Patents by Inventor Jensen Peter Akkerman

Jensen Peter Akkerman 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).

  • Patent number: 8067722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for inspecting packagings for a liquid product, such as drinks, including: setting a packaging into rotation, irradiating the packaging during the rotation with a radiation of a predetermined wavelength, making at least one series of at least two recordings of at least a part of the content of the packaging during the rotation, with an image recording device suitable for making recordings at the predetermined wavelength.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Heineken Technical Services B.V.
    Inventors: Jensen Peter Akkerman, Bernardus Cornelis Johannes Landman
  • Patent number: 7982868
    Abstract: A method for detecting one or more foreign substances in one or more containers filled with liquid, comprising of: transporting the containers filled with liquid in a substantially straight line at relatively high speed in a production environment; —illuminating each container with content with one or more fixedly disposed light sources; and —inspecting the container with content from preferably two or more different orientations using two or more cameras, wherein cameras and lighting are disposed substantially fixedly relative to each other, while the cameras and light sources are mutually connected such that in a short time two or more images of a container filled with liquid can be recorded with mutually differing illumination and/or angle of incidence; —comparing the foreign substances in the two or more images; and —wherein a container filled with liquid is rejected on the basis of the probability distribution obtained from the comparisons, wherein above a determined probability it is concluded that the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Eagle Vision Systems B.V.
    Inventors: Jensen Peter Akkerman, Dan Van Der Meer, Jilles De Wit, Sjoerd Van Der Zwaan, Frederik Nico Endtz, Arend Van De Stadt
  • Patent number: 7821629
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for determining the possible presence of contamination of a container with a decorative exterior, for instance provided with a labelling and/or relief patterns, for liquids such as a drink such as beer or a soft drink. The device includes an irradiating device for irradiating the container with at least a first wavelength (for instance visible light, infrared, ultraviolet, x-radiation), and a recording device for recording a radiation sample of radiation after it has had interaction with at least a part of the container. Further, an orientation determining device is included for determining the orientation of the container relative to the recording device, along with a comparing device for comparing the sample to a reference matching the orientation of the container relative to the recording device during the recording to determine the possible presence of contamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Heineken Supply Chain B.V.
    Inventors: Jensen Peter Akkerman, Sjoerd Van Der Zwaan, Dan Van Der Meer, Arend Van De Stadt, Frederik Nico Endtz, Bernardus Cornelis Johannes Landman
  • Publication number: 20080291438
    Abstract: A method for detecting one or more foreign substances in one or more containers filled with liquid, comprising of: transporting the containers filled with liquid in a substantially straight line at relatively high speed in a production environment; —illuminating each container with content with one or more fixedly disposed light sources; and —inspecting the container with content from preferably two or more different orientations using two or more cameras, wherein cameras and lighting are disposed substantially fixedly relative to each other, while the cameras and light sources are mutually connected such that in a short time two or more images of a container filled with liquid can be recorded with mutually differing illumination and/or angle of incidence; —comparing the foreign substances in the two or more images; and —wherein a container filled with liquid is rejected on the basis of the probability distribution obtained from the comparisons, wherein above a determined probability it is concluded that the
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: EAGLE VISION SYSTEMS B.V.
    Inventors: Jensen Peter Akkerman, Dan Van Der Meer, Jilles De Wit, Sjoerd Van Der Zwaan, Frederik Nico Endtz, Arend Van De Stadt
  • Publication number: 20080002182
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for determining the possible presence of contamination of a container with a decorative exterior, for instance provided with a labelling and/or relief patterns, for liquids such as a drink such as beer or a soft drink. The device includes an irradiating device for irradiating the container with at least a first wavelength (for instance visible light, infrared, ultraviolet, x-radiation), and a recording device for recording a radiation sample of radiation after it has had interaction with at least a part of the container. Further, an orientation determining device is included for determining the orientation of the container relative to the recording device, along with a comparing device for comparing the sample to a reference matching the orientation of the container relative to the recording device during the recording to determine the possible presence of contamination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2005
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Jensen Peter Akkerman, Sjoerd Van Der Zwaan, Dan Van Der Meer, Arend Van De Stadt, Frederik Nico Endtz, Bernardus Cornelis Johannes Landman
  • Patent number: 7235787
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device and a method for performing measurements on packagings, in particular packagings which are at least slightly worn on otherwise to a greater or lesser extent opaque to visible light, which are filled with a liquid product, wherein the packagings are irradiated with radiation in a wavelength range suitable for the packaging with product, and images of at least a part of the content of the packaging are recorded for a predetermined time by image recording means, wherein the obtained image information is analysed for information indicating the presence of undesired particles, and a part of the radiation has a frequency falling within the infrared range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Heineken Technical Services B.V.
    Inventors: Jensen Peter Akkerman, Dan Van Der Meer, Jilles De Wit, Frederik Nico Endtz, Arend Van De Stadt, Bernardus Cornelis Johannes Landman