Patents by Inventor Francisco Manuel Couto Oliveira

Francisco Manuel Couto Oliveira 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).

  • Non-destructive and non-invasive method for inspecting vegetable materials involving the use of electromagnetic radiation
    Patent number: 9528975
    Abstract: This invention describes a method to monitor intrinsic parameters of natural cork stoppers, based on a non-invasive and non-destructive method, e.g. X-Ray spectroscopy, so that objects (stoppers) can be segregated and categorized according to the relation of such parameters with relevant characteristics for the performance of the closure, as, for instance, gas permeability. This invention does also describe how the information about physical and chemical parameters of the cork is processed directly from the data acquired in the production line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Cork Supply Portugal, S.A.
    Inventors: António César Silva Ferreira, Francisco Manuel Couto Oliveira, Ana Cristina De Avelar Lopes Cardoso Mesquita
  • NON-DESTRUCTIVE AND NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR INSPECTING VEGETABLE MATERIALS INVOLVING THE USE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
    Publication number: 20130163720
    Abstract: This invention describes a method to monitor intrinsic parameters of natural cork stoppers, based on a non-invasive and non-destructive method, e.g. X-Ray spectroscopy, so that objects (stoppers) can be segregated and categorised according to the relation of such parameters with relevant characteristics for the performance of the closure, as, for instance, gas permeability. This invention does also describe how the information about physical and chemical parameters of the cork is processed directly from the data acquired in the production line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Antonio Cesar Silva Ferreira, Francisco Manuel Couto Oliveira, Ana Cristina De Avelar Lopes Cardoso Mesquita