Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Parker

Kenneth E. Parker 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 OPERATING A COORDINATE MEASUREMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240159906
    Abstract: A method of operating a coordinate measurement device includes selecting an operating mode on the coordinate measurement device. A first light is emitted from at least one light source of the coordinate measurement device. At least two angles associated with the emitting of the first light are measured. A second light is received with an optical detector of the coordinate measurement device. The second light is a reflection of the first light off of at least one of the retroreflector and the surface. A first distance is determined based at least in part on a mode of the coordinate measurement device that is selected, the emitting of the first light, and the receiving of the second light. Three dimensional coordinates of a point in the environment is determined based on the measuring of the at least two angles and at least one of the first distance and the second distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Kenneth Steffey, Robert E. Bridges, David H. Parker
  • Self-contained solar heating system module
    Patent number: D243185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1977
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Parker, Alvin L. Ottum