Patents by Inventor Mohammad Z. SHAQURA

Mohammad Z. SHAQURA 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).

  • Controlling a vehicle using a remotely located laser and an on-board camera
    Patent number: 11036217
    Abstract: A vehicle is guided from an initial position to a target position using a projection of a laser beam on a target. A set of waypoints from the initial position of the vehicle to a position proximate to the target position is determined using an orientation of a laser pointer that projects the laser beam and based on projection of the UAV initial position onto the laser beam pointing at the target. The vehicle is guided along the set of determined waypoints to the position proximate to the target position. The vehicle is guided from the position proximate to the target position using the optical system of the vehicle responsive to detection of a dot of the laser beam on the target by an optical system of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeff S. Shamma, Mohammad Z. Shaqura, Khalid Fahad Alzuhair, Fadl Abdellatif
  • CONTROLLING A VEHICLE USING A REMOTELY LOCATED LASER AND AN ON-BOARD CAMERA
    Publication number: 20210089022
    Abstract: A vehicle is guided from an initial position to a target position using a projection of a laser beam on a target. A set of waypoints from the initial position of the vehicle to a position proximate to the target position is determined using an orientation of a laser pointer that projects the laser beam and based on projection of the UAV initial position onto the laser beam pointing at the target. The vehicle is guided along the set of determined waypoints to the position proximate to the target position. The vehicle is guided from the position proximate to the target position using the optical system of the vehicle responsive to detection of a dot of the laser beam on the target by an optical system of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jeff S. SHAMMA, Mohammad Z. SHAQURA, Khalid Fahad ALZUHAIR, Fadl ABDELLATIF
  • Gripper mechanism and method
    Patent number: 10695915
    Abstract: A gripper mechanism for gripping a load, the gripper mechanism including a body, a first actuator mechanism attached to the body and configured to linearly move a first gripping device; and a second actuator mechanism attached to the body and configured to rotate a second gripping device. A translation of the first gripping device and a rotation of the second gripping device result in gripping the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jeff S. Shamma, Mohammad Z. Shaqura, Samet Guler, Mohammed Algarni
  • GRIPPER MECHANISM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190263004
    Abstract: A gripper mechanism for gripping a load, the gripper mechanism including a body, a first actuator mechanism attached to the body and configured to linearly move a first gripping device; and a second actuator mechanism attached to the body and configured to rotate a second gripping device. A translation of the first gripping device and a rotation of the second gripping device result in gripping the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff S. SHAMMA, Mohammad Z. SHAQURA, Samet GULER, Mohammed ALGARNI