Patents by Inventor Juha Elf

Juha Elf 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: 4885461
    Abstract: Object identifying device, e.g. a bottle receiving device, comprising a transport apparatus for transporting the objects such as bottles, an identifying device with a data processing unit for identifying and accepting bottles having certain given shapes, and a recording device for recording accepted bottles. The identifying device comprises a principally stationary illuminating device for illuminating the bottles, a detector for examining the bottles, and a conveyor for moving the bottles past the detector. A mirror system is interposed between the illuminating device and the detector, with which the optical length of the entire system can be increased without increasing the structural dimensions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Halton Oy
    Inventors: Timo Mattila, Juha Elf