Patents by Inventor WARD K. EVERLY

WARD K. EVERLY 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: 11914679
    Abstract: This document describes techniques, apparatuses, and systems for enabling multispectral object-detection with thermal imaging. A thermal sensor, a multispectral stereo camera system, and an illumination system are used in combination to provide a multispectral object-detection system for use with safety or driving systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles. The illumination system can provide illumination for the stereo camera system and serve as a range-finder that can determine a distance between the stereo camera system and an object in the system's field-of-view. The stereo camera system can include one or more of various camera or sensor technologies, including infrared or near-infrared, thermal imaging, or visible light. The system can be used to detect objects in the field-of-view, determine a distance to the object, and estimate the object's size and relative motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Yew Kwang Low, Ronald M. Taylor, Ward K. Everly
  • Publication number: 20220300773
    Abstract: This document describes techniques, apparatuses, and systems for enabling multispectral object-detection with thermal imaging. A thermal sensor, a multispectral stereo camera system, and an illumination system are used in combination to provide a multispectral object-detection system for use with safety or driving systems for autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles. The illumination system can provide illumination for the stereo camera system and serve as a range-finder that can determine a distance between the stereo camera system and an object in the system's field-of-view. The stereo camera system can include one or more of various camera or sensor technologies, including infrared or near-infrared, thermal imaging, or visible light. The system can be used to detect objects in the field-of-view, determine a distance to the object, and estimate the object's size and relative motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Yew Kwang Low, Ronald M. Taylor, Ward K. Everly
  • Patent number: 10830887
    Abstract: An illustrative example sensor device includes a plurality of range finders that each have an emitter configured to emit a selected type of radiation and a detector configured to detect the selected type of radiation reflected from an object. A plurality of cameras are configured to generate an image of an object based upon receiving the selected type of radiation from the object. A processor is configured to determine a distance between the sensor device and an object based on at least two of the images, wherein the images are each from a different camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Yew Kwang Low, Kok Wee Yeo, Binghua Pan, Ronald M. Taylor, Ward K. Everly
  • Publication number: 20190227168
    Abstract: An illustrative example sensor device includes a plurality of range finders that each have an emitter configured to emit a selected type of radiation and a detector configured to detect the selected type of radiation reflected from an object. A plurality of cameras are configured to generate an image of an object based upon receiving the selected type of radiation from the object. A processor is configured to determine a distance between the sensor device and an object based on at least two of the images, wherein the images are each from a different camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Yew Kwang Low, Kok Wee Yeo, Binghua Pan, Ronald M. Taylor, Ward K. Everly
  • Publication number: 20170290170
    Abstract: An illustrative example method of making a camera includes assembling a plurality of lens elements, a sensor, and a housing to establish an assembly with each of the lens elements and the sensor at least partially in the housing. The assembly is then situated adjacent a circuit board substrate. At least the sensor is secured to the circuit board substrate using surface mount technology (SMT) and the assembly becomes fixed relative to the circuit board substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Yew Kwang Low, Ward K. Everly, Ronald M. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9621874
    Abstract: A multiple imager camera includes a block, an imager, and an alignment apparatus. The block is configured to direct an image to a plurality of imagers located proximate to a plurality of apertures defined by the block. The imager of the plurality of imagers is configured to receive the image through an aperture of the plurality of apertures. The alignment apparatus is interposed between the block and the imager. The alignment apparatus is configured to allow for six degrees of freedom to align the imager with the image. The six degrees of freedom include adjustment along a x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis of the aperture, and adjustment about a pitch-axis, a yaw-axis, and a roll-axis of the aperture. The alignment apparatus is further configured to fixedly couple the imager to the block after the imager is aligned with the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Leong Woon Loong, Kok Wee Yeo, Yew Kwang Low, Ronald M. Taylor, Thomas A. Degenkolb, Ward K. Everly, Morgan D. Murphy
  • Patent number: 9506803
    Abstract: An optical sensor system adapted to operate through a window of a vehicle includes a lens, a plurality of optoelectronic devices, and an optical device. The lens is configured to direct light from a field-of-view toward a focal plane. The plurality of optoelectronic devices are arranged proximate to the focal plane. The plurality of optoelectronic devices includes a first optoelectronic device operable to detect an image from a first portion of the field-of-view, and a second optoelectronic device operable to detect light from a second portion of the field-of-view distinct from the first portion. The optical device is configured to direct light from outside the field-of-view toward the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yew Kwang Low, Kok Wee Yeo, Thomas A. Degenkolb, Ronald M. Taylor, Ward K. Everly, Morgan D. Murphy
  • Publication number: 20160076934
    Abstract: An optical sensor system adapted to operate through a window of a vehicle includes a lens, a plurality of optoelectronic devices, and an optical device. The lens is configured to direct light from a field-of-view toward a focal plane. The plurality of optoelectronic devices are arranged proximate to the focal plane. The plurality of optoelectronic devices includes a first optoelectronic device operable to detect an image from a first portion of the field-of-view, and a second optoelectronic device operable to detect light from a second portion of the field-of-view distinct from the first portion. The optical device is configured to direct light from outside the field-of-view toward the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: YEW KWANG LOW, KOK WEE YEO, THOMAS A. DEGENKOLB, RONALD M. TAYLOR, WARD K. EVERLY, MORGAN D. MURPHY
  • Publication number: 20160065940
    Abstract: A multiple imager camera includes a block, an imager, and an alignment apparatus. The block is configured to direct an image to a plurality of imagers located proximate to a plurality of apertures defined by the block. The imager of the plurality of imagers is configured to receive the image through an aperture of the plurality of apertures. The alignment apparatus is interposed between the block and the imager. The alignment apparatus is configured to allow for six degrees of freedom to align the imager with the image. The six degrees of freedom include adjustment along a x-axis, a y-axis, and a z-axis of the aperture, and adjustment about a pitch-axis, a yaw-axis, and a roll-axis of the aperture. The alignment apparatus is further configured to fixedly couple the imager to the block after the imager is aligned with the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: DANIEL LEONG WOON LOONG, KOK WEE YEO, YEW KWANG LOW, RONALD M. TAYLOR, THOMAS A. DEGENKOLB, WARD K. EVERLY, MORGAN D. MURPHY
  • Patent number: 9042717
    Abstract: An image system configured to record a scanned image of an area. The system includes a single two-dimensional (2D) imager and a rotatable mirror. The 2D imager is formed of a two-dimensional (2D) array of light detectors. The 2D imager is operable in a line-scan mode effective to individually sequence an activated line of light detectors at a time. The rotatable mirror is configured to rotate about an axis parallel to a plane defined by the rotatable mirror. The rotation is effective to vary an angle of the rotatable mirror to pan a projected image of the area across the 2D imager. The angle of the rotatable mirror and the activated line of the 2D imager are synchronized such that the scanned image recorded by the 2D imager is inverted with respect to the projected image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Yew Kwang Low, Kok Wee Yeo, Chee Keng Yeo, Ronald M. Taylor, Ward K. Everly, William Garrison Shogren
  • Publication number: 20150037022
    Abstract: An image system configured to record a scanned image of an area. The system includes a single two-dimensional (2D) imager and a rotatable mirror. The 2D imager is formed of a two-dimensional (2D) array of light detectors. The 2D imager is operable in a line-scan mode effective to individually sequence an activated line of light detectors at a time. The rotatable mirror is configured to rotate about an axis parallel to a plane defined by the rotatable mirror. The rotation is effective to vary an angle of the rotatable mirror to pan a projected image of the area across the 2D imager. The angle of the rotatable mirror and the activated line of the 2D imager are synchronized such that the scanned image recorded by the 2D imager is inverted with respect to the projected image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: YEW KWANG LOW, KOK WEE YEO, CHEE KENG YEO, RONALD M. TAYLOR, WARD K. EVERLY, WILLIAM GARRISON SHOGREN
  • Publication number: 20140355974
    Abstract: A multi-view image system that includes a single camera configured to capture an image, and a transreflective device. The transreflective device is operable to a transparent-state where light passes through the transreflective device to provide the camera a first image of an area from a first perspective. The transreflective device is also operable to a reflective-state where light is reflected by the transreflective device to provide the camera a second image of the area from a second perspective distinct from the first perspective. The system may also include a minor arrangement that cooperates with the transreflective device to provide the camera the first image when the transreflective device is in the transparent-state, and the second image when the transreflective device in in the reflective-state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: YEW KWANG LOW, KOK WEE YEO, CHEE KENG YEO, RONALD M. TAYLOR, WARD K. EVERLY, WILLIAM GARRISON SHOGREN