IP Library Granted Patent US 12,352,620
Granted Patent B2
US 12,352,620 · App. 17/241,478 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for thermal imaging

Inventors: Thomas A. Isberg (Minneapolis, MN); Robert Timothy Kester (Friendswood, TX); Suresh Venkatarayalu (Waxhaw, NC); Patrick Charles O'Driscoll (Houston, TX); Steve Patrick Gautieri (Gladstone, MO); Gary Timothy Noe, II (Houston, TX); Venus J. Dantas (Arlington Heights, IL); Carlos A Claveria (Buffalo Grove, IL); Ronald J. Martin (Nicholson, GA); Michael Jon Freeman (Cambridge, CA); Ryan Patrick Mallery (Houston, TX)
Assignee: REBELLION PHOTONICS, INC.
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Patent No.
US 12,352,620
App. No.
17/241,478
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

In one embodiment, an infrared (IR) imaging system for determining a concentration of a target species in an object is disclosed. The imaging system can include an optical system including an optical focal plane array (FPA) unit. The optical system can have components defining at least two optical channels thereof, said at least two optical channels being spatially and spectrally different from one another. Each of the at least two optical channels can be positioned to transfer IR radiation incident on the optical system towards the optical FPA. The system can include a processing unit containing a processor that can be configured to acquire multispectral optical data representing said target species from the IR radiation received at the optical FPA. Said optical system and said processing unit can be contained together in a data acquisition and processing module configured to be worn or carried by a person.

Claims (43)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

accessing a target modified visible image comprising a plurality of target indicators;

classifying at least one target indicator of the plurality of target indicators based on a trained computational machine learning model to create personal protective equipment data;

correlating the at least one target indicator in the target modified visible image to multispectral image data to generate target multispectral image data;

determining a presence of a personal protective equipment based on the target multispectral image data;

classifying the personal protective equipment to create compliance data, where the personal protective equipment is classified based on predetermined data related to the personal protective equipment;

generating a compliance indicator based on the compliance data and the personal protective equipment data; and

generating at least one of an alert and an alarm based on the compliance indicator.

2. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a target modified visible image comprising a plurality of target indicators and a temperature modified infrared (IR) image;

correlating a user to the plurality of target indicators based on an identity of the user determined from an access request received from the user for an access to a location, wherein the correlation of the user to the plurality of target indicators is further based on receiving the temperature modified IR image within a predetermined time period of receiving the access request to the location;

determining that the user has a first temperature indication based on the temperature modified IR image; and

generating at least one of an alarm or an alert based on the first temperature indication.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 further comprising:

tracking the user to generate a real time or semi-real time location;

tracing a user's historical location for a predetermined time; and

identifying one or more contacts based on at least one of the real time or semi-real time location and the user's historical location.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 further comprising:

classifying at least one target indicator in the at least one of the target modified visible image and the temperature modified IR image to create personal protective equipment data;

determining a presence of a personal protective equipment;

classifying the personal protective equipment to create compliance data, where the personal protective equipment is classified based on predetermined data related to the personal protective equipment;

generating a compliance indicator based on the compliance data and the personal protective equipment data; and

generating at least one of the alert and the alarm based on the compliance indicator.

5. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a target modified visible image comprising a plurality of target indicators and a temperature modified infrared (IR) image;

correlating a user to the plurality of target indicators based on determining an identity of the user by analyzing an access request that is from the user requesting access to a location, wherein the correlation of the user to the plurality of target indicators is further based on receiving the temperature modified IR image within a predetermined time period of receiving the access request to the location;

updating a network video recorder overlay with the temperature modified IR image; and

determining that the user has a temperature indication above a threshold based on the temperature modified IR image.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 further comprising:

generating at least one of an alarm or an alert based on the temperature indication.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 further comprising:

tracking the user to generate a real time or semi-real time location;

tracing a user's historical location for a predetermined time; and

identifying one or more contacts based on at least one of the real time or semi-real time location and the user's historical location.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 further comprising:

classifying at least one target indicator in the at least one of the target modified visible image and the temperature modified IR image to create personal protective equipment data;

determining a presence of a personal protective equipment;

classifying the personal protective equipment to create compliance data, where the personal protective equipment is classified based on predetermined data related to the personal protective equipment;

generating a compliance indicator based on the compliance data and the personal protective equipment data; and

generating at least one of an alert and an alarm based on the compliance indicator.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 further comprising:

identifying the user within at least one of a zone, a region, a building, and a floor to generate a user location; and

updating a building management interface with the user location and a user's historical location.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 25, 2023
From: ISBERG, THOMAS A.; KESTER, ROBERT TIMOTHY; VENKATARAYALU, SURESH; O'DRISCOLL, PATRICK CHARLES; GAUTIERI, STEVE PATRICK; NOE, GARY TIMOTHY, II; DANTAS, VENUS J.; CLAVERIA, CARLOS A.; MARTIN, RONALD J.; FREEMAN, MICHAEL JON; MALLERY, RYAN PATRICK
To: REBELLION PHOTONICS, INC.
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Provisional Application 63042809 · Jun 23, 2020
Provisional Application 63022958 · May 11, 2020
Provisional Application 63019929 · May 4, 2020
Provisional Application 63019937 · May 4, 2020
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