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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2024
Applicant:
Identiflight International, Llc, Louisville, CO (US);
Inventors:
Eric S. Wenger, Lakewood, CO (US);
Andrew G. Oliver, Longmont, CO (US);
Victor L. Babbitt, Superior, CO (US);
Assignee:
IDENTIFLIGHT INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Louisville, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 29/10 (2011.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01); A01M 29/16 (2011.01); A01M 31/00 (2006.01); E04B 1/72 (2006.01); F03D 7/04 (2006.01); F03D 17/00 (2016.01); F03D 80/00 (2016.01); F03D 80/10 (2016.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06T 7/20 (2017.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04N 13/243 (2018.01); H04N 13/296 (2018.01); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); F03D 9/00 (2016.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.01); H02S 10/12 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 29/10 (2013.01); A01K 29/005 (2013.01); A01M 29/16 (2013.01); A01M 31/002 (2013.01); E04B 1/72 (2013.01); F03D 7/042 (2013.01); F03D 7/048 (2013.01); F03D 17/00 (2016.05); F03D 80/00 (2016.05); F03D 80/10 (2016.05); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06T 7/20 (2013.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 40/103 (2022.01); H04N 13/243 (2018.05); H04N 13/296 (2018.05); H04N 23/698 (2023.01); H04N 23/90 (2023.01); F03D 9/007 (2013.01); F03D 9/257 (2017.02); F05B 2270/804 (2013.01); H02S 10/12 (2014.12); Y02E 10/72 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automated system for mitigating risk from a wind turbine includes a plurality of optical imaging sensors. A controller receives and analyzes images from the optical imaging sensors to automatically send a signal to curtail operation of the wind turbine to a predetermined risk mitigating level when the controller determines from images received from the optical imaging sensors that an airborne animal is at risk from the wind turbine.