Patents by Inventor Brian A. Whaley

Brian A. Whaley 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).

  • Shieldings for metal detector heads and manufacturing methods thereof
    Patent number: 10605945
    Abstract: Systems and methods for shielding a metal detector head include placement of conductive shielding around the coils of the head to reduce the effects of capacitance variation between the coils and their surroundings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventor: Brian A. Whaley
  • SHIELDINGS FOR METAL DETECTOR HEADS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180329100
    Abstract: Systems and methods for shielding a metal detector head include placement of conductive shielding around the coils of the head to reduce the effects of capacitance variation between the coils and their surroundings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian A. Whaley
  • Shieldings for metal detector heads and manufacturing methods thereof
    Patent number: 10031251
    Abstract: Systems and methods for shielding a metal detector head include placement of conductive shielding around the coils of the head to reduce the effects of capacitance variation between the coils and their surroundings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Chemring Sensors and Electronic Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian A. Whaley
  • Metal detector and ground-penetrating radar hybrid head and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 8854247
    Abstract: A hybrid ground penetrating radar (GPR)/metal detector (MD) head includes a V-dipole GPR antenna and transmit and receive MD coils. One of the MD coils is arranged in a quadrupole configuration with a crossbar, and the V-dipole antenna is perpendicular to the crossbar. The legs of the V-dipole antenna may straddle the crossbar or may be on one side of the crossbar. The MD coils may be fabricated on a printed circuit board, which may be at a non-normal angle with respect to a central axis of the V-dipole antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: NIITEK, Inc.
    Inventors: Ali Etebari, Jason Wolfson, Brian A. Whaley, Mark Hibbard
  • SHIELDINGS FOR METAL DETECTOR HEADS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140097831
    Abstract: Systems and methods for shielding a metal detector head include placement of conductive shielding around the coils of the head to reduce the effects of capacitance variation between the coils and their surroundings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: NIITEK, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian A. Whaley
  • METAL DETECTOR AND GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR HYBRID HEAD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120092206
    Abstract: A hybrid ground penetrating radar (GPR)/metal detector (MD) head includes a V-dipole GPR antenna and transmit and receive MD coils. One of the MD coils is arranged in a quadrupole configuration with a crossbar, and the V-dipole antenna is perpendicular to the crossbar. The legs of the V-dipole antenna may straddle the crossbar or may be on one side of the crossbar. The MD coils may be fabricated on a printed circuit board, which may be at a non-normal angle with respect to a central axis of the V-dipole antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Ali ETEBARI, Jason Wolfson, Brian A. Whaley, Mark Hibbard