Patents by Inventor James N. England, III

James N. England, III 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: 7551771
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for acquiring three-dimensional range information are disclosed. According to one aspect, acquiring three-dimensional range information of a scene includes obtaining multiple pixel-shifted images of a scene, where at least one of the images being shifted by a non-integer pixel value with respect to another of the images. Obtaining each of the pixel-shifted images includes generating electromagnetic radiation that is reflected from target objects in the scene about which range information is desired. The reflected electromagnetic radiation is collected using a sensor array of at least two dimensions, where an array of pixels is captured simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Deltasphere, Inc.
    Inventor: James N. England, III