Patents by Inventor Michael Franklin Morgan

Michael Franklin Morgan 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERCEPTION AND COUNTERING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS)
    Publication number: 20230168675
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for identifying a target aerial vehicle, deploying an interceptor aerial vehicle comprising at least one effector, maneuvering the interceptor aerial vehicle to a position to engage a target aerial vehicle, deploying the at least one effector to intercept the target aerial vehicle, and confirming that the target aerial vehicle has been intercepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Christopher Eugene Fisher, Michael Franklin Morgan
  • System and method for interception and countering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS)
    Patent number: 11579610
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for identifying a target aerial vehicle, deploying an interceptor aerial vehicle comprising at least one effector, maneuvering the interceptor aerial vehicle to a position to engage a target aerial vehicle, deploying the at least one effector to intercept the target aerial vehicle, and confirming that the target aerial vehicle has been intercepted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Eugene Fisher, Michael Franklin Morgan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERCEPTION AND COUNTERING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS)
    Publication number: 20180335779
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for identifying a target aerial vehicle, deploying an interceptor aerial vehicle comprising at least one effector, maneuvering the interceptor aerial vehicle to a position to engage a target aerial vehicle, deploying the at least one effector to intercept the target aerial vehicle, and confirming that the target aerial vehicle has been intercepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Christopher Eugene Fisher, Michael Franklin Morgan