Patents by Inventor David DARSON

David DARSON 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).

  • Patent number: 11451722
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for acquiring an image by an imager (20) comprising a matrix of pixels configured to generate an electric response when exposed to an incident light flux travelling through an optical path (21) in which is arranged a wavefront correction element (22), comprising the following steps: 1) initiating the exposure of the pixels to the incident light flux; 2) for a plurality of iterations during the exposure: 2.1) non-destructive reading of the electric responses of pixels of a region of interest; 2.2) determining an evolution of the spatial distribution of pixels in logarithmic mode previous iteration with respect to the previous iteration; 2.3) based on said evolution, establishing a command for the wavefront correction element (22) in order to correct the wavefront; 2.4) configuring the wavefront correction element, 3) reading the electric responses of the pixels resulting in an image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, SORBONNE UNIVERSITE, ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE, UNIVERSITE DE PARIS, UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE, OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
    Inventors: David Darson, Julien Dubois, Francois Colas
  • Publication number: 20210352229
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for acquiring an image by an imager (20) comprising a matrix of pixels configured to generate an electric response when exposed to an incident light flux travelling through an optical path (21) in which is arranged a wavefront correction element (22), comprising the following steps: 1) initiating the exposure of the pixels to the incident light flux; 2) for a plurality of iterations during the exposure: 2.1) non-destructive reading of the electric responses of pixels of a region of interest; 2.2) determining an evolution of the spatial distribution of pixels in logarithmic mode previous iteration with respect to the previous iteration; 2.3) based on said evolution, establishing a command for the wavefront correction element (22) in order to correct the wavefront; 2.4) configuring the wavefront correction element, 3) reading the electric responses of the pixels resulting in an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: David DARSON, Julien DUBOIS, Francois COLAS
  • Patent number: 10924687
    Abstract: High dynamic range (HDR) images are generated on the basis of a plurality of images obtained by non-destructive reading of an image sensor, called NDRO images. An HDR image generation method includes: the determination of a criterion of desired quality for the HDR image; at least two non-destructive readings of the sensor delivering at least two successive NDRO images; the selection, as a function of the criterion of desired quality, of the first and of the last NDRO image to be used to generate the HDR image; the generation of the HDR image on the basis of information extracted from a series of successive NDRO images starting with the first and terminating with the last NDRO image to be used; the storage of a single image at one and the same time throughout the entire HDR generation phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, SORBONNE UNIVERSITE, UNIVERSITE PARIS DIDEROT—PARIS 7, ECOLE NORMALE SUPERIEURE, UNIVERSITE DE BOURGOGNE
    Inventors: David Darson, Julien Dubois, Barthélémy Heyrman, Dominique Ginhac, Mustapha Bouderbane
  • Publication number: 20190379817
    Abstract: High dynamic range (HDR) images are generated on the basis of a plurality of images obtained by non-destructive reading of an image sensor, called NDRO images. An HDR image generation method includes: the determination of a criterion of desired quality for the HDR image; at least two non-destructive readings of the sensor delivering at least two successive NDRO images; the selection, as a function of the criterion of desired quality, of the first and of the last NDRO image to be used to generate the HDR image; the generation of the HDR image on the basis of information extracted from a series of successive NDRO images starting with the first and terminating with the last NDRO image to be used; the storage of a single image at one and the same time throughout the entire HDR generation phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicants: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 Diderot Valorisation, Ecole Normale Superieure de Paris, Université de Bourgogne
    Inventors: David DARSON, Julien DUBOIS, Barthélémy HEYRMAN, Dominique GINHAC, Mustapha BOUDERBANE