Patents by Inventor Pierre Pailliotet

Pierre Pailliotet 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).

  • Process and apparatus for the non-contact measurement of the geometric contours of a part
    Patent number: 4982103
    Abstract: Process and apparatus for measuring or checking the geometric contours of a part without contact, wherein the part is illuminated by a focussed laser beam and a reflected ray is detected by means of an array of photo diodes, the position of the part and the position of the diode which receives the maximum intensity of the reflected ray being recorded by a computer at each step as the part is moved step by step relative to the incident beam, this data enabling the computer to reconstruct the scanned contour of the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation S.N.E.C.M.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc C. Meiffren, Pierre Pailliotet, Jean F. Vaerman