Patents by Inventor William Foreman

William Foreman 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).

  • Image reconstruction method
    Patent number: 7684956
    Abstract: A method of extracting the shape of a probe tip of a probe-based instrument from data obtained by the instrument is provided. The method employs algorithms based on the principle that no reconstructed image points can physically occupy the same region as the tip during imaging. Sequential translates of the tip shape or volume sweep out an area or volume that is an “exclusion zone” similar to morphological erosion. The embodiments of the alternative method use either the region defined by the tip boundary or simply the tip boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Veeco Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory A. Dahlen, William Foreman
  • Image reconstruction method
    Publication number: 20070208533
    Abstract: A method of extracting the shape of a probe tip of a probe-based instrument from data obtained by the instrument is provided. The method employs algorithms based on the principle that no reconstructed image points can physically occupy the same region as the tip during imaging. Sequential translates of the tip shape or volume sweep out an area or volume that is an “exclusion zone” similar to morphological erosion. The embodiments of the alternative method use either the region defined by the tip boundary or simply the tip boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Gregory Dahlen, William Foreman
  • Image reconstruction method
    Patent number: 7143005
    Abstract: A method of extracting the shape of a probe tip of a probe-based instrument from data obtained by the instrument is provided. The method employs algorithms based on the principle that no reconstructed image points can physically occupy the same region as the tip during imaging. Sequential translates of the tip shape or volume sweep out an area or volume that is an “exclusion zone” similar to morphological erosion. The embodiments of the alternative method use either the region defined by the tip boundary or simply the tip boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Veeco Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory A. Dahlen, William Foreman
  • Image reconstruction method
    Publication number: 20050043917
    Abstract: A method of extracting the shape of a probe tip of a probe-based instrument from data obtained by the instrument is provided. The method employs algorithms based on the principle that no reconstructed image points can physically occupy the same region as the tip during imaging. Sequential translates of the tip shape or volume sweep out an area or volume that is an “exclusion zone” similar to morphological erosion. The embodiments of the alternative method use either the region defined by the tip boundary or simply the tip boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Gregory Dahlen, William Foreman
  • Camera enclosure
    Patent number: D607033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Pelco, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Arbuckle, William Foreman, Brook Cavalla