Drone Patents July 2015

US Pat. No. 9,090,335

The following drone patents were granted in July 2015:

PAT. NO.	Title
9,094,816	Method and system for an emergency location information service (E-LIS) from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
9,094,392	GNSS receiver autonomous signal authentication using signal stability analysis system and related method
9,092,866	Airborne mine countermeasures
9,092,695	High-accuracy real-time road sign detection from images
9,091,558	Autonomous driver assistance system and autonomous driving method thereof
9,090,335	Unmanned aerial vehicle drag augmentation by reverse propeller rotation
9,090,319	Autonomous underwater vehicle for marine seismic surveys
9,090,260	Image-based velocity control for a turning vehicle
9,089,728	Truck mounted firefighting platform assembly
9,087,451	Unmanned aerial vehicle communication, monitoring, and traffic management
9,086,481	Methods and systems for estimating vehicle speed
9,085,362	Counter-unmanned aerial vehicle system and method
D734,211	Autonomous vehicle exterior
9,084,276	Dynamic transmission control for a wireless network
9,083,425	Distributed airborne wireless networks
9,082,112	Autonomous transport vehicle charging system
9,081,385	Lane boundary detection using images
9,081,383	Enhancing basic roadway-intersection models using high intensity image data
9,081,382	Autonomous vehicle comprising extracorporeal blood treatment machine
9,080,866	Methods and systems for detection of reflective markers at long range
9,080,723	Personnel classification and response system
9,079,662	Co-operative, modular, unmanned, vertical lift cargo vehicles
9,079,587	Autonomous control in a dense vehicle environment
9,075,415	Unmanned aerial vehicle and methods for controlling same
9,075,413	Engaging and disengaging for autonomous driving
9,075,146	Wireless, motion and position-sensing, integrating radiation sensor for occupational and environmental dosimetry
9,074,848	Precision geographic location system and method utilizing an image product
9,073,645	Apparatus and method for retrieving unmanned aerial vehicles
9,073,574	Autonomous vehicle with reconfigurable interior

Drone Patent Applications July 2015:

The following drone patent applications were published in July 2015:

PUB. APP. NO.	Title
20150214573	ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROPULSION SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZING SOLID-STATE RECHARGEABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
20150213716	CENTRALIZED PARKING PAYMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEM USINGGEO LOCATION ENABLED DEVICES
20150213318	METHOD, SYSTEM, IMAGING DEVICE, MOVABLE DEVICE AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETECTING STATIC ELEMENTS IN VIDEO AND IMAGE SOURCES
20150211368	DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MINING SOLID MATERIALS FROM THE SEA BED
20150210388	Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
20150210387	First-Person Viewer for Unmanned Vehicles
20150210312	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING LOW-HEIGHT OBJECTS IN A ROADWAY
20150210279	SYSTEM FOR ACCOMMODATING A PEDESTRIAN DURING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATION
20150210278	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING RELEVANT TRAFFIC LIGHTS
20150210277	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TRAFFIC LIGHTS
20150210276	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE STATUS OF A TURN LANE TRAFFIC LIGHT
20150210275	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TRAFFIC SIGNAL DETAILS
20150210274	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LANE END RECOGNITION
20150210272	CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR AUTONOMOUSLY DRIVEN VEHICLE
20150210259	METHOD FOR REDUCING REVERSE VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE USING BRAKE PRE-CHARGE
20150206015	Method for Estimating Free Space using a Camera System
20150204974	SYSTEM FOR MAPPING AND TRACKING GROUND TARGETS
20150204486	Operating gas system for an underwater vehicle, method for operating such an operating gas system and an underwater vehicle having such an operating gas system
20150203201	ELEVON CONTROL SYSTEM
20150203200	Unmanned Aerial Systems
20150203107	AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PRECIPITATION DETECTION
20150202976	ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
20150199818	METHOD FOR ANALYZING RELATED IMAGES, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
20150199619	Use-Assisting Tool for Autonomous Mobile Device, Operation Management Center, Operation System, and Autonomous Mobile Device
20150198951	VEHICLE ADAPTED FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING OBSTRUCTING OBJECTS
20150198719	RADIO FREQUENCY POSITION TRANSDUCER
20150197989	UNDERWATER DRILLING RIG ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE UNDERWATER DRILLING RIG ASSEMBLY
20150197225	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROMOTING A UNIFORM DRIVING STYLE
20150197007	Remote Vehicle Missions and Systems for Supporting Remote Vehicle Missions
20150196439	TRANSPORTATION DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS AND PEOPLE ON STAIRS AND FLAT SURFACES
20150194058	Methods And Systems For Determining Fleet Trajectories To Satisfy A Sequence Of Coverage Requirements
20150193988	DETERMINING PORTIONS OF A ROADWAY MODEL REQUIRING UPDATING
20150192928	METHOD FOR THE ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION OF A PATH
20150192682	WIRELESS, MOTION AND POSITION-SENSING, INTEGRATING RADIATION SENSOR FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOSIMETRY
20150192488	Method and System for Subsea Leak Detection Using Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
20150192437	UNMANNED VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATION
20150192428	DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING AUTO DRIVE LANES IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE
20150191184	Networking operation dispatch system based on electronic zones for rail vehicle
20150188695	Method and Apparatus for Synchronizing Clocks Underwater Using Light and Sound
20150187216	AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING THEREOF
20150187019	SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DATA PROCESSING
20150187013	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING DRIVER SIGNATURES
20150185734	METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE PATH OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE HAVING STEERED WHEELS
20150185034	DRIVERLESS VEHICLE COMMERCE NETWORK AND COMMUNITY
20150184564	Exhaust System Passive Noise Cancellation Assembly and Method
20150183528	Landing Pad For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Delivery
20150183520	UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING
20150183514	LONG ENDURANCE VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
20150183505	SUBFLOOR STRUCTURE WITH AN INTEGRAL HULL FOR A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT
20150183498	Personal Submersible Drone for Aquatic Exploration

Definitions

Since drones use a very wide range of technologies (please see our drone technology article), we do not attempt to include every patent or application that could be applied to drones. As we use it here, the term “drone” includes any autonomous vehicle. Please let us know if we have missed any important patents.

Drone patent applications are applications that have been filed with and published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Although most applications are published, a small percentage (about 7% nation wide) are not published for various reasons. Patent applications are generally published 18 months after the first priority date of the application. Published applications have not necessarily been examined and some applications will be abandoned after publication. Once an application is examined and approved and all fees and formalities have been satisfied, the Patent Office grants a patent.

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Drone Patents July 2015