Patents by Inventor Pankil M. Butala

Pankil M. Butala 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).

  • Sensory lighting system and method for characterizing an illumination space
    Patent number: 9363859
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an illumination system including an array of LED light sources for emitting light encoded with a modulation pattern, an array of sensors and a space characterization unit. The array of sensors receives emitted light scattered by an object. Each sensor determines a distance between the corresponding light source and the object using the modulation pattern. The space characterization unit uses the distance from each sensor to generate an elevation map indicating a presence of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Robert F. Karlicek, Jr., Richard J. Radke, Thomas D. C. Little, Pankil M. Butala, Li Jia
  • SENSORY LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING AN ILLUMINATION SPACE
    Publication number: 20150061509
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an illumination system including an array of LED light sources for emitting light encoded with a modulation pattern, an array of sensors and a space characterization unit. The array of sensors receives emitted light scattered by an object. Each sensor determines a distance between the corresponding light source and the object using the modulation pattern. The space characterization unit uses the distance from each sensor to generate an elevation map indicating a presence of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Robert F. Karlicek, Richard J. Radlke, Thomas D,C. Little, Pankil M. Butala, Li Jia