Patents by Inventor Tom Beaumont

Tom Beaumont 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: 11077456
    Abstract: A real-time measurement and marking apparatus is provided. The disclosure providing a portable marking device comprising: a housing including a main housing structure and a can cover, the main housing structure having a front open end, a rear nozzle end, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of opposing side walls, wherein at least one of the side walls defines an aperture, the can cover having a rear open end, a front closed end, the can cover extending at the rear open end to selectively engage with the aperture defined by at least one of the side walls releasably securing a spray can within the housing; a nozzle member positioned at the rear nozzle end of the of the main housing structure; an optical measuring apparatus for real-time measuring of a distance between a point of focus and the portable marking device activated by one or more buttons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Inventor: Tom Beaumont
  • Publication number: 20200353492
    Abstract: A real-time measurement and marking apparatus is provided. The disclosure providing a portable marking device comprising: a housing including a main housing structure and a can cover, the main housing structure having a front open end, a rear nozzle end, a top surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of opposing side walls, wherein at least one of the side walls defines an aperture, the can cover having a rear open end, a front closed end, the can cover extending at the rear open end to selectively engage with the aperture defined by at least one of the side walls releasably securing a spray can within the housing; a nozzle member positioned at the rear nozzle end of the of the main housing structure; an optical measuring apparatus for real-time measuring of a distance between a point of focus and the portable marking device activated by one or more buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventor: Tom Beaumont
  • Publication number: 20200254471
    Abstract: A precision real-time laser measurement and marking apparatus is provided. The disclosure also relates to the multiple components of the precision real-time laser measurement and marking apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The multiple components of precision real-time laser measurement and marking apparatus are as follows: the main housing; the foam spray can; the universal clip; and the fully assembled precision real-time laser measurement and marking apparatus. A method of using a precision real-time laser measurement and marking apparatus is provided. The method comprising pressing a distance measurement button while aiming an apparatus at a target; displaying an exact distance measurement on a LED screen wherein the exact distance measurement is the distance between the target and the apparatus; determining the exact distance measurement matches a desired distance; and marking a distance boundary using a spray nozzle of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: TOM BEAUMONT
  • Patent number: 10722770
    Abstract: A precision real-time laser measurement and marking apparatus is provided. the disclosure also relates to the multiple components of the precision real-time laser measurement and marking apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. The multiple components of precision real-time laser measurement and marking apparatus are as follows: the main housing; the foam spray can; the universal clip; and the fully assembled precision real-time laser measurement and marking apparatus. A method of using a precision real-time laser measurement and marking apparatus is provided. The method comprising pressing a distance measurement button while aiming an apparatus at a target; displaying an exact distance measurement on a LED screen wherein the exact distance measurement is the distance between the target and the apparatus; determining the exact distance measurement matches a desired distance; and marking a distance boundary using a spray nozzle of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Inventor: Tom Beaumont
  • Patent number: D943431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Tom Beaumont