Patents by Inventor Charles Chaapel

Charles Chaapel 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).

  • Method and apparatus for determination of water pervious surfaces
    Patent number: 7660430
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the pervious and impervious area within parcels associated with a municipality for purposes of generating bills for storm water runoff to parcel owners. Aerial imagery, collected from an aircraft and/or satellite, of the relevant municipality, or portion thereof, is collected, processed, and analyzed to determine the amount of water impervious area associated with each relevant parcel within the municipality. This information for each parcel may then be used to determine an appropriate amount of money to be charged to the owner of each respective parcel. The amount of impervious area per parcel is calculated based on parcel boundary information specific to the municipality that may contain spatial domain errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: DigitalGlobe, Inc.
    Inventors: Kumar Navulur, Dave Loomis, Charles Chaapel
  • Method and Apparatus for Determination of Water Pervious Surfaces
    Publication number: 20060262963
    Abstract: A system and method for determining the pervious and impervious area within parcels associated with a municipality for purposes of generating bills for storm water runoff to parcel owners. Aerial imagery, collected from an aircraft and/or satellite, of the relevant municipality, or portion thereof, is collected, processed, and analyzed to determine the amount of water impervious area associated with each relevant parcel within the municipality. This information for each parcel may then be used to determine an appropriate amount of money to be charged to the owner of each respective parcel. The amount of impervious area per parcel is calculated based on parcel boundary information specific to the municipality that may contain spatial domain errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: DIGITALGLOBE, INC.
    Inventors: Kumar Navulur, Dave Loomis, Charles Chaapel