Patents by Inventor Robert F. Vance

Robert F. Vance 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).

  • Patent number: 11982995
    Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for improving defect detection in an automated production process. The system comprises a memory that stores executable components and a processor, operatively coupled to the memory, that executes the executable components. The executable components comprise an automation defect component and a machine learning component. The automation defect component retrieves parametric data associated with the production process. The automation defect component provides the parametric data to a machine learning algorithm. The machine learning component generates common attributes between the defective items. The machine learning component identifies a set of common attributes shared between the defective items and a non-defective item. The machine learning component modifies the set of the common attributes shared between the defective items and the non-defective item. The machine learning component generates defect indicators based on the common attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Vance, Robert F. Trinnes, Mikica Cvijetinovic, Francisco P. Maturana
  • Patent number: 4720053
    Abstract: A holder for a roll of paper which has a base shaped to prevent tipping over and which is provided with an upstanding pole for holding a roll of paper in place between a cap and the base, upstanding parallel spaced guides guide the sheets of paper for removal and impeding material is placed on the base and pole to impede removal of the sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1988
    Inventor: Robert F. Vance