Patents by Inventor Eiiehi Ide

Eiiehi Ide 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: 6252659
    Abstract: A three-dimensional measurement apparatus includes an optical system for scanning a reference beam across a target object to be measured, a light sensor which receives light reflected from the target object, and a processor for calculating a three-dimensional shape of the target object from the received light. An image for calculating the three-dimensional shape of the target object and an image for displaying the target object are both captured by the same sensor. The displayed image is a grayscale image that is based on a centroid that is calculated from multiple data samples taken for each pixel in the image as the target is being scanned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Minolta Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Norita, Hiroshi Uchino, Hideki Tanabe, Eiiehi Ide, Koichi Kamon