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Inventor: Philip J. Lucas


Address: Lakewood, CO
No. of patents: 7
Last patent issue date: 04/10/2001

NumberTitleIssue Date
6212962Hot bottle inspection apparatus and method
A bottle inspection apparatus and method are disclosed in which an improved housing contains an imaging device which is focused at a target area through an unobstructed window opening formed in a wall of the housing. The housing includes a sleeve member w...
04/10/2001
6182511Acoustic bottle tester and conveyor therefor
A vacuum conveyor for transporting articles across a space wherein the conveyor belt for the vacuum conveyor has a plurality of equally spaced apart fluid passageways formed therein and wherein a one way valve is installed in each fluid passageway so that...
02/06/2001
6089108Hot bottle inspection apparatus and method
A bottle inspection apparatus and method are disclosed in which an improved housing contains an imaging device which is focused at a target area through an unobstructed window opening formed in a wall of the housing. The housing includes a sleeve member w...
07/18/2000
6049379Method for inspecting translucent objects using imaging techniques
A method is disclosed for detecting flaws in translucent objects. An image generating device is used to form an image of the object. A target area and a control area of the image are then compared to determine the relative brightness of each. If the relat...
04/11/2000
6035718Acoustic bottle tester
A bottle testing apparatus for testing bottles for flaws of a predetermined magnitude, the bottles having a predetermined bottle configuration and having at least one natural frequency comprising a sound system which produces sound of a character sufficie...
03/14/2000
5935285Method for inspecting manufactured articles
A method is disclosed for detecting the cycling of a manufacturing machine, such as a bottle manufacturing machine, without the need for a mechanical detection device. An imaging device, which may also be used to inspect products manufactured by the manuf...
08/10/1999
5735785Apparatus and method for forming carton blanks
Apparatus and method for locating a portion of a continuous web of material having graphics printed thereon at a correct location in a cutting and creasing machine for forming carton blanks by comparing the location of a section of the graphics on a porti...
04/07/1998
 
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