Patents by Inventor Richard Duane Hill

Richard Duane Hill 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).

  • Apparatus and method to evaluate an illuminated panel
    Patent number: 7474329
    Abstract: An apparatus to evaluate an illuminated panel comprises a camera to acquire a real-time digital color image of the illuminated panel and a stored digital color image of a standard illuminated panel. A monitor is provided to alternately display the real-time image and the stored image to detect any differences in the illuminated panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: BAE Systems Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Duane Hill, Stephen P. Cook, Thomas J. Lipko, Robert Burns
  • Apparatus and method to evaluate an illuminated panel
    Patent number: 7167197
    Abstract: An apparatus to evaluate an illuminated panel comprises a camera to acquire a real-time digital color image of the illuminated panel and a stored digital color image of a standard illuminated panel. A monitor is provided to alternately display the real-time image and the stored image to detect any differences in the illuminated panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: BAE Systems Controls, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Duane Hill, Stephen P. Cook, Thomas J. Lipko, Robert Burns
  • Apparatus and method to evaluate an illuminated panel
    Publication number: 20030179296
    Abstract: An apparatus to evaluate an illuminated panel comprises a camera to acquire a real-time digital color image of the illuminated panel and a stored digital color image of a standard illuminated panel. A monitor is provided to alternately display the real-time image and the stored image to detect any differences in the illuminated panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Duane Hill, Stephen P. Cook, Thomas J. Lipko, Robert Burns