Patents by Inventor Mervyn Lear

Mervyn Lear 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).

  • Automatic vehicle guidance protection system
    Patent number: 8386111
    Abstract: An automated vehicle protection system is provided comprising a guideway (20), a vehicle (10), a guideway loop antenna (21), and transponders (41a, 41b), mounted on the vehicle (10). Means (24, 25) are provided, couple to the guideway loop antenna (21), for receiving a signal from the vehicle (10) and generating an inhibit signal in order to inhibit vehicle movement in a section of the guideway (20). The inhibit signal may be passed to a circuit associated with another guideway loop antenna (22, 23) to control transmission of a signal from this other guideway loop antenna (22, 23).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Transport Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Cox, Mervyn Lear, Torquil Ross-Martin, Keith Edwards
  • AUTOMATIC VEHICLE GUIDANCE PROTECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100300788
    Abstract: An automated vehicle protection system is provided comprising a guideway (20), a vehicle (10), a guideway loop antenna (21), and transponders (41a, 41b), mounted on the vehicle (10). Means (24, 25) are provided, couple to the guideway loop antenna (21), for receiving a signal from the vehicle (10) and generating an inhibit signal in order to inhibit vehicle movement in a section of the guideway (20). The inhibit signal may be passed to a circuit associated with another guideway loop antenna (22, 23) to control transmission of a signal from this other guideway loop antenna (22, 23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Cox, Mervyn Lear, Torquil Ross-Martin, Keith Edwards