Patents by Inventor Jacob Bonner

Jacob Bonner 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).

  • Method and apparatus for autonomous buoy-based situational awareness for flying boats
    Patent number: 11679895
    Abstract: A method for establishing a situational awareness of a surface of a body of water is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes deploying a plurality of autonomous buoys under or on the surface of the body of water; and scattering the plurality of autonomous buoys to form a mesh communication network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Laveen Vikram Sundararaj, Nicolas Swarner, Jacob Bonner
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS BUOY-BASED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS FOR FLYING BOATS
    Publication number: 20210276729
    Abstract: A method for establishing a situational awareness of a surface of a body of water is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes deploying a plurality of autonomous buoys under or on the surface of the body of water; and scattering the plurality of autonomous buoys to form a mesh communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
    Inventors: LAVEEN VIKRAM SUNDARARAJ, Nicolas Swarner, Jacob Bonner