Patents by Inventor Ed CLAY

Ed CLAY 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).

  • FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS, GROUND-BASED CONTROL CENTRES, REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20260080784
    Abstract: There is disclosed a flight control system, the flight control system including a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and a ground-based control centre, wherein the RPA and the ground-based control centre are configured to communicate using a plurality of different communication systems, wherein the RPA includes a computer system configured to determine operation risk, wherein the computer system receives input from the ground-based control centre for use in the determination of operation risk, wherein the computer system is configured to select a communication system from the plurality of different communication systems, and to use the selected communication system for communication between the RPA and the ground-based control centre, based on the determined operation risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Robert BOWYER, Charles TAVNER, Ed CLAY, Mike PERRETT, Chris ADAMS
  • Flight control systems, ground-based control centres, remotely piloted aircraft, and method
    Patent number: 12488694
    Abstract: There is disclosed a flight control system, the flight control system including a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and a ground-based control centre, wherein the RPA and the ground-based control centre are configured to communicate using a plurality of different communication systems, wherein the RPA includes a computer system configured to determine operation risk, wherein the computer system receives input from the ground-based control centre for use in the determination of operation risk, wherein the computer system is configured to select a communication system from the plurality of different communication systems, and to use the selected communication system for communication between the RPA and the ground-based control centre, based on the determined operation risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: FLYLOGIX HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Bowyer, Charles Tavner, Ed Clay, Mike Perrett, Chris Adams
  • FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS, GROUND-BASED CONTROL CENTRES, REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220375351
    Abstract: There is disclosed a flight control system, the flight control system including a Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and a ground-based control centre, wherein the RPA and the ground-based control centre are configured to communicate using a plurality of different communication systems, wherein the RPA includes a computer system configured to determine operation risk, wherein the computer system receives input from the ground-based control centre for use in the determination of operation risk, wherein the computer system is configured to select a communication system from the plurality of different communication systems, and to use the selected communication system for communication between the RPA and the ground-based control centre, based on the determined operation risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Robert BOWYER, Charles TAVNER, Ed CLAY, Mike PERRETT, Chris ADAMS