Patents by Inventor Arnold B. Clarke

Arnold B. Clarke 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).

  • System and method for collecting data used to form a geographic information system database
    Patent number: 5528518
    Abstract: A portable data acquisition device, including a position-determining device and data collector, determines and stores positional data associated with objects positioned in a geographical area within sight of the device. Data representative of attributes associated with the objects are also stored in the device. The data stored in the device can be transferred to processing circuitry of a computer and absolute positional coordinates of the objects are determined. The absolute positional coordinates and the data representative of the attributes associated with the objects are placed in files accessible by geographic information system (GIS) software which utilizes the data to form a geographic information system (GIS) database from which GIS maps may be formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: Laser Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Bradshaw, Blair J. Zykan, David Williams, Jeremy Dunne, Arnold B. Clarke