Patents by Inventor Angus James Tocher

Angus James Tocher 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).

  • Publication number: 20100296900
    Abstract: An agricultural bale handling device is disclosed, comprising: a frame comprising a pair of side arms laterally spaced by a front connector to receive the circular ends of a round agricultural bale; each side arm having a gripping element, connected to the respective side arm, in which the gripping element of one side arm is directed towards the gripping element of the other side arm for engaging respective circular ends of the bale between the side arms to mount the bale for rotation relative to the frame. A method of transporting an agricultural bale is also disclosed, comprising: mounting the circular ends of a bale for rotation between a pair of side arms of a frame, in which the pair of side arms are laterally spaced by a front connector of the frame; and moving the bale along a surface by towing the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventor: Angus James Tocher
  • Patent number: 5940171
    Abstract: A coincidence and stereoscopic binocular rangefinder is disclosed for measuring distance to sighted targets. The rangefinder preferably has three optical windows for receiving radiation from a sighted target allowing the user to use both his ability to align separated images in one of the eyepieces of the rangefinder, and his ability to stereoscopically sense and compare apparent target depths using both eyepieces of the rangefinder. The rangefinder also includes a novel feature whereby the binocular portion may be easily and conveniently detached from the rangefinder and used separately, and then easily reattached when distance measurement is again desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1999
    Assignee: VX Optronics
    Inventor: Angus James Tocher