Method and system for denying soaring and migratory birds access to critical areas of airports and aircrafts

US9387941B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED · US
• EMINENT TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

• Abdo A. Husseiny · LaPlace, US
• Omar Abdallah · Calabasas, US
• Bruce Thigpen · Tallahassee, US
• Ajay Mahajan · North Canton, US
• Jonathan Tyron Hagstrum · Menlo Park, US
• Zeinab A. Sabri · LaPlace, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 30, 2014
• Grant date: Jul 12, 2016
• Expiry date: Apr 30, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E01C11/26
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A method is provided for mitigation of aircraft bird strikes through the provision of conditions on the ground that totally prevents the formation of atmospheric thermals in the proximity of airports and airfields, whereby conflicts between soaring and migratory birds and aircrafts may be avoided. This is accomplished by modification of the topography of the field into a plurality of zones, as described herein and through construction of high albedo pavements, roads, artificial turfs and cool terrains.