Patents by Inventor Richard Norris Lane

Richard Norris Lane 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).

  • Non-uniformity correction for focal plane arrays
    Patent number: 11879785
    Abstract: A method includes imaging a first graybody with a focal plane array (FPA), wherein the first graybody has a first emissivity, and imaging a second graybody having a lower emissivity than the first graybody. The method includes using data captured while imaging the first and second graybodies to perform non-uniformity correction (NUC) of the FPA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: David Eric Berman Lees, Richard Norris Lane
  • NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION FOR FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20240011842
    Abstract: A method includes imaging a first graybody with a focal plane array (FPA), wherein the first graybody has a first emissivity, and imaging a second graybody having a lower emissivity than the first graybody. The method includes using data captured while imaging the first and 5 second graybodies to perform non-uniformity correction (NUC) of the FPA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: David Eric Berman Lees, Richard Norris Lane
  • NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION FOR FOCAL PLANE ARRAYS
    Publication number: 20210096031
    Abstract: A method includes imaging a first graybody with a focal plane array (FPA), wherein the first graybody has a first emissivity, and imaging a second graybody having a lower emissivity than the first graybody. The method includes using data captured while imaging the first and second graybodies to perform non-uniformity correction (NUC) of the FPA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: David Eric Berman Lees, Richard Norris Lane
  • Scanning with frame averaging
    Patent number: 10873700
    Abstract: A method of obtaining image data includes scanning an imaging area with an imaging device while obtaining multiple overlapping images of the imaging area. The method also includes transforming the overlapping images by performing frame averaging on the overlapping images to produce at least one enhanced image of the imaging area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventor: Richard Norris Lane
  • SCANNING WITH FRAME AVERAGING
    Publication number: 20190098208
    Abstract: A method of obtaining image data includes scanning an imaging area with an imaging device while obtaining multiple overlapping images of the imaging area. The method also includes transforming the overlapping images by performing frame averaging on the overlapping images to produce at least one enhanced image of the imaging area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Richard Norris Lane
  • SINGLE PULSE LIDAR CORRECTION TO STEREO IMAGING
    Publication number: 20170350968
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining a distance to a target area, including at least one imaging system configured to provide at least two images of a target area, the images being associated with different imaging axes for forming a stereo image of the target area. The apparatus also includes a Lidar system including at least one laser configured to direct an optical beam to the target area and an optical detection system configured to receive a portion of the optical beam from the target area and establish a distance to the target area based on the received portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Goodrich Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Norris Lane, Ian Peter Humphrey