Patents by Inventor Bruce Robert Ruotolo

Bruce Robert Ruotolo 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).

  • Automatic tooling inspection system
    Patent number: 5768138
    Abstract: A method for inspecting a tool such as a tool used in a tabletting punch and an apparatus for performing the method. The tool is clamped into a holder which positions it under an imaging device which captures an image of a top of the tool. Based an the captured image, an angular position of the tool is rotated so the tool has a predetermined angle. After the tool is rotated, an image of a profile of a tip of the tool is captured so that the radius of the tip of the tool can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Root Electro-Optics, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Robert Ruotolo