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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Halo Aeronautics, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
P. Stuckey McIntosh, Atlanta, GA (US);
W. Mercer Dye, Brookhaven, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/06 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B60Q 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/06 (2013.01); B60Q 9/008 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The embodiments of the disclosed invention provide apparatuses, systems, and methods for preventing ground collisions or physical contact between a vehicle and nearby objects. In various embodiments the vehicle can comprise an aircraft and the nearby object can comprise a hangar. Embodiments of the invention can provide a proximity warning triggered by changes in certain electrical characteristics of the vehicle body relative to its surroundings, said changes responsive to the separation distance between the vehicle and nearby objects, persons or structures.