Patents by Inventor Michael B. Powell
Michael B. Powell 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).
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Publication number: 20250142218Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2025Publication date: May 1, 2025Inventors: Andrew J. GRIFFIS, Michael B. POWELL, Mark J. HOWELL
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Patent number: 12192637Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: DIVERSIFIED INNOVATIONS FUND, LLLPInventors: Andrew J. Griffis, Michael B. Powell, Mark J. Howell
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Publication number: 20230007171Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Inventors: Andrew J. GRIFFIS, Michael B. POWELL, Mark J. HOWELL
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Patent number: 11336824Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: DIVERSIFIED INNOVATIONS FUND LLLPInventors: Andrew J. Griffis, Michael B. Powell, Mark J. Howell
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Publication number: 20210037184Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2020Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Andrew J. GRIFFIS, Michael B. POWELL, Mark J. HOWELL
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Patent number: 10805533Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Diversified Innovations Fund, LLLPInventors: Andrew J. Griffis, Michael B. Powell, Mark J. Howell
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Publication number: 20190174059Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Andrew J. GRIFFIS, Michael B. POWELL, Mark J. HOWELL
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Patent number: 10122920Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Diversified Innovations Fund, LLLPInventors: Andrew J. Griffis, Michael B. Powell, Mark J. Howell
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Publication number: 20180176466Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: June 21, 2018Inventors: Andrew J. GRIFFIS, Michael B. POWELL, Mark J. HOWELL
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Patent number: 9813618Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Diversified Innovations Fund, LLLPInventors: Andrew J. Griffis, Michael B. Powell, Mark J. Howell
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Publication number: 20140247323Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: STRONGWATCH CORPORATIONInventors: Andrew J. Griffis, Michael B. Powell, Mark J. Howell
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Patent number: 5991617Abstract: A method of identifying the fraudulent use of a cellular telephone includes the step of identifying an initial call made from the cellular telephone. An automated challenge-response authentication operation is then executed with a rotating subscriber query, resulting in a first authentication failure. In response to the first authentication failure, an operator assisted escalated challenge-response authentication operation is performed with a rotating subscriber query to generate a second authentication failure, indicating the fraudulent use of the cellular telephone.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1996Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: Authentix Network, Inc.Inventor: Michael B. Powell