Patents by Inventor James Patrick Jonas

James Patrick Jonas 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 performing water sampling with an unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 11391650
    Abstract: A UAV capable of sampling a hazardous body of water and a method of using the same. An electronic controller of the attached apparatus receives a first instruction to lower a sampling device at a specified rate into the body of water. The sampling device is connected to the apparatus via a line, and the sampling device is lowered by unspooling the line from a reel. The sampling device is lowered at the specified rate into the body of water based on the instruction and is retrieved from the body of water. A line-cutting device can cut the line should the sampling device get caught up in an obstruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventors: Ian Stuart Fairweather, James Patrick Jonas
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING WATER SAMPLING WITH AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200326262
    Abstract: A UAV capable of sampling a hazardous body of water and a method of using the same is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by an electronic controller of the attached apparatus, a first instruction to lower a sampling device at a specified rate into the body of water. The sampling device is connected to the apparatus via a line, and the sampling device is lowered by unspooling the line from a reel. The method also includes lowering the sampling device at the specified rate into the body of water based on the instruction. The method also includes retrieving the sampling device from the body of water. A line-cutting device can cut the line should the sampling device get caught up in an obstruction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Fairweather IT LLC
    Inventors: Ian Stuart Fairweather, James Patrick Jonas