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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2018
Applicant:
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US);
Inventors:
James M. Freeman, Normal, IL (US);
Patrick H. Boyer, Bloomington, IL (US);
Nicholas U. Christopulos, Bloomington, IL (US);
Jonathan D. Maurer, Bloomington, IL (US);
Nathan L. Tofte, Downs, IL (US);
Jackie O. Jordan, II, Bloomington, IL (US);
Assignee:
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/08 (2012.01); H04N 13/211 (2018.01); H04N 13/254 (2018.01); G02F 1/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/08 (2013.01); G02F 1/0121 (2013.01); H04N 13/211 (2018.05); H04N 13/254 (2018.05);
Abstract
A shading system creates a shaded region on a structure, enabling 3D scanning techniques that rely on light detection to generate a 3D model. The shading system includes a vehicle or device that moves the shading system into place. A light, such as a laser dot or line, can be projected onto the shaded region of the structure and detected by a 3D scanner.