Patents by Inventor Nicholas FAULKNER

Nicholas FAULKNER 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).

  • Portable device for determining azimuth
    Patent number: 9395187
    Abstract: A device is described herein for determining azimuth comprising a MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU), a GPS system comprising a GPS antenna and receiver, and a processor configured to receive data from said IMU and from said GPS system, said processor being configured to process said IMU data and said GPS data to derive a true north reference based on said IMU data and said GPS data. A method for determining azimuth is also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: ATLANTIC INERTIAL SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventors: John Keith Sheard, Nicholas Faulkner
  • PORTABLE DEVICE FOR DETERMINING AZIMUTH
    Publication number: 20150019129
    Abstract: A device is described herein for determining azimuth comprising a MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU), a GPS system comprising a GPS antenna and receiver, and a processor configured to receive data from said IMU and from said GPS system, said processor being configured to process said IMU data and said GPS data to derive a true north reference based on said IMU data and said GPS data. A method for determining azimuth is also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: John Keith SHEARD, Nicholas FAULKNER