公开(公告)号：US10788901B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-29

申请号：US15499811

申请日：2017-04-27

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Ray Merewether ,  Loni M. Heyenbruch ,  Austin Rutledge ,  Alexander L. Warren ,  Amos H. Jessup ,  George L. Jemmott

IPC: G09G5/00 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: User interface devices using magnetic sensing to provide output signals associated with motion and/or deformation of an actuator element of the interface devices are described. The output signals may be provided to an electronic computing system to provide commands, controls, and/or other data or information. In one embodiment, a user interface device may include a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors to generate motion and/or deformation signals to be provided to a processing element to generate the output signals.

公开(公告)号：US11719846B1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17522857

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  David A. Cox ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Ray Merewether ,  Amos H. Jessup

IPC: G01V3/10 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G01B7/26 ,  G01V3/165

CPC classification number: G01V3/10 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G01B7/26 ,  G01V3/165

Abstract: Systems for locating hidden utilities including a portable locator and associated portable transmitter are disclosed. The portable locator may include a magnetic field measurement module for determining a current signal in the hidden utility based on a received magnetic field, and a receiver module for receiving data from the portable transmitter. The portable transmitter may include a data transmitter module for wirelessly sending information associated with a current signal provided to the hidden utility to the portable receiver module. The portable receiver may be configured to measure a relative change in magnetic field angles, and determine an amount of cross coupling to adjacent utilities based at least in part on the measured magnetic field angles.

公开(公告)号：US11175427B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US15681409

申请日：2017-08-20

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  David A. Cox ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Ray Merewether ,  Amos H. Jessup

IPC: G01V3/10 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G01B7/26 ,  G01V3/165

Abstract: Systems for locating buried or hidden utilities including a portable locator and associated portable transmitter are disclosed. The portable locator may include a magnetic field measurement module for determining a current signal in the buried utility based on a received magnetic field, and a receiver module for receiving data from the portable transmitter. The portable transmitter may include a data transmitter module for sending information associated with a current signal provided to the buried utility to the portable receiver module.

公开(公告)号：US10528074B1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US15811509

申请日：2017-11-13

Applicant: SeeScan Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Ray Merewether ,  Loni M. Heyenbruch ,  Alexander L. Warren ,  Amos H. Jessup ,  Michael J. Martin ,  George L. Jemmott

IPC: G05G5/05 ,  G06F3/0338 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G05G9/047

Abstract: Various finger tip controlled manual interface devices that can be used as inputs to personal computers, electromechanical systems and video game consoles utilize concentrically arranged magnets. The polarities of the magnets are oriented to provide restoration forces on a one of the magnets to bias it toward a neutral position. A magnetic sensor including a plurality of sensing elements such as Hall effect devices generates output signals representative of direction and amount of movement of the magnet that is biased to the neutral position.

公开(公告)号：US20180252834A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-06

申请号：US15681409

申请日：2017-08-20

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  David A. Cox ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Ray Merewether ,  Amos H. Jessup

IPC: G01V3/10 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G01B7/26 ,  G01V3/165

CPC classification number: G01V3/10 ,  G01B7/26 ,  G01V3/15 ,  G01V3/165

Abstract: Systems for locating buried or hidden utilities including a portable locator and associated portable transmitter are disclosed. The portable locator may include a magnetic field measurement module for determining a current signal in the buried utility based on a received magnetic field, and a receiver module for receiving data from the portable transmitter. The portable transmitter may include a data transmitter module for sending information associated with a current signal provided to the buried utility to the portable receiver module.

公开(公告)号：US20180246584A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-30

申请号：US15499811

申请日：2017-04-27

Applicant: SeeScan, Inc.

Inventor： Mark S. Olsson ,  Michael J. Martin ,  Ray Merewether ,  Loni Canepa ,  Austin Rutledge ,  Alexander L. Warren ,  Amos H. Jessup ,  George L. Jemmott

IPC: G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/0338

Abstract: User interface devices using magnetic sensing to provide output signals associated with motion and/or deformation of an actuator element of the interface devices are described. The output signals may be provided to an electronic computing system to provide commands, controls, and/or other data or information. In one embodiment, a user interface device may include a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of multi-axis magnetic sensors to generate motion and/or deformation signals to be provided to a processing element to generate the output signals.