Patents Examined by James M Pontius
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Patent number: 12389092Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2025Date of Patent: August 12, 2025Assignee: May Patents Ltd.Inventor: Yehuda Binder
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Patent number: 12377783Abstract: A vehicular trailering assist system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and viewing at least rearward of the vehicle. The vehicular trailering assist system transforms captured image data into a bird's-eye view of the hitch of the trailer, and accesses a plurality of stored trailer templates, with each respective trailer template being generated during a previous calibration of the system for a respective trailer. The vehicular trailering assist system generates a matching score based on a comparison between a stored trailer template and the transformed bird's-eye view. The vehicular trailering assist system, responsive to determining that the matching score for one of the plurality of stored trailer templates exceeds a threshold matching score, tracks a trailer angle of the trailer using the one plurality of stored trailer templates.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2023Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: Magna Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jyothi P. Gali, Harold E. Joseph, Prasanna Ananthakrishnan
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Patent number: 12349975Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining an image of a retina is described herein. The apparatus includes an optical relay that defines an optical path and is configured to relay an image of the iris along the optical path to a pupil, a shutter is disposed at the pupil and configured to define at least a first shutter aperture for control of light transmission through the pupil position, a tube lens disposed to direct light from the shutter aperture to an image sensor, and a prismatic input port disposed between the shutter and the tube lens and configured to combine, onto the optical path, light from the relay with light conveyed along a second light path that is orthogonal to the optical path.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2022Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: RAYTRX, LLCInventors: David Kessler, Michael H. Freeman, Mitchael C. Freeman, Simon Prosser, Jordan Boss, Steven Yeager
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Patent number: 12335593Abstract: An electrical outlet for attachment to an electrical box comprising an electrical outlet body, a plurality of screws, an electrical receptacle, and a camera. The electrical outlet body has a front face surrounded by a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces, and at least two yokes extending away from the body configured to align with box mounting screw apertures of an electrical box. The plurality of screws extends away from the two side surfaces and each is configured to couple with at least one of a plurality of electrical wires and provide power to the electrical outlet. The electrical receptacle is located on the front face and configured to provide power to an electrical plug. The camera is exposed on the front face, aligned with the electrical receptacle, and configured to generate video data, and transmit the video data to an external device.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2023Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Titan3 Technology LLCInventor: Jeffrey P. Baldwin
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Patent number: 12301971Abstract: A pipeline endoscope probe includes a housing, an image capturing device and a lighting device. The housing defines a housing chamber and a through hole communicated with the housing chamber. The image capturing device is arranged in the accommodating chamber and the image capturing device is oriented towards the through hole. The image capturing device includes a lens and a first control board. The lens is configured to capture images, and the first control board is configured to receive the images captured by the lens and converts the images into image signals. The lighting device is arranged on the housing adjacent to the through hole, and a lighting direction of the lighting device matches orientation of the image capturing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2023Date of Patent: May 13, 2025Assignee: Shenzhen Andelian Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Qianhua Zhong
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Patent number: 12284428Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2023Date of Patent: April 22, 2025Assignee: May Patents Ltd.Inventor: Yehuda Binder
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Patent number: 12278937Abstract: A method and a device for processing multi-view video data. The multi-view video data includes at least one part of a decoded image of at least one view of the multi-view video, from an encoded data stream representative of the multi-view video. At least one item of data, referred to as synthesis data, is obtained from at least the one part of the decoded image, and at least one image of an intermediate view of the multi-view video not encoded in the encoded data stream is synthesized from at least the one part of the decoded image and from the synthesis data obtained.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 15, 2025Assignee: ORANGEInventors: Joël Jung, Pavel Nikitin, Patrick Garus
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Patent number: 12203592Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic gimbal with camera and mounting configuration. The gimbal can include an inertial measurement unit which can sense the orientation of the camera and three electronic motors which can manipulate the orientation of the camera. The gimbal can be removably coupled to a variety of mount platforms, such as an aerial vehicle, a handheld grip, or a rotating platform. Moreover, a camera can be removably coupled to the gimbal and can be held in a removable camera frame. Also disclosed is a system for allowing the platform, to which the gimbal is mounted, to control settings of the camera or to trigger actions on the camera, such as taking a picture, or initiating the recording of a video. The gimbal can also provide a connection between the camera and the mount platform, such that the mount platform receives images and video content from the camera.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: GoPro, Inc.Inventors: Noriaki Saika, Ryan Harrison, Joshua Todd Druker, Himay Rashmikant Shukla, Nenad Uzunovic, Edward Gordon Russell, Gary Fong
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Patent number: 11618291Abstract: A communication interface that facilitates communications over powerlines between a trailer and a vehicle. The communication interface includes a housing having first contact and a second contact accessible from an exterior of the housing. The first contact is electrically coupled to the second contact via a powerline that connects an electrical system of the vehicle with an electrical system of the trailer. The communication interface includes a powerline communication controller having a first set of terminals coupled to a first connector and a second set of terminals coupled to the powerline. The powerline communication controller is configured to receive a first signal from a device of the trailer that indicates a condition regarding a defined region of the trailer. The powerline communication controller is configured to generate, based on the first signal, a second signal representative of the condition, and introduce the second signal onto the first power signal.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Paccar IncInventors: Christopher S. Balton, Charles Wayne Reinhardt Swart, Stephen David Paul, Tracy Dylan Powell, Wayne M. Winch
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Patent number: 11615631Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing a top view image of a parking space are provided. The apparatus includes a steering angle sensor that measures a steering angle of a vehicle, a top view image generator that generates a top view image of a parking space depending on travel of the vehicle, a display that displays the top view image generated by the top view image generator, and a controller that captures the top view image displayed by the display and generates a panorama top view image by connecting the current top view image generated by the top view image generator and the captured previous top view image, based on the steering angle measured by the steering angle sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATIONInventor: Yong Joon Lee
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Patent number: 11616898Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: May Patents Ltd.Inventor: Yehuda Binder
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Patent number: 11584299Abstract: A driver-assisting system for an industrial vehicle comprising: a first camera mounted on a vehicle cab for viewing an area in front of the vehicle; an image processing unit operatively connected to said first camera for receiving image data from said first camera; a display unit operatively connected to said image processing unit for displaying image to a user based on said image data; a control unit operatively connected to said first camera for modifying operating parameters of said first camera; wherein the first camera is adapted to provide a wide-angle field of vision, and in that the field of vision of said first camera relative to the vehicle can be adjusted by the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Volvo Truck CorporationInventor: Nicolas Berne
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Patent number: 11584436Abstract: A driver assistance device according to an embodiment includes a coupling angle acquirer that acquires a coupling angle between a towing vehicle and a towed vehicle coupled to the towing vehicle; and a notifier that issues a given notification in the towing vehicle when the towing vehicle is driven with the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle differing in orientation at a given value or more based on the coupling angle, the towing vehicle moves in a given distance or less while maintaining a steering angle, and the steering angle of the towing vehicle enables the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle to be placed in a serial state with the towing vehicle and the towed vehicle substantially matching with each other in orientation.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2018Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: AISIN CORPORATIONInventors: Tetsuya Maruoka, Kazuya Watanabe, Kinji Yamamoto, Itsuko Fukushima, Takayuki Nakasho
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Patent number: 11577651Abstract: A method for providing one or more of a rear or a side view of a vehicle includes generating a video stream of images subsequently captured by at least one camera of the vehicle or of a virtual mirror device of the vehicle, processing the generated video stream, and displaying the generated video stream on at least one screen of a display unit of the vehicle or of the virtual mirror device.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company LimitedInventor: Maximilian Kauffmann
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Patent number: 11575818Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: May Patents Ltd.Inventor: Yehuda Binder
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Patent number: 11575817Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: May Patents Ltd.Inventor: Yehuda Binder
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Patent number: 11570347Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: May Patents Ltd.Inventor: Yehuda Binder
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Patent number: 11563878Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: May Patents Ltd.Inventor: Yehuda Binder
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Patent number: 11541813Abstract: A method of assisting a driver of a vehicle with visualization of an ambient environment comprises generating a mirror image signal corresponding to a field of view of a traditional driving mirror. A surround image signal corresponding to a field of view of an ambient environment adjacent the vehicle is generated. A vehicle speed signal is generated. The mirror image signal, the surround image signal, and the vehicle speed signal are received, and at least one of a driver mirror signal and a driver surround signal is responsively produced. A video image corresponding to at least one of the driver mirror signal and the driver surround signal is selectively displayed to the driver. A frame rate of at least one of the mirror image signal and the surround image signal is adjusted by the signal processor responsive to the vehicle speed signal. A drive assist system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AGInventor: Christopher Guirlanda
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Patent number: 11543561Abstract: Methods and systems for preventing spacecraft damage include identifying a space weather event that corresponds to a spacecraft system failure. A spacecraft system is determined that causes the spacecraft system failure, triggered by the space weather event. A corrective action is performed on the determined spacecraft system to prevent spacecraft system failures from being triggered by future space weather events.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Inventors: Masanao Natsumeda, Haifeng Chen