Patents by Inventor William Kent McGuire, JR.

William Kent McGuire, JR. 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).

  • Drone-relative geofence
    Patent number: 10671072
    Abstract: A drone receives an initiation signal which indicates that flight and/or navigation components of the drone are to be activated. Once activated, the drone then determines its initial position using a position-identifying radio signal. The drone then retrieves, from storage, dimensions of a drone-relative geofence. The drone can then calculate, using a processor, the drone-relative geofence having the dimensions with at least a specified floor and a specified radius. The drone adjusts the motor controller inputs to prevent the drone from exiting the calculated drone-relative geofence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Teal Drones, Inc.
    Inventors: William Kent McGuire, Jr., Seth Bradley Porter, George Michael Matus
  • DRONE-RELATIVE GEOFENCE
    Publication number: 20180267543
    Abstract: A drone receives an initiation signal which indicates that flight and/or navigation components of the drone are to be activated. Once activated, the drone then determines its initial position using a position-identifying radio signal. The drone then retrieves, from storage, dimensions of a drone-relative geofence. The drone can then calculate, using a processor, the drone-relative geofence having the dimensions with at least a specified floor and a specified radius. The drone adjusts the motor controller inputs to prevent the drone from exiting the calculated drone-relative geofence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: William Kent McGuire, JR., Seth Bradley Porter, George Michael Matus