Patents by Inventor Marc Soucy

Marc Soucy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11209261
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing a traceable measurement of a component are provided. One or more augmented reality (AR) graphical elements, indicative of a measurement to be performed on the component using a local measurement instrument, are generated. The AR graphical elements are rendered via an AR device. One or more measurement values, associated with the measurement as performed on the component using the local measurement instrument, are obtained. An augmented image comprising a representation of the component, a representation of the local measurement instrument obtaining the measurement values, and a representation of the AR graphical elements is acquired. The measurement values are stored in association with the augmented image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: INNOVMETRIC LOGICIELS INC.
    Inventors: Louis-Jérôme Doyon, Marc Soucy
  • Publication number: 20210055097
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing a traceable measurement of a component are provided. One or more augmented reality (AR) graphical elements, indicative of a measurement to be performed on the component using a local measurement instrument, are generated. The AR graphical elements are rendered via an AR device. One or more measurement values, associated with the measurement as performed on the component using the local measurement instrument, are obtained. An augmented image comprising a representation of the component, a representation of the local measurement instrument obtaining the measurement values, and a representation of the AR graphical elements is acquired. The measurement values are stored in association with the augmented image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Louis-Jérôme Doyon, Marc Soucy
  • Patent number: 8903656
    Abstract: There is described herein a method to synchronize the position and orientation of an IGD 3D Coordinate System with the position and orientation of a 3DM 3D Coordinate System, in which the IGD's gravity direction measurement device and electronic compass are used explicitly. There is also described a method for maintaining the synchronization while the IGD is moving, in which the IGD's three-axis accelerometer is used explicitly. There is further described how an IGD, once its position and orientation have been synchronized to the position and orientation of a 3DM, can be used to display 3D graphics that guide the measurement process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Innovmetric Logiciels Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Soucy, Hans-Peter Duwe
  • Patent number: 8872889
    Abstract: There is described a method to synchronize the orientation of an IGD 3D Coordinate System and the orientation of a 3DM 3D Coordinate System, in which the IGD's gravity direction measurement device and electronic compass are used explicitly. There is also described how an IGD, once its orientation has been synchronized to the orientation of a 3DM, can be used to display 3D graphics that guide the measurement process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Innovmetric Logiciels Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Soucy, Hans-Peter Duwe
  • Publication number: 20130013201
    Abstract: There is described herein a method to synchronize the position and orientation of an IGD 3D Coordinate System with the position and orientation of a 3DM 3D Coordinate System, in which the IGD's gravity direction measurement device and electronic compass are used explicitly. There is also described a method for maintaining the synchronization while the IGD is moving, in which the IGD's three-axis accelerometer is used explicitly. There is further described how an IGD, once its position and orientation have been synchronized to the position and orientation of a 3DM, can be used to display 3D graphics that guide the measurement process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Marc Soucy, Hans-Peter Duwe
  • Publication number: 20110169925
    Abstract: There is described a method to synchronize the orientation of an IGD 3D Coordinate System and the orientation of a 3DM 3D Coordinate System, in which the IGD's gravity direction measurement device and electronic compass are used explicitly. There is also described how an IGD, once its orientation has been synchronized to the orientation of a 3DM, can be used to display 3D graphics that guide the measurement process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Marc Soucy, Hans-Peter Duwe
  • Patent number: 7565216
    Abstract: There is provided a method for determining an interference between a first physical part and a second part in an assembly of manufactured parts. The method comprises: acquiring three-dimensional digital data representing the first physical part; forming a virtual representation of the first physical part using the digital data; placing the virtual representation of the first physical part and a virtual representation of the second part in a common reference frame, the second part corresponding to one of a second physical part and a nominal part; and determining the interference between the first physical part and the second part using the virtual representation of the first physical part and the virtual representation of the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Innovmetric Logiciels Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Soucy
  • Publication number: 20080065251
    Abstract: There is provided a method for determining an interference between a first physical part and a second part in an assembly of manufactured parts. The method comprises: acquiring three-dimensional digital data representing the first physical part; forming a virtual representation of the first physical part using the digital data; placing the virtual representation of the first physical part and a virtual representation of the second part in a common reference frame, the second part corresponding to one of a second physical part and a nominal part; and determining the interference between the first physical part and the second part using the virtual representation of the first physical part and the virtual representation of the second part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventor: Marc Soucy