Patents by Inventor Lorinda L. Yoder

Lorinda L. Yoder 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 detecting surface defects in a plastic container
    Publication number: 20020162966
    Abstract: A method for detecting defects in a surface of a container includes: providing a plastic container having a longitudinal axis and a surface; directing ultraviolet radiation from a source to an area of the surface; sensing a portion the ultraviolet radiation that is reflected from the surface of the plastic container; and generating a signal from the sensed portion of the ultraviolet radiation representing a defect in the surface plastic container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventor: Lorinda L. Yoder