Patents by Inventor Eric S Hare

Eric S Hare 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).

  • Drone-based inspection of terrestrial assets and corresponding methods, systems, and apparatuses
    Patent number: 10313575
    Abstract: A terrestrial asset inspection system includes a drone (101). One or more processors (105) of the drone receive one or more image capture parameters (202), which can include a minimum number of images per unit area (206), a minimum overlap amount for any two adjacent images (207), or other factors. The one or more processors also receive geographical boundary information (222) of the terrestrial asset (400). At least one flight plan (122) is determined as a function of these parameters, and the drone flies in accordance with the flight plan while an image capture device (108) captures a plurality of images (501) meeting or exceeding the image capture parameters to inspect the terrestrial asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Talon Aerolytics, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin Wingo, Phillip Bevel, Eric S Hare