Patents by Inventor John P Swaddle

John P Swaddle 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).

  • Systems and methods for reducing the risks of bird strike
    Patent number: 10986831
    Abstract: A combination of a visual warning cue and a conspicuous auditory warning cue acts synergistically to reduce bird strike frequency against a man-made structure. Methods and systems are described for providing said combination of warning cues when a bird is within a warning zone. The auditory warning cue entails at least two separate sonic pulses within one second when the bird is within the warning zone, and is defined by an intensity-weighted frequency average of between 6 kHz and 18 kHz, and an intensity at a location within the warning zone of at least 70 decibels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: College of William & Mary
    Inventor: John P. Swaddle
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING THE RISKS OF BIRD STRIKE
    Publication number: 20190021303
    Abstract: A combination of a visual warning cue and a conspicuous auditory warning cue acts synergistically to reduce bird strike frequency against a man-made structure. Methods and systems are described for providing said combination of warning cues when a bird is within a warning zone. The auditory warning cue entails at least two separate sonic pulses within one second when the bird is within the warning zone, and is defined by an intensity-weighted frequency average of between 6 kHz and 18 kHz, and an intensity at a location within the warning zone of at least 70 decibels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventor: John P. Swaddle
  • System and method for disrupting auditory communications among animals in a defined locale
    Patent number: 9693548
    Abstract: One or more sound producers disrupt auditory communications among animals in a defined locale. The sound is defined by (i) a frequency range commensurate with a communication frequency range used by at least one species to carry out auditory communications, (ii) colored noise in the frequency range, and (iii) a sound level of the colored noise in the frequency range at a perimeter region of the defined locale not to exceed approximately a peak sound level associated with auditory communications of one or more species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
    Inventors: John P Swaddle, Mark K Hinders
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISRUPTING AUDITORY COMMUNICATIONS AMONG ANIMALS IN A DEFINED LOCALE
    Publication number: 20140352631
    Abstract: One or more sound producers disrupt auditory communications among animals in a defined locale. The sound is defined by (i) a frequency range commensurate with a communication frequency range used by at least one species to carry out auditory communications, (ii) colored noise in the frequency range, and (iii) a sound level of the colored noise in the frequency range at a perimeter region of the defined locale not to exceed approximately a peak sound level associated with auditory communications of one or more species.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: College of William and Mary
    Inventors: John P Swaddle, Mark K Hinders