Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Hicken

Kevin R. Hicken 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).

  • Publication number: 20240133997
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a position using a rotatable antenna array is provided. The method and system may include receiving first location information at a first stopping point by one or more antenna of a rotatable antenna array, the first stopping point of each of the one or more antenna being different, rotating the one or more antenna from the first stopping point to a second stopping point using the rotatable antenna array, receiving second location information at the second stopping point by the one or more antenna of the rotatable antenna array, the second stopping point of each of the one or more antenna being different, and determining an average location using the first location information and the second location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Michael A. Luebke, Kevin R. Hicken
  • Patent number: 11860290
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a position using a rotatable antenna array is provided. The method and system may include receiving first location information at a first stopping point by one or more antenna of a rotatable antenna array, the first stopping point of each of the one or more antenna being different, rotating the one or more antenna from the first stopping point to a second stopping point using the rotatable antenna array, receiving second location information at the second stopping point by the one or more antenna of the rotatable antenna array, the second stopping point of each of the one or more antenna being different, and determining an average location using the first location information and the second location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lazer Layout, LLC
    Inventors: Michael A Luebke, Kevin R. Hicken
  • Publication number: 20230138683
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a position using a rotatable antenna array is provided. The method and system may include receiving first location information at a first stopping point by one or more antenna of a rotatable antenna array, the first stopping point of each of the one or more antenna being different, rotating the one or more antenna from the first stopping point to a second stopping point using the rotatable antenna array, receiving second location information at the second stopping point by the one or more antenna of the rotatable antenna array, the second stopping point of each of the one or more antenna being different, and determining an average location using the first location information and the second location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Michael A. Luebke, Kevin R. Hicken
  • Patent number: 10726534
    Abstract: Technology projecting a layout is provided. The technology may include an apparatus having a location sensor that determines location data of a projection apparatus associated with a physical premises; a layout engine, that receives a blueprint of the physical premises determines a location of the projection apparatus relative to objects depicted by the blueprint, identifies projection area coordinates of a projection area of a portion of the blueprint related to the location of the projection apparatus, and identifies object coordinates of objects from the blueprint within the projection area; a projection engine, that receives the object coordinates of the objects, calculates mirror positions of the projection apparatus based on the object coordinates of the objects; and a projector projecting a representation of the object coordinates on a physical surface using the mirror positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: LAZER LAYOUT, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin R. Hicken, Rocco J. Ruggiero, Michael A. Luebke, Scott C. Petersen
  • Patent number: 10186027
    Abstract: Technology projecting a layout is provided. The technology may include an apparatus having a location sensor that determines location data of a projection apparatus associated with a physical premises; a layout engine, that receives a blueprint of the physical premises determines a location of the projection apparatus relative to objects depicted by the blueprint, identifies projection area coordinates of a projection area of a portion of the blueprint related to the location of the projection apparatus, and identifies object coordinates of objects from the blueprint within the projection area; a projection engine, that receives the object coordinates of the objects, calculates mirror positions of the projection apparatus based on the object coordinates of the objects; and a projector projecting a representation of the object coordinates on a physical surface using the mirror positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: LAZER LAYOUT, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin R. Hicken, Rocco J. Ruggiero, Michael A. Luebke, Scott C. Petersen