Patents by Inventor Patrick R. Liull

Patrick R. Liull 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: 20170132804
    Abstract: A system and method for computing a digital image of a scene, where the digital image contains enhanced depth information are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention form a light distribution on a focal-plane array, where the light distribution is based on an optical image of the scene formed by a lens system. During the exposure period of the focal-plane array, longitudinal and transverse motion are imparted between the light distribution and the focal-plane array, which encodes depth information on the blur kernel of the lens system, thereby generating an encoded digital output signal. A depth-information-enhanced digital image of the scene is computed by deconvolving the encoded digital output signal with the blur kernel of the lens system and a model of the transverse motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: David Jones Brady, Lawrence L. Carin, Patrick R. Liull, Xin Yuan