Patents by Inventor Michael W. Hansen
Michael W. Hansen 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: 9990104Abstract: A computer-based apparatus, including: a memory element storing computer-readable instructions and at least one first data file; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: display a second data file included in the at least one first data file, data fields for the second data file, and icons identifying operations applicable to first data in the second data file; accept a first input selecting a data field from the data fields for the second data file; accept a second input selecting an icon from the icons; associate the icon with the data field; generate a flowchart including the icon; display the flowchart on the GUI; generate second data by performing the operation for the icon on the first data; and replace the first data with the second data, or store the second data in a third data file included in the at least one first data file.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLCInventors: Jeffrey Shaun McNamara, Michael W. Hansen
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Publication number: 20160124621Abstract: A computer-based apparatus, including: a memory element storing computer-readable instructions and at least one first data file; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: display a second data file included in the at least one first data file, data fields for the second data file, and icons identifying operations applicable to first data in the second data file; accept a first input selecting a data field from the data fields for the second data file; accept a second input selecting an icon from the icons; associate the icon with the data field; generate a flowchart including the icon; display the flowchart on the GUI; generate second data by performing the operation for the icon on the first data; and replace the first data with the second data, or store the second data in a third data file included in the at least one first data file.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: May 5, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey Shaun McNamara, Michael W. Hansen
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Patent number: 9216544Abstract: An additive manufacturing system comprising a platen assembly configured to restrain and release a film or substrate, a head gantry configured to retain a print head for printing a three-dimensional part on the restrained film or substrate. The additive manufacturing system may also include a removal assembly configured to draw the film having the printed three-dimensional part from the platen assembly and to cut the drawn film.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2013Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.Inventors: William J. Swanson, Dominic F. Mannella, Joseph E. LaBossiere, Michael W. Hansen, Saurav Upadhyaya, Ronald G. Schloesser
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Patent number: 8961167Abstract: An additive manufacturing system comprising a platen assembly configured to restrain and release a film, a head gantry configured to retain a print head for printing a three-dimensional part on the restrained film, and a removal assembly configured to draw the film having the printed three-dimensional part from the platen assembly and to cut the drawn film.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Stratasys, Inc.Inventors: William J. Swanson, Dominic F. Mannella, Joseph E. LaBossiere, Michael W. Hansen, Saurav Upadhyaya, Ronald G. Schloesser
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Publication number: 20140178588Abstract: An additive manufacturing system comprising a platen assembly configured to restrain and release a film or substrate, a head gantry configured to retain a print head for printing a three-dimensional part on the restrained film or substrate. The additive manufacturing system may also include a removal assembly configured to draw the film having the printed three-dimensional part from the platen assembly and to cut the drawn film.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: STRATASYS, INC.Inventors: William J. Swanson, Dominic F. Mannella, Joseph E. LaBossiere, Michael W. Hansen, Saurav Upadhyaya, Ronald G. Schloesser
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Publication number: 20140178585Abstract: An additive manufacturing system comprising a platen assembly configured to restrain and release a film, a head gantry configured to retain a print head for printing a three-dimensional part on the restrained film, and a removal assembly configured to draw the film having the printed three-dimensional part from the platen assembly and to cut the drawn film.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Stratasys, Inc.Inventors: William J. Swanson, Dominic F. Mannella, Joseph E. LaBossiere, Michael W. Hansen, Saurav Upadhyaya, Ronald G. Schloesser
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Publication number: 20110279124Abstract: A battery monitor device is provided for determining float current in a battery system. The battery monitor device is comprised of: a voltage sense circuit electrically coupled to opposing sides of a connector coupling two battery cells and operable to measure a voltage drop across the connector; a test load circuit that operates to apply a load across the least one battery cell and connector and measure current flow through the connector; and a controller configured to receive voltage drop measures from the voltage sense circuit and current measures from the test load circuit. The controller operates to determine a resistance of the connector and computes a float current flowing through the connector from the resistance and voltage drop measures taken only when a load is not being applied across the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: November 17, 2011Applicant: LIEBERT CORPORATIONInventors: Michael W. Hansen, Marc J. Radzikowski
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Publication number: 20030218674Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing georegistration using both a telemetry based rendering technique and an interative rendering technique. The method begins with a telemetry based rendering that produces reference imagery that substantially matches a view being imaged by the camera. The reference imagery is rendered using the telemetry of the present camera orientation. Upon obtaining a certain level of accuracy, the method proceeds to perform iterative rendering. During iterative rendering, the method uses image motion information from the video to enhance rendering of the reference imagery. A further embodiment uses sequential statistical framework to provide a unified approach to georegistration.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Applicant: Sarnoff CorporationInventors: Wenyi Zhao, Bogdan Matei, Ying Shan, Stephen Charles Hsu, Michael W. Hansen
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Patent number: 6393163Abstract: A system for automatically generating a mosaic from a plurality of input images. The system sequentially executes an image alignment process, an editing process, and a combining process such that, from a sequence of images, the system automatically produces a seamless mosaic for various applications. Illustrative applications for the mosaic include: (1) a mosaic based display system including an image printing system, (2) a surveillance system and (3) a mosaic based compression system. The mosaic based display system permits a system user to display, manipulate and alter a mosaic. The mosaic based compression system exploits the temporal and spatial redundancy in image sequences and efficiently compresses the image information. The compression system can be used for compressing image information for storage in a storage device or can be used for compressing image information for transmission through a band-limited transmission channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 1999Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Sarnoff CorporationInventors: Peter J. Burt, Michal Irani, Stephen Charles Hsu, Padmanabhan Anandan, Michael W. Hansen
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Publication number: 20020038456Abstract: A media content capture and distribution system includes at least one capture system which provides clips of media content satisfying a set of at least one trigger defined for the capture system. The clips are transmitted to a distribution system. A channel creator in the distribution system combines a plurality of the clips that satisfy at least a portion of the criteria defining the content requirements of a microchannel into a microchannel stream. The microchannel stream is transmitted to a client through a computer network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2001Publication date: March 28, 2002Inventors: Michael W. Hansen, Glenn A. Reitmeier
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Patent number: 6044166Abstract: Apparatus for image processing a sequence of images containing a parallel-pipelined image processor comprised of image memories, a pyramid processing circuit, an arithmetic logic unit, a crossbar switch for video routing through the various components of the processor, signal processors to provide hardware programming through a global bus and also perform image processing operations. Images can be passed directly from the crossbar switch to internal static RAM of the signal processors through a first-in, first-out interface at full video rates.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1996Date of Patent: March 28, 2000Assignee: Sarnoff CorporationInventors: Robert G Bassman, Bhavesh B. Bhatt, Bill J. Call, Michael W. Hansen, Stephen C. Hsu, Gooitzen S. van der Wal, Lambert E. Wixson
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Patent number: 5999662Abstract: A system for automatically generating a mosaic from a plurality of input images. The system sequentially executes an image alignment process, an editing process, and a combining process such that, from a sequence of images, the system automatically produces a seamless mosaic for various applications. Illustrative applications for the mosaic include: (1) a mosaic based display system including an image printing system, (2) a surveillance system and (3) a mosaic based compression system. The mosaic based display system permits a system user to display, manipulate and alter a mosaic. The mosaic based compression system exploits the temporal and spatial redundancy in image sequences and efficiently compresses the image information. The compression system can be used for compressing image information for storage in a storage device or can be used for compressing image information for transmission through a band-limited transmission channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1998Date of Patent: December 7, 1999Assignee: Sarnoff CorporationInventors: Peter J. Burt, Michal Irani, Stephen Charles Hsu, Padmanabhan Anandan, Michael W. Hansen
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Patent number: 5991444Abstract: A system for automatically generating a mosaic from a plurality of input images. The system sequentially executes an image alignment process, an editing process, and a combining process such that, from a sequence of images, the system automatically produces a seamless mosaic for various applications. Illustrative applications for the mosaic include: (1) a mosaic based display system including an image printing system, (2) a surveillance system and (3) a mosaic based compression system. The mosaic based display system permits a system user to display, manipulate and alter a mosaic. The mosaic based compression system exploits the temporal and spatial redundancy in image sequences and efficiently compresses the image information. The compression system can be used for compressing image information for storage in a storage device or can be used for compressing image information for transmission through a band-limited transmission channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 1997Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: Sarnoff CorporationInventors: Peter J. Burt, Michal Irani, Stephen Charles Hsu, Padmanabhan Anandan, Michael W. Hansen
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Patent number: 5649032Abstract: A system for automatically generating a mosaic from a plurality of input images. The system sequentially executes an image alignment process, an editing process, and a combining process such that, from a sequence of images, the system automatically produces a seamless mosaic for various applications. Illustrative applications for the mosaic include: (1) a mosaic based display system including an image printing system, (2) a surveillance system and (3) a mosaic based compression system. The mosaic based display system permits a system user to display, manipulate and alter a mosaic. The mosaic based compression system exploits the temporal and spatial redundancy in image sequences and efficiently compresses the image information. The compression system can be used for compressing image information for storage in a storage device or can be used for compressing image information for transmission through a band-limited transmission channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 1994Date of Patent: July 15, 1997Assignee: David Sarnoff Research Center, Inc.Inventors: Peter J. Burt, Michal Irani, Stephen Charles Hsu, Padmanabhan Anandan, Michael W. Hansen