Patents by Inventor Austin Rutledge
Austin Rutledge 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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Patent number: 11960047Abstract: A method for locating buried utilities in a utility locator is disclosed. The method may include receiving, at an antenna array for receiving magnetic field signals, a plurality of magnetic field signals at predefined signal frequencies in a predefined frequency suite, generating, in a receiver coupled to an output of the antenna array, a first receiver output signal, generating, in a processing element coupled to the receiver, a first set of data associated with the two or more signal components, and storing, in a non-transitory memory of the locator, the first set of data.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Stephanie M. Bench, Michael J. Martin, Ray Merewether, Paul Wisecaver, Austin Rutledge
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Patent number: 11476851Abstract: A user interface device including a floating actuator sub-assembly and a base assembly flexibly coupled to the floating actuator assembly is disclosed. The floating actuator assembly may include a magnet array assembly with a plurality of magnets fixed relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S Olsson, Austin Rutledge, Loni M Heyenbruch, Alexander L Warren, Michael E Turgeon, Ray Merewether, Michael J Martin
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Patent number: 11092712Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for locating buried conductors using ambient electromagnetic signals, such as AM or other broadcast signals, are described. A buried utility locator may include a plurality of spatially separated antenna arrays, a receiver circuit coupled thereto, and a processing element programmed to process measurements of ambient electromagnetic signals and associated electromagnetic signals radiated from current induced in the buried conductor from the ambient signals to determine information about the buried conductor.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ray Merewether, Stephanie M. Bench, Sequoyah Aldridge, Paul Wisecaver, Austin Rutledge
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Patent number: 11073632Abstract: A buried utility locator includes an antenna array for receiving magnetic field signals from a buried utility, a receiver operatively coupled to the antenna array for generating a receiver output signal including amplitude and/or phase information of two or more signal components in two or more simultaneously received signals of the frequency suite, a processing element operatively coupled to the receiver for receiving the receiver output signal and generating a first set of data associated with the two or more signal components of the frequency suite, and a non-transitory memory for storing the first set of data.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Stephanie M. Bench, Michael J. Martin, Ray Merewether, Paul Wisecaver, Austin Rutledge
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Patent number: 10935686Abstract: Mobile base stations for use with one or more portable utility locators to aid in determining the location of a particular locator during operation and to receive information associated with the utility for storage and/or retransmission to other devices or systems are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Paul Wisecaver, Austin Rutledge
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Patent number: 10788901Abstract: User interface devices using magnetic sensing to provide output signals associated with motion and/or deformation of an actuator element of the interface devices are described. The output signals may be provided to an electronic computing system to provide commands, controls, and/or other data or information. In one embodiment, a user interface device may include a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors to generate motion and/or deformation signals to be provided to a processing element to generate the output signals.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Michael J. Martin, Ray Merewether, Loni M. Heyenbruch, Austin Rutledge, Alexander L. Warren, Amos H. Jessup, George L. Jemmott
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Patent number: 10690795Abstract: This disclosure is directed to utility locating systems, devices, and methods using frequency suites of simultaneously processed signals emitted from buried utilities to locate the buried utilities or other hidden or buried conductors.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: SEESCAN, INCInventors: Mark S. Olsson, Stephanie M. Bench, Michael J. Martin, Ray Merewether, Paul Wisecaver, Austin Rutledge
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Patent number: 10670766Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for locating buried conductors using ambient electromagnetic signals, such as AM or other broadcast signals, are described. A buried utility locator may include a plurality of spatially separated antenna arrays, a receiver circuit coupled thereto, and a processing element programmed to process measurements of ambient electromagnetic signals and associated electromagnetic signals radiated from current induced in the buried conductor from the ambient signals to determine information about the buried conductor.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ray Merewether, Stephanie M. Bench, Sequoyah Aldridge, Paul Wisecaver, Austin Rutledge
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Patent number: 10523202Abstract: A user interface device including a floating actuator sub-assembly and a base assembly flexibly coupled to the floating actuator assembly is disclosed. The floating actuator assembly may include a magnet array assembly with a plurality of magnets fixed relative to each other.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Austin Rutledge, Loni M. Heyenbruch, Alexander L. Warren, Michael E. Turgeon, Ray Merewether, Michael J. Martin
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Patent number: 10466803Abstract: User interface devices with electromagnetic dipole arrays and associated magnetic sensors, control circuits, and processing elements for determining user actuation of the device are disclosed. In one embodiment a user interface device includes an electromagnetic dipole array coupled to an actuator, along with a three-axis magnetic sensor and control and processing elements for controlling driving currents to the dipole array and sensing and processing received magnetic field signals to determine movement or displacement of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Austin Rutledge, Ray Merewether, Michael J. Martin, Mark S. Olsson
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Patent number: 10274632Abstract: Mobile base stations for use with one or more portable utility locators to aid in determining the location of a particular locator during operation and receive information associated with the utility for storage and/or retransmission to other devices or systems are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Paul Wisecaver, Austin Rutledge
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Patent number: 10121617Abstract: Methods for processing signals from a magnetic user interface device having a manual actuator are disclosed. Movements of the actuator may cause relative movement between one or more magnets and one or more corresponding sensors that may each generate signals representing independent magnetic field components detected within each sensor. A field model may be used in the magnetic user interface device to translate magnetic sensor readings during operation to position information, which may then be converted to output signals for transmission to an electronic computing system representing displacement and/or deformation of the actuator. The output signals may be generated in a predetermined format, such as USB format or other computer-interface formats, that can be interpreted by the electronic computing system.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Austin Rutledge, Ray Merewether, Michael J. Martin, Mark S. Olsson
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Publication number: 20180246584Abstract: User interface devices using magnetic sensing to provide output signals associated with motion and/or deformation of an actuator element of the interface devices are described. The output signals may be provided to an electronic computing system to provide commands, controls, and/or other data or information. In one embodiment, a user interface device may include a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors to generate motion and/or deformation signals to be provided to a processing element to generate the output signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Michael J. Martin, Ray Merewether, Loni Canepa, Austin Rutledge, Alexander L. Warren, Amos H. Jessup, George L. Jemmott
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Publication number: 20170160420Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for locating buried conductors using ambient electromagnetic signals, such as AM or other broadcast signals, are described. A buried utility locator may include a plurality of spatially separated antenna arrays, a receiver circuit coupled thereto, and a processing element programmed to process measurements of ambient electromagnetic signals and associated electromagnetic signals radiated from current induced in the buried conductor from the ambient signals to determine information about the buried conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Ray Merewether, Stephanie M. Bench, Sequoyah Aldridge, Paul Wisecaver, Austin Rutledge
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Publication number: 20170131422Abstract: This disclosure is directed to utility locating systems, devices, and methods using frequency suites of simultaneously processed signals emitted from buried utilities to locate the buried utilities or other hidden or buried conductors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Stephanie M. Bench, Michael J. Martin, Ray Merewether, Paul Wisecaver, Austin Rutledge
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Publication number: 20170134024Abstract: A user interface device including a floating actuator sub-assembly and a base assembly flexibly coupled to the floating actuator assembly is disclosed. The floating actuator assembly may include a magnet array assembly with a plurality of magnets fixed relative to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Austin Rutledge, Loni M. Canepa, Alexander L. Warren, Michael E. Turgeon, Ray Merewether, Michael J. Martin
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Patent number: 9423894Abstract: A user interface device including a floating actuator sub-assembly and a base assembly flexibly coupled to the floating actuator assembly is disclosed. The floating actuator assembly may include a magnet array assembly with a plurality of magnets fixed relative to each other. The user interface device may further include a deformable actuator sub-assembly, which may include a magnet array assembly with a plurality of magnets in a movable configuration relative to each other. A base assembly may include multi-axis magnetic sensors corresponding to the magnets in the magnet arrays to sense position of motion of the magnets during user displacements and/or deformation of actuator elements of the user interface device.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: SEESAW, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Austin Rutledge, Loni M. Canepa, Alexander L. Warren, Michael E. Turgeon, Ray Merewether, Michael J. Martin
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Publication number: 20150009127Abstract: User interface devices using magnetic sensing to provide output signals associated with motion and/or deformation of an actuator element of the interface devices are described. The output signals may be provided to an electronic computing system to provide commands, controls, and/or other data or information. In one embodiment, a user interface device may include a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors to generate motion and/or deformation signals to be provided to a processing element to generate the output signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicant: SEESCAN, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Michael J. Martin, Ray Merewether, Loni Canepa, Austin Rutledge, Alexander L. Warren, Amos H. Jessup, George L. Jemmott
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Publication number: 20120306603Abstract: A user interface device including a floating actuator sub-assembly and a base assembly flexibly coupled to the floating actuator assembly is disclosed. The floating actuator assembly may include a magnet array assembly with a plurality of magnets fixed relative to each other. The user interface device may further include a deformable actuator sub-assembly, which may include a magnet array assembly with a plurality of magnets in a movable configuration relative to each other. A base assembly may include multi-axis magnetic sensors corresponding to the magnets in the magnet arrays to sense position of motion of the magnets during user displacements and/or deformation of actuator elements of the user interface device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: SEEKTECH, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Austin Rutledge, Loni M. Canepa, Alexander L. Warren, Michael E. Turgeon, Ray Merewether, Michael J. Martin
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Publication number: 20120256821Abstract: User interface devices using magnetic sensing to provide output signals associated with motion and/or deformation of an actuator element of the interface devices are described. The output signals may be provided to an electronic computing system to provide commands, controls, and/or other data or information. In one embodiment, a user interface device may include a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors to generate motion and/or deformation signals to be provided to a processing element to generate the output signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: SEEKTECH, INC.Inventors: Mark S. Olsson, Michael J. Martin, Ray Merewether, Loni Canepa, Austin Rutledge, Alexander L. Warren, Amos H. Jessup, George L. Jemmott