Patents by Inventor Myriam Pages

Myriam Pages 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).

  • 3D bullet and cartridge case analysis
    Patent number: 7796810
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to obtain a surface mapping of a ballistic piece of evidence (BPOE) under examination, such as a bullet or a spent cartridge case, that can be used thereafter as a 3D signature for identifying purpose during ballistic test comparison. The method comprises providing a measurement unit adapted to acquire a relief map of the surface of the BPOE and acquiring with the measurement unit the relief map of the surface to thereby obtain the mapping of the surface of the BPOE. Preferably, the measurement unit of the present invention comprises a confocal sensor such as confocal microscope. Also, the present invention includes acquiring the relief map of the bullet surface or of the cartridge case surface by acquiring and assembling a mosaic of regional reliefs that are partly overlapping with their surroundings regional reliefs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Forensic Technology Wai, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Nadeau, Myriam Pages, Danny Roberge, Alain Roy, Martin Léger
  • 3D bullet and cartridge case analysis
    Publication number: 20050244080
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus to obtain a surface mapping of a ballistic piece of evidence (BPOE) under examination, such as a bullet or a spent cartridge case, that can be used thereafter as a 3D signature for identifying purpose during ballistic test comparison. The method comprises providing a measurement unit adapted to acquire a relief map of the surface of the BPOE and acquiring with the measurement unit the relief map of the surface to thereby obtain the mapping of the surface of the BPOE. Preferably, the measurement unit of the present invention comprises a confocal sensor such as confocal microscope. Also, the present invention includes acquiring the relief map of the bullet surface or of the cartridge case surface by acquiring and assembling a mosaic of regional reliefs that are partly overlapping with their surroundings regional reliefs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Eric Nadeau, Myriam Pages, Danny Roberge, Alain Roy, Martin Leger