Patents by Inventor James Paul Gormican

James Paul Gormican 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).

  • Above-water monitoring of swimming pools
    Patent number: 8669876
    Abstract: An above-water system provides automatic alerting for possible drowning victims in swimming pools or the like. One or more electro-optical sensors are placed above the pool surface. Sequences of images are digitized and analyzed electronically to determine whether there are humans within the image, and whether such humans are moving in a manner that would suggest drowning. Effects due to glint, refraction, and variations in light, are offset automatically by the system. If a potential drowning incident is detected, the system produces an alarm sound, and/or a warning display, so that an operator can determine whether action must be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: 1998 David B. and Ann E. Anderson Revocable Trust
    Inventors: David Bradford Anderson, John Thomas Barnett, Donald Lee Hakes, Keith Roger Loss, James Paul Gormican
  • ABOVE-WATER MONITORING OF SWIMMING POOLS
    Publication number: 20120269399
    Abstract: An above-water system provides automatic alerting for possible drowning victims in swimming pools or the like. One or more electro-optical sensors are placed above the pool surface. Sequences of images are digitized and analyzed electronically to determine whether there are humans within the image, and whether such humans are moving in a manner that would suggest drowning. Effects due to glint, refraction, and variations in light, are offset automatically by the system. If a potential drowning incident is detected, the system produces an alarm sound, and/or a warning display, so that an operator can determine whether action must be taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: HAWKEYE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David Bradford Anderson, John Thomas Barnett, Donald Lee Hakes, Keith Roger Loss, James Paul Gormican
  • Above-water monitoring of swimming pools
    Patent number: 8237574
    Abstract: An above-water system provides automatic alerting for possible drowning victims in swimming pools or the like. One or more electro-optical sensors are placed above the pool surface. Sequences of images are digitized and analyzed electronically to determine whether there are humans within the image, and whether such humans are moving in a manner that would suggest drowning. Effects due to glint, refraction, and variations in light, are offset automatically by the system. If a potential drowning incident is detected, the system produces an alarm sound, and/or a warning display, so that an operator can determine whether action must be taken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Hawkeye Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David Bradford Anderson, John Thomas Barnett, Donald Lee Hakes, Keith Roger Loss, James Paul Gormican
  • ABOVE-WATER MONITORING OF SWIMMING POOLS
    Publication number: 20090303055
    Abstract: An above-water system provides automatic alerting for possible drowning victims in swimming pools or the like. One or more electro-optical sensors are placed above the pool surface. Sequences of images are digitized and analyzed electronically to determine whether there are humans within the image, and whether such humans are moving in a manner that would suggest drowning. Effects due to glint, refraction, and variations in light, are offset automatically by the system. If a potential drowning incident is detected, the system produces an alarm sound, and/or a warning display, so that an operator can determine whether action must be taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: HAWKEYE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: David Bradford Anderson, John Thomas Barnett, Donald Lee Hakes, Keith Roger Loss, James Paul Gormican