Patents by Inventor Konstantin Shkurko

Konstantin Shkurko 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: 11640013
    Abstract: A weather-detecting device (100) can include a substrate (102) and a detection region (106) exposed to an environment within which the weather-detecting device (100) is situated when in use. An array (110) of heating elements (112) can be mounted at a first side of the substrate (102), with at least one surface of each heating element (112) in the array (110) being positioned within the detection region (106). A controller can be electrically coupled to the array (110) of heating elements (112), and the controller can individually address each heating element (112) in the array (110) to selectively pass electrical current through each heating element (112).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Timothy John Garrett, Florian Solzbacher, Konstantin Shkurko
  • Publication number: 20200326456
    Abstract: A weather-detecting device (100) can include a substrate (102) and a detection region (106) exposed to an environment within which the weather-detecting device (100) is situated when in use. An array (110) of heating elements (112) can be mounted at a first side of the substrate (102), with at least one surface of each heating element (112) in the array (110) being positioned within the detection region (106). A controller can be electrically coupled to the array (110) of heating elements (112), and the controller can individually address each heating element (112) in the array (110) to selectively pass electrical current through each heating element (112).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy John Garrett, Florian Solzbacher, Konstantin Shkurko
  • Patent number: 10026163
    Abstract: A technology is described for identifying hydrometeors. A method includes receiving an image of a hydrometeor captured using a camera. The hydrometeor in the image can be identified and analyzed to determine characteristics associated with the hydrometeor. Environmental measurements recorded substantially contemporaneously with the image can be obtained from environmental sensors located in proximity to the camera. A feature vector can be constructed using the hydrometeor characteristics and the environmental measurements. The feature vector can be input to a classification model used to classify the hydrometeor, and the classification model can output a classification for the hydrometeor using the feature vector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Cale Fallgatter, Tim Garrett, Konstantin Shkurko
  • Publication number: 20160247273
    Abstract: A technology is described for identifying hydrometeors. A method includes receiving an image of a hydrometeor captured using a camera. The hydrometeor in the image can be identified and analyzed to determine characteristics associated with the hydrometeor. Environmental measurements recorded substantially contemporaneously with the image can be obtained from environmental sensors located in proximity to the camera. A feature vector can be constructed using the hydrometeor characteristics and the environmental measurements. The feature vector can be input to a classification model used to classify the hydrometeor, and the classification model can output a classification for the hydrometeor using the feature vector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Cale Fallgatter, Tim Garrett, Konstantin Shkurko