Patents by Inventor Henry M. Dante
Henry M. Dante 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).
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Patent number: 11946806Abstract: A method for removing foreign matter from an agricultural product stream of a manufacturing process. The method includes conveying a product stream past an inspection station; scanning a region of the agricultural product stream as it passes the inspection station using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the scanned region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the agricultural product stream from the hyperspectral images; comparing the spectral fingerprint obtained in step (c) to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints using a computer processor to determine whether foreign matter is present and, if present, generating a signal in response thereto; and removing a portion of the conveyed product stream in response to the signal. A system for detecting foreign matter within an agricultural product stream is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. Dante, Samuel Timothy Henry, Seetharama C. Deevi
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Patent number: 11946807Abstract: Provided is a method for monitoring a manufacturing process of an agricultural product. The method utilizes hyperspectral imaging and comprises scanning at least one region along a sample of agricultural product using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the at least one region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product from the hyperspectral images; and comparing the spectral fingerprint so obtained to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints obtained at various points of the manufacturing process, using a computer processor, to determine which point in the manufacturing process the sample has progressed to.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. Dante, Samuel Timothy Henry, Seetharama C. Deevi
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Publication number: 20220157052Abstract: Provided is a method for monitoring a manufacturing process of an agricultural product. The method utilizes hyperspectral imaging and comprises scanning at least one region along a sample of agricultural product using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the at least one region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product from the hyperspectral images; and comparing the spectral fingerprint so obtained to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints obtained at various points of the manufacturing process, using a computer processor, to determine which point in the manufacturing process the sample has progressed to.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. DANTE, Samuel Timothy HENRY, Seetharama C. DEEVI
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Publication number: 20220139076Abstract: Provided is a method for blending of agricultural product utilizing hyperspectral imaging. At least one region along a sample of agricultural product is scanned using at least one light source of different wavelengths. Hyperspectral images are generated from the at least one region. A spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product is formed from the hyperspectral images. A plurality of samples of agricultural product is blended based on the spectral fingerprints of the samples according to parameters determined by executing a blending algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Seetharama C. DEEVI, Henry M. DANTE, Qiwei LIANG, Samuel Timothy HENRY
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Publication number: 20220130144Abstract: A method for removing foreign matter from an agricultural product stream of a manufacturing process. The method includes conveying a product stream past an inspection station; scanning a region of the agricultural product stream as it passes the inspection station using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the scanned region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the agricultural product stream from the hyperspectral images; comparing the spectral fingerprint obtained in step (c) to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints using a computer processor to determine whether foreign matter is present and, if present, generating a signal in response thereto; and removing a portion of the conveyed product stream in response to the signal. A system for detecting foreign matter within an agricultural product stream is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2022Publication date: April 28, 2022Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. DANTE, Samuel Timothy HENRY, Seetharama C. DEEVI
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Patent number: 11250259Abstract: Provided is a method for blending of agricultural product utilizing hyperspectral imaging. At least one region along a sample of agricultural product is scanned using at least one light source of different wavelengths. Hyperspectral images are generated from the at least one region. A spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product is formed from the hyperspectral images. A plurality of samples of agricultural product is blended based on the spectral fingerprints of the samples according to parameters determined by executing a blending algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Seetharama C. Deevi, Henry M. Dante, Qiwei Liang, Samuel Timothy Henry
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Patent number: 11250261Abstract: Provided is a method for monitoring a manufacturing process of an agricultural product. The method utilizes hyperspectral imaging and comprises scanning at least one region along a sample of agricultural product using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the at least one region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product from the hyperspectral images; and comparing the spectral fingerprint so obtained to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints obtained at various points of the manufacturing process, using a computer processor, to determine which point in the manufacturing process the sample has progressed to.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. Dante, Samuel Timothy Henry, Seetharama C. Deevi
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Patent number: 11222203Abstract: A method for removing foreign matter from an agricultural product stream of a manufacturing process. The method includes conveying a product stream past an inspection station; scanning a region of the agricultural product stream as it passes the inspection station using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the scanned region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the agricultural product stream from the hyperspectral images; comparing the spectral fingerprint obtained in step (c) to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints using a computer processor to determine whether foreign matter is present and, if present, generating a signal in response thereto; and removing a portion of the conveyed product stream in response to the signal. A system for detecting foreign matter within an agricultural product stream is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. Dante, Samuel Timothy Henry, Seetharama C. Deevi
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Patent number: 10896325Abstract: Provided is a method for blending of agricultural product utilizing hyperspectral imaging. At least one region along a sample of agricultural product is scanned using at least one light source of different wavelengths. Hyperspectral images are generated from the at least one region. A spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product is formed from the hyperspectral images. A plurality of samples of agricultural product is blended based on the spectral fingerprints of the samples according to parameters determined by executing a blending algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 19, 2021Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Seetharama C. Deevi, Henry M. Dante, Qiwei Liang, Samuel Timothy Henry
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Publication number: 20200257882Abstract: Provided is a method for monitoring a manufacturing process of an agricultural product. The method utilizes hyperspectral imaging and comprises scanning at least one region along a sample of agricultural product using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the at least one region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product from the hyperspectral images; and comparing the spectral fingerprint so obtained to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints obtained at various points of the manufacturing process, using a computer processor, to determine which point in the manufacturing process the sample has progressed to.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. DANTE, Samuel Timothy HENRY, Seetharama C. DEEVI
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Patent number: 10706283Abstract: Provided is a method for monitoring a manufacturing process of an agricultural product. The method utilizes hyperspectral imaging and comprises scanning at least one region along a sample of agricultural product using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the at least one region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product from the hyperspectral images; and comparing the spectral fingerprint so obtained to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints obtained at various points of the manufacturing process, using a computer processor, to determine which point in the manufacturing process the sample has progressed to.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. Dante, Samuel Timothy Henry, Seetharama C. Deevi
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Publication number: 20200089932Abstract: A method for removing foreign matter from an agricultural product stream of a manufacturing process. The method includes conveying a product stream past an inspection station; scanning a region of the agricultural product stream as it passes the inspection station using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the scanned region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the agricultural product stream from the hyperspectral images; comparing the spectral fingerprint obtained in step (c) to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints using a computer processor to determine whether foreign matter is present and, if present, generating a signal in response thereto; and removing a portion of the conveyed product stream in response to the signal. A system for detecting foreign matter within an agricultural product stream is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. DANTE, Samuel Timothy HENRY, Seetharama C. DEEVI
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Patent number: 10592745Abstract: A method for removing foreign matter from an agricultural product stream of a manufacturing process. The method includes conveying a product stream past an inspection station; scanning a region of the agricultural product stream as it passes the inspection station using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the scanned region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the agricultural product stream from the hyperspectral images; comparing the spectral fingerprint obtained in step (c) to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints using a computer processor to determine whether foreign matter is present and, if present, generating a signal in response thereto; and removing a portion of the conveyed product stream in response to the signal. A system for detecting foreign matter within an agricultural product stream is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. Dante, Samuel Timothy Henry, Seetharama C. Deevi
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Patent number: 10527558Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting foreign material within a product stream in real-time, involve illuminating a portion of the agricultural product stream with light spanning a wavelength range including or within near-infrared and/or shortwave infrared wavelengths; scanning a line of the illuminated agricultural product stream to acquire a hyperspectral image of the line, the hyperspectral image of the line having a width of a single pixel; processing the hyperspectral image of the scanned line to obtain spectrum data for one or more pixels of the hyperspectral image of the scanned line; comparing the obtained spectrum data of the one or more pixels to predetermined spectrum data to determine whether the obtained spectrum data is indicative of foreign material within the scanned line of the agricultural product stream.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Amrita Sahu, Henry M. Dante, Jerry W. Morris
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Patent number: 10515273Abstract: A method for removing foreign matter from an agricultural product stream of a manufacturing process. The method includes conveying a product stream past an inspection station; scanning a region of the agricultural product stream as it passes the inspection station using at least one light source of a single or different wavelengths; generating hyperspectral images from the scanned region; determining a spectral fingerprint for the agricultural product stream from the hyperspectral images; comparing the spectral fingerprint obtained in step (c) to a spectral fingerprint database containing a plurality of fingerprints using a computer processor to determine whether foreign matter is present and, if present, generating a signal in response thereto; and removing a portion of the conveyed product stream in response to the signal. A system for detecting foreign matter within an agricultural product stream is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Henry M. Dante, Samuel Timothy Henry, Seetharama C. Deevi
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Publication number: 20190360943Abstract: A method of inspecting for micro-cracks in a coated piece that includes a substrate and a coating, the method comprising generating a responsive spectral response from an area of inspection of the coated piece by irradiating at least a portion of the coated piece, the area of inspection being less than a predetermined nominal dimension of a micro-crack, and analyzing the responsive spectral response to determine whether a micro-crack exists in the coating, including by comparing the responsive spectral response to one or more predetermined spectral values to determine whether the responsive spectral response corresponds to a response associated with a substrate such as the substrate in the coated piece.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Amrita SAHU, Henry M. DANTE, Christopher HESSION, James E. FRANKE, Ujwala WAREK
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Publication number: 20190170660Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting foreign material within a product stream in real-time, involve illuminating a portion of the agricultural product stream with light spanning a wavelength range including or within near-infrared and/or shortwave infrared wavelengths; scanning a line of the illuminated agricultural product stream to acquire a hyperspectral image of the line, the hyperspectral image of the line having a width of a single pixel; processing the hyperspectral image of the scanned line to obtain spectrum data for one or more pixels of the hyperspectral image of the scanned line; comparing the obtained spectrum data of the one or more pixels to predetermined spectrum data to determine whether the obtained spectrum data is indicative of foreign material within the scanned line of the agricultural product stream.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2019Publication date: June 6, 2019Applicant: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Amrita Sahu, Henry M. Dante, Jerry W. Morris
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Patent number: 10197504Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting foreign material within a product stream in real-time, involve illuminating a portion of the agricultural product stream with light spanning a wavelength range including or within near-infrared and/or shortwave infrared wavelengths; scanning a line of the illuminated agricultural product stream to acquire a hyperspectral image of the line, the hyperspectral image of the line having a width of a single pixel; processing the hyperspectral image of the scanned line to obtain spectrum data for one or more pixels of the hyperspectral image of the scanned line; comparing the obtained spectrum data of the one or more pixels to predetermined spectrum data to determine whether the obtained spectrum data is indicative of foreign material within the scanned line of the agricultural product stream.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Amrita Sahu, Henry M. Dante, Jerry W. Morris
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Publication number: 20180285621Abstract: Provided is a method for blending of agricultural product utilizing hyperspectral imaging. At least one region along a sample of agricultural product is scanned using at least one light source of different wavelengths. Hyperspectral images are generated from the at least one region. A spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product is formed from the hyperspectral images. A plurality of samples of agricultural product is blended based on the spectral fingerprints of the samples according to parameters determined by executing a blending algorithm.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Seetharama C. DEEVI, Henry M. DANTE, Qiwei LIANG, Samuel Timothy HENRY
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Patent number: 9996745Abstract: Provided is a method for blending of agricultural product utilizing hyperspectral imaging. At least one region along a sample of agricultural product is scanned using at least one light source of different wavelengths. Hyperspectral images are generated from the at least one region. A spectral fingerprint for the sample of agricultural product is formed from the hyperspectral images. A plurality of samples of agricultural product is blended based on the spectral fingerprints of the samples according to parameters determined by executing a blending algorithm.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLCInventors: Seetharama C. Deevi, Henry M. Dante, Qiwei Liang, Samuel Timothy Henry