Patents by Inventor Tim Trudeau

Tim Trudeau 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: 8243103
    Abstract: System and methods for distinguishing a laser aiming spot associated with a particular firearm from other laser aiming spots are disclosed. The laser aiming spot may be distinguished by imaging a field of view, the field of view including the laser aiming spot and the other laser aiming spots, identifying the laser aiming spot associated with the particular firearm within the imaged field of view, modifying the imaged field of view to distinguish the identified laser aiming spot from the other laser aiming spots, and displaying the modified imaged field of view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Exelis, Inc.
    Inventors: Blair Dobbie, Tim Trudeau
  • Publication number: 20100302282
    Abstract: System and methods for distinguishing a laser aiming spot associated with a particular firearm from other laser aiming spots are disclosed. The laser aiming spot may be distinguished by imaging a field of view, the field of view including the laser aiming spot and the other laser aiming spots, identifying the laser aiming spot associated with the particular firearm within the imaged field of view, modifying the imaged field of view to distinguish the identified laser aiming spot from the other laser aiming spots, and displaying the modified imaged field of view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Blair Dobbie, Tim Trudeau
  • Publication number: 20050094888
    Abstract: A method for scintillation suppression of video images includes (a) receiving a frame of pixels having intensity values; (b) identifying pixels in the received frame having scintillation noise; (c) modifying intensity values of pixels in the received frame, identified as having scintillation noise, to form a filtered frame of pixels; (d) counting the number of pixels modified in step (c); and (e) displaying the filtered frame of pixels, if the amount of pixels counted is less than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventor: Tim Trudeau