Patents by Inventor Tom Nepola

Tom Nepola 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).

  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE OCCUPANCY OF A STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20240362946
    Abstract: A system for monitoring occupancy of a structure includes at least one camera configured to acquire an image of the structure; processor circuitry coupled with a memory configured to process the image; and an output device; wherein, in order to process the image, the processor circuitry is configured to: detect an object in the image; extract one or more features of the object; identify whether the object is a person; associate a unique tracker with each identified person; keep track of the identified people in the structure; calculate a load on the structure based on an attribute of each person; and instruct the output device to generate an output signal when the calculated load reaches a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventor: Tom Nepola
  • Eyewear with wearing status detector
    Patent number: 11156856
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an eyewear including: a front frame; and a wearing status detector detecting that the eyewear is worn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventor: Tom Nepola
  • EYEWEAR WITH WEARING STATUS DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20200348540
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an eyewear including: a front frame; and a wearing status detector detecting that the eyewear is worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventor: Tom Nepola