Patents by Inventor Jeff Alldredge

Jeff Alldredge 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).

  • Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 12071260
    Abstract: Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An example system includes a rocket, a carriage, a guide element, and a launch guide. The carriage is coupled to the rocket and is configured to releasably support an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The guide element is coupled to the rocket. The launch guide is configured to be engaged by the guide element during a launch of the rocket while the carriage is supporting the UAV. The guide element is configured to move along the launch guide during the launch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Insitu, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian D. Dennis, Jacob Allen, Jeff Alldredge
  • LAUNCH AND/OR RECOVERY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND/OR OTHER PAYLOADS, INCLUDING VIA PARACHUTE-ASSIST, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230406537
    Abstract: Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An example system includes a rocket, a carriage, a guide element, and a launch guide. The carriage is coupled to the rocket and is configured to releasably support an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The guide element is coupled to the rocket. The launch guide is configured to be engaged by the guide element during a launch of the rocket while the carriage is supporting the UAV. The guide element is configured to move along the launch guide during the launch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Brian D. Dennis, Jacob Allen, Jeff Alldredge
  • Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 11603216
    Abstract: Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An example unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system includes a lift device, a parachute, and a capture line. The lift device includes a canister. The parachute is stowed in and deployable from the canister. The capture line is attached to the parachute and to a line control device. The capture line is configured to be engaged by a capture device located at an end of a wing of a UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: INSITU, INC.
    Inventors: Brian D. Dennis, Jacob Allen, Jeff Alldredge
  • LAUNCH AND/OR RECOVERY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND/OR OTHER PAYLOADS, INCLUDING VIA PARACHUTE-ASSIST, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20210371126
    Abstract: Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An example unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system includes a lift device, a parachute, and a capture line. The lift device includes a canister. The parachute is stowed in and deployable from the canister. The capture line is attached to the parachute and to a line control device. The capture line is configured to be engaged by a capture device located at an end of a wing of a UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Brian D. Dennis, Jacob Allen, Jeff Alldredge