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| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 10872264 | Shelf space allocation management device and shelf space allocation management method | A shelf space allocation management device manages products allocated on shelves aligned in a store by use of an image captured by an imaging device. The shelf space allocation management device acquires an image including a position assumed to be changed in allocation status of each product on each shelf, it determines whether the type and the allocation status of each product reflected in the image match the predetermined type and the predetermined allocation status, then, it determines whether to execute a product allocation inspection based on the determination result. Herein, the shelf space allocation management device specifies a position at which a person conducts a behavior to cause any change in the allocation status of each product on each shelf, and therefore it may control the imaging device to capture an image including the position. It is possible to carry out a product allocation inspection for each period determined in advance depending on the type of each product, or it is possible to carry out a product allocation inspection being triggered by a customer purchasing each product. | Nobuyuki Yamashita (Tokyo, JP) | Nec Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-09-07 | 2020-12-22 | G06K9/62, B64C39/02, G06Q30/06, H04N7/18, G06Q10/08, G06K9/00, B65G1/137, G06K9/22, G05D1/00, G06K9/20 | 16/125383 |
| 4 | 10861305 | Drone enabled street watch | Apparatuses, techniques, and methods for a security and/or automation system are described. In some cases, methods may include receiving, from a first device, a request to capture data during an identified time period at a first location, determining that a mobile camera device and the first device are part of a predetermined group of devices operating in a neighborhood network, capturing the data using the mobile camera device at the first location, and transmitting the data to the first device. In some cases, the first device comprises a stationary device and the mobile camera device comprises an unmanned air vehicle. | Clint Huson Gordon-Carroll (Highland, UT) | Vivint, Inc. (Provo, UT) | 2017-07-07 | 2020-12-08 | H04L29/06, G08B13/196, H04L29/08, G06F16/71, H04W4/21, H04W4/02, G06F16/735 | 15/644440 |
| 5 | 10859701 | System, method, and apparatus for detecting and characterizing ground motion | A system includes a ground based area, an electromagnetic (EM) interrogation device having an EM emitter that directs an EM beam at the ground based area. The EM interrogation device includes a detector array that receives reflected EM radiation from the EM beam, and a controller having a ground movement description module that determines a movement profile of the ground based area in response to the reflected EM radiation. | Paul F. McManamon (Dayton, OH) | Exciting Technology, Llc (Dayton, OH) | 2016-06-01 | 2020-12-08 | G01N21/64, G01V8/20, G01S7/48, G01S17/89, G01N21/71, G01S17/58, G01S13/90 | 15/577435 |
| 6 | 10857730 | Additive manufacturing of active devices using dielectric, conductive, and magnetic materials | The present invention includes a process, system and apparatus for multi-material additive manufacturing process comprising: extruding an extrudable material through a nozzle capable of moving along one or more axis and concurrently extruding one or more filaments, wherein the filament is embedded in, on or about the extrudable material from the nozzle. | Adam Cohen (Dallas, TX), Paul Samuel Krueger (Plano, TX), Edmond Richer (Richardson, TX) | Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) | 2019-08-16 | 2020-12-08 | B29C64/209, B29C64/118, B29C70/38, B29C48/25, B29C48/00, B29C64/232, B29C48/30, B33Y30/00, B29C48/22, B29C48/325, B33Y40/00 | 16/543313 |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 10850836 | Spherical VTOL aerial vehicle | An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an unmanned flying robotic object that contains a wheeled mechanism that encircles its spherical exoskeleton. This feature allows the flying spherical vehicle to readily transform into a ground maneuverable vehicle. A robotic motor with differential speed capability is used to operate each wheel to provide effective ground maneuverability. There are examples provided herein of wheel configurations suitable for use with an embodiment. One is the straight- (or parallel) wheel design, and another is tilted-wheel design as are illustrated and discussed hereinafter. One embodiment of an unmanned flying robotic object taught herein is foldable. | Jamey D. Jacob (Stillwater, OK), Weng Kheong Loh (Stillwater, OK) | The Board of Regents for Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) | 2015-03-27 | 2020-12-01 | B64C37/00, B64C15/02, B64C1/30, B64C39/02, B62D57/00 | 15/129555 |
| 9 | 10848488 | System and a computer-implemented method for machine-to-machine authentication of an apparatus | A system and a method of authentication to improve security communication between machines are disclosed. The system includes a retrieving unit (120) that identifies a critical component (102) of an apparatus (110) in response to an authentication request for the apparatus (110) and retrieves authentication information for the critical component (102) comprising expected physical and digital signatures for the critical component (102) and one or more associated additional components (104) . An acquiring unit (160) that acquires present signatures for the components (102, 104) . A checking unit (180) that checks validity of each present signature with the corresponding expected signature, in order to authenticate the apparatus (110) . The authentication process is enhanced by strategically extending the biometric concept, that is, measurement and analysis of unique physical or behavioral characteristics for verifying identity purposes, to interactions between machines. This new concept may be labeled as ''machinemetric''. | Victor Perez Villar (Madrid, ES), Grzegorz M. Kawiecki (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-02-28 | 2020-11-24 | H04L29/06, H04W4/70, G06F21/44, H04W4/80, H04W12/06, B64C39/02, B64D45/00 | 15/907839 |
| 10 | 10846326 | System and method for controlling camera and program | The present invention is to improve the detection and the identification accuracy of an object in image analysis in a camera control system that controls a camera used to take an image to be analyzed by artificial intelligence. The image analysis system that performs machine learning by using a plurality of teacher data associating a label that indicates what the object is with image data to which the label is attached, includes an imaging condition analysis module 211 that analyzes the imaging condition of teacher data, and a camera control module 212 that controls a camera to take an image under the analyzed imaging condition, to analyze the image taken under the imaging condition. | Shunji Sugaya (Tokyo, JP) | Optim Corporation (Saga, JP) | 2016-11-30 | 2020-11-24 | G06F16/583, G06T7/00, G06K9/62, H04N5/232 | 15/771580 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | 10831200 | Flight control device and profile measurement device | A flight control device which controls an air vehicle flying around a structure, the flight control device including: a detection-position movement controller which causes the air vehicle to move to a detection position for detecting the designated sign, the detection position being given for the designated sign, a sign detector which, when the air vehicle arrives at the detection position, detects the identification code of the sign and measures a flight relative position which is a position of the air vehicle relative to the sign, and a designated-position adjustment unit which, when the sign detector detects the identification code of the designated sign, controls a flying position of the air vehicle, based on the flight relative position and a position of the via point relative to the designated sign, so that the flying position matches the via point. | Takashi Iwakura (Chiyoda-ku, JP), Takayuki Ishida (Chiyoda-ku, JP) | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Chiyoda-ku, JP) | 2018-04-04 | 2020-11-10 | G05D1/02, B64C39/02, G06K9/00, G05D1/00 | 15/945152 |
| 13 | 10830864 | System and method for identifying and tracking unacknowledged marine vessels | A system and a method for identifying and tracking unacknowledged marine vessels. The system includes a sensing system having one or more observation platforms positioned remotely above one or more marine vessels, each with a navigation system, and one or more payloads coupled to the observation platform (s) . The payloads have one or more optical receivers to observe, geolocate, and receive optical emissions from the marine vessels to detect optical signatures. The payloads have one or more AIS receivers to observe, geolocate, and receive AIS emissions from the marine vessels to detect AIS signatures. The payloads have one or more RF receivers to receive RF emissions from the marine vessels to detect RF signatures. The payloads have at least one processor with an analysis software to process and analyze the optical, AIS, and RF signatures, to identify and track one or more unacknowledged marine vessels from the marine vessels. | Erik S. Daehler (Long Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-12-09 | 2020-11-10 | G01S5/00, G01S5/02, G08G3/00 | 14/964565 |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 10814972 | Air vehicle and method and apparatus for control thereof | An air vehicle comprising a main body and a pair of opposing wing members extending substantially laterally from the main body, at least a first propulsion device associated with a first of said wing members and a second propulsion device associated with a second of said wing members, each said propulsion device being arranged and configured to generate linear thrust relative to said main body, in use, the air vehicle further comprising a control module for generating a control signal configured to change a mode of flying of said air vehicle, in use, between a fixed wing mode and a rotary wing mode, wherein, in said fixed wing mode of flying, the direction of thrust generated by the first propulsion device relative to the main body is the same as the direction of thrust generated by the second propulsion device, and in said second mode of flying, the direction of thrust generated by the first propulsion device relative to the main body is opposite to that generated by the second propulsion device. | Julian David Wright (Preston Lancashire, GB), Nicholas Giacomo Robert Colosimo (Preston Lancashire, GB), Clyde Warsop (Bristol, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2016-10-28 | 2020-10-27 | B64C29/02, B64C39/02, B64C3/38, B64C39/10, B64C29/00 | 15/767041 |
| 16 | 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 |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | 10802135 | Method and apparatus for raw sensor image enhancement through georegistration | A method and apparatus for generating an image from raw sensor data. In one embodiment, the method comprises reading the raw sensor data from a sensor, the raw sensor data taken from a sensor at a sensor inertial state, generating an estimate of the sensor inertial state, retaining the raw sensor data while performing steps comprising: generating an image, the image generated at least in part from the estimated sensor inertial state and the raw sensor data and generating an updated estimate of the sensor inertial state, the updated estimate of the sensor inertial state generated at least in part from the generated image and the estimated sensor inertial state. Finally, an enhanced image is generated from the retained raw sensor data and the updated estimate of the sensor inertial state. | Daniel T. Phillips (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-12-21 | 2020-10-13 | G01S13/90, G06T7/30, G06T7/70, G01C11/06, G01C21/16 | 15/387486 |
| 19 | 10797781 | 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) | 2016-03-15 | 2020-10-06 | H04B7/155, H04B3/58, H04B3/56, H04L5/14, H04B3/54, H04L29/06, H04B7/04, H04B3/52 | 15/070045 |
| 20 | 10796268 | Apparatus and method for providing shipment information | An apparatus, including: a shipment conveyance device which is a shipping container, a pallet, or a piece of luggage, a global positioning device, located in, on, or at, the shipment conveyance device, which determines a position or location of the shipment conveyance device, a processor which generates a message in response to an occurrence of an event or in response to a request for information regarding the shipment conveyance device which request is automatically received by a receiver, and which message contains information regarding a shipment of the shipment conveyance device, and a transmitter, located in, on, or at, the shipment conveyance device, which transmits the message to a communication device associated with an owner of the shipment conveyance device or an individual authorized to receive the message. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | Gtj Ventures, Llc (Yonkers, NY) | 2019-01-05 | 2020-10-06 | G06Q10/08 | 16/240714 |
| 21 | 10794687 | Shape measurement system and shape measurement method | Provided are a system and a method capable of accurately measuring consecutive shapes of a measurement target even when an imaging means, which captures images of the shape of the measurement target, is moved along the measurement target while irradiating the measurement target with light. The present invention comprises a light source, an irradiating body which irradiates the measurement object with light from the light source, an imaging body which captures images of the measurement object based on the light from the irradiating body with which the measurement object was irradiated, a moving mechanism which causes the irradiating body and the imaging body to move along the measurement object, and a processing unit which executes data processing for measuring the shape of the measurement object based on images of the measurement object, wherein the imaging body incorporates an image of the measurement object at each predetermined timing upon moving along the measurement object, and wherein processing unit determines a cross section shape of the measurement object and a moving mode of the moving mechanism based on images of the measurement object, and measures the shape of the measurement object based on the cross section shape and the moving mode. | Atsushi Taniguchi (Tokyo, JP), Masahiro Watanabe (Tokyo, JP) | Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-03-22 | 2020-10-06 | G01B11/24, G01N21/954, G06T7/579, G06T7/00, G06T7/62 | 15/928693 |
| 22 | 10790703 | Smart wireless power transfer between devices | In an aspect, a wireless power transfer system includes at least one powering device and at least one powered device. Each powering device includes powering circuitry for wireless power transfer to the powered device. Each powered device includes powered circuitry for reception of the wireless power transfer from the powering device. The powering device may include communication circuitry for a close-range wireless communication with the powered device, while the powered device may also include communication circuitry for the close-range wireless communication with the powering device, so as for the powering device and the powered device to discover each other through the communication. The powering device and powered device may conditionally activate and deactivate the powering circuitry and powered circuitry, respectively, based on the discovery using the close-range wireless communication. | Koji Yoden (Tamba, JP) | --- | 2017-12-15 | 2020-09-29 | H02J50/12, H02J50/05, H02J50/40, H02J7/02, H02J50/80 | 15/843092 |
| 23 | 10784670 | Antenna support for aligning an antenna | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna support includes a stabilizer configured to align an antenna on a projection of a longitudinal tangent of a transmission line along a horizontal plane. A holder is configured to secure the stabilizer to the transmission line. 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) | 2015-07-23 | 2020-09-22 | H02G7/20, H01Q1/18, H01Q1/12, H01P1/16, H01P3/10, H04B3/52, H04B3/56, H01P3/16, H01P5/08, H01Q1/46, H04B3/54 | 14/807303 |
| 24 | 10778942 | System and method for dynamic and centralized interactive resource management | Systems and methods for interactive site resource management are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the system and method collects and accesses local geospatially-referenced landscape and site survey data in the field as facilitated by selectable content views, the gathered landscape and site survey data synthesized with baseline geospatially-referenced landscape and site survey data. In one aspect, the synthesized landscape and site geospatially-referenced survey data may be used by a project lead or authority agent, to create a landscape and/or site report, an authorized development plan, a master landscape and/or site survey, and/or as-built development plans. In certain embodiments, the synthesized landscape site survey data is presented as an augmented reality display. | Nathaniel David Boyless (Denver, CO), Dante Lee Knapp (Arvada, CO) | Metcalf Archaeological Consultants, Inc. (Lakewood, CO) | 2019-01-25 | 2020-09-15 | H04N7/00, G06F16/27, H04N5/265, H04N5/232, H04N7/18, H04L12/911 | 16/258203 |
| 25 | 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 |
| 26 | 10774505 | Work machine control system, work machine, and work machine control method | A work machine control system includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of current topographical data of a work site where a work machine including a work unit performs work, a setting unit configured to set predetermined first current topographical data and second current topographical data from the plurality of pieces of current topographical data acquired by the acquisition unit, and an arithmetic unit configured to calculate a difference between the first current topographical data and the second current topographical data, and obtain revision data to revise the first current topographical data based on the difference and parameter information related to the current topography of the work site. | Yuto Fujii (Tokyo, JP), Kota Beppu (Tokyo, JP) | Komatsu Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-01-13 | 2020-09-15 | E02F9/26, E02F3/84, E02F9/20 | 15/525359 |
| 27 | 10759532 | Drone capture aerial vehicles and methods of using the same | A drone capture aerial vehicle includes a fuselage and a drone capture device. The drone capture device includes a middle post and a plurality of foldable frame arms, the middle post includes a first end and a second end, and each foldable frame arm includes a plurality of ribs and a plurality of links. A method of capturing a drone includes providing a drone capture aerial vehicle, the drone capture aerial vehicle having a drone capture device and the drone capture device having a foldable capture net, flying the drone capture aerial vehicle toward the drone, activating the drone capture device to deploy the foldable capture net, and capturing the drone with the capture net. | Hanhui Zhang (Clarksburg, MD) | --- | 2017-12-21 | 2020-09-01 | B64C39/02 | 15/851672 |
| 28 | 10757711 | Vehicle terminal and operation method thereof | Disclosed is a method for identifying a network resource to be allocated to at least one application in a scheduled driving route based on information on a communication state of the scheduled driving route and Quality of Service (QoS) requirement for the at least one application, and a vehicle terminal for the same. In the present disclosure, one or more of a vehicle, a vehicle terminal, and an autonomous vehicle may be associated with an artificial intelligence (AI) module, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a 5G service device, etc. | Yonghwan Lee (Seoul, KR), Ahyoung Shin (Seoul, KR), Jongyeop Lee (Seoul, KR), Kihyeon Kim (Seoul, KR) | Lg Electronics Inc. (Seoul, KR) | 2019-10-08 | 2020-08-25 | H04W74/00, H04W4/029, H04W28/24, H04W4/48, H04W72/04, H04W72/08, H04M1/725 | 16/595947 |
| 29 | 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 |
| 30 | 10752351 | Tilt-rotor unmanned air vehicle | An unmanned air vehicle is provided. The unmanned air vehicle includes a frame having a center portion connecting two substantially parallel transversely spaced apart ele-wings. The ele-wings may store batteries and rotate along a forward axis to provide lift during a transition from vertical flight to linear flight. The landing gear may be connected to the ele-wings and configured to change pitch of the ele-wing to ensure stable flight during flight mode transition. A plurality of propellers, each having propeller drive motors, are attached to the frame and able to rotate from parallel position, relative to the center portion, for vertical flight to a perpendicular position, relative to the center portion, for linear flight. The propeller drives rotate on its axis and may be configured to propel the vehicle in a ground and flight mode. | Jon Rimanelli (Grosse Pointe Woods, MI), Lai Yizhang (Huizhou, CN) | Detroit Aircraft Corporation (Detroit, MI) | 2017-11-17 | 2020-08-25 | B64C29/00, B64D9/00, B64C25/34, B64C39/02, B64C37/00, B64C25/40, B64D47/08 | 15/816319 |
| 31 | 10752180 | Secondary retention of optical members | A system for retaining an optical member about a vehicle is disclosed. The system can comprise a mount, an optical member having a first end and a second end, and a primary retention system operable to secure the second end of the optical member of the mount. The system can further comprise a secondary retention system. The secondary retention system can comprise a retaining clip coupled to one of the optical member and the mount, adjacent the second end of the mount. The retaining clip can comprise at least one aperture therethrough. The secondary retention system can further comprise a pin coupled to the other of the optical member and the mount. The pin can extend through the aperture of the retaining clip. The secondary retention system can activate to cause the pin to engage the retaining clip upon movement of the optical member relative to the mount and at least partial failure of the primary retention system. | Peter Rozitis (Midland, CA), Mikael Grans (Midland, CA), Edward Benneyworth (Midland, CA) | Raytheon Canada Limited (CA) | 2016-04-18 | 2020-08-25 | B60R11/00, G01S7/02, F42B15/01 | 16/094596 |
| 32 | 10747485 | Image forming apparatus | An image forming apparatus cooperates with a flying vehicle, and includes: a communicator that exchanges data with another device, a printer that performs printing on a paper sheet, a storage that stores positional information of seats, positional information of image forming apparatuses, and a moving speed of the flying vehicle, and a hardware processor that controls the image forming apparatus, wherein the hardware processor is to: obtain delivery destination information from a print job, receive positional information from the flying vehicle, read out the positional information of a seat as a delivery destination and the positional information of the image forming apparatuses, calculate a travel time until the flying vehicle reaches the delivery destination, transfer the print job to another image forming apparatus, and transmit information regarding the other image forming apparatus to the flying vehicle via the communicator. | Toshimi Shinchi (Saitama, JP) | Konica Minolta, Inc. (Tokyo, JP) | 2019-12-23 | 2020-08-18 | G06F3/12, B41J3/44 | 16/724936 |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | 10743193 | Moving cellular communication system | A cellular system comprising at least one moving non-stationary base station for enabling cellular communication between at least two mobile stations in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by at least one stationary base station. | Yaakov Shoshan (Ashkelon, IL), Jacob Tzlil (Rishon Lezion, IL), Gil Koifman (Petach-Tikva, IL) | Elta Systems Ltd. (Ashdod, IL) | 2019-06-10 | 2020-08-11 | H04W16/26, H04W4/90, H04W12/08, H04W64/00, H04W40/02, H04W36/08, H04W16/32, H04W16/22, H04W16/10, H04B7/15, H04W72/08, H04W24/02, H04B7/155, H04B7/26, H04B7/185, H04W84/00, H04W40/22 | 16/436048 |
| 35 | 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 |
| 36 | 10732283 | Ladar sensor for landing, docking and approach | A system for landing or docking a mobile platform is enabled by a flash LADAR sensor having an adaptive controller with Automatic Gain Control (AGC) . Range gating in the LADAR sensor penetrates through diffuse reflectors. The LADAR sensor adapted for landing/approach comprises a system controller, pulsed laser transmitter, transmit optics, receive optics, a focal plane array of detectors, a readout integrated circuit, camera support electronics and image processor, an image analysis and bias calculation processor, and a detector array bias control circuit. The system is capable of developing a complete 3-D scene from a single point of view. | Patrick Gilliland (Santa Barbara, CA), Robert W Koseluck (Santa Barbara, CA), Steve Penniman (Goleta, CA), Brad Short (Goleta, CA), Joseph Spagnolia (Ventura, CA), Roger Stettner (Santa Barbara, CA) | Continental Advanced Lidar Solutions Us, Llc (Carpinteria, CA) | 2017-12-20 | 2020-08-04 | G01C3/08, B64G1/64, B64D47/00, G01S17/18, G01S17/89, G01S7/4863, G01S7/486, G01S7/481, G01S17/88, B64D39/00 | 15/848253 |
| 37 | 10731322 | Work machine control system and work machine control method | A work machine control system includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a plurality of pieces of current topographical data indicating a current topography of a work site where a work machine performs work, and a combining unit configured to generate combined current topographical data of the work site in accordance with a predetermined rule based on the plurality of pieces of current topographical data acquired in the acquisition unit. | Toru Kurakane (Tokyo, JP), Yuto Fujii (Tokyo, JP), Kota Beppu (Tokyo, JP), Yoshio Koda (Tokyo, JP) | Komatsu Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2017-01-13 | 2020-08-04 | E02F9/20, E02F9/26, E02F3/84, G09B29/00 | 15/526104 |
| 38 | 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 |
| 39 | 10724860 | Surveying device and survey system | When a camera and a surveying device are connected by a synchro cable, and a photographing condition obtaining unit obtains a photographing start time of the camera, a survey control unit makes a survey time measurement unit start time measurement. After the camera and the surveying device are disconnected, the survey control unit starts a survey by a predetermined surveying period .DELTA.T when tracking of the prism starts. Based on the time measurement by the survey time measurement unit, the survey control unit associates the survey result with the photographing position of each image taken by the camera to generate the data for photogrammetry. | Nobuyuki Nishita (Hadano, JP), Jumpei Kochi (Warabi, JP), Satoshi Yanobe (Odawara, JP) | Topcon Corporation (Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, JP) | 2018-02-07 | 2020-07-28 | G01C11/02, G01C15/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G06T7/73, H04N5/225 | 15/890635 |
| 40 | 10721859 | Monitoring and control implement for crop improvement | An example machinery includes an automated crop management motorized vehicle having an intelligent, modularized image sensor (e.g. camera or video) system that is portable to other crop management vehicles such as a combine, planter or a tillage machine. The image sensor system includes a framework having a bank of procedures for monitoring and control of navigation, spray application, weeding, seeding, machine configuration, in real time as the machines go through a crop field throughout a crop cycle. One example implementation includes electronic circuits, with more than one set mounted on a platform that facilitates moving the setup to other agricultural machines. The framework captures, preserves and corrects the captured images for real time analysis and response, and for spray management to improve crop yield that is correlated with the machine settings and crop management practices. | Dolly Y. Wu (Plano, TX), Timothy A. Deutsch (Newton, IA) | Dolly Y. Wu Pllc (Plano, TX) | 2019-01-27 | 2020-07-28 | A01C21/00, H04N5/225, H04N7/18, B60R11/04 | 16/258618 |
| 41 | 10721461 | Collaborative stereo system for three-dimensional terrain and object reconstruction | A method, apparatus, and system provide for three-dimensional (3D) image reconstructing. Two or more cameras are mounted to one or more vehicles. The cameras are capable of moving with respect to each other. A baseline distance between each of the cameras is determined. A two-dimensional (2D) image is simultaneously acquired from each of the cameras. The acquiring is time synchronized and the vehicles are moving during the acquiring. The 2D images from the two or more cameras are matched. A delta pose between the cameras is reconstructed based on the matching and baseline distance. Based on the delta pose, a 3D image is instantaneously constructed. | Roland Brockers (Pasadena, CA), Curtis W. Padgett (Santa Clarita, CA) | California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) | 2018-07-30 | 2020-07-21 | H04N13/296, G06T7/73, B64C39/02, H04N13/239, G06F1/12, B64D47/08, G06T7/593, H04N13/117, B63B49/00, H04N13/246, H04N13/00 | 16/049309 |
| 42 | 10715252 | System and method for using a solar cell in wireless communication | An energy-harvesting system capable of wireless communication is disclosed which includes a solar cell adapted to generate charge from incident light on the solar cell, an energy-harvesting circuit coupled to the solar cell, the energy-harvesting circuit adapted to convey charge from the solar cell to an energy reservoir, a data communication circuit adapted to encode data to be communicated by the solar cell by adjusting the voltage across the solar cell into at least two states including 1) an open circuit (OC) state, where the current through the solar cell is substantially zero, and 2) a maximum power point (MPP) state, where power (V.times.I) drawn from the solar cell is maximum, wherein the solar cell in response to the changes in its voltage and the incident light emits luminescent radiation with an intensity corresponding to the at least two states, thereby forming a wireless transmitter. | Walter Daniel Leon-Salas (West Lafayette, IN) | Purdue Research Foundation (West Lafayette, IN) | 2019-09-03 | 2020-07-14 | H02S99/00, H02S40/30, H04B10/516, H04B10/50, H04B10/80, H02M3/156, H04B10/40, H04B10/11, H02J7/35 | 16/559558 |
| 43 | 10712196 | Aerospace vehicle weight and balance estimation system and method | A weight estimation system for estimating weight of an aerospace vehicle while grounded, the weight estimation system comprising a measurement subsystem including at least one sensor configured to measure a physical property in an interface that interfaces at least one of a fuselage and a wing with an undercarriage of said aerospace vehicle, in at least one area exhibiting a measurable change in geometry that is at least partly due to said weight, said measurement subsystem configured to produce measured data indicative of said weight of said aerospace vehicle, and a processor for receiving at least part of said measured data, said processor configured to estimate said weight, by relating said measured data with predetermined physical-property-to-weight correspondence data associated with said aerospace vehicle. | Shachar Oren (Haifa, IL), Jonathan Balter (Haifa, IL), Meir Ben Ari (Haifa, IL) | Elbit Systems Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2017-03-23 | 2020-07-14 | G01G19/12, G01M1/12, G01G23/48, G01L1/24, G01G19/07, G01G3/12 | 16/091488 |
| 44 | 10710352 | Structural pre-cured repair patch for repair to highly loaded primary and secondary structural components | Provided is a method a method for reworking an article. The method includes forming a patch over an area of a composite structure requiring rework. The forming includes placing a first film-adhesive over the area of the composite structure requiring rework, wherein the first film-adhesive extends over a first surface area of the structure including beyond an entirety of the area requiring rework, placing a first pre-cured ply stack over the first film-adhesive, wherein the first pre-cured ply stack extends over a second surface area of the composite structure, placing a second film-adhesive over the first pre-cured ply stack, wherein the second film-adhesive extends over a third surface area of the composite structure, and placing a second pre-cured ply stack over the second film-adhesive, wherein the second pre-cured ply stack extends over a fourth surface area of the composite structure. | Blake A. Bertrand (Port Orchard, WA), Arne K. Lewis (Auburn, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-07-11 | 2020-07-14 | B29C73/10, B29C65/48, B29C65/00, B32B37/12, B32B37/00, B32B43/00, B32B7/12 | 15/646606 |
| 45 | 10704730 | Small-sized camera gimbal and electronic device having same | A camera gimbal is disclosed. The disclosed camera gimbal comprises: a pitching housing, in which a lens part is disposed, rotating around a first axis, a yawing housing rotating around a second axis vertical to the first axis, and to which the pitching housing is coupled so as to be rotatable around the second axis, and a rolling housing rotating around a third axis vertical to the first and second axes, and to which the yawing housing is coupled so as to be rotatable around the third axis, wherein the first and second axes can cross at a right angle, the second and third axes can cross at a right angle, the first and third axes can be spaced from each other in a state in which the first and third axes can cross at a right angle, and the first and third axes can be arranged on the same plane. In the present invention, various examples are possible. | Yoon-Seok Kang (Seoul, KR), Chanyoung Moon (Hwaseong-si, KR) | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR) | 2016-11-21 | 2020-07-07 | F16M11/12, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G03B15/00, F16M11/18, G03B17/56 | 16/060488 |
| 46 | 10697771 | Survey system | A survey system including a movable photographing device, a surveying device, and an analysis device. The movable photographing device includes a camera mounted on a UAV and taking a plurality of images P for photogrammetry, and a GPS unit including a first time stamping portion stamping a first time Tc relating to a photographing time on the image P taken. The surveying device determines a position of the movable photographing device, and includes a second time stamping portion stamping a second time Tt relating to a surveying time on a survey result R determined above. The analysis device includes a photographing position analysis portion associating each survey result R with a photographing position of the respective image P based on the first time Tc and the second time Tt, and generating data for photogrammetry. | Nobuyuki Nishita (Tokyo, JP), Kazuki Osaragi (Tokyo, JP), Yasuhito Haijima (Tokyo, JP), You Sasaki (Tokyo, JP), Hiroyuki Ikegami (Tokyo, JP) | Topcon Corporation (Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, JP) | 2018-02-07 | 2020-06-30 | G01C11/02, H04N7/18, G06K9/32, G06K9/00 | 15/890617 |
| 47 | 10696395 | Tethered unmanned aerial system | A tethered unmanned aerial system (UAS) is described, wherein the flight of one or more UASs may be used in connection with a water and light display. | Dezso Molnar (Sun Valley, CA), John Canavan (Sun Valley, CA) | Wet (Sun Valley, CA) | 2016-12-28 | 2020-06-30 | B64C39/02, B05B17/08, B66D1/60, G03B21/10, B66D1/48, B66D1/28, G09F13/00, G09F21/06, G09F19/18, B64D47/04, B64F3/02, G03B21/608, F21S10/00, G03B21/60, G03B15/00 | 15/393106 |
| 48 | 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 |
| 49 | 10693367 | Pre-charging circuit for power converters | In some examples, an electrical power system includes a differential bus including a high-side rail and a low-side rail, a power source configured to generate power, and a bulk capacitor coupled between the high-side rail and the low-side rail, the bulk capacitor configured to filter the power generated by the power source. The electrical power system also includes a converter configured to convert the power filtered by the bulk capacitor and a pre-charging circuit comprising one or more switches and a middle capacitor, the pre-charging circuit configured to pre-charge the bulk capacitor. | Pradip Chatterjee (Soest, DE), Chandana Jayampathi Gajanayake (Singapore, SG), Eric D. Schneider (Carmel, IN), Devinda A. Molligoda (Singapore, SG), Amit Kumar Gupta (Singapore, SG) | Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN), Rolls-Royce Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Singapore SG) | 2019-02-19 | 2020-06-23 | H02M3/07, H02M1/32, H02P27/06 | 16/279436 |
| 50 | 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 |
| 51 | 10686086 | Photoelectric conversion device, manufacturing method thereof, and apparatus | A photoelectric conversion device comprises a semiconductor substrate including a photoelectric conversion portion, a silicon oxide film arranged above the photoelectric conversion portion, and an insulating film arranged between the photoelectric conversion portion and the silicon oxide film. An n-type first impurity region constituting part of the photoelectric conversion portion and a p-type second impurity region arranged between the insulating film and the first impurity region are provided in the semiconductor substrate. A portion of the insulating film above the second impurity region, and the second impurity region contain boron. An integrated value of a boron concentration from the surface of the semiconductor substrate to a first position where a boron concentration takes a minimal value in the second impurity region is larger than that from the surface of the semiconductor substrate to an upper surface of the silicon oxide film. | Nobuyuki Endo (Fujisawa, JP) | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) | 2018-10-18 | 2020-06-16 | H01L31/0264, H01L31/0352, H01L31/0232, H01L27/146, H01L31/036, H01L31/18 | 16/163926 |
| 52 | 10685458 | Radiometric imaging | A method for producing a calibrated radiometric image by un calibrated or partly calibrated thermal imaging device, the method comprising a steps of capturing first and second images on different sets of capturing conditions, obtaining motion matrix characterizing difference between said sets of capturing conditions, obtaining point spread function matrices characterizing a blur condition of said first and second images and obtaining system gain, and calculating a drift by inverting said system gain, motion and point spread function matrices, and calculating a calibrated image by inverting said system gain, motion, point spread function matrices and said first and second images. | Iftach Klapp (Modiin, IL), Nir Sochen (Tel-Aviv, IL), Shahar Papini (Herzliya, IL) | Ramot At Tel Aviv University Ltd. (Tel Aviv, IL), The State of Israel Ministry of Agriculture... (Rishon-LeZion IL) | 2017-07-20 | 2020-06-16 | G06T7/80, G06T7/254, G06F17/18, G06T5/50, H04N5/33, H04N5/365 | 16/318897 |
| 53 | 10678268 | Method and system for controlling unmanned air vehicle | A method and a system for establishing a route of an unmanned aerial vehicle are provided. The method includes identifying an object from surface scanning data and shaping a space, which facilitates autonomous flight, as a layer, collecting surface image data for a flight path from the shaped layer, and analyzing a change in image resolution according to a distance from the object through the collected surface image data and extracting an altitude value on a flight route. | Young-Kuk Ham (Suwon-si, KR), Tae Kyu Han (Seoul, KR) | Thinkware Corporation (Seongnam-si, KR) | 2018-08-21 | 2020-06-09 | G05D1/10, G01C5/00, G01S17/933, G08G5/00, G01S17/86, B64C39/02, G01S17/89, G05D1/00, G08G5/02 | 16/107924 |
| 54 | 10678267 | Method and system for providing route of unmanned air vehicle | A method and a system for establishing a route of an unmanned aerial vehicle are provided. The method includes identifying an object from surface scanning data and shaping a space, which facilitates autonomous flight, as a layer, collecting surface image data for a flight path from the shaped layer, and analyzing a change in image resolution according to a distance from the object through the collected surface image data and extracting an altitude value on a flight route. | Young-Kuk Ham (Suwon-si, KR), Tae Kyu Han (Seoul, KR) | Thinkware Corporation (Seongnam-si, KR) | 2018-08-21 | 2020-06-09 | B64C39/02, G01S17/89, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G01S17/933, G08G5/00, G08G5/02, G01S17/86, G01C5/00 | 16/107886 |
| 55 | 10677917 | Traffic monitoring and surveillance system and method, and corresponding traffic infraction recording system and unmanned air vehicle | The present invention relates to a system and method for the monitoring and surveillance of one or more vehicles (120) moving on one or more roadways (300) and to the detection and recording of images and/or videos of speeding infractions by vehicles (120) moving on the roadway (300) . The invention also relates to an unmanned air vehicle (10) that carries out the method according to the invention together with a base station (80) , with which it forms the system according to the invention. | Regis Eidi Nishimoto (Curitiba, BR), Eduardo Augusto Purin Schause (Curitiba, BR) | Perkons S.A. (Vila Amelia, Pinhais, PRCEP, BR) | 2014-12-08 | 2020-06-09 | G01S13/92, H04N7/18, B64C39/02, G06K9/00, G06T7/20, G08G5/00, G08G1/054, G01S7/00, G01S13/86 | 15/106018 |
| 56 | 10676191 | UAV configurations and battery augmentation for UAV internal combustion engines, and associated systems and methods | UAV configurations and battery augmentation for UAV internal combustion engines, and associated systems and methods are disclosed, A representative configuration includes a fuselage, first and second wings coupled to and pivotable relative to the fuselage, and a plurality of lift rotors carried by the fuselage. A representative battery augmentation arrangement includes a DC-powered motor, an electronic speed controller, and a genset subsystem coupled to the electronic speed controller. The genset subsystem can include a battery set, an alternator, and a motor-gen controller having a phase control circuit configurable to rectify multiphase AC output from the alternator to produce rectified DC feed to the DC-powered motor. The motor-gen controller is configurable to draw DC power from the battery set to produce the rectified DC feed. | Gregory Leonard McAdoo (Alamo, CA) | Endurant Systems, Llc (Alamo, CA) | 2019-06-05 | 2020-06-09 | B64C39/02, B64C27/08, B64D27/24, B64C27/26, B64C29/00, B64C39/04, H02J7/14, H02J7/34, B64D45/00, H02K7/18, B64D27/02, B64D27/04 | 16/432753 |
| 57 | 10676187 | Robust amphibious aircraft | A robust amphibious air vehicle incorporates a fuselage with buoyant stabilizers and wings extending from the fuselage. At least one lift fan is mounted in the fuselage. Movable propulsion units carried by the wings are rotatable through a range of angles adapted for vertical and horizontal flight operations. | Roger D. Bernhardt (OFallon, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-03-07 | 2020-06-09 | B64C29/00, B64C39/02, B64C29/02, B64C39/04, B60F5/00, B64C3/56, B64C35/00, B64C25/54, B64C37/00 | 15/452564 |
| 58 | 10674719 | Wild-life surveillance and protection | At least two unmanned air vehicle (UAV) drones are deployed to a target location, the target location being associated with a species. At least one robot is deployed to the target location, wherein the at least one robot mimics an appearance of the species. Sensor data is collected from the at least two UAV drones. The sensor data is analyzed to determine whether a threat condition exists. In response to a determination of the threat condition, the at least one robot is repositioned to counteract the threat condition. | Aaron K. Baughman (Silver Spring, MD), Gary F. Diamanti (Wake Forest, NC), Mauro Marzorati (Lutz, FL), Juraj Nyiri (Ivanka pri Nitre, SK) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2018-02-12 | 2020-06-09 | A01M31/06, A01M31/00, G06N3/00, B64C39/02, A01K29/00, G05D1/02 | 15/893886 |
| 59 | 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 |
| 60 | 10669042 | Unmanned aerial vehicle with lighting and cooling therefor | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that includes a light and a cooling system is described. The light fitted to the UAV may be bright since heat it generates will be cooled by thermal conduction, convection and/or heat absorption. The light may be cooled by the airflow generated by the propellers. The cooling system of the lighted UAV may include radiator that may conduct heat to the environment and/or include an internal liquid cooling system. The cooling system may include dedicated fans to cool the lights. | Dezso Molnar (Sun Valley, CA), John Canavan (Sun Valley, CA) | Wet (Sun Valley, CA) | 2015-10-23 | 2020-06-02 | B64D47/06, B64C39/02, B64D47/04, F21V29/83, F21V29/67, B64C27/08 | 14/922061 |
| 61 | 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 |
| 62 | 10663266 | Interdiction system and method of operation | A system for arresting and capturing airborne targets comprising: a projectile comprising an airframe which houses a means for entanglement, a means for propulsion, and a means for producing drag, wherein the means for entanglement is tethered to the airframe, a launcher capable of launching the projectile to within a close distance of an airborne target, wherein as the projectile approaches the airborne target the projectile is first slowed down by the means for producing drag, and second, as the projectile slows down the means for propulsion causes the means for entanglement to be projected towards the airborne target, wherein the means for entanglement arrests and captures the airborne target, thus tethering it to the projectile, and wherein the means for producing drag slows down the speed at which the projectile and tethered airborne target descend to the ground. | Jasminder S. Banga (San Francisco, CA), Earl R. Stirling (Berkeley, CA), Noah U. Moore (San Francisco, CA) | Airspace Systems, Inc. (San Leandro, CA) | 2016-08-29 | 2020-05-26 | F41H11/02, B64C39/02, F42B15/10, F41H11/04, F42B10/56 | 15/250794 |
| 63 | 10656369 | Mounting of optical elements for imaging in air vehicles | An optical assembly comprises a mounting structure, a plurality of optical elements, and a conformal filler material. The mounting structure has a plurality of axially spaced circumferentially recessed undercuts formed into an inner surface of the mounting structure. The optical elements are axially spaced in the mounting structure. At least one of the optical elements includes an undercut in a perimeter edge surface. The undercut is aligned with one of the plurality of undercuts in the mounting structure, such that the aligned circumferential undercuts define a void. The conformal filler material is cast in place in the void to create a mechanical lock between the optical element and mounting structure. | Timothy DeAngelo (Edina, MN) | Rosemount Aerospace Inc. (Burnsville, MN) | 2019-05-14 | 2020-05-19 | H04N7/18, G02B7/02, H04N5/225, B64D47/08 | 16/411718 |
| 64 | 10652027 | Airplane identity management with redundant line replaceable units (LRUs) and composite airplane modifiable information (AMI) | The present invention generally relates to one or more line replacement units (''LRUs'') for an airplane. The LRUs can include airline modifiable information (''AMI'') that includes more than one public key certificates, wherein each of the more than one public key certificates uniquely identifies the airplane for ground communication based, at least in part, on a public key or a private key associated with the one or more public/private key pairs generated by a cryptographic key generator. | Ian G. Angus (Mercer Island, WA), Travis S. Reid (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-10-20 | 2020-05-12 | H04L9/32, H04L29/06 | 14/887969 |
| 65 | 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 |
| 66 | 10645461 | Method for providing ad-hoc broadcast service based on channel sharing and apparatus for the same | Disclosed herein are a method for providing an ad-hoc broadcast service based on channel sharing and an apparatus for the same. The method is configured such that a master broadcast transmitter for providing an ad-hoc broadcast service receives a request to share a channel from a new broadcast transmitter, allocates one of multiple subframes, into which the transmission frame of any one broadcast channel corresponding to the ad-hoc broadcast service is divided, to the new broadcast transmitter, and controls the new broadcast transmitter in real time by performing synchronization with the new broadcast transmitter based on reference time information included in a control Physical Layer Pipe (PLP) . | Dong-Joon Choi (Daejeon, KR), Heung-Mook Kim (Daejeon, KR), Sung-Ik Park (Daejeon, KR), Joon-Young Jung (Daejeon, KR), Yong-Seong Cho (Daejeon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Daejeon, KR) | 2018-12-05 | 2020-05-05 | H04N7/173, H04H20/18, H04H20/30, H04N21/61, H04H20/67, H04N21/2383, H04N21/43, H04N21/2385, H04W84/18 | 16/210961 |
| 67 | 10643754 | Passive reactivity control of nuclear thermal propulsion reactors | Passive reactivity control technologies that enable reactivity control of a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) system with little to no active mechanical movement of circumferential control drums. By minimizing or eliminating the need for mechanical movement of the circumferential control drums during an NTP burn, the reactivity control technologies simplify controlling an NTP reactor and increase the overall performance of the NTP system. The reactivity control technologies mitigate and counteract the effects of xenon, the dominant fission product contributing to reactivity transients. Examples of reactivity control technologies include, employing burnable neutron poisons, tuning hydrogen pressure, adjusting wait time between burn cycles or merging burn cycles, and enhancement of temperature feedback mechanisms. The reactivity control technologies are applicable to low-enriched uranium NTP systems, including graphite composite fueled and tungsten ceramic and metal matrix (CERMET) , or any moderated NTP system, such as highly-enriched uranium graphite composite NTP systems. | Paolo Francesco Venneri (Los Alamos, NM), Michael John Eades (Los Alamos, NM) | Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (Seattle, WA) | 2017-03-13 | 2020-05-05 | G21C7/04, G21D5/02, B64G1/40, G21C3/336, F02K9/00, G21C3/64, G21C13/032, F02K9/48 | 15/457030 |
| 68 | 10641582 | Seamless smart munitions system and method | Systems and methods for deploying smart munitions may provide targeting metadata generated by surveillance networks to munitions deployment and guidance systems for smart munitions. Targeting metadata may be received by a conduit system and automatically processed to generate guidance and deployment data actionable by a munitions deployment platform. | David Peterson (Haymarket, VA), Stefan Schaner (Ashburn, VA) | Fenix Group, Inc. (Chantilly, VA) | 2019-05-13 | 2020-05-05 | F41G7/30, F41G7/22, F41G3/04, F41G7/00 | 16/410705 |
| 69 | 10641210 | Optical heat exchanger and associated method | An optical heat exchanger and an associated system and method are provided to allow a vehicle, such as an unmanned air vehicle, a rocket or the like, to deliver more payload at a lower cost. The optical heat exchanger includes a support surface defining a plurality of tapered openings. Each tapered opening tapers from the first size proximate an outwardly facing end of the opening to a second smaller size proximate an inwardly facing end of the opening. The inwardly facing end of each tapered opening is in communication with the propellant. The optical heat exchanger also includes a plurality of lenses with each lens positioned proximate the outwardly facing end of a respective opening. Each lens is configured to receive an electromagnetic energy beam and concentrate the majority of the electromagnetic energy beam through the inwardly facing end of the respective tapered opening, thereby heating the propellant. | Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2018-03-13 | 2020-05-05 | F02K7/08, B64G1/40, B64D27/02, F24S23/30, F24S40/55, F02K99/00, F24S70/60, B64D37/34 | 15/919875 |
| 70 | 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 |
| 71 | 10637135 | Aircraft radome apparatuses and methods | Aircraft radome apparatuses and methods are described. In some examples, a radome is to be mounted on an aircraft. In some examples, the radome includes an outer mold line having a closure angle. In some examples, the closure angle is configured to reduce a footprint of the radome. In some examples, the closure angle is also configured to reduce a likelihood of separated airflow from occurring proximate a trailing portion of the radome during a flight of the aircraft. In some examples, the radome is to be mounted on the aircraft at a location that reduces a rate of change of a transverse cross-sectional area of the aircraft. | Anthony Joseph Sclafani (Long Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-05-09 | 2020-04-28 | H01Q1/42, H01Q1/28, B64C1/36 | 15/590271 |
| 72 | 10630877 | System, method, and program for calculating distance | The present invention is to provide a system to take an image efficiently at a measurement accuracy which the user desires without changing the zoom factor of the camera. The system for calculating a distance 1 of the present invention includes an airborne imaging device 2 and a controller 3. The control unit 40 of the airborne imaging device 2 performs the rectangular size acquisition module 41 and acquires the rectangular size of an object to be imaged that is computer analyzable. Then, the control unit 40 performs the distance calculation module 42 and calculates the distance between the object to be imaged and the imaging device based on the rectangular size acquired by the processing of the rectangular size acquisition module 41. | Shunji Sugaya (Tokyo, JP) | Optim Corporation (Saga-Shi, JP) | 2017-02-28 | 2020-04-21 | H04N5/232, G06T7/536, G01C3/08, G06T7/70 | 15/737806 |
| 73 | 10625857 | Self-enclosed air vehicle | Vehicles such as unmanned air vehicles that are capable of movement from an open, flight configuration to an enclosed configuration in which all major flight components can be protected by an outer shell are disclosed. In the enclosed configuration, the vehicles can take on standard geometric shapes such as a rectangular prism, sphere, cylinder, or another shape, so as to not be recognizable as an unmanned air vehicle. Embodiments of vehicles can also include interchangeable and/or wireless motor arms, motor arms which are electrically connected to the remainder of the vehicle only when in an open configuration, remote controllers removably attached to the remainder of the vehicle, and clip or other attachment mechanisms for attachment to objects such as backpacks. | Ryan Michael Goldstein (Hidden Hills, CA) | Gopro, Inc. (San Mateo, CA) | 2019-02-07 | 2020-04-21 | B64C39/02 | 16/269716 |
| 74 | 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 |
| 75 | 10617064 | Plant phenotyping techniques using mechanical manipulation, and associated systems and methods | Systems and methods for plant phenotyping using mechanical manipulation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for plant phenotyping includes: agitating a plant with an agitator, acquiring images of the plant with a camera while agitating the plant, and analyzing the images of the plant to determine properties of the plant. The plant may be at least partially agitated at a resonance frequency of oscillation of a stalk of the plant. | William Regan (San Carlos, CA), Benoit Schillings (Los Altos Hills, CA), David Brown (San Francisco, CA), Matthew Bitterman (Mountain View, CA), Christopher Van Arsdale (Mountain View, CA) | X Development Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2017-12-27 | 2020-04-14 | A01G7/00, G06T7/20, G06T7/00, A01G22/00, B64D47/08, A01B76/00, B64C39/02 | 15/855936 |
| 76 | 10609555 | System and a computer-implemented method for multi path communication with an unmanned aerial vehicle during a mission | A system and a method of multi path communication to improve communication between an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) and ground control during a mission is disclosed. A database previously stores a plurality of secure data links to be used on networks during the mission for communicating and are managed for simultaneously distributing data flow among data links according to coverage and UAV location preventing third parties may compromise security of a mission. The database may be updated during the mission if needed. | Victor Perez Villar (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-02-06 | 2020-03-31 | H04L29/06, H04W12/06, H04L29/08, H04K3/00, H04W12/04, G05D1/00, H04L9/08, B64C39/02, H04W12/00 | 15/425280 |
| 77 | 10608288 | Safety method and system for liquid electrolyte battery | The present invention relates to safety methods and mechanisms for treating electrolyte solutions in batteries, specifically metal-air batteries. Systems and methods of the invention protect the battery, protect the battery operator and protect the environment from potential material hazards. This invention provides materials for arresting a potentially hazardous electrolyte solution by forming solid or gel porous polymer structures. The polymer porous structures consume or confine the electrolyte solution thus preventing its hazardous potential. | Aviv Tzidon (Tel Aviv, IL), Dekel Tzidon (Hod Hasharon, IL), Avraham Yadgar (Kiryat Ono, IL), Ilya Yakupov (Rehovot, IL) | Phinergy Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2015-04-13 | 2020-03-31 | H01M10/42, H01M10/24, H01M2/36, H01M2/34, H01M2/10, H01M12/08 | 15/303256 |
| 78 | 10605279 | Energy-deposition systems, equipment and methods for modifying and controlling shock waves and supersonic flow | Systems, equipment, and methods to deposit energy to modify and control shock waves and hypersonic or supersonic fluid flow, including systems for controlling, mitigating, and/or effecting air flow in relation to air vehicles, wind tunnels, or other assets, or the like, as well as systems, equipment, and methods for disrupting the shock structure at the inlet for the engine of an air vehicle traveling at supersonic or hypersonic speed, mitigating blast effects on vehicles, mitigating heating of throats in supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnels, as well as control the flow parameters and Mach number in their test sections. | Kevin Kremeyer (Tucson, AZ) | --- | 2015-01-21 | 2020-03-31 | F15D1/00, F02K7/14, G01M9/06, F15D1/12 | 14/601742 |
| 79 | 10604254 | System and method for coordinating unmanned aerial vehicles for delivery of one or more packages | System and methods for managing one or more unmanned aerial vehicles. The system can include an unmanned aerial vehicle, a landing station for the unmanned aerial vehicle, and a loading station for receiving a package and unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle can be configured to: (i) determine a first confidence level for landing on the landing station, (ii) travel, based on the first confidence level, to the landing station, and (iii) determine a second confidence level for delivering the package to a delivery destination. The loading station can be configured to: (i) receive the second confidence level to deliver the package to the delivery destination from the unmanned aerial vehicle, and (ii) confirm, based on the second confidence level, the unmanned aerial vehicle is capable of delivering the package to the delivery destination. | John J. O'Brien (Farmington, AR), Donald R. High (Noel, MO), Brian McHale (Oldham, GB), Samantha M. Mangosing (Bella Vista, AR), Justin Schuhardt (Montara, CA), Robert Cantrell (Herndon, VA) | Walmart Apollo, Llc (Bentonville, AR) | 2019-01-31 | 2020-03-31 | B64C39/02, G06Q10/08 | 16/264154 |
| 80 | 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 |
| 81 | 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 |
| 82 | 10589418 | Package delivery techniques | Methods and systems are described for communicating action instructions between a home automation system and a mobile robotic device. In some embodiments, methods may comprise receiving, from a first device, information regarding a delivery of a package to a first location, determining that a mobile robotic device and the first device are part of a predetermined group of devices operating in a neighborhood network, transporting, by the mobile robotic device, the package to a drop-off location, and initiating a notification for the first device based at least in part on transporting the package. | Clint Huson Gordon-Carroll (Highland, UT), Rongbin Lanny Lin (Draper, UT), Brandon Bunker (Highland, UT) | Vivint, Inc. (Provo, UT) | 2017-08-28 | 2020-03-17 | B25J9/00, G06Q10/08, G06Q10/06, G06Q10/00, G05B15/02, A47L9/28, B25J11/00, B25J13/08, B25J13/00, G05D1/02, E05F1/00, B25J9/16, E05F15/611 | 15/688620 |
| 83 | 10571642 | Additive manufacturing of active devices using dielectric, conductive and magnetic materials | An apparatus for segmenting and feeding a fiber includes at least one capillary having a lumen therethrough configured to deliver a fiber segment. An advancing advances a fiber through the capillary. Tensioning means applies tension to the fiber to induce it to break. Damaging means locally damages the fiber. | Adam Cohen (Dallas, TX), Paul Samuel Krueger (Plano, TX), Matt Saari (Dallas, TX), Edmond Richer (Richardson, TX), Bryan Cox (Marion, AR), Bin Xia (Dallas, TX), Collin Gabriel Clay (Houston, TX) | Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) | 2019-02-19 | 2020-02-25 | G02B6/44, B33Y10/00, H01R4/02, B33Y30/00, B29C64/209, B23K1/005, B33Y70/00, B29C64/118 | 16/279600 |
| 84 | 10569873 | Unmanned aerial vehicle | An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an unmanned aerial vehicle, An unmanned aerial vehicle, with a double-layered structure formed by stacking a cover and a main component layer, wherein, the main component layer includes a base body and at least one functional component, the base body has a top facing to the cover layer and a bottom opposite to the top, the cover is in direct contact with the top of the base body, and the at least one functional component is mounted on the base body. | Liang Chen (Beijing, CN), Feng Wang (Beijing, CN), Yaming Tang (Beijing, CN), Wuyang Huang (Beijing, CN), Dongdong Yan (Beijing, CN) | Zerotech (SHENZHEN), Intelligence Robot Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen, CN) | 2017-02-15 | 2020-02-25 | B64C39/02, B64D47/08 | 15/433481 |
| 85 | 10569365 | Method for preparing a fluid flow surface | A system and method for preparing a fluid flow surface may include the steps of: (1) producing a laser beam, (2) moving the laser beam across a surface of a work piece, and (3) machining a riblet in the surface by removing material from the surface, wherein the riblet includes a pair of ridges, wherein the pair of ridges is approximately parallel to each other, and each one of the ridges includes opposed sides, and a groove formed between facing ones of the sides and separating the ridges. | Weidong Song (Woodinville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-11-23 | 2020-02-25 | B23K26/352, B23K26/364, B64C21/10, B23K26/06 | 14/948836 |
| 86 | 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 |
| 87 | 10562492 | Control, monitoring and/or security apparatus and method | An apparatus, including a receiver which receives information regarding a limitation or restriction for allowing or prohibiting a control operation or monitoring operation regarding a vehicle or premises, a memory which stores the information, and a first controller programmed to perform a control or monitoring operation regarding the vehicle or premises. The receiver receives a first signal transmitted from a second controller, containing information regarding the control operation or monitoring operation. The first controller determines, using the information, if the control operation or monitoring operation is allowed or disallowed. If allowed, the first controller transmits a second signal to a third controller. The third controller generates a third signal in response to the second signal, which activates, deactivates, enables, disables, controls an operation of, or monitors an operation of, the vehicle or premises, or a system, equipment system, equipment, component, device, or accessory, of the vehicle or premises. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | Gtj Ventures, Llc (Yonkers, NY) | 2003-04-23 | 2020-02-18 | G08B1/08, B64D45/00, B60R25/33, B60R25/102 | 10/420799 |
| 88 | 10562226 | Additive manufacturing of active devices using dielectric, conductive, and magnetic materials | The present invention includes a process, system and apparatus for multi-material additive manufacturing process comprising: extruding an extrudable material through a nozzle capable of moving along one or more axis and concurrently extruding one or more filaments, wherein the filament is embedded in, on or about the extrudable material from the nozzle. | Adam Cohen (Dallas, TX), Paul Krueger (Plano, TX), Edmond Richer (Richardson, TX) | Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) | 2014-03-14 | 2020-02-18 | B29C64/209, B29C48/25, B29C48/00, B29C70/38, B29C64/118, B33Y30/00, B29C48/30, B29C48/325, B29C64/232, B29C48/22, B33Y40/00 | 14/213136 |
| 89 | 10548206 | Automated static control | Embodiments of the present disclosure related to automated static control. A set of static sensor data may be obtained from two or more static sensors. The set of static sensor data may be analyzed to determine whether a static condition exists. In response to a determination that a static condition exists, a set of mobile static unit data may be collected from one or more mobile static units. The set of mobile static unit data may be analyzed to select a mobile static unit of the one or more mobile static units. An action may be transmitted to the selected mobile static unit, and the selected mobile static unit may be deployed to mitigate the static condition. | Icko E. T. Iben (Santa Clara, CA), John Thomas Kinnear, Jr. (LaGrangeville, NY), Ho-Yiu Lam (Mountain View, CA), Sia Kai Julian Tan (Singapore, SG) | International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) | 2017-09-05 | 2020-01-28 | H05F3/06, H01T19/04, H01T23/00, G01R29/12, G01R31/00 | 15/695752 |
| 90 | 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 |
| 91 | 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 |
| 92 | 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 |
| 93 | 10538713 | Process and chemistry for formulating magnesium treated boron powder into a combustible slurry fuel | Disclosed herein is a fuel blend comprising a hydrocarbon based fuel, and particles that comprise magnesium and boron. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising blending a composition comprising a hydrocarbon based fuel and particles that comprise magnesium and boron to form a fuel blend. | Rhonda R. Willigan (Manchester, CT) | United Technologies Corporation (Farmington, CT) | 2017-05-19 | 2020-01-21 | C10L1/04, C10L1/12 | 15/600012 |
| 94 | 10537915 | Contaminant resistant coating fabrication structure and method | An illustrative embodiment of a contaminant resistant structure includes a substrate having a substrate surface, at least one contaminant resistant material provided on the substrate surface and a hydrophobic or oleophobic, and alternatively, a hydrophilic or oleophilic material provided on at least a portion of the substrate surface. | Shawn Park (Cerritos, CA), John Belk (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-10-30 | 2020-01-21 | B05D5/08, A01N25/34, A01N61/00, B08B17/06 | 12/609352 |
| 95 | 10536630 | Method and system for user feedback in a motion constrained image stabilization system | The disclosure describes systems and methods for a stabilization mechanism. The stabilization mechanism may be used in conjunction with an imaging device. The method may be performed by a control system of the stabilization mechanism and includes obtaining a device setting from an imaging device. The method may also include obtaining a configuration of the stabilization mechanism. The method includes determining a soft stop based on the device setting, the configuration, or both. The soft stop may be a virtual hard stop that indicates to the stabilization mechanism to reduce speed as a field of view of the imaging device approaches the soft stop. The method may also include setting an image stabilization mechanism parameter based on the determined soft stop. | Joseph A. Enke (Campbell, CA), Kielan C. Crow (San Francisco, CA), Pascal Gohl (Winterthur, CH) | Gopro, Inc. (San Mateo, CA) | 2018-02-27 | 2020-01-14 | H04N5/232, G08B21/18 | 15/906726 |
| 96 | 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 |
| 97 | 10534039 | Apparatus and method for estimating degree of aging of secondary battery | An apparatus for estimating a degree of aging of a secondary battery is configured to: determine a current and a temperature of the secondary battery, determine a state of charge from the current of the secondary battery, determine a degree of calendar aging by applying a cumulative degree-of-aging model to a degree-of-calendar-aging profile corresponding to the determined state of charge and the determined temperature while the secondary battery is in a calendar state, determine a degree of cycle aging by applying the cumulative degree-of-aging model to a degree-of-cycle-aging profile corresponding to the state of charge, the temperature, and the current of the secondary battery while the secondary battery is in a cycle state, and determine, as the degree of aging of the secondary battery, a weighted average value calculated for the determined degree of calendar aging and the determined degree of cycle aging based on calendar time and cycle time. | Se-Wook Seo (Daejeon, KR), Yo-Han Ko (Daejeon, KR), Jin-Hyung Lim (Daejeon, KR), Yong-Seok Choi (Daejeon, KR) | Lg Chem, Ltd. (Seoul, KR) | 2016-08-22 | 2020-01-14 | G01R31/392, G01R31/374, G01R31/367, H01M10/42, G01R31/36, G01R31/382, H01M10/48 | 15/560423 |
| 98 | 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 |
| 99 | 10521665 | Tracking a vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle | Tracking an object using an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed. A plurality of images showing the object is received from a camera of the unmanned aerial vehicle. A first static characteristic, a second static characteristic, a first dynamic characteristic, and a second dynamic characteristic of the object are determined. The second static characteristic is compared to the first static characteristic, and the second dynamic characteristic is compared to the first dynamic characteristic. It is determined that the second static characteristic is approximately equal to the first static characteristic, and that the second dynamic characteristic is approximately equal to the first dynamic characteristic. Finally, it is determined that the object is moving. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2017-12-20 | 2019-12-31 | G01C23/00, G08G1/017, G06K9/00, G06T7/73, G06T7/246, G08G1/052, G06T7/32, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G06Q50/26, H04N7/18, H04N5/232, G07B15/02, G07B15/00, G08G1/14, G08G1/133, G08G1/056, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G06Q30/02, G06Q20/02, G06Q20/14, G06Q30/04, G06K9/18, G06K9/32, G06K9/62 | 15/849530 |
| 100 | 10519932 | Imaging array for bird or bat detection and identification | An automated system for mitigating risk from a wind farm. The automated system may include an array of a plurality of image capturing devices independently mounted in a wind farm. The array may include a plurality of low resolution cameras and at least one high resolution camera. The plurality of low resolution cameras may be interconnected and may detect a spherical field surrounding the wind farm. A server is in communication with the array of image capturing devices. The server may automatically analyze images to classify an airborne object captured by the array of image capturing devices in response to receiving the images. | Eric S. Wenger (Lakewood, CO), Andrew G. Oliver (Longmont, CO), Victor L. Babbitt (Superior, CO), Thomas R. Hiester (Broomfield, CO) | Identiflight International, Llc (Louisville, CO) | 2017-11-17 | 2019-12-31 | F03D7/04, F03D17/00, A01K29/00, H04N13/243, H04N13/296, G06T7/20, A01M29/10, G06K9/62, F03D80/10, F03D80/00, G06K9/00, A01M31/00, A01M29/16, F03D9/25, F03D9/00, H02S10/12, H04N5/232, E04B1/72, H04N5/247 | 15/816352 |
| 101 | 10518902 | UAV capture system | A UAV capture system including a cable array comprising at least two laterally-spaced cables carried by a first cable support structure. Catches disposed on respective port and starboard wings of a UAV are positioned to engage the cables when the UAV flies into them. A payout device pays out the engaged cables after they have been engaged by the UAV and a brake decelerates the UAV by resisting the pay out of the cables. | David C. Briggs (Edgewood, MD), Corey A. Fleischer (Abingdon, MD), Greg W. Klein (Bel Air, MD), Adam M. Knabe (Nottingham, MD), George Gregory Miller (Blatimore, MD), Michael W. Poppek (Baltimore, MD) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2016-03-14 | 2019-12-31 | B64F1/02, B64C39/02 | 15/554934 |
| 102 | 10516858 | Monitoring system, monitoring method, and program | A plurality of fixed cameras installed in a driving area on a highway and a server device are connected via a network NW. The server device displays the captured images of the fixed cameras on the fixed camera monitor and requests camera position information and zooming position information to respective fixed cameras in response to occurrence of a traffic accident or the like in the driving area. In response to this request, the fixed cameras transmit the camera position information and the zooming position information to the server device. Based on camera position information and zooming position information, the server device derives the occurrence position of a traffic accident or the like, instructs a predetermined drone to capture the image around the occurrence position such as a traffic accident, and displays the captured image transmitted from the drone on a drone monitor. | Masao Watanabe (Fukuoka, JP), Takahiro Yoshimura (Fukuoka, JP), Akihiro Nawata (Fukuoka, JP) | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) | 2017-12-05 | 2019-12-24 | H04N7/18, G08B13/196, G08G1/00, H04N5/247, B64C39/02, G08B25/08, G08G1/04, G08G5/00, H04N5/232 | 15/832629 |
| 103 | 10513332 | Tiltwing aircraft | An aircraft includes a fuselage defining an aircraft attitude axis. The fuselage houses an engine fixed relative to the aircraft attitude axis. A rotor assembly is operatively connected to rotate back and forth relative to the aircraft attitude axis from a first position predominately for lift to a second position predominately for thrust. The rotor assembly includes a rotor that is operatively connected to be driven by the engine. | Mark R. Alber (Milford, CT), Jeffrey Parkhurst (Meriden, CT), Charles Gayagoy (Orange, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2016-10-04 | 2019-12-24 | B64C3/56, B64C5/10, B64C5/12, B64C39/04, B64C11/28, B64C29/00, B64C1/06, B64D35/00, B64D33/04, B64C3/38 | 15/285263 |
| 104 | 10507914 | Spooler for unmanned aerial vehicle system | In an aspect, in general, a spooling apparatus includes a filament feeding mechanism for deploying and retracting filament from the spooling apparatus to an aerial vehicle, an exit geometry sensor for sensing an exit geometry of the filament from the spooling apparatus, and a controller for controlling the feeding mechanism to feed and retract the filament based on the exit geometry. | Jason S. Walker (Medford, MA), John W. Ware (Brookline, MA), Samuel A. Johnson (Loveland, CO), Andrew M. Shein (Winchester, MA) | Flir Detection, Inc. (Stillwater, OK) | 2016-02-11 | 2019-12-17 | B64C39/02, B64D47/08, H02G11/02, B64F3/00 | 15/041211 |
| 105 | 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 |
| 106 | 10491778 | Applying features of low-resolution data to corresponding high-resolution data | In some examples, a method includes receiving, by a computing device, from a remote sensor, a low-resolution version of data and receiving, by the computing device, user inputs for annotating the low-resolution version of the data. In some examples, the method also includes determining, by the computing device, based on the user inputs, one or more annotations to the low-resolution version of the data. In some examples, the method further includes receiving, by the computing device, from the remote sensor, a high-resolution version of the data and automatically applying, by the computing device, the one or more annotations to the high-resolution version of the data. | Robert E. De Mers (Nowthen, MN), Kiran Gopala Krishna (Bangalore, IN), Erin Elizabeth Alves (Peoria, AZ) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2017-12-20 | 2019-11-26 | H04N1/32, G06T11/60, G06F17/24 | 15/849302 |
| 107 | 10486830 | Launcher for unmanned aerial vehicles | A launcher for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) , the launcher having a foldable UAV stowed within said launcher, the launcher includes, a launch tube configured as a UAV launcher and a UAV carrying case. The launcher further includes a pneumatic booster connected to said UAV for accelerating said UAV during launching phase. The launcher further includes a separation mechanism operated to permits separation of the booster from the UAV when the UAV leaves the launcher tube and to transfer the kinetic energy that is created from the pneumatic booster to the UAV in the launching phase. The UAV is propelled off of the launch tube by the booster that transmits thrust in the launch tube to the space below said booster. The UAV which is connected to the booster by the separation mechanism is pushed out of the launcher tube body and leaves the launch tube, the booster is separated from the UAV by the separation mechanism and the UAV is automatically deployed. The UAV propellers are activated to propel the UAV and driven the UAV. | Moshe Kahlon (Kfar Yona, IL), Shlomo Hakim (Kfar Yona, IL) | Uvision Air Ltd (Zur Igal, IL) | 2016-08-25 | 2019-11-26 | B64F1/04, B64C39/02 | 15/755699 |
| 108 | 10477450 | Communication system, terminal apparatus, and communication method | A bi-directional communication method needs to be switched on the basis of cost of bi-directional communication. Provided is a communication system including a first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus, in which the first terminal apparatus includes a radio unit that transmits a first signal by using a first communication path that is a direct communication path to the second terminal apparatus, the second terminal apparatus includes a radio unit that transmits a second signal by using a second communication path that is a communication path different from the first communication path, and the first terminal apparatus transmits the first signal on the basis of a feature amount of the second signal transmitted by the second terminal apparatus. | Tomoki Yoshimura (Sakai, JP), Hiromichi Tomeba (Sakai, JP), Yasuhiro Hamaguchi (Sakai, JP) | Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Sakai, Osaka, JP) | 2016-08-26 | 2019-11-12 | H04W40/04, H04W40/36, H04W76/14, H04W76/15, H04W84/18, H04W40/12, H04W40/02, H04M11/00, H04W88/04, H04W92/18 | 15/755091 |
| 109 | 10474167 | System, a method and a computer program product for maneuvering of an air vehicle with tiltable propulsion unit | A control system configured to control a deceleration process of an air vehicle which comprises at least one tiltable propulsion unit, each of the at least one tiltable propulsion units is tiltable to provide a thrust whose direction is variable at least between a general vertical thrust vector direction and a general longitudinal thrust vector direction with respect to the air vehicle. | Guy Dekel (Kazir, IL), Lior Zivan (Hadera, IL), Yoav Efraty (Tel Aviv, IL), Amit Wolff (Zur Moshe, IL), Avner Volovick (Petach Tikva, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2017-08-11 | 2019-11-12 | B64C27/26, G05D1/06, B64C29/00, G05D1/08, B64C39/02 | 15/675547 |
| 110 | 10473794 | Radiation detection device and method | A radiation detection device (10) comprising a data processor (14) arranged to be communicatively coupled to a position sensor (16) mounted on an unmanned vehicle and a solid state radiation sensor (18) mounted on the unmanned vehicle. The data processor is configured to receive position data from the position sensor, receive radiation data from the solid state radiation sensor and periodically associate the position data with radiation data to form combined data. | Thomas Scott (Bristol, GB), James Macfarlane (Bristol, GB) | University of Bristol (Bristol, GB) | 2014-03-07 | 2019-11-12 | G01T1/00, B64C39/02, G01T7/00, G01V5/02 | 14/774003 |
| 111 | 10465840 | Calibration for image stabilization mechanism | The disclosure describes systems and methods for calibrating an image stabilization mechanism. One method includes a control system sending a command to thermally condition one or more sensors to a predetermined temperature. During thermal conditioning to the predetermined temperature, the control system sends a command to drive one or more motors of the image stabilization mechanism to cause movement of an imaging device coupled to the image stabilization mechanism. After thermal conditioning to the predetermined temperature, the control system sends a command to stop driving the one or more motors of the image stabilization mechanism to stop movement of the imaging device coupled to the image stabilization mechanism. After stopping the driving of the one or more motors, the control system sends a command to calibrate the one or more sensors. | Thomas Gubler (Winterthur, CH), Pascal Gohl (Winterthur, CH) | Gopro, Inc. (San Mateo, CA) | 2018-03-13 | 2019-11-05 | H04N5/225, F16M11/18, F16M11/12, F16M11/04, F16M13/02, H04N5/232, F16M13/04, G03B17/56, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, B64D47/08 | 15/919448 |
| 112 | 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 |
| 113 | 10457394 | Airship launch from a cargo airship | A method for launch of an airship includes connecting a cargo airship to a second airship that is not positively buoyant at the launch site, launching the cargo airship, transferring lifting gas from the cargo airship to the second airship where said lifting gas is carded by the cargo airship while aloft, and releasing the second airship from the cargo airship. A high-altitude airship launch system is also provided. | Stephen B. Heppe (Hood River, OR) | Stratospheric Airships, Llc (Hood River, OR) | 2017-04-28 | 2019-10-29 | B64D5/00, B64B1/06, B64B1/62, B64B1/50, B64B1/64, B64B1/40 | 15/581681 |
| 114 | 10455521 | Apparatus and method for communications management | An emissions management module for a mission management system of a moving platform, said emissions management module being configured to: --obtain attribute data representative of (i) prevailing emissions control parameters in the form of an emissions control region defined by the relative locations of said platform and another node, and (ii) a direction of said emissions control region with respect to said platform, --generate, using said attribute data, an emissions plan that complies with restrictions defined by said emissions control parameters, and includes at least an emissions limit defining: a) a maximum transmission power permitted to be utilised by an on-board antenna or portion of aperture antenna in a specified direction relative to said moving platform, and/or b) permissible antenna waveforms and/or a specified maximum emissions duration in said specified direction relative to said moving platform, and/or c) permitted or restricted usage of on-board sensors in a specified direction relative to said moving platform. | Peter Noble Hudson (Preston, GB), Rania Hamdi Eissa (Preston, GB), Monadl Abd Al-Abbas Mansour Al-Ameri (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2016-08-10 | 2019-10-22 | H03C1/62, H04B7/185, H04W52/28 | 15/747662 |
| 115 | 10450077 | Flight termination for air vehicles | The present disclosure refers to a method and a related system of flight termination for air vehicles. The method and the system of flight termination for air vehicles involve deploying a parachute for flight termination of an air vehicle. A flight termination system, which in turn comprises at least one microcontroller unit that is connected to at least one parachute deployment system for deploying an air vehicle's parachute when a major emergency is determined during an air vehicle's flight. | Eduardo Gabriel Ferreyra (Chicago, IL), Enrique Emilio Serrot (Chicago, IL), Jose Luis Lemus (Chicago, IL), Jose Antonio Blanco (Chicago, IL), Nieves Lapena (Chicago, IL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-05-06 | 2019-10-22 | B64D25/00, B64D17/80, B64C39/02, H04L29/08 | 15/149019 |
| 116 | 10450061 | Servo actuators | A servo actuator (1) comprises an actuator housing (4) , an actuator member (2) located within the actuator housing (4) and at least one spool (8) located in a cavity (6) formed within the actuator housing (4) . The housing (4) also comprises a first set of internal ports including an inlet port (P) , an outlet port (T) and a pair of control ports (SI, S2) , the inlet port (P) being arranged for connection to a first pressurised supply and a second set of internal ports comprising an inlet port (P') , an outlet port (T') and a pair of control ports (SI', S2') , the inlet port (P') being arranged for connection to a second pressurised supply. In use, movement of the spool (8) alters the flow path of fluid through the first and second set of internal ports to control the movement of the actuator member (2) . | Andrew John Collins (Somerset, GB) | Domin Fluid Power Limited (Bristol, GB) | 2015-11-13 | 2019-10-22 | F15B18/00, B64C27/64, F15B13/04, F15B9/09 | 15/524387 |
| 117 | 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 |
| 118 | 10446373 | Cyclotronic plasma actuator with arc-magnet for active flow control | In an embodiment of the invention there is a cyclotronic actuator utilizing a high-voltage plasma driver connected to a first electrode. A second electrode is grounded and the two are isolated from each other by a dielectric plate. A magnet is positioned beneath the dielectric plate such that a coaxial dielectric barrier discharge plasma is formed outwardly between the first electrode across the dielectric plate. The magnet positioned beneath the dielectric plate introduces a magnetic field transverse to the plasma current path, such that the plasma discharge discharges radially and the local magnetic field is oriented vertically in a direction perpendicular to the dielectric plate to create a Lorentz Force, which forces the plasma discharge to move radially outwardly in a curved radial streamer mode pattern. | Joseph W. Zimmerman (Champaign, IL), David L. Carroll (Champaign, IL), Phillip J. Ansell (Urbana, IL), Georgi Hristov (Champaign, IL) | Cu Aerospace, Llc (Champaign, IL) | 2019-04-18 | 2019-10-15 | H04L27/156, H01J37/32, H05H1/50, B64C23/00 | 16/387777 |
| 119 | 10443676 | Isolated seeker optics | An optical lens stack includes an inner ring of a mounting structure containing axially spaced circumferential lens mounting surfaces on an inside diameter of the inner ring. The inner ring further includes a groove over a fixed axial length on the outer diameter. An outer ring formed to fit over the inner ring contains a groove on the inner diameter of the outer ring that corresponds to the groove on the inner ring and forms a circumferential cavity when the outer ring is mounted on the inner ring. The resulting cavity is filled with an energy absorbing material and serves as a vibration isolator for the lens stack. | Jason Graham (Prior Lake, MN) | Rosemount Aerospace Inc. (Burnsville, MN) | 2017-09-20 | 2019-10-15 | H04N5/225, F16F15/02, G02B27/64, G02B7/02, B60R11/04, G03B17/12, G03F7/20 | 15/709879 |
| 120 | 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 |
| 121 | 10429857 | Aircraft refueling with sun glare prevention | Systems and methods for aircraft refueling with sun glare prevention. One embodiment is a method that includes calculating a future time to position a receiver aircraft via an optical sensor with respect to a supply aircraft for an aerial fuel transfer, and calculating a sun position relative to the position of the receiver aircraft for the future time. The method also includes determining that the optical sensor of the receiver aircraft is susceptible to solar interference for the future time based on the sun position relative to the position of the receiver aircraft. The method further includes generating a request for the supply aircraft to move to an alternate position for the future time, and positioning the receiver aircraft via the optical sensor at the future time with respect to the alternate position of the supply aircraft for the aerial fuel transfer. | Thomas L. Weaver (Webster Groves, MO), Donald Frank Wilkins (O'Fallon, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-01-20 | 2019-10-01 | G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, B64D39/00 | 15/411890 |
| 122 | 10429519 | System and a relative method for detecting polluting substances using a remotely piloted vehicle from a haptic command device | A system (10) for the remote detection of substances, comprising a vehicle (20) that is mobile in space and remote-piloted using a control device (40) with a haptic interface suitable to return a force feedback to a user of the control device (40) , wherein the vehicle (20) is equipped with a position sensor (22) and a sensor (21) for detecting a physical quantity whose intensity depends on the distance of at least one substance present in a detection point located in a vicinity of the position of the vehicle (20) . | Jacopo Aleotti (Suzzara, IT), Stefano Caselli (Reggio Emilia, IT), Giorgio Micconi (Fontanellato, IT), Giacomo Benassi (Reggio Emilia, IT), Nicola Zambelli (Scandiano, IT), Andrea Zappettini (Reggio Emilia, IT), Davide Calestani (Parma, IT) | Universita Degli Studi Di Parma (Parma, IT), Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (Rome IT) | 2016-09-19 | 2019-10-01 | G01T1/169, G05D1/00, G01V5/02, G01T7/00 | 15/763985 |
| 123 | 10423168 | Landing method and system for air vehicles | Methods are provided for operating an air vehicle, the air vehicle including fixed wings configured to provide mild stall characteristics including a post-stall regime, and a propulsion system capable of generating a controllable thrust, the thrust being variable at least between an idle thrust and a maximum thrust. During a landing maneuver, the air vehicle is caused to attain an angle of attack corresponding to said post-stall regime, and during the landing maneuver, there is concurrently generated a thrust level of said thrust greater than said idle thrust to provide a thrust vector having a thrust lift force component at landing. Corresponding control systems are also provided, and air vehicles including such control systems are also provided. | Michael Shepshelovich (Ganei Tikva, IL), Danny Abramov (Rehovot, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2014-12-09 | 2019-09-24 | B64C9/32, B64D45/04, B64C3/50, G05D1/08, B64C3/14, B64D31/06, B64C39/02, B64C9/20 | 15/108711 |
| 124 | 10418698 | Omnidirectional antenna using rotation body | An omni-directional antenna using a rotator is disclosed. The omni-directional antenna is installed on the rotator having at least one rotation blade, and includes an antenna carrier unit disposed on at least one of top and bottom surfaces of the blade, and an antenna pattern unit formed on the antenna carrier unit. | Seungjae Lee (Suwon-si, KR) | Hctm Co., Ltd. (Icheon-si, KR) | 2016-03-16 | 2019-09-17 | H01Q3/02, H01Q1/08, H01Q1/38, H01Q19/18, H01Q25/00, H01Q1/28, H01Q9/42 | 15/559038 |
| 125 | 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 |
| 126 | 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 |
| 127 | 10412273 | Smart non-uniformity correction systems and methods | Various embodiments of the present disclosure may include an imaging device configured to determine appropriate conditions for updating non-uniformity correction (NUC) terms. In certain embodiments, the imaging device may determine when the imaging device is likely not in use and update NUC terms during the times when the imaging device is likely not in use. Data from various position sensors such as gyroscopes, accelerometers, global positioning system receivers, and/or other data may be used to determine when the imaging device is likely not in use. Such position sensors may be coupled to the imaging device and/or may be remote from the imaging device. In certain embodiments, while NUC terms are updated, imaging data obtained may be modified with historical data to provide usable data. | Pontus Hager (Bromma, SE), Katrin Strandemar (Rimbo, SE) | Flir Systems Ab (Taby, SE) | 2018-03-06 | 2019-09-10 | H04N5/217, G05D1/02, G06T7/70, H04N5/33, H04N5/365 | 15/912770 |
| 128 | 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 |
| 129 | 10410537 | Unmanned vehicle simulation | A system for simulating a vehicle may include a designing tool for configured for a vehicle simulation and a simulation tool for controlling simulation characteristics of the vehicle. A method for simulating an object may include displaying a map of a region, displaying a plurality of actions operative on a simulated object, and performing a selected action. | Simon Anthony Hales (White Salmon, WA), Theodore Terris Trowbridge (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2014-08-06 | 2019-09-10 | G09B9/08, G09B9/02, G09B9/48 | 14/453555 |
| 130 | 10407178 | Propulsion system assembly | A propulsion system assembly is provided including a driveshaft and a plurality of electric motor modules. The driveshaft is rotatably mounted to a casing about a drive axis, the driveshaft including a first shaft end and an opposite facing second shaft end. The plurality of electric motor modules are in axially stacked relationship with one another with respect to the drive axis to define an electric motor module stack, each electric motor module being configured for transmitting a torque to the driveshaft when coupled thereto independently of at least one other electric motor module. Each electric motor module includes a controllable clutch arrangement for selectively coupling and decoupling the respective electric motor module with respect to the driveshaft to respectively enable and disable transmission of torque between the respective electric motor module and the driveshaft. | Eyal Regev (Mazkeret Batya, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2015-07-29 | 2019-09-10 | H02K7/20, H02K16/00, B64C27/14, H02K7/10, B64D35/02, B64C15/00, B64D27/24, H02K21/24, B60L50/15, H02K7/108 | 15/501318 |
| 131 | 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 |
| 132 | 10403165 | Unmanned vehicle simulation | A method of simulating a launch of an unmanned air vehicle may include providing an interface for a user selectable launch option for a plurality of simulation modes, and responsive to a user input at the interface, simulating a launch of an unmanned air vehicle into an orbit using a predefined launch model and orbit parameters. | Simon Anthony Hales (White Salmon, WA), Theodore Terris Trowbridge (Hood River, OR) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2014-08-06 | 2019-09-03 | G09B9/08, G09B9/02, G09B9/48 | 14/453462 |
| 133 | 10399675 | Unmanned air vehicle and flight control method | An unmanned air vehicle includes: a camera that takes an image in a vertical direction from the unmanned air vehicle, an image processor that indicates, on the image, a region in which the unmanned air vehicle is likely to crash and that detects an object of avoidance that is present in the region, a crash-avoidance flight controller that, in a case where the object of avoidance is detected, controls flight of the unmanned air vehicle so that the object of avoidance becomes undetectable in the region, and a crash probable region determiner that changes the region according to a result of the flight control. | Shunsuke Kuhara (Osaka, JP) | Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America (Torrance, CA) | 2016-09-14 | 2019-09-03 | B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G06K9/00, G08G5/04 | 15/264896 |
| 134 | 10399674 | Systems and methods countering an unmanned air vehicle | Systems and methods for countering an unmanned air vehicle are disclosed. Representative methods include directing an interceptor UAV toward a target UAV, and directing the interceptor UAV back to ground along a controlled flight path, for example, in response to an instruction not to engage with the target UAV, and/or in response to an unsuccessful engagement. Another representative method includes disabling the target UAV by deploying a disabling element (e.g., a net) from the interceptor UAV to contact the target UAV. Representative systems include a target acquisition system, a launch control system, and an engagement system carried by the interceptor UAV. In particular embodiments, the interceptor UAV can have a generally cylindrical fuselage, one or more fins carried by the fuselage, counter-rotating propellers carried by the fuselage, and a disabling system that is configured to disable the target UAV. | Wayne Goodrich (White Salmon, WA) | Insitu, Inc. (Bingen, WA) | 2015-07-16 | 2019-09-03 | B64C39/02, G05D1/12, B64C11/48, F41H11/02, B64C5/06, F41H13/00 | 14/801479 |
| 135 | 10397883 | Transmission power control based on position of moving platform and prevailing emission restrictions | Apparatus for a communications system of a moving platform comprising a plurality of systems, at least one platform application, and a communications module comprising at least one wireless communications link and configured to effect wireless data communication, wherein said apparatus comprises a communications planning module configured to: --receive data representative of a communications requirement between said platform and a recipient node, --identify a communications link for supporting said communications requirement, --determine, using attribute data representative of a position and/or orientation of said platform relative to said recipient node, a distance and direction of said recipient node with respect to said platform, --receive data representative of prevailing emissions control restrictions including an upper emissions limit defining a maximum transmission power permitted N to be utilized by an on-board antenna or portion of aperture antenna, --determine a best achievable transmission power, within said upper emissions limit, of said identified communications link taking into account at least said distance of said recipient node with respect to said platform, and --cause the transmission power of said identified communications link to be set to said best achievable transmission power. | Peter Noble Hudson (Preston, GB), Rania Hamdi Eissa (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2016-08-10 | 2019-08-27 | H04W52/34, H04W84/00, H04B7/185, H04W84/06 | 15/747676 |
| 136 | 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 |
| 137 | 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 |
| 138 | 10384779 | System and method for commanding a payload of an aircraft | A system and method is provided for commanding a payload of an aircraft. A plurality of flight segments, which comprise trajectory information of the aircraft, are received. A plurality of payload commands are generated using statements of payload intents. Each one of the payload commands are synchronized with at least one of the plurality of flight segments. The system and method express the operations to be performed by the payload onboard in order to achieve the established mission goals of the aircraft. | Victor Perez Villar (Madrid, ES), Enrique Casado (Madrid, ES), Ivan Maza (Madrid, ES), Fernando Caballero (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-08-11 | 2019-08-20 | B64C39/00, G08G5/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G05D1/08 | 14/457084 |
| 139 | 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 |
| 140 | 10377466 | Foldable wings for an unmanned aerial vehicle | An unmanned air vehicle (UAV) having a fuselage, a foldable propulsion means to generate thrust leading to the UAV movement, a driving means to drive the propulsion means and a plurality of flight control surfaces actuators are further included. The UAV further includes at least one pair of foldable wings where the rear portion of the wings is pivotally attached to the fuselage. The wings having at least one roll control surface hinged to at least one of the foldable wings. At least a pair of tail stabilizers having ruddervators flight control surfaces hinged to the tail stabilizers. In a fully extended position or in ready to fly state position, each of the foldable wings are deployed perpendicular to one another and perpendicular to the fuselage to form an offset-x shaped wings, and in a stowed position, each of the wings are positioned parallel to one another and positioned parallel to the fuselage. | Moshe Kahlon (Kfar Yona, IL), Amit Morag (Rosh Haayin, IL) | Uvision Air, Ltd. (Zur Igal, IL) | 2016-08-25 | 2019-08-13 | B64C3/56, F42B10/14, B64C39/02 | 15/755669 |
| 141 | 10375583 | UAV network design | Methods, apparatuses, and systems relating to drone-assisted mesh network design are disclosed. Exemplary methods for wireless networking and communications may include identifying a geographic area, receiving topographic data obtained by an unmanned air vehicle at a first predetermined height, the topographic data relating to the geographic area, analyzing the topographic data to identify one or more characteristics, determining a location relating to a first wireless network device based at least in part on the analyzing, and determining one or more locations each relating to one or more other wireless network devices within the geographic area based at least in part on the location relating to the first wireless network device. | Kevin Ross (Lehi, UT) | Vivint, Inc. (Provo, UT) | 2018-04-19 | 2019-08-06 | B64C39/02, H04W16/18, G06K9/00, H04B7/185 | 15/957260 |
| 142 | 10374483 | Three-axis gimbal assembly with a spherical motor | A multi-axis gimbal assembly includes a spherical armature, a first coil, a second coil, a third coil, a bracket, a stator, and a motor. The spherical armature has first, second, and third perpendicularly disposed axes of symmetry. The first coil is wound about the first axis of symmetry, the second coil is wound about the second axis of symmetry, and the third coil is wound about the third axis of symmetry. The bracket is rotationally coupled to the spherical armature to allow relative rotation between the spherical armature and bracket around only the first axis of symmetry. The stator is rotationally coupled to the bracket to allow relative rotation between the stator and bracket around only the second axis of symmetry. The motor is coupled to the stator and is configured to simultaneously rotate the stator, the bracket, and the spherical armature around the third axis of symmetry. | Jason Dai (Shanghai, CN), Pablo Bandera (Avondale, AZ), Peter Yang (Shanghai, CN), Yonghui Zhang (Shanghai, CN), Jing Wang (Shanghai, CN), Qiang Li (Shanghai, CN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) | 2018-07-16 | 2019-08-06 | H02K7/14, H02K3/28, G03B15/00, F16M11/18, F16M13/02, B64C39/02, F16M11/14, G03B17/56, B64D47/08 | 16/035912 |
| 143 | 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 |
| 144 | 10372143 | Automated air traffic control of unmanned air vehicles | A method and system for automated air traffic management of unmanned vehicles that assures safety and continuous flow, even for vehicles of wide-ranging capabilities. Some embodiments include onboard equipment that distributes the burden of management across all the vehicles in a given airspace so that autonomous cooperation between vehicles creates useful group-level behavior. Vehicles carry definitions of rules of interaction on shared flyways. In conjunction with a means of exchanging location and velocity information with close neighbors, onboard algorithms calculate complementary navigation vectors that inform each vehicle's autopilot of a cooperative trajectory. The collective result of individual, autonomous decisions is cooperation at a group scale that manages traffic features such as density and spacing without the need for a ground-based communication infrastructure. | Tyler MacCready (Pasadena, CA), Alan Nise (Orange, CA) | Apium Inc. (Glendale, CA) | 2018-03-19 | 2019-08-06 | G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G08G5/00, G08G5/04, B64C39/02 | 15/925714 |
| 145 | 10368289 | Apparatus and method for communications management | Apparatus for generating a connectivity map in respect of a communications system of a moving platform, said communications system comprising at least one platform application and being configured to effect wireless data communication between said platform and another node by means of one of a plurality of supported communications links in accordance with a communications plan, wherein said apparatus is configured to: --identify (700) a message or set of messages required to be transmitted from or received by said moving platform, --generate a connectivity map comprising a plurality of connectivity metrics by, for each of a plurality of different specified attitudes or orientations derived from one or more predicted trajectories of said moving platform: --identifying available transmitters for wireless transmission of said message or set of messages and/or identify available receivers for wireless reception of said message or set of messages, --for each identified transmitter, determining (702) a transmitter metric and/or for each identified receiver, determining (702) a receiver metric, and --defining (704) a connectivity metric, based on said transmitter metrics and/or receiver metrics for said respective specified attitude or orientation, said connectivity metric being representative of a quality of a respective associated communications link for effecting transmission or reception by said platform of said message or set of messages in respect of said respective specified attitude or orientation of said moving platform. | Peter Noble Hudson (Preston, GB), Rania Hamdi Eissa (Preston, GB), Roderick Buchanan (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2016-08-10 | 2019-07-30 | H04W40/18, H04B7/185, G08G5/00, H04W40/12, H04W40/24 | 15/747682 |
| 146 | 10362492 | Moving cellular communication system | A cellular system that includes one or more moving relays, each having one or more add-on Interference Cancellation Modules (ICMs) capable of generating a cleaner signal by increasing the Signal-to-Interferer Ratio (SIR) , thereby cancelling interference. The interference originates from intra-network or from out-of-network source. The system enables cellular communication between two or more mobile stations, in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by one or more stationary base station. | Yaakov Shoshan (Ashkelon, IL), Jacob Tzlil (Rishon Lezion, IL), Gil Koifman (Petach-Tikva, IL) | Elta Systems Ltd. (Ashdod, IL) | 2018-07-10 | 2019-07-23 | H04W16/26, H04W12/08, H04B7/185, H04B7/26, H04B7/155, H04W64/00, H04W24/02, H04W40/02, H04W72/08, H04W4/90, H04W84/00, H04B7/15, H04W16/10, H04W16/22, H04W16/32, H04W36/08, H04W40/22 | 16/031055 |
| 147 | 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 |
| 148 | 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 |
| 149 | 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 |
| 150 | 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 |
| 151 | 10351238 | UAV configurations and battery augmentation for UAV internal combustion engines, and associated systems and methods | UAV configurations and battery augmentation for UAV internal combustion engines, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative configuration includes a fuselage, first and second wings coupled to and pivotable relative to the fuselage, and a plurality of lift rotors carried by the fuselage. A representative battery augmentation arrangement includes a DC-powered motor, an electronic speed controller, and a genset subsystem coupled to the electronic speed controller. The genset subsystem can include a battery set, an alternator, and a motor-gen controller having a phase control circuit configurable to rectify multiphase AC output from the alternator to produce rectified DC feed to the DC-powered motor. The motor-gen controller is configurable to draw DC power from the battery set to produce the rectified DC feed. | Gregory Leonard McAdoo (Alamo, CA) | Endurant Systems Llc. (Alamo, CA) | 2016-09-09 | 2019-07-16 | B64C39/02, B64C27/26, B64C29/00, B64C27/08, H02K7/18, B64D45/00, H02J7/34, H02J7/14, B64C39/04, B64D27/24, B64D27/04, B64D27/02 | 15/261780 |
| 152 | 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 |
| 153 | 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 |
| 154 | 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 |
| 155 | 10341002 | Apparatus and method for communications management | Apparatus for management of communications resources of a moving platform comprising a communications system configured to effect wireless data communication between the moving platform and a recipient node, the communications resources comprising a plurality of wireless communications links for facilitating the wireless data communication and a plurality of antennas associated therewith, the apparatus comprising an antenna analysis and selection module residing with the communications system and configured to: identify a communications requirement between the moving platform and a recipient node, receive attribute data representative of movement of the platform, the attribute data including platform movement data comprising future known movement of the moving platform and/or future predicted movement of the moving platform and/or the recipient node, determine, using the attribute data, suitability of each of a plurality of antennas and/or portions of aperture antenna for data transmission from the moving platform to the recipient node, determine a quality metric for each of a plurality of antennas/portions of aperture antenna, the quality metric being indicative of a respective performance criterion, and select one or more of the suitable antennas/portion of aperture antenna having a highest performance criterion, for the data transmission. | 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 | H04B7/06, H04B7/0456, H04B17/336, H04B7/185 | 15/748748 |
| 156 | 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 |
| 157 | 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 |
| 158 | 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 |
| 159 | 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 |
| 160 | 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 |
| 161 | 10332724 | Cyclotronic plasma actuator with arc-magnet for active flow control | In an embodiment of the invention there is a cyclotronic actuator. The actuator is defined by having a high-voltage plasma driver connected to a first electrode. The first electrode is surrounded by a dielectric material. A second electrode is grounded and placed away from the first electrode, such that a plasma arc is formed between the pair of electrodes when the high-voltage plasma driver is activated. A ring magnet surrounding the second electrode is configured to introduce a magnetic field locally to the plasma arc. The plasma arc will then discharge in a radial direction. The magnet creates a local magnetic field oriented vertically in a direction parallel to the axisymmetric orientation of the first and second electrodes to create a Lorentz Force. The force causes the plasma arc to move in a tangential direction and causes the plasma arc to discharge out in a circular pattern. | Joseph W. Zimmerman (Champaign, IL), David L. Carroll (Champaign, IL), Phillip J. Ansell (Urbana, IL), Georgi Hristov (Champaign, IL) | Cu Aerospace, Llc (Champagne, IL) | 2018-03-16 | 2019-06-25 | B64C3/14, H05H1/50, H01J37/32, B64C23/00, H05H13/00 | 15/923271 |
| 162 | 10331972 | Survey data processing device, survey data processing method, and program therefor | A technique for making multiple still images, which are photographed by a traveling mobile body, and the traveled route of the photographing correspond to each other, is obtained. A survey data processing device includes an input unit 101, an image processing unit 102, and a synchronous processing unit 103. The input unit 101 is configured to receive image data of multiple still images, which are photographed from a mobile body flying, and receive flight data, in which a flight route of the mobile body is measured. The image processing unit 102 is configured to estimate a flight route of the mobile body based on changes in positions of feature points included in the multiple still images on a screen. The synchronous processing unit 103 is configured to specify a matching relationship between the flight route of the flight data and the estimated flight route. | Daisuke Sasaki (Itabashi-ku, JP), Nobuyuki Fukaya (Itabashi-ku, JP), Hitoshi Ootani (Itabashi-ku, JP), Tetsuji Anai (Itabashi-ku, JP), Takeshi Sasaki (Itabashi-ku, JP) | Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon (Itabashi-Ku, JP) | 2016-01-28 | 2019-06-25 | G01C11/06, G06K9/00, G06K9/62, G06T7/246, G01C21/00 | 15/008632 |
| 163 | 10331136 | General purpose robotics operating system with unmanned and autonomous vehicle extensions | The present disclosure provides a general purpose operating system (GPROS) that shows particular usefulness in the robotics and automation fields. The operating system provides individual services and the combination and interconnections of such services using built-in service extensions, built-in completely configurable generic services, and ways to plug in additional service extensions to yield a comprehensive and cohesive framework for developing, configuring, assembling, constructing, deploying, and managing robotics and/or automation applications. The disclosure includes GPROS extensions and features directed to use as an autonomous vehicle operating system. The vehicle controlled by appropriate versions of the GPROS can include unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) applications such as a driverless or self-driving car. The vehicle can likewise or instead include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) such as a helicopter or drone. In cases, the vehicle can include an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) , such as a submarine or other submersible. | Paul J. Perrone (Crozet, VA) | Perrone Robotics, Inc. (Charlottesville, VA) | 2017-12-05 | 2019-06-25 | G05D1/00, B25J9/16 | 15/831883 |
| 164 | 10330884 | Mounting of optical elements for imaging in air vehicles | An optical assembly comprises a mounting structure, a plurality of optical elements, and a conformal filler material. The mounting structure has a plurality of axially spaced circumferentially recessed undercuts formed into an inner surface of the mounting structure. The optical elements are axially spaced in the mounting structure. At least one of the optical elements includes an undercut in a perimeter edge surface. The undercut is aligned with one of the plurality of undercuts in the mounting structure, such that the aligned circumferential undercuts define a void. The conformal filler material is cast in place in the void to create a mechanical lock between the optical element and mounting structure. | Timothy DeAngelo (Edina, MN) | --- | 2017-02-20 | 2019-06-25 | B64D47/08, H04N7/18, H04N5/225, G02B7/02 | 15/437321 |
| 165 | 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 |
| 166 | 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 |
| 167 | 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 |
| 168 | 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 |
| 169 | 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 |
| 170 | 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 |
| 171 | 10303165 | Mobile communication terminal having unmanned air vehicle | The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having an unmanned air vehicle, the mobile communication terminal being smart-phones, tablet-phones, or tablet-PCs which are carried by users and used for mobile communication, and the unmanned air vehicle being kept in the mobile communication terminal or in various mobile communication terminals that may be developed in the future, and being capable of navigating and performing various operations according to a control using the mobile communication terminal. The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal having an unmanned air vehicle, which includes: an unmanned air vehicle including a flying means, a wireless communication means and an image capturing means, and a mobile communication terminal part including: a hangar part in which the unmanned air vehicle is kept, an unmanned air vehicle control means controlling the unmanned air vehicle to navigate and capture images through wireless communication with the unmanned air vehicle, and a manipulation part through which a control command of a user is input to the unmanned air vehicle control means. | Young Kwon Kim (Siheung-si, KR) | Young Kwon Kim (Siheung-si, Gyeonggi-do, unknown) | 2016-02-12 | 2019-05-28 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G08C17/02 | 15/544660 |
| 172 | 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 |
| 173 | 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 |
| 174 | 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 |
| 175 | 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 |
| 176 | 10287011 | Air vehicle | In embodiments, a system and method for providing propulsion and control to an air vehicle, and for operating the vehicle, include at least three propulsion units that provide vertical thrust for vectored thrust flight, in which at least one or two of the propulsion units also provide thrust for vectored thrust cruising or aerodynamic flight by suitably tilting the respective propulsion units for changing the thrust vector. At the same time, the three or more propulsion units are operated to generate controlling moments to the air vehicle about three orthogonal axes, pitch, roll and yaw, during vectored thrust flight (hover, cruising, etc.) or during aerodynamic flight for controlling the vehicle. | Amit Wolff (Zur Moshe, IL), Guy Dekel (Kazir, IL), Lior Zivan (Hadera, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2010-05-26 | 2019-05-14 | B64C27/22, B64C29/00, B64C39/02 | 13/322496 |
| 177 | 10286996 | Airflow modification patch and method | An airflow modification patch 14 for reducing aeroacoustic noise generated by an aircraft assembly. The patch has a substrate 14a and a plurality of airflow disruption elements 14b. | Stuart Lacy (Gloucester, GB), Geoff Cumner (Cheltenham, GB), Peter Michaelides (Cheltenham, GB) | Safran Landing Systems Uk Ltd (Gloucester, GB) | 2013-09-09 | 2019-05-14 | B64C1/40, B64C21/10, B64C23/06, G01H3/00, B64C25/00 | 14/427765 |
| 178 | 10281913 | Methods and systems for intelligent predictive aircraft takeoff rejection decision making | An example method for predictive take-off rejection (TOR) of an aircraft includes receiving, at a computing device on the aircraft and at a time before the aircraft takes off for a current flight, outputs from a plurality of sensors positioned on the aircraft, comparing the outputs received from the plurality of sensors for the current flight to reference flight data, based on comparing the outputs received from the plurality of sensors for the current flight to the reference flight data the computing device making a determination of whether to initiate a TOR procedure before the aircraft reaches a takeoff speed on a runway, and based on determining to initiate the TOR procedure, the computing device sending a signal to a control device on the aircraft to initiate the TOR procedure. | Jian Dong (Bellevue, WA), Naveed Moayyed Hussain (Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-08-14 | 2019-05-07 | G05D1/00, G08G5/00, G05D1/02, B64C39/02 | 15/676380 |
| 179 | 10279907 | Method for operating an air vehicle | Methods are provided for operating an air vehicle having fixed wings. Such methods include the step of providing an operating map of angle of attack associated with the fixed wings with Reynolds number, including conditions of separated flow over the fixed wings and conditions of attached flow over the fixed wings. Such methods also include the step of using the operating map for guidance, causing the air vehicle to operate at least within a low Reynolds numbers range corresponding to the operating map, such as to avoid or minimize risk of causing the air vehicle to operate at conditions of separated flow over the fixed wings. | Michael Shepshelovich (Ganei Tikva, IL), Danny Abramov (Rehovot, IL), Yonatan Klein (Nes-Ziona, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2015-01-27 | 2019-05-07 | B64C39/02, B64C13/16, B64C3/14, B64C29/00, B64D43/02, B64C15/12 | 15/113368 |
| 180 | 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 |
| 181 | 10278092 | Apparatus and method for communications management | Apparatus for communications management in a communications system of a moving platform comprising a plurality of systems and/or functions and at least one platform application, the communications system comprising at least one transmitter for transmitting data received from the at least one platform application and being configured to effect wireless data communication thereof by means of one of a plurality of supported communications links, wherein the apparatus comprises a data management module configured to: receive a control message indicative that no suitable communications links are available for transmission of platform application data, obtain a classification in respect of platform application data to be transmitted to at least one recipient node, determine, from a stored ruleset, an action to be taken in respect of the platform application data according to the respective classification thereof, wherein the action comprises one of storing or discarding the platform application data, and generate a control signal and transmit the control signal to a platform application from which the platform application data originates, or a QoS interface associated therewith, wherein the control signal is configured to cause the action to be taken thereby. | Peter Noble Hudson (Preston, GB), Rania Hamdi Eissa (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2016-08-02 | 2019-04-30 | H04B7/14, H04L12/741, H04L12/823, H04W28/02, H04L29/08, H04B7/185, H04L12/927 | 15/748257 |
| 182 | 10266248 | Leading edge systems and methods for aerospace vehicles | There is provided a leading edge system for an aerospace vehicle. The leading edge system has at least one structural member. The leading edge system further has a plurality of removable modules removably attached to the at least one structural member. Each removable module has a hollow box substructure and at least one flange portion disposed along a first end of the hollow box substructure. The leading edge system further has a plurality of first attachment elements configured for attaching the at least one flange portion of the removable module to a first end portion of the at least one structural member. The leading edge system further has a plurality of second attachment elements configured for attaching a second end of the hollow box substructure opposite the flange portion, to a second end portion of the at least one structural member opposite the first end portion. | Daniel C. Stanley (Ballwin, MO), John S. Kruse (Florissant, MO), Jonathan D. Embler (Tustin, CA), Jeremy N. O'Hara (St. Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-07-20 | 2019-04-23 | B64C3/36, B64C3/18, B64C39/02, B64G1/58, B64C1/38 | 15/215559 |
| 183 | 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 |
| 184 | 10263689 | Transmission power control based on position of moving platform and prevailing emission restrictions | Apparatus for communications management in respect of a moving platform having a dynamic planner (40) configured to generate a communications plan utilising one or more of a plurality of communications planning strategies, at least one platform application (14, 16, 18, 20, FIG. 1) , and a communications system (42) configured to effect wireless data communication of data received from a platform application by means of one or more supported communications links in accordance with said communications plan, wherein said apparatus comprises an interface function between said dynamic planner (40) and said communications system (42) , said interface function including a communications executive module (141) and a communications management module (41) , said communications executive module (141) being configured to receive, from said communications system (42) , condition data representative of a prevailing situational and/or environmental condition affecting a current communications plan during mission execution, generate re-plan request data and transmit said re-plan request data to said communications management module (41) , said communications management module (41) being configured to generate plan request data in response to said re-plan request data and transmit said plan request data to said dynamic planner (40) , said plan request data being configured to cause said dynamic planner (40) to generate a revised communications plan and transmit said revised communications plan to said communications system (42) , wherein said plan request data is generated by said communications management module (41) by selecting a strategy from said plurality of communications planning strategies, based at least on said condition data, and generating said plan request data including data representative of said selected strategy. | Peter Noble Hudson (Preston, GB), Rania Hamdi Eissa (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2016-08-02 | 2019-04-16 | H04B7/185, H04W52/28 | 15/747782 |
| 185 | 10259579 | Self-enclosed air vehicle | Vehicles such as unmanned air vehicles that are capable of movement from an open, flight configuration to an enclosed configuration in which all major flight components can be protected by an outer shell are disclosed. In the enclosed configuration, the vehicles can take on standard geometric shapes such as a rectangular prism, sphere, cylinder, or another shape, so as to not be recognizable as an unmanned air vehicle. Embodiments of vehicles can also include interchangeable and/or wireless motor arms, motor arms which are electrically connected to the remainder of the vehicle only when in an open configuration, remote controllers removably attached to the remainder of the vehicle, and clip or other attachment mechanisms for attachment to objects such as backpacks. | Ryan Michael Goldstein (Hidden Hills, CA) | Gopro, Inc. (San Mateo, CA) | 2018-06-21 | 2019-04-16 | B64C39/02 | 16/014766 |
| 186 | 10255670 | Image sensor and module for agricultural crop improvement | An example machinery includes a crop management motorized vehicle having an intelligent, modularized image sensor (e.g. camera or video) system that is portable to other crop management vehicles such as a combine, planter or a tillage machine. The image sensor system includes a framework having a bank of procedures for monitoring and control of navigation, spray application, weeding, seeding, machine configuration, and so on, in real time as the machines go through a crop field throughout a crop cycle. One example implementation includes electronic circuits, with more than one set mounted on a platform that facilitates moving the setup to other agricultural machines. The framework captures, preserves and corrects the captured images for real time analysis and response, and for crop yield analysis that is correlated with the machine settings and crop management practices. | Dolly Y. Wu (Plano, TX), Timothy A. Deutsch (Newton, IA) | Dolly Y. Wu Pllc (Plano, TX) | 2017-02-04 | 2019-04-09 | G06T7/00, G06T11/60, H04N5/225, H04N7/18, A01B76/00, G06T7/90 | 15/424809 |
| 187 | 10254499 | Additive manufacturing of active devices using dielectric, conductive and magnetic materials | The present disclosure relates to a process, system and apparatus for multi-material additive manufacturing process comprising: extruding an extrudable material through a nozzle capable of moving along one or more axis and concurrently extruding one or more filaments, wherein the filament is embedded in, on or about the extrudable material from the nozzle. | Adam Cohen (Dallas, TX), Paul Samuel Krueger (Plano, TX), Matt Saari (Dallas, TX), Edmond Richer (Richardson, TX), Bryan Cox (Marion, AR), Bin Xia (Dallas, TX), Collin Gabriel Clay (Houston, TX) | Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) | 2017-08-04 | 2019-04-09 | G02B6/44, B33Y10/00, B33Y70/00, B29C64/118, H01R4/02, B23K1/005, B29C64/209, B33Y30/00 | 15/669263 |
| 188 | 10254411 | Geo-location of jamming signals | A ground-based source of a jamming signal capable of disrupting a GNSS satellite-based navigation system, for example a GPS jammer, is located with a detector carried by a suitable platform, for example an airborne UAV or missile. The detector, when the platform is at a first location, measures a characteristic of the jamming signal. The platform and its detector are then moved to a chosen second location, from which a further measurement of the jamming signal is made. The measurements made by the detector are then used to determine the location of the source of the jamming signal. | Colin Aaron Littlefield (Stevenage, GB), Timothy Whitworth (Nottingham, GB), Yeqiu Ying (Nottingham, GB), Graham Patrick Wallis (Stevenage, GB), Mark Dumville (Nottingham, GB) | Mbda Uk Limited (Stevenage, Hertfordshire, GB) | 2014-09-04 | 2019-04-09 | G01S19/21, G01S19/03, G01S5/06, H04K3/00 | 14/916646 |
| 189 | 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 |
| 190 | 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 |
| 191 | 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 |
| 192 | 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 |
| 193 | 10242455 | Systems and methods for generating a 3D world model using velocity data of a vehicle | A self-contained, low-cost, low-weight guidance system for vehicles is provided. The guidance system can include an optical camera, a case, a processor, a connection between the processor and an on-board control system, and computer algorithms running on the processor. The guidance system can be integrated with a vehicle control system through ''plug and play'' functionality or a more open Software Development Kit. The computer algorithms re-create 3D structures as the vehicle travels and continuously updates a 3D model of the environment. The guidance system continuously identifies and tracks terrain, static objects, and dynamic objects through real-time camera images. The guidance system can receive inputs from the camera and the onboard control system. The guidance system can be used to assist vehicle navigation and to avoid possible collisions. The guidance system can communicate with the control system and provide navigational direction to the control system. | Alexander Harmsen (San Francisco, CA), James Howard (San Francisco, CA) | Iris Automation, Inc. (San Francisco, CA) | 2016-12-19 | 2019-03-26 | G06K9/00, G06K9/62, G06K9/52, G06K9/46, G05D1/10, H04N7/18, G06T7/579, H04N13/271, G06T7/292, G05D1/00, G06T17/05, G08G1/16, G08G3/02, G08G5/04 | 15/383934 |
| 194 | 10233838 | Recuperated gas turbine engine | A gas turbine engine that includes a compressor, a turbine, a heat exchanger, and a combustor. The compressor is mounted on a rotating shaft with at least one rotor with an inlet and an outlet, and at least one diffuser downstream from each rotor. The turbine includes at least one stator, and at least one rotor with an inlet and outlet located downstream of each stator, and mounted on the rotating shaft as the at least one of the compressor rotors. The inlet of the compressor rotor faces toward the outlet of the turbine rotor. The heat exchanger is configured to preheat the compressed air leaving the compressor by transferring heat from the turbine exhaust. The combustor can be configured for mixing fuel with the compressed air, either upstream or downstream from the heat exchanger, and further configured for igniting the preheated fuel/air mixture located downstream from the heat exchanger. | Michael J. Vick (Vienna, VA) | The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2015-09-09 | 2019-03-19 | F02C7/10, F02C3/14, F02C1/10, F01D5/28, F02C7/22, F02C7/08, F02C7/052 | 14/849556 |
| 195 | 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 |
| 196 | 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 |
| 197 | 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 |
| 198 | 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 |
| 199 | 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 |
| 200 | 10218893 | Image capturing system for shape measurement of structure, method of capturing image of structure for shape measurement of structure, on-board control device, remote control device, program, and storage medium | An image capturing system for shape measurement includes: an image capturing device configured to capture an image of a structure, an air vehicle, an on-board control device configured to control the image capturing device and the air vehicle in accordance with an image capturing scenario, and a remote control device configured to create an image capturing scenario and transfer the created image capturing scenario to the on-board control device. The air vehicle autonomously flies to image capturing points sequentially so as to capture images. The captured data is transmitted to the remote control device via a wireless LAN. | Takashi Iwakura (Chiyoda-ku, JP), Takayuki Ishida (Chiyoda-ku, JP) | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Chiyoda-ku, JP) | 2016-10-11 | 2019-02-26 | H04N5/232, G05D1/00, G01B11/24, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, B64C13/20, H04N5/225, B64D17/00, G01C11/06, H04N5/222 | 15/760276 |
| 201 | 10207801 | Inspecting a solar panel using an unmanned aerial vehicle | A method for inspecting a solar panel of a solar power station is performed in a controller for an unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, and includes the steps of: receiving an inspection request for a subset of the solar panels navigating, in a first stage, using radio signals, the UAV to an initial location in a vicinity of a particular solar panel of the subset of solar panels, positioning, in a second stage, the UAV using at least one near field sensor of the UAV, and capturing, using the infrared camera, an image of the particular solar panel. | Winston Garcia-Gabin (Solna, SE), Bengt Stridh (Vasteras, SE), Elina Vartiainen (Vasteras, SE), Kari Saarinen (Vasteras, SE), Per-Erik Moden (Vasteras, SE), Veronika Domova (Vasteras, SE) | Abb Schweiz Ag (Baden, CH) | 2014-12-17 | 2019-02-19 | B64C39/02, F24S40/00, G06K9/00, H02S50/10, G01N21/88, G05D1/00 | 15/537162 |
| 202 | 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 |
| 203 | 10203701 | Dynamic task allocation in an autonomous multi-UAV mission | A mechanism for dynamically allocating tasks among multiple UAVs operating autonomously during a mission is discussed. Task assignment is adjusted by each UAV dynamically during the mission based on criteria related to the individual UAV's operational status and/or mission parameters. Task allocation is determined independently without group communication between the UAVs actively taking part in the mission and without direct communication to a ground-based controller. A communication UAV provides a shared memory space that may be utilized by each UAV in determining its own task allocation. | Heba Abdullatif Kurdi (Cambridge, MA), Jonathan Patrick How (Arlington, MA) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) | 2016-11-04 | 2019-02-12 | G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G06Q10/06 | 15/344014 |
| 204 | 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 |
| 205 | 10202198 | Life-saving equipment for unmanned air vehicles | The life-saving equipment for unmanned air vehicles includes a container with an opening, a parachute, consisting of a parachute canopy, suspension lines and a harness, where the parachute can be folded inside the container, a stopper which divides the inner space of the container into the combustion chamber and the storage chamber for storing the parachute, where the storage chamber is arranged between the stopper and the container opening and where the stopper is designed to be slid out of the container through the opening, and a gas pyro actuator placed in the combustion chamber and connectable to the activation line. | Milan Babovka (Liberec, CZ), Robert Popela (Radkov, CZ), Jan Pejchar (Zdar nad Sazavou, CZ), Milos Daniel (Jahodniky, SK), Ondrej Nemcak (Vsetin, CZ) | Vysoke Uceni Technicke V Brne (Brno, CZ), Ing. Milan Babovka--Galaxy (Liberec CZ) | 2016-01-29 | 2019-02-12 | B64D17/72, B64D17/42, B64D17/80, B64C39/02 | 15/009860 |
| 206 | 10198632 | Survey data processing device, survey data processing method, and survey data processing program | The efficiency of the work for identifying reference points that are included in photographed images is improved. Targets are located and are photographed from short distances, and the positions of the targets are measured. A 3D reference point model is generated by using the measured positions of the targets as apexes. Then, the positions of the targets that are detected from images taken by a UAV from the air are calculated from a three-dimensional model that are generated by the principle of the stereoscopic three-dimensional measurement, whereby a 3D relative model constituted of a TIN is obtained. After a matching relationship between the 3D reference point model and the 3D relative model is identified, the positions of the targets in the 3D relative model are estimated based on the identified matching relationship, and the positions of the reference points in the images taken from the UAV are estimated. | Takeshi Sasaki (Itabashi-ku, JP), Tetsuji Anai (Itabashi-ku, JP), Hitoshi Otani (Itabashi-ku, JP), Nobuo Kochi (Itabashi-ku, JP) | Topcon Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-06-29 | 2019-02-05 | G06K9/00, G06T7/73 | 15/196425 |
| 207 | 10196129 | Aerofoil and wings for air vehicles | Two element aerofoils are provided, having an aerofoil chord, a primary element having a first leading edge and a first trailing edge, a secondary element having a second leading edge and a second trailing edge, a gap between the primary element and the secondary element, and an axial overlap between the first trailing edge and the second leading edge. The secondary element is deflectable with respect to the primary element about a fixed hinge point by a flap deflection angle. The secondary element is configured to operate in airbrake mode when deflected by a respective the flap deflection angle corresponding to a design airbrake deflection angle wherein to generate an airbrake drag. In at least some examples, the axial overlap is numerically greater than -0.5% of the aerofoil chord, at least for the design airbrake deflection angle. Also disclosed are methods for operating air vehicles, and methods for designing two-element aerofoils. | Michael Shepshelovich (Ganei Tikva, IL), Danny Abramov (Rehovot, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2014-06-08 | 2019-02-05 | B64C9/20, B64C3/14, B64C9/32, B64C3/50, B64C21/02 | 14/896828 |
| 208 | 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 |
| 209 | 10193615 | Apparatus and method for communications management | Apparatus for management of communications resources of a moving platform comprising an on-board communications system configured to effect wireless data communication between said moving platform and another node, said communications resources comprising a plurality of wireless communications links and a plurality of antennas associated therewith, the apparatus comprising an antenna analysis and selection module residing with said communications system and configured to: --receive, during a mission from one or more systems/subsystems and/or functions of said moving platform, attribute data representative of said emissions control criteria, said attribute data comprising (i) location data representative of a specified emissions control region, and/or (ii) position and/or attitude and/or velocity data representative of an adversary node defining an emissions control region, --determine, using said attribute data and based on said emissions control criteria, suitability of one or more on-board antennas and/or portions of aperture antenna for supporting said communications requirement, --for each of a plurality of antennas/portions of aperture antenna determined to be suitable for supporting said communications requirement based on said emissions control criteria, determine a quality metric, said quality metric being indicative of a respective performance criterion, and--select one or more of said suitable antennas/portion of aperture antenna having a highest performance criterion, for facilitating said communications requirement. | Peter Noble Hudson (Preston, GB), Rania Hamdi Eissa (Preston, GB), Monadl Al-Abbas Mansour Al-Ameri (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2016-08-10 | 2019-01-29 | H04W84/06, H04B7/185, G05D1/10 | 15/747686 |
| 210 | 10188103 | Antimicrobial coating fabrication method and structure | An antimicrobial coating fabrication method includes providing a substrate having a substrate surface, providing at least one first antimicrobial material in at least one first pattern on the substrate surface and providing at least one second antimicrobial material on the substrate surface in at least one second pattern disposed in generally adjacent relationship with respect to the at least one first pattern of the first antimicrobial material. An antimicrobial structure is also disclosed. | Leora Peltz (Pasadena, CA), Ji Hye Son (Rowland Hgts., CA), Shawn Hyunsoo Park (Cerritos, CA), Rovelyn T. Dytioco (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-09-15 | 2019-01-29 | A01N25/34, B33Y10/00 | 12/211030 |
| 211 | 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 |
| 212 | 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 |
| 213 | 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 |
| 214 | 10165165 | Electronic device for image photographing | An electronic device is provided which includes a housing, a first camera module disposed on a first portion of the housing to face in a first direction, and having a first lens cover protruding in a convex shape from an outer surface of the housing, and a second camera module disposed on a second portion of the housing, which is positioned to be opposite to the first portion of the housing, to face in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and having a second lens cover protruding in a convex shape from an outer surface of the housing. | Jae-Il Seo (Gyeonggi-do, KR), Kijae Kim (Seoul, KR), Ji-Hoon Kim (Incheon, KR) | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (KR) | 2016-10-21 | 2018-12-25 | H04N5/253, H04N7/18, G03B37/04, H04N5/247, G03B17/02, G03B37/00, H04N5/232, H04N5/225, G02B13/06, G02B19/00, G02B7/02 | 15/331172 |
| 215 | 10162353 | 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. (San Carlos, CA) | 2016-03-02 | 2018-12-25 | G05D1/10, G06F3/0484, G06K9/00, G06T7/00, G06K9/52, G06K9/62, G06T7/20, G06T7/60, G08G5/04, G08G5/00, H04N13/128, G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G06T17/05, B64D47/08, G01S17/66, G01S7/481, G01S17/02, G01S17/93, G01S17/89, G01S17/87, H04N13/00, F03D17/00 | 15/059069 |
| 216 | 10152876 | Control, monitoring, and/or security apparatus and method | An apparatus, including a first controller located at a vehicle which monitors, and detects an event regarding, a system, equipment system, component, device, or equipment, of the vehicle. The vehicle is a shipping container, pallet, tote, or piece of luggage. The first controller generates and transmits a first signal, containing information regarding the event, to a second controller. The second controller is located remote from the vehicle, automatically receives the first signal, and generates and transmits a second signal, containing information regarding the event, via the Internet or World Wide Web to a communication device located remote from the second controller. The apparatus activates, de-activates, disables, re-enables, or controls an operation of, the system, equipment system, component, device, or equipment, of the vehicle. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | Gtj Ventures, Llc (Yonkers, NY) | 2005-07-13 | 2018-12-11 | G08B26/00, B60R25/045, B60R25/33, B60R25/104, B60R25/20, B60R25/25, B60R25/30, B60R25/042, G08B29/00, B60R25/10 | 11/180822 |
| 217 | 10150487 | Marine-environment, emergency-egress system and method | Emergency egress systems carry multiple riders simultaneously accessing a zip line (catenary) from higher, accessible, working locations to lower, safer areas in a marine environment. Hangers above the track line suspend trolleys to avoid weighting the catenary unduly at the high end, which might otherwise alter (reduce) clearance distances and safety of riders above a launch platform (deck) . Catenary shape is controlled against approaching the launch deck by sequencing the release from the hangers of each trolley to roll along the catenary with its own rider. Track line systems installed may be left undeployed indefinitely. Deployment of a track line will typically be fully effected at the time of egress, adding time but eliminating permanent obstructions that would result if a permanent deployment of track lines were undertaken. Terminal ends are anchored and configured to accommodate workers arriving after escape. | Eric S. Cylvick (Wanship, UT) | Zipholdings, Llc (Wanship, UT) | 2017-08-02 | 2018-12-11 | B61B7/00, F16D63/00, A62B1/00, A63G21/20, A63G21/22, B61H9/02, B61B12/00, B61B12/02, A62B1/20, G06K7/00 | 15/666707 |
| 218 | 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 |
| 219 | 10144499 | Aerofoil accessories and method for modifying the geometry of a wing element | Aerofoil accessories are provided, configured for selective attachment to a wing element, the wing element having an outer facing aerofoil surface and being based on at least one datum aerofoil section. Each accessory provides a modified geometric profile to a datum profile of the at least one aerofoil section when attached to the wing element. The accessories are each configured for having a substantially fixed geometric profile with respect to the at least one datum aerofoil section at least whenever said wing element is airborne with the respective accessory attached to the wing element. The modified geometric profile is such as to provide said wing element with the accessory attached thereto with a desired change in performance relative to a datum performance provided by the wing element absent the accessory. A kit is also provided for enhancing performance of a wing element in off-design conditions. A method is also provided for enhancing performance of a wing element in adverse conditions. | Michael Shepshelovich (Ganei Tikva, IL), Alex Nagel (Kiryat Ono, IL), Danny Abramov (Rehovot, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2009-09-16 | 2018-12-04 | B64C3/14, B64C3/48, B64C3/44 | 13/119315 |
| 220 | 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 |
| 221 | 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 |
| 222 | 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 |
| 223 | 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 |
| 224 | 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 |
| 225 | 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 |
| 226 | 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 |
| 227 | 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 |
| 228 | 10135142 | Electrically tuned, meandered, inverted L antenna | The system and method for a tunable, slow-wave meander line antenna having a plurality of coplanar alternating high and low impedance traces. The tunable inverted L meander line antenna being suitable for space-constrained uses. Electronic switches, including solid state switches being used to tune the slow-wave meander-line inverted L antenna. Configurations of more than one antenna element providing polarization diversity, increased gain, and larger impedance bandwidths. | Michael J. O'Brien (Nashua, NH), Ryan C. Lagoy (Leominster, MA) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2016-09-26 | 2018-11-20 | H01Q9/00, H01Q1/36, H01Q9/04, H01Q1/48, H01Q9/14, H01Q3/24 | 15/275669 |
| 229 | 10134294 | System, apparatus, and method using ADS-B and TCAS data for determining navigation solutions for a vehicle | A system using automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data and traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) data for determining navigation solutions for a vehicle is provided. The system has a communal position system (CPS) with a CPS sensor located in the vehicle. The CPS sensor receives ADS-B data and TCAS data from each of one or more proximate vehicles. The system further has a computer system coupled to the CPS. The computer system is configured to perform the steps of: checking the ADS-B data and the TCAS data for data reasonableness, performing data synchronization of the ADS-B data and the TCAS data, and computing a CPS position and a position accuracy based on the ADS-B data and the TCAS data. The navigation solutions include an alternate navigation solution, an independent navigation solution, and a complementary navigation solution. | Gang Feng (Bellevue, WA), Geun I. Kim (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-08-24 | 2018-11-20 | G06F19/00, G01S13/87, G08G5/04, G08G5/00, G01S19/48, G01S5/00, G01S13/93 | 15/246307 |
| 230 | 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 |
| 231 | 10116377 | Dynamic forward error correction bypass in a digital communications system | A system and method of improving communications is provided. A gateway is communicatively coupled to an end terminal through an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) , wherein a first link communicatively couples the gateway to the UAV, and a second link communicatively couples the UAV to the end terminal. At least one of the gateway and the UAV is configured to determine a signal quality on at least the first link between the gateway and the UAV in a first direction. If the signal quality exceeds a predetermined threshold, a received packet is encoded at the gateway for processing by the end terminal. The packet is further tagged with an indicator that the packet should bypass forward error correction (FEC) at the UAV. | Michael Stephen Lohman (Sunnyvale, CA) | Google Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2016-01-06 | 2018-10-30 | H04B7/185, H04L1/00 | 14/989223 |
| 232 | 10113839 | Small unmanned air vehicle repulsing apparatus | A small unmanned air vehicle repulsing apparatus includes a capturing body adapted to capture a drone, a target to be captured, and a capturing body launching apparatus adapted to launch the capturing body at the drone, in which the capturing body launching apparatus can quickly capture the drone by launching the capturing body even if the suspicious drone flies into an area to be protected so as to protect the interest and safety of law-abiding people. | Kazuma Sekiya (Tokyo, JP) | Disco Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2016-06-23 | 2018-10-30 | F41H13/00, B64F1/02, B64D17/80, F41H11/02, F41B5/14, F42B12/68, F41B7/04 | 15/190984 |
| 233 | 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 |
| 234 | 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 |
| 235 | 10099403 | Soluble manufacturing aid | Provided is a method of forming a shaped structure. The method includes coupling a first section of a mold to a second section of the mold such that a mold cavity is defined, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the mold cavity corresponds to a cross-sectional shape of the shaped structure and wherein at least one of the first section of the mold and the second section of the mold comprise a soluble material, at least partially filling the mold cavity with a curable polymer, and curing the curable polymer in the mold cavity to make the shaped structure. | Andrew M. Zavada (Mount Pleasant, SC), Brandon D. Booth (Mount Pleasant, SC), Isbelia D. Cardona (Mount Pleasant, SC) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2016-02-01 | 2018-10-16 | B29C33/52, B29C39/02, B29C33/38, B29C35/08 | 15/012099 |
| 236 | 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 |
| 237 | 10094284 | High effectiveness low pressure drop heat exchanger | A heat exchanger in the form of a honeycomb with a plurality of rectangular or otherwise polygon in cross-section passages which share common walls with adjacent passages. Two or more flow paths each comprises a plurality of serially connected passages. Each flow path passes through the heat exchanger in a helical pathway, thus through one passage in a first vertical stack of passages, then through a lower passage in an adjacent second vertical stack of passages, then through a lower passage in the first vertical stack, then through a lower passage in the second vertical stack and in this helical manner to the outlet from the heat exchanger. Thus, the flow path comprises alternate passages in each vertical stack, and another flow path comprises the alternate passages in at least one of the vertical stacks not taken up by the first flow path, whereby the flow paths at least partially overlap each other thereby providing both counter-flow and co-flow. | Jose Luis Cordova (Rexford, NY), Hooshang Heshmat (Niskayuna, NY) | Mohawk Innovative Technology, Inc. (Albany, NY) | 2015-08-21 | 2018-10-09 | F28D7/02, F28F7/00, F28F9/26, F02C7/08, F28D9/00, F28D21/00, F28F3/08, F28F3/00, F28F7/02, F28D7/08 | 14/833023 |
| 238 | 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 |
| 239 | 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 |
| 240 | 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 |
| 241 | 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 |
| 242 | 10088332 | Flight plan preparing method and flying vehicle guiding system | A flying vehicle has a retro-reflector, a position measuring instrument has a non-prism measurement function for performing a distance measurement and an angle measurement in non-prism and a prism measurement function for performing the distance measurement and the angle measurement with respect to the retro-reflector, a control device is adapted to have a flight range as set within a flat plane, to prepare an approximate flight plan having a two-dimensional approximate flying route as set within the flight range, to measure the approximate flying route by the non-prism measurement, to calculate a three-dimensional detailed flying route based on the measurement results and the approximate flying route, to prepare a detailed flight plan including the detailed flying route and to control the flying vehicle so as to fly in maintaining a distance between the flying vehicle system and a surface of the object to be measured at a constant value based on the detailed flight plan and a result of the prism measurement. | Hitoshi Otani (Tokyo-to, JP), Daisuke Sasaki (Tokyo-to, JP), Nobuyuki Fukaya (Tokyo-to, JP), Takeshi Sasaki (Tokyo-to, JP) | Topcon Corporation (Tokyo-to, JP) | 2017-02-01 | 2018-10-02 | G05D1/00, G01C21/00, B64D45/00, B64D47/08, G01S19/42, G05D1/02, G05D1/10, B64C39/02, G01C23/00, G01C15/02 | 15/421834 |
| 243 | 10082803 | Method and system for providing route of unmanned air vehicle | A method and a system for establishing a route of an unmanned aerial vehicle are provided. The method includes identifying an object from surface scanning data and shaping a space, which facilitates autonomous flight, as a layer, collecting surface image data for a flight path from the shaped layer, and analyzing a change in image resolution according to a distance from the object through the collected surface image data and extracting an altitude value on a flight route. | Young-Kuk Ham (Suwon-si, KR), Tae Kyu Han (Seoul, KR) | Thinkware Corporation (Seongnam-si, KR) | 2017-02-27 | 2018-09-25 | B64C39/02, G01S17/93, G01S17/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/00, G01C5/00, G05D1/10, G01S17/89, G08G5/02 | 15/443514 |
| 244 | 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 |
| 245 | 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 |
| 246 | 10076763 | Propeller lift suspension boom truss spray combination module system | The new invention uses a ground-based heavy payload ground vehicle, trailer, or fixed ground station to deliver agriculture chemical, power and control signals to a hinged, ground-mounted, lightweight propeller lift, boom truss module using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) technology to unload and suspend multiple boom truss modules, extending out to cover a large spray area. This is the newest, most practical invention that is low cost and easy to use. The total weight of each suspension boom truss modules is less than 10 kilograms and can be completely unloaded by motor-driven propellers. The suspended boom truss module is hinged on the ground vehicle, trailer or ground station. It is not necessary to apply for a flight permit from the FAA. In the field, the propeller and toxic pesticides are fixed on the suspension boom truss module and hazards can be controlled to a minimum for personnel safety. | Dawei Dong (Stockton, CA) | --- | 2016-11-11 | 2018-09-18 | B64D1/16, B05B15/628, B05B9/03, B64D1/18, B05B12/12, B05B13/00, A01M7/00, B05B9/00 | 15/349570 |
| 247 | 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 |
| 248 | 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 |
| 249 | 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 |
| 250 | 10067233 | Illuminance measuring system | The invention provides an illuminance measuring system, which comprises an illuminance measuring instrument which comprises a first communication unit and is moved by a moving vehicle, a position measuring means which comprises a second communication unit and measures a three-dimensional position of the illuminance measuring instrument and a data collector which comprises a third communication unit and a storage unit for storing positional information data of a predetermined measuring point, wherein the data collector moves the moving vehicle to the measuring point based on a position of the illuminance measuring instrument and the positional information data, an illuminance is measured and a position of the illuminance measuring instrument is measured, and wherein the data collector obtains an illuminance measurement result from the illuminance measuring instrument, obtains a measuring position from the position measuring means, and collects the illuminance measurement result and the measuring position in association with each other. | Hisashi Isozaki (Tokyo-to, JP), Atsushi Shoji (Tokyo-to, JP), Akira Ooide (Tokyo-to, JP) | Topcon Corporation (Tokyo-to, JP) | 2017-10-16 | 2018-09-04 | G01J1/00, G01S17/66, G01J3/02, G01J1/02 | 15/784517 |
| 251 | 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 |
| 252 | 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 |
| 253 | 10053238 | Fixture, system, and method for testing loads in a flexible aerodynamic member | A fixture, system, and method are provided for testing one or more axial loads in a flexible aerodynamic member. The fixture has a structural frame assembly with a first end portion, a second end portion, and an intermediate portion. The fixture has a first pivotal linkage assembly pivotable about a pitch axis, a pair of pitch actuators to apply a pitch moment to the first pivotal linkage assembly, a second pivotal linkage assembly pivotable about a flap axis, and a pair of flap actuators to apply a flap bending moment to the second pivotal linkage assembly. The fixture has a third pivotal linkage assembly pivotable about the pitch axis, and has a pair of chord actuators to apply axial load to the flexible aerodynamic member. The fixture minimizes deflections of a tip of the flexible aerodynamic member during testing to provide an improved accuracy of axial load measurement data. | Kenneth P. Schilling (West Chester, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2017-02-21 | 2018-08-21 | B64F5/60, G01M99/00, G01N3/20 | 15/438739 |
| 254 | 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 |
| 255 | 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 |
| 256 | 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 |
| 257 | 10045233 | Moving cellular communication system | A cellular system that includes one or more moving relays, each having one or more add-on Interference Cancellation Modules (ICMs) capable of generating a cleaner signal by increasing the Signal-to-Interferer Ratio (SIR) , thereby cancelling interference. The interference originates from intra-network or from out-of-network source. The system enables cellular communication between two or more mobile stations, in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by one or more stationary base station. | Yaakov Shoshan (Ashkelon, IL), Jacob Tzlil (Rishon Lezion, IL), Gil Koifman (Petach-Tikva, IL) | Elta Systems Ltd. (Ashdod, IL) | 2016-12-01 | 2018-08-07 | H04W24/02, H04B7/155, H04W12/08, H04B7/185, H04B7/26, H04W12/00, H04W72/08, H04W84/00 | 15/366371 |
| 258 | 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 |
| 259 | 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 |
| 260 | 10035589 | Foldable drone | A foldable drone is provided to improve the portability of the drone, which includes a drone body and a rotary wing part connected to the drone body. The rotary wing part includes a first rotary wing module and a second rotary wing module with each having at least one rotary wing, and the first rotary wing module and the second rotary wing module are respectively articulated to two sides of the drone body, to allow the first rotary wing module and the second rotary wing module to rotate about their respective articulating shafts, so as to be folded or unfolded. | 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) | Beijing Zero Zero Infinity Technology Co., Ltd (Beijing, CN) | 2015-12-29 | 2018-07-31 | B64C27/08, B64C39/02, B64C27/00, B64C1/30 | 15/035934 |
| 261 | 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 |
| 262 | 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 |
| 263 | 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 |
| 264 | 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 |
| 265 | 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 |
| 266 | 10020587 | Radial antenna and methods for use therewith | Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, antenna that includes a first plurality of antenna elements radially arranged in a first plane to wirelessly transmit first channel signals received from a guided wave communication system to a plurality of client devices via a first plurality of beams at a corresponding first plurality of angles. A second plurality of antenna elements are radially arranged in a second plane that is displaced a first distance from the first plane to wirelessly transmit second channel signals received from the guided wave communication system to the plurality of client devices via a second plurality of beams at a corresponding second plurality of angles that are angularly displaced from the first plurality of angles. 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) | 2015-07-31 | 2018-07-10 | H01Q13/02, H01Q21/20, H04B3/52, H01Q21/28, H01Q25/00, H01P3/10, H01Q1/46, H01P5/08, H04B3/56, H01P1/16, H01P3/16 | 14/815023 |
| 267 | 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 |
| 268 | 10012733 | Localization method and apparatus | An apparatus for determining the location and state of an object in an environment is disclosed. Three or more light-emitting beacons are located in the environment, and each beacon transmits a light pattern that contains information needed to identify the beacon. An optical receiver is attached to the object whose location needs to be determined. The optical receiver comprising one or more cameras images the beacons, and identifies the apparent direction from which the beacon is coming based on the pixel or pixels illuminated by the beacon. The optical receiver also decodes the light pattern transmitted by each beacon to identify it. Finally, based on knowledge of the locations of the beacons in the environment and based on the apparent directions from which the beacons appear to be coming, the optical receiver determines its location, and thus the location of the object. | Geoffrey Louis Barrows (Washington, DC), Gregory Brill (Mahwah, NJ), Craig William Neely (Vienna, VA) | --- | 2016-06-07 | 2018-07-03 | G01S17/42, H04B10/50, G01S5/16, G01S17/93, H04B10/60, G05D1/02 | 15/175577 |
| 269 | 10011354 | Self-enclosed air vehicle | Vehicles such as unmanned air vehicles that are capable of movement from an open, flight configuration to an enclosed configuration in which all major flight components can be protected by an outer shell are disclosed. In the enclosed configuration, the vehicles can take on standard geometric shapes such as a rectangular prism, sphere, cylinder, or another shape, so as to not be recognizable as an unmanned air vehicle. Embodiments of vehicles can also include interchangeable and/or wireless motor arms, motor arms which are electrically connected to the remainder of the vehicle only when in an open configuration, remote controllers removably attached to the remainder of the vehicle, and clip or other attachment mechanisms for attachment to objects such as backpacks. | Ryan Michael Goldstein (Hidden Hills, CA) | Gopro, Inc. (San Mateo, CA) | 2015-12-17 | 2018-07-03 | B64C39/02 | 14/973466 |
| 270 | 10011344 | Plasma control and power system | An improved high-voltage AC power supply energizes and regulates plasma actuators for aerodynamic flow control. Such plasma actuators are used, for example, on aerodynamic surfaces, wind turbine blades, and the like for vehicle control, drag or noise reduction, or efficient power generation. Various embodiments of the power supply are small, compact, lightweight, portable, modular, self-contained in its own housing, easily replaceable and swappable, autonomous, self-cooling, and/or gangable in series or parallel to provide any desired control authority over the selected surface. In some embodiments, the parameters for the plasma electronics can be manually selected and pre-programmed for a specific application, while in preferred embodiments, the plasma electronics can automatically identify the appropriate parameters and self-tune the performance of the plasma actuators. | Edmund J. Santavicca, Jr. (Lakewood, OH), Srikanth Vasudevan (Cleveland, OH), Frederick J. Lisy (Euclid, OH), Mike Ward (Tallmadge, OH) | Orbital Research Inc. (Cleveland, OH) | 2010-12-31 | 2018-07-03 | B64C1/38, B64C21/00, B64C9/00, B64C23/00, B64C13/16, B64C29/00 | 12/983205 |
| 271 | 10011247 | Control, monitoring and/or security apparatus and method | An apparatus, including a memory which stores information regarding a limitation or restriction for allowing or prohibiting a control, monitoring, or security, operation, regarding a vehicle or a premises, a first controller located remote from the vehicle or premises, which is specially programmed to perform the control, monitoring, or security, operation, regarding the vehicle or premises. The first controller receives a first signal transmitted from a second controller. The first signal contains information regarding a control, monitoring, or security, operation, regarding the vehicle or premises. The second controller is located at a location remote from the first controller and remote from the vehicle or premises. The first controller determines, utilizing the information regarding the limitation or restriction, whether the control, monitoring, or security, operation, is allowed. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | Gtj Ventures, Llc (Yonkers, NY) | 2003-04-23 | 2018-07-03 | G08B1/08, B60R25/102, B60R25/25, B60R25/33, B64D45/00 | 10/420795 |
| 272 | 10009901 | Method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium for managing utilization of wireless resources between base stations | 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) | 2015-09-16 | 2018-06-26 | H04W72/00, H04W28/04, H04W36/32, H04W72/08, H04L5/00, H04W72/04, H04W84/04, H04W36/04 | 14/855499 |
| 273 | 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 |
| 274 | 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 |
| 275 | 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 |
| 276 | 10006407 | Optical heat exchanger and associated method | An optical heat exchanger and an associated system and method are provided to allow a vehicle, such as an unmanned air vehicle, a rocket or the like, to deliver more payload at a lower cost. The optical heat exchanger includes a support surface defining a plurality of tapered openings. Each tapered opening tapers from the first size proximate an outwardly facing end of the opening to a second smaller size proximate an inwardly facing end of the opening. The inwardly facing end of each tapered opening is in communication with the propellant. The optical heat exchanger also includes a plurality of lenses with each lens positioned proximate the outwardly facing end of a respective opening. Each lens is configured to receive an electromagnetic energy beam and concentrate the majority of the electromagnetic energy beam through the inwardly facing end of the respective tapered opening, thereby heating the propellant. | Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-05-25 | 2018-06-26 | B64G1/40, B64G1/00, F02K7/08 | 13/481204 |
| 277 | 10006183 | Method and apparatus for treatment of water-borne contaminants | A lightweight, bioplastic, mobile, floating oil spill mechanical/biological recovery system is dimensionally compact, and quick to assemble. The floating platform can be readily positioned within any waterborne oil/contaminant spill area. After assembly, this platform or apparatus can be directed by either a hand-held digital radio control transmitter or GPS directed mechanism. A lower, multi-roller slip-on belt is designed to be mounted over a circular base support aeration hub assembly with alternating/spaced slotted ring water drainage separators. The belt and aeration assemblies dip bioaugmentation product into the contaminant site thereby exposing microorganisms to both oxygen and target contaminant for treatment and metabolism. Various mechanisms for enhancing metabolic activity of the bioaugmentation product operate in tandem with the primary belt and aeration assemblies to promote effective contaminant metabolism and overall treatment regimes. | Walter J Wasseluk (Hawthorn Woods, IL) | --- | 2017-03-01 | 2018-06-26 | C02F3/08, E02B15/00, B01F3/04 | 15/446285 |
| 278 | 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 |
| 279 | 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 |
| 280 | 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 |
| 281 | 9998669 | Camera gimbal | A camera gimbal is provided. The camera gimbal includes a gimbal barrel, a lens barrel configured to support a camera module thereon, and assembled to the gimbal barrel, and a connection unit configured to interconnect the gimbal barrel and the lens barrel, wherein the lens barrel is connected to be freely rotatable, wherein the connection unit provides a rolling axis, a yawing axis, and a pitching axis of the lens barrel, and wherein the lens barrel assembled to the connection unit is configured to maintain a horizontal posture by gravity. | Yoon-Seok Kang (Seoul, KR), Sungjin Park (Gyeonggi-do, KR), Baeseok Lim (Gyeonggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd (KR) | 2016-11-02 | 2018-06-12 | H04N5/232, F16M11/12, G03B17/56, B64D47/08, H04N5/225, B64C39/02 | 15/341440 |
| 282 | 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 |
| 283 | 9994307 | Vertical take-off-and-landing unmanned aerial vehicle system capable of landing on uneven or sloped terrain | A system for landing, comprising a vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) having landing gear, wherein the landing gear is telescopic and comprises a sensor, and wherein the landing gear is compressed upon landing on a surface, and the compression causes a signal to be sent to a system that computes the slope of the ground surface using the length of the compressed landing gear and the attitude of the UAV. If the center of gravity falls within the support area, the legs are locked and the UAV power is turned off. If the center of gravity falls outside the support area, the UAV is forced to take off and find a safer landing spot. | Hoa G. Nguyen (San Diego, CA), Aaron B. Burmeister (San Diego, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2016-03-25 | 2018-06-12 | B64C25/28, B64C25/32, B64C25/52, B64C29/00, B64C39/02, B64C25/00 | 15/081163 |
| 284 | 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 |
| 285 | 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 |
| 286 | 9973939 | UAV network design | Methods, apparatuses, and systems relating to drone-assisted mesh network design are disclosed. Exemplary methods for wireless networking and communications may include identifying a geographic area, receiving topographic data obtained by an unmanned air vehicle at a first predetermined height, the topographic data relating to the geographic area, analyzing the topographic data to identify one or more characteristics, determining a location relating to a first wireless network device based at least in part on the analyzing, and determining one or more locations each relating to one or more other wireless network devices within the geographic area based at least in part on the location relating to the first wireless network device. | Kevin Ross (Saratoga Springs, UT) | Vivint, Inc. (Provo, UT) | 2015-09-25 | 2018-05-15 | G06K9/00, B64C39/02, H04W16/18 | 14/866277 |
| 287 | 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 |
| 288 | 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 |
| 289 | 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 |
| 290 | 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 |
| 291 | 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 |
| 292 | 9958566 | Airborne geophysical survey system | An airborne ElectroMagnetic (EM) survey system wherein the system includes, first, a series of transmitter coils, which induce a primary (EM) field into the earth resulting in a secondary EM field being created in any sub-surface electrically conductive bodies, and second, a set of three orthogonal receiver coils which detect the secondary EM field. Multiple transmitter coils through which an electric current is pumped, form part of the structural, aluminum framework of a multi-rotor drone. The receiver sensor may be an EM induction sensor, comprised of multi-turn, copper windings, mounted inside an aerodynamic bird and separated by non-conductive sphalerite, which acts as an electrical insulator to limit self-induction and capacitance. Additionally a lighter-than-air balloon may be used to add vertical lift and increase a pendulum effect. | Alan Vowles (Devon, CA) | Isaac Max Porterfield (Vancouver, CA) | 2015-11-05 | 2018-05-01 | B64C39/02, G01V3/165 | 14/933740 |
| 293 | 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 |
| 294 | 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 |
| 295 | 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 |
| 296 | 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 |
| 297 | 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 |
| 298 | 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 |
| 299 | 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 |
| 300 | 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 |
| 301 | 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 |
| 302 | 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 |
| 303 | 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 |
| 304 | 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 |
| 305 | 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 |
| 306 | 9922261 | Robotic surveying of fruit plants | A method of machine vision includes identifying contours of fruits in a first image and a second image and performing two-way matching of contours to identify pairs of matched contours, each pair comprising a respective first contour in the first image that matches a respective second contour in the second image. for each pair of matched contours, a respective affine transformation that transforms points in the respective second contour to points in the respective first contour is identified. The second image is mapped to the first image using the affine transformations to form a composite image and the number of fruits in the composite image is counted. | Volkan Isler (St. Paul, MN), Pratap Rajkumar Tokekar (Blacksburg, VA), Nikolaos Stefas (Minneapolis, MN), Pravakar Roy (Minneapolis, MN) | Regents of The University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) | 2016-04-18 | 2018-03-20 | G06K9/48, G06K9/62, G06K9/32, G06T3/00, G06T7/33, G06T7/11, G06T7/62, G06K9/00, G06K9/46 | 15/131745 |
| 307 | 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 |
| 308 | 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 |
| 309 | 9915709 | Controlling a motor with two or more hall sensors | A motor system includes a motor including two Hall sensors configured to output binary values, and a controller configured to control the motor. The two Hall sensors are placed 120 or 60 electrical degrees apart. The controller is operable to monitor output signals of the two Hall sensors and to determine a third Hall sensor output binary value. The controller is operable to fulfill the commanded requirements to operate in a servo system, by controlling commutation of a drive current into the motor, and by keeping track of the motor rotor position based on the third generated signal and the outputs of the two Hall sensors. | Raymond Liu (Monterey Park, CA), Estella Chung (West Hills, CA) | Woodward, Inc. (Fort Collins, CO) | 2015-12-18 | 2018-03-13 | H02K29/08, H02P6/00, H02P6/16, G01R23/00, G01R33/07, H02P6/12, H02P29/032 | 14/975145 |
| 310 | 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 |
| 311 | 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 |
| 312 | 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 |
| 313 | 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 |
| 314 | 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 |
| 315 | 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 |
| 316 | 9911059 | Process for recovering an unmanned vehicle | A process for recovering a vehicle includes obtaining a red green blue (RGB) image comprising a target on a recovery device. An input received from a user designates a target hue value and a target luminance value. The RGB image is converted to a hue value saturation (HSV) color model. The HSV color model is split into a hue value plane and a luminance value plane. A hue band pass filter and a luminance band pass filter are configured with appropriate thresholds. The configured hue band pass filter and the luminance band pass filter are applied to the hue value plane and the luminance value plane, respectively. The filtered hue value plane and the filtered luminance value planes are combined to yield a plurality of potential target pixel groupings. The most probable target is determined from the plurality of potential target pixels. The vehicle is directed to the target. | Michael L. Anderson (Colorado Springs, CO), Charles B. Wilson (Sagle, ID), Michael A. Hyde (Santa Fe, NM) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC) | 2016-08-18 | 2018-03-06 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06F3/0484, G05D1/00, B64D47/08, B64C39/02, H04N5/225 | 15/239857 |
| 317 | 9911038 | Survey data processing device, survey data processing method, and program therefor | The efficiency of work for identifying reference points included in photographed images is improved. A survey data processing device includes a data receiving unit 103 that receives data of two still images, an operation information receiving unit 104 that receives a selection of reference points among multiple reference points which are included in both of the two still images and have known location information, an exterior orientation parameter calculating unit 106 that calculates exterior orientation parameters of a camera, a coordinate integrating unit 110 for obtaining an integrated coordinate system for describing both the locations of an unselected reference point and the camera, a back-projected image generating unit 111 for generating a back-projected image by back-projecting the unselected reference point in the integrated coordinate system, and a target position estimating unit 112 that estimates a position of the unselected reference point in a still image. | Takeshi Sasaki (Itabashi-ku, JP), Tetsuji Anai (Itabashi-ku, JP), Hitoshi Ootani (Itabashi-ku, JP), Nobuo Kochi (Odawara, JP) | --- | 2016-01-27 | 2018-03-06 | G06K9/00, G06T7/33, G06K9/20, G06T7/73, G06T7/55 | 15/007380 |
| 318 | 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 |
| 319 | 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 |
| 320 | 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 |
| 321 | 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 |
| 322 | 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 |
| 323 | 9902487 | Aerial vehicle with deployable components | An unmanned aerial vehicle with deployable components (UAVDC) is disclosed. The UAVDC may comprise a fuselage, at least one wing, and at least one control surface. In some embodiments, the UAVDC may further comprise a propulsion means and/or a modular payload. The UAVDC may be configured in a plurality of arrangements. for example, in a compact arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing stowed against the fuselage and the at least one control surface stowed against the fuselage. In a deployed arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing deployed from the fuselage and the least one control surface deployed from the fuselage. In an expanded arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing telescoped to increase a wingspan of the deployed arrangement. | Nicholas Robert Alley (Kennesaw, GA), Joshua Lemming Steele (Kennesaw, GA), Jesse Owen Williams (Kennesaw, GA), Daniel Kuehme (Kennesaw, GA), Jonathan Caleb Phillips (Kennesaw, GA) | Area-I, Inc. (Kennesaw, GA) | 2016-12-22 | 2018-02-27 | B64C3/40, B64C13/30, B64C3/56, B64C3/54, B64C39/02 | 15/388478 |
| 324 | 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 |
| 325 | 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 |
| 326 | 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 |
| 327 | 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 |
| 328 | 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 |
| 329 | 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 |
| 330 | 9881263 | Method and apparatus for deciding path of vehicle | A route determining method includes determining a first node which is the closest to a current position, among a plurality of nodes by using a position sensor and moving in a direction of the determined first node, determining a first point included in a radio wave reachable area of the first node by transmitting and receiving data between the moving object and the first node and going through the determined first point, determining a second node which is the closest to the first point by using the position sensor and moving in a direction of the determined second node, and determining a second point included in a radio wave reachable area of the second node by transmitting and receiving the data between the moving object and the second node based on the first node and a position of the first point and going through the second point. | Jai-Hoon Kim (Seongnam-si, KR), Temesgen Seyoum Alemayehu (Suwon-si, KR) | Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (Suwon-si, KR) | 2016-06-24 | 2018-01-30 | G01C21/34, G05D1/10, G05D1/02, G01S5/02, G06Q10/04 | 15/191764 |
| 331 | 9880281 | LADAR sensor for landing, docking and approach | A system for landing or docking a mobile platform is enabled by a flash LADAR sensor having an adaptive controller with Automatic Gain Control (AGC) . Range gating in the LADAR sensor penetrates through diffuse reflectors. The LADAR sensor adapted for landing/approach comprises a system controller, pulsed laser transmitter, transmit optics, receive optics, a focal plane array of detectors, a readout integrated circuit, camera support electronics and image processor, an image analysis and bias calculation processor, and a detector array bias control circuit. The system is capable of developing a complete 3-D scene from a single point of view. | Patrick Gilliland (Santa Barbara, CA), Robert W. Koseluk (Santa Barbara, CA), Steve Penniman (Goleta, CA), Brad Short (Goleta, CA), Joseph Spagnolia (Ventura, CA), Roger Stettner (Santa Barbara, CA) | Continental Advanced Lidar Solutions Us, Llc. (Carpinteria, CA) | 2015-02-11 | 2018-01-30 | G01C3/08, B64D47/00, B64D39/00, G01S17/10, G01S17/88, G01S7/486, G01S7/481, B64G1/64, G01S17/89 | 14/619405 |
| 332 | 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 |
| 333 | 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 |
| 334 | 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 |
| 335 | 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 |
| 336 | 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 |
| 337 | 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 |
| 338 | 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 |
| 339 | 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 |
| 340 | 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 |
| 341 | 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 |
| 342 | 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 |
| 343 | 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 |
| 344 | 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 |
| 345 | 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 |
| 346 | 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 |
| 347 | 9858480 | Tracking a vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle | Tracking a vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed. One or more first images may be received from a first camera of the first unmanned aerial vehicle located at a first location. A parking violation committed by a first vehicle may be determined in at least one of the one or more first images. The first unmanned aerial vehicle may be then repositioned. One or more second images having the second field of view and showing the first vehicle may then be received. A unique identifier of the first vehicle may then be determined based on at least one of the one or more second images. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2016-10-22 | 2018-01-02 | G01C23/00, G08G5/00, G05D1/10, G05D1/00, G08G1/017, G06K9/00, G06Q30/02, G06Q20/02, G06Q20/14, G06Q30/04, G06K9/18, G06K9/32, G06K9/62, G08G1/052, G08G1/056, G08G1/133, G08G1/14, G07B15/00, G07B15/02, H04N5/232, G06Q50/26, B64C39/02, G06T7/00, G06T7/20, H04N7/18 | 15/331846 |
| 348 | 9856856 | Imaging array for bird or bat detection and identification | An automated system for mitigating risk from a wind farm. The automated system may include an array of a plurality of image capturing devices independently mounted in a wind farm. The array may include a plurality of low resolution cameras and at least one high resolution camera. The plurality of low resolution cameras may be interconnected and may detect a spherical field surrounding the wind farm. A server is in communication with the array of image capturing devices. The server may automatically analyze images to classify an airborne object captured by the array of image capturing devices in response to receiving the images. | Eric S. Wenger (Lakewood, CO), Andrew G. Oliver (Longmont, CO), Victor L. Babbitt (Superior, CO), Thomas R. Hiester (Broomfield, CO) | Identiflight International, Llc (Louisville, CO) | 2015-08-18 | 2018-01-02 | F03D7/04, G06F3/00, F03D80/00, H04N5/232, F03D17/00, G06K9/62, H04N5/247, H04N7/18, A01M29/10, A01M29/16, A01M31/00, E04B1/72, G06K9/00, F03D7/00, A01M29/00, A01K29/00, F03D80/10 | 14/829439 |
| 349 | 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 |
| 350 | 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 |
| 351 | 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 |
| 352 | 9852640 | Method for creating and choosing a determinate piloting strategy for an aircraft | A method includes generating an initial flight context that includes a set of unresolved flight constraints. The method further includes generating a decision tree based on the initial flight context. The decision tree includes a plurality of flight contexts corresponding to leaves of the decision tree. The method also includes expanding the decision tree according to a greedy best-first strategy that selects a flight context of the decision tree for expansion based on a fitness value assigned to the flight context. The method includes selecting, as a piloting strategy, a flight context of the decision tree that includes a sequence of actions to resolve each of the unresolved flight constraints. The method further includes flying an aircraft according to the piloting strategy. | Juan Alberto Besada Portas (Madrid, ES), Javier Lopez Leones (Madrid, ES), Guillermo Frontera (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-08-25 | 2017-12-26 | G08G5/00, B64C19/00, G08G5/02, G05D1/10 | 14/835114 |
| 353 | 9851724 | Automatic take-off and landing control device | An automatic take-off and landing control device for an aircraft is provided. The control device comprises at least two of at least one local tracking device adapted for receiving at least one local signal from at least one local ground station and for determining a position of the aircraft based on the local signals, at least one GNSS tracking device adapted for receiving a GNSS signal and for determining a position of the aircraft based on the GNSS signal, and at least one camera device adapted for observing an environment of the aircraft and for determining a position of the aircraft based on the camera signal. | Christiano Bianchi (Munich, DE), Winfried Lohmiller (Freising, DE) | Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh (Munich, DE) | 2015-11-13 | 2017-12-26 | G05D1/10, G08G5/02, B64C39/02, B64D47/08, G08G5/00, G05D1/06, G01S19/48 | 14/940353 |
| 354 | 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 |
| 355 | 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 |
| 356 | 9844990 | Multiple environment unmanned vehicle | A MEUV that is able to navigate aerial, aquatic, and terrestrial environments through the use of different mission mobility attachments is disclosed. The attachments allow the MEUV to be deployed from the air or through the water prior to any terrestrial navigation. The mobility attachments can be removed or detached by and from the vehicle during a mission. | Clinton G. Hobart (Albuquerque, NM), William D. Morse (Albuquerque, NM), Robert James Bickerstaff (Albuquerque, NM) | National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc (Albuquerque, NM) | 2017-02-01 | 2017-12-19 | B64C39/02, B63G8/00, B63G8/08, B60F5/00, B64C37/00, B60F3/00, B64D47/08, B60F5/02 | 15/422252 |
| 357 | 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 |
| 358 | 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 |
| 359 | 9833901 | General purpose robotics operating system with unmanned and autonomous vehicle extensions | The present invention provides a general purpose operating system (GPROS) that shows particular usefulness in the robotics and automation fields. The operating system provides individual services and the combination and interconnections of such services using built-in service extensions, built-in completely configurable generic services, and ways to plug in additional service extensions to yield a comprehensive and cohesive framework for developing, configuring, assembling, constructing, deploying, and managing robotics and/or automation applications. The invention includes GPROS extensions and features directed to use as an autonomous vehicle operating system. The vehicle controlled by appropriate versions of the GPROS can include unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) applications such as a driverless or self-driving car. The vehicle can likewise or instead include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) such as a helicopter or drone. In cases, the vehicle can include an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) , such as a submarine or other submersible. | Paul J. Perrone (Crozet, VA) | Perrone Robotics, Inc. (Charlottesville, VA) | 2015-11-23 | 2017-12-05 | G06F19/00, B25J9/16, G05D1/00 | 14/949752 |
| 360 | 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 |
| 361 | 9831499 | Zinc electrode for use in rechargeable batteries | The present invention relates to zinc electrode and to methods of producing zinc electrode and particularly to a method of producing zinc electrode providing dimensional/geometrical stability during a battery charge/discharge operation. The invention provides methods of use of batteries comprising the zinc electrode of this invention. Applications of batteries of this invention include electric vehicles, portable electronics and drones. | Ernst Khasin (Rehovot, IL), Dekel Tzidon (Hod Hasharon, IL) | Phinergy Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2013-03-13 | 2017-11-28 | H01M4/42, H01M4/62, H01M4/38, H01M10/04, H01M4/04, H01M4/66, H01M4/30, H01M4/24, H01M10/24, H01M12/08, H01M4/02 | 14/390662 |
| 362 | 9823354 | Illuminance measuring system | The invention provides an illuminance measuring system, which comprises an illuminance measuring instrument which comprises a first communication unit and is moved by a moving vehicle, a position measuring means which comprises a second communication unit and is capable of measuring a three-dimensional position of the illuminance measuring instrument and a data collector which comprises a third communication unit and a storage unit for storing positional information data of a predetermined measuring point, wherein the data collector moves the moving vehicle to the measuring point based on a position of the illuminance measuring instrument as measured by the position measuring means and the positional information data, an illuminance is measured by the illuminance measuring instrument and a position of the illuminance measuring instrument at the time of illuminance measurement is measured by the position measuring means, and wherein the data collector obtains an illuminance measurement result from the illuminance measuring instrument via the first communication unit and the third communication unit, obtains a measuring position from the position measuring means via the second communication unit and the third communication unit, and collects the illuminance measurement result and the measuring position in association with each other. | Hisashi Isozaki (Tokyo-to, JP), Atsushi Shoji (Tokyo-to, JP), Akira Ooide (Tokyo-to, JP) | Topcon Corporation (Tokyo-to, JP) | 2016-07-12 | 2017-11-21 | G01J1/00, G01S17/66, G01J1/02, G01J3/02 | 15/207894 |
| 363 | 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 |
| 364 | 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 |
| 365 | 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 |
| 366 | 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 |
| 367 | 9797681 | Stowable effector launch system | An effector launch system includes a stowable effector launcher housing having a housing panel configured for coupling with a vehicle, and one or more receptacle brackets movably coupled with the housing panel. The one or more receptacle brackets include one or more effector launcher sockets. The launch system further includes one or more effector launchers. Each effector launcher includes an effector received within an adapter housing. The stowable effector launcher housing is movable between deployed and stowed configurations. In the deployed configuration the one or more receptacle brackets extend from the housing panel and the one or more effector launchers are received within the one or more effector launcher sockets. In the stowed configuration the one or more effector launchers are removed from the one or more effector launcher sockets and the one or more receptacle brackets are stowed along the housing panel. | Emile M. Szlemko (Vail, AZ), Brian A. Gin (Tucson, AZ), Chad V. Anderson (Tucson, AZ), Charles E. Morgan, Jr. (Vail, AZ), James M. Kurtis (Marana, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2014-06-25 | 2017-10-24 | F41F3/04, F41A21/20, F41F3/073 | 14/314784 |
| 368 | 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 |
| 369 | 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 |
| 370 | 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 |
| 371 | 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 |
| 372 | 9789768 | Full-segregated thrust hybrid propulsion for airplanes | An airplane, which includes an airframe and a full-segregated thrust hybrid propulsion system mounted on the airframe. The propulsion system includes: one or more sustainer thrust producers, a plurality of electrically powered thrust producers disposed in predetermined positions as a means for providing additional thrust to the airplane, and to supplement airflow over the wings, flaps, and roll control devices of said airplane, whereby increasing the lift of the wing surfaces and providing enhanced control in the roll axis. The trust producers operate independently from one another, with no aerodynamic, electrical or mechanical inter-connection. Safety is enhanced by the ability of either the sustainer thrust producer (s) , or the electrically powered augmentation thrust producers to sustain flight to a suitable landing area, should the other system fail. | Wendel Clifford Meier (Waianae, HI) | --- | 2016-04-25 | 2017-10-17 | B60L1/00, B60L11/18, B64C35/00, B64C31/02, A63H27/00, B64C39/02, B60L8/00, H02G3/00, B60L3/00 | 14/999343 |
| 373 | 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 |
| 374 | 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 |
| 375 | 9786883 | Battery containment mesh | A battery containment mesh includes a plurality of loops and a plurality of joiners that interconnect the loops into a net sized to surround a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells. The loops and the joiners are fabricated of heat resistant materials capable of maintaining physical integrity in an event of combustion of the battery pack such that the battery containment mesh can carry a weight of the battery pack after the event of combustion. | Matthew A. Nubbe (Moriarty, NM), Kyle A. Liske (Albuquerque, NM) | X Development Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2014-08-27 | 2017-10-10 | H01M2/10, B60K1/00, B64D41/00 | 14/470515 |
| 376 | 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 |
| 377 | 9785146 | Maneuver planning with higher order rational Bezier curves | Systems and methods are provided for generating a maneuver on a propagated route for an unmanned vehicle from a series of waypoints. A planner interface is configured to receive the waypoints and at least one parameter representing constraints on the propagated route of the unmanned vehicle. A curve generation component is configured to determine respective positions for each of a set of N+1 control points for a rational Bezier curve of N.sup.th order from the series of waypoints and the parameter. N is an integer greater than three. A weight generation component is configured to determine scalar weights for the set of N+1 control points from the parameter. A navigation interface is configured to provide the maneuver, generated from the positions for the set of control points and the scalar weights, to a control system of the unmanned vehicle, configured to execute the provided maneuver at the unmanned vehicle. | Michel M. Azar (San Diego, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2016-01-26 | 2017-10-10 | G05D1/00, G01C21/20, B64C39/02, G08G5/00, G05D1/08, G05D1/02, G05D1/10 | 15/006876 |
| 378 | 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 |
| 379 | 9776719 | Air-launchable container for deploying air vehicle | A container is used to launch a small aircraft, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , from a host aircraft. The container protects the UAV from stresses during the initial ejection from a launcher that is part of the host aircraft. The initial stresses may be due to turbulence in the vicinity of the host aircraft, high airspeed, and/or tumbling that may result from the ejection from the host aircraft moving at a high airspeed. The container may deploy a drag device, such as a drogue chute, to slow the container down and reorient the container, prior to deployment of the UAV from the container. During the time between ejection from the host aircraft and deployment from the container, the UAV may be powered up and acquire data, such as global positioning system (GPS) data, to allow the UAV a ''hot start'' enabling immediate mission commencement. | Erick W. Elkins (Sahuarita, AZ), Matthew Glenn Murphy (Lafayette, CO), Scott D. Thomas (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2013-09-05 | 2017-10-03 | B64D1/12, B64C39/02 | 14/018493 |
| 380 | 9772185 | Measuring system and method for determining new points | A geodetic measuring system having at least one reference component which defines a reference point, wherein an absolute position of the reference point is known, and at least one new-point determination component which derives a relative new-point position. It is also possible to derive mutual relative reference information between the reference component and the new-point determination component, in particular for the purpose of referencing with respect to the reference-point position. The measuring system also has an automotive, unmanned, controllable air vehicle, wherein the air vehicle has the reference component which provides the at least one reference point as a mobile reference point. The air vehicle is also designed in such a manner that the reference component can be spatially freely displaced by the air vehicle, in particular can be positioned in a substantially fixed position. | Bernhard Metzler (Dornbirn, AT) | Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh (Heerbrugg, CH) | 2012-04-13 | 2017-09-26 | G01S19/51, G01C15/00, G01S19/07, G01C21/20, G01S19/11, B64C39/02 | 14/002669 |
| 381 | 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 |
| 382 | 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 |
| 383 | 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 |
| 384 | 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 |
| 385 | 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 |
| 386 | 9758403 | Method and apparatus for treatment of water-borne contaminants | A lightweight, bioplastic, mobile, floating oil spill mechanical/biological recovery system is dimensionally compact, and quick to assemble. The floating platform can be readily positioned within any waterborne oil/contaminant spill area. After assembly, this platform or apparatus can be directed by either a hand-held digital radio control transmitter or GPS directed mechanism. A lower, multi-roller slip-on belt is designed to be mounted over a circular base support aeration hub assembly with alternating/spaced slotted ring water drainage separators. The belt and aeration assemblies dip bioaugmentation product into the contaminant site thereby exposing microorganisms to both oxygen and target contaminant for treatment and metabolism. Various mechanisms for enhancing metabolic activity of the bioaugmentation product operate in tandem with the primary belt and aeration assemblies to promote effective contaminant metabolism and overall treatment regimes. | Walter J. Wasseluk (Hawthorn Woods, IL) | --- | 2012-11-27 | 2017-09-12 | C02F3/08, B01F7/12, C02F3/34, C02F3/10 | 14/355279 |
| 387 | 9758239 | System and method for controlling an unmanned air vehicle | A geodetic measuring system having a geodetic measuring unit having a beam source for emitting a substantially collimated optical beam. The measuring system also has an automotive, unmanned, controllable air vehicle having an optical module. An evaluation unit is also provided, wherein the evaluation unit is configured in such a manner that an actual state of the air vehicle, as determined by a position, an orientation and/or a change in position, can be determined in a coordinate system from interaction between the optical beam and the optical module. The measuring system has a control unit for controlling the air vehicle, wherein the control unit is configured in such a manner that control data can be produced using an algorithm on the basis of the actual state, which can be continuously determined in particular, and a defined desired state, and the air vehicle can be automatically changed to the desired state. | Bernhard Metzler (Dornbirn, AT), Knut Siercks (Morschwil, CH) | Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh (Heerbrugg, CH) | 2012-04-13 | 2017-09-12 | B64C19/00, B64C13/20, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, G01S5/00, G01S5/16, G01S17/66, G01C15/00 | 14/111162 |
| 388 | 9755284 | Battery pack with embedded heaters | A heat battery pack system includes a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells electrically interconnected to each other, a binding coupled to mechanically hold the battery cells physically together, and a heater system coupled to the battery pack to heat the battery cells. The heater system includes a heating element interweaved between the battery cells of the battery pack and a heating controller electrically coupled to the heating element to drive current through the heating element and provide heat to the battery cells of the battery pack. The weaving of the heating element between the battery cells provides fixed mechanical support to the heating element. | Matthew A. Nubbe (Moriarty, NM) | X Development Llc (Mountain View, CA) | 2014-09-09 | 2017-09-05 | H01M10/6555, H01M10/625, H01M10/615, H01M10/6571, H01M2/10, H01M10/63, H01M10/643, H01M10/052 | 14/481638 |
| 389 | 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 |
| 390 | 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 |
| 391 | 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 |
| 392 | 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 |
| 393 | 9745058 | Ornithopter | An ornithopter includes a main wing mounted on a fuselage, and a control system configured to control a flapping motion of the main wing. The main wing includes an inner spar, an outer spar, and a wrist portion disposed between the inner spar and the outer spar and which varies a bending angle, which is a relative angle between the inner spar and the outer spar, within a predetermined angle range. The control system includes an actuator which performs a raising motion and a lowering motion of the inner spar by moving the inner spar in an upward direction and in a downward direction, an angle sensor which measures the bending angle, and a control unit which controls the actuator to move the inner spar in response to the measured bending angle. | Satoshi Kuroda (Tokyo, JP), Tomoyuki Mori (Tokyo, JP), Kazuya Hattori (Tokyo, JP), Masato Tahara (Tokyo, JP), Oki Takayama (Tokyo, JP) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2014-02-19 | 2017-08-29 | B64C33/02, A63H27/00 | 14/759321 |
| 394 | 9745057 | Ornithopter | An ornithopter includes a main wing mounted on a fuselage. The main wing includes a main spar extending outwardly from the fuselage, and a rib extending rearwardly from the main spar. The rib has an S-shaped camber. | Satoshi Kuroda (Tokyo, JP), Tomoyuki Mori (Tokyo, JP), Kazuya Hattori (Tokyo, JP), Masato Tahara (Tokyo, JP), Oki Takayama (Tokyo, JP) | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) | 2014-02-19 | 2017-08-29 | B64C33/02, A63H27/00, B64C3/18 | 14/759309 |
| 395 | 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 |
| 396 | 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 |
| 397 | 9736360 | Survey data processing device, survey data processing method, and program therefor | An operation burden in confirming a corresponding relationship between multiple still images and a traveled route is reduced. A survey data processing device includes a storing unit 106 and a UI controlling unit 105. The storing unit 105 stores survey data, in which image data of multiple still images that are photographed from a mobile body while flying is correlated with a flight route of the mobile body. The UI controlling unit 105 displays the flight route and at least one of the multiple still images on a screen. The displayed flight route and the displayed still image are displayed on the same screen at the same time in a condition in which a corresponding relationship between the flight route and the multiple still images is determined, and a moving direction of the mobile body that photographed the displayed still image is indicated in the displayed still image. | Daisuke Sasaki (Itabashi-ku, JP), Nobuyuki Fukaya (Itabashi-ku, JP), Hitoshi Ootani (Itabashi-ku, JP), Kazuki Osaragi (Itabashi-ku, JP), Takeshi Sasaki (Itabashi-ku, JP), Tetsuji Anai (Itabashi-ku, JP) | Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon (Itabashi-ku, JP) | 2016-01-27 | 2017-08-15 | H04N5/232, G06T1/00, G01C21/00, G01C11/06, G06F3/0481 | 15/007414 |
| 398 | 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 |
| 399 | 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 |
| 400 | 9733082 | Tilt detecting system and tilt detecting method | The invention provides a tilt detecting system comprising, a surveying instrument having a distance measuring function and a line laser projecting unit installed as horizontally rotatable for projecting a vertical line laser, and a photodetection device having at least two photodetection units provided at a known interval, a target with a retro-reflectivity and an arithmetic unit, wherein the line laser projecting unit is rotated, each of the photodetection units are made to scan the line laser and the arithmetic unit detects a tilting angle of the photodetection device based on a deviation between a photodetection time moment of each photodetection unit and the distance measurement result of the target of the surveying instrument. | Kaoru Kumagai (Tokyo-to, JP), Fumio Ohtomo (Saitama, JP) | Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon (Tokyo-to, JP) | 2015-10-27 | 2017-08-15 | G01C15/06, G01C15/00 | 14/923940 |
| 401 | 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 |
| 402 | 9731818 | System, a method and a computer program product for maneuvering of an air vehicle with tiltable propulsion unit | A control system configured to control a deceleration process of an air vehicle which comprises at least one tiltable propulsion unit, each of the at least one tiltable propulsion units is tiltable to provide a thrust whose direction is variable at least between a general vertical thrust vector direction and a general longitudinal thrust vector direction with respect to the air vehicle. | Guy Dekel (Kazir, IL), Lior Zivan (Hadera, IL), Yoav Efraty (Tel Aviv, IL), Amit Wolff (Zur Moshe, IL), Avner Volovick (Petach Tikva, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2013-01-10 | 2017-08-15 | B64C27/26, B64C39/02, B64C29/00, B64C19/00, G05D1/08, G05D1/06 | 14/372060 |
| 403 | 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 |
| 404 | 9725169 | Power management method and system for an unmanned air vehicle | Power management method and system for an unmanned air vehicle, wherein the unmanned air vehicle comprises a plurality of power demanding subsystems and a plurality of power sources. The invention establishes mission oriented fixed parameters. A fuzzy logic power management unit, comprised in the system, automatically calculates and assigns priorities for delivering power to the subsystems. It also automatically calculates and assigns amounts of power delivered to each subsystem and automatically decides which of the power sources to deliver power to which subsystem. The fuzzy logic power management system calculates and assigns the priorities and loads in function of a plurality of internal variables, external variables and the mission oriented fixed parameters. | Jose Luis Lemus Martin (Madrid, ES), Sergio Pereira Mayan (Madrid, ES), Eduardo Gabriel Ferreyra (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-07-30 | 2017-08-08 | G05B13/02, B64C39/02, G05D1/00, B64D31/14, B64D41/00 | 14/447090 |
| 405 | 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 |
| 406 | 9721211 | System and method for sensor data processing to determine position of a vehicle | A method and apparatus for processing data, the data including a set of one or more system inputs, and a set of one or more system outputs, wherein each system output corresponds to a respective system input. Each system input can include a plurality of data points, such that at least one of these data points is from a different data source to at least one other of those data points. The method includes performing a kernel function on a given system input from the data and a further system input to provide kernelized data, and inferring a value indicative of a significance of data from a particular data source, wherein the inferring includes applying a regression technique to the kernelized data. | David Nicholson (Thornbury, GB), Christopher Mark Lloyd (Cotham, GB), Steven Reece (Oxford, GB), Stephen John Roberts (Wootton, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-05-31 | 2017-08-01 | G06N99/00, G06K9/62 | 14/124177 |
| 407 | 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 |
| 408 | 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 |
| 409 | 9708077 | UAV take-off method and apparatus | A method and apparatus for launching unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) includes supporting the unmanned air vehicle on a surface vehicle, such as a dolly cart, for riding along a surface such as ground or water. A towline is connected to the surface vehicle and the towline is pulled to force the unmanned air vehicle in a forward direction at a speed sufficient for take-off. The towline may be pulled by a winch system. In some embodiments the UAV is positioned with a nose down angle on the surface vehicle. The nose down angle permits overspeed of the UAV and cart as it is pulled along the ground, as well as controlled take-off. | Alfredo Criado (Barcelona, ES), Grzegorz M. Kawiecki (Madrid, ES), Jose L. Lemus Martin (Madrid, ES), Eduardo G. Ferreyra (Madrid, ES), Sergio Pereira Mayan (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-01-30 | 2017-07-18 | B64F1/08, B64C39/02, B64F1/10 | 14/610847 |
| 410 | 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 |
| 411 | 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 |
| 412 | 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 |
| 413 | 9694909 | Modular mounting structure with embedded electrical bus | A modular mounting structure is described which allows for the easy installation and removal of various payloads from a vehicle structure. An embedded electrical bus feature further supports the installation of the various payloads into the vehicle structure. | Richard C. Uskert (Monkton, MD), Paul Nesline (Columbia, MD) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2014-07-17 | 2017-07-04 | B64C1/22, B64D7/00, B64D9/00, B64D47/08 | 14/333621 |
| 414 | 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 |
| 415 | 9688255 | Using an accelerometer to detect tire skid | A technique involves operating a vehicle. The technique includes receiving, by processing circuitry, an accelerometer signal from an accelerometer. The technique further includes processing, by the processing circuitry, the accelerometer signal to determine whether the vehicle is currently experiencing tire skid. The technique further includes controlling, by the processing circuitry, the vehicle based on whether the vehicle is currently experiencing tire skid. | Anne Marie Trapp (Timonium, MD), Brandon Reid Hall (Stewartstown, PA) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2015-06-23 | 2017-06-27 | B60T8/1761, B60T8/171, B60T8/17, B60T8/88 | 14/747714 |
| 416 | 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 |
| 417 | 9682772 | Multi-stage tilting and multi-rotor flying car | The present invention provides a multi-stage tilting and multi-rotor flying car including: a main frame externally shaped like a rectangle and internally partitioned to have a grid structure, a body mounted at a center of the main frame in consideration of balance, a plurality of rotors mounted to the main frame to face upward, a plurality of wheels mounted to the main frame to face downward, body wings provided at opposite sides of the body, and an automatic driving controller provided in the body and controlling the rotors and the wheels, thereby having effects on spending only the minimum necessary flying time for taking off and landing in a narrow area, and improving flight performance three times higher in flight time and flight speed and five times higher in fight distance than a rotary-wing aircraft such as a helicopter while flying in the fixed-wing mode. | Kwang Joon Yoon (Seoul, KR) | Exens (Seoul, KR) | 2013-02-25 | 2017-06-20 | B64C27/26, B64C37/00, B64C29/00, B60F5/02, B60F5/00, B64C27/20, B64C27/28 | 14/647444 |
| 418 | 9678515 | Lightweight gas pressure regulator | The present disclosure provides a lightweight two-stage pressure regulator for controlling the flow of gas from a high pressure source. The two stage pressure regulator comprises a gas inlet, a first piston pressure regulator stage, a second piston pressure regulator stage and a gas outlet. The first piston pressure regulator stage and the second piston pressure regulator stage are arranged to be coaxial such that the gas flow path is substantially along the axis of the first and second piston regulator stages. | Nieves Lapena-Rey (Madrid, ES), Enrique Troncoso-Munoz (Seville, ES), Alfredo Criado Abad (Barcelona, ES), Pedro Pablo Martin-Alonso (Madrid, ES), Ji Qing (Shanghai, CN) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-10-29 | 2017-06-13 | G05D16/10, G05D16/06, B64D41/00, B64D37/30, B64C39/02 | 14/526983 |
| 419 | 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 |
| 420 | 9671229 | Telecommunications network routing | An embodiment is directed towards a network controller for controlling a telecommunications network (70) comprising a plurality of vehicles (250, 280, 330) each including a telecommunications device. The network controller comprises a network configuration database (20) , containing data representing the configuration of the network (70) , an assets database (30) , containing for each vehicle (250, 280, 330) (i) data representing planned movements of the vehicle (250, 280, 330) and (ii) data representing parameters for acceptable variation in said route (260, 290, 350) , and an information exchange requirement (IER) database (40) , containing data representing expected future network loading. An optimization engine (50) is configured to calculate a set of routes (260, 310, 350) for the vehicles (250, 280, 330) that optimizes the availability of the telecommunications network (70) in the geographic area. | Brian Charles Hargrave Turton (Newport South Glanmorgan, GB) | Airbus Defence and Space Limited (Stevenage, GB) | 2011-09-27 | 2017-06-06 | G01C21/00, G08G5/00, G01C21/20, H04L12/801, H04L12/721, G08G1/0968, H04W40/00, H04W48/18, G06F9/50 | 13/876761 |
| 421 | 9670913 | Plasma actuating propulsion system for aerial vehicles | A plasma propulsion nozzle incorporates a cylinder having an inlet and an outlet. A plurality of substantially cylindrical planarly disbanded electrodes with sandwiched dielectric spacers is cascaded in an array to be concentrically expanding from the inlet through an interior chamber to the outlet for a nozzle. A voltage source applies aperiodic signal with rapidly reversing polarity to the electrodes with differential phase applied to adjacent electrodes in the array creating and expelling plasma clusters at each dielectric spacer inducing flow from the nozzle outlet to produce thrust. | Vyacheslav Khozikov (Bellevue, WA), Shengyi Liu (Sammamish, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-12-19 | 2017-06-06 | F03H1/00, B64C39/02, H05H1/24, H05H1/54, B64D27/24, B64C23/00 | 14/577260 |
| 422 | 9669917 | Airship launch from a cargo airship | A method for launch of an airship includes connecting a cargo airship to a second airship that is not positively buoyant at the launch site, launching the cargo airship, transferring lifting gas from the cargo airship to the second airship where said lifting gas is carried by the cargo airship while aloft, and releasing the second airship from the cargo airship. A high-altitude airship launch system is also provided. | Stephen B. Heppe (Hood River, OR) | --- | 2014-10-03 | 2017-06-06 | B64B1/06, B64B1/40, B64B1/62, B64D5/00 | 14/506134 |
| 423 | 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 |
| 424 | 9666740 | Solar cell module manufacturing method | A solar cell module manufacturing method includes: preparing a front-side transparent protective member and a back-side protective sheet member, the front-side transparent protective member including a first principal surface and a second principal surface, a surface area of at least the first principal surface being larger than a projected area of the first principal surface, the back-side protective sheet member including a third principal surface and a fourth principal surface, and disposing a solar cell between the second principal surface of the front-side transparent protective member and the third principal surface of the back-side protective sheet member, and sealing the solar cell with a bonding layer therebetween. A breaking elongation of the back-side protective sheet member is 300% or more. | Masaharu Takenaka (Osaka, JP), Kei Nakamura (Osaka, JP) | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Osaka, JP) | 2016-03-15 | 2017-05-30 | H01L31/049, H01L31/048 | 15/069977 |
| 425 | 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 |
| 426 | 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 |
| 427 | 9652666 | Human review of an image stream for a parking camera system | Providing human review of an image stream for a parking camera system is disclosed. Initially, a first image stream is received from a first camera having a first field of view showing a first vehicle or at least one destination location. Next, it is determined that a value for the at least one type of information relating to the at least one destination location or the first vehicle has failed to be automatically detected. In response, an exemption event is generated. Presentation of the at least part of the first image stream to a human operator is then enabled. Finally, the value for the at least one type of information relating to the at least one destination location or the first vehicle is received from the human operator. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-04-28 | 2017-05-16 | H04N7/18, G06Q50/26, G06T7/292, G06T7/20, G06K9/00, G08G1/133, G06K9/32, G06K9/18, G06K9/62, G06Q50/30, G08G1/00, G07B15/02, G06Q20/14, G06Q30/04, G08G1/14, G07B15/00, G06Q30/02, G08G1/017, H04N5/232, G06Q20/02, G08G1/052, G08G1/056, G06T7/73, G06T7/70, H04N5/247, G07F17/24 | 14/263916 |
| 428 | 9650137 | Movement detection of hanging loads | Embodiments described herein provide for detecting an angle of a cable attached to a rotorcraft for transporting a hanging payload using a pair of linear displacement sensors that are coupled to both the rotorcraft and the cable. One embodiment is a cable angle detector mounted to an underside of a rotorcraft. A cable has one end coupled to the rotorcraft and another end coupled to a payload. A pair of linear displacement sensors has one end coupled to the underside of the rotorcraft and another end coupled to the cable. The detector measures the displacement of the sensors and calculates an angle of the cable relative to the rotorcraft based on the measurements. | Suhat Limvorapun (Huntington Beach, CA), John Sumerel (Long Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-02-27 | 2017-05-16 | G01L5/00, B64D1/22, G01B5/24, G01R27/02 | 14/191742 |
| 429 | 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 |
| 430 | 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 |
| 431 | 9643716 | Air vehicle, actuator assembly and associated method of manufacture | An air vehicle, an actuator assembly and a method of manufacture are provided in order to incorporate the actuator assembly within the outer mold line of the air vehicle. In regards to an air vehicle, the air vehicle includes a primary structure and a movable structure configured to be controllably moved relative to the primary structure. The air vehicle also includes an actuator assembly configured to cause the movable structure to be positioned relative to the primary structure. The actuator assembly includes an actuator housing and an actuation mechanism. The actuation mechanism is at least partially disposed within the actuator housing and is configured to provide for relative movement between the primary structure and the movable structure. At least a portion of the actuator assembly is built into at least one of the primary structure and the movable structure so as to be within an outer mold line of the air vehicle. | James Joseph Sheahan, Jr. (Hazelwood, MO), Donald V. Drouin, Jr. (O'Fallon, IL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-04-01 | 2017-05-09 | B64C9/02, B64C13/38, B64C13/40, B64C13/26, B64C13/50, B64C13/34, B64C9/00 | 14/242088 |
| 432 | 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 |
| 433 | 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 |
| 434 | 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 |
| 435 | 9618919 | Real-time scheduling of linear models for control and estimation | A method of generating linear models for a physical system of interest is implemented in steps including, first, determining offline, a set of linear models for the physical system of interest by linearization of a nonlinear computational model of the physical system of interest at selected operating points or from desired data, second, analyzing offline, accuracy of each linear model and eliminating inaccurate linear models therefrom to provide a residual set of linear models, third, generating offline, linear models corresponding to grid points of one or more lookup tables based on the residual set of linear models, fourth, associating offline, lookup table grid points with selected scheduling variables, and fifth, generating algorithmic software for the physical system therefrom such that linear models for the physical system generated offline form the basis for online scheduling of linear models. | Daniel Edgardo Viassolo (Schenectady, NY), Avinash Vinayak Taware (Rexford, NY), Brent Jerome Brunell (Clifton Park, NY) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY) | 2009-05-28 | 2017-04-11 | G06G7/48, G05B17/02 | 12/473413 |
| 436 | 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 |
| 437 | 9609282 | Camera for photogrammetry and aerial photographic device | The invention provides a camera for photogrammetry, which comprises a shaft 11 tiltably supported in any direction via a gimbal 14, a GPS device having a GPS antenna 12 installed on an upper end of said shaft, and a photographic device main unit 13 installed on a lower end of said shaft, wherein optical axis of said photographic device main unit is designed so as to direct in vertical and downward direction, said photographic device main unit has an image pickup unit 24 installed in a known relation with said GPS antenna and a control device for controlling image pickup of said image pickup unit, and said control device 19 controls said image pickup unit so that still image is acquired by the image pickup unit, and an image pickup position at the time of image pickup is obtained by said GPS device. | Fumio Ohtomo (Saitama, JP), Hitoshi Otani (Tokyo-to, JP), Kazuki Osaragi (Tokyo-to, JP), Mitsuharu Yamada (Tokyo-to, JP) | Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon (Tokyo-to, JP) | 2013-08-22 | 2017-03-28 | H04N7/18, G01C21/00, G01C11/06, H04N5/232, B64C27/82, B64C13/20 | 13/973081 |
| 438 | 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 |
| 439 | 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 |
| 440 | 9607214 | Tracking at least one object | Tracking at least one object is disclosed. Initially, four or more first images are received showing a first object. First static and dynamic characteristics and second static and dynamic characteristics of the first object are determined. The second static characteristic is compared to the first static characteristic and the second dynamic characteristic is compared to the first dynamic characteristic. It is then determined that the first object is moving. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2015-09-16 | 2017-03-28 | H04N7/18, G07B15/02, G06Q20/14, G06Q30/04, G08G1/14, G07B15/00, G06Q30/02, G08G1/017, H04N5/232, G06Q20/02, G08G1/052, G08G1/056, G06Q50/26, G07F17/24, H04N5/247, G06T7/00, G08G1/00, G06Q50/30, G06K9/62, G06K9/32, G06K9/18, G06T7/20, G08G1/133, G06K9/00 | 14/856484 |
| 441 | 9580172 | Multiple environment unmanned vehicle | A MEUV that is able to navigate aerial, aquatic, and terrestrial environments through the use of different mission mobility attachments is disclosed. The attachments allow the MEUV to be deployed from the air or through the water prior to any terrestrial navigation. The mobility attachments can be removed or detached by and from the vehicle during a mission. | Clinton G. Hobart (Albuquerque, NM), William D. Morse (Albuquerque, NM), Robert James Bickerstaff (Albuquerque, NM) | --- | 2014-09-11 | 2017-02-28 | B64C39/02, B60F5/02, B60F3/00 | 14/484138 |
| 442 | 9571733 | Image capturing | A camera array and method are disclosed for capturing and processing images of an area of terrain. for each of a plurality of time-steps within a time period, using each of a plurality of cameras in a camera array, an exemplary method includes: generating an image of a respective portion of terrain, wherein the cameras in the camera array have substantially fixed positions relative to each other, and the portions of terrain are such that the whole of the area of terrain has been imaged by the end of the time period, selecting a subset of the images such that the whole of the terrain is covered by the portions of the terrain in the images in the subset, and for an image not in the subset, if an object of interest is in that image, extracting a sub-image containing the object from that image. | Harry John Finn (Lytham St Annes, GB), Andrew Christopher Tebay (Kendal, GB), David Robert Parker (Kirkham, GB), Simon Graham Stockton (Carnforth, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-02-07 | 2017-02-14 | H04N5/232, G01C11/02, H04N7/18, G03B37/04 | 13/985015 |
| 443 | 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 |
| 444 | 9567080 | Goal-based planning system | A method and apparatus for determining actions for entities (4, 6) such that a goal is accomplished constraints are satisfied. The method comprises: determining an initial plan comprising actions that, if performed by the entities (4, 6) , the goal would be accomplished, determining that a constraint would not be satisfied if the initial plan was implemented, and iteratively performing steps (i) to (v) until a final plan that accomplishes the goal and satisfies the is determined. Step (i) comprises identifying a constraint that is not satisfied in part of the current plan. Step (ii) comprises determining a remedy that, if implemented, satisfies the identified constraint. Step (iii) comprises updating the goal specification to include the remedy. Step (iv) comprises, using the updated goal specification, determining a further plan that accomplishes the goal and the remedy. Step (v) comprises determining whether or not the further plan satisfies each constraint. | John Paterson Bookless (Bristol South Gloucestershire, GB), Markus Deittert (Bristol South Gloucestershire, GB), Richard Norman Herring (Chelmsford Essex, GB), Elizabeth Jane Cullen (Chelmsford Essex, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2014-05-02 | 2017-02-14 | B64C39/02, G06Q10/00, G06Q50/00 | 14/888222 |
| 445 | 9561869 | Image capturing | A camera assembly is disclosed for mounting on a vehicle (e.g. an aircraft) . An exemplary camera assembly can include: a fixture (e.g. a rotatable drum) , a camera, and a mirror, wherein the fixture is arranged to be rotated relative to the vehicle about an axis, the camera is mounted on the fixture such that the camera has a substantially fixed position relative to the fixture, the mirror is mounted on the fixture such that, if the fixture rotates, the mirror rotates, the mirror is rotatable relative to the fixture about a further axis, the further axis being substantially perpendicular to the axis, and the camera is arranged to detect electromagnetic radiation reflected by the mirror. The axis and the further axis may intersect. | Harry John Finn (Lytham St Annes, GB), Andrew Christopher Tebay (Kendal, GB), David Robert Parker (Kirkham, GB), Simon Graham Stockton (Carnforth, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-02-07 | 2017-02-07 | B64D47/08, H04N5/232, G01C11/02 | 13/985004 |
| 446 | 9560493 | Operational network planning | An apparatus is provided for implementation of an operational network planning system. The apparatus may receive importation of a unit task organization (UTO) and form waveform (s) based thereon. for each waveform, the apparatus may assign radio (s) to the waveform, present a set of questions that elicit a set of answers, and in response, receive a set of answers that describe a radio frequency environment of the waveform. The apparatus may automatically then populate a set of properties of the waveform based on the radio frequency environment described by the set of answers, and based on a number of the radio (s) assigned to the waveform. The apparatus may assign network addresses and routing protocol (s) across the radios assigned to the waveform (s) , and generate a network design based on the waveform (s) , and the above artifacts related thereto. | Homayoun Yousefi'zadeh (Irvine, CA), Paul P. Han (Santa Ana, CA), James A. Julian (Huntington Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-03-18 | 2017-01-31 | H04B7/00, H04W4/08, H04W16/18, H04L12/18 | 14/661891 |
| 447 | 9555882 | Airborne system and method for removing pollutants from a volume of air | An air filter bank may include a housing configured to be coupled to an exterior of an air vehicle. The housing may have an air intake at a forward end and an air exit at an aft end and defining an air path therebetween. The air filter bank may further include at least one air filter positioned within the housing along the air path. The air filter may be configured to remove pollutants entrained in a volume of air entering the air intake and impinging on the filter surfaces prior to exiting the air exit. | Minas H. Tanielian (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2015-03-30 | 2017-01-31 | B01D46/42, B01D53/74, B64C39/02, B01D53/06, B01D45/08, B03C3/00 | 14/673488 |
| 448 | 9545991 | Aerial vehicle with deployable components | An unmanned aerial vehicle with deployable components (UAVDC) is disclosed. The UAVDC may comprise a fuselage, at least one wing, and at least one control surface. In some embodiments, the UAVDC may further comprise a propulsion means and/or a modular payload. The UAVDC may be configured in a plurality of arrangements. for example, in a compact arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing stowed against the fuselage and the at least one control surface stowed against the fuselage. In a deployed arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing deployed from the fuselage and the least one control surface deployed from the fuselage. In an expanded arrangement, the UAVDC may comprise the at least one wing telescoped to increase a wingspan of the deployed arrangement. | Nicholas Robert Alley (Kennesaw, GA), Joshua Lemming Steele (Kennesaw, GA), Jesse Owen Williams (Kennesaw, GA), Daniel Kuehme (Kennesaw, GA), Jonathan Caleb Phillips (Kennesaw, GA) | Area-I Inc. (Kennesaw, GA) | 2016-04-06 | 2017-01-17 | B64C3/56, B64C3/40, B64C5/12, B64C5/16, B64C3/54, B64C13/24, B64C39/02 | 15/092257 |
| 449 | 9544783 | Moving cellular communication system | A cellular system comprising at least one moving non-stationary base station for enabling cellular communication between at least two mobile stations in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by at least one stationary base station. | Yaakov Shoshan (Ashkelon, IL), Jacob Tzlil (Rishon Lezion, IL) | Elta Systems Ltd. (Ashdod, IL) | 2012-08-29 | 2017-01-10 | H04W16/26, H04B7/155, H04B7/26, H04W40/02, H04W36/08, H04W40/22, H04W84/00, H04B7/15, H04W4/22, H04W16/10, H04W16/22, H04W16/32, H04W64/00 | 14/241673 |
| 450 | 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 |
| 451 | 9540100 | System, a method and a computer program product for maneuvering of an air vehicle | A control system configured to control an acceleration of an air vehicle which comprises a tiltable propulsion unit that is tiltable to provide a thrust whose direction is variable at least between a general vertical thrust vector direction and a general longitudinal thrust vector direction with respect to the air vehicle, the control system comprising: (a) an input interface for receiving information indicative of a monitored airspeed of the air vehicle, and (b) a control unit, configured to issue controlling commands to a controller of the tiltable propulsion unit for controlling the acceleration of the air vehicle. | Guy Dekel (Kazir, IL), Lior Zivan (Hadera, IL), Yoav Efraty (Tel Aviv, IL), Amit Wolff (Zur Moshe, IL), Avner Volovick (Petach Tikva, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2013-09-12 | 2017-01-10 | G05D1/00, B64C39/02, G05D1/10, B64C29/00, B64C27/52, G05D1/04, G05D1/08 | 14/415433 |
| 452 | 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 |
| 453 | 9527604 | Unmanned air vehicle recovery system | Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to safe arrestment and recovery of an airborne unmanned air vehicle (UAV) . Specific embodiments provide a 360 degree capture engagement cage that can recover a UAV approaching from any direction. The systems described herein may be used regardless of wind direction. The systems described herein may also be used as an air-only based system. Other embodiments may be used as including both an upper and lower tether for the engagement cage. | Robert C. Melish (Willow Grove, PA), Kenneth J. Neeld (West Chester, PA), Richard L. Orner, Jr. (Oreland, PA) | Engineered Arresting Systems Corporation (Aston, PA) | 2015-06-11 | 2016-12-27 | B64F1/02 | 14/736378 |
| 454 | 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 |
| 455 | 9522725 | Stowable and deployable unmanned aerial vehicle | An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be deployed from a small stowed package for flight and stowed back into the package after the flight is complete is disclosed. The UAV is retracted to a volume that is less than half of it's fully deployed volume. This allows the UAV to be transported to any desired field position on a truck or other convenient transportation. The UAV may also be launched from a ship deck. In a further aspect, the flexible deployment of the UAV will allow a single UAV to be used in place of multiple types of UAVs. | Christopher N. Torre (Carpinteria, CA) | Northrup Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2014-02-13 | 2016-12-20 | B64C3/56, B64C1/30, B64C39/02 | 14/179697 |
| 456 | 9516395 | Systems and methods for sensor synchronization | A sensor system may comprise a sensor, an oscillator, a receiver, a processor, and a data interface. The sensor may be configured to detect an environmental condition and produce a sensor signal in response. The receiver may receive a signal comprising a time reference having a first frequency. The oscillator may be configured to produce a precision time reference signal having a second frequency that is higher than the first frequency. The processor may be configured to generate a time stamp using a combination of the time reference and the precision time reference signal and package data from the sensor signal with the time stamp. The data interface may be configured to transmit the packaged data over a network. | Lester Anderson Foster, III (Frederick, MD) | Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc. (Herndon, VA) | 2015-03-19 | 2016-12-06 | H04Q9/00 | 14/663340 |
| 457 | 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 |
| 458 | 9505493 | System for automatic takeoff and landing by interception of small UAVs | A system for facilitating automated landing and takeoff of an autonomous or pilot controlled hovering air vehicle with a cooperative underbody at a stationary or mobile landing place and an automated storage system used in conjunction with the landing and takeoff mechanism that stores and services a plurality of UAVs is described. The system is primarily characterized in that the landing mechanism is settable with 6 axes in roll, pitch, yaw, and x, y and z and becomes aligned with and intercepts the air vehicle in flight and decelerates the vehicle with respect to vehicle's inertial limits. The air vehicle and capture mechanism are provided with a transmitter and receiver to coordinate vehicle priority and distance and angles between landing mechanism and air vehicle. The landing and takeoff system has means of tracking the position and orientation of the UAV in real time. The landing mechanism will be substantially aligned to the base of the air vehicle. With small UAVs, their lifting capacity is limited. Reducing sensing and computation requirements by having the landing plate perform the precision adjustments for the landing operation allows for increased flight time and/or payload capacity. | Brandon Borko (Fredericksburg, VA) | --- | 2014-03-21 | 2016-11-29 | B64F1/06, B64C39/02, B64F1/22, G05D1/10, B64F1/12, B64F1/02 | 14/222158 |
| 459 | 9489839 | Tracking a vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle | Tracking a vehicle using an unmanned aerial vehicle is disclosed. One or more first images may be received from a first camera of the first unmanned aerial vehicle located at a first location. A unique identifier of a first vehicle may be determined to be not identifiable in at least one of the one or more first images. The first unmanned aerial vehicle may be then repositioned. One or more second images having the second field of view and showing the first vehicle may then be received. The unique identifier of the first vehicle may then be determined based on at least one of the one or more second images. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2015-11-17 | 2016-11-08 | G01C23/00, G05D1/10, G06Q30/02, G06Q20/02, G06Q20/14, G06K9/00, G06Q30/04, G06K9/18, G06K9/32, G05D1/00, G08G1/017, G06K9/62, G06Q50/26, H04N5/232, G07B15/02, G08G1/052, G08G1/056, G08G1/133, G08G1/14, G07B15/00, H04N7/18 | 14/943029 |
| 460 | 9482524 | Measuring system for determining 3D coordinates of an object surface | A measuring system for determining 3D coordinates of measurement points on an object surface which has a scanning apparatus for measuring the measurement points on the object surface and for determining inner measurement point coordinates in an inner scanning coordinate system. Furthermore, a referencing arrangement for producing referencing information for referencing the inner measurement point coordinates in the outer object coordinate system and an evaluation unit for determining the 3D coordinates of the measurement points in the outer object coordinate system on the basis of the inner measurement point coordinates and the referencing information are provided such that the inner measurement point coordinates are in the form of 3D coordinates in the outer object coordinate system. The scanning apparatus is in this case carried in an unmanned, controllable, automotive air vehicle. | Bernhard Metzler (Dornbirn, AT), Knut Siercks (Morschwil, CH) | Hexagon Technology Center Gmbh (Heerbrugg, CH) | 2012-04-13 | 2016-11-01 | G01B21/04, G05D1/00 | 14/002657 |
| 461 | 9446840 | Systems and methods for alleviating aircraft loads with plasma actuators | Systems and methods for alleviating aircraft loads with plasma actuators are disclosed. A method for operating an aircraft in accordance with a particular embodiment includes receiving an input corresponding to an aircraft component structural response to an aerodynamic load. The method can further include, based at least in part on the input corresponding to the aircraft component's structural response, reducing the structural response to the aerodynamic load by activating at least one plasma actuator carried by the aircraft, in accordance with one or more activation parameters. | Donald V. Drouin, Jr. (O'Fallon, IL), Scott Lee Schwimley (Foristell, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-07-01 | 2016-09-20 | G06F17/00, B64C21/00, B64C23/00, H05H1/24 | 12/166199 |
| 462 | 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 |
| 463 | 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 |
| 464 | 9418299 | Surveillance process and apparatus | A method and apparatus for performing surveillance comprising: imaging, at a first frame rate, an area (4) to produce images, detecting, using the images, a feature of interest (22) within the area (4) , determining a region of interest (24) , the region of interest (24) corresponding to a region within the area (4) in which the feature of interest (22) will be located at a later time-step, and, at the later time-step, using the region of interest (24) , imaging the area (4) such that images of the region within the area (4) in which the feature of interest (22) is located are produced at a second frame rate, while images of the rest of the area (4) are produced at a third frame rate, the second rate being different to the third rate. | Harry John Finn (Preston Lancashire, GB), Peter Noble Hudson (Preston Lancashire, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2013-06-26 | 2016-08-16 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, H04N5/341, G08B13/196, H04N5/353, H04N5/225 | 14/407741 |
| 465 | 9409656 | Aerial photographing system | An aerial photographing system, comprising a flying vehicle being remotely controlled, a camera (7, 8) tiltably supported in any direction via a gimbal (25) , a retro-reflector (9) tilting integrally with the camera, being set in a known relation with the camera and used as an object to be measured, and a total station (3) for tracking the retro-reflector and for measuring position of the retro-reflector. | Fumio Ohtomo (Asaka, JP), Hitoshi Otani (Tokyo-to, JP), Kazuki Osaragi (Tokyo-to, JP), Tetsuji Anai (Tokyo-to, JP) | Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon (Tokyo-to, JP) | 2014-02-25 | 2016-08-09 | H04N7/18, B64D47/08, G01C15/00, G01C11/02 | 14/188846 |
| 466 | 9401758 | Unmanned air vehicle with autonomous air traffic control communications capability | An exemplary method is implemented by an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for providing voice communications to an air traffic control (ATC) station. Two-way first voice communications are supported with a human operator at a control station that is in control of the UAV over a digital radio frequency (RF) link. Two-way second voice communications are supported with a controller at the ATC station over an analog RF link. The first and second voice communications are coupled to each other so that two-way voice communications are provided between the human operator and the controller. A determination is made that the first communications with the human operator is not operative. Based on this determination, autonomous voice announcements of flight parameters of the UAV are generated, and transmitted via the analog radio frequency link to the ATC station. | Craig S. Bosworth (San Diego, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2014-06-17 | 2016-07-26 | G05D1/00, G10L15/00, H04B7/185, G08G5/00, G10L15/26 | 14/306344 |
| 467 | 9390319 | Defining destination locations and restricted locations within an image stream | Defining destination locations and restricted locations within an image stream is disclosed. Initially, a first image stream is received from a first camera having a first field of view, where the first field of view includes at least one destination location and at least one restricted location. Next, first boundaries of the at least one destination location and a first description of one or more rules associated with the at least one destination location are received. A first identifier is then assigned to the at least one destination location. Next, second boundaries of the at least one restricted location and a second description of one or more rules associated with the at least one restricted location are received. Finally, the first boundaries, the first description of one or more rules, the first identifier, the second boundaries, and the second description of one or more rules are saved. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-04-11 | 2016-07-12 | G08G1/04, G08G1/00, G06Q50/30, G06K9/62, G06T7/20, G06K9/18, G06K9/32, G08G1/133, H04N7/18, G06K9/00, H04N5/247, G07F17/24, G06Q50/26, G08G1/056, G08G1/052, G06Q20/02, H04N5/232, G08G1/017, G06Q30/02, G07B15/00, G08G1/14, G06Q30/04, G06Q20/14, G06T7/00, G07B15/02 | 14/251399 |
| 468 | 9367819 | Sensor data processing | A method and apparatus for processing data, the data including: a set of one or more system inputs, and a set of one or more system outputs, wherein each system output corresponds to a respective system input, each system input includes a plurality of data points, a first data point in the plurality and a second data point in the plurality being from a same raw data source, and the first data point being pre-processed using a different pre-processing method relative to a pre-processing method used to pre-process the second data point, the method including: for each of the first and second data points, inferring a value indicative of a significance of the pre-processing method used to pre-process that data point, wherein the inferring includes performing a machine learning algorithm on a given system input from the data and a further system input. | David Nicholson (Thornbury, GB), Christopher Mark Lloyd (Cotham, GB), Steven Reece (Oxford, GB), Stephen John Roberts (Wootton, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-05-31 | 2016-06-14 | G06N5/04, G06N99/00 | 14/123468 |
| 469 | 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 |
| 470 | 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 |
| 471 | 9330303 | Controlling use of parking spaces using a smart sensor network | Tracking use of a destination location is disclosed. A unique identifier of a first vehicle based on a sensor located within the first vehicle is received. Next, based on a first location of the first vehicle received based on a sensor located within the first vehicle, it is determined that the first vehicle is occupying the destination location at a second time. Next, based on a second location of the first vehicle received based on the sensor located within the first vehicle, it is determined that the first vehicle has left the destination location at a third time. Finally, it is indicated that the first vehicle began use of the destination location at the second time and that the first vehicle completed use of the destination location at the third time. | Steven David Nerayoff (Greak Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-03-16 | 2016-05-03 | H04N7/18, G06T7/00, G07B15/02, G06Q20/14, G06Q30/04, G08G1/14, G07B15/00, G06Q30/02, G08G1/017, H04N5/232, G06Q20/02, G08G1/052, G08G1/056, G08G1/00, G06Q50/26, G06K9/62, G06T7/20, G06K9/18, G06K9/32, G08G1/133, G06K9/00, G06Q50/30 | 14/214973 |
| 472 | 9329270 | Image-aided illumination assembly and method | An illumination assembly includes a laser for producing a laser beam of light and an optical fiber disposed adjacent the laser and extending between a beam receiving end for receiving the laser beam of light from the laser and a beam emitting end for emitting the laser beam of light therefrom. A beam splitter splits the laser beam into a target beam and a feedback beam and directs the target beam toward the targeted object. A feedback sensor receives the feedback beam and generates a feedback signal to identify a targeted image portion correlated to the targeted object. A motor is operatively connected to the vehicle with the beam emitting end fixedly secured thereto. A controller receives the feedback signal generated by the feedback sensor and generates a control signal transmittable to the motor to position the beam emitting end of the optical fiber such that the target beam continues to be directed toward the targeted object. | James Michael Krause (Saint Michael, MN), Norman August Lehtomaki (Edmonds, WA), Bing C. Li (Vestal, NY), Gregory J. Whaley (Woodbury, MN) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2013-09-17 | 2016-05-03 | G01S17/66, G01S17/06, G01S7/481, B60R11/04, H04N5/235, F41G3/02, F41G3/14, F41G3/32 | 14/028759 |
| 473 | 9327825 | Actuator control system | An actuator control system for coupling to one or more flight control computers (FCCs) , comprising: apparatus for controlling an aerodynamic control surface in response to commands received from one or more FCCs, and, integrated with the controlling apparatus, a failure protection system comprising apparatus arranged to provide at least one of the following functionalities: a servo monitor functionality, a command monitor functionality, and a loop closure functionality. Thus, in the overall flight control system, some or all of the elements of the failure protection system are located in the actuator control stage. | Nicholas White (Rochester, GB), Stephen Richard Morgan (Rochester, GB), John Kenneth Clarkstone (Rochester, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-03-22 | 2016-05-03 | G05D1/00, B64C13/50, B64C13/02 | 14/008277 |
| 474 | 9318991 | Electric motor frequency modulation system | A method and apparatus for controlling an electric motor. A switching frequency meeting a desired operating condition is identified from information relating to operation of the electric motor. A switching of a current supplied to the electric motor with the switching frequency identified is controlled. | Christopher Pete Benson (Renton, WA), Douglas C. Cameron (Ladera Ranch, CA), Peng Zeng (Bellevue, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-04-11 | 2016-04-19 | H02P1/04, H02P27/04, H02P29/02 | 13/860720 |
| 475 | 9316593 | Retroreflectors for remote detection | A detection system includes a retroreflector and a layer of material over the retroreflector, the material being subject to change in transmission with respect to an optical property of radiation, e.g. wavelength or polarization, with exposure to a phenomenon. The retroreflector and layer are illuminated from a radiation source of multiple aspects of the optical property. A sensor senses radiation retroreflected back through the layer. The retroreflector may, for example, be an array of or individual prisms or an array of or individual cat's eye microspheres. The layer of material above the retroreflector can include a colorimetric dye. In an embodiment, the retroreflector and layer are on the surface of a carrier that moves through a medium, e.g. a projectile or vehicle moving through the air. In a method of detecting a phenomenon, retroreflective elements are distributed in an array, as in the atmosphere or across a region of ground. | Michael Switkes (Somerville, MA), Mordechai Rothschild (Newton, MA) | Massachusetts Institutes of Technology (Cambridge, MA) | 2011-11-16 | 2016-04-19 | G01N21/00, G01N21/78, G01N31/22 | 13/297657 |
| 476 | 9308993 | Aircraft payload apparatus and method | A method of providing apparatus comprising: providing a first store and a first payload on or in the first store, the first store being for mounting to the outside of an aircraft, acquiring aerodynamic properties, moments of inertia, and the mass distribution of the first store and first payload, providing a second store and a second payload, the second payload being on or in the second store, the second store being for mounting to the outside of the aircraft, the second payload being different to the first, the second payload comprising a sensor and/or a projecting means, and configuring the second store and the second payload such that the aerodynamic properties, moments of inertia, and mass distribution of the second store and the second payload are substantially the same as those of the first store and first payload. | Mark Eccles (Preston, GB), Ian Peter Macdiarmid (Preston, GB), Christopher Charles Rawlinson Jones (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2013-06-06 | 2016-04-12 | B64D1/12, B64D37/12, B64D47/08, F41G3/14, F41G3/22, G03B15/00, B64D41/00, B64D45/00, B64D7/00 | 14/406839 |
| 477 | 9306657 | Soft handoff method and apparatus for mobile vehicles using directional antennas | A method of providing a communication link for a mobile platform. The method may involve generating a single beam and controlling the single beam to simultaneously generate first and second communication lobes from the single beam, with the first communication lobe being steered to communicate with a first base transceiver station (BTS) . The method may further involve simultaneously using the second communication lobe to communicate with the second BTS and fading out the first lobe so that communication with the mobile platform is transferred to the second BTS. | Michael de La Chapelle (Bellevue, WA), Anthony D. Monk (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-12-21 | 2016-04-05 | H04W36/00, H01Q1/28, H04B7/185, H04W84/06, H01Q3/26, H04W36/18, H04W36/08 | 11/314647 |
| 478 | 9296468 | Aerial vehicle with separation of winged surfaces in first and second flexed states | Embodiments include an aerial vehicle. Two winged surfaces are provided in communication with a fuselage. The surfaces are in communication at a front edge via a cuff, at a midsection via a first resilient member, and at a trailing edge via a second resilient member. As the aerial vehicle is in flight, it is subject to loads. The connections of the surfaces provides flexibility and resiliency to maintain the surfaces in communication with the fuselage and to allow regulated separation of the winged surfaces at their rear edges in a first direction in a first flexed state and at their front edges in a second direction, different from the first direction, in a second flexed state. | William B. Harvey (Laytonsville, MD), Matthew G. Amsellem (Monrovia, MD) | Brandebury Tool Company, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD) | 2013-09-20 | 2016-03-29 | B64C3/40, B64C39/02 | 14/032800 |
| 479 | 9285222 | Autonomous vehicle power line position and load parameter estimation | A system and method for providing autonomous navigation for an Autonomous Vehicle such as an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) or an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in the vicinity of power lines or other signal carrying lines or underwater cable is presented. Autonomous navigation is achieved by measuring the magnitude and phase of the electromagnetic field at an unknown location within a space under excitation by a set of power cables of the power line with one or more orthogonal electromagnetic sensors formed on the AV, and estimating parameters related to a position and orientation of the AV, and load parameters of each cable based on the residual error between the measured set of complex electromagnetic field values corresponding to a combined model of the set of power cables. | James W. Waite (Los Gatos, CA), Thorkell Gudmundsson (San Jose, CA), Dimitar Gargov (Merced, CA) | Optimal Ranging, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) | 2015-04-27 | 2016-03-15 | B60L3/00, G05D1/10, B60L15/00, G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G01B7/00, G01C21/20, G01C21/00, G06F17/00 | 14/697423 |
| 480 | 9274086 | Magnetic shielding of servo-motors in magnetic detection systems | A magnetic detection system includes a platform, a magnetic detection sensor, a servo-motor, and a magnetic shield. The platform is an unmanned platform. The magnetic anomaly detection sensor is located onboard the unmanned platform. The servo-motor is also located onboard the unmanned platform. The magnetic shield is further disposed onboard the unmanned platform over the servo-motor reducing magnetic noise the magnetic anomaly detection sensor receives from the servo-motor. | George Burton Windsor (Gig Harbor, WA), Frank Edward Hudik (Yelm, WA), Joseph John Natale (Renton, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-10-21 | 2016-03-01 | G01N27/72, G01N27/90 | 13/278729 |
| 481 | 9262933 | Lateral avoidance maneuver solver | A system on-board an unmanned aerial vehicle for controlling a lateral maneuver to avoid a loss of separation between the unmanned aerial vehicle and an intruder into its airspace. The system receives as inputs the desired miss distance, desired bank angle, state vectors for the unmanned aerial vehicle, wind, and an intruder, and a target vector, and outputs a lateral route change which will achieve the desired miss distance and return the unmanned aerial vehicle back to path. In one embodiment, the system comprises a computer programmed with software that runs automatically and guides the unmanned aerial vehicle to perform a lateral maneuver that avoids loss of separation. In another embodiment, the software runs automatically and advises a pilot on the ground (who is flying the drone by remote control) that a maneuver is about to happen, which maneuver the pilot can either accept or reject. | Patrick Donald Hoy (Saint Louis, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-11-13 | 2016-02-16 | G05D1/00, G06F17/00, G06G7/78, G08G5/04, G05D1/02, G08G5/00 | 12/617822 |
| 482 | 9239345 | Controlling a motor with two or more Hall sensors | A motor system includes a motor including two Hall sensors configured to output binary values, and a controller configured to control the motor. The two Hall sensors are placed 120 or 60 electrical degrees apart. The controller is operable to monitor output signals of the two Hall sensors and to determine a third Hall sensor output binary value. The controller is operable to fulfill the commanded requirements to operate in a servo system, by controlling commutation of a drive current into the motor, and by keeping track of the motor rotor position based on the third generated signal and the outputs of the two Hall sensors. | Raymond Liu (Monterey Park, CA), Estella Chung (West Hills, CA) | Woodward, Inc. (Fort Collins, CO) | 2013-11-20 | 2016-01-19 | H02K29/08, G01R23/00 | 14/085164 |
| 483 | 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 |
| 484 | 9238572 | Orbital winch | Orbital winch having: lower and upper frames, spool having upper and lower flanges with lower flange attached to lower frame, axial tether guide mounted to upper frame, secondary slewing ring coaxial with spool and rotatably mounted to upper frame, wherein secondary slewing ring's outer surface has gearing, upper tether guide mounted to inner surface of secondary slewing ring, linear translation means having upper end mounted to upper frame and lower end mounted on lower frame, primary slewing ring rotatably mounted within linear translation means allowing translation axially between flanges, wherein primary slewing ring's outer surface has gearing, lower tether guide mounted on primary slewing ring's inner surface, pinion rod having upper end mounted to upper frame and lower end mounted to lower frame, wherein pinion rod's teeth engage primary and secondary slewing rings' outer surface teeth, and tether passing through axial, upper, and lower tether guides and winding around spool. | Robert Hoyt (Bothell, WA), Jeffrey T. Slostad (Lynnwood, WA), Scott Frank (Seattle, WA), Ian M. Barnes (Kirkland, WA) | Tethers Unlimited Inc. (Bothell, WA) | 2014-03-17 | 2016-01-19 | B66D1/26, B66D1/38 | 14/217434 |
| 485 | 9237022 | Use of multiple digital signatures and quorum rules to verify aircraft information | A method and apparatus for verifying data for use on an aircraft. A plurality of digital certificates associated with the data is received by a processor unit. The processor unit verifies the data for use on the aircraft using a selected number of the plurality of digital certificates. | Greg A. Kimberly (Seattle, WA), Ian Gareth Angus (Mercer Island, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-05-07 | 2016-01-12 | H04L29/06, H04L9/00, G06F21/64, G06F21/57, H04L9/32 | 13/888730 |
| 486 | 9227735 | Aerial refueling system and method | A refueling system may include a refueling hose and a refueling drone coupled to the hose aft end. The refueling drone may be rearwardly deployable from the tanker aircraft such that the refueling drone is towed by the refueling hose behind the tanker aircraft. The refueling drone may be engaged to a receiver aircraft for transferring fuel from the tanker aircraft to the receiver aircraft. | Joshua M. Kusnitz (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-04-11 | 2016-01-05 | B64D39/00, B64D39/04, B64D39/06 | 13/860533 |
| 487 | 9214021 | Distributed position identification | A method and apparatus for identifying a position of a mobile platform. Images are provided by a camera system on a first mobile platform. The images include images of a second platform. An identified position of the first mobile platform is generated using the images and the position information for the second platform. The position information for the second platform identifies a location of the second platform. | John Lyle Vian (Renton, WA), Emad William Saad (Renton, WA), Carson Jonathan Reynolds (Tokyo, JP) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-10-09 | 2015-12-15 | G06K9/00, G06T7/00 | 13/647866 |
| 488 | 9208619 | Tracking the use of at least one destination location | Tracking the use of at least one destination location is disclosed. Initially, four or more first images are received from a first camera having a first field of view. It is then determined that the first vehicle is stopped within the at least one destination location at a first time and that the first vehicle has left the at least one destination location at a second time. A first characteristic of an occupant of the first vehicle based on a first image is determined to correspond to a second characteristic of the occupant of the first vehicle based on a second image. It is then determined that the occupant of the first vehicle traveled between the first vehicle and a payment station. Payment information specifying a period of time that was received by a third-party parking payment system is received. The period of time is then associated with the first vehicle. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2015-09-09 | 2015-12-08 | G08G1/01, G06Q20/14, G07B15/02, G06K9/62, G06T7/20, G06T7/00, G06K9/00, H04N7/18, G06K9/32, G06K9/18 | 14/848335 |
| 489 | 9195233 | General purpose robotics operating system | The present invention provides a general purpose operating system that shows particular usefulness in the robotics and automation fields. The operating system provides individual services and the combination and interconnections of such services using built-in service extensions, built-in completely configurable generic services, and a way to plug in additional service extensions to yield a comprehensive and cohesive framework for developing, configuring, assembling, constructing, deploying, and managing robotics and/or automation applications. | Paul J. Perrone (Crozet, VA) | Perrone Robotics, Inc. (Charlottesville, VA) | 2006-02-27 | 2015-11-24 | G06F19/00, G05D1/00 | 11/361974 |
| 490 | 9194748 | System, method and computer software product for detection of ground anomalies using dual-filter infrared imaging | A system including a sensor to receive scattered light from a scene in a thermal infrared spectral region, a Modified Integrated Thermal (MIT) band filter to acquire MIT band data within a thermal detection bandwidth, a sub-band filter to acquire a first sub-band data within a first sub-band bandwidth which is within the thermal detection bandwidth. The sub-band filter is a Reference band filter to capture Reference band data or a Reststrahlen band filter to capture Reststrahlen band data. The system also includes one or more processors configured to perform differencing of the MIT band data and the first sub-band data to compute a second sub-band data. The computed second sub-band data is Reference band data when the sub-band filter is the Reststrahlen band filter or the computed second sub-band data is Reststrahlen band data when the sub-band filter is the Reference band filter. A method and a computer software product are also disclosed. | Patricia Skelley Sharek (Orlando, FL), Gene D. Tener (Oviedo, FL), Albert Ciullo (Orlando, FL) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2013-03-26 | 2015-11-24 | G01J5/02, G01J3/36, G01J5/60, G01N21/35, G01J3/12 | 13/851030 |
| 491 | 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 |
| 492 | 9193437 | Unmanned air system (UAS) | An unmanned air system and method with blown flaps are presented. Air is guided to a fuel cell carried by the unmanned air system. The fuel cell is ventilated by the guided air such that the air is heated by the fuel cell to provide heated air. The heated air is routed from the fuel cell to one or more high lift devices on a lift device of the unmanned air system to provide routed air. The routed air is blown across the high lift devices. | Alfredo Criado (Madrid, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-03-21 | 2015-11-24 | B64C9/38, B64C39/02, B64C23/00 | 13/848567 |
| 493 | 9191200 | System and method for changing the security level of a communications terminal during operation | The security level of a communications terminal can be changed during operation. A key loading device can reconstitute a key encryption key from plural split portions. The split portions can be loaded into the key loading device via various interfaces. The reconstituted key encryption key can be used to unwrap wrapped keys stored in the key loading device. | Michael D. Adams (Alpine, UT), Jared M. Jacobson (North Salt Lake, UT) | L-3 Communications Corp. (New York, NY) | 2010-10-07 | 2015-11-17 | H04L9/08, H04W12/02, H04L29/06, G06F21/60, H04W12/06 | 12/900349 |
| 494 | 9188979 | Method and system for remotely controlling a vehicle | A method for determining the physical location of a vehicle being guided with an onboard navigational positioning system capable of detecting and generating a positioning location vector for the vehicle. The method includes the steps of detecting and receiving a plurality of electromagnetic radiation signals. A plurality of ambient parameter measurements is also received. A confirming location position is calculated from the plurality of electromagnetic radiation signals and the plurality of ambient parameter measurements. The confirming location position is compared to the positioning location vector generated by the onboard system to create a differential vector. If the confirmation location position and the positioning location vector are greater than a predetermined value, the positioning location vector generated by the onboard navigational positioning system is prevented from being used in directing the movement of the vehicle until the position differential is below a predetermined error value. | Russell Guy Torti (Southlake, TX), James R. Reed (Azle, TX) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2013-08-06 | 2015-11-17 | G01S19/21, G01C21/18, G01S19/20, G01S19/26, G05D1/00, G01S19/48, G01C21/10, G01C21/16, G01S19/13, G01C21/00 | 13/959796 |
| 495 | 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 |
| 496 | 9183638 | Image based position determination | A method and apparatus for identifying a position of a platform. Features are identified in a series of images generated by a camera system associated with the platform while the platform is moving. A shift in a perspective of the camera system is identified from a shift in a position of the features in the series of images. A change in the position of the platform is identified based on the shift in the perspective. | Carson Reynolds (Tokyo, JP), Emad William Saad (Renton, WA), John Lyle Vian (Renton, WA), Masatoshi Ishikawa (Chiba-ken, JP) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-08-09 | 2015-11-10 | G06K9/32, G06T7/20 | 13/206456 |
| 497 | 9179047 | Systems and methods for estimating the structure and motion of an object | In one embodiment, the structure and motion of a stationary object are determined using two images and a linear velocity and linear acceleration of a camera. In another embodiment, the structure and motion of a stationary or moving object are determined using an image and linear and angular velocities of a camera. | Ashwin P. Dani (Urbana, IL), Warren Dixon (Gainesville, FL) | University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (Gainesville, FL) | 2012-06-13 | 2015-11-03 | H04N5/225, G01B11/24, G06T7/00, G06T7/20 | 14/126148 |
| 498 | 9171382 | Tracking speeding violations and controlling use of parking spaces using cameras | Tracking speeding violations and the use of at least one destination location are disclosed. Initially, two or more first images are received from a first camera, two or more second images are received from a second camera having a different field of view, and two or more third images are received from a third camera having a field of view overlapping with the field of the view of the second camera. Next, a speed of the first vehicle at a first time is determined. It is determined that the first vehicle exceeded a first predetermined speed limit at the first time. A unique identifier of the first vehicle and the speed of the first vehicle at the first time are then indicated. Next, it is determined that the second vehicle is stopped in the at least one destination location at a second time and that the second vehicle has left the at least one destination location at a third time that is after the second time. Finally, a unique identifier of the second vehicle, the second time, and the third time are indicated. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-05-20 | 2015-10-27 | G06T7/20, H04N5/247, G08G1/14, G06Q20/02, G08G1/017, G08G1/015, G08G1/054, H04N5/232, G06Q30/02, G08G1/056, G06Q20/14, G06K9/00, G06Q30/04, G06T7/00, G07B15/00, G07B15/02, H04N7/18 | 14/283183 |
| 499 | 9165467 | Defining a handoff zone for tracking a vehicle between cameras | Defining a handoff zone for tracking a vehicle between cameras is disclosed. Initially, a first image stream is received from a first camera having a first field of view. A second image stream is also received from a second camera having a second field of view, where the second field of view is different from and at least partially overlapping with the first field of view. Next, an overlap area that defines the overlap between the first image stream and the second image stream is determined. A handoff zone within the overlap area is then determined, where tracking of the vehicle is passed from the first camera to the second camera after the vehicle enters the handoff zone. Finally, boundaries of the handoff zone are stored. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-04-11 | 2015-10-20 | G08G1/04, G06Q20/14, G08G1/056, G08G1/052, G06Q20/02, H04N5/232, G08G1/017, G06Q30/02, G07B15/00, G08G1/14, G06Q30/04, G07B15/02, G06T7/00, G08G1/133, H04N7/18, G06Q50/30, G06K9/00, G08G1/00 | 14/250597 |
| 500 | 9160543 | Verification of aircraft information in response to compromised digital certificate | A method and apparatus for verifying data for use on an aircraft. A plurality of digital certificates associated with the data are received by a processor unit. The processor unit determines whether one of the plurality of digital certificates is compromised. The processor unit selects a selected number of the plurality of digital certificates in response to a determination that the one of the plurality of digital certificates is compromised. The processor unit verifies the data for use on the aircraft using the selected number of the plurality of digital certificates. | Greg A. Kimberly (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-05-07 | 2015-10-13 | H04L29/06, H04L9/32, G06F21/57, G06F21/64 | 13/888747 |
| 501 | 9156687 | Water reactive hydrogen generation system and method with separation of waste products from water reactive materials | A water reactive hydrogen generation system includes devices and methods to combine reactant fuel materials and aqueous solutions to generate hydrogen. The generated hydrogen is used in a fuel cell or other application. The water reactive hydrogen generation system includes a reactant fuel chamber, a reactor chamber (zone) , a water solution inlet, a hydrogen output port, and a material delivery device. The material delivery device can include a drive screw and a sliding piston to move the fuel material into the reactor zone when a reaction is initiated. As the reaction takes place, the reaction waste product is removed from the reaction zone to allow additional reactant fuel materials and aqueous solutions to be introduced and to continue the hydrogen-generating reaction. A reaction waste product created is exchanged for additional reactant fuel material at determined intervals to allow the reaction to continue until the reactant fuel is exhausted. | Andrew P. Wallace (Davis, CA), John M. Melack (Winters, CA), Michael Lefenfeld (New York, NY) | Intelligent Energy Limited (GB) | 2012-05-07 | 2015-10-13 | C01B3/06, B01J19/00, C01B3/50, B01J7/02 | 13/465863 |
| 502 | 9136563 | Rechargeable batteries | A rechargeable battery is disclosed having electrode and separator structures which are made up of fiber-reinforced composite material, thereby allowing the battery itself to serve as an integral structural component. The utilization or efficiency of the rechargeable battery is considerably enhanced by rendering at least part of the matrix material of the electrodes and the separator porous, thereby to facilitate improved access to active sites on the electrodes, with the porosity in the separator allowing improved ion transport, both of which enhance cell operation. The porous structure also provides improved electrolyte containment and retention in the event of damage. | Martyn John Hucker (Bristol, GB), Michael Dunleavy (Bishopston, GB), Amy Elizabeth Dyke (Aust, GB), Sajad Haq (Bristol, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2011-02-09 | 2015-09-15 | H01M2/14, B05D5/12, H01M10/058, H01M2/16, H01M4/04, H01M4/139, H01M4/26, H01M4/62, H01M10/46, H01M4/64, H01M10/30, H01M10/28, H01M10/12, H01M10/0585, H01M10/04, H01M4/74, H01M10/32, H01M10/34, H01M4/02, B64C3/26 | 13/577887 |
| 503 | 9134170 | Optical detection of radiometric events | A coherent fiber array is used to optically detect a radiometric event. The coherent fiber array has a dome-shaped detection surface and a planar output surface. Optical energy from the radiometric event is detected at the dome-shaped detection surface and transferred to the output surface. The coherent fiber array retains directionality of the radiometric event while transferring the optical energy from the dome-shaped detection surface to the planar output surface. | David Keith Mefford (Brownsboro, AL), Robert Alan Smith (Hampton Cove, AL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2011-07-19 | 2015-09-15 | G06K9/00, G02B19/00, G01J1/02, G01J1/42, G01J1/04, H04N7/18, G02B6/36, G01J1/06, G02B6/06 | 13/185530 |
| 504 | 9086033 | Additive manufactured propulsion system | Propulsion systems and method for making a propulsion system include additively manufacturing a casing body into a single-piece structure having no bonded or bolted joints. The casing body defines a combustion chamber therein and is at least partially composed of a material useful as a solid rocket fuel and capable of being consumed during combustion. Other embodiments are also described. | Matthew Dushku (Providence, UT), Walter Holemans (Washington, DC) | Experimental Propulsion Lab, Llc (N/A) | 2011-09-13 | 2015-07-21 | F02K9/10, F02K9/32, F02K9/72, F02K9/08, F02K9/34 | 13/231603 |
| 505 | 9075136 | Vehicle operator and/or occupant information apparatus and method | An apparatus including a processing device which identifies a first travel route, on which first travel route a vehicle can travel to a destination, and which generates a first message containing information regarding the first travel route, and a transmitter which transmits the first message to a communication device located at the vehicle. The apparatus automatically detects a departure of the vehicle from the first travel route, identifies a second travel route in response to the detected departure of the vehicle from the first travel route, generates a second message containing information regarding the second travel route, and transmits the second message to the communication device. | Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, NY) | Gtj Ventures, Llc (Yonkers, NY) | 1999-03-01 | 2015-07-07 | H04N7/18 | 09/259957 |
| 506 | 9073637 | Flying vehicle guiding system and flying vehicle guiding method | A flying vehicle guiding system comprises a remotely controllable flying vehicle system, a surveying instrument able to measure distance, angle, and track, and a ground base station for controlling a flight of the flying vehicle system based on measuring results by the surveying instrument. The flying vehicle system has a retro-reflector. The surveying instrument has a non-prism surveying function for performing distance measurement and angle measurement without a retro-reflector, a prism surveying function for performing distance measurement and angle measurement with respect to the retro-reflector, and a tracking function for tracking the retro-reflector and for performing distance measurement and angle measurement. The surveying instrument performs non-prism measurement on a scheduled flight area. The ground base station sets a safe flight area based on the results of the non-prism measurement, and controls so that the flying vehicle system flies in the safe flight area based on the results of tracking measurement. | Fumio Ohtomo (Saitama, JP), Kaoru Kumagai (Tokyo-to, JP), Kazuki Osaragi (Tokyo-to, JP), Hitoshi Otani (Tokyo-to, JP) | Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon (Tokyo-to, JP) | 2014-06-06 | 2015-07-07 | B64C39/02, G05D1/10 | 14/297869 |
| 507 | 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 |
| 508 | 9069376 | Unpredictable vehicle navigation | A system and method for controlling movement of a vehicle. A current state of the vehicle is identified. The current state comprises a current location of the vehicle. A next state for the vehicle is selected by a processor unit. The next state comprises a next location for the vehicle. A value for an attribute of the next state of the vehicle is randomly selected. The movement of the vehicle is controlled to move the vehicle from the current state to the next state. | Kimberly D. Mach (Renton, WA), Robert P. Lutter (Tacoma, WA), Trevor Lee Olson (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2014-01-14 | 2015-06-30 | G01C21/00, G06F7/00, G05D1/00, G05D1/10, G06F19/00 | 14/154308 |
| 509 | 9064415 | Tracking traffic violations within an intersection and controlling use of parking spaces using cameras | Tracking traffic violations within an intersection and use of a destination location are disclosed. Initially, two or more first images from a first camera having a first field of view are received. Next, a first unique identifier of a first vehicle and a violated traffic restriction within the intersection are determined based on the two or more first images. Next, two or more second images from a second camera having a second field of view are received. A second unique identifier and a first characteristic of a second vehicle are determined based on the two or more second images. Next, two or more third images from a third camera having a third field of view are received. That the second vehicle is stopped in a destination location at a first time and that the second vehicle has left the destination location at a second time are determined based on the two or more third images. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-03-28 | 2015-06-23 | G08G1/133, G06Q30/04, G08G1/14, G07B15/00, G06Q30/02, G08G1/017, H04N5/232, G06Q20/02, G08G1/052, G08G1/056, G06Q20/14, G08G1/00, G06T7/00, G07B15/02, H04N7/18, G06Q50/30, G06K9/00 | 14/229688 |
| 510 | 9064414 | Indicator for automated parking systems | Indicating payment for use of a destination location is disclosed. First, it is determined that a vehicle has approached the destination location. In response, it is determined that that the destination location is associated with automated parking services. In response, a first activation signal is forwarded to an indicator. Next, it is determined that the vehicle is within the destination location at a first time. In response, it is determined that an account associated with the vehicle is configured to make payment for parking of the vehicle within the destination location. Then, payment for the parking of the vehicle within the destination location is activated. Finally, in response, a second activation signal that differs from the first activation signal is forwarded to the indicator. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-02-24 | 2015-06-23 | G08G1/133, G06Q20/02, G08G1/052, G08G1/056, G08G1/00, G06K9/00, G06Q50/30, H04N7/18, H04N5/232, G08G1/017, G06Q30/02, G07B15/00, G08G1/14, G06Q30/04, G06T7/00, G07B15/02, G06Q20/14 | 14/187964 |
| 511 | 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 |
| 512 | 9037314 | UAV power line position and load parameter estimation | A system and method for providing autonomous navigation for an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) in the vicinity of power lines is presented. Autonomous navigation is achieved by measuring the magnitude and phase of the electromagnetic field at an unknown location within a space under excitation by a set of power cables of the power line with one or more orthogonal electromagnetic sensors formed on the UAV, modeling a set of expected complex electromagnetic strengths of the set of power cables at the currently estimated position and orientation of the UAV based on a model of the set of power cables, and estimating parameters related to a position and orientation of the UAV, and load parameters of each cable based on the residual error between the measured set of complex electromagnetic field values and the set of expected electromagnetic field values corresponding to a combined model of the set of power cables. | James W. Waite (Los Gatos, CA), Thorkell Gudmundsson (San Jose, CA), Dimitar Gargov (Merced, CA) | Optimal Ranging, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) | 2011-06-20 | 2015-05-19 | G05D1/00, G05D3/00, G06F7/00, G06F17/00, G01C23/00 | 13/164611 |
| 513 | 9036027 | Tracking the use of at least one destination location | Tracking the use of at least one destination location is disclosed. Initially, three or more first images are received from a first camera having a first field of view. It is then determined that the first vehicle is stopped within the at least one destination location at a first time and that the first vehicle has left the at least one destination location at a second time that is after the first time. Next, a unique identifier of a vehicle is received from a third-party parking payment system. The unique identifier is associated with the first vehicle. Finally, the first time, the second time and the unique identifier of the first vehicle are indicated. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-05-19 | 2015-05-19 | G06K9/00 | 14/280958 |
| 514 | 9031714 | Command and control system for integrated human-canine-robot interaction | A control system for integrated human-trained animal-robot interaction comprising: an operator control unit linked to receive trained animal detection information representative of locations of detected IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) , the operator control unit further linked to one or more unmanned robotic vehicles for providing control information to a selected robotic vehicle, the control information including an optimal path leading the selected robotic vehicle to a detected IED in order for the selected robotic vehicle to neutralize the detected IED. | Hobart R. Everett (San Diego, CA), Lisa Albuquerque (Dumfries, VA), Paul Scerri (Pittsburgh, PA), Gregory T. Kogut (San Diego, CA), Darren N. Powell (San Diego, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2013-01-30 | 2015-05-12 | G05D1/00 | 13/753614 |
| 515 | 9031311 | Identification of aircraft surface positions using camera images | A method and apparatus for identifying a position of a surface on an aircraft. Image data for an image of the surface on the aircraft is received. The image data is processed to determine whether the position of the surface on the aircraft is a desired position. A surface position identification report comprising information identifying whether the position of the surface on the aircraft is the desired position is generated. | Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-02-28 | 2015-05-12 | G06T7/00, B64C3/00, B64C3/10 | 13/781349 |
| 516 | 9026276 | Unmanned air vehicle communications | A communications management system, including a configurable router, and method, for an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) , arranged to selectively route data between a plurality of avionic subsystems/communications resources on the UAV and a plurality of transceivers on the UAV, the routes selected being determined at least in part according to a desired red and black data separation of data to be transmitted from the transceivers and/or a red and black data separation of data being received by the transceivers. | Daniel Michael Spilsbury (Preston, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2012-03-23 | 2015-05-05 | H04L9/00, H04B7/185 | 14/009071 |
| 517 | 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 |
| 518 | 8989945 | System validation | A method and apparatus for evaluating capabilities of a system (e.g. an autonomous vehicle) with respect to the performance of a task, the method including: providing a first model corresponding to the task, providing a further model corresponding to the system, providing a plurality of mappings from one model to another model, determining whether there exists a transformation trace either (i) from the first model to the further model, or (ii) from the further model to the first model, wherein each transformation trace includes one or more of the specified mappings, and evaluating the capabilities of the system with respect to the task dependent upon the existence of the transformation trace. | Glenn Michael Callow (Bristol, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (GB) | 2011-05-17 | 2015-03-24 | G05D1/00 | 13/698835 |
| 519 | 8982670 | Multi-sensor event detection system | Systems and methods to determine and ascertain the occurrence of an event are provided. The event can manifest its presence through transient signatures that alter short or long term background sensor registered signals. The system can include multiple sensors, one or more data recorders and data reporting devices. Event data from each sensor is collected, recorded and reported. Data from the various sensors is correlated to triangulate or otherwise localize the occurrence of an event. The sensors can be incorporated on a single device or can be a distributed set of independent sensors on separate devices that share their information with the data collection system. | Jason M. Pappafotis (Panama City Beach, FL), Elan Moritz (Panama City Beach, FL) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2012-07-27 | 2015-03-17 | F41H11/136, G01S19/01, F41H11/16 | 13/560158 |
| 520 | 8982215 | Controlling use of parking spaces using cameras and smart sensors | Tracking use of a destination location is disclosed. A first unique identifier of a first vehicle is received based on a sensor located within the first vehicle. A first location of the first vehicle is determined based on a first vehicle image taken at a second time. A second location of the first vehicle is determined based on a second vehicle image taken at a third time. Finally, it is indicated that the first vehicle began use of the destination location at the second time and that the first vehicle completed use of the destination location at the third time. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-03-13 | 2015-03-17 | H04N7/18 | 14/209375 |
| 521 | 8982214 | Controlling use of parking spaces using cameras and smart sensors | Tracking use of a destination location is disclosed. Based on a first vehicle image showing a first vehicle, a first unique identifier of the first vehicle is determined. Next, based on a first location of the first vehicle received based on a sensor located within the first vehicle, it is determined that the first vehicle is occupying the destination location at a second time. Next, based on a second location of the first vehicle received based on the sensor located within the first vehicle, it is determined that the first vehicle has left the destination location at a third time. Finally, it is indicated that the first vehicle began use of the destination location at the second time and that the first vehicle completed use of the destination location at the third time. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-03-04 | 2015-03-17 | H04N7/18 | 14/196201 |
| 522 | 8982213 | Controlling use of parking spaces using cameras and smart sensors | Tracking use of a destination location is disclosed. Based on a first vehicle image showing a first vehicle at a first location and on the first location of the first vehicle received based on a sensor located within the first vehicle, it is determined that the first vehicle is occupying the destination location at the first time. Next, based on a second vehicle image showing the first vehicle at a second location and on the second location of the first vehicle received based on the sensor located within the first vehicle, it is determined that the first vehicle has left the destination location at the second time. Finally, it is indicated that the first vehicle began use of the destination location at the first time and that the first vehicle completed use of the destination location at the second time. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-02-23 | 2015-03-17 | H04N7/18 | 14/187300 |
| 523 | 8981989 | Projectile detection system | A projectile detection system, and method of detecting a projectile (for example a bullet) , for use on a vehicle (100) (for example a helicopter) , the projectile detection system comprising: a radar antenna array (4) arranged to transmit and receive microwave signals so as to provide a plurality of detection segments (40, 42, 44, 46) of a volume of airspace (38) , one or more processors (3) arranged to: determine which segments (40, 42, 44, 46) microwave signals reflected by a projectile (10) are received from, determine timing information relating to a time order in which the received microwave signals are received, and determine directional information relating to a direction of travel of the projectile (10) using the determined segments (40, 42, 44, 46) and the determined timing information, wherein the microwave signals have a frequency between 1 GHz and 30 GHz. | Dale Martin Gould (Chelmsford, GB), Robert Ian Henderson (Chelmsford, GB), David John Shephard (Chelmsford, GB), Barbara Helen Wright (Chelmsford, GB) | Bae Systems Plc (London, GB) | 2011-03-25 | 2015-03-17 | G01S13/00, G01S13/58, G01S13/08 | 13/638910 |
| 524 | 8976340 | Ladar sensor for landing, docking and approach | A system for landing or docking a mobile platform is enabled by a flash LADAR sensor having an adaptive controller with Automatic Gain Control (AGC) . Range gating in the LADAR sensor penetrates through diffuse reflectors. The LADAR sensor adapted for landing/approach comprises a system controller, pulsed laser transmitter, transmit optics, receive optics, a focal plane array of detectors, a readout integrated circuit, camera support electronics and image processor, an image analysis and bias calculation processor, and a detector array bias control circuit. The system is capable of developing a complete 3-D scene from a single point of view. | Patrick Gilliland (Santa Barbara, CA), Bob Koseluk (Santa Barbara, CA), Steve Penniman (Goleta, CA), Brad Short (Goleta, CA), Joe Spagnolia (Ventura, CA), Roger Stettner (Santa Barbara, CA) | Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA) | 2012-04-16 | 2015-03-10 | G01C3/08 | 13/447717 |
| 525 | 8960596 | Energy-deposition systems, equipment and method for modifying and controlling shock waves and supersonic flow | Systems, equipment, and methods to deposit energy to modify and control shock waves and hypersonic or supersonic fluid flow, including systems for controlling, mitigating, and/or effecting air flow in relation to air vehicles, wind tunnels, or other assets, or the like, as well as systems, equipment, and methods for disrupting the shock structure at the inlet for the engine of an air vehicle traveling at supersonic or hypersonic speed, mitigating blast effects on vehicles, mitigating heating of throats in supersonic and hypersonic wind tunnels, as well as control the flow parameters and Mach number in their test sections. | Kevin Kremeyer (Tucson, AZ) | --- | 2008-08-20 | 2015-02-24 | F02K7/14 | 12/733252 |
| 526 | 8953933 | Aerial photogrammetry and aerial photogrammetric system | Aerial photogrammetry is provided by using two or more flying vehicles, each equipped with a GPS device and an image pickup unit. This method comprises setting up two or more photographing points and setting up a photographing point area, respectively, with each of the photographing points as the center, measuring a position of the flying vehicle by the GPS device, a step where each of the flying vehicle reaches each corresponding photographing point area and maintains the position of the photographing point area, acquiring a time when the flying vehicle finally reaches the photographing point area, setting up a shutter timing time after a predetermined time from the moment when the flying vehicle has finally reached the photographing point area, and taking aerial photographs by the two or more flying vehicles at the shutter timing time. | Fumio Ohtomo (Asaka, JP), Hitoshi Otani (Tokyo-to, JP), Kazuki Osaragi (Tokyo-to, JP), Tetsuji Anai (Tokyo-to, JP) | Kabushiki Kaisha Topcon (Tokyo-to, JP) | 2013-10-22 | 2015-02-10 | G03B39/00 | 14/059784 |
| 527 | 8949276 | Methods and systems for controlling storage and transmission of data | A mobile platform includes a sensor configured to collect raw data, a memory device, and a first processing device coupled to the sensor and to the memory device. The first processing device is configured to receive raw data from the sensor and determine, based on a significance of the raw data, whether to store the raw data in the memory device or to transmit the raw data. | Jeffrey H. Hunt (Thousand Oaks, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-01-02 | 2015-02-03 | G06F17/30 | 13/732772 |
| 528 | 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 |
| 529 | 8944370 | Plasma actuating propulsion system for aerial vehicles | A plasma propulsion nozzle incorporates a cylinder having an inlet and an outlet. A plurality of substantially cylindrical planarly disbanded electrodes with sandwiched dielectric spacers is cascaded in an array to be concentrically expanding from the inlet through an interior chamber to the outlet for a nozzle. A voltage source applies a periodic signal with rapidly reversing polarity to the electrodes with differential phase applied to adjacent electrodes in the array creating and expelling plasma clusters at each dielectric spacer inducing flow from the nozzle outlet to produce thrust. | Vyacheslav Khozikov (Bellevue, WA), Shengyi Liu (Sammamish, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-01-09 | 2015-02-03 | H05H1/54 | 13/346467 |
| 530 | 8937660 | Profiling and tracking vehicles using cameras | Profiling and tracking vehicles using cameras is disclosed. Initially, two or more first images from a first camera having a first field of view are received. A first static characteristic of a first vehicle is determined based on at least one of the two or more first images. Next, a desired static characteristic of a vehicle of interest is received. The desired static characteristic of the vehicle of interest is compared with the first static characteristic of the first vehicle. In response to the comparison, it is determined that the desired static characteristic of the vehicle of interest is approximately equal to the first static characteristic of the first vehicle. In response, it is determined that the vehicle of interest is present in the first field of view of the first camera. Finally, it is indicated that the vehicle of interest is present in the first field of view. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-04-03 | 2015-01-20 | G08G1/01 | 14/244027 |
| 531 | 8934384 | Packet-based input/output interface for a correlation engine | A navigation system includes a correlation engine configured to despread a received signal. The correlation engine includes a correlator configured to evaluate the received signal against a replica signal to produce a correlation result, and a packet encoder configured to produce a packet comprising a destination address, a source address, and the correlation result. An input/output interface is configured to provide the packet to another component in the navigation system. | Sanjeev Gunawardena (Athens, OH), Jeff Dickman (Thousand Oaks, CA), Mathew A. Cosgrove (Woodland Hills, CA) | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Falls Church, VA) | 2012-08-23 | 2015-01-13 | H04B1/709, H04L5/16 | 13/593028 |
| 532 | 8931732 | Electric powered rotary-wing aircraft | A rotary-wing aircraft with an electric motor mounted along an axis of rotation to drive a rotor system about the axis of rotation. | Jayant Sirohi (Milford, CT), Timothy Fred Lauder (Oxford, CT), Mark R. Alber (Milford, CT), Daniel Bazzani (Milford, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2008-01-23 | 2015-01-13 | B64C27/00 | 12/018217 |
| 533 | 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 |
| 534 | 8918230 | Teleoperation of unmanned ground vehicle | Described are systems and methods, including computer program products for controlling an unmanned vehicle. A user controls one or more unmanned vehicles with a smart phone. The smart phone receives video stream from the unmanned vehicles, and the smart phone displays the controls from the unmanned vehicle over the video. The smart phone and the unmanned vehicle communicate wirelessly. | Peter David Chen (Somerville, MA), Dennis Bushmitch (Somerset, NJ) | Mitre Corporation (McLean, VA) | 2011-01-21 | 2014-12-23 | G05D1/00 | 13/011178 |
| 535 | 8914182 | Network of unmanned vehicles | The present invention provides a co-operative network of unmanned vehicles that participate in co-operative task allocation. Each unmanned vehicle comprises a computer system with an executive level configured to control motion of the unmanned vehicle and an automatic decision level configured to communicate with other unmanned vehicles, to receive task descriptions, to participate in task allocation, and to provide descriptions of tasks to be performed to the executive level for execution. Each unmanned vehicle submits a bid for each task it can perform, the bid reflecting an execution cost for the task. The bids are compared and the task effectively auctioned to the unmanned vehicle with a lowest execution cost. Each unmanned vehicle builds a task plan from its allocated tasks, decomposes the associated task descriptions into elementary task descriptions and forwards the elementary task descriptions in a format suitable for the executive level to execute. | Enrique Juan Magana Casado (Madrid, ES), David Scarlatti (Madrid, ES), David Esteban-Campillo (Madrid, ES), Ivan Maza (Cadiz, ES), Fernando Caballero (Seville, ES) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2013-03-21 | 2014-12-16 | G05D1/00 | 13/848241 |
| 536 | 8914176 | Surface-mediated cell-powered vehicles and methods of operating same | This invention provides a vehicle powered by a surface-mediated cell (SMC) -based power source, comprising a vehicle frame, at least a wheel supporting the frame or a propeller connected to the frame, a drive unit connected to the wheel or propeller, and a power source electrically connected to the drive unit, wherein the power source contains at least a surface-mediated cell. The vehicle can be a micro-EV (using the SMC for the stop-start function) , HEV, plug-in HEV, all-electric vehicle, power-assisted bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, tricycle, automobile, wheelchair, fork lift, golf cart, specialty vehicle, bus, truck, train, rapid-transit vehicle, boat, or air vehicle. The ultra-high power density enables the SMC to provide pulsed power or increased current demands when the vehicle is accelerating or hill-climbing. The SMC also enables the power source to recuperate the braking energy when the vehicle decelerates, brakes, or simply moves down-hill. | Aruna Zhamu (Centerville, OH), Guorong Chen (Fairborn, OH), Xiqing Wang (Cincinnati, OH), Bor Z. Jang (Centerville, OH), Yanbo Wang (Fairborn, OH), Qing Fang (Fairborn, OH) | Nanotek Instruments, Inc. (Dayton, OH) | 2012-01-23 | 2014-12-16 | B60L11/18 | 13/374894 |
| 537 | 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 |
| 538 | 8878936 | Tracking and counting wheeled transportation apparatuses | Tracking and counting wheeled transportation apparatuses is disclosed. Initially, three or more first images are received from a first camera having a first field of view, where the three or more first images show multiple wheeled transportation apparatuses traversing a portion of a roadway. Next, first and second static characteristics and first and second dynamic characteristics of a first of the multiple wheeled transportation apparatuses are determined. It is then determined that the second static characteristic is approximately equal to the first static characteristic and that the second dynamic characteristic is approximately equal to the first dynamic characteristic. Next, it is determined that the first wheeled transportation apparatus is traversing the portion of the roadway based on the comparisons. A count of the number of wheeled transportation apparatuses traversing the portion of the roadway is then incremented. Finally, the count is indicated. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-05-02 | 2014-11-04 | G08G1/052 | 14/267981 |
| 539 | 8878726 | System and method for three-dimensional geolocation of emitters based on energy measurements | According to an embodiment of the present invention, a three-dimensional (3-D) energy-based emitter geolocation technique determines the geolocation of a radio frequency (RF) emitter based on energy or received signal strength (RSS) of transmitted signals. The technique may be employed with small unmanned air vehicles (UAV) , and obtains reliable geolocation estimates of radio frequency (RF) emitters of interest. | Ning Hsing Lu (Clifton, NJ) | Exelis Inc. (McLean, VA) | 2011-03-16 | 2014-11-04 | G01S3/02 | 13/049443 |
| 540 | 8878725 | System and method for geolocation of multiple unknown radio frequency signal sources | According to an embodiment of the present invention, geolocations of multiple unknown radio frequency (RF) signal sources are determined using three-dimensional (3-D) geolocation techniques. The three-dimensional (3-D) geolocation techniques obtain reliable geolocation estimates of radio frequency (RF) emitters based on energy or received signal strength (RSS) of emitter transmitted signals and based on their time differences of arrival (TDOAs) at various sensor locations. The energy based geolocations and the time difference of arrival (TDOA) geolocations are combined to determine an overall set of geolocations for multiple unknown radio frequency (RF) signal sources. The geolocation information is used to track and monitor the locations of the multiple emitters. | Ning Hsing Lu (Clifton, NJ) | Exelis Inc. (McLean, VA) | 2011-05-19 | 2014-11-04 | G01S5/12 | 13/111379 |
| 541 | 8876057 | Aerodynamic integration of a payload container with a vertical take-off and landing aircraft | A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) rotary-wing air-craft is sized and configured to match a payload container such as a standardized Joint Modular Intermodal Container (JMIC) . The aircraft may be an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) that is capable of autonomously engaging and disengaging the container so that the aircraft can pick up and drop off the JMIC with minimum human intervention. | Mark R. Alber (Milford, CT), Brandon L. Stille (Cheshire, CT), Alfred Russell Smiley (Marlborough, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2007-07-19 | 2014-11-04 | B64C1/22 | 12/373537 |
| 542 | 8857312 | Unmanned aerial vehicle weapon adapter | In some embodiments, an adapter for attaching a handheld firearm to an unmanned air vehicle comprises a mounting assembly configured for attachment to said firearm and to the unmanned air vehicle, and an actuation assembly comprising an actuation device configured to actuate a trigger of the handheld firearm. | Kent C. Nelson (Simi Valley, CA), Kenneth Nash (Moorpark, CA), Dennis C. Philpot (West Hills, CA) | Alliant Techsystems Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) | 2012-10-30 | 2014-10-14 | B64D7/06 | 13/664195 |
| 543 | 8851415 | Magnetic aerodynamic generation lift integrated flight technology with joint electric thrust | An integrated hybrid electric power generation system for producing jet thrust, a superconducting direct drive turbine ring motor for vertical lift, multi-megawatt electric current generation and a pulse-phased high power directed energy weapon (DEW) . The system is managed electrically, and may be mated directly to a magnetic aerodynamic generation of rotorhead optimized control as a direct drive electric lift-jet thrust rotorcraft system (DDELJTRS) manifesting an all flight managed controls and weaponized electric system in rotorcraft, vertical lift, aerodynamic flight control, directed energy weapon and jet propulsion for forward flight high speed cruise. | Richard H. Lugg (Falmouth, ME) | --- | 2012-04-25 | 2014-10-07 | B64C27/12 | 13/455461 |
| 544 | 8845290 | System and method for magnetically and aerodynamically optimized control of rotorhead | A rotorcraft having an operational range and a plurality of rotor blades, each rotor blade capable of assuming an angular pitch, utilizes a control apparatus a mechanism for independently controlling an angular pitch value of each of the plurality of rotor blades wherein a collective sum of the angular pitch values of the plurality of rotor blades is not constant over the operational range of the rotorcraft. | Richard H. Lugg (Falmouth, ME) | Sonic Blue Aerospace, Inc. (Mebane, NC) | 2010-12-22 | 2014-09-30 | B64C27/78 | 12/976687 |
| 545 | 8843246 | Crush zones for unmanned vehicles and methods of using the same | An unmanned vehicle comprising a body and a crush zone combined with the body. In a preferred embodiment, the crush zone is a crushable bumper connected to the body. The unmanned vehicle including the crush zone may be used to swarm a vehicle in training during a training exercise. Particularly, the unmanned vehicle including a crushable bumper may be used to swarm a warship during a live fire exercise. | Spencer Fraser (Medicine Hat, CA), Siobhan K. Penzes (Medicine Hat, CA) | Meggitt Training Systems Canada Inc. (CA) | 2012-01-30 | 2014-09-23 | B63B59/02 | 13/361773 |
| 546 | 8836788 | Controlling use of parking spaces and restricted locations using multiple cameras | An apparatus for tracking the use of at least one destination location, the apparatus including multiple cameras and one or more processors configured to identify a vehicle by use of identification images captured by an identification camera, such as by processing of images of license plates, determine characteristics of the vehicle visible in the identification images, and determine usage of a destination location, such as a parking spot, based on a camera monitoring the destination location capturing images of the vehicle having characteristics corresponding to those determined for the identification images. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2012-11-27 | 2014-09-16 | H04N7/18 | 13/686831 |
| 547 | 8830323 | Controlling use of parking spaces using a camera | Tracking the use of at least one destination location is disclosed. Initially, five or more first images are received from a first camera. A first static characteristic, a second static characteristic, a first dynamic characteristic, and a second dynamic characteristic of the first vehicle are determined based the five or more first images. The second static characteristic is determined to be approximately equal to the first static characteristic. The second dynamic characteristic is determined to be approximately equal to the first dynamic characteristic. In response, it is determined that the first vehicle is traversing a portion of a roadway. Then, it is determined that the first vehicle is stopped within the at least one destination location at a first time. It is then determined that the first vehicle left the at least one destination location at a second time that is after the first time. Finally, the first time and the second time are indicated. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-05-15 | 2014-09-09 | H04N7/18 | 14/279272 |
| 548 | 8830322 | Controlling use of a single multi-vehicle parking space and a restricted location within the single multi-vehicle parking space using multiple cameras | A method of tracking the use of at least one destination location, the method including identifying a vehicle by use of identification images captured by an identification camera, such as by processing of images of license plates, determining characteristics of the vehicle visible in the identification images, and determining usage of a destination location, such as a parking spot, based on a camera monitoring the destination location capturing images of the vehicle having characteristics corresponding to those determined for the identification images. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2012-11-27 | 2014-09-09 | H04N5/247 | 13/686820 |
| 549 | 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 |
| 550 | 8817100 | Controlling use of parking spaces using cameras | Tracking vehicles is disclosed. Initially, two or more first images from a first camera having a first field of view are received. Next, a first static characteristic and a first dynamic characteristic of a first vehicle are determined based on the two or more first images. Next, two or more second images from a second camera having a second field of view are received. A second static characteristic and a second dynamic characteristic of the first vehicle are determined based on the two or more second images. The first characteristics and the second characteristics are compared to determine that the second characteristics are approximately equal to the first characteristics of the first vehicle. Finally, it is indicated that the first vehicle is present in the second field of view of the second camera. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2014-03-26 | 2014-08-26 | H04N5/247 | 14/226193 |
| 551 | 8814097 | Mounting set, system and method | A mounting set for use in mounting an external stores to a mounting station of an aerospace vehicle includes a mounting bracket arrangement and a strap arrangement. The bracket arrangement is configured for selective reversible engagement with respect to the mounting station and for cooperating with the strap arrangement. The strap arrangement is configured for securing the bracket arrangement to the stores in load bearing abutment therewith to enable transfer of loads between the stores and the mounting station via said bracket arrangement, in operation of said mounting set. A mounting system is also provided for mounting an external stores to an aerospace vehicle having two or more mounting stations, including a mounting set for each mounting station. Mounting methods are also provided. | Israel Schnitzer (Tel Aviv, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2013-03-13 | 2014-08-26 | B64D1/12 | 13/800359 |
| 552 | 8798638 | Methods and apparatus for providing base station position information and using position information to support timing and/or frequency corrections | A wireless terminal receives base station position over an airlink, determines its relative position with respect to the base station and determines a timing adjustment correction. The wireless terminal applies the determined timing correction to control uplink signaling timing and achieve synchronization at the base station's receiver. The wireless terminal determines its relative velocity with respect to the base station and determines a Doppler shift adjustment which it adds to the uplink carrier frequency or to its baseband signal. A wireless terminal determines the position of a moving base station and determines timing and/or frequency corrections. Base station position is determined from the current time and stored information correlating the base station position with time, e.g., for a geo-synchronous satellite. Base station position information is determined from broadcast information, e.g., GPS base station position, for an aircraft base station. Wireless terminals may be mobile and include a GPS receiver for WIRELESS TERMINAL position determination. | Frank A. Lane (Easton, PA), Rajiv Laroia (Far Hills, NJ), Junyi Li (Chester, NJ) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2005-08-31 | 2014-08-05 | H04W24/00 | 11/216973 |
| 553 | 8777157 | Tethered hovering platform | The design and refinement of a tethered hovering platform into a feasible working system is presented. To determine a starting point for the design, a detailed historical search was conducted to find the history and the current state of such technology. Real world current needs are analyzed to produce a mission specification and to drive the preliminary vehicle design. Analysis of environmental conditions and decisions about an initial payload package are made in conjunction with motor and propeller sizing. Initial concept testing to discover feasibility and operational issues was performed, from this, instability issues were discovered. Analyzing these instability issues using known rotorcraft and momentum effects, in conjunction with flight testing, yields possible solutions to the problem. The use of constrained layer dampers as a means of passive stabilization is addressed and suggested as the preferred solution. Testing of passive constrained layer damping verifies the stability of the solution. The system components and manufacturing cost is presented in comparison to current systems using active stabilization. | Ronald M. Barrett (Lawrence, KS), David N. Borys (San Diego, CA), Alex Gladbach (Houston, TX), Dustin Grorud (Milbank, SD), Andrew Spalding (St. Louis, MO) | University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) | 2009-10-30 | 2014-07-15 | B64F1/12 | 12/610055 |
| 554 | 8763959 | Two-element airfoil configured for minimizing accretion of contaminant | A two element aerofoil, and wing element based thereon, is provided, including a primary aerofoil element including a leading edge of the aerofoil and a secondary aerofoil element including a trailing edge of the aerofoil. A gap is provided between the primary aerofoil element and the secondary aerofoil element. The primary aerofoil element has at least one of a profile, orientation and location with respect to a respective at least one of a profile, orientation and location of the secondary aerofoil element that is configured for minimizing or avoiding accretion of contaminant on the secondary aerofoil element when subjected to an airflow that includes the contaminant, at least at one design set of conditions. A method for designing a two element aerofoil is also provided. | Michael Shepshelovich (Ganie Tikva, IL), Danny Abramov (Rehovot, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2009-09-16 | 2014-07-01 | B64C3/14, B64C9/18 | 13/119319 |
| 555 | 8761966 | Trajectory tracking flight controller | A six degree-of-freedom trajectory linearization controller (TLC) architecture (30) for a fixed-wing aircraft (46) is set forth. The TLC architecture (30) calculates nominal force and moment commands by dynamic inversion of the nonlinear equations of motion. A linear time-varying (LTV) tracking error regulator provides exponential stability of the tracking error dynamics and robustness to model uncertainty and error. The basic control loop includes a closed-loop, LTV stabilizing controller (12) , a pseudo-inverse plant model (14) , and a nonlinear plant model (16) . Four of the basic control loops (34, 36, 40, 42) are nested to form the TLC architecture (30) . | Jianchao Zhu (Athens, OH), Tony M. Adami (Athens, OH) | Ohio University (Athens, OH) | 2010-03-25 | 2014-06-24 | G05D1/08, G05D1/12, G05D1/10 | 13/260037 |
| 556 | 8750517 | Friend or foe detection | An identification friend or foe (IFF) system and method can covertly identify an object as friend or foe (FoF) . An encoded illumination signal can be calculated using a detected ambient signal and an identification (ID) signal and emitted. The encoded illumination signal can be detected by analyzing a detected ambient signal and decoded using a specified key. | Ioannis Kymissis (New York, NY) | The Trustees of Columbia University In The City of New York (New York, NY) | 2008-10-09 | 2014-06-10 | H04K1/00 | 12/682216 |
| 557 | 8744737 | Method of collision prediction between an air vehicle and an airborne object | A method of predicting collisions between a mission air vehicle and an airborne object of a plurality of airborne objects present in a flight scenario of the mission air vehicle is described. The mission air vehicle and the airborne object move along corresponding routes. The method acquires data representing the state of flight and flight parameters of the plurality of airborne objects and the mission air vehicle, assigns to each of said airborne objects a mode of calculating the collision prediction, determines a subset of airborne objects to be surveilled, calculates equivalent routes for the mission air vehicle and for each airborne object of the subset, synchronizes the equivalent route of the mission air vehicle with the equivalent route of each airborne object of the subset, and calculates, for each airborne object, a collision prediction based on the synchronized routes according to an assigned calculation mode. | Giuseppe Maria D'Angelo (Turin, IT) | Alenia Aermacchi S.P.A. (IT) | 2010-03-02 | 2014-06-03 | G08G5/04 | 12/716006 |
| 558 | 8732592 | Methods and systems relating to an augmented virtuality environment | Systems and methods relating to an augmented virtuality system are disclosed. A method of operating an augmented virtuality system may comprise displaying imagery of a real-world environment in an operating picture. The method may further include displaying a plurality of virtual icons in the operating picture representing at least some assets of a plurality of assets positioned in the real-world environment. Additionally, the method may include displaying at least one virtual item in the operating picture representing data sensed by one or more of the assets of the plurality of assets and remotely controlling at least one asset of the plurality of assets by interacting with a virtual icon associated with the at least one asset. | Curtis W. Nielsen (Rexburg, ID), Matthew O. Anderson (Idaho Falls, ID), Mark D. McKay (Idaho Falls, ID), Derek C. Wadsworth (Rexburg, ID), Jodie R. Boyce (Rigby, ID), Ryan C. Hruska (Idaho Falls, ID), John A. Koudelka (Idaho Falls, ID), Jonathon Whetten (Provo, UT), David J. Bruemmer (Idaho Falls, ID) | Battelle Energy Alliance, Llc (Idaho Falls, ID) | 2009-06-08 | 2014-05-20 | G06F3/048 | 12/480459 |
| 559 | 8730014 | System and method for monitoring objects, people, animals or places | An improved system and method for monitoring objects, people, animals, or places uses a passive Modulating Reflector (MR) tag where a characteristic of an antenna is modified according to a time-varying pattern by a modulating network thereby causing the reflective characteristics of the antenna to vary in accordance with the time-varying pattern. When an interrogator transmits an RF waveform that impinges on the antenna, the return signal reflecting off the antenna is modulated in accordance with the time-varying pattern allowing a remote receiver to demodulate information from the modulated return signal. The antenna is embedded in a dielectric material. The MR tag can be used with a wide variety of tag-interrogator configurations employing monostatic and/or bistatic radar techniques to allow monitoring, locating, and/or tracking of objects, people, animals, or place with which MR tags are associated. | Larry W. Fullerton (New Hope, AL) | Cedar Ridge Research, Llc (Huntsville, AL) | 2013-03-12 | 2014-05-20 | H04Q5/22, G08B13/14 | 13/797656 |
| 560 | 8727286 | Systems and methods for controlling flows with pulsed discharges | Systems and methods for controlling air vehicle boundary layer airflow are disclosed. Representative methods can include applying electrical energy bursts and/or other energy bursts in nanosecond pulses in the boundary layer along a surface of an air vehicle. In a particular embodiment, electrical energy is discharged into the boundary layer to reduce the tendency for the boundary layer to separate and/or to reduce the tendency for the boundary layer to transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow. Representative actuators discharging the energy can be arranged in a two-dimensional array of individually addressable actuators. | Joseph S. Silkey (Florissant, MO), Philip Smereczniak (St. Peters, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-06-14 | 2014-05-20 | B64C23/04 | 13/523761 |
| 561 | 8723730 | System and method for direction finding and geolocation of emitters based on line-of-bearing intersections | According to an embodiment of the present invention an emitter geolocation technique determines the geolocation of a radio frequency (RF) emitter using pair-wise line-of-bearing intersections that are derived from signal-to-noise ratios of transmitted signals received at a sensor. The technique may be employed with ground based vehicle or small unmanned air vehicles (UAV) , and obtains reliable geolocation estimates of radio frequency (RF) emitters of interest. | Ning Hsing Lu (Clifton, NJ), Chi Chiu Chan (Wayne, NJ), Qun Shi (Plainsboro, NJ) | Exelis Inc. (McLean, VA) | 2011-07-27 | 2014-05-13 | G01S3/02 | 13/191696 |
| 562 | 8720205 | Advanced hypersonic magnetic jet/electric turbine engine (AHMJET) | With turbine segments controlled electrically in a shaftless design, the turbine of the present invention creates high propulsion efficiencies over a broader range of operating conditions through the integration of gas turbine, electric and magnetic power systems, advanced materials and alternative petroleum-based combustion cycles. | Richard H. Lugg (Falmouth, ME) | --- | 2006-09-11 | 2014-05-13 | F02K7/08 | 11/518276 |
| 563 | 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 |
| 564 | 8710864 | Dynamically reconfigurable systolic array accelorators | A polymorphic systolic array framework that works in conjunction with an embedded microprocessor on an FPGA, that allows for dynamic and complimentary scaling of acceleration levels of two algorithms active concurrently on the FPGA. Use is made of systolic arrays and hardware-software co-design to obtain an efficient multi-application acceleration system. The flexible and simple framework allows hosting of a broader range of algorithms and extendable to more complex applications in the area of aerospace embedded systems. | Aravind Dasu (Providence, UT), Robert C. Barnes (Albuquerque, NM) | Utah State University (Logan, UT) | 2011-04-22 | 2014-04-29 | H03K19/177 | 13/092748 |
| 565 | 8698896 | Controlling vehicle use of parking spaces and parking violations within the parking spaces using multiple cameras | An apparatus for tracking the use of at least one destination location, the apparatus including multiple cameras and one or more processors configured to identify a vehicle by use of identification images captured by an identification camera, such as by processing of images of license plates, determine characteristics of the vehicle visible in the identification images, and determine usage of a destination location, such as a parking spot, based on a camera monitoring the destination location capturing images of the vehicle having characteristics corresponding to those determined for the identification images. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2012-11-27 | 2014-04-15 | H04N5/00 | 13/686839 |
| 566 | 8698895 | Controlling use of parking spaces using multiple cameras | A method of tracking the use of at least one destination location, the method including identifying a vehicle by use of identification images captured by an identification camera, such as by processing of images of license plates, determining characteristics of the vehicle visible in the identification images, and determining usage of a destination location, such as a parking spot, based on a camera monitoring the destination location capturing images of the vehicle having characteristics corresponding to those determined for the identification images. | Steven David Nerayoff (Great Neck, NY), Thompson S. Wong (West Vancouver, CA) | Cloudparc, Inc. (Great Neck, NY) | 2012-11-27 | 2014-04-15 | H04N5/00 | 13/686802 |
| 567 | 8682521 | Unpredictable vehicle navigation | A system and method for controlling movement of a vehicle. A current state of the vehicle is identified. The current state comprises a current location of the vehicle. A next state for the vehicle is selected by a processor unit. The next state comprises a next location for the vehicle. A value for an attribute of the next state of the vehicle is randomly selected. The movement of the vehicle is controlled to move the vehicle from the current state to the next state. | Kimberly Mach (Renton, WA), Robert P. Lutter (Tacoma, WA), Trevor Lee Olson (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2012-06-25 | 2014-03-25 | G01C21/00, G06F17/30 | 13/532537 |
| 568 | 8675967 | Pose estimation | In a pose estimation for estimating the pose of an object of pose estimation with respect to a reference surface that serves as a reference for estimating a pose, a data processing device: extracts pose parameters from a binarized image, identifies a combination of pose parameters for which the number of cross surfaces of parameter surfaces that accord with surface parameter formulas, which are numerical formulas for expressing a reference surface, is a maximum, finds a slope weighting for each of cross pixels, which are pixels on each candidate surface and which are pixels within a prescribed range, that is identified based on the angles of the tangent plane at the cross pixel and based on planes formed by each of the axes of parameter space, and identifies the significant candidate surface for which a number, which is the sum of slope weightings, is a maximum, as the actual surface that is the reference surface that actually exists in the image. | Hisashi Shiba (Tokyo, JP) | Nec Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2013-01-30 | 2014-03-18 | G06K9/00, G09G5/00 | 13/753702 |
| 569 | 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 |
| 570 | 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 |
| 571 | 8639035 | Pose estimation | In a pose estimation for estimating the pose of an object of pose estimation with respect to a reference surface that serves as a reference for estimating a pose, a data processing device: extracts pose parameters from a binarized image, identifies a combination of pose parameters for which the number of cross surfaces of parameter surfaces that accord with surface parameter formulas, which are numerical formulas for expressing a reference surface, is a maximum, finds a slope weighting for each of cross pixels, which are pixels on each candidate surface and which are pixels within a prescribed range, that is identified based on the angles of the tangent plane at the cross pixel and based on planes formed by each of the axes of parameter space, and identifies the significant candidate surface for which a number, which is the sum of slope weightings, is a maximum, as the actual surface that is the reference surface that actually exists in the image. | Hisashi Shiba (Tokyo, JP) | Nec Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2013-01-30 | 2014-01-28 | G06K9/00, G09G5/00 | 13/754084 |
| 572 | 8636247 | Closed gas generator and micro power unit including the same | A gas generator assembly includes a propellant chamber housing an amine based propellant. A reaction chamber is coupled with the propellant chamber. The reaction chamber includes a reaction chamber housing, and a porous reaction matrix within the reaction chamber housing. The reaction matrix includes a catalyzing agent, and the catalyzing agent is configured to non-combustibly catalyze the amine based propellant into one or more pressurized gases. An injector is in communication with the propellant chamber. The injector is configured to deliver the amine based propellant to the porous reaction matrix. A discharge nozzle is coupled with the reaction chamber and is configured to accelerate and discharge the one or more pressurized gases. In one example, the gas generator is coupled with one or more of an impulse turbine assembly and an electric generator to form a micro power unit. | Jeremy C. Danforth (Tucson, AZ), Richard D. Loehr (Tucson, AZ), Kevin P. Murphy (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2011-04-19 | 2014-01-28 | B64C15/00 | 13/089441 |
| 573 | 8625903 | Pose estimation | In a pose estimation for estimating the pose of an object of pose estimation with respect to a reference surface that serves as a reference for estimating a pose, a data processing device: extracts pose parameters from a binarized image, identifies a combination of pose parameters for which the number of cross surfaces of parameter surfaces that accord with surface parameter formulas, which are numerical formulas for expressing a reference surface, is a maximum, finds a slope weighting for each of cross pixels, which are pixels on each candidate surface and which are pixels within a prescribed range, that is identified based on the angles of the tangent plane at the cross pixel and based on planes formed by each of the axes of parameter space, and identifies the significant candidate surface for which a number, which is the sum of slope weightings, is a maximum, as the actual surface that is the reference surface that actually exists in the image. | Hisashi Shiba (Tokyo, JP) | Nec Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2013-01-30 | 2014-01-07 | G06K9/00, G09G5/00 | 13/753672 |
| 574 | 8620464 | Visual automated scoring system | A visual automated score system (VASS) is provided to enable computerized accuracy assessment of weapons systems through video photography. Images are fed into a computer which tracks the intended target, detects impact points and then provides human operators with an automatically computed miss distance based on the cross-correlation of at least two video images. The VASS may then provide feedback to the weapons system to correct and direct gunfire. | Christopher J. Weiland (King George, VA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2012-02-07 | 2013-12-31 | G06F19/00 | 13/385473 |
| 575 | 8615190 | System and method for allocating jamming energy based on three-dimensional geolocation of emitters | According to an embodiment of the present invention jamming energy is allocated to a plurality of emitters based on a three-dimensional (3-D) emitter geolocation technique that determines the geolocation of radio frequency (RF) emitters based on energy or received signal strength (RSS) and/or time differences of arrival (TDOAs) of transmitted signals. The three-dimensional (3-D) emitter geolocations are used to rank emitters of interest according to distance and available radio frequency (RF) jamming energy is allocated to the emitters in rank order. The techniques may be employed with small unmanned air vehicles (UAV) , and obtains efficient use of jamming energy when applied to radio frequency (RF) emitters of interest. | Ning Hsing Lu (Clifton, NJ) | Exelis Inc. (McLean, VA) | 2011-05-31 | 2013-12-24 | H04K3/00 | 13/149277 |
| 576 | 8573291 | Compact radial counterflow recuperator | An annular design heat exchanger is formed from an arrangement of wedge-shaped stacks of wafers. Each wafer includes sheets of material separated by peripheral and supporting walls that define interior flow channels through which a first fluid can flow. Holes in the sheets provide inlets and outlets to the channels, and walls surrounding the holes mate with neighboring wafers in the stack, forming integral inlet and outlet manifolds, while ensuring uniform spacing between the wafers. A second fluid can flow around the manifolds and through the spaces between the wafers in a counterflow pattern. In the annular assembly, the manifolds are oriented substantially axially, and the flow channels are oriented substantially radially. The heat exchanger can be formed from a ceramic material, and can be incorporated into an engine assembly or a heat-recirculating combustor. | Michael J. Vick (Vienna, VA) | The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2010-05-21 | 2013-11-05 | F28F3/00, F02C7/10 | 12/784986 |
| 577 | 8509961 | Method and apparatus for geospatial data sharing | Methods and apparatus for processing non-authoritative observational data during a coordinated operation, such as a military mission. Actuation of a trigger control initiates a retrieval procedure for collecting observational data from at least one system incorporated in a vehicle. Categories associated with an observational event may be selected to classify the observational data, and the selected category may be stored with the observational data in a memory. The observational data may be stored in the memory as one or more data structures called ''tags.'' A tag may be transmitted in real time to one or more operators in the coordinated operation via a wireless network. Stored observational information may be reviewed and edited by an operator to add additional annotations to a tag. A secondary review by supervising personnel may determine if the non-authoritative tag should be added to an authoritative source used for planning of future missions. | Daniel R. Paquette (Endicott, NY), James C. Rosswog (Endicott, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2012-02-15 | 2013-08-13 | G06F19/00, G06F17/30 | 13/397483 |
| 578 | 8503941 | System and method for optimized unmanned vehicle communication using telemetry | In one embodiment a communications system includes an unmanned vehicle and a communications station located remote from the unmanned vehicle. The unmanned vehicle has a first wireless communications system and a first directional antenna for wirelessly communicating with the remote communications station. A first antenna control system tracks the remote communications station and aims the first directional antenna, in real time, at the remote communications station during wireless communications with the remote communications station. The remote communications station has a second wireless communications system having a second directional antenna for wirelessly communicating with the unmanned vehicle. A second antenna control system of the remote communications station tracks the unmanned vehicle and aims the second directional antenna at the unmanned vehicle, in real time, during wireless communications with the unmanned vehicle. | David Erdos (Rogersville, MO), Timothy M. Mitchell (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-02-21 | 2013-08-06 | H04B1/00, H04M1/00, H04W4/00 | 12/034979 |
| 579 | 8418965 | Mounting set, system and method | A mounting set for use in mounting an external stores to a mounting station of an aerospace vehicle includes a mounting bracket arrangement and a strap arrangement. The bracket arrangement is configured for selective reversible engagement with respect to the mounting station and for cooperating with the strap arrangement. The strap arrangement is configured for securing the bracket arrangement to the stores in load bearing abutment therewith to enable transfer of loads between the stores and the mounting station via said bracket arrangement, in operation of said mounting set. A mounting system is also provided for mounting an external stores to an aerospace vehicle having two or more mounting stations, including a mounting set for each mounting station. Mounting methods are also provided. | Israel Schnitzer (Tel Aviv, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2009-06-01 | 2013-04-16 | B64D1/12 | 12/457120 |
| 580 | 8417060 | Methods for multi-point descriptors for image registrations | Methods for generating an image mosaic are provided. In one respect, pixels saliency of a first image and a second image are determined. One salient pixel may be selected from the determined pixels saliency group of the first image and one salient pixel may be selected from the determined pixels saliency group of the second image. A mosaicking technique of the first and second image may be performed if the one salient pixel of the first image and the one salient pixel of the second image are registered successfully. | Glen Patrick Abousleman (Scottsdale, AZ), Huibao Lin (Natick, MA), Jennie Si (Phoenix, AZ) | Arizona Board of Regents for and On Behalf of Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) | 2007-03-20 | 2013-04-09 | G06K9/36 | 11/688660 |
| 581 | 8413772 | Magnetorheological fluid elastic lag damper for helicopter rotors | A MagnetoRheological Fluid Elastic (MRFE) lag damper system for adaptive lead-lag damping of helicopter main rotors. Embodiments include snubber dampers especially for hingeless helicopter rotors, and concentric bearing dampers. The snubber lag dampers include a flexible snubber body defining a cavity, a flexible or rigid interior (e.g., center) wall subdividing the cavity, and a flow valve in the interior wall or external to the cavity. The flexible snubber body may comprise elastomeric materials and metal rings stacked together to create a sealed MR fluid cavity. The shear deformation of the snubber body induces MR fluid flow through the valve, controlled by a magnetic field in the valve. An MRFE concentric bearing damper is also disclosed, comprising a pair of concentric tubes with elastomeric material injected and cured in an annular gap between the two tubes, and an MR fluid reservoir with piston-mounted MR valve housed inside the innermost tube. | Norman Mark Wereley (Potomac, MD), Wei Hu (Rockville, MD), Curt Steven Kothera (Crofton, MD), Peter Che-Hung Chen (Clarksville, MD), Grum Tamrat Ngatu (Alexandria, VA) | Techno-Sciences, Inc. (Calverton, MD), The University of Maryland At College Park (College Park MD) | 2009-02-12 | 2013-04-09 | F16F9/53 | 12/378275 |
| 582 | 8408489 | Annular airborne vehicle | An airborne vehicle having a wing-body which defines a wing-body axis and appears substantially annular when viewed along the wing-body axis, the interior of the annulus defining a duct which is open at both ends. A propulsion system is provided comprising one or more pairs of propulsion devices, each pair comprising a first propulsion device mounted to the wing-body and positioned on a first side of a plane including the wing-body axis, and a second propulsion device mounted to the wing-body and positioned on a second side of the plane including the wing-body axis. | Harry George Dennis Gosling (Bristol, GB) | Go Science Limited (Bristol, GB) | 2012-05-08 | 2013-04-02 | B64C15/00 | 13/466327 |
| 583 | 8401295 | Pose estimation | In a pose estimation for estimating the pose of an object of pose estimation with respect to a reference surface that serves as a reference for estimating a pose, a data processing device: extracts pose parameters from a binarized image, identifies a combination of pose parameters for which the number of cross surfaces of parameter surfaces that accord with surface parameter formulas, which are numerical formulas for expressing a reference surface, is a maximum, finds a slope weighting for each of cross pixels, which are pixels on each candidate surface and which are pixels within a prescribed range, that is identified based on the angles of the tangent plane at the cross pixel and based on planes formed by each of the axes of parameter space, and identifies the significant candidate surface for which a number, which is the sum of slope weightings, is a maximum, as the actual surface that is the reference surface that actually exists in the image. | Hisashi Shiba (Tokyo, JP) | Nec Corporation (Tokyo, JP) | 2009-02-06 | 2013-03-19 | G06K9/00, G09G5/00 | 12/367178 |
| 584 | 8396310 | Basis learning for sparse image representation and classification and low data rate compression | A computerized method for transforming a signal representative of image information, the signal being a sparse signal, includes obtaining the signal. The method further includes using the signal to learn a dictionary of basis functions that represent at least part of the signal. The method further includes using the learned dictionary of basis functions to transform the signal. | Shubha L. Kadambe (Cedar Rapids, IA), Lawrence Carin (Durham, NC) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2009-09-30 | 2013-03-12 | G06K9/36, H04N11/02 | 12/586934 |
| 585 | 8395484 | System and method for monitoring objects, people, animals or places | An improved system and method for monitoring objects, people, animals, or places uses a passive Modulating Reflector (MR) tag where a characteristic of an antenna is modified according to a time-varying pattern by a modulating network thereby causing the reflective characteristics of the antenna to vary in accordance with the time-varying pattern. When an interrogator transmits an RF waveform that impinges on the antenna, the return signal reflecting off the antenna is modulated in accordance with the time-varying pattern allowing a remote receiver to demodulate information from the modulated return signal. The antenna is embedded in a dielectric material. The MR tag can be used with a wide variety of tag-interrogator configurations employing monostatic and/or bistatic radar techniques to allow monitoring, locating, and/or tracking of objects, people, animals, or place with which MR tags are associated. | Larry W. Fullerton (New Hope, AL) | Cedar Ridge Research Llc (Huntsville, AL) | 2008-10-17 | 2013-03-12 | H04Q5/22, G08B13/14 | 12/253456 |
| 586 | 8387540 | Interceptor projectile and method of use | An interceptor projectile includes a deployable net that deploys during flight and wraps around an incoming projectile, such as a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) . The net is initially in a tubular body of the interceptor projectile. Weights are attached to ends of the net with metal cables. A propellant is used to deploy the net from the tubular body and to deploy the weights at acute angles to the longitudinal axis of the interceptor projectile. The weights move radially out from the interceptor projectile, expanding the net outward, and wrapping the net around an incoming projectile. The engagement of the net with the incoming projectile disables the incoming projectile, sending the incoming projectile off course. | Paul A. Merems (Tucson, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2008-08-11 | 2013-03-05 | F42B15/00, F41H11/04 | 12/189302 |
| 587 | 8370392 | Methods and systems for controlling storage and transmission of data | A method for storing and transmitting data within a network is described. The method includes receiving raw data at a first processing device and determining a first priority ranking of the raw data. The first priority ranking includes one of a high priority and a low priority. The method also includes storing low priority raw data in a first memory device and transmitting high priority raw data to a second processing device. | Jeffrey H. Hunt (Thousand Oaks, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-10-07 | 2013-02-05 | G06F17/00 | 12/899922 |
| 588 | 8366052 | Detachable inflation system for air vehicles | A detachable inflation system for use with an air vehicle having at least one inflatable structure. The detachable inflation system comprises a pallet structure. The detachable inflation system further comprises an initial inflation system, attached to the pallet structure, that provides one or more compressed fluids. The initial inflation system is connected to an inflation distribution system in the air vehicle for distributing the one or more compressed fluids into the inflatable structure to inflate the inflatable structure. The detachable inflation system further comprises a detachable parachute. | Kevin R. Lutke (Huntington Beach, CA), Aaron J. Kutzmann (Long Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-10-20 | 2013-02-05 | B64G1/00 | 12/582706 |
| 589 | 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 |
| 590 | 8351357 | Tactical cognitive-based simulation methods and systems for communication failure management in ad-hoc wireless networks | Techniques are provided for simulating battlefield scenarios in an ad-hoc communications network comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links between the nodes. | Hesham El-Damhougy (Tustin, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2009-01-30 | 2013-01-08 | H04B7/00 | 12/363017 |
| 591 | 8348190 | Ducted fan UAV control alternatives | A ducted fan air-vehicle having alternative methods of control is described. The ducted fan air-vehicle includes an air duct, a fan, a center body, a plurality of control vanes. Each control vanes includes a separate servo for independent control of each control vane, and is therefore able to operate the control vanes in a non-traditional manner to provide maximum control authority. | Jonathan Fleming (Blacksburg, VA) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2009-01-26 | 2013-01-08 | B64C29/00 | 12/359407 |
| 592 | 8336816 | Sliding frame aircraft launcher | An aircraft launcher includes a base frame, a first sliding frame that slides with respect to the base frame, a second sliding frame that slides with respect to the first sliding frame, an aircraft support located on the second sliding frame, and a drive apparatus adapted to slide at least one of the first sliding frame and the second sliding frame with respect to the base frame. | Stephen W. Miller (Cockeysville, MD) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2009-10-20 | 2012-12-25 | B64F1/04 | 12/582208 |
| 593 | 8328131 | Annular airborne vehicle | An airborne vehicle having a wing-body which defines a wing-body axis and appears substantially annular when viewed along the wing-body axis, the interior of the annulus defining a duct which is open at both ends. A propulsion system is provided comprising one or more pairs of propulsion devices, each pair comprising a first propulsion device mounted to the wing-body and positioned on a first side of a plane including the wing-body axis, and a second propulsion device mounted to the wing-body and positioned on a second side of the plane including the wing-body axis. | Harry George Dennis Gosling (Bristol, GB) | Go Science Limited (Bristol, GB) | 2012-05-08 | 2012-12-11 | B64C39/06 | 13/466343 |
| 594 | 8320615 | Systems and methods for recognizing a target from a moving platform | Systems and methods for recognizing a location of a target are provided. One system includes a camera configured to generate first data representing an object resembling the target, a memory storing second data representing a template of the target, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive the first data and the second data, and determine that the object is the target if the object matches the template within a predetermined percentage error. A method includes receiving first data representing an object resembling the target, receiving second data representing a template of the target, and determining that the object is the target if the object matches the template within a predetermined percentage error. Also provided are computer-readable mediums including processor instructions for executing the above method. | Rida M. Hamza (Maple Grove, MN), Mohammed Ibrahim Mohideen (Karnataka, IN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-12-05 | 2012-11-27 | G06K9/62 | 12/329276 |
| 595 | 8297172 | Unmanned air vehicle weapon adapter | In some embodiments, an adapter for attaching a handheld firearm to an unmanned air vehicle comprises a mounting assembly configured for attachment to said firearm and to the unmanned air vehicle, and an actuation assembly comprising an actuation device configured to actuate a trigger of the handheld firearm. | Kent C. Nelson (Simi Valley, CA), Kenneth Nash (Moorpark, CA), Dennis C. Philpot (West Hills, CA) | Alliant Techsystems Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) | 2008-11-12 | 2012-10-30 | B64D7/06 | 12/269731 |
| 596 | 8285425 | System and method for controlling an unarmed air vehicle | The invention relates to an unmanned air vehicle control system and method, designed such that, in one mission mode, the vehicle follows the mission route. The system comprises means (400, 450) for storing data indicating at least one auxiliary route (4000, 4001, 4002, 4003) , such that each of a plurality of the mission route segments (10, 20) , is assigned at least part (30, 31, 32, 33) of at least one auxiliary route. Furthermore, the system comprises route change means (53) designed for, as a response to a mission abandonment event (52) , determining which part of which auxiliary route is assigned to the mission route segment where the vehicle is located, such that the vehicle can change the mission route to the corresponding auxiliary route. | Maria Jes s Morales De La Rica (Madris, ES), Sergio De La Parra Carque (Torrejon de Ardoz, ES), Francisco Javier Angel Martinez (Madrid, ES), Francisco Jose Ibanez Colas (Madrid, ES), Andres Herrera Martin (Madrid, ES) | Instituto Nacional De Tecnica Aeroespacial "Esteban Terradas" (Madrid, ES) | 2005-06-06 | 2012-10-09 | G05D1/00, G06F17/00, G01C23/00 | 11/629148 |
| 597 | 8281697 | Method for launching naval mines | An air-based vertical launch system is described by means of which ballistic missile defense can be achieved effectively from a large aircraft. A method for ensuring safe missile egress is proposed. A method for ensuring that the missile strikes the ballistic missile payload section is also proposed. Together, the air basing method employing vertical (or near-vertical) launch and semi-active laser guidance yield an affordable and operationally effective missile defense against both tactical and long-range ballistic missiles. The affordability of missile defense is enhanced by the ability of an aircraft equipped with a vertical launcher to simultaneously carry out several defensive and offensive missions and to provide other capabilities such as satellite launch at other times. Methods for employing an aircraft equipped with a vertical (or near-vertical launcher) and one or more of the proposed egress assurance mechanisms in offensive ground attack missions, mine laying, and satellite launch missions are also proposed. | Thomas H. McCants, Jr. (Fredericksburg, VA) | Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. (Rockville, MD) | 2011-09-19 | 2012-10-09 | F41F5/00, F41F3/06 | 13/235770 |
| 598 | 8280309 | Soft handoff method and apparatus for mobile vehicles using directional antennas | A system and method for implementing soft handoffs in a communications system on a mobile platform. The system employs an antenna controller in communication with a beam forming network that generates two independently aimable lobes from a single beam. The single beam is radiated by a phased array antenna on the mobile platform. In an Air-to-Ground implementation involving an aircraft, a base transceiver station (BTS) look-up position table is utilized to provide the locations of a plurality of BTS sites within a given region that the aircraft is traversing. The antenna controller controls the beam forming network to generate dual lobes from the single beam that facilitate making a soft handoff from one BTS site to another. In a ground-based application, one lobe of the beam is used to maintain a communications link with one BTS site while a second lobe of the beam is continuously scanned about a predetermined arc to receive RF signals from other BTS sites and to determine when a new BTS site has become available that will provide a higher quality link than the link presently made with the one BTS site. A soft handoff is then implemented from the one BTS site to the new BTS site. | Anthony D Monk (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-12-21 | 2012-10-02 | H04B1/00, H04B15/00 | 11/314640 |
| 599 | 8275170 | Apparatus and method for detecting horizon in sea image | Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting a horizon which is necessary to detect a camera movement when compositing sea images in a marker-free sea-image camera tracking system. In the method, an ROI is selected near a horizon in a still image of the moving image of the sea, and each maximum point corresponding to the maximum brightness difference is detected from brightness differences between two pixels of each pair having two symmetrical pixels in each column of the ROI. The horizon is detected through a line-fitting using the maximum points. Therefore, the result of horizon detection can be very stable and a horizon can be easily detected in a sea scene having hundreds of frames. | Jae Kwang Lee (Taejon, KR), Chang Joon Park (Taejon, KR), In Ho Lee (Taejon, KR) | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (Taejon, KR) | 2007-12-07 | 2012-09-25 | G06K9/00, G06K9/46, G06K9/48 | 11/952811 |
| 600 | 8262016 | Annular airborne vehicle | An airborne vehicle having a wing-body which defines a wing-body axis and appears substantially annular when viewed along the wing-body axis, the interior of the annulus defining a duct which is open at both ends. A propulsion system is provided comprising one or more pairs of propulsion devices, each pair comprising a first propulsion device mounted to the wing-body and positioned on a first side of a plane including the wing-body axis, and a second propulsion device mounted to the wing-body and positioned on a second side of the plane including the wing-body axis. A direction of thrust of the first propulsion device can be adjusted independently of the direction of thrust of the second propulsion device and/or a magnitude of thrust of the first propulsion device can be adjusted independently of the magnitude of thrust of the second propulsion device. In certain embodiments the wing-body appears swept forward when viewed from a first viewing angle, and swept backward when viewed from a second viewing position at right angles to the first viewing angle. | Harry George Dennis Gosling (Bristol, GB) | Go Science Limited (Bristol, GB) | 2008-04-16 | 2012-09-11 | B64C15/00 | 12/594719 |
| 601 | 8244469 | Collaborative engagement for target identification and tracking | A collaborative engagement system comprises: at least two unmanned vehicles comprising an unmanned air vehicle including sensors configured to locate a target and an unmanned ground vehicle including sensors configured to locate and track a target, and a controller facilitating control of, and communication and exchange of data to and among the unmanned vehicles, the controller facilitating data exchange via a common protocol. The collaborative engagement system controls the unmanned vehicles to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned vehicles. | Carol Carlin Cheung (Burlington, MA), Brian Masao Yamauchi (Boston, MA), Christopher Vernon Jones (Woburn, MA), Mark Bourne Moseley (Woburn, MA), Sanjiv Singh (Pittsburgh, PA), Christopher Michael Geyer (Arlington, MA), Benjamin Peter Grocholsky (Pittsburgh, PA), Earl Clyde Cox (La Crescenta, CA) | Irobot Corporation (Burlington, MA) | 2009-03-16 | 2012-08-14 | G05D1/12, B25J9/16 | 12/405207 |
| 602 | 8231083 | System and methods for airborne launch and recovery of aircraft | A system and methods for airborne launch and recovery of aircraft. In one embodiment the system comprises a flexible tether configured to be towed behind an airborne mother ship. A drag device is secured to a distal end of the flexible tether to generate drag and maintain tension in the flexible tether. A reel associated with the mother ship anchors a proximal portion of the flexible tether and selectively lets out and takes up the flexible tether to adjust a length of the flexible tether. A capture mechanism associated with the aircraft engages the flexible tether to secure the aircraft to the flexible tether. In certain embodiments of the present methods, a flexible tether is deployed from an airborne mother ship. An aircraft translates forward and rearward along the flexible tether. Alternatively, the aircraft translates forward and rearward as the flexible tether taken up and let out from the mother ship. Prior to launch, the weight of the aircraft is transferred from the flexible tether to the wings. During recovery, the weight of the aircraft is transferred from the wings to the flexible tether. | Aaron J. Kutzmann (Long Beach, CA), Kevin R. Lutke (Huntington Beach, CA), Zachary C. Hoisington (Long Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-04-04 | 2012-07-31 | B64D1/10 | 12/062861 |
| 603 | 8229641 | Aircraft braking control | An aircraft braking control system for an aircraft braking system that comprises at least one first side braking unit (30L) for braking a respective wheel (22L) positioned on a first side of a longitudinal axis of an aircraft and at least one second side braking unit (30R) for braking a respective wheel (22R) positioned on a second side of said longitudinal axis, said braking control system comprising a brake control unit (40) operable to process respective measurements of performance of the braking units (30L, 30R) and according to the process results to provide command signals for controlling respective braking forces applied by said first and second braking units (30L, 30R) to reduce any difference between a first side braking force applied on the first side of the longitudinal axis by said at least one first side braking unit (30L) and a second side braking force applied on said second side by said at least one second side braking unit (30R) . | Michael Clothier (Coventry, GB) | Meggitt Aerospace Limited (GB) | 2007-07-05 | 2012-07-24 | B60T7/12, G06F7/00, G05D1/00, G06F17/00 | 12/306812 |
| 604 | 8224508 | Viewing device for aircraft comprising means of displaying the final destination and associated display method | The general field of the invention is that of synthetic vision system SVS type viewing systems, for aircraft, said system comprising at least one navigation database, a cartographic database of a terrain, position sensors, anemometric sensors, sensors for measuring the gradient of said terrain, an electronic computer, a man-machine interface means and a display screen, the computer comprising means of processing the various information obtained from the databases, from the sensors and from the interface means, said processing means arranged so as to provide on the display screen a synthetic image of the terrain comprising a representation of the final destination in the form of an air sock of aeronautical type. | Corinne Bacabara (Le Haillan, FR), Christian Nouvel (Merignac, FR), Jean-Noel Perbet (Eysines, FR) | Thales (FR) | 2009-08-26 | 2012-07-17 | G06F19/00 | 12/547595 |
| 605 | 8220753 | Systems and methods for controlling flows with pulsed discharges | Systems and methods for controlling air vehicle boundary layer airflow are disclosed. Representative methods can include applying electrical energy bursts and/or other energy bursts in nanosecond pulses in the boundary layer along a surface of an air vehicle. In a particular embodiment, electrical energy is discharged into the boundary layer to reduce the tendency for the boundary layer to separate and/or to reduce the tendency for the boundary layer to transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow. In other embodiments, energy can be discharged via pulses having a pulse width of about 100 nanoseconds or less, and an amplitude of about 10,000 volts or more. Actuators discharging the energy can be arranged in a two-dimensional ray of individually addressable actuators. Energy can be delivered to the boundary layer via a laser emitter, and energy can be received in a receiver after having transited over at least a portion of the airflow surface. In another embodiment, high energy electrons can be injected into the boundary layer using a hollow cathode array at the airflow surface. In still another embodiment, energy can be introduced at the surface of the air vehicle at a rate sufficient to heat the flow and cause shock waves to propagate into the flow. | Joseph S. Silkey (Florissant, MO), Philip Smereczniak (St. Peters, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-12-19 | 2012-07-17 | B64C23/04, B64C21/00 | 12/339674 |
| 606 | 8220749 | System and method for a fuel bladder assembly with spiral tubing | Systems and methods provide for a flexible fuel bladder assembly disposed to store fuel and supply the fuel to a vehicle. The flexible fuel bladder assembly may include: a fuel bladder including a fuel-resistant film disposed to store the fuel and supply the fuel therefrom at a manifold assembly connected thereto, and a spiral tubing disposed within the fuel bladder and disposed to prevent collapsing of any two or more sides of the fuel bladder upon each other and permit a substantial portion of the fuel to be supplied from the fuel bladder to the manifold assembly in an uninterrupted fashion until the substantial portion of fuel is removed from the fuel bladder. The flexible fuel bladder may be used in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , which may be any one of: an organic air vehicle (OAV) , a micro air vehicle (MAV) , an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) or an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) . | Michael Pastelak (New Freedom, PA), Bonnie Lee Pastelak, legal representative (New Freedom, PA) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2009-11-19 | 2012-07-17 | B64D37/02 | 12/622177 |
| 607 | 8220748 | System and method for a fuel bladder assembly with embossed film | Systems and methods provide for a flexible fuel bladder assembly disposed to store fuel and supply the fuel to a vehicle. The flexible fuel bladder assembly may include: a fuel bladder including a fuel-resistant film disposed to store the fuel and supply the fuel therefrom at a manifold assembly connected thereto. The fuel bladder may include an embossed pattern disposed to prevent a vacuum being formed by the collapsing of any two or more sides of the fuel bladder upon each other and permit a substantial portion of the fuel to be supplied from the fuel bladder to the manifold assembly in an uninterrupted fashion until the substantial portion of fuel is removed from the fuel bladder. The flexible fuel bladder may be used in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , which may be any one of: an organic air vehicle (OAV) , a micro air vehicle (MAV) , an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) or an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) . | Stephen John Fenton (Caledonia, CA) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2009-11-19 | 2012-07-17 | B64D37/02 | 12/622159 |
| 608 | 8220747 | System and method for a fuel bladder assembly with internal netting | Systems and methods provide for a flexible fuel bladder assembly disposed to store fuel and supply the fuel to a vehicle. The flexible fuel bladder assembly may include: a fuel bladder including a fuel-resistant film disposed to store the fuel and supply the fuel therefrom at a manifold assembly connected thereto, and a netting disposed within the fuel bladder and disposed to prevent collapsing of any two or more sides of the fuel bladder upon each other and permit a substantial portion of the fuel to be supplied from the fuel bladder to the manifold assembly in an uninterrupted fashion until the substantial portion of fuel is removed from the fuel bladder. The flexible fuel bladder may be used in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) , which may be any one of: an organic air vehicle (OAV) , a micro air vehicle (MAV) , an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) or an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) . | Michael Pastelak (New Freedom, PA), Bonnie Lee Pastelak, legal representative (New Freedom, PA) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2009-11-19 | 2012-07-17 | B64D37/02 | 12/622137 |
| 609 | 8209208 | Succession of an asset in control in response to a level of user intervention | In one aspect, a system includes a processor configured to determine or receive a candidate to succeed an asset in control in response to a level of user intervention selected by a user from a plurality of levels of user intervention, determine if the candidate is available and determine if the candidate is qualified. The processor is also configured to designate the candidate as successor to succeed the asset in control if the candidate is available and qualified. | John J. Lipasek (Fort Wayne, IN), Cheryl R. Erickson (Fort Wayne, IN), Barry E. Thelen (Decatur, IN), Jeffery A. Stanford (Fort Wayne, IN) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2009-08-26 | 2012-06-26 | G06F17/00 | 12/547610 |
| 610 | 8209068 | Systems and methods for controlling dynamic systems | A control system (12) for controlling velocity and attitude of a dynamic system (20) includes a velocity controller configured to receive a desired velocity command and output a velocity error in the form of Euler angle commands to an attitude controller system. The attitude controller system includes a converter (14) configured to receive the Euler angle commands and output a desired quaternion based on the Euler angle commands. The attitude controller system further includes an attitude error generator (16) configured to receive the desired quaternion and an estimated quaternion indicative of an estimated velocity and attitude of the dynamic system (20) and to output attitude errors associated with the dynamic system (20) . The attitude controller system also includes an attitude controller (18) configured to receive the attitude errors and to output error commands to the dynamic system (20) based on the attitude errors. | David William Vos (Delaplane, VA), Vladislav Gavrilets (Fairfax, VA), Michael Daniel Piedmonte (Warrenton, VA) | Rockwell Collins Control Technologies, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2005-06-02 | 2012-06-26 | G05D1/06 | 11/628114 |
| 611 | 8207887 | Computationally efficent radar processing method and sytem for SAR and GMTI on a slow moving platform | A method and system for processing radar data from a movable platform comprising passing a radar signal through a low noise amplifier, down converting the signal to a lower frequency, filtering out harmonics, sampling using A/D converter at or above Nyquist frequency, determining a scene center, performing a two stage averaging scheme of the received signals with a variable window function based upon the velocity, acceleration of the platform and scene center, coherently averaging N pulses to create an average pulse, performing an inverse Fourier transform, compensating to the scene center by multiplying by a complex exponential based upon GPS and inertial navigational system, summing the average pulses using a low pass filter, repeating the determination of an average pulse for a time period that is less than the Nyquist sample time interval to generate second average pulses, and performing a 2D inverse Fourier transform to obtain SAR image. | Geoffrey Howard Goldman (Ellicott City, MD) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Army (Washington, DC) | 2009-06-23 | 2012-06-26 | G01S13/00 | 12/490109 |
| 612 | 8205537 | Interceptor projectile with net and tether | An interceptor projectile includes a deployable net that deploys during flight and wraps around an incoming projectile, such as a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) . The net is initially in a tubular body of the interceptor projectile. A propellant is used to deploy the net from the body. Even after deployment the net remains attached to the body by an elastic tether. The engagement of the net with the incoming projectile disables the incoming projectile, with the momentum imparted by the interceptor projectile sending the incoming projectile off course. This successfully defends a target against the incoming projectile. Through the tether, substantially all of the parts of the interceptor projectile may be mechanically linked together even after deployment of the net. This mechanical linking provides more momentum for impacting the interceptor projectile, which may facilitate diverting the incoming projectile. | James H. Dupont (Bowie, AZ) | Raytheon Company (Waltham, MA) | 2008-08-11 | 2012-06-26 | F42B12/68 | 12/189299 |
| 613 | 8170731 | System and method for detecting reflection with a mobile sensor platform | Systems and methods for planning and executing a search route by a mobile sensor platform for detecting reflection are disclosed. The search route of the mobile sensor platform is based on the angle of a radiation source relative to the ground in a search area. While executing the search route, a sensor on the mobile sensor platform is configured to detect the reflection of radiation from an object in the search area. | Steven Martinez (Albuquerque, NM), David Hursig (Albuquerque, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-05-05 | 2012-05-01 | G05D1/12 | 12/114883 |
| 614 | 8162262 | Reconfigurable aircraft and associated methods | A reconfigurable aircraft and associated methods. In one embodiment the reconfigurable aircraft comprises a plurality of payload retainers. The payload retainers are configured to receive and retain payloads, including fuel, armaments and sensors. The aircraft is configured to cooperate in flight with an airborne supply vehicle to receive the payloads from the supply vehicle. | Aaron J. Kutzmann (Long Beach, CA), Kevin R. Lutke (Huntington Beach, CA), Richard P. Ouellette (Lakewood, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-07-31 | 2012-04-24 | B64D9/00 | 11/831806 |
| 615 | 8159976 | Neural network-based mobility management for healing mobile ad hoc radio networks | A self healing ad hoc communications network and method of training for and healing the network. The network includes wireless devices or nodes that include a neural network element and the ad hoc network operates as a neural network. Some of the nodes are designated as healing nodes that are identified during network training and are strategically located in the network coverage area. Whenever one group of nodes loses connection with another a healing node may reposition itself to reconnect the two groups. Thus, the network can maintain connectivity without constraining node movement. | Hesham El-Damhougy (Tustin, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2010-11-05 | 2012-04-17 | H04L12/26 | 12/940464 |
| 616 | 8146855 | Unmanned air vehicle | An unmanned air vehicle for military, land security and the like operations includes a fuselage provided with foldable wings having leading edge flaps and trailing edge ailerons which are operable during ascent from launch to control the flight pattern with the wings folded, the wings being deployed into an open unfolded position when appropriate. The vehicle is contained within a pod from which it is launched and a landing deck is provided to decelerate and arrest the vehicle upon its return to land. | Anvar Ismailov (Montreal, CA) | Anvar Ismailov (Montreal, Quebec, CA), Muhabbat Ismailova (Montreal Quebec CA) | 2008-09-03 | 2012-04-03 | B64C3/56 | 12/230638 |
| 617 | 8141823 | Method for vertical takeoff from and landing on inclined surfaces | Takeoff and landing modes are added to a flight control system of a Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) . The takeoff and landing modes use data available to the flight control system and the VTOL UAV's existing control surfaces and throttle control. As a result, the VTOL UAV can takeoff from and land on inclined surfaces without the use of landing gear mechanisms designed to level the UAV on the inclined surfaces. | David C. Hursig (Albuquerque, NM), Steven D. Martinez (Albuquerque, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2010-11-18 | 2012-03-27 | G05D1/08 | 12/949410 |
| 618 | 8141822 | Autophagous multifunction structure-power system | A vehicle including at least one bladder for containing a two-phase liquid-gas fuel at a predetermined pressure, with a bladder outlet arranged to releasing vapor fuel from the bladder. The fuel provides energy for propulsion of the vehicle, and the vapor pressure of the fuel provides initial structural integrity of the vehicle, by rigidizing and stiffening the beam assembly to resist inward buckling until the liquid fuel is expended. In an exemplary embodiment, the vehicle is an unmanned aerial vehicle. A combustion chamber and thermoelectric conversion module can generate electricity for a propeller and battery. | James P. Thomas (Alexandria, VA), Jared N. Baucom (Alexandria, VA), William R. Pogue, III (Easton, MD), Siddiq M. Qidwai (Annandale, VA) | --- | 2005-09-01 | 2012-03-27 | B64D37/02 | 11/217851 |
| 619 | 8140248 | System and method for obtaining an optimal estimate of NOx emissions | A control system for providing an optimal estimate of NOx emission in an exhaust during a selective catalytic reduction process is provided. The control system includes a continuous emission monitoring sensor configured to generate a responsive signal representing a first estimate of NOx emission, wherein the responsive signal has a first time lag between a time of measurement of NOx emission and the time when the corresponding responsive signal is made available by the continuous emission monitoring sensor, and the continuous emission monitoring sensor has a first time constant. The control system also includes a virtual sensor configured to generate a relatively faster responsive signal representing a second estimate of NOx emission. The control system further includes a processor that includes a time delay compensation circuit configured to introduce a second time lag in the relatively faster responsive signal, wherein the second time lag matches the first time lag. The processor also includes a low pass filter circuit coupled to the time delay compensating circuit, wherein the low pass filter circuit has a second time constant matching the first time constant to generate a time delayed signal representing a third estimate of NOx emission. The processor is further configured to subtract the time delayed signal from the summation of the responsive signal and the relatively faster responsive signal to generate the optimal estimate of the NOx emission, wherein the optimal estimate is fed as a feedforward signal into an injection system in the selective catalytic reduction process. | Charudatta Subhash Mehendale (Niskayuna, NY), Gordon Raymond Smith (Ballston Spa, NY) | General Electric Company (Niskayuna, NY) | 2009-04-07 | 2012-03-20 | G06F19/00 | 12/419382 |
| 620 | 8140215 | Method and apparatus for geospatial data sharing | Methods and apparatus for processing non-authoritative observational data during a coordinated operation, such as a military mission. Actuation of a trigger control initiates a retrieval procedure for collecting observational data from at least one system incorporated in a vehicle. Categories associated with an observational event may be selected to classify the observational data, and the selected category may be stored with the observational data in a memory. The observational data may be stored in the memory as one or more data structures called ''tags.'' A tag may be transmitted in real time to one or more operators in the coordinated operation via a wireless network. Stored observational information may be reviewed and edited by an operator to add additional annotations to a tag. A secondary review by supervising personnel may determine if the non-authoritative tag should be added to an authoritative source used for planning of future missions. | Daniel R. Paquette (Endicott, NY), James C. Rosswog (Endicott, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-07-22 | 2012-03-20 | G06F19/00, G06F17/30 | 12/177334 |
| 621 | 8139932 | Imaging system and method | An optical imaging system is provided for an airborne platform or the like, including an image acquisition unit having an optical axis and configured for providing images in a direction along said axis, the image acquisition unit being mounted to a pointing mechanism configured for selectively pointing said optical axis in a desired direction. The system also has an optical shield configured for shielding said image acquisition unit from receiving undesired electromagnetic radiation from at least one direction different from said desired direction. | Izhack Zubalsky (Herzliya, IL), Yair Altshuler (Rishon LeZion, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2008-12-14 | 2012-03-20 | G03B39/00, H04N7/18 | 12/811017 |
| 622 | 8135503 | Ground proximity sensor | An unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a housing, a rotor that is rotated to propel the housing, a pressure sensor that generates a signal indicative of an air pressure proximate a bottom surface of the housing, and a processor configured to determine, based on the signal, when an increase in air pressure proximate the bottom surface is greater than or equal to a threshold value associated with the ground effect of the rotor, wherein the processor controls the rotor to cease rotating or decrease rotational speed to land the unmanned aerial vehicle upon determining that the increase in pressure is greater than or equal to the threshold value. | Gerald Parras (Albuquerque, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2010-04-27 | 2012-03-13 | F02K1/64, G06F19/00 | 12/768220 |
| 623 | 8134489 | System and method for bistatic change detection for perimeter monitoring | A method for monitoring an area that involves transmitting a first electromagnetic wave signal from a mobile platform moving over a ground surface, toward the ground surface. A receiver is used that is located remote from the mobile platform to receive the first electromagnetic wave signal after the signal is reflected from the ground surface. The first electromagnetic wave signal is processed to form a first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image. Subsequently the receiver is used to receive a second electromagnetic wave signal transmitted from the mobile platform at a time subsequent to transmission of the first electromagnetic wave signal. The second electromagnetic wave signal is then processed to obtain a second SAR image. The first and second SAR images are then coherently analyzed to determine areas of non-correlation between the images. | Brian H. Smith (Woodinville, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-07-14 | 2012-03-13 | G01S13/00 | 12/172668 |
| 624 | 8128033 | System and process of vector propulsion with independent control of three translation and three rotation axis | The present invention relates to a propulsion system of a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft or vehicle moving in any fluid or vacuum and more particularly to a vector control system of the vehicle propulsion thrust allowing an independent displacement with six degrees of freedom, three degrees of translation in relation to its centre of mass and three degrees of rotation in relation to its centre of mass. The aircraft displacement ability using the propulsion system of the present invention depends on two main thrusters or propellers and which can be tilted around pitch is (I) by means of tilting mechanisms and, used to perform a forward or backward movement, can be tilted around roll axis (X) by means of tilting mechanisms and, used to perform lateral movements to the right or to the left and to perform upward or downward movements (Z) , the main thrusters being further used to perform rotations around the vehicle yaw axis (Z) and around the roll is (X) . The locomotion function also uses one or two auxiliary thrusters or propellers and mainly used to control the rotation around the pitch axis, these thrusters or propellers and being fixed at or near the longitudinal is of the vehicle, with there thrust perpendicular or nearly perpendicular to the roll and pitch axis of the vehicle. | Severino Raposo (Mem Martins, PT) | --- | 2006-11-02 | 2012-03-06 | B64G1/40 | 12/446564 |
| 625 | 8123162 | Unmanned air vehicles and method of landing same | There is provided an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) including an engine and an airframe, including means for performing a deep stall maneuver at least one inflatable sleeve connected or connectable to the airframe, and means for inflating the sleeve during flight, wherein the inflated sleeve extends along the lower side of the airframe so as to protect same during deep stall landing. A method for operating an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) , including an engine and an airframe is also provided. | Omri Sirkis (Ramat Gan, IL) | Elbit Systems Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2005-04-05 | 2012-02-28 | B64C25/56, B64C39/02 | 11/098529 |
| 626 | 8115665 | Method and system for extending operational electronic range of a vehicle | A method and system for extending the electronic operational range of a slow vehicle, such as a ship, by using a remotely controlled unmanned faster vehicle, such as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) , and by way of example a remotely controlled drone. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and system for extending the Electronic Warfare (EW) support for a ship. | Dov Zahavi (Haifa, IL) | Elbit Systems Ltd. (Rehovot, IL) | 2007-07-29 | 2012-02-14 | G01S7/38 | 12/438631 |
| 627 | 8115149 | Gun launched hybrid projectile | A Hybrid Projectile is provided for delivering an explosive payload to a target wherein the Hybrid Projectile may be steered in flight using relatively inexpensive means. The Hybrid Projectile is exteriorly configured in the same physical exterior configuration of conventional ammunition of various standard types so it can be launched in conventional manner from the same weapon systems. However, internal features allow the Hybrid Projectile to be transformed in flight from a command signal to deploy wings and fins, and in some projectiles to telescope open to deploy such wings and fins. An inexpensive televisual means is activated in the fore region of the round which through RF uplink command can be used to select a path, while motors on the wings can then be used to more precisely glide the projectile to a target, or otherwise to abort the target run. | Leon R. Manole (Great Meadows, NJ), Ernest L. Logsdon, Jr. (Newton, NJ), Mohan J. Palathingal (Oradell, NJ), Anthony J. Sebasto (Budd Lake, NJ) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Army (Washington, DC) | 2009-07-21 | 2012-02-14 | F41G7/30, B64C13/20, F42B15/01, F41G7/00, F42B15/00 | 12/506579 |
| 628 | 8113462 | Low-drag swept wings | The invention relates to an aircraft, and a method for operating an aircraft, the aircraft having a longitudinally unstable configuration and swept wings, the swept wings being based on aerofoils having a leading edge and configured for preventing attachment line transition in conditions of laminar flow over the swept wing for at least a predetermined first range of lift coefficients at a second range of Reynolds numbers. The invention also relates to an aerofoil, and to a method for providing an aerofoil, the airfoil being configured for a thick-sectioned subsonic/transonic swept wing, having a curved leading edge, a trailing edge, a thickness dimension and a chord dimension, wherein the leading edge comprises a leading edge curvature associated with a leading edge radius that is configured for preventing attachment line transition in conditions of laminar flow over the swept wing. | Michael Shepshelovich (Ganey Tikva, IL), Anthony-Samuel Sznabel (Jerusalem, IL), David-Eli Levy (Netanya, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2008-01-07 | 2012-02-14 | B64C3/14 | 12/007079 |
| 629 | 8113101 | Method for launching a missile | An air-based vertical launch system is described by means of which ballistic missile defense can be achieved effectively from a large aircraft. A method for ensuring safe missile egress is proposed. A method for ensuring that the missile strikes the ballistic missile payload section is also proposed. Together, the air basing method employing vertical (or near-vertical) launch and semi-active laser guidance yield an affordable and operationally effective missile defense against both tactical and long-range ballistic missiles. The affordability of missile defense is enhanced by the ability of an aircraft equipped with a vertical launcher to simultaneously carry out several defensive and offensive missions and to provide other capabilities such as satellite launch at other times. Methods for employing an aircraft equipped with a vertical (or near-vertical launcher) and one or more of the proposed egress assurance mechanisms in offensive ground attack missions, mine laying, and satellite launch missions are also proposed. | Thomas H. McCants, Jr. (Fredericksburg, VA) | Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. (Rockville, MD) | 2011-09-19 | 2012-02-14 | F41F3/06 | 13/235783 |
| 630 | 8109473 | Slotted high lift aerofoils | A slotted aerofoil configuration is provided in which the leading element thereof is contoured to provide mild stall characteristics. A wing based partially or fully on such an aerofoil, an air vehicle including such wings, and a method for designing an aerofoil are also disclosed. | Michael Shepshelovich (Ganey Tikva, IL), Alex Nagel (Petach Tikva, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2007-05-29 | 2012-02-07 | B64C3/50 | 11/802964 |
| 631 | 8103392 | Developments in or relating to system prognostics | A method of mitigating the system-level effect of a fault detected in a vehicle system during a vehicle mission, the method comprising: using a processor to automatically prognose the system-level effect of said fault in terms of the residual capability of the vehicle system during the remainder of the mission, on the basis of predetermined stored data, using a processor to automatically generate a corresponding set of alternative reversionary or investigative action plans for mitigating said system-level effect during the remainder of the vehicle mission, on the basis of said prognosis, submitting the set of alternative reversionary action plans to a decision-making authority for determination by the decision-making authority of a preferred one of the reversionary action plans suitable for achieving a mission objective, and using a control unit, operably connected to the vehicle system, to implement the preferred reversionary action plan in accordance with said determination. | Kristian A. Self (Bristol, GB), Geoffrey Radmore (Bristol, GB), David Walker (Bristol, GB) | Rolls-Royce Plc (London, GB) | 2009-03-27 | 2012-01-24 | G05B13/00 | 12/382984 |
| 632 | 8094834 | Remote auditory spatial communication aid | The present invention provides a means for two or more remotely-located individuals to communicate information about the spatial coordinates of a location of mutual interest in a more rapid, robust, and intuitive manner than is possible with any current voice communication system. | Douglas S. Brungart (Bellbrook, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC), N/A (N/A) | 2008-11-14 | 2012-01-10 | H04R3/00 | 12/313037 |
| 633 | 8089033 | POD launched unmanned air vehicle | A method and apparatus for attacking a plurality of dispersed targets are herein presented. In particular, the method and apparatus herein presented allow the user to upload target data onto a pod mounted on a host aircraft. Upon reaching the pre loaded target location, the pod releases a plurality of individually targeted Micro Air Vehicles (MAVs) , thereby allowing the user to attack a plurality of dispersed targets from a single aircraft standing off at a significant distance from the target area. | Paul A. Zank (Brookline, NH), Paul D. Zemany (Amherst, NH) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2008-06-18 | 2012-01-03 | F42B15/01, F41G7/22, F42B15/00, F41G7/00 | 12/214477 |
| 634 | 8086351 | Methods and systems for area search using a plurality of unmanned vehicles | Disclosed are methods and systems that include a method for controlling movement of a first unmanned vehicle (UV) to search an area, where the method includes generating a first trace associated with prior positions in which the first UV has been located, determining a direction in which the first UV is to move using the first generated trace, and causing the first UV to move in the determined direction. The trace may be a numerical value that decreases as a function of the time that has elapsed since the first trace was generated. The methods and systems may also include receiving data relating to a second trace, and using that second trace to determine the direction. The second trace may be generated by a second UV. The second trace may be associated with a position within a predetermined radius from a position associated with the first UV. | Paolo Gaudiano (Essex, MA), Benjamin Shargel (New York, NY), Eric Bonabeau (Winchester, MA) | Icosystem Corporation (Cambridge, MA) | 2005-02-07 | 2011-12-27 | G05B19/04, G05B19/18 | 11/052386 |
| 635 | 8078319 | Hierarchical contingency management system for mission planners | A system controls a team of vehicles. The system includes a plan dependency identifier, a contingency monitor, and an alert formulator. The plan dependency identifier analyzes a mission plan and identifies mission constraints of the mission plan. The contingency monitor continuously reviews execution of the mission plan for violations of the mission constraints. The alert formulator determines whether a part of the mission plan is threatened by a violation of one of the mission constraints. | Jerry L. Franke (Voorhees, NJ), Stephen M. Jameson (Wilmington, DE), Rosemary D. Paradis (Vestal, NY), Robert J. Szczerba (Endicott, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2005-02-16 | 2011-12-13 | G06F17/00 | 11/059286 |
| 636 | 8072581 | Laser range finding system using variable field of illumination flash lidar | The laser range finding system includes a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor unit (SU) and a LIDAR processor unit (PU) . The LIDAR SU is for transmitting light pulses and receiving resulting input light signals reflected from objects within the field of view of the SU. The LIDAR SU includes a flash LIDAR illuminating laser source for transmitting light pulses. The LIDAR illuminating laser source includes an illuminating laser and zoom optics operatively associated with the laser. A LIDAR receiver receives resulting input light signals reflected from the objects. The LIDAR receiver includes a sensor, and, a flash readout integrated circuit (IC) . The flash readout IC measures the transit time of the light pulses. The LIDAR processor unit (PU) is operatively associated with the LIDAR SU and it utilizes flash LIDAR ranging. A power source is operatively coupled to the LIDAR PU. Zooming of the transmitted light pulses results in the received resulting input light signals illuminating a relatively reduced area of the frame. Thus, a flash LIDAR image of relatively reduced resolution but enhanced range is provided by utilization of the transit time measurements. | Arlen E. Breiholz (Cedar Rapids, IA) | Rockwell Collins, Inc. (Cedar Rapids, IA) | 2007-01-19 | 2011-12-06 | G01C3/08 | 11/655437 |
| 637 | 8071948 | Aircraft having an integrated radiation detection system and method therefor | A radiation detection aircraft has at least one component member of the aircraft having scintillator material. A signal converter is coupled to the at least one component member. An accumulator is coupled to the signal converter. | James Gary Barnes (Los Angeles, CA), Thomas Robert Austin (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-05-16 | 2011-12-06 | G01T1/20, G01T1/00, G01N21/64 | 12/121956 |
| 638 | 8068065 | Concentric ring log-periodic slot direction finding antenna | A concentric ring, log-periodic slot antenna used for direction finding is disclosed. There are a number of continuous, circular slots nested inside of each other. A cover over the slots cavities has excitation plates and conductors thereon. There are four excitation plates spaced ninety degrees apart over each circular slot, and the excitation plates of all slots in each ninety degree sector are electrically interconnected. A conductor from the interconnected excitation plates in each of the four sectors conducts received signals to a Butler matrix which processes the signals and provides Mode 0, Mode +1, Mode -1, and Mode .DELTA. outputs. These Mode outputs are used to provide direction finding information for DF signal sorting, and they may be used to provide radio frequency voltages to other equipment to provide accurate DF (CIDF) and CIGL transmitter geo-location information. | Keith A. Struckman (Grand Junction, CO) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2009-04-07 | 2011-11-29 | H01Q11/00, H01Q13/12 | 12/419366 |
| 639 | 8054451 | Method and system for designating a target and generating target-related action | A system that includes a laser designator configured to continuously designate a target with a pulsed laser spot. The system includes a sensor and associated processing system configured to receive a reflection of the laser spot, convert the received energy to plurality of signals, processing the signals for detecting true reflected signals and process the true reflected signals for generating target related action. The sensor and associated processor are configured to detect the true signals notwithstanding an inherent low Signal/Noise ratio of below 4 of the received signals from due to low pulse power of the laser designator and distance to target. | Uri Karazi (Nof Ayalon, IL), Benjamin Levy (Gdera, IL), Raphael E. Levy (Petach Tikva, IL), Valery Heymann (Yehud, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2007-08-06 | 2011-11-08 | G01C3/08 | 12/375321 |
| 640 | 8050138 | Ballistic-acoustic transducer system | A ballistic-acoustic transducer system includes a processor and one or more acoustic sensors. The sensors are positioned in a body of water and are in communication with the processor. The system is configured such that acoustic energy generated by a non-explosive projectile as it impacts the water, enters the water, and sinks through the water, is sensed by the one or more acoustic sensors, and the processor is configured to process the acoustic energy sensed by the one or more acoustic sensors. | Robert J. Howard (Clifton, VA), Antonio Paulic (Arlington, VA), John W. Rapp (Manassas, VA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethseda, MD) | 2009-03-24 | 2011-11-01 | H04B1/59 | 12/409925 |
| 641 | 8022307 | Fabric circuits and method of manufacturing fabric circuits | A flexible, fabric-based circuit comprises a non-conductive flexible layer of fabric and a conductive flexible layer of fabric adjacent thereto. A non-conductive thread, an adhesive, and/or other means may be used for attaching the conductive layer to the non-conductive layer. In some embodiments, the layers are attached by a computer-driven embroidery machine at pre-determined portions or locations in accordance with a pre-determined attachment layout before automated cutting. In some other embodiments, an automated milling machine or a computer-driven laser using a pre-designed circuit trace as a template cuts the conductive layer so as to separate an undesired portion of the conductive layer from a desired portion of the conductive layer. Additional layers of conductive fabric may be attached in some embodiments to form a multi-layer construct. | Andrew W. Chu (Friendswood, TX), Justin A. Dobbins (Tuscon, AZ), Robert C. Scully (League City, TX), Robert C. Trevino (Seabrook, TX), Greg Y. Lin (Friendswood, TX), Patrick W. Fink (Missouri City, TX) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC), N/A (N/A) | 2007-07-03 | 2011-09-20 | H05K1/00 | 11/772999 |
| 642 | 8020482 | Air-based vertical launch ballistic missile defense | An air-based vertical launch system is described by means of which ballistic missile defense can be achieved effectively from a large aircraft. A method for ensuring safe missile egress is proposed. A method for ensuring that the missile strikes the ballistic missile payload section is also proposed. Together, the air basing method employing vertical (or near-vertical) launch and semi-active laser guidance yield an affordable and operationally effective missile defense against both tactical and long-range ballistic missiles. The affordability of missile defense is enhanced by the ability of an aircraft equipped with a vertical launcher to simultaneously carry out several defensive and offensive missions and to provide other capabilities such as satellite launch at other times. Methods for employing an aircraft equipped with a vertical (or near-vertical launcher) and one or more of the proposed egress assurance mechanisms in offensive ground attack missions, mine laying, and satellite launch missions are also proposed. | Thomas H. McCants, Jr. (Fredericksburg, VA) | Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. (Rockville, MD) | 2010-12-13 | 2011-09-20 | F41F5/00, F41F3/06, F41F3/10, B64D1/04 | 12/966052 |
| 643 | 8016246 | Plasma actuator system and method for use with a weapons bay on a high speed mobile platform | A system and method for controlling a freestream air flow over a surface of an airborne mobile platform, for example an aircraft. In one implementation the system includes a plurality of plasma actuators used on an undersurface of a fuselage of an aircraft upstream of a weapons bay of the aircraft. When the plasma actuators are energized an induced flow is created adjacent the actuators. The induced flow operates to deflect the shear layer created when the freestream air flow moves over the weapons bay (while the bay doors are open) , away from the weapons bay. This significantly reduces the oscillating acoustic pressure waves that would normally be produced if the shear layer turns into the weapons bay. The system and method significantly reduces acoustic noise inside the weapons bay and improves separation of ordnance from the weapons bay. | Scott L. Schwimley (Foristell, MO), Donald V. Drouin, Jr. (O'Fallon, IL) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-05-25 | 2011-09-13 | B64C21/00, B64C23/00 | 11/753869 |
| 644 | 8002142 | Ambient pressure-responsive variable volume fuel tank | An apparatus is provided for a fuel tank system for an air vehicle. The system comprises a container having an interior adapted to hold fuel, the container comprising a first opening placing the interior in fluid communication with the ambient atmosphere, and a volumetrically-adjustable sizing device adapted to change volume in response to changes in surrounding air pressure, the sizing element disposed within the container and adapted to contain a fluid. | Armand Losinski (Albuquerque, NM), Matthew Tehan (Albuquerque, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-06-19 | 2011-08-23 | B65D25/04, B65D1/32, B65D6/12 | 12/142586 |
| 645 | 8000588 | Miniaturized turret-mounted camera assembly | A light weight camera mounting assembly allowing for tilt and pan of a camera through a significant portion of a spherical rang of view with minimal parts count, minimal weight and minimal weight in the rotated portion of the assembly. A retraction/extension assembly for a light weight camera with minimal weight and complexity. Doors which open to allow a camera to extend beyond the surface of a vehicle and close to protect the camera and allow for landing of the vehicle without external skids. | William B. Harvey (Laytonsville, MD) | Brandebury Tool Company, Inc. (Gaithersburg, MD) | 2010-04-30 | 2011-08-16 | G03B39/00, G03B17/00 | 12/770913 |
| 646 | 7999698 | Anti-collision lighting systems and methods for a micro aerial vehicle | Systems and methods for anti-collision lights on a UAV. A method for passive anti-collision lights on a Micro-Aerial Vehicle (''MAV'') including determining a location of the MAV using a flight management computer configured to fly the MAV on a programmed path using data from a global positioning system and an inertial navigation system. The flight management system transmits light activation data and selectively activates at least one navigation light located on a visible surface of the MAV using the light activation data from the flight management computer. | Richard E. Annati (Albuquerque, NM), David E. Ekhaguere (Albuquerque, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-06-04 | 2011-08-16 | G08B21/00 | 12/133040 |
| 647 | 7994965 | Surveillance apparatus and method | A surveillance apparatus (100) is provided, said apparatus including a linear sub-array (101) of N omnidirectional transmitter elements (103) and a planar sub-array (102) of M receiver elements (104) . A plurality of the transient elements (105) are generated by separating out at each of the receivers (104) the signals transmitted from the antenna elements (103) of the transmitter sub-array (101) . This allows the geometry of each path (from each transmitter antenna element, to the point being imaged and back to the receiver antenna elements) to be converted to a delay or phase shift to focus on the particular point being imaged. The transient elements (105) form a cylindrical array (106) at the mid points between transmitter and receiver sub-arrays. Such a configuration enables a full 360 degrees of cover in azimuth and typically +/-60 degrees in elevation. | Dennis Longstaff (Eight Mile Plains, AU) | Teledyne Australia Pty Ltd (Queensland, AU) | 2007-01-16 | 2011-08-09 | G01S13/42 | 12/161290 |
| 648 | 7992827 | Wings for aircraft | A wing for an aircraft is provided, including at least a first wing portion configured for providing high-lift mild stall characteristics at least at Reynolds numbers in the range between about 0.3*10.sup.6 and about 2.0*10.sup.6, and at least a second wing portion comprising a substantially permanently slotted aerofoil arrangement. Also provided are an air vehicle including such wings, a method for operating an aircraft, and a method for designing an aircraft wing. | Michael Shepshelovich (Ganey Tikva, IL), Alex Nagel (Petach Tikva, IL) | Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2007-05-21 | 2011-08-09 | B64C3/50, B64C3/14 | 11/802139 |
| 649 | 7991362 | Methods and apparatus for supporting timing and/or frequency corrections in a wireless communications system | A wireless terminal determines the position of a moving base station and determines timing and/or frequency corrections. A wireless terminal determines its relative position with respect to the base station and determines a timing adjustment correction. The wireless terminal applies the determined timing correction to control uplink signaling timing and achieve synchronization at the base station's receiver. The wireless terminal determines its relative velocity with respect to the moving base station and determines a Doppler shift adjustment which it adds to the uplink carrier frequency or to its baseband signal. Base station position is determined from the current time and stored information correlating the base station position with time, e.g., for a geo-synchronous satellite. Base station position information, e.g., a GPS derived base station position fix, is determined from downlink airlink broadcast information, e.g., for an aircraft base station. Wireless terminals may be mobile and include a GPS receiver for wireless terminal position determination. | Frank A. Lane (Asbury, NJ), Rajiv Laroia (Basking Ridge, NJ), Junyi Li (Bedminster, NJ) | Qualcomm Incorporated (San Diego, CA) | 2005-08-31 | 2011-08-02 | H04B1/00 | 11/216770 |
| 650 | 7984581 | Projectile accelerator and related vehicle and method | An unguided projectile-accelerator system includes an enclosure, first and second charges, first and second projectiles, and a recoil-absorbing mechanism. The enclosure has an open first end and a closed second end, and the first and second charges are disposed within the enclosure. The first projectile is disposed within the enclosure between the first charge and the first end and is operable to exit the enclosure via the first end and to generate a first recoil in response to detonation of the first charge. The second projectile is disposed within the enclosure between the first charge and the second charge and is operable to exit the enclosure via the first end and to generate a second recoil in response to detonation of the second charge. The recoil-absorbing mechanism is disposed adjacent to the enclosure and is operable to absorb at least a respective portion of each of the first and second recoil. | John W. Rapp (Manassas, VA), Robert J. Howard (Clifton, VA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2008-01-11 | 2011-07-26 | F41A19/58, F41A1/08, F41C9/06 | 12/008487 |
| 651 | 7953326 | Systems and methods for underwater optical communication | The systems and methods of the invention provide for improved underwater communication systems. In particular, the systems and methods of the invention provide for improved underwater optical modems including optical transmitters and optical receivers that allow omni-directional transmission and reception of optical signals underwater and having a range of about 100 m and allowing data rates greater than 1 Mbit/s. The systems and methods of the invention also provide for underwater communication networks having a plurality of optical modems communicating with each other. | Norman E. Farr (Woods Hole, MA), Lee Freitag (Falmouth, MA), James Preisig (Falmouth, MA), Dana R. Yoerger (North Falmouth, MA), Sheri N. White (East Falmouth, MA), Alan D. Chave (Falmouth, MA) | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA) | 2006-02-06 | 2011-05-31 | H04B13/02, H04B10/00 | 11/348726 |
| 652 | 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 |
| 653 | 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 |
| 654 | 7920071 | Augmented reality-based system and method providing status and control of unmanned vehicles | An augmented reality system identifies and controls a vehicle located within an environment. A tracking system obtains viewpoint information corresponding to a real-time view of the environment. A processing system receives information from one or more sensors. Information includes sensor location information and status information about the vehicle. Processing system generates graphics using said sensor location information and said viewpoint information. Graphics include visual representations of said status information and controls. A display displays the generated graphics such that the graphics are superimposed on the real-time view. The graphics appear attached to the vehicle. An interaction device activates a displayed control. | Yohann Baillot (Reston, VA) | Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. (Wilmington, DE) | 2007-03-08 | 2011-04-05 | G08G1/017 | 11/715339 |
| 655 | 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 |
| 656 | 7900866 | System and methods for airborne launch and recovery of aircraft | A system and methods for airborne launch and recovery of aircraft. In one embodiment the system comprises a flexible tether configured to be towed behind an airborne mother ship. A drag device is secured to a distal end of the flexible tether to generate drag and maintain tension in the flexible tether. A reel associated with the mother ship anchors a proximal portion of the flexible tether and selectively lets out and takes up the flexible tether to adjust a length of the flexible tether. A capture mechanism associated with the aircraft engages the flexible tether to enable the aircraft to translate along the flexible tether. In embodiments of the present methods, a flexible tether is deployed from an airborne mother ship. An aircraft translates forward and rearward along the flexible tether. Prior to launch, the weight of the aircraft is transferred from the flexible tether to the wings. During recovery, the weight of the aircraft is transferred from the wings to the flexible tether. | Aaron J. Kutzmann (Long Beach, CA), Kevin R. Lutke (Huntington Beach, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2007-10-18 | 2011-03-08 | B64D5/00 | 11/874804 |
| 657 | 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 |
| 658 | 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 |
| 659 | 7876224 | Airborne deployed radio frequency identification sensing system to detect an analyte | The invention generally relates to an airborne deployed passive radio frequency identification system and a method to identify an analyte and then to communicate a result of the analyte identification to a receiving station for an analysis and generation of a set of recommended actions. The invention will enhance the situational awareness and preparedness of forward deployed combat troops or security forces by assessing the presence of benign substances or hazardous substances as they advance and enter an area. | Nicholas Prokopuk (Ridgecrest, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2008-03-27 | 2011-01-25 | G08B13/14 | 12/056915 |
| 660 | 7871044 | Method for vertical takeoff from and landing on inclined surfaces | Takeoff and landing modes are added to a flight control system of a Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) . The takeoff and landing modes use data available to the flight control system and the VTOL UAV's existing control surfaces and throttle control. As a result, the VTOL UAV can takeoff from and land on inclined surfaces without the use of landing gear mechanisms designed to level the UAV on the inclined surfaces. | David C. Hursig (Albuquerque, NM), Steven D. Martinez (Albuquerque, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2007-05-23 | 2011-01-18 | G05D1/08 | 11/752497 |
| 661 | 7849778 | Air-based vertical launch ballistic missile defense | An air-based vertical launch system is described by means of which ballistic missile defense can be achieved effectively from a large aircraft. A method for ensuring safe missile egress is proposed. A method for ensuring that the missile strikes the ballistic missile payload section is also proposed. Together, the air basing method employing vertical (or near-vertical) launch and semi-active laser guidance yield an affordable and operationally effective missile defense against both tactical and long-range ballistic missiles. The affordability of missile defense is enhanced by the ability of an aircraft equipped with a vertical launcher to simultaneously carry out several defensive and offensive missions and to provide other capabilities such as satellite launch at other times. Methods for employing an aircraft equipped with a vertical (or near-vertical launcher) and one or more of the proposed egress assurance mechanisms in offensive ground attack missions, mine laying, and satellite launch missions are also proposed. | Thomas H. McCants, Jr. (Fredericksburg, VA) | Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. (Rockville, MD) | 2009-04-27 | 2010-12-14 | F41F3/06 | 12/430146 |
| 662 | 7848262 | Neural network-based mobility management for healing mobile ad hoc radio networks | A self healing ad hoc communications network and method of training for and healing the network. The network includes wireless devices or nodes that include a neural network element and the ad hoc network operates as a neural network. Some of the nodes are designated as healing nodes that are identified during network training and are strategically located in the network coverage area. Whenever one group of nodes loses connection with another a healing node may reposition itself to reconnect the two groups. Thus, the network can maintain connectivity without constraining node movement. | Hesham El-Damhougy (Tustin, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-06-26 | 2010-12-07 | H04L12/28 | 11/426428 |
| 663 | 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 |
| 664 | 7834779 | System and method for increasing visibility of critical flight information on aircraft displays | System and method increase the visibility of critical flight information on electronic displays. An aircraft display system includes a processing unit, a flight management system, a navigation system, a database for storing target data and terrain data, a graphics display generator, and a visual display. The flight management system and/or the navigation system provide real-time aircraft operational and flight control information. The processing unit directs the graphics display generator to generate graphic control signals for the visual display, which increase the transparency of a segment of a zero pitch reference line in the vicinity of a flight path marker on the display. | Gang He (Morristown, NJ), Thea L. Feyereisen (Hudson, WI), Aaron J. Gannon (Anthem, AZ), Blake W. Wilson (Peoria, AZ), Jary E. Engels (Peoria, AZ), Ivan S Wyatt (Scottsdale, AZ) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2005-06-29 | 2010-11-16 | G01C23/00 | 11/170498 |
| 665 | 7769703 | System, apparatus and methods for augmenting a filter with an adaptive element for tracking targets | A system in accordance with the invention uses an adaptive element to augment a filter for tracking an observed system. The adaptive element only requires a single neural network and does not require an error observer. The adaptive element provides robustness to parameter uncertainty and unmodeled dynamics present in the observed system for improved tracking performance over the filter alone. The adaptive element can be implemented with a linearly parameterized neural network, whose weights are adapted online using error residuals generated from the Filter. Boundedness of the signals generated by the system can be proven using Lyapunov's direct method and a backstepping argument. A related apparatus and method are also disclosed. | Anthony J. Calise (Collegeville, PA), Venkatesh K. Madyastha (Karnataka, IN) | Georgia Tech Research Corporation (Atlanta, GA) | 2006-11-18 | 2010-08-03 | G05B13/02 | 11/561391 |
| 666 | 7765038 | Mission planning system for vehicles with varying levels of autonomy | A system in accordance with the present invention tasks a team of autonomous unmanned vehicles. The system includes a first team member and a second team member. The first team member has a first level of autonomy. The second team member has a second level of autonomy. The first level of autonomy is different than the first level of autonomy. The first team member is given instructions corresponding to the first level of autonomy. The second team member is given instructions corresponding to the second level of autonomy. | Brent Appleby (Holliston, MA), Rosemary D. Paradis (Vestal, NY), Robert J. Szczerba (Endicott, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2005-02-16 | 2010-07-27 | G01C22/00 | 11/058836 |
| 667 | 7762125 | Method for monitoring thrust produced by gas turbine engines | A method for providing an indication of thrust available from a gas turbine engine, the method comprises measuring fan aerodynamic speed to produce an actual fan aerodynamic speed measurement, determining a difference between the actual fan aerodynamic speed measurement and an expected fan aerodynamic speed measurement, and if the difference is less than a predetermined threshold value, indicating that sufficient thrust is available. | Matthew I. Howlett (Bristol, GB), Charmaine H. Cordo (Bristol, GB), Karen S. Sollars (Varese, IT) | Rolls-Royce Plc (London, GB) | 2007-03-07 | 2010-07-27 | G01M15/14 | 11/714728 |
| 668 | 7747348 | Method and apparatus for using rotational movement amount of mobile device and computer-readable recording medium for storing computer program | Provided is a method of using a rotational movement amount of a mobile device including obtaining images at two different points on a path along which the mobile device moves, searching for matching points with respect to the obtained images and obtaining an image coordinate value of each of the matching points, sensing linear movement of the mobile device and obtaining a linear movement amount using a result of sensing, and obtaining the rotational movement amount using the image coordinate values and the linear movement amount. | Young-bo Shim (Seoul, KR), Kyung-shik Roh (Gyeonggi-do, KR), Woo-sup Han (Gyeonggi-do, KR), Woong Kwon (Gyeonggi-do, KR) | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Suwon-Si, KR) | 2004-09-08 | 2010-06-29 | G06F19/00 | 10/935592 |
| 669 | 7742425 | Neural network-based mobility management for mobile ad hoc radio networks | A self managed ad hoc communications network and method of managing the network. The network includes wireless devices or nodes that include a neural network element and the ad hoc network operates as a neural network. One of the nodes is designated as a Network Management System (NMS) that provides overall network management. Clusters of nodes are organized around cluster leaders. Each cluster leader manages a cluster of nodes and communications between node clusters. Each cluster may also have other nodes identified as lower order cluster leaders. | Hesham El-Damhougy (Tustin, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-06-26 | 2010-06-22 | H04B7/14 | 11/426417 |
| 670 | 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 |
| 671 | 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 |
| 672 | 7734386 | System for intelligently controlling a team of vehicles | A system collaboratively and autonomously plans and controls a team of vehicles having subsystems within an environment. The system includes a mission management component, a communication component, a payload controller component, and an automatic target recognition component. The mission management component plans and executes a mission plan of the team and plans and executes tasks of the vehicles. The communication component plans communication and networking for the team. The communication component manages quality of service for the team. The communication component directs communication subsystems for the team and for the vehicles. The payload controller component directs and executes sensor subsystems for the team and for the vehicles. The automatic target recognition component processes and fuses information from the sensor subsystems and from the vehicles for use by the mission management component. | Dale E. DelNero (Endicott, NY), Stephen J. DeMarco (Binghamton, NY), Adam Jung (Owego, NY), John O. Moody (Vestal, NY), Peter N. Stiles (Owego, NY), Robert J. Szczerba (Endicott, NY), Joel J. Tleon (Endicott, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2005-07-25 | 2010-06-08 | G01C23/00 | 11/188685 |
| 673 | 7728759 | System and method for using iridium satellite signals for meteorological measurements | A method for obtaining weather related information for a portion of the Earth's atmosphere between a mobile platform traversing over a predetermined surface portion of the Earth, and at least one satellite from a satellite constellation. The method involves modifying at least one satellite from the constellation of satellites to include time and location information in wireless signals that are transmitted in real time by the one satellite. The mobile platform receives the wireless signals from the one satellite. An occultation system carried on the mobile platform analyzes the time and position information, in addition to location information pertaining to a real time location of the mobile platform, and to derive real time atmospheric weather related information for a geographic area between the mobile platform and the one satellite. | Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA), David A. Whelan (Newport Coast, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2008-01-25 | 2010-06-01 | G01S13/95, G01S13/00, G01S7/28 | 12/019953 |
| 674 | 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 |
| 675 | 7706932 | Method for controlling control parameters in an air vehicle and system of controlling an air vehicle | According to the method of the invention, control parameters V indicating speed, R indicating turn characteristics and .gamma. indicating a path angle are determined such that these parameters are maintained between limits, and such that one of them deviates as little as possible from a corresponding control input parameter Ri. In order to maintain (as much as possible) the value of R unchanged, V can be varied. The method may include the calculation of the maximum and minimum thrust available. | Maria Jesus Morales De La Rica (Madrid, ES), Sergio De La Parra Carque (Madrid, ES), Francisco Javier Angel Martinez (Madrid, ES), Francisco Jose Ibanez Colas (Madrid, ES), Andres Herrera Martin (Madrid, ES) | Instituto Nacional De Tecnica Aeroespacial "Estaban Terradas" (Madrid, ES) | 2006-11-30 | 2010-04-27 | G05D1/08 | 11/606412 |
| 676 | 7701384 | Antenna system for a micro air vehicle | An antenna for a micro air vehicle (MAV) takes the form of a wrap-around antenna (e.g., wrapped around a portion of the MAV) that selectively emits radio signals in different directions depending on a frequency selected by a radio altimeter in the MAV. The radar altimeter may be a pulsed or a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar altimeter. The wrap-around antenna includes groups of radiating elements in which at least each group includes an average height that is different from an average height of an adjacent group. Further, the average height of the group determines which group will emit the signals most efficiently so that a desired sector of space may be covered by the signals emitted from the antenna. In one example, the center frequency of the radar altimeter may be controlled in a deterministic manner to cause the radiating elements to successively cover desired sectors of space. | Robert C. Becker (Eden Prairie, MN), Alan Cornett (Andover, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2008-04-08 | 2010-04-20 | G01S13/08, H01Q1/28 | 12/099559 |
| 677 | 7693620 | Approach guidance system and method for airborne mobile platform | An approach guidance method for an airborne mobile platform, for example an aircraft, and associated system. The method includes determining a radius of a capture arc tangential to a glide slope, determining an altitude for tangentially intercepting the capture arc, and guiding the mobile platform to an intercept point on the capture arc. The glide slope is associated with a waypoint, and the radius of the capture arc depends on variable mobile platform speed. The altitude for intercepting the capture arc depends on the radius of the capture arc and on variable flight angle. | Scott T Dubeck (Philadelphia, PA), Kevin G Schurek (West Chester, PA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-05-31 | 2010-04-06 | G06F19/00 | 11/140755 |
| 678 | 7693120 | Neural network-based mobility management for self-partition detection and identification of mobile ad hoc radio networks | A method of managing an ad hoc communications network of wireless devices or nodes. The network is connected if all nodes can communicate with each other and otherwise partitioned. Partitions are identified by recursively applying a connectivity function to a connectivity matrix representative of the network. The number of times the connectivity function is recursively applied is determined by the network diameter. If the result of the recursive application is a unity matrix, the network is connected, otherwise it is disconnected. Also, if the network diameter exceeds a selected maximum length, the network may be voluntarily partitioned into connected sub-networks by recursively applying the connectivity function a lesser number of times to the connectivity matrix. The lesser number of times is determined by the selected maximum length or maximum allowable number of hops. | Hesham El-Damhougy (Tustin, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2006-06-26 | 2010-04-06 | H04W4/00 | 11/426425 |
| 679 | 7688348 | Lidar with streak-tube imaging, including hazard detection in marine applications, related optics | The system and method relate to detection of objects that are submerged, or partially submerged (e.g. floating) , relative to a water surface. One aspect of the invention emits LIDAR fan-beam pulses and analyzes return-pulse portions to determine water-surface orientations and derive submerged-object images corrected for refractive distortion. Another defines simulated images of submerged objects as seen through waves in a water surface, prepares an algorithm for applying a three-dimensional image of the water surface in refractive correction of LIDAR imaging through waves--and also models application of the algorithm to the images, and finally specifies the LIDAR-system optics. Yet another emits nearly horizontal pulses to illuminate small exposed objects at tens of kilometers, detects reflected portions and images successive such portions with a streak-tube subsystem. Still others make special provisions for airborne objects. | Stephen C. Lubard (Woodland Hills, CA), John W. McLean (Tucson, AZ), David N. Sitter, Jr. (Tucson, AZ), J. Kent Bowker (Essex, MA), Anthony D. Gleckler (Tucson, AZ) | Arete' Associates (Northridge, CA) | 2004-12-27 | 2010-03-30 | H04N7/18, G01P3/36 | 11/023299 |
| 680 | 7684043 | System and method for remote, free-space optical detection of potential threat agent | A system and method for free space, optical remote sensing of a potential threat agent using spectrally responsive sensor material. In one example the sensor material is formed by particles, which in one particular form are porous photonic crystals. The particles are dispersed into an area being monitored for the presence of the potential threat agent. A pair of lasers is used to generate optical light beams that are directed at the sensor particles after the particles have been dispersed. The light reflected by the sensor particles is then analyzed. The presence of the potential threat agent causes a shift in the spectral peak of light reflected from the sensor particles that can be sensed using photo detectors and a processing subsystem. The system can be tuned to remotely detect for specific chemical, biological or environmental agents that may be present within a given area. | Jason R. Dorvee (Ithaca, NY), Jamie R. Link (Arlington, VA), Michael J. Sailor (La Jolla, CA), Harold E. Hager (Bellevue, WA), William D. Sherman (Kent, WA) | University of California (N/A), The Boeing Company (Chicago IL) | 2007-02-28 | 2010-03-23 | G01N21/49 | 11/680309 |
| 681 | 7683928 | Lidar with streak-tube imaging, including hazard detection in marine applications, related optics | The system and method relate to detection of objects that are submerged, or partially submerged (e.g. floating) , relative to a water surface. One aspect of the invention emits LIDAR fan-beam pulses and analyzes return-pulse portions to determine water-surface orientations and derive submerged-object images corrected for refractive distortion. Another defines simulated images of submerged objects as seen through waves in a water surface, prepares an algorithm for applying a three-dimensional image of the water surface in refractive correction of LIDAR imaging through waves--and also models application of the algorithm to the images, and finally specifies the LIDAR-system optics. Yet another emits nearly horizontal pulses to illuminate small exposed objects at tens of kilometers, detects reflected portions and images successive such portions with a streak-tube subsystem. Still others make special provisions for airborne objects. | Stephen C. Lubard (Woodland Hills, CA), John W. McLean (Tucson, AZ), David N. Sitter, Jr. (Tucson, AZ), J. Kent Bowker (Essex, MA), Anthony D. Gleckler (Tucson, AZ) | Arete' Associates (Northridge, CA) | 2004-12-27 | 2010-03-23 | H04N7/18, G01P3/36 | 11/023042 |
| 682 | 7673831 | Small unmanned air vehicle system for deploying and towing a sensor in a tow medium and methods related thereto | Embodiments of the invention are directed to an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) system and a small unmanned air vehicle (SUAV) system for deploying and towing a sensor in a tow medium, and to methods related thereto. A UAV-sensor towing package comprises a fixed-wing UAV including a control and signal processing platform, a long range data RF link operably connected to the control and signal processing platform, a UAV wireless data link operably connected to the control and signal processing platform, and a tow body deployment system operably connected to the control and signal processing platform, a tow line attached at an end thereof to the UAV, a tow body attached to another end of the tow line, and a communications link including a transmitter/receiver component coupled to the tow line, and a T/R wireless data transmission link (194) operably connected with the transmitter/receiver component and the UAV wireless data link. | Daniel W. Steele (Clay, NY), John H. Goodemote (Oneida, NY), David J. Erickson (Liverpool, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2006-06-08 | 2010-03-09 | B64C39/02 | 11/422933 |
| 683 | 7653464 | Regenerative hybrid system for position-adaptive sensor applications | A hybrid air-ground vehicle design that cycles through a regenerative energy phase during a ground-based trajectory. The regenerative ground-based trajectory, in turn, produces energy for purposes of implementing another air-based trajectory cycle. The design significantly improves the versatility and endurance of robotic position-adaptive sensor designs. The radar (or electro-optic) sensors on the platform perform surveillance operations during both the ground and air trajectories of the hybrid air/ground vehicle. | Atindra K. Mitra (Beavercreek, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC), N/A (N/A) | 2006-04-04 | 2010-01-26 | G01C23/00 | 11/398738 |
| 684 | 7636552 | Point-to-multipoint communications system and method | A point-to-multipoint communications system. The system uses an antenna to generate a single beam having independently steerable, narrow lobes. The phase array and amplitude array distributions used to form the lobes are controlled so that the lobes track and provide full duplex communication links with two or more RF terminals in two or more remote locations. In certain embodiments the dual lobe beam is generated from a fixed, ground-based location, and in other embodiments the single beam is generated from an airborne mobile platform, a mobile land vehicle, or a marine vessel. The various embodiments all enable one, two or more full duplex communication links to be established and maintained with a single beam. | Anthony D Monk (Seattle, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-12-21 | 2009-12-22 | H04B1/00, H04B15/00 | 11/314641 |
| 685 | 7630077 | System and method for imaging through an irregular water surface | An underwater imaging system includes an underwater imaging polarimeter that captures images of the water surface. The captured images are indicative of the captured light, and are equivalent to four-component Stokes vector S= (I,Q,U,V) data. Advantageously, the passive imaging technique of the present invention utilizes polarmetric data. In contrast, conventional optical remote sensing techniques rely on light amplitude and frequency to carry information about the scattering surface. The imaging technique of the present invention exploits these properties, as well as the polarization properties of light to sense information about the scattering media. The two-dimensional slope field of surface wave can be recovered from a distance without interfering with the fluid dynamics of the air or water. By employing the physics of light scattering by a specular surface, the geometry of the surface can be found by measuring the polarimetric properties of the reflected and/or refracted light. The derived two-dimensional slope field in then used to remove the image distortion caused by light passing through the wavy surface. The undistorted images have the appearance of images taken through a flat water surface. | Howard Schultz (Amherst, MA), Andres Corrada-Emmanuel (Windsor, CT) | University of Massachusetts (Boston, MA) | 2007-10-15 | 2009-12-08 | G01J4/00 | 11/872413 |
| 686 | 7611094 | Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) deceleration system | A system for slowing an air vehicle, including an independently supported aerodynamic drag device designed so that, after contact is made between the flying air vehicle and the aerodynamic drag device, one or more parts of the aerodynamic drag device are carried along by the air vehicle thereby decelerating the air vehicle, so that a majority of a kinetic energy dissipation of a combination of the air vehicle and the aerodynamic drag device is due to an aerodynamic drag of the aerodynamic drag device. | Hanan Rom (Gilon, IL) | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2005-05-31 | 2009-11-03 | B64F1/02 | 11/139483 |
| 687 | 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 |
| 688 | 7603207 | Surrogate air processor | A control system for remotely controlling a mobile platform includes a ground-based control station and a surrogate processor. The surrogate processor is remotely located from both the mobile platform and the ground-based control station and includes a communication gateway and software. The communication gateway is in communication with the software, the ground-based control station, and the mobile platform and is capable of transmitting information therebetween. The software generates a control message based on commands received from the ground-based control station to adjust an operational characteristic of the mobile platform. Locating the software and the gateway remotely from the mobile platform also enables a less costly and less complex mobile platform to be constructed. | Michael R Abraham (O'Fallon, MO), Brian C Gray (St. Peters, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-05-03 | 2009-10-13 | G05D1/00, B64C13/20, B64G1/24, G06G7/70, F02K1/00, F02K3/00, F02K5/00, F02K7/00, F02K9/00, F03H1/00, F03H3/00, F41G7/00, G01C22/00 | 11/120866 |
| 689 | 7597489 | Apparatus and method for providing pointing capability for a fixed camera | Reflective movable mirrors are used to reflect an image from a desired direction into the lens of a camera. This apparatus is preferably used with infrared (IR) cameras. To capture images from different directions, the orientations of the mirrors are modified. The mirrors are light, requiring only miniature motors and actuators for moving them. The mirrors are also much smaller than the focal plane electronics and the IR lens, requiring much less space for moving them than would be required for moving the camera. This provides a pointing capability for an airframe-fixed IR camera and this capability is provided with minimum additional payload, space and power requirements. The apparatus and method can be used for IR and electro-optical (EO) cameras. | Dan T. Horak (Ellicott City, MD), Emray R. Goossen (Albuquerque, NM), Steven D. Martinez (Corrales, NM) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2006-04-12 | 2009-10-06 | G03B19/12 | 11/402450 |
| 690 | 7584925 | Lightweight air vehicle and pneumatic launcher | A portable unmanned air vehicle and launcher system that includes a foldable unmanned air vehicle having a pressure tube, a launch gas reservoir for holding launch gas, a launch tube operatively connected to the launch gas reservoir and having a free end that is positioned in the pressure tube of the air vehicle, a free piston positioned within the launch tube, and a free piston stop to prevent the free piston from leaving the launch tube. A first portion of the launch gas in the launch gas reservoir is released into the launch tube and forces the free piston from an initial position to an end position at which the free piston is stopped by the free piston stop. | Stephen W. Miller (Cockeysville, MD), Matthew Velazquez (Owingsmills, MD) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2007-10-23 | 2009-09-08 | B64C3/56, B64F1/04 | 11/877201 |
| 691 | 7575192 | Transmission system for use in microturbine-powered applications | A transmission system for use with a microturbine engine that includes an input shaft operably coupled to the output shaft of the microturbine engine. The output shaft of the microturbine engine and the input shaft of the transmission system operate at a rotational speed in a range between 50,000 and 250,000 RPM with an output power between 200 and 5 HP. The transmission system includes a gear train having a first gear that interfaces to a second gear, the first and second gears employing teeth with opposite handed helix-angled surfaces that apply axial forces to the input shaft during both normal operation and start-up operations, which pushes the input shaft toward the output shaft of the microturbine engine. Preferably, the helix-angled surfaces on respective normal drive sides of the teeth produce an axial force during normal operation that will not be overcome with the axial force produced by the mass time acceleration of the first gear. The gear train interfaces to a starter-generator preferably through the second gear. The gear train preferably provides a reduction ratio having a value greater than 24. | Jules G. Kish (Milford, CT) | Locust Usa, Inc. (Miami, FL) | 2005-12-16 | 2009-08-18 | B64D35/00 | 11/305711 |
| 692 | 7555468 | Neural network-based node mobility and network connectivty predictions for mobile ad hoc radio networks | A self managed ad hoc communications network nodes and node mobility management. Nodes include an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) that determines connection to other network nodes. The ANN may use free space propagation link life estimation, inverse modeling for partition prediction, Stochastic Approximation, and/or coarse estimation. The node includes storage storing network tables and matrices indicating network connectivity and connection to other nodes. Also, a wireless communications unit provides for wireless communicating with other nodes. | Hesham El-Damhougy (Tustin, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chiacgo, IL) | 2006-06-26 | 2009-06-30 | G06N3/02 | 11/426419 |
| 693 | 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 |
| 694 | 7551989 | Autonomous outer loop control of man-rated fly-by-wire aircraft | The present invention is directed to a control system for use on a fly-by-wire (FBW) aircraft. The system includes a controller coupled to the FBW aircraft. The controller is configured to generate a plurality of simulated pilot control signals from at least one aircraft maneuver command. The plurality of simulated pilot control signals are generated in accordance with a predetermined control law. The at least one aircraft maneuver command is derived from at least one command telemetry signal received from a remote control system not disposed on the FBW aircraft. The plurality of simulated pilot control signals are configured to direct the FBW aircraft to perform an aircraft maneuver in accordance with the at least one aircraft maneuver command. | Louis H. Knotts (North Tonawanda, NY), Eric E. Ohmit (Eden, NY) | Calspan Corporation (Buffalo, NY) | 2006-06-21 | 2009-06-23 | B64C13/20 | 11/425600 |
| 695 | 7548800 | Method and computer program product for controlling an aerodynamic vehicle having at least one structural mode | Methods and computer program products are provided for controlling a plurality of control effectors of an aerodynamic vehicle based upon the mode shape direction of one or more structural modes excited by actuation of the control effectors. for example, control of the actuation of the control effectors may be provided to emphasize actuation of those control effectors that affect a structural mode having a mode shape direction that is substantially orthogonal to the mode shape of the structural mode. By affecting a structural mode in such a manner that the mode shape direction is substantially orthogonal to the mode shape of the structural mode, control structure interaction (CSI) is avoided without having to design a stiffer aerodynamic vehicle and without having to filter the sensor input and/or the actuator commands, unless it is otherwise desirable to do so. | Richard D. Jones (Issaquah, WA), Thomas E. Speer (Des Moines, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-11-09 | 2009-06-16 | G01C23/00 | 11/270343 |
| 696 | 7543780 | Unmanned air vehicle transmission line docking surveillance | A small unmanned air vehicle system having autonomous electrical energy transmission line docking capability and especially usable in military or other surveillance situations. Transmission line field sensing by the small unmanned air vehicle is used as an addition to global position system and other navigation methods and is especially applied to vehicle docking maneuvers. A plurality of vehicle carried electromagnetic fields-responsive sensors provides transmission line based signals to the vehicle guidance system in both far field and near field environments. Surveillance sensors are included in the vehicle payload. Vehicle battery charging energy procurement from the transmission line docking is included. Related commonly assigned patent documents are identified. | Patrick T. Marshall (Tipp City, OH), Douglas M. Abner (Yellow Springs, OH), Robert Williams (Riverside, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC), N/A (N/A) | 2006-01-13 | 2009-06-09 | G05D1/00, B64C13/20 | 11/344631 |
| 697 | 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 |
| 698 | 7542436 | Tactical cognitive-based simulation methods and systems for communication failure management in ad-hoc wireless networks | Techniques are provided for simulating battlefield scenarios in an ad-hoc communications network comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links between the nodes. | Hesham El-Damhougy (Tustin, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-07-22 | 2009-06-02 | H04B7/00 | 11/187452 |
| 699 | 7541588 | Infrared laser illuminated imaging systems and methods | Systems and methods for long range recognition and identification of objects and targets, and, more particularly, to long range imaging systems that include the use of mid-wave infrared laser illumination technology are provided. In particular, mid-wave infrared laser illuminated imaging systems and methods are disclosed for addressing, among other things, the problems associated with long range, day or night observations of targets through various obscurants (e.g., fog, haze, rain, smoke) . Such systems may be configured to operate in either a single, active illumination mode or in a dual, active/passive mode. | Anna M. Tabirian (Winter Park, FL), Douglas P. Stanley (Longwood, FL), David E. Roberts (Apopka, FL), Carl S. King (Apopka, FL), Arthur B. Thompson (Altamonte Springs, FL) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2005-07-12 | 2009-06-02 | G01C3/08 | 11/179856 |
| 700 | 7540227 | Air based vertical launch ballistic missile defense | An air-based vertical launch system is described by means of which ballistic missile defense can be achieved effectively from a large aircraft. A method for ensuring safe missile egress is proposed. A method for ensuring that the missile strikes the ballistic missile payload section is also proposed. Together, the air basing method employing vertical (or near-vertical) launch and semi-active laser guidance yield an affordable and operationally effective missile defense against both tactical and long-range ballistic missiles. The affordability of missile defense is enhanced by the ability of an aircraft equipped with a vertical launcher to simultaneously carry out several defensive and offensive missions and to provide other capabilities such as satellite launch at other times. Methods for employing an aircraft equipped with a vertical (or near-vertical launcher) and one or more of the proposed egress assurance mechanisms in offensive ground attack missions, mine laying, and satellite launch missions are also proposed. | Thomas H. McCants Jr. (Fredericksburg, VA) | Bae Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc. (Rockville, MD) | 2004-05-06 | 2009-06-02 | F41F3/06 | 10/556153 |
| 701 | 7537181 | Guidance system | There is provided a guidance system for allowing an air vehicle to guide a moving object, comprising a Synthetic Aperture Radar located on the air vehicle, and a means of communication for allowing the air vehicle to communicate with the moving object, wherein the Synthetic Aperture Radar is capable of determining the position and orientation of the air vehicle relative to a desired location, and information provided by the Synthetic Aperture Radar is used, via the means of communication, to guide the moving object towards the desired location. A guidance system wherein a seeker is utilised on the moving object is also provided. The invention further provides a method for allowing an air vehicle to guide a moving object towards a desired location comprising the steps of using a Synthetic Aperture Radar to determine the position and/or orientation of the air vehicle relative to a desired location, establishing a communications link for allowing the air vehicle to communicate with the moving object, using the communications link to provide information to the moving object and thereby to guide the moving object towards the desired location. A method wherein a seeker located on the moving object is utilised is also provided. The invention further provides methods for aligning a radar beam with a target in a Synthetic Aperture Radar image. | Geoffrey L Owens (Filton, GB), Andrew R Beckett (Filton, GB) | Mbda Uk Limited (Stevenage, Hertfordshire, GB) | 2002-09-25 | 2009-05-26 | F41G7/28, G01S13/86, G01S13/90, F41G7/00, G01S13/00 | 10/265098 |
| 702 | 7520466 | Gyro-stabilized air vehicle | A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) air vehicle disclosed. The air vehicle can be manned or unmanned. In one embodiment, the air vehicle includes two shrouded propellers, a fuselage and a gyroscopic stabilization disk installed in the fuselage. The gyroscopic stabilization disk can be configured to provide sufficient angular momentum, by sufficient mass and/or sufficient angular velocity, such that the air vehicle is gyroscopically stabilized during various phases of flight. In one embodiment the fuselage is fixedly attached to the shrouded propellers. In another embodiment, the shrouded propellers are pivotably mounted to the fuselage. | Nicolae Bostan (Ontario, CA) | --- | 2006-03-17 | 2009-04-21 | B64C17/00 | 11/384167 |
| 703 | 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 |
| 704 | 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 |
| 705 | 7481396 | Small-size high-speed transmission system for use in microturbine-powered aircraft | A transmission system that is used in conjunction with a microturbine engine for propelling an aircraft body, such as a propeller-based fixed-wing aircraft or a rotor-based vertical lift aircraft, or for a wide variety of other applications. The output shaft of the microturbine engine preferably operates at a rotational speed in a range between 72,000 RPM and 150,000 RPM with an output power between 150 HP and 5 HP (and most preferably operates in an extended range between 50,000 RPM and 200,000 RPM with an output power between 200 HP and 5 HP) . The two reduction stages provide a reduction ratio preferably having a value of at least 19, and most preferably greater than 24. The transmission system is of small-size preferably having a maximum diameter less than twelve inches. The two stages of the transmission system may comprise any one (or parts of) of a number of configurations, including an in-line lay shaft configuration, an in-line star-star configuration, an offset star-spur configuration, an offset compound idler configuration, an inline traction-internal gear configuration, and an inline traction-planetary gear configuration. Preferably, the input stage of the transmission system is self-equilibrating such that first shaft can be supported without bearings and is operably coupled to the output shaft of the microturbine engine by an outside diameter piloted spline coupling mechanism. for vertical lift applications, a single traction stage along with a bevel gear assembly or other shaft transmission mechanism can be used to provide the necessary RPM reduction. | Jules G. Kish (Milford, CT) | Locust, Usa, Inc. (Miami, FL) | 2006-06-14 | 2009-01-27 | B64C35/00 | 11/398375 |
| 706 | 7480566 | Method and apparatus for navigation system for searching easily accessible POI along route | A search method and apparatus for a navigation system finds accessible points of interest (POI) along the route to the destination in a flexible manner. The navigation system changes its search range when the geographic condition warrants expansion of the search range. The search method is comprised of the steps of: searching POIs specified by a user along a route to a destination within a predetermined search range relative to the route, detecting POIs located within the predetermined search range, determining if a geographic condition on a specific area on the route exists that enables easy accessibility to POIs, expanding the search range if the geographic condition enabling the easy accessibility to POIs exists for the specific area, and detecting POIs located within the expanded search range. | Tom Laverty (Los Angeles, CA) | Alpine Electronics, Inc. (Tokyo, JP) | 2004-10-22 | 2009-01-20 | G01C21/30, G01C21/32 | 10/971935 |
| 707 | 7479884 | System and method for monitoring objects, people, animals or places | An improved system and method for monitoring objects, people, animals, or places uses a passive Modulating Reflector (MR) tag where an antenna is alternately short and open circuited according to a time-varying pattern by a modulating network thereby causing the reflective characteristics of the antenna to vary in accordance with the time-varying pattern. When an interrogator transmits an RF waveform that impinges on the antenna, the return signal reflecting off the antenna is modulated in accordance with the time-varying pattern allowing a remote receiver to demodulate information from the modulated return signal. The MR tag can be used with a wide variety of tag-interrogator configurations employing monostatic and/or bistatic radar techniques to allow monitoring, locating, and/or tracking of objects, people, animals, or place with which MR tags are associated. | Larry W. Fullerton (New Hope, AL) | Cedar Ridge Research (Huntsville, AL) | 2005-08-30 | 2009-01-20 | G08B13/14 | 11/215490 |
| 708 | 7478578 | Commercial airliner missile protection using formation drone aircraft | A commercial airliner (100) controls and is flown in formation with a drone aircraft (200) that includes missile detection and diversion equipment (215) capable of protecting the airliner from a man portable missile (130) . | Philip L. Kirkpatrick (Oradell, NJ) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2005-06-24 | 2009-01-20 | B64D1/04 | 11/165975 |
| 709 | 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 |
| 710 | 7468740 | Method and apparatus for scanning the camera LOS in a continuous zoom camera system | A FOV (field of view) dependent LOS (line of sight) scan method and apparatus for a turret aided camera system with continuous zoom optics is disclosed. According to this invention, the scan width and rate of the LOS are automatically determined as a function of the FOV selected by the user: scan width=f1 (FOV, m) and scan rate=f2 (FOV, te) where m is the observation range constant and te is the eye integration time. Moreover, the sensitivity to the FOV can be controlled by adjusting the relevant parameter sets (said m and te) , allowing the user to select the scan condition proper to himself. This invention is quite useful for all kinds of turret aided camera system (the IR or day light TV cameras) for reconnoitering application. | Kee-Tae Han (Daejeon, KR) | Agency for Defense Development (KR) | 2003-06-27 | 2008-12-23 | H04N7/18 | 10/519351 |
| 711 | 7460549 | Resource management for ad hoc wireless networks with cluster organizations | An initiator node in a local cluster included in a wireless network receives an admission request to execute an application comprising a set of tasks. If the initiator node is unable to map the set of tasks to nodes included in the local cluster, the local cluster head node forwards the admission request to the cluster head node of successive clusters in the wireless network in order to have at least one node in each of the successive clusters send resource availability information to the initiator node. The initiator node attempts to map the set of tasks to a subset of the nodes from which resource availability information has been received. This is repeated until the initiator node is able to map the set of tasks to a subset of the nodes in the wireless network or until there are no additional clusters to forward the admission request to. | Ionut E. Cardei (Boca Raton, FL), Allalaghatta Pavan (Minneapolis, MN), Srivatsan Varadarajan (Minneapolis, MN), Lee B. Graba (Minneapolis, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2004-06-18 | 2008-12-02 | H04L12/28 | 10/872257 |
| 712 | 7431243 | Guidance and control for an autonomous soaring UAV | The present invention provides a practical method for UAVs to take advantage of thermals in a manner similar to piloted aircrafts and soaring birds. In general, the invention is a method for a UAV to autonomously locate a thermal and be guided to the thermal to greatly improve range and endurance of the aircraft. | Michael J. Allen (Tehachapi, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Administrator of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington, DC), N/A (N/A) | 2006-03-23 | 2008-10-07 | G05D1/00, B64C13/00, B64C19/00, B64C31/02, G01C23/00 | 11/277325 |
| 713 | 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 |
| 714 | 7410125 | Robotically assisted launch/capture platform for an unmanned air vehicle | An embodiment of the invention is directed to a platform for launching and/or capturing an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) , particularly a small UAV. The launch/capture platform includes a frame, a floor attached to the frame that is capable of supporting the UAV, means for acquiring and tracking the UAV in flight, a connector and a connector controller, connecting the platform to an external support structure, providing a controllable, adaptive motion of the platform in response to approaching UAV position and attitude, means for launching the UAV from the platform and for capturing an in-flight UAV to the platform, and means for locking down the UAV between the capture and launch of the UAV. Another embodiment of the invention directed to a method for capturing a small, in-flight UAV involves providing a UAV capture platform, providing a UAV capturing means as an integrated component of the platform, providing means for determining in real-time the relative location of an engaging portion of the capturing means with respect to an approaching in-flight UAV, providing means for automatically maneuvering the engaging portion of the capturing means with respect to at least one of a position and an attitude of the approaching in-flight UAV, capturing the UAV, and securing the captured UAV to the capture platform. | Daniel W. Steele (Clay, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2005-05-05 | 2008-08-12 | B64C25/68 | 10/908278 |
| 715 | 7410124 | Lightweight air vehicle and pneumatic launcher | A portable unmanned air vehicle and launcher system including a foldable unmanned air vehicle with a pressure tube, a launch gas reservoir for holding launch gas, a launch tube operatively connected to the launch gas reservoir and having a free end that is positioned in the pressure tube of the air vehicle, a free piston positioned within the launch tube, and a free piston stop to prevent the free piston from leaving the launch tube. A first portion of the launch gas in the launch gas reservoir is released into the launch tube and forces the free piston from an initial position to an end position at which the free piston is stopped by the free piston stop. | Stephen W. Miller (Cockeysville, MD), Matthew T. Velazquez (Owings Mills, MD) | Aai Corporation (Hunt Valley, MD) | 2004-02-19 | 2008-08-12 | F41B11/00 | 10/509659 |
| 716 | 7342913 | Method for assigning slots in a mobile network | A method of acquiring transmit and receive slots in a peer-to-peer network comprising acquiring data about a plurality of nodes in the network, the data including a code corresponding to send slots and receive slots for the plurality of nodes, finding an available code based upon the data about the plurality of nodes in the network, and setting send slots and receive slots based upon the available code. A method for setting a code for a node in a peer-to-peer network, the nodes indicative of send and receive time slots for the node, comprising determining a code length, assigning the node a first string of bits half the code length to create a first half of the code, and assigning the node a second string of bits that is the inverse of the first string of bits to create the second half of the code. In one embodiment, the methods described herein allow for a TDMA network utilizing a single frequency band. | Brian J. Tillotson (Kent, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2004-11-23 | 2008-03-11 | H04Q7/14 | 10/996735 |
| 717 | 7333050 | Radio frequency signature augmentation system | Systems and methods are provided for simulating a target platform. An incoming radar signal is transmitted from a radar source and is received at a first platform. Time of the received radar signal is modulated to generate first and second range extent signals. The first range extent signal is vector modulated, and the second range extent signal is divided into a plurality of divided second range extent signals. A first of the plurality of divided second range extent signals is phase modulated. A second of the plurality of divided second range extent signals is amplitude modulated. The modulated signals are transmitted from the first platform. | Kosal Svy (Covington, WA), George A. Eastman (Renton, WA), James D. Lee (Bonney Lake, WA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2005-03-01 | 2008-02-19 | G01S7/40 | 11/070690 |
| 718 | 7321812 | Method of terrain following | A method of designing a terrain-following flight profile for an air vehicle. The method includes providing a terrain profile, and transforming the terrain profile into the terrain-following flight profile according to one or more performance parameter of the air vehicle. | Gadi Silberman (Shimishit, IL), Nitsan Sharav-Schapiro (Kefar Veradim, IL) | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. (Haifa, IL) | 2005-01-18 | 2008-01-22 | G05D1/00, G05D1/06 | 11/035728 |
| 719 | 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 |
| 720 | 7315377 | System and method for remote sensing and/or analyzing spectral properties of targets and/or chemical species for detection and identification thereof | A method and a low-cost, robust and simple system for remote sensing and analyzing spectral properties of targets as a means to detect and identify them is introduced. The system can be highly portable but is usable in fixed locations or combination thereof. An aspect of the method and system includes the capability to distribute, modulate, aperture and spectrally analyze radiation emitted or absorbed by a volumetric target chemical species (solid, liquid or gas) or a target surface. Radiation is first collected by a single light gathering device, such as a lens, telescope, or mirror, and then distributed to multiple detectors through spectrally discriminating components and if desired through apertures to achieve this desired detection and identification. | Stephen Keith Holland (Charlottesville, VA), Roland H. Krauss (Charlottesville, VA), James M. Childers, IV (Yorktown, VA), Gabriel Laufer (Charlottesville, VA) | University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, VA) | 2004-02-10 | 2008-01-01 | G01J3/51, G01N21/25 | 10/544421 |
| 721 | 7306187 | Inflatable endurance unmanned aerial vehicle | An inflatable endurance unmanned vehicle includes an inflatable hull with at least one inflatable wing extending therefrom. The inflatable wing has at least one spar movable between an extended position and a retracted position. Photovoltaic arrays are used to power the vehicle during daytime operation and power an electrolyzer. A fuel cell powers the vehicle during nighttime operation. | Charles K. Lavan (Medina, OH) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Akron, OH) | 2005-05-17 | 2007-12-11 | B64C3/46 | 11/131556 |
| 722 | 7283156 | Airborne imaging system and method | The airborne imaging system of the present invention includes a blister housing attached to a host vehicle. At the appropriate time in flight, a sensor suite is deployed from the blister housing. The sensor suite is eccentrically weighted to induce a pendular motion as it is suspended from a paradevice. To increase the imaging footprint of the system, the paradevice is designed for angular motion and the look down angle of the imaging system can be adjusted from the vertical. The data is broadcast to a receiving station that processes individual frames to create a continuously updated mosaic of the area of interest. | Scott E. Morgan (St. Paul, MN) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (St. Paul, MN) | 2003-09-12 | 2007-10-16 | H04N7/18, H04Q7/00 | 10/662128 |
| 723 | 7274676 | Burst-mode weighted sender scheduling for ad-hoc wireless medium access control protocols | A method of scheduling transmissions in an ad-hoc wireless network is invoked when a frame is received by a medium access control layer of a receiving node. The method includes determining a next node to transmit based on a schedule and a bandwidth allocation. When the next node is different from a node that sent the received frame, the current burst is terminated and the next node is invited to transmit the next burst. When the next node is the node that sent the received frame, the current burst is allowed to continue to be transmitted. Such an approach is suitable for use in applications that require transmissions with a specified quality of service (QOS) . | Ionut E. Cardei (Boca Raton, FL), Sabera Kazi (Minneapolis, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2003-07-14 | 2007-09-25 | H04B7/00, H04B7/212, H04L12/28, H04Q7/00, H04Q7/24 | 10/619089 |
| 724 | 7270296 | Small-size high-speed transmission system for use in microturbine-powered aircraft | A transmission system that is used in conjunction with a microturbine engine for propelling an aircraft body, such as a propeller-based fixed-wing aircraft or a rotor-based vertical lift aircraft, or for a wide variety of other applications. The output shaft of the microturbine engine preferably operates at a rotational speed in a range between 72,000 RPM and 150,000 RPM with an output power between 150 HP and 5 HP (and most preferably operates in an extended range between 50,000 RPM and 200,000 RPM with an output power between 200 HP and 5 HP) . The two reduction stages provide a reduction ratio preferably having a value of at least 19, and most preferably greater than 24. The transmission system is of small-size preferably having a maximum diameter less than twelve inches. The two stages of the transmission system may comprise any one (or parts of) of a number of configurations, including an in-line lay shaft configuration, an in-line star-star configuration an offset star-spur configuration, an offset compound idler configuration, an inline traction-internal gear configuration, and an inline traction planetary gear configuration. Preferably, the input stage of the transmission system is self-equilibrating such that first shaft can be supported without bearings and is operably coupled to the output shaft of the microturbine engine by an outside diameter piloted spline coupling mechanism. for vertical lift applications, a single traction stage along with a bevel gear assembly or other shaft transmission mechanism can be used to provide the necessary RPM reduction. | J. William Box (Coral Gables, FL), Jules G. Kish (Milford, CT) | Locust Usa Inc. (Miami, FL) | 2004-01-12 | 2007-09-18 | B64D35/00 | 10/756024 |
| 725 | 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 |
| 726 | 7252270 | System and method for launching a missile from a flying aircraft | System for launching a missile from a launch region within the atmosphere of a planet, the missile being located within a flying vehicle before launching the missile, the system including a missile support coupled with the missile, and a foldable control-surface mechanism coupled with the missile support, the foldable control-surface mechanism being in a folded position before ejecting the missile support and the missile from the flying vehicle, the foldable control-surface mechanism moving from a folded position to an operational position after ejecting the missile support and the missile from the flying vehicle, wherein the foldable control-surface mechanism maneuvers the missile and the missile support to a predetermined orientation suitable for launching the missile, wherein the missile support is decoupled from the missile when the missile and the missile support are at the predetermined orientation, and wherein the missile is launched after reaching the predetermined orientation. | Gil Mitzmacher (Rishon Le Zion, IL) | Israel Aircraft Industries, Ltd. (Lod, IL) | 2004-08-04 | 2007-08-07 | B64G1/36 | 10/910584 |
| 727 | 7221308 | Joint stars embedded data link | A system comprises a radar for producing a radar interrogation signal, a transponder for receiving the radar interrogation signal and producing a transponder signal including a first linear frequency modulated pulse having an increasing frequency and a second linear frequency modulated pulse having a decreasing frequency, and a processor for processing the transponder signal to determine a frequency offset between the radar interrogation signal and the transponder signal. | Dale Edward Burton (Melbourne, FL), Michael Bartlett Addison (Melbourne, FL), Christopher Sean Duffey (Titusville, FL), Paul Arthur Henkel (Indialantic, FL) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2005-04-19 | 2007-05-22 | G01S13/78 | 11/109442 |
| 728 | 7136506 | Correlation based in frame video tracker | A video correlation tracking system captures a first image frame and identifies one or more reference patches in that image frame. In a successive image frame, the new location of a reference patch is estimated with a dead reckoning algorithm, and a trial patch is placed at that location. The system cross correlates each reference patch with its corresponding trial patch, the results of which are used to make corrections to the dead reckoning algorithm, register successive image frames, and determine at which reference patch processing resources should be concentrated. | Robert J. Howard (Clifton, VA) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2003-03-03 | 2006-11-14 | G06K9/00 | 10/376283 |
| 729 | 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 |
| 730 | 7106245 | Digital RF tag | An RF tag is provided to communicate with an interrogating source in which the tag has programmability and flexibility to uplink data to multiple platforms. As such the RF tag functions as a miniature programmable transceiver capable of communicating with a plurality of different platforms each having different waveform characteristics. With well-controlled spectral characteristics due to stored waveforms and the use of specialized direct digital up and down conversion techniques, data rates up to 256 kbps are achievable. The tag is thus capable of converting microwave signals directly to digital inputs, and the transmitter generates microwave signals directly from digital outputs. Flexible digital processing also allows a throughput of 900 BOPS when using field programmable gate arrays. | James J. Komiak (Merrimack, NH), Danny A. Barnum (Merrimack, NH), David E. Maron (Merrimack, NH) | Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, NH) | 2003-01-22 | 2006-09-12 | G01S13/79 | 10/501652 |
| 731 | 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 |
| 732 | 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 |
| 733 | 7073749 | High altitude reconnaissance vehicle | An airship deployment system comprises an airship of unique shape having laminar flow over this shape to enable low power propulsion, capable remote control, comprising an inflatable body, a propeller assembly for station keeping and repositioning said airship and capable of being folded into a compacted position and unfolded into an operational position, and a payload, comprising gas for inflating said inflatable body, and means for transferring data between said airship and a remote location, and a missile for carrying said airship in a compacted state to a predetermined location and altitude, and releasing said airship at said predetermined location and altitude. When said airship is released from said missile said inflatable body is inflated and said propeller assembly is unfolded into said operational position. | Jerry A. Krill (Ellicott City, MD), Michael W. Roth (Columbia, MD), Frederick W. Riedel (Columbia, MD), Matthew R. Feinstein (Bethesda, MD), William T. Mason, III (Fulton, MD), Margaret Ann Darrin (Westminster, MD), Rafal P. Szczepanowski (Hanover, MD), Vincent F. Neradka (Bethesda, MD) | The Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD) | 2004-07-16 | 2006-07-11 | B64B1/00 | 10/892911 |
| 734 | 7068226 | Pulsed plasma antenna | A method and device of energizing a plasma antenna using power from the discharge of an electopropulsion engine and comprising a propellant and feed system, a capacitor charging power processing unit and an energy storage capacitor, wherein said energy is released over an electrode gap and resultant ablation products are ionized and accelerated by an electromagnetic force, thereby producing a pulse. | Atindra K. Mitra (Beavercreek, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC), N/A (N/A) | 2004-03-29 | 2006-06-27 | H01Q1/26 | 10/810430 |
| 735 | 7068210 | Low-cost position-adaptive UAV radar design with state-of-the-art cots technology | A position-adaptive radar method and device for small UAV platforms capable of detecting ''leakage signals'' that, for example, propagate between two buildings or ''leak through'' penetrable surfaces such as walls or layers of the ground. The position-adaptive radar comprises a monostatic radar receiver that measures and processes leakage signals and then ''self adapts'' in position to establish line-of-sight between a mini-UAV platform and an obscuration channel that propagates the leakage signal. This allows a mini-UAV platform to process signals in real-time while gathering intelligence information and locating objects-of-interest that may be embedded within an obscuration channel. | Atindra K. Mitra (Beavercreek, OH), Krishna Pasala (Centerville, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC), N/A (N/A) | 2005-02-25 | 2006-06-27 | G01S13/88, G05D1/00, B64C27/04 | 11/070403 |
| 736 | 7053812 | Recoverable pod for self-protection of aircraft and method of protecting an aircraft using a recoverable pod | In a countermeasure system for an aircraft, a countermeasure module includes a chamber. Countermeasure equipment is housed in the chamber of the countermeasure module. An attachment mechanism allows for releasable attachment of the countermeasure module to an aircraft. A flight mechanism is provided on the countermeasure module for returning the countermeasure module to a location, such that when an aircraft to which the countermeasure module is attached reaches a desired airborne position, the attachment mechanism releases the countermeasure module from the aircraft, and the flight mechanism on the released countermeasure module returns the countermeasure module to the location. | Daniel W. Trainor (Reading, MA) | Textron Systems Corporation (Wilmington, MA) | 2003-12-18 | 2006-05-30 | H04K3/00 | 10/739866 |
| 737 | 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 |
| 738 | 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 |
| 739 | 7044422 | Gyrostabilized self propelled aircraft | An unmanned air vehicle comprises a fuselage that defines aerodynamic flight surfaces, an engine mounted to the fuselage having an engine shaft arranged to rotate about a longitudinal axis with respect to the fuselage, and a propeller mounted to the engine shaft so as to rotate to thereby provide thrust. The aircraft also comprises a gyroscopic stabilization member coupled to the shaft such that rotation of the engine shaft results in rotation of the gyroscopic member. Thus, there is more stability during the entire flight envelope. In one embodiment, the gyroscopic stabilization member is comprised of a ring that is attached to the outer ends of the blades of the propeller and the ring is also selected so as to have a mass that will result in the gyroscopic stabilization member having a sufficient angular momentum so as to gyroscopically stabilize the aircraft. | Nicolae Bostan (Ontario, CA) | --- | 2003-03-17 | 2006-05-16 | B64C29/00 | 10/390222 |
| 740 | 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 |
| 741 | 7024340 | Automatic collection manager | A method for the automatic collection of surveillance information by an unmanned air vehicle comprises the steps of receiving an automatic collection requirements message, determining a route for gathering requested information about a target in accordance with a collection policy, and controlling operation of an air vehicle to follow the route and gather the requested information. An automatic collection management system for an unmanned air vehicle that performs the method is also provided. | William Mark Nichols (San Diego, CA), Roderic Murufas (Yorba Linda, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2004-03-02 | 2006-04-04 | G06F15/00 | 10/791034 |
| 742 | 6985102 | Method and system for deinterleaving | A method of deinterleaving parameter descriptor word (PDW) data includes parallel scoring of pulses in an a posteriori search for associating of pulses based on proximity within a multi-parameter problem space. The a posteriori search includes scoring an oldest pulse against all newer pulses, and then scoring a next oldest pulse against all newer pulses. The associating utilizes at least one of a plurality of parallel computation modes, parallel tasks to operate on separate data fields, and multi-threading or multitasking that can implement one of parallel and configuration-overlaid operation, synchronized by events. | William T. Horn (Littleton, CO), Steven F. Hurt (Parker, CO) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2004-07-01 | 2006-01-10 | G01S7/40 | 10/883130 |
| 743 | 6976653 | VTOL micro-aircraft | VTOL micro-aircraft comprising a first and a second ducted rotor mutually aligned and distanced according to a common axis and whose propellers are driven in rotation in mutually opposite directions. Between the two ducted rotors are positioned a fuselage and a wing system formed by wing profiles forming an X or an H configuration and provided with control flaps. | Piero Perlo (Sommariva Bosco, IT), Denis Bollea (Fiano, IT), Roberto Finizio (Orbassano, IT), Cosimo Carvignese (Orbassano, IT), Elena Balocco (Orbassano, IT) | C.R.F. Societa Consortile Per Azioni (Turin, IT) | 2003-07-25 | 2005-12-20 | B64C027/20, B64C027/26 | 10/626697 |
| 744 | 6960750 | Optical positioning system and method, transceiver, and reflector | An optical system and method for positioning a first object with respect to a second object, such as a refueling aircraft and an unmanned air vehicle are provided with the system, including a pattern of reflectors, an optical receiver, an optical transmitter, and a processor. The method and system permit processing two dimensional images of reflected signals and ranging of the reflector to the transmitter. An optical transceiver may also be used instead of a discrete receiver and transmitter. The reflector may include a pattern of peripheral retroreflectors and limit-angle incident retroreflectors that only reflect light incident upon the retroreflector within a predefined range of incident angles. | Paul M. Doane (Baldwin, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2003-01-08 | 2005-11-01 | G02B5/124, G02B5/12, H04B10/10, G01C021/02, G01C021/24 | 10/338454 |
| 745 | 6927725 | System and method for radar detection and calibration | A system and method for radar detection and calibration. By measuring the true range of a calibration target on entry to the radar's detection zone, the actual detection capability of the radar in current atmospheric conditions with the actual radar can be determined. The radar system is also adapted to determine a sensed position at a sensed time of a target in the radar's detection zone. A calibration target, preferably an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) , includes a position device for determining the actual position of the calibration target. A calibration device communicates with the radar system and the calibration target and receives the sensed and actual positions of the calibration target. The calibration device calculates the error between the sensed position and the actual position and adjusts the radar system to minimize the error. The target may include a signal augmentation device to augment the radar cross-section of the target to replicate the radar cross-sections of targets of various types. In this manner the true detection range of the radar system can be determined for various types of targets under existing atmospheric conditions. | Peter S. Wittenberg (Creve Coeur, MO), John Hayn (Wildwood, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2003-12-12 | 2005-08-09 | G01S7/40, G01S007/40 | 10/735566 |
| 746 | 6925382 | Remote image management system (RIMS) | A data processing system is which enables an operator to rapidly perform object detection, identification, recognition, and location using remote imagery from Mini Unmanned Air Vehicles when sensor performance is severely limited due to size, weight, and power constraints. The system receives down linked images from an Unmanned Air Vehicle as well as vehicle geographic position and sensor attitude data. The imagery is processed on the ground using detection, identification, recognition and moving target detection algorithms to eliminate clutter and preselect potential objects of interest. The objects of interest are identified by the operator from the preselected list of objects automatically presented to him. The target location is simultaneously calculated for selected objects using the down linked vehicle location and sensor pointing angle and displayed to the operator. | Richard H. Lahn (Silver Bay, MN) | --- | 2001-10-16 | 2005-08-02 | B64C13/00, B64C13/20, G01C21/00, G01C021/00 | 09/982049 |
| 747 | 6923404 | Apparatus and methods for variable sweep body conformal wing with application to projectiles, missiles, and unmanned air vehicles | An unmanned air vehicle (''UAV'') apparatus is configured to have a body and a body-conformal wing. The body-conformal wing is configured to variably sweep from a closed position to a fully deployed position. In the closed position, the body-conformal wing span is aligned with the body axis and in the fully deployed position the body-conformal wing span is perpendicular to the axial direction of the body. Delivery of the UAV comprises the steps of: positioning the span of a body conformal wing in alignment with the axis of the body of the UAV, initiating the flight of the UAV, and adjusting the sweep angle of the body-conformal wing as a function of the current speed, altitude, or attack angle of the UAV, with the adjustment starting at a 0 degree position and varying between a closed position and a fully deployed position. The UAV also has a control mechanism configured to variably adjust the sweep of the body-conformal wing to achieve a high lift over drag ratio through out the flight path of the UAV. | Danny D. Liu (Scottsdale, AZ), Ping-Chih Chen (Scottsdale, AZ), Darius Sarhaddi (Mesa, AZ) | Zona Technology, Inc. (Scottsdale, AZ) | 2003-01-10 | 2005-08-02 | B64C9/00, B64C1/00, B64C30/00, B64C030/00, B64C009/00, B64C001/00 | 10/339908 |
| 748 | 6904280 | Communication system with mobile coverage area | Systems and methods are disclosed for establishing and utilizing a mobile communication system having a mobile communication coverage area. The mobile communication system includes a plurality of mobile communication devices or units and a mobile base. The mobile base establishes a communication coverage area and provides mobility with respect to the coverage area. Communications between the plurality of mobile communication devices are transmitted to the mobile base, and retransmitted or re-broadcast from the mobile base to the destination mobile communication units. | Neil G. Siegel (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2002-11-14 | 2005-06-07 | H04B7/26, H04Q7/36, H04Q7/30, H04Q007/20 | 10/295623 |
| 749 | 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 |
| 750 | 6867727 | Multiplatform multifunction avionics architecture | A system-of-systems avionics architecture that is compatible with futuristic multi-function multi-platform sensor applications. The method and device of the invention is based on localized ''adaptive'' waveform and spectrum allocation for ultra-wideband radio frequency and microwave signals. The invention includes a plurality of system platforms with each platform comprising a common radio frequency front end for receiving ultra-wideband signals, a common radio frequency back end for transmitting ultra-wideband signals and a plurality of sensors for exchanging data between platforms. | Atindra Mitra (Kettering, OH) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Air Force (Washington, DC) | 2004-03-01 | 2005-03-15 | H01Q1/00, H01Q3/24, G01S007/00, G01S013/00 | 10/794544 |
| 751 | 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 |
| 752 | 6836285 | Lidar with streak-tube imaging,including hazard detection in marine applications, related optics | In some aspects of the invention, a LIDAR subsystem or other means at an elevated position emit thin fan-beam light pulses at a shallow angle, and detect reflected portions of the pulses at a like angle, a streak-tube subsystem or other means image successive reflected portions to detect objects, for example near a water craft if the elevated position is on such a craft (e.g., a mast or high bridge) . In some aspects, the imaging means perform the imaging in a way that tightly localizes reflection from a water surface near the objects, to facilitate detecting the objects despite proximity to the surface. Some preferred embodiments apply a correction for energy reduction, or depth errors, near lateral ends of the fan beam, a lenslet array is preferred for applying the correction. Preferably the shallow angle is in a range of approximately one to fifteen degrees, more preferably approximately two to ten degrees, ideally roughly five degrees. | Stephen C. Lubard (Woodland Hills, CA), John W. McLean (Tucson, AZ), David N. Sitter, Jr. (Tucson, AZ), J. Kent Bowker (Essex, MA), Anthony D. Gleckler (Tucson, AZ) | Arete Associates (Sherman Oaks, CA) | 1999-09-03 | 2004-12-28 | G01S17/89, G01S17/88, G01S17/00, G01S7/48, G01S7/497, G01S7/487, G01S7/481, G01C003/08, A04N007/18 | 09/390487 |
| 753 | 6808144 | Autonomous payload recovery system | A parafoil recovery system capable of autonomously controlling the descent profile of a payload to a recovery area and maneuvering the parafoil to execute a soft landing in the recovery area is disclosed. A descent profile management system determines wind speed and direction, altitude, heading, and position of the payload based on sensor input. The descent profile management system also determines a gliding flight path profile from the launch point to the desired recovery area. A flare and stall maneuver is executed at the end of the landing sequence by braking the parafoil to slow the vertical descent speed and groundspeed for a soft landing. The pitch attitude of the payload can be adjusted by the descent profile management system to prevent nose-first impact with the ground. The parafoil canopy is released from the payload upon touchdown to prevent the canopy from dragging the payload on the ground after landing. | Leland M. Nicolai (Castaic, CA), William R. Ramsey, Jr. (Altadena, CA), Douglas J. Robinson (Little Rock, CA) | Lockheed-Martin Corporation (Rockledge, MD) | 2002-12-26 | 2004-10-26 | B64D17/02, B64D17/34, B64D17/00, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64D017/00 | 10/331009 |
| 754 | 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 |
| 755 | 6777244 | Compact sensor using microcavity structures | A compact sensor for detection of chemical and/or biological compounds in low concentration. The sensor comprises electromagnetic microcavities. The agent to be detected passes the microcavities, is absorbed and/or absorbed by the microcavities, and modifies the electromagnetic field inside the microcavities. After the agent has been adsorbed and/or absorbed, a probe beam is applied to the microcavities. The change of electromagnetic field is detected by the detector, and the frequency of the probe beam at which the resonance is observed, is indicative of a particular agent being present. A method for detecting chemical and/or biological compounds using the sensor. | David M. Pepper (Malibu, CA), Daniel Sievenpiper (Los Angeles, CA) | Hrl Laboratories, Llc (Malibu, CA) | 2000-12-06 | 2004-08-17 | G01N21/77, G01N21/55, G01N33/487, G01N21/03, G01N021/31 | 09/732833 |
| 756 | 6774860 | UAV (unmanned air vehicle) servoing dipole | Apparatus for controlling the rotational position of a dipole antenna (10) to compensate for roll and pitch movements of an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) . The antenna (10) is connected to a dual-axis roll and pitch antenna mount (26) , the rotational position is controlled by a pair of motor position control and feedback circuits (20 and 32) . Roll error and pitch error signals (12 and 14) obtained from gyro systems in the UAV are subtractively combined with roll and pitch position signals, to generate control signals to be applied to rotate the antenna mount in a way that compensates for roll and pitch movements of the UAV, and effectively isolates the antenna mount from roll and pitch movements of the UAV. The dipole antenna (10) , therefore, has its radiation pattern and polarization direction aligned with ground-based antennas, thus providing higher gain, increased range and more reliable performance. | Stuart G. Downs (San Diego, CA) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2002-05-15 | 2004-08-10 | H01Q1/28, H01Q1/27, H01Q9/16, H01Q1/18, H01Q9/04, H01Q003/00 | 10/146589 |
| 757 | 6742741 | Unmanned air vehicle and method of flying an unmanned air vehicle | An unmanned air vehicle includes a singular rear landing gear wheel on the aft end of the fuselage. Port and starboard wings with rear facing propellers are retractable to the aft of the fuselage. Upon retraction, the propellers may freewheel and a reversible motor-generator is provided to convert the freewheeling propeller energy into electric power. Photovoltaic cells also provide electric power to the unmanned air vehicle. Port and starboard nose fairings are control surfaces for the vehicle. The port and starboard nose fairings also include landing gear wheels. A method of flying an unmanned air vehicle includes retracting port and starboard wings to achieve a ballistic dive. | Louis D. Rivoli (Cedar Hill, MO) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2003-02-24 | 2004-06-01 | B64D27/00, B64C3/40, B64D27/06, B64C39/00, B64C3/00, B64C39/02, B64C015/00 | 10/373211 |
| 758 | 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 |
| 759 | 6724340 | Detecting system having a coherent sparse aperture | A system and method for detecting a target object through foliage includes a transmitter for generating a low-frequency electromagnetic signal. The signal is directed toward a potential target object for reflection from the potential target object. The system further includes a plurality of mutually dispersed sensors for receiving the reflected signal from the target object. A mechanism is provided to determine the relative locations of the sensors. Signal information from the received signals is sent to a central processor. The central processor inputs the signal information into a beamformer algorithm such as the Maximum Likelihood Method (MLM) to reduce sidelobe ambiguities and resolve the true location of the target from the signal information. | John Don Carlos (San Diego, CA), David R. Kirk (Springfield, VA), Jameson Bergin (Nashua, NH), Paul M. Techau (Falls Church, VA), J. Doss Halsey (Falls Church, VA) | Information Systems Laboratories (San Diego, CA) | 2003-02-13 | 2004-04-20 | G01S7/28, G01S7/41, G01S13/00, G01S13/87, G01S7/02, G01S7/00, G01S13/90, G01S013/00, G01S013/08, G01S003/02 | 10/367025 |
| 760 | 6694228 | Control system for remotely operated vehicles for operational payload employment | A control system for a UAV includes control translations which maximize operational employment of the UAV payload. By determining spatial references, and then using the references to transform the control stick commands, the operator treats the UAV as a point source. for control through imagery from onboard mission sensors, the transformations provide for the UAV to move itself and achieve payload orientation. | Jeffrey P. Rios (Easton, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 2002-05-09 | 2004-02-17 | G05D1/00, G06F015/80 | 10/143085 |
| 761 | 6690318 | Cellular radar | A cellular radar system is disclosed for detecting and tracking objects in a surveillance area that is divided into cells. Each cell is scanned by at least two radars to produce two (or more) respective datastreams for the cell. Orbiting unmanned air vehicles can be used as radar platforms. The resulting datastreams for each cell are then multilaterated by a processor to produce a multilaterated datastream for each cell. The multilaterated datastreams for all cells are then combined by the processor and the resulting data used to detect or track one or more objects in the surveillance area. The fused multilaterated datastreams allow objects to be tracked as they move from cell to cell. | Stanley I. Tsunoda (Encinitas, CA) | General Atomics (San Diego, CA) | 2002-12-27 | 2004-02-10 | G01S7/00, G01S13/87, G01S13/00, G01S13/524, G01S13/90, G01S13/72, G01S013/93 | 10/330656 |
| 762 | 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 |
| 763 | 6669137 | Air vehicle having rotor/scissors wing | An air vehicle, such as a manned or unmanned air vehicle, has a fuselage, a rotor/scissors wing, and a scissors wing. At helicopter mode, the rotor/scissors wing rotates to make the air vehicle fly like a helicopter to achieve vertical and/or short take-off and landing, hovering, and low speed flying. At airplane mode, the rotor/scissors wing and scissors wing form a scissors wings configuration to maximize the air vehicle's flying efficiency at a wide range of speed and flying conditions by adjusting the yaw angle of the rotor/scissors wing and scissors wing. During the conversion from helicopter mode to airplane mode, the scissors wing generates lift to offload the rotating rotor/scissors wing and eventually the offloaded rotor/scissors wing's rotating speed is slowed and stopped so that the rotor/scissors wing can be locked at a specific position and the conversion can be achieved. In a reverse order, the air vehicle can convert from airplane mode to helicopter mode. Either turbofan or turbojet engine, or turboshaft/turbofan convertible engine can be used to power the air vehicle. | Zhuo Chen (Norcross, GA) | --- | 2002-08-26 | 2003-12-30 | B64D27/00, B64C27/00, B64C27/26, B64C27/24, B64C29/00, B64C39/08, B64C27/18, B64D27/16, B64C3/40, B64C39/00, B64C3/00, B64C027/24 | 10/227955 |
| 764 | 6659396 | Arch wing and forward steering for an advanced air vehicle | An air vehicle having an elongated body structure, which has an aft portion and an arch wing device that is coupled to the aft portion of the body structure. The arch wing device includes a lower wing, which has a swept back leading edge and a swept back trailing edge, an upper wing, which has a swept back leading edge and a swept back trailing edge, and a pair of interconnecting portions that couple each of the opposite outboard lateral edges of the upper wing to an associated outboard lateral edge of the lower wing. | Henry August (Chatsworth, CA) | The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL) | 2002-07-22 | 2003-12-09 | B64C39/06, B64C39/12, B64C5/04, B64C30/00, B64C5/00, B64C39/00, B64C5/12, B64C3/00, B64C3/16, B64G1/14, B64G1/00, B64C003/38 | 10/200692 |
| 765 | 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 |
| 766 | 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 |
| 767 | 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 |
| 768 | 6604706 | Gyrostabilized self propelled aircraft | An unmanned air vehicle (UAV) having a ducted fan configuration with a propeller mounted inside of an opening that extends longitudinally through a fuselage. A gyroscopic stabilization device is attached to the propeller shaft such that rotation of the propeller shaft also results in rotation of the gyroscopic stabilization device. The gyroscopic stabilization device has sufficient mass and rotates at a sufficient angular velocity such that the aircraft is gyroscopically stabilized during flight. In one embodiment, the gyroscopic stabilization device comprises a ring mounted to the outer tips of the propeller and in another embodiment is comprised of a disc. | Nicolae Bostan (Los Angeles, CA) | --- | 1999-08-27 | 2003-08-12 | B64C29/00, B64C17/00, B64C17/06, B64C29/02, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64C029/00 | 09/763714 |
| 769 | 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 |
| 770 | 6576880 | Flyer assembly | A flyer assembly is adapted for launching with, transit in, and deployment from an artillery shell having a central void region extending along a ballistic shell axis. The flyer assembly includes a jettisonable shroud and a flyer. The shroud extends along a shroud axis, and is positionable within the central void region with the shroud axis substantially parallel to the shell axis. The flyer is adapted to withstand a launch acceleration force along a flyer axis when in a first state, and to effect aerodynamic flight when in a second state. When in the first state, the flyer is positionable within the shroud with the flyer axis parallel to the shroud axis and the shell axis. The flyer includes a body member disposed about the flyer axis, and a foldable wing assembly mounted to the body member. The wing assembly is configurable in a folded state characterized by a plurality of nested wing segments when the flyer is in the first state. The wing assembly is configurable in an unfolded state characterized by a substantially uninterrupted aerodynamic surface when the flyer is in the second state. The flyer assembly is adapted to be launched from a ballistic delivery system such as an artillery cannon, and can thus reach a target quickly, without expending system energy stored within the flyer. During launch, the flyer is coupled to the shroud so as to maintain a portion of the flyer in tension during an acceleration of the flyer along the flyer axis resulting from the launch. The flyer assembly is adapted to withstand the high g-load and high temperature environments of a cannon launch, and can tolerate a set-back g load of about 16,000 g. | Richard T. Martorana (Andover, MA), Jamie Anderson (Watertown, MA), Simon Mark Spearing (Newton, MA), Seth Kessler (Cambridge, MA), Brent Appleby (Holliston, MA), Edward Bergmann (Hopkinton, MA), Sean George (Boston, MA), Steven Jacobson (Shrewsbury, MA), Donald Fyler (Needham, MA), Mark Drela (Cambridge, MA), Gregory Kirkos (Somerville, MA), William McFarland, Jr. (Watertown, MA) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) | 2002-05-17 | 2003-06-10 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, F42B15/00, F42B15/10, B64C003/51 | 10/150726 |
| 771 | 6498968 | Optimistic distributed simulation for a UAV flight control system | A real-time distributed model-based predictive control method having a time maintenance mechanism that solves all state synchronization problems. Method steps include generating a message that predicts a system value corresponding to a future time, and executing a control process using the system value contained within said message, resulting in a process state. The process state is then stored in a state queue. The local process time is rolled back to the latest valid local process time prior to said message if the message precedes the current process state time. Rolling back comprises retrieving the system state values at that latest valid local process time from said state queue and re-executing the control process, using the system value contained within the message, and storing the new state in the state queue. The method also includes rolling back if, upon receiving a message containing an observed system value, said observed system value differs from its predicted value by more than a predetermined tolerance. The method is carried out on a distributed processor control system. | Stephen Francis Bush (Latham, NY) | Lockheed Martin Corporation (Bethesda, MD) | 2001-11-27 | 2002-12-24 | B64C39/00, B64C39/02, G05B13/04, G06F007/00 | 09/994448 |
| 772 | 6496151 | End-fire cavity slot antenna array structure and method of forming | According to one embodiment of the invention, an end-fire cavity slot antenna array structure includes an upper skin formed from a composite material corresponding to a outer surface of an aircraft wing a lower skin formed from a composite material corresponding to a portion of an inner surface of the aircraft wing and a plurality of proximately positioned electrically conductive elements disposed between the upper and lower skins. Each electrically conductive element is formed from at least one sheet of composite material having an electrically conductive surface, and the sheet of composite material is configured such that the electrically conductive surface defines an inside surface of the electrically conductive element and any outside surfaces of the electrically conductive element that are in contact with an adjacent electrically conductive element. | Arnold L. Ferreri (Hicksville, NY), Dominic Anton (Smithtown, NY), Leonard Poveromo (Northport, NY) | Northrop Grumman Corporation (Los Angeles, CA) | 2001-08-20 | 2002-12-17 | H01Q1/28, H01Q13/10, H01Q1/27, H01Q13/18, H01Q21/00, H01Q001/28, H01Q013/10 | 09/933595 |
| 773 | 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 |
| 774 | 6489992 | Large field of view CCD imaging system | A CCD imaging system is provided, including a short focal length lens for accepting light from the scene to be imaged and a charge storage medium having a charge storage substrate that is curved in a selected nonplanar focal surface profile and located a selected distance from the lens with the focal surface facing the lens, the focal surface profile and the lens-to-substrate distance selected such that the light accepted by the lens is in focus at the position of the substrate. There is provided a support substrate on which the nonplanar charge storage substrate is supported to maintain the selected surface profile of the charge storage substrate. An array of pixels defined in the charge storage substrate by pixel interconnections is supported on the front side of the substrate, such that exposure of the substrate to light from the scene through the lens produces charge packets in the pixels, with the pixel interconnection providing selective electronic temporal control of transfer of charge packets from one pixel to another in the substrate. The invention provides a technique for suppressing dark current charge packet generation in the substrate pixels. An output circuit converts the charge packets in the pixels to an electrical pixel signal of output pixel values based on the light from the scene. A plurality of pixel values together form an image frame, the output pixel values being produced at a rate corresponding to the image frame rate, R. | Eugene D. Savoye (Concord, MA) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) | 2000-12-06 | 2002-12-03 | H04N5/20, H04N5/335, H04N005/225 | 09/731259 |
| 775 | 6416019 | Precision parachute recovery system | A parachute recovery system which provides for the recovery of a payload such as a target drone without damage by allowing for a safe, non-destructive landing of the payload at a desired location. The parachute recovery system comprises a payload, a parachute or parasail and a guidance control electronics and servo system. The parachute, which is rectangular in shape, is connected by a plurality of control lines to the guidance control electronics and servo system, which is attached to the payload. The payload may be an air launch component such as a spacecraft, a target drone, unmanned air vehicle, camera film, or similar apparatus. The guidance control electronics and servo system is used to control glide path trajectory and provide for a safe non-destructive landing of the payload. Servo system adjust the length of each of the plurality of control lines attached to the parachute to provide a means for controlling the parachute so as to control the speed, direction and lift of the parachute recovery system. | Donald Patrick Hilliard (Oxnard, CA), Michael Patrick Hilliard (Oxnard, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2000-12-12 | 2002-07-09 | B64D17/02, B64D17/34, B64D17/00, B64D017/80 | 09/736722 |
| 776 | 6392213 | Flyer assembly | A flyer assembly is adapted for launching with, transit in, and deployment from an artillery shell having a central void region extending along a ballistic shell axis. The flyer assembly includes a jettisonable shroud and a flyer. The shroud extends along a shroud axis, and is positionable within the central void region with the shroud axis substantially parallel to the shell axis. The flyer is adapted to withstand a launch acceleration force along a flyer axis when in a first state, and to effect aerodynamic flight when in a second state. When in the first state, the flyer is positionable within the shroud with the flyer axis parallel to the shroud axis and the shell axis. The flyer includes a body member disposed about the flyer axis, and a foldable wing assembly mounted to the body member. The wing assembly is configurable in a folded state characterized by a plurality of nested wing segments when the flyer is in the first state. The wing assembly is configurable in an unfolded state characterized by a substantially uninterrupted aerodynamic surface when the flyer is in the second state. The flyer assembly is adapted to be launched from a ballistic delivery system such as an artillery cannon, and can thus reach a target quickly, without expending system energy stored within the flyer. During launch, the flyer is coupled to the shroud so as to maintain a portion of the flyer in tension during an acceleration of the flyer along the flyer axis resulting from the launch. The flyer assembly is adapted to withstand the high g-load and high temperature environments of a cannon launch, and can tolerate a set-back g load of about 16,000 g. | Richard T. Martorana (Andover, MA), Jamie Anderson (Watertown, MA), Simon Mark Spearing (Newton, MA), Seth Kessler (Cambridge, MA), Brent Appleby (Holliston, MA), Edward Bergmann (Hopkinton, MA), Sean George (Boston, MA), Steven Jacobson (Shrewsbury, MA), Donald Fyler (Needham, MA), Mark Drela (Cambridge, MA), Gregory Kirkos (Somerville, MA), William McFarland, Jr. (Watertown, MA) | The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Cambridge, MA) | 2000-10-12 | 2002-05-21 | B64C39/02, B64C39/00, F42B15/10, F42B15/00, B64C003/51 | 09/690000 |
| 777 | 6377875 | Method for remote-controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle | To avoid an uncontrolled flight of a remotely controlled unmanned air vehicle (UAV) , upon loss of radio contact between a control station (6) and the UAV (1) , the UAV (1) flies on a preprogrammed safety route (3) , as required the UAV is guided to a flight path (2) that is remote-controlled from the control station (6) , and, in the event of an interruption of the radio contact, the UAV will fly on a substitute route calculated with on-board equipment, without active intervention from the remote control station. | Hans-Juergen Schwaerzler (Taufkirchen, DE) | Daimlerchrysler Ag (Stuttgart, DE) | 1999-10-26 | 2002-04-23 | B64C39/02, B64C39/00, G05D1/00, G05D001/00, G06G007/78 | 09/582815 |
| 778 | 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 |
| 779 | 6362776 | Precision radar altimeter with terrain feature coordinate location capability | A radar altimeter for determining altitude of an air vehicle comprises a transmitter for transmitting radar signals toward the ground. A first and a second antenna receive reflected radar signals from the ground. A signal processor is coupled to the first and the second antennas. The signal processor includes filter means for rejecting signals other than signals reflected from a selected ground swath. The signal processor determines the above ground level altitude of the air vehicle based on the radar signals output from the filter means. A phase ambiguity resolution means resolves phase ambiguities that arise due to multiple wavelength separation of the first and the second antenna. The signal processor also determines the horizontal position of the highest point in the selected ground swath. In a preferred embodiment, the phase ambiguity resolution means comprises a third antenna spaced closely to the first antenna such that there are no phase ambiguities between the reflected radar signals received by the third antenna and the first antenna. | James R. Hager (Golden Valley, MN), Curtis J. Petrich (Minneapolis, MN), Larry D. Almsted (Minneapolis, MN) | Honeywell International Inc. (Morristown, NJ) | 2000-02-04 | 2002-03-26 | G01S7/292, G01S13/00, G01S13/94, G01S13/524, G01S13/46, G01S13/88, G01S13/18, G01S013/08 | 09/498930 |
| 780 | 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 |
| 781 | 6338457 | Precision parachute recovery system | A parachute recovery system which provides for the recovery of a payload such as a target drone without damage by allowing for a safe, non-destructive landing of the payload at a desired landing location. The parachute recovery system comprises a payload, a parachute or parasail and a guidance control electronics and servo system. The parachute, which is rectangular in shape, is connected by a plurality of control lines to the guidance control electronics and servo system, which is attached to the payload. The payload may be an air launch component such as a spacecraft, a target drone, unmanned air vehicle, camera film, or similar apparatus. The guidance control electronics and servo system is used to control glide path trajectory and provide for a safe non-destructive landing of the payload. Servo system adjust the length of each of the plurality of control lines attached to the parachute to provide a means for controlling the parachute so as to control the speed, direction and lift of the parachute recovery system. | Donald Patrick Hilliard (Oxnard, CA), Michael Patrick Hilliard (Oxnard, CA) | The United States of America As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 2000-12-12 | 2002-01-15 | B64D17/80, B64D17/00, B64D001/08 | 09/736721 |
| 782 | 6300898 | Airborne GPS guidance system for defeating multiple jammers | A missile guidance system designed to operate on GPS signals in an anti-jamming environment. The inventive system includes first, second and third airborne vehicles (20) . A GPS receiver (24) is mounted on each of the three vehicles (20) to receive signals transmitted from spaceborne satellites (14) . Each vehicle (20) acts as a pseudo-satellite or `pseudolite`. The received GPS signals are processed by a processor (26) to provide a first intermediate signal indicating the position of the vehicle (20) . This signal is retransmitted from each vehicle and received by a GPS receiver mounted on a missile. The received intermediate signal is processed on the missile to provide an output signal indicating the position thereof. The pseudolites would be airborne in the vicinity of a target area. Because the pseudolites are relatively close to the targets compared to a satellite in high altitude orbit and because the pseudolites would be able to transmit a kilowatt or more power, the signal strength may be improved significantly. To succeed as a jammer, a jammer, successful against GPS satellites, would need considerably more power to succeed against aircraft carried pseudolites. The pseudolite system delivers GPS signals into the target area 40-70 dB stronger than signals coming directly from GPS satellites. By timing the signals for 100% time coverage, enemy C/A code receivers will be jammed because they are limited to a J/S capability of 30 dB. | Arthur J. Schneider (Tucson, AZ), James G. Small (Tucson, AZ) | --- | 2000-01-10 | 2001-10-09 | G01S1/00, H04B007/185 | 09/480957 |
| 783 | 6286410 | Buoyantly propelled submerged canister for air vehicle launch | The invention features a self-contained enclosure-plus-enclosed contexture and the implementation thereof in a multi-phase launching system, according to which the waterborne first phase entails naturally (buoyantly) induced motion, and at least the airborne second phase entails artificially (technologically) induced motion. Typical inventive practice provides a launch canister which is exteriorly configured to be hydrodynamically efficient while moving buoyantly upward in response to hydrostatic pressure, and which has a chamber for stowing an air vehicle. The inventive vehicle-stowing canister is released underwater so as to be buoyantly propelled upward and into the air, at which time the air vehicle is mechanistically propelled (e.g., boosted) , in response to which the canister becomes disjointed cooperatively with the uncoupling of the air vehicle from the canister. The air vehicle continues to propulsively ascend, the canister's nose cone and main body gravitationally falling to the water below. Some inventive embodiments enter an airborne third phase (which, like the second phase, entails artificially induced motion) , wherein the air vehicle's aerodynamic shape is adjusted (e.g., the wings are extended) and its main (self) propulsion (e.g., via propeller or jet engine) is initiated. | Edward A. Leibolt (Wheaton, MD) | The United States of Americas As Represented By The Secretary of The Navy (Washington, DC) | 1999-05-10 | 2001-09-11 | F41F3/07, F41F3/00, F41F003/00 | 09/307420 |
| 784 | 6270038 | Unmanned aerial vehicle with counter-rotating ducted rotors and shrouded pusher-prop | An unmanned aerial vehicle that includes a fuselage with a partial toroidal forward portion, and an aft portion. A duct is formed through the fuselage and extends from the top to the bottom of the fuselage. Two counter-rotating rotor assemblies are mounted within the duct for providing downward thrust through the duct. The rotor assemblies are supported by a plurality of support struts. At least one engine is mounted within the fuselage and engages with the rotor assemblies. A pusher prop assembly is mounted to the aft portion of the fuselage. The pusher prop assembly is designed to provide forward thrust along the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The pusher prop assembly includes a drive shaft that is engaged with the engine. A plurality of propellers are attached to and rotated by the drive shaft. A shroud is mounted to the aft portion of the fuselage around the propellers and is operative for channeling the air passing through the propellers in a substantially aft direction. A pair of wings is removably attached to the sides of the fuselage. Each wing preferably includes a fixed portion and a pivotal flaperon portion hinged to the fixed portion. Directional vanes are preferably mounted to the shroud downstream from the propellers and control flow out of the shroud. Deflectors may be mounted to the bottom of the fuselage across a portion of the duct to control flow of air into the duct. | James P. Cycon (Orange, CT), Mark Winfield Scott (Bethany, CT), Christopher W. DeWitt (East Haven, CT) | Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (Stratford, CT) | 1999-04-22 | 2001-08-07 | B64C27/20, B64C39/00, B64C39/02, B64C27/00, B64C029/00 | 09/296624 |
| 785 | 6267326 | Universal driver circuit for actuating both valves and ordnances | A universal driver circuit is provided for actuating both valves and ordnances, such as the valves and ordnances carried by a missile or other unmanned air vehicle. The universal driver circuit includes at least one valve driver circuit for controllably opening and closing a valve and at least one ordnance driver circuit for controllably activating an ordnance. In addition, the universal driver circuit includes a controller capable of independently directing each valve driver circuit and each ordnance driver circuit to open the valve and to activate the ordnance, respectively. | Gregory H. Smith (Placentia, CA), Roland D. Clark (Whittier, CA) | The Boeing Company (Seattle, WA) | 1999-08-09 | 2001-07-31 | F42C15/40, F42C15/00, F41G7/00, F41G007/00, F42B015/01 | 09/370545 |
