Patents by Inventor Robert Johns

Robert Johns 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: 20240138292
    Abstract: An all-electric turf vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a chassis; a plurality of ground engaging wheels operatively connected to the chassis, wherein at least one of the ground engaging wheels is a steerable wheel; a plurality of electric wheel drive and tractions motors, wherein each electric wheel drive and tractions motor is operatively connected to a respective one of the plurality of ground engaging wheels and is structured and operable to deliver motive power to the respective ground engaging wheel; a plurality of turf cutting units; and an operator station. The operator station comprises a seat in which a vehicle operator can be seated; and a control and support arm pivotally movable so that the control and support arm can be positioned to not obstruct a line of sight of the vehicle operator to an outer edge of an outermost of the plurality of cutting units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jamie M. CLEMENTS, Robert Johns, Fahad HARITH
  • Publication number: 20240140207
    Abstract: An all-electric turf vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises a chassis, a plurality of ground engaging wheels operatively connected to the chassis, an operator station. a turf cutting unit operatively connected to the chassis, wherein the turf cutting unit comprises a plurality of rotary cutting blades driven by a plurality of electric rotary cutting blade motors, a battery bank structured and operable to provide electrical power to the plurality of electric rotary cutting blade motors, and a battery bank cradle that is removably connected to the chassis. The battery bank cradle houses the battery bank and is structured to be installed and connected to the chassis from a first side of the chassis and removed and disconnected from the chassis from a second side of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Robert Johns
  • Publication number: 20180227073
    Abstract: A technique for adaptively disrupting UAVs detects a target UAV using a camera, monitors the target UAV's communications using a directional antenna aligned with the camera, and attempts to communicate with the target UAV to request that it land, fly away, or return to launch. With the camera trained on the UAV, the directional antenna detects down-link signals from the UAV, which the UAV may employ to communicate with a ground-based controller. Control circuitry analyzes the down-link signals and generates a disrupting signal based thereon. The disrupting signal shares characteristics with the down-link signal, such as its protocol, bit rate, and/or packet length. The directional antenna transmits the disrupting signal back toward the UAV to affect the UAV's flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Brian Adam Hetsko, John Bernard Kuhl, Robert Johns, David Barone
  • Patent number: 10044465
    Abstract: A technique for adaptively disrupting UAVs detects a target UAV using a camera, monitors the target UAV's communications using a directional antenna aligned with the camera, and attempts to communicate with the target UAV to request that it land, fly away, or return to launch. With the camera trained on the UAV, the directional antenna detects down-link signals from the UAV, which the UAV may employ to communicate with a ground-based controller. Control circuitry analyzes the down-link signals and generates a disrupting signal based thereon. The disrupting signal shares characteristics with the down-link signal, such as its protocol, bit rate, and/or packet length. The directional antenna transmits the disrupting signal back toward the UAV to affect the UAV's flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: AAI Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Adam Hetsko, John Bernard Kuhl, Robert Johns, David Barone
  • Publication number: 20150240440
    Abstract: Systems and methods that permit assembly, disassembly, and relocation of modular structures, such as platforms and towers, without the need for permanent attachment of the modules, such as welding. Aspects of certain embodiments replace permanent attachment means, such as welding, with connectors at the structural interfaces between modules. Certain embodiments of the connectors of the present invention allow for the repeated reuse and relocation of modular structures as needed. Certain embodiments allow for the use of float-over methodologies to coupled topside modules to supporting structures without offshore welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Johns, Edward J. Arlt, Alpha Mahatvaraj, David Riggs
  • Publication number: 20050132266
    Abstract: A method whereby dynamic, interactive, two or more dimensional media can be assembled and delivered where the need for pre-packaged binary content files and pre-compiled content is eliminated by using a markup language, a standard URI to identify local and/or remote media resources within a markup text, a standard protocol to retrieve the resource, a parser to load resources from the native format and a markup language to define behavior and where dynamic, interactive, n-dimensional media is achieved by using a markup language, connecting or embedding content into a local or remote data source, dragging-and-dropping markup text into a content provider application, updating content using a form, establishing a two-way connection between content and one or more data sources such that changing to the data source(s) and seeing the results propagate to the scene changing the content and seeing the results propagate to the data source(s) and using a markup language to issue commands, configure interaction, and crea
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Timothy Ambrosino, Kevin Curry, Ted Ingalsbe, Robert Johns