Patents by Inventor Tom APKER

Tom APKER 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).

  • Systems and methods for remote optical screening of individuals in entryways
    Patent number: 12548151
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for estimation of vital signs using camera data. In one or more examples of the disclosure, a RGB camera (i.e., a visible spectrum camera) can be used to collect imaging data of one or more subjects. The acquired video can be analyzed to determine the presence of a region of interest (ROI) in the field of view of the video. Using the pixel information of the identified region of interest, the system and methods can estimate both heart rate and respiratory rate of a subject by observing the periodicity of change in color of the pixels in the region of interest. The change in color can be monitored by determining the power spectral density (PSD) of each pixel and monitoring the changes in PSD over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Samir Seshu Durvasula, Dennis F. Gardner, Jr., Elizabeth Bell Brokaw, Kevin Thomas Dickey, Michael Scott Fine, Elyssa F. Kaplan, Kevin Robert Gemp, Sara Leary, Nicole Ku'ulei-lani Lape, Tom Apker, Daniel Sims
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOTE OPTICAL SCREENING OF INDIVIDUALS IN ENTRYWAYS
    Publication number: 20240289946
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for estimation of vital signs using camera data. In one or more examples of the disclosure, a RGB camera (i.e., a visible spectrum camera) can be used to collect imaging data of one or more subjects. The acquired video can be analyzed to determine the presence of a region of interest (ROI) in the field of view of the video. Using the pixel information of the identified region of interest, the system and methods can estimate both heart rate and respiratory rate of a subject by observing the periodicity of change in color of the pixels in the region of interest. The change in color can be monitored by determining the power spectral density (PSD) of each pixel and monitoring the changes in PSD over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: The MITRE Corporation
    Inventors: Samir Seshu DURVASULA, Dennis F. GARDNER, JR., Elizabeth Bell BROKAW, Kevin Thomas DICKEY, Michael Scott FINE, Elyssa F. KAPLAN, Kevin Robert GEMP, Sara LEARY, Nicole Ku'ulei-lani LAPE, Tom APKER, Daniel SIMS