Patents by Inventor Scott Lyttle

Scott Lyttle 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).

  • Patent number: 12546596
    Abstract: A surveying prism can include a housing, optical features, and a bumper. The optical features can be located on a radial surface of the housing azimuthally offset from one another by equal arcs. The bumper can cover the optical features. The bumper can include flat edges and position indicators. The flat edges can correspond to the optical features. Each flat edge can have a different first center point of first center points that is approximately at the same azimuthal angle with respect to the surveying prism as a corresponding second center point of a corresponding optical feature of the optical features. The position indicators can correspond to the optical features, and each position indicator can be positioned at a central point of a different flat edge of the flat edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Lyttle
  • Publication number: 20250180354
    Abstract: A surveying prism can include a housing, optical features, and a bumper. The optical features can be located on a radial surface of the housing azimuthally offset from one another by equal arcs. The bumper can cover the optical features. The bumper can include flat edges and position indicators. The flat edges can correspond to the optical features. Each flat edge can have a different first center point of first center points that is approximately at the same azimuthal angle with respect to the surveying prism as a corresponding second center point of a corresponding optical feature of the optical features. The position indicators can correspond to the optical features, and each position indicator can be positioned at a central point of a different flat edge of the flat edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Applicant: Trimble Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Lyttle