Patents by Inventor Marco Caflisch

Marco Caflisch 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).

  • UAV balcony deliveries to multi-level buildings
    Patent number: 11481720
    Abstract: A technique for validating a balcony to receive delivery of a parcel via a UAV includes obtaining a first identification of a general location of the balcony; generating a first image representing a building including the balcony where the first image is selected based upon the location identified; obtaining a second identification or a confirmation of a precise location of the balcony in the building where the second identification or the confirmation are received in response to an end-user interaction with the first image; determining a deliverability score based at least in part on the precise location of the balcony; and indicating an enrollment status to the end-user where the enrollment status is generated based upon the deliverability score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Wing Aviation LLC
    Inventors: Dinuka Abeywardena, Jesse Blake, James R. Burgess, Marco Caflisch, Brandon Jones, Damien Jourdan, Kyle Krafka, James Schmalzried
  • UAV BALCONY DELIVERIES TO MULTI-LEVEL BUILDINGS
    Publication number: 20210174301
    Abstract: A technique for validating a balcony to receive delivery of a parcel via a UAV includes obtaining a first identification of a general location of the balcony; generating a first image representing a building including the balcony where the first image is selected based upon the location identified; obtaining a second identification or a confirmation of a precise location of the balcony in the building where the second identification or the confirmation are received in response to an end-user interaction with the first image; determining a deliverability score based at least in part on the precise location of the balcony; and indicating an enrollment status to the end-user where the enrollment status is generated based upon the deliverability score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Dinuka Abeywardena, Jesse Blake, James R. Burgess, Marco Caflisch, Brandon Jones, Damien Jourdan, Kyle Krafka, James Schmalzried