Patents by Inventor Chia-Kai Yeh

Chia-Kai Yeh 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).

  • Method and system for three-dimensional surface measurement with a mobile device
    Patent number: 11336883
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) imaging system includes a mobile device that has a display screen configured to display a series of patterns onto an object that is to be imaged. The mobile device also includes a front-facing camera configured to capture reflections of the series of patterns off of the object. The system also includes a controller that is configured to control a timing of the series of patterns that appear on the display screen and activation of the front-facing camera in relation to the appearance of the series of patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Florian Willomitzer, Oliver Strider Cossairt, Marc Walton, Chia-Kai Yeh, Vikas Gupta, William Spies, Florian Schiffers
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SURFACE MEASUREMENT WITH A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210029346
    Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) imaging system includes a mobile device that has a display screen configured to display a series of patterns onto an object that is to be imaged. The mobile device also includes a front-facing camera configured to capture reflections of the series of patterns off of the object. The system also includes a controller that is configured to control a timing of the series of patterns that appear on the display screen and activation of the front-facing camera in relation to the appearance of the series of patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Florian WILLOMITZER, Oliver Strider Cossairt, Marc Walton, Chia-Kai Yeh, Vikas Gupta, William Spies, Florian Schiffers