Patents by Inventor Colin B. Williams

Colin B. Williams 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).

  • Article carrier for conveyor system
    Patent number: 5590602
    Abstract: A conveyor system includes; a plurality of article carriers; a process conveyor for supporting and transporting the article carriers past the given location at a first speed; an overhead power and free transport conveyor for transporting the article carriers from a loading area at a second speed that differs from the first speed; and a load conveyor adapted for engaging the article carriers and for transporting the engaged article carriers from the transport conveyor to the process conveyor at a speed that is varied during transport by the load conveyor in such a manner that the article carriers are so positioned on the process conveyor that there is a predetermined separation distance between adjacent positioned article carriers. A reroute conveyor is coupled to the process conveyor for retransportation by the process conveyor. Transport by the conveyors is interrupted when a measured speed of article carrier movement past the given location is outside of a given range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: The Titan Corporation
    Inventors: Richard O. Peck, Gary M. Pageau, Colin B. Williams, John T. Allen, Bernard G. Wickersham, Leonard C. Bisgrove, Bruce D. Sellers
  • Irradiation system utilizing conveyor-transported article carriers
    Patent number: 5396074
    Abstract: An article irradiation system includes a radiation source disposed along a horizontal axis; a plurality of article carriers; a process conveyor for supporting and transporting the article carriers past the radiation source at a first speed; an overhead power and free transport conveyor for transporting the article carriers from a loading area at a second speed that differs from the first speed; and a load conveyor adapted for engaging the article carriers and for transporting the engaged article carriers from the transport conveyor to the process conveyor at a speed that is varied during transport by the load conveyor in such a manner that the article carriers are so positioned on the process conveyor that there is a predetermined separation distance between adjacent positioned article carriers. A reroute conveyor is coupled to the process conveyor for transporting those article carriers carrying articles that have received radiation impinging upon only the first side of the articles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: The Titan Corporation
    Inventors: Richard O. Peck, Gary M. Pageau, Colin B. Williams, John T. Allen, Bernard G. Wickersham, Leonard C. Bisgrove, Bruce D. Sellers
  • Method for detecting organic vapors
    Patent number: 4353886
    Abstract: A method of detecting the vapors of particular organic materials, such as narcotic vapors, in which a test plate is provided having a surface coated with an antibody specific for a particular organic material. The test plate is exposed to atmosphere in a region where the presence of the organic material is suspected so that, if vapors of the particular organic material are present, the material will react with the antibody and cause an observable change in the optical properties of the test plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1982
    Assignee: IRT Corporation
    Inventors: Herbert R. Lukens, Jr., Colin B. Williams