Patents by Inventor Jilles De Wit

Jilles De Wit 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: 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
  • 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
  • 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