Ryan K Gury

20200301971, Sep 24, 2020

Mar 21, 2019

16/361041

- New York NY, US
Ryan Gury - Mount Vernon NY, US
Eduardo Dias da Costa - Porto Alegre, BR

DRONE RACING LEAGUE, INC. - New York NY

G06F 16/901
B64C 39/02
G06F 17/50
B64C 27/16
G08G 5/00
G05D 1/10
G05D 1/00
B64C 27/08

A method of simulating a quadcopter includes testing a plurality of quadcopter components at a plurality of operating conditions to generate one or more lookup tables for characteristics of the quadcopter components. The lookup tables are stored for quadcopter component simulation in a quadcopter simulator. When a simulated input value for a simulated quadcopter component is received in the simulator lookup table, entries corresponding to the simulated input value are read from the lookup table and simulated quadcopter component output is generated. Simulated quadcopter output to a flight controller is generated according to the simulated quadcopter component output from one or more entries of one or more lookup tables.

20190236962, Aug 1, 2019

Jan 30, 2019

16/262122

- New York NY, US
David Mitchell - Waterville MN, US
Larry Dickinson - Waseca MN, US
Lucas Anderson - Waseca MN, US
Trevor Smith - Yonkers NY, US
Ryan Gury - Mount Vernon NY, US

Drone Racing League, Inc. - New York NY

G08G 5/00
B64C 39/02
G05D 1/00
G05D 1/10
H04N 7/171
H04B 1/713
H04W 12/00

Techniques are described for the exchange of control signals between a controlled unmanned aircraft (i.e. drone) and a ground control station and for the transmission of communication signals, such as video, from the drone to the ground control station so that the signals are more difficult to intercept or jam. The video signal transmitted from the drone can be an analog RF signal employing one or more of video “scrambling”, RF signal inversion, hopping, usage of a wide frequency range and other techniques. To secure the control signals between the drone and the ground control station, techniques can include hopping, encryption and use of a wide frequency range.

20190086463, Mar 21, 2019

Sep 19, 2017

15/709268

- New York NY, US
Nate Ferris - New York NY, US
Trevor Smith - New York NY, US
Ryan Gury - New York NY, US
Nicholas Horbaczewski - New York NY, US

DRONE RACING LEAGUE, INC. - New York NY

G01R 31/00
B64F 5/60
G05B 23/02

A wireless power initiated test system can use an aircraft controller to automatically initiate a test sequence to determine status of systems of the aircraft, based on the detection of receipt of the wireless power at the aircraft. The detection of receipt of the wireless power at the aircraft can be based on the detection at a voltage regulator of the aircraft which is receiving the wireless power from a wireless power receiver of the aircraft. The system may also power the aircraft controller during the test sequence using the wireless power received. Such a system may quickly and efficiently initiate, power and perform a pre-flight test sequence to determine statuses of systems of the aircraft, such as during a competition or race of the aircraft. The system may apply to drones, as well as of other types of aircraft.

20190088046, Mar 21, 2019

Sep 15, 2017

15/706477

- New York NY, US
Nate Ferris - New York NY, US
Trevor Smith - New York NY, US
Ryan Gury - New York NY, US

DRONE RACING LEAGUE, INC. - New York NY

G07C 5/08
G05D 1/00
B64C 39/02
B64F 5/60

An airframe health monitoring system uses a controller to automatically determine a status of the airframe of an aircraft in real time, at power up and periodically during flight of the aircraft, based on the output of pressure sensors such as ribbon sensors and flex sensors mounted on the airframe arms and body. The controller can determine in real time whether the airframe has a fault or is damaged based on continuity measured in ribbon sensors located along the outside surfaces of the airframe. The controller can also determine a metric on the status of the airframe in real time based on arm impulses measured in flex sensors located along inside surfaces of arms of the airframe. This will lead to less expensive, more accurate, faster, automated detection of airframe faults, airframe damage and/or metrics on the health of the airframe.

20190077507, Mar 14, 2019

Sep 14, 2017

15/704794

- New York NY, US
Phil Herlihy - New York NY, US
Trevor Smith - New York NY, US
Ryan Gury - New York NY, US

DRONE RACING LEAGUE, INC. - New York NY

B64C 39/02
H04N 17/00
G01C 5/00
G01S 5/02

Techniques are described for tracking and determining a three dimensional path travelled by controlled unmanned aircraft (i.e. drones) or other moving objects. By monitoring the strength of communication signals transmitted by an object, the strength of control signals received by the object, and altitude data generated by the object, its three dimensional path is determined. For example, these techniques can be applied to racing drones to determine their positions on a course. An end gate structure for such a course that can automatically transmit disable signals to the drones upon completing the course is also described.

20190079510, Mar 14, 2019

Sep 14, 2017

15/704809

- New York NY, US
Phil Herlihy - New York NY, US
Trevor Smith - New York NY, US
Ryan Gury - New York NY, US
Nicholas Horbaczewski - New York NY, US

DRONE RACING LEAGUE, INC. - New York NY

G05D 1/00
H04B 17/318
B64C 39/02
B64F 1/02

Techniques are described for tracking and determining a three dimensional path traveled by controlled unmanned aircraft (i.e. drones) or other moving objects. By monitoring the strength of communication signals transmitted by an object, the strength of control signals received by the object, and altitude data generated by the object, its three dimensional path is determined. For example, these techniques can be applied to racing drones to determine their positions on a course. An end gate structure for such a course that can automatically transmit disable signals to the drones upon completing the course is also described.

20170244457, Aug 24, 2017

Mar 10, 2016

15/066884

- New York NY, US
David A. Mitchell - Waterville MN, US
Trevor Smith - New York NY, US
Ryan Gury - Larchmont NY, US
Nicholas Horbaczewski - New York NY, US

DRONE RACING LEAGUE, INC. - New York NY

H04B 7/06
H04B 7/08

A communication system is used to receive information from mobile sources. The system includes a plurality of antennas including multiple disjoint sets of multiple antennas configured to receive signals from the multiple mobile sources. At least a subset of the antennas have coverage areas that overlap with antennas in another set of the multiple disjoint sets of multiple antennas. The communication system also includes multiple receivers and multiple signal paths including one signal path for each set of multiple antennas. Each signal path is configured to provide outputs from a corresponding set of multiple antennas of the multiple disjoint sets of antennas to each of the multiple receivers. Each of the receivers choose to output information from one or more of the signal paths based on one or more characteristics of the signals received from the signal paths.