Patents by Inventor Sequoyah Aldridge
Sequoyah Aldridge 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).
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Publication number: 20170017009Abstract: A ground tracking apparatus for connection to a locator or other measurement device and configured to determine position, motion, and/or orientation information is disclosed. The ground tracking apparatus may include a ground follower assembly including one or more wheels, which may be detachably coupled to a buried object locator system to capture three-dimensional positional and orientation information during a locate process, as well as provide output data or information to be integrated with maps, photographs, drawings, or other data or information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, David A. Cox, Ryan B. Levin, Ray Merewether, Sequoyah Aldridge
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Patent number: 9411067Abstract: A ground tracking system including a ground follower assembly for use with a locator or other device for determining position, motion, and/or orientation information is disclosed. The ground follower assembly may include a wheel assembly coupled to a locator and configured to swivel and/or pivot relative to an antenna node of the locator to generate signals for use in determining position information during a locate operation, such as from a sonde array.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ray Merewether, Sequoyah Aldridge, Ryan B. Levin
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Publication number: 20160187522Abstract: Buried object locators including various antenna configurations and safety features are disclosed. In one embodiment a locator includes a body, one or more antenna nodes coupled to the body, and a safety light assembly disposed on or within the body. The locator may further include a surface light assembly and camera and/or one or more GPS and/or ISM antennas and receiver/sensor modules. The antenna nodes may be gradient and/or dodecahedral antenna nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ray Merewether, Sequoyah Aldridge, Ryan B. Levin
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Patent number: 9372117Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Eric M. Chapman, Ray Merewhether, Sequoyah Aldridge
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Patent number: 9341740Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 13, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: SEE SCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Eric M. Chapman, Ray Merewhether, Sequoyah Aldridge
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Patent number: 9291600Abstract: A sensor for detecting analytes, a method of making the sensor, and a method of using the sensor. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises at least one array comprising a plurality of resonators. The resonators can be arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and can be connected in a combined series-parallel configuration. The resonators can be adapted to vibrate independently at about the same resonance frequency and about the same phase. The sensor can also comprise an actuator and a signal detector electrically coupled to the array. The sensor can also further comprise an analyte delivery system and can be functionalized for detection of at least one analyte.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYInventors: Igor Bargatin, John Sequoyah Aldridge, Edward Myers, Michael L. Roukes
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Patent number: 9207350Abstract: Buried object locators including various antenna configurations and safety features are disclosed. In one embodiment a locator includes a body, one or more antenna nodes coupled to the body, and a safety light assembly disposed on or within the body. The locator may further include a surface light assembly and camera and/or one or more GPS and/or ISM antennas and receiver/sensor modules. The antenna nodes may be gradient and/or dodecahedral antenna nodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: SEE SCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ray Merewether, Sequoyah Aldridge, Ryan B. Levin
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Publication number: 20150204652Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Eric M. Chapman, Ray Merewhether, Sequoyah Aldridge
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Patent number: 9081109Abstract: A ground tracking apparatus for connection to a locator or other measurement device and configured to determine position, motion, and/or orientation information is disclosed. The ground tracking apparatus may include a ground follower assembly including one or more wheels, which may be detachably coupled to a buried object locator system to capture three-dimensional positional and orientation information during a locate process, as well as provide output data or information to be integrated with maps, photographs, drawings, or other data or information.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: See Scan, Inc.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ryan B. Levin, Ray Merewether, David A. Cox, Sequoyah Aldridge
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Publication number: 20140313321Abstract: Optical ground tracking apparatus for use with buried object locators or other instruments or devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a ground tracking apparatus integral with or coupled to a buried object locator includes a housing, a plurality of camera modules, a distance measurement module, and a processing element to generate tracking information based on images or video streams from the camera modules in combination with distance data generated from the distance measurement module.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Eric M. Chapman, Ray Merewether, Sequoyah Aldridge
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Publication number: 20140285203Abstract: A ground tracking system including a ground follower assembly for use with a locator or other device for determining position, motion, and/or orientation information is disclosed. The ground follower assembly may include a wheel assembly coupled to a locator and configured to swivel and/or pivot relative to an antenna node of the locator to generate signals for use in determining position information during a locate operation, such as from a sonde array.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Applicant: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ray Merewether, Sequoyah Aldridge, Ryan B. Levin
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Publication number: 20140182361Abstract: A sensor for detecting analytes, a method of making the sensor, and a method of using the sensor. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises at least one array comprising a plurality of resonators. The resonators can be arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and can be connected in a combined series-parallel configuration. The resonators can be adapted to vibrate independently at about the same resonance frequency and about the same phase. The sensor can also comprise an actuator and a signal detector electrically coupled to the array. The sensor can also further comprise an analyte delivery system and can be functionalized for detection of at least one analyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Igor Bargatin, John Sequoyah Aldridge, Edward Myers, Michael L. Roukes
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Publication number: 20140111208Abstract: A ground tracking system including a ground follower assembly for use with a locator or other device for determining position, motion, and/or orientation information is disclosed. The ground follower assembly may include a wheel assembly coupled to a locator and configured to swivel and/or pivot relative to an antenna node of the locator to generate signals for use in determining position information during a locate operation, such as from a sonde array.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ray Merewether, Sequoyah Aldridge, Ryan B. Levin
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Publication number: 20130127470Abstract: Buried object locators including various antenna configurations and safety features are disclosed. In one embodiment a locator includes a body, one or more antenna nodes coupled to the body, and a safety light assembly disposed on or within the body. The locator may further include a surface light assembly and camera and/or one or more GPS and/or ISM antennas and receiver/sensor modules. The antenna nodes may be gradient and/or dodecahedral antenna nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: SEEKTECH, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ray Merewether, Sequoyah Aldridge, Ryan B. Levin
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Patent number: 8258899Abstract: NEMS (Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems) apparatuses are described. By applying a static electric field, an arm or beam in a NEMS apparatus is made to bend so that one electrical conductor is made to contact another electrical conductor, thereby closing the NEMS apparatus. Some apparatus embodiments make use of electrostatic coupling to cause the arm or beam to bend, and some apparatus embodiments make use of piezoelectric materials to cause the arm or beam to bend. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Xiao-Li Feng, Rassul B. Karabalin, John Sequoyah Aldridge, Michael L. Roukes
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Publication number: 20110094861Abstract: NEMS (Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems) apparatuses are described. By applying a static electric field, an arm or beam in a NEMS apparatus is made to bend so that one electrical conductor is made to contact another electrical conductor, thereby closing the NEMS apparatus. Some apparatus embodiments make use of electrostatic coupling to cause the arm or beam to bend, and some apparatus embodiments make use of piezoelectric materials to cause the arm or beam to bend. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: April 28, 2011Inventors: Xiao-Li Feng, Rassul B. Karablin, John Sequoyah Aldridge, Michael L. Roukes
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Patent number: 7555938Abstract: Systems and methods for thermally actuating piezoresistive cantilevers are described. One embodiment includes a nanoelectromechanical resonator connected in at least one location to a substrate, an electrically conductive path formed on the resonator and a signal source connected to the electrically conductive path and configured to provide an oscillating actuation signal capable of exciting a resonant mode in the resonator.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2007Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Igor Bargatin, Jessica L. Arlett, Michael L. Roukes, Inna Kozinsky, John Sequoyah Aldridge, Edward B. Myers