Patents by Inventor Matthew J. Bartow

Matthew J. Bartow 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).

  • Methods and apparatus to guide an unmanned aerial vehicle for recovery thereof
    Patent number: 11899471
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to guide an unmanned aerial vehicle for recovery thereof are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus to recover an aircraft or a payload thereof includes a tether line, and markers supported by the tether line at different positions of the tether line, the markers to be detected by the aircraft, the aircraft to be guided to engage the tether line by determining positions of the markers and calculating a position of at least a portion of the tether line based on the determined position of the markers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Insitu, Inc. (a subsidiary of The Boeing Company)
    Inventor: Matthew J. Bartow
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO GUIDE AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR RECOVERY THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230010542
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to guide an unmanned aerial vehicle for recovery thereof are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus to recover an aircraft or a payload thereof includes a tether line, and markers supported by the tether line at different positions of the tether line, the markers to be detected by the aircraft, the aircraft to be guided to engage the tether line by determining positions of the markers and calculating a position of at least a portion of the tether line based on the determined position of the markers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Matthew J. Bartow