Inventor · disambiguated record
Frank Beard Douglas
Also filed as: DOUGLAS FRANK B · DOUGLAS FRANK BEARD
17 granted patents·1 pending application·397 citations·filing 1997–2010
95Inventor score
Files withTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD12SPECTRA PRECISION INC2CATERPILLAR TRIMBLE CONTROL1DOUGLAS FRANK BEARD1SPECTRA PREC INC1
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18 records- 0194US8634991B2Grade control for an earthmoving system at higher machine speedsDOUGLAS FRANK BEARD·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 21, 2014·37 cites·15 claims
- 0292US7650252B2Inclinometer measurement system and method providing correction for movement induced acceleration errorsCATERPILLAR TRIMBLE CONTROL·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 19, 2010·37 cites·16 claims
- 0387US7372011B2Strobe light and laser beam detection for laser receiver having a comparison of variation in energy levels among photodetectorsTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2006·Granted May 13, 2008·20 cites·14 claims
- 0482US6643004B2Versatile transmitter and receiver for position measurementTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 4, 2003·44 cites·56 claims
- 0581US6762575B2Electronic rotor pointing with high angular resolutionTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·24 cites·41 claims
- 0679US6750953B1Position detecting laser receiverTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 15, 2004·41 cites·32 claims
- 0772US7119316B2Strobe light and laser beam detection for laser receiverTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 10, 2006·23 cites·28 claims
- 0872US7064819B2Versatile transmitter and receiver for position measurementTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 20, 2006·8 cites·14 claims
- 0971US7019278B2Laser receiver using multiple arrays of photodetector elementsTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 28, 2006·26 cites·14 claims
- 1069US7262569B2Electronic rotor pointing with high angular resolutionTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 28, 2007·20 cites·30 claims
- 1169US6873413B2Laser receiver using pin diode photodetector elementsTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 29, 2005·23 cites·22 claims
- 1268US7030361B2Receiver circuit with “M” sectors each with “N” channelsTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 18, 2006·18 cites·18 claims
- 1367US7227121B2Receiver circuit with “m” sectors each with “n” channelsTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 5, 2007·4 cites·22 claims
- 1464US6870608B2Versatile transmitter and receiver for position measurementTRIMBLE NAVIGATION LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 22, 2005·18 cites·25 claims
- 1556US6384913B1Active compensator damping in laser transmittersSPECTRA PREC INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 7, 2002·26 cites·19 claims
- 1649US5867522AAutofocusing system for a laser transmitterSPECTRA PRECISION INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·15 cites·48 claims
- 1737US5844679ASystem for adjusting the orientation of a plane of laser lightSPECTRA PRECISION INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 1, 1998·13 cites·61 claims
- 1832US2001038447A1Versatile transmitter and receiver for position measurementFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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