Patents by Inventor Alan J. Siegel

Alan J. Siegel has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for monitoring surface condition of a bowling lane
    Patent number: 6794650
    Abstract: A topical recognition apparatus for monitoring surface condition of a bowling lane surface and a method thereof. The apparatus has a lamp that provides light on the bowling lane surface, and a sensor positioned proximate to the bowling lane surface, the sensor being adapted to sense light provided by at least one lamp after the light is scattered off the bowling lane surface, the scattered light being indicative of a surface condition of the bowling lane. The surface condition of the bowling lane monitored may be the quantity of oil on the bowling lane surface and/or the amount of wear on the bowling lane surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Ensco, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Burns, Alan J. Siegel
  • Method and apparatus for monitoring surface condition of a bowling lane
    Publication number: 20020166971
    Abstract: A topical recognition apparatus for monitoring surface condition of a bowling lane surface and a method thereof. The apparatus has a lamp that provides light on the bowling lane surface, and a sensor positioned proximate to the bowling lane surface, the sensor being adapted to sense light provided by at least one lamp after the light is scattered off the bowling lane surface, the scattered light being indicative of a surface condition of the bowling lane. The surface condition of the bowling lane monitored may be the quantity of oil on the bowling lane surface and/or the amount of wear on the bowling lane surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2002
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Applicant: ENSCO, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas S. Burns, Alan J. Siegel