Patents by Inventor Carol C. MENASSA

Carol C. MENASSA 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).

  • Detecting presence and estimating thermal comfort of one or more human occupants in a built space in real-time using one or more thermographic cameras and one or more RGB-D sensors
    Patent number: 12000609
    Abstract: A method of making a thermal comfort estimation of one or more human occupants in a built space in real-time is presented. The method employs one or more thermographic cameras and one or more red, green, and blue depth (RGB-D) sensors. The method has several steps. In an example, the method involves capturing thermal images of the human occupant(s) via the thermographic camera(s) and capturing RGB-D images of the human occupant(s) via the RGB-D camera(s). The method further involves extracting facial skin temperatures of the human occupant(s) using the captured thermal images and using the captured RGB-D images. And the method involves estimating the thermal comfort of the human occupant(s) using the extracted facial skin temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Da Li, Carol C. Menassa, Vineet Kamat
  • DETECTING PRESENCE AND ESTIMATING THERMAL COMFORT OF ONE OR MORE HUMAN OCCUPANTS IN A BUILT SPACE IN REAL-TIME USING ONE OR MORE THERMOGRAPHIC CAMERAS AND ONE OR MORE RGB-D SENSORS
    Publication number: 20220090811
    Abstract: A method of making a thermal comfort estimation of one or more human occupants in a built space in real-time is presented. The method employs one or more thermographic cameras and one or more red, green, and blue depth (RGB-D) sensors. The method has several steps. In an example, the method involves capturing thermal images of the human occupant(s) via the thermographic camera(s) and capturing RGB-D images of the human occupant(s) via the RGB-D camera(s). The method further involves extracting facial skin temperatures of the human occupant(s) using the captured thermal images and using the captured RGB-D images. And the method involves estimating the thermal comfort of the human occupant(s) using the extracted facial skin temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Da LI, Carol C. MENASSA, Vineet KAMAT