Patents by Inventor Sebastian Phelps

Sebastian Phelps 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).

  • Tracking and checking compliance of vessels
    Patent number: 9511842
    Abstract: There are disclosed arrangements for tracking ships and other vessels to provide best estimate of vessel track, which can be used, for example, as part of a vessel compliance process or tool. Coordinate messages from different types of transceivers (AIS, L-band, etc.), located on board a vessel are used. A confidence level may be assigned to each coordinate message dependent on the identity of the indicated transceiver, the indicated geographical position, and other factors. Measures of performance of the transceivers may be generated and used in coordinating transceiver control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Pole Star Space Applications Limited
    Inventors: Julian Longson, Ejber Ozkan, Sebastian Phelps
  • Tracking and Checking Compliance of Vessels
    Publication number: 20150166163
    Abstract: There are disclosed arrangements for tracking ships and other vessels to provide best estimate of vessel track, which can be used, for example, as part of a vessel compliance process or tool. Coordinate messages from different types of transceivers (AIS, L-band, etc.), located on board a vessel are used. A confidence level may be assigned to each coordinate message dependent on the identity of the indicated transceiver, the indicated geographical position, and other factors. Measures of performance of the transceivers may be generated and used in coordinating transceiver control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Julian Longson, Ejber Ozkan, Sebastian Phelps