Patents by Inventor Benedict J. G. Atkins

Benedict J. G. Atkins 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).

  • Construction layout using augmented reality
    Patent number: 11512956
    Abstract: An augmented-reality system is combined with a surveying system to make measurement and/or layout at a construction site more efficient. A reflector can be mounted to a wearable device having an augmented-reality system. A total station can be used to track a reflector, and truth can be transferred to the wearable device while an obstruction is between the total station and the reflector. Further, a target can be used to orient a local map of a wearable device to an environment based on a distance between the target and the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Kahle, David Hyland, Benedict J G Atkins, Eliot Jones, Marc Howell, Steven Ostrowski
  • Augmented reality technology as a controller for a total station
    Patent number: 11360310
    Abstract: An augmented-reality system is combined with a surveying system to make measurement and/or layout at a construction site more efficient. A reflector can be mounted to a wearable device having an augmented-reality system. A total station can be used to track a reflector, and truth can be transferred to the wearable device while an obstruction is between the total station and the reflector. Further, a target can be used to orient a local map of a wearable device to an environment based on a distance between the target and the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Jordan Lawver, Steven Ostrowski, David Burczyk, Bryan Williams, Benedict J G Atkins, Martin Holmgren
  • Layout workflow with augmented reality and optical prism
    Patent number: 11221217
    Abstract: An augmented-reality system is combined with a surveying system to make measurement and/or layout at a construction site more efficient. A reflector can be mounted to a wearable device having an augmented-reality system. A total station can be used to track a reflector, and truth can be transferred to the wearable device while an obstruction is between the total station and the reflector. Further, a target can be used to orient a local map of a wearable device to an environment based on a distance between the target and the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Kahle, David Hyland, Benedict J G Atkins, Eliot Jones, Marc Howell, Steven Ostrowski
  • Collaborative sharing workgroup
    Patent number: 8639434
    Abstract: A collaborative sharing workgroup comprising a plurality of assets is disclosed. An integrated manager module is fixedly coupled with each asset, the integrated manager module comprising an asset systems monitor; a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) position information monitor; and an environment information monitor. In addition, a communications module is fixedly coupled with each asset. The communications module automatically shares information from each integrated manager module to each of the plurality of assets in the workgroup and similarly receives the shared information from each of the plurality of assets in the workgroup. A user guidance module is also coupled with each asset. The user guidance module utilizes the shared information to automatically update guidance information for an asset. Moreover, the user guidance module operates independently on each asset in a workgroup without utilizing a central managing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Jeroen Snoeck, Jeffrey A. Hamilton, John F. Cameron, Benedict J. G. Atkins, Jeffrey H. Drake
  • COLLABORATIVE SHARING WORKGROUP
    Publication number: 20120310532
    Abstract: A collaborative sharing workgroup comprising a plurality of assets is disclosed. An integrated manager module is fixedly coupled with each asset, the integrated manager module comprising an asset systems monitor; a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) position information monitor; and an environment information monitor. In addition, a communications module is fixedly coupled with each asset. The communications module automatically shares information from each integrated manager module to each of the plurality of assets in the workgroup and similarly receives the shared information from each of the plurality of assets in the workgroup. A user guidance module is also coupled with each asset. The user guidance module utilizes the shared information to automatically update guidance information for an asset. Moreover, the user guidance module operates independently on each asset in a workgroup without utilizing a central managing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Jeroen Snoeck, Jeffrey A. Hamilton, John F. Cameron, Benedict J. G. Atkins, Jeffrey H. Drake