Patents by Inventor CURTIS B. COLONERO

CURTIS B. COLONERO 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).

  • Publication number: 20150036005
    Abstract: When imaging bright objects, a conventional detector array can saturate, making it difficult to produce an image with a dynamic range that equals the scene's dynamic range. Conversely, a digital focal plane array (DFPA) with one or more m-bit counters can produce an image whose dynamic range is greater than the native dynamic range. In one example, the DFPA acquires a first image over a relatively brief integration period at a relatively low gain setting. The DFPA then acquires a second image over longer integration period and/or a higher gain setting. During this second integration period, counters may roll over, possibly several times, to capture a residue modulus m of the number of counts (as opposed to the actual number of counts). A processor in or coupled to the DFPA generates a high-dynamic range image based on the first image and the residues modulus m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: MICHAEL W. KELLY, MEGAN H. BLACKWELL, CURTIS B. COLONERO, JAMES WEY, CHRISTOPHER DAVID, JUSTIN BAKER, JOSEPH COSTA