Patents by Inventor Rafik Faltas

Rafik Faltas 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).

  • Sheet-surface analyser and method of analysing a sheet-surface
    Patent number: 7465948
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sheet-surface analyser (10) including illuminating means (32) for casting shadows on the sheet-surface; capturing means (36) for capturing an image of the shadows; analysing means (40) for analysing the captured image to thereby analyse the sheet surface; and curving means (22) for curving the sheet, wherein the illuminating means and the curving means are configured to enable the illuminating means to cast shadows on a curved part of said sheet-surface, and the capturing means is configured to capture said shadow-image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Paper Australia Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Reich, Rafik Faltas
  • Sheet-surface analyser and method of analysing a sheet-surface
    Publication number: 20070035733
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sheet-surface analyser (10) including illuminating means (32) for casting shadows on the sheet-surface; capturing means (36) for capturing an image of the shadows; analysing means (40) for analysing the captured image to thereby analyse the sheet surface; and curving means (22) for curving the sheet, wherein the illuminating means and the curving means are configured to enable the illuminating means to cast shadows on a curved part of said sheet-surface, and the capturing means is configured to capture said shadow-image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: PAPER AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Michael Reich, Rafik Faltas