Patents by Inventor Ian Hales
Ian Hales 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).
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Patent number: 12225847Abstract: A harvester monitoring system configured to determine one or more parameters associated with harvested items, the system comprising: a camera module having a field of view and configured to generate image data associated with the harvested items; a mounting bracket configured to secure the camera module to a harvester such that a conveyor of the harvester is within the field of view of the camera module; a location sub-system configured to determine and output location data representative of a geographical location of the harvester monitoring system; and a processing unit configured to receive the image data and the location data, to determine one or more parameters associated with the harvested items, and to record the one or more parameters in association with the location data on a computer readable medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: HARVESTEYE LIMITEDInventors: Vidyanath Gururajan, Alison Wright, Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Melvyn Smith, Lyndon Smith, Dave Samworth, Luke Greenwood
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Patent number: 11692949Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Belron International LimitedInventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel
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Patent number: 11533843Abstract: A harvester monitoring system configured to determine one or more parameters associated with harvested items, the system comprising: a camera module having a field of view and configured to generate image data associated with the harvested items; a mounting bracket configured to secure the camera module to a harvester such that a conveyor of the harvester is within the field of view of the camera module; a location sub-system configured to determine and output location data representative of a geographical location of the harvester monitoring system; and a processing unit configured to receive the image data and the location data, to determine one or more parameters associated with the harvested items, and to record the one or more parameters in association with the location data on a computer readable medium.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: B-Hive Innovations LimitedInventors: Vidyanath Gururajan, Alison Wright, Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Melvyn Smith, Lyndon Smith, Dave Samworth, Luke Greenwood
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Publication number: 20220394922Abstract: A harvester monitoring system configured to determine one or more parameters associated with harvested items, the system comprising: a camera module having a field of view and configured to generate image data associated with the harvested items; a mounting bracket configured to secure the camera module to a harvester such that a conveyor of the harvester is within the field of view of the camera module; a location sub-system configured to determine and output location data representative of a geographical location of the harvester monitoring system; and a processing unit configured to receive the image data and the location data, to determine one or more parameters associated with the harvested items, and to record the one or more parameters in association with the location data on a computer readable medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Vidyanath Gururajan, Alison Wright, Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Melvyn Smith, Lyndon Smith, Dave Samworth, Luke Greenwood
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Publication number: 20220326163Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: Belron International LimitedInventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel
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Patent number: 11385189Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Belron International LimitedInventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel
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Publication number: 20210131979Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Belron International LimitedInventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel
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Patent number: 10852249Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: BELRON INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDInventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel
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Publication number: 20200084963Abstract: A harvester monitoring system configured to determine one or more parameters associated with harvested items, the system comprising: a camera module having a field of view and configured to generate image data associated with the harvested items; a mounting bracket configured to secure the camera module to a harvester such that a conveyor of the harvester is within the field of view of the camera module; a location sub-system configured to determine and output location data representative of a geographical location of the harvester monitoring system; and a processing unit configured to receive the image data and the location data, to determine one or more parameters associated with the harvested items, and to record the one or more parameters in association with the location data on a computer readable medium.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2017Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Vidyanath Gururajan, Alison Wright, Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Melvyn Smith, Lyndon Smith, Dave Samworth, Luke Greenwood
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Publication number: 20190170662Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed which enable the analysis of a break in a vehicle glazing panel without the attendance of a technician, the method and apparatus utilize capturing an image of the break and processing the image of the break to enable the suitability for repair or replacement of the glazing panel to be determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: BELRON INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDInventors: Mark Hansen, Ian Hales, Abdul Farooq, Melvyn Smith, Gwen Daniel