Patents by Inventor Murray Boyd

Murray Boyd 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).

  • System for positioning a workpiece
    Patent number: 7857021
    Abstract: A system for positioning a workpiece in an optimized position. In one embodiment a marking device places a mark on the workpiece prior to the workpiece passing through a scanner cooperating with an optimizer. The optimizer determines the optimized position of the workpiece. The orientation of the workpiece is identified by a first camera. The mark may be used as a point of reference such that the workpiece may be positioned in the optimized position by rotating the workpiece relative to the orientation of the mark. A turning mechanism rotates the workpiece to position it in the optimized position. A further camera identifies the orientation of the mark while the workpiece is being rotated. A processor compares in real time the orientation of the workpiece with the optimized position to determine if the workpiece is in the optimized position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: USNR/Kockums Cancar Company
    Inventors: Murray Boyd, Sandy Webster, Roland Davyduke, Ronald H. Pobuda, Carl Flatman, Rory M. Mitchell
  • System for positioning a workpiece
    Publication number: 20060048853
    Abstract: A system for positioning a workpiece in an optimized position. In one embodiment a marking device places a mark on the workpiece prior to the workpiece passing through a scanner cooperating with an optimizer. The optimizer determines the optimized position of the workpiece. The orientation of the workpiece is identified by a first camera. The mark may be used as a point of reference such that the workpiece may be positioned in the optimized position by rotating the workpiece relative to the orientation of the mark. A turning mechanism rotates the workpiece to position it in the optimized position. A further camera identifies the orientation of the mark while the workpiece is being rotated. A processor compares in real time the orientation of the workpiece with the optimized position to determine if the workpiece is in the optimized position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Murray Boyd, Sandy Webster, Roland Davyduke, Ronald Pobuda, Carl Flatman, Rory Mitchell