Patents by Inventor Stephen S. CROSS

Stephen S. CROSS 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).

  • Remote autonomous inspection of utility system components utilizing drones and rovers
    Patent number: 11561251
    Abstract: Unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers may inspect system components within an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements for autonomous detection of damage to the components. Work orders for repairing the damage are autonomously generated and resources identified within the work orders are autonomously provisioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Eric D. Schwartz, Stephen S. Cross, Bryan M. Kitchener
  • Drone and rover preplacement for remote autonomous inspection of utility system components
    Patent number: 10850840
    Abstract: Unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers may survey an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements to automatically determine components in the AOI to be monitored. Types, placements locations, and pathways taken by other unmanned monitoring devices to facilitate the monitoring of the components of the AOI are also automatically determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Eric D. Schwartz, Stephen S. Cross, Bryan M. Kitchener
  • REMOTE AUTONOMOUS INSPECTION OF UTILITY SYSTEM COMPONENTS UTILIZING DRONES AND ROVERS
    Publication number: 20200041560
    Abstract: Unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers may inspect system components within an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements for autonomous detection of damage to the components. Work orders for repairing the damage are autonomously generated and resources identified within the work orders are autonomously provisioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Eric D. Schwartz, Stephen S. Cross, Bryan M. Kitchener
  • DRONE AND ROVER PREPLACEMENT FOR REMOTE AUTONOMOUS INSPECTION OF UTILITY SYSTEM COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20190382111
    Abstract: Unmanned monitoring devices, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), drones or rovers may survey an area of interest (AOI) such an electric power distribution system including generation, transmission, and distribution elements to automatically determine components in the AOI to be monitored. Types, placements locations, and pathways taken by other unmanned monitoring devices to facilitate the monitoring of the components of the AOI are also automatically determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Eric D. SCHWARTZ, Stephen S. CROSS, Bryan M. KITCHENER