Patents by Inventor John Malas

John Malas 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 for registration of partially-overlapped aerial imagery using a reduced search space methodology with hybrid similarity measures
    Patent number: 10460458
    Abstract: A method for registration of partially-overlapped images, comprises (a) performing noise reduction and feature extraction in a reference image and an unregistered image; (b) determining a template size using a phase transition methodology for a sufficiently-sampled finite data set; (c) identifying a template region in the reference image; (d) performing a wide angle estimation of the reference image and the unregistered image; (e) performing orientation and translation of the reference image and the unregistered image; (f) performing a search space reduction of the reference image and the unregistered image; (g) performing a coarse angle estimation of the reference image and the unregistered image; (h) performing orientation of the reference image and the unregistered image of the coarse angle estimation; and (i) performing a fine angle estimation and registration of the reference image and the unregistered image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Mohammad I. Vakil, John Malas
  • Radar signature database validation for automatic target recognition
    Patent number: 8350749
    Abstract: A method for testing and/or validating the suitability of a multi-radar signature database to be used on radar systems having automatic target recognition. The database may include measured field data and/or modeled synthetic data. The technique allows field data to be compared to the synthetic data using modal mutual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: John Malas, Krishna Pasala, Usha M. Pasala, legal representative