Patents by Inventor Hampton Dews

Hampton Dews 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 airborne reconnaissance system
    Patent number: 7210654
    Abstract: An unmanned airborne reconnaissance system, the unmanned airborne reconnaissance system including a lightweight, portable, powered aircraft and a foldable launch rail, the aircraft, in a broken down condition and the launch rail in a broken down condition fitable inside a box, the box capable of being carried by one man. The launch system includes an elongated launch rail with the carriage assembly, and a propulsion means for accelerating the carriage assembly from one end of the launch rail to the other. The carriage assembly releasably engages the aircraft so as to propel the aircraft from one end of the launch rail to the other. The propulsion may be by a cartridge that explodes and releases a gas through a cylinder, or by elastic cords. The aircraft is guided through the air either by a programmed onboard computer which controls the control surfaces of the aircraft and/or by remote control. The aircraft typically contains a camera for recording and transmitting images received from the ground below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Mission Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Beverly Cox, Hampton Dews, Nicholas Nyroth
  • Unmanned biplane for airborne reconnaissance and surveillance having staggered and gapped wings
    Publication number: 20060102798
    Abstract: The present invention provides an unmanned airborne reconnaissance vehicle having a fuselage, a forward wing pair and a rearward wing pair vertically separated by a gap and staggered fore and aft therebetween such that a general biplane configuration is formed. The present invention provides a pair of wing tip plates for joining the wing tips of the forward and rearward wings. The unmanned airborne reconnaissance vehicle of the present invention includes a power plant to propel the vehicle through the air and a generally T-shaped tail having a vertical stabilizer including a rudder and a full span elevator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Beverly Cox, Hampton Dews, Nicholas Nyroth
  • Unmanned airborne reconnaissance system
    Patent number: 7014141
    Abstract: An unmanned airborne reconnaissance system, the unmanned airborne reconnaissance system including a lightweight, portable, powered aircraft and a foldable launch rail, the aircraft, in a broken down condition and the launch rail in a broken down condition fitable inside a box, the box capable of being carried by one man. The launch system includes an elongated launch rail with the carriage assembly, and a propulsion means for accelerating the carriage assembly from one end of the launch rail to the other. The carriage assembly releasably engages the aircraft so as to propel the aircraft from one end of the launch rail to the other. The propulsion may be by a cartridge that explodes and releases a gas through a cylinder, or by elastic cords. The aircraft is guided through the air either by a programmed onboard computer which controls the control surfaces of the aircraft and/or by remote control. The aircraft typically contains a camera for recording and transmitting images received from the ground below.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Mission Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Beverly Cox, Hampton Dews, Nicholas Nyroth
  • Unmanned biplane for airborne reconnaissance and surveillance having staggered and gapped wings
    Patent number: 6626398
    Abstract: The present invention provides an unmanned airborne reconnaissance vehicle having a fuselage, a forward wing pair and a rearward wing pair vertically separated by a gap and staggered fore and aft therebetween such that a general biplane configuration is formed. The present invention provides a pair of wing tip plates for joining the wing tips of the forward and rearward wings. The unmanned airborne reconnaissance vehicle of the present invention includes a power plant to propel the vehicle through the air and a generally T-shaped tail having a vertical stabilizer including a rudder and a full span elevator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Mission Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Beverly Cox, Hampton Dews, Nicholas Nyroth
  • Unmanned airborne reconnaissance system
    Publication number: 20030155463
    Abstract: An unmanned airborne reconnaissance system, the unmanned airborne reconnaissance system including a lightweight, portable, powered aircraft and a foldable launch rail, the aircraft, in a broken down condition and the launch rail in a broken down condition fitable inside a box, the box capable of being carried by one man. The launch system includes an elongated launch rail with the carriage assembly, and a propulsion means for accelerating the carriage assembly from one end of the launch rail to the other. The carriage assembly releasably engages the aircraft so as to propel the aircraft from one end of the launch rail to the other. The propulsion may be by a cartridge that explodes and releases a gas through a cylinder, or by elastic cords. The aircraft is guided through the air either by a programmed onboard computer which controls the control surfaces of the aircraft and/or by remote control. The aircraft typically contains a camera for recording and transmitting images received from the ground below.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: MISSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Beverly Cox, Hampton Dews, Nicholas Nyroth