Patents by Inventor Benjamin T. Schmidt

Benjamin T. Schmidt 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).

  • Systems and methods for creating and/or analyzing three-dimensional models of infrastructure assets
    Patent number: 12249057
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting, geolocating, assessing, and/or inventorying infrastructure assets. In some embodiments, a plurality of images captured by a moving camera may be used to generate a point cloud. A plurality of points corresponding to a pavement surface may be identified from the point cloud. The plurality of points may be used to generate at least one synthetic image of the pavement surface, the at least one synthetic image having at least one selected camera pose. The at least one synthetic image may be used to assess at least one condition of the pavement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: RoadBotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Schmidt, Miguel Dickson, Christoph Mertz, Anshul Goyal
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND/OR ANALYZING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS OF INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
    Publication number: 20240127416
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting, geolocating, assessing, and/or inventorying infrastructure assets. In some embodiments, a plurality of images captured by a moving camera may be used to generate a point cloud. A plurality of points corresponding to a pavement surface may be identified from the point cloud. The plurality of points may be used to generate at least one synthetic image of the pavement surface, the at least one synthetic image having at least one selected camera pose. The at least one synthetic image may be used to assess at least one condition of the pavement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: RoadBotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Schmidt, Miguel Dickson, Christoph Mertz, Anshul Goyal
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING INFRASTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20230306573
    Abstract: Systems and methods for assessing infrastructure assets. In some embodiments, sensor data collected from a plurality of infrastructure assets may be analyzed, and an infrastructure asset may be identified as a candidate for a selected type of maintenance. The infrastructure asset may include a road segment, and the sensor data may include an image of a pavement surface along the road segment. One or more machine learning models may be used to identify a portion of the image exhibiting a selected type of damage, such as cracking, chipping, pothole, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Miguel Dickson, Benjamin T. Schmidt
  • Systems and methods for creating and/or analyzing three-dimensional models of infrastructure assets
    Patent number: 11769238
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting, geolocating, assessing, and/or inventorying infrastructure assets. In some embodiments, a plurality of images captured by a moving camera may be used to generate a point cloud. A plurality of points corresponding to a pavement surface may be identified from the point cloud. The plurality of points may be used to generate at least one synthetic image of the pavement surface, the at least one synthetic image having at least one selected camera pose. The at least one synthetic image may be used to assess at least one condition of the pavement surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: RoadBotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Schmidt, Miguel Dickson, Christoph Mertz, Anshul Goyal
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND/OR ANALYZING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS OF INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
    Publication number: 20230196535
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting, geolocating, assessing, and/or inventorying infrastructure assets. In some embodiments, a plurality of images captured by a moving camera may be used to generate a point cloud. A plurality of points corresponding to a pavement surface may be identified from the point cloud. The plurality of points may be used to generate at least one synthetic image of the pavement surface, the at least one synthetic image having at least one selected camera pose. The at least one synthetic image may be used to assess at least one condition of the pavement surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: RoadBotics, Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin T. Schmidt, Miguel Dickson, Christoph Mertz, Anshul Goyal