Patents by Inventor Eric Christopher TOWNSEND

Eric Christopher TOWNSEND 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: 20250189278
    Abstract: A flying vehicle is disclosed with a plurality of projectile systems that each contains a projectile for projecting at another flying device. The flying vehicle can include a control system, a flight system in communication with the control system for enabling the flying vehicle to fly, a first projectile system in communication with the control system and a second projectile system in communication with the control system. The control system determines, based on a characteristic of a target flying vehicle, whether to implement a first mode utilizing the first projectile system or a second mode utilizing the second projectile system to capture the target flying vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventors: Matthew Elliott ARGYLE, Eric Christopher TOWNSEND, Norman FONG
  • Patent number: 12209844
    Abstract: A flying vehicle is disclosed with a plurality of projectile systems that each contains a projectile for projecting at another flying device. The flying vehicle can include a control system, a flight system in communication with the control system for enabling the flying vehicle to fly, a first projectile system in communication with the control system and a second projectile system in communication with the control system. The control system determines, based on a characteristic of a target flying vehicle, whether to implement a first mode utilizing the first projectile system or a second mode utilizing the second projectile system to capture the target flying vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Fortem Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Elliott Argyle, Eric Christopher Townsend, Norman Fong
  • Patent number: 11747113
    Abstract: A flying vehicle is disclosed with a projectile module or component that contains a projectile for projecting at another flying device. The flying vehicle receives an identification of a target flying device and applies a projectile model which generates a determination that indicates whether a projectile, if fired from the projectile component, the projectile will hit the target flying device. The projectile model taking into account one or more of a wind modeling in an area around the flying vehicle based on an inference of wind due to a tilt of the flying vehicle, a projected path of the target device based on its identification and a drag on the projectile as it deploys from the projectile component. When the determination indicates that the projectile will hit the targeted device according to a threshold value, the flying vehicle fires the projectile at the targeted flying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FORTEM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Christopher Townsend, Matthew Elliott Argyle, Norman Fong
  • Publication number: 20220049932
    Abstract: A flying vehicle is disclosed with a plurality of projectile systems that each contains a projectile for projecting at another flying device. The flying vehicle can include a control system, a flight system in communication with the control system for enabling the flying vehicle to fly, a first projectile system in communication with the control system and a second projectile system in communication with the control system. The control system determines, based on a characteristic of a target flying vehicle, whether to implement a first mode utilizing the first projectile system or a second mode utilizing the second projectile system to capture the target flying vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew Elliott ARGYLE, Eric Christopher TOWNSEND, Norman FONG
  • Publication number: 20210116215
    Abstract: A flying vehicle is disclosed with a projectile module or component that contains a projectile for projecting at another flying device. The flying vehicle receives an identification of a target flying device and applies a projectile model which generates a determination that indicates whether a projectile, if fired from the projectile component, the projectile will hit the target flying device. The projectile model taking into account one or more of a wind modeling in an area around the flying vehicle based on an inference of wind due to a tilt of the flying vehicle, a projected path of the target device based on its identification and a drag on the projectile as it deploys from the projectile component. When the determination indicates that the projectile will hit the targeted device according to a threshold value, the flying vehicle fires the projectile at the targeted flying device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Christopher TOWNSEND, Matthew Elliott ARGYLE, Norman FONG
  • Patent number: 10859346
    Abstract: A flying vehicle is disclosed with a projectile module or component that contains a projectile for projecting at another flying device. The flying vehicle receives an identification of a target flying device and applies a projectile model which generates a determination that indicates whether a projectile, if fired from the projectile component, the projectile will hit the target flying device. The projectile model taking into account one or more of a wind modeling in an area around the flying vehicle based on an inference of wind due to a tilt of the flying vehicle, a projected path of the target device based on its identification and a drag on the projectile as it deploys from the projectile component. When the determination indicates that the projectile will hit the targeted device according to a threshold value, the flying vehicle fires the projectile at the targeted flying device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: FORTEM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Christopher Townsend, Matthew Elliott Argyle, Norman Fong
  • Publication number: 20200132416
    Abstract: A flying vehicle is disclosed with a projectile module or component that contains a projectile for projecting at another flying device. The flying vehicle receives an identification of a target flying device and applies a projectile model which generates a determination that indicates whether a projectile, if fired from the projectile component, the projectile will hit the target flying device. The projectile model taking into account one or more of a wind modeling in an area around the flying vehicle based on an inference of wind due to a tilt of the flying vehicle, a projected path of the target device based on its identification and a drag on the projectile as it deploys from the projectile component. When the determination indicates that the projectile will hit the targeted device according to a threshold value, the flying vehicle fires the projectile at the targeted flying device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Christopher TOWNSEND, Matthew Elliott ARGYLE, Norman FONG