Inventor
SONES RICHARD A
US49 patents
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APPLIED VISION CO LLC
11 patentsUS7262779B1Aug 28, 2007
Differential imaging colorimeter
APPLIED VISION CO LLC24 citations92
US7394937B2Jul 1, 2008
Vision system and method for process monitoring
APPLIED VISION CO LLC10 citations84
US7313270B2Dec 25, 2007
Vision system and method for process monitoring
APPLIED VISION CO LLC17 citations84
US7187797B2Mar 6, 2007
Color machine vision system for colorimetry
APPLIED VISION CO LLC11 citations84
US6621569B2Sep 16, 2003
Illuminator for machine vision
APPLIED VISION CO LLC14 citations84
US7684034B2Mar 23, 2010
Apparatus and methods for container inspection
APPLIED VISION CO LLC11 citations81
US7667836B2Feb 23, 2010
Apparatus and methods for container inspection
APPLIED VISION CO LLC10 citations81
US7379177B1May 27, 2008
System and method for performing hard glass inspection
APPLIED VISION CO LLC11 citations80
US7308142B2Dec 11, 2007
System and methods for rogue can detection
APPLIED VISION CO LLC6 citations61
US7625100B2Dec 1, 2009
System and method for inside can inspection
APPLIED VISION CO LLC4 citations58
US7430311B2Sep 30, 2008
System and method for inside can inspection
APPLIED VISION CO LLC4 citations58
APPLIED VISION CORP
11 patentsUS10147176B1Dec 4, 2018
Automated container inspection system
APPLIED VISION CORP16 citations84
USRE42715ESep 20, 2011
Vision system and method for process monitoring
APPLIED VISION CORP10 citations84
US8014586B2Sep 6, 2011
Apparatus and methods for container inspection
APPLIED VISION CORP17 citations81
US7773214B2Aug 10, 2010
Apparatus and methods for container inspection
APPLIED VISION CORP15 citations81
US10393670B1Aug 27, 2019
Container inspection system
APPLIED VISION CORP8 citations79
US11633763B2Apr 25, 2023
Sequential imaging for container sidewall inspection
APPLIED VISION CORP2 citations71
US10422755B2Sep 24, 2019
Identifying defects in transparent containers
APPLIED VISION CORP4 citations68
US10899138B2Jan 26, 2021
Container inspection system controlling printheads to correct for detected ink thickness errors
APPLIED VISION CORP1 citations59
US9448115B2Sep 20, 2016
Apparatus and methods for extracting topographic information from inspected objects
APPLIED VISION CORP2 citations55
US12445707B2Oct 14, 2025
Glass container inspection system
APPLIED VISION CORP0 citations40
US10495445B2Dec 3, 2019
Glass container inspection system
APPLIED VISION CORP0 citations35
PICKER INT INC
9 patentsUS4709382ANov 24, 1987
Imaging with focused curved radiation detectors
PICKER INT INC200 citations99
US4872188AOct 3, 1989
Registration correction for radiographic scanners with sandwich detectors
PICKER INT INC94 citations95
US4792900ADec 20, 1988
Adaptive filter for dual energy radiographic imaging
PICKER INT INC113 citations95
US4789930ADec 6, 1988
Energy dependent gain correction for radiation detection
PICKER INT INC110 citations95
US4963746AOct 16, 1990
Split energy level radiation detection
PICKER INT INC104 citations93
US4980904ADec 25, 1990
Radiation imaging calibration
PICKER INT INC39 citations92
US4891757AJan 2, 1990
Medical imaging system and method having gray scale mapping means for indicating image saturation regions
PICKER INT INC21 citations80
US4885761ADec 5, 1989
Gravity actuated X-ray scanner
PICKER INT INC16 citations73
USD294173SFeb 9, 1988
Diagnostic image display console for use with digital radiography, computerized tomography or nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
PICKER INT INC3 citations62
EMHART GLASS SA
8 patentsUS7626158B2Dec 1, 2009
Machine for inspecting glass containers
EMHART GLASS SA17 citations92
US7414716B2Aug 19, 2008
Machine for inspecting glass containers
EMHART GLASS SA25 citations92
US7816639B2Oct 19, 2010
Machine for inspecting glass containers at an inspection station using an addition of a plurality of illuminations of reflected light
EMHART GLASS SA12 citations84
US7697132B2Apr 13, 2010
Machine for inspecting glass containers
EMHART GLASS SA10 citations82
US7541572B2Jun 2, 2009
Machine for inspecting rotating glass containers with light source triggered multiple times during camera exposure time
EMHART GLASS SA7 citations73
US7876951B2Jan 25, 2011
Machine for inspecting glass containers
EMHART GLASS SA3 citations62
US7898655B2Mar 1, 2011
Machine for inspecting glass containers
EMHART GLASS SA2 citations60
US7688437B2Mar 30, 2010
Machine for inspecting glass containers
EMHART GLASS SA2 citations60
SONES RICHARD A
4 patentsUS8284988B2Oct 9, 2012
System and method for dimensioning objects using stereoscopic imaging
SONES RICHARD A64 citations94
US8781159B2Jul 15, 2014
System and method for dimensioning objects using stereoscopic imaging
SONES RICHARD A8 citations80
US8135206B2Mar 13, 2012
Machine for inspecting glass containers
SONES RICHARD A4 citations61
US8508591B2Aug 13, 2013
System and method for estimating the height of an object using tomosynthesis-like techniques
SONES RICHARD A4 citations60