Patents by Inventor Andrew Gerritt Huibers

Andrew Gerritt Huibers has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9497442
    Abstract: An imaging device capable of capturing depth information or surface profiles of objects is disclosed herein. The imaging device uses an enclosed flashing unit to project a sequence of structured light patterns onto an object and captures the light patterns reflected from the surfaces of the object by using an image sensor that is enclosed in the imaging device. The imaging device is capable of capturing an image of an object such that the captured image is comprised of one or more color components of a two-dimensional image of the object and a depth component that specifies the depth information of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andrew Ian Russell, David Foster Lieb, Andrew Gerritt Huibers
  • Publication number: 20140240461
    Abstract: An imaging device capable of capturing depth information or surface profiles of objects is disclosed herein. The imaging device uses an enclosed flashing unit to project a sequence of structured light patterns onto an object and captures the light patterns reflected from the surfaces of the object by using an image sensor that is enclosed in the imaging device. The imaging device is capable of capturing an image of an object such that the captured image is comprised of one or more color components of a two-dimensional image of the object and a depth component that specifies the depth information of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Ian Russell, David Foster Lieb, Andrew Gerritt Huibers
  • Patent number: 8717416
    Abstract: An imaging device capable of capturing depth information or surface profiles of objects is disclosed herein. The imaging device uses an enclosed flashing unit to project a sequence of structured light patterns onto an object and captures the light patterns reflected from the surfaces of the object by using an image sensor that is enclosed in the imaging device. The imaging device is capable of capturing an image of an object such that the captured image is comprised of one or more color components of a two-dimensional image of the object and a depth component that specifies the depth information of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Ian Russell, David Foster Lieb, Andrew Gerritt Huibers
  • Patent number: 8630043
    Abstract: For combining light from different light sources that are spatially apart, an optical system comprises a prism assembly that comprises a totally-internally-surface and a dichroic filter. The totally-internally-surface and the dichroic filter are configured for reflecting light of different colors or polarizations, so as to combine light of different polarization or colors into a single beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Gerritt Huibers, Regis Grasser
  • Patent number: 8116005
    Abstract: For combining light from different light sources in a light source, dichroic filters are displaced individually according to the physical arrangement of the light sources such that the reflected light from the dichroic filters is coincident in angle and space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Gerritt Huibers, Regis Grasser
  • Publication number: 20110292514
    Abstract: For combining light from different light sources that are spatially apart, an optical system comprises a prism assembly that comprises a totally-internally-surface and a dichroic filter. The totally-internally-surface and the dichroic filter are configured for reflecting light of different colors or polarizations, so as to combine light of different polarization or colors into a single beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Andrew Gerritt Huibers, Regis Grasser
  • Patent number: 7995279
    Abstract: For combining light from different light sources that are spatially apart, an optical system comprises a prism assembly that comprises a totally-internally-surface and a dichroic filter. The totally-internally-surface and the dichroic filter are configured for reflecting light of different colors or polarizations, so as to combine light of different polarization or colors into a single beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Gerritt Huibers, Regis Grasser
  • Publication number: 20090251783
    Abstract: For combining light from different light sources in a light source, dichroic filters are displaced individually according to the physical arrangement of the light sources such that the reflected light from the dichroic filters is coincident in angle and space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Gerritt Huibers, Regis Grasser
  • Publication number: 20090251789
    Abstract: For combining light from different light sources that are spatially apart, an optical system comprises a prism assembly that comprises a totally-internally-surface and a dichroic filter. The totally-internally-surface and the dichroic filter are configured for reflecting light of different colors or polarizations, so as to combine light of different polarization or colors into a single beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Andrew Gerritt Huibers, Regis Grasser