Patents by Inventor Jimmy Erik Penaloza

Jimmy Erik Penaloza 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).

  • Patent number: 12115910
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an alignment of a trailer relative to a docking bay or a vehicle bay door using dynamic depth filtering. Image data and position data is captured by a 3D camera system with an at least partially downward-facing field of view. When a trailer is approaching the docking bay or door, the captured image data includes a top surface of the trailer. A dynamic height range is determined based on an estimated height of the top surface of the trailer in the image data and a dynamic depth filter is applied to filter out image data corresponding to heights outside of the dynamic height range. An angular position and/or lateral offset of the trailer is determined based on the depth-filtered image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Niagara Bottling, LLC
    Inventors: Jimmy Erik Penaloza, Parth Naresh Patel
  • Publication number: 20240181964
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an alignment of a trailer relative to a docking bay or a vehicle bay door using dynamic depth filtering. Image data and position data is captured by a 3D camera system with an at least partially downward-facing field of view. When a trailer is approaching the docking bay or door, the captured image data includes a top surface of the trailer. A dynamic height range is determined based on an estimated height of the top surface of the trailer in the image data and a dynamic depth filter is applied to filter out image data corresponding to heights outside of the dynamic height range. An angular position and/or lateral offset of the trailer is determined based on the depth-filtered image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Inventors: Jimmy Erik Penaloza, Parth Naresh Patel
  • Patent number: 11820290
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an alignment of a trailer relative to a docking bay or a vehicle bay door using dynamic depth filtering. Image data and position data is captured by a 3D camera system with an at least partially downward-facing field of view. When a trailer is approaching the docking bay or door, the captured image data includes a top surface of the trailer. A dynamic height range is determined based on an estimated height of the top surface of the trailer in the image data and a dynamic depth filter is applied to filter out image data corresponding to heights outside of the dynamic height range. An angular position and/or lateral offset of the trailer is determined based on the depth-filtered image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Niagara Bottling, LLC
    Inventors: Jimmy Erik Penaloza, Parth Naresh Patel
  • Publication number: 20220332250
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining an alignment of a trailer relative to a docking bay or a vehicle bay door using dynamic depth filtering. Image data and position data is captured by a 3D camera system with an at least partially downward-facing field of view. When a trailer is approaching the docking bay or door, the captured image data includes a top surface of the trailer. A dynamic height range is determined based on an estimated height of the top surface of the trailer in the image data and a dynamic depth filter is applied to filter out image data corresponding to heights outside of the dynamic height range. An angular position and/or lateral offset of the trailer is determined based on the depth-filtered image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jimmy Erik Penaloza, Parth Naresh Patel