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World IP Day 2026 — Recognized Innovator

Ned Hill

  • Founder & CEO
  • Position Imaging, Inc.

Hero statement: Recognized for nearly two decades of founder-led innovation in precision tracking and logistics technology. 

Ned Hill built Position Imaging around computer vision, radio tracking, and AI-based systems that help manage package delivery, pickup, and fulfillment across residential, retail, and student housing environments.

Certificate of Recognition

Top IP Innovator — Precision Tracking & Logistics Technology · 2026

Position Imaging Patents (last 5 years)
0
First Filing
2006
USPTO Art Unit Focus
3628 / 2644
Role
Founder & CEO
Presented by InspireIP

World IP Day Recognition Series · 2026

Position Imaging patents, last 5 years
0
Filed in 2025 alone
0
Recognition category
0 Transport & E-Commerce
The Recognition

Solving the final 100 feet of package delivery

On World IP Day 2026, InspireIP recognizes Ned Hill, founder and CEO of Position Imaging, for building a highly active patent program in precision tracking and logistics technology.

The recognition is based on Position Imaging’s patent activity. Ned is named across patents and applications covering radio tracking, computer vision, machine learning, and AI-based position detection systems.

He founded Position Imaging in 2006 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The company initially developed precision tracking technologies for fields such as image-guided surgery, gaming, and AR/VR before moving into logistics.

Position Imaging later launched Smart Package Room for multifamily market in 2017. The system uses proprietary computer vision and AI to automate package delivery and retrieval, holding 3x more packages than lockers in the same footprint and processing pickups in under 20 seconds. The company has since expanded into retail with iPickup, a self-service e-commerce fulfillment platform for online order pickup and returns.

Computer Vision
Precision Tracking
Package Management
Last-Mile Logistics
BOPIS & Returns
AI & Machine Learning
Patent Footprint

A portfolio shaped around knowing exactly where every package is

2006–2016

Ned Hill founds Position Imaging in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, opening the company's research lab to develop precision tracking technologies. The initial focus spans image-guided surgery, gaming, and immersive AR/VR applications. The company builds its foundational IP in radio tracking and position detection systems.

2017–2020

Position Imaging launches the Smart Package Room, its first commercial product, for the multifamily market. The system uses computer vision and AI to automate package delivery and retrieval. The company begins building strategic partnerships with major residential and retail industry players, and Ned is recognized as a Technology Innovator by the CES Consumer Technology Association.

2021–2023

26 patents across three years. The company expands into retail with iPickup, a self-service e-commerce fulfillment platform for BOPIS and returns. Their portfolio grows across computer vision, AI-based tracking, and logistics automation. Ned is named Technology Innovator of the Year by the Multifamily Innovation Council.

2024–2025

17 more filings, peaking at 14 in 2024. Position Imaging launches the iPickup Point system for self-serve package pickup and drop-off in retail locations. It also secures RealPage Certified AppPartner status for its Smart Package Room, and raises total funding to over $75 million.

Precision Tracking & Logistics Technology

A small-entity company filing like a much larger one

Position Imaging is classified by the USPTO as a Small Entity, yet its five-year filing volume of 51 patents sits well above what is typical for logistics technology companies of its size. 

Much of that activity is concentrated in the transport, e-commerce, and communications art units that protect position detection systems, computer vision methods, and package tracking and fulfillment architectures.

Patents, last 5 years
Peak year (2024)
Filings
USPTO entity status
Small Entity
Art unit focus
3628 / 2644
"Leading an innovation program is harder than inventing on your own. It means choosing what to file, who to credit, and where to invest, over and over, for years. The leaders we recognize on World IP Day have done that consistently, and built something that compounds."

Sam Zellner

Founder, InspireIP · Inventor · Innovation Leader

About Position Imaging, Inc

Built in New Hampshire, redefining how packages reach their final destination

Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Position Imaging develops precision tracking and fulfillment technologies for logistics and e-commerce.

Its platforms include Smart Package Room, which automates package delivery and retrieval for multifamily, student housing, and office buildings.

The company also offers iPickup, a self-service retail platform for BOPIS pickups and returns.

Position Imaging has raised over $75 million and holds over 50+ patent applications. The company is ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified and serves customers across the United States.

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