Patents by Inventor Robert M. Steele

Robert M. Steele 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: 7133083
    Abstract: A technique and system for detecting a radiometric variation/artifacts of a front-projected dynamic display region under observation by at least one camera. The display is comprised of one or more images projected from one or more of a plurality of projectors; the system is preferably calibrated by using a projective relationship. A predicted image of the display region by the camera is constructed using frame-buffer information from each projector contributing to the display, which has been geometrically transformed for the camera and its relative image intensity adjusted. A detectable difference between a predicted image and the display region under observation causes corrective adjustment of the image being projected from at least one projector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher O. Jaynes, Stephen B. Webb, Robert M. Steele
  • Patent number: 7119833
    Abstract: A technique, and associated system and computer executable program code on a computer readable storage medium, for automatically correcting distortion of a front-projected display under observation by at least one camera. The technique may be employed in a myriad of front-projected display environments, e.g., single or multiple projectors and cameras are used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher O. Jaynes, Robert M. Steele
  • Publication number: 20040155965
    Abstract: A technique, and associated system and computer executable program code on a computer readable storage medium, for automatically correcting distortion of a front-projected display under observation by at least one camera. The technique may be employed in a myriad of front-projected display environments, e.g., single or multiple projectors and cameras are used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Christopher O. Jaynes, Robert M. Steele
  • Publication number: 20030128337
    Abstract: A technique and system for detecting a radiometric variation/artifacts of a front-projected dynamic display region under observation by at least one camera. The display is comprised of one or more images projected from one or more of a plurality of projectors; the system is preferably calibrated by using a projective relationship. A predicted image of the display region by the camera is constructed using frame-buffer information from each projector contributing to the display, which has been geometrically transformed for the camera and its relative image intensity adjusted. A detectable difference between a predicted image and the display region under observation causes corrective adjustment of the image being projected from at least one projector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Christopher O. Jaynes, Stephen B. Webb, Robert M. Steele
  • Patent number: 4870811
    Abstract: An apparatus, in combination with a conventional electrically powered hand or rider lawn mower, which provides a detachable electrical power source for such lawn mowers and one or more auxiliary electrical hand tools. The apparatus has an electrical generator powered by a gasoline engine and a control box all of which are mounted by support elements on a rectangular shaped tubular frame. The tubular frame is attached by four or more retention clips to the protective shroud of a hand lawn mower or the rear deck of a rider lawn mower. The control box has two or more a.c. electrical outlets which can be used to feed electrical current to the lawn mower and/or auxiliary electrical hand tools such as weed eaters, blowers, hedge clippers or edgers. In an alternative mode, the apparatus can be temporarily removed from the lawn mowers for use with a Recreational Vehicle, a lighting system or outdoor pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Inventor: Robert M. Steele