Patents by Inventor Abraham Stephens
Abraham Stephens 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: 11483463Abstract: Some implementations relate to determining whether glare is present in captured image(s) of an object (e.g., a photo) and/or to determining one or more attributes of any present glare. Some of those implementations further relate to adapting one or more parameters for a glare removal process based on whether the glare is determined to be present and/or based on one or more of the determined attributes of any glare determined to be present. Some additional and/or alternative implementations disclosed herein relate to correcting color of a flash image of an object (e.g., a photo). The flash image is based on one or more images captured by a camera of a client device with a flash component of the client device activated. In various implementations, correcting the color of the flash image is based on a determined color space of an ambient image of the object.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Julia Winn, Abraham Stephens, Daniel Pettigrew, Aaron Maschinot, Ce Liu, Michael Krainin, Michael Rubinstein, Jingyu Cui
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Publication number: 20220331743Abstract: Disclosed are devices, methods and/or systems for use in protecting items and/or structures that are exposed to, submerged and/or partially submerged in aquatic environments from contamination and/or fouling due to the incursion and/or colonization by specific types and/or kinds of biologic organisms and/or plants, including the protection from micro- and/or macro-fouling for extended periods of time of exposure to aquatic environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Brian McMurray, Cliff Sharpe, Mike Termini, Emily Ralston, Abraham Stephens, Jerry Kaster, Lindsey Calcutt
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Patent number: 11368697Abstract: A method includes compressing an image using a quality setting, determining a quality of the compressed image based on a quality metric, and determining if the quality of the compressed image is within a quality range. In response to determining the quality of the compressed image is within the quality range, store the compressed image; and in response to determining the quality of the compressed image is not within the quality range, modify the quality setting, and repeat the compressing step with the modified quality setting, both determining steps, and the applicable in response to step.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Haoran Man, Jingyu Cui, Abraham Stephens, Venkatesan Esakki, Pascal Massimino, Feng Yang, Cecilia Rabess
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Publication number: 20210282403Abstract: Disclosed are devices, methods and/or systems for use in protecting items and/or structures that are exposed to, submerged and/or partially submerged in aquatic environments from contamination and/or fouling due to the incursion and/or colonization by specific types and/or kinds of biologic organisms and/or plants, including the protection from micro- and/or macro-fouling for extended periods of time of exposure to aquatic environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Brian McMurray, Cliff Sharpe, Mike Termini, Emily Ralston, Abraham Stephens, Ed Dormier, Lindsey Calcutt, Joseph Basista
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Publication number: 20210283554Abstract: Disclosed are devices, methods and/or systems for use in protecting items and/or structures that are exposed to, submerged and/or partially submerged in aquatic environments from contamination and/or fouling due to the incursion and/or colonization by specific types and/or kinds of biologic organisms and/or plants, including the protection from micro- and/or macro-fouling for extended periods of time of exposure to aquatic environments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Brian McMurray, Cliff Sharpe, Mike Termini, Emily Ralston, Abraham Stephens, Ed Dormier, Lindsey Calcutt, Joseph Basista
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Publication number: 20200282811Abstract: Some implementations relate to determining whether glare is present in captured image(s) of an object (e.g., a photo) and/or to determining one or more attributes of any present glare. Some of those implementations further relate to adapting one or more parameters for a glare removal process based on whether the glare is determined to be present and/or based on one or more of the determined attributes of any glare determined to be present. Some additional and/or alternative implementations disclosed herein relate to correcting color of a flash image of an object (e.g., a photo). The flash image is based on one or more images captured by a camera of a client device with a flash component of the client device activated. In various implementations, correcting the color of the flash image is based on a determined color space of an ambient image of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Julia WINN, Abraham STEPHENS, Daniel PETTIGREW, Aaron MASCHINOT, Ce LIU, Michael KRAININ, Michael RUBINSTEIN, Jingyu CUI
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Patent number: 10675955Abstract: Some implementations relate to determining whether glare is present in captured image(s) of an object (e.g., a photo) and/or to determining one or more attributes of any present glare. Some of those implementations further relate to adapting one or more parameters for a glare removal process based on whether the glare is determined to be present and/or based on one or more of the determined attributes of any glare determined to be present. Some additional and/or alternative implementations disclosed herein relate to correcting color of a flash image of an object (e.g., a photo). The flash image is based on one or more images captured by a camera of a client device with a flash component of the client device activated. In various implementations, correcting the color of the flash image is based on a determined color space of an ambient image of the object.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Julia Winn, Abraham Stephens, Daniel Pettigrew, Aaron Maschinot, Ce Liu, Michael Krainin, Michael Rubinstein, Jingyu Cui
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Publication number: 20180134127Abstract: Some implementations relate to determining whether glare is present in captured image(s) of an object (e.g., a photo) and/or to determining one or more attributes of any present glare. Some of those implementations further relate to adapting one or more parameters for a glare removal process based on whether the glare is determined to be present and/or based on one or more of the determined attributes of any glare determined to be present. Some additional and/or alternative implementations disclosed herein relate to correcting color of a flash image of an object (e.g., a photo). The flash image is based on one or more images captured by a camera of a client device with a flash component of the client device activated. In various implementations, correcting the color of the flash image is based on a determined color space of an ambient image of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2017Publication date: May 17, 2018Inventors: Julia Winn, Abraham Stephens, Daniel Pettigrew, Aaron Maschinot
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Publication number: 20160068240Abstract: A vertically rotating grooming attachment brush comprising a brush hub and bristles, and method for cleaning a surface having organic biofouling. The bristles extend from the brush hub and are positioned at or near its outer rim. One or more rows of bristles can be included. The bristles can be grooming bristles or shroud bristles or a combination of the two. A rigid or elastomeric shroud or skirt can also be included about the edge of the brush hub. Vertical rotation of the grooming attachment brush causes a low pressure region to build in the central area of the brush hub. This low pressure region creates a force that forcefully attracts the grooming attachment brush to the surface to be cleaned.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2015Publication date: March 10, 2016Applicant: FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Geoffrey Swain, Michael Harper, Abraham Stephens, Melissa Tribou