Patents by Inventor Mark A. Pierce

Mark A. Pierce 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).

  • Image processing system to control vehicle headlamps or other vehicle equipment
    Patent number: 7630803
    Abstract: An imaging system of the invention includes an image array sensor including a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels generates a signal indicative of the amount of light received on the pixel. The imaging system further includes an analog to digital converter for quantizing the signals from the pixels into a digital value. The system further includes a memory including a plurality of allocated storage locations for storing the digital values from the analog to digital converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph S. Stam, Mark A. Pierce, Harold C. Ockerse
  • Image processing system to control vehicle headlamps or other vehicle equipment
    Patent number: 7302326
    Abstract: An imaging system of the invention includes an image array sensor including a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels generates a signal indicative of the amount of light received on the pixel. The imaging system further includes an analog to digital converter for quantizing the signals from the pixels into a digital value. The system further includes a memory including a plurality of allocated storage locations for storing the digital values from the analog to digital converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Gentex Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph S. Stam, Mark A. Pierce, Harold C. Ockerse