Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Blettner
Douglas A. Blettner 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).
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Patent number: 10694120Abstract: Methods for generating a temperature map of a scene are provided. A method may include receiving thermal data of the scene. The thermal data includes frames of thermal infrared data. A mapping may be created for each frame based on the digital thermal infrared data. The method further includes generating the temperature map using the mapping. The temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process. The method further includes separately transmitting the temperature map and the digital thermal infrared data in a data channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Publication number: 20190110005Abstract: Methods of and systems for generating a temperature map of a scene are provided. The method may include receiving thermal data of the scene, wherein the thermal data includes a plurality of frames of thermal infrared data. A mapping may be created for each frame of the plurality of frames based on the digital thermal infrared data. The method further comprises generating the temperature map using the mapping, wherein the temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process and separately transmitting the temperature map and the digital thermal infrared data in a data channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Patent number: 10104314Abstract: A method for generating a temperature map of a scene may include receiving thermal data of the scene, wherein the thermal data includes a plurality of frames of thermal infrared data. A mapping may be created for each frame of the plurality of frames based on the digital thermal infrared data. The method further comprises generating the temperature map using the mapping, wherein the temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process and separately transmitting the temperature map and the digital thermal infrared data in a data channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Patent number: 9881358Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Henry W. Neal, David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner
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Publication number: 20170302864Abstract: Methods of and systems for generating a temperature map of a scene are provided. The method may include receiving thermal data of the scene, wherein the thermal data includes a plurality of frames of thermal infrared data. A mapping may be created for each frame of the plurality of frames based on the digital thermal infrared data. The method further comprises generating the temperature map using the mapping, wherein the temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process and separately transmitting the temperature map and the digital thermal infrared data in a data channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Patent number: 9736399Abstract: A thermal imaging camera includes an infrared detector operable to capture thermal video data, a processor coupled to the infrared detector and operable to process the thermal video data, and at least one communications interface operable to communicate the processed thermal video data to a consumer mobile device coupled thereto.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Henry W. Neal, Richard L. Southerland, Jeff R. Emmett, Mark S. Knapp, James K. Malone, II, Douglas A. Blettner
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Patent number: 9531964Abstract: A method includes receiving thermal data of a scene. The thermal data includes a plurality of frames of thermal infrared data. The method also includes generating a temperature map based on at least the thermal data. The temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process of the thermal data. The method further includes transmitting the temperature map and the thermal data concurrently in a data channel as a data stream.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Publication number: 20160247264Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: August 25, 2016Applicant: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Henry W. Neal, David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner
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Patent number: 9355435Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: Henry W. Neal, David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner
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Patent number: 9165345Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 20, 2015Assignee: DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLCInventors: David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner, Henry W. Neal, Alfredo Mendez, Jr.
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Publication number: 20150281598Abstract: Methods of and systems for generating a temperature map of a scene are provided. The method may include receiving thermal data of the scene, wherein the thermal data includes a plurality of frames of thermal infrared data. A mapping may be created for each frame of the plurality of frames based on the digital thermal infrared data. The method further comprises generating the temperature map using the mapping, wherein the temperature map is generated prior to a contrast enhancement process and separately transmitting the temperature map and the digital thermal infrared data in a data channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: DRS RSTA, INC.Inventors: Richard L. Southerland, Douglas A. Blettner, David C. Hutchison, Henry W. Neal
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Publication number: 20150271420Abstract: A thermal imaging camera includes an infrared detector operable to capture thermal video data, a processor coupled to the infrared detector and operable to process the thermal video data, and at least one communications interface operable to communicate the processed thermal video data to a consumer mobile device coupled thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: DRS RSTA, INC.Inventors: Henry W. Neal, Richard L. Southerland, Jeff R. Emmett, Mark S. Knapp, James K. Malone, II, Douglas A. Blettner
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Publication number: 20140270568Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner, Henry W. Neal, Alfredo Mendez, JR.
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Publication number: 20140270562Abstract: A system and method of image processing is provided, including implementing adaptive pixel replacement techniques or reducing noise. The method includes obtaining a data map of an image frame, wherein the data map comprises good pixels and bad pixels at locations associated with the data map. The method also includes assigning different techniques to the bad pixels, wherein a first technique is assigned to a first bad pixel and a second technique is assigned to a second bad pixel. The method further includes adjusting information associated with the bad pixels for a chosen technique for each of the bad pixels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: DRS RSTA, INC.Inventors: Henry W. Neal, David C. Hutchison, Douglas A. Blettner