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Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2024
Applicant:

Carmax Enterprise Services, Llc, Richmond, VA (US);

Inventors:

Edward Eric Buchholz, Jr., Midlothian, VA (US);

Richard Hunt Benfer, Richmond, VA (US);

Assignee:

CarMax Enterprise Services, LLC, Richmond, VA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/695 (2023.01); F16M 11/10 (2006.01); F16M 11/20 (2006.01); F16M 11/28 (2006.01); F16M 11/42 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2021.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 23/695 (2023.01); F16M 11/105 (2013.01); F16M 11/2007 (2013.01); F16M 11/2092 (2013.01); F16M 11/28 (2013.01); F16M 11/42 (2013.01); G03B 17/561 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); H04N 23/54 (2023.01); F16M 2200/027 (2013.01); F16M 2200/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes a vehicle image capture system having a support structure, a telescoping hollow support beam, a second hollow support beam, a securing device, a support beam mount, a memory device storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute instructions to perform the steps of a method to position the vehicle image capture device and capture an image of a vehicle interior. The telescoping hollow support beam may include an outer telescoping component and an inner telescoping component attached by the securing device, and the second hollow support beam may be attached to the telescoping hollow support beam by the support beam mount. The system may further include a battery component, one or more positional sensors, and one or more electromechanical motors to adjust the position of one or more components of the system to capture a centered image of a vehicle interior.


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Buchholz, Jr., Edward. (2026). Devices, systems, and methods for capturing standardized images of a vehicle interior (U.S. Patent No. 12556822). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12556822

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