Patents by Inventor Richard Jinkins

Richard Jinkins 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).

  • Autogaining of color pattern filtered sensors to ensure color fidelity
    Patent number: 11451713
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically adjusting exposure to maintain color fidelity where a point source puts a small cluster of pixels in saturation. An exposure level is iteratively reduced until pixels corresponding only one color in a Bayer filter remain above a threshold while all other colors are at or below the threshold. The cluster of pixels is isolated for analysis such that only neighboring pixels are considered while reducing the exposure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Weston J. Lahr, Julian C. Ryde, Richard M. Rademaker, Richard Jinkins
  • AUTOGAINING OF COLOR PATTERN FILTERED SENSORS TO ENSURE COLOR FIDELITY
    Publication number: 20210360135
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for automatically adjusting exposure to maintain color fidelity where a point source puts a small cluster of pixels in saturation. An exposure level is iteratively reduced until pixels corresponding only one color in a Bayer filter remain above a threshold while all other colors are at or below the threshold. The cluster of pixels is isolated for analysis such that only neighboring pixels are considered while reducing the exposure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Weston J. Lahr, Julian C. Ryde, Richard M. Rademaker, Richard Jinkins