Patents by Inventor Vitaly G. Tsukanov

Vitaly G. Tsukanov 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).

  • Astigmatic depth from defocus imaging using intermediate images and a merit function map
    Patent number: 9532032
    Abstract: A rangefinder has a depth camera and a computer. The depth camera is positioned to receive electromagnetic energy from a scene. Imaging optics and a sensor in the camera generate an input image based on electromagnetic energy. The computer receives the input image, calculates intermediate images by applying differentiation operators along different axes to the input image, creates a merit function map, and computes a depth map from the merit function map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Ellis Amalgamated, LLC
    Inventors: Vitaly G. Tsukanov, Yuriy V. Bashtyk, Gregg E. Favalora
  • ASTIGMATIC DEPTH FROM DEFOCUS IMAGING
    Publication number: 20150015676
    Abstract: A rangefinder has a depth camera and a computer. The depth camera is positioned to receive electromagnetic energy from a scene. Imaging optics and a sensor in the camera generate an input image based on electromagnetic energy. The computer receives the input image, calculates intermediate images by applying differentiation operators along different axes to the input image, creates a merit function map, and computes a depth map from the merit function map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Vitaly G. Tsukanov, Yuriy V. Bashtyk, Gregg E. Favalora