Patents by Inventor Mark S. Schnittman

Mark S. Schnittman 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).

  • WIDE ANGLE LENS AND CAMERA SYSTEM FOR PERIPHERAL FIELD OF VIEW IMAGING
    Publication number: 20230176341
    Abstract: Wide angle lens for imaging objects disposed away from the optical axis towards the periphery of the field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Maksim MAKEEV, Mark S. SCHNITTMAN, Xiaoyu MIAO, Ming-lin LEE, Cheng-Yi LAI, Chien-Hung CHOU
  • WIDE ANGLE LENS AND CAMERA SYSTEM FOR PERIPHERAL FIELD OF VIEW IMAGING
    Publication number: 20220342188
    Abstract: Wide angle lens for imaging objects disposed away from the optical axis towards the periphery of the field of view including a surface having an obscuration disposed thereon to reduce the transmission of light therethrough, the obscuration being disposed about an optical axis extending through the wide angle lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Maksim Makeev, Mark S Schnittman, Thomas W Bushman, Sara Nagelberg, Susan Rico
  • Wide angle lens and camera system for peripheral field of view imaging including eight lenses of ---++-++ or nine lenses of ----++-++ refractive powers
    Patent number: 11442255
    Abstract: Wide angle lens for imaging objects disposed away from the optical axis towards the periphery of the field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Owl Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Maksim Makeev, Mark S Schnittman, Xiaoyu Miao, Ming-lin Lee, Cheng-Yi Lai, Chien-Hung Chou
  • WIDE ANGLE LENS AND CAMERA SYSTEM FOR PERIPHERAL FIELD OF VIEW IMAGING
    Publication number: 20200192069
    Abstract: Wide angle lens for imaging objects disposed away from the optical axis towards the periphery of the field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Maksim MAKEEV, Mark S SCHNITTMAN, Xiaoyu MIAO, Ming-lin LEE, Cheng-Yi Lai, Chien-Hung CHOU
  • Systems and methods for capturing images and annotating the captured images with information
    Patent number: 10102429
    Abstract: The present teachings provide an autonomous mobile robot that includes a drive configured to maneuver the robot over a ground surface within an operating environment; a camera mounted on the robot having a field of view including the floor adjacent the mobile robot in the drive direction of the mobile robot; a frame buffer that stores image frames obtained by the camera while the mobile robot is driving; and a memory device configured to store a learned data set of a plurality of descriptors corresponding to pixel patches in image frames corresponding to portions of the operating environment and determined by mobile robot sensor events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventor: Mark S. Schnittman
  • Systems and Methods for Capturing Images and Annotating the Captured Images with Information
    Publication number: 20180114064
    Abstract: The present teachings provide an autonomous mobile robot that includes a drive configured to maneuver the robot over a ground surface within an operating environment; a camera mounted on the robot having a field of view including the floor adjacent the mobile robot in the drive direction of the mobile robot; a frame buffer that stores image frames obtained by the camera while the mobile robot is driving; and a memory device configured to store a learned data set of a plurality of descriptors corresponding to pixel patches in image frames corresponding to portions of the operating environment and determined by mobile robot sensor events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventor: Mark S. Schnittman
  • Systems and methods for capturing images and annotating the captured images with information
    Patent number: 9836653
    Abstract: The present teachings provide an autonomous mobile robot that includes a drive configured to maneuver the robot over a ground surface within an operating environment; a camera mounted on the robot having a field of view including the floor adjacent the mobile robot in the drive direction of the mobile robot; a frame buffer that stores image frames obtained by the camera while the mobile robot is driving; and a memory device configured to store a learned data set of a plurality of descriptors corresponding to pixel patches in image frames corresponding to portions of the operating environment and determined by mobile robot sensor events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventor: Mark S. Schnittman
  • Systems and Methods for Capturing Images and Annotating the Captured Images with Information
    Publication number: 20170206418
    Abstract: The present teachings provide an autonomous mobile robot that includes a drive configured to maneuver the robot over a ground surface within an operating environment; a camera mounted on the robot having a field of view including the floor adjacent the mobile robot in the drive direction of the mobile robot; a frame buffer that stores image frames obtained by the camera while the mobile robot is driving; and a memory device configured to store a learned data set of a plurality of descriptors corresponding to pixel patches in image frames corresponding to portions of the operating environment and determined by mobile robot sensor events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventor: Mark S. Schnittman
  • Systems and methods for capturing images and annotating the captured images with information
    Patent number: 9704043
    Abstract: The present teachings provide an autonomous mobile robot that includes a drive configured to maneuver the robot over a ground surface within an operating environment; a camera mounted on the robot having a field of view including the floor adjacent the mobile robot in the drive direction of the mobile robot; a frame buffer that stores image frames obtained by the camera while the mobile robot is driving; and a memory device configured to store a learned data set of a plurality of descriptors corresponding to pixel patches in image frames corresponding to portions of the operating environment and determined by mobile robot sensor events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: iRobot Corporation
    Inventor: Mark S. Schnittman
  • Systems and Methods for Capturing Images and Annotating the Captured Images with Information
    Publication number: 20160167226
    Abstract: The present teachings provide an autonomous mobile robot that includes a drive configured to maneuver the robot over a ground surface within an operating environment; a camera mounted on the robot having a field of view including the floor adjacent the mobile robot in the drive direction of the mobile robot; a frame buffer that stores image frames obtained by the camera while the mobile robot is driving; and a memory device configured to store a learned data set of a plurality of descriptors corresponding to pixel patches in image frames corresponding to portions of the operating environment and determined by mobile robot sensor events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventor: Mark S. Schnittman