Patents by Inventor Shahin Amirpour
Shahin Amirpour 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).
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Patent number: 11558538Abstract: An operationally dependent external camera system for use with a portable computer device. The system includes a portable computer device, a camera, and an operation cord. The camera may include a lens, image sensor, circuit board, microphone, and control unit. The operation cord is coupled between the camera and the portable computer device to continuously transmit both data and electrical power between the portable computer device and the camera thereby making the camera operationally dependent on the portable computer device.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2017Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: OPKIX, INC.Inventors: Ryan Mikah Fuller, Tamio Lucien Stehrenberger, Shahin Amirpour, John McGuiness, C Lawrence Greaves
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Patent number: 11300857Abstract: A variety of wearable mounts for a portable camera are disclosed. The variety of wearable mounts includes a ring mount, a necklace mount, a hat mount, and an eyewear mount.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Opkix, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Greaves, John McGuinness, Shahin Amirpour, Ryan Mikah Fuller, Christopher Steven David Albanese
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Publication number: 20200329177Abstract: A camera system can include a portable camera and a docking station for storing the portable camera, re-charging the portable camera, or transferring image data from the portable camera. The portable camera can be removably coupled with the docking station with any of multiple different rotational orientations. A portable camera can include a unibody housing, a foldable printed circuit board assembly, and a battery. The foldable printed circuit board assembly can be folded at least partially around the battery. A method of assembling a portable camera can include providing a unibody housing. The unibody housing can have one or more sidewalls and an open end. One or more components of the portable camera can be inserted through the open end into the unibody housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Greaves, John McGuinness, Shahin Amirpour, Ryan Mikah Fuller, Lane Gearle Brooks
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Publication number: 20200285134Abstract: A variety of wearable mounts for a portable camera are disclosed. The variety of wearable mounts includes a ring mount, a necklace mount, a hat mount, and an eyewear mount.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Christopher Lawrence Greaves, John McGuiness, Shahin Amirpour, Ryan Mikah Fuller, Christopher Steven David Albanese
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Patent number: 10419648Abstract: A camera system including an integrated coupling system configured to releasable couple the camera system with a user head accessory such as a pair of glasses, a hat, a headband, an item of jewelry, etc. The camera module may have an outer dimension smaller than three cubic inches and may further include a data coupler, battery, lens, image sensor, circuit board, and microphone. The camera module may transmit and receive data from the portable computer device including video data and on/off recording, respectively. A magnetic coupling system configured to selectively releasably couple the camera module directly with the user head accessory including magnet(s) disposed within each of the camera module and the user head accessory.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: OPKIX, Inc.Inventors: Ryan Mikah Fuller, Tamio Stehrenberger, Shahin Amirpour, John McGuinness, Christopher Lawrence Greaves, Lane Gearle Brooks
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Publication number: 20190235356Abstract: A device for operating a touchscreen and taking self-portraits with a camera. The device can include a shaft, a stylus pen tip, and a camera mount. The stylus pen tip can be provided at a first end of the shaft and can be configured to operate a touchscreen device, such as a smartphone. The camera mount can be provided at a second end of the shaft and can be configured to securely attach a camera to the shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Ryan Mikah Fuller, Tamio Lucien Stehrenberger, Shahin Amirpour, John McGuinness, Christopher Lawrence Greaves, Christopher Steven David Albanese
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Publication number: 20180295264Abstract: A camera system including an integrated coupling system configured to releasable couple the camera system with a user head accessory such as a pair of glasses, a hat, a headband, an item of jewelry, etc. The camera module may have an outer dimension smaller than three cubic inches and may further include a data coupler, battery, lens, image sensor, circuit board, and microphone. The camera module may transmit and receive data from the portable computer device including video data and on/off recording, respectively. A magnetic coupling system configured to selectively releasably couple the camera module directly with the user head accessory including magnet(s) disposed within each of the camera module and the user head accessory.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: Opkix, IncInventors: Ryan Mikah Fuller, Tamio Stehrenberger, Shahin Amirpour, John McGuinness, Christopher Lawrence Greaves, Lane Gearle Brooks
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Publication number: 20180249094Abstract: The present invention relates to wireless camera systems including a camera module and power module which are configured to wireless transmit data to a portable computing device. The camera module may be configured to generate data from an image sensor or microphone. The electrical input may be configured to receive a direct current to charge the primary battery and the battery receptacle may include both a physical camera receptacle and an electrical camera coupler. In a first embodiment, the camera module may further include a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly transmit the data to the portable computer device in the separated state. In a second embodiment, the power module may be configured to receive the data from the camera module in the coupled state and wirelessly transmit the data to the portable computer device in the coupled state via a wireless communication module.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2018Publication date: August 30, 2018Applicant: Opkix, IncInventors: Ryan Mikah Fuller, Tamio Lucien Stehrenberger, Shahin Amirpour, John McGuinness, Christopher Lawrence Greaves, Lane Gearle Brooks
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Publication number: 20170272640Abstract: An operationally dependent external camera system for use with a portable computer device. The system includes a portable computer device, a camera, and an operation cord. The camera may include a lens, image sensor, circuit board, microphone, and control unit. The operation cord is coupled between the camera and the portable computer device to continuously transmit both data and electrical power between the portable computer device and the camera thereby making the camera operationally dependent on the portable computer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: Opkix, IncInventors: Ryan Mikah Fuller, Tamio Lucien Stehrenberger, Shahin Amirpour, John McGuinness, C Lawrence Greaves
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Patent number: 6761164Abstract: A fire-resistant housing forming a heat generating compartment having an access opening and at least one elongated heating element which is coupled to a support element in said compartment to position a second end of the heating element proximate the access opening for vaporizing an herbal sample placed in close proximity thereof. Such second end is further positioned at a height equal to or less than the height between the first end and an underlying support surface. A connector is included to electrically connect the heating element to a power source for energizing the heating element.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2002Date of Patent: July 13, 2004Inventors: Shahin Amirpour, Justin Grissinger
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Publication number: 20030217750Abstract: A fire-resistant housing forming a heat generating compartment having an access opening and at least one elongated heating element which is coupled to a support element in said compartment to position a second end of the heating element proximate the access opening for vaporizing an herbal sample placed in close proximity thereof. Such second end is further positioned at a height equal to or less than the height between the first end and an underlying support surface. A connector is included to electrically connect the heating element to a power source for energizing the heating element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2002Publication date: November 27, 2003Inventors: Shahin Amirpour, Justin Grissinger