Patents by Inventor Bryan J. Maas

Bryan J. Maas 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).

  • Multispectral imager
    Patent number: 11067449
    Abstract: A multispectral imager includes processing circuitry, an illumination assembly, a detector assembly, and a focusing assembly. The illumination assembly includes an array of illumination elements controlled by the processing circuitry to illuminate a scene. The detector assembly includes a detector array controlled by the processing circuitry to capture images from the scene at different wavelengths. The focusing assembly includes a lens and is controlled by the processing circuitry to adjust a focal point for the detector array. The processing circuitry generates and processes the images from the scene, taken at different wavelengths and focal points, combines the images to form a multispectral image cube for the scene, and determines a composition of an object within the scene based on a spectral profile of the multispectral image cube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Jorge I. Nunez Sanchez, Rachel L. Klima, Scott L. Murchie, Seppo J. Lehtonen, John D. Boldt, Jacob M. Greenberg, Bryan J. Maas, Kyle L. Anderson, Trevor W. Palmer, Heidi E. Warriner
  • Multispectral Imager
    Publication number: 20210096027
    Abstract: A multispectral imager includes processing circuitry, an illumination assembly, a detector assembly, and a focusing assembly. The illumination assembly includes an array of illumination elements controlled by the processing circuitry to illuminate a scene. The detector assembly includes a detector array controlled by the processing circuitry to capture images from the scene at different wavelengths. The focusing assembly includes a lens and is controlled by the processing circuitry to adjust a focal point for the detector array. The processing circuitry generates and processes the images from the scene, taken at different wavelengths and focal points, combines the images to form a multispectral image cube for the scene, and determines a composition of an object within the scene based on a spectral profile of the multispectral image cube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jorge I. Nunez Sanchez, Rachel L. Klima, Scott L. Murchie, Seppo J. Lehtonen, John D. Boldt, Jacob M. Greenberg, Bryan J. Maas, Kyle L. Anderson, Trevor W. Palmer, Heidi E. Warriner