Patents by Inventor Keith Lay

Keith Lay 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).

  • Methods and Means for Calculating and Presenting Quantitative and Qualitative Physical and Financial Metrics Associated with Stretch Films
    Publication number: 20240311757
    Abstract: Methods and means for evaluating and summarizing physical quality metrics associated with stretch films and other plastics are provided. According to one aspect of the invention, a processor- or computer-enabled business method such as a software program or mobile application capable of calculating and comparing stretch film data and conveying easily understood summaries of film characteristics and cost impacts associated therewith is provided. According to a second aspect, the system and method provides a vast plurality of film performance metrics, costs factor, environmental impacts, and so, calculated and presented in a dashboard-type user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Paragon Films, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Rapp, Carlos Oliveira, Paul Johnson, Darla Phillips, Jeff Carpenter, Tom Roudebush, Keith Lay, Kenneth Mullican
  • Methods and Means for Calculating and Presenting Quantitative and Qualitative Physical and Financial Metrics Associated with Stretch Films
    Publication number: 20220185514
    Abstract: Methods and means for evaluating and summarizing physical quality metrics associated with stretch films and other plastics are provided. According to one aspect of the invention, a processor- or computer-enabled business method such as a software program or mobile application capable of calculating and comparing stretch film data and conveying easily understood summaries of film characteristics and cost impacts associated therewith is provided. According to a second aspect, the system and method provides a vast plurality of film performance metrics, costs factor, environmental impacts, and so, calculated and presented in a dashboard-type user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Paragon Films, Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Rapp, Carlos Oliveira, Paul Johnson, Darla Phillips, Jeff Carpenter, Tom Roudebush, Keith Lay, Kenneth Mullican
  • Incremental recognition of a three dimensional object
    Patent number: 6363173
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and apparatus for determining the location, orientation, and dimensions of an object using range data from a scanning sensor based on data for a relatively small portion of the object. The present recognition method uses characteristics of a scanning sensor along with the geometrical characteristics of objects that typically receive loads in an earthmoving environment, such as dump trucks. The data from a single scanline provided by a scanning sensor system is processed to determine if there are discontinuities in the scanline. In the present invention, discontinuities in adjacent scanlines are assumed to be in close proximity to each other and to correspond to dominant linear features in a model of the object. The top and bottom edges of an object, such as a dump truck bed, can be located as discontinuities in a single scanline. These discontinuities are used to form possible interpretations of the object's position and orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Anthony Stentz, Keith Lay