Patents
US 10573142 B2: Surveillance camera having integrated assembly features
- Granted
- 2020-02-25
- Filed
- 2014-04-21 application 14787757
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
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Abstract
A surveillance camera system having a specialized camera assembly with a fixed-angle lens is provided in a housing designed to reduce the size and weight of the camera assembly and reduce the identifiability of the system as a surveillance camera. The camera assembly can include an integrated ball joint assembly to support the camera assembly at arbitrary angles. The ball joint can further provide a standard threaded mating component to secure the camera assembly. The surveillance camera system can employ a recessed housing partially shrouding the camera assembly in a ceiling installation and further reducing the observability of the camera assembly without obstructing the camera lens. Installed in the recessed housing with an integrated ball joint, the camera assembly retains pan and tilt adjustments common to current recessed dome surveillance cameras. The camera assembly supports attachment of a customizable front cover further obscuring the camera assembly.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200225.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PELCO, INC. 80 patents | US company or organization | Fresno, CA | PELCO, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junwei Geng | Shanghai, CN | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Greg Millar | Oakhurst, CA | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Richard Todd Boswell | Fresno, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Vincent V. Wong | Shanghai, CN | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B13/1963 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N23/50 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-05 | Release of security interest Release of security interests in patents | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION signed 2020-07-31 | PELCO, INC. CLOVIS, CA TRANSOM PELCO ACQUISITION, INC. (FORMERLY ZOOM ACQUISITIONCO, INC.) EL SEGUNDO, CA | 53415/1 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2019-05-29 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | PELCO, INC. signed 2019-05-24 ZOOM ACQUISITIONCO, INC. signed 2019-05-24 | WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SANTA MONICA, CA | 49314/16 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-03-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MILLAR, GREG M. signed 2016-01-06 WONG, VINCENT signed 2016-01-06 BOSWELL, RICHARD T. signed 2016-01-07 GENG, JUNWEI signed 2016-01-07 | PELCO, INC. CLOVIS, CA | 38139/399 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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