Patents by Inventor Samuel Zhao

Samuel Zhao 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).

  • Formation flight path coordination of unmanned aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 10114384
    Abstract: A method for implementation of a formation flight path coordination for a scalable group of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) including a recursive architecture with a leader UAV and a plurality of follower UAVs in communication with the leader UAV, the method comprising the steps of: receiving formation commands for the UAVs of the group from a ground controller station (GCS), the formation commands including positional and velocity information for implementation by onboard processing systems, the formation commands received on a first communication channel established between the leader UAV and the GCS; sending information from the formation commands by the leader UAV to the plurality of follower UAVs belonging to the leader UAV using a second communication channel established between the plurality of follower UAVs and the leader UAV, the second communication channel separate from the first communication channel; receiving updated formation commands for the flight path from the GCS on the first communication c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Arrowonics Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Hugh Hong-Tao Liu, Hao Cheng Zhu, Everett James Findlay, Samuel Zhao
  • FORMATION FLIGHT PATH COORDINATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20180074520
    Abstract: A method for implementation of a formation flight path coordination for a scalable group of Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) including a recursive architecture with a leader UAV and a plurality of follower UAVs in communication with the leader UAV, the method comprising the steps of: receiving formation commands for the UAVs of the group from a ground controller station (GCS), the formation commands including positional and velocity information for implementation by onboard processing systems, the formation commands received on a first communication channel established between the leader UAV and the GCS; sending information from the formation commands by the leader UAV to the plurality of follower UAVs belonging to the leader UAV using a second communication channel established between the plurality of follower UAVs and the leader UAV, the second communication channel separate from the first communication channel; receiving updated formation commands for the flight path from the GCS on the first communication c
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Hugh Hong-Tao Liu, Hao Cheng Zhu, Everett James Findlay, Samuel Zhao
  • Vehicle hood
    Patent number: D686121
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. McCabe, Jeasoo Kim, Samuel Zhao
  • Vehicle front fender
    Patent number: D686125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. McCabe, Jeasoo Kim, Samuel Zhao
  • Vehicle tail lamp
    Patent number: D686359
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. McCabe, Jeasoo Kim, Samuel Zhao
  • Vehicle body
    Patent number: D686536
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. McCabe, Jeasoo Kim, Samuel Zhao
  • Vehicle headlamp bezel
    Patent number: D686774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. McCabe, Jeasoo Kim, Samuel Zhao
  • Vehicle mirror
    Patent number: D691934
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventor: Samuel Zhao
  • Vehicle rear fascia
    Patent number: D733018
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Steven M. McCabe, Jeasoo Kim, Samuel Zhao
  • Vehicle front fender
    Patent number: D764362
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pevovar, Samuel Zhao, Jaymer Starbody
  • Vehicle body exterior
    Patent number: D767449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pevovar, Samuel Zhao, Jaymer Starbody
  • Vehicle rear fascia
    Patent number: D776581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pevovar, Samuel Zhao, Jaymer Starbody
  • Vehicle hood
    Patent number: D777620
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pevovar, Samuel Zhao, Jaymer Starbody
  • Vehicle front bumper
    Patent number: D786149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pevovar, Samuel Zhao, Jaymer Starbody
  • Vehicle grille
    Patent number: D795757
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pevovar, Samuel Zhao, Jaymer Starbody
  • Vehicle grille
    Patent number: D796390
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pevovar, Samuel Zhao, Jaymer Starbody
  • Vehicle decklid
    Patent number: D797631
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Pevovar, Samuel Zhao, Jaymer Starbody
  • Vehicle hood
    Patent number: D908563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Vehicle mirror
    Patent number: D908566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie
  • Vehicle front bumper
    Patent number: D919512
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Samuel Zhao, Lei Xie