Patents by Inventor J. H. Yates

J. H. Yates 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING CRACKS IN TERRAIN SURFACES USING MOBILE LIDAR DATA
    Publication number: 20130046471
    Abstract: Systems (100) and methods (300) for automatically generating a quality metric for a specified surface area of a terrain (104). The methods involve acquiring mobile LIDAR data defining a geometry of the specified surface area of the terrain. The mobile LIDAR data is acquired by LIDAR equipment (106) disposed on a vehicle (102) traveling along the terrain. The methods also involve automatically determining a quality metric defining a quality of the specified surface area of the terrain using the mobile LIDAR data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: HARRIS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Rahmes, J. H. Yates, Michael McGonagle, George Lemieux