Patents by Inventor Rene Vazquez
Rene Vazquez 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).
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Patent number: 9086277Abstract: A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed to mark the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The container may identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated. In other embodiments, the marking system may dispense a marker, determine location data and/or time data, and substantially simultaneously trigger the dispensing of the marker and logging of the location data and/or the time data. The location data identifies a geographic location where the marker is dispensed and the time data identifies the time when the marker is dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: July 21, 2015Assignee: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Mark A. Conner, Rene A. Vazquez
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Patent number: 8700325Abstract: A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed to mark the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The container may identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated. In other embodiments, the marking system may dispense a marker, determine location data and/or time data, and substantially simultaneously trigger the dispensing of the marker and logging of the location data and/or the time data. The location data identifies a geographic location where the marker is dispensed and the time data identifies the time when the marker is dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Mark A. Conner, Rene A. Vazquez
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Publication number: 20130265138Abstract: One or more markers are dispensed on ground, pavement or other surface in a dig area to be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities, so as to provide a visual indication of a presence or an absence of one or more underground utilities in the dig area. One or more signals are wirelessly transmitted in response to the dispensing of the one or more markers, wherein the signal(s) represent(s) first data relating to marking information that is provided by a tag reader and that is associated with the dispensed marker(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2013Publication date: October 10, 2013Inventors: Steven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Rene A. Vazquez
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Patent number: 8478523Abstract: A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed to mark the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The container may identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated. In other embodiments, the marking system may dispense a marker, determine location data and/or time data, and substantially simultaneously trigger the dispensing of the marker and logging of the location data and/or the time data. The location data identifies a geographic location where the marker is dispensed and the time data identifies the time when the marker is dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Certusview Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Mark A. Conner, Rene A. Vazquez
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Patent number: 8401791Abstract: A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed to mark the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The container may identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated. In other embodiments, the marking system may dispense a marker, determine location data and/or time data, and substantially simultaneously trigger the dispensing of the marker and logging of the location data and/or the time data. The location data identifies a geographic location where the marker is dispensed and the time data identifies the time when the marker is dispensed.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Certusview Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Mark A. Conner, Rene A. Vazquez
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Patent number: 8386178Abstract: A marking tool and a method for marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility is presented. The method includes dispensing a marker when a trigger of a marking tool is actuated. The method further includes identifying at least one characteristic associated with the marker or the dispensing of the marker. The method further includes storing the at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker when the actuation of the trigger is signaled.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Certusview Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Rene A. Vazquez
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Patent number: 8374789Abstract: Marking information relating to the use of a marking system or a marking tool configured to dispense one or more markers to mark, on ground, pavement, or other surface, a location of an underground utility, is used to control a display device so as to visually display a dispensing of the one or more markers on an electronic representation of an area that is marked and includes the location of the underground utility.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2009Date of Patent: February 12, 2013Assignee: Certusview Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Rene A. Vazquez
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Patent number: 8060304Abstract: A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed and identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may also receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Certusview Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Rene Vazquez
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Publication number: 20100090858Abstract: Marking information relating to the use of a marking system or a marking tool configured to dispense one or more markers to mark, on ground, pavement, or other surface, a location of an underground utility, is used to control a display device so as to visually display a dispensing of the one or more markers on an electronic representation of an area that is marked and includes the location of the underground utility.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, René A. Vázquez
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Publication number: 20090208642Abstract: A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed to mark the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The container may identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated. In other embodiments, the marking system may dispense a marker, determine location data and/or time data, and substantially simultaneously trigger the dispensing of the marker and logging of the location data and/or the time data. The location data identifies a geographic location where the marker is dispensed and the time data identifies the time when the marker is dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: August 20, 2009Inventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Mark A. Conner, Rene A. Vazquez
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Publication number: 20090201178Abstract: A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed to mark the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The container may identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated. In other embodiments, the marking system may dispense a marker, determine location data and/or time data, and substantially simultaneously trigger the dispensing of the marker and logging of the location data and/or the time data. The location data identifies a geographic location where the marker is dispensed and the time data identifies the time when the marker is dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Mark A. Conner, Rene A. Vazquez
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Publication number: 20090204238Abstract: A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed to mark the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The container may identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated. In other embodiments, the marking system may dispense a marker, determine location data and/or time data, and substantially simultaneously trigger the dispensing of the marker and logging of the location data and/or the time data. The location data identifies a geographic location where the marker is dispensed and the time data identifies the time when the marker is dispensed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: August 13, 2009Inventors: Steven E. Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Mark A. Conner, Rene A. Vazquez
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Publication number: 20090013928Abstract: A marking tool and a method for marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility is presented. The method includes dispensing a marker when a trigger of a marking tool is actuated. The method further includes identifying at least one characteristic associated with the marker or the dispensing of the marker. The method further includes storing the at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker when the actuation of the trigger is signaled.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: CertusView Technologies, LLCInventors: Steven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Rene A. Vazquez
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Publication number: 20080245299Abstract: A marking system may hold a container from which markers are dispensed and identify a marker characteristic regarding the markers in the container. The marking system may also receive activation of a trigger, dispense a marker from the container when the trigger is activated, and store the marker characteristic and time data when the trigger is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2007Publication date: October 9, 2008Applicant: DYCOM IDENTITY, LLCInventors: Steven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Rene A. Vazquez
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Publication number: 20020114539Abstract: A foldable bag comprising a flexible laminate panel section and a plurality of custom arranged or rearrangeable interior pockets. The bag is foldable to assume a folded closed configuration, an unfolded flat configuration, or a folded open configuration. In the folded open configuration the bag is adapted to be supported by a support structure, such as a chair back, in a configuration in which a plurality of interior pockets are in a substantially upright orientation and readily accessible. At least one pivotable pocket suitable for use as a work surface may be included, together with at least one open configuration retaining unit. Also disclosed are methods of making a foldable bag of the type described above.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Applicant: Darlene StreveyInventors: Darlene Strevey, Jay Strevey, Rene A. Vazquez
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Patent number: 5170268Abstract: A polarization independent energy exchanger transfers optical energy from a first coherent beam of optical energy to a second coherent beam of optical energy where the second beam is coherent with respect to the first beam, the second beam is counterpropagating with respect to the first beam, and the second beam possesses substantially the same polarization as the first beam. The energy exchanger includes a nonlinear optical uniaxial crystal having electro-optic coefficients r.sub.13 and r.sub.23 of equal magnitude and having a sufficiently large photorefractive charge density to achieve efficient contradirectional two-beam coupling, independent of the polarization states of the first and second beams. The crystal is oriented to receive the first and second beams therein such that the optic axis of the crystal is aligned parallel to the propagation directions of the first and second beams.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 1991Date of Patent: December 8, 1992Assignee: Rockwell International CorporationInventors: Mark D. Ewbank, Rene A. Vazquez