Patents by Inventor Larry Mahan

Larry Mahan 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 determining position and rotational orientation of an object
    Publication number: 20060184013
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining position and rotational orientation of an object within a predetermined area is disclosed. Position markers, encoded with their identity, are viewed with a camera, images are captured and processed, and the position and rotational orientation of the object are calculated. Three embodiments are disclosed; the first having a camera mounted on the movable object while position markers bearing linear bar codes are fixed in location, the second having a camera mounted on the movable object while position markers bearing two-dimensional bar codes are fixed in location, and the third having a position marker of either type affixed to the object while the camera is fixed in location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: Sky-Trax Incorporated
    Inventors: David Emanuel, Larry Mahan, Richard Ungerbuehler