Patents by Inventor Evan Hansen

Evan Hansen 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).

  • Publication number: 20050283294
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing machine guidance of all types of earthmoving machinery, other heavy equipment, and work site vehicles. The method and apparatus is applicable to any industrial work site such as a construction site, open pit mine, quarry operation, or landfill. The machinery, equipment, or vehicle is not required to be equipped with a positional receiver of any kind. The position of all machinery, equipment, and vehicles is performed by employing an array of 3D laser scanners (or any 3D digital imaging devices) positioned throughout the work site. 3D images of the work site are transmitted from the laser scanners to a remote processing unit via a data link or network. The processing unit analyzes the images and determines the position of the machinery, equipment and vehicles. The positions are transmitted to the machinery, equipment, and vehicles via the data link or network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2004
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Inventors: Allen Lehman, James Knapp, Evan Hansen