Patents by Inventor John Thiel

John Thiel 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).

  • Patent number: 10474895
    Abstract: A system for automated mosaic-based vector editing comprising a mosaic imaging server that assembles image tiles to form larger image mosaics while correcting the image tiles for tonality and other visual characteristics, a vector analysis server that analyzes vector information, a routing calculation server that calculates routes from the vector information, and a rendering engine that produces visualizations from the routing information, and a method for image mosaic creation and correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: DigitalGlobe, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Tang, John Thiel, David Neckels
  • Publication number: 20190180102
    Abstract: A system for automated mosaic-based vector editing comprising a mosaic imaging server that assembles image tiles to form larger image mosaics while correcting the image tiles for tonality and other visual characteristics, a vector analysis server that analyzes vector information, a routing calculation server that calculates routes from the vector information, and a rendering engine that produces visualizations from the routing information, and a method for image mosaic creation and correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Tang, John Thiel, David Neckels
  • Patent number: 10121074
    Abstract: A system for automated mosaic-based vector editing comprising a mosaic imaging server that assembles image tiles to form larger image mosaics while correcting the image tiles for tonality and other visual characteristics, a vector analysis server that analyzes vector information, a routing calculation server that calculates routes from the vector information, and a rendering engine that produces visualizations from the routing information, and a method for image mosaic creation and correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: DIGITALGLOBE, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Tang, John Thiel, David Neckels
  • Publication number: 20180268732
    Abstract: A system and method for annotating written materials with phonetic information to indicate correct pronunciation is presented. The system and method of the present invention uses color and makes changes to the standard shapes of letters to indicate the phoneme a letter or group of letters represent. The system and method of the present invention does not add letters, remove letters, or alter the appearance of letters to an extent that would render the written materials unreadable or unrecognizable to a person unfamiliar with the system and method of the present invention. Thus, the system and method of the present invention preserves the overall appearance of written materials while providing additional information that allows a reader trained in the system and method of the present invention to correctly pronounce those written materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventor: John Thiel
  • Publication number: 20170300749
    Abstract: A system for automated mosaic-based vector editing comprising a mosaic imaging server that assembles image tiles to form larger image mosaics while correcting the image tiles for tonality and other visual characteristics, a vector analysis server that analyzes vector information, a routing calculation server that calculates routes from the vector information, and a rendering engine that produces visualizations from the routing information, and a method for image mosaic creation and correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew Tang, John Thiel, David Neckels
  • Publication number: 20160370032
    Abstract: A heliostat array having a variable field density for use in a concentrating solar power (CSP) plant. Heliostats are arranged into subgroups and configured to track the sun and reflect light to a receiver tower. Heliostats are deployed onto structures, wherein the structures can be arranged in rows separated by a service gap. The structures can comprise cross members that can be varied in size. By altering the size of cross members in a structure, heliostats in one row can be deployed farther apart or closer together than heliostats in a different row. Heliostat field density can vary with distance from the receiver tower, wherein heliostats close to the receiver are more tightly packed and heliostats further from the receiver are spaced farther apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: eSolar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Slack, John Thiel
  • Publication number: 20150339530
    Abstract: A system for automated mosaic-based vector editing comprising a mosaic imaging server that assembles image tiles to form larger image mosaics while correcting the image tiles for tonality and other visual characteristics, a vector analysis server that analyzes vector information, a routing calculation server that calculates routes from the vector information, and a rendering engine that produces visualizations from the routing information, and a method for image mosaic creation and correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: David Neckels, Matthew Tang, John Thiel
  • Patent number: D822099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Inventor: John Thiel