Patents by Inventor Ian Hales

Ian Hales 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).

  • Break analysis apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11692949
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Belron International Limited
    Inventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel
  • Crop monitoring system and method
    Patent number: 11533843
    Abstract: A harvester monitoring system configured to determine one or more parameters associated with harvested items, the system comprising: a camera module having a field of view and configured to generate image data associated with the harvested items; a mounting bracket configured to secure the camera module to a harvester such that a conveyor of the harvester is within the field of view of the camera module; a location sub-system configured to determine and output location data representative of a geographical location of the harvester monitoring system; and a processing unit configured to receive the image data and the location data, to determine one or more parameters associated with the harvested items, and to record the one or more parameters in association with the location data on a computer readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: B-Hive Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Vidyanath Gururajan, Alison Wright, Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Melvyn Smith, Lyndon Smith, Dave Samworth, Luke Greenwood
  • CROP MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220394922
    Abstract: A harvester monitoring system configured to determine one or more parameters associated with harvested items, the system comprising: a camera module having a field of view and configured to generate image data associated with the harvested items; a mounting bracket configured to secure the camera module to a harvester such that a conveyor of the harvester is within the field of view of the camera module; a location sub-system configured to determine and output location data representative of a geographical location of the harvester monitoring system; and a processing unit configured to receive the image data and the location data, to determine one or more parameters associated with the harvested items, and to record the one or more parameters in association with the location data on a computer readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Vidyanath Gururajan, Alison Wright, Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Melvyn Smith, Lyndon Smith, Dave Samworth, Luke Greenwood
  • BREAK ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20220326163
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: Belron International Limited
    Inventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel
  • Break analysis apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11385189
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Belron International Limited
    Inventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel
  • Break Analysis Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20210131979
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Belron International Limited
    Inventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel
  • Break analysis apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10852249
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: BELRON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel
  • A CROP MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200084963
    Abstract: A harvester monitoring system configured to determine one or more parameters associated with harvested items, the system comprising: a camera module having a field of view and configured to generate image data associated with the harvested items; a mounting bracket configured to secure the camera module to a harvester such that a conveyor of the harvester is within the field of view of the camera module; a location sub-system configured to determine and output location data representative of a geographical location of the harvester monitoring system; and a processing unit configured to receive the image data and the location data, to determine one or more parameters associated with the harvested items, and to record the one or more parameters in association with the location data on a computer readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Vidyanath Gururajan, Alison Wright, Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Melvyn Smith, Lyndon Smith, Dave Samworth, Luke Greenwood
  • Break Analysis Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20190170662
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: BELRON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel