Patents by Inventor Kurtis Maynard

Kurtis Maynard 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).

  • Three-dimension position and heading solution
    Patent number: 10094662
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining orientation and three-dimensional position of construction equipment are presented. An orientation device is mounted to a machine. The orientation device has an image sensor. The orientation device measures an offset between a direction of the orientation device and a reference at a known location. The heading of the machine is calculated based on the offset and the known location of the reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Wayne Kahle, Kurtis Maynard, Paul Y. Montgomery
  • THREE-DIMENSION POSITION AND HEADING SOLUTION
    Publication number: 20180283862
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining orientation and three-dimensional position of construction equipment are presented. An orientation device is mounted to a machine. The orientation device has an image sensor. The orientation device measures an offset between a direction of the orientation device and a reference at a known location. The heading of the machine is calculated based on the offset and the known location of the reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kent Wayne Kahle, Kurtis Maynard, Paul Y. Montgomery
  • Point-to-point measurements using a handheld device
    Patent number: 9470511
    Abstract: A method for performing point-to-point measurements includes (i) determining a distance to a first point and obtaining an image at a first pose, and (ii) determining a distance to a second point and obtaining an image at a second pose. The images have an overlapping portion. A change in pose between the first pose and the second pose is determined using observed changes between common features in the overlapping portion of the images and a scale associated with the images. A distance between the first point and the second point is determined based on the first distance, the second distance, and the change in pose between the first pose and the second pose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Kurtis Maynard, Gregory C. Best, Robert Hanks, Hongbo Teng
  • POINT-TO-POINT MEASUREMENTS USING A HANDHELD DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150130928
    Abstract: A method for performing point-to-point measurements includes (i) determining a distance to a first point and obtaining an image at a first pose, and (ii) determining a distance to a second point and obtaining an image at a second pose. The images have an overlapping portion. A change in pose between the first pose and the second pose is determined using observed changes between common features in the overlapping portion of the images and a scale associated with the images. A distance between the first point and the second point is determined based on the first distance, the second distance, and the change in pose between the first pose and the second pose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Kurtis Maynard, Gregory C. Best, Robert Hanks, Hongbo Teng