Patents by Inventor W. Scott Tobey

W. Scott Tobey 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).

  • Illuminated optical apparatus
    Patent number: 8699153
    Abstract: A device may include a magnifying lens having a focal length that defines a focal plane, a light source providing visible light directed toward the focal plane, and a controller. The controller may be programmed to receive a signal indicative of the distance from the device to an object, cause the light source to emit light at a first brightness if the distance is at least substantially equal to the focal length of the lens, and cause the light source to emit light at a second brightness, dimmer than the first brightness, if the distance is not at least substantially equal to the focal length of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Focus Brite, LLC
    Inventors: W. Scott Tobey, Jeffrey J. Blanco, Dwayne D. Forsyth, Steven Devick
  • ILLUMINATED OPTICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20110266977
    Abstract: A device may include a magnifying lens having a focal length that defines a focal plane, a light source providing visible light directed toward the focal plane, and a controller. The controller may be programmed to receive a signal indicative of the distance from the device to an object, cause the light source to emit light at a first brightness if the distance is at least substantially equal to the focal length of the lens, and cause the light source to emit light at a second brightness, dimmer than the first brightness, if the distance is not at least substantially equal to the focal length of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: FOCUS BRITE, LLC
    Inventors: W. Scott Tobey, Jeffrey J. Blanco, Dwayne D. Forsyth, Steven Devick
  • ILLUMINATED OPTICAL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100164405
    Abstract: A device may include a magnifying lens having a focal length that defines a focal plane, a light source providing visible light directed toward the focal plane, and a controller. The controller may be programmed to receive a signal indicative of the distance from the device to an object, cause the light source to emit visible light at a first brightness if the distance is at least substantially equal to the focal length of the lens, and cause the light source to emit visible light at a second brightness, dimmer than the first brightness, if the distance is not at least substantially equal to the focal length of the lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: SJ TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: W. Scott Tobey, Jeffrey J. Blanco, Dwayne D. Forsyth, Steven Devick
  • Illuminated optical apparatus
    Patent number: 7738192
    Abstract: A device may include a magnifying lens having a focal length that defines a focal plane, a light source providing visible light directed toward the focal plane, and a controller. The controller may be programmed to receive a signal indicative of the distance from the device to an object, cause the light source to emit visible light at a first brightness if the distance is at least substantially equal to the focal length of the lens, and cause the light source to emit visible light at a second brightness, dimmer than the first brightness, if the distance is not at least substantially equal to the focal length of the lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: S. J. Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: W. Scott Tobey, Jeffrey J. Blanco, Dwayne D. Forsyth, Steven Devick
  • Chemical developer sensing system for film processors
    Patent number: 5489961
    Abstract: A sensing probe detects characteristics of the strength of developer solution in a film processor and provides a signal to a sensing circuit. The sensing circuit provides a signal that is thereafter processed or otherwise manipulated for providing an output signal to a display for indicating the strength of the developer solution. The sensing signal may also be used to provide compensation or other appropriate corrective action to the film processor in an integrated monitoring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Inventors: Robert L. Burbury, W. Scott Tobey