Patents
US 11488102 B2: Method and apparatus for image capturing inventory system
- Granted
- 2022-11-01
- Filed
- 2020-01-08 application 16737838
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and methods for making and using an image capturing apparatus for a user to rapidly take and catalogue inventory and equipment. The system is useful for tracking the shelf-life and value of the inventory and equipment. The system allows for the proper setup and function of certain types of the inventory and equipment, and for the recordation and storage of the inventory/equipment information in a computer database.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg221101.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWITCH, LTD. 52 patents | US company or organization | Las Vegas, NV | SWITCH, LTD. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state SWITCH, LTD Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state Switch, Inc. Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Roy | Las Vegas, NV | 50 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brandon Hjelstrom | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/087 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N7/183 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ROY, ROB signed 2022-06-22 HJELSTROM, BRANDON signed 2022-06-24 | SWITCH, LTD. LAS VEGAS, NV | 61018/131 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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