Patents by Inventor William Paul Halas

William Paul Halas 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: 9525867
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for performing image analysis include accessing a digital image of a subject, the digital image comprising a portion of a target substrate of the subject, the digital image comprising a portion of a calibration device; detecting a position of the calibration device by searching the digital image for a predetermined background color; detecting a plurality of color chips on the calibration device; mapping a position of the plurality of color chips on the digital image, each of the plurality of color chips comprising a predetermined chip color; comparing at least a portion of the plurality of color chips with a predetermined color standard; and altering the digital image, based on the comparison, to provide consistent image parameters with other images of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: Canfield Scientific, Incorporated
    Inventors: Mani V. Thomas, William Paul Halas, Daniel Gregory Cherill
  • Patent number: 9445087
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for a color calibration device formed from a flexible, elongate strip of material that is formable into a headband. The color calibration device includes a first color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips and a second color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips, wherein the first color correction region and the second color correction region are positioned on opposite sides of a mid-point of the flexible, elongate strip of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Greg George Hillebrand, William Paul Halas, Mani V. Thomas, Patricia Alison Lafleur, Le-Hai Minh Vu
  • Publication number: 20160037159
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for a color calibration device formed from a flexible, elongate strip of material that is formable into a headband. The color calibration device includes a first color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips and a second color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips, wherein the first color correction region and the second color correction region are positioned on opposite sides of a mid-point of the flexible, elongate strip of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Greg George HILLEBRAND, William Paul HALAS, Mani V. THOMAS, Patricia Alison LAFLEUR, Le-Hai Minh VU
  • Publication number: 20150170377
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for performing image analysis include accessing a digital image of a subject, the digital image comprising a portion of a target substrate of the subject, the digital image comprising a portion of a calibration device; detecting a position of the calibration device by searching the digital image for a predetermined background color; detecting a plurality of color chips on the calibration device; mapping a position of the plurality of color chips on the digital image, each of the plurality of color chips comprising a predetermined chip color; comparing at least a portion of the plurality of color chips with a predetermined color standard; and altering the digital image, based on the comparison, to provide consistent image parameters with other images of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: CANFIELD SCIENTIFIC, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mani V. Thomas, William Paul Halas, Daniel Gregory Cherill
  • Patent number: 8988686
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for a color calibration device formed from a flexible, elongate strip of material that is formable into a headband. The color calibration device includes a first color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips and a second color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips, wherein the first color correction region and the second color correction region are positioned on opposite sides of a mid-point of the flexible, elongate strip of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Greg George Hillebrand, William Paul Halas, Mani V. Thomas, Patricia Alison Lafleur, Le-Hai Minh Vu
  • Publication number: 20130236074
    Abstract: Embodiments of a system for performing image analysis include a calibration device comprising a first color correction region comprising a predetermined plurality of color chips; and a memory component that stores logic, that when executed, causes a processor to perform at least the following: access a digital image of a subject, the digital image comprising a portion of a skin of the subject, the digital image comprising a portion of the calibration device; calibrate the digital image using the first color correction region; analyze a condition within the digital image; and output one or more results corresponding to the condition within the digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicants: CANFIELD SCIENTIFIC, INCORPORATED, THE PROCTOR & GAMBLE COMPANY
    Inventors: Greg George HILLEBRAND, Mani V. THOMAS, William Paul HALAS
  • Publication number: 20130057866
    Abstract: Included are embodiments for a color calibration device formed from a flexible, elongate strip of material that is formable into a headband. The color calibration device includes a first color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips and a second color correction region comprising a plurality of color chips, wherein the first color correction region and the second color correction region are positioned on opposite sides of a mid-point of the flexible, elongate strip of material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Greg George Hillebrand, William Paul Halas, Mani V. Thomas, Patricia Alison Lafleur, Le-Hai Minh Vu
  • Publication number: 20130058543
    Abstract: Embodiments of a method for performing image analysis include accessing a digital image of a subject, the digital image comprising a portion of a target substrate of the subject, the digital image comprising a portion of a calibration device; detecting a position of the calibration device by searching the digital image for a predetermined background color; detecting a plurality of color chips on the calibration device; mapping a position of the plurality of color chips on the digital image, each of the plurality of color chips comprising a predetermined chip color; comparing at least a portion of the plurality of color chips with a predetermined color standard; and altering the digital image, based on the comparison, to provide consistent image parameters with other images of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicants: THE PROCTOR & GAMBLE COMPANY, CANFIELD SCIENTIFIC, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mani V. THOMAS, William Paul HALAS, Daniel Gregory CHERILL