Patents by Inventor Michael A. Simonian
Michael A. Simonian 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).
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Patent number: 11873091Abstract: An example UAV landing structure includes a landing platform for a UAV, a cavity within the landing platform, and a track that runs along the landing platform and at least a part of the cavity. The UAV may include a winch system that includes a tether that may be coupled to a payload. Furthermore, the cavity may be aligned over a predetermined target location. The cavity may be sized to allow the winch system to pass a tethered payload through the cavity. The track may guide the UAV to a docked position over the cavity as the UAV moves along the landing platform. When the UAV is in the docked position, a payload may be loaded to or unloaded from the UAV through the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: WING AVIATION LLCInventors: Jesse Blake, Jim Schmalzried, Trevor Shannon, Michael Simonian, Sindre Klepp, Stephen Benson, Adam Woodworth
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Publication number: 20220250748Abstract: An example UAV landing structure includes a landing platform for a UAV, a cavity within the landing platform, and a track that runs along the landing platform and at least a part of the cavity. The UAV may include a winch system that includes a tether that may be coupled to a payload. Furthermore, the cavity may be aligned over a predetermined target location. The cavity may be sized to allow the winch system to pass a tethered payload through the cavity. The track may guide the UAV to a docked position over the cavity as the UAV moves along the landing platform. When the UAV is in the docked position, a payload may be loaded to or unloaded from the UAV through the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Jesse Blake, Jim Schmalzried, Trevor Shannon, Michael Simonian, Sindre Klepp, Stephen Benson, Adam Woodworth
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Patent number: 11312490Abstract: An example UAV landing structure includes a landing platform for a UAV, a cavity within the landing platform, and a track that runs along the landing platform and at least a part of the cavity. The UAV may include a winch system that includes a tether that may be coupled to a payload. Furthermore, the cavity may be aligned over a predetermined target location. The cavity may be sized to allow the winch system to pass a tethered payload through the cavity. The track may guide the UAV to a docked position over the cavity as the UAV moves along the landing platform. When the UAV is in the docked position, a payload may be loaded to or unloaded from the UAV through the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: WING AVIATION LLCInventors: Jesse Blake, Jim Schmalzried, Trevor Shannon, Michael Simonian, Sindre Klepp, Stephen Benson, Adam Woodworth
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Patent number: 10890941Abstract: A headset for experiencing an augmented and/or a virtual reality environment may include a housing defining an interior cavity, with optical components received in the interior cavity of the housing. A front face may be rotatably coupled to a front portion of the housing to selectively enclose the interior of the housing. A computing device including a display may be received in a slot defined between the front portion of the housing and the front face. A face pad may be removably coupled to the housing, opposite the front face, so as to enclose the optical components in the housing. A user may view an augmented/virtual reality environment displayed on the display through the optical components received in the housing. An adjustable head strap assembly may adjustably position the headset on the head of the user.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Hayes S. Raffle, Andrew Nartker, Sandeep Waraich, Phan Thao Benno Dang, Gerald Kirk McGinty, Jr., Albert Lee, Byeong Seon Oh, Dan Odell, Eric Allan MacIntosh, Erik Hubert Dolly Goossens, Michael Simonian, Maaike Evers, Xinda Hu, Xiaohui Tao, Ronghui Zhu
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Publication number: 20200207473Abstract: An example UAV landing structure includes a landing platform for a UAV, a cavity within the landing platform, and a track that runs along the landing platform and at least a part of the cavity. The UAV may include a winch system that includes a tether that may be coupled to a payload. Furthermore, the cavity may be aligned over a predetermined target location. The cavity may be sized to allow the winch system to pass a tethered payload through the cavity. The track may guide the UAV to a docked position over the cavity as the UAV moves along the landing platform. When the UAV is in the docked position, a payload may be loaded to or unloaded from the UAV through the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Inventors: Jesse Blake, Jim Schmalzried, Trevor Shannon, Michael Simonian, Sindre Klepp, Stephen Benson, Adam Woodworth
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Patent number: 10604252Abstract: An example UAV landing structure includes a landing platform for a UAV, a cavity within the landing platform, and a track that runs along the landing platform and at least a part of the cavity. The UAV may include a winch system that includes a tether that may be coupled to a payload. Furthermore, the cavity may be aligned over a predetermined target location. The cavity may be sized to allow the winch system to pass a tethered payload through the cavity. The track may guide the UAV to a docked position over the cavity as the UAV moves along the landing platform. When the UAV is in the docked position, a payload may be loaded to or unloaded from the UAV through the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Wing Aviation LLCInventors: Jesse Blake, Jim Schmalzried, Trevor Shannon, Michael Simonian, Sindre Klepp, Stephen Benson, Adam Woodworth
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Patent number: 10243415Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for providing wireless power. The method includes determining a route in an area for a charger vehicle, where the charger vehicle includes a primary wireless power transceiver. The method further includes determining a schedule according to which the charger vehicle travels along the route. The method also includes determining a number of repeater vehicles to deploy in the area to extend a range of the primary transceiver of the charger vehicle. Further, the method includes deploying the determined number of repeater vehicles into the area. Furthermore, the method includes coupling each of the repeater vehicles to the charger vehicle via a respective first wireless resonant coupling link.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Michael Grundmann, Brian Adolf, Eric Liu, Mathias Fleck, Maaike Evers, Matt Swinton, Michael Simonian
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Patent number: 10091860Abstract: Control of one or more switches arrayed in a multi-gang switch box is disclosed. One or more sensors may receive or provide an indication of a gesture near one of the switches. An indication of the switch determined to which a gesture is determined to be directed toward may be displayed. A state change may be performed on the switch according to the gesture.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Michael Simonian, Joe Freeman Britt, Jr., Erich Schlaepfer
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Patent number: 10055887Abstract: A system and method of operating an audio visual device generating a virtual immersive experience is provided. The system may include an optical system and a display system received in a housing, and an audio output device operably coupled to the display system, the housing being coupled to a frame to be worn by a user. A sensing device may sense at least one of an ambient brightness level or an ambient noise level, and a control system and processor operably coupled to the optical system, the display system, the audio output device and the sensing device may, in response to an external command to transition between the virtual environment and the ambient environment, adjust at least one of a brightness level or a noise level of the virtual environment based on the sensed ambient brightness level and/or the sensed ambient noise level before executing the received external command.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Leandro Gracia Gil, Christian Plagemann, Alexander James Faaborg, Joshua Weaver, Michael Simonian, Glen Murphy, Jon Wiley
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Publication number: 20180141682Abstract: An example UAV landing structure includes a landing platform for a UAV, a cavity within the landing platform, and a track that runs along the landing platform and at least a part of the cavity. The UAV may include a winch system that includes a tether that may be coupled to a payload. Furthermore, the cavity may be aligned over a predetermined target location. The cavity may be sized to allow the winch system to pass a tethered payload through the cavity. The track may guide the UAV to a docked position over the cavity as the UAV moves along the landing platform. When the UAV is in the docked position, a payload may be loaded to or unloaded from the UAV through the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2016Publication date: May 24, 2018Inventors: Jesse Blake, Jim Schmalzried, Trevor Shannon, Michael Simonian, Sindre Klepp, Stephen Benson, Adam Woodworth
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Publication number: 20180095498Abstract: A headset for experiencing an augmented and/or a virtual reality environment may include a housing defining an interior cavity, with optical components received in the interior cavity of the housing. A front face may be rotatably coupled to a front portion of the housing to selectively enclose the interior of the housing. A computing device including a display may be received in a slot defined between the front portion of the housing and the front face. A face pad may be removably coupled to the housing, opposite the front face, so as to enclose the optical components in the housing. A user may view an augmented/virtual reality environment displayed on the display through the optical components received in the housing. An adjustable head strap assembly may adjustably position the headset on the head of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Hayes S. RAFFLE, Andrew NARTKER, Sandeep WARAICH, Phan Thao Benno DANG, Gerald Kirk MCGINTY, JR., Albert LEE, Byeong Seon OH, Dan ODELL, Eric Allan MACINTOSH, Erik Hubert Dolly GOOSSENS, Michael SIMONIAN, Maaike EVERS, Xinda HU, Xiaohui TAO, Ronghui ZHU
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Patent number: 9732731Abstract: An airborne wind turbine system is provided including an aerial vehicle having a fuselage, an electrically conductive tether having a first end secured to the aerial vehicle and a second end secured to a rotatable drum positioned on a tower onto which the tether is wrapped when the aerial vehicle is reeled in, a perch extending from the tower, one or more perch booms attached to the perch panel and pivotably mounted to the tower, wherein when the aerial vehicle is secured to the perch, the aerial vehicle is positionable in a lowered parked position, and wherein the aerial vehicle is movable to a raised parked position caused by rotation of the one or more perch booms with respect to the tower.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Brian Hachtmann, Damon Vander Lind, Maaike Louis Evers, Michael Simonian
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Patent number: 9583288Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for an interchangeable back system for programmable switches. A programmable switch, remote interchangeable back, and toggle switch interchangeable back may be included. The remote interchangeable back may include a casing and a back plate, where the back plate of the remote interchangeable back may not have an opening. The toggle switch interchangeable back may include a casing and a back plate, where the back plate of the toggle switch interchangeable back may include an opening of sufficient size to accommodate a toggle light switch in the on position. The remote interchangeable back and the toggle switch interchangeable back may be interchangeably attachable to and removable from the programmable switch.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Christopher Jones, Maaike Louise Evers, Michael Simonian, Michael Simmons
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Publication number: 20160264260Abstract: An airborne wind turbine system is provided including an aerial vehicle having a fuselage, an electrically conductive tether having a first end secured to the aerial vehicle and a second end secured to a rotatable drum positioned on a tower onto which the tether is wrapped when the aerial vehicle is reeled in, a perch extending from the tower, one or more perch booms attached to the perch panel and pivotably mounted to the tower, wherein when the aerial vehicle is secured to the perch, the aerial vehicle is positionable in a lowered parked position, and wherein the aerial vehicle is movable to a raised parked position caused by rotation of the one or more perch booms with respect to the tower.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2015Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Brian Hachtmann, Damon Vander Lind, Maaike Louis Evers, Michael Simonian
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Patent number: D776640Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Michael Simonian, Basheer Tome, Maaike Evers, Hayes S. Raffle, Albert Lee
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Patent number: D834016Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Hayes S. Raffle, Phan Thao Benno Dang, Maaike Evers, Albert Lee, Erik Hubert Dolly Goossens, Byeong Seon Oh, Dan Odell, Michael Simonian, Gerald Kirk McGinty, Jr., Basheer Tome
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Patent number: D835102Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Hayes S. Raffle, Erik Hubert Dolly Goossens, Michael Simonian, Maaike Evers, Albert Lee, Byeong Seon Oh, Phan Thao Benno Dang, Gerald Kirk McGinty, Jr., Dan Odell, Basheer Tome
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Patent number: D835396Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Hayes S. Raffle, Albert Lee, Eric Allan MacIntosh, Aviv Shoval, David Bibl, Carmela Guizar-Sanchez, Stuart Douglas, Sandeep Waraich, Michael Simonian, Darcy Grinolds, HongWei Zheng
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Patent number: D860199Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Gerald Kirk McGinty, Jr., Phan Thao Benno Dang, Hannes Harms, Maaike Evers, Hayes S. Raffle, Albert Lee, Erik Hubert Dolly Goossens, Byeong Seon Oh, Dan Odell, Michael Simonian, Basheer Tome
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Patent number: D860200Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Gerald Kirk McGinty, Jr., Phan Thao Benno Dang, Hannes Harms, Maaike Evers, Hayes S. Raffle, Albert Lee, Erik Hubert Dolly Goossens, Byeong Seon Oh, Dan Odell, Michael Simonian, Basheer Tome