Patents by Inventor Timothy Reed Pryor

Timothy Reed Pryor 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 object dimension and other characteristics using diffraction waves
    Patent number: 4009965
    Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to methods and apparatus for obtaining the dimension, position or angle of an object using a point on the object boundary surface to create a diffraction wave when illuminated by a laser beam or other source of electro-magnetic radiation. This diffraction wave is then analyzed to obtain information as to the position of the object point tangent to the laser beam or the angular orientation of the object boundary at said object point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1977
    Inventor: Timothy Reed Pryor