Patents by Inventor William R. Haller
William R. Haller 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: 20190201998Abstract: The present disclosure teaches systems and methods for robotic welding of studs onto the surface of I-beams. These systems and methods will find industrial applicability in, for example, the steel erection industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Jacob B. Patterson
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Patent number: 10301783Abstract: A control system for positioning a marker over a pre-existing roadway surface mark. The control system has an electromagnetic radiation source attached to the marker for producing a mark pattern on the roadway surface. An imager permits the control system to image both the pre-existing roadway surface mark and the mark pattern produced by the electromagnetic radiation source. A computer is responsive to the imager for producing an error signal based upon the location difference between (a) the image of the pre-existing roadway surface mark and (b) the image of the mark pattern produced by the electromagnetic radiation source. An actuator is responsive to the error signal for positioning the marker over the pre-existing roadway mark.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: LimnTech LLCInventors: Douglas D. Dolinar, William R. Haller
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Patent number: 10252368Abstract: The present disclosure teaches systems and methods for robotic welding of studs onto the surface of I-beams. These systems and methods will find industrial applicability in, for example, the steel erection industry.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Jacob B. Patterson
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Publication number: 20180016758Abstract: A GPS-based control system for positioning a nozzle projection onto a predetermined roadway mark path includes a vehicle having an attached paint carriage which is laterally movable with respect to the vehicle, a first GPS antenna, a first GPS receiver responsive to the first GPS antenna, a first signal processor for determining the geographical location of the first GPS antenna, a linear motion and position sensor, a GPS location processor for determining the absolute GPS location of the paint carriage, a coordinate transform processor for transforming the absolute GPS location of the paint carriage into a location in a coordinate system other than GPS, a comparator for comparing the location of the paint carriage in the other coordinate system to a desired roadway mark path according to the other coordinate system, and a control system for positioning the nozzle projection onto the roadway mark path.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2016Publication date: January 18, 2018Applicant: LimnTech LLCInventors: Douglas D. Dolinar, William R. Haller, Matthew W. Smith, Charles C. Stahl
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Publication number: 20170368632Abstract: The present disclosure teaches systems and methods for robotic welding of studs onto the surface of I-beams. These systems and methods will find industrial applicability in, for example, the steel erection industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Jacob B. Patterson
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Publication number: 20170291242Abstract: The present application teaches systems and methods for automating all or portions of a construction process including the steps of locating stud welding locations on the surface of an I-beam, I-beam grinding, ferrule placement, stud placement and welding to ground welding sites, and ferrule fracturing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller
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Patent number: 9784843Abstract: An apparatus for locating, inspecting, or placing marks on a roadway. The apparatus includes a GPS-based machine vision locator for sampling discrete geographical location data of a pre-existing roadway mark evident on the roadway. A computer may determine a continuous smooth geographical location function fitted to the sampled geographical location data. A marker is responsive to the GPS-based locator and geographical location function for replicating automatically the pre-existing roadway mark onto the roadway. The apparatus is typically part of a moving vehicle. A related method is disclosed for locating, inspecting, and placing marks on a resurfaced roadway. A similar apparatus can be used to guide a vehicle having a snow plow along a snow-covered roadway, or a paving machine along an unpaved roadway surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Limn Tech LLCInventors: Douglas D. Dolinar, William R. Haller, Matthew W. Smith, Charles C. Stahl
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Patent number: 9764411Abstract: The present disclosure teaches systems and methods for robotic welding of studs onto the surface of I-beams. These systems and methods will find industrial applicability in, for example, the steel erection industry.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Structural Services, Inc.Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Jacob B. Patterson
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Publication number: 20160356005Abstract: A control system for positioning a marker over a pre-existing roadway surface mark. The control system has an electromagnetic radiation source attached to the marker for producing a mark pattern on the roadway surface. An imager permits the control system to image both the pre-existing roadway surface mark and the mark pattern produced by the electromagnetic radiation source. A computer is responsive to the imager for producing an error signal based upon the location difference between (a) the image of the pre-existing roadway surface mark and (b) the image of the mark pattern produced by the electromagnetic radiation source. An actuator is responsive to the error signal for positioning the marker over the pre-existing roadway mark.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: LimnTech LLCInventors: Douglas D. Dolinar, William R. Haller
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Publication number: 20160214199Abstract: The present disclosure teaches systems and methods for robotic welding of studs onto the surface of I-beams. These systems and methods will find industrial applicability in, for example, the steel erection industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: James T. Benzing, William R. Haller, Jacob B. Patterson
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Publication number: 20160209511Abstract: An apparatus for locating, inspecting, or placing marks on a roadway. The apparatus includes a GPS-based machine vision locator for sampling discrete geographical location data of a pre-existing roadway mark evident on the roadway. A computer may determine a continuous smooth geographical location function fitted to the sampled geographical location data. A marker is responsive to the GPS-based locator and geographical location function for replicating automatically the pre-existing roadway mark onto the roadway. The apparatus is typically part of a moving vehicle. A related method is disclosed for locating, inspecting, and placing marks on a resurfaced roadway. A similar apparatus can be used to guide a vehicle having a snow plow along a snow-covered roadway, or a paving machine along an unpaved roadway surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2016Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: LimnTech LLCInventors: Douglas D. Dolinar, William R. Haller, Matthew W. Smith, Charles C. Stahl
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Patent number: 9298991Abstract: An apparatus for locating, inspecting, or placing marks on a roadway. The apparatus includes a GPS-based machine vision locator for sampling discrete geographical location data of a pre-existing roadway mark evident on the roadway. A computer may determine a continuous smooth geographical location function fitted to the sampled geographical location data. And a marker is responsive to the GPS-based locator and geographical location function for replicating automatically the pre-existing roadway mark onto the roadway. The apparatus is typically part of a moving vehicle. A related method is disclosed for locating, inspecting, and placing marks on a resurfaced roadway. A similar apparatus can be used to guide a vehicle having a snow plow along a snow-covered roadway, or a paving machine along an unpaved roadway surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2012Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: LimnTech LLCInventors: Douglas D. Dolinar, William R. Haller
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Patent number: 9230177Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for determining the geographical location of a roadway mark or portion thereof not meeting roadway mark standards data. The system includes a GPS antenna; a GPS receiver responsive to the GPS antenna for determining the geographical location of the GPS antenna; and a system responsive to the GPS receiver. The system (a) determines the GPS geographical location of the roadway mark or portion thereof, (b) determines characteristic data of the roadway mark or portion thereof, (c) inputs roadway mark standards data, (d) compares the roadway characteristic data with the roadway mark standards data, and (e) determines the geographical location of the roadway mark or portion thereof based upon the comparison of the roadway characteristic and standards data.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: LimnTech LLCInventors: Douglas D. Dolinar, William R. Haller
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Publication number: 20150127223Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for determining the geographical location of a roadway mark or portion thereof not meeting roadway mark standards data. The system includes a GPS antenna; a GPS receiver responsive to the GPS antenna for determining the geographical location of the GPS antenna; and a system responsive to the GPS receiver. The system (a) determines the GPS geographical location of the roadway mark or portion thereof, (b) determines characteristic data of the roadway mark or portion thereof, (c) inputs roadway mark standards data, (d) compares the roadway characteristic data with the roadway mark standards data, and (e) determines the geographical location of the roadway mark or portion thereof based upon the comparison of the roadway characteristic and standards data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: LimnTech LLCInventors: Douglas D. Dolinar, William R. Haller
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Patent number: 8965898Abstract: Techniques for indexing multimedia data simultaneous with its capture to convert a real world event into an accessible database in real time are provided. The present invention introduces a new paradigm of converting a real world event in real time into a rich multimedia database by processing data from multiple cameras observing the event. Real time analysis of the camera data, coupled with domain knowledge, results in instant indexing of multimedia data at capture time itself. This yields the semantic information to answer complex queries about the content, and the ability to extract portions of data that correspond to complex actions performed in the real world.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: InthePlay, Inc.Inventors: James A. Aman, William R. Haller
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Patent number: 8935057Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for determining characteristics of a roadway mark at a remote location. The system includes a vehicle having at least one imager for producing image data containing at least one actual roadway mark evident on a roadway surface. A GPS antenna is mounted on the vehicle. A GPS receiver is responsive to the GPS antenna for determining a GPS location of the GPS antenna. An apparatus responsive to the imager and the GPS receiver determines a GPS location of the roadway mark and filters and compresses the image data, the filtered and compressed image data containing the image data of the roadway mark. An apparatus communicates the filtered and compressed image data to the remote location for analyzing the roadway mark characteristics from the image data.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: LimnTech LLCInventors: Douglas D. Dolinar, William R. Haller
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Publication number: 20140376874Abstract: A system for automatically providing event non-video information usable for indexing event video information, where the event takes place at an event location for a duration of event time. The system includes a non-video information system for receiving or determining event non-video information and storing the non-video information in a non-video dataset, a video information system for receiving event video information captured by one or more filming cameras and storing the video information in a video dataset, and a video information retrieval system for randomly accessing the video dataset, where the random access includes: (a) using event non-video information to first determine an event time or duration of event time, and (b) using the determined event time or duration of event time to selectively access, retrieve, or provide event video information including one or more video images of the event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: James A. Aman, William R. Haller
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Patent number: 8467968Abstract: An apparatus for placing marks on a resurfaced roadway. The apparatus includes a GPS-based locator for sampling discrete geographical location data of a pre-existing roadway mark evident on the roadway before resurfacing. A computer determines a continuous smooth geographical location function fitted to the sampled geographical location data. And a marker is responsive to the GPS-based locator and geographical location function for replicating automatically the pre-existing roadway mark onto the resurfaced roadway. The apparatus is typically part of a moving vehicle. A related method is disclosed for placing marks on a resurfaced roadway. A similar apparatus can be used to guide a vehicle having a snow plow along a snow covered roadway, or a paving machine along an unpaved roadway surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: LimnTech LLCInventors: Douglas D. Dolinar, William R. Haller
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Patent number: 7489856Abstract: Electrically powered devices are provided that are generally capable of automatically adjusting an operating speed of a tool removably connected to the device. The device includes circuitry that evaluates tool wear for the tool removably connected to the device, produces a tool wear speed related signal, and adjusts the operating speed of the tool based on the speed related signal. The device may further be capable of automatically setting the initial operating speed of the particular tool removably connected to the device by identifying the particular tool and setting the initial operating speed which may later be adjusted.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2004Date of Patent: February 10, 2009Assignee: Nokia CorporationInventor: William R. Haller
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Patent number: 7483049Abstract: During a sporting or similar event, participants and objects are automatically tracked using a scalable matrix of fixed, non-adjustable overhead cameras that form a view of the entire performance area. The participants and objects are identified with attached visible or non-visible markers that are detected using image analysis. A real-time database of two-dimensional movement locations is created from the resulting information, which is then used to automatically direct multiple fixed, adjustable side-view cameras for capturing and recording the event. Image analysis of this side-view video detects additional markers providing a three-dimensional model of the participants and objects.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2001Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Inventors: James A. Aman, William R. Haller