Patents by Inventor Mark E. Bowman

Mark E. Bowman 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).

  • Patent number: 12293538
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for enabling aerial vehicle navigation in GPS-denied areas. The system may use a camera to record images of terrain as the aerial vehicle is flying to a target location. The system may then detect (e.g., using a machine learning model) objects within those images and compare those objects with objects within an electronic map that was loaded onto the aerial vehicle. When the system finds one or more objects within the electronic map that match the objects detected within the recorded images, the system may retrieve locations (e.g., GPS coordinates) of the objects within the electronic map and calculate, based on the coordinates, the location of the aerial vehicle. Once the location of the aerial vehicle is determined, the system may navigate to a target location or otherwise adjust a flight path of the aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Tomahawk Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: William S. Bowman, Mark B. Moffett, Andrew D. Falendysz, Michael E. Bowman, Michael W. Holt, Timothy M. Williams, Matthew R. Danko, Matthew D. Summer
  • Publication number: 20250054175
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for enabling aerial vehicle navigation in GPS-denied areas. The system may use a camera to record images of terrain as the aerial vehicle is flying to a target location. The system may then detect (e.g., using a machine learning model) objects within those images and compare those objects with objects within an electronic map that was loaded onto the aerial vehicle. When the system finds one or more objects within the electronic map that match the objects detected within the recorded images, the system may retrieve locations (e.g., GPS coordinates) of the objects within the electronic map and calculate, based on the coordinates, the location of the aerial vehicle. Once the location of the aerial vehicle is determined, the system may navigate to a target location or otherwise adjust a flight path of the aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Tomahawk Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: William S. BOWMAN, Mark B. MOFFETT, Andrew D. FALENDYSZ, Michael E. BOWMAN, Michael W. HOLT, Timothy M. WILLIAMS, Matthew R. DANKO, Matthew D. SUMMER
  • Publication number: 20250030576
    Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for a layered fail-safe redundancy system and architecture for privileged operation execution. The system may receive vehicle maneuvering commands from a controller over a first channel. When a user input is received to initiate a privileged mode for executing privileged commands, the system may receive a privileged command over a second channel. The system may identify, based on the privileged mode of operation and the privileged command, a privileged operation to be performed by a vehicle. The system may then transmit a request to the vehicle to perform the privileged operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Applicant: Tomahawk Robotics, Inc.
    Inventors: William S. BOWMAN, Andrew D. FALENDYSZ, Kevin M. MAKOVY, Matthew D. SUMMER, Michael E. BOWMAN, Michael W. HOLT, Mark B. MOFFETT
  • Patent number: 8627667
    Abstract: A fluid tank structure is disclosed that is integrated within a bypass duct of a turbofan gas turbine engine. The fluid tank structure includes a hollow interior that is closed off when the fluid tank structure is coupled with an inner wall of the bypass duct. The inner wall forms one wall of a fluid tank volume enclosed by the fluid tank structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Roll-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas S. Lozier, Mark E. Bowman, Ronald P. Porter
  • Publication number: 20100326048
    Abstract: A fluid tank structure is disclosed that is integrated within a bypass duct of a turbofan gas turbine engine. The fluid tank structure includes a hollow interior that is closed off when the fluid tank structure is coupled with an inner wall of the bypass duct. The inner wall forms one wall of a fluid tank volume enclosed by the fluid tank structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas S. Lozier, Mark E. Bowman, Gregory D. Cathcart, Ronald P. Porter
  • Publication number: 20080289264
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a closet system with a housing that includes four adjacent sidewalls having a lower portion and an upper portion, a cap coupled to the upper portion, and an opening; a motor assembly including a motor connected to a power supply, at least two pulleys, a shaft rotatably connected to the motor, and at least one cable having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is guided by the one pulley and the second end is guided by the other pulley, and wherein the cable is retractably connected to the shaft; and a platform wherein the cable first end is connected proximate the middle of an edge of the platform and wherein the cable second end is connected proximate the middle of an opposing edge of the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Mark E. Bowman
  • Patent number: 5813830
    Abstract: A carbon seal contaminant barrier system for a gas turbine engine including a lip seal for wiping the surface of a rotating seal runner, and a baffle spaced from the rotating seal runner to prevent the impingement of the contaminants on the lip seal. The lip seal and the baffle are spaced axially and cooperate to minimize the contaminants passed to a carbon sealing system. The circumferential carbon sealing ring having a plurality of passages therethrough for delivering pressurized gas adjacent the carbon sealing ring. The pressurized gas being utilized to reduce the drag on the lip seal and to reduce the migration of contaminants onto the carbon seal. The barrier system being utilized to reduce the contamination of the carbon seal and prevent the inherent leakages associated therewith and the potential contamination of the environmental system of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Assignee: Allison Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Smith, Mark E. Bowman, Joseph D. Black