Patents
US 8729902 B1: Metal detector analysis and display methods
- Granted
- 2014-05-20
- Filed
- 2010-10-05 application 12924804
- Type
- Utility · 43 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Metal detectors use graphical displays offering many analysis methods and user options which were not possible before. The new graphical detector displays allow new ways to display target information that enable better methods of analyzing and viewing target data. Graphical detectors have menu structures with dozens of operating parameters which can be modified by the user. Some of these parameters are able to be changed on-the-fly without having to suspend detector operation.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140520.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White's Electronics, Inc. 9 patents | US company or organization | Sweet Home, OR | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Kelley | Corvallis, OR | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Anne Kelley | Corvallis, OR | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John W. Plautz | Junction City, OR | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert M. Canaday | Halsey, OR | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Hupy | Corvallis, OR | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Carl W. Moreland | Corvallis, OR | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G01V | Geophysics; gravitational measurements; detecting masses or objects; tags | G01V3/104 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | WHITE'S ELECTRONICS, INC. signed 2020-10-16 | GARRETT ELECTRONICS, INC. GARLAND, TX | 59129/659 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2010-12-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CANADAY, ROBERT M. signed 2010-12-07 HUPY, BRIAN signed 2010-12-07 KELLEY, ANNE signed 2010-12-07 KELLEY, JEFF signed 2010-12-07 MORELAND, CARL signed 2010-12-07 PLAUTZ, JOHN W. signed 2010-12-09 | WHITE'S ELECTRONICS, INC. SWEET HOME, OR | 25642/184 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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