Patents by Inventor Michael Winn

Michael Winn 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 methods for improved aerial mapping with aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 12387429
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: DroneDeploy, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan James Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • System and methods for improved aerial mapping with aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 12266054
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Drone Deploy, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan James Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AERIAL MAPPING WITH AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20240132211
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan James MILLIN, Nicholas PILKINGTON, Devin LANE, Christopher SULLIVAN, Michael WINN
  • System and methods for improved aerial mapping with aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 11897606
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: DRONEDEPLOY, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan James Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE MISSION EXECUTION ON AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240017826
    Abstract: A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle includes receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission; collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the UAV operation data, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Winn, Jonathan Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Jeremy Eastwood
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AERIAL MAPPING WITH AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20240013485
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jonathan James MILLIN, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • Method for adaptive mission execution on an unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 11745876
    Abstract: A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle includes receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission; collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the UAV operation data, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: DroneDeploy, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Winn, Jonathan Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Jeremy Eastwood
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AERIAL MAPPING WITH AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20220343598
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan James Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AERIAL MAPPING WITH AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20220343599
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan James MILLIN, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AERIAL MAPPING WITH AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20210350618
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jonathan James Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE MISSION EXECUTION ON AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210339864
    Abstract: A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle includes receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission; collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the UAV operation data, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Winn, Jonathan Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Jeremy Eastwood
  • System and methods for improved aerial mapping with aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 11107275
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: DroneDeploy, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan James Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • Method for adaptive mission execution on an unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 11059581
    Abstract: A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle includes receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission; collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the UAV operation data, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: DroneDeploy, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Winn, Jonathan Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Jeremy Eastwood
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AERIAL MAPPING WITH AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20200202618
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Jonathan James Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • System and methods for improved aerial mapping with aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 10621780
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Infatics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan James Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • System and methods for hosting missions with unmanned aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 10515416
    Abstract: A system for managing UAVs includes a first relay that performs mission management on a first UAV; a first conduit, corresponding to a first geographical area, that manages communication between the first UAV and first relay when the first UAV is located in the first geographical area; a first web server that enables user interfacing with the first UAV; and a pre-flight insurance tap that generates an insurance quote for a mission of the first UAV when an instance of the pre-flight insurance tap is called by the first relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Infatics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Winn, Jonathan James Millin
  • METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE MISSION EXECUTION ON AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190118946
    Abstract: A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle includes receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission; collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the UAV operation data, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Winn, Jonathan Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Jeremy Eastwood
  • Method for adaptive mission execution on an unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 10196142
    Abstract: A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle includes receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission; collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the UAV operation data, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Infatics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Winn, Jonathan Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Jeremy Eastwood
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED AERIAL MAPPING WITH AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20180218533
    Abstract: A method for image generation, preferably including: generating a set of mission parameters for a UAV mission of the UAV associated with aerial scanning of a region of interest; controlling the UAV to perform the mission; generating an image subassembly corresponding to the mission; and/or rendering the image subassembly at a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan James Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Devin Lane, Christopher Sullivan, Michael Winn
  • METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE MISSION EXECUTION ON AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170259917
    Abstract: A method for adaptive mission execution by an unmanned aerial vehicle includes receiving a set of pre-calculated mission parameters corresponding to an initial UAV mission; collecting UAV operation data during flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle; calculating a set of modified mission parameters from the set of pre-calculated mission parameters and the UAV operation data, the set of modified mission parameters corresponding to a modified UAV mission; and executing the modified UAV mission on the unmanned aerial vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Winn, Jonathan Millin, Nicholas Pilkington, Jeremy Eastwood