Patents by Inventor Michael Brazier

Michael Brazier 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).

  • Laser detection system for identifying item interaction
    Patent number: 11948126
    Abstract: A laser detection system including at least one laser device projecting a light curtain, and a controller is provided. The controller includes a processor and non-transitory, processor-readable memory including executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to receive a signal from the at least one laser device, the signal including an interference point of an object with the light curtain, and distance data indicating a distance between the interference point and the at least one laser device, determine a location at which the object enters the light curtain based on the distance between the interference point and the at least one laser device, and identify an item of a plurality of items located in an area behind the light curtain and corresponding to the location at which the object enters the light curtain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: B.E.A. INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Boyd, Christopher Rigatti, Michael Brazier
  • LASER DETECTION SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING ITEM INTERACTION
    Publication number: 20210215826
    Abstract: A laser detection system including at least one laser device projecting a light curtain, and a controller is provided. The controller includes a processor and non-transitory, processor-readable memory including executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the controller to receive a signal from the at least one laser device, the signal including an interference point of an object with the light curtain, and distance data indicating a distance between the interference point and the at least one laser device, determine a location at which the object enters the light curtain based on the distance between the interference point and the at least one laser device, and identify an item of a plurality of items located in an area behind the light curtain and corresponding to the location at which the object enters the light curtain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: B.E.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Boyd, Chris Rigatti, Michael Brazier