Patents by Inventor Caleb B. Carr
Caleb B. Carr 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).
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Patent number: 11926415Abstract: Physical and logical components of a long line loiter control system address control of a long line loiter maneuver conducted beneath a carrier, such as a fixed-wing aircraft. Control may comprise identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states of the carrier, a suspended load control system, and a long line. Identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states may comprise determining characteristics of state conditions over time as well as response time between state conditions. Reacting may comprise controlling a hoist of the carrier, controlling thrusters of the suspended load control system, and or controlling or issuing flight control instructions to the carrier so as not to increase the response time and or to avoid a hazard.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLCInventors: Derek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Logan Goodrich
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Patent number: 11834174Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to enhance control of a drone-load system, including through drone thrusters or load thrusters.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2023Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLCInventors: Derek Sikora, Logan Goodrich, Caleb B Carr
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Patent number: 11746951Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to deploy a suspended load control apparatus onto a suspension cable and optionally allowing the suspended load control system to rotate about the suspension cable without imparting a significant rotational force on the suspension cable from rotation of the suspended load control system.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLCInventors: Derek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Logan Goodrich
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Publication number: 20230249820Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to enhance control of a drone-load system, including through drone thrusters or load thrusters.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Logan Goodrich, Caleb B. Carr
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Publication number: 20220371736Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to enhance control of a drone-load system, including through drone thrusters or load thrusters.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Logan Goodrich, Caleb B. Carr
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Publication number: 20220281721Abstract: Load control apparatuses, systems and methods to control a location, orientation, or rotation of a suspended load by imparting thrust vectors to the suspended load or to a structure that holds the load. The load control apparatuses, systems and method may be integrated into a structure that holds a load, such as a rescue litter. The load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be modular. The modular load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be secured to a load or to a structure that holds the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Adam L.K. Philipp
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Publication number: 20220135378Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to deploy and stow a deployable equipment to and from a hoist, to control a load on a suspension without transfer of torque to the suspension cable, for the deployable equipment to obtain data and electrical services from a dock of a carrier, and for the deployable equipment to control the hoist, such as a reel of a hoist, to control a z-axis of a terminal end of the suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control an elevation of a load, such as relative to carrier, ground, or an objective or target, to control a tension on or of suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control a rate of ascent or descent of a terminal end of suspension cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 21, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: VITA INCLINATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Logan Goodrich, Daniel Stehling, Jonathan Zeller Oster, Caleb B. Carr, Patrick Carr
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Publication number: 20220121225Abstract: Physical and logical components of a long line loiter control system address control of a long line loiter maneuver conducted beneath a carrier, such as a fixed-wing aircraft. Control may comprise identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states of the carrier, a suspended load control system, and a long line. Identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states may comprise determining characteristics of state conditions over time as well as response time between state conditions. Reacting may comprise controlling a hoist of the carrier, controlling thrusters of the suspended load control system, and or controlling or issuing flight control instructions to the carrier so as not to increase the response time and or to avoid a hazard.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Applicant: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek SIKORA, Caleb B. Carr, Logan GOODRICH
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Publication number: 20210405656Abstract: Physical and logical components of a long line loiter control system address control of a long line loiter maneuver conducted beneath a carrier, such as a fixed-wing aircraft. Control may comprise identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states of the carrier, a suspended load control system, and a long line. Identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states may comprise determining characteristics of state conditions over time as well as response time between state conditions. Reacting may comprise controlling a hoist of the carrier, controlling thrusters of the suspended load control system, and or controlling or issuing flight control instructions to the carrier so as not to increase the response time and or to avoid a hazard.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek SIKORA, Caleb B. Carr, Logan GOODRICH
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Patent number: 11209836Abstract: Physical and logical components of a long line loiter control system address control of a long line loiter maneuver conducted beneath a carrier, such as a fixed-wing aircraft. Control may comprise identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states of the carrier, a suspended load control system, and a long line. Identifying, predicting, and reacting to estimated states and predicted states may comprise determining characteristics of state conditions over time as well as response time between state conditions. Reacting may comprise controlling a hoist of the carrier, controlling thrusters of the suspended load control system, and or controlling or issuing flight control instructions to the carrier so as not to increase the response time and or to avoid a hazard.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2021Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Logan Goodrich
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Patent number: 11142316Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to enhance control of a drone-load system, including through drone thrusters or load thrusters.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Logan Goodrich, Caleb B. Carr
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Publication number: 20210229808Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to enhance control of a drone-load system, including through drone thrusters or load thrusters.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Logan Goodrich, Caleb B Carr
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Patent number: 11008198Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to deploy and stow a deployable equipment to and from a hoist, to control a load on a suspension without transfer of torque to the suspension cable, for the deployable equipment to obtain data and information from the hoist, and for the deployable equipment to control the hoist, such as a reel of a hoist, to control a z-axis of a terminal end of the suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control an elevation of a load, such as relative to carrier, ground, or an objective or target, to control a tension on or of suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control a rate of ascent or descent of a terminal end of suspension cable.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: VITA INCLINATA TECHNOLOGIES, INCInventors: Derek Sikora, Logan Goodrich, Daniel Stehling, Jonathan Zeller Oster, Caleb B. Carr, Patrick Carr
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Patent number: 10940061Abstract: Load control apparatuses, systems and methods to control a location, orientation, or rotation of a suspended load by imparting thrust vectors to the suspended load or to a structure that holds the load. The load control apparatuses, systems and method may be integrated into a structure that holds a load, such as a rescue litter. The load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be modular. The modular load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be secured to a load or to a structure that holds the load.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Adam L. K. Philipp
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Publication number: 20210017000Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to deploy and stow a deployable equipment to and from a hoist, to control a load on a suspension without transfer of torque to the suspension cable, for the deployable equipment to obtain data and information from the hoist, and for the deployable equipment to control the hoist, such as a reel of a hoist, to control a z-axis of a terminal end of the suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control an elevation of a load, such as relative to carrier, ground, or an objective or target, to control a tension on or of suspension cable. Control of the z-axis may be, for example, to control a rate of ascent or descent of a terminal end of suspension cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: January 21, 2021Applicant: VITA INCLINATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Logan Goodrich, Daniel Stehling, Jonathan Zeller Oster, Caleb B. Carr, Patrick Carr
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Patent number: 10870558Abstract: Load control apparatuses, systems and methods to control a location, orientation, or rotation of a suspended load by imparting thrust vectors to the suspended load or to a structure that holds the load. The load control apparatuses, systems and method may be integrated into a structure that holds a load, such as a rescue litter. The load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be modular. The modular load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be secured to a load or to a structure that holds the load.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Adam L. K. Philipp
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Publication number: 20200369492Abstract: Load stability systems and methods for stabilizing swinging motions of suspended loads. The load stability systems include a fully automated, self-powered device that employs thrust to counteract and control lateral and rotational motion of an external load. The device is a temporary installment on the load, cable, or boom, and is agnostic to the platform from which it is suspended.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2020Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: VITA INCLINATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Derek SIKORA, Caleb B. Carr, Logan Goodrich
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Publication number: 20200271270Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to deploy a suspended load control apparatus onto a suspension cable and optionally allowing the suspended load control system to rotate about the suspension cable without imparting a significant rotational force on the suspension cable from rotation of the suspended load control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Logan Goodrich
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Publication number: 20200231415Abstract: Load control apparatuses, systems and methods to control a location, orientation, or rotation of a suspended load by imparting thrust vectors to the suspended load or to a structure that holds the load. The load control apparatuses, systems and method may be integrated into a structure that holds a load, such as a rescue litter. The load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be modular. The modular load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be secured to a load or to a structure that holds the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Adam L.K. Philipp
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Publication number: 20200222257Abstract: Load control apparatuses, systems and methods to control a location, orientation, or rotation of a suspended load by imparting thrust vectors to the suspended load or to a structure that holds the load. The load control apparatuses, systems and method may be integrated into a structure that holds a load, such as a rescue litter. The load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be modular. The modular load control apparatuses, systems, and methods may be secured to a load or to a structure that holds the load.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Vita Inclinata Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Derek Sikora, Caleb B. Carr, Adam L.K. Philipp