Patents by Inventor Timothy John Suhr

Timothy John Suhr 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 and apparatus for generating data for three-dimensional models from x-rays
    Patent number: 9001121
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for generating a three-dimensional model of an object of interest in an aircraft. In response to transmitting a plurality of x-rays from a set of transmission points into the aircraft, backscatter x-ray data is received. The object identified from a two-dimensional diagram of the backscatter data. Points for the object are created from the identification of the object in the received data. The points are placed at a first distance from the transmission points to form a first curve. The points are placed at a second distance from the transmission points to form a second curve. A first surface is formed from the first and second curves. A second surface is formed that intersects the first surface to form an intersection. Three-dimensional data is generated for the three-dimensional model of the object from the intersection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John William Finlayson, Kirk Douglas Skaggs, William Talion Edwards, David M. Siebenaler, Douglas David Gaj, Timothy John Suhr, Justin Thomas, Billy Punlap Tung, Kava Sirvan Crosson-Elturan, Thomas Harland Bluhm, Morteza Safai
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DATA FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS FROM X-RAYS
    Publication number: 20090128557
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for generating a three-dimensional model of an object of interest in an aircraft. In response to transmitting a plurality of x-rays from a set of transmission points into the aircraft, backscatter x-ray data is received. The object identified from a two-dimensional diagram of the backscatter data. Points for the object are created from the identification of the object in the received data. The points are placed at a first distance from the transmission points to form a first curve. The points are placed at a second distance from the transmission points to form a second curve. A first surface is formed from the first and second curves. A second surface is formed that intersects the first surface to form an intersection. Three-dimensional data is generated for the three-dimensional model of the object from the intersection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: John William Finlayson, Kirk Douglas Skaggs, William Talion Edwards, David M. Siebenaler, Douglas David Gaj, Timothy John Suhr, Justin Thomas, Billy Punlap Tung, Kava Sirvan Crosson-Elturan, Thomas Harland Bluhm, Morteza Safai