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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:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2016
Applicants:
David G Grossman, Vienna, VA (US);
Kenneth J Hintz, Fairfax Station, VA (US);
Inventors:
David G Grossman, Vienna, VA (US);
Kenneth J Hintz, Fairfax Station, VA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/02 (2006.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 13/0271 (2013.01); G08B 13/19608 (2013.01); G08B 13/19695 (2013.01); H04N 13/0217 (2013.01); H04N 2213/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A depth sensor comprises at least one imaging sensor, at least one multifocal lens, and a focus analyzer. The depth sensor analyzes the in-focus status of electromagnetic radiation, directed by the multifocal lens(es) onto sensing zone(s) of the imaging sensor(s) from spatial zone(s) in a measurement field, to detect the presence of object(s) in the spatial zone(s).