Patents
US 9208542 B2: Pixel-wise noise reduction in thermal images
- Granted
- 2015-12-08
- Filed
- 2013-09-17 application 14029683
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided to reduce noise in thermal images. In one example, a method includes receiving an image frame comprising a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and columns. The pixels comprise thermal image data associated with a scene and noise introduced by an infrared imaging device. The image frame may be processed to determine a plurality of column correction terms, each associated with a corresponding one of the columns and determined based on relative relationships between the pixels of the corresponding column and the pixels of a neighborhood of columns. In another example, the image frame may be processed to determine a plurality of non-uniformity correction terms, each associated with a corresponding one of the pixels and determined based on relative relationships between the corresponding one of the pixels and associated neighborhood pixels within a selected distance.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg151208.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 | |
| Malin Ingerhed | Säter, SE | 12 | 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 | |
| Theodore R. Hoelter | Goleta, CA | 74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Katrin Strandemar | Rimbo, SE | 77 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06T | Image data processing or generation, in general | G06T5/70 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N23/23 | 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 | FIREWORK MERGER SUB II, LLC signed 2021-05-14 FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2021-05-14 | TELEDYNE FLIR, LLC THOUSAND OAKS, CA | 58832/915 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-11-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | STRANDEMAR, KATRIN signed 2013-09-27 HOGASTEN, NICHOLAS signed 2013-10-09 INGERHED, MALIN signed 2013-10-10 HOELTER, THEODORE R. signed 2013-10-22 BOULANGER, PIERRE signed 2013-10-23 KURTH, ERIC A. signed 2013-10-25 SHARP, BARBARA signed 2013-11-01 NUSSMEIER, MARK signed 2013-11-04 | FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. WILSONVILLE, OR | 31572/51 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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