Patents by Inventor Michal Zavisek

Michal Zavisek 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 launching and retrieving unmanned aerial vehicle from carrier in motion
    Patent number: 11767130
    Abstract: A system for deploying and retrieving an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a UAV carrier including a UAV bay, where the system includes a UAV pad including a UAV pad base and a UAV pad coupler to couple the UAV to the UAV pad base; a mechanical arm including a first end configured to couple to the UAV carrier, and a second end configured to couple to the UAV pad; and a controller configured to determine a deployment position for the UAV pad, determine a retrieval position for the UAV pad, control the UAV pad, and control the mechanical arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Nikola Kabakov, Lukas Harvanek, Michal Zavisek
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING AND RETRIEVING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FROM CARRIER IN MOTION
    Publication number: 20230008634
    Abstract: A system for deploying and retrieving an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a UAV carrier including a UAV bay, where the system includes a UAV pad including a UAV pad base and a UAV pad coupler to couple the UAV to the UAV pad base; a mechanical arm including a first end configured to couple to the UAV carrier, and a second end configured to couple to the UAV pad; and a controller configured to determine a deployment position for the UAV pad, determine a retrieval position for the UAV pad, control the UAV pad, and control the mechanical arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Nikola KABAKOV, Lukas HARVANEK, Michal ZAVISEK
  • DISTRIBUTED FLY-BY-WIRE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110251739
    Abstract: A system includes a plurality of fly-by-wire control units to control flight control surfaces of an airplane, wherein each control unit is adapted to operate independently of other control units and directly control an actuator to control a control surface as a function of direct pilot control device input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Jan Tomas, Michal Zavisek, Frantisek Horniak, Pavla Prichystalova, Pavel Hynek