Patents by Inventor PATRICK KILCULLEN

PATRICK KILCULLEN 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: 20250267350
    Abstract: A system and a method for 3D surface imaging of a 3D object, the method comprising directing a light beam to a digital micromirror device that displays binary fringe patterns, converting the binary fringe patterns to grayscale fringe patterns at an intermediate image plane; rotating the grayscale fringe patterns onto the intermediate image plane to match an aspect ratio of the object, projecting the greyscale fringe patterns from the intermediate image plane to the object, capturing deformed structure images reflected by the object; and transferring the captured images to a computer connected to a frame grabber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Jinyang LIANG, Cheng JIANG, Patrick KILCULLEN
  • Patent number: 12206832
    Abstract: A system and a method for high-speed dual-view band-limited illumination profilometry using temporally interlaced acquisition is disclosed. The method comprises using a projecting unit for projecting sinusoidal fringe patterns onto an object and capturing fringe patterns deformed by the object. A 3D image of the object is recovered pixel by pixel from partial images provided by a first camera and a second camera by locating a point in the images of the second camera that matches a selected pixel of the first camera. 3D coordinates and wrapped phase are then estimated based on a calibration of the cameras and determining an horizontal coordinate on the plane of a projector of the projecting unit based on a calibration of the projector, and using a wrapped phase value to recover a 3D point of 3D coordinates (x, y, z).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Jinyang Liang, Cheng Jiang, Patrick Kilcullen
  • Publication number: 20240236460
    Abstract: A method and a system for single-pixel of an object is provided for deterministic two-dimensional (2D) spatial patterns onto the imaging beam, followed by data acquisition using a single-pixel detector. In the ensuing image reconstruction, these spatial patterns are used as prior knowledge to facilitate the accurate recovery of spatial information. By eliminating the need for a 2D sensor such as CCD or CMOS, the method and system allow using detectors whose cutting-edge performance or high specialization are impractical to manufacture in an array format. laser scanning rapidly deploys individual encoding masks as optically selected sub-regions larger aggregate patterns that are displayed via DMD. Pattern aggregation enhances SPI data acquisition rates to more than two orders of magnitude above the limitations of DMD-only modulation, while still retaining the frame size and flexibility of pattern display with DMDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick KILCULLEN, Jinyang LIANG, Tsuneyuki OZAKI
  • Patent number: 11988501
    Abstract: A method for 3D surface imaging of an object, comprising generating a sinusoidal pattern from an input beam; projecting the sinusoidal pattern onto the object; acquiring deformed structured images from the object; reconstructing and displaying the surface of the object in real-time. A system comprises an device encoding an input beam with a structured pattern; a filter configured to spatially filter the encoded beam; a projector lens projecting the structured pattern onto the object; a high speed camera acquiring a structured pattern deformed by the 3D surface of the object; a graphic processing unit; and a CoaXPress interface transferring data acquired by the camera to the graphic processing unit; the graphic processing unit reconstructing and displaying the 3D surface of the object in real-time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Jinyang Liang, Cheng Jiang, Patrick Kilcullen
  • Publication number: 20240137634
    Abstract: A method and a system for single-pixel of an object is provided for deterministic two-dimensional (2D) spatial patterns onto the imaging beam, followed by data acquisition using a single-pixel detector. In the ensuing image reconstruction, these spatial patterns are used as prior knowledge to facilitate the accurate recovery of spatial information. By eliminating the need for a 2D sensor such as CCD or CMOS, the method and system allow using detectors whose cutting-edge performance or high specialization are impractical to manufacture in an array format. laser scanning rapidly deploys individual encoding masks as optically selected sub-regions larger aggregate patterns that are displayed via DMD. Pattern aggregation enhances SPI data acquisition rates to more than two orders of magnitude above the limitations of DMD-only modulation, while still retaining the frame size and flexibility of pattern display with DMDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick KILCULLEN, Jinyang LIANG, Tsuneyuki OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20220357151
    Abstract: A method for 3D surface imaging of an object, comprising generating a sinusoidal pattern from an input beam; projecting the sinusoidal pattern onto the object; acquiring deformed structured images from the object; reconstructing and displaying the surface of the object in real-time. A system comprises an device encoding an input beam with a structured pattern; a filter configured to spatially filter the encoded beam; a projector lens projecting the structured pattern onto the object; a high speed camera acquiring a structured pattern deformed by the 3D surface of the object; a graphic processing unit; and a CoaXPress interface transferring data acquired by the camera to the graphic processing unit; the graphic processing unit reconstructing and displaying the 3D surface of the object in real-time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jinyang LIANG, Cheng JIANG, Patrick KILCULLEN
  • Publication number: 20220038676
    Abstract: A system and a method for 3D imaging of an object, the method comprising projecting sinusoidal fringe patterns onto the object using a projecting unit and capturing fringe patterns deformed by the object, alternatively by at least a first camera and a second camera, and recovering a 3D image of the object pixel by pixel from mutually incomplete images provided by the first camera and the second camera, by locating a point in images of the second camera that matches a selected pixel of the first camera; determining estimated 3D coordinates and wrapped phase based on calibration of the cameras, determining an horizontal coordinate on the plane of a projector of the projecting unit based on calibration of the projector, and using a wrapped phase value to recover a 3D point of 3D coordinates (x, y, z).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: JINYANG LIANG, CHENG JIANG, PATRICK KILCULLEN