Patents by Inventor Jay Smithweck

Jay Smithweck 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: 20230362492
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to image generation systems. In an illustrative example, an image capturing module (ICM) may be configured to capture a real-time image of a target object (e.g., a car). The ICM, for example, may include a gyro-sensor and a user interface. For example, in a studio mode, the ICM may automatically generate a 360° image of the target object as a function of the gyro-sensor measurement. In a guided capture mode, for example, the ICM may generate guidance indicia at the user interface to assist in capturing components of the target object. In some implementations, the ICM may automatically apply image adjustments based on pixel segmentation and color identification such that the images captured are according to a predetermined image standard profile. Various embodiments may advantageously automatically be captured and standardized images of a target object based on the real-time image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Jay Smithweck
  • Patent number: 9046740
    Abstract: A photography studio includes a stationary circular track surrounding a product setup location, such as a stationary circular platform, an upright curved wall defining a studio backdrop and at least partially surround the platform, a front curved overhead member mounted across a side opening in the wall, and a plurality of spaced apart rollers rotatably mounted on a lower end portion of the wall and engaged with the track so as to mount the wall upon the track for undergoing revolvable movement along the track and about the platform to relocate the side opening of the wall at any selected angular position in relation to the platform. The upright curved wall includes a plurality of curved panels assembled to one another side-to-side and top-to-bottom so as to provide the studio backdrop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: 360 BOOTH, INC.
    Inventor: Jay Smithweck