Patents by Inventor F. Gregory Close

F. Gregory Close 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).

  • Automatic target detection process
    Patent number: 5233541
    Abstract: A novel data processing technique is provided for detecting, locating and identifying targets from a plurality of images generated by an imaging sensor such as an imaging lidar system. The present invention employs physical models of signals produced by target objects of interest. Such a model based detection system globally processes frames of data to determine the existence and location of component elements that characterize the target being modeled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1993
    Assignee: Kaman Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas L. Corwin, Henry R. Richardson, Stanley D. Kuo, Tom A. Stefanick, R. Norris Keeler, Kent Pflibsen, Lonnie K. Calmes, F. Gregory Close, Michael V. Finn