Patents by Inventor John A. Ciampa

John A. Ciampa 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).

  • Publication number: 20150375842
    Abstract: Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images are described. For example, various methods for determining planned ascent, drift, and/or descent of a lighter-than-air system are described. In addition, various structural arrangements of lighter-than-air systems for accomplishing planned ascent, drift, and/or descent and obtaining aerial images are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventor: John Ciampa
  • Patent number: 9126669
    Abstract: Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images are described. For example, various methods for determining planned ascent, drift, and/or descent of a lighter-than-air system are described. In addition, various structural arrangements of lighter-than-air systems for accomplishing planned ascent, drift, and/or descent and obtaining aerial images are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Inventors: John Ciampa, Bertrand Dano
  • Publication number: 20140203138
    Abstract: Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images are described. For example, various methods for determining planned ascent, drift, and/or descent of a lighter-than-air system are described. In addition, various structural arrangements of lighter-than-air systems for accomplishing planned ascent, drift, and/or descent and obtaining aerial images are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventor: John Ciampa
  • Patent number: 8622338
    Abstract: Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images are described. For example, various methods for determining planned ascent, drift, and/or descent of a lighter-than-air system are described. In addition, various structural arrangements of lighter-than-air systems for accomplishing planned ascent, drift, and/or descent and obtaining aerial images are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Inventors: John Ciampa, Bertrand Dano
  • Publication number: 20130299628
    Abstract: Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images are described. For example, various methods for determining planned ascent, drift, and/or descent of a lighter-than-air system are described. In addition, various structural arrangements of lighter-than-air systems for accomplishing planned ascent, drift, and/or descent and obtaining aerial images are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: John Ciampa
  • Patent number: 8505847
    Abstract: Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images are described. For example, various methods for determining planned ascent, drift, and/or descent of a lighter-than-air system are described. In addition, various structural arrangements of lighter-than-air systems for accomplishing planned ascent, drift, and/or descent and obtaining aerial images are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventors: John A. Ciampa, Bertrand Dano
  • Publication number: 20130119188
    Abstract: Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images are described. For example, various methods for determining planned ascent, drift, and/or descent of a lighter-than-air system are described. In addition, various structural arrangements of lighter-than-air systems for accomplishing planned ascent, drift, and/or descent and obtaining aerial images are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: John A. Ciampa, Bertrand Dano
  • Publication number: 20120223181
    Abstract: Lighter-than-air systems, methods, and kits for obtaining aerial images are described. For example, various methods for determining planned ascent, drift, and/or descent of a lighter-than-air system are described. In addition, various structural arrangements of lighter-than-air systems for accomplishing planned ascent, drift, and/or descent and obtaining aerial images are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventor: John Ciampa
  • Patent number: 5247356
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for mapping land can create overlapping images of portions of a strip of land, assign to those images geographic coordinates calculated in real time from initially stored coordinates of a first predetermined templated image, such that a series of images can be accessed from a storage medium to be displayed as a video map of the strip of land without manually assigning geographic coordinates to it. The method and apparatus can also be used to electronically measure the portions of the strip of land, and determine the geographic elevation of points on the strip of land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1993
    Inventor: John A. Ciampa
  • Patent number: 4635136
    Abstract: A massive inventory of labeled images, for example of every real estate parcel in a city, is produced on different frames of a video disc, from which the images may be randomly accessed for use in tax assessment, real estate sales and the like. Digital information is accessed from memory (e.g., magnetic disc) associated with a computer and monitored to define a route for a field rig, equipped with a video camera, which scans the images and provides TV signals in the order in which the digital information corresponding thereto is accessed. Each video image is labeled with text from the digital information corresponding to the image to produce TV signals with labeling information therein. Pluralities of frames of the TV signals are recorded on a video recorder. A single frame is selected from each plurality and recorded on a different frame of the video disc record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: Rochester Institute of Technology
    Inventors: John A. Ciampa, James T. Robinson
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    Patent number: D685219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Inventor: Joe John Ciampa