Patents by Inventor Colin Drew McKibben

Colin Drew McKibben has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • DETERMINING POSITION VIA MULTIPLE CAMERAS AND VLC TECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20200083955
    Abstract: A position determination system is disclosed, which comprises a mobile device comprising at least two transducers, wherein each transducer is operably connected to at least one single board processor; and a plurality of markers, each associated with a position of an area of interest, the plurality of markers at least one of: operable to transmit signals recognizable by the at least two transducers, and comprising at least one feature recognizable by the at least two transducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander KNAPP, Colin Drew McKibben, Philip James Ellis
  • POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING LAMP FIXTURE INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20200025573
    Abstract: A system and method obtaining image data of a light fixture having an indicator associated with the light fixture. The indicator at least partially attenuates light generated by one or more light generating devices disposed within the light fixture. The method also includes determining one or more characteristics of the indicator based on the image data that is obtained, and one or more of determining a unique identity of the light fixture based on the one or more characteristics of the indicator that are determined or determining a location of the light fixture within a structure based on the one or more characteristics of the indicator that are determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Nina Rose SCHEIDEGGER, Phillip James ELLIS, Himamshu Viswat Prasad, David Joseph Kachmarik, Colin Drew McKibben, Jeffrey Marc NALL
  • Determining position via multiple cameras and VLC technology
    Patent number: 10505630
    Abstract: A position determination system is disclosed, which comprises a mobile device comprising at least two transducers, wherein each transducer is operably connected to at least one single board processor; and a plurality of markers, each associated with a position of an area of interest, the plurality of markers at least one of: operable to transmit signals recognizable by the at least two transducers, and comprising at least one feature recognizable by the at least two transducers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander Knapp, Colin Drew McKibben, Philip James Ellis
  • DETERMINING POSITION VIA MULTIPLE CAMERAS AND VLC TECHNOLOGY
    Publication number: 20180138976
    Abstract: A position determination system is disclosed, which comprises a mobile device comprising at least two transducers, wherein each transducer is operably connected to at least one single board processor; and a plurality of markers, each associated with a position of an area of interest, the plurality of markers at least one of: operable to transmit signals recognizable by the at least two transducers, and comprising at least one feature recognizable by the at least two transducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Alexander KNAPP, Colin Drew McKibben, Philip James Ellis