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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
May. 12, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard Donovan Jones, Bellevue, WA (US);
Darin W. Brekke, Fox Island, WA (US);
Dan J. Clingman, Milton, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2006.01); G01S 1/70 (2006.01); G01S 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/70 (2013.01); G01S 5/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to determine a position using light sources are disclosed. An example method includes processing an output of a photodetector based on anticipated codes to identify multiple light sources from which the photodetector receives light at a first position, determining locations of the identified light sources; and determining a location of the first position based on the locations of the identified light sources.