Patents by Inventor Tom Agnello

Tom Agnello 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 MONITOR SYSTEM WITH PROJECTION DISPLAYS
    Publication number: 20260084620
    Abstract: A camera monitor system (CMS) for a vehicle includes at least one rear-facing camera that is configured to capture images from a field of view alongside the vehicle. At least one display depicts the captured images to an operator and includes a transparent medium that has at least one display area. A projector that is configured to project the captured images on the display area. A controller is in communication with the at least one camera and the projector. The controller is configured to command the projector to depict the captured images in response to a vehicle operating parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Banuprakash Murthy, Tom Agnello, Girikrishna Talla, Gabriel Lepage
  • Method and apparatus for determining trailer angle
    Patent number: 12466323
    Abstract: A method of determining a trailer angle includes obtaining a birds-eye view image of a commercial vehicle based on image data from at least one camera mounted to the commercial vehicle that depicts at least one side of the trailer. The commercial vehicle includes a tractor and a trailer. The method also includes determining which of a plurality of lines in the birds-eye view image intersect a predefined pivot region which includes and surrounds a pivot point between the trailer and the tractor, determining a trailer angle of the trailer with respect to the tractor based on at least a first portion of the plurality of lines that intersect the predefined pivot region, and panning a video feed of images from the at least one camera based on the trailer angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS AB
    Inventors: Po-Jen Wang, Rahul Mangharam, Bradley J. Corrodi, John Couperthwaite, Tom Agnello, Dominik Marx
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TRAILER ANGLE
    Publication number: 20250229716
    Abstract: A method of determining a trailer angle includes obtaining a birds-eye view image of a commercial vehicle based on image data from at least one camera mounted to the commercial vehicle that depicts at least one side of the trailer. The commercial vehicle includes a tractor and a trailer. The method also includes determining which of a plurality of lines in the birds-eye view image intersect a predefined pivot region which includes and surrounds a pivot point between the trailer and the tractor, determining a trailer angle of the trailer with respect to the tractor based on at least a first portion of the plurality of lines that intersect the predefined pivot region, and panning a video feed of images from the at least one camera based on the trailer angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: Po-Jen Wang, Rahul Mangharam, Bradley J. Corrodi, John Couperthwaite, Tom Agnello, Dominik Marx