Patents by Inventor Austin von Pohle

Austin von Pohle 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: 10280008
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjustably positioning an object of interest is described, and which includes a wave propagator and a wave detector which are both mounted in spaced relation to an object of interest, and which allows determination of a distance between the wave propagator and wave detector and the object of interest during operation; an adjustment device mounted in force transmitting relation relative to the object of interest an which imparts force to the object of interest to maintain the object of interest along a predetermined course of travel, and a controller coupled in controlling relation relative to the wave propagator and the adjustment device, and in signal receiving relation relative to the wave detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Key Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin von Pohle, Brian Howton, Andy Wooley
  • Publication number: 20170183166
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjustably positioning an object of interest is described, and which includes a wave propagator and a wave detector which are both mounted in spaced relation to an object of interest, and which allows determination of a distance between the wave propagator and wave detector and the object of interest during operation; an adjustment device mounted in force transmitting relation relative to the object of interest an which imparts force to the object of interest to maintain the object of interest along a predetermined course of travel, and a controller coupled in controlling relation relative to the wave propagator and the adjustment device, and in signal receiving relation relative to the wave detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Key Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin von Pohle, Brian Howton, Andy Wooley