Patents by Inventor Lawrence J. Hutchings

Lawrence J. Hutchings 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).

  • Rotational sensor system
    Patent number: 6305221
    Abstract: A device that measures the distance traveled, speed, and height jumped of a person while running or walking. Accelerometers and rotational sensors are placed in the sole of one shoe along with an electronic circuit that performs mathematical calculations to determine the distance and height of each step. A radio frequency transmitter sends the distance and height information to a wristwatch or other central receiving unit. A radio frequency receiver in the wristwatch or other unit is coupled to a microprocessor that calculates an output speed based upon step-distance and elapsed time, and the distance traveled of the runner from the sum of all previous step distances. The output of the microprocessor is coupled to a display that shows the distance traveled, speed, or height jumped of the runner or walker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Aeceleron Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Hutchings
  • System and method for measuring movement of objects
    Patent number: 6122960
    Abstract: A device that measures the distance traveled, speed, and height jumped of a person while running or walking. Accelerometers and rotational sensors are placed in the sole of one shoe along with an electronic circuit that performs mathematical calculations to determine the distance and height of each step. A radio frequency transmitter sends the distance and height information to a wristwatch or other central receiving unit. A radio frequency receiver in the wristwatch or other unit is coupled to a microprocessor that calculates an output speed based upon step-distance and elapsed time, and the distance traveled of the runner from the sum of all previous step distances. The output of the microprocessor is coupled to a display that shows the distance traveled, speed, or height jumped of the runner or walker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Acceleron Technologies, LLC.
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Hutchings, Richard Gross, Stephen Jarpe
  • System and method for measuring movement of objects
    Patent number: 5899963
    Abstract: A device that measures the distance traveled, speed, and height jumped of a moving object or a person while running or walking. Accelerometers and rotational sensors are placed in the object or in the sole of one shoe, or in a wrist watch or the waist of the user, along with an electronic circuit that performs mathematical calculations to determine the distance and height. A microprocessor calculates an output speed based upon step-distance and elapsed time, and the distance traveled from the sum of all previous steps. The output of the microprocessor is coupled to a display that shows the distance traveled, speed, or height jumped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Acceleron Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Hutchings
  • System and method for measuring movement of objects
    Patent number: 5724265
    Abstract: A device that measures the distance traveled, speed, and height jumped of a person while running or walking. Accelerometers and rotational sensors are placed in the sole of one shoe along with an electronic circuit that performs mathematical calculations to determine the distance and height of each step. A radio frequency transmitter sends the distance and height information to a wristwatch or other central receiving unit. A radio frequency receiver in the wristwatch or other unit is coupled to a microprocessor that calculates an output speed based upon step-distance and elapsed time, and the distance traveled of the runner from the sum of all previous step distances. The output of the microprocessor is coupled to a display that shows the distance traveled, speed, or height jumped of the runner or walker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1998
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Hutchings