Patents by Inventor David Monroe Bell

David Monroe Bell 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).

  • Mobile data collection and processing system and methods
    Patent number: 7415335
    Abstract: The mobile data collection system includes a positioning system, such as a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and/or an Inertial Navigation System (INS), to generate position and time data. A down looking line scan camera for mounting on a vehicle, obtains a series of line scan images of a path, such as a road. A data collection controller is connected to the positioning system and the line scan camera to associate the line scan images with the corresponding position and time data. A database stores the line scan images and associated corresponding position and time data. An image processor identifies and marks features in the line scan images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: David Monroe Bell, Timothy Raymond Culp, John Bryan Daly, Michael Hattermann
  • Apparatus for census surveying and related methods
    Patent number: 6590526
    Abstract: A census surveying system may include a residence position collection apparatus to be carried by a vehicle. The residence position collection apparatus may include a range finder for determining nearby residence positions as the vehicle advances along a path of vehicle travel over an area for the census. The census surveying system may also include a processor for downloading and processing the residence positions from the residence position collection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Harris Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Otto Grube, John Buford Mocharnuk, William Leonard Matheson, David Monroe Bell