Patents by Inventor Daniel George Gould
Daniel George Gould 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).
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Publication number: 20230342729Abstract: A method and apparatus (10) for mapping damage on a vehicle, the method comprising: displaying a graphical user interface on a display device (14) of a computing device (12) which shows a first image representing a first view of a vehicle; defining a first coordinate system relative to the first image; detecting a first user input command provided via a user input device associated with the computing device, the first user input command being representative of an instance of damage observed on the vehicle; storing one or more sets of image coordinates representing the first user input command to map damage to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: Degould LimitedInventor: Daniel George GOULD
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Publication number: 20220375064Abstract: A vehicle imaging station for capturing images of scratches on a vehicle, the vehicle imaging station including a tunnel having an entrance and an exit, with one or more walls defining an enclosure between the entrance and exit to define a tunnel volume containing a vehicle pathway having a central axis. The station further includes a reflection source surface and a camera arranged with a field of view including an imaging volume of the tunnel volume in which an image defined by the reflection source surface will be reflected to be visible to the camera as a reflected image by a vehicle moving along the vehicle pathway. The station also includes a color modifier arranged to cause the reflection source surface to adopt a first color of a plurality of possible colors in response to a color control signal such that the reflected image has the first color.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventor: Daniel George Gould
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Patent number: 11453349Abstract: A vehicle damage detection system comprising: a booth having a booth entrance for a vehicle to enter the booth and a booth exit for the vehicle to exit the booth; a plurality of damage assessment cameras orientated to capture damage assessment images of the vehicle when the vehicle is located at a damage assessment zone within the booth; a data processor configured to: receive the damage assessment images; execute a program to identify and assess damage to the vehicle using the damage assessment images; and generate a damage report quantifying the damage to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: DEGOULD LIMITEDInventor: Daniel George Gould
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Publication number: 20220294994Abstract: A vehicle imaging station for capturing images of scratches and dents on a vehicle, the vehicle imaging station including a tunnel having an entrance and an exit, and a structured light source. The station has a first camera arranged with a field of view comprising/containing/encompassing a structured light portion of the tunnel volume in which the structured light image will be reflected to be visible to the first camera by a vehicle moving along the vehicle pathway, and a second camera arranged with a field of view comprising a non-structured light portion of the tunnel volume in which the structured light image will not be reflected to be visible to the second camera when a vehicle moves along the vehicle pathway. The station also includes a non-reflective, non-illuminating surface within the tunnel on a same side of the central axis of the vehicle pathway as the second camera.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventor: Daniel George GOULD
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Patent number: 11303822Abstract: A vehicle imaging station comprising one or more cameras each camera having an adjustable shutter speed and a field of view, the fields of view of the one or more cameras covering an vehicle imaging volume, a control unit arranged to control the shutter speed of the cameras, a vehicle speed detection device arranged to measure the speed of a vehicle moving through the vehicle imaging volume and to output detected vehicle speed data to the control unit. The control unit is arranged to automatically adjust the shutter speed of the cameras based on the detected vehicle speed data and to cause the cameras to capture one or more images with the adjusted shutter speed.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Degould LimitedInventor: Daniel George Gould
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Publication number: 20210170960Abstract: A vehicle damage detection system comprising: a booth having a booth entrance for a vehicle to enter the booth and a booth exit for the vehicle to exit the booth; a plurality of damage assessment cameras orientated to capture damage assessment images of the vehicle when the vehicle is located at a damage assessment zone within the booth; a data processor configured to: receive the damage assessment images; execute a program to identify and assess damage to the vehicle using the damage assessment images; and generate a damage report quantifying the damage to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Degould LimitedInventor: Daniel George Gould
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Patent number: 10814800Abstract: A vehicle damage detection system comprising: a booth having a booth entrance for a vehicle to enter the booth and a booth exit for the vehicle to exit the booth; a plurality of damage assessment cameras orientated to capture damage assessment images of the vehicle when the vehicle is located at a damage assessment zone within the booth; a data processor configured to: receive the damage assessment images; execute a program to identify and assess damage to the vehicle using the damage assessment images; and generate a damage report quantifying the damage to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Degould LimitedInventor: Daniel George Gould
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Publication number: 20200219069Abstract: A method and apparatus for mapping damage on a vehicle, the method comprising: displaying a graphical user interface on a display device of a computing device which shows a first image representing a first view of a vehicle; defining a first coordinate system relative to the first image; detecting a first user input command provided via a user input device associated with the computing device, the first user input command being representative of an instance of damage observed on the vehicle; storing one or more sets of image coordinates representing the first user input command to map damage to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Degould LimitedInventor: Daniel George Gould
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Publication number: 20200084393Abstract: A vehicle imaging station comprising one or more cameras each camera having an adjustable shutter speed and a field of view, the fields of view of the one or more cameras covering an vehicle imaging volume, a control unit arranged to control the shutter speed of the cameras, a vehicle speed detection device arranged to measure the speed of a vehicle moving through the vehicle imaging volume and to output detected vehicle speed data to the control unit. The control unit is arranged to automatically adjust the shutter speed of the cameras based on the detected vehicle speed data and to cause the cameras to capture one or more images with the adjusted shutter speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Degould LimitedInventor: Daniel George Gould