Patents by Inventor Matthew E. Tompkins

Matthew E. Tompkins 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).

  • Drone inspection of an undifferentiated surface using a reference image
    Patent number: 11544919
    Abstract: Drone inspection of an undifferentiated surface using a reference image is disclosed. A plurality of images of a surface of a structure are analyzed to identify at least one image that depicts a feature in a portion of the surface based on a feature criterion, the plurality of images being generated by a drone comprising a camera, each image depicting a corresponding portion of the surface, and at least some of the images depicting the corresponding portion of the surface and a portion of a reference image. A location on the surface that corresponds to the at least one image is determined based on a depiction of the reference image in an image of the plurality of images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: PRECISIONHAWK, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew E. Tompkins, John P. Cannon, Jr., Richard P. Statile
  • DRONE INSPECTION OF AN UNDIFFERENTIATED SURFACE USING A REFERENCE IMAGE
    Publication number: 20220180085
    Abstract: Drone inspection of an undifferentiated surface using a reference image is disclosed. A plurality of images of a surface of a structure are analyzed to identify at least one image that depicts a feature in a portion of the surface based on a feature criterion, the plurality of images being generated by a drone comprising a camera, each image depicting a corresponding portion of the surface, and at least some of the images depicting the corresponding portion of the surface and a portion of a reference image. A location on the surface that corresponds to the at least one image is determined based on a depiction of the reference image in an image of the plurality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Matthew E. Tompkins, John P. Cannon, JR., Richard P. Statile