Patents by Inventor Richard H. Burkel

Richard H. Burkel 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).

  • Machine vision system
    Patent number: 4998005
    Abstract: A vision system for automating a machine process. The system includes a conventional CCD camera and a vision processor which automatically determines process parameters from a workpiece surface by generating an image of the workpiece surface, transducing the workpiece image into electrical signals, and electronically determining the process parameters from the electrical signals. Applied to a laser welding process, the vision system locates workpiece edges, determines part centerline and thickness, and calculates process parameters such as weld location, the rate of delivery of weld powder, laser intensity, and the speed at which the weld is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rajendra P. Rathi, David G. Tashjian, Richard H. Burkel, Randall C. Gantner, John J. Bottoms, Steven M. Wolff
  • Machine vision system
    Patent number: 4995087
    Abstract: A vision system for automating a machine process. The system includes a conventional CCD camera and a vision processor which automatically determines process parameters from a workpiece surface by generating an image of the workpiece surface, transducing the workpiece image into electrical signals, and electronically determining the process parameters from the electrical signals. Applied to a laser welding process, the vision system locates workpiece edges, determines part centerline and thickness, and calculates process parameters such as weld location, the rate of delivery of weld powder, laser intensity, and the speed at which the weld is applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Rajendra P. Rathi, David G. Tashjian, Richard H. Burkel, Randall C. Gantner, John J. Bottoms, Steven M. Wolff