Patents by Inventor David M. Foster

David M. Foster 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).

  • System for producing a continuous image from separate image sources
    Patent number: 11375104
    Abstract: A system for producing a continuous image from separate image sources. The system may include an image-capture unit including two or more image-capture devices arranged in an outward-facing arrangement. The image-capture devices may have overlapping fields-of-view, and a processing device may combine images captured by the individual image-capture devices into a single, continuous image. The system may also include a control device that may control each of the individual image-capture devices. The control device may also synchronize image-capture of the individual image-capture devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ameya A. Mhatre, John P. Agnew, Matthew T. Fargo, David M. Foster
  • System For Producing A Continuous Image From Separate Image Sources
    Publication number: 20210051263
    Abstract: A system for producing a continuous image from separate image sources. The system may include an image-capture unit including two or more image-capture devices arranged in an outward-facing arrangement. The image-capture devices may have overlapping fields-of-view, and a processing device may combine images captured by the individual image-capture devices into a single, continuous image. The system may also include a control device that may control each of the individual image-capture devices. The control device may also synchronize image-capture of the individual image-capture devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ameya A. MHATRE, John P. AGNEW, Matthew T. FARGO, David M. FOSTER
  • Video device stand
    Patent number: D907641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Indhu V. Solayappan, Gabriel J. Lamb, Seung Chae Kang, David M. Foster
  • Video device stand
    Patent number: D934263
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Indhu V. Solayappan, Gabriel J. Lamb, Seung Chae Kang, David M. Foster
  • Video device stand
    Patent number: D985572
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Indhu V. Solayappan, Gabriel J. Lamb, Seung Chae Kang, David M. Foster