Patents by Inventor William A. Adkins

William A. Adkins 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).

  • Patent number: 9636752
    Abstract: A multi-purpose layout tool and drill guide, and related components and accessories, including a mounting L bracket, laser, swivels stand, headband and lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventor: Robert William Adkin
  • Publication number: 20150283623
    Abstract: A multi-purpose layout tool and drill guide, and related components and accessories, including a mounting L bracket, laser, swivels stand, headband and lamp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Robert William Adkin
  • Patent number: 8954369
    Abstract: A method to build, manage and analyze a gap analysis model in software of safety instrumented system architecture for a safety instrumented systems in a facility. The safety instrumented system architecture has at least one instrumented protective function and the non-transitory computer instructions use a real world software model in support of process safety lifecycle management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Applied Engineering Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Carolyn Crosby Presgraves, Michael Dennis Scott, Taylor William Schuler, Eric Christopher Van Beek, David William Adkins, William Davis Creel
  • Patent number: 5742699
    Abstract: The presented invention provides the velocity of a moving target from a remote location. A CCD camera receives the image of the target vehicle and records this information on CCD array. The camera then outputs this information in a standard video format such as RS-170, NTSC, or equivalent to the frame grabber circuit card assembly located in the main computer. Custom software along with commercial frame grabber imaging software operates the computer in a Windows or DOS environment. The system will correlate the image of multiple frames stored in the frame grabber circuit card, along with the overlain reference lines and determine the velocity of the target vehicle in miles or kilometers per hour. The image data will be stored in the computer on removable media, along with all pertinent data of the incident including the time/date/location stamp, along with calibration factors and an image of the vehicle operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Inventors: William A. Adkins, James H. Pierce