Patents by Inventor Tim Ranft

Tim Ranft 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).

  • Patent number: 11086340
    Abstract: A system for unmanned aerial vehicle alignment including: an image sensor, configured to obtain an image of unmanned aerial vehicles and provide to a processor image data corresponding to the obtained image, the processor, configured to determine from the image data image positions of the unmanned aerial vehicles, determine an average position of the unmanned aerial vehicles relative to a first axis based on the image positions, determine an average line that extends along a second axis through the average position, wherein the first and second axes are perpendicular to each other, determine a target position of one of the unmanned aerial vehicles based on a relationship between its respective image position and a target alignment, and determine an adjustment instruction to direct said one of the unmanned aerial vehicles toward the target position, and provide the adjustment instruction to said one of the unmanned aerial vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Pohl, Daniel Gurdan, Roman Schick, Tim Ranft
  • Publication number: 20200064870
    Abstract: A system for unmanned aerial vehicle alignment including: an image sensor, configured to obtain an image of unmanned aerial vehicles and provide to a processor image data corresponding to the obtained image, the processor, configured to determine from the image data image positions of the unmanned aerial vehicles, determine an average position of the unmanned aerial vehicles relative to a first axis based on the image positions, determine an average line that extends along a second axis through the average position, wherein the first and second axes are perpendicular to each other, determine a target position of one of the unmanned aerial vehicles based on a relationship between its respective image position and a target alignment, and determine an adjustment instruction to direct said one of the unmanned aerial vehicles toward the target position, and provide the adjustment instruction to said one of the unmanned aerial vehicles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel POHL, Daniel Gurdan, Roman Schick, Tim Ranft
  • Patent number: 10514710
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed an unmanned aerial vehicle alignment system comprising one or more image sensors, configured to obtain an image of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles and provide to one or more processors image data corresponding to the obtained image; one or more processors, configured to detect from the image data image positions of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles; derive a target position based on a relationship between an image position and a target alignment; and determine an adjustment instruction to direct an unmanned aerial vehicle toward the target position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Intel IP Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Pohl, Daniel Gurdan, Roman Schick, Tim Ranft
  • Publication number: 20190094889
    Abstract: Herein is disclosed an unmanned aerial vehicle alignment system comprising one or more image sensors, configured to obtain an image of a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles and provide to one or more processors image data corresponding to the obtained image; one or more processors, configured to detect from the image data image positions of the plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles; derive a target position based on a relationship between an image position and a target alignment; and determine an adjustment instruction to direct an unmanned aerial vehicle toward the target position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Pohl, Daniel Gurdan, Roman Schick, Tim Ranft