Patents by Inventor Ankit Naik

Ankit Naik 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).

  • Sensor device for providing control for a food processing system
    Patent number: 11363909
    Abstract: A processor of a sensor device receives a plurality of images capturing a scene that depicts at least a portion of a conveyer entering a treatment area of a food processing system. The processor processes one or more images, among the plurality of images, to detect one or more characteristics in the scene. Processing the one or more images includes detecting presence or absence of a product on the at least the portion of the conveyor depicted in the scene, and classifying the scene as having one or more characteristics among a predetermined set of characteristics. The sensor device provides characteristics information indicating the one or more characteristics detected in the scene to a controller. The characteristics information is to be used by the controller to control operation of one or both of the conveyor and the treatment area of the food processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Reed Jacob Hendershot, Avishek Guha, Shawn Haupt, Ankit Naik, Michael Robert Himes, Erdem Arslan
  • Sensor Device for Providing Control for a Food Processing System
    Publication number: 20210321820
    Abstract: A processor of a sensor device receives a plurality of images capturing a scene that depicts at least a portion of a conveyer entering a treatment area of a food processing system. The processor processes one or more images, among the plurality of images, to detect one or more characteristics in the scene. Processing the one or more images includes detecting presence or absence of a product on the at least the portion of the conveyor depicted in the scene, and classifying the scene as having one or more characteristics among a predetermined set of characteristics. The sensor device provides characteristics information indicating the one or more characteristics detected in the scene to a controller. The characteristics information is to be used by the controller to control operation of one or both of the conveyor and the treatment area of the food processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: Reed Jacob Hendershot, Avishek Guha, Shawn Haupt, Ankit Naik, Michael Robert Himes, Erdem Arslan