Patents
US 10033944 B2: Time spaced infrared image enhancement
- Granted
- 2018-07-24
- Filed
- 2016-09-19 application 15269905
- Type
- Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract
Techniques using small form factor infrared imaging modules are disclosed. An imaging system may include visible spectrum imaging modules, infrared imaging modules, and other modules to interface with a user and/or a monitoring system. Visible spectrum imaging modules and infrared imaging modules may be positioned in proximity to a scene that will be monitored while visible spectrum-only images of the scene are either not available or less desirable than infrared images of the scene. Imaging modules may be configured to capture images of the scene at different times. Image analytics and processing may be used to generate combined images with infrared imaging features and increased detail and contrast. Triple fusion processing, including selectable aspects of non-uniformity correction processing, true color processing, and high contrast processing, may be performed on the captured images. Control signals based on the combined images may be presented to a user and/or a monitoring system.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180724.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLIR Systems, Inc. 370 patents | US company or organization | Wilsonville, OR | FLIR SYSTEMS INC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state FLIR SYSTEMS INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Högasten | Lompoc, CA | 92 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dwight Dumpert | Goleta, CA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Theodore R. Hoelter | Goleta, CA | 74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeffrey S. Scott | Goleta, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Katrin Strandemar | Rimbo, SE | 77 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Nussmeier | Goleta, CA | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric A. Kurth | Lompoc, CA | 59 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Pierre Boulanger | Goleta, CA | 60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Barbara Sharp | Lompoc, CA | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N5/262 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-24 | Merger Merger and change of name | FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2021-05-14 FIREWORK MERGER SUB II, LLC signed 2021-05-14 | TELEDYNE FLIR, LLC THOUSAND OAKS, CA | 58250/271 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2016-09-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BOULANGER, PIERRE signed 2014-12-18 STRANDEMAR, KATRIN signed 2014-12-18 DUMPERT, DWIGHT signed 2014-12-19 HOELTER, THEODORE R. signed 2014-12-19 KURTH, ERIC A. signed 2014-12-19 SHARP, BARBARA signed 2014-12-19 NUSSMEIER, MARK signed 2014-12-23 SCOTT, JEFFREY S. signed 2014-12-23 HÖGASTEN, NICHOLAS signed 2015-01-07 | FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. WILSONVILLE, OR | 39819/118 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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