Patents by Inventor Arne Klokkerud

Arne Klokkerud 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).

  • Apparatus and method for inspecting matter
    Patent number: 8902416
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for inspecting matter (12), the apparatus comprising: an emitting device (14) adapted to emit radiation; a stop element (20) adapted to block some (16a) of the radiation emitted by the emitting device; a scanning device (26) adapted to project a dark area (24) caused by the stop element on the matter, and to redirect radiation (16b) having passed the stop element towards the matter, wherein at least some of the redirected radiation is scattered within the matter and passes out of the matter as scattered radiation (42); and a detection device (34) adapted to receive or detect the scattered radiation via the scanning device, wherein the detection device's field of view (36) coincides with the projected dark area (24). The present invention also relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Tomra Sorting AS
    Inventors: Arne Klokkerud, Martin Kermit, Ole Onsrud
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING MATTER
    Publication number: 20130222806
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus (10) for inspecting matter (12), the apparatus comprising: an emitting device (14) adapted to emit radiation; a stop element (20) adapted to block some (16a) of the radiation emitted by the emitting device; a scanning device (26) adapted to project a dark area (24) caused by the stop element on the matter, and to redirect radiation (16b) having passed the stop element towards the matter, wherein at least some of the redirected radiation is scattered within the matter and passes out of the matter as scattered radiation (42); and a detection device (34) adapted to receive or detect the scattered radiation via the scanning device, wherein the detection device's field of view (36) coincides with the projected dark area (24). The present invention also relates to a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: TOMRA SORTING AS
    Inventors: Arne Klokkerud, Martin Kermit, Ole Onsrud