Patents by Inventor Tyler Steele

Tyler Steele 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).

  • Object thickness and surface profile measurements
    Patent number: 8698891
    Abstract: Determining spatial information about a part includes positioning the part in a fixture having two reference surfaces, where the part is positioned between the two reference surfaces, imaging the two reference surfaces and opposing surfaces of the part to different locations of a multi-element detector, simultaneously acquiring images of the opposing sides of the part and the two reference surfaces using the multi-element detector, and determining spatial information about the part based on the simultaneously acquired images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Zygo Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Turner, Tyler Steele, Stephen L. Mielke, Xavier M. Colonna De Lega, Bruce E. Truax, Andrew D. Meigs
  • OBJECT THICKNESS AND SURFACE PROFILE MEASUREMENTS
    Publication number: 20120229621
    Abstract: Determining spatial information about a part includes positioning the part in a fixture having two reference surfaces, where the part is positioned between the two reference surfaces, imaging the two reference surfaces and opposing surfaces of the part to different locations of a multi-element detector, simultaneously acquiring images of the opposing sides of the part and the two reference surfaces using the multi-element detector, and determining spatial information about the part based on the simultaneously acquired images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Zygo Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Turner, Tyler Steele, Stephen L. Mielke, Xavier M. Colonna de Lega, Bruce E. Truax, Andrew D. Meigs