Patents by Inventor Nicholas James Setar

Nicholas James Setar 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).

  • Publication number: 20220242545
    Abstract: An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Michael J. STIGLER, Nicholas James SETAR
  • Patent number: 10131265
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a trailer for an autonomous vehicle controlled by a command and control interface. The trailer includes a trailer body configured to retain the autonomous vehicle in an undeployed configuration. The trailer also anchors the autonomous vehicle in a deployed configuration. A tether is provided having a first end coupled to the trailer body and a second end that is configured to couple to the autonomous vehicle. A winch is utilized to adjust a length of the tether to move the autonomous vehicle between the undeployed configuration and deployed configuration. Further, a communication system communicates with the command and control interface and the autonomous vehicle to control movement of the autonomous vehicle between the undeployed configuration and deployed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Silicis Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Stigler, Nicholas James Setar
  • Publication number: 20180312238
    Abstract: An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Michael J. Stigler, Nicholas James Setar
  • Patent number: 9969481
    Abstract: An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Silicis Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Stigler, Nicholas James Setar
  • Publication number: 20160375976
    Abstract: An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Michael J. Stigler, Nicholas James Setar
  • Publication number: 20160200235
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a trailer for an autonomous vehicle controlled by a command and control interface. The trailer includes a trailer body configured to retain the autonomous vehicle in an undeployed configuration. The trailer also anchors the autonomous vehicle in a deployed configuration. A tether is provided having a first end coupled to the trailer body and a second end that is configured to couple to the autonomous vehicle. A winch is utilized to adjust a length of the tether to move the autonomous vehicle between the undeployed configuration and deployed configuration. Further, a communication system communicates with the command and control interface and the autonomous vehicle to control movement of the autonomous vehicle between the undeployed configuration and deployed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Michael J. Stigler, Nicholas James Setar
  • Patent number: 9373262
    Abstract: An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Silicis Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Stigler, Nicholas James Setar
  • Publication number: 20150298786
    Abstract: An intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance system is disclosed including a ground station and one or more aerial vehicles. The aerial vehicles are autonomous systems capable of communicating intelligence data to the ground station and be used as part of a missile delivery package. A plurality of aerial vehicles can be configured to cast a wide net of reconnaissance over a large area on the ground including smaller overlapping reconnaissance areas provided by each of the plurality of the aerial vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Silicis Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Stigler, Nicholas James Setar