Patents Assigned to The United States of America As Represented By The Director Of The National Geospatial-Intelligence
  • Publication number: 20250013796
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying low cost subterranean paths are presented. Travel costs are assigned to areas of a 3D subterranean model based on geographic and man-made conditions. The model is analyzed to identify low cost paths of travel between points, from an area to a point and vice versa, and between multiple points in a given area. This analysis can be used to help inform planning for the construction of subterranean transport networks such as utility lines and tunnels by highlighting paths with the lowest costs. Similarly, this analysis can be used to identify likely locations for preexisting paths so that they can be explored or interdicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: The United States of America As Represented By The Director Of The National Geospatial-Intelligence
    Inventor: Gregory King
  • Publication number: 20240427064
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving night vision systems are presented. Broadband multi-level diffractive lenses are used in place of either or both of the objective and eyepiece of traditional night vision systems. By using one or more broadband multi-level diffractive lenses, the size, weight, and weight distribution may be reduced or modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: The United States of America As Represented By The Director Of The National Geospatial-Intelligence
    Inventor: Rohith Chandrasekar
  • Patent number: 11754760
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving night vision systems are presented. Broadband multi-level diffractive lenses are used in place of either or both of the objective and eyepiece of traditional night vision systems. By using one or more broadband multi-level diffractive lenses, the size, weight, and weight distribution may be reduced or modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America As Represented By The Director Of The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
    Inventor: Rohith Chandrasekar
  • Publication number: 20230105609
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing quality assurance assessments for unattended computer vision counting tools are presented. Classification information is used to generate coefficients for error equations. Digital filters are used to train and update these coefficients. These coefficients are used to determine object count uncertainty ranges for an area of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: United States of America, as represented by the Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
    Inventors: Michael A. Starr, Alexander J. Mulia
  • Publication number: 20230065240
    Abstract: A device and methods for displaying representations of objects, solids, and surfaces volumetrically in a medium containing one or more photochromic compounds comprising at least one UVA light source arranged to project a beam of UVA radiation and irradiate at least one portion of a display volume incorporating at least one display medium which includes at least one photochromic compound. The irradiance of the irradiated portion of the display medium being sufficient for clear-to-colored transitions of voxels of the display medium from a transparent state to a colored state. After a time period after the irradiation, the irradiated voxels activated in the colored state transition by a colored-to-clear transition into the transparent state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: The United States of America As Represented By The Director Of The National Geospatial-Intelligence
    Inventor: Troy White
  • Publication number: 20220244438
    Abstract: Systems and methods for improving night vision systems are presented. Broadband multi-level diffractive lenses are used in place of either or both of the objective and eyepiece of traditional night vision systems. By using one or more broadband multi-level diffractive lenses, the size, weight, and weight distribution may be reduced or modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: The United States of America As Represented By The Director Of The National Geospatial-Intelligence
    Inventor: Rohith Chandrasekar
  • Publication number: 20220148120
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing quality assurance assessments for unattended computer vision counting tools are presented. Classification information is used to generate coefficients for error equations. Recursive digital filters are used to train and update these coefficients. These coefficients are used to determine object count uncertainty ranges for an area of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: United States of America, as represented by the Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
    Inventors: Michael A. Starr, Alexander J. Mulia
  • Patent number: 11109010
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically optimizing pairs of stereo images are presented. Pixels in an image pair are reprojected from their raw format to a common pixel-space coordinate system. The image pair is masked to remove pixels that do not appear in both images. Each image undergoes a local enhancement process. The local enhancements are processed into a global enhancement for each image of the image pair. A factor is calculated to balance the left and right images with each other. A brightness factor for the image pair is calculated. The enhancements, including the balancing and brightness factors, are then mapped to their respective images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America As Represented By The Director Of The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
    Inventor: Robert Nevins
  • Publication number: 20200413024
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically optimizing pairs of stereo images are presented. Pixels in an image pair are reprojected from their raw format to a common pixel-space coordinate system. The image pair is masked to remove pixels that do not appear in both images. Each image undergoes a local enhancement process. The local enhancements are processed into a global enhancement for each image of the image pair. A factor is calculated to balance the left and right images with each other. A brightness factor for the image pair is calculated. The enhancements, including the balancing and brightness factors, are then mapped to their respective images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: The United States of America As Represented By The Director Of The National Geospatial-Intelligence
    Inventor: Robert Nevins