Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Tippett

Nicholas A. Tippett 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).

  • Apparatus, method and system of precise identification of multiple points distributed throughout an area
    Patent number: 8006394
    Abstract: A method of laying out a grid of points across an area comprises designating a starting reference point; projecting with the laser beam a first reference line intersecting the first reference point and extending in a first direction relative to the area; designating the set of first line reference points along the first reference line; projecting with a laser beam a second reference line from each of the set of first reference line points in a direction at least partially across the area; designating a set of second line reference points at or near the area along each of the second reference lines, so that a grid of points across the area correlated to at least one laser beam projection is created. In this manner, the laser provides a quick and accurate straight line for referencing points in the grid. The method could be used to just lay out a grid of lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Tippett, David L. Barker, Steven T. Heaton
  • Apparatus, method, and system of precise identification of multiple points distributed throughout an area
    Patent number: 7979993
    Abstract: A method of laying out a grid of points across an area comprises designating a starting reference point; projecting with the laser beam a first reference line intersecting the first reference point and extending in a first direction relative to the area; designating the set of first line reference points along the first reference line; projecting with a laser beam a second reference line from each of the set of first reference line points in a direction at least partially across the area; designating a set of second line reference points at or near the area along each of the second reference lines, so that a grid of points across the area correlated to at least one laser beam projection is created. In this manner, the laser provides a quick and accurate straight line for referencing points in the grid. The method could be used to just lay out a grid of lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Musco Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Tippett, David L. Barker, Steven T. Heaton
  • APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM OF PRECISE IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE POINTS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT AN AREA
    Publication number: 20100275454
    Abstract: A method of laying out a grid of points across an area comprises designating a starting reference point; projecting with the laser beam a first reference line intersecting the first reference point and extending in a first direction relative to the area; designating the set of first line reference points along the first reference line; projecting with a laser beam a second reference line from each of the set of first reference line points in a direction at least partially across the area; designating a set of second line reference points at or near the area along each of the second reference lines, so that a grid of points across the area correlated to at least one laser beam projection is created. In this manner, the laser provides a quick and accurate straight line for referencing points in the grid. The method could be used to just lay out a grid of lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: MUSCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: NICHOLAS A. TIPPETT, DAVID L. BARKER, STEVEN T. HEATON
  • APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM OF PRECISE IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE POINTS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT AN AREA
    Publication number: 20090056153
    Abstract: A method of laying out a grid of points across an area comprises designating a starting reference point; projecting with the laser beam a first reference line intersecting the first reference point and extending in a first direction relative to the area; designating the set of first line reference points along the first reference line; projecting with a laser beam a second reference line from each of the set of first reference line points in a direction at least partially across the area; designating a set of second line reference points at or near the area along each of the second reference lines, so that a grid of points across the area correlated to at least one laser beam projection is created. In this manner, the laser provides a quick and accurate straight line for referencing points in the grid. The method could be used to just lay out a grid of lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: MUSCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: NICHOLAS A. TIPPETT, DAVID L. BARKER, STEVEN T. HEATON