Patents by Inventor Kurtis W. Melin

Kurtis W. Melin 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).

  • System and method of avoiding collisions
    Patent number: 6268803
    Abstract: A collision avoidance system including a control module, a first transmitting device connected to the control module, wherein the first transmitting device transmits a signal, a first receiving device connected to the control module, wherein the first receiving device receives a return of the signal transmitted from the first transmitting device and transmits a first return signal representative of the return to the control device, a second transmitting device connected to the control module, wherein the second transmitting device transmits a signal, and a second receiving device connected to the control module device, wherein the second receiving device receives a return of the signal transmitted from the second transmitting device and transmits a second return signal representative of the return to the control device, wherein the control module includes measurement circuitry used to measure the first and second return signals and display means for displaying a transverse location of an object as a function
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Altra Technologies Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard A. Gunderson, Michael A. Parisi, Richard P. Gorman, Kurtis W. Melin