Patents by Inventor James Daniel Pratt, Jr.

James Daniel Pratt, Jr. 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).

  • Method of determining a dimension of a sample of a construction material and associated apparatus
    Patent number: 8185344
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a dimension of a construction material is provided. At least one material-interacting device is configured to interact with the construction material so as to determine at least one surface characteristic thereof. A computer device is configured to be capable of receiving the at least one surface characteristic from the at least one material-interacting device, and to manipulate the at least one surface characteristic so as to form a multi-dimensional representation of the construction material. The computer device is further configured to determine the surface or volume characteristic of the construction material from the multi-dimensional representation thereof. By determining the mass of the construction material, the density of the construction material can be provided. An associated method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Ernest Troxler, James Daniel Pratt, Jr.
  • Method of determining a dimension of a sample of a construction material and associated apparatus
    Patent number: 7389199
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a volume of a construction material sample is provided. At least one sample-interacting device is configured to interact with the construction material sample so as to determine at least one surface characteristic thereof. A computer device is configured to be capable of receiving the at least one surface characteristic from the at least one sample-interacting device, and to manipulate the at least one surface characteristic so as to form a three-dimensional representation of the construction material sample. The computer device is further configured to determine the volume of the construction material sample from the three-dimensional representation thereof. By determining the mass of the construction material sample, the density of the construction material sample can be provided. An associated method is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Troxler Electronics Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Ernest Troxler, James Daniel Pratt, Jr., Andrew Kirk Dummer
  • Measurement device incorporating a locating device and a portable handheld computer device and associated apparatus, system and method
    Patent number: 6915216
    Abstract: A system adapted to determine a property of a paving-related material is provided. Such a system comprises a central computing system housing database, such as a geographic information system (GIS). A measuring device for selectively and directly measuring the property of the paving-related material is remotely disposed with respect to the central computing system and operably engaged with a locating device, such as a global positioning system (GPS) device, for determining a location of the measuring device when the property of the paving-related material is selectively measured thereby.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Troxler Electronic Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Ernest Troxler, Andrew Kirk Dummer, James Daniel Pratt, Jr., William Finch Troxler, Jr., Michael E. Bienvenu, John Pjura, Robyn Lyn Myers, Dirk Steckman