Patents by Inventor Gareth D. Padfield

Gareth D. Padfield 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).

  • Vehicle guidance system
    Patent number: 8065044
    Abstract: A vehicle guidance system comprising: a measurement system; a processor arranged to receive information from the measurement system and convert said information into at least one time-to-contact based parameter; and a control system arranged to receive the at least one time-to-contact based parameter from the processor and use the at least one time-to-contact based parameter to either automatically guide the vehicle or to provide vehicle guidance information to a pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: The University of Liverpool
    Inventors: Michael Jump, Gareth D. Padfield, David N. Lee
  • Vehicle Guidance System
    Publication number: 20080027594
    Abstract: A vehicle guidance system comprising: a measurement system; a processor arranged to receive information from the measurement system and convert said information into at least one time-to-contact based parameter; and a control system arranged to receive the at least one time-to-contact based parameter from the processor and use the at least one time-to-contact based parameter to either automatically guide the vehicle or to provide vehicle guidance information to a pilot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicants: The University of Liverpool, The University of Edinburgh
    Inventors: Michael Jump, Gareth D. Padfield, David N. Lee