Patents by Inventor TIM CHRISTIANSON

TIM CHRISTIANSON 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).

  • Geospatial data collection system with a look ahead sensor and associated methods
    Patent number: 10656250
    Abstract: A geospatial data collection system is for an aerial vehicle and includes a data collection light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device and a protection LiDAR device. The data collection LiDAR device is configured to collect geospatial data as the aerial vehicle moves along a collection path. The protection LiDAR device is configured to sense a geospatial area ahead of the data collection LiDAR device. The data collection LiDAR device is switchable from an operating mode to a protected mode based upon the protection LiDAR device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventors: Peter A. Wasilousky, Dean A. Heimmermann, Philip Smith, Charles Wilson, Kenneth Laprade, Anthony Truscott, Graham Nelson, Tim Christianson
  • GEOSPATIAL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM WITH A LOOK AHEAD SENSOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20190107605
    Abstract: A geospatial data collection system is for an aerial vehicle and includes a data collection light detection and ranging (LiDAR) device and a protection LiDAR device. The data collection LiDAR device is configured to collect geospatial data as the aerial vehicle moves along a collection path. The protection LiDAR device is configured to sense a geospatial area ahead of the data collection LiDAR device. The data collection LiDAR device is switchable from an operating mode to a protected mode based upon the protection LiDAR device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: PETER A. WASILOUSKY, DEAN A. HEIMMERMANN, PHILIP SMITH, CHARLES WILSON, KENNETH LAPRADE, ANTHONY TRUSCOTT, GRAHAM NELSON, TIM CHRISTIANSON