Patents by Inventor Elmar H. Lenz

Elmar H. Lenz 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).

  • Landfill gas surface monitor and methods
    Patent number: 9435782
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems, devices, and method for monitoring gas emissions within a geographic area. A method for monitoring gas emissions may include providing a gas-monitoring device configured to be moved within the geographic area. The method may also include determining geographic locations of the device as the device is moved within the geographic area, determining a quantity of one or more gases in the air as the device is moved within the geographic area, and associating the geographic locations with the quantity of gases to provide gas emissions data for the geographic area. The gas emissions data may be communicated to one or more external devices, sources, and/or systems for analysis, documentation, and/or compliance reporting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Elmar H. Lenz, Ken W. Fossey
  • LANDFILL GAS SURFACE MONITOR AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120191349
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide systems, devices, and method for monitoring gas emissions within a geographic area. A method for monitoring gas emissions may include providing a gas-monitoring device configured to be moved within the geographic area. The method may also include determining geographic locations of the device as the device is moved within the geographic area, determining a quantity of one or more gases in the air as the device is moved within the geographic area, and associating the geographic locations with the quantity of gases to provide gas emissions data for the geographic area. The gas emissions data may be communicated to one or more external devices, sources, and/or systems for analysis, documentation, and/or compliance reporting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Elmar H. Lenz, Ken W. Fossey