Patents by Inventor Robert A. Dashiell

Robert A. Dashiell 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: 9299164
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for enhancing an edge of a non-saturated object are disclosed. For example, the method detects a plurality of transition pixels, determines a gray value for one or more of the plurality of transition pixels is greater than a threshold value, identifies one or more edge pixels from the one or more of the plurality of transition pixels that has the gray value greater than the threshold value when the one or more of the plurality of transition pixels is not within an input block of pixels having all of the pixels in the input block with a respective gray value greater than the threshold and applies an edge enhancement to each one of a plurality of input blocks containing the one or more edge pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Guo-Yau Lin, Stephen Robert Dashiell, Farzin Blurfrushan, Katherine Loj
  • Publication number: 20160027189
    Abstract: A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for enhancing an edge of a non-saturated object are disclosed. For example, the method detects a plurality of transition pixels, determines a gray value for one or more of the plurality of transition pixels is greater than a threshold value, identifies one or more edge pixels from the one or more of the plurality of transition pixels that has the gray value greater than the threshold value when the one or more of the plurality of transition pixels is not within an input block of pixels having all of the pixels in the input block with a respective gray value greater than the threshold and applies an edge enhancement to each one of a plurality of input blocks containing the one or more edge pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: GUO-YAU LIN, Stephen Robert Dashiell, Farzin Blurfrushan, Katherine Loj
  • Patent number: 4153936
    Abstract: A self-contained flexible multi-purpose and multi-function energy control system capable of monitoring energy consuming loads, providing signals indicative of the state thereof and for selectively energizing and deenergizing such loads in response to a variety of preselected conditions and time frames. The system is also capable of cycling the loads and of varying the cycling pattern in accordance with preestablished conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1979
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Company
    Inventors: William D. Schmitz, Richard H. Turpin, Robert A. Dashiell, Chris L. Hadley