Patents by Inventor David Glenn Craft

David Glenn Craft 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).

  • Wind tower and wind farm inspections via unmanned aircraft systems
    Patent number: 9759200
    Abstract: An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to inspect equipment and a method of inspecting equipment with the UAS are described. The UAS includes a scanner to obtain images of the equipment and a memory device to store information for the UAS. The UAS also includes a processor to determine a real-time flight path based on the images and the stored information, and a camera mounted on the UAS to obtain camera images of the equipment as the UAS traverses the real-time flight path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: David Glenn Craft, Christopher Edward Thompson
  • WIND TOWER AND WIND FARM INSPECTIONS VIA UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20160017866
    Abstract: An unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to inspect equipment and a method of inspecting equipment with the UAS are described. The UAS includes a scanner to obtain images of the equipment and a memory device to store information for the UAS. The UAS also includes a processor to determine a real-time flight path based on the images and the stored information, and a camera mounted on the UAS to obtain camera images of the equipment as the UAS traverses the real-time flight path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: David Glenn Craft, Christopher Edward Thompson