Patents by Inventor Thomas Ferrone

Thomas Ferrone 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).

  • Methods for making prosthetic surfaces
    Publication number: 20010027348
    Abstract: Methods for reproducing a 3D object surface are provided. A preferred method according to this invention includes (1) identifying a real object surface, (2) acquiring at least a 3D data set with a 3D surface imaging device, (3) acquiring at least a 2D data set using a 2D surface imaging device with a surface resolution of at least about 0.1 mm2, (4) synthesizing a 3D composite data set by orienting a first virtual image of the first data set and a second virtual image of the second data set to form a composite virtual image that corresponds to the composite data set, and (5) making a reproduction of the object surface with the composite data set. Orientation of the virtual images is relative to each other and without substantial loss of surface resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Applicant: A-Pear Biometric Replications, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Ferrone
  • Methods for making prosthetic surfaces
    Patent number: 6177034
    Abstract: Methods for reproducing a 3D object surface are provided. A preferred method according to this invention includes (1) identifying a real object surface, (2) acquiring at least a 3D data set with a 3D surface imaging device, (3) acquiring at least a 2D data set using a 2D surface imaging device with a surface resolution of at least about 0.1 mm2, (4) synthesizing a 3D composite data set by orienting a first virtual image of the first data set and a second virtual image of the second data set to form a composite virtual image that corresponds to the composite data set, and (5) making a reproduction of the object surface with the composite data set. Orientation of the virtual images is relative to each other and without substantial loss of surface resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2001
    Assignee: A-Pear Biometric Replications Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Ferrone