Patents by Inventor Daniel A. Bloom

Daniel A. Bloom 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: 20160247422
    Abstract: A tag hanger has a strap which can pass around a support structure, such as a D-ring on an animal collar, and a retainer assembly that clamps one or more tags to one end of the strap, restraining their motion to prevent noise caused by the tags jangling together. The other end of the strap attaches to the retainer assembly to secure the tag holder to the support structure. A blocking element can be included on the strap to prevent contact between the tags and the support structure. The retainer assembly can employ a hex-head bolt that serves as a base element and a threaded retainer shaft that passes through a retainer passage in the strap and through hanger passages in the tags; a nut threadably engaging the bolt can then serve as a clamping element to secure the tags to the strap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel A. Bloom
  • Patent number: 9282238
    Abstract: A camera system may include an image sensor to generate real-time image data of a scene having a subject. A pose evaluator can generate a pose metric signal having a pose value that provides a variable measure of a pose quality for the subject in the scene. A pose feedback indicator can provide user-perceptible feedback demonstrating the value of the pose metric signal, such that the variable measure of the pose quality is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David Staudacher, Daniel Bloom, Dan L. Dalton
  • Publication number: 20160052207
    Abstract: A platform assembly has a rigid support with an array of threaded passages extending therethrough; threaded posts are engaged in the threaded passages and extend above the rigid support by a distance adjusted by rotation of each threaded post in its associated threaded passage. Manually-adjusted dog point screws can provide the threaded posts, and self-locking nuts can provide the threaded passages. A platform of smooth, slightly flexible material extends over the threaded posts and has an array of mounting elements that magnetically attach to the threaded posts to hold the platform tightly against the end of each post. Adjusting the positions of the threaded posts serves to adjust the precise position and flatness of the platform surface relative to the rigid support, and with respect to a print head of a 3D printer in which the rigid support is incorporated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel A. Bloom
  • Patent number: 8983202
    Abstract: Systems and methods of smile detection are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises generating a search map (400) for a subset of an image (300). The method also comprises identifying a plurality of candidates (400a-f) representing mouth corners. The method also comprises generating parabolas (410) between each pair of candidates representing mouth corners. The method also comprises analyzing contour of at least one of the parabolas to determine whether the mouth curves substantially upward to form a smile or curves substantially downward to form a frown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dan L. Dalton, Daniel Bloom, David Staudacher
  • Patent number: 8891876
    Abstract: A device to apply detection schemes to texture information of a face detected within an image to generate mouth corner candidates and identify best matching mouth corners by applying a geometric model to the moth corner candidates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel Bloom, Dan L. Dalton, David Staudacher
  • Publication number: 20140257137
    Abstract: Devices and methods for automatic monitoring of fluid of a patient are disclosed, comprising a patient line, a transfer disk which receives the fluid and controllably transfers the fluid to test substrates, and a sensor disk which houses the test substrates. The sterile transfer disk may be configured to maintain the sterility of the patient sampling assembly while transferring samples to non-sterile components, such as the sensor disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: INTELLECTUAL INSPIRATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel BLOOM, Nicholas A. NELSON, Morten J. JENSEN, Laurence R. SHEA, Edward Paul DONLON, Joseph Anthony VIVOLO, Stuart TAYLOR
  • Patent number: 8753290
    Abstract: Devices and methods for automatic monitoring of fluid of a patient are disclosed, comprising a patient line, a transfer disk which receives the fluid and controllably transfers the fluid to test substrates, and a sensor disk which houses the test substrates. The sterile transfer disk may be configured to maintain the sterility of the patient sampling assembly while transferring samples to non-sterile components, such as the sensor disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Intellectual Inspiration, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Bloom, Nicholas A. Nelson, Morten J. Jensen, Laurence R. Shea, Ed Donlon, Joe Vivolo, Stuart Taylor
  • Patent number: 8559712
    Abstract: An image contains a representation of a person's face, where the image has plural points each comprising multiple components of a color space. For each of the plural points, at least two of the color space components are combined to produce a respective aggregate value. The image is processed to convert at least some of the points of the image based on the calculated aggregate values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dan L. Dalton, Daniel Bloom, David Staudacher
  • Patent number: 8538142
    Abstract: Face-detection processing methods, image processing devices, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one arrangement, a face-detection processing method includes accessing image data of a plurality of images to be processed for detection of human faces in the images, determining whether or not to use skin-detection processing for face-detection processing of individual ones of the images, and in accordance with the determining, performing the face-detection processing of one of the images using the skin-detection processing to detect human faces in the one of the images and performing the face-detection processing of another of the images without using the skin-detection processing to detect human faces in the another of the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel Bloom, Clay Jessen
  • Publication number: 20130170755
    Abstract: Systems and methods of smile detection are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises generating a search map (400) for a subset of an image (300). The method also comprises identifying a plurality of candidates (400a-f) representing mouth corners. The method also comprises generating parabolas (410) between each pair of candidates representing mouth corners. The method also comprises analyzing contour of at least one of the parabolas to determine whether the mouth curves substantially upward to form a smile or curves substantially downward to form a frown.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Dan L. Dalton, Daniel Bloom, David Staudacher
  • Patent number: 8433106
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with increasing face detection speed are described. One example method includes determining whether to control a face detection process to selectively perform a face detection in a patch in a digital image. The face detection may be based, at least in part, on determining whether the patch overlaps a face previously identified by the face detection process. The example method may also include providing a signal to control the face detection process to perform the face detection upon determining that a patch overlap does not exceed an overlap factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Clay Jessen, Daniel Bloom, Darryl Greig
  • Patent number: 8331730
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that determine a largest patch size to traverse a digital image, analyze the digital image to detect one or more first objects of a size approximately the same as the largest patch size, and discontinue analyzing the digital image when the digital image includes the first object(s) of a size approximately the same as the largest patch size. The patch size is decremented to progressively smaller patch sizes if the first object(s) of a size approximately the same as the largest patch size is not detected and the digital image is further analyzed to detect one or more first objects of a size approximately the same as the smaller patch size until the first object(s) are detected or the patch size is decremented below a predetermined smallest size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Clay Jessen, Daniel Bloom, Darryl Greig
  • Publication number: 20120269428
    Abstract: A device to apply detection schemes to texture information of a face detected within an image to generate mouth corner candidates and identify best matching mouth corners by applying a geometric model to the moth corner candidates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel Bloom, Dan L. Dalton, David Staudacher
  • Patent number: 8215212
    Abstract: An on-vehicle disk brake lathe has a motor connected to a right-angle gearbox mounted to a body of the lathe, the gearbox in turn driving a spindle shaft through a flexible drive linkage such as a belt or chain. The spindle shaft extends parallel to a gearbox output shaft, and both are normal to an axis of rotation of the motor. The flexible drive linkage can be tensioned by adjustably mounting the gearbox to the lathe body or by use of an adjustably positioned tensioning element. A cover can enclose the flexible drive linkage. The separate gearbox allows the use of durable bearings for the spindle shaft, and allows these bearings to be spaced apart to provide a high degree of stability. The modular structure of the resulting lathe simplifies fabrication and repair, and allows use of a modular body for the lathe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Pro-Cut Licensing Company, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel A. Bloom, Christopher L. Greenwald
  • Publication number: 20120105662
    Abstract: A camera system may include an image sensor to generate real-time image data of a scene having a subject. A pose evaluator can generate a pose metric signal having a pose value that provides a variable measure of a pose quality for the subject in the scene. A pose feedback indicator can provide user-perceptible feedback demonstrating the value of the pose metric signal, such that the variable measure of the pose quality is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Inventors: DAVID STAUDACHER, Daniel Bloom, Dan L. Dalton
  • Publication number: 20120076368
    Abstract: A face is detected within a series of imaging frames. One or more changes to a facial feature of the face are detected in progressive frames of the series. The face is identified based on the detected changes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: David Staudacher, Daniel Bloom, Dan L. Dallon
  • Publication number: 20120063648
    Abstract: An image contains a representation of a person's face, where the image has plural points each comprising multiple components of a color space. For each of the plural points, at least two of the color space components are combined to produce a respective aggregate value. The image is processed to convert at least some of the points of the image based on the calculated aggregate values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Dan L. Dalton, Daniel Bloom, David Staudacher
  • Publication number: 20110097000
    Abstract: Face-detection processing methods, image processing devices, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one arrangement, a face-detection processing method includes accessing image data of a plurality of images to be processed for detection of human faces in the images, determining whether or not to use skin-detection processing for face-detection processing of individual ones of the images, and in accordance with the determining, performing the face-detection processing of one of the images using the skin-detection processing to detect human faces in the one of the images and performing the face-detection processing of another of the images without using the skin-detection processing to detect human faces in the another of the images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Bloom, Clay Jessen
  • Publication number: 20110077480
    Abstract: Devices and methods for automatic monitoring of fluid of a patient are disclosed, comprising a patient line, a transfer disk which receives the fluid and controllably transfers the fluid to test substrates, and a sensor disk which houses the test substrates. The sterile transfer disk may be configured to maintain the sterility of the patient sampling assembly while transferring samples to non-sterile components, such as the sensor disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: IntelliDx, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Bloom, Nicholas A. Nelson, Morten J. Jensen, Laurence R. Shea, Edward Paul Donlon, Joseph Anthony Vivolo, Stuart Taylor
  • Publication number: 20110044545
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that determine a largest patch size to traverse a digital image, analyze the digital image to detect one or more first objects of a size approximately the same as the largest patch size, and discontinue analyzing the digital image when the digital image includes the first object(s) of a size approximately the same as the largest patch size. The patch size is decremented to progressively smaller patch sizes if the first object(s) of a size approximately the same as the largest patch size is not detected and the digital image is further analyzed to detect one or more first objects of a size approximately the same as the smaller patch size until the first object(s) are detected or the patch size is decremented below a predetermined smallest size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Clay Jessen, Daniel Bloom, Darryl Greig