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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2022
Orbcomm, Inc., Rochelle Park, NJ (US);
Erik Sherwood, Ottawa, CA;
Brian Hart, Ottawa, CA;
Ronald Straz, Sterling, VA (US);
Phil Lafleur, Ottawa, CA;
ORBCOMM, Inc., Rochelle Park, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a cargo imaging device which allows for asset IR illumination and monitoring of the interior of a closed cargo container. According to a first preferred embodiment, the imaging device of the present invention includes a housing which encloses a central lens. The central lens is preferably located between an upper IR light guide and a lower IR light guide. Preferably, the central lens may be formed as a fish-eye lens. Still further, the imaging device of the present invention may preferably further include a BLE transmitter and antenna arrangement which may include an inverted-F BLE antenna and a BLE booster ring surrounding the lens to assist the inverted-F BLE antenna to transmit and receive signals between the cargo interior and the BLE antenna.