Patents by Inventor Gennady Germaine

Gennady Germaine 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).

  • Publication number: 20240068914
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with aerosol collection devices (such as, but not limited to, breath-aerosol collector devices, breathalyzers) are provided. An example aerosol collection device includes a sample transfer adapter configured to receive a sample and a device body connected to the sample transfer adapter. In some examples, the device body defines a flow channel that guides the sample to a filter component, and the filter component contains a buffer solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Adam Dewey MCBRADY, Moin SHAFAI, Oscar PONTE RIVAS, Aoife CELORIA, Philip C. FOSTER, Dustin Michael BRANDT, Giorgio Carlo ISELLA, Jose Guadalupe SANCHEZ DE LA ROSA, Emir RAHISLIC, Amanda Esther Sall CHILDERS, Gennady GERMAINE, Thomas Merritt HAGGERTY
  • Publication number: 20230422380
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide implementations for controlling flicker, for example caused by a plurality of light sources, in a multi-sensor environment. Various embodiments provided utilize a broadest illuminator source for capturing image data objects for processing. The broadest illuminator source minimizes the number of activation changes required between the various illuminator sources. One example embodiment includes activating a broadest illuminator source of a plurality of illuminator sources; determining, based on a plurality of image sensors and an sensor activation sequence, a chosen image sensor of the plurality of image sensors for an image processing operation; and activating a chosen illuminator source of the plurality of illuminator sources, the chosen illuminator source associated with the chosen image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tao XIAN, Ka Man AU, David M. WILZ, Gennady GERMAINE, Patrick Anthony GIORDANO, Erik VAN HORN, Michael Vincent MIRAGLIA, Benjamin HEJL, Thomas A. SWEET
  • Patent number: 11854333
    Abstract: Existing currency validation (CVAL) devices, systems, and methods are too slow, costly, intrusive, and/or bulky to be routinely used in common transaction locations (e.g., at checkout, at an automatic teller machine, etc.). Presented herein are devices, systems, and methods to facilitate optical validation of documents, merchandise, or currency at common transaction locations and to do so in an obtrusive and convenient way. More specifically, the present invention embraces a validation device that may be used alone or integrated within a larger system (e.g., point of sale system, kiosk, etc.). The present invention also embraces methods for currency validation using the validation device, as well as methods for improving the quality and consistency of data captured by the validation device for validation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Van Horn, Gennady Germaine, Christopher Allen, David J. Ryder, Paul Poloniewicz, Kevin Saber, Sean Philip Kearney, Edward Hatton, Edward C. Bremer, Michael Vincent Miraglia, Robert Pierce, William Ross Rapoport, James Vincent Guiheen, Chirag Patel, Patrick Anthony Giordano, Timothy Good, Gregory M. Rueblinger
  • Patent number: 11852568
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with aerosol collection devices (such as, but not limited to, breath-aerosol collector devices, breathalyzers) are provided. An example aerosol collection device includes a sample transfer adapter configured to receive a sample and a device body connected to the sample transfer adapter. In some examples, the device body defines a flow channel that guides the sample to a filter component, and the filter component contains a buffer solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Dewey Mcbrady, Moin Shafai, Oscar Ponte Rivas, Aoife Celoria, Philip C. Foster, Dustin Michael Brandt, Giorgio Carlo Isella, Jose Guadalupe Sanchez De La Rosa, Emir Rahislic, Amanda Esther Sall Childers, Gennady Germaine, Thomas Merritt Haggerty
  • Patent number: 11852567
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with aerosol collection devices (such as, but not limited to, breath-aerosol collector devices, breathalyzers) are provided. An example aerosol collection device includes a sample transfer adapter configured to receive a sample and a device body connected to the sample transfer adapter. In some examples, the device body defines a flow channel that guides the sample to a filter component, and the filter component contains a buffer solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Dewey McBrady, Moin Shafai, Oscar Ponte Rivas, Aoife Celoria, Philip C. Foster, Dustin Michael Brandt, Giorgio Carlo Isella, Jose Guadalupe Sanchez De La Rosa, Emir Rahislic, Amanda Esther Sall Childers, Gennady Germaine, Thomas Merritt Haggerty
  • Patent number: 11846574
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with aerosol collection devices (such as, but not limited to, breath-aerosol collector devices, breathalyzers) are provided. An example aerosol collection device includes a sample transfer adapter configured to receive a sample and a device body connected to the sample transfer adapter. In some examples, the device body defines a flow channel that guides the sample to a filter component, and the filter component contains a buffer solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Dewey McBrady, Moin Shafai, Oscar Ponte Rivas, Aoife Celoria, Philip C. Foster, Dustin Michael Brandt, Giorgio Carlo Isella, Jose Guadalupe Sanchez De La Rosa, Emir Rahislic, Amanda Esther Sall Childers, Gennady Germaine, Thomas Merritt Haggerty
  • Patent number: 11828689
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with aerosol collection devices (such as, but not limited to, breath-aerosol collector devices, breathalyzers) are provided. An example aerosol collection device includes a sample transfer adapter configured to receive a sample and a device body connected to the sample transfer adapter. In some examples, the device body defines a flow channel that guides the sample to a filter component, and the filter component contains a buffer solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Dewey McBrady, Moin Shafai, Oscar Ponte Rivas, Aoife Celoria, Philip C. Foster, Dustin Michael Brandt, Giorgio Carlo Isella, Jose Guadalupe Sanchez De La Rosa, Emir Rahislic, Amanda Esther Sall Childers, Gennady Germaine, Thomas Merritt Haggerty
  • Publication number: 20230336877
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Gennady GERMAINE, Paul POLONIEWICZ, Michael MIRAGLIA, Benjamin HEJL, Gregory RUEBLINGER, Erik VAN HORN, Tao XIAN, David WILZ, Sr., Chen FENG, Shankar BAN
  • Patent number: 11792904
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide implementations for controlling flicker, for example caused by a plurality of light sources, in a multi-sensor environment. Various embodiments provided utilize a broadest illuminator source for capturing image data objects for processing. The broadest illuminator source minimizes the number of activation changes required between the various illuminator sources. One example embodiment includes activating a broadest illuminator source of a plurality of illuminator sources; determining, based on a plurality of image sensors and an sensor activation sequence, a chosen image sensor of the plurality of image sensors for an image processing operation; and activating a chosen illuminator source of the plurality of illuminator sources, the chosen illuminator source associated with the chosen image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Xian, Ka Man Au, David M. Wilz, Gennady Germaine, Patrick Anthony Giordano, Erik Van Horn, Michael Vincent Miraglia, Benjamin Hejl, Thomas A. Sweet
  • Patent number: 11756154
    Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a middle frame image processing schema in a multi-sensor environment, for example improve image processing throughput and snappiness by processing middle frame image data objects of a middle frame image size that is shared amongst a plurality of image sensors. An example apparatus includes a plurality of image sensors, each configured to capture a full frame image data object and output a middle frame image data object. The apparatus further includes an image frame multiplexer communicable with each of the plurality of image sensors, and configured to receive a plurality of middle frame image data objects, and output a selected middle frame image data object from the plurality of middle frame image data objects. The apparatus further includes a processor communicable with the image frame multiplexer, and configured to receive the selected middle frame image data object, and process the selected middle frame image data object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Tao Xian, Chen Feng, Gennady Germaine, Jeffrey Dean Harper
  • Patent number: 11665432
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gennady Germaine, Paul Poloniewicz, Michael Miraglia, Benjamin Hejl, Gregory Rueblinger, Erik Van Horn, Tao Xian, David Wilz, Sr., Chen Feng, Shankar Ban
  • Publication number: 20230025596
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Gennady GERMAINE, Paul POLONIEWICZ, Michael MIRAGLIA, Benjamin HEJL, Gregory RUEBLINGER, Erik VAN HORN, Tao XIAN, David WILZ, SR., Chen FENG, Shankar BAN
  • Publication number: 20220321760
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide implementations for controlling flicker, for example caused by a plurality of light sources, in a multi-sensor environment. Various embodiments provided utilize a broadest illuminator source for capturing image data objects for processing. The broadest illuminator source minimizes the number of activation changes required between the various illuminator sources. One example embodiment includes activating a broadest illuminator source of a plurality of illuminator sources; determining, based on a plurality of image sensors and an sensor activation sequence, a chosen image sensor of the plurality of image sensors for an image processing operation; and activating a chosen illuminator source of the plurality of illuminator sources, the chosen illuminator source associated with the chosen image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Tao XIAN, Ka Man AU, David M. WILZ, Gennady GERMAINE, Patrick Anthony GIORDANO, Erik VAN HORN, Michael Vincent MIRAGLIA, Benjamin HEJL, Thomas A. SWEET
  • Patent number: 11451716
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gennady Germaine, Paul Poloniewicz, Michael Miraglia, Benjamin Hejl, Gregory Rueblinger, Erik Van Horn, Tao Xian, David Wilz, Sr., Chen Feng, Shankar Ban
  • Publication number: 20220239821
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate generally to illumination synchronization in a multi-imager environment. Embodiments include systems, methods, computer program products, and apparatuses configured for operating a near-field illumination source associated with a near-field image sensor, based on a first illumination pulse train. An exposure period of a far-field image sensor is determined and one or more characteristics of the first illumination pulse train are modified to accommodate the exposure period of the far-field image sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: Hand Held Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Gennady Germaine, Paul Poloniewicz, Michael Miraglia, Benjamin Hejl, Gregory Rueblinger, Erik Van Horn, Tao Xian, David Wilz, SR., Chen Feng, Shankar Ban
  • Patent number: 11394891
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide implementations for controlling flicker, for example caused by a plurality of light sources, in a multi-sensor environment. Various embodiments provided utilize a broadest illuminator source for capturing image data objects for processing. The broadest illuminator source minimizes the number of activation changes required between the various illuminator sources. One example embodiment includes activating a broadest illuminator source of a plurality of illuminator sources; determining, based on a plurality of image sensors and an sensor activation sequence, a chosen image sensor of the plurality of image sensors for an image processing operation; and activating a chosen illuminator source of the plurality of illuminator sources, the chosen illuminator source associated with the chosen image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Tao Xian, Ka Man Au, David M. Wilz, Gennady Germaine, Patrick Anthony Giordano, Erik Van Horn, Michael Vincent Miraglia, Benjamin Hejl, Thomas A. Sweet
  • Publication number: 20220136933
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with aerosol collection devices (such as, but not limited to, breath-aerosol collector devices, breathalyzers) are provided. An example aerosol collection device includes a sample transfer adapter configured to receive a sample and a device body connected to the sample transfer adapter. In some examples, the device body defines a flow channel that guides the sample to a filter component, and the filter component contains a buffer solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Dewey MCBRADY, Moin SHAFAI, Oscar PONTE RIVAS, Aoife CELORIA, Philip C. FOSTER, Dustin Michael BRANDT, Giorgio Carlo ISELLA, Jose Guadalupe SANCHEZ DE LA ROSA, Emir RAHISLIC, Amanda Esther Sall CHILDERS, Gennady GERMAINE, Thomas Merritt HAGGERTY
  • Publication number: 20220136932
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with aerosol collection devices (such as, but not limited to, breath-aerosol collector devices, breathalyzers) are provided. An example aerosol collection device includes a sample transfer adapter configured to receive a sample and a device body connected to the sample transfer adapter. In some examples, the device body defines a flow channel that guides the sample to a filter component, and the filter component contains a buffer solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Dewey MCBRADY, Moin SHAFAI, Oscar PONTE RIVAS, Aoife CELORIA, Philip C. FOSTER, Dustin Michael BRANDT, Giorgio Carlo ISELLA, Jose Guadalupe SANCHEZ DE LA ROSA, Emir RAHISLIC, Amanda Esther Sall CHILDERS, Gennady GERMAINE, Thomas Merritt HAGGERTY
  • Publication number: 20220136935
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with aerosol collection devices (such as, but not limited to, breath-aerosol collector devices, breathalyzers) are provided. An example aerosol collection device includes a sample transfer adapter configured to receive a sample and a device body connected to the sample transfer adapter. In some examples, the device body defines a flow channel that guides the sample to a filter component, and the filter component contains a buffer solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Dewey MCBRADY, Moin SHAFAI, Oscar PONTE RIVAS, Aoife CELORIA, Philip C. FOSTER, Dustin Michael BRANDT, Giorgio Carlo ISELLA, Jose Guadalupe SANCHEZ DE LA ROSA, Emir RAHISLIC, Amanda Esther Sall CHILDERS, Gennady GERMAINE, Thomas Merritt HAGGERTY
  • Publication number: 20220136934
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems associated with aerosol collection devices (such as, but not limited to, breath-aerosol collector devices, breathalyzers) are provided. An example aerosol collection device includes a sample transfer adapter configured to receive a sample and a device body connected to the sample transfer adapter. In some examples, the device body defines a flow channel that guides the sample to a filter component, and the filter component contains a buffer solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Dewey MCBRADY, Moin SHAFAI, Oscar PONTE RIVAS, Aoife CELORIA, Philip C. FOSTER, Dustin Michael BRANDT, Giorgio Carlo ISELLA, Jose Guadalupe SANCHEZ DE LA ROSA, Emir RAHISLIC, Amanda Esther Sall CHILDERS, Gennady GERMAINE, Thomas Merritt HAGGERTY