Patents by Inventor Siddhartha Kumar

Siddhartha Kumar 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).

  • Systems and Methods for Active-Light Based Precision Localization of Aircrafts In GPS-Denied Environments
    Publication number: 20250342769
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing guidance to assist eVTOL aerial vehicles in performing landing and takeoff operations at landing locations in GPS-denied environments are disclosed. An exemplary system includes an aerial vehicle comprising a camera configured to generate images based on information transmitted by a plurality of light sources located adjacent a landing surface for the aerial vehicle and a controller circuit configured to receive the generated images and determine a position and an orientation of the aerial vehicle based on the received images, wherein the light sources are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the landing surface, and wherein a characteristic of light emitted from each of the light sources is modulated with respect to time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2024
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony HUNTER, Timothy MCLAIN, Joshua MANGELSON, Gary LONG, Pablo HOPMAN, Siddhartha KUMAR, David Christopher AKAGI, Kalliyan VELASCO
  • Systems and methods for active-light based precision localization of aircrafts in GPS-denied environments
    Patent number: 12205484
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing guidance to assist eVTOL aerial vehicles in performing landing and takeoff operations at landing locations in GPS-denied environments are disclosed. An exemplary system includes an aerial vehicle comprising a camera configured to generate images based on information transmitted by a plurality of light sources located adjacent a landing surface for the aerial vehicle and a controller circuit configured to receive the generated images and determine a position and an orientation of the aerial vehicle based on the received images, wherein the light sources are arranged in a predetermined pattern on the landing surface, and wherein a characteristic of light emitted from each of the light sources is modulated with respect to time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: ARCHER AVIATION, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Hunter, Timothy Mclain, Joshua Mangelson, Gary Long, Pablo Hopman, Siddhartha Kumar, David Christopher Akagi, Kalliyan Velasco