Patents by Inventor Robert D. Dyer

Robert D. Dyer 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 guidance system for industrial vehicles
    Patent number: 4947094
    Abstract: An automatically guided vehicle system for steering a vehicle. Optical sensing detects an image of a segment of track mounted above the path of the vehicle. Electrical signals corresponding to the position of the track are generated. A control circuit then converts these signals into movements for the steering of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Robert D. Dyer, Eugene A. Eschbach, Jeffrey W. Griffin, Michael A. Lind, Erville C. Buck, Roger L. Buck
  • Magnetic tool holder
    Patent number: 4826059
    Abstract: The invention relates to a portable and foldable magnetic tool holder. The magnetic tool holder has a front face and a rear face and includes at least one set of a plurality of magnetic bars which are positioned side by side on the interior of the holder, such that both faces of the holder are magnetic. Preferably, the holder contains an apron and can be folded in multiple directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Inventors: A. Allen Bosch, Robert D. Dyer