ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,831, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to HumanImage Inc (Chicago).
"Anthropomorphic camera for standardized imaging and creation of accurate three-dimensional body surface avatars" was invented by David Teplica (Chicago) and Jamey Srock (North Hollywood, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for standardized and repeatable imaging of a body surface, including a stack of imaging sensors that are each independently moved to a standard imaging distance from the body surface as the stack is rotated about a central axis of the body. Distance sensors are used to determine the required location of each imaging sensor, which is moved...