Patents by Inventor Blaine Schanfeldt

Blaine Schanfeldt 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).

  • IDENTIFYING CAMERA POSTION OF A UAV IN FLIGHT UTILIZING REAL TIME KINEMATIC SATELLITE NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20190144113
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a position of a camera affixed to a UAV in flight when the camera captures a digital aerial image. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods utilize real time kinematic satellite navigation techniques to identify a position of a UAV. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods precisely determine the time that a camera captures a digital aerial image together with an attitude of the UAV at the time of capture to calculate a location of a camera at the time of capture. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods can utilize the determined position of the camera together with the captured digital aerial image to generate a three-dimensional representation of a site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: David Chen, Colleen Kelly Twitty, Blaine Schanfeldt, James J. Johnson, Jacob Federico
  • Identifying camera position of a UAV in flight utilizing real time kinematic satellite navigation
    Patent number: 10189567
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a position of a camera affixed to a UAV in flight when the camera captures a digital aerial image. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods utilize real time kinematic satellite navigation techniques to identify a position of a UAV. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods precisely determine the time that a camera captures a digital aerial image together with an attitude of the UAV at the time of capture to calculate a location of a camera at the time of capture. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods can utilize the determined position of the camera together with the captured digital aerial image to generate a three-dimensional representation of a site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SKYCATCH, INC.
    Inventors: David Chen, Colleen Kelly Twitty, Blaine Schanfeldt, James J Johnson, Jacob Federico
  • IDENTIFYING CAMERA POSITION OF A UAV IN FLIGHT UTILIZING REAL TIME KINEMATIC SATELLITE NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20170355458
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a position of a camera affixed to a UAV in flight when the camera captures a digital aerial image. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods utilize real time kinematic satellite navigation techniques to identify a position of a UAV. Moreover, the disclosed systems and methods precisely determine the time that a camera captures a digital aerial image together with an attitude of the UAV at the time of capture to calculate a location of a camera at the time of capture. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods can utilize the determined position of the camera together with the captured digital aerial image to generate a three-dimensional representation of a site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: David Chen, Colleen Kelly Twitty, Blaine Schanfeldt, James J. Johnson, Jacob Federico