Patents by Inventor Leonid Kurch

Leonid Kurch 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automatic sorting of unmarked power cells
    Patent number: 11660642
    Abstract: Method for automatic sorting of batteries, the method including generating a fan-shaped X-ray beam; scanning the batteries with the fan-shaped X-Ray beam; for each battery, capturing X-rays that pass though the battery with an X-ray detector and converting the X-rays into first and second digital images, wherein the first digital image represents X-rays at a first energy, and the second digital image represents X-rays at a second energy; automatically analyzing the first and second digital images to determine a type of the battery by identifying characteristic features of each battery type based on a gray spectrum of at least 8 bit resolution that is looked up in a model database branch; and sorting the batteries by type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Linev Systems US, Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir N. Linev, Iouri Emelianov, Siarhei Baranouski, Leonid Kurch, Katsiaryna Ustsimenka