Patents by Inventor Gregory Dorval

Gregory Dorval 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCANNING A SURFACE OF AN ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20140218504
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for scanning a surface of an article such as a wooden piece transported along a travel path axis, are capable of generating two complementary color image frames representing the surface of the article in an efficient way. While the sensing field of an imaging sensor is directed transversely toward the travel path axis, a first linear-shaped light beam characterized by a first wavelength is directed toward the scanning zone to form a first reflected line onto the article surface. A second linear-shaped light beam characterized by a second wavelength is directed toward the scanning zone to form a second reflected line onto the article surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: CENTRE DE RECHERCHE INDUSTRIELLE DU QUEBEC
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre COUTURIER, Richard GAGNON, Gregory DORVAL
  • Method of generating and maintaining a data warehouse
    Patent number: 7720804
    Abstract: A data warehouse solution system comprises a metadata model, a user interface and an engine. The metadata model has an information needs model including metadata regarding information needs for building reports by users, and a data information model including metadata describing data that is available for building reports. The user interface has a customer user interface for presenting the information needs model to the users for report generation, and a modeling user interface for presenting the data information model to the users for manipulating data warehouse objects. The engine has a report management service unit for providing report management service using the information needs model, and a data management service unit for providing data management service including generation of a data warehouse using the data information model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tom Fazal, Michael Adendorff, Simon Palmer, Carm Janneteau, Simon Evans, Anatoly Tulchinsky, Gregory Dorval
  • Packaged warehouse solution system
    Publication number: 20070239769
    Abstract: A data warehouse solution system comprises a metadata model, a user interface and an engine. The metadata model has an information needs model including metadata regarding information needs for building reports by users, and a data information model including metadata describing data that is available for building reports. The user interface has a customer user interface for presenting the information needs model to the users for report generation, and a modeling user interface for presenting the data information model to the users for manipulating data warehouse objects. The engine has a report management service unit for providing report management service using the information needs model, and a data management service unit for providing data management service including generation of a data warehouse using the data information model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Tom Fazal, Michael Adendorff, Simon Palmer, Carm Janneteau, Simon Evans, Anatoly Tulchinsky, Gregory Dorval