Patents by Inventor James R. Yde

James R. Yde 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).

  • Pixel designator for small objects
    Patent number: 5479526
    Abstract: A targeting system which receives input data from two sources having different video characteristics. The apparatus includes a multiple-pass centroid eroder, which operates at a multiple of the video input rate. The apparatus identifies "hot spots," i.e., potential targets, and uses the identified potential targets from the two video sources to correlate targeting of submodules producing the two video signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1995
    Assignee: Martin Marietta
    Inventors: Richard W. Benton, Richard M. Rudy, James R. Yde