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Gerard Dirk Smits
Also filed as: SMITS GERARD · SMITS GERARD D · SMITS GERARD DIRK
67 granted patents·13 pending applications·1,149 citations·filing 1985–2025
99Inventor score
Files withSMITS GERARD DIRK46SUMMER ROBOTICS INC14NAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP7SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD5SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR INC2
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80 records- 0199US9813673B2Holographic video capture and telepresence systemSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 7, 2017·44 cites·21 claims
- 0299US8282222B2Image projector with reflected light trackingSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 9, 2012·66 cites·31 claims
- 0398US12416804B1Kaleidoscopic laser beam projection systemSUMMER ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2025·Granted Sep 16, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 0498US10261183B2Systems and methods for machine perceptionSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 16, 2019·24 cites·27 claims
- 0598US10067230B2Fast scanning LIDAR with dynamic voxel probingSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 4, 2018·37 cites·27 claims
- 0698US9946076B2System and method for 3-D projection and enhancements for interactivitySMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 17, 2018·49 cites·18 claims
- 0798US9753126B2Real time position sensing of objectsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 5, 2017·43 cites·18 claims
- 0898US8696141B2Method, apparatus, and manufacture for a tracking camera or detector with fast asynchronous triggeringSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 15, 2014·35 cites·35 claims
- 0998US8430512B2Photonjet scanner projectorSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 30, 2013·46 cites·1 claims
- 1097US11709236B2Systems and methods for machine perceptionSAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 25, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 1197US11704835B2Dynamic calibration of 3D acquisition systemsSUMMER ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 18, 2023·13 cites·28 claims
- 1297US10331021B2Method, apparatus, and manufacture for a tracking camera or detector with fast asynchronous triggeringSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 25, 2019·13 cites·15 claims
- 1397US9377533B2Three-dimensional triangulation and time-of-flight based tracking systems and methodsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·31 cites·24 claims
- 1496US11974055B1Perceiving scene features using event sensors and image sensorsSUMMER ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 30, 2024·8 cites·28 claims
- 1596US11887340B2Dynamic calibration of 3D acquisition systemsSUMMER ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 30, 2024·6 cites·21 claims
- 1696US11808857B2Multi-sensor superresolution scanning and capture systemSUMMER ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 7, 2023·7 cites·28 claims
- 1796US10591605B2Methods and systems for navigating a vehicle including a novel fiducial marker systemSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 17, 2020·19 cites·30 claims
- 1896US10379220B1Hyper-resolved, high bandwidth scanned LIDAR systemsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 13, 2019·18 cites·20 claims
- 1996US8711370B1Scanning optical positioning system with spatially triangulating receiversSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 29, 2014·43 cites·20 claims
- 2096US8573783B2Safety device for scanned projector and illumination systemsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 5, 2013·37 cites·20 claims
- 2195US12262127B2Perceiving scene features using event sensors and image sensorsSUMMER ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2024·Granted Mar 25, 2025·4 cites·20 claims
- 2295US11785200B1Stage studio for immersive 3-D video captureSUMMER ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 10, 2023·11 cites·36 claims
- 2395US9581883B2Method, apparatus, and manufacture for a tracking camera or detector with fast asynchronous triggeringSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 28, 2017·13 cites·20 claims
- 2495US8971568B1Method, apparatus, and manufacture for document writing and annotation with virtual inkSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·22 cites·30 claims
- 2595US7551814B1Optical detection of user interaction based on external light sourceNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 23, 2009·49 cites·23 claims
- 2694US11531257B2Method, apparatus, and manufacture for a tracking camera or detector with fast asynchronous triggeringSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 20, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 2794US10962867B2Method, apparatus, and manufacture for a tracking camera or detector with fast asynchronous triggeringSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 30, 2021·7 cites·20 claims
- 2894US10473921B2Scan mirror systems and methodsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 12, 2019·12 cites·27 claims
- 2994US10043282B2Machine vision for ego-motion, segmenting, and classifying objectsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 7, 2018·10 cites·17 claims
- 3094US9810913B2Smart head-mounted projection systemSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 7, 2017·12 cites·19 claims
- 3193US12276730B2Virtual fences in air, water, and spaceSUMMER ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 15, 2025·4 cites·30 claims
- 3293US10564284B2Systems and methods for machine perceptionSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 18, 2020·9 cites·20 claims
- 3393US7444042B1Optical switchNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 28, 2008·33 cites·19 claims
- 3492US10324187B2Three-dimensional triangulation and time-of-flight based tracking systems and methodsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 18, 2019·9 cites·20 claims
- 3592US7302089B1Autonomous optical wake-up intelligent sensor circuitNAT SEMICONDUCTOR CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 27, 2007·82 cites·28 claims
- 3691US10325376B2Machine vision for ego-motion, segmenting, and classifying objectsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 18, 2019·5 cites·17 claims
- 3791US10274588B2Real time position sensing of objectsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 30, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 3891US6125115ATeleconferencing method and apparatus with three-dimensional sound positioningQ SOUND LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 26, 2000·128 cites·15 claims
- 3990US11372320B2High resolution scanning of remote objects with fast sweeping laser beams and signal recovery by twitchy pixel arraySMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 28, 2022·2 cites·17 claims
- 4089US12401905B2Foveated robotic vision systemSUMMER ROBOTICS INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 26, 2025·2 cites·30 claims
- 4189US10121073B2Agile biometric camera with bandpass filter and variable light sourceSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 6, 2018·7 cites·19 claims
- 4289US9848113B2Multi-band biometric camera system having iris color recognitionSAMSUNG ELECTRONICC CO LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 19, 2017·12 cites·20 claims
- 4388US11714170B2Real time position sensing of objectsSAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 1, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 4488US10935659B2Fast scanning lidar with dynamic voxel probingSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 2, 2021·4 cites·14 claims
- 4587US10725177B2Hyper-resolved, high bandwidth scanned LIDAR systemsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 28, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 4686US12025807B2System and method for 3-D projection and enhancements for interactivitySMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 2, 2024·3 cites·5 claims
- 4786US10935989B2Methods and systems for navigating a vehicle including a novel fiducial marker systemSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 2, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 4885US10502815B2Real time position sensing of objectsSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 10, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 4985US10084990B2Holographic video capture and telepresence systemSMITS GERARD DIRK·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 25, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 5085US7412119B2Apparatus and method for making flexible waveguide substrates for use with light based touch screensPOA SANA LIQUIDATING TRUST·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 12, 2008·29 cites·22 claims
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