Patents by Inventor Pascal Souffez

Pascal Souffez 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).

  • Method of scanning a scene and corresponding scanning device
    Patent number: 8139203
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for multi-dimensional scanning of a scene. In particular, this invention provides scanning devices and methods employing controllable light beam scanning devices capable of sending a light beam onto a scene, and of receiving corresponding light returned from the scene, and controllers capable of operating the scanning device at selected beam orientations, and of gaining distance information from the scanning device at the beam orientations. The controller can dynamically define beam orientations using the distance information gained from preceding beam orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Trimble AB
    Inventors: Grégory Lepere, Pascal Souffez
  • Method of scanning a scene and corresponding scanning device
    Publication number: 20100066993
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for multi-dimensional scanning of a scene. In particular, this invention provides scanning devices and methods employing controllable light beam scanning devices capable of sending a light beam onto a scene, and of receiving corresponding light returned from the scene, and controllers capable of operating the scanning device at selected beam orientations, and of gaining distance information from the scanning device at the beam orientations. The controller can dynamically define beam orientations using the distance information gained from preceding beam orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Grégory Lepere, Pascal Souffez
  • Method of scanning a scene and corresponding scanning device
    Patent number: 7583365
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for multi-dimensional scanning of a scene. In particular, this invention provides scanning devices and methods employing controllable light beam scanning devices capable of sending a light beam onto a scene, and of receiving corresponding light returned from the scene, and controllers capable of operating the scanning device at selected beam orientations, and of gaining distance information from the scanning device at the beam orientations. The controller can dynamically define beam orientations using the distance information gained from preceding beam orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Mensi, S.A.
    Inventors: Grégory Lepere, Pascal Souffez
  • Method of scanning a scene and corresponding scanning device
    Publication number: 20070236678
    Abstract: The present invention provides devices and methods for multi-dimensional scanning of a scene. In particular, this invention provides scanning devices and methods employing controllable light beam scanning devices capable of sending a light beam onto a scene, and of receiving corresponding light returned from the scene, and controllers capable of operating the scanning device at selected beam orientations, and of gaining distance information from the scanning device at the beam orientations. The controller can dynamically define beam orientations using the distance information gained from preceding beam orientations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Gregory Lepere, Pascal Souffez