Patents by Inventor Christopher Dales

Christopher Dales 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).

  • Self-contained fork sensor having a wide effective beam
    Patent number: 7368704
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a fork sensor including an emitter, a receiver, and at least one lens assembly wherein the width of the effective beam does not depend upon the size of the emitter or the receiver. One aspect of the present invention is a method for detecting or counting the number of objects interrupting the effective beam of the fork sensor. Another aspect of the present invention is a method for measuring the dimensions of objects using the fork sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Banner Engineering Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Dean, Christopher Dales, Charles Dolezalek
  • Self-contained fork sensor having a wide effective beam
    Publication number: 20070057207
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a fork sensor including an emitter, a receiver, and at least one lens assembly wherein the width of the effective beam does not depend upon the size of the emitter or the receiver. One aspect of the present invention is a method for detecting or counting the number of objects interrupting the effective beam of the fork sensor. Another aspect of the present invention is a method for measuring the dimensions of objects using the fork sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Dean, Christopher Dales, Charles Dolezalek