Patents by Inventor Benjamin E.K. Sugerman

Benjamin E.K. Sugerman 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 estimating visibility in a scene
    Patent number: 12142020
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein provide for improving visibility in a scene. In one embodiment, a system includes a first camera device operable to capture images of a scene at a first band of wavelengths, and a second camera device operable to capture images of the scene at a second band of wavelengths. The first and second bands are different. The system also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the first and second camera devices, the processor being operable to detect an object in the scene based on a first of the images from the first camera device and based on a first of the images from the second camera device that was captured at substantially a same time as the first image from the first camera device, to estimate an obscurant in the scene based on the first images, and to estimate a visibility parameter of the scene based on the object and the estimated obscurant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Arete Associates
    Inventors: Timothy M. Klein, Peter J. Rusello, Benjamin E. K. Sugerman, Amanda M. Steck
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING VISIBILITY IN A SCENE
    Publication number: 20220392188
    Abstract: Systems and methods herein provide for improving visibility in a scene. In one embodiment, a system includes a first camera device operable to capture images of a scene at a first band of wavelengths, and a second camera device operable to capture images of the scene at a second band of wavelengths. The first and second bands are different. The system also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the first and second camera devices, the processor being operable to detect an object in the scene based on a first of the images from the first camera device and based on a first of the images from the second camera device that was captured at substantially a same time as the first image from the first camera device, to estimate an obscurant in the scene based on the first images, and to estimate a visibility parameter of the scene based on the object and the estimated obscurant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy M. Klein, Peter J. Rusello, Benjamin E.K. Sugerman, Amanda M. Steck