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Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Canesta, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 44

% Expired Patents = 34.1

EPO Patents = 1

Forward Citations = 7,664

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24 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Cyrus Soli Bamji (22 out of 87 patents)

Abbas Rafii (12 out of 64 patents)

Salih Burak Gokturk (10 out of 62 patents)

4. Carlo Tomasi (8 out of 12 patents)

5. Edoardo Charbon (6 out of 8 patents)

6. Ilhami H Torunoglu (5 out of 20 patents)

7. Xinqiao Liu (4 out of 118 patents)

8. Hakan Yalcin (4 out of 11 patents)

9. Khaled Salama (4 out of 8 patents)

10. Cheng-Feng Sze (3 out of 3 patents)

11. Fahri Sürücü (2 out of 4 patents)

12. Stephen Charles Hsu (2 out of 20 patents)

13. Patrick O'Connor (2 out of 2 patents)

14. Rajeev Nagabhirana (2 out of 2 patents)

15. Iihami Torunoglu (2 out of 2 patents)

Core Competencies:

Time-Of-Flight

Three-Dimensional Sensors

Obstacle Detection

Dynamic Range

Gesture Recognition

Image Segmentation

CMOS Technology

Depth Sensing

Signal Processing

Calibration Techniques

Noise Reduction

Virtual Interfaces

44 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 7791715 - Method and system for lossless dealiasing in time-of-flight (TOF) systems (2010-09-07),

2. 7741961 - Enhanced obstacle detection and tracking for three-dimensional imaging systems used in motor vehicles (2010-06-22),

3. 7719662 - Method and system for fast calibration of three-dimensional (3D) sensors (2010-05-18),

4. 7636150 - Method and system to enhance timing accuracy for time-of-flight systems (2009-12-22),

5. 7526120 - System and method for providing intelligent airbag deployment (2009-04-28),

6. 7511801 - Method and system for automatic gain control of sensors in time-of-flight systems (2009-03-31),

7. 7507947 - Method and system to differentially enhance sensor dynamic range using enhanced common mode reset (2009-03-24),

8. 7471376 - Method and system for fast calibration of three-dimensional (3D) sensors (2008-12-30),

9. 7464351 - Method enabling a standard CMOS fab to produce an IC to sense three-dimensional information using augmented rules creating mask patterns not otherwise expressible with existing fab rules (2008-12-09),

10. 7450220 - Method and system to correct motion blur and reduce signal transients in time-of-flight sensor systems (2008-11-11),

11. 7433029 - Method and system to calibrate a camera system using phase demodulation sensing (2008-10-07),

12. 7408627 - Methods and system to quantify depth data accuracy in three-dimensional sensors using single frame capture (2008-08-05),

13. 7405812 - Method and system to avoid inter-system interference for phase-based time-of-flight systems (2008-07-29),

14. 7379163 - Method and system for automatic gain control of sensors in time-of-flight systems (2008-05-27),

15. 7379100 - Method and system to increase dynamic range of time-of-flight (TOF) and/or imaging sensors (2008-05-27),

Company Overview

Canesta, Inc., based in Sunnyvale, California, specializes in advanced sensing technologies, particularly in time-of-flight systems and three-dimensional imaging. The company focuses on developing innovative solutions for depth sensing, gesture recognition, and virtual interface devices, enhancing user interaction through sophisticated sensor calibration and dynamic range enhancement techniques. Canesta's expertise in image noise reduction further positions it as a leader in creating high-performance imaging systems for various applications.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 6 2026

44 Patents

#108 in Sunnyvale, CA

#1,864 in California

#7,949 in US

#15,738 in the World

Sunnyvale, CA, United States of America

Canesta, Inc.

Forward Citations = 7,664

24 inventors:

Cyrus Soli Bamji (22 out of 87 patents)

Abbas Rafii (12 out of 64 patents)

Salih Burak Gokturk (10 out of 62 patents)

4. Carlo Tomasi (8 out of 12 patents)

5. Edoardo Charbon (6 out of 8 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Canesta, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/canesta

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