Blair S Trout

US Patent:

20040068886, Apr 15, 2004

Filed:

May 30, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/449812

Inventors:

Blair Trout - Golden Valley ND, US
Scott Wolff - Golden Valley ND, US

International Classification:

G01B003/12

US Classification:

033/773000

Abstract:

An antler scoring system for enabling efficient and accurate-measurement of antlers. The antler scoring system includes a housing, a wheel member rotatably attached to the housing, a central processing unit within the housing in communication with the wheel member, a ruler extendably positioned within the housing, and an idler roller positioned within the neck of the housing opposite of the wheel member with the ruler positioned between thereof. When the idler roller is engaged, the ruler is measured by the wheel member. The ruler preferably includes an engaging member that has a side opening for receiving a portion of the ruler during measuring of the antler circumference and inside spread.

US Patent:

20080060210, Mar 13, 2008

Filed:

Sep 7, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/470901

Inventors:

Blair S. Trout - Golden Valley ND, US
Scott A. Wolff - Golden Valley ND, US
Shane Wegner - Bismarck ND, US

International Classification:

G01B 3/12

US Classification:

33773

Abstract:

A system for creating, managing, and using a database comprising scoring data may involve receiving input signals from a measurement device, the input signals being representative of antler measurement data, calculating scoring data using various scoring methods, storing the scoring data in the database, creating customized trophy certificates containing the scoring data, and displaying summary lists of the scoring data in response to user queries of the database.