Patents by Inventor Afan Ottenheimer

Afan Ottenheimer 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: 20200183429
    Abstract: Provided herein is technology related to embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatuses for deploying a drone swarm to target and/or capture remote objects through the use of a rotating subset of the drone swarm with nodes configured to detect emitted or reflected signals from the remote object or by observing the visual appearance of the remote object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: Ottenheimers, Inc.
    Inventor: Afan Ottenheimer
  • Patent number: 8510025
    Abstract: A system for collecting traffic data includes at least one first node, at least one second node, and a central processing station. The first node includes a cellular communications module and a first networking communications module connected to a first processor. The second node includes a second networking communications module and a device detection module connected to a second processor. The at least one first node and the at least one second node form a network. The device detection module detects devices associated with traffic. The central processing station can be linked to the at least one first node via the cellular communications module. The at least one second node communicates information associated with the devices associated with traffic to the at least one first node. The at least one first node communicates the information associated with the devices associated with traffic to the cellular communications module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Trafficcast International, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Chan, Neal J. Campbell, Tim Courtney, Eric Hauk, Afan Ottenheimer
  • Publication number: 20100254282
    Abstract: A system for collecting traffic data includes at least one first node, at least one second node, and a central processing station. The first node includes a cellular communications module and a first networking communications module connected to a first processor. The second node includes a second networking communications module and a device detection module connected to a second processor. The at least one first node and the at least one second node form a network. The device detection module detects devices associated with traffic. The central processing station can be linked to the at least one first node via the cellular communications module. The at least one second node communicates information associated with the devices associated with traffic to the at least one first node. The at least one first node communicates the information associated with the devices associated with traffic to the cellular communications module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Inventors: Peter CHAN, Neal J. Campbell, Tim Courtney, Eric Hauk, Afan Ottenheimer