Patents by Inventor Glen C. Danielson

Glen C. Danielson 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).

  • Vehicle straightener measuring unit, measuring apparatus reliant on reflected beam(s), and source, targets and method
    Patent number: 5801834
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining the deformation of a vehicle body comprising coded targets including coded reflective surfaces positioned in predetermined locations relative to the vehicle body for indicating deformation of the body by determining the spatial position of the targets, a laser generating unit positioned for sweeping a laser beam across the reflective surfaces of the targets, a receiver for receiving the reflected beam, and computer-based, electronic equipment and logic responsive to the receiver for indicating the spatial position of the target means relative to a predetermined normal position with respect to the vehicle body. Apparatus also for determining two and three dimensional spatial coordinates of objects from each other and from a base, utilizing the foregoing components. Additional apparatus comprising portions of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventors: Glen C. Danielson, Thomas M. Westhoff
  • Vehicle straightener measuring unit, measuring apparatus reliant on reflected beam(s), and source, targets and method
    Patent number: 5251013
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining the deformation of a vehicle body comprising coded targets including coded reflective surfaces positioned in predetermined locations relative to the vehicle body for indicating deformation of the body by determining the spatial position of the targets, a laser generating unit positioned for sweeping a laser beam across the reflective surfaces of the targets, a receiver for receiving the reflected beam, and computer-based, electronic equipment and logic responsive to the receiver for indicating the spatial position of the target means relative to a predetermined normal position with respect to the vehicle body. Apparatus also for determining two and three dimensional spatial coordinates of objects from each other and from a base, utilizing the foregoing components. Additional apparatus comprising portions of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1993
    Inventors: Glen C. Danielson, Thomas M. Westhoff
  • Vehicle straightener measuring unit, measuring apparatus reliant on reflected beams, and source, targets and method
    Patent number: 4997283
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for determining the deformation of a vehicle body comprising coded target including coded reflective surfaces positioned in predetermined locations relative to the vehicle body for indicating deformation of the body by determining the spatial position of the targets, a laser generating unit positioned for sweeping a laser beam across the reflective surfaces of the targets, a receiver for receiving the reflected beam, and computer-based, electronic equipment and logic responsive to the receiver for indicating the spatial position of the target means relative to a predetermined normal position with respect to the vehicle body. Apparatus also for determining two and three dimensional spatial coordinates of objects from each other and from a base, utilizing the foregoing components. Additional apparatus comprising portions of the foregoing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Inventors: Glen C. Danielson, Thomas M. Westhoff