Patents by Inventor Arturo L. Rankin

Arturo L. Rankin 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).

  • Systems and methods for automated water detection using visible sensors
    Patent number: 9460353
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that include automated machine vision that can utilize images of scenes captured by a 3D imaging system configured to image light within the visible light spectrum to detect water. One embodiment includes autonomously detecting water bodies within a scene including capturing at least one 3D image of a scene using a sensor system configured to detect visible light and to measure distance from points within the scene to the sensor system, and detecting water within the scene using a processor configured to detect regions within each of the at least one 3D images that possess at least one characteristic indicative of the presence of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Arturo L. Rankin, Larry H. Matthies, Paolo Bellutta
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED WATER DETECTION USING VISIBLE SENSORS
    Publication number: 20120070071
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that include automated machine vision that can utilize images of scenes captured by a 3D imaging system configured to image light within the visible light spectrum to detect water. One embodiment includes autonomously detecting water bodies within a scene including capturing at least one 3D image of a scene using a sensor system configured to detect visible light and to measure distance from points within the scene to the sensor system, and detecting water within the scene using a processor configured to detect regions within each of the at least one 3D images that possess at least one characteristic indicative of the presence of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: California Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Arturo L. Rankin, Larry H. Matthies, Paolo Bellutta