Patents by Inventor Donald E. Martini

Donald E. Martini 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).

  • Scanning device and method for analyzing a road surface
    Patent number: 7546765
    Abstract: A road surface scanning device and method for scanning a section of road in order to acquire road surface data, which in turn can be used to create a mathematical model of the road. In one embodiment, the road surface scanning device includes a frame, a carriage movably mounted to the frame, a scanner movably mounted to the carriage, and a pair of electric actuators that can move the scanner across the road surface. Information from adjacent scanner passes are electronically stitched together and, in a similar manner, information from adjacent surface segments are electronically joined to form a mathematical model of the road. Various techniques can then be used to process the road surface data and prepare it for use by other software applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Janke, Mine Tasci, John D. Davis, James C. Tebbe, Herbert R. Butterfield, Timothy D. Roberts, David A. Ruiz, Kyle M. Smith, Donald E. Martini