Patents by Inventor Mike O. Kennedy

Mike O. Kennedy 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: 7844081
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of imaging systems and methods of using such systems. In one exemplary embodiment, one or more direct images of the body of a clothed subject are received, and a motion signature is determined from the one or more images. In this embodiment, the one or more images show movement of the body of the subject over time, and the motion signature is associated with the movement of the subject's body. In certain implementations, the subject can be identified based at least in part on the motion signature. Imaging systems for performing any of the disclosed methods are also disclosed herein. Furthermore, the disclosed imaging, rendering, and analysis methods can be implemented, at least in part, as one or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform the respective methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Douglas L. McMakin, Mike O. Kennedy
  • Patent number: 6703964
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, devices, and apparatus to interrogate a clothed individual with electromagnetic radiation to determine one or more body measurements at least partially covered by the individual's clothing. The invention further includes techniques to interrogate an object with electromagnetic radiation in the millimeter and/or microwave range to provide a volumetric representation of the object. This representation can be used to display images and/or determine dimensional information concerning the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Douglas L. McMakin, Ronald H. Severtsen, Thomas E. Hall, David M. Sheen, Mike O. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20030128150
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, devices, and apparatus to interrogate a clothed individual with electromagnetic radiation to determine one or more body measurements at least partially covered by the individual's clothing. The invention further includes techniques to interrogate an object with electromagnetic radiation in the millimeter and/or microwave range to provide a volumetric representation of the object. This representation can be used to display images and/or determine dimensional information concerning the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2002
    Publication date: July 10, 2003
    Inventors: Douglas L. McMakin, Ronald H. Severtsen, Thomas E. Hall, David M. Sheen, Mike O. Kennedy