Inventor

Daniel Buchmueller

Inventor

Seattle, WA, US

Overview

2013–2021

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 65 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B64Uprimary

B64UUnmanned aerial vehicles [uav]16%

B64CAeroplanes15%

G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables13%

B64DEquipment for fitting in or to aircraft11%

G08GTraffic control systems9%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes5%

G01CMeasuring distances, levels or bearings3%

G01SRadio direction-finding3%

G06FElectric digital data processing2%

G07CTime or attendance registers2%

PatentTitleYear

10,984,663Ground effect based surface sensing utilized with other sensing technologies in automated aerial vehicles2021 10,913,549Automated aerial vehicle inspections2021 10,858,103Delivery drop rate modulation2020 10,847,041Airborne unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring station with adjustable image capture devices2020 10,836,485Unmanned aerial vehicle configuration for extended flight and heat dissipation2020 10,822,081Communications and landings of unmanned aerial vehicles on transportation vehicles for transport2020 10,780,988Propeller safety for automated aerial vehicles2020 10,771,939Orientation of directional antennas using horizontal position information2020 10,762,797Object avoidance methods for automated aerial vehicles2020 10,663,529Automatic battery charging2020 10,647,427Tether compensated airborne delivery2020 10,543,918Aerial vehicle assembly configurations2020 10,450,065Stabilized airborne drop delivery2019 10,410,527Ground effect based surface sensing using propellers in automated aerial vehicles2019 10,403,155Aerial vehicle delivery of items available through an E-commerce shopping site2019 10,373,104Modular air delivery2019 10,322,881Notifying users to provide picked items to a drop off location for processing2019 10,259,591Adjustable unmanned aerial vehicles with adjustable body portions2019 10,220,964Unmanned aerial vehicle sensor calibration validation before flight2019 10,207,794Aerial vehicle center of gravity adjustment2019 10,178,315Image capture in a vibrational environment2019 10,149,115Orientation of directional antennas using horizontal position information2018 10,109,209Multi-zone montoring systems and methods for detection and avoidance of objects by an unmaned aerial vehicle (UAV)2018 10,109,204Systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicle object avoidance2018 10,096,255Damage avoidance system for unmanned aerial vehicle using stored energy from descent2018 10,071,804Delivery drop rate modulation2018 10,065,745Electricity generation in automated aerial vehicles2018 10,068,486Transportation network utilizing multiple autonomous vehicles to transport items between network locations2018 10,053,236Automated aerial vehicle inspections2018 9,994,316Unmanned aerial vehicle sensor synchronization2018 9,997,079Commercial and general aircraft avoidance using multi-spectral wave detection2018 9,998,975Navigation lanes for user equipment based on wireless station coverage area2018 9,969,494Delivery drop platforms, tethers, and stabilization2018 9,972,212Unmanned aerial vehicle camera calibration as part of departure or arrival at a materials handling facility2018 9,959,334Live drone observation data recording2018 9,934,694Ground effect based surface sensing using multiple propellers in automated aerial vehicles2018 9,908,619'Ballast control mechanisms for aerial vehicles'2018 9,908,632'Adjustable unmanned aerial vehicles with multiple lifting motors and propellers'2018 9,868,524'Unmanned aerial vehicle configuration for extended flight'2018 9,809,305'Landing of unmanned aerial vehicles on transportation vehicles for transport'2017 9,812,021'Object avoidance for automated aerial vehicles'2017 9,786,187'Transportation network utilizing autonomous vehicles for transporting items'2017 9,778,653'Systems, devices and methods delivering energy using an uncrewed autonomous vehicle'2017 9,767,701'Ground effect based surface sensing in automated aerial vehicles'2017 9,764,835'Aerial vehicle configuration'2017 9,761,147'Commercial and general aircraft avoidance using light pattern detection'2017 9,741,255'Airborne unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring station'2017 9,688,404'Stabilized airborne drop delivery'2017 9,685,089'Commercial and general aircraft avoidance using acoustic pattern recognition'2017 9,676,477'Adjustable unmanned aerial vehicles'2017 9,676,481'Tether compensated airborne delivery'2017 9,613,539'Damage avoidance system for unmanned aerial vehicle'2017 9,598,169'Single blade rotor system for use in a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft'2017 9,586,683'Transitioning an unmanned aerial vehicle to horizontal flight'2017 9,590,298'Orientation of directional antennas'2017 9,573,684'Unmanned aerial vehicle delivery system'2017 9,555,883'Unmanned aerial vehicle sensor synchronization'2017 9,550,561'Determining center of gravity of an automated aerial vehicle and a payload'2017 9,550,577'Electricity generation in automated aerial vehicles'2017 9,467,922'Cellular connections between user equipment and wireless stations based on user equipment location and wireless station locations'2016 9,348,333'Modular air delivery'2016 9,334,049'Single blade rotor system for use in a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft'2016 9,129,020'Search results through interest circles'2015 8,971,641'Spatial image index and associated updating functionality'2015 8,429,156'Spatial attribute ranking value index'2013

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2013–2015Patents assigned to BUCHMUELLER DANIEL (2)· patent assignee history

2013–2015Patents assigned to KROEPFL MICHAEL (2)· patent assignee history

2013–2015Patents assigned to MICROSOFT CORP (2)· patent assignee history

2013–2021Based in Seattle, WA, US· patent location history

2015Patents assigned to MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC (2)· patent assignee history

2016–2021Patents assigned to AMAZON TECH INC (62)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
AMAZON TECH INC	62	2016–2021
BUCHMUELLER DANIELself	2	2013–2015
KROEPFL MICHAEL	2	2013–2015
MICROSOFT CORP	2	2013–2015
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC	2	2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Seattle, Washington, US	65	2013–2021