Patents by Inventor Lachlan Campbell
Lachlan Campbell 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).
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Publication number: 20230314594Abstract: A slope failure monitoring system comprising: a 2D Doppler radar that acquires azimuth and range data of moving radar targets in a scene; a 2D high definition imaging device operating in an optical frequency band that acquires azimuth and elevation data of moving image targets in the scene; and a processing unit that processes azimuth and range data from the Doppler radar and azimuth and elevation data from the imaging device to: identify moving radar targets and moving image targets having matching azimuth data as a moving target; fuse azimuth and range data from the Doppler radar with azimuth and elevation data from the imaging device and generates azimuth, range and elevation data of the moving target; and determine a 3D location of the moving target in the scene.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventor: Lachlan CAMPBELL
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Patent number: 11488296Abstract: A mine safety apparatus, and related method, that records movement data of a scene, visual images of the scene and correlates the movement data with the visual images. The apparatus comprises: a slope monitoring device that records location data in the scene and tracks the location data over time to identify movement and produce visual movement overlays; an image capture device that records a plurality of visual images of the scene from a location; and a processor that stitches the visual images into a panoramic image of the entire scene and for selected Points of Interest in the scene accurately determines a coordinate so that the visual movement overlays are correctly correlated with the Points of Interest.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: GROUNDPROBE PTY LTDInventors: Benny Chen, Lachlan Campbell
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Patent number: 11422255Abstract: A Slope Stability Lidar that directs a beam of optical radiation into an area on a point by point basis, each point having an elevation and azimuth and a processor that acquires data and processes the data to compile direction data, range data and amplitude data for each point, segments the acquired data into blocks of data defining a voxel, averaging the acquired range data within the voxel to produce a precise voxel range value for each voxel, comparing voxel range values over time to identify movement and generating an alert if movement exceeds a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: GroundProbe Pty LtdInventors: Patrick T. Bellett, Lachlan Campbell
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Publication number: 20220061356Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions, concentrates, supplements and animal feeds for feeding to ruminant animals. The present disclosure further relates to methods of improving feed conversion, resource utilisation, water utilisation in livestock, as well as methods of reducing livestock emissions and reducing antibiotic use in livestock feed, methods of inducing satiety in livestock and methods of preventing lactic acidosis in ruminant animals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2018Publication date: March 3, 2022Inventors: Robert Bell, Fiona Soulsby, Lachlan Campbell
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Publication number: 20210318441Abstract: A slope monitoring system for monitoring deformation of a wall or slope from a virtual point of view. A slope monitoring device directs signals at a slope or wall and compiles direction data, range data and amplitude data from signals reflected from the slope or wall. The direction data, range data and amplitude data comes from a first real position and a second real position. The data may be recorded sequentially or concurrently.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Applicant: GroundProbe Pty LtdInventors: Lachlan CAMPBELL, Benny CHEN
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Publication number: 20200242748Abstract: A mine safety apparatus, and related method, that records movement data of a scene, visual images of the scene and correlates the movement data with the visual images. The apparatus comprises: a slope monitoring device that records location data in the scene and tracks the location data over time to identify movement and produce visual movement overlays; an image capture device that records a plurality of visual images of the scene from a location; and a processor that stitches the visual images into a panoramic image of the entire scene and for selected Points of Interest in the scene accurately determines a coordinate so that the visual movement overlays are correctly correlated with the Points of Interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Benny CHEN, Lachlan CAMPBELL
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Patent number: 10697582Abstract: The invention is a mounting bracket particularly suited for mounting monitoring equipment in underground mines. The mounting bracket comprises a wall mounting plate and a levelling bracket removably attachable to the wall mounting plate. A first hinge member on one of the wall mounting plate or the levelling bracket and a second hinge member on the other of the wall mounting plate or the levelling bracket together form a hinge that engages between the wall mounting plate and the levelling bracket allowing the levelling bracket to be swung down to reduce it's profile or to be removed entirely. A locking screw locks the hinge to prevent hinged movement between the levelling bracket and the wall mounting plate when in use.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: GroundProbe Pty LtdInventors: Lachlan Campbell, Ben Guymer, Benny Chen
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Patent number: 10598780Abstract: A method for displaying an area on a display device, such as a graphical user interface (GUI), by displaying a front view of the area generated from front view data and a top view of the area generated from top view data according to a first line-of-sight; processing an interaction between an operator and one of the front view and the top view of the GUI; and displaying on the same display device an updated front view of the area and an updated top view of the area, wherein the updated front view and the updated top view are generated from the front view data and top view data according to a second line-of-sight, and wherein the first line-of-sight and the second line-of-sight have a common origin. The method is particularly useful for visualising, for example, an open cut mine. An apparatus for working the method is also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: GROUNDPROBE PTY LTDInventors: Patrick T. Bellett, David Noon, Lachlan Campbell
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Patent number: 10387018Abstract: The invention is a method of geo-positioning geographic data for visualization of a geographic area, particularly a mine site, and a device to work the method.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2015Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: GroundProbe Pty LtdInventors: Patrick T. Bellett, Lachlan Campbell, David Noon
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Publication number: 20190063670Abstract: The invention is a mounting bracket particularly suited for mounting monitoring equipment in underground mines. The mounting bracket comprises a wall mounting plate and a levelling bracket removably attachable to the wall mounting plate. A first hinge member on one of the wall mounting plate or the levelling bracket and a second hinge member on the other of the wall mounting plate or the levelling bracket together form a hinge that engages between the wall mounting plate and the levelling bracket allowing the levelling bracket to be swung down to reduce it's profile or to be removed entirely. A locking screw locks the hinge to prevent hinged movement between the levelling bracket and the wall mounting plate when in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Lachlan Campbell, Ben Guymer, Benny Chen
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Publication number: 20180299551Abstract: A Slope Stability Lidar that directs a beam of optical radiation into an area on a point by point basis, each point having an elevation and azimuth and a processor that acquires data and processes the data to compile direction data, range data and amplitude data for each point, segments the acquired data into blocks of data defining a voxel, averaging the acquired range data within the voxel to produce a precise voxel range value for each voxel, comparing voxel range values over time to identify movement and generating an alert if movement exceeds a threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Patrick T. Bellett, Lachlan Campbell
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Publication number: 20170364250Abstract: The invention is a method of geo-positioning geographic data for visualisation of a geographic area, particularly a mine site, and a device to work the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Patrick T. Bellett, Lachlan Campbell, David Noon
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Publication number: 20160291147Abstract: A method for displaying an area on a display device, such as a graphical user interface (GUI), by displaying a front view of the area generated from front view data and a top view of the area generated from top view data according to a first line-of-sight; processing an interaction between an operator and one of the front view and the top view of the GUI; and displaying on the same display device an updated front view of the area and an updated top view of the area, wherein the updated front view and the updated top view are generated from the front view data and top view data according to a second line-of-sight, and wherein the first line-of-sight and the second line-of-sight have a common origin. The method is particularly useful for visualising, for example, an open cut mine. An apparatus for working the method is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Patrick T. Bellett, David Noon, Lachlan Campbell
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Patent number: 8963732Abstract: A method of generating an alarm indicating movement of a slope under inspection that sets an alarm if (1), where dX is a first measured displacement, dY is another measured displacement at a chosen difference from dX, and dZ is another measured displacement at a chosen difference from dY, and the corresponding times at which the chosen distances are measured are tA, tB and tC respectively for dX dY and dZ. So that an alarm is set if the ratio of the time taken for the slope to move between dY and dZ compared to moving between dX and dY is less than the ratio of the respective displacements.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Groundprobe Pty LtdInventors: David Noon, Lachlan Campbell
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Publication number: 20130307695Abstract: A method of generating an alarm indicating movement of a slope under inspection that sets an alarm if (1), where dX is a first measured displacement, dY is another measured displacement at a chosen difference from dX, and dZ is another measured displacement at a chosen difference from dY, and the corresponding times at which the chosen distances are measured are tA, tB and tC respectively for dX dY and dZ. So that an alarm is set if the ratio of the time taken for the slope to move between dY and dZ compared to moving between dX and dY is less than the ratio of the respective displacements.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Inventors: David Noon, Lachlan Campbell