Patents by Inventor Wesley Grass

Wesley Grass 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).

  • Automated focus adjustment using a varying light pattern
    Patent number: 8896748
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically focusing an image capture device on a page of a document object. A predetermined light pattern is projected onto the page being imaged. The light pattern varies as a function of the separation of the page being imaged from the end page. The light pattern projected onto the page being imaged is sensed. Based on the sensed light pattern, the image capture device is focused on the page being imaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander T. Starns, Wesley Grass
  • Automated focus adjustment using a varying light pattern
    Patent number: 8072650
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically focusing an image capture device on a page of a document object. A predetermined light pattern is projected onto the page being imaged. The light pattern varies as a function of the separation of the page being imaged from the end page. The light pattern projected onto the page being imaged is sensed. Based on the sensed light pattern, the image capture device is focused on the page being imaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander T. Starns, Wesley Grass