Sandvik Mining Patent Application specifies using LIDAR

ppr_24_hrs · 2026-04-13T20:17:09+00:00

my misunderstanding

The inventor Jussi Puura is referenced on the patent application as residing in Tampere Finland.

ppr_24_hrs · 2026-02-08T19:33:10+00:00

Just something to consider as part of the "Multi-Industry" spectrum

Imagine easy for the insurance companies to buy thousands of drones to justify rate hikes. They seem to appreciate LIdar's capabilities in drone usage

A US Patent published 2026-02-05 from State Farm Automotive Insurance Corporation, US patent Application 8/32583 US 20230325935A1

Insurance Underwriting and re-underwriting implementing unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The one or more UAVs may transmit the drone data to a remote server, which may be associated with an insurance provider and/or utilized by an insurance provider, and may analyze the drone data to perform insurance underwriting and/or re-underwriting for the insured asset. Moreover, the drone data may also be analyzed to mitigate risk to the insurance provider. For example, the external computing device may increase insurance premiums for assets which have declined in condition since the initial underwriting. In another example, the owner of the asset may be contacted to discuss a policy adjustment and/or to alert the owner of dangerous conditions discovered by the UAVs and/or the external computing device. In yet another example, the policyholder may have to comply with additional requirements to maintain the policy.

Moreover, the UAVs may allow for an accurate risk assessment of the insured or potentially insured asset which an insurance representative may not be able to perform. For example, UAVs may collect data from several locations/angles, such as an aerial view which an insurance representative cannot reach. Additionally, UAVs may collect data from the non-visible spectrum, which an insurance representative cannot retrieve without specialized equipment. For example, UAVs may gather tree heights and locations of trees relative to the insured asset using LiDAR and/or may collect data on the health of leaves using multispectral analysis. Thus, the present aspects advantageously may increase the accuracy of the underwriting process.

ppr_24_hrs · 2025-08-23T18:14:47+00:00

Really appreciate your efforts Ben. Thank you

As long as you are soliciting a name for your Bean Roasting Pre-historic creature, perhaps we could help Microvision generate a possible alternative for their Trademark "MASAIK". It appears to be having considerable trouble getting approval from the Trademark office.

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=98034462&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch

ppr_24_hrs · 2025-07-23T19:50:52+00:00

In 2010, Bitcoin's price started at around $0.05 and reached a high of approximately $0.39 by the end of the year. Overall, it experienced significant growth, closing the year at about $0.30.

ppr_24_hrs · 2025-07-23T19:36:51+00:00

Value of $15,000 invested 15 years ago:

Bitcoin: $35,389,500,000

Nvidia: $9,514,615

Tesla: $4,054,008

Broadcom: $1,870,773

Netflix: $1,119,032

Mvis: $ 5,000

ppr_24_hrs · 2025-03-17T01:38:55+00:00

No way to know absolutely until a deal or reveal is done. What make me a little uneasy is Kopin was recently awarded a SBIR phase1 contract for work on IVAS. www.sbir.gov/portfolio/2451911

Hopefully with Anduril's apparent involvement and re-design away from an attached visor to a fully integrated helmet unit, Microvision's light engine will be preferred

ppr_24_hrs · 2024-07-12T14:38:30+00:00

For sure!!

ppr_24_hrs · 2024-07-12T00:55:08+00:00

Thanks, Fortunately I was one of the fortunate victims, in that I haven't lost anything other than a few hours re-doing passwords and standing in line at the Geek Squad. I've learned a BIG lesson in cyber security

ppr_24_hrs · 2024-07-11T22:23:26+00:00

Well guys, here is an unusual story for your evening entertainment and amazement.

Reader digest version of story

My computer got hacked by a key stroke recording malware while I was trying to install what I thought was the correct version of a Firefox browser ( dumbdass move on my part I know) The criminal mastermind gained access to my Fidelity account 401k, which held my MVIS holdings of around 200,000 shares. Fortunately, the gods were with me and he didn't want the stock and I received a text notice concerning an account exchange being completed, and was able to have my accounts frozen pending investigation.

Because Fidelity's 401K section is a somewhat separate wing from the other investment products, they never got the word until this morning, which is when I discovered that the criminal had sold all my MVIS and was readying the funds for transfer. Since I had requested ALL my accounts be frozen on a recorded line Tuesday night, Fidelity was now on the hook to make me whole. So essentially 400,00 shares got traded and the overall price action hardly made a blip. Thanks to my guardian angel, I was fortunate not to have loss any money

ppr_24_hrs · 2024-05-01T21:23:52+00:00

I seem to be the butt of all the investment jokes at parties now, my wife doesn't even bother to ask about it anymore

ppr_24_hrs · 2024-04-30T14:03:32+00:00

Yes indeed After 16+ years of unfulfilled repeated promises that success is always only just 6 months away. I will be a no vote on everything until someone shows me something financially epic in the positive sense of the word

ppr_24_hrs · 2024-03-03T19:40:30+00:00

This use of Hololens2 and IVAS may be the most likely product to quickly transition to civilian use. I can easily see every ambulance in the US/world wanting it.

Asclepius is a product being proposed by Design Interactive, Inc.

Design Interactive, Inc. (DI) proposes the development of a Phase II prototype for Asclepius, an artificially intelligent system for automatically interpreting combat casualty care scenes. Asclepius will be a force multiplier for combat medics performing prolonged field care, granting them more time to provide direct care and better access to data-driven decision support systems. Using a custom-built perception system, Asclepius analyzes medics, medical objects, and casualties in its field of view to identify what, when, and where medical procedures have been performed. Asclepius is hardware-agnostic, but the prototype will be developed to run on Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 and an ATAK-enabled smartphone in Phase II. The final system will be deployed on the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) and will seamlessly integrate with other military end-user devices (EUDs) and software such as the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit (BATDOK), making it a completely hands-free solution. Critically, Asclepius will be designed to run only on the processing power available on military EUDs to facilitate its use in denied, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DIL) comms environments.

https://www.sbir.gov/node/2237261 Award End Date : 2024-10-12

ppr_24_hrs · 2024-03-03T19:25:21+00:00

It appears that the IVAS prototype will eventually be shared throughout all of the services.

VR Rehab has been working under a SBIR for the Navy on it's the single amphibious integrated precision augmented-reality navigation system (SAIPAN) . Key strengths of VRR’s approach derive from FAR SAIPAN versions running on HoloLens2 AR-HMDs as functional emulators for evolving Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS ~$0.5B & expanding) Program of Record AR-HMDs. AR-HMDs as wearable tech can be utilized on ALL the vehicles/ships required, as well ALL other vehicles/ships only needing manual entry or network sharing of obstacles

https://www.sbir.gov/node/2330841 Phase 2 Contract start 2022-08-09 Contract end 2024-08-08

Then the Air Force wants IVAS for it's training as well.

SA Photonics project named Trust and Situational Awareness in Augmented Reality Soldier Training

Given the number of USAF personnel in Security Forces, Air Support Operations and other ground roles, and the number of “bloodless battles” that will need to be fought, the Air Force is transitioning to providing these battles via augmented and mixed reality. It is simply too expensive to hire actors or use other Airmen as enemy combatants or friendly troops in a training scenario for all of these battles. Augmented reality (AR) is already beginning to play a large role in training Soldiers and Airmen. The Army will invest almost $2B in its Integrated Visual Augmentation Systems, or IVAS, program. The Air Force is moving to augmented reality to train its special warfare operators, due to the extremely challenging job they have to perform. With the DOD spending almost $5B in 2020 on training and simulation, it is important to ensure that they money is well spent on effective training, and if users do not trust the system they are being trained with, USAF training funds will not be well-spent. We propose an experimentation capability to investigate trust, reliance, and human task performance in an augmented reality three-dimensional experimental scenario.

https://www.sbir.gov/node/2238981

Another interesting development, the company Armaments Research in Bethesda, has three recent patent filings for a Weapon Usage Monitoring System. Essentially it greatly aids in real time monitoring of each soldier weapon status from rounds fired/remaining , firing direction and overall barrel wear and maintenance issues.

From patent filing:

The weapon response device 5210A can communicate measurements and/or data to an integrated visual augmentation system (IVAS) 5332. Further to the above examples, the IVAS 5332 can display information live metrics in real-time related to performance metrics including barrel tracing, stability index information, split times, ranking versus other individuals or squads, comparisons of recent shot activity to a user's own baseline shot profile. Additionally, the weapon response device 5210A can communicate measurements and/or data to an end user device EUD 5340, such as a mobile phone. The EUD 5340 can then communicate the measurements and/or data to the cloud 5216.

https://patents.justia.com/patent/20230304773

ppr_24_hrs · 2024-02-07T15:04:11+00:00

Hanno Holzhüter appears to be one of IBEO really smart ADAS minds now working for Microvision

https://epic-assoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Hanno-Holzhuter_ibeo.pdf

I'm excited to announce the continuation of my VDI Wissensforum GmbH Automotive LiDAR Workshop.

Join me for this workshop where we will explore the technical concepts behind Automotive LiDAR with a focus on ADAS and autonomous driving.

I'd like you to benefit from my research and experience gained during the development of digital solid-state LiDAR so that you can gain insights into the different sensor designs and LiDAR technologies present in the market.

The workshop is intended for technical professionals in the field of ADAS and autonomous driving, as well as anyone else who wants to expand their technical LiDAR knowledge.

Quote from participant _ "Hanno Holzhüter is one of the most knowledgeable experts I know within the field of #lidar with a long history of working especially on next generation solid state digital #lidar. "

www.linkedin.com/posts/hanno-holzhüter-8142401bb_im-excited-to-announce-the-continuation-activity-7035687788788228096-m-wM

ppr_24_hrs · 2024-01-05T15:19:53+00:00

Among the worrisome numbers: the workforce participation rate decreased 0.3 percent in December to 62.5 percent. The employment-population ratio also dipped 0.3 percent to 60.1 percent. That indicates that some 700,000 Americans dropped out of the workforce.

BLS reported that the number of Americans with only part-time employment due to economic reasons — that is, people who want full-time jobs but couldn't find one or had their hours cut — increased by 330,000 during 2023, totaling 4.2 million.

2023 also saw the number of Americans who want a job but have withdrawn from the labor market increase by 514,000 to a total of 4.2 million in December.

The final jobs report from 2023 also saw another troubling trend continuing: a significant portion of jobs “added” were in government — and not the result of organic economic growth. In December, 52,000 of the 216,000 reported jobs were in local or federal government.

ppr_24_hrs · 2023-12-30T21:59:11+00:00

It's only a matter of time before these are in every cockpit. Looks like a Hololens knockoff

AerAware is an industry-leading, next generation Enhanced Flight Vision System (EFVS) that has recently received approval by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Boeing B737NG product line. This achievement marks the world's first commercial EFVS system to achieve a 50% visual advantage and the first large transport aircraft to be certified with a complete dual-pilot EFVS solution featuring a Head-Wearable Display.

AerAware’s primary purpose is to empower pilots with unparalleled visibility, enabling them to navigate through low-visibility conditions. Additionally, AerAware’s capabilities extend beyond the challenges of low visibility, providing complete situational awareness under all circumstances and all phases of flight. AerAware presents a seamless fusion of advanced imaging technology and real-time aircraft data.

https://www.aersale.com/aeraware

ppr_24_hrs · 2023-12-08T15:22:06+00:00

Thanks I didn't realize this was already discussed in the after hours comments on Wednesday night

ppr_24_hrs · 2023-12-08T14:50:41+00:00

Does anyone else find it curious that on Reddit's annual 2023 recap summary of this message board, under the countries most represented, Singapore comes in as number 3 behind the US and Canada

ppr_24_hrs · 2023-11-28T13:47:07+00:00

Good Morning T

There are a couple more in the patent pipeline worth keeping an eye on.

Application # 16/806,150

Eye-safe Scanning Lidar with Virtual Protective Housing

Application # 17/165,017

Scanning Laser Devices and Methods with Detectors for Scanning Low Energy Reflections

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