Patents by Inventor Patrick Michael Bouffard
Patrick Michael Bouffard 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).
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Patent number: 12645215Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle modular command priority determination and filtering system. One of the methods includes enabling control of the UAV by a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, each modular command being a command associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV. Modular commands from a second control source requesting control of the UAV are received. The second control source is determined to be in control of the UAV based on priority information associated with each control source. Control of the UAV is enabled by the second control source, and modular commands are implemented.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2024Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Skydio, Inc.Inventors: Brett Michael Bethke, Bernard J. Michini, Jonathan Anders Lovegren, Patrick Michael Bouffard
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Publication number: 20260134782Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for an unmanned aerial vehicle aerial survey. One of the methods includes receiving information specifying a location to be inspected by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the inspection including the UAV capturing images of the location. Information describing a boundary of the location to be inspected is obtained. Inspections to be assigned to the location are determined, with the inspection legs being parallel and separated by a particular width. A flight pattern is determined based on a minimum turning radius of the UAV, with the flight pattern specifying an order each inspection leg is to be navigated along, and a direction of the navigation.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2025Publication date: May 14, 2026Applicant: Skydio, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Michael Bouffard, Bernard J. Michini
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Patent number: 12475802Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for an unmanned aerial vehicle aerial survey. One of the methods includes receiving information specifying a location to be inspected by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the inspection including the UAV capturing images of the location. Information describing a boundary of the location to be inspected is obtained. Inspections to be assigned to the location are determined, with the inspection legs being parallel and separated by a particular width. A flight pattern is determined based on a minimum turning radius of the UAV, with the flight pattern specifying an order each inspection leg is to be navigated along, and a direction of the navigation.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2022Date of Patent: November 18, 2025Assignee: Skydio, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Michael Bouffard, Bernard J. Michini
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Publication number: 20240219903Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle modular command priority determination and filtering system. One of the methods includes enabling control of the UAV by a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, each modular command being a command associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV. Modular commands from a second control source requesting control of the UAV are received. The second control source is determined to be in control of the UAV based on priority information associated with each control source. Control of the UAV is enabled by the second control source, and modular commands are implemented.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: July 4, 2024Applicant: Skydio, Inc.Inventors: Brett Michael Bethke, Bernard J. Michini, Jonathan Anders Lovegren, Patrick Michael Bouffard
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Patent number: 11874656Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle modular command priority determination and filtering system. One of the methods includes enabling control of the UAV by a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, each modular command being a command associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV. Modular commands from a second control source requesting control of the UAV are received. The second control source is determined to be in control of the UAV based on priority information associated with each control source. Control of the UAV is enabled by the second control source, and modular commands are implemented.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2017Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Skydio, Inc.Inventors: Brett Michael Bethke, Bernard J. Michini, Jonathan Anders Lovegren, Patrick Michael Bouffard
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Publication number: 20220388656Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for an unmanned aerial vehicle aerial survey. One of the methods includes receiving information specifying a location to be inspected by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the inspection including the UAV capturing images of the location. Information describing a boundary of the location to be inspected is obtained. Inspections to be assigned to the location are determined, with the inspection legs being parallel and separated by a particular width. A flight pattern is determined based on a minimum turning radius of the UAV, with the flight pattern specifying an order each inspection leg is to be navigated along, and a direction of the navigation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Patrick Michael Bouffard, Bernard J. Michini
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Patent number: 11453494Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for an unmanned aerial vehicle aerial survey. One of the methods includes receiving information specifying a location to be inspected by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the inspection including the UAV capturing images of the location. Information describing a boundary of the location to be inspected is obtained. Inspections to be assigned to the location are determined, with the inspection legs being parallel and separated by a particular width. A flight pattern is determined based on a minimum turning radius of the UAV, with the flight pattern specifying an order each inspection leg is to be navigated along, and a direction of the navigation.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Skydio, Inc.Inventors: Patrick Michael Bouffard, Bernard J. Michini
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Publication number: 20170334559Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for an unmanned aerial vehicle aerial survey. One of the methods includes receiving information specifying a location to be inspected by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the inspection including the UAV capturing images of the location. Information describing a boundary of the location to be inspected is obtained. Inspections to be assigned to the location are determined, with the inspection legs being parallel and separated by a particular width. A flight pattern is determined based on a minimum turning radius of the UAV, with the flight pattern specifying an order each inspection leg is to be navigated along, and a direction of the navigation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventors: Patrick Michael Bouffard, Bernard J. Michini
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Publication number: 20170285631Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle modular command priority determination and filtering system. One of the methods includes enabling control of the UAV by a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, each modular command being a command associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV. Modular commands from a second control source requesting control of the UAV are received. The second control source is determined to be in control of the UAV based on priority information associated with each control source. Control of the UAV is enabled by the second control source, and modular commands are implemented.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Brett Michael Bethke, Bernard J. Michini, Jonathan Anders Lovegren, Patrick Michael Bouffard
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Patent number: 9658619Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for unmanned aerial vehicle modular command priority determination and filtering system. One of the methods includes enabling control of the UAV by a first control source that provides modular commands to the UAV, each modular command being a command associated with performance of one or more actions by the UAV. Modular commands from a second control source requesting control of the UAV are received. The second control source is determined to be in control of the UAV based on priority information associated with each control source. Control of the UAV is enabled by the second control source, and modular commands are implemented.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: UNMANNED INNOVATION, INC.Inventors: Brett Michael Bethke, Bernard J. Michini, Jonathan Anders Lovegren, Patrick Michael Bouffard