99 patents
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Utility
Drogue Deployment for Lighter than Air Vehicle Descent
24 Feb 22
The technology relates to techniques for drogue deployment for a lighter than air (LTA) vehicle descent.
Nicolas Bergeron, Adam French
Filed: 20 Aug 20
Utility
Superpressure balloon thermal control with low-emissivity cap and active air venting
22 Feb 22
Aspects of the technology relate to temperature regulation for high altitude, long duration balloons, such as balloons that operate in the stratosphere for weeks, months or longer.
Cyrus Behroozi, Tyler Gore, Kevin Roach
Filed: 10 Dec 19
Utility
Detecting Crop Related Row from Image
10 Feb 22
System and techniques for detecting a crop related row from an image are described herein.
Yuri Sneyders, John D. Preheim, Jeffrey Allen Van Roekel
Filed: 20 Jul 21
Utility
Neutrally buoyant vehicle maneuvering system and methods for same
8 Feb 22
A towed atmospheric balloon system includes an atmospheric balloon including a quantity of lift gas and a neutral buoyancy towing system coupled with the atmospheric balloon.
Michael Scott Smith
Filed: 4 Sep 19
Utility
Valve control system and method
1 Feb 22
In an example, a system for applying an agricultural product includes a valve and a solenoid.
Justin Krosschell, Travis Burgers, Jacob Deines
Filed: 24 Aug 20
Utility
Seals for aerial vehicles
25 Jan 22
Aspects of the disclosure relate to envelopes for aerial vehicle.
Kevin Roach, Chaokun Gong, Chase Haegele
Filed: 21 Aug 19
Utility
Sprayer Boom Recirculation and Mixing Systems and Methods for Same
13 Jan 22
A product dispensing system includes at least one recirculation network configured for communication with a system pump.
Jesse Lee Wagers, Nicholas O. Michael
Filed: 14 Nov 19
Utility
Lateral propulsion systems and architectures for high altitude balloons
11 Jan 22
Aspects of the technology relate to propulsion systems for high altitude, long duration balloons, such as balloons that operate in the stratosphere for weeks, months or longer.
Jacques Gagne, Matthew Knoll, Daniel Alex Luebke, Jonathan Nutzmann, Michael Eglington, Sameera Ponda, Aaron Fan, Ewout van Bekkum
Filed: 17 Jul 19
Utility
Duct Throttled Sprayer Nozzle Assemblies and Methods for Same
30 Dec 21
A sprayer nozzle assembly includes a control valve configured to control a flow rate of agricultural product according to a duty cycle having valve open and valve closed positions.
Travis Burgers, Seth Steensma, Justin Krosschell, Jared Ernest Kocer
Filed: 24 Jun 21
Utility
Flight termination system for tethered aerial vehicles
28 Dec 21
Aspects of the disclosure relate to flight termination systems for tethered aerial vehicles having envelopes.
Michael Kennan
Filed: 28 Aug 19
Utility
Multi-layer Films and Method of Using
23 Dec 21
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a multi-layer film.
Steven G. Redford, Dylan Rogers
Filed: 16 Jun 21
Utility
Envelope film suspenders for high-altitude balloons
21 Dec 21
A high altitude or stratospheric balloon system may include a balloon envelope including envelope film, at least one tendon, and a suspender.
Kyle Brookes, Kevin Roach
Filed: 19 Mar 19
Utility
Wedge Brake Control System and Method
25 Nov 21
Aspects of the technology relate to a braking assembly for a lateral propulsion system of a high altitude platform (HAP) configured to operate in the stratosphere.
Aaron Fan, David Solum, Carey Hijmans, Jonathan Nutzmann
Filed: 22 May 20
Utility
Wedge Brake System for Propeller Rotor
25 Nov 21
Aspects of the technology relate to a braking assembly for a lateral propulsion system of a high altitude platform (HAP) configured to operate in the stratosphere.
David Solum, Matthew Torres, Christopher Bowles, Carey Hijmans, Jonathan Nutzmann, Kyle Brookes
Filed: 22 May 20
Utility
Adaptive color transformation to aid computer vision
23 Nov 21
System and techniques for adaptive color transformation to aid computer vision are described herein.
Yuri Sneyders, John D. Preheim, Jeffrey Allen Van Roekel
Filed: 11 Jul 19
Utility
Obstacle Monitoring Systems and Methods for Same
18 Nov 21
An autonomous obstacle monitoring and vehicle control system includes a remote sensing device including one or more sensors.
Jared Ernest Kocer, John D. Preheim, W. Wade Robey
Filed: 14 May 21
Utility
Hans bell housing for inflating and deflating a balloon envelope
16 Nov 21
A fixed housing that is configured to be coupled to a balloon envelope and an impeller housing disposed within the fixed housing, wherein the impeller housing and the fixed housing form a seal in a closed position, wherein the impeller housing is moveable into the balloon envelope relative to the fixed housing in an open position, and wherein the impeller housing defines an unobstructed airflow passageway between an internal chamber in a balloon envelope and the atmosphere in the open position.
Keegan Gartner
Filed: 26 Jul 19
Utility
Calibrating crop row computer vision system
9 Nov 21
System and techniques for calibrating a crop row computer vision system are described herein.
Yuri Sneyders, John D. Preheim, Jeffrey Allen Van Roekel
Filed: 11 Jul 19
Utility
Localized product injection system for an agricultural sprayer
2 Nov 21
A localized product injection system for use with a product dispensing system includes a product injection reservoir coupled with an injection header.
Nicholas O. Michael
Filed: 10 Jun 14
Utility
System and method for sensing an edge
26 Oct 21
A system and method for sensing an edge of a region includes at least one distance sensor configured to detect a plurality of distances of objects along a plurality of adjacent scan lines.
James Edward Slichter, Andrew Joseph Pierson, Derek Michael Stotz, Jonathan William Richardson
Filed: 25 Jan 19