Patents by Inventor Eric Michael Gros

Eric Michael Gros 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: 11315272
    Abstract: The present approach relates to an automatic and efficient motion plan for a drone to collect and save a qualified dataset that may be used to improve reconstruction of 3D models using the acquired data. The present architecture provides an automatic image processing context, eliminating low quality images and providing improved image data for point cloud generation and texture mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ming-Ching Chang, Junli Ping, Eric Michael Gros, Arpit Jain, Peter Henry Tu
  • Patent number: 11145051
    Abstract: The present approach relates to the use of a point cloud of an object to initialize or seed a space carving technique used to generate a 3D model of the object. In one implementation, feature matching is performed on 2D images, with matched features constituting the points of a point cloud model. The point cloud generated in this manner, is one input of a foreground/background segmentation algorithm, which generates a set of segmented 2D images used by a space carving routine to generate a 3D model of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, Junli Ping, Arpit Jain, Ming-Ching Chang, Peter Henry Tu
  • Patent number: 10755407
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating deep learning training data with an imaging system. In one embodiment, a method for an imaging system comprises performing a scan of a subject to acquire imaging data, training a deep neural network on the imaging data to obtain updates to the deep neural network, and transmitting the updates to a server for training a central deep neural network. In this way, imaging data may be leveraged for training and developing global deep learning models without transmitting the imaging data itself, thereby preserving patient privacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, David Erik Chevalier
  • Publication number: 20200258207
    Abstract: The present approach relates to the use of a point cloud of an object to initialize or seed a space carving technique used to generate a 3D model of the object. In one implementation, feature matching is performed on 2D images, with matched features constituting the points of a point cloud model. The point cloud generated in this manner, is one input of a foreground/background segmentation algorithm, which generates a set of segmented 2D images used by a space carving routine to generate a 3D model of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, Junli Ping, Arpit Jain, Ming-Ching Chang, Peter Henry Tu
  • Patent number: 10679338
    Abstract: The present approach relates to the use of a point cloud of an object to initialize or seed a space carving technique used to generate a 3D model of the object. In one implementation, feature matching is performed on 2D images, with matched features constituting the points of a point cloud model. The point cloud generated in this manner, is one input of a foreground/background segmentation algorithm, which generates a set of segmented 2D images used by a space carving routine to generate a 3D model of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, Junli Ping, Arpit Jain, Ming-Ching Chang, Peter Henry Tu
  • Patent number: 10679346
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for capturing deep learning training data from imaging systems. In one embodiment, a method for an imaging system comprises performing a scan of a subject to acquire imaging data, inputting the imaging data to a deep neural network, displaying an output of the deep neural network and an image reconstructed from the imaging data, and transmitting an intermediate representation of the imaging data generated by the deep neural network to a server for training a central deep neural network. In this way, imaging data may be leveraged for training and developing global deep learning models without transmitting the imaging data itself, thereby preserving patient privacy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, David Erik Chevalier
  • Publication number: 20200175703
    Abstract: The present approach relates to an automatic and efficient motion plan for a drone to collect and save a qualified dataset that may be used to improve reconstruction of 3D models using the acquired data. The present architecture provides an automatic image processing context, eliminating low quality images and providing improved image data for point cloud generation and texture mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Ming-Ching Chang, Junli Ping, Eric Michael Gros, Arpit Jain, Peter Henry Tu
  • Patent number: 10618168
    Abstract: A robotic system includes a processing system comprising at least one processor. The processor generates a plan to monitor the asset. The plan comprises one or more tasks to be performed by the at least one robot. The processor receives sensor data from at least one sensor indicating one or more characteristics of the asset. The processor adjusts the plan to monitor the asset by adjusting or adding one or more tasks to the plan based on one or both of the quality of the acquired data or a potential defect of the asset. The adjusted plan causes the at least one robot to acquire additional data related to the asset when executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, Huan Tan, Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Charles Burton Theurer
  • Patent number: 10600194
    Abstract: The present approach relates to an automatic and efficient motion plan for a drone to collect and save a qualified dataset that may be used to improve reconstruction of 3D models using the acquired data. The present architecture provides an automatic image processing context, eliminating low quality images and providing improved image data for point cloud generation and texture mapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ming-Ching Chang, Junli Ping, Eric Michael Gros, Arpit Jain, Peter Henry Tu
  • Publication number: 20190236773
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating deep learning training data with an imaging system. In one embodiment, a method for an imaging system comprises performing a scan of a subject to acquire imaging data, training a deep neural network on the imaging data to obtain updates to the deep neural network, and transmitting the updates to a server for training a central deep neural network. In this way, imaging data may be leveraged for training and developing global deep learning models without transmitting the imaging data itself, thereby preserving patient privacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, David Erik Chevalier
  • Publication number: 20190236774
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for capturing deep learning training data from imaging systems. In one embodiment, a method for an imaging system comprises performing a scan of a subject to acquire imaging data, inputting the imaging data to a deep neural network, displaying an output of the deep neural network and an image reconstructed from the imaging data, and transmitting an intermediate representation of the imaging data generated by the deep neural network to a server for training a central deep neural network. In this way, imaging data may be leveraged for training and developing global deep learning models without transmitting the imaging data itself, thereby preserving patient privacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, David Erik Chevalier
  • Publication number: 20190066317
    Abstract: The present approach relates to an automatic and efficient motion plan for a drone to collect and save a qualified dataset that may be used to improve reconstruction of 3D models using the acquired data. The present architecture provides an automatic image processing context, eliminating low quality images and providing improved image data for point cloud generation and texture mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Ming-Ching Chang, Junli Ping, Eric Michael Gros, Arpit Jain, Peter Henry Tu
  • Publication number: 20190066283
    Abstract: The present approach relates to the use of a point cloud of an object to initialize or seed a space carving technique used to generate a 3D model of the object. In one implementation, feature matching is performed on 2D images, with matched features constituting the points of a point cloud model. The point cloud generated in this manner, is one input of a foreground/background segmentation algorithm, which generates a set of segmented 2D images used by a space carving routine to generate a 3D model of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, Junli Ping, Arpit Jain, Ming-Ching Chang, Peter Henry Tu
  • Publication number: 20170326729
    Abstract: A robotic system includes a processing system comprising at least one processor. The processor generates a plan to monitor the asset. The plan comprises one or more tasks to be performed by the at least one robot. The processor receives sensor data from at least one sensor indicating one or more characteristics of the asset. The processor adjusts the plan to monitor the asset by adjusting or adding one or more tasks to the plan based on one or both of the quality of the acquired data or a potential defect of the asset. The adjusted plan causes the at least one robot to acquire additional data related to the asset when executed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Michael Gros, Huan Tan, Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Charles Burton Theurer