Patents by Inventor Marc Provencher

Marc Provencher 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).

  • System and a method for detecting a damaged or missing machine part
    Patent number: 8411930
    Abstract: A system and a method for detecting a damaged or missing machine part. The system includes an image capturing device for capturing images of the machine and a processor for processing the captured images. The system may further include a sensible output for providing an indication of a damaged or missing machine part. The method includes capturing images of the machine against a background which moves relative to the machine over time, selecting a pair of time-separated images from the captured images, generating a displacement image from the pair of images, comparing the machine from the displacement image with a machine model, and identifying a damaged or missing machine part from the comparison of the displacement image with the machine model. The method may further include providing a sensible output which indicates a damaged or missing machine part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Alberta Research Council Inc.
    Inventors: Rodney K. Ridley, Tadeusz Kazmierczak, Linsong Cai, Paul Charles Johnston, Helen Pinto, Jun Sun, Marc Provencher, John Harry Woolley, Garry Cardinal
  • A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DETECTING A DAMAGED OR MISSING MACHINE PART
    Publication number: 20100142759
    Abstract: A system and a method for detecting a damaged or missing machine part. The system includes an image capturing device for capturing images of the machine and a processor for processing the captured images. The system may further include a sensible output for providing an indication of a damaged or missing machine part. The method includes capturing images of the machine against a background which moves relative to the machine over time, selecting a pair of time-separated images from the captured images, generating a displacement image from the pair of images, comparing the machine from the displacement image with a machine model, and identifying a damaged or missing machine part from the comparison of the displacement image with the machine model. The method may further include providing a sensible output which indicates a damaged or missing machine part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL INC.
    Inventors: Rodney K. Ridley, Tadeusz Kazmierczak, Linsong Cai, Paul Charles Johnston, Helen Pinto, Jun Sun, Marc Provencher, John Harry Woolley, Garry Cardinal