Patents by Inventor Charles Hoge

Charles Hoge 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).

  • Bluetooth tape measure system
    Patent number: 9774986
    Abstract: A Bluetooth-enabled tape measuring system, a cooperating mobile or desktop application, and a method for using same. A tape measure with retractable tape stores each measurement taken and transmits the measurement to a computing device for automatic recordation and association, with the object of the measurement, which can be a user-input floor plan or the like. A software solution at the computing device is capable of planning necessary measurements, receiving transmitted measurements from the tape measure, and automatically associating received measurements with the user-input characteristics. The system may also direct the user to make certain measurements based on a user-stated project.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Inventor: Charles Hoge
  • BLUETOOTH TAPE MEASURE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160040971
    Abstract: A Bluetooth-enabled tape measuring system, a cooperating mobile or desktop application, and a method for using same. A tape measure with retractable tape stores each measurement taken and transmits the measurement to a computing device for automatic recordation and association, with the object of the measurement, which can be a user-input floor plan or the like. A software solution at the computing device is capable of planning necessary measurements, receiving transmitted measurements from the tape measure, and automatically associating received measurements with the user-input characteristics. The system may also direct the user to make certain measurements based on a user-stated project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Charles Hoge
  • Measuring device
    Patent number: 4843721
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a measuring device with a rotary visually readable dial for determining discrete measurements of linear displacement between the finger caliper and the indexing caliper jaws of the measuring device. A gauge slide bar provides a rack which drives a set of gears. One of the gears in the gear train is spur gear which is mounted to the rotary indicia bearing dial, so that as the gauge bar slide reciprocates within the compartment formed by the caliper cover and base, the indexing caliper linear displacement is tracked by the indicia provided on the rotary dial for both English and metric measurement.Also shown is a one piece card which defines an aperture formed into a staircase pattern to discretely define varying sizes of nuts or bolt heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1987
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1989
    Assignee: Enerwest, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Hoge