Patents by Inventor Harry B. Handley

Harry B. Handley 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).

  • Photogrammetric measurement system and method
    Patent number: 6990215
    Abstract: A method for characterizing a geometric element of an object includes positioning a calibrated target adjacent a calibration geometric element, the calibrated target having at least two differentially detectable features having a known geometric relationship to each other. Next a relationship of the calibrated target to the calibration geometric element is determined, and the calibrated target is moved adjacent a geometric feature of an object desired to be characterized. Then photogrammetry is applied to the calibrated target features and the desired geometric feature to spatially characterize the desired geometric feature. A system for characterizing a geometric element of an object includes the movable calibrated target and a photogrammetric analysis system for determining a relationship of the calibrated target to a calibration geometric element and for spatially characterizing the desired geometric feature using the calibrated target features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Geodetic Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Brown, Giuseppe Ganci, Harry B. Handley