Patents by Inventor Nicholas Bashford

Nicholas Bashford 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).

  • Sonar system and position indicator therefor
    Patent number: 12235356
    Abstract: A sonar system mounted to a platform is disclosed. The sonar system includes a positioning shaft rotatably connected to the platform; a motor operably connected to the positioning shaft, wherein operation of the motor causes the positioning shaft to rotate; a transducer connected to a distal end of the positioning shaft such that rotation of the positioning shaft causes the transducer to rotate, the transducer defining an axis aligned with a sonar field projected by the transducer; and a position indicator connected to and extending from the positioning shaft to a position viewable by a user, the position indicator being aligned with the axis of the transducer to provide a visual indication to the user of a direction of the sonar field projected by the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: CS Pro Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Bashford, Carson Orellana
  • A SONAR SYSTEM AND POSITION INDICATOR THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20240302527
    Abstract: A sonar system mounted to a platform is disclosed. The sonar system includes a positioning shaft rotatably connected to the platform; a motor operably connected to the positioning shaft, wherein operation of the motor causes the positioning shaft to rotate; a transducer connected to a distal end of the positioning shaft such that rotation of the positioning shaft causes the transducer to rotate, the transducer defining an axis aligned with a sonar field projected by the transducer; and a position indicator connected to and extending from the positioning shaft to a position viewable by a user, the position indicator being aligned with the axis of the transducer to provide a visual indication to the user of a direction of the sonar field projected by the transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Nicholas Bashford, Carson Orellana
  • SONAR SYSTEM AND POSITION INDICATOR THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20230333246
    Abstract: A sonar system mounted to a platform is disclosed. The sonar system includes a positioning shaft rotatably connected to the platform; a motor operably connected to the positioning shaft, wherein operation of the motor causes the positioning shaft to rotate; a transducer connected to a distal end of the positioning shaft such that rotation of the positioning shaft causes the transducer to rotate, the transducer defining an axis aligned with a sonar field projected by the transducer; and a position indicator connected to and extending from the positioning shaft to a position viewable by a user, the position indicator being aligned with the axis of the transducer to provide a visual indication to the user of a direction of the sonar field projected by the transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Bashford, Carson Orellana
  • Position indicator bracket
    Patent number: D1050911
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: CS Pro Solutions LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Bashford, Carson Orellana