Patents by Inventor Darren Vance

Darren Vance 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: 10794840
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for an apparatus for package inspection. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include a light source to selectively project a first light defined by a first wavelength range to a surface of a package under inspection; an optical filter to selectively transmit, within a second wavelength range, a second light emitted by the surface of the package in response to the projection of the first light to the surface; a camera to generate one or more images of the surface, defined by the second light; and a controller coupled with the light source, optical filter, and camera, to process the one or more images, to detect a presence of a material of interest on the surface of the package, based at least in part on the first and second wavelength ranges. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Liang Zhang, Jianyong Mo, Darren A. Vance, Di Xu, Gregory S. Clemons, Robert F. Wiedmaier
  • Publication number: 20190339212
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques and configurations for an apparatus for package inspection. In some embodiments, the apparatus may include a light source to selectively project a first light defined by a first wavelength range to a surface of a package under inspection; an optical filter to selectively transmit, within a second wavelength range, a second light emitted by the surface of the package in response to the projection of the first light to the surface; a camera to generate one or more images of the surface, defined by the second light; and a controller coupled with the light source, optical filter, and camera, to process the one or more images, to detect a presence of a material of interest on the surface of the package, based at least in part on the first and second wavelength ranges. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Liang ZHANG, Jianyong MO, Darren A. VANCE, Di XU, Gregory S. CLEMONS, Robert F. WIEDMAIER
  • Publication number: 20190293558
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to identifying whether a threshold amount of material is on a surface. In particular, an apparatus may have an inspection module to receive an image of a surface captured by a camera, where the surface is illuminated by a light source positioned at an angle to the surface. The apparatus may then analyze the received image to identify a measurement of light intensity of one or more portions of the surface; and determine, based on the analysis, whether each of the one or more portions of the surface includes a threshold amount of a material on the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Jianyong MO, Darren VANCE, Di XU, Liang ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10401286
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to identifying whether a threshold amount of material is on a surface. In particular, an apparatus may have an inspection module to receive an image of a surface captured by a camera, where the surface is illuminated by a light source positioned at an angle to the surface. The apparatus may then analyze the received image to identify a measurement of light intensity of one or more portions of the surface; and determine, based on the analysis, whether each of the one or more portions of the surface includes a threshold amount of a material on the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jianyong Mo, Darren Vance, Di Xu, Liang Zhang