Patents by Inventor Charles R. McKinney

Charles R. McKinney 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).

  • Automatically merging people and objects from multiple digital images to generate a composite digital image
    Patent number: 11574392
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image merging system that automatically and seamlessly detects and merges missing people for a set of digital images into a composite group photo. For instance, the image merging system utilizes a number of models and operations to automatically analyze multiple digital images to identify a missing person from a base image, segment the missing person from the second image, and generate a composite group photo by merging the segmented image of the missing person into the base image. In this manner, the image merging system automatically creates merged group photos that appear natural and realistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Adobe Inc.
    Inventors: Zhe Lin, Vipul Dalal, Vera Lychagina, Shabnam Ghadar, Saeid Motiian, Rohith mohan Dodle, Prethebha Chandrasegaran, Mina Doroudi, Midhun Harikumar, Kannan Iyer, Jayant Kumar, Gaurav Kukal, Daniel Miranda, Charles R McKinney, Archit Kalra
  • AUTOMATICALLY MERGING PEOPLE AND OBJECTS FROM MULTIPLE DIGITAL IMAGES TO GENERATE A COMPOSITE DIGITAL IMAGE
    Publication number: 20210272253
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image merging system that automatically and seamlessly detects and merges missing people for a set of digital images into a composite group photo. For instance, the image merging system utilizes a number of models and operations to automatically analyze multiple digital images to identify a missing person from a base image, segment the missing person from the second image, and generate a composite group photo by merging the segmented image of the missing person into the base image. In this manner, the image merging system automatically creates merged group photos that appear natural and realistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Zhe Lin, Vipul Dalal, Vera Lychagina, Shabnam Ghadar, Saeid Motiian, Rohith mohan Dodle, Prethebha Chandrasegaran, Mina Doroudi, Midhun Harikumar, Kannan Iyer, Jayant Kumar, Gaurav Kukal, Daniel Miranda, Charles R. McKinney, Archit Kalra
  • Bowling establishment vertically stabilized masking apparatus
    Patent number: 5888143
    Abstract: A bowling lane masking unit having an elevatable panel with first and second pulley wheels at the lower corners, a pair of stabilizing cables each anchored on both ends, passing around the pulley wheels and across the panel to retain the panel vertically aligned when shifted up and down, and a shiftable latch retaining the panel in elevated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation
    Inventor: Charles R. McKinney
  • Mass spectrometer beam monitor
    Patent number: 4099052
    Abstract: The ion beam from a field desorption source in a double focusing magnetic mass spectrometer is monitored by disabling the electric sector of the mass analyzer such that the ion beam is not deflected. An opening is provided in the wall of the electric sector such that the undeflected ion beam may pass therethrough to a detector. This permits the characteristics of the field desorption source to be ascertained more quickly and easily so that a mass analysis may be performed. The monitor may be operated automatically to vary a characteristic of the field desorption source until ions are detected. Thereafter, the electric sector is energized and an analysis performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1978
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Charles R. McKinney
  • Mass spectrometer beam monitor
    Patent number: RE31043
    Abstract: The ion beam from a field desorption source in a double focusing magnetic mass spectrometer is monitored by disabling the electric sector of the mass analyzer such that the ion beam is not deflected. An opening is provided in the wall of the electric sector such that the undeflected ion beam may pass therethrough to a detector. This permits the characteristics of the field desorption source to be ascertained more quickly and easily so that a mass analysis may be performed. The monitor may be operated automatically to vary a characteristic of the field desorption source until ions are detected. Thereafter, the electric sector is energized and an analysis performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1982
    Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Charles R. McKinney