Michael Jon Miner

US Patent:

20190263430, Aug 29, 2019

Filed:

May 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/411788

Inventors:

- Norwalk CT, US
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar - Erie PA, US
Wolfgang Daum - Erie PA, US
Martin Paget - Irvine CA, US
Daniel Rush - Melbourne FL, US
Sameh Fahmy - Montreal, CA
Brad Thomas Costa - Melbourne FL, US
Seneca Snyder - Melbourne FL, US
Jerry Duncan - Melbourne FL, US
Mark Bradshaw Kraeling - Melbourne FL, US
Michael Scott Miner - Melbourne FL, US
Shannon Joseph Clouse - Erie PA, US
Anwarul Azam - Lawrence Park PA, US
Matthew Lawrence Blair - Lawrence Park PA, US
Nidhi Naithani - Bangalore, IN
Dattaraj Jagdish Rao - Bangalore, IN
Anju Bind - Bangalore, IN
Sreyashi Dey Chaki - Bangalore, IN
Scott Daniel Nelson - Melbourne FL, US
Nikhil Uday Naphade - Maharashtra, IN
Wing Yeung Chung - Erie PA, US
Daniel Malachi Ballesty - Wattsburg PA, US
Glenn Robert Shaffer - Erie PA, US
Jeffret James Kisak - Erie PA, US
Dale Martin DiDomenico - Melbourne FL, US
Suresh Govindappa - Lawrence Park PA, US
Manibabu Pippalla - Bangalore, IN
Sethu Madhavan - Erie PA, US
Jared Klineman Cooper - Melbourne FL, US
Huan Tan - Niskayuna NY, US
John Michael Lizzi - Wilton NY, US
Charles Burton Theurer - Alplaus NY, US
Balajee Kannan - Niskayuna NY, US
Romano Patrick - Atlanta GA, US
James D. Brooks - Schenectady NY, US
Micahel Scott Miner - Melbouren FL, US
Bradford Wayne Miller - Niskayuna NY, US
Neeraja Subrahmaniyan - Niskayuna NY, US
Brian Joseph McManus - Ft. Worth TX, US
Frank Wawrzyniak - Melbourne FL, US
Robert James Foy - Melbourne FL, US
James Glen Corry - Melbourne FL, US
Steven Andrew Kellner - Melbourne FL, US
Joseph Mario Nazareth - Melbourne FL, US
Brian William Schroeck - Melbourne FL, US
Shawn Arthur McClintic - Erie PA, US

International Classification:

B61C 17/12
B60L 15/32
B60L 15/34
B60T 13/66
B60L 15/00
B60L 15/38

Abstract:

A system and method includes determining, with a sensor assembly disposed onboard a first aerial vehicle, a direction in which a fluid flows within or through the first aerial vehicle, and determining an orientation of the first aerial vehicle relative to a second aerial vehicle based at least in part on the direction in which the fluid flows within or through the first aerial vehicle.

US Patent:

20190176862, Jun 13, 2019

Filed:

Feb 14, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/275569

Inventors:

- Norwalk CT, US
Wolfgang Daum - Erie PA, US
Martin Paget - Irvine CA, US
Daniel Rush - Melbourne FL, US
Brad Thomas Costa - Melbourne FL, US
Seneca Snyder - Melbourne FL, US
Jerry Duncan - Melbourne FL, US
Mark Bradshaw Kraeling - Melbourne FL, US
Michael Scott Miner - Melbourne FL, US
Shannon Joseph Clouse - Erie PA, US
Anwarul Azam - Lawrence Park PA, US
Matthew Lawrence Blair - Lawrence Park PA, US
Nidhi Naithani - Bangalore, IN
Dattaraj Jagdish Rao - Bangalore, IN
Anju Bind - Bangalore, IN
Sreyashi Dey Chaki - Bangalore, IN
Scott Daniel Nelson - Melbourne FL, US
Nikhil Uday Naphade - Maharashtra, IN
Wing Yeung Chung - Erie PA, US
Daniel Malachi Ballesty - Wattsburg PA, US
Glenn Robert Shaffer - Erie PA, US
Jeffrey James Kisak - Erie PA, US
Dale Martin DiDomenico - Melbourne FL, US
Suresh Govindappa - Lawrence Park PA, US
Manibabu Pippalla - Bangalore, IN
Sethu Madhavan - Erie PA, US
Arunachala Karthik Sridharan - Bangalore, IN
Prabhu Marimuthu - Chennai, IN
Jared Klineman Cooper - Melbourne FL, US
Joseph Forrest Noffsinger - Lee's Summit MO, US
Paul Kenneth Houpt - Schenectady NY, US
David Lowell McKay - Melbourne FL, US

International Classification:

B61L 25/02
B61L 15/00
B61L 27/00
B64C 39/02
B64D 47/08
G06K 9/00
H04N 7/18
H04L 29/08
G05D 1/00
H04N 5/232

Abstract:

System includes a controller configured to obtain one or more of a route parameter or a vehicle parameter from discrete examinations of one or more of a route or a vehicle system. The route parameter is indicative of a health of the route over which the vehicle system travels. The vehicle parameter is indicative of a health of the vehicle system. The discrete examinations of the one or more of the route or the vehicle system separated from each other by one or more of location or time. The controller is configured to examine the one or more of the route parameter or the vehicle parameter to determine whether the one or more of the route or the vehicle system is damaged. The system also includes examination equipment configured to continually monitor the one or more of the route or the vehicle system responsive to determining that the one or more of the route or the vehicle is damaged.

US Patent:

20190020807, Jan 17, 2019

Filed:

Sep 20, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/136423

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Michael Scott Miner - Melbourne FL, US
Shannon Joseph Clouse - Lawrence Park PA, US
Anwarul Azam - Lawrence Park PA, US
Matthew Lawrence Blair - Lawrence Park PA, US
Nidhi Naithani - Bangalore, IN
Dattaraj Jagdish Rao - Bangalore, IN
Anju Bind - Bangalore, IN
Sreyashi Dey Chaki - Bangalore, IN
Scott Daniel Nelson - Melbourne FL, US
Nikhil Uday Naphade - Maharashtra, IN
Wing Yeung Chung - Erie PA, US
Daniel Malachi Ballesty - Lawrence Park PA, US
Glenn Robert Shaffer - Erie PA, US
Jeffrey James Kisak - Erie PA, US

International Classification:

H04N 5/232
B60R 1/00
H04N 7/18

Abstract:

A camera system and method capture image data with a camera, a data storage device electrically connected to the camera and configured to store the video data and/or a communication device electrically connected to the camera and configured to communicate the image data to a system receiver located remote from the camera. The system receiver may be located onboard a vehicle such that an operator can carry the camera off board the vehicle and communicate the image data back to the vehicle, when performing, for example, work on the vehicle or inspecting the vehicle or the environs of the vehicle.

US Patent:

20160039436, Feb 11, 2016

Filed:

Oct 15, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/884233

Inventors:

- Shenectady NY, US
Sharon DSouza - Bangalore, IN
Krishna Chaitanya Narra - Bangalore, IN
Brad Thomas Costa - Melbourne FL, US
Seneca Snyder - Melbourne FL, US
Jerry Duncan - Melbourne FL, US
Mark Bradshaw Kraeling - Melbourne FL, US
Michael Scott Miner - Melbourne FL, US
Shannon Joseph Clouse - Erie PA, US
Anwarul Azam - Lawrence Park PA, US
Matthew Lawrence Blair - Lawrence Park PA, US
Nidhi Naithani - Bangalore, IN
Dattaraj Jagdish Rao - Banglaore, IN
Anju Bind - Banglaore, IN
Sreyashi Dey Chaki - Banglaore, IN
Scott Daniel Nelson - Melbourne FL, US
Nikhil Uday Naphade - Maharashtra, IN
Wing Yeung Chung - Erie PA, US
Daniel Malachi Ballesty - Wattsburg PA, US
Glenn Robert Shaffer - Erie PA, US
Jeffrey James Kisak - Erie PA, US
Dale Martin DiDomenico - Melbourne FL, US

International Classification:

B61L 23/00
B61K 9/00
B64D 47/08
B61L 25/02
H04N 7/18
G06K 9/00

Abstract:

An aerial system and method use a distance sensor to measure spatial distances between the distance sensor and plural vehicles in a vehicle system formed from the vehicles operably coupled with each other during relative movement between the distance sensor and the vehicle system. The spatial distances measured by the distance sensor are used to determine a size parameter of the vehicle system based on the spatial distances that are measured.

US Patent:

20150235484, Aug 20, 2015

Filed:

Aug 8, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/455571

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
BRIAN JOSEPH MCMANUS - FORT WORTH TX, US
MICHAEL MINER - MELBOURNE FL, US

International Classification:

G07C 5/02

Abstract:

An imaging system includes a camera and a controller. The camera is configured to be disposed on a first vehicle system or at a wayside location along a route to generate image data within a field of view of the camera. The controller is configured to monitor a data rate at which the image data is provided from the camera. The controller also is configured to identify a stimulus event within the field of view of the camera based on a change in the data rate at which the image data is generated by the camera.

US Patent:

20150158513, Jun 11, 2015

Filed:

Feb 17, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/624069

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Seneca Snyder - Melbourne FL, US
Jerry Duncan - Melbourne FL, US
Mark Bradshaw Kraeling - Melbourne FL, US
Michael Scott Miner - Melbourne FL, US
Shannon Joseph Clouse - Erie PA, US
Anwarul Azam - Lawrence Park PA, US
Matthew Lawrence Blair - Lawrence Park PA, US
Nidhi Naithani - Bangalore, IN
Dattaraj Jagdish Rao - Bangalore, IN
Anju Bind - Bangalore, IN
Sreyashi Dey Chaki - Bangalore, IN
Scott Daniel Nelson - Melbourne FL, US
Nikhil Uday Naphade - Maharashtra, IN
Wing Yeung Chung - Erie PA, US
Daniel Malachi Ballesty - Wattsburg PA, US
Glenn Robert Shaffer - Erie PA, US
Jeffrey James Kisak - Erie PA, US
Dale Martin DiDomenico - Melbourne FL, US

International Classification:

B61L 23/04
G06K 9/00
B64D 47/08

Abstract:

An aerial camera system includes an aerial device disposed onboard a non-aerial vehicle as the non-aerial vehicle moves along a route. The aerial device also can be configured to fly above the route during movement of the vehicle along the route. The camera unit is configured to be disposed onboard the aerial device and to generate image data during flight of the aerial device. The one or more image analysis processors are configured to examine the image data and to identify a hazard disposed ahead of the non-aerial vehicle along a direction of travel of the non-aerial vehicle based on the image data. A method for identifying route-related hazards using image data obtained from a camera unit on an aerial device.

US Patent:

20150070503, Mar 12, 2015

Filed:

Nov 14, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/541370

Inventors:

- Schenectady NY, US
Michael Scott Miner - Melbourne FL, US
Shannon Joseph Clouse - Lawrence Park PA, US
Anwarul Azam - Lawrence Park PA, US
Matthew Lawrence Blair - Lawrence Park PA, US
Nidhi Naithani - Bangalore, IN
Dattaraj Jagdish Rao - Bangalore, IN
Anju Bind - Bangalore, IN
Sreyashi Dey Chaki - Bangalore, IN
Scott Daniel Nelson - Melbourne FL, US
Nikhil Uday Naphade - Maharashtra, IN
Wing Yeung Chung - Erie PA, US
Daniel Malachi Ballesty - Lawrence Park PA, US
Glenn Robert Shaffer - Erie PA, US
Jeffrey James Kisak - Erie PA, US

International Classification:

H04N 5/232
B60R 1/00
H04N 7/18

US Classification:

348148, 348158

Abstract:

A camera system and method capture image data with a camera, a data storage device electrically connected to the camera and configured to store the video data and/or a communication device electrically connected to the camera and configured to communicate the image data to a system receiver located remote from the camera. The system receiver may be located onboard a vehicle such that an operator can carry the camera off board the vehicle and communicate the image data back to the vehicle, when performing, for example, work on the vehicle or inspecting the vehicle or the environs of the vehicle.