Inventor

Timothy James Knight

Inventor
Palo Alto, CA, US

Overview

23→
Patents
2009–2019
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 23 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

H04Nprimary
H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television40%
G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus25%
G06TImage data processing or generation, in general17%
H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication6%
G06FElectric digital data processing4%
G06KGraphical data reading4%
G06NComputing arrangements based on specific computational models2%
G06VImage or video recognition or understanding2%
PatentTitleYear
10,489,878Configurable and programmable image processor unit201910,038,909Compression of light field images20189,866,810'Optimization of optical systems for improved light field capture and manipulation'20189,467,607'Light field data acquisition'20169,456,141'Light-field based autofocus'20169,414,087'Compression of light field images'20169,386,288'Compensating for sensor saturation and microlens modulation during light-field image processing'20169,300,932'Optimization of optical systems for improved light field capture and manipulation'20169,172,853'Microlens array architecture for avoiding ghosting in projected images'20158,995,785'Light-field processing and analysis, camera control, and user interfaces and interaction on light-field capture devices'20158,976,288'Light field data acquisition'20158,971,625'Generating dolly zoom effect using light field image data'20158,948,545'Compensating for sensor saturation and microlens modulation during light-field image processing'20158,908,058'Storage and transmission of pictures including multiple frames'20148,831,377'Compensating for variation in microlens position during light-field image processing'20148,811,769'Extended depth of field and variable center of perspective in light-field processing'20148,768,102'Downsampling light field images'20148,749,620'3D light field cameras, images and files, and methods of using, operating, processing and viewing same'20148,724,014'Light field data acquisition'20148,289,440'Light field data acquisition devices, and methods of using and manufacturing same'20127,860,960'Method and apparatus for dynamic monitoring and alarm capability'20107,577,101'Method and apparatus for generating extensible protocol independent binary health checks'20097,546,631'Embedded management system for a physical device having virtual elements'2009

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2009–2010Based in Shrewsbury, MA, US· patent location history
2012–2018Patents assigned to LYTRO INC (19)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to NG YI-REN (5)· patent assignee history
2012–2014Patents assigned to PITTS COLVIN (4)· patent assignee history
2012–2016Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history
2014Patents assigned to AKELEY KURT BARTON (2)· patent assignee history
2016–2019Based in Sunnyvale, CA, US· patent location history
2018–2019Patents assigned to GOOGLE LLC (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
LYTRO INC192012–2018
NG YI-REN52012–2014
PITTS COLVIN42012–2014
AKELEY KURT BARTON22014
GOOGLE LLC22018–2019
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Palo Alto, California, US142012–2016
Sunnyvale, California, US62016–2019
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, US32009–2010