Patents by Inventor Dirk VERSPEELT

Dirk VERSPEELT 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: 8738339
    Abstract: A method of establishing position dependent focal laws and dynamically accessing these focal laws during inspection is disclosed comprising the steps of partitioning a CAD model into distinct geometric regions prior to inspection, generating a dedicated set of focal laws for each of the geometric regions, and associating each position of the scanner with one of the geometric regions. A method of compressing an A-Scan using a windowing technique is also disclosed. Additionally, methods for computing and displaying volumetric slices in real-time are disclosed. Finally, a method of firing multiple probes at different firing frequencies is disclosed, as well as a multi-probe inspection system that enables parallel firing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Zetec, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Richard, Dirk Verspeelt, Frederic Morrow, Guy Maes, Jean-Francois Tremblay, Martin Garneau, Stephane Turgeon, Alexandre Charlebois
  • Publication number: 20100094606
    Abstract: A method of establishing position dependent focal laws and dynamically accessing these focal laws during inspection is disclosed comprising the steps of partitioning a CAD model into distinct geometric regions prior to inspection, generating a dedicated set of focal laws for each of the geometric regions, and associating each position of the scanner with one of the geometric regions. A method of compressing an A-Scan using a windowing technique is also disclosed. Additionally, methods for computing and displaying volumetric slices in real-time are disclosed. Finally, a method of firing multiple probes at different firing frequencies is disclosed, as well as a multi-probe inspection system that enables parallel firing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel RICHARD, Dirk VERSPEELT, Frederic MORROW, Guy MAES, Jean-Francois TREMBLAY, Martin GARNEAU, Stephane TURGEON, Alexandre CHARLEBOIS