Patents by Inventor Christopher Michael Geyer

Christopher Michael Geyer 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).

  • Collaborative Engagement for Target Identification and Tracking
    Publication number: 20120290152
    Abstract: A method for controlling unmanned vehicles to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one unmanned vehicle. The method comprises: providing an unmanned air vehicle including sensors configured to locate a target and an unmanned ground vehicle including sensors configured to locate and track the target; communicating and exchanging data to and among the unmanned ground vehicles; controlling the unmanned air vehicle and the unmanned ground vehicle to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned air vehicles; geolocating the predetermined target with the unmanned air vehicle using information regarding a position of the unmanned air vehicle and information regarding a position of the target relative to the unmanned air vehicle; and transmitting information defining the geolocation of the predetermined target to the unmanned ground vehicle so that the unmanned ground vehicle can perform path planning based on the geolocation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Carol Carlin Cheung, Brian Masao Yamauchi, Christopher Vernon Jones, Mark Bourne Moseley, Sanjiv Singh, Christopher Michael Geyer, Benjamin Peter Grocholsky, Earl Clyde Cox
  • Collaborative engagement for target identification and tracking
    Patent number: 8244469
    Abstract: A collaborative engagement system comprises: at least two unmanned vehicles comprising an unmanned air vehicle including sensors configured to locate a target and an unmanned ground vehicle including sensors configured to locate and track a target; and a controller facilitating control of, and communication and exchange of data to and among the unmanned vehicles, the controller facilitating data exchange via a common protocol. The collaborative engagement system controls the unmanned vehicles to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventors: Carol Carlin Cheung, Brian Masao Yamauchi, Christopher Vernon Jones, Mark Bourne Moseley, Sanjiv Singh, Christopher Michael Geyer, Benjamin Peter Grocholsky, Earl Clyde Cox
  • COLLABORATIVE ENGAGEMENT FOR TARGET IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING
    Publication number: 20100017046
    Abstract: A collaborative engagement system comprises: at least two unmanned vehicles comprising an unmanned air vehicle including sensors configured to locate a target and an unmanned ground vehicle including sensors configured to locate and track a target; and a controller facilitating control of, and communication and exchange of data to and among the unmanned vehicles, the controller facilitating data exchange via a common protocol. The collaborative engagement system controls the unmanned vehicles to maintain line-of-sight between a predetermined target and at least one of the unmanned vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Carol Carlin Cheung, Brian Masao Yamauchi, Christopher Vernon Jones, Mark Bourne Moseley, Sanjiv Singh, Christopher Michael Geyer, Benjamin Peter Grocholsky, Earl Clyde Cox