Patents
US 9693022 B2: Solar-powered camera that mounts directly on existing lighting
- Granted
- 2017-06-27
- Filed
- 2013-03-14 application 13829428
- Type
- Utility · 31 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Surveillance cameras can be used in many buildings accessible to the public to deter criminal activity and promote public safety. Apparatus and corresponding methods, of the disclosed embodiments of the invention promote installation and use of such surveillance devices through an improved camera mounting module and power supply unit using a solar module having solar cells. An example embodiment of the surveillance devices includes an imaging device, power supply unit employing a solar module having solar cells, and a mounting module coupled to the imaging device, the solar cells being configured with the mounting module to collect light and provide available power to the power supply unit. The disclosed surveillance device, and corresponding process of performing surveillance, minimizes installation and maintenance costs and times associated with surveillance systems.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170627.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PELCO, INC. 80 patents | US company or organization | Clovis, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven D. Martin | Fort Collins, CO | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Prateek Jain | Clovis, CA | 37 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Oscar Herrera | Windsor, CO | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric Shumard | Clovis, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Dorn | Clovis, CA | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Susan Brooks-Evans | Clovis, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N7/183 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G08B | Signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems; order telegraphs; alarm systems | G08B13/19632 | 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 |
| 2013-09-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HERRERA, OSCAR R. signed 2013-04-05 MARTIN, STEVEN D. signed 2013-04-05 DORN, DAVID signed 2013-04-17 SHUMARD, ERIC signed 2013-04-25 BROOKS-EVANS, SUSAN signed 2013-07-03 JAIN, PRATEEK signed 2013-09-16 | PELCO, INC. CLOVIS, CA | 31266/91 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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