Patents by Inventor Ed DeMoss

Ed DeMoss 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).

  • Unmanned aircraft for positioning an instrument for inspection purposes and methods of inspecting a target surface
    Patent number: 9823664
    Abstract: A method of positioning an instrument by an unmanned aircraft for measurement purposes relating to a target surface is provided. The method includes coupling the instrument to the unmanned aircraft and moving the unmanned aircraft to position the instrument away from the target surface. The method further includes stabilizing the unmanned aircraft to maintain a constant altitude and a level attitude relative to the target surface and orientating the instrument perpendicular to the target surface. A measurement is conducted by the instrument while the instrument is orientated perpendicular to the target surface. The method also includes transmitting the measurement to a receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: A.M.T.S., LLC
    Inventors: Michael L. Krogh, Ed DeMoss
  • UNMANNED AIRCRAFT FOR POSITIONING AN INSTRUMENT FOR INSPECTION PURPOSES AND METHODS OF INSPECTING A TARGET SURFACE
    Publication number: 20170248967
    Abstract: A method of positioning an instrument by an unmanned aircraft for measurement purposes relating to a target surface is provided. The method includes coupling the instrument to the unmanned aircraft and moving the unmanned aircraft to position the instrument away from the target surface. The method further includes stabilizing the unmanned aircraft to maintain a constant altitude and a level attitude relative to the target surface and orientating the instrument perpendicular to the target surface. A measurement is conducted by the instrument while the instrument is orientated perpendicular to the target surface. The method also includes transmitting the measurement to a receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Michael L. Krogh, Ed DeMoss