Patents by Inventor Roger A. Jackson

Roger A. Jackson 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).

  • Apparatus and method for three-dimensional scanning of a subject, fabrication of a natural color model therefrom, and the model produced thereby
    Publication number: 20020048396
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for obtaining a data file representing a natural color three-dimensional image of the surface of a subject are disclosed. The apparatus incorporates a plurality of scanners, each comprising illuminating means and digital camera means, disposed about the subject, and computer means to correlate the images and store the data file. An apparatus and method for producing a natural color three-dimensional model from that data file are also disclosed. The use of rapid prototyping and manufacturing technology for manufacturing a model is disclosed. The present invention is particularly applicable to human subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Wilbur C. Bewley, Roger A. Jackson
  • Apparatus and method for three-dimensional scanning of a subject, fabrication of a model therefrom, and the model produced thereby
    Publication number: 20020033819
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for obtaining a data file representing a three-dimensional image of the surface of a subject are disclosed. The apparatus incorporates a plurality of scanners, each comprising illuminating means and digital camera means, disposed about the subject, and computer means to correlate the images and store the data file. An apparatus and method for producing a three-dimensional model from that data file are also disclosed. The use of rapid prototyping and manufacturing technology for manufacturing a model is disclosed. The present invention is particularly applicable to human subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Inventors: Wilbur C. Bewley, Roger A. Jackson