Patents by Inventor Bruce Ploetz

Bruce Ploetz 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).

  • Sensor rod assembly for measuring elevations
    Patent number: 11674801
    Abstract: A sensor rod assembly includes a master stick and an extension stick, where the master stick and the at least one extension stick are couplable together via at least one of a physical coupling, an electrical coupling, or a communicative coupling. The sensor rod assembly includes a controller with one or more processors, where the one or more processors are communicatively coupled to at least one set of detection circuitry and a user interface, where the one or more processors are configured to execute a set of program instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to receive one or more detection signals from at least one of the master stick or the extension stick and configured to cause the one or more processors to determine an elevation of a laser light based on the received one or more detection signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Laser Elevations, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Morris, Aaron Dale, William Hendricks, Rob Ochs, Bruce Ploetz, Tim Stark
  • SENSOR ROD ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING ELEVATIONS
    Publication number: 20210293540
    Abstract: A sensor rod assembly includes a master stick and an extension stick, where the master stick and the at least one extension stick are couplable together via at least one of a physical coupling, an electrical coupling, or a communicative coupling. The sensor rod assembly includes a controller with one or more processors, where the one or more processors are communicatively coupled to at least one set of detection circuitry and a user interface, where the one or more processors are configured to execute a set of program instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to receive one or more detection signals from at least one of the master stick or the extension stick and configured to cause the one or more processors to determine an elevation of a laser light based on the received one or more detection signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Andrew Morris, Aaron Dale, Roger Donley, William Hendricks, Josh Huisenga, Michael Moore, Rob Ochs, Bruce Ploetz, Mark Roush, Tim Stark, Steve Walton
  • Training system for simulating changes in the resistance of a living body
    Patent number: 6038470
    Abstract: A system for simulating changes in the resistance of a living body includes an output interface circuit including a variable resistance adapted to smoothly and naturally simulate the resistance of a living body. A generator circuit includes a microprocessor under the control of software to play back digitally recorded data representative of patterns of changing resistance. The software includes a user selection feature permitting various patterns to be played back in a way that simulates changes in the resistance of living body useful for learning about the patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Assignee: Church of Scientology International
    Inventors: Bruce Ploetz, Victor A. Wagner, Jr.