Patents by Inventor Bijal Mehta

Bijal Mehta 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: 11958629
    Abstract: Described herein is an elevated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) station. The elevated UAV station includes an elevated platform and a conveyance device configured to raise a payload to the elevated platform. The elevated unmanned UAV station may further include a launch device configured to cause a takeoff of a UAV from the elevated platform. The elevated UAV station may further include a recovery device configured to cause a controlled landing of the UAV at the elevated platform. The elevated UAV station may be associated with a payload housing structure to establish a system for payload storage and launch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Zipline International Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler P. McNish, Stefan C. Aprodu, Keenan A. Wyrobek, William Hetzler, Bijal Mehta, Ryan Alam
  • Publication number: 20220033074
    Abstract: Described herein is an elevated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) station. The elevated UAV station includes an elevated platform and a conveyance device configured to raise a payload to the elevated platform. The elevated unmanned UAV station may further include a launch device configured to cause a takeoff of a UAV from the elevated platform. The elevated UAV station may further include a recovery device configured to cause a controlled landing of the UAV at the elevated platform. The elevated UAV station may be associated with a payload housing structure to establish a system for payload storage and launch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tyler P. McNish, Stefan C. Aprodu, Keenan A. Wyrobek, William Hetzler, Bijal Mehta, Ryan Alam
  • Publication number: 20100049761
    Abstract: A method for context-based searching includes retrieving content over a computer network, segmenting the content into a plurality of cohesive segments, and identifying at least one cohesive segment of the plurality of cohesive segments with at least one context of a plurality of contexts. In the method, the plurality of contexts are resident on one more computer-readable storage media in a searching system. The method further includes indexing, in the plurality of contexts, the plurality of cohesive segments identified with the plurality of contexts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventor: Bijal Mehta