Patents by Inventor Nigel M. Foucha

Nigel M. Foucha 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRONE NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20190035289
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and computer readable medium for a drone navigation system. Exemplary embodiments provide a drone with an imaging device and a computing device in communication with the drone. The computing device receives a selection of a CAD blueprint that includes measurements of an interior portion of a building, and receives a start point and an end point on the blueprint. The computing device analyzes the blueprint and generates a route from the start point to the end point, and determines a first set of instructions in terms of distance and degrees to navigate the generated route. The computing device processes the first set of instructions to generate a second set of instructions in terms of yaw, pitch and roll. The second set of instructions are exported to the drone to cause the drone to navigate the generated route in the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Jon Leland Parker, Christopher M. Johnson, Earl Otto Williams, Jyoti Prakash Malik, Nigel M. Foucha
  • Systems and methods for autonomous drone navigation
    Patent number: 10134293
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and computer readable medium for a drone navigation system. Exemplary embodiments provide a drone with an imaging device and a computing device in communication with the drone. The computing device receives a selection of a CAD blueprint that includes measurements of an interior portion of a building, and receives a start point and an end point on the blueprint. The computing device analyzes the blueprint and generates a route from the start point to the end point, and determines a first set of instructions in terms of distance and degrees to navigate the generated route. The computing device processes the first set of instructions to generate a second set of instructions in terms of yaw, pitch and roll. The second set of instructions are exported to the drone to cause the drone to navigate the generated route in the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Jon Leland Parker, Christopher M. Johnson, Earl Otto Williams, Jyoti Prakash Malik, Nigel M. Foucha
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRONE NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20170270805
    Abstract: Described are systems, methods, and computer readable medium for a drone navigation system. Exemplary embodiments provide a drone with an imaging device and a computing device in communication with the drone. The computing device receives a selection of a CAD blueprint that includes measurements of an interior portion of a building, and receives a start point and an end point on the blueprint. The computing device analyzes the blueprint and generates a route from the start point to the end point, and determines a first set of instructions in terms of distance and degrees to navigate the generated route. The computing device processes the first set of instructions to generate a second set of instructions in terms of yaw, pitch and roll. The second set of instructions are exported to the drone to cause the drone to navigate the generated route in the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Jon Leland Parker, Christopher M. Johnson, Earl Otto Williams, Jyoti Prakash Malik, Nigel M. Foucha