Patents by Inventor James Edward Slichter

James Edward Slichter 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).

  • Patent number: 11937548
    Abstract: A system and method for sensing an edge of a region includes at least one distance sensor configured to detect a plurality of distances of objects along a plurality of adjacent scan lines. A controller is in communication with the at least one distance sensor and is configured to determine a location of an edge of a region within the plurality of adjacent scan lines. The controller includes a comparator module configured to compare values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances, and an identification module configured to identify the location of the edge of the region according to the compared values. In one example, the values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances include couplets of standard deviations that are analyzed and selected to identify the location of the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James Edward Slichter, Andrew Joseph Pierson, Derek Michael Stotz, Jonathan William Richardson
  • Publication number: 20220078975
    Abstract: A system and method for sensing an edge of a region includes at least one distance sensor configured to detect a plurality of distances of objects along a plurality of adjacent scan lines. A controller is in communication with the at least one distance sensor and is configured to determine a location of an edge of a region within the plurality of adjacent scan lines. The controller includes a comparator module configured to compare values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances, and an identification module configured to identify the location of the edge of the region according to the compared values. In one example, the values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances include couplets of standard deviations that are analyzed and selected to identify the location of the edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: James Edward Slichter, Andrew Joseph Pierson, Derek Michael Stotz, Jonathan William Richardson
  • Patent number: 11154011
    Abstract: A system and method for sensing an edge of a region includes at least one distance sensor configured to detect a plurality of distances of objects along a plurality of adjacent scan lines. A controller is in communication with the at least one distance sensor and is configured to determine a location of an edge of a region within the plurality of adjacent scan lines. The controller includes a comparator module configured to compare values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances, and an identification module configured to identify the location of the edge of the region according to the compared values. In one example, the values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances include couplets of standard deviations that are analyzed and selected to identify the location of the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James Edward Slichter, Andrew Joseph Pierson, Derek Michael Stotz, Jonathan William Richardson
  • Publication number: 20190289788
    Abstract: A system and method for sensing an edge of a region includes at least one distance sensor configured to detect a plurality of distances of objects along a plurality of adjacent scan lines. A controller is in communication with the at least one distance sensor and is configured to determine a location of an edge of a region within the plurality of adjacent scan lines. The controller includes a comparator module configured to compare values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances, and an identification module configured to identify the location of the edge of the region according to the compared values. In one example, the values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances include couplets of standard deviations that are analyzed and selected to identify the location of the edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: James Edward Slichter, Andrew Joseph Pierson, Derek Michael Stotz, Jonathan William Richardson
  • Patent number: 10225984
    Abstract: A system and method for sensing an edge of a region includes at least one distance sensor configured to detect a plurality of distances of objects along a plurality of adjacent scan lines. A controller is in communication with the at least one distance sensor and is configured to determine a location of an edge of a region within the plurality of adjacent scan lines. The controller includes a comparator module configured to compare values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances, and an identification module configured to identify the location of the edge of the region according to the compared values. In one example, the values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances include couplets of standard deviations that are analyzed and selected to identify the location of the edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: James Edward Slichter, Andrew Joseph Pierson, Derek Michael Stotz, Jonathan William Richardson
  • Publication number: 20150253427
    Abstract: A system and method for sensing an edge of a region includes at least one distance sensor configured to detect a plurality of distances of objects along a plurality of adjacent scan lines. A controller is in communication with the at least one distance sensor and is configured to determine a location of an edge of a region within the plurality of adjacent scan lines. The controller includes a comparator module configured to compare values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances, and an identification module configured to identify the location of the edge of the region according to the compared values. In one example, the values corresponding to the detected plurality of distances include couplets of standard deviations that are analyzed and selected to identify the location of the edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: James Edward Slichter, Andrew Joseph Pierson, Derek Michael Stotz, Jonathan William Richardson