Patents by Inventor James Kendall Walker

James Kendall Walker 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).

  • Delivery landing pads for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
    Patent number: 10960988
    Abstract: Delivery landing pads for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are disclosed. A disclosed landing pad to support a UAV includes a landing surface, and a pressure sensor operatively coupled to the landing surface. The landing pad also includes a processor to determine a presence of the UAV on the landing pad and calculate a weight of a payload transported by the UAV based on a measurement of the pressure sensor to determine whether the payload has been delivered to the landing pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: James Kendall Walker
  • DELIVERY LANDING PADS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVs)
    Publication number: 20200017237
    Abstract: Delivery landing pads for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are disclosed. A disclosed landing pad to support a UAV includes a landing surface, and a pressure sensor operatively coupled to the landing surface. The landing pad also includes a processor to determine a presence of the UAV on the landing pad and calculate a weight of a payload transported by the UAV based on a measurement of the pressure sensor to determine whether the payload has been delivered to the landing pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: James Kendall Walker