Patents by Inventor Grant Field

Grant Field 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).

  • Publication number: 20050169717
    Abstract: A system for determining a depth of a hole drilled by a drilling machine. The system can include a drill string including one or more drill rods, wherein each of the one or more drill rods has a length; a target; a laser range finder configured to determine a plurality of distance readings, wherein each of the plurality of distance readings includes a distance value between the laser range finder and the target; and a controller configured to obtain the plurality of distance readings from the laser range finder. The controller processes the plurality of distance readings to produce a calculated distance between the laser range finder and the target. The controller may also use the calculated distance and the length of each of the one or more drill rods included in the drill string to determine the depth of the hole drilled by the drilling machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Grant Field
  • Patent number: D930101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Imagine Sourcing
    Inventors: Richard Woodhouse, Grant Field