Patents by Inventor Bryan W. Kenzie

Bryan W. Kenzie 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 for detecting an aqueous liquid in bottles and containers
    Patent number: 4368980
    Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus for detecting water-based residues in translucent bottles, in which energy in two parts of the spectrum in and near the infra-red region, in one of which parts (0.8 to 0.9 microns) water is relatively transparent and the other of which parts (1.2 to 1.6 microns) water is more strongly absorbent is transmitted through a bottle, and the intensities of the emergent energies in the two parts are separately measured by a silicon detector and a germanium detector, associated with respective collimator tubes and filters, and are compared to produce a signal indicative of the presence of water in the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1983
    Inventors: Phillip J. E. Aldred, Peter J. Taylor, Bryan W. Kenzie