Patents by Inventor Jeffrey W. Starke

Jeffrey W. Starke 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).

  • Patent number: 4903004
    Abstract: An all-weather digital distance measuring and signalling system for a vehicle specifically intended for accurately measuring distances of obstructions, such as behind a truck as it is being backed up. An array of transducer devices having independent sending and receiving capabilities are mounted on a support frame, such as a rear bumper. A pulsed signal emanating from a transistor amplifier circuit is timed as it is converted to an ultrasonic wave signal by each transducer device, simultaneously emitted and received by said transducer devices, and returned as a pulsed signal. Said signal being returned after bouncing back from an obstruction and the time of said return being converted into a distance value by digital converter circuitry. Said digital converter circuitry in turn sends said signal to a digital display device. In addition to displaying a digital read-out, said display device emits a periodic beeping sound and flasher tied to the signal and increasing in speed until a distance of 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Starke, Gregory Dalkranian