Patents by Inventor Steve Massicotte

Steve Massicotte 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).

  • Patent number: 11908173
    Abstract: A first set of pixels forming a first set of rows and a first set of columns of a first image acquired by an image acquisition device is received. A first corrected set of pixels forming a first corrected set of rows and a first corrected set of columns is generated from the first set of pixels. Successive pixels of each row from the first corrected set of rows correspond to successive parallel lines in a plane defined by the sheet of light that are equally spaced along a first axis of a world coordinate system. Successive pixels of each column from the first corrected set of columns correspond to successive parallel lines in the plane defined by the sheet of light that are equally spaced along a second axis of the world coordinate system. Based on the first corrected set of pixels, a first set of points of the sheet of light is determined. The first set of points of the sheet of light is used to obtain a three-dimensional profile of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Matrox Electronics Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Vincent Zalzal, Christopher Hirst, Steve Massicotte, Jean-Sébastien Lemieux
  • Patent number: 11268408
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method of repairing a flange of an engine case having a damaged section of attachment tabs and/or flange region. One or more damaged attachments tabs extending away from a flange are removed along with a first portion of the flange, thus leaving a second portion of the flange. A replacement component is produced comprising a replacement flange portion and one or more replacement tabs. The replacement flange portion is placed in contact with the second portion of the flange and the replacement flange portion is secured to the second portion of the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Chromalloy Gas Turbine LLC
    Inventors: Ben Blumanstock, Steve Massicotte
  • Patent number: 11120294
    Abstract: A first set of pixels forming a first set of rows of a first image acquired by an image acquisition device is received. A first partially corrected set of pixels forming a first partially corrected set of rows is generated from the first set of pixels where successive pixels of a row from the first partially corrected set of rows correspond to successive parallel lines in a plane defined by the sheet of light that are equally spaced along a first axis of a world coordinate system. Based on the first partially corrected set of pixels and based on a peak extraction mechanism, a first partially corrected set of points of the sheet of light is extracted. The first partially corrected set of points is transformed to obtain a first corrected set of points of the sheet of light that are corrected in a first and a second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Vincent Zalzal, Christopher Hirst, Steve Massicotte, Jean-Sébastien Lemieux
  • Publication number: 20210131310
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method of repairing a flange of an engine case having a damaged section of attachment tabs and/or flange region. One or more damaged attachments tabs extending away from a flange are removed along with a first portion of the flange, thus leaving a second portion of the flange. A replacement component is produced comprising a replacement flange portion and one or more replacement tabs. The replacement flange portion is placed in contact with the second portion of the flange and the replacement flange portion is secured to the second portion of the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Ben Blumanstock, Steve Massicotte
  • Patent number: 9349162
    Abstract: A reference value for a color statistic and an input image sample are received. A global color mapping is performed between the input image sample and the reference value to obtain a globally-mapped input image sample, the color statistic of the globally-mapped input image sample substantially matching the reference value and each pixel location in the globally-mapped input image sample having a correspondence with a corresponding pixel location in the input image sample. A point-to-point color mapping function minimizing for all pixels an error between the globally-mapped input image sample and the input image sample mapped according to the color mapping function is computed, the color mapping function transforming a color value of each pixel location in the input image sample to substantially match a color value of the corresponding pixel location in the globally-mapped input image sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: MATROX ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Shaohua Chen, Steve Massicotte