Patents by Inventor William R. Null

William R. Null 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).

  • Application system and method for measuring and compensating for optical distortion
    Patent number: 9286684
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for measuring and compensating for optical distortion. The system includes a plurality of reference marks; a recording device configured to record a first orientation and a first position of a plurality of reference marks relative to a pointing angle of the recording device when an object is located outside of a field of view of a recording device, the recording device configured to record a second orientation and a second position of a plurality of reference marks relative to the pointing angle of the recording device when an object is located inside the field of view; and a processor configured to compare the first orientation and the first position of the plurality of reference marks to the second orientation and the second position of the plurality of the reference marks for measuring distortion of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: THALES VISIONIX, INC.
    Inventors: Robert B. Atac, Mark W. Edel, Scott A. Spink, Mark S. Fischler, William R. Null
  • APPLICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND COMPENSATING FOR OPTICAL DISTORTION
    Publication number: 20140270389
    Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer program products for measuring and compensating for optical distortion. The system includes a plurality of reference marks; a recording device configured to record a first orientation and a first position of a plurality of reference marks relative to a pointing angle of the recording device when an object is located outside of a field of view of a recording device, the recording device configured to record a second orientation and a second position of a plurality of reference marks relative to the pointing angle of the recording device when an object is located inside the field of view; and a processor configured to compare the first orientation and the first position of the plurality of reference marks to the second orientation and the second position of the plurality of the reference marks for measuring distortion of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Robert B. Atac, Mark W. Edel, Scott A. Spink, Mark S. Fischler, William R. Null