Patents by Inventor Craig Anthony Kenny

Craig Anthony Kenny has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Aircraft avoidance system for prohibiting an aircraft from entering an exclusion zone
    Patent number: 7256728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an avoidance system and method for directing an aircraft away from an exclusion zone. The exclusion zone may be any three dimensional space for example about a building or city. The avoidance system uses a constant signal from a ground based transmitter and an aircraft's receiver which receives and processes the signal and activates the avoidance system by engaging the flight director system or autopilot to steer away from the exclusion zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Inventors: Craig Anthony Kenny, Gary John Rushton, Gregory John Litster
  • Virtual credit card terminal and method of transaction
    Publication number: 20030018579
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making a secure financial transaction over the internet comprising: a virtual credit card terminal (VCT) having a credit card means reader, a digital processing device operatively associated with said credit card means reader and encoding transaction programs that allows opening of an interactive terminal window for processing of the transaction, and wherein said virtual credit card terminal is registered with a VCT gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Gregory John Litster, Craig Anthony Kenny, Tony Michael Steele