Patents by Inventor Robert Bless, Jr.

Robert Bless, Jr. 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).

  • System and method for determining range in response to image data
    Patent number: 7792330
    Abstract: A distance determining system for use in a movable device. The system comprises circuitry for capturing an image of an object external from the movable device. The system also comprises circuitry, responsive to the image, for determining an angle between a direction of movement of the movable device and the object. Lastly, the system also comprises circuitry for determining a distance to the object in response to at least the angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Mustang Technology Group, L.P.
    Inventors: Richard Lowder, Robert Bless, Jr., Rustin Allred