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EP4645255 - COMPUTER VISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUND SURFACE CONDITION DETECTION AND EXTRACTION FROM DIGITAL IMAGES [Right-click to bookmark this link]
StatusThe application has been published
Status updated on  03.10.2025
Database last updated on 01.04.2026
Most recent event   Tooltip05.12.2025Publication of search reportpublished on 07.01.2026  [2026/02]
05.12.2025Change - classificationpublished on 07.01.2026  [2026/02]
05.12.2025Change - classificationpublished on 07.01.2026  [2026/02]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
GEOMNI, INC.
545 Washington Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ 07310 / US
[2025/45]
Inventor(s)01 / PORTER, Bryce Zachary
Lehi, UT 84043 / US
02 / SHELTON, Cory
Cedar Hills, UT 84062 / US
03 / BARKER, Josh
Eagle, UT 84005 / US
 [2025/45]
Representative(s)Cross, James Peter Archibald, et al
Maucher Jenkins
Seventh Floor Offices
Artillery House
11-19 Artillery Row
London SW1P 1RT / GB
[2025/45]
Application number, filing date25203047.325.09.2019
[2025/45]
Priority number, dateUS201862736003P25.09.2018         Original published format: US 201862736003 P
[2025/45]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP4645255
Date:05.11.2025
Language:EN
[2025/45]
Type: A3 Search report 
No.:EP4645255
Date:07.01.2026
Language:EN
[2026/02]
Search report(s)(Supplementary) European search report - dispatched on:EP05.12.2025
ClassificationIPC:B60Q9/00, B60T7/12, B60T8/171, B60T8/175, G06T7/10, G06T7/00, G06V10/82, G06V20/10
[2026/02]
CPC:
G06T7/0002 (EP); G06T7/70 (US); G06T3/4046 (US);
G06T5/50 (US); G06T7/10 (EP); G06T7/62 (US);
G06V10/82 (EP); G06V20/182 (EP); G06T2207/10032 (EP,US);
G06T2207/20021 (EP); G06T2207/20084 (EP,US); G06T2207/20221 (US);
G06T2207/30184 (EP) (-)
Former IPC [2025/45]G06V20/10
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2025/45]
TitleGerman:COMPUTERSICHTSYSTEME UND VERFAHREN ZUR ERKENNUNG UND EXTRAKTION DES BODENOBERFLÄCHENZUSTANDS AUS DIGITALEN BILDERN[2025/45]
English:COMPUTER VISION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUND SURFACE CONDITION DETECTION AND EXTRACTION FROM DIGITAL IMAGES[2025/45]
French:SYSTÈMES ET PROCÉDÉS DE VISION ARTIFICIELLE POUR LA DÉTECTION ET L'EXTRACTION D'ÉTAT DE SURFACE DE SOL À PARTIR D'IMAGES NUMÉRIQUES[2025/45]
Parent application(s)   TooltipEP19866174.6  / EP3856571
Fees paidRenewal fee
18.09.2025Renewal fee patent year 03
18.09.2025Renewal fee patent year 04
18.09.2025Renewal fee patent year 05
18.09.2025Renewal fee patent year 06
18.09.2025Renewal fee patent year 07
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Documents cited:Search[YA] US2017076438  (KOTTENSTETTE RYAN et al.) [Y] 8 * abstract * * paragraph [0013] *[A] 9
 [AYI]   ZHANG CHUNSUN ET AL: "An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Imaging System for 3D Measurement of Unpaved Road Surface Distresses 1 : UAV-based imaging system for road distress measurements", vol. 27, no. 2, 1 February 2012 (2012-02-01), US, pages 118 - 129, XP055945618, ISSN: 1093-9687, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20220725], DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8667.2011.00727.x [A] 9 * abstract; figure 10; table 1 * * sections: 2 OVERVIEW OF THE UAV IMAGING SYSTEM; 3 ALGORITHMS FOR 3D MEASUREMENT OF SURFACE DISTRESSES * * page 125, column right *[Y] 8 [I] 1-7,10-11

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8667.2011.00727.x
 [A]   HAWKINS STUART: "Using a drone and photogrammetry software to create orthomosaic images and 3D models of aircraft accident sites", 1 October 2016 (2016-10-01), XP055945702, Retrieved from the Internet [retrieved on 20220725] [A] 1-11 * abstract *
 [A]   CARVAJAL-RAMREZ FERNANDO ET AL: "Effects of image orientation and ground control points distribution on unmanned aerial vehicle photogrammetry projects on a road cut slope", JOURNAL OF APPLIED REMOTE SENSING, SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS, 1000 20TH ST. BELLINGHAM WA 98225-6705 USA, vol. 10, no. 3, 1 July 2016 (2016-07-01), pages 34004, XP060075059, DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.10.034004 [A] 1-11 * abstract *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JRS.10.034004
 [A]   HAZIM SHAKHATREH ET AL: "Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: A Survey on Civil Applications and Key Research Challenges", ARXIV.ORG, CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, 201 OLIN LIBRARY CORNELL UNIVERSITY ITHACA, NY 14853, 19 April 2018 (2018-04-19), XP081226856 [A] 1-11 * abstract *
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