Patents by Inventor Jonathan David MORLEY

Jonathan David MORLEY 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 for the decoration of foodstuffs
    Patent number: 10798949
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wafer product decorating apparatus comprising a laser, a collimator, at least one galvanometer driven mirror, and an aspheric scan lens, the apparatus being positionable relative to the wafer product to be decorated wherein the apparatus is configured to provide a laser beam having a spot size of from 100 to 750 ?m in diameter on the surface of the product to be decorated and a substantially flat focal plane, characterised in that the focal plane has a depth of field of from 5 mm to 20 mm and that the focal plane of the laser beam is from 5 mm to 30 mm above or below the surface of the product to be decorated. The invention also provides a process for decorating a wafer product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: James Richard Hughes Leach, Jonathan David Morley
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE DECORATION OF FOODSTUFFS
    Publication number: 20170181445
    Abstract: The present invention provides a wafer product decorating apparatus comprising a laser, a collimator, at least one galvanometer driven mirror, and an aspheric scan lens, the apparatus being positionable relative to the wafer product to be decorated wherein the apparatus is configured to provide a laser beam having a spot size of from 100 to 750 ?m in diameter on the surface of the product to be decorated and a substantially flat focal plane, characterised in that the focal plane has a depth of field of from 5 mm to 20 mm and that the focal plane of the laser beam is from 5 mm to 30 mm above or below the surface of the product to be decorated. The invention also provides a process for decorating a wafer product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc. d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: James Richard Hughes LEACH, Jonathan David MORLEY