Patents by Inventor Christopher S. URBAN

Christopher S. URBAN 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).

  • Two-waveband image acquisition devices and methods of use
    Patent number: 11659260
    Abstract: A method for image acquisition includes receiving, by an image acquisition computing device, a digitized LiDAR image frame and a thermal image frame of a region of interest from a read out integrated circuit of an image acquisition device coupled to the image acquisition computing device. The LiDAR image frame and the thermal image frame are processed to detect one or more objects of interest located in the region of interest. The detected one or more objects of interest are correlated between the LiDAR image frame and the thermal image frame. The detected one or more objects of interest are identified based on the correlation between the LiDAR image frame and the thermal image frame. An integrated LiDAR and thermal image acquisition device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: OWL AUTONOMOUS IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Eugene M. Petilli, Christopher S. Urban, Francis J. Cusack, Jr.
  • TWO-WAVEBAND IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20200389606
    Abstract: A method for image acquisition includes receiving, by an image acquisition computing device, a digitized LiDAR image frame and a thermal image frame of a region of interest from a read out integrated circuit of an image acquisition device coupled to the image acquisition computing device. The LiDAR image frame and the thermal image frame are processed to detect one or more objects of interest located in the region of interest. The detected one or more objects of interest are correlated between the LiDAR image frame and the thermal image frame. The detected one or more objects of interest are identified based on the correlation between the LiDAR image frame and the thermal image frame. An integrated LiDAR and thermal image acquisition device is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: OWL AUTONOMOUS IMAGING, INC.
    Inventors: Eugene M. PETILLI, Christopher S. URBAN, Francis J. CUSACK, JR.