Patents by Inventor Henry H. T. Burford, Jr.

Henry H. T. Burford, Jr. 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 and method of microprocessor-controlling laser scanning of a material held by a transport, the loading and unloading of the transport also being microprocessor-controlled
    Patent number: 4517638
    Abstract: A laser platemaking control system includes a control panel (410), microprocessor means (408, 424), and an interface (524) therebetween, the control system controlling (a) the loading and unloading of transports (150) onto and from the inner surface of a support with an arcuate cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drum (243), (b) the translational scanning of paste-ups (478) to be optically read and plates (516) or the like to be optically written on by optical devices (462, 502) which are translated along and rotated about the drum axis, and (c) the selection of size and position of paste-ups (478) and plates (516) on a transport to be scanned. A display (412) also provides communication to an operator from the microprocessor means (403, 424). The microprocessors (403) and (424) are, optionally, incorporated into a single microprocessor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: Crosfield Data Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Provisor, Henry H. T. Burford, Jr.
  • Produce grading system using two visible and two invisible colors
    Patent number: 4204950
    Abstract: A produce grading system that detects the light reflectance from an object in four color bands. Two bands are in the visible range and two are in the invisible range. By comparing various color combinations the system looks for the presence of a desired color, an undesired color, and determines if the object is vegetable or nonvegetable matter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1980
    Assignee: Sortex North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Henry H. T. Burford, Jr.