Inventor

Jeffrey Farr

Inventor
Jupiter, FL, US

Overview

132→
Patents
2009–2020
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 132 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G06Qprimary
G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes21%
G01CMeasuring distances, levels or bearings13%
G06FElectric digital data processing7%
B65DContainers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers5%
G09BEducational or demonstration appliances5%
G01VGeophysics5%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication4%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general4%
B05BSpraying apparatus3%
G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to present variable information3%
PatentTitleYear
10,868,984Method for estimating an improved camera fingerprint by identifying low-mass pixel positions and correcting corresponding fingerprint values20209,916,588'Methods and apparatus for quality assessment of a field service operation based on dynamic assessment parameters'20189,830,338Virtual white lines for indicating planned excavation sites on electronic images20179,773,217'Methods, apparatus, and systems for acquiring an enhanced positive response for underground facility locate and marking operations'20179,696,758'Locating equipment docking station communicatively coupled to or equipped with a mobile/portable device'20179,646,275'Methods and apparatus for assessing risks associated with locate request tickets based on historical information'20179,646,353'Methods, apparatus, and systems for exchanging information between excavators and other entities associated with underground facility locate and marking operations'20179,619,768'Methods, apparatus, and systems for acquiring an enhanced positive response for underground facility locate and marking operations'20179,578,678'Methods and apparatus for facilitating locate and marking operations'20179,563,863'Marking apparatus equipped with ticket processing software for facilitating marking operations, and associated methods'20179,542,863'Methods and apparatus for generating output data streams relating to underground utility marking operations'20179,473,626'Apparatus and methods for evaluating a quality of a locate operation for underground utility'20169,317,830'Methods and apparatus for analyzing locate and marking operations'20169,311,614'Methods, apparatus and systems for onsite linking to location-specific electronic records of locate operations'20169,279,900'Systems and methods for generating electronic records of locate and marking operations'20169,256,964'Electronically documenting locate operations for underground utilities'20169,256,849'Apparatus and methods for evaluating a quality of a locate operation for underground utility'20169,235,821'Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing an enhanced positive response for underground facility locate and marking operations based on an electronic manifest documenting physical locate marks on ground, pavement or other surface'20169,208,458'Methods and apparatus for analyzing locate and marking operations with respect to facilities maps'20159,208,464'Methods and apparatus for analyzing locate and marking operations with respect to historical information'20159,189,821'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating digital-media-enhanced searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20159,185,176'Methods and apparatus for managing locate and/or marking operations'20159,183,646'Apparatus, systems and methods to generate electronic records of underground facility marking operations performed with GPS-enabled marking devices'20159,177,403'Methods and apparatus for overlaying electronic marking information on facilities map information and/or other image information displayed on a marking device'20159,177,280'Methods, apparatus, and systems for acquiring an enhanced positive response for underground facility locate and marking operations based on an electronic manifest documenting physical locate marks on ground, pavement, or other surface'20159,165,331'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations and assessing aspects of same'20159,159,107'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating location-corrected searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20159,124,780'Methods and apparatus for tracking motion and/or orientation of a marking device'20159,097,522'Methods and marking devices with mechanisms for indicating and/or detecting marking material color'20159,086,277'Electronically controlled marking apparatus and methods'20159,069,094'Locate transmitter configured to detect out-of-tolerance conditions in connection with underground facility locate operations, and associated methods and systems'20159,046,413'Methods, apparatus and systems for surface type detection in connection with locate and marking operations'20159,046,621'Locate apparatus configured to detect out-of-tolerance conditions in connection with underground facility locate operations, and associated methods and systems'20159,019,306'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations and assessing aspects of same'20159,004,004'Optical sensing methods and apparatus for detecting a color of a marking substance'20158,994,749'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20158,990,100'Methods and apparatus for analyzing locate and marking operations with respect to environmental landmarks'20158,982,152'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations and assessing aspects of same'20158,977,558'Methods, apparatus and systems for facilitating generation and assessment of engineering plans'20158,965,700'Methods and apparatus for generating an electronic record of environmental landmarks based on marking device actuations'20158,941,684'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations and assessing aspects of same'20158,938,366'Locating equipment communicatively coupled to or equipped with a mobile/portable device'20158,928,693'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating image-processed searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20158,930,836'Methods and apparatus for displaying an electronic rendering of a locate and/or marking operation using display layers'20158,924,154'Methods, apparatus and systems for determining correctness and completeness of locate operations'20148,917,288'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating accuracy-annotated searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20148,918,898'Methods, apparatus and systems for onsite linking to location-specific electronic records of locate operations'20148,907,978'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20148,907,980'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20148,903,643'Hand-held marking apparatus with location tracking system and methods for logging geographic location of same'20148,902,251'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating limited access files for searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20148,861,794'Virtual white lines for indicating planned excavation sites on electronic images'20148,847,980'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20148,830,265'Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility marking operations and assessing aspects of same'20148,832,565'Methods and apparatus for controlling access to a virtual white line (VWL) image for an excavation project'20148,805,640'Locating equipment docking station communicatively coupled to or equipped with a mobile/portable device'20148,770,140'Marking apparatus having environmental sensors and operations sensors for underground facility marking operations, and associated methods and systems'20148,775,077'Systems and methods for using location data to electronically display dispensing of markers by a marking system or marking tool'20148,766,638'Locate apparatus with location tracking system for receiving environmental information regarding underground facility marking operations, and associated methods and systems'20148,749,239'Locate apparatus having enhanced features for underground facility locate operations, and associated methods and systems'20148,731,999'Management system, and associated methods and apparatus, for providing improved visibility, quality control and audit capability for underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20148,731,830'Marking apparatus for receiving environmental information regarding underground facility marking operations, and associated methods and systems'20148,700,325'Marking apparatus and methods for creating an electronic record of marking operations'20148,700,445'Management system, and associated methods and apparatus, for providing improved visibility, quality control and audit capability for underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20148,692,554'Locate apparatus having enhanced features for underground facility locate operations, and associated methods and systems'20148,644,965'Marking device docking stations having security features and methods of using same'20148,630,463'Searchable electronic records of underground facility locate marking operations'20148,626,571'Management system, and associated methods and apparatus, for dispatching tickets, receiving field information, and performing a quality assessment for underground facility locate and/or marking operations'20148,620,726'Methods and apparatus for analyzing locate and marking operations by comparing locate information and marking information'20138,620,572'Marking device with transmitter for triangulating location during locate operations'20138,620,616'Methods and apparatus for assessing marking operations based on acceleration information'20138,620,587'Methods, apparatus, and systems for generating electronic records of locate and marking operations, and combined locate and marking apparatus for same'20138,612,090'Methods, apparatus, and systems for acquiring and analyzing vehicle data and generating an electronic representation of vehicle operations'20138,612,148'Marking apparatus configured to detect out-of-tolerance conditions in connection with underground facility marking operations, and associated methods and systems'20138,612,271'Methods and apparatus for analyzing locate and marking operations with respect to environmental landmarks'20138,612,276'Methods, apparatus, and systems for dispatching service technicians'20138,600,848'Methods, apparatus and systems for ensuring wage and hour compliance in locate operations'20138,600,526'Marking device docking stations having mechanical docking and methods of using same'20138,589,202'Methods and apparatus for displaying and processing facilities map information and/or other image information on a marking device'20138,585,410'Systems for and methods of simulating facilities for use in locate operations training exercises'20138,589,201'Methods and apparatus for generating alerts on a locate device, based on comparing electronic locate information to facilities map information and/or other image information'20138,583,372'Methods, apparatus, and systems for facilitating compliance with marking specifications for dispensing marking material'20138,583,264'Marking device docking stations and methods of using same'20138,577,707'Methods and apparatus for overlaying electronic locate information on facilities map information and/or other image information displayed on a locate device'20138,572,193'Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing an enhanced positive response in underground facility locate and marking operations'20138,566,737'Virtual white lines (VWL) application for indicating an area of planned excavation'20138,560,164'Systems and methods for complex event processing of vehicle information and image information relating to a vehicle'20138,549,084'Methods, apparatus, and systems for exchanging information between excavators and other entities associated with underground facility locate and marking operations'20138,543,937'Methods and apparatus employing a reference grid for generating electronic manifests of underground facility marking operations'20138,543,651'Methods, apparatus and systems for submitting virtual white line drawings and managing notifications in connection with underground facility locate and marking operations'20138,532,341'Electronically documenting locate operations for underground utilities'20138,527,308'Methods and apparatus for overlaying electronic locate information on facilities map information and/or other image information displayed on a locate device'20138,510,141'Methods and apparatus for generating alerts on a marking device, based on comparing electronic marking information to facilities map information and/or other image information'20138,484,300'Methods, apparatus and systems for communicating information relating to the performance of underground facility locate and marking operations to excavators and other entities'20138,478,525'Methods, apparatus, and systems for analyzing use of a marking device by a technician to perform an underground facility marking operation'20138,476,906'Methods and apparatus for generating electronic records of locate operations'20138,478,524'Methods and apparatus for dispensing marking material in connection with underground facility marking operations based on environmental information and/or operational information'20138,478,523'Marking apparatus and methods for creating an electronic record of marking apparatus operations'20138,478,617'Methods and apparatus for generating alerts on a locate device, based on comparing electronic locate information to facilities map information and/or other image information'20138,473,148'Fleet management systems and methods for complex event processing of vehicle-related information via local and remote complex event processing engines'20138,473,209'Marking apparatus and marking methods using marking dispenser with machine-readable ID mechanism'20138,467,969'Marking apparatus having operational sensors for underground facility marking operations, and associated methods and systems'20138,467,932'Systems and methods for complex event processing of vehicle-related information'20138,468,206'Methods, apparatus and systems for notifying excavators and other entities of the status of in-progress underground facility locate and marking operations'2013D0684067'Modular marking device'20138,463,487'Systems and methods for complex event processing based on a hierarchical arrangement of complex event processing engines'20138,457,893'Methods and apparatus for generating an electronic record of a marking operation including service-related information and/or ticket information'20138,442,766'Marking apparatus having enhanced features for underground facility marking operations, and associated methods and systems'20138,424,486'Marker detection mechanisms for use in marking devices and methods of using same'20138,407,001'Systems and methods for using location data to electronically display dispensing of markers by a marking system or marking tool'20138,400,155'Methods and apparatus for displaying an electronic rendering of a locate operation based on an electronic record of locate information'20138,401,791'Methods for evaluating operation of marking apparatus'20138,384,742'Virtual white lines (VWL) for delimiting planned excavation sites of staged excavation projects'20138,386,178'Marking system and method'20138,374,789'Systems and methods for using marking information to electronically display dispensing of markers by a marking system or marking tool'20138,361,543'Methods and apparatus for displaying an electronic rendering of a marking operation based on an electronic record of marking information'20138,356,255'Virtual white lines (VWL) for delimiting planned excavation sites of staged excavation projects'20138,311,765'Locating equipment communicatively coupled to or equipped with a mobile/portable device'20128,301,380'Systems and methods for generating electronic records of locate and marking operations'20128,296,308'Methods and apparatus for associating a virtual white line (VWL) image with corresponding ticket information for an excavation project'20128,290,204'Searchable electronic records of underground facility locate marking operations'20128,280,117'Virtual white lines for indicating planned excavation sites on electronic images'20128,280,969'Methods, apparatus and systems for requesting underground facility locate and marking operations and managing associated notifications'20128,280,631'Methods and apparatus for generating an electronic record of a marking operation based on marking device actuations'20128,270,666'Searchable electronic records of underground facility locate marking operations'20128,260,489'Methods, apparatus, and systems for acquiring and analyzing vehicle data and generating an electronic representation of vehicle operations'20128,060,304'Marking system and method'2011D0643321'Marking device'2011D0634655'Handle of a marking device'2011D0634656'Shaft of a marking device'2011D0634657'Paint holder of a marking device'20117,640,105'Marking system and method with location and/or time tracking'2009

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2009–2018Based in Jupiter, FL, US· patent location history
2011–2016Patents assigned to CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC (111)· patent assignee history
2011–2018Patents assigned to CHAMBERS CURTIS (94)· patent assignee history
2011–2018Patents assigned to FARR JEFFREY (94)· patent assignee history
2011–2017Patents assigned to NIELSEN STEVEN (60)· patent assignee history
2012–2018Patents assigned to NIELSEN STEVEN E (34)· patent assignee history
2013–2016Based in Tequesta, FL, US· patent location history
2015–2017Based in Royal Palm Beach, FL, US· patent location history
2020Based in Severn, MD, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC1112011–2016
CHAMBERS CURTIS942011–2018
FARR JEFFREYself942011–2018
NIELSEN STEVEN602011–2017
NIELSEN STEVEN E342012–2018
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Jupiter, Florida, US942009–2018
Tequesta, Florida, US202013–2016
Royal Palm Beach, Florida, US172015–2017
Severn, Maryland, US12020