Patents by Inventor Carroll McNeill Arbogast, JR.

Carroll McNeill Arbogast, JR. 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).

  • Patent number: 9292187
    Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) display and GUI-based system for displaying and controlling vision system operating parameters of a contour sensor comprises an automated region of interest graphic image applied to a discrete region of a selected image in response to a single click by a user at the discrete region of the selected image, the selected image selected from a window on the GUI display containing a plurality of captured images of the object. At least one automated operating parameter is generated automatically in response to the single click by the user at the discrete region of the selected image to determine whether a contour of interest is in the automated ROI graphic image. The GUI also provides a contour graphic image that outlines the contour of interest to demonstrate whether the contour of interest is in (present or at the correct position within) the automated ROI graphic image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: COGNEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven M. Whitman, Robert Tremblay, Carroll McNeill Arbogast, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8782553
    Abstract: This invention provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that operates in connection with a machine vision detector or other machine vision system, which provides a highly intuitive and industrial machine-like appearance and layout. The GUI includes a centralized image frame window surrounded by panes having buttons and specific interface components that the user employs in each step of a machine vision system set up and run procedure. One pane allows the user to view and manipulate a recorded filmstrip of image thumbnails taken in a sequence, and provides the filmstrip with specialized highlighting (colors or patterns) that indicate useful information about the underlying images. The programming of logic is performed using a programming window that includes a ladder logic arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Tremblay, Brian Phillips, John Keating, Andrew Eames, Steven M. Whitman, Brian Mirtich, Carroll McNeill Arbogast, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20140177979
    Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) display and GUI-based system for displaying and controlling vision system operating parameters of a contour sensor comprises an automated region of interest graphic image applied to a discrete region of a selected image in response to a single click by a user at the discrete region of the selected image, the selected image selected from a window on the GUI display containing a plurality of captured images of the object. At least one automated operating parameter is generated automatically in response to the single click by the user at the discrete region of the selected image to determine whether a contour of interest is in the automated ROI graphic image. The GUI also provides a contour graphic image that outlines the contour of interest to demonstrate whether the contour of interest is in (present or at the correct position within) the automated ROI graphic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Cognex Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Whitman, Robert Tremblay, Carroll McNeill Arbogast, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100318936
    Abstract: This invention provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that operates in connection with a machine vision detector or other machine vision system, which provides a highly intuitive and industrial machine-like appearance and layout. The GUI includes a centralized image frame window surrounded by panes having buttons and specific interface components that the user employs in each step of a machine vision system set up and run procedure. One pane allows the user to view and manipulate a recorded filmstrip of image thumbnails taken in a sequence, and provides the filmstrip with specialized highlighting (colors or patterns) that indicate useful information about the underlying images. The programming of logic is performed using a programming window that includes a ladder logic arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 16, 2010
    Applicant: COGNEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert J. Tremblay, Brian S. Phillips, John F. Keating, Andrew Eames, Steven Whitman, Brian V. Mirtich, Carroll McNeill Arbogast, JR.