Patents by Inventor Kevin George

Kevin George 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).

  • Smooth Wrap - Hybrid Cigar Wrap
    Publication number: 20140360519
    Abstract: A hybrid cigar wrap provides unfilled two-ply shells, machine rolled cigars, and cigarillos having a natural tobacco outer leaf wrapper and an inner hemp, rice or wood-based paper wrapper, having a lighter, cleaner, smoother and less harsh tasting cigar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Kevin George, Gregory Nauha
  • Methods and Systems for Enhanced Tip-Tracking and Navigation of Visual Inspection Devices
    Publication number: 20140278211
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system for enhanced tip-tracking and navigation of visual inspection devices includes a visual inspection device. The system further includes a plurality of spatially sensitive fibers. The system includes a computing device. The computing device includes a memory device and a processor. The system includes a storage device. The storage device includes an engineering model representing the physical asset. The computing device is configured receive an insertion location from the visual inspection device. The computing device is configured to receive fiber information associated with the visual inspection device. The computing device is configured to determine the real-time location of the visual inspection device using the fiber information. The computing device is configured to identify the real-time location of the visual inspection device with respect to the engineering model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Guiju Song, Kevin George Harding, Thomas James Batzinger, Vinod Padmanabhan Kumar, Joseph Vincent Pawlowski, Kelles Jay Fleming
  • METHOD FOR OBTAINING EDGE PREP PROFILES OF CUTTING TOOLS
    Publication number: 20140238119
    Abstract: A method for obtaining an edge prep profile of a cutting tool with a point sensor. The method includes: (a) scanning edge points of the cutting tool, including a target edge point on a target edge, with the point sensor, by rotating the cutting tool around its axis, to generate a first point cloud; (b) repositioning the point sensor and cutting tool relative to each other based on the location and orientation information of the target edge point, such that the sensor focus is at a region of interest containing the target edge point; and (c) scanning the region of interest using the point sensor to generate a second point cloud. The first point cloud includes location and orientation information of the target edge point. The second point cloud includes information for edge profile analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Inventors: Xiaoming Du, Kevin George Harding, Howard Paul Weaver, James Allen Baird, Kevin William Meyer, Jiajun Gu
  • Optical system for inspecting porous substrates
    Patent number: 8797395
    Abstract: An automated system for inspecting a porous substrate using a sample, comprising, a delivery device positioned to apply the sample to a target point on the porous substrate along a sample axis; an imaging device and one or more lenses, positioned so that the imaging device and the lens each has a focus axis that is offset from the sample axis, and have a viewing focal point that is substantially the same as the target point; a light source that is offset from the delivery device to illuminate the surface target; and a processor comprising a data acquisition and control system that coordinates timing and automation of the delivery and imaging devices, and determines one or more characteristics of the porous substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin George Harding, Yana Zhang Williams, Esmaeil Heidari
  • Liquid detergent composition
    Patent number: 8784571
    Abstract: A method of cleaning dishware with a liquid detergent composition having an amphiphilic graft polymer, to provide improved grease cleaning and sudsing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Tristan Schütz, Stephen Michael Grindell, Frank Hulskotter, James Lee Danziger, Maria Angeles Gomez Ruiz, Kevin George Goodall, Valerio Delduca
  • Reconstitution Device
    Publication number: 20140166511
    Abstract: A reconstitution device having an opening surrounded by a neck, and a cap including a first end, a second end, and an inner bore having a central aperture. A stopper is positioned in the opening of the neck and includes a portion capable of being perforated. A plunger is located at the second end of the cap, is configured to slide along the inner bore of the cap, and includes a shaft extending downwardly in a direction towards the stopper and having a pointed end for piercing the stopper. A locking mechanism is located in the cap and includes an aperture. The locking mechanism is configured such that when the plunger is pushed downwardly the shaft is allowed to pass through the aperture, but when the plunger is pulled upwardly the second aperture changes shape such that the shaft cannot freely pass through the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Jonathan David Tuckwell, Robert Dyer, Robert Owen Kivlin, John Paul Palmer-Felgate, Matthew Burgess Avery, Kevin George Skinner, Chris Kadamus, Lee Wood, Peter Schwan, Ben Arlett
  • System and method for performing an external inspection on a wind turbine rotor blade
    Patent number: 8743196
    Abstract: A system and method for performing an external inspection on a rotor blade of a wind turbine are disclosed. The system may generally include a frame configured to extend at least partially around an outer perimeter of the rotor blade and a sensing device coupled to the frame. Additionally, first and second spacer arms may extend from the frame. The first spacer arm may be configured to contact a pressure side surface of the rotor blade. The second spacer arm may be configured to contact a suction side surface of the rotor blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Peter James Fritz, Kevin George Harding, Bradley Graham Moore
  • System and method for depth from defocus imaging
    Patent number: 8737756
    Abstract: An imaging system includes a positionable device configured to axially shift an image plane, wherein the image plane is generated from photons emanating from an object and passing through a lens, a detector plane positioned to receive the photons of the object that pass through the lens, and a computer programmed to characterize the lens as a mathematical function, acquire two or more elemental images of the object with the image plane of each elemental image at different axial positions with respect to the detector plane, determine a focused distance of the object from the lens, based on the characterization of the lens and based on the two or more elemental images acquired, and generate a depth map of the object based on the determined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Mohammad Mehdi DaneshPanah, Kevin George Harding, Gil Abramovich, Daniel Curtis Gray
  • Presentation of industrial automation data as a function of relevance to user
    Patent number: 8677262
    Abstract: A visualization system that generates visualization(s) in an industrial automation environment is provided. An interface component receives input concerning displayed objects and information. A context component can detect, infer or determine context information regarding an entity. A reference component infers or determines relevance of respective display objects as a function of the context information. A visualization component dynamically generates a visualization from a set of display object, and spatially organizes the display objects as a function of the inferred or determined relevance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John Joseph Baier, Clifton Harold Bromley, Mark Hobbs, Teunis Hendrik Schouten, Douglas James Reichard, Kevin George Gordon, Taryl Jon Jasper, Robert Joseph McGreevy, Bruce Gordan Fuller
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS MULTI-FINGERPRINT COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20140044323
    Abstract: A system and method for contactless multi-fingerprint collection is disclosed. The contactless multi-fingerprint collection system includes an imaging volume, a user interface configured to provide feedback to the subject regarding a proximity of a hand to a desired imaging location within the imaging volume, and at least one image capture device to capture images of each of the plurality of fingerprints at each of at least two different depths from the fingerprints. The contactless multi-fingerprint collection system also includes a processor coupled to the at least one image capture device that is programmed to generate a composite image and a contour map of each of the plurality of fingerprints from the images captured at the at least two different depths and generate a two-dimensional rolled equivalent image of each of the plurality of fingerprints from the composite image and the contour map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gil Abramovich, Kevin George Harding, Christopher Allen Nafis, Joseph Czechowski, III, Vijay Krishna Paruchuru, Daniel Curtis Gray
  • Measurement systems and methods
    Patent number: 8643849
    Abstract: A measurement system comprising a light source unit, a projection unit and an optics unit is disclosed. The light source unit is configured to generate a plurality of modulated phase shifted light beams. The projection unit is configured to reflect the modulated phase shifted light beams onto an object surface. The optics unit is configured to capture the modulated phase shifted light beams from the object surface. The measurement system further comprises a photodetector and a processor. The photodetector is configured to receive the modulated phase shifted light beams from the optics unit to generate electrical signals. The processor is configured to retrieve position information of the object surface based on the electrical signals from the photodetector. A measurement method is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Li Tao, Guiju Song, Xinjun Wan, Kevin George Harding, Steven Robert Hayashi, James Joseph Hoffman, Charles Walter Muekmore, Yana Zhang Williams, Shukuan Xu
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERSION OF GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF AUTOMATION ENVIRONMENTS
    Publication number: 20130342546
    Abstract: A method for the conversion of graphical representations of automation environments is provided. The method includes receiving first graphics data in a first format comprising a first graphical representation of a first portion of an automation environment. The method also includes processing the first graphics data to convert the first graphics data to second graphics data in a second format. The method further includes receiving performance data associated with the operation of the first portion of the automation environment, and transferring the performance data and the second graphics data to a client device, for incorporation of the performance data into the second graphics data by the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: John Joseph Baier, Kevin George Gordon, Mark David Hobbs, Monte leroy Fevang
  • System and method for contactless multi-fingerprint collection
    Patent number: 8600123
    Abstract: A system and method for contactless multi-fingerprint collection is disclosed. The contactless multi-fingerprint collection system includes an imaging volume, a user interface configured to provide feedback to the subject regarding a proximity of a hand to a desired imaging location within the imaging volume, and at least one image capture device to capture images of each of the plurality of fingerprints at each of at least two different depths from the fingerprints. The contactless multi-fingerprint collection system also includes a processor coupled to the at least one image capture device that is programmed to generate a composite image and a contour map of each of the plurality of fingerprints from the images captured at the at least two different depths and generate a two-dimensional rolled equivalent image of each of the plurality of fingerprints from the composite image and the contour map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Gil Abramovich, Kevin George Harding, Christopher Allen Nafis, Joseph Czechowski, III, Vijay Krishna Paruchuru, Daniel Curtis Gray
  • Vehicle mirror
    Patent number: D708560
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Kevin George, George Bucher, Steven Gilmore, Shawn Wehrly
  • Vehicle mirror
    Patent number: D709812
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Kevin George, George Bucher, Steven Gilmore, Shawn Wehrly
  • Vehicle front upper grille
    Patent number: D712317
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Kevin George, George Bucher, Steven Gilmore, Shawn Wehrly
  • Vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D714203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Kevin George, George Bucher, Steven Gilmore, Shawn Wehrly
  • Vehicle front bumper cover
    Patent number: D721305
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Kevin George, George Bucher, Steven Gilmore, Shawn Wehrly
  • Vehicle rear bumper cover
    Patent number: D721306
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Kevin George, George Bucher, Steven Gilmore, Shawn Wehrly
  • Vehicle windshield
    Patent number: D721312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Kevin George, George Bucher, Steven Gilmore, Shawn Wehrly