Patents by Inventor Ray Merewhether

Ray Merewhether 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).

  • Optical ground tracking apparatus, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 9372117
    Abstract: Optical ground tracking apparatus for use with buried object locators or other instruments or devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for tracking movement of a buried utility locator over a surface includes generating an output light, providing the output light to the surface, receiving a portion of the output light that is reflected from the surface, and generating information associated with a user-applied movement of the locator over the surface based at least in part on the received reflected portion of the output light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Eric M. Chapman, Ray Merewhether, Sequoyah Aldridge
  • Optical ground tracking apparatus, systems, and methods
    Patent number: 9341740
    Abstract: Optical ground tracking apparatus for use with buried object locators or other instruments or devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a magnetic field sensing buried object locator includes a ground tracking apparatus having input and output light snoot assemblies, light generation and sensing assemblies, and a processing element to receive signals from the light sensor assembly and generate location or tracking information associated with movement of the locator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: SEE SCAN, INC.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Eric M. Chapman, Ray Merewhether, Sequoyah Aldridge
  • OPTICAL GROUND TRACKING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20150204652
    Abstract: Optical ground tracking apparatus for use with buried object locators or other instruments or devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for tracking movement of a buried utility locator over a surface includes generating an output light, providing the output light to the surface, receiving a portion of the output light that is reflected from the surface, and generating information associated with a user-applied movement of the locator over the surface based at least in part on the received reflected portion of the output light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: SEESCAN, INC.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Eric M. Chapman, Ray Merewhether, Sequoyah Aldridge
  • Adjustable variable resolution inspection systems and methods
    Patent number: 9080992
    Abstract: Camera heads configured to provide digitally articulated images or video, at adjustable resolutions and/or offsets and orientations, to a camera control unit (CCU) or other electronic computing system for display, storage, and/or transmission to other systems are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Scott Powell, Roger Shaffer, Stephanie Bench, Ray Merewhether, David Cox, Eric Chapman
  • ADJUSTABLE VARIABLE RESOLUTION INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MULTIPLE IMAGE SENSORS
    Publication number: 20140313316
    Abstract: Camera heads having multiple image sensors, configured to provide digitally articulated images or video, at adjustable resolutions and/or offsets and orientations, to a camera control unit (CCU) or other electronic computing system for display, storage, and/or transmission to other systems are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: SEESCAN, INC.
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Scott Powell, Stephanie Bench, Ray Merewhether, David Cox, Eric Chapman
  • ADJUSTABLE VARIABLE RESOLUTION INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140063229
    Abstract: Camera heads configured to provide digitally articulated images or video, at adjustable resolutions and/or offsets and orientations, to a camera control unit (CCU) or other electronic computing system for display, storage, and/or transmission to other systems are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Scott Powell, Roger Shaffer, Stephanie Bench, Ray Merewhether, David Cox, Eric Chapman