Patents by Inventor Thomas Brudy

Thomas Brudy 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: 10431117
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and method for generating test X-ray images for nondestructively inspecting an inspection object, such as a piece of luggage or a package. The generation device includes: an inspection object database for storing X-ray image data of inspection objects generated using at least one X-ray inspection facility; a target item database containing image data of target items; and an image projection unit for projecting a virtual image of a target item from the target item database into an X-ray image from the inspection object database to generate a test X-ray image. The image projection unit is configured for generating test images based on an X-ray image of an inspection object, the X-ray image having been recorded prior to a first time period, and the associated inspection object having already been classified as safe and/or having been classified as safe during an automatic inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SMITHS HEIMANN GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Brudy, Susanne Kruppa
  • Publication number: 20170140667
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (26; 26.1; 26.2) for generating test X-ray images for training and/or testing operators at the location of use of at least one X-ray inspection facility (10.1, 10.2, 10.n) for nondestructively inspecting an inspection object (14), in particular a piece of luggage or a package. The generation unit (26; 26.1; 26.2) includes: an inspection object database (34) for storing X-ray image data of inspection objects (14) generated using the at least one X-ray inspection facility (10.1, 10.2, 10.n); a target item database (36) containing image data of target items; and an image projection unit (38) for projecting a virtual image of a target item from the target item database (36) into an X-ray image from the inspection object database (34) in order to generate a test X-ray image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Smiths Heimann GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Brudy, Susanne Schilhab