Patents by Inventor George Gerard

George Gerard 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: 20230042715
    Abstract: A machine vision device is provided including a camera, a processor, and a device memory including computer program code stored thereon. The computer program code is configured, when executed by the processor, to receive an image, from the camera, including at least one readable digital label associated with communication equipment, determine if an anchor label is present in the image, receive equipment information based on the anchor label and generate a search matrix based on the equipment information and the anchor label The search matrix includes one or more search matrix locations of assets associated with the communication equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Quentin Brun, Benoit Courchesne, Mark Robert Dagley, William Julius McPhil Giraud, Jeremie Georges Gerard Petitjean, Peter Gerard Wigley
  • Patent number: 11374808
    Abstract: A machine vision device is provided including a camera, a processor, and a device memory including computer program code stored thereon. The computer program code is configured, when executed by the processor, to receive an image, from the camera, including at least one readable digital label associated with communication equipment, determine if an anchor label is present in the image, receive equipment information based on the anchor label and generate a search matrix based on the equipment information and the anchor label The search matrix includes one or more search matrix locations of assets associated with the communication equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Quentin Brun, Benoit Courchesne, Mark Robert Dagley, William Julius McPhil Giraud, Jeremie Georges Gerard Petitjean, Peter Gerard Wigley
  • Publication number: 20220141082
    Abstract: A machine vision device is provided including a camera, a processor, and a device memory including computer program code stored thereon. The computer program code is configured, when executed by the processor, to receive an image, from the camera, including at least one readable digital label associated with communication equipment, determine if an anchor label is present in the image, receive equipment information based on the anchor label and generate a search matrix based on the equipment information and the anchor label The search matrix includes one or more search matrix locations of assets associated with the communication equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Quentin Brun, Benoit Courchesne, Mark Robert Dagley, William Julius McPhil Giraud, Jeremie Georges Gerard Petitjean, Peter Gerard Wigley
  • Patent number: 11295135
    Abstract: A machine vision system is provided including a camera, a processor, and a device memory including computer program code stored thereon. The computer program code is configured, when executed by the processor, to receive an image, from the camera, including at least one readable digital label associated with communication equipment, determine if an anchor label is present in the image, receive equipment information based on the anchor label and generate a search matrix based on the equipment information and the anchor label The search matrix includes one or more search matrix locations of assets associated with the communication equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Quentin Brun, Benoit Courchesne, Jeremie Georges Gerard Petitjean, Peter Gerard Wigley
  • Publication number: 20210374406
    Abstract: A machine vision system is provided including a camera, a processor, and a device memory including computer program code stored thereon. The computer program code is configured, when executed by the processor, to receive an image, from the camera, including at least one readable digital label associated with communication equipment, determine if an anchor label is present in the image, receive equipment information based on the anchor label and generate a search matrix based on the equipment information and the anchor label The search matrix includes one or more search matrix locations of assets associated with the communication equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Quentin Brun, Benoit Courchesne, Jeremie Georges Gerard Petitjean, Peter Gerard Wigley
  • Publication number: 20170030098
    Abstract: One embodiment of an apparatus for improving swimming pool water circulation includes a hollow body having a polyhedronal shape. The polyhedronal shape includes a plurality of faces. At least one port is affixed to one of faces. The port includes an inlet and an outlet. A fluid passage is thus defined through the hollow body and the at least one port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: George Gerard Brennan, Robert John Ellard
  • Patent number: 8458949
    Abstract: A re-usable fake fishing bait device which glows or glitters, is stronger and more resilient than real bait, which eliminates the excessive preparation, care and costs of real bait, and to which any desired scent or oil may be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Inventor: George Gerard
  • Patent number: 7733742
    Abstract: This invention concerns an acousto-optic imaging method comprising a step which consists in engraving in a dynamic holographic material a complex index array resulting from the interference of the acousto-optic component of the signal wave and a pump wave of frequency equal to the frequency of the acousto-optic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universite Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI)
    Inventors: Michel Gross, Francois Georges Gerard Ramaz, Benoit Claude Forget, Gerald Roosen, Philippe Delaye, Albert-Claude Boccara
  • Publication number: 20100071253
    Abstract: A re-usable fake fishing bait device which glows or glitters, is stronger and more resilient than real bait, which eliminates the excessive preparation, care and costs of real bait, and to which any desired scent or oil may be applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: GEORGE GERARD
  • Patent number: 6406812
    Abstract: This direct current power supply for electric vehicles includes a modular set of electrical storage batteries (16) which are electrically interconnected. The batteries are disposed in battery boxes (18, 20) which can be stacked to constitute a stack of modules (12, 14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Oldham France S.A.
    Inventors: Claude Maurice Pierre Dreulle, Pierre Georges Gerard Lenain
  • Patent number: 4026869
    Abstract: Linear photochrome polycondensates of the polyester type are described which contain spiropyran photochromic groups as an integral part of the main polymer chain, have a glass transition temperature lower than 120.degree. C and possess photochromic properties at or above their glass transition temperature.Manufacture of stabilized photochromic images by exposing a layer of the photochromic polycondensate at a temperature at least equal to the glass transition temperature of the photochromic polycondensate and immediately cooling the thus exposed layer below the glass transition temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1977
    Assignee: AGFA-GEVAERT, N.V.
    Inventors: Georges Gerard Evens, Georges Joseph Smets
  • Patent number: D597168
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Inventor: George Gerard