Patents by Inventor Kevin Bufalo

Kevin Bufalo 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).

  • Vehicle comprising a driver cab and a monitoring device for monitoring a front dead angle area and monitoring device for such vehicle
    Patent number: 11772574
    Abstract: Vehicle (1) comprising a driver cab (2) and a monitoring device (15) for monitoring a front dead angle area in front of the driver cab (2), the driver cab (2) presenting a front surface (F), the monitoring device (15) comprising: —a front camera (16) having a field of view, —an arm (17) movably mounted to the driver cab (2) between a retracted position, in which said arm (17) extends along the front surface (F), and an active position in which said arm (17) is spaced apart from the front surface (F), wherein the front camera (16) is mounted to the arm (17) so that the field of view images the front dead angle area when the arm (17) is in the active position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Volvo Truck Corporation
    Inventors: Nicolas Berne, Kevin Bufalo
  • VEHICLE COMPRISING A DRIVER CAB AND A MONITORING DEVICE FOR MONITORING A FRONT DEAD ANGLE AREA AND MONITORING DEVICE FOR SUCH VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210237662
    Abstract: Vehicle (1) comprising a driver cab (2) and a monitoring device (15) for monitoring a front dead angle area in front of the driver cab (2), the driver cab (2) presenting a front surface (F), the monitoring device (15) comprising:—a front camera (16) having a field of view,—an arm (17) movably mounted to the driver cab (2) between a retracted position, in which said arm (17) extends along the front surface (F), and an active position in which said arm (17) is spaced apart from the front surface (F), wherein the front camera (16) is mounted to the arm (17) so that the field of view images the front dead angle area when the arm (17) is in the active position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Nicolas Berne, Kevin Bufalo