Patents by Inventor Ulrich Perwass

Ulrich Perwass 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).

  • Digital imaging system, plenoptic optical device and image data processing method
    Patent number: 8619177
    Abstract: A digital imaging system being configured for synthesizing an image of a plenoptic optical device, comprises a photosensor array comprising a plurality of photosensors arranged in a predetermined image plane, and a microlens array comprising a plurality of microlenses arranged for directing light from an object to the photosensor array, wherein the photosensor array and the microlens array are arranged with a predetermined distance, the microlenses have different focal lengths varying over the microlens array, and the image plane of the photosensor array is arranged such that the distance between the photosensor array and the microlens array does not equal the microlenses' focal lengths. Furthermore, a plenoptic optical device including the digital imaging system and a method for processing image data collected with the digital imaging system are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Raytrix GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Perwass, Christian Perwass
  • DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM, PLENOPTIC OPTICAL DEVICE AND IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD
    Publication number: 20120050562
    Abstract: A digital imaging system being configured for synthesizing an image of a plenoptic optical device, comprises a photosensor array comprising a plurality of photosensors arranged in a predetermined image plane, and a microlens array comprising a plurality of microlenses arranged for directing light from an object to the photosensor array, wherein the photosensor array and the microlens array are arranged with a predetermined distance, the microlenses have different focal lengths varying over the microlens array, and the image plane of the photosensor array is arranged such that the distance between the photosensor array and the microlens array does not equal the microlenses' focal lengths. Furthermore, a plenoptic optical device including the digital imaging system and a method for processing image data collected with the digital imaging system are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: RAYTRIX GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Perwass, Christian Perwass