Patents by Inventor Robert Thomas Irwin

Robert Thomas Irwin 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).

  • Systems and methods for three-hundred sixty degree inspection of an object
    Patent number: 11722790
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for inspecting an object comprises a first camera for inspecting a first surface of the object, and a second camera for inspecting a second surface of the object. The object may be placed upon a support structure during simultaneous inspection by the first camera and the second camera. At least one roller is arranged to selectively engage the object when the object is placed upon the support structure, wherein the at least one roller is adapted for circumferential rotation relative to the support structure. Rotation of the at least one roller causes a corresponding circumferential rotation of the object relative to the first and second cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: The Steelastic Company, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Alan Edwards, Daniel Duane Hawk, Robert Thomas Irwin, A. Jack Papes
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-HUNDRED SIXTY DEGREE INSPECTION OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20230074907
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for inspecting an object comprises a first camera for inspecting a first surface of the object, and a second camera for inspecting a second surface of the object. The object may be placed upon a support structure during simultaneous inspection by the first camera and the second camera. At least one roller is arranged to selectively engage the object when the object is placed upon the support structure, wherein the at least one roller is adapted for circumferential rotation relative to the support structure. Rotation of the at least one roller causes a corresponding circumferential rotation of the object relative to the first and second cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: The Steelastic Company, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Alan Edwards, Daniel Duane Hawk, Robert Thomas Irwin, A. Jack Papes
  • Systems and methods for three-hundred sixty degree inspection of an object
    Patent number: 11533441
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for inspecting an object comprises a first camera for inspecting a first surface of the object, and a second camera for inspecting a second surface of the object. The object may be placed upon a support structure during simultaneous inspection by the first camera and the second camera. At least one roller is arranged to selectively engage the object when the object is placed upon the support structure, wherein the at least one roller is adapted for circumferential rotation relative to the support structure. Rotation of the at least one roller causes a corresponding circumferential rotation of the object relative to the first and second cameras.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: THE STEELASTIC COMPANY, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Alan Edwards, Daniel Duane Hawk, Robert Thomas Irwin, A. Jack Papes
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-HUNDRED SIXTY DEGREE INSPECTION OF AN OBJECT
    Publication number: 20210250520
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for inspecting an object comprises a first camera for inspecting a first surface of the object, and a second camera for inspecting a second surface of the object. The object may be placed upon a support structure during simultaneous inspection by the first camera and the second camera. At least one roller is arranged to selectively engage the object when the object is placed upon the support structure, wherein the at least one roller is adapted for circumferential rotation relative to the support structure. Rotation of the at least one roller causes a corresponding circumferential rotation of the object relative to the first and second cameras.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: The Steelastic Company, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Alan Edwards, Daniel Duane Hawk, Robert Thomas Irwin, A. Jack Papes
  • Method and apparatus for correcting tire nonuniformity
    Patent number: 7096150
    Abstract: A method and apparatus 100 for correcting tire nonuniformity is disclosed. The invention is particularly suited for correcting tread runout and connicity problems for large off-road tires. Multiple measurements are taken in multiple circumferentially spaced planes which enable data to be fed into a computer which predicts an optimal profile to correct tire non-uniformities using preset rules. A virtual template directs correction of the tire profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Daniel Christian Shavers, Douglas Ashley Swift, George Timothy Watts, Robert Dean Irwin, Gary Wayne Corder, Ronald Thomas Dillard, Arthur Warner Moll, Robert Thomas Irwin, Leonard Raymond Holm, Nguyen Bau
  • Method and apparatus for correcting tire nonuniformity
    Publication number: 20040068374
    Abstract: A method and apparatus 100 for correcting tire nonuniformity is disclosed. The invention is particularly suited for correcting tread runout and connicity problems for large off-road tires. Multiple measurements are taken in multiple circumferentially spaced planes which enable data to be fed into a computer which predicts an optimal profile to correct tire non-uniformities using preset rules. A virtual template directs correction of the tire profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 8, 2004
    Inventors: Daniel Christian Shavers, Douglas Ashley Swift, George Timothy Watts, Robert Dean Irwin, Gary Wayne Corder, Ronald Thomas Dillard, Arthur Warner Moll, Robert Thomas Irwin, Leonard Raymond Holm, Nguyen Bau