Patents by Inventor James D. Orrell, III

James D. Orrell, III 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).

  • Apparatus and methods for infrared calorimetric measurements
    Patent number: 6835574
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for performing calorimetry. The apparatus include optical devices for detecting thermal processes and multiwell sample plates for supporting samples for use with such optical devices. The methods include measurement strategies and data processing techniques for reducing noise in measurements of thermal processes. The apparatus and methods may be particularly suitable for extracting thermal data from small differential measurements made using an infrared camera and for monitoring chemical and physiological processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: FLIR Systems Boston, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy C. Neilson, Michael R. Sweeney, James D. Orrell, III, Michael W. Oster, John M. Hopkins, Marc Samson
  • Apparatus and methods for infrared calorimetric measurements
    Patent number: 6821787
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for performing calorimetry. The apparatus include optical devices for detecting thermal processes and multiwell sample plates for supporting samples for use with such optical devices. The methods include measurement strategies and data processing techniques for reducing noise in measurements of thermal processes. The apparatus and methods may be particularly suitable for extracting thermal data from small differential measurements made using an infrared camera and for monitoring chemical and physiological processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: Thermogenic Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy C. Neilson, Michael R. Sweeney, James D. Orrell, III, Marc Sampson, John M. Hopkins, Michael W. Oster
  • System for reading data glyphs
    Patent number: 6298171
    Abstract: A high speed system for locating and decoding glyphs on documents is disclosed. The system includes acquiring one or more images of a document containing a glyph. One-dimensional projections of the images are correlated against a reference function to locate the glyph in the images. The position of the glyph is refined by correlating against a kernel designed to have a maximum response when aligned over a corner of the glyph. Symbols in the glyph are decoded utilizing a kernel which generates a positive response for one symbol type and a negative response for the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Inventors: Christopher W. Lorton, James C. Griner, Creed F. Jones, III, Richard P. Williams, Larry Rystrom, James D. Orrell, III
  • System for reading data glyphs
    Patent number: 6078698
    Abstract: A high speed system for locating and decoding glyphs on documents is disclosed. The system includes acquiring one or more images of a document containing a glyph. One-dimensional projections of the images are correlated against a reference function to locate the glyph in the images. The position of the glyph is refined by correlating against a kernel designed to have a maximum response when aligned over a corner of the glyph. Symbols in the glyph are decoded utilizing a kernel which generates a positive response for one symbol type and a negative response for the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Flir Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher W. Lorton, James C. Griner, Creed F. Jones, III, Richard P. Williams, Larry Rystrom, James D. Orrell, III