Patents by Inventor George E. Kechter

George E. Kechter 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).

  • Method and apparatus for producing three dimensional shapes
    Publication number: 20040230545
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically producing data representative of a modified head shape from data representative of a deformed head is provided. The method includes a step of processing captured data for the deformed head utilizing Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to generate PCA data representative of the deformed head. The method also includes the steps of providing the PCA data as input to a neural network; and utilizing the neural network to process the PCA data to provide data representative of a corresponding modified head shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Applicant: CRANIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy R. Littlefield, Jeanne K. Pomatto, George E. Kechter
  • In-ground pipeline monitoring
    Patent number: 6785618
    Abstract: A method for monitoring sound in an in-ground pipeline via at least first and second in-ground acoustic sensors wherein the first in-ground acoustic sensor is in contact with the in-ground pipeline and the second in-ground acoustic sensor is spaced from both the first in-ground acoustic sensor and the in-ground pipeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Gas Research Institute
    Inventors: George E. Kechter, Vangal K. Narendran, Robert B. Francini, Brian N. Leis
  • In-ground pipeline monitoring
    Publication number: 20020149488
    Abstract: A method for monitoring sound in an in-ground pipeline via at least first and second in-ground acoustic sensors wherein the first in-ground acoustic sensor is in contact with the in-ground pipeline and the second in-ground acoustic sensor is spaced from both the first in-ground acoustic sensor and the in-ground pipeline.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2001
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: George E. Kechter, Vangal K. Narendran, Robert B. Francini, Brian N. Leis