Patents by Inventor Dirk Dickfeld

Dirk Dickfeld 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).

  • Method and device for recognition of information applied on packages
    Patent number: 8929593
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a system and method for reading the information on bundled packages wrapped in transparent film. The film can obscure information on the outside of the packages making the automated identification and tracking of the packages difficult. Embodiments described herein provide a system and method for capturing the unique information regardless of the obscuring effects of packaging films. A camera that is insensitive to UV light captures visible light emitted by labels after the labels are irradiated by UV light. The light emission induces greater contrast overcoming any distortion that might have occurred due to the transparent packaging film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Pharmacontrol Electronic GmbH
    Inventor: Dirk Dickfeld
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECOGNITION OF INFORMATION APPLIED ON PACKAGES
    Publication number: 20120183178
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a system and method for reading the information on bundled packages wrapped in transparent film. The film can obscure information on the outside of the packages making the automated identification and tracking of the packages difficult. Embodiments described herein provide a system and method for capturing the unique information regardless of the obscuring effects of packaging films. A camera that is insensitive to UV light captures visible light emitted by labels after the labels are irradiated by UV light. The light emission induces greater contrast overcoming any distortion that might have occurred due to the transparent packaging film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: PHARMACONTROL ELECTRONIC GMBH
    Inventor: Dirk Dickfeld