Patents by Inventor Thomas CHATON

Thomas CHATON 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).

  • Surface defect identification method and apparatus
    Patent number: 11276162
    Abstract: Embodiments include a computer implemented method of processing images of material surfaces to identify defects on the imaged material surface, the method including training a neural network to generate reduced-defect versions of training images of material surfaces; acquiring an image of a subject material surface; inputting the acquired image to the neural network to generate a reduced-defect version of the acquired image; and comparing the reduced-defect version of the acquired image with the acquired image to identify differences. Defects on the subject material surface at locations of the identified differences are identifiable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIIMITED
    Inventor: Thomas Chaton
  • SURFACE DEFECT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200364842
    Abstract: Embodiments include a computer implemented method of processing images of material surfaces to identify defects on the imaged material surface, the method including training a neural network to generate reduced-defect versions of training images of material surfaces; acquiring an image of a subject material surface; inputting the acquired image to the neural network to generate a reduced-defect version of the acquired image; and comparing the reduced-defect version of the acquired image with the acquired image to identify differences. Defects on the subject material surface at locations of the identified differences are identifiable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Thomas CHATON