Inventor
SMITS GERARD DIRK
US65 patents
⚠️ This page may combine multiple inventors who share the name “SMITS GERARD DIRK”. Patents are grouped by organization below to help distinguish them — per-person disambiguation is on the roadmap.
SMITS GERARD DIRK
32 patentsUS9946076B2Apr 17, 2018
System and method for 3-D projection and enhancements for interactivity
SMITS GERARD DIRK49 citations98
US9813673B2Nov 7, 2017
Holographic video capture and telepresence system
SMITS GERARD DIRK44 citations98
US9753126B2Sep 5, 2017
Real time position sensing of objects
SMITS GERARD DIRK43 citations98
US8696141B2Apr 15, 2014
Method, apparatus, and manufacture for a tracking camera or detector with fast asynchronous triggering
SMITS GERARD DIRK35 citations98
US8430512B2Apr 30, 2013
Photonjet scanner projector
SMITS GERARD DIRK46 citations98
US8282222B2Oct 9, 2012
Image projector with reflected light tracking
SMITS GERARD DIRK66 citations98
US10591605B2Mar 17, 2020
Methods and systems for navigating a vehicle including a novel fiducial marker system
SMITS GERARD DIRK19 citations94
US10379220B1Aug 13, 2019
Hyper-resolved, high bandwidth scanned LIDAR systems
SMITS GERARD DIRK18 citations94
US10261183B2Apr 16, 2019
Systems and methods for machine perception
SMITS GERARD DIRK24 citations94
US10067230B2Sep 4, 2018
Fast scanning LIDAR with dynamic voxel probing
SMITS GERARD DIRK37 citations94
US9377533B2Jun 28, 2016
Three-dimensional triangulation and time-of-flight based tracking systems and methods
SMITS GERARD DIRK31 citations94
US8711370B1Apr 29, 2014
Scanning optical positioning system with spatially triangulating receivers
SMITS GERARD DIRK43 citations94
US8573783B2Nov 5, 2013
Safety device for scanned projector and illumination systems
SMITS GERARD DIRK37 citations94
US10331021B2Jun 25, 2019
Method, apparatus, and manufacture for a tracking camera or detector with fast asynchronous triggering
SMITS GERARD DIRK13 citations93
US9581883B2Feb 28, 2017
Method, apparatus, and manufacture for a tracking camera or detector with fast asynchronous triggering
SMITS GERARD DIRK13 citations93
US8971568B1Mar 3, 2015
Method, apparatus, and manufacture for document writing and annotation with virtual ink
SMITS GERARD DIRK22 citations93
US8184108B2May 22, 2012
Apparatus and method for a folded optical element waveguide for use with light based touch screens
SMITS GERARD DIRK24 citations93
US10962867B2Mar 30, 2021
Method, apparatus, and manufacture for a tracking camera or detector with fast asynchronous triggering
SMITS GERARD DIRK7 citations84
US10564284B2Feb 18, 2020
Systems and methods for machine perception
SMITS GERARD DIRK9 citations84
US10473921B2Nov 12, 2019
Scan mirror systems and methods
SMITS GERARD DIRK12 citations84
US10325376B2Jun 18, 2019
Machine vision for ego-motion, segmenting, and classifying objects
SMITS GERARD DIRK5 citations84
US10324187B2Jun 18, 2019
Three-dimensional triangulation and time-of-flight based tracking systems and methods
SMITS GERARD DIRK9 citations84
US10274588B2Apr 30, 2019
Real time position sensing of objects
SMITS GERARD DIRK7 citations84
US10043282B2Aug 7, 2018
Machine vision for ego-motion, segmenting, and classifying objects
SMITS GERARD DIRK10 citations84
US9810913B2Nov 7, 2017
Smart head-mounted projection system
SMITS GERARD DIRK12 citations84
US8189881B1May 29, 2012
Fingerprint sensor using beams of light and methods of manufacture and use
SMITS GERARD DIRK14 citations84
US12025807B2Jul 2, 2024
System and method for 3-D projection and enhancements for interactivity
SMITS GERARD DIRK3 citations75
US11531257B2Dec 20, 2022
Method, apparatus, and manufacture for a tracking camera or detector with fast asynchronous triggering
SMITS GERARD DIRK2 citations73
US11372320B2Jun 28, 2022
High resolution scanning of remote objects with fast sweeping laser beams and signal recovery by twitchy pixel array
SMITS GERARD DIRK2 citations73
US10935659B2Mar 2, 2021
Fast scanning lidar with dynamic voxel probing
SMITS GERARD DIRK4 citations73
US10935989B2Mar 2, 2021
Methods and systems for navigating a vehicle including a novel fiducial marker system
SMITS GERARD DIRK2 citations73
US10725177B2Jul 28, 2020
Hyper-resolved, high bandwidth scanned LIDAR systems
SMITS GERARD DIRK4 citations73
SUMMER ROBOTICS INC
8 patentsUS11974055B1Apr 30, 2024
Perceiving scene features using event sensors and image sensors
SUMMER ROBOTICS INC8 citations84
US11887340B2Jan 30, 2024
Dynamic calibration of 3D acquisition systems
SUMMER ROBOTICS INC6 citations83
US11808857B2Nov 7, 2023
Multi-sensor superresolution scanning and capture system
SUMMER ROBOTICS INC7 citations83
US11785200B1Oct 10, 2023
Stage studio for immersive 3-D video capture
SUMMER ROBOTICS INC11 citations83
US11704835B2Jul 18, 2023
Dynamic calibration of 3D acquisition systems
SUMMER ROBOTICS INC13 citations83
US12401905B2Aug 26, 2025
Foveated robotic vision system
SUMMER ROBOTICS INC2 citations73
US12276730B2Apr 15, 2025
Virtual fences in air, water, and space
SUMMER ROBOTICS INC4 citations73
US12262127B2Mar 25, 2025
Perceiving scene features using event sensors and image sensors
SUMMER ROBOTICS INC4 citations73
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP
4 patentsUS7302089B1Nov 27, 2007
Autonomous optical wake-up intelligent sensor circuit
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP82 citations98
US7551814B1Jun 23, 2009
Optical detection of user interaction based on external light source
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP49 citations93
US7444042B1Oct 28, 2008
Optical switch
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP33 citations92
US8014681B1Sep 6, 2011
Device with optically transparent housing for conducting light signals and methods of manufacture and use
NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP7 citations84
SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR INC
2 patentsQ SOUND LTD
1 patentPOA SANA LIQUIDATING TRUST
1 patentSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
1 patentSAMSUNG ELECTRONICC CO LTD
1 patentShowing the top 50 of 65 patents by PatentIndex Score.