Patents by Inventor M. Salman Asif

M. Salman Asif 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).

  • Lensless imaging system using an image sensor with one or more attenuating layers
    Patent number: 11178349
    Abstract: A lens-free imaging system for generating an image of a scene includes an electromagnetic (EM) radiation sensor; a mask disposed between the EM radiation sensor and the scene; an image processor that obtains signals from the EM radiation sensor while the EM radiation sensor is exposed to the scene; and estimates the image of the scene based on, at least in part, the signals and a transfer function between the scene and the EM radiation sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Aswin Sankaranarayanan, Ashok Veeraraghavan, Lisa A. Hendricks, Richard Baraniuk, Ali Ayremlou, M. Salman Asif
  • LENSLESS IMAGING SYSTEM USING AN IMAGE SENSOR WITH ONE OR MORE ATTENUATING LAYERS
    Publication number: 20180027201
    Abstract: A lens-free imaging system for generating an image of a scene includes an electromagnetic (EM) radiation sensor; a mask disposed between the EM radiation sensor and the scene; an image processor that obtains signals from the EM radiation sensor while the EM radiation sensor is exposed to the scene; and estimates the image of the scene based on, at least in part, the signals and a transfer function between the scene and the EM radiation sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: Aswin Sankaranarayanan, Ashok Veeraraghavan, Lisa A. Hendricks, Richard Baraniuk, Ali Ayremlou, M. Salman Asif