Patents by Inventor Edward Brandstetter
Edward Brandstetter 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).
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Patent number: 11682314Abstract: An imaging system for a moving vehicle aggregates pre-existing data with sensor data to provide an image of the surrounding environment in real-time. The pre-existing data are combined with data from one or more 3-D sensors, and 2-D information from a camera, to create a scene model that is rendered for display. The system accepts data from a 3-D sensor, transforms the data into a 3-D data structure, fuses the pre-existing scene data with the 3-D data structure and 2-D image data from a 2-D sensor to create a combined scene model, and renders the combined scene model for display. The system may also weight aspects of data from first and second sensors to select at least one aspect from the first sensor and another aspect from the second sensor; wherein fusing the pre-existing scene data with the sensor data uses the selected aspect from the first sensor and the selected aspect from the second sensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATIONInventors: Jack Philip Cross, William Edward Brandstetter, III, Igor Valigura, Justin Michael Bode, Damien Bruno Jourdan, David McMartin Howard, Rodney Lee Pickens, Timothy L. Sweet, Joshua D. Gleason, Joseph H. Hansen, Jr.
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Publication number: 20210335139Abstract: An imaging system for a moving vehicle aggregates pre-existing data with sensor data to provide an image of the surrounding environment in real-time. The pre-existing data are combined with data from one or more 3-D sensors, and 2-D information from a camera, to create a scene model that is rendered for display. The system accepts data from a 3-D sensor, transforms the data into a 3-D data structure, fuses the pre-existing scene data with the 3-D data structure and 2-D image data from a 2-D sensor to create a combined scene model, and renders the combined scene model for display. The system may also weight aspects of data from first and second sensors to select at least one aspect from the first sensor and another aspect from the second sensor; wherein fusing the pre-existing scene data with the sensor data uses the selected aspect from the first sensor and the selected aspect from the second sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATIONInventors: Jack Philip Cross, William Edward Brandstetter, III, Igor Valigura, Justin Michael Bode, Damien Bruno Jourdan, David McMartin Howard, Rodney Lee Pickens, Timothy L. Sweet, Joshua D. Gleason, Joseph H. Hansen, JR.
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Patent number: 11056012Abstract: An imaging system for a moving vehicle aggregates pre-existing data with sensor data to provide an image of the surrounding environment in real-time. The pre-existing data are combined with data from one or more 3-D sensors, and 2-D information from a camera, to create a scene model that is rendered for display. The system accepts data from a 3-D sensor, transforms the data into a 3-D data structure, fuses the pre-existing scene data with the 3-D data structure and 2-D image data from a 2-D sensor to create a combined scene model, and renders the combined scene model for display. The system may also weight aspects of data from first and second sensors to select at least one aspect from the first sensor and another aspect from the second sensor; wherein fusing the pre-existing scene data with the sensor data uses the selected aspect from the first sensor and the selected aspect from the second sensor.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATIONInventors: Jack Philip Cross, William Edward Brandstetter, III, Igor Valigura, Justin Michael Bode, Damien Bruno Jourdan, David McMartin Howard, Rodney Lee Pickens, Timothy L. Sweet, Joshua D. Gleason, Joseph H. Hansen, Jr.
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Publication number: 20190355266Abstract: An imaging system for a moving vehicle aggregates pre-existing data with sensor data to provide an image of the surrounding environment in real-time. The pre-existing data are combined with data from one or more 3-D sensors, and 2-D information from a camera, to create a scene model that is rendered for display. The system accepts data from a 3-D sensor, transforms the data into a 3-D data structure, fuses the pre-existing scene data with the 3-D data structure and 2-D image data from a 2-D sensor to create a combined scene model, and renders the combined scene model for display. The system may also weight aspects of data from first and second sensors to select at least one aspect from the first sensor and another aspect from the second sensor; wherein fusing the pre-existing scene data with the sensor data uses the selected aspect from the first sensor and the selected aspect from the second sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATIONInventors: Jack Philip Cross, William Edward Brandstetter, III, Igor Valigura, Justin Michael Bode, Damien Bruno Jourdan, David McMartin Howard, Rodney Lee Pickens, Timothy L. Sweet, Joshua D. Gleason, Joseph H. Hansen, Jr.
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Patent number: 10410531Abstract: An imaging system for a moving vehicle aggregates pre-existing data with sensor data to provide an image of the surrounding environment in real-time. The pre-existing data are combined with data from one or more 3-D sensors, and 2-D information from a camera, to create a scene model that is rendered for display. The system accepts data from a 3-D sensor, transforms the data into a 3-D data structure, fuses the pre-existing scene data with the 3-D data structure and 2-D image data from a 2-D sensor to create a combined scene model, and renders the combined scene model for display. The system may also weight aspects of data from first and second sensors to select at least one aspect from the first sensor and another aspect from the second sensor; wherein fusing the pre-existing scene data with the sensor data uses the selected aspect from the first sensor and the selected aspect from the second sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATIONInventors: Jack Philip Cross, William Edward Brandstetter, III, Igor Valigura, Justin Michael Bode, Damien Bruno Jourdan, David McMartin Howard, Rodney Lee Pickens, Timothy L. Sweet, Joshua D. Gleason, Joseph H. Hansen, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170345321Abstract: An imaging system for a moving vehicle aggregates pre-existing data with sensor data to provide an image of the surrounding environment in real-time. The pre-existing data are combined with data from one or more 3-D sensors, and 2-D information from a camera, to create a scene model that is rendered for display. The system accepts data from a 3-D sensor, transforms the data into a 3-D data structure, fuses the pre-existing scene data with the 3-D data structure and 2-D image data from a 2-D sensor to create a combined scene model, and renders the combined scene model for display. The system may also weight aspects of data from first and second sensors to select at least one aspect from the first sensor and another aspect from the second sensor; wherein fusing the pre-existing scene data with the sensor data uses the selected aspect from the first sensor and the selected aspect from the second sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2015Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATIONInventors: Jack Philip Cross, William Edward Brandstetter, III, Igor Valigura, Justin Michael Bode, Damien Bruno Jourdan, David McMartin Howard, Rodney Lee Pickens, Timothy L. Sweet, Joshua D. Gleason, Joseph H. Hansen, Jr.
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Patent number: 5706597Abstract: A point of purchase display that has a horizontal base formed of thermoplastic material and an upright riser can be stored and shipped in a compact state and set up without the use of tools at the location where the display is used. The riser is formed from a flat sheet of cardboard with score lines for folding. The score lines can permit the riser to be attached to the base and folded under the base for storage and shipping and then allow the riser to be pivoted to an upright position where the riser is held in place. Various embodiments of the three-dimensional display are described and illustrated.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 1996Date of Patent: January 13, 1998Inventor: Edward Brandstetter
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Patent number: 5581923Abstract: A point of purchase display that has a horizontal base formed of thermoplastic material and an upright riser can be stored and shipped in a compact state and set up without the use of tools at the location where the display is used. The riser is formed from a flat sheet of cardboard with score lines for folding. The score lines can permit the riser to be attached to the base and folded under the base for storage and shipping and then allow the riser to be pivoted to an upright position where the riser is held in place. Various embodiments of the three-dimensional display are described and illustrated.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1994Date of Patent: December 10, 1996Inventor: Edward Brandstetter