Robert Reed Kennington, 556305 W 2900 S, West Valley City, UT 84128

6850464, Feb 1, 2005

Feb 5, 2003

10/358574

Eve A. Carlsruh - Layton UT, US
Craig R. Bailey - Mantua UT, US
Robert L. Kennington - Farmington UT, US
Marie L. Midboe - Salt Lake City UT, US
Clark P. Skeen - North Ogden UT, US
Brian H. Smith - Farmington UT, US
Brandon M. Taylor - Fruit Heights UT, US

Quantronix, Inc. - Farmington UT

G01B 526

367 99, 702156

A method and apparatus for dimensioning and, optionally, weighing a cuboidal object. Four distance sensors are employed, one downwardly facing the top of the object, one facing one side thereof and two respectively facing mutually parallel sides of the object perpendicular to the one side. Distances are measured between the sensors and the top and sides of the object and subtracted from known distances to determine the length, width, height and spatial volume of the object. The object may be weighed as it is being dimensioned. Spatial volume and a “dim weight” for the object may be calculated.

RE42430, Jun 7, 2011

Jul 1, 2009

12/496227

Eve A. Carlsruh - Layton UT, US
Craig R. Bailey - Mantua UT, US
Robert L. Kennington - Kaysville UT, US
Marie L. Midboe - Salt Lake City UT, US
Clark P. Skeen - Ogden UT, US
Brian H. Smith - Farmington UT, US
Brandon M. Taylor - Kaysville UT, US

Quantronix, Inc. - Farmington UT

G01B 5/26

367 99, 702156

A method and apparatus for dimensioning and, optionally, weighing a cuboidal object. Four distance sensors are employed, one downwardly facing the top of the object, one facing one side thereof and two respectively facing mutually parallel sides of the object perpendicular to the one side. Distances are measured between the sensors and the top and sides of the object and subtracted from known distances to determine the length, width, height and spatial volume of the object. The object may be weighed as it is being dimensioned. Spatial volume and a “dim weight” for the object may be calculated.

2012020, Aug 9, 2012

Feb 6, 2012

13/366901

Robert L. Kennington - Farmington UT, US
Eve A. Carlsruh - Layton UT, US
Craig R. Bailey - Mantua UT, US
Marie L. Midboe - Salt Lake City UT, US
Brandon M. Taylor - Fruit Heights UT, US
Randy Brown Neilson - Syracuse UT, US

QUANTRONIX, INC. - Farmington UT

G01B 11/14

356625

A method and apparatus for dimensioning and, optionally, weighing an object. A platform with a surface is used for supporting an object. A user selects between two different dimensioning devices of the apparatus. The first device employs three distance sensors to determine a distance between each of the distance sensors and a side of an object. The second device includes a movable gate which is passed over and about an object or objects on the platform. Sensor arrays, such as paired, aligned light emitter and receiver arrays, are used in combination with a plurality of sensed gate positions to determine the dimensions of the object(s) as the gate passes around the object(s) based on whether or not light from an emitter on one side of the gate reaches a light receiver on another, opposing side of the gate.

5105392, Apr 14, 1992

Mar 18, 1991

7/671256

Bradley J. Stringer - Farmington UT
Brian H. Smith - Kaysville UT
Robert L. Kennington - Fruit Heights UT

Quantronix, Inc. - Farmington UT

G01S 1500

367 99

The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for measuring the linear dimensions and determining the three-dimensional, spatial volume of objects. In the preferred embodiments, ultrasonic sensing is employed, alone or in combination with other measuring methods such as light curtains and the timing of moving objects, to ascertain linear dimensions. The preferred embodiments are particularly adapted to the measurement of large and irregularly configured objects, such as palletized loads, and to the measurement of moving, rectangular objects of random orientation with respect to the direction of travel.

5422861, Jun 6, 1995

Jun 14, 1993

8/076391

Bradley J. Stringer - Farmington UT
Robert L. Kennington - Farmington UT

Quantronix, Inc. - Farmington UT

G01S 1500

367 99

A method and apparatus for measuring the dimensions and determining the three-dimensional, spatial volume of objects. An object detection system is employed to detect proper placement of an object to be measured, and waveguides are employed as standoffs and received wave isolators for reflected-wave sensors. An autocalibration method for ultrasonic sensors is also disclosed.

6064629, May 16, 2000

Dec 15, 1998

9/212191

Bradley J. Stringer - Farmington UT
Robert L. Kennington - Farmington UT

Quantronix, Inc. - Farmington UT

G01S 1500

367128

A method and apparatus for ensuring accuracy of weight measurement of objects on a conveyor and providing security against pilferage or miscoding of the objects. A series of sensors such as photocells linked to a process control unit sense passage of objects to respectively activate a scale and cubing system associated with the conveyor, to release an additional object for weighing and cubing, to sense overlong objects exceeding the length of the scale, and to detect when an object has been stolen or otherwise removed (as by falling off) the conveyor between various locations through the use of programmed timing "windows" between the various sensors. If an object does not trigger a sensor within the window measured from passage past a preceding sensor, an error message is generated.

2021009, Apr 1, 2021

Jan 23, 2019

15/733379

- Farmington UT, US
Robert L. Kennington - Kaysville UT, US
Heath A. Pritchett - Kaysville UT, US
Justin G. Norman - West Point UT, US
Rüdiger Elben - Alsdorf, DE

G09F 13/04
B60Q 1/56
G08G 1/00
G09F 7/18
G09F 21/04
G06K 19/07

A marker system for a vehicle comprises a marker structure bearing an augmented reality (AR) code visible on a surface thereof, and an illumination source configured and positioned to provide sufficient contrast between the AR code and adjacent portion of the marker structure at the surface to enable a camera aimed at the surface to detect the AR for recognition thereof. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.

2015016, Jun 18, 2015

Feb 25, 2015

14/631517

- Farmington UT, US
Brandon M. Taylor - Fruit Heights UT, US
Robert L. Kennington - Farmington UT, US
Marie L. Midboe - Salt Lake City UT, US
Heath A. Pritchett - Kaysville UT, US

G01B 11/02
G01G 19/00
G01G 11/00

A method and apparatus for dimensioning and, optionally, weighing an object. A platform with a surface is used for supporting an object. A user selects between two different dimensioning devices of the apparatus. The first device employs three distance sensors to determine a distance between each of the distance sensors and a side of an object. The second device includes a movable gate which is passed over and about an object or objects on the platform. Sensor arrays, such as paired, aligned light emitter and receiver arrays, are used in combination with a plurality of sensed gate positions to determine the dimensions of the object(s)as the gate passes around the object(s) based on whether or not light from an emitter on one side of the gate reaches a light receiver on another, opposing side of the gate. A conveyorized dimensioning system employing multi-row sensor arrays is also disclosed.