Patents by Inventor Phillip Carvey

Phillip Carvey 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).

  • Fiber optic imaging system for on-line monitoring
    Patent number: 4772128
    Abstract: A target is viewed by means of a coherent fiber optic bundle comprising a two dimensional array of fibers. A one dimensional linear light detector array, fixed relative to the coherent fiber optic bundle, receives an image of the target and detects light through only a slice of the image to provide dimensional information with respect to the edges of the target. A polyfurcated bundle may view different linear dimensions of the target and allow for the use of the single linear array to detect the multiple dimensions. Electronics provide for detection of target edges by means of a curve fitting technique, computation of dimensions and control of light source intensity and exposure time. Illumination is by a noncoherent light source and a collimator positioned behind the target or by a fiber optic bundle and a light guide plate positioned to illuminate the target from the front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1988
    Assignee: Dolan-Jenner Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmond Vinarub, Bernard J. Dolan, Ralph Grabowski, Phillip Carvey, Tamas Hetenyi, Randal Chinnock, Kurt Zwirner
  • Fiber optic imaging system for on-line monitoring
    Patent number: RE34345
    Abstract: A target is viewed by means of a coherent fiber optic bundle comprising a two dimensional array of fibers. A one dimensional linear light detector array, fixed relative to the coherent fiber optic bundle, receives an image of the target and detects light through only a slice of the image to provide dimensional information with respect to the edges of the target. A polyfurcated bundle may view different linear dimensions of the target and allow for the use of the single linear array to detect the multiple dimensions. Electronics provide for detection of target edges by means of a curve fitting technique, computation of dimensions and control of light source intensity and exposure time. Illumination is by a noncoherent light source and a collimator positioned behind the target or by a fiber optic bundle and a light guide plate positioned to illuminate the target from the front.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Dolan-Jenner Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmond Vinarub, Bernard J. Dolan, Ralph Grabowski, Phillip Carvey, Tamas Hetenyi, Randal Chinnock, Kurt Zwirner