Patents by Inventor John Rodrigue Kouns

John Rodrigue Kouns 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).

  • Optical filter opacity control in motion picture capture
    Patent number: 10630908
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for and method of frequency prefiltering comprising a camera shutter capable of continuously variable illumination during a single exposure of the sensor. The shutter comprises a continuously variable exposure effector which in disposed in an image path, either in front of a lens or between a lens and a sensor. The system for frequency prefiltering further comprises a synchronization cable that synchronizes a drive system with a sensor or with film. The shutter further comprises a postfilter. The postfilter comprises a digital finite impulse response convolutional filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: RED.COM, LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Davis, John Rodrigue Kouns
  • OPTICAL FILTER OPACITY CONTROL IN MOTION PICTURE CAPTURE
    Publication number: 20190141227
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for and method of frequency prefiltering comprising a camera shutter capable of continuously variable illumination during a single exposure of the sensor. The shutter comprises a continuously variable exposure effector which in disposed in an image path, either in front of a lens or between a lens and a sensor. The system for frequency prefiltering further comprises a synchronization cable that synchronizes a drive system with a sensor or with film. The shutter further comprises a postfilter. The postfilter comprises a digital finite impulse response convolutional filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Davis, John Rodrigue Kouns
  • Optical filter opacity control for reducing temporal aliasing in motion picture capture
    Patent number: 10129484
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for and method of frequency prefiltering comprising a camera shutter capable of continuously variable illumination during a single exposure of the sensor. The shutter comprises a continuously variable exposure effector which in disposed in an image path, either in front of a lens or between a lens and a sensor. The system for frequency prefiltering further comprises a synchronization cable that synchronizes a drive system with a sensor or with film. The shutter further comprises a postfilter. The postfilter comprises a digital finite impulse response convolutional filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: RED.COM LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Davis, John Rodrigue Kouns
  • OPTICAL FILTER OPACITY CONTROL FOR REDUCING TEMPORAL ALIASING IN MOTION PICTURE CAPTURE
    Publication number: 20170257549
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for and method of frequency prefiltering comprising a camera shutter capable of continuously variable illumination during a single exposure of the sensor. The shutter comprises a continuously variable exposure effector which in disposed in an image path, either in front of a lens or between a lens and a sensor. The system for frequency prefiltering further comprises a synchronization cable that synchronizes a drive system with a sensor or with film. The shutter further comprises a postfilter. The postfilter comprises a digital finite impulse response convolutional filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Davis, John Rodrigue Kouns
  • Optical filter opacity control for reducing temporal aliasing in motion picture capture
    Patent number: 9686474
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for and method of frequency prefiltering comprising a camera shutter capable of continuously variable illumination during a single exposure of the sensor. The shutter comprises a continuously variable exposure effector which in disposed in an image path, either in front of a lens or between a lens and a sensor. The system for frequency prefiltering further comprises a synchronization cable that synchronizes a drive system with a sensor or with film. The shutter further comprises a postfilter. The postfilter comprises a digital finite impulse response convolutional filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: RED.COM, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Davis, John Rodrigue Kouns
  • OPTICAL FILTER OPACITY CONTROL FOR REDUCING TEMPORAL ALIASING IN MOTION PICTURE CAPTURE
    Publication number: 20150181098
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for and method of frequency prefiltering comprising a camera shutter capable of continuously variable illumination during a single exposure of the sensor. The shutter comprises a continuously variable exposure effector which in disposed in an image path, either in front of a lens or between a lens and a sensor. The system for frequency prefiltering further comprises a synchronization cable that synchronizes a drive system with a sensor or with film. The shutter further comprises a postfilter. The postfilter comprises a digital finite impulse response convolutional filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Davis, John Rodrigue Kouns
  • Optical filter opacity control for reducing temporal aliasing in motion picture capture
    Patent number: 8908081
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for and method of frequency prefiltering comprising a camera shutter capable of continuously variable illumination during a single exposure of the sensor. The shutter comprises a continuously variable exposure effector which in disposed in an image path, either in front of a lens or between a lens and a sensor. The system for frequency prefiltering further comprises a synchronization cable that synchronizes a drive system with a sensor or with film. The shutter further comprises a postfilter. The postfilter comprises a digital finite impulse response convolutional filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Red.Com, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Davis, John Rodrigue Kouns
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED MOTION PICTURE CAMERAS
    Publication number: 20120062845
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system for and method of frequency prefiltering comprising a camera shutter capable of continuously variable illumination during a single exposure of the sensor. The shutter comprises a continuously variable exposure effector which in disposed in an image path, either in front of a lens or between a lens and a sensor. The system for frequency prefiltering further comprises a synchronization cable that synchronizes a drive system with a sensor or with film. The shutter further comprises a postfilter. The postfilter comprises a digital finite impulse response convolutional filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: TESSIVE LLC
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Davis, John Rodrigue Kouns