Patents Assigned to Creative Electron, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20230394656
    Abstract: An automatic parts counter with an x-ray imaging system to image parts disposed in at least one of a component reel, component trays, cut tape; an image processing algorithm to count the image parts; and a docking interface for docking to a storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Creative Electron, Inc.
    Inventor: Guilherme Cardoso
  • Publication number: 20220309664
    Abstract: An automatic parts counter with an x-ray imaging system to image parts disposed in at least one of a component reel, component trays, cut tape; an image processing algorithm to count the image parts; and a docking interface for docking to a storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: Creative Electron, Inc.
    Inventor: Guilherme Cardoso
  • Patent number: 11386554
    Abstract: An automatic parts counter with an x-ray imaging system to image parts disposed in at least one of a component reel, component trays, cut tape; an image processing algorithm to count the image parts; and a docking interface for docking to a storage unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Creative Electron, Inc.
    Inventor: Guilherme Cardoso
  • Patent number: 11193761
    Abstract: An automatic x-ray inspection system and method for inspecting objects, containing a cabinet, a path for an object to roll within the cabinet, from an entry point to an exit point, wherein the path utilizes gravity to alter the position and orientation of the object as it travels along the path, an x-ray imaging system to image the object along the path within the cabinet, wherein the x-ray imaging system has a field of view that captures views of the object along the object's travel, and a computer algorithm to determine a thickness of at least one of a shell and center of the object, wherein if a uniform thickness is determined, the object is tagged as passed or non-passed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Creative Electron, Inc.
    Inventors: Guilherme Cardoso, Griffin Lemaster, Carlos Valenzuela
  • Publication number: 20210164778
    Abstract: An automatic x-ray inspection system and method for inspecting objects, containing a cabinet, a path for an object to roll within the cabinet, from an entry point to an exit point, wherein the path utilizes gravity to alter the position and orientation of the object as it travels along the path, an x-ray imaging system to image the object along the path within the cabinet, wherein the x-ray imaging system has a field of view that captures views of the object along the object's travel, and a computer algorithm to determine a thickness of at least one of a shell and center of the object, wherein if a uniform thickness is determined, the object is tagged as passed or non-passed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Creative Electron, Inc.
    Inventors: Guilherme Cardoso, Griffin LEMASTER, Carlos Valenzuela
  • Patent number: 10952693
    Abstract: A method for mitigating parallax for component reels being x-ray inspected, containing an x-ray inspection system and a plurality of reels circularly arranged in a conical field of view of an x-ray source of the x-ray inspection system, wherein a reels' inner edge is disposed higher than a reels' outer edge, wherein a plane of a reel is substantially parallel to a ray distances from the x-ray source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Creative Electron, Inc.
    Inventors: Guilherme Cardoso, Griffin Lemaster
  • Publication number: 20210055235
    Abstract: A system and method for automating programming of an industrial use x-ray inspection machine, utilizing an artificial intelligence (AI) engine in both a navigator level and planner level stage of an x-ray parts inspection machine, the AI engine performing at least one of identifying, classifying and counting a sample, assessing location(s) to be inspected on the sample, and implementing a test or count criteria for each assessed location on the sample. The AI engine removes the typical interactions and setup procedures performed by the machine operator, thus enabling a higher degree of system automation and accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Creative Electron, Inc.
    Inventor: Guilherme Cardoso
  • Patent number: 8837678
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for a compact x-ray system that uses optical energy for triggering x-ray generation rather than a traditional filament. A photocathode is illuminated and the ensuing electrons are directed to an anode resulting in x-ray generation, resulting in increased x-ray source durability. Pulsing, beam forming, scanning, varying x-ray characteristics, longevity of source and other desirable attributes not currently available in the state of the art are achievable, through the use of shaped, multi-materialed photocathodes, shaped, multi-materialed anodes, arrays of optical lines, and so forth, as some examples. Inexpensive, highly controllable sources such as solid-state lasers can be used, permitting a wide variety of applications and power levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Creative Electron, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcos Turqueti, Guilherme Cardoso, Jonathan Kidney
  • Patent number: 7888411
    Abstract: A thermally conductive adhesive composition includes a powder of a high melting point metal or metal alloy, a powder of a low melting point metal or metal alloy, and a polymerizable fluxing polymer matrix composition having a polyepoxide polymer resin and a low-melting solid or liquid acid-anhydride and a polymer diluent or diluents with carbon carbon double bonds and/or functional hydroxyl groups. The ratio by weight of the low melting point powder to high melting point powder ranges from about 0.50 to about 0.80, and may range from about 0.64 to about 0.75, and may be 0.665. Heretofore unpredicted substantially higher thermal conductivity improvements in performance have been found using these ratios of low melting point powder to high melting point powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Creative Electron, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Wrosch, Miguel Albert Capote, Janet Fox, legal representative, Alan Grieve
  • Patent number: 7531809
    Abstract: A radiation detector assembly has a semiconductor detector array substrate of CdZnTe or CdTe, having a plurality of detector cell pads on a first surface thereof, the pads having a contact metallization and a solder barrier metallization. An interposer card has planar dimensions no larger than planar dimensions of the semiconductor detector array substrate, a plurality of interconnect pads on a first surface thereof, at least one readout semiconductor chip and at least one connector on a second surface thereof, each having planar dimensions no larger than the planar dimensions of the interposer card. Solder columns extend from contacts on the interposer first surface to the plurality of pads on the semiconductor detector array substrate first surface, the solder columns having at least one solder having a melting point or liquidus less than 120 degrees C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Creative Electron, Inc.
    Inventors: M. Albert Capote, Howard A. Lenos