Patents by Inventor John W. Plautz

John W. Plautz 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).

  • Metal detector with motion sensing
    Patent number: 9207315
    Abstract: A metal detector has a motion sensor such as an accelerometer to determine direction, speed, duration and acceleration of search loop motion. The search loop motion information from the motion sensor is utilized in mode selection, signal processing, target analysis, and information display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: White's Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Plautz, Kelly M. Plautz, Anne E. Kelley, Jeffrey L. Kelley, Carl W. Moreland
  • Metal detector analysis and display methods
    Patent number: 8729902
    Abstract: Metal detectors use graphical displays offering many analysis methods and user options which were not possible before. The new graphical detector displays allow new ways to display target information that enable better methods of analyzing and viewing target data. Graphical detectors have menu structures with dozens of operating parameters which can be modified by the user. Some of these parameters are able to be changed on-the-fly without having to suspend detector operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: White's Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Kelley, Anne Kelley, John W. Plautz, Robert M. Canaday, Brian Hupy, Carl Moreland