Patents by Inventor MICHAEL ASCHENBECK

MICHAEL ASCHENBECK 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).

  • Publication number: 20230368540
    Abstract: A method is provided for estimating velocity of a moving object. The method includes generating a raw velocity for the moving object from a position change between a first image generated by a first sensor and a second image generated by a second sensor of a sensor assembly and selecting a plurality of stationary background features that are captured with the moving object in one or more images. A background misregistration value is generated from apparent movement of the plurality of stationary background features and is used to correct the raw velocity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Maxar Intelligence Inc.
    Inventors: Brett W. Bader, Michael Aschenbeck, Charles W. Danforth, David Kettler, Wolfgang Schickler
  • Patent number: 11501520
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically determining, on a pixel by pixel basis, whether imagery includes ground images or is obscured by cloud cover. The techniques include training a Neural Network, making an initial determination of cloud or ground by using the Neural Network, and performing a max-flow, min-cut operation on the image to determine whether each pixel is a cloud or ground imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Maxar Intelligence Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Aschenbeck
  • Publication number: 20210103758
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically determining, on a pixel by pixel basis, whether imagery includes ground images or is obscured by cloud cover. The techniques include training a Neural Network, making an initial determination of cloud or ground by using the Neural Network, and performing a max-flow, min-cut operation on the image to determine whether each pixel is a cloud or ground imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: MICHAEL ASCHENBECK
  • Patent number: 10685253
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically determining, on a pixel by pixel basis, whether imagery includes ground images or is obscured by cloud cover. The techniques include training a Neural Network, making an initial determination of cloud or ground by using the Neural Network, and performing a max-flow, min-cut operation on the image to determine whether each pixel is a cloud or ground imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: DigitalGlobe, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Aschenbeck
  • Publication number: 20190034754
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically determining, on a pixel by pixel basis, whether imagery includes ground images or is obscured by cloud cover. The techniques include training a Neural Network, making an initial determination of cloud or ground by using the Neural Network, and performing a max-flow, min-cut operation on the image to determine whether each pixel is a cloud or ground imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: MICHAEL ASCHENBECK
  • Patent number: 10083354
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically determining, on a pixel by pixel basis, whether imagery includes ground images or is obscured by cloud cover. The techniques include training a cloud dictionary and a ground dictionary, determining whether a given pixel is best represented by “words” from the cloud dictionary or “words” from the ground dictionary to make an initial determination of cloud or ground, and performing a max-flow, min-cut operation on the image to determine whether each pixel is a cloud or ground imagery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: DigitalGlobe, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Aschenbeck
  • Publication number: 20180150677
    Abstract: Techniques for automatically determining, on a pixel by pixel basis, whether imagery includes ground images or is obscured by cloud cover. The techniques include training a cloud dictionary and a ground dictionary, determining whether a given pixel is best represented by “words” from the cloud dictionary or “words” from the ground dictionary to make an initial determination of cloud or ground, and performing a max-flow, min-cut operation on the image to determine whether each pixel is a cloud or ground imagery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: MICHAEL ASCHENBECK