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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:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Cast Group of Companies Inc., Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Gilray Densham, Inglewood, CA;
Andrew Gordon, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
CAST GROUP OF COMPANIES INC., Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 1/70 (2006.01); G01S 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/7036 (2019.08); G01S 5/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tracking beacon is provided that is trackable using image sensors. The beacon includes a housing with a lower portion and an upper portion. The upper portion include a light diffusing structure with protrusions to help scatter the emitted light in different directions. A light source is positioned within the housing, and electrical contacts are positioned on an external surface of the lower portion.