Patents by Inventor Russell Common

Russell Common 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).

  • Patent number: 9874874
    Abstract: A system includes an unmanned vehicle (UV). A compliance unit receives sensor data from one or more sensors and compares the sensor data to a predetermined payload capacity threshold and a predetermined range capability threshold to determine compliance with a predetermined payload capacity and a predetermined range capability of the UV. The compliance unit generates a command to restrict the operation of the UV if the sensor data exceeds the predetermined payload capacity threshold and the predetermined range capability threshold of the UV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Bernhardt, Russell Common, David B. Campbell
  • Publication number: 20160378113
    Abstract: A system includes an unmanned vehicle (UV). A compliance unit receives sensor data from one or more sensors and compares the sensor data to a predetermined payload capacity threshold and a predetermined range capability threshold to determine compliance with a predetermined payload capacity and a predetermined range capability of the UV. The compliance unit generates a command to restrict the operation of the UV if the sensor data exceeds the predetermined payload capacity threshold and the predetermined range capability threshold of the UV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Bernhardt, Russell Common, David B. Campbell