Patents by Inventor Brian Bedard

Brian Bedard 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).

  • Publication number: 20240107162
    Abstract: A method for image enhancement includes capturing multiple input images of a scene, including at least a first input image having a first field of view (FOV) captured with a first focal depth and a second input image having a second FOV captured with a second focal depth. The input images in the sequence are preprocessed so as to align the images. The aligned images are processed in a neural network, which generates an output image having an extended depth of field encompassing at least the first and second focal depths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Dan C. Lelescu, Rohit Rajiv Ranade, Noah Bedard, Brian McCall, Kathrin Berkner Cieslicki, Michael W. Tao, Robert K. Molholm, Toke Jansen, Vladimir Krneta
  • Publication number: 20060045393
    Abstract: Plastic shopping bags having upper and lower seams, at least one side gusset, an open bag mouth and upper bag handles has attached promotional ad strips. The strips include a central removable portion and a pair of remainder portions at either end of the strip that are sealed into the upper and lower seams. The ad strips are registered to the upper and lower bag seams so that whole numbers of the coupons, messages or promotions will fall within the removable portion of the strip. Perforations join the removable portion of the strip to the remainder portions. An apparatus for registering the ad strips to plastic shopping bags includes markers on the bags and on the ad strips, sensors to detect the markers, a controller to match the speed of the ad strips to that of the bag blanks, a sealer, bag cutter and either a stacker or a winder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Mark Daniels, Jeff Vance, Brian Bedard, Harry Wilfong