Patents by Inventor Mark Tompkins

Mark Tompkins 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: 20250196287
    Abstract: A frictional displacement resistant conformal dop assembly is provided. A dop head of the dop can include a ball joint including a hemispherical portion received within a housing, the hemispherical portion having a center of rotation proximal to the surface, such that frictional forces applied perpendicular to a movement of the dop head are not associated with reduced conformity of the dop head to a surface interfacing therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: FRAUNHOFER USA, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron HARDY, Mark TOMPKINS, Matthias MUEHLE
  • Publication number: 20050143913
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided to display or otherwise provide addresses in proximity to the device, and to periodically update the addresses as the navigational aid device is transported along a road. The device is adapted to be transported on a road. The device includes a processor and a memory adapted to communicate with the processor. The processor and the memory are adapted to cooperate to provide an address that is proximate to the device. Another aspect includes a method. According to one method embodiment, an address proximate to a navigational aid device is estimated and displayed on the navigational aid device. Other aspects are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Shane Runquist, Stephen Robinson, Thomas Walters, Mark Tompkins