Patents by Inventor Thiel Frank

Thiel Frank 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).

  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR COLLECTING COLOR INFORMATION ABOUT AN OBJECT UNDERGOING A 3D SCAN
    Publication number: 20150319326
    Abstract: A method of performing a three-dimensional (3D) scan of an object includes applying an optical contrast powder to the object and illuminating the object with light. First and second two-dimensional (2D) color image data corresponding to the object is generated. First and second 2D monochrome image data corresponding to the object is generated using the first and second 2D color image data. 3D data corresponding to the object is generated using the first and second monochrome 2D image data. Color 3D image data corresponding to the object is generated by adding color information to the 3D data. The color 3D image data is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Arges Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: Joachim Pfeiffer, Jian Lu, Alexei Harvard, Bjoern Voss, Thiel Frank