Patents by Inventor Todd B. Welch

Todd B. Welch 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: 10938102
    Abstract: Exemplary drone detection, tracking, and control systems as well as related methods are provided. An exemplary system can include directional antennas and a movement system that moves the directional antennas in various azimuth and elevation orientations. A control system includes a video signal processor, a transceiver, an input/output system, a user interface, a wireless system, a machine instruction storage medium, and a plurality of machine readable instructions that operate the antenna assembly to detect, orient on, and record at least a video signal from a moveable platform as well as generate a graphical user interface (GUI) that shows a map with a user location, the antenna system location, and orientation of the antenna assembly with line of bearing. The GUI also displaying a plurality of radio channel and detected signal information. A display is provided that displays the GUI and enables user interaction with the GUI and system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jawad Abuasabeh, Todd B. Welch
  • Publication number: 20190067812
    Abstract: Exemplary drone detection, tracking, and control systems as well as related methods are provided. An exemplary system can include directional antennas and a movement system that moves the directional antennas in various azimuth and elevation orientations. A control system includes a video signal processor, a transceiver, an input/output system, a user interface, a wireless system, a machine instruction storage medium, and a plurality of machine readable instructions that operate the antenna assembly to detect, orient on, and record at least a video signal from a moveable platform as well as generate a graphical user interface (GUI) that shows a map with a user location, the antenna system location, and orientation of the antenna assembly with line of bearing. The GUI also displaying a plurality of radio channel and detected signal information. A display is provided that displays the GUI and enables user interaction with the GUI and system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Jawad Abuasabeh, Todd B. Welch