Patents by Inventor Adrian Santos

Adrian Santos 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).

  • Patent number: 11882351
    Abstract: An image head with a housing, an integrated sensor and lens assembly (ISLA), a port, and internal componentry. The housing has a front side; a rear side; a top side; and a bottom side. The ISLA extends from the front side and is configured to detect images. The port is located on the rear side that is configured to electrically connect the image head to a base when the image head is inserted into the base. The internal componentry includes: a first microphone located within the front side below the ISLA; a second microphone located within the top side of the housing; a speaker located at the bottom side of the housing; a printed circuit board in communication with the integrated sensor of the ISLA; and a memory located on the printed circuit board and configured to store the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Santos, Nicholas Vitale, Joseph Tucker
  • Publication number: 20230418133
    Abstract: An image capture device is disclosed that includes a body and a door assembly that is configured for removable connection to the body. The door assembly includes a door body; a locking mechanism that is slidable in relation to the door body between a locked position and an unlocked position; and at least one biasing member that is configured for engagement (contact) with the door body and the locking mechanism to automatically move the locking mechanism into the locked position upon closure of the door assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Juntao Sun, Adrian Santos, Chao Chen, Joseph Tucker, Nicholas Vitale
  • Publication number: 20230370706
    Abstract: An image head with a housing, an integrated sensor and lens assembly (ISLA), a port, and internal componentry. The housing has a front side; a rear side; a top side; and a bottom side. The ISLA extends from the front side and is configured to detect images. The port is located on the rear side that is configured to electrically connect the image head to a base when the image head is inserted into the base. The internal componentry includes: a first microphone located within the front side below the ISLA; a second microphone located within the top side of the housing; a speaker located at the bottom side of the housing; a printed circuit board in communication with the integrated sensor of the ISLA; and a memory located on the printed circuit board and configured to store the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Adrian Santos, Nicholas Vitale, Joseph Tucker
  • Publication number: 20230345095
    Abstract: The image capture device includes a receptacle defined within a housing and an optic system that is removably connect with the receptacle and to generate thermal energy. The image capture device includes a heatsink positioned at a base of the receptacle. The heatsink includes an inner support positioned within the housing and an outer support in thermal communication with the optic system and the inner support. The heatsink further includes a gasket integrated with the receptacle to form a watertight seal, sandwiched between portions of the inner and outer supports, and flexibly retaining a physical connection between the optic system and the outer support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Adrian Santos, Nicholas Vitale, Joseph Tucker
  • Patent number: 11782327
    Abstract: An image capture device (100) is disclosed that includes a body (102) and a door assembly (400) that is configured for removable connection to the body (102). The door assembly (400) includes a door body (500); a locking mechanism (600) that is slidable in relation to the door body (500) between a locked position and an unlocked position; and at least one biasing member (700) that is configured for engagement (contact) with the door body (500) and the locking mechanism (600) to automatically move the locking mechanism (600) into the locked position upon closure of the door assembly (400).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Juntao Sun, Adrian Santos, Chao Chen, Joseph Tucker, Nicholas Vitale
  • Publication number: 20230276155
    Abstract: An image capture device includes a housing that defines a cavity and an aperture positioned within the cavity and an audio device disposed within the housing at a location of the aperture. The image capture device includes stanchions that extend outward from the cavity and a cover coupled to the stanchions. The cover is free of contact with the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Penrod, Nicholas Vitale, Adrian Santos
  • Publication number: 20230254560
    Abstract: An image head including a housing, side rails, a port, and internal componentry. The housing includes a first side and a second side located opposite the second side. The side rails are located on or within the first side, the second side, or both and the side rails are configured to provide sliding directional control of the image head when connecting to a base. The port is configured to electrically connect the image head to the base. The internal componentry includes a printed circuit board; an integrated lens and sensor assembly (ISLA) configured to generate an image; and memory located on the printed circuit board configured to store the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Adrian Santos, Nicholas Vitale, Joseph Tucker
  • Patent number: 11711603
    Abstract: An image head including a housing, side rails, a port, and internal componentry. The housing includes a first side and a second side located opposite the second side. The side rails are located on or within the first side, the second side, or both and the side rails are configured to provide sliding directional control of the image head when connecting to a base. The port is configured to electrically connect the image head to the base. The internal componentry includes a printed circuit board; an integrated lens and sensor assembly (ISLA) configured to generate an image; and memory located on the printed circuit board configured to store the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Adrian Santos, Nicholas Vitale, Joseph Tucker
  • Publication number: 20230232143
    Abstract: An image capture device includes a housing having a pattern of apertures and a membrane assembly. The membrane assembly includes a support that has internal and external surfaces and a channel that aligns with at least one aperture of the pattern of apertures and extends between the internal and external surfaces. The membrane assembly includes indents that are adjacent to the channel, aligned with the pattern of apertures, and disposed on the external surface. The indents have a depth that is less than a depth of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Vitale, Adrian Santos
  • Publication number: 20230179915
    Abstract: An image capture device with a housing, a drainage microphone, processor, and drainage channel. The housing defining an audio depression. The drainage microphone coupled to the housing at a location of the audio depression and configured to capture audio. The processor coupled with a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the processor to apply a set of tuned beamforming parameters to the captured audio. The drainage channel within the housing to drain moisture from the drainage microphone. The drainage channel defining a channel entrance having a channel entrance width and a channel entrance height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Erich Tisch, Kielan C. Crow, Adrian Santos
  • Patent number: 11665457
    Abstract: A device includes an audio assembly and a housing defining an aperture that interfaces with the audio assembly at an interior surface of the housing. The device includes stanchions coupled to an exterior surface of the housing at a location of the aperture and a cover coupled to the stanchions and free of contact with the housing. The device includes a drainage channel extending between the cover, the exterior surface of the housing, and the stanchions. The drainage channel includes a first portion defining an inlet of the drainage channel, and the first portion has a first width defined by the stanchions. The drainage channel includes a second portion defining an outlet of the drainage channel, and the second portion has a second width defined by the stanchions. The stanchions are tapered in shape so that the first width is wider than the second width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Penrod, Nicholas Vitale, Adrian Santos
  • Patent number: 11622185
    Abstract: An image capture device includes a housing that includes a pattern of apertures and a microphone disposed within the housing and proximate to the apertures. The image capture device includes a membrane assembly. The membrane assembly includes a support disposed between the housing and the microphone and a channel defined in the support that directs sound waves from only one of the apertures in the pattern to the microphone. The membrane assembly further includes a membrane that extends across the channel and separates the one of the apertures and the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Vitale, Adrian Santos
  • Publication number: 20230053374
    Abstract: An image capture device includes a housing that includes a pattern of apertures and a microphone disposed within the housing and proximate to the apertures. The image capture device includes a membrane assembly. The membrane assembly includes a support disposed between the housing and the microphone and a channel defined in the support that directs sound waves from only one of the apertures in the pattern to the microphone. The membrane assembly further includes a membrane that extends across the channel and separates the one of the apertures and the microphone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas Vitale, Adrian Santos
  • Patent number: 11570546
    Abstract: An image capture device includes an audio depression formed into the housing with a drainage microphone mounted therein. A cover protects the drainage microphone disposed beneath the cover from an environment external to the image capture device. The cover and audio depression define a drainage channel extending from a channel entrance, through a channel volume, and out a channel exit. The surface area of the opening of the channel entrance is proportioned relative to the channel volume such that the ratio of the surface area to volume is greater than ten percent. This allows the cover to shift resonance outside of a desired frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: Erich Tisch, Kielan C. Crow, Adrian Santos
  • Publication number: 20220317548
    Abstract: An image capture device (100) is disclosed that includes a body (102) and a door assembly (400) that is configured for removable connection to the body (102). The door assembly (400) includes a door body (500); a locking mechanism (600) that is slidable in relation to the door body (500) between a locked position and an unlocked position; and at least one biasing member (700) that is configured for engagement (contact) with the door body (500) and the locking mechanism (600) to automatically move the locking mechanism (600) into the locked position upon closure of the door assembly (400).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Juntao Sun, Adrian Santos, Chao Chen, Joseph Tucker, Nicholas Vitale
  • Publication number: 20210400381
    Abstract: An image capture device includes an audio depression formed into the housing with a drainage microphone mounted therein. A cover protects the drainage microphone disposed beneath the cover from an environment external to the image capture device. The cover and audio depression define a drainage channel extending from a channel entrance, through a channel volume, and out a channel exit. The surface area of the opening of the channel entrance is proportioned relative to the channel volume such that the ratio of the surface area to volume is greater than ten percent. This allows the cover to shift resonance outside of a desired frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Erich Tisch, Kielan C. Crow, Adrian Santos
  • Publication number: 20210389646
    Abstract: An image capture device includes a housing defining a receptacle having a housing electrical interface and a mechanical coupling mechanism coupled to or connected with the housing at a location of the receptacle. The image capture device includes an interchangeable lens module that releases connection with the mechanical coupling mechanism. The interchangeable lens module including a module electrical interface and an imaging sensor. A collar rotatable about the interchangeable lens module and lockable to the mechanical coupling mechanism to secure the interchangeable lens module to the housing and couple the module electrical interface to the housing electrical interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Chao Chen, Nicholas Vitale, Herman Wong, Adrian Santos
  • Publication number: 20210105549
    Abstract: A device includes an audio assembly and a housing defining an aperture that interfaces with the audio assembly at an interior surface of the housing. The device includes stanchions coupled to an exterior surface of the housing at a location of the aperture and a cover coupled to the stanchions and free of contact with the housing. The device includes a drainage channel extending between the cover, the exterior surface of the housing, and the stanchions. The drainage channel includes a first portion defining an inlet of the drainage channel, and the first portion has a first width defined by the stanchions. The drainage channel includes a second portion defining an outlet of the drainage channel, and the second portion has a second width defined by the stanchions. The stanchions are tapered in shape so that the first width is wider than the second width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Penrod, Nicholas Vitale, Adrian Santos
  • Patent number: D1016876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
    Inventors: John George Muhlenkamp, IV, Adrian Santos