Patents by Inventor Raffaele A. Cetrulo

Raffaele A. Cetrulo 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).

  • Smart camera with an integrated lighting controller
    Patent number: 7915570
    Abstract: A smart camera includes an integrated lighting current controller and can couple to one or more external light sources. The integrated lighting current controller can control and power the one or more external light sources using a current pulse. The one or more external light sources can provide illumination for the smart camera to acquire the image of an object under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: National Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Raffaele A. Cetrulo, William M. Allai, Anita L. Salmon, Darin J. Shaw, Nicolas Vazquez
  • Smart Camera with an Integrated Lighting Controller
    Publication number: 20090033761
    Abstract: A smart camera includes an integrated lighting current controller and can couple to one or more external light sources. The integrated lighting current controller can control and power the one or more external light sources using a current pulse. The one or more external light sources can provide illumination for the smart camera to acquire the image of an object under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Raffaele A. Cetrulo, William M. Allai, Anita L. Salmon, Darin J. Shaw, Nicolas Vazquez