Patents by Inventor David S. Linden

David S. Linden 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).

  • Methods, apparatus and systems for enhanced synthetic vision and multi-sensor data fusion to improve operational capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 7747364
    Abstract: The invention provides, in some aspects, improved methods, apparatus and systems for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation that utilize multiple data links between a UAV and a control station in order to transmit control and actionable intelligence data. Such methods, apparatus and systems can be used, for example, to monitor a selected environment (e.g., an oil field or other terrain/environment of interest). In a related aspect, such data links comprise satellite communication channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Roy, Jun Yu, David S. Linden
  • METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED SYNTHETIC VISION AND MULTI-SENSOR DATA FUSION TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20080215204
    Abstract: The invention provides, in some aspects, improved methods, apparatus and systems for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operation that utilize multiple data links between a UAV and a control station in order to transmit control and actionable intelligence data. Such methods, apparatus and systems can be used, for example, to monitor a selected environment (e.g., an oil field or other terrain/environment of interest). In a related aspect, such data links comprise satellite communication channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Philippe Roy, Jun Yu, David S. Linden