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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7719662 | Method and system for fast calibration of three-dimensional (3D) sensors Rapid calibration of a TOF system uses a stationary target object and electrically introduces phase shift into the TOF system to emulate target object relocation. Relatively few parameters suffice to model a parameterized mathematical representation of the transfer ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7636150 | Method and system to enhance timing accuracy for time-of-flight systems A method and system to enhance accuracy of measurement of distance Z in a TOF system dynamically provides tight control over the phase and/or timing relationship of clock pulses used in the TOF system. Enhanced frequency control is imposed over a high speed oscillat... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7538758 | Absolute coordinate, single user-interface element pointing device A pointing device includes a single control element to provide a user with absolute coordinate information and to enable user control of a computer cursor and emulation of mouse clicks. User movement of the single control element in an (x-y) plane preferably moves a... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7526120 | System and method for providing intelligent airbag deployment A sensor system is provided for determining a deployment level of an airbag in a vehicle. A light source of the sensor system emits light onto a region around a vehicle seat. An array of light-sensitive pixels which capture reflected light from the scene, including ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7511801 | Method and system for automatic gain control of sensors in time-of-flight systems Performance of pixel detectors in a TOF imaging system is dynamically adjusted to improve dynamic range to maximize the number of pixel detectors that output valid data. The invention traverses the system-acquired z depth, the brightness, and the active brightness i... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507947 | Method and system to differentially enhance sensor dynamic range using enhanced common mode reset Effective differential dynamic range and common mode rejection in a differential pixel detector are enhanced by capturing and isolating differential detector charge output before using common mode reset to avoid detector saturation due to common mode components of o... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7471376 | Method and system for fast calibration of three-dimensional (3D) sensors Rapid calibration of a TOF system uses a stationary target object and electrically introduces phase shift into the TOF system to emulate target object relocation. Relatively few parameters suffice to model a parameterized mathematical representation of the transfer ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7464351 | Method enabling a standard CMOS fab to produce an IC to sense three-dimensional information using augmented rules creating mask patterns not otherwise expressible with existing fab rules CMOS implementable three-dimensional silicon sensors are fabricated using a standard fab but using augmented rules that create mask patterns not expressible with existing fab rules. Standard fab rules are not optimized to produce high quality three-dimensional silic... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7433029 | Method and system to calibrate a camera system using phase demodulation sensing A preferably parametrically defined calibration target pattern definable in real-world coordinates (Xi,Yi) is used to spatially calibrate a camera system acquiring images in pixel coordinates (xi,yi). The calibration targe... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7379100 | Method and system to increase dynamic range of time-of-flight (TOF) and/or imaging sensors Dynamic range of photodetector sensors useable in a TOF system is enhanced by capturing images of an object using multiple exposure time settings. Longer exposure settings more appropriately capture non-reflective and/or distant objects, while shorter exposure setti... | 05/27/2008 |
