Patents by Inventor Jacqueline J. LeMoigne-Stewart

Jacqueline J. LeMoigne-Stewart 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 extraction of planetary image features
    Patent number: 8355579
    Abstract: A method for the extraction of Lunar data and/or planetary features is provided. The feature extraction method can include one or more image processing techniques, including, but not limited to, a watershed segmentation and/or the generalized Hough Transform. According to some embodiments, the feature extraction method can include extracting features, such as, small rocks. According to some embodiments, small rocks can be extracted by applying a watershed segmentation algorithm to the Canny gradient. According to some embodiments, applying a watershed segmentation algorithm to the Canny gradient can allow regions that appear as close contours in the gradient to be segmented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: The United states of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Jacqueline J. LeMoigne-Stewart, Giulia Troglio, Jon A. Benediktsson, Sebastiano B. Serpico, Gabriele Moser
  • AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION OF PLANETARY IMAGE FEATURES
    Publication number: 20110026832
    Abstract: A method for the extraction of Lunar data and/or planetary features is provided. The feature extraction method can include one or more image processing techniques, including, but not limited to, a watershed segmentation and/or the generalized Hough Transform. According to some embodiments, the feature extraction method can include extracting features, such as, small rocks. According to some embodiments, small rocks can be extracted by applying a watershed segmentation algorithm to the Canny gradient. According to some embodiments, applying a watershed segmentation algorithm to the Canny gradient can allow regions that appear as close contours in the gradient to be segmented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Jacqueline J. LeMoigne-Stewart, Giulia Troglio, Jon A. Benediktsson, Sebastiano B. Serpico, Gabriele Moses