Patents by Inventor Christopher Mullin

Christopher Mullin 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).

  • Low power glare sensor
    Patent number: 7586079
    Abstract: The invention may be embodied as a glare detection system or as a method of detecting glare. In a system according to the invention, there may be a light receiving surface, a first input channel, a second input channel, a glare signaling circuit and a glare reducing circuit. The first input channel may provide an indication of the amount of light impinging on a first portion of the light receiving surface. The second input channel may provide an indication of the amount of light impinging on a second portion of the light receiving surface. The glare signaling circuit (“GSC”) may have a first input port in communication with the first input channel, a second input port in communication with the second input channel, a logic-or gate capable of producing an output signal when the logic-or gate detects that the first input channel or the second input channel indicates glare on the light receiving surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Dynamic Eye, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Mullin, Albert H. Titus, Kiriti Bhagavathula
  • Low power glare sensor
    Publication number: 20070012869
    Abstract: The invention may be embodied as a glare detection system or as a method of detecting glare. In a system according to the invention, there may be a light receiving surface, a first input channel, a second input channel, a glare signaling circuit and a glare reducing circuit. The first input channel may provide an indication of the amount of light impinging on a first portion of the light receiving surface. The second input channel may provide an indication of the amount of light impinging on a second portion of the light receiving surface. The glare signaling circuit (“GSC”) may have a first input port in communication with the first input channel, a second input port in communication with the second input channel, a logic-or gate capable of producing an output signal when the logic-or gate detects that the first input channel or the second input channel indicates glare on the light receiving surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventors: Christopher Mullin, Albert Titus, Kiriti Bhagavathula
  • Method and apparatus for calibrating glare-shielding glasses
    Publication number: 20060119785
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for assuring that dynamic glare-shielding devices are properly characterized for the optical arrangement of a particular user by using a plurality of calibration points, thereby assuring the maximum effectiveness of such devices
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: June 8, 2006
    Applicant: Dynamic Eye, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Mullin, Timothy Heuser