Patents by Inventor Curtis Young

Curtis Young 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 for automatic removal of image artifacts
    Patent number: 6728005
    Abstract: A method for automatic removal of image artifacts includes the steps of comparing scanned image data pertaining to regions where it is possible for image artifacts to be present to idealized image artifact data, determining whether image artifacts or partial image artifacts are present in the known regions, excluding such regions or portions of them as appropriate from a scannable area, and generating an image from the elements of the scanned image data pertaining only to the portions of the scannable area for which no image artifacts are determined to be present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Charles Chi Jia, Curtis Young