Patents by Inventor Thomas Henry ABEL

Thomas Henry ABEL 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).

  • VEHICLE LIGHTING CONTROL USING IMAGE PROCESSING OF CHANGES IN AMBIENT LIGHT INTENSITY
    Publication number: 20230049522
    Abstract: Changes in ambient light intensity are detected by processing image data from an image capture device to determine, iteratively, a signal-to-noise ratio of the image data. The signal-to-noise ratio is a ratio of average to variance of pixel values for some of the pixels forming the image. A control outputis generated, based on the signal-to-noise ratio, that is responsive to changes in ambient light intensity. The control output is used control a light source of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Perkins Engines Company Limited
    Inventors: Michael FLATMAN, Samuel Alec ROBERTS, Thomas Henry ABEL, Raymond Alan WISE, Peter Joseph PETRANY