Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Simultaneous single obverse and reverse imaging of collectible items
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Application No.: US18352239Application Date: 2023-07-13
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Publication No.: US12028497B1Publication Date: 2024-07-02
- Inventor: Jonathan D. Beckmann , Max T. Hall , Edwin J. Sarver
- Applicant: Certified Guaranty Company, LLC
- Applicant Address: US FL Lakewood Ranch
- Assignee: Certified Guaranty Company, LLC
- Current Assignee: Certified Guaranty Company, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Lakewood Ranch
- Agency: Patent GC LLC
- Agent Alexander Franco
- Main IPC: H04N1/203
- IPC: H04N1/203 ; B25J9/00 ; B65G47/91 ; G03B15/03 ; G03B15/06 ; G03B15/12 ; G03B27/54 ; G03B27/62

Abstract:
An imaging system is configured to capture images of both obverse and reverse sides of a collectible item using a single image captured by a single camera. The reflective faces of two flat mirrors are positioned at a 90-degree angle, and a collectible item is positioned and secured between the mirrors such that parallel faces of the item or its case are oriented at a 45-degree angle between the flat mirrors. A camera is mounted to face the mirrors with its perspective being parallel to the faces of the item, looking into the mirrors. The camera can see mirrored reflections of both faces of the item simultaneously from a single perspective and can capture views of both faces in a single camera image. The single image can then be cropped and reverse-mirrored automatically or manually in software to extract images of the obverse and reverse sides of the item.
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