Patents by Inventor Luc Owens Robitaille

Luc Owens Robitaille 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).

  • Inspection apparatus and methods for precision vibration-isolation tabletops
    Patent number: 11898926
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to automatically inspect precision tabletops used for vibration isolation are described. An inspection head having an imaging device and/or perturbing device can be positioned automatically at a plurality of locations over a precision tabletop. The inspection head can further include a distance sensor that can be used to determine a flatness of a portion or all of a surface of the precision tabletop. The inspection head may further include marking apparatus to automatically mark non-compliant features formed on the precision tabletop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Technical Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander B. V. Moutafis, Luc Owens Robitaille
  • INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRECISION VIBRATION-ISOLATION TABLETOPS
    Publication number: 20210080348
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to automatically inspect precision tabletops used for vibration isolation are described. An inspection head having an imaging device and/or perturbing device can be positioned automatically at a plurality of locations over a precision tabletop. The inspection head can further include a distance sensor that can be used to determine a flatness of a portion or all of a surface of the precision tabletop. The inspection head may further include marking apparatus to automatically mark non-compliant features formed on the precision tabletop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Technical Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Alexander B.V. Moutafis, Luc Owens Robitaille