Patents by Inventor Paul D. Hestand

Paul D. Hestand 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).

  • Interactive semi-automated borescope video analysis and damage assessment system and method of use
    Patent number: 10878556
    Abstract: A method of assessing damage to a component includes displaying a sensor image of the component in a first viewing pane, displaying a reference image of the component, which is a graphical depiction of the component with accurate dimensions, in a second viewing pane, placing a plurality of first identification markers on the sensor image of the component in the first viewing pane to correspond to a matching location with a second identification marker on the component in the reference image, identifying a region of damage on the component in the sensor image, mapping the region of damage to the component in the reference image using the plurality of first and second identification markers, and calculating a size of the region of damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Paul D. Hestand, Alan Matthew Finn, Dennis M. Moura, Ziyou Xiong, Keith R. Russell
  • INTERACTIVE SEMI-AUTOMATED BORESCOPE VIDEO ANALYSIS AND DAMAGE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20190228514
    Abstract: A method of assessing damage to a component includes displaying a sensor image of the component in a first viewing pane, displaying a reference image of the component, which is a graphical depiction of the component with accurate dimensions, in a second viewing pane, placing a plurality of first identification markers on the sensor image of the component in the first viewing pane to correspond to a matching location with a second identification marker on the component in the reference image, identifying a region of damage on the component in the sensor image, mapping the region of damage to the component in the reference image using the plurality of first and second identification markers, and calculating a size of the region of damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Paul D. Hestand, Alan Matthew Finn, Dennis M. Moura, Ziyou Xiong, Keith R. Russell