Patents by Inventor Dominic J. Benford

Dominic J. Benford 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).

  • Apparatus for ultrasensitive long-wave imaging cameras
    Patent number: 8912494
    Abstract: An apparatus for ultrasensitive long-wave imaging cameras is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a filter configured to allow high frequencies of interest to pass through the filter. The apparatus also includes an antenna that is configured to receive the high frequencies of interest. The apparatus further includes a plurality of bolometers that are configured to measure data regarding the high frequencies of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics Space Administration
    Inventors: James A. Chervenak, Ari D. Brown, Edward J. Wollack, Dominic J. Benford
  • Reducing sensor and readout circuitry noise in digital domain using reference pixels
    Patent number: 8913844
    Abstract: An improved method for correcting for noise in the digital domain is disclosed. Reference pixel fast-varying components are extracted using a Hilbert-Huang Transform Real-Time Data Processing System (HHT-DPS-RT). The reference pixels are non-photon-detecting pixels in a sensor array. The fast-varying components of the reference pixels are processed in addition to the average over the remaining trend, facilitating additional noise correction for active pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics Space Administration
    Inventors: Katherine R. Heinzen, Semion Kizhner, Maxime Pinchinat, Thomas P. Flatley, Dominic J. Benford
  • REDUCING SENSOR AND READOUT CIRCUITRY NOISE IN DIGITAL DOMAIN USING REFERENCE PIXELS
    Publication number: 20130322781
    Abstract: An improved method for correcting for noise in the digital domain is disclosed. Reference pixel fast-varying components are extracted using a Hilbert-Huang Transform Real-Time Data Processing System (HHT-DPS-RT). The reference pixels are non-photon-detecting pixels in a sensor array. The fast-varying components of the reference pixels are processed in addition to the average over the remaining trend, facilitating additional noise correction for active pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Inventors: Katherine R. Heinzen, SEMION KIZHNER, Maxime Pinchinat, Thomas P. Flatley, Dominic J. Benford
  • APPARATUS FOR ULTRASENSITIVE LONG-WAVE IMAGING CAMERAS
    Publication number: 20130043394
    Abstract: An apparatus for ultrasensitive long-wave imaging cameras is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a filter configured to allow high frequencies of interest to pass through the filter. The apparatus also includes an antenna that is configured to receive the high frequencies of interest. The apparatus further includes a plurality of bolometers that are configured to measure data regarding the high frequencies of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Spac
    Inventors: James A. Chervenak, Ari D. Brown, Edward J. Wollack, Dominic J. Benford