Patents by Inventor Trevor Q. Foley

Trevor Q. Foley 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).

  • Position and orientation determination system and method
    Patent number: 9678219
    Abstract: A position determination system and method is provided that may be used for obtaining position and orientation information of a detector in a contaminated room. The system includes a detector, a sensor operably coupled to the detector, and a motor coupled to the sensor to move the sensor around the detector. A CPU controls the operation of the motor to move the sensor around the detector and determines distance and angle data from the sensor to an object. The method includes moving a sensor around the detector and measuring distance and angle data from the sensor to an object at incremental positions around the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Harpring, Eduardo B. Farfan, John R. Gordon, Gerald T. Jannik, Trevor Q. Foley
  • POSITION AND ORIENTATION DETERMINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20150346355
    Abstract: A position determination system and method is provided that may be used for obtaining position and orientation information of a detector in a contaminated room. The system includes a detector, a sensor operably coupled to the detector, and a motor coupled to the sensor to move the sensor around the detector. A CPU controls the operation of the motor to move the sensor around the detector and determines distance and angle data from the sensor to an object. The method includes moving a sensor around the detector and measuring distance and angle data from the sensor to an object at incremental positions around the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SAVANNAH RIVER NUCLEAR SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence J. Harpring, Eduardo B. Farfan, John R. Gordon, Gerald T. Jannik, Trevor Q. Foley