Patents by Inventor Thomas Vitte

Thomas Vitte 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).

  • Follow-me system for unmanned aircraft vehicles
    Patent number: 9754498
    Abstract: A system for navigating an aircraft includes a first aircraft with a first communication unit and a second aircraft with a second communication unit. The first aircraft is adapted for determining coordinates of a position of a waypoint. The first communication unit is adapted to transmit the coordinates of the position of the waypoint to the second communication unit. The second aircraft is adapted to navigate to the position of the waypoint. Several waypoints can be provided in this manner such that a flight trajectory is established along which the second aircraft may follow the first aircraft. In addition, the second aircraft may be adapted to follow the first aircraft based on a received identification signal. In certain embodiments, the system can be used such that the second aircraft can follow the first aircraft in case of a failure of systems of the second aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Joy Bousquet, Thomas Vitte
  • Follow-me System for Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles
    Publication number: 20160071421
    Abstract: A system for navigating an aircraft includes a first aircraft with a first communication unit and a second aircraft with a second communication unit. The first aircraft is adapted for determining coordinates of a position of a waypoint. The first communication unit is adapted to transmit the coordinates of the position of the waypoint to the second communication unit. The second aircraft is adapted to navigate to the position of the waypoint. Several waypoints can be provided in this manner such that a flight trajectory is established along which the second aircraft may follow the first aircraft. In addition, the second aircraft may be adapted to follow the first aircraft based on a received identification signal. In certain embodiments, the system can be used such that the second aircraft can follow the first aircraft in case of a failure of systems of the second aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Joy BOUSQUET, Thomas Vitte