Patents by Inventor Tanner Ray

Tanner Ray 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).

  • Detection And Ranging Sensor Stabilization Systems And Methods
    Publication number: 20260153628
    Abstract: A system can have an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) detection and ranging (DAR) device, such as a LIDAR device. A shock mount can couple the EMR DAR device to a vehicle. The shock mount can isolate the EMR DAR device from impulse shocks experienced by the vehicle. An inertial measurement unit (IMU) can be coupled to the EMR DAR device or a first portion of the shock mount. The IMU can measure movement of the EMR DAR device. Alternatively or additionally, the EMR DAR can detect locations of a reference feature of the vehicle at different times and can use the detected locations to determine movement of the EMR DAR relative to the vehicle. Data of the EMR DAR device indicative of detected features can be adjusted based at least in part on the movement measured by the IMU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2024
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Inventors: Alberto Daniel LACAZE, Karl Nicholas MURPHY, Kyle SMITH, Tanner RAY, William BECKER, John R. HOWARD, John KEYSER, Raymond WILHELM, Matthew NEWCOMER
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20250028057
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selective and/or opportunistic GNSS/GPS navigation that actively mask or filter satellite signals based on identified “clear sky” or “obstructed sky” regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Alberto Daniel Lacaze, Karl Nicholas Murphy, Joseph Putney, Ray Wilhelm, Tanner Ray
  • Detection and ranging sensor stabilization systems and methods
    Patent number: 12196864
    Abstract: A system can have an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) detection and ranging (DAR) device, such as a LIDAR device. A shock mount can couple the EMR DAR device to a vehicle. The shock mount can isolate the EMR DAR device from impulse shocks experienced by the vehicle. An inertial measurement unit (IMU) can be coupled to the EMR DAR device or a first portion of the shock mount. The IMU can measure movement of the EMR DAR device. Alternatively or additionally, the EMR DAR can detect locations of a reference feature of the vehicle at different times and can use the detected locations to determine movement of the EMR DAR relative to the vehicle. Data of the EMR DAR device indicative of detected features can be adjusted based at least in part on the movement measured by the IMU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Robotic Research OpCo, LLC
    Inventors: Alberto Daniel Lacaze, Karl Nicholas Murphy, Kyle Smith, Tanner Ray, William Becker, John R. Howard, John Keyser, Raymond Wilhelm, Matthew Newcomer
  • Systems and methods for selective global navigation satellite system (GNSS) navigation
    Patent number: 12123955
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selective and/or opportunistic GNSS/GPS navigation that actively mask or filter satellite signals based on identified “clear sky” or “obstructed sky” regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Robotic Research OpCo, LLC
    Inventors: Alberto Daniel Lacaze, Karl Nicholas Murphy, Joseph Putney, Ray Wilhelm, Tanner Ray
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM (GNSS) NAVIGATION
    Publication number: 20220397680
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selective and/or opportunistic GNSS/GPS navigation that actively mask or filter satellite signals based on identified “clear sky” or “obstructed sky” regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Alberto Daniel Lacaze, Karl Nicholas Murphy, Joseph Putney, Ray Wilhelm, Tanner Ray