Patents by Inventor William A. Marty

William A. Marty 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).

  • Publication number: 20230173608
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments include a head attached to a gantry. The head includes an optical assembly to focus a laser beam onto a surface of a material to be processed by a CNC machine and a measurement assembly with emitter(s) and detector(s), where the detector(s) are for measuring intensity of light emitted from the emitter(s) and reflected off the surface of the material. Processors are configured to (i) determine a material type of the material, (ii) determine a distance between the optical assembly and the material surface based on (a) measurement(s) of the intensity of the light emitted from the emitter(s) and reflected off the material surface, and (b) measurement parameter(s) associated with the determined material type, and (iii) control focusing of the laser beam onto the surface of the material based on the determined distance between the optical assembly and the surface of the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Mark Gosselin, William A. Marty, Haiyin Sun, Daniel Shapiro, Therese Seldon, Kevin McVey, Penelope Ackerman, Michael Natkin, Bonny P. Lau, Jonathan Daniel Park, Daniel Martinec
  • Patent number: 10341627
    Abstract: A system, method, and/or apparatus for displaying and selecting information using a single, handheld device is provided. The handheld device includes a combined projection and selection tool that projects a user interface for selection of information by the same device. As incorporated into a single unit, the components of the handheld device generally include a camera, a light-emitting component, and a projector, with at least one of the components being stabilized relative to the movement of the handheld device. At least a part of the projected image from the handheld device is selectable based on the position of the stabilized component relative to the position of a nonstabilized component. The handheld also includes a trigger for selection of one or more of the projected items based on position of a laser indicator pointed at the projected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: INTERMEC IP CORP.
    Inventors: John S. Bandringa, Dean Jeffrey Bidwell, William A. Marty, Steven Tzu-Yen Peng
  • Patent number: 9132677
    Abstract: A mobile printer comprising a printer body and a printer door is provided. The printer body typically has a recessed area that is sized to receive a media roll. The media roll typically has a void interior portion that is sized to receive one or more batteries that provide power to the mobile printer. Further, the printer door is operatively coupled to the printer body. When in an open position, the printer door typically allows for placement of a media roll from a side of the mobile printer into the recessed area. When closed, however, the media roll is typically retained in place relative to the printer body and the media from the media roll is captured for printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: William A. Marty, Dean Jeffery Bidwell, John S. Bandringa, Bruce Morton
  • Publication number: 20150245810
    Abstract: A cart includes a power supply, a display unit, a holder having a primary coil positioned with respect to a compartment to be proximate a secondary coil of a handheld ultrasound probe when it is positioned in the compartment, a charging circuit that provides an alternating current to inductively couple the primary and the secondary coils, light sources operable to provide at least ultraviolet light, and a drive circuit electrically coupled to drive the light sources. The cart may include a dispenser with a container that can hold an ultrasound coupling medium, and a dispensing mechanism having a scoop with an elongated recess that is rotatably mounted with respect to the container to move between a first position in which the elongated recess is in fluid communication with the interior of the container and a second position in which the elongated recess is exposed to an exterior of the dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: dBMEDx Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Shine, William L. Barnard, William Quirk, William A. Marty
  • Publication number: 20140247315
    Abstract: A mobile printer comprising a printer body and a printer door is provided. The printer body typically has a recessed area that is sized to receive a media roll. The media roll typically has a void interior portion that is sized to receive one or more batteries that provide power to the mobile printer. Further, the printer door is operatively coupled to the printer body. When in an open position, the printer door typically allows for placement of a media roll from a side of the mobile printer into the recessed area. When closed, however, the media roll is typically retained in place relative to the printer body and the media from the media roll is captured for printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: William A. Marty, Dean Jeffery Bidwell, John S. Bandringa, Bruce Morton
  • Patent number: 8723904
    Abstract: A mobile printer comprising a printer body and a printer door is provided. The printer body has a recessed area that is sized to receive a media roll. The media roll has a void interior portion that is sized to receive one or more batteries that provide power to the mobile printer. Further, the printer door is operatively coupled to the printer body. When in an open position, the printer door allows for placement of a media roll from a side of the mobile printer into the recessed area. When closed, however, the media roll is retained in place relative to the printer body and the media from the media roll is captured for printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: William A. Marty, Dean Jeffrey Bidwell, John S. Bandringa, Bruce Morton
  • Publication number: 20140002337
    Abstract: A system, method, and/or apparatus for displaying and selecting information using a single, handheld device is provided. The handheld device includes a combined projection and selection tool that projects a user interface for selection of information by the same device. As incorporated into a single unit, the components of the handheld device generally include a camera, a light-emitting component, and a projector, with at least one of the components being stabilized relative to the movement of the handheld device. At least a part of the projected image from the handheld device is selectable based on the position of the stabilized component relative to the position of a nonstabilized component. The handheld also includes a trigger for selection of one or more of the projected items based on position of a laser indicator pointed at the projected image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: JOHN S. BANDRINGA, Dean Jeffrey Bidwell, William A. Marty, Steven Tzu-Yen Peng
  • Publication number: 20120176461
    Abstract: A mobile printer comprising a printer body and a printer door is provided. The printer body has a recessed area that is sized to receive a media roll. The media roll has a void interior portion that is sized to receive one or more batteries that provide power to the mobile printer. Further, the printer door is operatively coupled to the printer body. When in an open position, the printer door allows for placement of a media roll from a side of the mobile printer into the recessed area. When closed, however, the media roll is retained in place relative to the printer body and the media from the media roll is captured for printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: INTERMEC IP CORP.
    Inventors: William A. Marty, Dean Jefffrey Bidwell, John S. Bandringa, Bruce Morton
  • Publication number: 20110057603
    Abstract: A smart battery charger is provided that includes one or more sensors to identify a particular battery, generate a usage profile for the battery over time, and develop a charging strategy that maximizes the useful life of the battery. The useful life of the battery may be maximized by minimizing the charge on the battery over the course of the battery's life. The charge may be minimized by delayed charging and undercharging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: INTERMEC IP CORP.
    Inventors: William A. Marty, Dean Jeffrey BIDWELL
  • Patent number: 7888913
    Abstract: A smart battery charger is provided that includes one or more sensors to identify a particular battery, generate a usage profile for the battery over time, and develop a charging strategy that maximizes the useful life of the battery. The useful life of the battery may be maximized by minimizing the charge on the battery over the course of the battery's life. The charge may be minimized by delayed charging and undercharging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: William A. Marty, Dean Jeffrey Bidwell
  • Patent number: 7857220
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for automatic data collection. An automatic data collection system includes an image capture subsystem and a processor subsystem. The automatic data collection system is operable to decode machine-readable symbols in a machine-readable symbol reading mode, and to automatically switch from a machine-readable symbol reading mode to an optical character recognition mode in response to information encoded in a machine-readable symbol. In some embodiments, the automatic data collection system is further operable to perform optical character recognition on human-readable symbols in a human-readable symbol reading mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Intermac IP Corp.
    Inventors: William A. Marty, Daniel Dean, H. Sprague Ackley
  • Publication number: 20090272812
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for automatic data collection. An automatic data collection system includes an image capture subsystem and a processor subsystem. The automatic data collection system is operable to decode machine-readable symbols in a machine-readable symbol reading mode, and to automatically switch from a machine-readable symbol reading mode to an optical character recognition mode in response to information encoded in a machine-readable symbol. In some embodiments, the automatic data collection system is further operable to perform optical character recognition on human-readable symbols in a human-readable symbol reading mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: William A. Marty, Daniel Dean, H. Sprague Ackley
  • Patent number: 7546955
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for automatic data collection. An automatic data collection system includes an image capture subsystem and a processor subsystem. The automatic data collection system is operable to decode machine-readable symbols in a machine-readable symbol reading mode, and to automatically switch from a machine-readable symbol reading mode to an optical character recognition mode in response to information encoded in a machine-readable symbol. In some embodiments, the automatic data collection system is further operable to perform optical character recognition on human-readable symbols in a human-readable symbol reading mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2009
    Assignee: Intermec IP Corp.
    Inventors: William A. Marty, Daniel Dean, H. Sprague Ackley
  • Publication number: 20080223935
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for automatic data collection. An automatic data collection system includes an image capture subsystem and a processor subsystem. The automatic data collection system is operable to decode machine-readable symbols in a machine-readable symbol reading mode, and to automatically switch from a machine-readable symbol reading mode to an optical character recognition mode in response to information encoded in a machine-readable symbol. In some embodiments, the automatic data collection system is further operable to perform optical character recognition on human-readable symbols in a human-readable symbol reading mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: INTERMEC IP CORP.
    Inventors: William A. Marty, Daniel Dean, H. Sprague Ackley