Patents by Inventor Benjamin M. Trapnell

Benjamin M. Trapnell 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).

  • Airspace risk mitigation system
    Patent number: 8368584
    Abstract: An airspace risk mitigation system includes a plurality of airspace input sources, an airspace data fusion and sensor coordination system, a communications link, and a risk mitigation support system. The airspace input sources includes a radar for generating radar data for an airspace, and an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver for generating additional data for the airspace. The airspace data fusion and sensor coordination system is configured to receive airspace data from the plurality of airspace input sources, correlating airspace data with new or known objects in the airspace, fusing airspace data into a common airspace data set, and generating target and system status information. The risk mitigation support system is configured to calculate a risk associated with aircraft operation in the airspace as a function of the target and system status information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: The University of North Dakota
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Askelson, Benjamin M. Trapnell, Christopher Joseph Theisen, Ronald Arthur Marsh, Timothy Raymond Young, Hassan Reza
  • AIRSPACE RISK MITIGATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100315281
    Abstract: An airspace risk mitigation system includes a plurality of airspace input sources, an airspace data fusion and sensor coordination system, a communications link, and a risk mitigation support system. The airspace input sources includes a radar for generating radar data for an airspace, and an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver for generating additional data for the airspace. The airspace data fusion and sensor coordination system is configured to receive airspace data from the plurality of airspace input sources, correlating airspace data with new or known objects in the airspace, fusing airspace data into a common airspace data set, and generating target and system status information. The risk mitigation support system is configured to calculate a risk associated with aircraft operation in the airspace as a function of the target and system status information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
    Inventors: Mark Askelson, Benjamin M. Trapnell, Christopher Joseph Theisen, Ronald Arthur Marsh, Timothy Raymond Young, Hassan Reza