Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for directing birds away from equipment
- Patent Title (中): 将鸟类远离设备的方法和系统
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Application No.: US13686707Application Date: 2012-11-27
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Publication No.: US09474265B2Publication Date: 2016-10-25
- Inventor: William D. Duncan , Roderick A. Hyde , Muriel Y. Ishikawa , Jordin T. Kare , Thomas A. Weaver , Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
- Applicant: Elwha LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: Elwha LLC
- Current Assignee: Elwha LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- Main IPC: G01C23/00
- IPC: G01C23/00 ; B64B1/06 ; A01M29/10 ; A01M29/12 ; A01M29/16 ; A01M31/00

Abstract:
A system for directing a bird away from equipment includes an item of equipment and a detector configured to detect a bird that could be harmed by or that could harm the equipment and to determine the proximity of the bird to the equipment. The system also includes an unmanned aerial vehicle and a pilot system configured to control the unmanned aerial vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140148978A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIRECTING BIRDS AWAY FROM EQUIPMENT Public/Granted day:2014-05-29
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