Patents by Inventor Athanasios Apostolopoulos

Athanasios Apostolopoulos 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: 12323778
    Abstract: An automated environment for violation detection for unmanned aerial vehicles includes obtaining an identification associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle, analyzing a sound received by a microphone, and determining if the sound is associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. Responsive to determining the sound is associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle, the automated environment for violation detection for unmanned aerial vehicles also includes capturing data associated with a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and determining if the unmanned aerial vehicle is committing a violation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Rajat Agrawal, Athanasios Apostolopoulos
  • Publication number: 20240244369
    Abstract: An automated environment for violation detection for unmanned aerial vehicles includes obtaining an identification associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle, analyzing a sound received by a microphone, and determining if the sound is associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. Responsive to determining the sound is associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle, the automated environment for violation detection for unmanned aerial vehicles also includes capturing data associated with a location of the unmanned aerial vehicle, and determining if the unmanned aerial vehicle is committing a violation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2023
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Rajat Agrawal, Athanasios Apostolopoulos
  • Patent number: 10787258
    Abstract: A portable unmanned aerial vehicle approach and departure zone protection platform comprises a base, an active monitoring sensor connected to the base, a processor connected to the base, and a communication device connected to the base. The processor is configured to determine whether an object is present within an approach funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Athanasios Apostolopoulos
  • Publication number: 20190144111
    Abstract: A portable unmanned aerial vehicle approach and departure zone protection platform comprises a base, an active monitoring sensor connected to the base, a processor connected to the base, and a communication device connected to the base. The processor is configured to determine whether an object is present within an approach funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventor: Athanasios Apostolopoulos