Patents by Inventor Thomas William Karlinsey
Thomas William Karlinsey 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: 7427930Abstract: A vehicle traffic sensor for detecting and monitoring vehicular targets is presented. The sensor employs a planar design resulting in a reduced profile sensor. The sensor includes a multi-layer radio frequency board with RF components on one of the sides and both isolation and planar array antennas on the opposing side. The antennas are preferably tapered planar array antennas which include one transmit antenna and one receive antenna. The sensor also includes at least one logic or signal processing board populated with components on a first side and a ground plane on a second side positioned toward the RF componentry of the RF board to form an RF shield. The boards are housed within a housing that is permeable, at least on the side through which the antenna structures propagate.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2003Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Wavetronix LLCInventors: David V. Arnold, Logan Harris, Michael Jensen, Thomas William Karlinsey, Ryan Smith, Jonathan L. Waite, John B. Dougall, Jr.
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Patent number: 7426450Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring the speed and/or direction of a target such as a vehicle in a field of view. The speed of a vehicle is measured using distance measurements, phase measurements, or Doppler shift measurements using a single transducer side fire configured sensor. The speed of a vehicle can be measured using laterally spaced transducers in a side fire or off angle configuration and using a single transducer sensor in a forward fire configuration.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2004Date of Patent: September 16, 2008Assignee: Wavetronix, LLCInventors: David V. Arnold, John B. Dougall, Jr., Bradley Curtis Giles, Bryan Robert Jarrett, Thomas William Karlinsey, Jonathan L. Waite
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Publication number: 20040174294Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring the speed and/or direction of a target such as a vehicle in a field of view. The speed of a vehicle is measured using distance measurements, phase measurements, or Doppler shift measurements using a single transducer side fire configured sensor. The speed of a vehicle can be measured using laterally spaced transducers in a side fire or off angle configuration and using a single transducer sensor in a forward fire configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2004Publication date: September 9, 2004Applicant: WAVETRONIXInventors: David V. Arnold, John B. Dougall, Bradley Curtis Giles, Bryan Robert Jarrett, Thomas William Karlinsey, Jonathan L. Waite
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Publication number: 20040135703Abstract: A vehicle traffic sensor for detecting and monitoring vehicular targets is presented. The sensor employs a planar design resulting in a reduced profile sensor. The sensor includes a multi-layer radio frequency board with RF components on one of the sides and both isolation and planar array antennas on the opposing side. The antennas are preferably tapered planar array antennas which include one transmit antenna and one receive antenna. The sensor also includes at least one logic or signal processing board populated with components on a first side and a ground plane on a second side positioned toward the RF componentry of the RF board to form an RF shield. The boards are housed within a housing that is permeable, at least on the side through which the antenna structures propagate.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2003Publication date: July 15, 2004Inventors: David V. Arnold, Logan Harris, Michael Jensen, Thomas William Karlinsey, Ryan Smith, Jonathan L. Waite, John B. Dougall
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Patent number: 6693557Abstract: A vehicle traffic sensor for detecting and monitoring vehicular targets is presented. The sensor employs a planar design resulting in a reduced profile sensor. The sensor includes a multi-layer radio frequency board with RF components on one of the sides and both isolation and planar array antennas on the opposing side. The antennas are preferably tapered planar array antennas which include one transmit antenna and one receive antenna. The sensor also includes at least one logic or signal processing board populated with components on a first side and a ground plane on a second side positioned toward the RF componentry of the RF board to form an RF shield. The boards are housed within a housing that is permeable, at least on the side through which the antenna structures propagate.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2001Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Wavetronix LLCInventors: David V. Arnold, Logan Harris, Michael Jensen, Thomas William Karlinsey, Ryan Smith, Jonathan L. Waite, John B. Dougall, Jr.
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Patent number: 6556916Abstract: A method for dynamically defining traffic lanes in a traffic monitoring system is presented. A traffic system sensor detects vehicles passing within the field of view and process the data into an estimation of the position of each of the detected vehicles. The positions are defined and recorded for use in a probability density function estimation. The traffic lane positions are defined such that further detection of vehicles may be assigned to a particular traffic lane without requiring manual set-up and definition of the traffic lane boundaries. The traffic lane boundaries may change or migrate based upon modification of traffic paths due to construction, weather, lane re-assignments and the like.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2001Date of Patent: April 29, 2003Assignee: Wavetronix LLCInventors: Jonathan L. Waite, Thomas William Karlinsey, David V. Arnold
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Publication number: 20030058133Abstract: A vehicle traffic sensor for detecting and monitoring vehicular targets is presented. The sensor employs a planar design resulting in a reduced profile sensor. The sensor includes a multi-layer radio frequency board with RF components on one of the sides and both isolation and planar array antennas on the opposing side. The antennas are preferably tapered planar array antennas which include one transmit antenna and one receive antenna. The sensor also includes at least one logic or signal processing board populated with components on a first side and a ground plane on a second side positioned toward the RF componentry of the RF board to form an RF shield. The boards are housed within a housing that is permeable, at least on the side through which the antenna structures propagate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2001Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: David V. Arnold, Logan C. Harris, Michael A. Jensen, Thomas William Karlinsey, Ryan L. Smith, Jonathan L. Waite, John B. Dougall
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Publication number: 20030060969Abstract: A method for dynamically defining traffic lanes in a traffic monitoring system is presented. A traffic system sensor detects vehicles passing within the field of view and process the data into an estimation of the position of each of the detected vehicles. The positions are defined and recorded for use in a probability density function estimation. The traffic lane positions are defined such that further detection of vehicles may be assigned to a particular traffic lane without requiring manual set-up and definition of the traffic lane boundaries. The traffic lane boundaries may change or migrate based upon modification of traffic paths due to construction, weather, lane re-assignments and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2001Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Jonathan L. Waite, Thomas William Karlinsey, David V. Arnold
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Patent number: RE48781Abstract: A vehicle traffic sensor for detecting and monitoring vehicular targets is presented. The sensor employs a planar design resulting in a reduced profile sensor. The sensor includes a multi-layer radio frequency board with RF components on one of the sides and both isolation and planar array antennas on the opposing side. The antennas are preferably tapered planar array antennas which include one transmit antenna and one receive antenna. The sensor also includes at least one logic or signal processing board populated with components on a first side and a ground plane on a second side positioned toward the RF componentry of the RF board to form an RF shield. The boards are housed within a housing that is permeable, at least on the side through which the antenna structures propagate.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: WAVETRONIX LLCInventors: David V. Arnold, Logan C. Harris, Michael A. Jensen, Thomas William Karlinsey, Ryan L. Smith, Jonathan L. Waite, John B. Dougall