Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Mercier

Jeffrey A. Mercier 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).

  • Method for measuring thermal properties using a long-wavelength infrared thermal image
    Patent number: 7171328
    Abstract: A method for estimating the thermal properties of surface materials using long-wavelength thermal imagery by exploiting the differential heating histories of ground points in the vicinity of shadows. The use of differential heating histories of different ground points of the same surface material allows the use of a single image acquisition step to provide the necessary variation in measured parameters for calculation of the thermal properties of surface materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Charles L. Walker, Laurence S. Costin, Jody L. Smith, Mary M. Moya, Jeffrey A. Mercier