Patents by Inventor Todd Schrock

Todd Schrock 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).

  • Method and apparatus for meat scanning
    Patent number: 7164749
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for scanning food products to determine at least one property of the food product. In one embodiment, two sources of the food product, such as a low fat and a high fat source, controllably feed into a grinder. The grinder feeds into an x-ray analysis apparatus which is adapted to determine the desired property of the food product by x-ray analysis. A controller then forms a feedback loop which controls the relative amount of food product being feed from each of the food product sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Smiths Detection, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Schrock, Brook Nash, Earl Smith
  • Non-destructive inspection of material in container
    Patent number: 7164750
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for non-destructive inspection of materials housed in containers involves orienting an X-ray beam emitter and detector to direct and detect an X-ray beam at an angle substantially parallel to a sloped surface of the container to be inspected. A first X-ray apparatus is located opposite a second X-ray apparatus, and both the first and second X-ray apparatus are adapted to provide two X-ray beams. This arrangement provides for imaging of the entire area of a sloped portion of the container without any shadow or hidden spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Smiths Detection, Inc.
    Inventors: James Nabors, Brook Nash, Todd Schrock, Dick Wyman, Norbert Hartwig, Earl Smith, Adam Williamson
  • Method and apparatus for meat scanning
    Publication number: 20050287252
    Abstract: A system and apparatus for scanning food products to determine at least one property of the food product. In one embodiment, two sources of the food product, such as a low fat and a high fat source, controllably feed into a grinder. The grinder feeds into an x-ray analysis apparatus which is adapted to determine the desired property of the food product by x-ray analysis. A controller then forms a feedback loop which controls the relative amount of food product being feed from each of the food product sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2004
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Todd Schrock, Brook Nash, Earl Smith
  • Non-destructive inspection of material in container
    Publication number: 20050105680
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for non-destructive inspection of materials housed in containers involves orienting an X-ray beam emitter and detector to direct and detect an X-ray beam at an angle substantially parallel to a sloped surface of the container to be inspected. A first X-ray apparatus is located opposite a second X-ray apparatus, and both the first and second X-ray apparatus are adapted to provide two X-ray beams. This arrangement provides for imaging of the entire area of a sloped portion of the container without any shadow or hidden spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: James Nabors, Brook Nash, Todd Schrock, Dick Wyman, Norbert Hartwig, Earl Smith, Adam Williamson