Patents by Inventor Kevin Frederick Garben

Kevin Frederick Garben 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).

  • Camera based cable inspection system
    Patent number: 9665932
    Abstract: A cable safety and maintenance vision system includes an imaging unit comprising at least one imaging device configured to capture images of a side profile portion of a cable. The cable forms a continuous cable loop. A cable defect detection processor is in communication with the at least one imaging device. The cable defect detection processor is configured to receive images from the at least one imaging device, to identify features in the images that indicate potential defects, and to output a location on the continuous cable loop of the features in the images that indicate potential defects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Thales Transport & Security, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Michael Lauffer, Nicholas Joseph Roefaro, Jason Alexander Kanczes, Kevin Frederick Garben
  • Camera Based Cable Inspection System
    Publication number: 20150062328
    Abstract: A cable safety and maintenance vision system includes an imaging unit comprising at least one imaging device configured to capture images of a side profile portion of a cable. The cable forms a continuous cable loop. A cable defect detection processor is in communication with the at least one imaging device. The cable defect detection processor is configured to receive images from the at least one imaging device, to identify features in the images that indicate potential defects, and to output a location on the continuous cable loop of the features in the images that indicate potential defects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jason Michael Lauffer, Nicholas Joseph Roefaro, Jason Alexander Kanczes, Kevin Frederick Garben