US Patent Issued to ORBCOMM on July 29 for "System, method and apparatus for providing asset ir illumination for a camera cargo sensor" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,951, issued on July 29, was assigned to ORBCOMM Inc. (Rochelle Park, N.J.).

"System, method and apparatus for providing asset ir illumination for a camera cargo sensor" was invented by Erik Sherwood (Ottawa), Brian Hart (Ottawa), Ronald Straz (Sterling, Va.) and Phil Lafleur (Ottawa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a cargo imaging device which allows for asset IR illumination and monitoring of the interior of a closed cargo container. According to a first preferred embodiment, the imaging device of the present invention includes a housing which encloses a central lens. The central lens is preferably locat...