Patents by Inventor Christopher D. Gatland

Christopher D. Gatland 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).

  • Publication number: 20230141654
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide dynamically adjusted instrumentation for improved user convenience. In one example, the dynamically adjusted instrumentation provides a virtual gauge comprising a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is associated with a corresponding range of values for a monitored condition; receives a first value within a first one of the range of values; renders on a user display the first value with a first one of the segments associated the first range while excluding from the user display at least a portion of a second one of the segments associated with a second one of the range of values; receives a second value associated with the second range of values; and renders on the user display the second value with the second segment while excluding from the user display at least a portion of the first segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventor: Christopher D. Gatland
  • Patent number: 11430332
    Abstract: Flight based infrared imaging systems and related techniques, and in particular unmanned aerial system (UAS) based systems, are provided for aiding in operation and/or piloting of a mobile structure. Such systems and techniques may include determining environmental conditions around the mobile structure with the UAS detecting the presence of objects and/or persons around the mobile structure and/or determining the presence of other structures around the mobile structure. Instructions for the operation of such mobile structures may then be accordingly determined responsive to such data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: FLIR Belgium BVBA
    Inventors: Mark Rivers, Christopher D. Gatland, Cenk Tugcetin, Chris Jones, Adam Murphy
  • Publication number: 20220214171
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide passage planning for a mobile structure. A passage planning system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a user interface associated with the mobile structure and at least one operational state sensor mounted to or within the mobile structure. The logic device determines an operational range map based, at least in part, on an operational state of the mobile structure, potential navigational hazards, and/or environmental conditions associated with the mobile structure. Such operational range map and other control signals may be displayed to a user and/or used to generate a planned route and/or adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Mark Johnson, William M. Sayer, Mark Rivers, Brian L. Jensen, Marcel Tremblay, Christopher D. Gatland
  • Publication number: 20210080260
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide passage planning for a mobile structure. A passage planning system includes a logic device configured to communicate with a user interface associated with the mobile structure and at least one operational state sensor mounted to or within the mobile structure. The logic device determines an operational range map based, at least in part, on an operational state of the mobile structure and/or environmental conditions associated with the mobile structure. Such operational range map and other control signals may be displayed to a user and/or used to generate a planned route and/or adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Marcel Tremblay, Mark Johnson, Mark Rivers, William M. Sayer, Brian L. Jensen, Christopher D. Gatland
  • Patent number: 10852429
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide accurate and intuitive control over the display of sonar image data provided by sonar systems for mobile structures. A sonar system includes a user interface and a logic device configured to receive and display multiple different sonar image data sets from multiple different types of transducer modules to a user. The logic device is configured to render a historical view selector on a display of the user interface, where the historical view selector is configured to provide for selection of a particular view time in a period of time corresponding to the first and/or second sonar image data, receive user input identifying a selected view time within the range of time, and render first and second portions of the first and second image data corresponding to the selected view time on the display of the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: FLIR BELGIUM BVBA
    Inventor: Christopher D. Gatland
  • Publication number: 20190172348
    Abstract: Flight based infrared imaging systems and related techniques, and in particular unmanned aerial system (UAS) based systems, are provided for aiding in operation and/or piloting of a mobile structure. Such systems and techniques may include determining environmental conditions around the mobile structure with the UAS detecting the presence of objects and/or persons around the mobile structure and/or determining the presence of other structures around the mobile structure. Instructions for the operation of such mobile structures may then be accordingly determined responsive to such data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventors: Mark Rivers, Christopher D. Gatland, Cenk Tugcetin, Chris Jones, Adam Murphy
  • Publication number: 20180313953
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide accurate and intuitive control over the display of sonar image data provided by sonar systems for mobile structures. A sonar system includes a user interface and a logic device configured to receive and display multiple different sonar image data sets from multiple different types of transducer modules to a user. The logic device is configured to render a historical view selector on a display of the user interface, where the historical view selector is configured to provide for selection of a particular view time in a period of time corresponding to the first and/or second sonar image data, receive user input identifying a selected view time within the range of time, and render first and second portions of the first and second image data corresponding to the selected view time on the display of the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher D. Gatland