Patents by Inventor Bill Terre

Bill Terre 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).

  • Infrared camera systems and methods using environmental information
    Patent number: 8077995
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide infrared camera techniques that may improve image quality or infrared camera performance over a range of varying conditions. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a system is disclosed that transforms data provided by an infrared camera based upon environmental conditions at the time the data was obtained. As an example, the image quality provided by the infrared camera may be improved over a range of environmental conditions by the proper transformation of the data based upon the data and/or sensor information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignees: FLIR Systems, Inc., Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Bill Terre, Joseph Kostrzewa, Jan-Erik Källhammer, Tobias Höglund
  • Infrared camera systems and methods
    Patent number: 7340162
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide infrared camera techniques that may improve image quality or infrared camera performance over a range of varying conditions. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a system is disclosed that transforms data provided by an infrared camera based upon environmental conditions at the time the data was obtained. As an example, the image quality provided by the infrared camera may be improved over a range of environmental conditions by the proper transformation of the data based upon the sensor's information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignees: Flir Systems, Inc., Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Bill Terre, Joseph Kostrzewa, Jan-Erik Källhammer, Tobias Höglund
  • Infrared camera systems and methods
    Publication number: 20060188246
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide infrared camera techniques that may improve image quality or infrared camera performance over a range of varying conditions. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a system is disclosed that transforms data provided by an infrared camera based upon environmental conditions at the time the data was obtained. As an example, the image quality provided by the infrared camera may be improved over a range of environmental conditions by the proper transformation of the data based upon the sensor's information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Inventors: Bill Terre, Joseph Kostrzewa, Jan-Erik Kallhammer, Tobias Hoglund