Patents
US 9994041 B2: System and method for capturing and translating braille embossing
- Granted
- 2018-06-12
- Filed
- 2015-05-08 application 14707159
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes, among other things, a device. The device includes a plurality of sensors, an output system, a processor coupled to the plurality of sensors and the output system, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive a signal from the plurality of sensors, interpret the signal as a first Braille cell, and send a signal corresponding to the first Braille cell to the output system.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180612.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perkins School for the Blind 8 patents | US company or organization | Watertown, MA | PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Morgan | Watertown, MA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David A. Carhart | Cary, IL | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael C. Garrett | Wilmette, IL | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen Lingle | McHenry, IL | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Frank Pistorio | Itasca, IL | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jackson Wilson | Evanston, IL | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B41J | Typewriters; selective printing mechanisms, i.e. mechanisms printing otherwise than from a forme; correction of typographical errors | B41J3/32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G09B | Educational or demonstration appliances; appliances for teaching, or communicating with, the blind, deaf or mute; models; planetaria; globes; maps; diagrams | G09B21/003 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CARHART, DAVID A. signed 2011-09-09 PISTORIO, FRANK signed 2011-09-09 MORGAN, DAVID signed 2011-09-13 LINGLE, STEPHEN signed 2011-09-14 WILSON, JACKSON signed 2011-09-14 GARRETT, MICHAEL C. signed 2011-09-22 | PERKINS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND WATERTOWN, MA | 35876/470 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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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