Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Dykes McGee

Jeffrey Dykes McGee 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 use in flash detection
    Patent number: 8642961
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image of an area that includes the flash event, and determines a location of the flash event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: General Atomics
    Inventors: Robin Terry Snider, Jeffrey Dykes McGee, Michael Dale Perry
  • Apparatus and methods for use in flash detection
    Patent number: 8304729
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image of an area that includes the flash event, and determines a location of the flash event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: General Atomics
    Inventors: Robin Terry Snider, Jeffrey Dykes McGee, Michael Dale Perry
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE IN FLASH DETECTION
    Publication number: 20120001071
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image of an area that includes the flash event, and determines a location of the flash event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ATOMICS
    Inventors: Robin Terry SNIDER, Jeffrey Dykes MCGEE, Michael Dale PERRY
  • Apparatus and methods for use in flash detection
    Patent number: 7947954
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image of an area that includes the flash event, and determines a location of the flash event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: General Atomics
    Inventors: Robin Terry Snider, Jeffrey Dykes McGee, Michael Dale Perry
  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE IN FLASH DETECTION
    Publication number: 20110095187
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image of an area that includes the flash event, and determines a location of the flash event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ATOMICS
    Inventors: Robin Terry SNIDER, Jeffrey Dykes MCGEE, Michael Dale PERRY
  • Color condensation for image transformation and/or compression
    Patent number: 7796836
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods and systems for use in transforming content, such as multimedia content. Some embodiments provide method for use in image compression. These methods receive digital image data comprising a plurality of pixel data, separate the plurality of pixel data of the digital image data according to color components, condense the pixel data of the same color component defining a plurality of condensed pixel data each corresponding with a color component, cooperate the condensed pixel data defining representative image data, and transform the representative image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: General Atomics
    Inventor: Jeffrey Dykes McGee
  • Apparatus and methods for use in flash detection
    Patent number: 7732769
    Abstract: The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses that detect, classify and locate flash events. In some implementations, some of the methods detect a flash event, trigger an imaging system in response to detecting the flash event to capture an image of an area that includes the flash event, and determines a location of the flash event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: General Atomics
    Inventors: Robin Terry Snider, Jeffrey Dykes McGee, Michael Dale Perry