Patents by Inventor Kevin Michael Roa

Kevin Michael Roa 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).

  • Fiber optic shelving system
    Patent number: 10989856
    Abstract: A fiber optic shelving system includes a shelf including a plurality of holes, a plurality of fiber optic filaments, each of the plurality of fiber optic filaments having a first end and a second end, and the first end being coupled to one of the plurality of holes, a first camera configured to capture an image of the terminal surfaces of the plurality of fiber optic filaments, and a second camera configured to capture an image of a side of one or more products on the shelf. The fiber optic shelving system identifies, among the plurality of holes, a set of holes that are blocked from light based on the captured image of terminal surfaces of the second ends of the plurality of fiber optic filaments, and determines a number of products on the shelf based on the identified set of holes blocked from light and the captured image of the side of one or more products on the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Christopher Goss, Gregory Daniel Noble, Kevin Michael Roa, Douglas Steven Meiser
  • FIBER OPTIC SHELVING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200116914
    Abstract: A fiber optic shelving system includes a shelf including a plurality of holes, a plurality of fiber optic filaments, each of the plurality of fiber optic filaments having a first end and a second end, and the first end being coupled to one of the plurality of holes, a first camera configured to capture an image of the terminal surfaces of the plurality of fiber optic filaments, and a second camera configured to capture an image of a side of one or more products on the shelf. The fiber optic shelving system identifies, among the plurality of holes, a set of holes that are blocked from light based on the captured image of terminal surfaces of the second ends of the plurality of fiber optic filaments, and determines a number of products on the shelf based on the identified set of holes blocked from light and the captured image of the side of one or more products on the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Christopher Goss, Gregory Daniel Noble, Kevin Michael Roa, Douglas Steven Meiser
  • Fiber optic shelving system
    Patent number: 10534122
    Abstract: A fiber optic shelving system includes a shelf including a plurality of holes, a plurality of fiber optic filaments, each of the plurality of fiber optic filaments having a first end and a second end, and the first end being coupled to one of the plurality of holes, a holder configured to hold the second ends and expose terminal surfaces of the plurality of fiber optic filaments, a first camera configured to capture an image of the terminal surfaces of the plurality of fiber optic filaments, and a second camera configured to capture an image of a side of one or more products on the shelf. The fiber optic shelving system determines a number of products on the shelf based on the captured image of the terminal surfaces of the plurality of fiber optic filaments and the captured image of the side of one or more products on the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: SUNRISE R&D HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: John Christopher Goss, Gregory Daniel Noble, Kevin Michael Roa, Douglas Steven Meiser
  • Fiber Optic Shelving System
    Publication number: 20180306958
    Abstract: A fiber optic shelving system includes a shelf including a plurality of holes, a plurality of fiber optic filaments, each of the plurality of fiber optic filaments having a first end and a second end, and the first end being coupled to one of the plurality of holes, a holder configured to hold the second ends and expose terminal surfaces of the plurality of fiber optic filaments, a first camera configured to capture an image of the terminal surfaces of the plurality of fiber optic filaments, and a second camera configured to capture an image of a side of one or more products on the shelf. The fiber optic shelving system determines a number of products on the shelf based on the captured image of the terminal surfaces of the plurality of fiber optic filaments and the captured image of the side of one or more products on the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Sunrise R&D Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Christopher Goss, Gregory Daniel Noble, Kevin Michael Roa, Douglas Steven Meiser