Patents by Inventor Fernando Manuel Medeiro Hidalgo

Fernando Manuel Medeiro Hidalgo 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).

  • Triangulation applied as a safety scanner
    Patent number: 11125860
    Abstract: An optical safety scanner system comprises a first illumination source for detecting presence and distances of people or other objects within a hazardous industrial area based on triangulation, and a second illumination source that verifies accurate and reliable detection by the first illumination source. The first illumination source can project LED or laser light for triangulation of objects, and the second illumination source can project a wide beam of light for detection of other intrusive objects that may be blocking the scanner system's camera and preventing accurate triangulation of people or vehicles. If the image frame generated based on the second light identifies presence of an object that is not detected by the triangulation analysis of the laser light, the safety scanner system assumes that an object is obstructing the safety scanner system's camera, and performs a suitable safety action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Galera, Anne E. Bowlby, Derek W. Jones, Nilesh Pradhan, Amanda Jimenez Marrufo, Fernando Manuel Medeiro Hidalgo, Rafael Dominguez Castro, Rafael Romay Juárez, Sergio Morillas Castillo
  • TRIANGULATION APPLIED AS A SAFETY SCANNER
    Publication number: 20190101623
    Abstract: An optical safety scanner system comprises a first illumination source for detecting presence and distances of people or other objects within a hazardous industrial area based on triangulation, and a second illumination source that verifies accurate and reliable detection by the first illumination source. The first illumination source can project LED or laser light for triangulation of objects, and the second illumination source can project a wide beam of light for detection of other intrusive objects that may be blocking the scanner system's camera and preventing accurate triangulation of people or vehicles. If the image frame generated based on the second light identifies presence of an object that is not detected by the triangulation analysis of the laser light, the safety scanner system assumes that an object is obstructing the safety scanner system's camera, and performs a suitable safety action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Galera, Anne E. Bowlby, Derek W. Jones, Nilesh Pradhan, Amanda Jimenez Marrufo, Fernando Manuel Medeiro Hidalgo, Rafael Dominguez Castro, Rafael Romay Juárez, Sergio Morillas Castillo