Patents by Inventor Powell Kinney
Powell Kinney 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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Publication number: 20150081156Abstract: An autonomous controller for a vehicle. The controller has a processor configured to receive position signals from position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle. The controller has a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor. The controller is configured to normalize inputs to the processor from the position sensors and to generate compatible operation control signals applied as the inputs to the operation control mechanisms. The processor and the programmable interface define a self-contained unit configurable for operation with a variety of different remote sensors and different remote operation control mechanisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: GRAY & COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Paul Gerard Trepagnier, Jorge Emilio Nagel, Matthew Taylor Dooner, Michael Thomas Dewenter, Neil Michael Traft, Sergey Drakunov, Powell Kinney, Aaron Lee
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Publication number: 20140214259Abstract: An autonomous controller for a vehicle. The controller has a processor configured to receive position signals from position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle. The controller has a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor. The controller is configured to normalize inputs to the processor from the position sensors and to generate compatible operation control signals applied as the inputs to the operation control mechanisms. The processor and the programmable interface define a self-contained unit configurable for operation with a variety of different remote sensors and different remote operation control mechanisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: GRAY & COMPANY, INC.Inventors: Paul Gerard Trepagnier, Jorge Emilio Nagel, Matthew Taylor Dooner, Michael Thomas Dewenter, Neil Michael Traft, Sergey Drakunov, Powell Kinney, Aaron Lee
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Patent number: 8706394Abstract: An autonomous controller for a vehicle. The controller has a processor configured to receive position signals from position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle. The controller has a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor. The controller is configured to normalize inputs to the processor from the position sensors and to generate compatible operation control signals applied as the inputs to the operation control mechanisms. The processor and the programmable interface define a self-contained unit configurable for operation with a variety of different remote sensors and different remote operation control mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2013Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Gray & Company, Inc.Inventors: Paul Trepagnier, Jorge Nagel, Matthew Dooner, Neil Traft, Sergey Drakunov, Michael Dewenter, Powell Kinney, Aaron Lee
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Publication number: 20130274986Abstract: An autonomous controller for a vehicle. The controller has a processor configured to receive position signals from position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle. The controller has a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor. The controller is configured to normalize inputs to the processor from the position sensors and to generate compatible operation control signals applied as the inputs to the operation control mechanisms. The processor and the programmable interface define a self-contained unit configurable for operation with a variety of different remote sensors and different remote operation control mechanisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Paul Gerard TREPAGNIER, Jorge Emilio Nagel, Matthew Taylor Dooner, Michael Thomas Dewenter, Neil Michael Traft, Sergey Drakunov, Powell Kinney, Aaron Lee
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Patent number: 8412449Abstract: An autonomous controller for a vehicle. The controller has a processor configured to receive position signals from position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle. The controller has a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor. The controller is configured to normalize inputs to the processor from the position sensors and to generate compatible operation control signals applied as the inputs to the operation control mechanisms. The processor and the programmable interface define a self-contained unit configurable for operation with a variety of different remote sensors and different remote operation control mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2012Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Gray & Company, Inc.Inventors: Paul Gerard Trepagnier, Jorge Emilio Nagel, Matthew Taylor Dooner, Michael Thomas Dewenter, Neil Michael Traft, Sergey Drakunov, Powell Kinney, Aaron Lee
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Publication number: 20120316725Abstract: An autonomous controller for a vehicle. The controller has a processor configured to receive position signals from position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle. The controller has a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor. The controller is configured to normalize inputs to the processor from the position sensors and to generate compatible operation control signals applied as the inputs to the operation control mechanisms. The processor and the programmable interface define a self-contained unit configurable for operation with a variety of different remote sensors and different remote operation control mechanisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2012Publication date: December 13, 2012Applicant: Gray & Company, Inc.Inventors: Paul Gerard TREPAGNIER, Jorge Emilio NAGEL, Matthew Taylor DOONER, Michael Thomas DEWENTER, Neil Michael TRAFT, Sergey DRAKUNOV, Powell KINNEY, Aaron LEE
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Patent number: 8280623Abstract: An autonomous controller for a vehicle. The controller has a processor configured to receive position signals from position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle. The controller has a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor. The controller is configured to normalize inputs to the processor from the position sensors and to generate compatible operation control signals applied as the inputs to the operation control mechanisms. The processor and the programmable interface define a self-contained unit configurable for operation with a variety of different remote sensors and different remote operation control mechanisms.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Gray & Company, Inc.Inventors: Paul Gerard Trepagnier, Jorge Emilio Nagel, Matthew Taylor Dooner, Michael Thomas Dewenter, Neil Michael Traft, Sergey Drakunov, Powell Kinney, Aaron Lee
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Publication number: 20120101680Abstract: An autonomous controller for a vehicle. The controller has a processor configured to receive position signals from position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle. The controller has a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor. The controller is configured to normalize inputs to the processor from the position sensors and to generate compatible operation control signals applied as the inputs to the operation control mechanisms. The processor and the programmable interface define a self-contained unit configurable for operation with a variety of different remote sensors and different remote operation control mechanisms.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2011Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: The Gray Insurance CompanyInventors: Paul Gerard TREPAGNIER, Jorge Emilio NAGEL, Matthew Taylor DOONER, Michael Thomas DEWENTER, Neil Michael TRAFT, Sergey DRAKUNOV, Powell KINNEY, Aaron LEE
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Patent number: 8126642Abstract: A navigation and control system including one or more position sensors configured to generate position signals indicative of the location and heading of a vehicle. The system includes one or more operation control mechanisms having inputs and producing outputs which control an operation of the vehicle and includes a self-contained autonomous controller disposed remote from the operation control mechanisms. The autonomous controller includes a processor configured to receive the position signals from the position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle, and a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignee: Gray & Company, Inc.Inventors: Paul Gerard Trepagnier, Jorge Emilio Nagel, Matthew Taylor Dooner, Michael Thomas Dewenter, Neil Michael Traft, Sergey Drakunov, Powell Kinney, Aaron Lee
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Publication number: 20100106356Abstract: A navigation and control system including one or more position sensors configured to generate position signals indicative of the location and heading of a vehicle. The system includes one or more operation control mechanisms having inputs and producing outputs which control an operation of the vehicle and includes a self-contained autonomous controller disposed remote from the operation control mechanisms. The autonomous controller includes a processor configured to receive the position signals from the position sensors and to generate operation control signals defining an updated travel path for the vehicle, and a programmable interface providing communication among the position sensors, the operation control mechanisms, and the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: The Gray Insurance CompanyInventors: Paul Gerard Trepagnier, Jorge Emilio Nagel, Matthew Taylor Dooner, Michael Thomas Dewenter, Neil Michael Traft, Sergey Drakunov, Powell Kinney, Aaron Lee
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Publication number: 20070219720Abstract: A navigation and control system including a sensor configured to locate objects in a predetermined field of view from a vehicle. The sensor has an emitter configured to repeatedly scan a beam into a two-dimensional sector of a plane defined with respect to a first predetermined axis of the vehicle, and a detector configured to detect a reflection of the emitted beam from one of the objects. The sensor includes a panning mechanism configured to pan the plane in which the beam is scanned about a second predetermined axis to produce a three dimensional field of view. The navigation and control system includes a processor configured to determine the existence and location of the objects in the three dimensional field of view based on a position of the vehicle and a time between an emittance of the beam and a reception of the reflection of the emitted beam from one of the objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2006Publication date: September 20, 2007Applicant: The Gray Insurance CompanyInventors: Paul Trepagnier, Jorge Nagel, Powell Kinney, Matthew Dooner, Bruce Wilson, Carl Schneider, Keith Goeller