Patents by Inventor Jay Brannon Cleckler

Jay Brannon Cleckler 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).

  • Pixellated surveillance of low-altitude aircraft using low-cost networked sensors
    Patent number: 12057023
    Abstract: A method of detecting and preventing airspace collision with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes dividing an airspace into a plurality of sectors, positioning a plurality of sensor installations to detect presence of an aircraft at respective boundaries between the sectors, detecting presence of the aircraft at a first of the boundaries based on sensor data collected from a first one of the sensor installations that is positioned to detect presence of the aircraft at the first boundary, and transmitting a signal based on the detection of the presence of the aircraft at the first boundary to a control system of the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SCIENTIFIC APPLICATIONS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Jay Brannon Cleckler, Jesse Lee Klang, Sam Youngdale