Patents by Inventor Paul D. Conaway

Paul D. Conaway 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).

  • Detecting and classifying blemishes on the transmissive surface of an image sensor package
    Patent number: 7103208
    Abstract: A method for determining blemishes in or on the transmissive surface of an image sensor package and determining if such blemishes are acceptable for use of the image sensor package including capturing a digital image of a predetermined scene using the image sensor package and storing such digital image in a memory, identifying blemishes formed in or on the transmissive surface by processing the digital image data using a series of image processing functions, and classifying the blemishes from the digital image and determining if the image sensor package is acceptable for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Timothy G. Wengender, Paul D. Conaway
  • Detecting and classifying blemishes on the transmissive surface of an image sensor package
    Publication number: 20040037457
    Abstract: A method for determining blemishes in or on the transmissive surface of an image sensor package and determining if such blemishes are acceptable for use of the image sensor package including capturing a digital image of a predetermined scene using the image sensor package and storing such digital image in a memory, identifying blemishes formed in or on the transmissive surface by processing the digital image data using a series of image processing functions, and classifying the blemishes from the digital image and determining if the image sensor package is acceptable for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Timothy G. Wengender, Paul D. Conaway