Patents by Inventor Sherif Assal

Sherif Assal 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).

  • Man overboard detection system
    Patent number: 9896170
    Abstract: The present invention surveils a ship and automatically detects movement around a ship such as, for example, a man overboard condition. Detection is achieved using a continually scanning set of lasers that cooperate with long-wave infrared thermal imaging cameras that are used to classify the movement. If a MOB event is determined, an alarm is then initiated on the bridge of the ship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Surveillance International, Inc.
    Inventor: Sherif Assal
  • MAN OVERBOARD DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180043977
    Abstract: The present invention surveils a ship and automatically detects movement around a ship such as, for example, a man overboard condition. Detection is achieved using a continually scanning set of lasers that cooperate with long-wave infrared thermal imaging cameras that are used to classify the movement. If a MOB event is determined, an alarm is then initiated on the bridge of the ship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventor: Sherif Assal