thomas T. Milkie (Cypress, CA) | Scientific Applications & Research Associates, Inc. (Cypress, CA) | 2007-10-16 | 2009-10-20 | G01C23/00 | 11/974840 |
| 2987 | 7599765 | Dynamic guidance for close-in maneuvering air combat | A system, apparatus and method for optimizing the conduct of a close-in air combat are disclosed. A computing device is operative in the analysis of a close-in air combat situation. The computing device stores and utilizes one or more aerial aircraft-specific, weapon systems-specific and close-in air combat-situation-specific information. The computing device is operative in the analysis of the current air combat situation (12) and in the generation of a flight control recommendation (40) . Consequently, the recommendation is converted into an indication having visual or audio format to be communicated to the operating crew of the aerial vehicle. The recommendation could further to be converted into specific flight control/energy commands and to be introduced directly to the control systems of the aircraft. | Nir Padan (Yitzhak, IL) | Nir Padan (Moshav Sade Itzhak, IL) | 2003-06-11 | 2009-10-06 | G09B9/08 | 10/537475 |
| 2988 | 7597084 | Internal combustion engine and operating method therefor | The present disclosure provides an engine operating method and high power density internal combustion engine, including an engine housing with a plurality of cylinders. Fuel injectors are provided and disposed at least partially within each cylinder, and configured to inject fuel such as diesel, JP8 or another fuel therein for compression ignition. The engine is configured to burn a quantity of injected fuel to yield at least about 150 horsepower per liter of engine displacement at a smoke output of less than about 0.4 grams, and in some cases less than about 0.75 grams, smoke per horsepower-hour, at a fuel consumption of less than about 250 grams fuel per kilowatt-hour output of the engine. | John T. Vachon (Peoria, IL), Carl-Anders Hergart (Peoria, IL) | Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL) | 2007-03-30 | 2009-10-06 | F02B3/00, F02M1/00 | 11/731599 |
| 2989 | 7597014 | System and method for providing vertical profile measurements of atmospheric gases | A system and method for using an air collection device to collect a continuous air sample as the device descends through the atmosphere are provided. The air collection device may be one or more coils of thin-walled elongated hollow tubing having a small interior diameter. The thin-walled elongated hollow tubing may be of a substantially nonreactive and nonabsorptive material such as stainless steel. A valve or the like controls the flow of air into and out of the tubing with one of the ends of the tubing closed and the other of the ends open at the beginning or end of the ascent and closed substantially at the end of the descent to seal the continuous air sample in the air collection device. The air collection device may be insulated and have cushioning. Once the continuous air sample is collected in the air collection device, it is analyzed to determine the presence and mole fraction of trace gases at different altitudes in the atmosphere. A high resolution continuous vertical profile of the trace gas may be created. The air collection device may also be used to store a sample gas using a compressor which draws or pushes the gas into the air collection device over a selected period of time. The stored gas may be analyzed in the same manner as the atmospheric air to obtain a time history of the gas sample. | Pieter P. Tans (Boulder, CO) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of Commerce (Washington, DC) | 2006-08-15 | 2009-10-06 | G01N1/12 | 11/464607 |
| 2990 | 7595494 | Direction-sensitive radiation detector and radiation detection method | A radiation detection system and method suitable for use by a first responder to detect a radiological source. The system includes a container that encloses a chamber containing a pressurized inert gas. Incident gamma rays pass through walls of the container to interact with inert gas atoms within the chamber. Wavelength-shifting fiber elements are disposed within scintillator bars oriented parallel to and radially spaced from the chamber axis. At least one sensor is interconnected with the fiber elements to receive first signals therefrom in response to the scattered gamma rays. An electrically-charged wire is disposed within the container along the axis thereof. The wire is adapted to attract electrons released from atoms of the inert gas that are ionized from being impacted by an incident gamma ray, and then produce second signals in response to the released electrons. Electronic circuitry collects the first and second signals, and a processor acquires and analyzes the first and second signals to produce an output based thereon. | David S. Koltick (Lafayette, IN), Ivan S. Novikov (Lafayette, IN), Howard M. Harmless (Indianapolis, IN), Aaron B. Copeland (West Lafayette, IN) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, IN) | 2008-01-03 | 2009-09-29 | G01T1/169 | 11/968954 |
| 2991 | 7586032 | Shake responsive portable media player | An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided which establishes a user interface for portable media players in which a user can mix, shuffle, randomize, or otherwise alter the selection and/or ordering of media items stored within and/or played by the portable media player by simply shaking the portable media player in a characteristic manner. It is a common human metaphor to mix the contents of a physical object, like a bottle of salad dressing or a carton of orange juice, by physically shaking the object. The various embodiments leverage this common and well known human activity by enabling a user to ''mix'' media items through a characteristic shaking motion as a type of user interface. This capability enables a user to have a portable media player automatically shuffle the order of songs stored within a play arrangement by shaking the portable media player using a characteristic shaking motion. The portable media player includes a motion sensor coupled to a processor, a control program to monitor signals output from the motion sensor and to interpret characteristic shaking motions for causing one or more changes to be made to a current play arrangement. | Rosenberg B. Louis (Arroyo Grande, CA) | Outland Research, Llc (Pismo Beach, CA) | 2006-10-06 | 2009-09-08 | G10H1/00, G10H1/18, G10H7/00 | 11/539598 |
| 2992 | 7584045 | Unmanned tactical platform | An unmanned tactic platform (UTP) mounted on a two-stage locomotive system of which a first locomotive stage is a significantly high-speed travel stage where the UTP reaches an arena, and a second locomotive stage is a tactical maneuver stage in which the UTP maneuvers at the arena for executing a mission. | Yossef Peretz (Kfar Saba, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2005-06-30 | 2009-09-01 | B60D99/00, B60S13/00 | 11/170184 |
| 2993 | 7581702 | Wirelessly controlling unmanned aircraft and accessing associated surveillance data | Controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be accomplished by using a wireless device (e.g., cell phone) to send a control message to a receiver at the UAV via a wireless telecommunication network (e.g., an existing cellular network configured primarily for mobile telephone communication) . In addition, the wireless device may be used to receive communications from a transmitter at the UAV, wherein the wireless device receives the communications from the transmitter via the wireless network. Examples of such communications include surveillance information and UAV monitoring information. | Steven J. Olson (Hood River, OR), Matt Wheeler (White Salmon, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2006-06-09 | 2009-09-01 | B64C13/24 | 11/449927 |
| 2994 | 7578467 | Methods and apparatuses for indicating and/or adjusting tension in pliant tension members, including aircraft recovery lines | Methods and apparatuses for measuring and adjusting tension in pliant tension members, including aircraft recovery lines. A tool for indicating tension in a pliant tension member in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, for example, can include a first support member releasably coupled to a flexible line suspended from a support structure. The first support member is positioned generally parallel to the flexible line. The tool can also include a second support member coupled to the first support member and positioned at an acute angle relative to the first support member. The second support member has a center of gravity at a selected distance from the flexible line. The second support member is generally horizontal when the tension in the flexible line is at a desired value. | Wayne Goodrich (White Salmon, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2006-10-30 | 2009-08-25 | B64F1/02, G01L5/04 | 11/590223 |
| 2995 | 7578185 | Resolver-based wheel speed sensor and method of using same | A method of determining a speed of a wheel that involves providing a resolver having a rotor and a stator which resolver produces at least one output signal, operatively connecting the rotor to a wheel such that the resolver is rotated by the rotation of the wheel, producing digital signals indicative of a position of the rotor relative to the stator based on the at least one output signal, and calculating a velocity of the wheel from the digital signals. The digital signals may be used alone or in conjunction with analog wheel speed signals. Also a speed sensor for practicing this method. | Russ Ether (Niles, MI), Mark B. Hanson (Niles, MI) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2006-02-14 | 2009-08-25 | G01P15/00 | 11/352994 |
| 2996 | 7577522 | Spatially associated personal reminder system and method | Spatially associated reminder systems and methods enable users to create reminders and associate those reminders with entering/exiting particular trigger areas. A user's portable computing device triggers an alert/displays a reminder based upon a user entering and/or exiting a trigger area. A user interface supported by the portable computing device allows a user to terminate the reminder so it will not trigger again, to defer the reminder so it triggers again after an elapsed time, to reset the reminder so that it triggers again only if a user leaves the area and then returns, to request a last chance, causing the portable computing device to remind the user again upon exiting the area to ensure the user did not forget to act upon the reminder, or to edit the reminder. The user interface also enables users to graphically define trigger areas within the physical world to be associated with personal digital reminders using geospatial imagery. | Louis B. Rosenberg (Pismo Beach, CA) | Outland Research, Llc (Pismo Beach, CA) | 2006-06-28 | 2009-08-18 | G01C21/00 | 11/427325 |
| 2997 | 7575702 | Pinmat gap filler | Methods and apparatus for filling form gaps are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a heating and pressurizing dispenser for thermoplastic, heating and pressurizing a thermoplastic in the dispenser, discharging the thermoplastic through a nozzle attached to the dispenser and filling the gap in a form with the discharging thermoplastic from the nozzle. In other aspects of the invention, the thermoplastic includes polypropylene with talc. In another aspect of the invention, a composite product is produced by providing a form, and filling the gaps in the form with thermoplastic, and forming the composite product against the form. In yet another aspect to the invention, a high temperature and high pressure dispenser for filling gaps in forms is provided. | Kevin L Obrachta (Wichita, KS) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-04-29 | 2009-08-18 | B29C65/42 | 10/835371 |
| 2998 | 7571879 | Automatic conversion system for tiltrotor aircraft | One embodiment of the present invention is a method for automatically controlling the conversion of a tiltrotor aircraft. An airspeed command for the tiltrotor aircraft is received. The airspeed command is converted to a pylon position. A difference between the airspeed command and a measured airspeed is calculated. The difference between the airspeed command and a measured airspeed is converted to a dynamic pylon position. A total pylon position is calculated from the pylon position and the dynamic pylon position. A pylon of the tiltrotor aircraft is moved to the total pylon position. Another embodiment of the present invention is a system for calculating a position of a pylon of a tiltrotor aircraft based on an airspeed command. The system includes an airspeed command module, a pylon trim position module, a dynamic pylon position module, and a pylon position module. | Kenneth E. Builta (Euless, TX), Kynn J. Schulte (Arlington, TX), James E. Harris (Dalworthington Gardens, TX), Billy K. Gore (Euless, TX) | Bell Helicopter Textron Inc. (Hurst, TX) | 2006-09-22 | 2009-08-11 | G05D1/00 | 11/524887 |
| 2999 | 7562843 | Method of launching a catapult, catapult, and locking device | A method of launching a catapult, a catapult and a locking device for a catapult. The catapult comprises a carriage (4) for fastening an aircraft (5) . The carriage (4) can be provided with a high acceleration by directing a launching force (F.sub.1) generated by a launching device thereto. The carriage (4) can be held at a launching position (6) by means of the locking device (9) . The catapult further comprises a takeoff damper (34) that generates a damping force (F.sub.2) having a direction opposite relative to the launching force. Accordingly, the takeoff damper (34) restricts the acceleration of the carriage (4) at the initial launching moments. | Pentti Lipponen (Kangasala, FI) | Robonic Ltd Oy (Tampere, FI) | 2004-11-11 | 2009-07-21 | B64F1/06 | 10/578016 |
| 3000 | 7562117 | System, method and computer program product for collaborative broadcast media | A system, method and computer program product for collaborative media selection among a media provider and a collaborative group of media players, where each individual media player is in processing communications with the media provider. Enables a media broadcaster to perform a procedure which involves (a) sending one or more media suggestions to a plurality of media playing devices that are being used by a plurality of participating users, (b) receiving from each of the plurality of participating users via their media playing devices a response indicating acceptances or rejection for the suggested media item, (c) tallying the responses and determining if the media suggestion is collaboratively accepted by the group of collaborating users, and (d) broadcasting media content for real-time play to the plurality of media playing devices if the media suggestion is collaboratively accepted. Otherwise, sending an alternative suggested media item. The present invention further includes a variety of prioritization methods wherein participating users may have non-equally impact upon in the collaborative decision making process. | Louis B. Rosenberg (Arroyo Grande, CA) | Outland Research, Llc (Pismo Beach, CA) | 2006-09-19 | 2009-07-14 | G06F15/173, G06F15/16 | 11/533037 |
| 3001 | 7559191 | Ducted spinner for engine cooling | A system for cooling a ducted fan aircraft engine includes a first nacelle surrounding the engine and a second nacelle substantially concentrically surrounding the first nacelle. The system includes a first spinner coupled around a base of a rotor of the ducted fan and a second spinner substantially concentrically surrounding the first spinner and forming a duct between first and second spinners. The second spinner includes an opening to allow air to flow into the duct. The rotor includes a plurality of airfoils penetrating through the first and second spinners. Each of the airfoils includes a first portion located in the duct, and a second portion located between the second spinner and a fuselage of the ducted fan. The first portions of the airfoils provide cooling airflow over the engine and structural support for the second portions. The second portions of the airfoils provide thrust for the aircraft. | Robert Parks (San Jose, CA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2005-09-19 | 2009-07-14 | F02K3/04 | 11/228352 |
| 3002 | 7555383 | Target acquisition and tracking system | Systems and methods are provided for identifying one or more targets of interest, and scheduling the tracking of at least one such target of interest employing one or more remote sensing/tracking systems. A target finder finds, describes, and provides a report concerning targets of potential interest. A target selector selects at least one target of interest from a plurality of identified targets. A plurality of remote sensing/tracking systems are operative to track the at least one target of interest. A tracking control system schedules at least one of the remote sensing/tracking systems to track the at least one target of interest based on at least one tracking parameter. | Neil Gilbert Siegel (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2003-05-28 | 2009-06-30 | G01C21/26 | 10/446475 |
| 3003 | 7550697 | Systems and methods for boresight adapters | Boresighting systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an assembly adapted for boresighting a launch system includes first and second elongated members adapted to be coupled to the launch system. First and second alignment members are coupled to and extend between the first and second elongated members and are adapted to position the elongated members in a substantially aligned, spaced-apart relationship. A mirror assembly is coupled to each elongated member, the mirror assemblies being adapted to provide an average angular position resulting in a single corrector value for the launch system. In a particular embodiment, each of the first and second elongated members is sized to simulate a Stinger missile. | Jeffrey S. Veselovsky (Mesa, AZ), Andrew R. Zimmerle (Mesa, AZ), Dean Van De Laare (Apache Junction, AZ) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-02-25 | 2009-06-23 | F41G11/00, F41G1/54, F41G1/00, F41G7/24 | 11/067568 |
| 3004 | 7549367 | Control system for a weapon mount | A control system stabilizes a turret having a gimbal and base and pointing a weapon mounted within the turret. The control system includes computer executable modules to receive turret data and operator commands and to modify operator commands in accordance with a generated line of sight vector and ballistic data. The modules include a time optimal controller to generate modified operator commands. The modules further include a gimbal stabilization controller to generate motor commands to stabilize the turret and point the weapon. | Robert D. Hill (Logan, UT) | Utah State University Research Foundation (North Logan, UT) | 2005-01-20 | 2009-06-23 | F41A19/36 | 11/039296 |
| 3005 | 7542828 | Unmanned air vehicle, integrated weapon platform, avionics system and control method | A small, reusable interceptor unmanned air vehicle (UAV) , an avionics control system for the UAV, a design method for the UAV and a method for controlling the UAV, for interdiction of small scale air, water and ground threats. The UAV includes a high performance airframe with integrated weapon and avionics platforms. Design of the UAV first involves the selection of a suitable weapon, then the design of the interceptor airframe to achieve weapon aiming via airframe maneuvering. The UAV utilizes an avionics control system that is vehicle-centric and, as such, provides for a high degree of autonomous control of the UAV. A situational awareness processor has access to a suite of disparate sensors that provide data for intelligently (autonomously) carrying out various mission scenarios. A flight control processor operationally integrated with the situational awareness processor includes a pilot controller and an autopilot controller for flying and maneuvering the UAV. | Daniel W. Steele (Clay, NY), Joseph R. Chovan (North Syracuse, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2005-07-01 | 2009-06-02 | G01C23/00, B64C13/20 | 11/160645 |
| 3006 | 7542816 | System, method and computer program product for automatically selecting, suggesting and playing music media files | System, method and computer program product to intelligently correlate ambient sensor signals, chronographic information, daily life schedule information, and/or external meteorological information with a user's previous music media file selection patterns for predicting future music media file play recommendations to a user of a portable media player. The sensors include but are not limited to a meteorological sensor, a physiological sensor, a geo-spatial sensor, a motion sensor, an inclination sensor, an environmental sensor, and a combination thereof. Music media file selection information includes user spontaneous selections of music media files and/or user acceptances or rejections of software suggested music media files. Various embodiments of the invention provide for gait matching and/or tempo adjustment in dependence on the received sensor signals and the selection, suggestion and/or automatic play of music media files. | Louis B. Rosenberg (Arroyo Grande, CA) | Outland Research, Llc (Pismo Beach, CA) | 2005-11-03 | 2009-06-02 | G06F17/00 | 11/267079 |
| 3007 | 7535419 | Method for data exchange between military aircraft and device for carrying out this method | A device for user data transmission implemented in an aircraft for transmitting user data to a relay aircraft. The device includes a controllable directional antenna arrangement and an antenna steering module that is structured and arranged to control radiation properties and transmitting power of the antenna arrangement. Moreover, the device includes an antenna orientation module and a threat management system. Additionally, the device includes an optimization device. Furthermore, the threat management system and the optimization device are associated with the antenna steering module and the optimization device receives a desired radiation profile from the threat management system and a desired direction range of an antenna lobe from the antenna orientation module. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | Peter Hurst (Unterhaching, DE), Ludwig Mehltretter (Riemerling, DE), Monika Von Der Werth (Hohenkirchen, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Ottobrunn, DE) | 2004-10-26 | 2009-05-19 | H01Q3/00, H04B7/00 | 10/972335 |
| 3008 | 7534387 | Apparatus and methods for processing composite components using an elastomeric caul | Apparatus and methods for processing composite components using an elastomeric caul are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of curing a prepreg on a mandrel includes providing an elastomeric caul over the prepreg, providing a vacuum bag over the prepreg and the caul, with the caul between the prepreg and a film of the vacuum bag, and stretching the elastomeric caul over the prepreg while drawing down the vacuum bag over the caul. The caul is stretched to fit snuggly over the prepreg to reduce fiber deformation and wrinkling during curing. | Grant C. Zenkner (Puyallup, WA), Michael P. Thompson (Tacoma, WA), Stanley F. Polk (Broken Arrow, OK) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-02-25 | 2009-05-19 | B29C51/10 | 10/786885 |
| 3009 | 7528762 | Signal processing methods for ground penetrating radar from elevated platforms | Methods and systems for using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to obtain subsurface images. The depression angle, frequency, and polarization can all be adjusted for the soil conditions at hand. In particular, the depression angle is set at the ''pseudo-Brewster angle'' for improved ground penetration. | Stephen A. Cerwin (Mico, TX) | Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX) | 2006-03-30 | 2009-05-05 | G01S13/90, G01V3/12, G01V3/16, G01V3/17 | 11/278056 |
| 3010 | 7522090 | Systems and methods for a terrain contour matching navigation system | Systems and methods for terrain contour matching navigation are provided. In one embodiment, a method for terrain contour matching navigation comprises: receiving at least one sample point representing the position of an aircraft, the at least one sample point including a horizontal position and an altitude sample, correlating a first sample point of the at least one sample point across a reference basket array having a plurality of elements, determining a correlation quality, when the correlation quality does not achieve a pre-determined quality threshold, performing at least one additional correlation of an additional sample point of the at least one sample point across the reference basket array, and when the correlation quality does achieve a pre-determined quality threshold, calculating a position error based on the correlating of the first sample point and any additional correlations of any additional sample points. | Wesley J. Hawkinson (Chanhassen, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2006-10-31 | 2009-04-21 | G01S13/00, B29C45/00, G01S7/40, G06F19/00, G06F7/00 | 11/554802 |
| 3011 | 7519537 | Method and apparatus for a verbo-manual gesture interface | An interface system including a manipulandum adapted to be moveable according to a manual gesture imparted by the user, a sensor adapted to detect a characteristic of the manual gesture imparted to the manipulandum and to generate a sensor signal representing the detected characteristic of the manual gesture, a microphone adapted to detect a characteristic of an utterance spoken by the user and to generate an audio signal representing the detected characteristic of the spoken utterance, and a control system adapted receive the generated sensor and audio signals and to transmit a command signal to an electronic device via a communication link, the command signal being based on the generated sensor and audio signals and the time synchronization between them. | Louis B. Rosenberg (Pismo Beach, CA) | Outland Research, Llc (Pismo Beach, CA) | 2005-10-07 | 2009-04-14 | G10L21/00 | 11/246050 |
| 3012 | 7516920 | In-flight refueling system and method for facilitating emergency separation of in-flight refueling system components | An in-flight refueling system and method for facilitating the emergency separation of the components of a probe and drogue in-flight refueling. The in-flight refueling system and method provides a fuse device capable of being installed between, for instance, an elongate hose configured to trail from a tanker aircraft, and a drogue connected to, and in fluid communication with, the elongate hose. The fuse device may be configured to separate in response to a separating force such that the drogue may separate from the elongate hose prior to the exertion of a damaging force, a non-certified force, or an unknown aerodynamic force on the elongate hose, on a probe carried by a second receiver aircraft, or on the tanker aircraft. | Steven B. Schroeder (Derby, KS) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-07-27 | 2009-04-14 | B64D39/06 | 11/829369 |
| 3013 | 7516014 | System and a method for automatic air collision avoidance | A system and a method for automatically avoiding collisions between own aircraft and other aircraft. The system includes a computing unit configured to compute a fly away path for own aircraft, a sender configured to send the computed own fly away path to the other aircraft, a receiver configured to receive fly away paths from the other aircraft, and a collision handler configured to detect an approaching collision based on the own fly away path and the fly away paths received from the other aircraft, and activating a fly away maneuver upon detecting an approaching collision. The collision handler is adapted to receive information about commanded maneuvers of own aircraft, and to detect an approaching collision based on own aircraft maneuvers commanded during a time period between sending the computed own fly away path to the other aircraft and detecting the approaching collision. | Henrik Hammarlund (Linkoping, SE), Bengt-Goran Sundqvist (Linkoping, SE) | Saab Ab (Linkoping, SE) | 2005-08-26 | 2009-04-07 | G06F17/10 | 11/162045 |
| 3014 | 7515974 | Control system and method for compliant control of mission functions | Systems and methods are provided for controlling one or more actuators to perform a mission while complying with predetermined regulations. A system for controlling one or more actuators includes a first processor for transmitting a command to operate at least one of the actuators, a second processor having an input coupled to the first processor, and a third processor having an input coupled to the output of the second processor and an output configured to couple to the actuators. The second processor is configured to transmit a first signal based on the command, and the first signal indicates a compliant command. The third processor is configured to transmit a second signal based on the first signal, and the second signal indicates a safe command. Software partitions executing on a single processor may be substituted for the hardware processors. | Randall H. Black (Glendale, AZ), Andrew J. Michalicek (Phoenix, AZ) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2006-02-21 | 2009-04-07 | G05B13/02, G05B9/02 | 11/359159 |
| 3015 | 7512462 | Automatic contingency generator | An autonomous air vehicle comprises a flight control system and an automatic contingency generator for automatically determining a contingent air vehicle route for use by the flight control system in response to contingencies experienced by the air vehicle. A method of automatically determining the contingent air vehicle route is also provided. | William Mark Nichols (San Diego, CA), Jack Houchard (Bellbrook, OH) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2004-11-16 | 2009-03-31 | G06F21/00 | 10/989777 |
| 3016 | 7511274 | Infrared radiation sources, sensors and source combinations, and methods of manufacture | A blackbody radiation device (110) includes a planar filament emission element (102) and a planar detector (104) for respectively producing and detecting radiation having width dl/l less than about 0.1 to test a sample gas, where l is the wavelength of the radiation, a reflector (108) , a window (W) , an electrical control (118) , and a data output element (116) . | Edward A Johnson (Bedford, MA), James T. Daly (Mansfield, MA), John S. Wollam (Acton, MA), W. Andrew Bodkin (Needham, MA) | Ion Optics, Inc. (Billerica, MA) | 2006-10-06 | 2009-03-31 | G01J5/08 | 11/544425 |
| 3017 | 7506837 | Inbound transition control for a tail-sitting vertical take off and landing aircraft | A system for controlling inbound transition of an aircraft includes a fuselage and first and second freewings pivotably mounted on opposing sides thereof. The system includes an airspeed sensor that outputs an airspeed indication signal. The system includes a controller for increasing aircraft engine thrust to substantially maximum for inbound transition, and for generating pitch and freewing control signals. The system includes actuators for actuating aircraft control surfaces in response to the pitch control signal to rapidly increase pitch of the fuselage to decelerate the aircraft, and for actuating freewing control surfaces in response to the freewing control signal to adjust lift produced by the freewings to oppose climbing of the aircraft due to the increase in engine thrust and the increase in the fuselage pitch. The controller is configured to decrease the engine thrust as the aircraft decelerates until the aircraft is in a hover mode. | Robert Parks (San Jose, CA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2005-09-19 | 2009-03-24 | B64C27/22 | 11/228229 |
| 3018 | 7505136 | Testing and tuning electrically dimmable windows | A dimmable window testing system comprises a light source configured to emit a beam of known intensity through a dimmable element of an electrically dimmable window system. A light intensity sensor measures a light intensity of light emitted from the light source through the dimmable element. | Emma Romig (Seattle, WA), Edward W. Gillette (Marysville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-05-16 | 2009-03-17 | G01N21/00, G06M7/00 | 11/383703 |
| 3019 | 7503758 | Syntactic tunnel core | A technique and tool are provided for repairing damaged areas of honeycomb structures. The tool includes a plurality of rods axially translatable into the damaged area. Foam material is inserted about the rods and allowed to cure. The rods are later withdrawn leaving a porous core of material. Sleeves may be provided to receive and support the rods as they translate into the damaged area. The sleeves may remain in the damaged area after the rods are withdrawn into the sleeves. | Carl Reis (Torrance, CA), Doris Reis (Torrance, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2005-08-02 | 2009-03-17 | B29C73/24 | 11/195096 |
| 3020 | 7503521 | Radiation homing tag | The homing tag (1) has a transmissive housing (3) , which is attached to a cartridge case (5) . The transmissive housing (3) includes an aft body (7) to provide an interface with the cartridge case (5) . Rotating bands (9) are located at a leading edge of the aft body (7) . The transmissive housing (3) further includes a central body (11) . The ogive-shaped nose (13) is formed of transparent material. A pluralit of slots (15) are provided for cooling the transmissive housing (3) . | John A. Maynard (Amherst, NH), James M. Ortolf (Chelmsford, MA), Mark A. Carlson (Amherst, NH), Paul D. Zemany (Amherst, NH) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2006-02-07 | 2009-03-17 | F41G7/00, F42B15/01, G01S1/00, F42B15/00, G01S13/00 | 11/629061 |
| 3021 | 7502490 | Geographic information systems using digital watermarks | The present invention relates to systems and methods for managing images or video and related information. In one embodiment, geographic information system (GIS) layer information is registered or aligned to an image or video using digital watermark information embedded within the image or video. Other embodiments are provided as well. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR), Neil E. Lofgren (Portland, OR), Philip R. Patterson (Sherwood, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2006-10-04 | 2009-03-10 | G06K9/00 | 11/543431 |
| 3022 | 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 |
| 3023 | 7500935 | Lightweight reduction gearbox | Contemplated gearboxes combine a high numerical reduction ratio with the capability of transmitting power at a superior power-to-weight ratio using a compound star planetary gearbox configuration that is radially expanded using hollow driveshafts to link the planet gears. In most preferred compound planetary gear arrangements, planets of different diameter are torsionally connected to each other, or mesh with each other. Input and output gears counter-rotate while the planets rotate in bearings anchored to a static casing. | William Martin Waide (Adelanto, CA) | Karem Aircraft, Inc. (Lake Forest, CA) | 2006-06-23 | 2009-03-10 | F16H57/08 | 11/473969 |
| 3024 | 7489979 | System, method and computer program product for rejecting or deferring the playing of a media file retrieved by an automated process | System, method and computer program product for rejecting or deferring the playing of a media file retrieved by an automated process. Rejection or deferral of an automatically playing media file is accomplished by a simplified user interface which presumes that a currently playing media file is acceptable unless the user signals the media player within a given timeframe. Signaling of the media player is accomplished using one or more sensors. The sensors include but are not limited to a motion sensor, an inclination sensor, a gesture sensor, a video sensor, a push-button switch and any combination thereof. The rejection or deferral of a media file by the user results in that file not being automatically selected again by the automated processes for at least a predetermined amount of time. The rejection or deferral of a media file by the user may also result in updating a record in a memory that is used by the predictive program to select media files in the future and thereby enable the predictive program to automatically select media files in the future that are more likely to match a users media file preferences at that time. | Louis B. Rosenberg (Arroyo Grande, CA) | Outland Research, Llc (Pismo Beach, CA) | 2005-11-22 | 2009-02-10 | G06F17/00 | 11/285534 |
| 3025 | 7485981 | Aircraft combination engines complemental connection and operation | A power generation system for propelling, and generating electrical power in, an aircraft, using a gas turbine engine coupled to a turbine starter/generator unit having therein an electrical machine capable of being selected to be alternatively a motor and an electrical power generator and having a coupling shaft extending therefrom to be engaged with the air compressor in the gas turbine engine and further having an interconnection conductor for electrical energization. An internal combustion engine provided as an intermittent combustion engine in the aircraft has an air intake coupled through an air transfer duct connected to the air compressor to allow the transfer of compressed air thereto, and has in connection therewith a supply starter/generator unit with a coupling shaft extending therefrom to be engaged with the intermittent combustion engine power shaft. An interconnection conductor therein for electrical energization is electrically interconnected with the turbine starter/generator unit interconnection conductor. | Frederick M. Schwarz (Glastonbury, CT), Andrew P. Berryann (Manchester, CT), Brian M. Fentress (Marlborough, CT) | United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT) | 2007-05-09 | 2009-02-03 | F01D15/10 | 11/801266 |
| 3026 | 7475852 | Illuminating system, device, and method for in-flight refueling | An illuminating system, device, and method are provided to illuminate an in-flight refueling operation involving a first aircraft, serving as a tanker aircraft and carrying the illuminating system of the present invention, and a second aircraft, entering an in-flight refueling position relative to the first aircraft. The system, device, and method of the present invention provide eye-safe, covert illumination suitable for illuminating the in-flight refueling position such that the second aircraft is illuminated upon entering the in-flight refueling position. | Gordon S. Hewitt (Trabuco Canyon, CA), Joseph David Shoore (Costa Mesa, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-06-04 | 2009-01-13 | B64D39/00 | 10/861640 |
| 3027 | 7469863 | Systems and methods for automatically and semiautomatically controlling aircraft refueling | Aerial refueling systems and associated methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an operator input device configured to receive operator inputs and direct a first input signal corresponding to a target position for an aerial refueling device. A sensor can be positioned to detect a location of at least one of the aerial refueling device and a receiver aircraft, and can be configured to direct a second input signal. A controller can be operatively coupled to the operator input device and the sensor to receive the first and second input signals and direct a command signal to adjust the position of the aerial refueling device in response to both the first and second input signals, unless either or both of the input signals are absent or below a threshold value. Accordingly, the system can respond to both automatically generated sensor data and data input by an operator. A fully automated version of the system can be installed on an unmanned aircraft having additional capabilities, for example, electronic surveillance and/or jamming capabilities. | Thomas E. Speer (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-03-24 | 2008-12-30 | B64D39/00 | 11/090347 |
| 3028 | 7463890 | Method and apparatus for establishing ad hoc communications pathways between source and destination nodes in a communications network | Autoband's distributed networking intelligence provides a novel architecture capable of dynamically reconfiguring communications pathways consisting of links whose transmission media are opportunistically and dynamically selectable. At least one constituent node in such automatically configurable transient pathways is mobile, for example, information (source) server, intervening router node (s) , gateway server and/or client device. Additionally, Autoband's ad hoc communications pathways may seamlessly and dynamically integrate (i.e., ''graft'') into standard fixed node networks such as terrestrial networks, other wireless networks or combinations thereof. These communications may consist of point-to-point or multicast links. An economic market-based approach further assures allocation of available network resources (i.e., bandwidth and processing) needed to achieve the most optimally resource efficient communications pathway configurations for the totality of communications. Consequently, optimal network resource allocation and efficiency at a system-wide level is continuously achieved. | Frederick S. M. Herz (Warrington, PA), Jonathan M. Smith (Princeton, NJ), Bhupinder Madan (Basking Ridge, NJ) | --- | 2006-04-26 | 2008-12-09 | H04Q7/20, G01R31/08, G06F11/00, G08C15/00, H04J1/16, H04J3/14, H04L1/00, H04L12/26 | 11/412600 |
| 3029 | 7460830 | Inter-satellite crosslink communications system, apparatus, method and computer program product | A communications system, apparatus, method, and computer program product for inter-satellite and inter-spacecraft crosslinks (ISL) with non-ISL optimized antennas on spacecraft. The system includes a mobile communications platform that includes an ISL antenna configured to transmit information to a target satellite through a non-ISL antenna of the target satellite. The mobile communications platform is configured to relay transmissions through the non-ISL antenna of the target satellite to another communications platform. The mobile communications platform includes a controller configured to determine a location of the mobile platform, determine whether the target satellite is within communications range, and prepare a signal for relayed transmissions through a non-ISL antenna of the target satellite to another communications platform in a signal format that is decipherable by this other communications platform. | Roscoe M. Moore, III (Arlington, VA) | Peersat, Llc. (Silver Spring, MD) | 2004-12-29 | 2008-12-02 | H04B7/19 | 11/023400 |
| 3030 | 7448578 | Aircraft with forward opening inlay spoilers for yaw control | An aircraft comprises first and second wings positioned on opposite sides of a longitudinal axis with each of the first and second wings including an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein no control surfaces are attached to the lower surface of the wings. A first forward opening control surface is attached by a first hinge to an upper surface of the first wing and a second forward opening control surface being attached by a second hinge to an upper surface of the second wing. Each of the first and second hinges is canted with respect to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. A method of yaw control performed by the aircraft is also included. | Walter Dennis Clark (Fullerton, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2004-12-28 | 2008-11-11 | B64C3/58, B64C9/00 | 11/023949 |
| 3031 | 7443078 | Piezo action applied | This invention expands functions possible with electric equipment using charge contorting Piezo technology. We replace engines and motors with Piezo units. These power electric vehicles using nudging by Piezo strips to turn shafts or axles holding propellers or wheels. Ranges of speeds these electric air, land, and sea vehicles can go match that of gas-powered vehicles. The fuel is electrons, which are stored in circuits of rechargeable batteries laminated into their bodies and interior structure. Piezos nudge either radiating spokes or bars on squirrel cage attached to the shaft or axle rotating them at a range of speed in both directions and stopping that rotation. Steerage is achieved with Piezo trim tabs that, when charged, move the control surfaces as rudders in planes and ships, and elevators and ailerons in planes. These tabs with positive power applied change their position in one direction, and with negative power, in the other direction. Releasing gas into a section of a vehicle increases buoyancy. Piezo pumping the gas into a compressed air chamber lowers buoyancy. Using Helium for this in the aircraft allows balloon-type takeoffs and climbs. Ships with air replacing ballast water ride higher in the water. Submarines can control their depth in this same manner. Applying micro-sized Piezo pumps in a wristband, speech sounds defined by patterns of air poofs in matrix and voice pitch defined by poof frequency, gives an alternative to ear hearing for speech reception. Nano scale application of the nudge concept defines sensor output by contorting Piezos to short out power wires indicating light levels of color sensors in tri-color pixels in video cameras. Reversing the process, the Piezo units in a video display contort when signal charge defines color levels contacting power wires which power the emitters. Display brightness control is independent of this signal definition method. This method uses little power for the amount of work provided. | Denyse Claire DuBrucq (Cedarville, OH) | E3 Enterprises Lp (Cedarville, OH) | 2005-04-25 | 2008-10-28 | H01L41/08 | 11/113472 |
| 3032 | 7441724 | System and method for controlling a roll rate of a torsionally-disconnected freewing aircraft | An aircraft includes a fuselage, and first and second freewings. Each of the first and second freewings is separately mounted to the fuselage and independently freely pivotable about respective pivot axes. The aircraft includes an angular rate sensor configured to measure a roll rate of the fuselage and to output a first roll rate signal. The aircraft includes a controller in communication with the angular rate sensor and configured to receive a second roll rate signal from the pilot and to compare the first and second roll rate signals to generate first and second control surface control signals. The aircraft includes at least one control actuator in communication with the controller and configured to actuate a first control surface of the first freewing and a second control surface of the second freewing in response to the first and second control surface control signals, respectively, to control the roll rate of the aircraft. | Robert Parks (San Jose, CA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2005-09-19 | 2008-10-28 | B64C27/22, B64C3/38, F42B10/00, F42B15/01, G05D1/00 | 11/228351 |
| 3033 | 7439877 | Total impedance and complex dielectric property ice detection system | An ice detection system that detects the onset of ice accreation on an aircraft's external surfaces, continuously measures its thickness and growth time history and provides the type of ice, glaze or rime, is disclosed along with an independent way to confirm that the contaminant is known to be ice and only ice. Total impedance data, thermal conductivity value and complex dielectric properties are used to discriminate between ice, water, deicing fluid and snow with measurements made by low cost, low power consumption, low profile, miniature electronic chips, components and devices collocated together on the external surface in a thin pliant patch that does not effect the airflow about the aircraft. The ice detection system provides ice accreation data and warning signals to displays and aural signaling devices in the cockpit for the pilot and to the control console of a ground controller flying the aircraft if it is unmanned. | Philip Onni Jarvinen (Amherst, NH) | --- | 2007-05-18 | 2008-10-21 | G08B21/00 | 11/804701 |
| 3034 | 7436493 | Laser designator for sensor-fuzed munition and method of operation thereof | In a sensor-fuzed munition system and method, the munition is provided with an additional laser designator mode of operation. In the laser designator mode, the munition has the option of initiating a target strike additionally based on whether laser designator energy is detected as being present on the target. This additional mode of operation is preferably achieved using the existing laser receiver of the rangefinder hardware, with minimal additional hardware and software systems for detecting and processing the additional laser designator signal energy. In this manner, collateral damage and false-target firings are decreased to near-zero probability. | Richard P. McConville (Melrose, MA), David DeLude (Andover, MA) | Textron Systems Corporation (Wilmington, MA) | 2005-02-07 | 2008-10-14 | G01C3/08 | 11/052520 |
| 3035 | 7436295 | Method and apparatus for analyzing surveillance systems using a total surveillance time metric | A method comprises the steps of receiving information concerning the operation of surveillance assets, and using the information in a Monte Carlo simulation to produce an estimate of total surveillance time. An apparatus that is used to perform the method is also provided. | Thomas Tilden Collipi (Melbourne, FL), David F. Harvey (Melbourne, FL) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2006-06-19 | 2008-10-14 | G08B29/00 | 11/455394 |
| 3036 | 7436038 | Visible/near infrared image sensor array | A MOS or CMOS sensor for high performance imaging in broad spectral ranges including portions of the infrared spectral band. These broad spectral ranges may also include portions or all of the visible spectrum, therefore the sensor has both daylight and night vision capabilities. The sensor includes a continuous multi-layer photodiode structure on a many pixel MOS or CMOS readout array where the photodiode structure is chosen to include responses in the near infrared spectral ranges. A preferred embodiment incorporates a microcrystalline copper indium diselenide/cadmium sulfide photodiode structure on a CMOS readout array. An alternate preferred embodiment incorporates a microcrystalline silicon germanium photodiode structure on a CMOS readout array. Each of these embodiments provides night vision with image performance that greatly surpasses the GEN III night vision technology in terms of enhanced sensitivity, pixel size and pixel count. Further advantages of the invention include low electrical bias voltages, low power consumption, compact packaging, and radiation hardness. In special preferred embodiments CMOS stitching technology is used to provide multi-million pixel focal plane array sensors. One embodiments of the invention made without stitching is a two-million pixel sensor. Other preferred embodiments available using stitching techniques include sensors with 250 million (or more) pixels fabricated on a single wafer. A particular application of these very high pixel count sensors is as a focal plane array for a rapid beam steering telescope in a low earth orbit satellite useful for tracking over a 1500-meter wide track with a resolution of 0.3 meter. | Michael G. Engelmann (Pukalani, HI), Calvin Chao (Cupertino, CA), Tzu-Chiang Hsieh (Fremont, CA), Peter Martin (Kahului, HI), Milam Pender (Kihei, HI) | E-Phocus, Inc (San Jose, CA) | 2004-02-23 | 2008-10-14 | H01L31/00 | 10/785833 |
| 3037 | 7425693 | Spectral tracking | A method of tracking a target. The method includes the steps of acquiring a first spectral image of a scene that includes the target, designating a spectral reference window, in the first spectral image, that includes a respective plurality of pixel vectors, acquiring a second spectral image, of the scene, that includes a respective plurality of pixel vectors, and hypercorrelating the spectral reference window with the second spectral image, thereby obtaining a hypercorrelation function, a maximum of the hypercorrelation function then corresponding to a location of the target in the scene. | Ruth Shapira (Haifa, IL) | Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2004-07-18 | 2008-09-16 | G01S13/72, G01S13/66, F41G7/00, G01S13/00 | 10/565196 |
| 3038 | 7424524 | Distributed means of organizing an arbitrarily large number of computers | A technique for organizing a plurality of computers such that message broadcast, content searching, and computer identification of the entire collection or a subset of the entire collection may be performed quickly without the use of a controlling computer. The technique describes the creation, operation, and maintenance of a connection scheme by which each computer in the collection appears to be the top level of a hierarchical array. The maintenance of this hierarchical connection scheme allows one to many communications throughout the collection of computers to scale geometrically rather than linearly. | Russell H. Fish, III (Dallas, TX) | Viametrix Inc. (Dallas, TX) | 2002-06-21 | 2008-09-09 | G06F15/16 | 10/178075 |
| 3039 | 7415311 | System and method for adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear processes | A computer system for controlling a nonlinear physical process. The computer system comprises a linear controller and a neural network. The linear controller receives a command signal for control of the nonlinear physical process and a measured output signal from the output of the nonlinear physical process. The linear controller generates a control signal based on the command signal, a measured output signal, and a fixed linear model for the process. The neural network receives the control signal from the linear controller and the measured output signal from the output of the nonlinear physical process. The neural network uses the measured output signal to modify the connection weights of the neural network. The neural network also generates a modified control signal supplied to the linear controller to iterate a fixed point solution for the modified control signal used to control the nonlinear physical process. | Anthony J. Calise (Atlanta, GA), Byoung-Soo Kim (Taejon Su-gu Doonsandong, KR), J. Eric Corban (McDonough, GA) | Guided Systems Technologies, Inc. (McDonough, GA) | 2007-01-04 | 2008-08-19 | G05B13/02, G06E1/00, G06E3/00, G06G7/00 | 11/620032 |
| 3040 | 7414706 | Method and apparatus for imaging a target using cloud obscuration prediction and detection | A method is provided for imaging targets using an unmanned air vehicle. The method comprises the steps of making a determination of cloud obscuration of a target, selecting an imaging sensor based on the cloud obscuration determination, and using the selected imaging sensor to produce an image of the target. An apparatus that performs the method is also provided. | William Mark Nichols (San Diego, CA), Randolph Gregory Farmer (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Gerard Michael LaColla (San Diego, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2004-12-22 | 2008-08-19 | G01C3/08 | 11/021450 |
| 3041 | 7413144 | Positioning system, device, and method for in-flight refueling | A positioning system, device, and method are provided to facilitate the in-flight positioning of two aircraft relative to one another such that a second aircraft is guided to an in-flight refueling position relative to a first aircraft. The system, device, and method of the present invention provide a signal emitted from a positioning device carried by the first aircraft, wherein the signal defines a signal envelope containing the in-flight refueling position. The signal is adapted to be receivable by the second aircraft such that the signal may guide the second aircraft to the in-flight refueling position relative to the first aircraft. | Steven B. Schroeder (Derby, KS) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-02-13 | 2008-08-19 | B64D39/00 | 11/353481 |
| 3042 | 7410132 | Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation | In a vehicle, having a fixed supporting structure and a load movable relative thereto, a jam tolerant actuating system, a method for controlling this system including: Locating a physical coupling/decoupling mechanism between the load and an actuator assembly as close a practicable to the load, constructing the coupling/uncoupling mechanism to be reversible, and hence testable, and controlling the connection/disconnection via decision making electronics which will detect any system failure by monitoring, at a minimum: actuator main motor load and speed, and actuator output load. Also set forth are specific embodiments of pivotable rotary geared actuators as well as linear ball screw type actuators embodying the coupling/uncoupling mechanisms of this invention. | James E. Flatt (Foothill Ranch, CA) | Parker-Hannifin Corporation (Cleveland, OH) | 2006-09-01 | 2008-08-12 | B64C5/10 | 11/469531 |
| 3043 | 7410122 | VTOL UAV with lift fans in joined wings | A vertical takeoff and landing (''VTOL'') aircraft, e.g., an unmanned aerial vehicle (''UAV'') , includes an elongated fuselage having a pair of forward swept wings and a pair of rearward swept canards, the outer tips of which are respectively joined with a respective tip end portion of one of the forward swept wings. The thrust outlet of a thrust-vectoring jet engine is disposed along the roll axis of the aircraft and aft of the pitch axis thereof, and a pair of downwardly exhausting ducted lift fans, e.g., tip turbine fans, are respectively disposed within a tip end portion of respective ones of the forward swept wings such that the fans are located symmetrically with respect to each other on opposite sides of the roll axis and forward of the pitch axis. The aircraft is capable of VTOL operations, including hovering, and is highly maneuverable at both very low and very high speeds. | Brent A. Robbins (Saint Louis, MO), Patrick F. Cassidy (St. Peters, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-03-20 | 2008-08-12 | B64C15/02, B64C29/00 | 11/384587 |
| 3044 | 7410120 | Control surface assemblies with torque tube base | Control surface assemblies having a torque tube base are disclosed. In one embodiment, a control surface assembly includes a control surface portion and a base portion. The base portion has a hollow, shell-like base portion coupled to a first end portion of the control surface portion, and is adapted to be coupled to a supporting structure such that the control surface portion projects outwardly from the supporting structure. In one aspect, the base portion includes an elongated, closed section portion adapted to be coupled to the supporting structure. In a further aspect, the base portion includes an elongated, closed section portion adapted to be coupled to the supporting structure, and a pair of tapered end portions formed at opposing ends of the closed section portion. | Jeffery D. Russom (Chesterfield, MO), Lawrence R. White (Florissant, MO), James Greenwood (St. Peters, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-01-21 | 2008-08-12 | B64C1/26, B64C5/02, B64C5/06 | 11/043918 |
| 3045 | 7406199 | Event capture and filtering system | Systems and methods are provided for filtering detected events to determine events of interest. A sensor data analysis system identifies a plurality of detected events from provided sensor data and evaluates the sensor data to determine at least one characteristic associated with each event. The sensor data analysis system reports the plurality of detected events and their associated characteristics. At least one affiliated event generator is operative to generate at least one affiliated event and produce at least one event report. A given event report provides at least one characteristic associated with an affiliated event. An event filtering system compares the at least one event report to the detected events to identify at least one affiliated event amongst the plurality of detected events. | Robert Lindeman (Centennial, CO) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2004-05-12 | 2008-07-29 | G06K9/62, G01C21/00, G06K9/54, H04N7/00 | 10/843845 |
| 3046 | 7401060 | Device, use, system, and storage medium concerning decision support for, or the control of, the behavior of an entity | The invention concerns a device with a supervising unit arranged to handle a rule system for the behavior of an entity. The supervising unit comprises at least one storage member in which a set of rules for the behavior is stored. The device also has a user interface comprising a presenter for presenting information, preferably concerning decisions which are made and/or recommended, to a user. The device is arranged with a first and a second rule handler which can work in parallel with each other. The presenter can simultaneously present information concerning the rule handling which is carried out by the first rule handler and the rule handling which is carried out by the second rule handler. The invention also concerns a use, a system comprising a device according to the invention as well as storage media with computer programs for implementing the invention. | Hans-Ove Hagelin (Linkoping, SE) | Saab Ab (Linkoping, SE) | 2004-03-22 | 2008-07-15 | G06F17/00, G06N5/02 | 10/805421 |
| 3047 | 7397363 | Control and/or monitoring apparatus and method | An apparatus including a first device which generates and/or transmits a first signal and which is associated with a web site and located remote from a premises or vehicle. The first signal is transmitted in response to a second signal transmitted from a second device located remote from the first device and remote from the premises or vehicle. The first device determines whether an action or an operation associated with the second signal is authorized or allowed and, if so, transmits the first signal to a third device located at the premises. The second signal is transmitted via the Internet and/or the World Wide Web. The third device generates and/or transmits a third signal for activating, de-activating, disabling, re-enabling, and/or controlling an operation of, a system, device, equipment, equipment system, component, and appliance, of the premises or vehicle. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | --- | 2002-09-16 | 2008-07-08 | G08B1/08 | 10/244334 |
| 3048 | 7385768 | System, method and device for rapid, high precision, large angle beam steering | A system, method and apparatus for rapid, large angle, high-precision steering of one or more beams of light, and in particular, laser beams, using one or more concave reflectors to provide narrow, essentially collimated output beams. The rapid, beam steering device amplifies the angular deflection provided by a small angle steering element by means of one or more concave reflecting surfaces while controlling the divergence of the output beam using a divergence control lens, to produce an essentially collimated output beam in a field of regard that subtends +/-45 degrees on one axis and +/-50 degrees on an orthogonal axis. | Yei Wo (East Brunswick, NJ), Steven A. DeChiaro (Freehold, NJ) | D + S Consulting, Inc. (Eatontown, NJ) | 2006-03-29 | 2008-06-10 | G02B17/00 | 11/392854 |
| 3049 | 7374130 | Method and apparatus for vehicle control using variable blade pitch | An integrated propulsion and guidance system for an aircraft or other vehicle includes an engine coupled to a propeller via a driveshaft to produce propulsive force. One or more of the propeller blades are pivotably mounted with respect to the hub of the propeller. A control signal is provided to adjust the blade pitch of the pivotable blades as the blades rotate about the hub. The change in blade pitch as the blade rotates produces a torque imbalance that can be used to control the heading of the vehicle. By varying the magnitude and phase of the control signal provided to the propeller, the torque can be applied in a multitude of distinct reference planes, thereby allowing the orientation of the vehicle to be adjusted through action of the pivotable propeller blade (s) . | Robert J. Atmur (Whittier, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-11-10 | 2008-05-20 | B64C11/34 | 10/986264 |
| 3050 | 7365705 | Flight control display | An aircraft flight control display for orientation of the pilot during an approach of the aircraft toward a destination has a center of the display as its fixed point. An aircraft symbol with a center depicts the longitudinal axis as well as a lateral line to depict the current attitude of the aircraft. A destination position symbol has a reference line and a position symbol, with a skyline having a center. The destination position symbol is located at a distance from the center and its reference line points to the center as the reference point. The destination position symbol is rotated around the reference point dependent on the relative position of the aircraft's direction or the flight direction to the desired destination direction. | Alexander Knoll (Munich, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Munich, DE) | 2001-05-10 | 2008-04-29 | G09G5/00 | 09/852292 |
| 3051 | 7363152 | Method and system for calculating a flight route | The invention concerns a method and a system for calculating a flight route between a first position and a second position. According to the method, the first position is chosen as the current position, and the following steps are then repeated until the second position is reached: a loss function is determined corresponding to each flight path in a set of flight paths that are predefined in relation to the current direction of flight, a flight path that yields the most advantageous value for the loss function is selected, a subsection from the current position and a predetermined number of positions forward are registered for the selected flight path, and the position at the end of the subsection is chosen as the new current position. | Zoran Sjanic (Linkoping, SE) | Saab Ab (Linkoping, SE) | 2003-01-29 | 2008-04-22 | G01C21/20, G08G5/02, G06F19/00 | 10/503724 |
| 3052 | 7360741 | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including releasably gripping aircraft during launch and breaking subsequent grip motion | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be launched from an apparatus that includes a launch carriage that moves along a launch guide. The carriage can accelerate when portions of the carriage and/or the launch guide move relative to each other. A gripper carried by the launch carriage can have at least one grip portion in contact with the aircraft while the launch carriage accelerates along the launch axis. The at least one grip portion can move out of contact with the aircraft as the launch carriage decelerates, releasing the aircraft for takeoff. A brake can arrest the motion of the gripper after launch. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Cory Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2006-11-21 | 2008-04-22 | B64F1/06 | 11/603815 |
| 3053 | 7359050 | Compact triple pass hyperspectral imager | A compact, triple pass hyperspectral imager (spectrometer) . The hyperspectral imager (imaging system) of this invention includes an optical sub-system, a reflective slit element, a reflective dispersive element located substantially at a front plane, the front plane being located on the source side of the optical sub-system, and, a detecting element located substantially at an image surface. | Thomas A. Mitchell (Nazareth, PA) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) | 2005-04-08 | 2008-04-15 | G01J3/28 | 11/101881 |
| 3054 | 7355508 | System and method for monitoring an area | An improved system for monitoring an area, and in particular a public area such as a passenger area of a vehicle. Various types of sensing devices and analysis solutions are incorporated and the results combined to enable the monitoring system to operate in an intelligent manner. To this extent, the monitoring system can monitor and confirm the identification of individuals as well as numerous events that may occur within the monitored area. Further, the invention can determine one or more actions to be taken in response to an event, and perform the action (s) automatically without intervention from a user. As a result, the invention provides a solution that can autonomously monitor an area, requiring minimal oversight from a user. | Zahid F. Mian (Loudonville, NY), Ryk E. Spoor (Troy, NY), Ronald W. Gamache (East Greenbush, NY) | International Electronic Machines Corp. (Albany, NY) | 2004-12-03 | 2008-04-08 | B60R25/10 | 11/003039 |
| 3055 | 7355161 | Systems and methods for controlling windows with variable light transmission | Systems and methods for controlling windows with variable light transmission are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system includes a sensor adapted to receive a light intensity, a user input device adapted to receive a user input value, a window having a variable transmissivity portion, and a control system. The control system is operatively coupled to the sensor, the user input device, and the window, and is adapted to receive the light intensity and user input value and to adjust a transmission level of the variable transmissivity portion of the window based on at least one of the light intensity and the user input value. The sensor includes a sensor adapted to receive a light intensity, a temperature, a humidity, or other environmental variables. In other embodiments, the system also includes a ventilation system, an air conditioning system, or a humidity control system. | Emma Romig (Seattle, WA), Edward W. Gillette (Marysville, WA), Brian D. Kelly (Redmond, WA), Craig Loges (Marysville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-05-15 | 2008-04-08 | G06M7/00, G02B27/00, G02B27/28, G02B5/30, H01J40/14, G02B7/18 | 11/383372 |
| 3056 | 7346793 | Synchronization of multiple operational flight programs | A method for synchronizing frame clocks in a plurality of processors comprises the steps of sending data packets from each of the processors to each of the other processors wherein each of the processors receives the data packets and identifies two of the data packets having the largest phase difference. The largest phase difference is used to determine a target synchronization phase angle, and the period of a frame clock is adjusted so that the frame clock approaches the target synchronization phase angle. | Roger Theodore Sumner (Solana Beach, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2005-02-10 | 2008-03-18 | G06F1/04, G06F1/12, G06F15/16, H04L7/00 | 11/055753 |
| 3057 | 7343232 | Vehicle control system including related methods and components | Embodiments are disclosed for a vehicle control system and related sub-components that together provide an operator with a plurality of specific modes of operation, wherein various modes of operation incorporate different levels of autonomous control. Through a control user interface, an operator can move between certain modes of control even after vehicle deployment. Specialized autopilot system components and methods are employed to ensure smooth transitions between control modes. Empowered by the multi-modal control system, an operator can even manage multiple vehicles simultaneously. | David S. Duggan (Aubrey, TX), David A. Felio (Highland Village, TX), Billy B. Pate (Houston, TX), Vince R. Longhi (Dallas, TX), Jerry L. Petersen (Southlake, TX), Mark J. Bergee (Dallas, TX) | Geneva Aerospace (Carrollton, TX) | 2004-06-18 | 2008-03-11 | G01C22/00, G05D1/00 | 10/871612 |
| 3058 | 7338010 | Air-launchable aircraft and method of use | An air-launched aircraft includes deployable wings, elevons, and vertical fins that deploy from a fuselage during flight. The aircraft may include a control system for operating the elevons, a communication system, and batteries for powering the systems. In addition, the aircraft may include a payload module that mates with an interface in the fuselage. The payload module may include any of a variety of payloads, including cameras, sensors, and/or radar emitters. The aircraft may be powered or unpowered, and may be very small, for example, less than on the order of 10 kg (22 pounds) . The aircraft may be employed at a low cost for any of a wide variety of functions, such as surveillance, or as a decoy. The deployable surfaces of the aircraft may be configured to deploy in a pre-determined order, allowing the aircraft automatically to enter controlled flight after being launched in a tumbling mode. | David A. Corder (Tucson, AZ), Jeffrey H. Koessler (Tucson, AZ), George R. Webb (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2004-09-23 | 2008-03-04 | B64C3/56 | 10/951041 |
| 3059 | 7330844 | Method and system for intelligent agent decision making for tactical aerial warfare | In an intelligent object oriented agent system, a computer implemented or user assisted method of decision making in at least one situation. The method includes the step of configuring at least one tactical agent implemented by at least one tactical agent object that includes a plurality of resources corresponding to immediate certainties, near certainties, and longer-term possibilities characterizing the at least one situation. The method also includes the steps of processing the at least one situation using the at least one tactical agent, and implementing the decision making, by at least one user or independently by at least one intelligent agent. responsive to the processing step. A computer readable tangible medium stores instructions for implementing the user assisted or computer implemented method of decision making, which instructions are executable by a computer. In a preferred embodiment, the situation comprises an aerial combat situation. or other situation with moving resources. | Alexander D. Stoyen (Omaha, NE) | 21St Century Systems, Inc. (Chappaqua, NY) | 2002-02-07 | 2008-02-12 | G06N5/00 | 10/067255 |
| 3060 | 7325350 | Firearm for extinguishing a fire from a position remote from the fire | A firearm for extinguishing a fire from a position remote from the fire. A cartridge is disposed in, and is selectively discharged from, a pistol. The cartridge includes a head containing a pressurized fire extinguishant and a casing containing a propellent. The casing is removably attached to the head by mating portions of hook and loop fasteners so as to allow the casing and the head to be independent of each other prior to use. The bead has a lip containing a chamber communicating with the pressurized fire extinguishant therein and which exits through through bores in both sides of the lip, respectively. A release pin is removed from the through bores and the firing apparatus is activated causing the cartridge to exit the barrel and expel the pressurized fire extinguishant through the through bores on its way to the fire during use. | Paul J. Grimes (Huntington, NY) | --- | 2005-12-14 | 2008-02-05 | F41C9/00, A62C13/00, F42B12/36 | 11/302689 |
| 3061 | 7319039 | Aerosol-based detection of biological agents | The presence of an aerosol or cloud (3) of a toxic substance is detected by producing an aerosol (17, 5) of ligands (13) to the target substance in a region of sky that contains the target substance, permitting molecules the target substance to bind to the ligand, directing light (7, 21) of a first frequency into the revised aerosol, and then inspecting (9, 25) the revised aerosol for emissions of light of a second frequency. When light of the second frequency exists an alarm (15, 31) is initiated. | Brian M. Sullivan (Manhattan Beach, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2004-11-09 | 2008-01-15 | G01N21/76 | 10/985602 |
| 3062 | 7318565 | Electric motor assisted takeoff device for an air vehicle | A takeoff assist device for an air vehicle, such as an unmanned air vehicle is provided. The device features an electric motor and is much less complex and lighter than takeoff assist devices heretofore known. A body member is shaped to fit to a portion of the air vehicle. The body member defines a housing in which the majority of the components are housed, including the electric motor, a motor controller, an electrical power source and a main controller. A propeller is attached to a shaft of the electric motor outside of the housing and rotates with a shaft of the electric motor. In addition, there is a latch mechanism that removeably attaches the body member to the host air vehicle for takeoff, and then is controlled to release from the air vehicle after it is airborne at a desired airspeed and altitude. The electric motor-driven takeoff assist device can launch an air vehicle with minimal auxiliary equipment and can be remotely controlled to launch from a site at which a takeoff ready vehicle can be left for extended periods of time. | Gregory S. Page (Arnold, MD) | Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. (Wilmington, DE) | 2005-12-16 | 2008-01-15 | B64F1/10 | 11/304535 |
| 3063 | 7311288 | Aircraft wing structure and a method for decreasing flight speed of the aircraft | The invention provides a wing structure for an aircraft, including a top skin and a bottom skin defining a primary wing surface, the surface having a width, a length, a leading edge and a trailing edge, a flap having a width smaller than the width of the wing surface and a length extending over a major portion of the wing length, the flap being hingedly joined adjacent to the trailing edge of the wing, wherein the flap is capable of assuming two limit dispositions, a first disposition in which the flap extends substantially parallel to the bottom skin, and a second disposition extending towards the trailing edge of the wing, at an obtuse angle. A method for slowing down the speed of flight of an aircraft is also provided. | Gad Shental (Holon, IL), Nir Shental (Kiryat Savyonim-Yahud, IL), Ran Shental (Holon, IL), Lev Pessachis (Zoran, IL) | Top I Vision, Ltd. (Holon, IL) | 2004-11-29 | 2007-12-25 | B64C3/54 | 10/998690 |
| 3064 | 7305883 | Chemical micromachined microsensors | The present invention provides sensors based on micromachined ultrasonic transducer technology. The sensors preferably include a plurality of sensor elements, but may include only one sensor element. Arrays of sensors are also provided. Sensor elements include a functionalized membrane supported over a substrate by a support frame. The functionalized membrane, support frame and substrate together form a vacuum gap. The sensor element is connected to an electrical circuit, which is configured to operate the sensor element at or near an open circuit resonance condition. The mechanical resonance frequency of the functionalized membrane is responsive to binding of an agent to the membrane. Thus, the sensor element also includes a detector, where the detector provides a sensor output responsive to the mechanical resonance frequency of the sensor element. | Butrus T. Khuri-Yakub (Palo Alto, CA), Calvin F. Quate (Menlo Park, CA), James K. Gimzewski (Santa Monica, CA) | The Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, CA) | 2006-10-04 | 2007-12-11 | G01N29/036 | 11/543550 |
| 3065 | 7305277 | Methods and systems for position sensing of components in a manufacturing operation | Methods and systems for position sensing are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring at least three discrete point positions associated with a first component by using at least one transmitter having a known position and orientation and in a line of sight with the three discrete point positions, the three discrete point positions having known distances relative to one another. The method computes a current position and orientation of the first component using data provided by the at least one transmitter and the three discrete point positions, along with position and orientation data from a last known location of the first component assuming that no sudden position changes since the first component has moved from the last known location. The first and second components may be a workpiece and a tool that performs a manufacturing operation on the workpiece. | Philip L. Freeman (Maryland Heights, MO), John R. Dworschak (Wildwood, MO), Joseph C. Marsh (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-03-31 | 2007-12-04 | G06F19/00, G05B19/18 | 11/096612 |
| 3066 | 7295296 | Portable target locator apparatus and method of use | A portable target locator for use by a ground observer to accurately determine the location of a target and transmit location information and firing instructions to an unmanned vehicle so the unmanned vehicle can locate the target and perform an operation based on the firing instructions. The apparatus comprises optics for permitting a user to see a magnified view of the target, a location determining component for determining a location of the apparatus, rangefinder for determining a range from the apparatus to the target, an Azimuth sensor for determining an Azimuth from the apparatus to the target, a processor for determining the location of the target based on the location of the apparatus, the range to the target, and the Azimuth from the apparatus to the targets, a transmitter for transmitting the location information and the firing instructions to the unmanned vehicle, and a portable handheld housing. | Thomas J. Galli (Rockwall, TX) | L-3 Communications Integrated Systems L.P. (Greenville, TX) | 2005-12-15 | 2007-11-13 | G01B11/26 | 11/304930 |
| 3067 | 7281687 | In-flight refueling system and method for facilitating emergency separation of in-flight refueling system components | An in-flight refueling system and method are provided for facilitating the emergency separation of the components of a probe and drogue in-flight refueling. The in-flight refueling system and method provides a fuse device capable of being installed between, for instance, an elongate hose configured to trail from a tanker aircraft, and a drogue connected to, and in fluid communication with, the elongate hose. The fuse device may be configured to separate in response to a separating force such that the drogue may separate from the elongate hose prior to the exertion of a damaging force, a non-certified force, or an unknown aerodynamic force on the elongate hose, on a probe carried by a second receiver aircraft, or on the tanker aircraft. | Steven B. Schroeder (Derby, KS) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-07-14 | 2007-10-16 | B64D37/02 | 10/890664 |
| 3068 | 7281681 | Hydrogen powered aircraft | Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel cell compresses ambient air for an oxidizer, and operates with the fuel and oxidizer at pressures below one atmosphere. The aircraft of the invention includes a support structure including a plurality of supports, where the supports form a tetrahedron that affixes to the wing. | Paul B. MacCready (Pasadena, CA), Bart D. Hibbs (Altadena, CA), Robert F. Curtin (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2003-06-20 | 2007-10-16 | B64D27/00 | 10/600258 |
| 3069 | 7280897 | Intervisibility determination | A system and method for efficient intervisibility determination. The intervisibility determination method of the present invention provides a multiple threat processing capability within a specified area of terrain using a common database. Computation is simplified through the method of processing data posts in the terrain elevation database. By taking integer steps and incrementing distance, x or y, and a predicted elevation value at each step, a small number of operations may be performed. Recomputing a change in elevation value may be reduced. An umbra database provides an enhanced look-up capability for displaying and updating the intervisibility display information. The systems and methods of the present invention may be suitable for use on a vehicle and in mission management activities. | Mark Allstadt (Endicott, NY), Marc Blais (Endicott, NY), Ira S. Glickstein (The Villages, FL), Peter N. Stiles (Owego, NY), Ronald Vienneau (Endicott, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2005-02-23 | 2007-10-09 | G01S3/00, G06F17/10 | 11/062693 |
| 3070 | 7277010 | Monitoring apparatus and method | Monitoring apparatus and method including a processor, associated with a web site and capable of providing audio and video, which receives audio information recorded or obtained at a vehicle or premises. The processor, located remote from the vehicle or premises, receives a signal from a device located remote from the processor and the vehicle or premises. The audio information is transmitted to the device over the Internet and/or World Wide Web in response to the signal. Monitoring apparatus and method including a processor, associated with a web site, which receives video information recorded or obtained at a vehicle or premises. The processor, located remote from the vehicle or premises, receives a signal transmitted from a device located remote from the processor and the vehicle or premises. The video information is transmitted to the device on or over the Internet and/or World Wide Web in response to the signal. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | --- | 2002-10-03 | 2007-10-02 | G08B1/08 | 10/263554 |
| 3071 | 7276749 | Image sensor with microcrystalline germanium photodiode layer | A microcrystalline germanium image sensor array. The array includes a number of pixel circuits fabricated in or on a substrate. Each pixel circuit comprises a charge collecting electrode for collecting electrical charges and a readout means for reading out the charges collected by the charge collecting electrode. A photodiode layer of charge generating material located above the pixel circuits convert electromagnetic radiation into electrical charges. This photodiode layer includes microcrystalline germanium and defines at least an n-layer, and i-layer and a p-layer. The sensor array also includes and a surface electrode in the form of a grid or thin transparent layer located above the layer of charge generating material. The sensor is especially useful for imaging in visible and near infrared spectral regions of the electromagnetic spectrum and provides imaging with starlight illumination. | Peter Martin (Haiku, HI), Michael G. Engelman (Pukalani, HI), Calvin Chao (Cupertino, CA), Teu Chiang Hsieh (Fremont, CA), Milan Pender (Kihei, HI) | E-Phocus, Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2006-02-24 | 2007-10-02 | H01L31/062 | 11/361426 |
| 3072 | 7274978 | Electrical power supply system for unmanned aircraft | A miniature, unmanned aircraft for acquiring digitized data, transmitting digitized data, or both, having an electrical supply system capable of sustained operation. The aircraft has a fuselage, a wing, a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, a propeller, control surfaces for controlling flight, each operated by a respective servomechanism, a microprocessor for managing flight control, a GPS receiver, a communications radio frequency transceiver, and data handling apparatus. The data handling apparatus is any one of a data acquisition device for gathering environmental data, a data acquisition device for sensing aircraft altitude or attitude or both, a data relay station, or any combination of these. The data handling apparatus is preferably part of an enclosed module which is readily mounted to and detachable from the aircraft. The electrical supply system includes an engine driven generator, a battery disposed in parallel to the generator, and voltage reducing devices for operating various electrical power consuming components which operate at different voltage levels. | Ernest A. Carroll (Hernson, VA) | --- | 2004-02-23 | 2007-09-25 | B64D41/00 | 10/782805 |
| 3073 | 7262730 | Method and a station for assisting the control of an aircraft | A station for assisting the control of an aircraft includes warning means (5) adapted to deliver an alert for avoiding a later collision when there is a risk that the predicted flight trajectory of the aircraft crosses any predicted flight path of another aircraft. An arrangement (4) is adapted to determine whether the aircraft carrying said station is within an airspace volume with defined geometrical dimensions and time of appearance and disappearance or not and make the function of the warning means dependent upon this comparison by, when located in said airspace volume, deactivating said warning means with respect to other aircraft of a predefined identity, and when not located in said airspace volume, activate or keep the function of said warning means activated with respect to aircraft of said predefined identity. (FIG. 1) . | Stefan Larsson (Linkoping, SE), Fredrik Oehmichen (Linkoping, SE), Carleric Weiland (Linkoping, SE) | Saab Ab (Linkoping, SE) | 2005-08-30 | 2007-08-28 | G01S13/93 | 11/162121 |
| 3074 | 7262395 | Expendable sonobuoy flight kit with aerodynamically assisted sonobuoy separation | A flight kit that can be retrofitted to existing navy sonobuoys. The preferred embodiment gives sonobuoys the capability of self-deployment, allowing them to be sent to a location remotely without the use of manned aircraft or recoverable unmanned air vehicles. This capability is advantageous in instances where it is desired to place a sonobuoy in an area hostile or hazardous to manned aircraft. The preferred embodiment is an attachment of a GPS navigation and control system, wings, control surfaces, and a propulsion system, onto a naval size-A sonobuoy, using the sonobuoy as the central structural load-bearing component of the assembly. The invention navigates from a launch point on a ship to a designated position, where the sonobuoy separates from the invention, using the wings' aerodynamic forces to mechanically assist in separating the sonobuoy from the flight kit. The sonobuoy and the flight kit enter the water separately to ensure no interference with the sonobuoy. | Derek Bilyk (Toronto, Ontario, CA), Patrick Zdunich (Toronto, Ontario, CA), Marc MacMaster (Toronto, Ontario, CA) | --- | 2004-05-19 | 2007-08-28 | F42B17/00 | 10/848131 |
| 3075 | 7257418 | Rapid user acquisition by a ground-based beamformer | A method for rapid acquisition of a specific subscriber by a ground-based beamformer includes the steps of defining a coverage area as an arrangement of a plurality of cells wherein one of the plurality of cells includes a specific subscriber, defining a partition of cell clusters wherein one of the cell clusters includes the one of the plurality of cells that includes the specific subscriber, forming a beam that corresponds to an area of one of the cell clusters, and scanning the beam to the cell cluster that includes the specific subscriber. | Donald C. D. Chang (Thousand Oaks, CA), Alan Cha (Glendale, CA), Ying Feria (Manhattan Beach, CA) | The Directv Group, Inc. (El Segundo, CA) | 2000-08-31 | 2007-08-14 | H04Q7/20 | 09/652862 |
| 3076 | 7255309 | Vernier active flow control effector | Methods and apparatus for controlling the attitude of a mobile platform with a resolution suitable for vernier attitude control. In a preferred embodiment, a method includes flowing fluid through an orifice of an aerodynamic surface. The method also includes modifying a boundary layer of the aerodynamic surface with the flowing fluid. Another preferred embodiment provides an aerodynamic member of a mobile platform. The aerodynamic member includes an aerodynamic surface, an orifice, an actuator, and a fluid moving member. The orifice is in the aerodynamic surface and the actuator is subject to friction and backlash. The fluid moving member communicates with the orifice and causes the fluid to flow through the orifice to modify the boundary layer of aerodynamic surface. | Clete M. Boldrin (Bellevue, WA), Ahmed A. Hassan (Mesa, AZ) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-07-14 | 2007-08-14 | B64C21/04 | 10/890639 |
| 3077 | 7254249 | Embedding location data in video | Digital watermarking technology is used to convey location data for images or objects depicted in video. A digital watermark may associate geovector information with the video or object and areas depicted in the video. A geovector may include location coordinates such as longitude, latitude, altitude, etc. In one implementation, geovector information is embedded within a video frame so as to correspond with an area depicted in the video frame's center or off-center location. In a second implementation, a geovector includes an identifier or indexing protocol for use in a video management system. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR), Steven W. Stewart (Tualatin, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2003-02-20 | 2007-08-07 | G06K9/00 | 10/371995 |
| 3078 | 7253398 | Sensor system with improved operator input devices | A sensor system includes a sensor payload (20) capable of generating image signals, an electronic control unit (ECU) (40) for controlling the sensor payload and a hand held control unit (80) in communication with the ECU for use by an operator to input control commands to the ECU. The hand held control unit (80) includes a front facing control panel surface (84) having control elements distributed thereon and an orthogonally disposed bottom surface (94) . A handle (96) extends from the enclosure bottom surface (94) with the handle longitudinal axis disposed at an angle (A) of between 175 and 135 degrees with respect to the control panel surface (84) . In a second embodiment, the senor system includes a lap top control unit (LCU) (300) reconfigurable by an operator to swap movable control module (312, 306) from a base unit left side receiving port (320) to a base unit right side receiving port (318) to accommodate both left and right-handed users. | Michael R. Hughes (Brookline, NH), Thomas M. Sommer (Groton, MA) | Flir Systems Inc. (North Billerica, MA) | 2004-07-22 | 2007-08-07 | H01J5/02 | 10/897180 |
| 3079 | 7246774 | In-flight refueling system, boom, and method for extending range of motion of an in-flight refueling boom | An in-flight refueling system, boom, and method are provided for extending the range of motion of an in-flight refueling boom carried by a first aircraft so as to facilitate an in-flight refueling operation between the first and the second aircraft. More specifically, in some embodiments the present invention provides a rotating device, operably engaged with at least one airfoil, and configured to substantially surround and rotate about the in-flight refueling boom such that the rotating device and the at least one airfoil operably engaged therewith, may be actuated so as to extend the range of motion of the in-flight refueling boom. | German Von Thal (Laguna Niguel, CA), Harry W. Slusher (Fountain Valley, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-07-23 | 2007-07-24 | B64D39/00 | 10/898601 |
| 3080 | 7237750 | Autonomous, back-packable computer-controlled breakaway unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) | A modular unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a fuselage, a nose cone, a left wing piece, a right wing piece, and a tail section. The tail section and nose cone each join to the fuselage through mating bulkhead structures that provide quick connection capability while being readily separated so as to enable the UAV to break apart at these connection points and thereby absorb or dissipate impact upon landing. The UAV is capable of rapid assembly in the field for two-man launch and data retrieval, as well as quick disassembly into these five component parts for transport and storage in a highly compact transport case that can be carried as a backpack. | Tien Seng Chiu (Easton, MD), Jay Willmott (Silver Spring, MD) | L3 Communications (Easton, MD) | 2004-10-29 | 2007-07-03 | B64C1/00 | 10/976153 |
| 3081 | 7236613 | Methods and apparatus for infrared resolution of closely-spaced objects | Apparatus and methods for infrared resolution of closely-spaced objects are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of determining a set of infrared amplitudes for a set of closely-spaced objects includes receiving an unresolved infrared image of the set of closely-spaced objects, and expressing the set of infrared amplitudes as a function of a set of positions of the closely-spaced objects. The method further includes formulating a set of simultaneous equations at least partially based on the expression between the infrared amplitudes and the set of positions of the closely-spaced objects, and solving the set of simultaneous equations for the set of infrared amplitudes. In alternate embodiments, the set of positions of the closely-spaced objects may be provided by a non-infrared position sensor, or may be iteratively-derived | Ronald N. Murata (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2003-08-29 | 2007-06-26 | G06K9/00 | 10/652523 |
| 3082 | 7233781 | System and method for emergency notification content delivery | A method for disseminating emergency notification content from an emergency originating source. The method comprising: delivering the emergency notification content from the emergency originating source to at least one transmitting party, selecting a subset of users from among a set of users for dissemination of the emergency notification content based on the subject matter of the emergency notification content, and delivering the emergency notification content from the at least one transmitting party to a device corresponding to each user from the selected subset of users. | Charles Eric Hunter (Hilton Head, SC), Bernard L. Ballou, Jr. (Raleigh, NC), John H. Hebrank (Durham, NC), James Fallon (Armonk, NY), Robert D. Summer (New Preston, CT), Laurie McNeil (Chapel Hill, NC) | Ochoa Optics Llc (Las Vegas, NV) | 2001-11-21 | 2007-06-19 | H04M11/04 | 09/990450 |
| 3083 | 7224520 | Compact fast catadioptric imager | A compact, optically fast catadioptric imager. In one embodiment, the catadioptric imager of this invention includes a first group of optical elements optically disposed to receive electromagnetic radiation from an object and having positive optical power, a second group of optical elements, optically disposed between the first group of optical elements and an image plane, having at least one optical surface and having positive optical power, a third group of optical elements, optically disposed between the object and the second group of optical elements, having at least one optical surface and having negative optical power, a fourth group of optical elements substantially centered along an optical axis of said second group of optical elements and having negative optical power, and a fifth group of optical elements having positive optical power. | Thomas A. Mitchell (Nazareth, PA) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) | 2004-09-28 | 2007-05-29 | G02B13/14, G02B13/22, G02B17/00 | 10/951538 |
| 3084 | 7217851 | Synthesis of butadiynes | Provided is a method for the synthesis of 1,4-dicyclopropyl-1,3-butadiyne from CPA. Such butadiyne is prepared by oxidative coupling of cyclopropyl acetylene (CPA) using catalytic amounts each of copper (I) chloride and tetrametylethylenediamine (TMEDA) in isopropanol under aerobic conditions. The resulting butadiyne can serve as a fuel or a fuel additive for combustion in engines propelling motor vehicles, marine vessels, aircraft, rockets and other vehicles. | Suresh C. Suri (Lancaster, CA), Michael G. Tinnirello (Palmdale, CA) | United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC) | 2004-03-31 | 2007-05-15 | C07C4/04, C07C2/02 | 10/817411 |
| 3085 | 7210654 | Unmanned airborne reconnaissance system | An unmanned airborne reconnaissance system, the unmanned airborne reconnaissance system including a lightweight, portable, powered aircraft and a foldable launch rail, the aircraft, in a broken down condition and the launch rail in a broken down condition fitable inside a box, the box capable of being carried by one man. The launch system includes an elongated launch rail with the carriage assembly, and a propulsion means for accelerating the carriage assembly from one end of the launch rail to the other. The carriage assembly releasably engages the aircraft so as to propel the aircraft from one end of the launch rail to the other. The propulsion may be by a cartridge that explodes and releases a gas through a cylinder, or by elastic cords. The aircraft is guided through the air either by a programmed onboard computer which controls the control surfaces of the aircraft and/or by remote control. The aircraft typically contains a camera for recording and transmitting images received from the ground below. | Beverly Cox (San Antonio, TX), Hampton Dews (Medina, TX), Nicholas Nyroth (San Antonio, TX) | Mission Technologies, Inc. (San Antonio, TX) | 2003-07-23 | 2007-05-01 | B64F1/06 | 10/625399 |
| 3086 | 7201135 | Internal combustion engine | The present disclosure provides an internal combustion engine having an engine housing with at least one cylinder that has diameter less than about 3 inches. A fuel injector is provided and disposed at least partially within the at least one cylinder, and includes a plurality of outlet orifices having a diameter between about 50 microns and about 110 microns. The disclosure further provides a method of operating an internal combustion engine. The method includes the steps of rotating an engine crank shaft of the engine at a speed greater than about 5000 revolutions per minute, injecting a quantity of fuel into each of the cylinders, and burning at least every fourth piston stroke a sufficient quantity of the injected fuel to yield a brake mean effective pressure of at least about 200 lbs. per square inch. | John T. Vachon (Peoria, IL) | Caterpillar Inc (Peoria, IL) | 2005-03-09 | 2007-04-10 | F02B17/00, B05B1/00 | 11/076339 |
| 3087 | 7199876 | Compact hyperspectral imager | A hyperspectral imager including a first optical sub-system, at least one slit element, a second optical sub-system, at least one reflective dispersive element located at a center plane, and at least one detecting element located at substantially an image surface. During operation, the first optical sub-system images, onto the slit element (s) , electromagnetic radiation originating at a source. The second optical sub-system substantially collimates, at a center plane, electromagnetic radiation emanating from the slit element (s) . The second optical sub-system also images, onto the image surface, the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the reflective dispersive element (s) . The detecting element (s) detect the dispersed electromagnetic radiation reflected from the reflective dispersive element (s) . | Thomas A. Mitchell (Nazareth, PA) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) | 2003-12-31 | 2007-04-03 | G01J3/28 | 10/750014 |
| 3088 | 7198229 | In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for damping oscillations in in-flight refueling system components | An in-flight refueling system, damping device and method are provided for substantially reversing a change in the disposition of an elongate hose extending from a first aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments of the present invention provide a compact, lightweight, and easily installed damping device that may act to minimize the occurrence of oscillations within the elongate hose that may act to produce a change in the disposition of the elongate hose. In addition, the embodiments of the present invention facilitate the detuning of the elongate hose and, for instance, an attached drogue that may oscillate uncontrollably at a resonant frequency in response to aerodynamic forces exerted on the hose and drogue during an in-flight refueling operation. | Steven B. Schroeder (Derby, KS) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-02-13 | 2007-04-03 | B64D39/00 | 11/353276 |
| 3089 | 7198225 | Aircraft control system | A solar rechargeable, long-duration, span-loaded flying wing, having no fuselage or rudder. Having a two-hundred foot wingspan that mounts photovoltaic cells on most all of the wing's top surface, the aircraft uses only differential thrust of its eight propellers to turn, pitch and yaw. The wing is configured to deform under flight loads to position the propellers such that the control can be achieved. Each of five segments of the wing has one or more motors and photovoltaic arrays, and produces its own lift independent of the other segments, to avoid loading them. Five two-sided photovoltaic arrays, in all, are mounted on the wing, and receive photovoltaic energy both incident on top of the wing, and which is incident also from below, through a bottom, transparent surface. | Derek L. Lisoski (Simi Valley, CA), Greg T. Kendall (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2002-12-05 | 2007-04-03 | B64D27/00 | 10/310415 |
| 3090 | 7197160 | Geographic information systems using digital watermarks | The present invention relates to systems and methods for managing images and related information. In one implementation, geographic information system (GIS) layer information is registered or aligned to an image using digital watermark information embedded within the image. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR), Neil E. Lofgren (White Salmon, WA), Philip R. Patterson (Sherwood, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2003-04-25 | 2007-03-27 | G06K9/00 | 10/423834 |
| 3091 | 7196391 | MOS or CMOS sensor with micro-lens array | A MOS or CMOS sensor with a multi-layer photodiode layer covering an array of active pixel circuits. The multi-layer photodiode layer of each pixel is fabricated as continuous layers of charge generating material on top of the MOS and/or CMOS pixel circuits so that extremely small pixels are possible with almost 100 percent packing factors. The sensor includes special features to minimize or eliminate pixel to pixel crosstalk. A micro-lens array with a micro-lens positioned above each pixel directs light illuminating the pixel toward the central portion of the pixel and away from its edges. Also, preferably carbon is added to doped amorphous silicon N or P bottom layer of the multi-layer photodiode layer to increase the electrical resistivity in the bottom layer to further discourage crosstalk. In preferred embodiments each of the pixels define a tiny surface area equal to or larger than about 3.24 square microns and smaller than or equal to about 25 square microns. Detailed descriptions are provided for two general types of sensors. The first type has a pixel count of about 0.3 to 1.9 million pixels and are especially suited for sues such as cell phone cameras. The second type with pixel count of between about 1.9 million pixels to more than 5 million pixels is especially suited for high definition television cameras. | Tzu-Chiang Hsieh (Fremont, CA) | E-Phocus, Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2006-07-05 | 2007-03-27 | H01L31/00 | 11/481655 |
| 3092 | 7196025 | Method and apparatus for forming fabrics and fabrics made by the method | A method for forming a material having an individually stabilized ply includes providing a ply having a non-orthogonal orientation. A stabilizing agent is then applied to maintain the orientation of the ply. The stabilizing agent could alternately be applied before forming the ply. The ply may be woven in a non-orthogonal orientation, or may have its orientation changed to the final non-orthogonal orientation. Changing may occur over multiple steps and may include using an accumulator and/or payout station to change the orientation. | Katherine M. Sahlin (Medford, MA), Michael P. Cushman (Williamstown, MA) | Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation (Wayne, NJ) | 2004-04-29 | 2007-03-27 | B32B5/26 | 10/834682 |
| 3093 | 7194326 | Methods and systems for large-scale airframe assembly | Methods and systems for large-scale airframe assembly are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes measuring a plurality of discrete point positions at least one of on and adjacent to at least one of a first and a second component, and measuring at least one surface position on the at least one of the first and second components. The measured positions are compared with a desired position information (e.g., a computer aided design model) . The comparison may include applying a fitting routine to the measured positions and the desired position information. Next, a transformation matrix for improving the comparison between the measured positions and the desired position information is computed. At least one of the first and second components is then moved according to the transformation matrix. During movement, the plurality of discrete point positions may be monitored and provided to the position control system by a feedback loop. | James M. Cobb (Burien, WA), Timothy G. Nielsen (Kent, WA), John W. Palmateer (Gig Harbor, WA), James A. DeLand (Bothell, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-02-06 | 2007-03-20 | G06F19/00 | 10/774091 |
| 3094 | 7184572 | Using steganographic encoded information with maps | A map depicts a plurality of different locations. Steganographic encoding is embebbed in first and second map areas. Steganographic encoding in each area conveys an identifier that is associated with its respective map area. Different encoded identifiers are used to link to information pertaining various different locations depicted in the map. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR), Neil E. Lofgren (Portland, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2005-06-03 | 2007-02-27 | G06K9/00, G06K15/00, G06K19/06, H04L9/00 | 11/145514 |
| 3095 | 7183971 | Hybrid translator in a global positioning system (GPS) | A system for tracking high-dynamic targets by relaying semi-processed GPS signals to a remote signal processing station with a relatively small and efficient bandwidth is described. Such processed GPS signals can be provided in a high-dynamic environment without the assistance of an inertial measurement unit (IMU) . One embodiment includes a hybrid translator that is a hybrid between a full GPS navigation system and a translator system. The modulated GPS signals, such as modulated C/A codes, are pre-processed to reduce the amount of information required to reconstruct the GPS signal received by the hybrid translator. for example, the GPS signals can be processed to a pseudo-range measurement and an indication of an amount of corruption of delta range in the pseudo-range measurement, which are then provided to signal processing at a remote location, such as at a ground station, via a wireless downlink. | Rick R. Lloyd (Orange, CA), Lawrence L. Wells (Tehachapi, CA), Richard Redhead (Mission Viejo, CA) | Interstate Electronics Corporation (Anaheim, CA) | 2002-09-26 | 2007-02-27 | G01S5/14 | 10/255855 |
| 3096 | 7182297 | Method and apparatus for supporting aircraft components, including actuators | Methods and apparatuses for supporting aircraft components, including actuators are disclosed. An apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes an actuator housing having an actuator receptacle that securely yet releasably receives an actuator. The actuator receptacle can include conformal walls that conform at least in part to the shape of the actuator and can accordingly squeeze the actuator and properly align the actuator. At least one of the actuator walls can further include a projection that is releasably received in a corresponding recess of the actuator. One of both of these features can releasably secure the actuator relative to the aircraft, reducing and/or eliminating the likelihood that the actuator will be misaligned and/or mispositioned relative to the aircraft during installation and/or replacement. | Clifford Jackson (White Salmon, WA) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-15 | 2007-02-27 | B64C13/28 | 10/758294 |
| 3097 | 7182290 | Methods and systems for starting propeller-driven devices | Methods and systems for starting propeller driven aircraft and other devices are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a removable fixture that is coupled to the propeller and has at least one portion exposed to a flowstream to rotate the propeller during engine start-up. The fixture is configured to separate from the propeller after the engine begins to turn over (e.g., after the engine starts and/or rotates above a threshold rate) . Accordingly, the system can include a releasable link between the fixture and the propeller. | Steven M. Sliwa (White Salmon, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Brian D. Dennis (White Salmon, WA) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-10-29 | 2007-02-27 | B64D31/02 | 10/976566 |
| 3098 | 7178442 | Detachable hanger | The invention is a detachable hanger assembly for attaching a flying object to a launch rail on a launch platform. The detachable hanger assembly is attached to the flying object by one or more bolts and is adapted to slide in a slot in the launch rail when the flying object is launched. When the flying object is launched, the detachable hanger assembly slides in the slot until it impacts upon a stopper, which is fixedly located in the slot. The force of the impact of the hanger assembly with the stopper creates shearing forces that break one or more of the bolts thereby separating the main body section of the hanger assembly from the flying object. | Moshe Yogev (Kiryat Bialik, IL) | Rafael-Armament Development Authority, Ltd (Haifa, IL) | 2005-09-15 | 2007-02-20 | B64D1/06 | 11/227670 |
| 3099 | 7177710 | System and method for adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear processes | A computer system for controlling a nonlinear physical process. The computer system comprises a linear controller and a neural network. The linear controller receives a command signal for control of the nonlinear physical process and a measured output signal from the output of the nonlinear physical process. The linear controller generates a control signal based on the command signal, a measured output signal, and a fixed linear model for the process. The neural network receives the control signal from the linear controller and the measured output signal from the output of the nonlinear physical process. The neural network uses the measured output signal to modify the connection weights of the neural network. The neural network also generates a modified control signal supplied to the linear controller to iterate a fixed point solution for the modified control signal used to control the nonlinear physical process. | Anthony J. Calise (Atlanta, GA), Byoung-Soo Kim (Taejon Su-gu Doonsandong, KR) | Guided Systems Technologies, Inc. (McDonough, GA) | 2005-06-07 | 2007-02-13 | G05B13/02, G01C23/00, G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G06F17/00, G06F19/00, G06F7/00 | 11/147671 |
| 3100 | 7176735 | Wave-shaping circuit | In a wave-shaping circuit, a charging switching element in series with an inductor is switched, a capacitor is charged with a back electromotive force generated by the inductor, a discharging switching element in series with a discharge resistor is switched, and the charge in the capacitor is discharged. By controlling the timing at which the charging switching element and the discharging switching element are switched, the power supply voltage can be increased and it is possible to generate a charge voltage for which the slope of the envelope can be determined. As a result, an output voltage with a desired output voltage waveform can be obtained from the charge voltage. The wave-shaping circuit is a simple circuit that does not include a transformer is used to increase the voltage of a low-voltage power supply and to form an output voltage waveform from a DC waveform. | Osamu Yoshikawa (Tokyo, JP) | Smk Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2005-04-01 | 2007-02-13 | H03K3/017, H03K5/04 | 11/097520 |
| 3101 | 7175135 | Methods and apparatuses for capturing unmanned aircraft and constraining motion of the captured aircraft | Methods and apparatuses for capturing and constraining motion of unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be captured at an extendable boom. The boom can be extended to deploy a recovery line to retrieve the aircraft in flight. A trigger mechanism coupled to the recovery line can actuate a hoist device to reduce slack in the recovery line. A tension device coupled to the recovery line can absorb forces associated with the impact of the aircraft on the recovery line. | Brian D. Dennis (White Salmon, WA), Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Cory Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-16 | 2007-02-13 | B64F1/02 | 10/759545 |
| 3102 | 7170071 | Infrared emitter | An infrared emitter for use with self-propelled aerial targets used to simulate jet aircraft for use as a target for anti-aircraft missile systems. The emitter provides an infrared source that simulates the infrared energy produced by an aircraft. The emitter incorporates a network of platinum beads that are arranged along and between a plurality of parallel stainless steel screens. The network is contained in a heating conduit that is secured to a housing. The housing is provided with an opening to allow for attachment to the exhaust ports of a self-propelled aerial target's engine. Combustion gases produced by the aerial target's engine are expelled through the exhaust port and pass through to the emitter. The gases heat the network of beads and screens thereby causing the network to emit an infrared signature such that the heat seeking/sensing mechanisms of anti-aircraft missiles systems are able to locate and direct the missile to the target. The technology is also applicable to surface targets for both marine and land applications. | Richard D. Broussard (Lafayette, LA) | --- | 2004-09-29 | 2007-01-30 | G01J5/06 | 10/955096 |
| 3103 | 7165745 | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including releasably gripping aircraft during launch and braking subsequent grip motion | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be launched from an apparatus that includes a launch carriage that moves along a launch guide. The carriage can accelerate when portions of the carriage and/or the launch guide move relative to each other. A gripper carried by the launch carriage can have at least one grip portion in contact with the aircraft while the launch carriage accelerates along the launch axis. The at least one grip portion can move out of contact with the aircraft as the launch carriage decelerates, releasing the aircraft for takeoff. A brake can arrest the motion of the gripper after launch. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Cory Roeseler (Hood River, OR) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-03-24 | 2007-01-23 | B64F1/06 | 10/808725 |
| 3104 | 7159820 | Seaplane with retractable twin floats | A twin float aircraft (1) which has a retractable float (4 and 5) for each side of a fuselage (3) providing buoyancy for the aircraft during take off and landing and reduced air resistance during flight with each of the floats (4 and 5) being articulated (12 and 13) to assist streamline alignment when retracted. | Alan John Smith (Adelaide, AU), Grenfell Saxon Rudduck (Adelaide, AU) | Tigerfish Aviation Pty Ltd (Norwood, AU) | 2005-02-28 | 2007-01-09 | B64C25/54 | 11/068401 |
| 3105 | 7154430 | Ventriloqual jamming using a towed transmission line | A radar jamming signal generated by equipment carried by a target aircraft, is launched onto the leading end of a towed single wire transmission line so as to travel the length of the line as a nonradiating surface wave. A drogue radiator is attached to the trailing end of the line for radiating the jamming signal transversely of the towed line so as to be received by and cause jamming of tracking and/or fire control radar. The length of the single wire transmission line is selected so that the trailing radiator causes the jamming signal to emanate from a position sufficiently behind the aircraft so as to be outside the destructive radius of weapon fire directed at the apparent source of the jamming signal by fire control radar. A ventriloqual-like deception of the radar is thus achieved. A wave launcher couples the jamming signal to the leading end of the transmission line and for this purpose includes an electrically conducted horn-shaped structure, a tunable coaxial feed end at the constricted end of the horn structure, an inner transition conductor connecting the inner conductor of the coaxial feed to a leading end of the single wire transmission line, and a plurality of annular dielectric lenses and dielectric guides cooperatively shaped and fitted to the horn structure in a manner that effectively matches the bounded electromagnetic transmission wave characteristics of the coaxial feed cable with the surface wave transmission characteristics of the single wire transmission line. | Walter E. Buehler (Issaquah, WA), Michael J. Lewis (Seattle, WA), David Lunden (Federal Way, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 1981-01-16 | 2006-12-26 | G01S7/38 | 06/225698 |
| 3106 | 7153792 | Flexible composites and applications including the flexible composites | A flexible composite includes a ply having a non-orthogonal orientation. The flexible composite may be a component of a flexible assembly. The flexible assembly may be any number of fabric-based assemblies such as a radome cover of a radome, a belt for an industrial machine, an expanision joint to connect ducts of a factory, and/or a roof or skylight of a structure (notably permanent structures) . The ply may be individually stabilized by a stabilizing agent such as a matrix material. The ply may be woven and may include warp yarns and fill yarns. | Katherine M. Sahlin (Medford, MA), Michael P. Cushman (Williamstown, MA) | Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation (Wayne, NJ) | 2004-04-29 | 2006-12-26 | B32B5/26 | 10/834787 |
| 3107 | 7152828 | Method and apparatus for the hookup of unmanned/manned (''hum'') multi purpose vehicles with each other | A system for the hookup of either a manned or unmanned vehicle with a second vehicle which may be refueling. These vehicles may be both airborne, one airborne and the other on the ground or both on the ground. A probe extending from a first vehicle which may be refueled is joined to a paradrogue or ''flycatcher'' at the end of a boom on a second vehicle which may be a refueling vehicle. In bringing the probe into the paradrogue an optical sensor on one of the vehicles is employed in conjunction with optical beacons on the other vehicle with the sensor measuring the relative motion between the probe and the paradrogue and generating a control signal for controlling motion of the probe relative to the paradrogue. The positioning of the probe relative to the paradrogue is accurately controlled during the fueling operation by a reeled cable mechanism utilizing a reel which is driven to wind one end of the cable there around to retain the cable in a tensioned state. The other end of the cable is attached to the refueling vehicle . . . The cable, probe and the refueling vehicle are in a triangular configuration while allowing only small interaction forces restrains relative motion between the probe and the paradrogue. | Frank Garcia, Jr. (Walnut, CA), John L. Junkins (College Station, TX), John L. Valasek (College Station, TX) | Sargent Fletcher, Inc. (El Monte, CA) | 2003-11-01 | 2006-12-26 | B64D39/00 | 10/701209 |
| 3108 | 7152827 | Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft, including a container having a guide structure for aircraft components | Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be assembled from a container with little or no manual engagement by an operator. The container can include a guide structure to control motion of the aircraft components. The aircraft can be launched from an apparatus that includes an extendable boom. The boom can be extended to deploy a recovery line to capture the aircraft in flight. The aircraft can then be returned to its launch platform, disassembled, and stored in the container, again with little or no direct manual contact between the operator and the aircraft. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-16 | 2006-12-26 | B64C3/56 | 10/759541 |
| 3109 | 7152347 | Method and apparatus for applying railway ballast | A method and apparatus for spreading ballast along railways makes use of an inertial measurement system to determine where to apply ballast from a hopper car. A variety of techniques can be used to determine the location and speed of the ballast spreading train, including manual or automated visual techniques, laser technology, radar technology, radio frequency transponders, magnetic sensor, thermal imaging and aerial photogrammetry. The invention also contemplates ''on the fly'' surveys and terrain profiling using lasers or radar. | Stanley M. Herzog (St. Joseph, MO), Ivan E. Bounds (Lake Havasu City, AZ), Ron Schmitz (Clarksdale, MO), Randy Pogglemiller (Easton, MO), Stephen Bedingfield (Savannah, MO), Dan Laughlin (Platte City, MO), Pat Harris (Lenexa, KS), Tony Shirk (Clarksdale, MO) | Herzog Contracting Corporation (St. Joseph, MO) | 2004-06-17 | 2006-12-26 | E02F1/00 | 10/870843 |
| 3110 | 7147188 | Aircraft store ejector rack systems and methods | Store ejector rack systems and methods having an improved fluid actuator assembly for sequencing the opening of the hooks from which the store is suspended and the pressurization of thrusters which force the store away from the aircraft are disclosed. In one embodiment, an actuator assembly includes a staged valve assembly including a primary valve for controlling the flow of high pressure fluid from an accumulator to the thrusters, and a slave piston independently movable with respect to the primary valve for actuating the hook release mechanism. | Thaddeus M. Jakubowski, Jr. (St. Charles, MO), John K. Foster (St. Peters, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-08-26 | 2006-12-12 | B64D1/12 | 10/926630 |
| 3111 | 7143974 | Methods and apparatuses for launching airborne devices along flexible elongated members | Methods and apparatuses for cable launching airborne devices (e.g., unmanned aircraft) are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an elongated structure, e.g., a tower, boom or derrick. At least one flexible elongated member (e.g., a cable or rope) can be attached toward one end to the structure and toward another end to the ground or another structure to form an elongated launch path. A cradle, which can carry the airborne device, can also be movably attached to the flexible elongated member and can be accelerated along the launch path. As the cradle decelerates, the aircraft can be released into flight. | Cory Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-03-31 | 2006-12-05 | B64F1/06 | 10/813906 |
| 3112 | 7140575 | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including methods and apparatuses for releasably gripping aircraft during launch | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can belaunched from an apparatus that includes a launch carriage that moves along a launch axis. A gripper carried by the launch carriage can have at least one grip portion in contact with the aircraft while the launch carriage accelerates along the launch axis. The at least one grip portion can move out of contact with the fuselage of the aircraft as the launch carriage decelerates, releasing the aircraft for takeoff. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Cory Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-16 | 2006-11-28 | B64F1/04 | 10/758955 |
| 3113 | 7137598 | In-flight refueling system, sensor system and method for damping oscillations in in-flight refueling system components | An in-flight refueling system, sensor system and method are provided for detecting and damping changes in the disposition of an elongate hose extending from a tanker aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments provide a compact, lightweight, and low-profile sensor device that may be fitted to the elongate hose so as to detect oscillations in the elongate hose and transmit a signal to a hose retracting device carried by the tanker aircraft such that the hose retracting device retracts the elongate hose in response to the signal so as to counteract the occurrence of oscillations within the elongate hose. Thus, these embodiments may minimize the effect of oscillations in the elongate hose by selectively retracting the elongate hose in response to oscillations detected therein as it extends from the tanker aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. | German Von Thal (Laguna Niguel, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-08-26 | 2006-11-21 | G01C3/00, B64D37/00 | 10/927217 |
| 3114 | 7137597 | In-flight refueling system, bladder device and method for preventing oscillations in in-flight refueling system components | An in-flight refueling system, bladder device and method are provided for enhancing the stability of an elongate hose extending from a tanker aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments of the present invention provide a compact, lightweight, and low-profile bladder device that may fill with fuel from a fuel conduit defined in the elongate hose so as to minimize the occurrence of oscillations within the elongate hose by selectively adding additional weight to a portion of the elongate hose. Thus, embodiments of the present invention may minimize the occurrence of oscillations in the elongate hose by stabilizing the elongate hose as it extends from the tanker aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. | John H. Schuster (Derby, KS), Mark H. Wexler (Derby, KS) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-08-24 | 2006-11-21 | B64D39/00 | 10/925341 |
| 3115 | 7137592 | High-aspect ratio hybrid airship | In one aspect, a hybrid airship including an outer shell, a plurality of helium filled gas envelopes, and an all-electric propulsion system can have a high-aspect ratio wing shape. In some embodiments, the hybrid airship may be launched using buoyancy lift alone and aerodynamic lift may be provided by the all-electric propulsion system. In one aspect, a photovoltaic array and a high energy density power storage system may be combined to power the propulsion system making the propulsion system regenerative. The high-aspect ratio wing shape provides low drag, and can allow the hybrid airship to fly at an altitude of at least about 100,000 ft. By continuously recharging the power storage system, the hybrid airship in accordance with some embodiments can stay aloft for months or even years. The hybrid airship may function as a military intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and communications relay platform. | Edward Barocela (Ballwin, MO), Patrick F. Cassidy (St. Peters, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-05-24 | 2006-11-21 | B64B1/06, B64C1/00 | 10/853300 |
| 3116 | 7128294 | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including methods and apparatuses for launching aircraft with a wedge action | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be launched from an apparatus that operates with a wedge action. A launch carriage carrying an unmanned aircraft is positioned on first and second launch members. At least one of the launch members moves relative to the other from a first position to a second position, causing the launch carriage to move from a first launch carriage position to a second launch carriage position. As the launch carriage moves, it accelerates the aircraft and releases the aircraft for takeoff. | Cory Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-16 | 2006-10-31 | B64C3/56 | 10/760150 |
| 3117 | 7127334 | System and methods for preventing the unauthorized use of aircraft | An aircraft having a memory loaded with geolocation data corresponding to restricted airspace boundaries and an autonomous system for rerouting the aircraft outside of the restricted airspace boundaries as the aircraft approaches to within a predetermined distance of the restricted airspace. | Bentley D. Frink (Wilmington, NC) | --- | 2003-12-03 | 2006-10-24 | G01C23/00, G01S13/04 | 10/727447 |
| 3118 | 7121507 | Methods and apparatuses for capturing and storing unmanned aircraft, including methods and apparatuses for securing the aircraft after capture | Methods and apparatuses for capturing, recovering, disassembling, and storing unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the boom can be extended to deploy a recovery line to capture the aircraft in flight, a process that can be aided by a line capture device having retainers in accordance with further aspects of the invention. The aircraft can then be returned to its launch platform, disassembled, and stored, again with little or no direct manual contact between the operator and the aircraft, for example, by capturing a first wing of the aircraft and securing a second wing before releasing the first. | Brian D. Dennis (White Salmon, WA), Clifford Jackson (White Salmon, WA), Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-16 | 2006-10-17 | B64F1/02 | 10/758943 |
| 3119 | 7119337 | Infrared radiation sources, sensors and source combinations, and methods of manufacture | A blackbody radiation device (110) includes a planar filament emission element (102) and a planar detector (104) for respectively producing and detecting radiation having width dl/1 less than about 0.1 to test a sample gas, where 1 is the wavelength of the radiation, a reflector (108) , a window (W) , an electrical control (118) , and a data output element (116) . | Edward A. Johnson (Bedford, MA), John S. Wollam (Acton, MA), James T. Daly (Mansfield, MA) | Ion Optics, Inc. (Waltham, MA) | 1999-07-30 | 2006-10-10 | G01J5/02 | 09/762077 |
| 3120 | 7114680 | Methods and apparatuses for launching and capturing unmanned aircraft, including a combined launch and recovery system | Methods and apparatuses for launching and capturing unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be launched from an apparatus that includes an extendable boom. The boom can be extended to deploy a recovery line to retrieve the aircraft in flight. The aircraft can then be retrieved from the recovery line. The boom can be retracted when not in use to reduce the volume it occupies. | Brian D. Dennis (White Salmon, WA) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-16 | 2006-10-03 | B64F1/04 | 10/759742 |
| 3121 | 7111807 | Arrangement in catapult | A catapult for launching an unmanned aircraft. The catapult comprises a first carriage, to which the aircraft (5) can be arranged. The catapult further comprises a launching cylinder (23) that is arranged to move the carriage (4) in the launch direction (B) by means of a pulling element, such as a rope, and also a pulley mechanism. The carriage can be moved in the return direction (C) by means of a returning device (31) and a return-side pulley mechanism (51) . | Pentti Lipponen (Kangasala, FI) | Robonic Oy (Tampere, FI) | 2005-02-28 | 2006-09-26 | B64F1/06 | 11/068309 |
| 3122 | 7109942 | Structurally integrated phased array antenna aperture design and fabrication method | An antenna aperture and method of assembling same. The antenna aperture forms a honeycomb-like core structure with dipole radiating elements integrally formed into structural wall portions of the honeycomb-like core. The antenna aperture has sufficient structural strength to form a structural portion of a mobile platform, while still being sufficiently light in weight for weight-critical applications such as with airborne mobile platforms. | Douglas A. McCarville (Auburn, WA), Gerald F. Herndon (Redmond, WA), Joseph A. Marshall, IV (Lake Forest Park, WA), Robert G. Vos (Auburn, WA), Isaac R. Bakker (Seattle, WA), David L. Banks (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-10-21 | 2006-09-19 | H01Q21/26 | 10/970702 |
| 3123 | 7108230 | Aircraft with topside only spoilers | An aircraft with swept back wings and spoilers inlaid into the top surface near the tips of the wings. The aircraft also includes an elevator formed in the center back portion of the aircraft, which is also aft of the spoilers. It is aft to allow an auxiliary control in the elevator signal to cancel the unwanted pitch up moment caused by the spoilers only going up and being aft of the center of gravity of the aircraft. Roll is achieved with these spoilers by the direct action of the lift dumping on one side or the other and by taking advantage of the transformation of yaw into roll by the sweep back of the wings. | Walter D. Clark (Fullerton, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2003-06-06 | 2006-09-19 | B64C3/58 | 10/456176 |
| 3124 | 7106448 | Integrated resonant micro-optical gyroscope and method of fabrication | An integrated optic gyroscope is disclosed which is based on a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) having a bidirectional laser source, a pair of optical waveguide phase modulators and a pair of waveguide photodetectors. The PIC can be connected to a passive ring resonator formed either as a coil of optical fiber or as a coiled optical waveguide. The lasing output from each end of the bidirectional laser source is phase modulated and directed around the passive ring resonator in two counterpropagating directions, with a portion of the lasing output then being detected to determine a rotation rate for the integrated optical gyroscope. The coiled optical waveguide can be formed on a silicon, glass or quartz substrate with a silicon nitride core and a silica cladding, while the PIC includes a plurality of III V compound semiconductor layers including one or more quantum well layers which are disordered in the phase modulators and to form passive optical waveguides. | G. Allen Vawter (Albuquerque, NM), Walter J. Zubrzycki (Sandia Park, NM), Junpeng Guo (Albuquerque, NM), Charles T. Sullivan (Albuquerque, NM) | Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM) | 2004-02-17 | 2006-09-12 | G01C19/72, G02B6/02 | 10/780799 |
| 3125 | 7104495 | Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft, including a container having a guide structure for aircraft components | Methods and apparatuses for launching, capturing, and storing unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be assembled from a container with little or no manual engagement by an operator. The container can include a guide structure to control motion of the aircraft components. The aircraft can be launched from an apparatus that includes an extendable boom. The boom can be extended to deploy a recovery line to capture the aircraft in flight. The aircraft can then be returned to its launch platform, disassembled, and stored in the container, again with little or no direct manual contact between the operator and the aircraft. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2005-11-08 | 2006-09-12 | B64F5/00 | 11/269395 |
| 3126 | 7103952 | Engine loader and transporter apparatus and methods | Engine loader and transporter apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an engine handling assembly includes a motorized drive assembly engageable with a floor surface, and an engagement unit positioned proximate the drive assembly and partially surrounding a working space. The engagement unit includes a pair of coupling assemblies positioned on opposing lateral sides of the working space that are adapted to be selectively coupleable to the aircraft engine assembly when the aircraft engine assembly is positioned at least partially within the working space. A lifting assembly is operatively coupled to the drive assembly and to the engagement unit and is operable to selectively raise and lower the engagement unit and the aircraft engine assembly with respect to the floor surface. | Joseph A. Appleton (Arlington, WA), Timothy J. Busch (Marysville, WA), Keith E. Black (Snohomish, WA), Kevin P. Wescott (Mukilteo, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-03-12 | 2006-09-12 | B66B9/16, B60P1/44, B60P1/64, B66B9/187 | 10/799157 |
| 3127 | 7100870 | Jam tolerant electromechanical actuation systems and methods of operation | In a vehicle, having a fixed supporting structure and a load movable relative thereto, a jam tolerant actuating system, a method for controlling this system including: Locating a physical coupling/decoupling mechanism between the load and an actuator assembly as close a practicable to the load, constructing the coupling/uncoupling mechanism to be reversible, and hence testable, and controlling the connection/disconnection via decision making electronics which will detect any system failure by monitoring, at a minimum: actuator main motor load and speed, and actuator output load. Also set forth are specific embodiments of pivotable rotary geared actuators as well as linear ball screw type actuators embodying the coupling/uncoupling mechanisms of this invention. | James E. Flatt (Foothill Ranch, CA) | Parker-Hannifin Corporation (Cleveland, OH) | 2004-08-17 | 2006-09-05 | B64C13/34 | 10/920107 |
| 3128 | 7100865 | Method and apparatus for stowing and deploying control surfaces of a guided air vehicle | Apparatus for stowing and deploying a plurality of control surfaces of a guided air vehicle comprises: a housing including: a plurality of slotted openings along an outside surface thereof, and a corresponding plurality of cavities within the housing, each cavity extending to the outside surface of the housing through the slotted opening corresponding thereto and configured to accommodate span wise stowage of a corresponding control surface of the plurality, and each cavity having a section including an angled ledge and side wall support surface to accommodate stowage of the corresponding control surface in a span wise canted position with respect to the corresponding slotted opening. A method of operating comprises the steps of: folding each control surface of the plurality edge wise through the corresponding slotted opening and into the corresponding cavity within the housing, moving each folded control surface into a stowage section of the corresponding cavity to edge wise mis-align each folded control surface from the corresponding slotted opening, moving each control surface in the corresponding cavity from the corresponding stowage section into edge wise alignment with the corresponding slotted opening, and deploying each control surface edge wise aligned with the corresponding slotted opening from the cavity through the corresponding slotted opening to a deployed position. | James Patrick Byrne (Hudson, OH), Andrew Thompson (Grand Rapids, MI) | Simmonds Precision Products, Inc. (Vergennes, VT) | 2003-11-24 | 2006-09-05 | F42B10/00 | 10/720400 |
| 3129 | 7098931 | Image management system and methods using digital watermarks | Digital watermarking technology is used in an image management system. Images are uniquely identified by digital watermarks. The images are stored so as to be indexed according to their unique identifiers. In the preferred embodiment, related images are linked together by the unique watermark identifier. The unique watermark identifiers are also used to manage metadata, and provide forensic tracking. | Phillip R. Patterson (Sherwood, OR), Lorie Clements (Portland, OR), Neil A. Lofgren (White Salmon, WA), Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2001-05-15 | 2006-08-29 | G09G5/02 | 09/858336 |
| 3130 | 7097139 | In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for damping oscillations in in-flight refueling system components | An in-flight refueling system, damping device and method are provided for substantially reversing a change in the disposition of an elongate hose extending from a first aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments of the present invention provide a compact, lightweight, and easily installed damping device that may act to minimize the occurrence of oscillations within the elongate hose that may act to produce a change in the disposition of the elongate hose. In addition, the embodiments of the present invention facilitate the detuning of the elongate hose and, for instance, an attached drogue that may oscillate uncontrollably at a resonant frequency in response to aerodynamic forces exerted on the hose and drogue during an in-flight refueling operation. | Steven B. Schroeder (Derby, KS) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-07-22 | 2006-08-29 | B64D39/00 | 10/896584 |
| 3131 | 7097137 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles | A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10) . The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and picks up enough airspeed in the dive to perform a pull-up into level controlled flight. The preferred method of recovery is for the UAV to fly into and latch onto the parasail tow line (4) or cables hanging off the tow line and then be winched back down to the boat (2) . | William R. McDonnell (St. Louis, MO) | Advanced Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (St. Louis, MO) | 2004-01-09 | 2006-08-29 | B64F1/02 | 10/754251 |
| 3132 | 7097136 | Immersible unmanned air vehicle and system for launch, recovery, and re-launch at sea | A sea-launched and recovered unmanned aircraft is disclosed. The aircraft is jet-powered and has features and systems to maintain watertight integrity such that it may be released from a submerged submarine or dropped into a body of water by a ship or an aircraft. The aircraft is buoyant and remains at or near the water surface before its rockets are ignited. The rockets propel the air vehicle out of the sea and accelerate it to flying speed at which time a jet engine is started and the rockets are jettisoned. The air vehicle performs its mission independently or in conjunction with other ones of the air vehicles. The air vehicle then returns to an assigned splashdown point at sea via, for example, an engine-off ''whip-stall'' maneuver. A submarine or ship may retrieve the air vehicle and readies it for another mission. | Robert A. Ruszkowski, Jr. (Keller, TX) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2004-04-13 | 2006-08-29 | B64C35/00 | 10/823434 |
| 3133 | 7095488 | System for profiling objects on terrain forward and below an aircraft utilizing a cross-track laser altimeter | A forward looking cross-track laser altimeter comprises: a first configuration of optical elements for guiding pulsed laser beams along a first optical path, a mirror element coupled to a scanner and disposed in the first optical path, the scanner operative to oscillate the mirror element to sweep the reflected laser beams back and forth across a line at a predetermined frequency, the scanner and mirror element configurable to reflect the pulsed laser beams along paths forward and downward at a predetermined angle to the flight path of the aircraft, wherein the pulsed laser beam paths are caused to be line swept across a ground track forward the aircraft, the mirror element for receiving returns of the pulsed laser beams from the terrain and objects on the terrain forward the aircraft and reflecting the returns along a second optical path to a light detector which produces a return signal in response thereto, a first circuit governed by the return signals for measuring times-of-flight of the returns and generating time-of-flight signals corresponding thereto, the scanner for generating a line sweep position signal, and a second circuit for generating for each return a data profile comprising range and line sweep position thereof based on the corresponding time-of-flight and position signals. | James R. Jamieson (Savage, MN), Mark D. Ray (Burnsville, MN), Joseph T. Pesik (Eagen, MN) | Rosemount Aerospace Inc. (Burnsville, MN) | 2003-01-21 | 2006-08-22 | G01C3/08, G01B11/26, G01C1/00 | 10/347908 |
| 3134 | 7093801 | Positioning system, device, and method for in-flight refueling | A positioning system, device, and method are provided to facilitate the in-flight positioning of two aircraft relative to one another such that a second aircraft is guided to an in-flight refueling position relative to a first aircraft. The system, device, and method of the present invention provide a signal emitted from a positioning device carried by the first aircraft, wherein the signal defines a signal envelope containing the in-flight refueling position. The signal is adapted to be receivable by the second aircraft such that the signal may guide the second aircraft to the in-flight refueling position relative to the first aircraft. | Steven B. Schroeder (Derby, KS) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-05-28 | 2006-08-22 | B64D39/00 | 10/857226 |
| 3135 | 7093789 | Delta-winged hybrid airship | In one aspect, a hybrid airship including an outer shell, a plurality of helium filled gas envelopes, and an all-electric propulsion system may have the shape of a delta-wing. In some embodiments, the hybrid airship may be launched using buoyancy lift alone and aerodynamic lift may be provided by the all-electric propulsion system. In one aspect, a photovoltaic array and a high energy density power storage system may be combined to power the propulsion system making the propulsion system regenerative. The delta-wing shape can provide a surface area large enough to accommodate very large circular or elliptical transmission devices. By continuously recharging the power storage system, the hybrid airship in accordance with some embodiments can stay aloft at an operational altitude of at least about 85,000 ft for months or even years. The hybrid airship may function as an airborne military communications relay platform. | Edward Barocela (Ballwin, MO), Patrick F. Cassidy (St. Peters, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-05-24 | 2006-08-22 | B64B1/06 | 10/853299 |
| 3136 | 7090166 | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft, including methods and apparatuses for transmitting forces to the aircraft during launch | Methods and apparatuses for launching unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be launched from an apparatus that includes an extendable boom. A launch carriage is positioned on a launch guide structure of the boom and carries the aircraft during takeoff. An energy reservoir is configured to provide energy to the launch carriage during takeoff of the aircraft, and can absorb energy from the launch carriage to decelerate the launch carriage after takeoff. The apparatus can further include a transmission that smoothly and rapidly accelerates and/or decelerates the launch carriage. | Brian D. Dennis (White Salmon, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-16 | 2006-08-15 | B64F1/06 | 10/758948 |
| 3137 | 7071970 | Video augmented orientation sensor | An orientation sensor utilizing an inexpensive but relatively slow base orientation sensor, augmented by capture of a video images, identifying reference objects or regions therein, and calculating displacement of those objects to derive supplementary orientation information. Recurrent base orientation sensor results are used to correct drift of the video based technique. Augmenting the slow but accurate base orientation sensor with the consecutive images derived orientation data, provides a fast and inexpensive orientation sensor. | Charles Benton (Edgecomb, ME) | --- | 2003-03-10 | 2006-07-04 | H04N5/232, G01C22/00, G03B39/00, H04N5/225 | 10/385119 |
| 3138 | 7066430 | Methods and apparatuses for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft, including extendable capture devices | Methods and apparatuses for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be captured at an extendable boom. The boom can be extended to deploy a recovery line to retrieve the aircraft in flight. The boom can be retracted when not in use to reduce the volume it occupies. A tension device coupled to the recovery line can absorb forces associated with the impact of the aircraft and the recovery line. | Brian D. Dennis (White Salmon, WA), Clifford Jackson (White Salmon, WA), Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-16 | 2006-06-27 | B64F1/02 | 10/758956 |
| 3139 | 7061611 | Refractive relay spectrometer | A compact spectrometer that is relatively free of spatial and spectral image distortions. The spectrometer includes one or more slit elements located at an object plane, a first optical sub-system having at least one refractive optical element, one or more dispersive elements located substantially at a center plane, a second optical sub-system having at least one refractive optical element, and one or more one detecting elements located at substantially an image plane. The first optical sub-system is capable of substantially collimating, at the center plane, electromagnetic radiation originating from the one or more slit elements. The second optical sub-system is, in one embodiment, substantially symmetric to said first optical sub-system, the center plane being the plane of symmetry. The second optical sub-system is capable of imaging the substantially collimated electromagnetic radiation from the center plane onto the image plane. Another embodiment has a reflective dispersive element, and the first optical sub-system is also the second optical sub-system, acting as a dual optical sub-system. | Thomas A. Mitchell (Nazareth, PA) | Wavefront Research, Inc. (Bethlehem, PA) | 2003-12-31 | 2006-06-13 | G01J3/28, G01J3/18 | 10/749363 |
| 3140 | 7061401 | Method and apparatus for detecting a flight obstacle | An apparatus for and a method of detecting a flight obstacle (28, 30, 32, 34) in the surroundings (50) of an aircraft (4) , in particular for collision warning purposes, wherein images of the surroundings (50) are recorded, the flight obstacle (28, 30, 32, 34) is detected from the images and provided with an identification, and a signal (66, 68, 76) associated with the identification is outputted in a ground station (6) . In order to guarantee a high level of certainty in respect to the control of the aircraft (4) which is effected automatically or by a ground control pilot it is proposed that detection and allocation of the identification are effected on board the aircraft (4) and the identification is sent to the ground station (6) . | Holger Voos (Salem, DE), Rene Koch (Uberlingen, DE), Claus Dahne (Uberlingen, DE), Martin Arndt (Owingen, DE), Michael Gross (Salem, DE) | Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik Gmbh (Uberlingen, DE) | 2004-07-12 | 2006-06-13 | G08G5/04 | 10/889449 |
| 3141 | 7059564 | Methods and apparatuses for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft, including a cleat for capturing aircraft on a line | Methods and apparatuses for capturing and recovering unmanned aircraft and other flight devices or projectiles are described. In one embodiment, the aircraft can be captured by a recovery line in flight, a process that can be aided by a line capture device having a retainer with two portions spaced apart by a distance great enough to receive the recovery line, e.g., to capture the recovery line with increased security. The line capture device can be operatively mounted on a lifting surface of the aircraft. | Brian D. Dennis (White Salmon, WA) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-16 | 2006-06-13 | B64F1/02 | 10/758940 |
| 3142 | 7050909 | Automatic taxi manager | A method for moving a vehicle to a predetermined location comprises the steps of producing a real time image of a potential taxi route, comparing the real time image with a stored image to determine if the potential taxi route is clear between the location of the vehicle and a predetermined waypoint, and taxiing the vehicle to the waypoint if the potential taxi route is clear. An apparatus that performs the method is also provided. | William Mark Nichols (San Diego, CA), Randolph Gregory Farmer (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2004-01-29 | 2006-05-23 | G06F19/00 | 10/767533 |
| 3143 | 7050665 | Bidirectional, co-located laser and detector | Bi-directional optical signal transmission apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical detector is configured to receive an optical signal from an end of an optical fiber. An optical element is located at the detector surface and is configured to receive and direct a laser beam. A laser beam is directed by the optical element through the end into the optical fiber substantially parallel with the principal axis. | Daniel N. Harres (Belleville, IL), Samuel I. Green (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-02-27 | 2006-05-23 | G02B6/12, H04B10/00 | 10/788987 |
| 3144 | 7047861 | System, methods and apparatus for managing a weapon system | A system for managing a weapon system is provided. The system includes a number of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs) , a number of squads, each squad having a lead MRV and member MRVs, a number of central control systems, a number of reactive control systems, a central planning control configured to control the plurality of central control systems, a behavior-based reactive control configured to control the plurality of reactive control systems, an intermediated control layer configured to control the central planning control and the behavior-based reactive control, a number of hybrid control models configured to communicate with the intermediate control layer, the hybrid control models including a planning driven model and an adaptation model, a number of synthetic control models configured to communicate with the hybrid control models, and a number of synthetic hybrid control models configured based on combinations of the hybrid control models and the synthetic control models. | Neal Solomon (Oakland, CA) | --- | 2003-04-22 | 2006-05-23 | F42B15/01 | 10/422033 |
| 3145 | 7042470 | Using embedded steganographic identifiers in segmented areas of geographic images and characteristics corresponding to imagery data derived from aerial platforms | Digital watermarking technology is used in conjunction with map data, such as is acquired by satellite and other aerial sensors. The watermarks are used to track metadata, provide serialization and forensic tracking, help auto-correlate image data, and quilt together related imagery. One aspect of the present invention contemplates that incoming imagery is automatically geo-referenced and combined with previously collected data sets so as to facilitate generation of revised composite maps. Another aspect of the present invention associates geovector information with a photograph via a digital watermark. | Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR), Neil E. Lofgren (White Salmon, WA) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2001-10-23 | 2006-05-09 | G09G5/00, G06K9/00 | 10/002954 |
| 3146 | 7039473 | System and method for adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear processes | A computer system for controlling a nonlinear physical process. The computer system comprises a linear controller and a neural network. The linear controller receives a command signal for control of the nonlinear physical process and a measured output signal from the output of the nonlinear physical process. The linear controller generates a control signal based on the command signal, a measured output signal, and a fixed linear model for the process. The neural network receives the control signal from the linear controller and the measured output signal from the output of the nonlinear physical process. The neural network uses the measured output signal to modify the connection weights of the neural network. The neural network also generates a modified control signal supplied to the linear controller to iterate a fixed point solution for the modified control signal used to control the nonlinear physical process. | J. Eric Corban (McDonough, GA) | Guided Systems Technologies, Inc. (McDonough, GA) | 2004-03-22 | 2006-05-02 | G05B11/00 | 10/806501 |
| 3147 | 7039367 | Communications using unmanned surface vehicles and unmanned micro-aerial vehicles | A communications system and method utilizes an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) capable of collecting data about an environment in which the USV resides. At least one micro-aerial vehicle (MAV) , equipped for unmanned flight after a launch thereof, is mounted on the USV. Each MAV has onboard radio frequency (RF) communications. Each MAV launched into the air transmits the data collected by the USV using the MAV's RF communications. | Daniel Kucik (Lynn Haven, FL) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2003-01-31 | 2006-05-02 | H04B1/034 | 10/356931 |
| 3148 | 7039292 | Optical system for vehicle flight control | A switchable optical system includes a primary optical system positioned to receive a forward view image, forward from the vehicle, during a reconnaissance mode of operation. A secondary optical system is operatively associated with the primary optical system for receiving opposing side images, side-looking from the vehicle. An imaging sensor is operatively associated with the primary optical system and with the secondary optical system. A mode switch is operatively associated with the primary optical system and the secondary optical system for switching between the reconnaissance mode of operation and a biomimetic mode of operation. The forward view image is sensed by the imaging sensor during the reconnaissance mode of operation, and, a portion of the forward view image and the opposing side images are simultaneously sensed by the imaging sensor for balancing the optic flow during the biomimetic mode of operation. | Arlen E. Breiholz (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2004-09-09 | 2006-05-02 | G02B6/00 | 10/936928 |
| 3149 | 7028948 | Apparatus for increase of aircraft lift and maneuverability | A morphing airfoil system includes a first airfoil having a first root, first span, first chord, and first tip. The first airfoil is attachable to an aircraft near the first root. A second airfoil has a second root, second span, second chord, and second tip. The second airfoil is attachable to the aircraft near the first root. At least one moveable connection is attached to at least one of the first airfoil and the second airfoil near their respective roots. The moveable connection is arranged to permit movement of at least one of the first airfoil and the second airfoil from a first position with their tips near each other to a second position with their tips spaced apart from each other. An endplate may connect the two airfoils near their respective tips. | Dale M. Pitt (Affton, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2003-08-28 | 2006-04-18 | B64C3/44 | 10/653013 |
| 3150 | 7026600 | System and method of identifying an object in a laser beam illuminated scene based on material types | A method of identifying an object in a laser beam illuminated scene based on material types comprises the steps of: emitting a pulsed beam of laser energy, each beam pulse comprising a plurality of different discrete wavelength emission components, illuminating a predetermined scene with the pulsed beam, receiving return laser pulses from objects within the illuminated scene, each return laser pulse comprising return components corresponding to the plurality of different discrete wavelength emission components, determining spectral reflectance values for the plurality of return components of each return laser pulse, determining a material type for each return laser pulse of the illuminated scene based on the plurality of reflectance values of the corresponding return pulse, indexing each determined material type to a position in the illuminated scene, and identifying an object in the illuminated scene based on material types and indexed positions thereof in the scene. A counterpart system for carrying out the method is also disclosed. | James R. Jamieson (Savage, MN), Mark D. Ray (Burnsville, MN), Clinton T. Meneely (Burnsville, MN) | Rosemount Aerospace Inc. (Burnsville, MN) | 2004-02-26 | 2006-04-11 | H01J40/14 | 10/789114 |
| 3151 | 7021586 | Force feedback refueling system for unmanned aircraft | An in-flight refueling system for an unmanned aircraft is responsive to sensed forces acting on a refueling receptacle of the aircraft by a separate refueling probe, to control movements of the aircraft as it is being refueled to reduce the magnitude of the sensed forces and thereby maintain the coupling of the aircraft with the refueling probe. | John G. Bolling (Maryland Heights, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-02-19 | 2006-04-04 | B64C1/00 | 10/782253 |
| 3152 | 7014141 | Unmanned airborne reconnaissance system | An unmanned airborne reconnaissance system, the unmanned airborne reconnaissance system including a lightweight, portable, powered aircraft and a foldable launch rail, the aircraft, in a broken down condition and the launch rail in a broken down condition fitable inside a box, the box capable of being carried by one man. The launch system includes an elongated launch rail with the carriage assembly, and a propulsion means for accelerating the carriage assembly from one end of the launch rail to the other. The carriage assembly releasably engages the aircraft so as to propel the aircraft from one end of the launch rail to the other. The propulsion may be by a cartridge that explodes and releases a gas through a cylinder, or by elastic cords. The aircraft is guided through the air either by a programmed onboard computer which controls the control surfaces of the aircraft and/or by remote control. The aircraft typically contains a camera for recording and transmitting images received from the ground below. | Beverly Cox (San Antonio, TX), Hampton Dews (Medina, TX), Nicholas Nyroth (San Antonio, TX) | Mission Technologies, Inc. (San Antonio, TX) | 2002-07-12 | 2006-03-21 | B64C13/20, B64C13/00 | 10/194814 |
| 3153 | 7010399 | Methods and apparatus for fuel control using inertial measurement data | Methods and apparatus for fuel control systems using inertial measurement data are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for controlling a fuel flow includes comparing an acceleration condition of the aircraft with a predetermined threshold at which normal fuel fluid characteristics begin to become unpredictable, and comparing the acceleration condition with a time-based acceleration profile for a given flight profile. Next, the method determines whether the aircraft is about to enter a prolonged negative acceleration regime. The method further includes maintaining normal fuel control and, after a predetermined amount of time has passed, initiating an alternate fuel source to the engine. | Kurt A. Rupe (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2003-11-24 | 2006-03-07 | G06F19/00 | 10/720605 |
| 3154 | 7007895 | Variable flow restricting devices | A pneumatically operated stores ejector rack for an aircraft having an adjustable flow restricting device for variably apportioning the flow of pressurized gas from a manifold to the store ejection thrusters. The flow restricting device includes at least one adjustable valve assembly, having a valve and a valve body, for varying the pressure of gas supplied to the thruster. It also includes a feed conduit connecting the manifold and the valve, and a collar threadably engageable with the manifold and the feed conduit for urging the valve into contact valve body. Also disclosed is a method for apportioning the flow of pressurized gas between a pair of thrusters in a stores ejection rack which includes the flow restricting device. | Thaddeus Jakubowski, Jr. (St Charles, MO), John K. Foster (St Peters, MO), Cory G. Keller (Fenton, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-06-23 | 2006-03-07 | B64D1/12 | 10/875844 |
| 3155 | 7007894 | In-flight refueling system, damping device and method for preventing oscillations in in-flight refueling system components | An in-flight refueling system, damping device and method are provided for enhancing the stability of an elongate hose extending from a tanker aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. The various embodiments of the system, device, and method provide a passive, integrated damping device that may generate electrical energy from changes in disposition of the elongate hose and then using the electrical energy generated to impart mechanical damping forces to a portion of the elongate hose. Thus, the embodiments may minimize the occurrence of oscillations in the elongate hose as it extends from the tanker aircraft during an in-flight refueling operation. | John F. Takacs (Long Beach, CA), Stephen M. Stecko (Fullerton, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-09-21 | 2006-03-07 | B64D39/04 | 10/945602 |
| 3156 | 7002349 | Remote sensing electric field exploration system | An airborne exploration system used with an aircraft for shallow and deep exploration for oil and gas, mineral deposits and aquifers. The survey system uses natural electromagnetic EM fields as an energy source. The exploration system includes a pair of aerodynamic housing pods adapted for mounting on wing tips of the aircraft. The housing pods include electric field sensors with three orthogonal electric dipoles oriented along an X, Y and Z axis. An optional third set of orthogonal electric dipoles can be mounted in the tail of the aircraft. The field sensors are electrically attached to angular motion detectors mounted inside housing pods. The motion detectors are used for compensating for errors caused by angular motion of the aircraft when in the presence of strong electric field gradients. The system also includes a total field magnetometer mounted in the aircraft. The various filtered outputs of the magnetometer are used to provide phase and amplitude references for the similarly filtered and angular motion corrected outputs of the electric field sensors. The electric field data when normalized and phase referenced against the magnetic field data provides valuable geological and geophysical information related to the subsurface flow of telluric currents. | Anthony R. Barringer (Golden, CO) | Telluric Exploration, Llc (Golden, CO) | 2004-09-24 | 2006-02-21 | G01V3/16 | 10/949484 |
| 3157 | 7000883 | Method and apparatus for stabilizing payloads, including airborne cameras | Methods and apparatuses for stabilizing payloads, including airborne cameras, are disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus employs a gimbal system in which the camera is mounted, together with suitable motors for pointing the camera by actuating this gimbal system and suitable sensors for deriving a signal to drive these gimbal motors. The gimbal axes can be arranged in a sequence that can provide for camera stabilization while reducing complexity, avoiding gimbal lock, increasing redundancy and enhancing performance. | Mathieu Mercadal (Hood River, OR), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2003-12-18 | 2006-02-21 | F16M13/00 | 10/742578 |
| 3158 | 6993152 | Hiding geo-location data through arrangement of objects | The present invention provides steganographic-embedding techniques. In one implementation a digital watermark signal is mapped to a set of spatial positions. Physical message objects are positioned according to the set of spatial positions. The signal is provided on a physical structure such as a building or road. The signal may include geo-location information. The geo-location information identifies the location of the physical structure. In other cases the signal includes a marker or identifier. The marker or identifier provides a reference point for images depicting the physical structure. | Philip R. Patterson (Sherwood, OR), Neil E. Lofgren (White Salmon, WA), John Stach (Tualatin, OR), Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Beaverton, OR) | 2002-08-12 | 2006-01-31 | H04K1/00 | 10/218021 |
| 3159 | 6991755 | Syntactic tunnel core | A technique and tool are provided for repairing damaged areas of honeycomb structures. The tool includes a plurality of rods axially translatable into the damaged area. Foam material is inserted about the rods and allowed to cure. The rods are later withdrawn leaving a porous core of material. Sleeves may be provided to receive and support the rods as they translate into the damaged area. The sleeves may remain in the damaged area after the rods are withdrawn into the sleeves. | Carl Reis (Torrance, CA), Doris Reis (Torrance, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2003-04-17 | 2006-01-31 | B29C73/00 | 10/417519 |
| 3160 | 6986486 | Aircraft control system | This invention control system having: means (12) for detecting an irregularity in aircraft handling during flight, means (18) for causing temporarily a rigid body excitation in at least a portion of the aircraft, means (20) for monitoring an actual response to the excitation, means (22) for comparing the actual response and a target response to the rigid body excitation, and means (14) responsive to an output from the comparison means for determining the need for a modification of the current flight plan and for generating a corresponding control output. The invention also provides a corresponding method for controlling an aircraft. | Ian Thomas Darbyshire (St. Annes, Lancs., GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2001-03-08 | 2006-01-17 | B64C13/16 | 10/240190 |
| 3161 | 6981366 | Turbineless jet engine | A turbineless jet engine includes no internal moving components, yet operates using a continuous combustion principle. The present engine is self-starting, i.e., no auxiliary source of pressurized airflow or unconventional fuels is required for its starting and operation. The present engine also requires no electrical energy after the combustion process has been initiated, with its fuel pump being operated by exhaust air from the engine. Starting injectors entrain airflow through the engine, with a portion of the inlet air being drawn through radially disposed, hollow pressure generators to the combustion section of the engine. Exhaust gas is recirculated to the front of the engine and passed through the pressure generators to entrain fresh air, to continue the cycle of operation. The present engine may be constructed in a variety of non-circular cross-sectional shapes, with or without inlet vane sweep, as desired, due to its lack of internal rotating components. | Thomas H. Sharpe (North Augusta, SC) | --- | 2003-12-19 | 2006-01-03 | F02K7/00, F02K7/10, F02K7/12 | 10/739082 |
| 3162 | 6979119 | Sensor system and method for sensing in an elevated-temperature environment, with protection against external heating | Sensing in an elevated-temperature environment is provided using a sensor system having a sensor housing with an exterior wall with a window-support region having an outwardly facing external face, and a window through the window-support region of the exterior wall and affixed to the exterior wall. A sensor unit contained within the sensor housing receives an input signal through the window. A thermal-insulation layer is on the external face of the window-support region of the exterior wall at a location immediately adjacent to the window. The sensor system is operated in an environment wherein the window-support region of the exterior wall is heated to a temperature of greater than about 100.degree. C. in the event that no thermal-insulation layer is present. In a typical application, the sensor system is attached to an aircraft such that the external face is in a forward-facing orientation, and the aircraft is operated such that the external face is heated by aerodynamic heating. | William H. Wellman (Santa Barbara, CA), Aldon L. Bregante (Santa Barbara, CA), Rao S. Ravuri (Goleta, CA) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2003-04-30 | 2005-12-27 | G01K001/08, G01K001/14, G01K001/20, G01K013/02 | 10/427408 |
| 3163 | 6977618 | Aircraft folding antenna assembly | An aircraft radio antenna assembly including a mast, an omni-directional antenna connected to a first end of the mast, and a pivot and movable latch connection system at a second end of the mast. When the pivot and latch connection system is attached to an aircraft, the mast can be located at a stowed position or pivoted up to a deployed position and latched into the deployed position. The assembly can also include a break-away system to allow part of the antenna assembly to detach without significantly damaging the antenna assembly. | William H Hanewinkel, III (Salt Lake City, UT), Donald F Rockwell (Bountiful, UT), Timothy G Crowther (Farmington, UT) | L3 Communications Corporation (New York, NY) | 2003-12-05 | 2005-12-20 | H01Q001/28 | 10/729462 |
| 3164 | 6966525 | In-flight refueling system, alignment system, and method for automatic alignment and engagement of an in-flight refueling boom | An in-flight refueling system, alignment system, and method are provided for substantially automating the positioning and engagement of an in-flight refueling system carried by a first aircraft with respect to a refueling receptacle carried by a second aircraft so as to facilitate an in-flight refueling operation between the first and the second aircraft. More specifically, the present invention provides for the alignment of the in-flight refueling boom with the refueling receptacle such that an extendable nozzle may extend from the in-flight refueling boom and engage the refueling receptacle to initiate an in-flight refueling operation. | Steven B. Schroeder (Derby, KS) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-06-28 | 2005-11-22 | B64C1/00, B64C001/00 | 10/880171 |
| 3165 | 6954182 | Conductive structures including aircraft antennae and associated methods of formation | Conductive structures, including aircraft antennae and associated methods of formation, are disclosed. An antenna in accordance with one embodiment of the invention can include a flexible circuit material having a substrate and at least one conductive layer adjacent to the substrate. The flexible circuit material can be rolled to form a cylindrical or partially cylindrical antenna, such as a dipole antenna. The conductive material can further include circuit elements, such as leads, conductive lines, vias, and/or other elements electrically coupled to the antenna. The flexible circuit material can also support a transmitter and/or receiver that is coupled to the antenna via the circuitry. Accordingly, the antenna can be formed integrally with the circuitry and can be configured and positioned for enhanced signal reception and/or transmission. | Jeffrey Knapp (Seattle, WA) | The Insitu Group, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2004-01-15 | 2005-10-11 | H01Q9/28, H01Q1/38, H01Q9/04, H01Q1/28, H01Q1/27, H01Q001/28 | 10/758293 |
| 3166 | 6947662 | Picture mapping system | A picture mapping system comprises a vehicle adapted to travel on an agricultural field, a camera mounted on the vehicle for continuously taking pictures of various portions of the agriculture field, a computer mounted on the vehicle for receiving and processing pictures taken by the camera, and GPS receiver means for receiving information signals transmitted from GPS satellites and/or GPS base stations. In particular, the camera is moved continuously by the vehicle travelling on the field, the pictures taken by the camera are continuously fed into the computer, positional information signals transmitted from GPS satellites and/or GPS base stations are also fed to the computer to determine the positions and the orientations of various pictures taken by the camera device, thereby synthesizing together the pictures on the display of the computer to obtain an overall picture representing the entire field. | Youichi Shibata (Niigata-ken, JP), Kazunobu Toriyama (Niigata-ken, JP), Ryouji Sasaki (Niigata-ken, JP) | Incorporated Administrative Agency National Agriculture and Bio-Oriented Research Organization (Ibaraki, JP) | 2000-10-19 | 2005-09-20 | A01D91/00, G01S5/14, H04N7/18, H04N7/04, H04N5/91, H04N5/76, G06F17/30, H04N005/76, H04N007/04, H04N005/91 | 09/691034 |
| 3167 | 6946642 | Optical window assembly for use in a supersonic platform | An optical window assembly including an outer window, an inner window and a housing. The outer window and the inner window are mounted in the housing, holding the outer window and the inner window apart, forming an intervening space between the outer window and the inner window. | Sami Mangoubi (Haifa, IL) | Rafael-Armament Development Authority Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2003-12-17 | 2005-09-20 | B64C1/38, B64C1/00, B64C1/14, H01I001/70 | 10/736508 |
| 3168 | 6943336 | Optical window assembly for use in supersonic platform | An optical window assembly including an outer window, an inner window and a housing. The outer window and the inner window are mounted in the housing, holding the outer window and the inner window apart, forming an intervening space between the outer window and the inner window. | Sami Mangoubi (Haifa, IL) | Rafael-Armament Development Authority Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2001-10-09 | 2005-09-13 | B64C1/38, B64C1/00, B64C1/14, H01L001/70 | 09/972246 |
| 3169 | 6941138 | Concurrent communications between a user terminal and multiple stratospheric transponder platforms | A method for communicating between a user terminal and multiple stratospheric transponder platforms includes the steps of positioning a plurality of stratospheric transponder platforms (102, 104, 106, 108) in a substantially fixed position (152) with respect to a user terminal antenna (116) coupled to a user terminal (117) and communicating between the user terminal (117) and at least two of the plurality of stratospheric transponder platforms (102, 104, 106, 108) concurrently. | Donald C. D. Chang (Thousand Oaks, CA), Alan Cha (Glendale, CA) | The Directv Group, Inc. (El Segundo, CA) | 2000-09-05 | 2005-09-06 | H04Q7/20, H04Q007/20 | 09/655498 |
| 3170 | 6933965 | Panoramic aerial imaging device | An imaging device that gives a ground based user immediate access to a detailed aerial photograph of the entire area for a given radius about his present position. The device can be launched into the air, and rotates in a predictable pattern to scan an imager over every point of the ground, from a vantage point high in the air. These pictures can be stored or transmitted to the ground and assembled on a computer to form a spherical picture of everything surrounding the imaging device in the air. | Andrew Heafitz (Cambridge, MA) | Tacshot, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) | 2002-03-13 | 2005-08-23 | G01C11/02, G01C11/00, F42B12/36, F42B12/02, F41G3/00, F41G3/02, H04N007/18, H04N009/47 | 10/096567 |
| 3171 | 6933857 | Method and system for airborne meter communication | An airborne meter communication system includes an airborne platform that communicates with ground based utility meters using radio frequencies. The airborne platform retransmits information received from the meters to a network operations center for further processing. | Charles A. Foote (South Riding, VA) | --- | 2001-05-04 | 2005-08-23 | H04Q9/00, G01D4/00, G08C17/00, G08C17/02, G08B023/00 | 09/848305 |
| 3172 | 6931775 | Remote control module for a vehicle | The invention is a remote control module for controlling the movement of a vehicle, the module for mounting on a rifle. The module includes a housing suitable for use as a forward handgrip for the rifle. A mechanism is included to mount the housing on the rifle in the location of the forward handgrip. An electronic control circuit for controlling the movement of the vehicle is mounted within the housing. Vehicle control devices are mounted on one side or both of the housing coupled to the electronic control circuit such that the operator of the module can simultaneously operate the rifle and control the motion of the vehicle. | Edward L. Burnett (Ventura, CA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2002-06-05 | 2005-08-23 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, F41C27/00, F41G3/16, F41G3/00, F41G3/02, F41C023/00 | 10/162372 |
| 3173 | 6931247 | Aircraft control method | This disclosure provides a solar rechargeable aircraft that is inexpensive to produce, is steerable, and can remain airborne almost indefinitely. The preferred aircraft is a span-loaded flying wing, having no fuselage or rudder. Traveling at relatively slow speeds, and having a two-hundred foot wingspan that mounts photovoltaic cells on most all of the wing's top surface, the aircraft uses only differential thrust of its eight propellers to turn. Each of five segments of the wing has one or more motors and photovoltaic arrays, and produces its own lift independent of the other segments, to avoid loading them. Five two-sided photovoltaic arrays, in all, are mounted on the wing, and receive photovoltaic energy both incident on top of the wing, and which is incident also from below, through a bottom, transparent surface. The aircraft includes hinges and actuators capable of providing an adjustable dihedral for the wing. The actuators can be motors or control surfaces. Alternately, the actuators can be movable masses within the wing, which may be capable of deforming the wing to alter the aerodynamics of the wing, and thereby actuate the hinges. Because of wing dihedral, the aircraft includes motors both above and below the center of drag, and the aircraft uses differential thrust to control aircraft pitch. The aircraft has a wide variety of applications, which include serving as a long term high altitude platform that serves to link a ground station using radio wave signals and a satellite using optical signals. | Earl C. Cox (La Crescenta, CA), Kyle D. Swanson (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2001-02-20 | 2005-08-16 | B64D27/00, B64D31/06, B64D31/00, B64C15/00, B64C39/10, B64C15/02, B64C3/42, B64D27/24, B64C39/00, B64C3/00, B64C3/52, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, H04B7/185, H04Q007/20 | 09/789450 |
| 3174 | 6928400 | Method for designing a deployment mechanism | The present invention concerns a method for designing a deployment mechanism for a flight surface on an airborne body, including the steps of determining a stowed position of the flight surface, determining a deployed position of the flight surface, identifying a first rotation axis and respective rotation angle and a second rotation axis and respective rotation angle about and through which the flight surface is rotatable in sequence to move the flight surface from the stowed position to the deployed position, or vice versa, and using the identified first and second rotation axes and rotation angles to determine a single equivalent rotation axis and angle, about and through which the flight surface can be rotated from the stowed position to the deployed position, or vice versa. | Rudolph A. Eisentraut (Tucson, AZ), Edgar R. Melkers (Oxford, CT) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2001-10-02 | 2005-08-09 | B64C5/00, B64C5/12, G06G007/48, F42B010/00, B64C003/56 | 09/969453 |
| 3175 | 6926235 | Runway-independent omni-role modularity enhancement (ROME) vehicle | A modular component set is configurable to form a plurality of flight capable platforms. A plurality of end pieces each has contiguously connected curved outer portions each longitudinally expanding from a tip to terminate at a blunt attachment face. Body members have opposed ends to receive the end piece blunt attachment face, and a rectangular shaped mid-portion having opposed walls. A plurality of task specific panels are each releasably connectable to one of the opposed walls. At least one of the body members with the end pieces joined at the opposed ends, and at least one of the task specific panels connected to one of the opposed walls form a minimum component set for each of the flight capable platforms. | Richard P. Ouellette (Lakewood, CA), Aaron J. Kutzmann (Long Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2003-06-20 | 2005-08-09 | B64C1/00, B64D7/00, B64C29/00, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64C001/00 | 10/600400 |
| 3176 | 6909875 | Multi-platform wireless communication system for a variety of different user types | A mobile wireless communications system including a plurality of individual transponding nodes of various types, all in communication with a central processing hub. A local user signal is processed by the central processing hub and radiated through multiple paths to a plurality of the plurality of individual transponding platforms simultaneously. The signal is then re-radiated by each of the plurality of the plurality of individual transponding platforms to a mobile terminal that receives the re-radiated signal from the plurality of the plurality of individual transponding platforms coherently and in phase. The number of transponders and codes used to transmit each user signal can be readily adapted to user requirements. | Kar W. Yung (Torrance, CA), Frank A. Hagen (Palos Verdes Estates, CA), Donald C. D. Chang (Thousand Oaks, CA) | The Directv Group, Inc. (El Segundo, CA) | 2000-05-22 | 2005-06-21 | H04B7/185, H04B007/185 | 09/576648 |
| 3177 | 6907241 | Network for transmission of broad-band signals | Airborne units (2) acquire images as electronic signals either directly or indirectly from first ground based units (2a) and transmit them by broad band radio to second ground based units (3, 4) , either directly or indirectly via second airborne units (1) , which units (3, 4) record the received image signals for a period of time sufficient to permit a section of the received image to be selected by narrow bandwidth means (5, 6) . | Derrick John Hamlin (Rochester, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2001-09-25 | 2005-06-14 | H04N7/18, H04Q007/20 | 09/961685 |
| 3178 | 6903689 | Hemispherical meander line loaded antenna | A hemispherical meander line loaded antenna is provided which can fit within a hemispherical radome as to minimize real estate on an aircraft such as an unmanned airborne vehicle. In one embodiment, a double monopole is recreated in a hemispherical form, thus to make what was originally a rectilinear package into a hemispherical package without materially affecting VSWR or ultra-wideband and antenna pattern characteristics. The wideband double monopole hemispherical meander line loaded antenna is provided with a single feed, with the delay associated with the meander lines equalize the reactance of the antenna, thereby to enable proper impedance matching. | John T. Apostolos (Merrimack, NH), Patrick D. McKivergan (Londonderry, NH) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2003-11-11 | 2005-06-07 | H01Q1/28, H01Q9/04, H01Q9/40, H01Q1/27, H01Q9/16, H01Q9/30, H01Q9/42, H01Q001/38 | 10/705703 |
| 3179 | 6899298 | Variable area wing aircraft and method | An STOL aircraft structure has a variable-attitude, variable-area wing in addition to a traditional airfoil. The variable wing has an angle of attack that varies from 0.degree. to a predetermined angle far in excess of the stall angle. The variable wing area can be adjusted from 0% to 100% by a roller furling arrangement. The aircraft structure operates during takeoff by deploying the variable wing with an attitude exceeding the stall angle, applying thrust to the aircraft so that the variable wing generates reaction lift and the aircraft attains a predetermined altitude, and stowing the variable wing so that the traditional airfoil is the primary lifting surface. Those steps are reversed for landing. | John R. Lee (New Orleans, LA) | --- | 2003-10-10 | 2005-05-31 | B64C3/00, B64C3/54, B04C003/54 | 10/682205 |
| 3180 | 6892982 | Aircraft with forward opening inlay spoilers for yaw control | An aircraft comprises first and second wings positioned on opposite sides of a longitudinal axis, a first forward opening control surface attached to an upper surface of the first wing, and a second forward opening control surface attached to an upper surface of the second wing, wherein each of the first and second hinges is canted with respect to a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft. A method of providing yaw control of an aircraft is also provided. The method comprises the steps of providing a first forward opening, canted spoiler in a top surface of a first wing of the aircraft, providing a second forward opening, canted spoiler in a top surface of a second wing of the aircraft, and operating the first and second spoilers differentially to create a yaw moment. The creation of yaw moments without any down force has application in sweptback wings where the tips are behind the center of gravity of the aircraft. The advantage is in reducing radar cross section over traditional (forward hinged, rearward opening) spoilers where there must be a spoiler on the bottom side to counter the down force created by the top spoiler. | Walter Dennis Clark (Fullerton, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2003-01-29 | 2005-05-17 | B64C9/00, B64C39/10, B64C1/00, B64C5/08, B64D7/00, B64C5/00, B64C39/00, B64C9/32, B64C001/00 | 10/353660 |
| 3181 | 6892981 | Stealthy duffel bag airplane | The Duffel Bag Airplane is an inflatable flying wing unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV) . The fuselage will house everything but the wings. The wing can be rolled up around the fuselage into a small package when deflated for easy transportation, such as by being carried in a duffle bag. Fabric construction, a small internal combustion engine with cooled exhaust, and wing warping controls combine to make the airplane inexpensive and extremely stealthy. All the usual signatures have been suppressed, which allow it to be used to make observations from close range under combat conditions. Control of this airplane is accomplished by warping the wings and is supplemented with stability augmentation. | Jay Lipeles (Apopka, FL) | --- | 2003-04-08 | 2005-05-17 | B64C39/10, B64D33/04, B64C3/30, B64C39/00, B64C3/00, B64C39/02, B64C3/56, B64D33/00, B64C039/00 | 10/408981 |
| 3182 | 6883503 | Engine driven supercharger for aircraft | A supercharging system for supplying pressurized combustion air to a piston engine of an aircraft at high altitudes. The engine has an output shaft on which the propeller is supported, together with a small ducted centrifugal fan. The duct leads to the intake side of the engine. A diverter is movable to one position constraining pressurized air to enter the engine through the intake side, and a second position which diverts compressed air away from the intake side. Natural aspiration is employed at low altitudes and supercharging is employed at altitudes wherein there is an oxygen deficiency. Preferably, the centrifugal fan is located between the propeller and the engine block, has blades staggered from those of the propeller so as to be directly exposed to incoming air. The centrifugal fan blades are preferably of different pitch than the propeller blades. | Ernest A. Carroll (Herndon, VA) | --- | 2002-09-26 | 2005-04-26 | F02B33/44, F02B33/00, F02B33/40, F02B033/00 | 10/255189 |
| 3183 | 6874729 | Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles | A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10) . The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and picks up enough airspeed in the dive to perform a pull-up into level controlled flight. The preferred method of recovery is for the UAV to fly into and latch onto the parasail tow line (4) or cables hanging off the tow line and then be winched back down to the boat (2) . | William R. McDonnell (St. Louis, MO) | Advanced Aerospace Technologies, Inc. (St. Louis, MO) | 2002-01-23 | 2005-04-05 | B64C25/00, B64C25/68, B64F1/04, B64D3/00, B64F1/10, B64F1/00, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64F1/02, B64F001/02, B64F001/04 | 10/031925 |
| 3184 | 6871817 | System containing an anamorphic optical system with window, optical corrector, and sensor | A system includes an optical system having a curved window with anamorphic symmetry about a first plane and a second plane perpendicular to the first plane. The window may be, for example, in a flight vehicle such as a missile. An optical corrector is adjacent to a curved inner surface of the window and has an optical corrector shape responsive to a shape of the window. The optical corrector has anamorphic symmetry about the first plane and the second plane. A sensor is disposed to receive an optical ray passing sequentially through the window and the optical corrector. | David J. Knapp (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2003-10-28 | 2005-03-29 | F41G7/26, F42B15/00, F42B15/01, F41G7/20, G02B13/08, F41G007/00, F42B015/01 | 10/695000 |
| 3185 | 6871816 | Proactive optical trajectory following system | A system for automatically correcting flight path of an aircraft onto a predetermined trajectory is provided. A sensor is configured to sense speed and direction of air relative to the aircraft at a predetermined distance in front of the aircraft. A navigation system is configured to determine displacement of a flight path of the aircraft from a predetermined trajectory. A processor is coupled to receive the sensed speed and direction of air from the sensor and the displacement of the flight path from the navigation system. The processor includes a first component that is configured to determine whether the speed of the air at the predetermined distance is indicative of turbulence, and a second component that is configured to automatically generate control signals to correct the flight path of the aircraft from the displacement onto the predetermined trajectory by a time when the aircraft enters the turbulence. | Mark R. Nugent (Torrance, CA), John Richard Selmon (Redondo Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2003-07-31 | 2005-03-29 | F41G7/26, F41G7/20, G01J1/42, G01J001/42, F41G007/26 | 10/633346 |
| 3186 | 6868269 | Integrating coverage areas of multiple transponder platforms | A method for integrating coverage areas of multiple transponder platforms includes the step of arranging a plurality of coverage areas in a cluster wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas is assigned a color that differs from that of every other coverage area in a same cluster and wherein each of the plurality of coverage areas overlaps at least one other coverage area in the same cluster for maximizing utilization of multiple system resources. | Frank A. Hagen (Palos Verdes Estates, CA), Ying Feria (Manhattan Beach, CA), Kar Yung (Torrance, CA), Weizheng Wang (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA), Donald C. D. Chang (Thousand Oaks, CA) | The Directv Group, Inc. (El Segundo, CA) | 2000-08-28 | 2005-03-15 | H04Q7/20, H04Q007/20 | 09/649355 |
| 3187 | 6866224 | Seaplane with retractable twin floats | A twin float aircraft (1) which has a retractable float (4 and 5) for each side of a fuselage (3) providing buoyancy for the aircraft during take off and landing and reduced air resistance during flight with each of the floats (4 and 5) being articulated (12 and 13) to assist streamline alignment when retracted. | Alan John Smith (West Lakes, AU), Grenfell Saxon Rudduck (Norwood, AU) | Tigerfish Aviation Pty Ltd. (AU) | 2003-02-20 | 2005-03-15 | B64C25/00, B64C25/16, B64C25/12, B64C25/54, B64C25/66, B64C35/00, B64C025/54 | 10/362436 |
| 3188 | 6859689 | Method, apparatus and design procedure for controlling multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) parameter dependent systems using feedback LTI'zation | A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a dynamic device having multi-inputs and operating in an environment having multiple operating parameters. A method of designing flight control laws using multi-input, multi-output feedback LTI'zation is also provided. The method includes steps of: (i) determining coordinates for flight vehicle equations of motion, (ii) transforming the coordinates for the flight vehicle equations of motion into a multi-input linear time invariant system, (iii) establishing control laws yielding the transformed equations of motion LTI, (iv) adjusting the control laws to obtain a desired closed loop behavior for the controlled system, and (v) converting the transformed coordinates control laws to physical coordinates. | David W. Vos (Delaplane, VA) | Athena Technologies, Inc. (Warrenton, VA) | 2003-01-27 | 2005-02-22 | G05B13/04, G05D1/08, G06K009/40, G06F017/00, B64C013/00 | 10/351436 |
| 3189 | 6853328 | Airborne biota monitoring and control system | A method and system for identifying harmful airborne biota, particularly insects, and including plant material, such as mold spores and pollen, and flying insects and birds and either killing ordisabling the harmful airborne biota is disclosed. Lasers, radar, and other types of radiation may be used to illuminate at least a perimeter around assets to be protected, with radiation returns detected and applied to a pattern classifier to determine whether the detected insects of interests are harmful, benign or beneficial. In the event the insects are determined to be harmful, a variety of measures responsive to the radiation returns may be taken to eliminate the harmful insects, these measures including firing pulses of beamed energy or radiation of a sufficient intensity to at least incapacitate them, or mechanical measures such as controlled drone aircraft to track and kill the pests. | David L Guice (Brownsboro, AL), Augustus H. Green (New Market, AL), William V. Dent (Huntsville, AL) | --- | 2003-11-25 | 2005-02-08 | A01M1/02, A01M31/00, G01S13/00, G01S13/88, G01S7/02, G01S7/41, G01S013/88, A01M001/22 | 10/721112 |
| 3190 | 6847865 | Miniature, unmanned aircraft with onboard stabilization and automated ground control of flight path | A miniature, unmanned aircraft for acquiring and/or transmitting data, capable of automatically maintaining desired airframe stability while operating by remote directional commands. The aircraft comprises a fuselage and a wing, a piston engine and propeller, a fuel supply, at least one data sensor and/or radio transceiver, a microprocessor disposed to manage flight, a radio transceiver for receiving remotely generated flight direction commands, a GPS receiver, a plurality of control surfaces and associated servomechanisms, for controlling flight stabilization and direction, roll, pitch, yaw, velocity, and altitude sensors. The microprocessor uses roll, pitch, yaw, and altitude data to control attitude and altitude of the aircraft automatically, but controls flight direction solely based on external commands. The aircraft does not exceed fifty-five pounds. | Ernest A. Carroll (Herndon, VA) | --- | 2002-09-26 | 2005-01-25 | F02D41/00, F02D35/00, F02B75/34, F02D41/24, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, F02B75/00, G05D1/10, B64C013/20 | 10/255183 |
| 3191 | 6845303 | Micro-satellite and satellite formation for inverse and distributed proximity operations | A method and apparatus for conducting proximity operations is disclosed. The method called inverser proximity operations includes maneuvering an active vehicle into general proximity to a target vehicle, transmitting from the target vehicle to the active vehicle data representing relative position and velocity between the target vehicle and the active vehicle, and maneuvering the active vehicle in accordance with the data to effect a desired proximity operation. Another method called distributed proximity operations includes maneuvering a carrier vehicle into general proximity to a target vehicle, releasing one or more active vehicles from the carrier vehicle, transmitting from the carrier vehicle to the active vehicle (s) data representing relative position and velocity between the target vehicle and the active vehicle, and maneuvering the active vehicle (s) in accordance with the data to effect a desired proximity operation. The proximity operations are similarly suitable for aeronautical systems, such as when using an active aircraft to re-fuel a target aircraft, such as a drone. Whether for space, air, or other environments, the proximity operations described can be used for re-fueling, repairing, and replacing components and/or systems. | Eric Alan Byler (Palo Alto, CA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2002-11-05 | 2005-01-18 | B64G1/10, B64G1/64, B64G1/00, B64D39/00, G05D1/12, B64G1/40, B64G1/22, B64C001/00, G06F001/00, G06F017/10, G05D001/00, G05G007/78 | 10/287683 |
| 3192 | 6842674 | Methods and apparatus for decision making of system of mobile robotic vehicles | In a swarm weapon system, decision-making processes are described for the organization of mobile robotic vehicles (MRVs) . After MRV drone sensor data is provided to a lead MRV, an initial decision is made by the lead MRV as a result of the selection of a winning simulation that provides the best opportunity for success of a mission. Once this decision is made, actions are organized for the MRVs, which provide feedback for the continuation of the process until the mission is completed. | Neal Solomon (Oakland, CA) | --- | 2003-04-22 | 2005-01-11 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, F41H13/00, G05D1/02, G05D1/10, G06F017/00 | 10/422051 |
| 3193 | 6841994 | Magnetic anomaly sensing system for detection, localization and classification of magnetic objects | A magnetic anomaly sensing system uses triaxial magnetometer (TM) sensors arranged in a three-dimensional array. A processor coupled to the TM sensors generates partial gradient contraction data, and complete gradient tensor data and corresponding complete gradient contraction data. The generated data can be used to align the three-dimensional array with a magnetic target. Once the three-dimensional array is aligned with the magnetic target, the generated data can be used to uniquely determine (i) distance to the magnetic target, (ii) position of the magnetic target relative to the three-dimensional array, and (iii) the magnetic dipole moment of the magnetic target. | Roy F. Wiegert (Panama City, FL) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2004-03-01 | 2005-01-11 | G01V3/15, G01R033/02 | 10/789481 |
| 3194 | 6840480 | Miniature, unmanned aircraft with interchangeable data module | A miniature, unmanned aircraft having interchangeable data handling modules, such as sensors for obtaining digital aerial imagery and other data, and radio transmitters and receivers for relaying data. The aircraft has a microprocessor for managing flight, remote control guidance system, and electrical supply system. The data handling modules have an aerodynamic housing and manual fasteners enabling ready installation and removal. One or more data acquiring sensors or data transferring apparatus and support equipment such as batteries and communications and power cables are contained within the module. A plurality of different modules are preferably provided. Each module, when attached in a preferred location below the wing, does not significantly alter the center of gravity of the airframe. Preferably, each module contains the supervisory microprocessor so that the microprocessor need not be part of the airframe. | Ernest A. Carroll (Herndon, VA) | --- | 2002-09-26 | 2005-01-11 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, B64C001/00 | 10/255186 |
| 3195 | 6824109 | Lift adjusting device for aircraft | The invention utilizes a computer-controlled moving band, typically on an airplane, to increase the apparent speed and therefore the lift of any body moving through a fluid. The invention will allow greater precision of control. One benefit is that take-offs and landings can be carried at reduced speeds and with greater loads. This control will also adjust boundary layer to adjust drag thereby allowing more flexibility in wing design. | Theodore Garver (Canfield, OH) | E-Win Corporation (Vienna, OH) | 2002-10-30 | 2004-11-30 | B64C23/00, B64C23/02, B64C023/02 | 10/283524 |
| 3196 | 6817573 | Aircraft | An aircraft 1 comprising interchangeable wings 5 detachedly connected to a fuselage 3, each wing 5 containing the fuel and flight systems 13,15 for engines 7 mounted to the wings 5, so that the fuselage 3 need contain no flight systems, simply a ''bus'' 23 for communication and the transfer of data between the wings. | Richard George Harrison (Preston, GB), Terry Prendergast (Preston, GB), Geoffrey Salkeld (Preston, GB), Darren Holdcroft (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2002-07-02 | 2004-11-16 | B64C29/00, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64C013/24 | 10/186665 |
| 3197 | 6813218 | Buoyant device for bi-directional acousto-optic signal transfer across the air-water interface | A buoy system bi-directionally communicates in-air and underwater. A buoy having a shell to float on water has an upper portion in air and a lower portion in water. An array of acoustic transducers which is disposed in the lower portion receives acoustic signals and transmits acoustic signals. A dome-shaped retro-reflective coating on the upper portion is vibrated for retro-reflecting impinging laser illumination as data signals in air. An array of photo-detectors on the upper portion are responsive to impinging laser control signals and/or signals which may be transmitted as acoustic signals in water. | Lynn T. Antonelli (Cranston, RI), Fletcher Blackmon (Forestdale, MA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2003-10-06 | 2004-11-02 | G01S17/74, G01S17/00, G01S7/00, G01S7/481, G01S15/02, G01S15/00, H04B001/59 | 10/679680 |
| 3198 | 6809358 | Photoconductor on active pixel image sensor | A MOS or CMOS based photoconductor on active pixel image sensor. Thin layers of semi-conductor material, doped to PIN or NIP photoconducting layers, located above MOS and/or CMOS pixel circuits produce an array of layered photodiodes. Positive and negative charges produced in the layered photodiodes are collected and stored as electrical charges in the MOS and/or CMOS pixel circuits. The present invention also provides additional MOS or CMOS circuits for reading out the charges and for converting the charges into images. With the layered photodiode of each pixel fabricated as continuous layers of charge generating material on top of the MOS and/or CMOS pixel circuits, extremely small pixels are possible with almost 100 percent packing factors. MOS and CMOS fabrication techniques permit sensor fabrication at very low costs. In preferred embodiments all of the sensor circuits are incorporated on or in a single crystalline substrate along with the sensor pixel circuits. Techniques are disclosed for tailoring the spectral response of the sensor for particular applications. | Tzu-Chiang Hsieh (Fremont, CA), Calvin Chao (Cupertino, CA) | E-Phocus, Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2003-08-26 | 2004-10-26 | H01L31/101, H01L27/00, H01L31/00, H01L31/062, H01L31/06, H01L31/113, H01L031/062, H01L031/113 | 10/648129 |
| 3199 | 6806837 | Deep depression angle calibration of airborne direction finding arrays | A system for calibrating airborne direction finding antenna arrays eliminates the problem of trying to maintain a constant depression angle when flying an airplane directly over a calibration antenna to collect deep depression angle data. The deep depression angle data necessary for calibration is provided by data from a scale model of the aircraft having a direction-finding array which simulates the actual direction-finding array on the aircraft. In order to collect deep depression angle data, the model is pivoted through 360.degree. while maintaining a controlled depression angle. Thus, it is unnecessary for calibration to actually fly a plane to attempt to obtain deep depression angle measurements. In the subject system, only a single depression set of data is required from the aircraft. Thus, with the exception of baseline shallow depression angle data from this plane, the calibration data comes strictly from the scale model, which is much more easily obtained. Optimization techniques are used in which a set of data is collected from the airplane at one shallow depression angle which is used with the data collected from the scale model at the same shallow depression angle to derive a complex set of optimized weights that are then applied to the data collected from the model at the remainder of the depression angles to obtain the appropriate database for use on this aircraft for direction finding. In so doing, the aircraft need only be flown to establish data at a relatively shallow depression angle which can be easily collected by an aircraft flying in circles or banana pattern at some distance from the calibration antenna. | Norman E. Saucier (New Ipswich, NH), Norman D. Paul (Brookline, NH) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2002-08-09 | 2004-10-19 | H01Q3/26, H01Q001/28 | 10/215596 |
| 3200 | 6804607 | Collision avoidance system and method utilizing variable surveillance envelope | A collision avoidance sense and avoid capability for an aircraft or other vehicle that monitors a sphere or other safety zone/cocoon about the vehicle. A light-detecting camera or other sensor receives a signal return if any object enters the safety cocoon. Once an object is detected in the cocoon, a signal is sent to the onboard sense and avoid computer and corrective action is taken. The system is capable of autonomous operation, and is self-contained and does not require additional hardware installations on target vehicles. The size and shape of the safety cocoon monitored by the sensors adjusts according to the speed and motion vectors of the aircraft or other vehicle, so as to maximize efficient use of sensor capabilities and minimize the size, cost and power requirements of the system. | Derek Wood (Woodinville, WA) | --- | 2002-04-17 | 2004-10-12 | G01S17/93, G01S3/784, G01S17/02, G01S3/78, G01S17/00, G01S7/00, G01S001/00 | 10/125918 |
| 3201 | 6799100 | Permission system for controlling interaction between autonomous vehicles in mining operation | A supervisory safety-control system is implemented by dividing a mine's territory into zones of free operation (''permission zones'') wherein a vehicle is allowed to move according to predetermined permission parameters but unhindered by other system constraints. Traffic of autonomous vehicles in each permission zone is controlled by the supervisory system in conjunction with and in addition to conventional safety constraints associated with the guidance system that effects the vehicle's tracking of predetermined trajectories. Permission zones are assigned and activated using criteria that ensure the vehicle will remain entirely within active zones so long as the vehicle acts within such predetermined permission parameters. Each permission zone is also associated with a maximum velocity profile that overrides guidance-system safety controls, if necessary, and ensures stoppage of the vehicle at the end of the permission zone. | Ray L. Burns (St. David, AZ), Vadim Parfenov (Tucson, AZ) | Modular Mining Systems, Inc. (Tucson, AZ) | 2002-05-28 | 2004-09-28 | G05D1/02, G08G1/16, G08G1/123, G06F019/00, G06F007/00 | 10/156101 |
| 3202 | 6798343 | Mobile emergency response platform | A mobile emergency response platform is based on an all-terrain vehicle of the type that can accommodate at least two persons and has the capability, without requiring in-field modification by an operator, of traversing multiple off-road surfaces that include, at minimum, each of sand, mud, snow, swampland, thickly wooded areas, ice, grasslands, man-made rubble and debris, surfaces having angles of about at least thirty degrees from horizontal, and the floatable operation of the vehicle on waterways. Electronic communication equipment can receive at least two types of wireless communication transmissions. The platform can also transmit at least two types of wireless communication transmissions. The electronic communication equipment can also perform crossover and amplification of different types of signals. An environmental monitoring station is capable of taking in-field measurements of environmental conditions surrounding said platform. | Brian E. Carrier (Eldred, PA), Pamela M. Baughman (Lewis Run, PA) | Carba Fire Technologies, Inc. (Lewis Run, PA) | 2003-09-15 | 2004-09-28 | B62D55/04, B62D39/00, B62D49/00, B62D61/10, B62D61/00, B62D55/00, G08B001/08 | 10/663344 |
| 3203 | 6796532 | Surface plasma discharge for controlling forebody vortex asymmetry | The present invention provides a system and method for rapidly and precisely controlling vortex symmetry or asymmetry on aircraft forebodies to avoid yaw departure or provide supplemental lateral control beyond that available from the vertical tail surfaces with much less power, obtrusion, weight and mechanical complexity than current techniques. This is accomplished with a plasma discharge to manipulate the boundary layer and the angular locations of its separation points in cross flow planes to control the symmetry or asymmetry of the vortex pattern. Pressure data is fed to a PID controller to calculate and drive voltage inputs to the plasma discharge elements, which provide the volumetric heating of the boundary layer on a time scale necessary to adapt to changing flight conditions and control the symmetry or asymmetry of the pressures and vortices. In the case of yaw departure avoidance, the PID controller controls the plasma to adjust the separation points to angular locations around the forebody that provide a robustly stable symmetric vortex pattern on a time scale that the asymmetries develop. In the case of lateral control, the PID controller controls the plasma to adjust the separation points to angular locations around the forebody that provide an asymmetric vortex pattern that produces the desired supplementary lateral force and rolling moment. | Norman D. Malmuth (Newbury Park, CA), Alexander Fedorov (Zhukovsky Moscow Region 140180, RU), Vladimir Shalaev (Zhukovsky Moscow Region 140180, RU), Vladimir Zharov (Zhukovsky Moscow Region 140180, RU), Ivan Shalaev (Zhukovsky Moscow Region 140180, RU), Anatoly Maslov (630090 Novosibirsk, RU), Victor Soloviev (Dolgoprudny Moscow Region 140700, RU) | --- | 2002-12-20 | 2004-09-28 | B64C23/00, B64C5/00, B64C5/12, B64C021/00 | 10/326751 |
| 3204 | 6793171 | Method and system for flying an aircraft | A method for flying an aircraft includes flying the aircraft at a first approximately level position and changing the flight of the aircraft from the first approximately level position to a climbing position. The method includes changing the flight of the aircraft from the climbing position to a second approximately level position to achieve a weightless state during the change to the second approximately level position and rolling the aircraft during the weightless state using one or more rolling control surfaces of the aircraft to establish a bank for a turn without creating adverse yaw. The aircraft does not include a deflectable spoiler, fin or rudder to counter adverse yaw. The rolling control surfaces of the aircraft may comprise elevons of the aircraft. | Walter D. Clark (Fullerton, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2003-04-02 | 2004-09-21 | B64C17/00, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64C39/10, B64D011/00 | 10/406047 |
| 3205 | 6792684 | Method for determination of stand attributes and a computer program to perform the method | The invention relates to a method for the determination of stand attributes with an instrument above the stand. In the method, three-dimensional information is collected from the stands by using such a number of sample hits, that individual trees or groups of trees can be distinguished. A three-dimensional tree height model is produced from collected information. Stand attributes--which are characteristics of individual trees or groups of trees and/or characteristics derived using these information for larger areas--are determined from the tree height model. The invention also relates to a computer program which can be used to carry out the second and third step of the method. | Juha Hyyppa (Espoo, FI) | Diware Oy (Espoo, FI) | 2002-04-18 | 2004-09-21 | G01S17/89, G01C11/02, G01S17/88, G01B11/00, G01S17/00, G01S7/48, G01C11/00, G01B011/00 | 10/111145 |
| 3206 | 6792363 | System and method for trajectory optimization using adaptive navigation performance estimation | The present invention relates to a method for optimizing a route of a vehicle including planning an initial route using rules to estimate navigation system performance and to enhance accuracy of the navigation system and then utilizing a navigation performance prediction tool to evaluate possible success of the initial route. If the initial route is deemed a failure, estimated error may be recalculated based on the initial route and then the estimated error may be utilized to evaluate possible success of the initial route. If the initial route is deemed a failure, the rules may be used to designate at least one error correcting maneuver to be added to the initial route to reduce error and then the estimated error of the initial route including the error correcting maneuver may then be recalculated using the navigation prediction process. The possible success of the initial route including the error correcting maneuver may then be evaluated. This method may be repeated in whole or in part until a satisfactory route is obtained. | Charles T. Bye (Eden Prairie, MN) | Honeywell International, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2003-06-17 | 2004-09-14 | G05D1/02, G05D1/00, G05D001/00 | 10/462790 |
| 3207 | 6789768 | Bordered flying tool | Differential Global Positioning System receivers (60) are located at the corners of a confined zone and receive signals from Global Positioning System satellites (62) . The Differential Global Positioning System receivers (60) aid an aircraft (16) to fly and flight path or combing patten (20) over the confined zone. A vehicle (12) with a trailer (14) may be used to transport the aircraft (16) for use over the confined zone. | Gad Kalisch (Kiriat Tivon, IL) | Steadicopter Ltd (Kibbutz Kfar Maccabi, IL) | 2002-03-20 | 2004-09-14 | F41G7/34, F41G7/00, B64C013/20 | 09/979680 |
| 3208 | 6781707 | Multi-spectral display | Images of an object or geographical area obtained for a plurality of optical bands. The images are transferred to a digital processor which rasterizes and interleaves the images to an output file for printing. The output file is printed in an alignment with a microlens sheet having a plurality of lenses. The lenses refract the printed image such that a viewer sees from a first position relative to the hard copy an image corresponding to the object or geographical area as seen in a first frequency band of the optical spectrum and, from a second viewing position sees an image corresponding to the object or geographical area as seen in a second frequency band of the optical spectrum. At least one of the first and second frequency bands may be a non-visible band. The viewed images may include an indicia of the optical band corresponding to the image. | Paul F. Peters (Suwanee, GA), Jerry C. Nims (Atlanta, GA), William M. Karszes (Rosewell, GA) | Orasee Corp. (Duluth, GA) | 2002-03-22 | 2004-08-24 | G06T1/00, G06F015/00 | 10/102888 |
| 3209 | 6779757 | Preforms for acute structural edges | A preform is joined to converging surfaces of a structure, such as an airfoil, to form a structural edge. The preform has a body having an acute-angle edge at one end and connecting areas extending from the opposing end for connecting the preform to converging planar elements of a wing or other similar structure. In several embodiments, the acute angle of the preform generally matches the angle relative to converging ends of the planar elements, the preform forming the outer end of smooth, continuous outer surfaces after assembly. The connecting areas may be connected to interior or exterior surfaces of the elements, depending on the orientation of the preform and elements. In another embodiment, the entire preform is placed between the outer ends of the elements for aligning and supporting the elements at the desired location and angle relative to each other. | William A. Thomas, Jr. (Arlington, TX) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2002-06-28 | 2004-08-24 | B64C3/28, B64C3/00, B64C003/28 | 10/185608 |
| 3210 | 6772055 | System, a vehicle and a method concerning the behavior of a vehicle | The invention concerns a system for generating basis for decisions concerning the behavior of a vehicle and/or of a driver of a vehicle. The system comprises a supervising unit (10) which comprises at least one storage member (12) . In the storage member (12) there is a set of rules (14) of a particular kind for how the driver of the vehicle and/or the vehicle shall behave in different situations. The system also comprises a user interface (16) and adaptation means (13) arranged to adapt said set of rules such that at least some of the rules (14) with conclusions (24) belonging thereto are suited to form the basis for decisions concerning the behavior of a vehicle and/or of a driver of a vehicle. The invention also concerns a vehicle and a method of generating basis for decisions concerning the behavior of a vehicle and/or of a driver of a vehicle. | Hans-Ove Hagelin (Linkopung, SE) | Saab Ab (SE) | 2002-07-02 | 2004-08-03 | G05B13/02, G05D1/10, G09B9/04, G09B9/052, G05D001/10 | 10/169383 |
| 3211 | 6771226 | Three-dimensional wideband antenna | An antenna operable to radiate electromagnetic waves in a three-dimensional radiation field pattern is provided. The antenna includes one or more radiators, each including one or more radiating elements having a three-dimensional shape. The three-dimensional shape of each radiating element varies in each of the three dimensions. | Richard M. Dujmovic (Prospect Heights, IL) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2003-01-07 | 2004-08-03 | H01Q21/24, H01Q21/26, H01Q9/28, H01Q9/04, H01Q021/26 | 10/338070 |
| 3212 | 6760106 | Method of and apparatus for registering a single dimensional image with a two dimensional reference image | Method of and apparatus for registering a single dimensional image to a two dimensional image, and for generating spectral two dimensional images, as practiced in aerial imagery. Raw data or primary images are acquired from a subject of interest and are passed through a camera type aperture and divided by passing the light beam through a beam splitter. One beam is recorded digitally as two dimensional images containing at least three recognizable geometric reference points. The second beam is passed through a slit to form single dimensional images, which are then preferably diffracted to produce plural spectral single dimensional images. The spectral single dimensional images are recorded digitally in a manner enabling each single dimensional image to be linked to its corresponding two dimensional reference image. The beam splitter and slit device may be replaced by a selectively reflective beam splitter which accomplishes the function of both deleted components. Spectral two dimensional images may be reconstituted from the single dimensional digital record by manipulating the data to position each single dimensional image appropriately within an array. Proper location of each single dimensional image is accomplished by positioning it according to its relation to the geometric reference points. Thus a plurality of two dimensional images, each corresponding to one band of the spectrum, can be reconstituted for each original reference image. | Ernest A. Carroll (Herndon, VA) | --- | 2001-03-02 | 2004-07-06 | G06T5/00, G06T5/50, G01J003/28 | 09/796365 |
| 3213 | 6757570 | System and method for adaptive control of uncertain nonlinear processes | A process and neural network architecture for on-line adjustment of the weights of the neural network in a manner that corrects errors made by a nonlinear controller designed based on a model for the dynamics of a process under control. A computer system is provided for controlling the dynamic output response signal of a nonlinear physical process, where the physical process is represented by a fixed model of the process. The computer system includes a controlled device for responding to the output response signal of the system. The computer system also includes a linear controller for providing a pseudo control signal that is based on the fixed model for the process and provides a second controller, connected to the linear controller, for receiving the pseudo control signal and for providing a modified pseudo control signal to correct for the errors made in modeling the nonlinearities in the process. A response network is also included as part of the computer system. The response network receives the modified pseudo control signal and provides the output response signal to the controlled device. The second controller preferably is a neural network. The computer system may include a plurality of neural networks with each neural network designated to control a selected variable or degree of freedom within the system. | Anthony J. Calise (Atlanta, GA), Byoung-Soo Kim (Taejon, KR), J. Eric Corban (McDonough, GA) | Guided Systems Technologies, Inc. (McDonough, GA) | 2000-05-31 | 2004-06-29 | G05B13/02, G05B013/02 | 09/585105 |
| 3214 | 6756932 | Microwave absorbing material | A method of absorbing microwave radiation is provided. The method comprises placing a structure in the path of the microwave radiation, the structure comprising an array of metal plates supported over a metal substrate by vertical conducting vias. The structure finds specific use in missiles having a dome portion that operates in a stealth mode. At least the inside of the dome portion is provided with the above-described structure for absorbing microwave radiation. The structure also finds use in anechoic chambers for use in testing microwave-emitting devices. Such anechoic chambers have walls, a floor, and a ceiling, which are provided with the above-described structure for absorbing microwave radiation. Surface patterning is thus used to enhance the micro-wave absorption. In addition, the frequency over which the material is highly absorptive can be shifted by changing the height of the structure, thus allowing active control (''tunable in real time'') . | Delmar L. Barker (Tucson, AZ), Stephen M. Schultz (Spanish Fork, UT), Harry A. Schmitt (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2003-06-10 | 2004-06-29 | H01Q17/00, H01Q017/00 | 10/459022 |
| 3215 | 6751954 | Compact hybrid actuator | A compact hybrid actuator has a fluid pump (20) arranged to supply fluid to an actuator (44) . The pump has at least one electrically-powered solid-state pump driver (21) provided with a displacement element (22) . The position of this displacement element modulates the volume of a fluid chamber (23) . A driven valve (24) is operatively arranged to control the flows of fluid with respect to the pump chamber, and has one member (29) movable relative to a body (28) to modulate the opening of ports (25, 26) so as to form at least one three-way valve. A valve driver (31) is operatively arranged to operate the driven valve. Electrical power is provided to each valve and to the valve driver so as to operate these various elements in synchronism with one another. The improved pump driver and driven valve may be operated at frequencies in excess of 1 kHz. | Keith Bridger (Washington, DC), Arthur V. Cooke (Baltimore, MD), Frank J. Crowne (Laurel, MD), Joseph J. Lutian (Arnold, MD), John M. Sewell (Cockeysville, MD), George L. Small, III (Williamsville, NY) | --- | 2002-11-04 | 2004-06-22 | B64C13/00, B64C13/50, F15B1/00, F15B1/02, B64C13/40, F15B9/09, F15B9/00, F15B15/18, F15B15/00, F16D031/02 | 10/287269 |
| 3216 | 6751529 | System and method for controlling model aircraft | In one embodiment, a method for controlling an aircraft comprises providing an attitude error as a first input into a neural controller and an attitude rate as a second input into the neural controller. The attitude error is calculated from a commanded attitude and a current measured attitude, and the attitude rate is derived from the current measured attitude. The method also comprises processing the first input and the second input to generate a commanded servo actuator rate as an output of the neural controller. The method further comprises generating a commanded actuator position from the commanded servo actuator rate and a current servo position, and inputting the commanded actuator position to a servo motor configured to drive an attitude actuator to the commanded actuator position. The neural controller is developed from a neural network, wherein the neural network is designed without using conventional control laws, and the neural network is trained to eliminate the attitude error. | J. Michael Fouche (Huntsville, AL) | Neural Robotics, Inc. (Huntsville, AL) | 2003-05-30 | 2004-06-15 | B64C13/00, B64C13/16, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, G05B13/02, B64C011/34 | 10/449372 |
| 3217 | 6744397 | Systems and methods for target location | A method of determining a target location from a vehicle is described. The method includes identifying the target utilizing a video system, determining an angular location vector to the target with respect to the vehicle, determining a position of the vehicle utilizing a digital terrain elevation map and precision radar altimeter, calculating a location where the angular location vector would intersect with the digital terrain elevation map, and generating a target position based on vehicle position and the location of the intersection of the angular location vector and digital terrain elevation map. | James R. Hager (Golden Valley, MN), Larry D. Almsted (Bloomington, MN), Thomas Jicha (Elk River, MN) | Honeywell International, Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2003-06-11 | 2004-06-01 | G01S13/00, G01S13/89, G01S13/86, G01C21/00, G01S13/94, G01S13/06, G01S13/88, G01S013/06 | 10/458950 |
| 3218 | 6730900 | Camera with MOS or CMOS sensor array | A novel MOS or CMOS based active sensor array for producing electronic images from electron-hole producing light. Each pixel of the array includes a layered photodiode for converting the electron-hole producing light into electrical charges and MOS and/or CMOS pixel circuits located under the layered photodiodes for collecting the charges. The present invention also provides additional MOS or CMOS circuits in and/or on the same crystalline substrate for converting the collected charges into images and manipulating image data. The layered photodiode of each pixel is fabricated as continuous layers of charge generating material on top of the MOS and/or CMOS pixel circuits so that extremely small pixels are possible with almost 100 percent packing factors. In a preferred embodiment the sensor is a 0.3 mega pixel (3.2 mm.times.2.4 mm, 640.times.480) array of 5 micron square pixels which is compatible with a lens of 1/4.5 inch optical format. In a preferred embodiment the sensor along with focusing optics is incorporated into a cellular phone camera or a camera attachment the cellular phone to permit transmission of visual images along with the voice communication. | Tzu-Chiang Hsish (Fremont, CA), Calvin Chao (Cupertino, CA) | E-Phocus, Inc. (San Jose, CA) | 2003-02-22 | 2004-05-04 | H01L27/00, H01L31/00, H01L027/00 | 10/371618 |
| 3219 | 6727841 | Position-adaptive UAV radar for urban environments | Bistatic/multistatic radar system concept for purposes of interrogating difficult and obscured targets in urban environments via the application of low-altitude ''smart'' or ''robotic-type'' unmanned air vehicle platforms. A significant aspect of the invention is the formulation of a unmanned air vehicle system concept that implements self-adaptive positional adjustments based on sensed properties such as phase discontinuities of the propagation channel. | Atindra Mitra (Kettering, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC) | 2003-04-03 | 2004-04-27 | G01S13/00, G01S7/02, G01S7/41, G01S013/06, G01S013/90 | 10/409187 |
| 3220 | 6726148 | Manually disassembled and readily shippable miniature, unmanned aircraft with data handling capability | A method of shipping a disassembled miniature, unmanned aircraft capable of handling data, the aircraft having remote guidance, an onboard microprocessor for managing flight, wing area of at least eight hundred square inches, a wingspan of at least eight feet, and weighing under fifty-five pounds. The aircraft includes a data handling module. The aircraft is disassembled into separate components including at a minimum the wing, the fuselage, and the data handling module. The fuselage and possibly other lesser components are packed in a first shipping container. The wing is packed in a second shipping container. The data handling module is packed in a third shipping container. The first and second containers are shipped by overnight courier, while the third container is either shipped the same way or alternatively travels as unchecked luggage aboard a commercial airliner. | Ernest A. Carroll (Herndon, VA) | --- | 2002-09-26 | 2004-04-27 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, F02D35/00, F02B75/00, F02D41/00, F02B75/34, F02D41/24, G05D1/10, B64F005/00 | 10/255182 |
| 3221 | 6721646 | Unmanned aircraft with automatic fuel-to-air mixture adjustment | A miniature unmanned aircraft which uses remotely controlled model aircraft components and technology, and has on-board automatic ''on-the-fly'' fuel and air mixture adjustment enabling high altitude flight. The aircraft, which may have conventional fuselage, wing, reciprocating piston engine and radio frequency operated controls, also has sensors for sensing atmospheric pressure, atmospheric temperature, engine crankshaft rotational speed, engine temperature, and exhaust temperature. A microprocessor aboard the aircraft receives inputs from the sensors and controls at least one servo to adjust fuel and air mixture according to preprogrammed look-up tables and equations to operate the engine at appropriate fuel-to-air ratios for the altitude and other operating conditions. | Ernest A. Carroll (Herndon, VA) | --- | 2002-09-26 | 2004-04-13 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64D31/00, B64D31/06, F02D35/00, F02B75/00, F02D41/00, F02B75/34, F02D41/24, G05D1/10, F02D041/00 | 10/255184 |
| 3222 | 6712312 | Reconnaissance using unmanned surface vehicles and unmanned micro-aerial vehicles | A reconnaissance system and method utilizes an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and at least one micro-aerial vehicle (MAV) . The MAV, equipped for unmanned flight after a launch thereof, is mounted on the USV. Each MAV has onboard wireless communications coupled to an onboard video surveillance system. Each MAV launched into the air collects video data using its video surveillance and transmits the video data using its wireless communications. | Daniel Kucik (Lynn Haven, FL) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2003-01-31 | 2004-03-30 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, F42B12/36, F42B12/02, B64C033/02 | 10/354507 |
| 3223 | 6705568 | Variable area wing aircraft and method | An STOL aircraft structure has a variable-attitude, variable-area wing in addition to a traditional airfoil. The variable wing has an angle of attack that varies from 0.degree. to a predetermined angle far in excess of the stall angle. The variable wing area can be adjusted from 0% to 100% by a roller furling arrangement. The aircraft structure operates during takeoff by deploying the variable wing with an attitude exceeding the stall angle, applying thrust to the aircraft so that the variable wing generates reaction lift and the aircraft attains a predetermined altitude, and stowing the variable wing so that the traditional airfoil is the primary lifting surface. Those steps are reversed for landing. | John R. Lee (New Orleans, LA) | --- | 2002-03-06 | 2004-03-16 | B64C3/00, B64C3/54, B04C003/54 | 10/090616 |
| 3224 | 6704618 | Container-based system for generation and dispersal of printed materials | An unmanned, real-time, printed material generation and dispersal system includes a standardized shipping container houses at least one printing module capable of generating printed materials, a controller module for controlling the generation of the printed materials and monitoring status of the printing module, a communications module for communicating with the printing module and transmitting the status to a remote location, and a dispenser for receiving the printed materials so-generated and expelling them from the shipping container. | Elan Moritz (Lynn Haven, FL), Helmut Portmann (Panama City Beach, FL) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2002-04-29 | 2004-03-09 | G06F17/00, G06F017/00 | 10/134847 |
| 3225 | 6685140 | Miniature, unmanned aircraft with automatically deployed parachute | A miniature, unmanned aircraft having a parachute which deploys automatically under certain conditions. The aircraft has a flight control system based on remotely generated signals, potentially achieves relatively high altitude flight for a remotely controlled aircraft, and can thus operate well beyond line-of-sight control. for safety, an automatically deployed parachute system is provided. The parachute deployment system includes a folded parachute and a propulsion system for expelling the parachute from the aircraft. Preferably, a microprocessor for flight management sends intermittent inhibitory signals to prevent unintended deployment. A deployment signal is generated, illustratively, when the microprocessor fails, when engine RPM fall below a predetermined threshold, and when the aircraft strays from predetermined altitude and course. | Ernest A. Carroll (Herndon, VA) | --- | 2002-09-26 | 2004-02-03 | F02D35/00, F02B75/00, F02B75/34, F02D41/00, B64D17/80, B64D17/00, F02D41/24, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, B64C025/56 | 10/255185 |
| 3226 | 6685137 | Flight control system for an aircraft | The invention provides an aircraft having a flight control system (20) comprising an aerodynamic lift generator, and a control system in use the lift provided by the lift generator. The lift control system in one embodiment uses a concentrated mass mounted within a longitudinal body of the aircraft, the concentrated mass comprising at least one existing aircraft function and/or system mounted on a support in a confined area. Bearings permit relative movement between the support for the concentrated mass and at least a portion of the lift generator. An actuator is provided for causing such relative movement whereby in use the center of aerodynamic lift and the center of gravity of the aircraft may be moved relative to one another for effecting flight control. | Ian T. Darbyshire (St. Annes, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (Farnborough, GB) | 2001-03-13 | 2004-02-03 | B64C17/00, B64C17/02, G05D1/08, B64C017/04 | 09/804469 |
| 3227 | 6674391 | System and method of simulated image reconstruction | A system includes a storage medium storing contextual information about a target or target area, and a simulator communicatively coupled to the storage medium and operable to receive the contextual information. The simulator is operable to generate a set of simulated information about the target using the contextual information. The system further includes a sensor operable to collect a set of actual information about the target. A comparator is operable to generate a set of delta information in response to differences between the set of simulated information and the set of actual information. The delta information is transmitted and added to a second set of simulated information to generate a set of information that is substantially similar to the set of actual information. | Robert A. Ruszkowski, Jr. (Keller, TX) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2002-05-08 | 2004-01-06 | H04N7/34, H04N7/26, H04N7/36, G01S013/90 | 10/141321 |
| 3228 | 6669145 | Apparatus, method and system for fluid-motion-powered modulation of a retroreflector for remote position sensing | A fluid-motion-powered modulated reflector apparatus is provided that modulates the frequency of a reflected radiation signal. Passing the apparatus through a fluid such as air causes rotational velocity of a chopping wheel or, in some instances, a polarizing filter rotatably connected to propeller blades. The radiation signal is modulated by the blocking effect of a chopping wheel or a fixed polarizing filter and a rotating polarizing filter. The apparatus also can include a frequency selector to control the rotational velocity of the chopping wheel or rotatable polarizing filter. A fluid-motion-powered modulated reflector system may include an array of fluid-motion-powered modulated reflectors, each differently modulated by a frequency selector to allow a position sensor, such as a duo-lateral photodiode position sensing detector, and position determining system, to locate and determine the position of each individual retroreflector simultaneously. This system can be used for aerial refueling of unmanned combat air vehicles. | Samuel I. Green (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2002-12-30 | 2003-12-30 | B64D39/00, G01S17/74, G01S17/00, G02B5/122, G02B5/12, G01S5/16, G01S5/00, G01C003/00, B64D039/00 | 10/331810 |
| 3229 | 6664976 | Image management system and methods using digital watermarks | Digital watermarking technology is used in an image management system. Images are identified by digital watermarks. The images are stored so as to be indexed according to their unique identifiers. In the preferred embodiment, related images are grouped into a set of images through a common watermark identifier. A particular image within the set of images is identified through a hash of the particular image. | Neil E. Lofgren (White Salmon, WA), Geoffrey B. Rhoads (West Linn, OR) | Digimarc Corporation (Tualatin, OR) | 2002-03-13 | 2003-12-16 | G06K9/00, G09G5/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, G09G005/00, G06K009/00 | 10/100233 |
| 3230 | 6653971 | Airborne biota monitoring and control system | A method and system for detecting airborne plant material, such as mold spores and pollen, and flying insects and birds, and classifying them as to whether they are harmful to field crops, production animals or other assets within a protected volume or area. Lasers, radar, and other types of radiation may be used to illuminate at least a perimeter around such assets to be protected, with radiation returns detected and applied to a pattern classifier to determine whether the detected objects of interest are harmful, benign or beneficial. In the event the objects are determined to be harmful (pests) , a variety of measures controllable via the radiation returns may be taken to eliminate the harmful objects, these measures including firing pulses of laser, microwave or other radiation of a sufficient intensity to at least incapacitate them, or mechanical measures such as controlled drone aircraft to macerate the pests with propellers or spray limited amounts of pesticide in the area of the pests. | David L. Guice (Brownsboro, AL), Augustus H. Green (New Market, AL), William V. Dent, Jr. (Huntsville, AL) | --- | 2000-05-14 | 2003-11-25 | A01M1/02, A01M31/00, G01S13/88, G01S13/00, G01S7/02, G01S7/41, G01S013/88, A01M001/22 | 09/571295 |
| 3231 | 6653970 | Multi-static UAV radar system for mode-adaptive propagation channels with obscured targets | Bistatic radar compatible for investigating the employment of a high-altitude UAV working in tandem with a group of low-altitude UAVs. The bistatic radar is divided into a position-adaptive bistatic mode and a close-range monostatic mode. In position-adaptive (robotic) bistatic mode, each low-altitude UAV estimates a new parameter denoted as the differential path length to adaptively implement self-adjustments in position. This approach provides each UAV with the potential for looking down the ''throat'' of an obscuration channel. In the event that a particular low-altitude UAV detects an obscuration channel, the low-altitude UAV will transfer to a close-range monostatic mode in an effort to interrogate the obscuration channel for targets. | Atindra Mitra (Kettering, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC) | 2002-11-12 | 2003-11-25 | G01V3/17, G01V3/15, G01S013/88, G01V003/12 | 10/295551 |
| 3232 | 6644594 | Flight refueling guide | In an in-flight refueling system of an aircraft having a recess therein containing a slipway leading to a fuel inlet port, an improvement is provided in the form of a guideway having a) a pair of lead-in lines on the surface of the aircraft which taper and converge towards the slipway and port and b) a plurality of dashes or bars on the surface, spaced longitudinally between the lead-in lines, a desired distance apart, to provide visual cues in aiding an operator in guiding a fuel boom and nozzle from a refueling aircraft to the slipway and port of a fuel receiving aircraft, to provide a visually more salient means to achieve a quick and effective refueling hook-up while avoiding or minimizing nozzle strikes that can damage the aircraft, the boom or its nozzle. | Bruce P. Hunn (Lancaster, CA), James D. Francey (Edwards AFB, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC) | 2002-11-12 | 2003-11-11 | B64D39/00, B64D39/06, B64D015/00 | 10/294771 |
| 3233 | 6641365 | Optimum speed tilt rotor | A variable speed helicopter tilt rotor system and method for operating such a system are provided which allow the helicopter rotor to be operated at an optimal angular velocity in revolutions per minute (RPM) minimizing the power required to turn the rotor thereby resulting in helicopter performance efficiency improvements, reduction in noise, and improvements in rotor, helicopter transmission and engine life. The system and method provide for an increase in helicopter endurance and range. The system and method also provide a substantial improvement in helicopter performance during take-off, hover and maneuver. All such improvements are valid in helicopter mode when the helicopter is supported by rotor vertical lift, in airplane mode when the helicopter is supported by wing lift and the rotor is tilted forward to provide propulsive thrust and in conversion from helicopter mode to airplane mode. | Abraham E. Karem (Silverado, CA) | --- | 2001-10-24 | 2003-11-04 | B64C27/32, B64C27/00, B64C27/33, B64C29/00, B64C27/467, B64C27/473, B64C27/04, B64C027/52 | 10/029597 |
| 3234 | 6641082 | Aircraft ferrying system and method thereof | The invention is a system for ferrying at least one aircraft by a ferrying aircraft, the at least one aircraft and ferrying aircraft having vehicle management systems. In detail, the invention includes an attachment device for joining a wing tip of the at least one aircraft to one of the wing tips of the ferrying aircraft. A system is included for controlling the at least one aircraft and the ferrying aircraft such that the at least one aircraft flight characteristics are controlled by the ferrying aircraft. The method of ferrying a at least one aircraft by a ferrying aircraft from a first point to a second point includes the steps of: flying the at least one aircraft and ferrying aircraft, while in flight at the first point, joining a wing tip of the at least one aircraft to one of the wing tips of ferrying aircraft, and controlling the flight characteristics of the joined at least one aircraft such that the at least one aircraft and ferrying aircraft become a single aircraft controlled by the ferrying aircraft as the jointed aircraft fly toward the second point. | Paul Bevilaqua (Newhall, CA), Patrick Tait (Sagus, CA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2002-04-01 | 2003-11-04 | B64D5/00, B64D005/00 | 10/112144 |
| 3235 | 6629670 | VTOL aircraft with angled thrusters | A VTOL aircraft having a fuselage, a first wing extending from one side of the fuselage, a second wing extending from an opposite side of the fuselage, a first thruster supported on the first wing, a second thruster supported on the second wing and a propulsion system connected to the fuselage. The first thruster serves to direct a thrust of air at an angle toward an area directly below the fuselage. The second thruster is angularly directed so as to direct the thrust of air at an angle toward the area directly below the fuselage. The propulsion system serves to propel the fuselage through the air. Each of the thrusters is a jet engine. Each of the thrusters can be angularly moveable between a vertical position and an acute angle with respect to a plane of the wings. | Mrugesh K. Shah (Houston, TX) | --- | 2002-03-28 | 2003-10-07 | B64C29/00, B64C001/04 | 10/107011 |
| 3236 | 6628231 | Location of radio frequency emitting targets | A method is described which enables the location of a radio frequency emitting target in absolute or relative GPS coordinates from a single airborne platform within a few seconds. The method uses a signal processing technique which emulates an antenna moving at very high velocities to induce a Virtual Doppler shift on signals incident upon a linear antenna array. The Virtual Doppler shift is directly proportional to the signal direction of arrival as measured by its direction cosine. The method is shown to prevent single and multiple GPS jammers from being able to jam conventional GPS signals. Also disclosed is a means and method for developing virtual Doppler shifted signals to determine the angle-angle bearing of emitting targets to high resolution. This in turn, allows the position of the emitter to be determined in a GPS reference frame to be located to a high degree of accuracy from a single platform in extremely short times. The ultra-high precision direction-find capability requires the ability to determine the direction cosines of GPS satellite signals incident upon the detecting air vehicle and provides GPS anti-jam capability as a derivative of the definition of the direction finding. | Joseph R. Mayersak (Ashburn, VA) | Lockheed Martin Corp. (Bethesda, MD) | 2001-10-15 | 2003-09-30 | G01S1/00, G01S3/14, G01S3/54, G01S5/14, G01S003/02 | 09/977910 |
| 3237 | 6626077 | Intercept vehicle for airborne nuclear, chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction | An intercept device for flying objects made of a light-weight, packable structure made of a pliable, tear resistant material that can be expanded to a large web-like structure by means of a deployment device, into the path of a flying weapon. To capture, hold and reduce the velocity of intercepted flying objects, activatable resistance bodies are incorporated into uniformly distributed masses that are connected to the perimeter of the web like structure. Contractable sections of the web, made of cable-like structures, connected to perimeter masses, act as drawstrings upon collision with flying object. This causes closure of the web around the flying object as a result of the mass's inertia and added resistance from deployable resistance structures that place tension on drawstring structures of the web. The flying object is subsequently captured within the web, held secure and it's velocity rapidly reduced. | Mark David Gilbert (Tuscaloosa, AL) | --- | 2002-10-16 | 2003-09-30 | F42B12/66, F42B12/02, B64D001/04 | 10/271649 |
| 3238 | 6615165 | Cable connections between an unmanned aircraft and a detachable data handling module | A power and communications connection arrangement for a miniature, unmanned aircraft having data handling capability. The aircraft has a microprocessor for managing flight control, a GPS receiver, a communications radio frequency transceiver, and data handling apparatus. The latter may be any of a sensor for gathering environmental data, sensing aircraft altitude or attitude, a data relay station, or any combination of these. The data handling apparatus is part of a removable module mounted to and detachable from the aircraft. The connection arrangement includes stationary power and communications terminals fixed to the module, and corresponding free power and data cables completing respective power circuits and communications links within the aircraft. In the preferred embodiment, the microprocessor, at least one sensor, and a battery pack are located in the module, and a radio transceiver, a GPS receiver, controls such as rudder and elevator, and other sensors are located in the airframe. | Ernest A. Carroll (Herndon, VA) | --- | 2002-09-26 | 2003-09-02 | F02D35/00, F02B75/34, F02B75/00, F02D41/00, F02D41/24, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, B64C001/00, B64C011/00, B64C013/00, G06F001/00, G06F017/00 | 10/255187 |
| 3239 | 6604711 | Autonomous system for the aerial refueling or decontamination of unmanned airborne vehicles | A motor with a variable speed controller is used to operate a hose reel for connecting a fuel source or decontaminant on a tanker plane to a fuel tank or other receptor on an unmanned vehicle. The hose reel is controlled to feed the fuel or other liquid through the hose and a drogue to a receiving probe on the unmanned vehicle and is also controlled to maintain the drogue in proper position. This end result is achieved by means of a controlling transponder on the unmanned vehicle which receives radio control signals from a communicating transponder on the tanker. A microcomputer processes the received control signals which are then fed to the motor controller. The motor controller not only controls the positioning of the drogue but also controls the motor so that excess hose is reeled in by the hose reel. The controller in addition controls the thrust power. A lidar tracker with a miniature video camera maintains a line of sight between the drogue and the receiver probe and tracks the drogue-probe. | Paul Stevens (Chino, CA), Sach Sinha (Burbank, CA) | Sargent Fletcher, Inc. (El Monte, CA) | 2000-11-20 | 2003-08-12 | B64D39/00, B64D39/02, B64D037/00 | 09/716099 |
| 3240 | 6601795 | Air vehicle having scissors wings | An air vehicle, such as an aircraft, an unmanned air vehicle, a missile, or an aero bomb that has a fuselage and two main wings each of which has a left side wing and a right side wing. Both of the main wings are rotatably mounted on the fuselage via one or two pivots or hollow turrets so that both of them can be yawed during flight to optimize flying efficiency under various flying conditions. | Zhuo Chen (Norcross, GA) | --- | 2002-08-23 | 2003-08-05 | B64C39/08, B64C3/40, B64C39/00, B64C3/00, B64C003/38 | 10/227130 |
| 3241 | 6587046 | Monitoring apparatus and method | A monitoring apparatus and method including a processing device for receiving video information recorded by a video recording device or a camera, wherein the video recording device or a camera is located at a vehicle or a premises and the processing device is located at a location remote from the vehicle or premises. The processing device receives a signal transmitted from a communication device located at a location remote from the processing device and remote from the vehicle or premises. The video information is transmitted from the processing device to the communication device in response the signal. The video information is transmitted to the communication device on or over at least one of the Internet and the World Wide Web. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | --- | 2002-10-30 | 2003-07-01 | B60R25/04, B60R25/10, B64D45/00, G08B001/08 | 10/283644 |
| 3242 | 6584879 | System and method for disabling time critical targets | The present invention is a method and system for disabling time critical and moving targets and an air deployed guided missile launcher. A system for disabling a time critical target at a site within a geographical area in accordance with the invention includes a plurality of spaced apart mostly buried missile launchers located within or adjacent to the geographical area with each spaced apart mostly buried mobile missile launcher containing a guided missile, any site within the geographical area being located at a distance from at least one spaced apart missile launcher not more than a maximum distance of travel of a guided missile launched from at least one of the spaced apart missile launchers to the site, the time of travel of a missile from the missile launcher to the site requiring less time than a maximum time required to enable the time critical target at the site. | Richard Gorman (Potomac, MD) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Redondo Beach, CA) | 2001-11-14 | 2003-07-01 | F41H11/00, F41H11/02, B64D001/04 | 10/001533 |
| 3243 | 6584382 | Intuitive vehicle and machine control | A control machine/operator interface and a method for controlling complex machines or moving vehicles are provided. The method uses a high level of automation and the man-machine interface to achieve an intuitive control method and a substantial reduction in required operator skill level and training. The method also makes the operation of such machine or vehicle virtually the same when the operator is in the machine or vehicle as when the machine or vehicle is controlled from a remote location. | Abraham E. Karem (Silverado, CA) | --- | 2001-05-17 | 2003-06-24 | G05D1/00, G06F007/00 | 09/861457 |
| 3244 | 6575401 | Vertical-lift and horizontal flight aircraft | A vertical-lift and horizontal flight aircraft, which can be operated in a horizontal flight mode, as soon as ground clearance is made. And, because of its unique design is very stable in flight, is very light, has a low drag resistance factor and is versatile in the configurations that can be made from a basic platform. The aircraft is primarily disk shaped with the aircraft body in the center surrounded by a lift assembly housing, an outer body lift surface and a propulsion thrust unit mounted aft of the central body compartment. The lift assembly housing is parallel with the aircraft body and contains an inner drive ring, with attached lift blades, facing inward toward the body compartment and an outer drive ring, with attached lift blades, facing outward toward the outer body lift surface. Electromagnetic motors power each drive ring. The inner and outer lift assemblies are composed of a drive ring, lift blades, a drive ring guide-way and electromagnetic motors. The inner and outer drive rings counter-rotate to alleviate any possible torque effect. Each drive ring is controlled independently, and synchronized to achieve positive directional control. As the drive rings rotate, the attached lift blades move through the air to create lift. The pitch of the lift blades can be fixed or variable. Once the aircraft is airborne and the forward motion is attained, air moving over the outer body lift surface provides the lift for horizontal flight. An electric control mechanism will synchronize the speed of the two counter-rotating lift assembly drive rings for flight control purposes. This will allow the body to rotate, or maintain a steady course. Flight directional flaps will control the direction of the aircraft. | Howard J. Carver (Ocala, FL) | --- | 2001-08-07 | 2003-06-10 | B64D27/00, B64C27/20, B64C29/00, B64C27/00, B64D27/24, B64C39/00, B64C029/00 | 09/925069 |
| 3245 | 6568633 | Fuel cell powered electric aircraft | Electrically powered aircraft having fuel cells as at least a partial source of electrical energy. In many instances the electrical energy powers an electric motor used to propel the aircraft. In some instances, the electric output from the fuel cell would be augmented by power from special high power ''surge'' batteries for critical takeoff and climbing, where the maximum electric power is required. In preferred embodiments, such fuel cell powered aircraft will supply oxygen to the fuel cell either from a container of oxygen carried on board the aircraft, or from a ram scoop which directs air through which the aircraft is moving to the fuel cell. | James P. Dunn (Shrewbury, MA) | --- | 2001-06-24 | 2003-05-27 | B64D27/00, B64D27/24, B64D027/00 | 09/938877 |
| 3246 | 6568260 | Method and apparatus for determining air flow and pressure data of an aircraft or aerodynamic vehicle | A measuring system for determining an air data for an aircraft includes a measuring device for determining measured variables which are a function of the resulting flow vector and the inertia forces acting on a front fuselage section in relation to a rear fuselage section, an acceleration transducer, and an evaluation unit for determining the air data from the measured variables. A storage unit has stored calibration curves for determining an appropriate set of air data by selecting that calibration curve which is most similar to a curve formed from the measured variables. | Peter Hakenesch (Ottobrunn, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Munich, DE) | 2001-01-18 | 2003-05-27 | G01L5/16, G01P13/02, G01M9/06, G01M9/00, G01C021/00 | 09/761659 |
| 3247 | 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 |
| 3248 | 6550717 | Liquid hydrogen stratospheric aircraft | Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The aircraft of the invention includes a support structure including a plurality of supports, where the supports form a tetrahedron that affixes to the wing. | Paul B. MacCready (Pasadena, CA), Bart D. Hibbs (Altadena, CA), Robert F. Curtin (Simi Valley, CA), Kyle D. Swanson (Thousand Oaks, CA), Paul Belik (Simi Valley, CA) | Aerovironment, Inc. (Monrovia, CA) | 2001-04-03 | 2003-04-22 | B64D27/00, B64D37/00, B64D27/02, B64C9/00, B64C1/26, B64C1/00, B64D27/24, B64C39/00, B64C3/00, B64C9/24, B64C3/10, B64C3/14, B64C39/02, B64C39/10, B64D37/30, B64C001/00, B64C031/00 | 09/826424 |
| 3249 | 6549130 | Control apparatus and method for vehicles and/or for premises | A control apparatus and method, including a first control device, located at a vehicle or premises, capable of at least one of activating, de-activating, disabling, and re-enabling, one or more of a plurality of at least one of a respective system, component, device, equipment, equipment system, and/or appliance, of a respective vehicle or premises, with a first signal. The first signal is generated by and/or transmitted from the first control device in response to a second signal, generated by and/or transmitted from a second control device located remote from the vehicle or premises, and automatically received by the first control device. The second control device is responsive to a third signal, generated by and/or transmitted from a third control device located remote from the vehicle or premises and remote from the second control device, and automatically received by the second control device. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | --- | 1999-03-29 | 2003-04-15 | B60R25/04, B60R25/00, B60R25/10, G08B001/08 | 09/277935 |
| 3250 | 6542109 | Autonomous off-board defensive aids system | There is provided an autonomous off-board defensive aids system (100) for use with a host craft (102) , for example, with combat aircraft or submarines. More particularly, the host craft (102) deploys a plurality of controllable off-board units (104, 106) to counter an offensive threat or to engage in autonomous offensive actions. The controllable off-board units (104, 106) implement active stealth facilities: each off-board unit (104, 106) having a receiver unit for detecting impinging detection pulses, for example radar or sonar pulses, and a transmitter unit for generating an artificial detection pulse profile, for example ''spoofing'' or masking the presence of the host craft. The controllable off-board units are of two types: tethered (104) and free moving (106) . The off-board units (104, 106) can have conventional propulsion apparatus, for instance, propellers, rockets or jets. Off-board units (104, 106) each have control apparatus which allows the off-board units (104, 106) to co-operate. General commands are conveyed to the control apparatus by control cabling provided in the tether cable (108) . | Peter Gregory Lloyd (Salisbury, GB), Philip Edward Galloway (Romsey, GB), Thomas Welsh (Hedge End Southhampton, GB) | Roke Manor Research Limited (Hampshire, GB) | 2001-04-06 | 2003-04-01 | G01S7/38, F41H11/00, G01S7/537, F41H11/02, G01S007/36, G01S007/42, H04K003/00 | 09/827324 |
| 3251 | 6542077 | Monitoring apparatus for a vehicle and/or a premises | A monitoring apparatus for a vehicle or a premises, including a monitoring device for monitoring operation, system status, equipment system status, or activity, or a device for detecting a state of disrepair of a system or equipment system. The monitoring device or device is located at the vehicle or premises. The monitoring device or device transmits data to a first processing device located remote from the vehicle or premises. The data is received by the first processing device. The first processing device is capable of transmitting the data to a second processing device located remote from the vehicle or premises and remote from the first processing device. The second processing device is capable of receiving the data. The data can include operational data and video information, or information regarding a state of disrepair of the system or equipment system. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | --- | 2001-08-20 | 2003-04-01 | B60R25/04, B60R25/00, B60R25/10, G08B001/08 | 09/933105 |
| 3252 | 6542076 | Control, monitoring and/or security apparatus and method | Control apparatus and method including a first control device, located at the vehicle or premises, for monitoring or detecting an event, which generates and/or transmits a first notification signal containing event information to a second control device located remote from the vehicle or premises. The second control device generates and/or transmits a second notification signal to a remote communication device for providing notification of the event occurrence. Control apparatus and method including a first control device, located at a vehicle or premises, which generates and/or transmits a first signal for activating, deactivating, enabling, or disabling, a vehicle or a premises system, equipment system, subsystem, device, component, appliance, a vehicle, or a premises, in response to a signal generated and/or transmitted from a remote second control device. The second control device is responsive to a third signal generated and/or transmitted by a remote third control device. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | --- | 2000-04-17 | 2003-04-01 | B60R25/04, B60R25/00, B60R25/10, G08B001/08 | 09/551365 |
| 3253 | 6540179 | In-flight loadable and refuelable unmanned aircraft system for continuous flight | A method for refueling and reloading an unmanned aircraft for continuous flight is disclosed herein wherein the unmanned aircraft is maintained and supported by a support aircraft. Both aircraft maintain cargo bays and in-flight operable doors located on the underside of each aircraft for the purposes of docking and exchanging goods. Preferably the goods comprise loadable cartridges and may contain such items as weapons, cargo, or fuel for example. In one embodiment, when both aircraft are in a docked configuration for exchange of goods during flight, the in-flight operable doors open and the support aircraft is capable of loading such cartridges aboard the unmanned aircraft. When necessary the support aircraft may load gear for the purposes of landing the unmanned aircraft. Alternate methods of reloading an unmanned aircraft for continuous flight is disclosed wherein the unmanned aircraft does not have cargo bay doors and the aircraft is supported by a support aircraft. | J. Kirston Henderson (Fort Worth, TX) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2000-12-15 | 2003-04-01 | B64D39/00, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64D5/00, B64D037/00, B64C001/22 | 09/738227 |
| 3254 | 6539290 | Method, apparatus and design procedure for controlling multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) parameter dependent systems using feedback LTI'zation | A method and apparatus are provided for controlling a dynamic device having multi-inputs and operating in an environment having multiple operating parameters. A method of designing flight control laws using multi-input, multi-output feedback LTI'zation is also provided. The method includes steps of: (i) determining coordinates for flight vehicle equations of motion, (ii) transforming the coordinates for the flight vehicle equations of motion into a multi-input linear time invariant system, (iii) establishing control laws yielding the transformed equations of motion LTI, (iv) adjusting the control laws to obtain a desired closed loop behavior for the controlled system, and (v) converting the transformed coordinates control laws to physical coordinates. | David W. Vos (Truro, MA) | Dabulamanzi Holdings, Llc (Manassas, VA) | 2000-05-30 | 2003-03-25 | G05B13/04, G05B9/02, G05D1/08, G05B9/03, G06F015/50, B64C013/00, G05B019/04 | 09/580587 |
| 3255 | 6536708 | Take-off device for airplanes | A take-off device includes a telescopic arrangement of three pipes arranged in a frame. The telescopic arrangement can pivot to a limited extent. The frame is mounted on a horizontal axis running through a center of gravity of the device and a centroidal axis of a lift of an airplane wing, whereby the frame can pivot around the axis. Forces exerted between the telescopic arrangement and the frame are transmitted via a bushing wedged on an outer pipe of the three pipes. A compressed gas accumulator can be opened by means of an actuating pressure signal, whereupon the telescopic arrangement extends outward. A bottom portion of an innermost tube knocks against a fixed point on the ground, which allows the airplane to accelerate to a lift-off speed. After the telescopic arrangement has extended outward, the telescopic arrangement retracts inward using a compressed gas stored in a pressure chamber. | Andreas Reinhard (Zurich, CH), Sepp Steffen (Altburon, CH), Hans-Ulrich Ammann (Langenthal, CH) | Prospective Concepts Ag (Zollikon, CH) | 1999-05-06 | 2003-03-25 | B64F1/06, B64F1/00, F15B15/14, F15B15/16, F15B15/00, B64F001/04 | 09/463628 |
| 3256 | 6505793 | Actuation system and method for a load-bearing paraglider | A bearing and control system to execute flaring and curved flight manoeuvres of a load-bearing paraglider (1) with a parachute (2) with trailing edges (9, 9a, 9b) to execute the manoeuvre, whereby control lines (10) connected to trailing edges are rolled onto an unrolling device (16, 172) , with a load unit (3) and with an unrolling device (12a, 173) to unroll lift webs (174) wound on it to lower the load unit (3) , whereby the trailing edges (9, 9a, 9b) are moved to execute a manoeuvre by the weight of the load unit (3) , and a gear unit (171) and a brake (178, 179) are between the control lines (10) and the load unit (3) . | Hans-Jurgen Schwarzler (Taufkirchen, DE) | Eads Deutschland Gmbh (Munich, DE) | 2000-12-13 | 2003-01-14 | B64D17/34, B64D17/00, B64D017/34 | 09/736008 |
| 3257 | 6502787 | Convertible vertical take-off and landing miniature aerial vehicle | A vertical take-off and landing miniature aerial vehicle includes an upper fuselage segment and a lower fuselage segment that extend in opposite directions from a rotor guard assembly. A rotor rotates within the rotor guard assembly between the fuselage segments. Plural turning vanes extend from the rotor guard assembly beneath the rotor. Moreover, plural grid fins extend radially from the lower fuselage segment below the turning vanes. The aerial vehicle is capable of taking off and landing vertically. During flight, the aerial vehicle can hover and transition between a horizontal flight mode and a vertical flight mode using the grid fins. | Ronald Martin Barrett (Auburn, AL) | Micro Autonomous Systems Llc (Del Mar, CA), Singapore Technologies Dynamics Pte Ltd (Singapore SG) | 2002-02-22 | 2003-01-07 | B64C29/00, B64C39/06, B64C29/02, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64C027/20 | 10/082814 |
| 3258 | 6493609 | Automatic flight envelope protection for uninhabited air vehicles | A method and system for automatic flight envelope protection to reduce damage and mishap rates of vehicles. The method and system generally include receiving a mission command from a mission management system that contains a predetermined flight mission, evaluating whether executing the command will maintain the vehicle within a flight envelope, modifying the command to one when executed will maintain the vehicle within the flight envelope, if otherwise, replanning and updating the mission pursuant to the command, sending the command to a flight control center, measuring the vehicle's state to determine if the command was executed as planned, and finally obtaining a next mission command. | Timothy L. Johnson (Niskayuna, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2001-04-27 | 2002-12-10 | G05D1/10, G05D001/08 | 09/844863 |
| 3259 | 6467790 | Restraint harness | A restraint harness. The restraint harness may include a longitudinal load strap. The longitudinal load strap may include a primary anchor, primary lateral restraint, and secondary lateral restraint affixed thereto. The primary anchor may be provided with a buckle at one end thereof adapted to join the ends of the primary anchor to form a loop. The primary and secondary lateral restraints may further be provided with fasteners at the ends thereof to join the ends of the primary and secondary lateral restraints to form a loop. | Michael R. Hurley (San Diego, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 1999-06-30 | 2002-10-22 | B60D1/00, B60D1/14, B60D1/18, B60D001/00 | 09/345200 |
| 3260 | 6460810 | Semiautonomous flight director | A device for programming industry standard autopilots by unskilled pilots. The effect of the invention is such that when the invention is employed in a flying body comprising an industry standard autopilot with a digital flight control system, the invention provides for the safe operation of any aircraft by an unskilled pilot. The device additionally affords skilled pilots a more rapid and simplified means of programming autopilots while in flight thus reducing a skilled pilot's cockpit workload for all aircraft flight and directional steering, way points, and aircraft flight functions reducing the possibility of pilot error so as to effect safer flight operations of an aircraft by affording a skilled pilot to direct aircraft steering and function while under continuous autopilot control. | Terry Jack James (Metter, GA) | --- | 2001-01-22 | 2002-10-08 | B64C29/00, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, G05D001/00 | 09/878903 |
| 3261 | 6457673 | Mobile aircraft launcher | A mobile aircraft launcher includes a towable, tiltable, wheeled trailer, a launch beam comprising a plurality of sections hinged to one another, an aircraft-engaging shuttle mounted on the launch beam, and a shuttle-moving drive arrangement mounted on the trailer. The launch beam is mounted on the trailer and is movable between a folded, transport condition, in which the beam sections are generally side-by-side, and a launch condition, in which the beam sections are colinear. In the colinear arrangement, a portion of the launch beam extends forward of the trailer, that portion being supportable entirely through the trailer. | Steve Miller (Cockeysville, MD) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2000-08-16 | 2002-10-01 | B64F1/06, B64F1/00, B64F001/04 | 09/639159 |
| 3262 | 6422507 | Smart bullet | A smart bullet capable of in-flight maneuvers generated by the selective extension of a spoiler from a de-spun control section of the bullet into the stream of air passing the bullet. A micro gyro located in the control section provides a rotation signal used in the control of a motor rotatably attached between the control section and a spinning section of the bullet. A rearward facing lens and optical detector receive guidance information from a gun-mounted guidance system. The direction of extension of the spoiler is selectively controlled by controlling the operation of the motor in response to the guidance information. The detector and pre-amplifier circuit are bonded to the lens structure to minimize microphonic noise generation. An optical link is used to communicate information between the spinning and control sections of the bullet. | Jay Lipeles (Apopka, FL) | --- | 2000-06-30 | 2002-07-23 | F42B10/00, F42B10/62, F41G7/30, F41G7/20, F41G007/24 | 09/608987 |
| 3263 | 6409122 | Anti-submarine warfare UAV and method of use thereof | An anti-submarine warfare system includes an unmanned ''sea-sitting'' aircraft housing submarine detecting equipment, the aircraft including a body portion having a catamaran configuration adapted for stably supporting the body portion when sitting in water, the body portion including a fuselage and laterally disposed sponsons connected to the fuselage via platforms, and submarine detecting equipment housed within the fuselage and adapted to be electronically linked to sonobuoys disposed in adjacent water locations. | Leland M. Nicolai (Castaic, CA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Palmdale, CA) | 2001-01-17 | 2002-06-25 | B60V1/08, B60V1/00, B64C39/02, B64C39/00, B64C35/00, B64C035/00 | 09/761076 |
| 3264 | 6402881 | Process for electrically interconnecting electrodes | Electrical interconnects for solar cells or other electronic components using a silver-silicone paste or a lead-tin (Pb--Sn) no-clean fluxless solder cream, whereby the high breakage of thin (< 6 mil thick) solar cells using conventional solder interconnect is eliminated. The interconnects of this invention employs copper strips which are secured to the solar cells by a silver-silicone conductive paste which can be used at room temperature, or by a Pb--Sn solder cream which eliminates undesired residue on the active surfaces of the solar cells. Electrical testing using the interconnects of this invention has shown that no degradation of the interconnects developed under high current testing, while providing a very low contact resistance value. | Paul G. Carey (Mountain View, CA), Jesse B. Thompson (Brentwood, CA), Nicolas J. Colella (Livermore, CA), Kenneth A. Williams (Livermore, CA) | The Regents of The University of California (Oakland, CA) | 1995-06-06 | 2002-06-11 | H01L31/05, C09J101/00 | 08/486173 |
| 3265 | 6364026 | Robotic fire protection system | A fire fighting system comprising a set of unmanned, aircraft, fire detection subsystems, a set of launch-on-need, unmanned aircraft, fire suppression subsystems, and a manned, central, robotic vehicle flight control and monitoring station. When deployed, the robotic survey vehicles continuously patrol the wildland so that fires can be detected when they first start. The robotic extinguisher vehicles, which contain fire suppressant or extinguisher are deployed on rocket assist or other automated take-off launchers at critical locations throughout the wildland. The pilot at the central monitoring station controls the flight path of the survey vehicles and continuously receives video and fire scan information from them. Upon detection of a fire signal, its position is determined via use of a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) system and permission is sought from the applicable security agency to launch an extinguisher vehicle. When permission is granted, the pilot at the central monitoring station provides the fire co-ordinates to the nearest, available extinguisher vehicle and initiates its launch. This vehicle flies to the location, performing rough homing with its onboard infrared (IR) sensor and final targeting via video camera and assistance from the GPS data, drops its fire suppressant on the fire, circles the fire to assess drop results and heads to a pre-established landing strip. At the landing strip, the extinguisher vehicle is checked out, re-loaded with another extinguisher payload and another launch assist device and again deployed in the wildland. | Irving Doshay (Pacific Palisades, CA) | --- | 1999-03-17 | 2002-04-02 | A62C3/00, A62C3/02, A62C002/00 | 09/271626 |
| 3266 | 6343244 | Automatic guidance system for flight vehicle having parafoil and navigation guidance apparatus for the system | An automatic guidance system guides a flight vehicle having a para foil to a target grounding point. The system opens the para foil of the flight vehicle dropped in a predetermined area above the target grounding point. The system estimates wind velocity and wind direction after the para foil of the flight vehicle is opened. Then, the system determines the landing flight path of the flight vehicle based on the estimated wind velocity and wind direction, guides the flight of the flight vehicle to the determined landing flight path and descends the flight vehicle according to the landing flight path. | Hiroshi Yoneda (Tokyo, JP), Atsushi Amito (Tokyo, JP) | Fuji Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) | 1999-11-22 | 2002-01-29 | G05D1/10, G06F017/00 | 09/444834 |
| 3267 | 6340289 | Single lever power controller for manned and unmanned aircraft | Method and apparatus for controlling an aircraft engine with a single, manually-operable lever includes structure and function for generating a pilot thrust command from the single lever. A processor is coupled to the single lever and (i) receives the generated pilot thrust command, (ii) receives a plurality of detected ambient air flight conditions, (iii) receives a plurality of detected engine performance parameters, (iv) determines first and second engine control commands based on the received pilot thrust command, the detected ambient air flight conditions, and the engine performance parameters, and (v) outputs first and second output signals respectively corresponding to the first and second engine control commands. Preferably, the engine control commands comprise propeller RPM and engine inlet manifold air pressure commands, and the detected ambient air flight conditions comprise air speed and altitude. | David W. Vos (Boston, MA), Benjamin Russ (Catlett, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 2000-12-05 | 2002-01-22 | F02C9/00, F02C9/58, F02C9/48, F02C9/44, B64C011/34 | 09/729457 |
| 3268 | 6339396 | Location of the radio frequency emitting targets | A method is described which enables the location of a radio frequency emitting target in absolute or relative GPS coordinates from a single airborne platform within a few seconds. The method uses a signal processing technique which emulates an antenna moving at very high velocities to induce a Virtual Doppler shift on signals incident upon a linear antenna array. The Virtual Doppler shift is directly proportional to the signal direction of arrival as measured by its direction cosine. The method is shown to prevent single and multiple GPS jammers from being able to jam conventional GPS signals. Also disclosed is a means and method for developing virtual Doppler shifted signals to determine the angle-angle bearing of emitting targets to high resolution. This in turn, allows the position of the emitter to be determined in a GPS reference frame to be located to a high degree of accuracy from a single platform in extremely short times. The ultra-high precision direction-find capability requires the ability to determine the direction cosines of GPS satellite signals incident upon the detecting air vehicle and provides GPS anti-jam capability as a derivative of the definition of the direction finding. | Joseph R. Mayersak (Ashburn, VA) | Lockheed Martin Corp (Bethesda, MD) | 2000-02-17 | 2002-01-15 | G01S1/00, G01S3/14, G01S3/54, G01S5/14, G01S003/02 | 09/505796 |
| 3269 | 6293202 | Precision, airborne deployed, GPS guided standoff torpedo | A standoff delivery system is responsive to GPS coordinate signals and in-flight GPS signals to deploy a torpedo at a remote location that avoids the limitations and hazards attendant conventional deployment by full size aircraft. A gliding rigid winged unmanned aircraft carries the torpedo to a desired remote location. A GPS receiver on the aircraft enters GPS coordinate signals representative of the remote location and receives GPS signals representative of the location of the unmanned aircraft. A control signal generator produces control signals in response to both of the GPS signals and feeds control signals to servos that displace control surfaces to pilot the unmanned aircraft. The torpedo is released and descends via parachute in response to GPS signals that are representative of at least the proximity of the remote location. This system provides for clandestine deployment of a torpedo without exposing manned aircraft to danger. | Robert Woodall (Lynn Haven, FL), Felipe Garcia (Panama City, FL) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2000-04-25 | 2001-09-25 | B64D1/02, B64D1/00, F42B19/00, F42B19/01, F42B010/56 | 09/560533 |
| 3270 | 6278397 | Quiet radar method and apparatus | A random signal radar unit transmits a variable signal modulated by random noise (at 35) . The return signal from the target area is correlated (at 61) with a sample of the transmitted signal, effectively compressing the spread spectrum waveform into a narrow band signal. The result is a covert high resolution radar which can be instrumented to operate in a number of single-or multi-mode configurations. By randomly varying biphase modulation (at 41, 35) and by modulating (at 49) the echo signal with the modulation delayed by a time equivalent to that of a leakage delay, a random signal is produced (at 35, 39) in which leakage return signals are readily filtered (at 53, 59) . | William H. Chiles (Mishawaka, IN), Kenneth Raymond Moser (South Bend, IN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2000-12-26 | 2001-08-21 | G01S13/00, G01S13/18, G01S13/28, G01S7/03, G01S7/40, G01S13/02, G01S13/58, G01S13/88, G01S013/26 | 09/748421 |
| 3271 | 6270309 | Low drag ducted Ram air turbine generator and cooling system | A low drag ducted ram air turbine generator and cooling system is provided. The ducted ram air turbine generator and cooling system has reduced drag while extracting dynamic energy from the air stream during the complete range of intended flight operating regimes. A centerbody/valve tube having an aerodynamically shaped nose is slidably received in a fairing and primary structure to provide a variable inlet area. An internal nozzle control mechanism attached to the valve tube positions nozzle control doors to provide variable area nozzles directing air flow to the turbine stator and rotor blades to maintain optimum generator efficiency. An alternate embodiment includes an annular internal nozzle having interleaved panels to modulate the air flow to the turbine. | Richard Ghetzler (Buffalo Grove, IL), Jerome F. Wojtalik, Jr. (Hoffman Estates, IL), Neils Kruse (Cary, IL), Kendal R. Stephens (Fox River Grove, IL), Harold Schmulenson (Buffalo Grove, IL) | Ghetzler Aero-Power Corporation (Buffalo Grove, IL) | 1999-12-14 | 2001-08-07 | F01D17/14, F01D25/12, F01D15/10, F01D17/00, F02C7/04, F01D17/06, F01D15/00, F01D25/08, F02C7/042, F01D017/06, F01D017/14 | 09/461551 |
| 3272 | 6264140 | Method for retrieving a fixed-wing aircraft without a runway | A method and apparatus for retrieving an aircraft in a confined space involves hanging a cable, for example from a kite or mast, across the aircraft's flight path. The aircraft approaches the cable in steady forward flight, and may strike the cable at any point on the wing, fuselage, or other leading surface. The cable then slides along the airframe as the aircraft moves forward, until it is intercepted by a hook attached to the wing tip or other convenient location. The hook captures the cable, and prevents further sliding, the cable then pulls the aircraft to a stop. Compliance of the cable, optionally combined with compliance of the cable suspension, provides acceptably gradual deceleration. The aircraft is left suspended in mid-air, and is then winched or slid to the base of the cable or other convenient retrieval point. The cable suspension and other fixed objects can be kept well clear of the flight path, so that the aircraft can continue safely in the event that it misses the cable, and make another approach. | Brian T. McGeer (Underwood, WA), Andreas H. von Flotow (Hood River, OR), Cory Roeseler (Hood River, OR), Clifford Jackson (White Salmon, WA) | --- | 1999-10-25 | 2001-07-24 | B64F1/02, B64C25/00, B64C25/68, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64F1/00, B64C025/68, B64F001/02, B64F001/12 | 09/426042 |
| 3273 | 6227174 | Plunger-activated unit injector for internal combustion engines | An electronically controlled unit injector for internal combustion engine. The unit injector is mounted on a cylinder and has a plunger that extends into the combustion chamber. Fuel flow through the unit injector is accomplished by the plunger, which moves upward into the unit injector in response to upward motion of the piston. This motion displaces fuel and pressurizes a fuel path within the unit injector, including a pressure void at the tip of the needle. The pressurized fuel lifts the needle, which permits fuel to exit through injection spray holes into the combustion chamber. | John C. Hedrick (Boerne, TX), Robert W. Burrahm (San Antonio, TX) | Southwest Research Institute (San Antonio, TX) | 1999-12-29 | 2001-05-08 | F02M49/04, F02M49/00, F02M037/04 | 09/474176 |
| 3274 | 6211816 | Process and apparatus for target or position reconnaissance | Items of relative target location information (19) which are obtained on board a platform serving as a sensor carrier (13) for target or position reconnaissance are combined, with association with the navigation satellite system time (34) , with items of absolute mission location information (25) which are obtained on board the sensor carrier (13) from the satellite navigation orbit data (22) , in order to obtain absolute target position data in which however, due to the system, there is still contained the absolute residual error of the order of magnitude of some ten meters, from the satellite-aided mission location determination. In order that the absolute target position data can also be made still more precise later, for effective use of the artillery (27) , at a geodetically accurately known reception location (28) the deviation (33) between the location coordinates (32) and the items of reception location information (29) obtained on different platforms (13) and/or at different times and put into intermediate storage can also still be corrected at a later time by the deviations (33) associated in respect of system time, in order to obtain absolute target position data (36) which are independent of the satellite navigation residual error, for example for comparing the knowledge from the different, even time-displaced reconnaissance missions, for controlling the artillery (27) . | Robert Westphal (Nuremberg, DE) | Diehl Stiftung & Co. (Nurnberg, DE) | 1998-09-29 | 2001-04-03 | F42B12/02, F42B12/36, F41G3/00, F41G3/02, G01S013/00 | 09/162978 |
| 3275 | 6211812 | Quiet radar method and apparatus | A random signal radar unit transmits a variable signal modulated by random noise (at 35) . The return signal from the target area is correlated (at 61) with a sample of the transmitted signal, effectively compressing the spread spectrum waveform into a narrow band signal. The result is a covert high resolution radar which can be instrumented to operate in a number of single-or multi-mode configurations. By randomly varying biphase modulation (at 41, 35) and by, modulating (at 49) the echo signal with the modulation delayed by a time equivalent to that of a leakage delay, a random signal is produced (at 35, 39) in which leakage return signals are readily filtered (at 53, 59) . | William H. Chiles (Mishawaka, IN), Kenneth Raymond Moser (South Bend, IN) | Alliedsignal Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 1982-12-10 | 2001-04-03 | G01S13/00, G01S13/18, G01S13/28, G01S7/03, G01S7/40, G01S13/02, G01S13/58, G01S13/88, G01S013/08 | 06/448455 |
| 3276 | 6204800 | Method for monitoring the earth surface | The invention relates to a method for monitoring the earth's surface with a moving aircraft using a radar sensor with a synthetic aperture. In order to produce high resolution radar images, the flight parameters of the aircraft are also required. According to the inventive method, key parameters, such as speed and acceleration, are detected in the sight line of the radar sensor from the radio signals received. One of the advantages of the invention is that an inertial navigation system (INS) is no longer required for this purpose. | Christoph Neumann (Biemerstetten, DE) | Daimler-Benz Aerospace Ag (Munich, DE) | 1998-12-09 | 2001-03-20 | G01S13/00, G01S13/90, G01S013/90 | 09/202139 |
| 3277 | 6182619 | Two-stroke diesel engine | A two-stroke, opposed piston, diesel engine is provided herein. The engine includes a thermal shield and a fluid gap which surround the exhaust ports to shield the engine block from an exhaust fluid from the cylinder assembly. Additionally, a cooling fluid is transferred to a plurality of helical shaped passageways which encircles the cylinder housing. These features allow the engine to operate at a cooler temperature and allow for more uniform cooling of the engine. Preferably, the engine also includes a first injector which injects a combustion fluid into the cylinder chamber between the pistons in the same direction as a swirl created within the cylinder chamber. This increases the distribution of the combustion fluid in the cylinder chamber and enhances the efficiency of the engine. | Jeffrey J. Spitzer (Ramona, CA), Clifford A. Manzke (San Diego, CA) | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (San Diego, CA) | 1998-12-24 | 2001-02-06 | F02B25/00, F02B25/08, F02B75/28, F02B75/00, F01P3/02, F02B3/06, F02B75/02, F02B3/00, F02B025/08 | 09/219964 |
| 3278 | 6179248 | Aircraft | An aircraft is composed of two elongated inflated, flexible tubes diverging from each other from a nose of the aircraft toward a trailing edge. First and second membranes span the upper and lower surfaces of the tubes respectively to provide upper and lower airfoil surfaces. One of the two membranes is connected to a length of cable extending from the tip end of one tube to the tip end of the other at the trailing edge. Trim is provided by a fixed flap composed of flexible membrane stretched between the cable and another, parallel cable. The nose ends of the tubes are secured to a propulsion motor-mounting plate assembly at the nose end of the aircraft, and the opposite ends of the tubes are secured to plates at the ends of the trailing edge. The cables are secured to the plates at the ends of the trailing edge, and these plates are also used to support horizontal stabilizers. | William F. Putman (Staten Is, NY), Brian Smith (Lawrenceville, NJ) | Aereon Corporation (Princeton, NJ) | 1999-11-04 | 2001-01-30 | B64C3/30, B64C3/00, B64C003/30 | 09/433671 |
| 3279 | 6171055 | Single lever power controller for manned and unmanned aircraft | Method and apparatus for controlling an aircraft engine with a single, manually-operable lever includes structure and function for generating a pilot thrust command from the single lever. A processor is coupled to the single lever and (i) receives the generated pilot thrust command, (ii) receives a plurality of detected ambient air flight conditions, (iii) receives a plurality of detected engine performance parameters, (iv) determines first and second engine control commands based on the received pilot thrust command, the detected ambient air flight conditions, and the engine performance parameters, and (v) outputs first and second output signals respectively corresponding to the first and second engine control commands. Preferably, the engine control commands comprise propeller RPM and engine inlet manifold air pressure commands, and the detected ambient air flight conditions comprise air speed and altitude. | David W. Vos (Boston, MA), Benjamin Russ (Catlett, VA) | Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation (Manassas, VA) | 1998-04-03 | 2001-01-09 | F02C9/58, F02C9/00, F02C9/48, F02C9/44, B64C011/34 | 09/054411 |
