Patents by Inventor Gareth Cross

Gareth Cross 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: 20250153861
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include a landing surface configured to hold an unmanned aerial vehicle; a box configured to enclose the landing surface in a first arrangement of the dock and expose the landing surface in a second arrangement of the dock; and a retractable arm, wherein the landing surface is positioned at an end of the retractable arm and the retractable arm is configured to extend to move the landing surface outside of the box and contract to pull the landing surface inside of the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Jack Zhu, Gareth Cross, Teodor Tomic, Adam Bry, Abraham Galton Bachrach
  • Patent number: 12296981
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include a landing surface configured to hold an unmanned aerial vehicle; a box configured to enclose the landing surface in a first arrangement of the dock and expose the landing surface in a second arrangement of the dock; and a retractable arm, wherein the landing surface is positioned at an end of the retractable arm and the retractable arm is configured to extend to move the landing surface outside of the box and contract to pull the landing surface inside of the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Skydio, Inc.
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Jack Zhu, Gareth Cross, Teodor Tomic, Adam Bry, Abraham Galton Bachrach
  • Publication number: 20240409237
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include a landing surface configured to hold an unmanned aerial vehicle; a box configured to enclose the landing surface in a first arrangement of the dock and expose the landing surface in a second arrangement of the dock; and a retractable arm, wherein the landing surface is positioned at an end of the retractable arm and the retractable arm is configured to extend to move the landing surface outside of the box and contract to pull the landing surface inside of the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Jack Zhu, Gareth Cross, Teodor Tomic, Adam Bry, Abraham Galton Bachrach
  • Publication number: 20240166366
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include a landing surface configured to hold an unmanned aerial vehicle; a box configured to enclose the landing surface in a first arrangement of the dock and expose the landing surface in a second arrangement of the dock; and a retractable arm, wherein the landing surface is positioned at an end of the retractable arm and the retractable arm is configured to extend to move the landing surface outside of the box and contract to pull the landing surface inside of the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Jack Zhu, Gareth Cross, Teodor Tomic, Adam Bry, Abraham Galton Bachrach
  • Publication number: 20240150036
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include an unmanned aerial vehicle including a propulsion mechanism, a battery, and a processing apparatus; and a dock including a landing surface with a funnel geometry shaped to fit a bottom surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle at a base of the funnel, wherein tapered sides of the funnel form corners at the base of the funnel, and a battery charger configured to charge the battery of the unmanned aerial vehicle while the unmanned aerial vehicle is on the landing surface, wherein conducting contacts of the battery charger are on the landing surface, positioned at the bottom of the funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Jack Zhu, Gareth Cross, Teodor Tomic, Adam Bry, Abraham Galton Bachrach
  • Patent number: 11897631
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include a landing surface configured to hold an unmanned aerial vehicle; a box configured to enclose the landing surface in a first arrangement of the dock and expose the landing surface in a second arrangement of the dock; and a retractable arm, wherein the landing surface is positioned at an end of the retractable arm and the retractable arm is configured to extend to move the landing surface outside of the box and contract to pull the landing surface inside of the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Skydio, Inc.
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Jack Zhu, Gareth Cross, Teodor Tomic, Adam Bry, Abraham Galton Bachrach
  • Patent number: 11897632
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include an unmanned aerial vehicle including a propulsion mechanism, a battery, and a processing apparatus; and a dock including a landing surface with a funnel geometry shaped to fit a bottom surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle at a base of the funnel, wherein tapered sides of the funnel form corners at the base of the funnel, and a battery charger configured to charge the battery of the unmanned aerial vehicle while the unmanned aerial vehicle is on the landing surface, wherein conducting contacts of the battery charger are on the landing surface, positioned at the bottom of the funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Skydio, Inc.
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Jack Zhu, Gareth Cross, Teodor Tomic, Adam Bry, Abraham Galton Bachrach
  • Publication number: 20210276733
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include a landing surface configured to hold an unmanned aerial vehicle; a box configured to enclose the landing surface in a first arrangement of the dock and expose the landing surface in a second arrangement of the dock; and a retractable arm, wherein the landing surface is positioned at an end of the retractable arm and the retractable arm is configured to extend to move the landing surface outside of the box and contract to pull the landing surface inside of the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Jack Zhu, Gareth Cross, Teodor Tomic, Adam Bry, Abraham Galton Bachrach
  • Publication number: 20210276734
    Abstract: Described herein are systems for automated docking of an unmanned aerial vehicle. For example, some systems include an unmanned aerial vehicle including a propulsion mechanism, a battery, and a processing apparatus; and a dock including a landing surface with a funnel geometry shaped to fit a bottom surface of the unmanned aerial vehicle at a base of the funnel, wherein tapered sides of the funnel form corners at the base of the funnel, and a battery charger configured to charge the battery of the unmanned aerial vehicle while the unmanned aerial vehicle is on the landing surface, wherein conducting contacts of the battery charger are on the landing surface, positioned at the bottom of the funnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Jack Zhu, Gareth Cross, Teodor Tomic, Adam Bry, Abraham Galton Bachrach