Patents by Inventor John Pass

John Pass 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).

  • MULTIPLE HOIST DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING PARCELS USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20240002053
    Abstract: A multiple hoist system is used with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for delivering parcels. An example of the multiple hoist system comprises two or more hoists that are independently operable, meaning that a first hoist can lower or raise a first line independently of using a second hoist to raise or lower a second line. The hoists can independently raise and lower their associated lines to allow the UAV to deliver multiple parcels to multiple delivery locations, or the hoists can synchronously raise and lower the associated lines together so that larger parcels can be delivered using the UAV. The hoists can be comprised within a body of the multiple hoist system. The body can further include a securing device for releasably securing the multiple hoist system to the UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventor: John PASS
  • Multiple hoist delivery system for delivering parcels using unmanned aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 11807367
    Abstract: A multiple hoist system is used with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for delivering parcels. An example of the multiple hoist system comprises two or more hoists that are independently operable, meaning that a first hoist can lower or raise a first line independently of using a second hoist to raise or lower a second line. The hoists can independently raise and lower their associated lines to allow the UAV to deliver multiple parcels to multiple delivery locations, or the hoists can synchronously raise and lower the associated lines together so that larger parcels can be delivered using the UAV. The hoists can be comprised within a body of the multiple hoist system. The body can further include a securing device for releasably securing the multiple hoist system to the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventor: John Pass
  • MULTIPLE HOIST DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING PARCELS USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20210253251
    Abstract: A multiple hoist system is used with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for delivering parcels. An example of the multiple hoist system comprises two or more hoists that are independently operable, meaning that a first hoist can lower or raise a first line independently of using a second hoist to raise or lower a second line. The hoists can independently raise and lower their associated lines to allow the UAV to deliver multiple parcels to multiple delivery locations, or the hoists can synchronously raise and lower the associated lines together so that larger parcels can be delivered using the UAV. The hoists can be comprised within a body of the multiple hoist system. The body can further include a securing device for releasably securing the multiple hoist system to the UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventor: John Pass