Patents by Inventor Derek Carl Thorslund

Derek Carl Thorslund 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 inspecting and sorting articles traveling on a conveyor
    Patent number: 8827082
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for grouping randomly oriented articles traveling on a conveyor, said conveyor having an in-feed end, an out-feed end and a predetermined width. The apparatus comprises an inspection head located in a fixed position above the conveyor, the inspection head for capturing images of the articles traveling on the conveyor, a grouping unit located in a fixed position relative to the conveyor and downstream of the inspection head and a control unit for receiving and processing the captured images from the inspection head. The grouping unit comprises a plurality of individually controllable pins, the individually controllable pins each moveable between a buffering position wherein the pin arrests movement of an article in alignment with the pin and a grouping position wherein the pin allows the article to move to a grouping location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Montrose Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Clark Radema, John Lawrence, Andrew Martin Peters, Derek Carl Thorslund
  • APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING AND SORTING ARTICLES TRAVELING ON A CONVEYOR
    Publication number: 20120085686
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for grouping randomly oriented articles traveling on a conveyor, said conveyor having an in-feed end, an out-feed end and a predetermined width. The apparatus comprises an inspection head located in a fixed position above the conveyor, the inspection head for capturing images of the articles traveling on the conveyor, a grouping unit located in a fixed position relative to the conveyor and downstream of the inspection head and a control unit for receiving and processing the captured images from the inspection head. The grouping unit comprises a plurality of individually controllable pins, the individually controllable pins each moveable between a buffering position wherein the pin arrests movement of an article in alignment with the pin and a grouping position wherein the pin allows the article to move to a grouping location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: MONTROSE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Clark Radema, John Lawrence, Andrew Martin Peters, Derek Carl Thorslund