Patents by Inventor Susan M. PORTER

Susan M. PORTER 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).

  • Machine vision systems and methods for analysis and tracking of strain in deformable materials
    Patent number: 9218660
    Abstract: A method and system for analysis of a viscoelastic response in a deformable material. The system includes a light source configured to provide linearly polarized light and a polariscope configured to receive said linearly polarized light and to generate an image associated with a viscoelastic response of said deformable material. The system also includes a machine vision system configured to operate on the image to locate the response on the deformable material and to classify the response as one of a plurality of predefined types of responses. A display may then be provide that is configured to provide feedback of the location of the viscoelastic response and classification of the response to a user of said system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: John T. Carrola, Jr., Warren Carl Couvillion, Jr., Susan M. Porter, David R. Chambers, Christopher J. Guerra
  • Machine Vision Systems And Methods For Analysis And Tracking Of Strain In Deformable Materials
    Publication number: 20150262352
    Abstract: A method and system for analysis of a viscoelastic response in a deformable material. The system includes a light source configured to provide linearly polarized light and a polariscope configured to receive said linearly polarized light and to generate an image associated with a viscoelastic response of said deformable material. The system also includes a machine vision system configured to operate on the image to locate the response on the deformable material and to classify the response as one of a plurality of predefined types of responses. A display may then be provide that is configured to provide feedback of the location of the viscoelastic response and classification of the response to a user of said system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: John T. CARROLA, JR., Warren Carl COUVILLION, JR., Susan M. PORTER, David R. CHAMBERS, Christopher J. GUERRA