Patents by Inventor Cassian Strässle

Cassian Strässle 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).

  • Patent number: 11143750
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes calibration methods for optoelectronic modules with active illumination, such as 3D ranging systems. Calibration methods include determining cross-talk calibration parameters for an optoelectronic module having an emitting channel and a receiving channel where the optoelectronic module is operable to demodulate modulated light incident on the receiving channel. Cross-talk calibration parameters are saved to a readable storage medium and recalled during distance measurements to an object or objects in a scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Miguel Bruno Vaello Paños, Javier Miguel Sánchez, Cassian Strässle, Liming Chen
  • Patent number: 11067691
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to methods for acquiring distance data using optical ranging systems. Optical ranging systems include one or more reference pixels and one or more object pixels. The methods employ operations for optimizing reference-pixel integration times and object-pixel integration times such that accurate distance data can be collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Miguel Bruno Vaello Paños, Cassian Strässle, Bryant Hansen
  • Patent number: 10768283
    Abstract: A distance acquisition method comprising: initializing an optical ranging system, the optical ranging system including a plurality of pixels operable to covert incident light to electrical charges; collecting electrical charges with the plurality of exposed pixels over an integration time, each pixel collecting electrical charges with an amplification and a sensitivity; correlating the electrical charges collected in each pixel to an exposure value for each pixel, the exposure value corresponding to being adequately exposed, over-exposed, or under-exposed; identifying each exposure value for each pixel as being either valid or invalid, wherein a valid exposure value corresponds to an adequately exposed pixel and an invalid exposure value corresponds to an over-exposed or under-exposed pixel; totalling the number of valid exposure value pixels; totalling the number invalid exposure value pixels; determining an exposure ratio, the ratio being the number of pixels with valid exposure values divided by the number
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bryant Hansen, Cassian Strässle, Miguel Bruno Vaello Paños
  • Publication number: 20200064453
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes calibration methods for optoelectronic modules with active illumination, such as 3D ranging systems. Calibration methods include determining cross-talk calibration parameters for an optoelectronic module having an emitting channel and a receiving channel where the optoelectronic module is operable to demodulate modulated light incident on the receiving channel. Cross-talk calibration parameters are saved to a readable storage medium and recalled during distance measurements to an object or objects in a scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Miguel Bruno Vaello Paños, Javier Miguel Sánchez, Cassian Strässle, Liming Chen
  • Publication number: 20180348371
    Abstract: This disclosure is directed to methods for acquiring distance data using optical ranging systems. Optical ranging systems include one or more reference pixels and one or more object pixels. The methods employ operations for optimizing reference-pixel integration times and object-pixel integration times such that accurate distance data can be collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Miguel Bruno Vaello Paños, Cassian Strässle, Bryant Hansen
  • Publication number: 20180329043
    Abstract: A distance acquisition method comprising: initializing an optical ranging system, the optical ranging system including a plurality of pixels operable to covert incident light to electrical charges; collecting electrical charges with the plurality of exposed pixels over an integration time, each pixel collecting electrical charges with an amplification and a sensitivity; correlating the electrical charges collected in each pixel to an exposure value for each pixel, the exposure value corresponding to being adequately exposed, over-exposed, or under-exposed; identifying each exposure value for each pixel as being either valid or invalid, wherein a valid exposure value corresponds to an adequately exposed pixel and an invalid exposure value corresponds to an over-exposed or under-exposed pixel; totalling the number of valid exposure value pixels; totalling the number invalid exposure value pixels; determining an exposure ratio, the ratio being the number of pixels with valid exposure values divided by the number
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Bryant Hansen, Cassian Strässle, Miguel Bruno Vaello Paños