Patents by Inventor Frederic Katz

Frederic Katz 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).

  • Barge gauging with lidar for determining the position of a barge surface and the position of a water surface
    Patent number: 11512999
    Abstract: A draft survey apparatus for gauging a barge by determining a weight of bulk materials loaded and discharged from the barge in water wherein the water level is provided. The draft survey apparatus includes a light source for emitting photons radially outward from the light source, a receiver for receiving the photons reflected off of the barge and surface, the receiver operable to sense a return angle of the photons, and a processor operable to determine a position of the objects and surfaces in three dimensional space based on the return angle of the photons and a time delay of photons between emission and receipt. The processor is operable to determine the weight of the bulk materials on the barge based on a height of barge above the water level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Mazzella Lifting Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Tom D. Schiller, Frederic Katz, Daniel Kent
  • Method and system for providing access control
    Patent number: 11495070
    Abstract: Techniques for providing access control are disclosed. The techniques include: receiving, by an access control system, point cloud data associated with a field of view of a sensor; based on the point cloud data, determining that an object is entering a physical zone of interest in the field of view; and determining, by the access control system, an access control result indicating that the object is authorized to access the physical zone of interest or is not authorized to access the physical zone of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Orion Entrance Control, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Edward Caroselli, David John Perotti, Michael Anthony Johnson, Daniel Kent, Frederic Katz, Luis Valle Rhor
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ACCESS CONTROL
    Publication number: 20210074099
    Abstract: Techniques for providing access control are disclosed. The techniques include: receiving, by an access control system, point cloud data associated with a field of view of a sensor; based on the point cloud data, determining that an object is entering a physical zone of interest in the field of view; and determining, by the access control system, an access control result indicating that the object is authorized to access the physical zone of interest or is not authorized to access the physical zone of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Edward Caroselli, David John Perotti, Michael Anthony Johnson, Daniel Kent, Frederic Katz, Luis Valle Rhor