Patents by Inventor Andrew PINION

Andrew PINION 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).

  • Patent number: 9914624
    Abstract: Systems and methods for object guidance and collision avoidance are provided. One system includes a location sensor disposed on a movable crane. The system also includes a plurality of sensors disposed on a plurality of objects within a facility. The system further includes a controller having a receiver for monitoring signals transmitted from the location sensor disposed on a movable crane and the plurality of sensors disposed on a plurality of objects within the facility. The controller is configured to generate a travel path for the movable crane to move an object coupled with the movable crane based on the one or more intersection regions and generate an output signal to an alarm device to provide an alert, when at least one object of the plurality of objects is within a predetermined proximity of at least the object being moved by the crane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jonathan Fulton, Whitney Loubier, Shibin Mathew, Wei Mi, Andrew Pinion
  • Publication number: 20170369288
    Abstract: Systems and methods for object guidance and collision avoidance are provided. One system includes a location sensor disposed on a movable crane. The system also includes a plurality of sensors disposed on a plurality of objects within a facility. The system further includes a controller having a receiver for monitoring signals transmitted from the location sensor disposed on a movable crane and the plurality of sensors disposed on a plurality of objects within the facility. The controller is configured to generate a travel path for the movable crane to move an object coupled with the movable crane based on the one or more intersection regions and generate an output signal to an alarm device to provide an alert, when at least one object of the plurality of objects is within a predetermined proximity of at least the object being moved by the crane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jonathan FULTON, Whitney LOUBIER, Shibin MATHEW, Wei MI, Andrew PINION