Patents by Inventor Coleman W. Gormley

Coleman W. Gormley 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).

  • Systems and methods for identifying a molded container
    Patent number: 5926556
    Abstract: Systems and methods of operation thereof for identifying containers handled by a container handling apparatus. Each container has a portion that includes one of a plurality of identifying patterns. A camera generates an image of at least the portion of the container including the identifying pattern wherein the image includes a pattern image corresponding to the identifying pattern. An image processor detects an optical characteristic of the image within a defined region of the image and detects the pattern image as a function of the detected characteristic. The defined region of the image includes the pattern image corresponding to the identifying pattern. The image processor determines the container's identifying pattern as a function of the pattern image detected by the image processor thereby to identify the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Inex, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Douglas, Bozidar Kosta, Coleman W. Gormley, Edward R. Krajcik, Philippe Spiteri