Patents by Inventor Richard K. Niles

Richard K. Niles 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).

  • Patent number: 6980677
    Abstract: A method (and system) for using information contained within the scanned image to create, in an automated (or semi-automated) process, an accurate data grid. The process has steps: enhance the image; locate blocks of spots; and find each individual spot in each of the blocks. Preferably, the method makes use of image filtering using a “Principal Frequency Filter” based on a mathematical determination of major periodic elements in the image to eliminate noisy, non-periodic signals, and of smoothed intensity profiles of the filtered image data. Here, the term Principal Frequency Filter is used to indicate an image-enhancing filter based upon a mathematical operation which identifies the major periodic components of the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Niles Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard K. Niles, Christine L. Martens, Darach B. Foskett
  • Publication number: 20030219150
    Abstract: A method (and system) for using information contained within the scanned image to create, in an automated (or semi-automated) process, an accurate data grid. The process has steps: enhance the image; locate blocks of spots; and find each individual spot in each of the blocks. Preferably, the method makes use of image filtering using a “Principal Frequency Filter” based on a mathematical determination of major periodic elements in the image to eliminate noisy, non-periodic signals, and of smoothed intensity profiles of the filtered image data. Here, the term Principal Frequency Filter is used to indicate an image-enhancing filter based upon a mathematical operation which identifies the major periodic components of the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Niles Scientific, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard K. Niles, Christine L. Martens, Darach B. Foskett
  • Patent number: 4734643
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of magnetic ink within a package without opening the package or altering its contents. The method and apparatus detects items marked with magnetic ink, such as bank checks, in an unopened package independently of the item's location within the package and despite the presence of such magnetic clutter as staples and paper clips. The apparatus and method is designed to eliminate magnetic noise from the equipment itself and from the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: ElectroCom Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Bubenik, Gerald August, Richard K. Niles, James M. Pippin