Patents by Inventor Thomas Patrick Pawelko

Thomas Patrick Pawelko 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).

  • Method, system and apparatus for projecting visible and non-visible images
    Patent number: 8840249
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for projecting visible and non-visible images is provided. The system and apparatus include: a visible light source and a non-visible light source; at least one light modulator enabled for receiving and modulating the visible light and non-visible light to respectively form visible images and non-visible images, the non-visible images formed independent of the visible images; and projection optics enabled for receiving and co-projecting the visible and non-visible images in alignment. Furthermore, video data for projection is formed by replacing a portion of visible bits with at least a portion of non-visible bits in a data stream, such that the visible images and the non-visible images can be co-projected upon processing the video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Christie Digital Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Nicholson, Thomas Patrick Pawelko, Lawrence Stewart Paul
  • Method, system and apparatus for projecting visible and non-visible images
    Patent number: 8382297
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for combining non-visible data and visible data for a projector enabled to project visible images and non-visible images are provided. Visible bits representative of the visible images to be projected by the projector in a visible light spectrum are received; non-visible bits representative of the non-visible images to be projected by the projector in a non-visible light spectrum are received; a portion of the visible bits are replaced with at least a portion of the non-visible bits in video data such that the visible images and the non-visible images can be co-projected by the projector upon processing the video data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Christie Digital Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Nicholson, Thomas Patrick Pawelko, Lawrence Stewart Paul
  • METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING VISIBLE AND NON-VISIBLE IMAGES
    Publication number: 20120162544
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for combining non-visible data and visible data for a projector enabled to project visible images and non-visible images are provided. Visible bits representative of the visible images to be projected by the projector in a visible light spectrum are received; non-visible bits representative of the non-visible images to be projected by the projector in a non-visible light spectrum are received; a portion of the visible bits are replaced with at least a portion of the non-visible bits in video data such that the visible images and the non-visible images can be co-projected by the projector upon processing the video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart NICHOLSON, Thomas Patrick Pawelko, Lawrence Stewart Paul
  • Method, system and apparatus for projecting visible and non-visible images
    Publication number: 20100110308
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for projecting visible and non-visible images is provided. The system and apparatus include: a visible light source and a non-visible light source; at least one light modulator enabled for receiving and modulating the visible light and non-visible light to respectively form visible images and non-visible images, the non-visible images formed independent of the visible images; and projection optics enabled for receiving and co-projecting the visible and non-visible images in alignment. Furthermore, video data for projection is formed by replacing a portion of visible bits with at least a portion of non-visible bits in a data stream, such that the visible images and the non-visible images can be co-projected upon processing the video data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart Nicholson, Thomas Patrick Pawelko, Lawrence Stewart Paul