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).

  • Patent number: 11483463
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Julia Winn, Abraham Stephens, Daniel Pettigrew, Aaron Maschinot, Ce Liu, Michael Krainin, Michael Rubinstein, Jingyu Cui
  • Publication number: 20220331743
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Brian McMurray, Cliff Sharpe, Mike Termini, Emily Ralston, Abraham Stephens, Jerry Kaster, Lindsey Calcutt
  • Patent number: 11368697
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Haoran Man, Jingyu Cui, Abraham Stephens, Venkatesan Esakki, Pascal Massimino, Feng Yang, Cecilia Rabess
  • Publication number: 20210282403
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brian McMurray, Cliff Sharpe, Mike Termini, Emily Ralston, Abraham Stephens, Ed Dormier, Lindsey Calcutt, Joseph Basista
  • Publication number: 20210283554
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Brian McMurray, Cliff Sharpe, Mike Termini, Emily Ralston, Abraham Stephens, Ed Dormier, Lindsey Calcutt, Joseph Basista
  • Publication number: 20200282811
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Julia WINN, Abraham STEPHENS, Daniel PETTIGREW, Aaron MASCHINOT, Ce LIU, Michael KRAININ, Michael RUBINSTEIN, Jingyu CUI
  • Patent number: 10675955
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Julia Winn, Abraham Stephens, Daniel Pettigrew, Aaron Maschinot, Ce Liu, Michael Krainin, Michael Rubinstein, Jingyu Cui
  • Publication number: 20180134127
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Julia Winn, Abraham Stephens, Daniel Pettigrew, Aaron Maschinot
  • Publication number: 20160068240
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Swain, Michael Harper, Abraham Stephens, Melissa Tribou