Patents by Inventor Jon M. Nowick

Jon M. Nowick 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).

  • Person detection in a marine environment
    Patent number: 10372976
    Abstract: An object detection system for a marine vessel having at least one marine drive includes at least one image sensor positioned on the marine vessel and configured to capture an image of a marine environment on or around the marine vessel, and a processor. The object detection system further includes an image scanning module executable on the processor that receives the image as input. The image scanning module includes an artificial neural network trained to detect patterns within the image of the marine environment associated with one or more predefined objects, and to output detection information regarding a presence or absence of the one or more predefined objects within the image of the marine environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Troy J. Kollmann, Jon M. Nowick
  • PERSON DETECTION IN A MARINE ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20170323154
    Abstract: An object detection system for a marine vessel having at least one marine drive includes at least one image sensor positioned on the marine vessel and configured to capture an image of a marine environment on or around the marine vessel, and a processor. The object detection system further includes an image scanning module executable on the processor that receives the image as input. The image scanning module includes an artificial neural network trained to detect patterns within the image of the marine environment associated with one or more predefined objects, and to output detection information regarding a presence or absence of the one or more predefined objects within the image of the marine environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Troy J. Kollmann, Jon M. Nowick