Patents by Inventor Chad Lacour

Chad Lacour 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).

  • DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY PLATE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130230227
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for facilitating the automatic identification, sorting, and positioning of radiographic images. According to one embodiment of the subject invention, phosphorous plates for intra-oral imaging are encoded for automated image set identification, location, and orientation. In certain embodiments, a processing system is able to process encoded identifiers on the phosphorous plates with digitized images depicted on the phosphorous plates to automatically identify, sort, and rotate the digitized images into proper orientations for user viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: SMARTPLATES, LLC
    Inventors: GEOFFREY HUMPHREYS, CHAD LACOUR
  • Digital radiography plate identification system
    Patent number: 8374461
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for facilitating the automatic identification, sorting, and positioning of radiographic images. According to one embodiment of the subject invention, phosphorous plates for intra-oral imaging are encoded for automated image set identification, location, and orientation. In certain embodiments, a processing system is able to process encoded identifiers on the phosphorous plates with digitized images depicted on the phosphorous plates to automatically identify, sort, and rotate the digitized images into proper orientations for user viewing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Smartplates, LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey Humphreys, Chad Lacour
  • Digital Radiography Place Identification System
    Publication number: 20120039520
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for facilitating the automatic identification, sorting, and positioning of radiographic images. According to one embodiment of the subject invention, phosphorous plates for intra-oral imaging are encoded for automated image set identification, location, and orientation. In certain embodiments, a processing system is able to process encoded identifiers on the phosphorous plates with digitized images depicted on the phosphorous plates to automatically identify, sort, and rotate the digitized images into proper orientations for user viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Geoffrey Humphreys, Chad Lacour