Patents by Inventor Richard McCulley

Richard McCulley 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).

  • Controller for automatically manipulating a horn signal for navigational purposes
    Patent number: 6972697
    Abstract: A system and method for a horn controller is provided that automatically operates a vessel's horn as a foghorn. The horn controller automatically causes the vessel's horn to sound according to the proper foghorn sounding schedule. The horn controller is designed to be installed in a new vessel, and/or to be retrofitted to an existing vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: TSX Products Corp.
    Inventors: David A. Vogel, Richard Andrews, Richard McCulley, Jr.
  • Apparatus for automatically pointing a device at a target
    Publication number: 20050149255
    Abstract: A system for pointing a device at a given target has a sensor for sensing a number of positional information points of the target with the sensor relaying the positional information points to a controller. The controller is for computing a directional control information based on the relayed positional information points. The system also has an adjustment device for moving the device in a direction that bears a predetermined relationship to the target in response to the computed direction control information. The target moves and the sensor senses the positional information of the target and the sensor relays the positional information to the controller with the controller computing the directional control information to control the adjustment device. The adjustment device points the device at the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: David Vogel, Erik Johnson, Richard McCulley
  • Controller for automatically manipulating a horn signal for navigational purposes
    Publication number: 20040075587
    Abstract: A system and method for a horn controller is provided that automatically operates a vessel's horn as a foghorn. The horn controller automatically causes the vessel's horn to sound according to the proper foghorn sounding schedule. The horn controller is designed to be installed in a new vessel, and/or to be retrofitted to an existing vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Applicant: TSX Products, Corp.
    Inventors: David A. Vogel, Richard Andrews, Richard McCulley