Patents by Inventor Elias L. Cole, III

Elias L. Cole, III 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).

  • Asset map view, dwell time, pre-populate defects, and visual-inspection guidance
    Patent number: 11354943
    Abstract: An operator's proximity to an automotive vehicle being inspected is tracked and recorded. An audio and/or a visual representation of the automotive vehicle being inspected, inspection zones, and components within the inspection zones are rendered. A representation of the automotive vehicle being inspected is updated to reflect a condition of the vehicle being inspected, a condition of the inspection zones, and the numbers of defects for each of inspection zones. The audio and visual representations shown as part of any defects of the vehicle being inspected may be recorded. During a vehicle inspection, a visual indication of a driver's location in proximity to a visual representation of the automotive vehicle being inspected may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Zonar Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kayla Heard, Jessica Randall, Alejandro Vazquez, Jerissa Lumansoc, Joseph D. M. Kane, Elias L. Cole, III, Henry Kevin Mest, Drory Ben-Menachem, Stephen Brown
  • ASSET MAP VIEW, DWELL TIME, PRE-POPULATE DEFECTS, AND VISUAL-INSPECTION GUIDANCE
    Publication number: 20210272387
    Abstract: An operator's proximity to an automotive vehicle being inspected is tracked and recorded. An audio and/or a visual representation of the automotive vehicle being inspected, inspection zones, and components within the inspection zones are rendered. A representation of the automotive vehicle being inspected is updated to reflect a condition of the vehicle being inspected, a condition of the inspection zones, and the numbers of defects for each of inspection zones. The audio and visual representations shown as part of any defects of the vehicle being inspected may be recorded. During a vehicle inspection, a visual indication of a driver's location in proximity to a visual representation of the automotive vehicle being inspected may be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kayla Heard, Jessica Randall, Alejandro Vazquez, Jerissa Lumansoc, Joseph D. M. Kane, Elias L. Cole, III, Henry Kevin Mest, Drory Ben-Menachem, Stephen Brown