Patents by Inventor Douglas J. Martin

Douglas J. Martin 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: 9417286
    Abstract: A system and method for image enhancement associated with scan generators is provided. For example, a source stimulates a device under test (DUT) at electrical interconnects. An internal clock of the DUT is synchronized with the scan rate of the source to reduce the noise of the output signal and enhance a resultant image. A phase adjustment is effected to further reduce the noise in the signal. The synchronization and the phase adjustment seek to ensure that the data is collected at uniform times relative to the reference signal and thereby reduce the noise introduced into the system, by such offsets. Post-scan processing increases the signal-to-noise ratio through averaging techniques. Using a pixel overlay algorithm the averaged data is transformed into a 2-D array and the image of the DUT reconstructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Douglas J Martin, Adam Duncan, Fred Barsun
  • Publication number: 20140331098
    Abstract: A system and method for image enhancement associated with scan generators is provided. For example, a source stimulates a device under test (DUT) at electrical interconnects. An internal clock of the DUT is synchronized with the scan rate of the source to reduce the noise of the output signal and enhance a resultant image. A phase adjustment is effected to further reduce the noise in the signal. The synchronization and the phase adjustment seek to ensure that the data is collected at uniform times relative to the reference signal and thereby reduce the noise introduced into the system, by such offsets. Post-scan processing increases the signal-to-noise ratio through averaging techniques. Using a pixel overlay algorithm the averaged data is transformed into a 2-D array and the image of the DUT reconstructed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Douglas J. Martin, Adam Duncan, Fred Barsun
  • Patent number: 6839432
    Abstract: A phone protector and storage case for protecting and holding a cellular phone. The phone protector and storage case includes a housing having a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The front wall has a top half and a bottom half. The top half comprises a door extending into the top wall and the side walls. A hinge hingedly couples the door to the first side wall. The door is selectively positioned between an open position and a closed position. A cellular phone is removably positionable in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Inventor: Douglas J. Martin