Patents by Inventor Richard VanHall

Richard VanHall 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: 8218904
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically transposing an image from a circular image space to another image space, for example, horizontal. Examples of applications include a mail piece a roundel on a mail piece. On a mail piece, company name, city and state, or zip code information can be contained in the roundel instead of, for example, in the permit block. The system implements the methods electronically. Control and data information is electronically executed and stored on computer-readable media.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Chadwick M. Coleman, Richard VanHall
  • Publication number: 20100054629
    Abstract: A system and method for automatically transposing an image from a circular image space to another image space, for example, horizontal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chadwick M. Coleman, Richard VanHall
  • Publication number: 20050018878
    Abstract: Methods and system for automatic identification of repeating patterns of slanted stripe features (marks) on an item. In the initial step of the method of this invention embodiment of the method of this invention a digital image of the item is acquired. Pixel data is then obtained for pixels in the digital image. Line segment data is extracted from the pixel data. A set of collinear line segments is identified from the line segment data. A set of lines intersecting members of the set of collinear line segments is identified from the line segment data. The set of intersecting lines and the set of collinear lines identify a set of marks. In one embodiment of the method of this invention, in identifying the set of collinear line segments, the method also includes constructing a histogram displaying a number of line segments in predetermined angular ranges. Systems of this invention implement the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel Paquette, Richard Vanhall