Patents by Inventor Jeffrey E. Sillart

Jeffrey E. Sillart 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).

  • Model of the lateral inhibition, energy normalization, and noise suppression processes in the retina
    Patent number: 5033103
    Abstract: A digital image processing system is disclosed that uses a camera, a monitor and a computer which models the inhibition, energy normalization, and noise suppression processes in a generic retina. The retinal computer program enhances edges, eliminates brightness variations in a scene for a given object and background, and suppresses noise to the extent that objects were extracted from noise. The model uses many parameters which can be extensively adjusted in an attempt to achieve the optimum image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventor: Jeffrey E. Sillart