Patents by Inventor Roger Bradley Millington
Roger Bradley Millington 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).
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Patent number: 11708260Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a camera to capture an image of the beverage as the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle. The camera has a field of view that includes the beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera. The beverage dispenser further includes a computer. The computer analyzes the image of the beverage and determines a characteristic of the beverage.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Karol, Anthony Romano, Thore Mainart Bücking, Timothy Charles King, Joseph Albert Dolphin, Roger Bradley Millington
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Publication number: 20220412859Abstract: Described is a wear part for minerals processing equipment. The wear part comprises an inner surface for contact with slurry when the minerals processing equipment is in use and an outer surface of the wear part. The wear part further comprises at least one sacrificial wear sensor located at a predetermined distance between the inner surface and the outer surface, the at least one sacrificial wear sensor being arranged to wirelessly communicate with a remote wear monitoring unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Ronald Joseph Bourgeois, Randy James Kosmicki, Roger Bradley Millington, James Christopher Frake
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Publication number: 20220144618Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a camera to capture an image of the beverage as the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle. The camera has a field of view that includes the beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera. The beverage dispenser further includes a computer. The computer analyzes the image of the beverage and determines a characteristic of the beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Samuel KAROL, Anthony ROMANO, Thore Mainart BÜCKING, Timothy Charles KING, Joseph Albert DOLPHIN, Roger Bradley MILLINGTON
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Patent number: 11261076Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a camera to capture an image of the beverage as the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle. The camera has a field of view that includes the beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera. The beverage dispenser further includes a computer. The computer analyzes the image of the beverage and determines a characteristic of the beverage.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: March 1, 2022Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.Inventors: Samuel Karol, Anthony Romano, Thore Mainart Bücking, Timothy Charles King, Joseph Albert Dolphin, Roger Bradley Millington
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Publication number: 20220048753Abstract: A beverage dispenser includes a nozzle to dispense a beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a camera to capture an image of the beverage as the beverage is dispensed from the nozzle. The camera has a field of view that includes the beverage. The beverage dispenser further includes a light source that illuminates the field of view of the camera. The beverage dispenser further includes a computer. The computer analyzes the image of the beverage and determines a characteristic of the beverage.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2020Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Samuel KAROL, Anthony ROMANO, Thore Mainart BÜCKING, Timothy Charles KING, Joseph Albert DOLPHIN, Roger Bradley MILLINGTON
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Publication number: 20170248454Abstract: An ultrasonic flow probe (100) comprising a mounting member (101) for mounting on a surface of a conduit and thereby defining a mounting axis (B) perpendicular to the surface, a frame (103) mounted on the mounting member (101), and a plurality of ultrasonic transducers (105) mounted on the frame (103) and aligned along a primary axis (A); wherein the frame (103) and mounting member (101) are configurable such that the primary axis (A) is at an angle to the mounting axis (B) so that, in use, ultrasound passing between the transducers (105) travels at an angle to fluid flowing in the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2015Publication date: August 31, 2017Inventors: Roger Bradley Millington, Archibald Simon Reid
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Patent number: 9261447Abstract: A method of monitoring particles in a stack comprises generating on a first side of the stack a beam of light directed towards a second, opposite, side of the stack. The beam is reflected back towards the first side of the stack and through the particles in the stack. An image is obtained of light scattered from the particles. The image is obtained using an imager positioned and oriented to have a field of view that includes unwanted scattered light. The method includes the step of blocking the unwanted scattered light from the image.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: PCME LimitedInventors: Roger Bradley Millington, David Christopher Unitt
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Publication number: 20130044216Abstract: A method of monitoring particles in a stack comprises generating on a first side of the stack a beam of light directed towards a second, opposite, side of the stack. The beam is reflected back towards the first side of the stack and through the particles in the stack. An image is obtained of light scattered from the particles. The image is obtained using an imager positioned and oriented to have a field of view that includes unwanted scattered light. The method includes the step of blocking the unwanted scattered light from the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: PCME LIMITEDInventors: Roger Bradley Millington, David Christopher Unitt
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Patent number: 8241574Abstract: An ophthalmic device which comprises a holographic element comprising a medium comprising a phenylboronic acid group and, disposed therein, a hologram, wherein an optical characteristic of the element changes as a result of a variation of a physical property of the medium, and wherein the variation arises as a result of interaction between the medium and an analyte present in an ocular fluid.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Smart Holograms LimitedInventors: Barry Burles, Roger Bradley Millington, Christopher Robin Lowe, Satyamoorthy Kabilan, Jeffrey Blyth
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Patent number: 8097465Abstract: A holographic sensor comprising a thin film polymer matrix that undergoes a change in response to a substance to be sensed, the matrix containing within its volume a set of two or more holographic recordings, each recording providing a holographic image when the sensor is illuminated, wherein the presence or appearance of each image is visible to the eye as a function of the response of the sensor to the substance to be sensed. The images provide the dynamic range of the sensor. Such a sensor can be used to provide a visible image that changes or appears to the eye in response to an analyte.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Smart Holograms LimitedInventor: Roger Bradley Millington
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Publication number: 20110286064Abstract: An ophthalmic device which comprises a holographic element comprising a medium comprising a phenylboronic acid group and, disposed therein, a hologram, wherein an optical characteristic of the element changes as a result of a variation of a physical property of the medium, and wherein the variation arises as a result of interaction between the medium and an analyte present in an ocular fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2011Publication date: November 24, 2011Inventors: BARRY BURLES, ROGER BRADLEY MILLINGTON, CHRISTOPHER ROBIN LOWE, SATYAMOORTHY KABILAN, JEFFREY BLYTH
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Patent number: 7998412Abstract: An ophthalmic device which comprises a holographic element comprising a medium comprising a phenylboronic acid group and, disposed therein, a hologram, wherein an optical characteristic of the element changes as a result of a variation of a physical property of the medium, and wherein the variation arises as a result of interaction between the medium and an analyte present in an ocular fluid.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Smart Holograms LimitedInventors: Barry Burles, Roger Bradley Millington, Christopher Robin Lowe, Satyamoorthy Kabilan, Jeffrey Blyth
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Publication number: 20090021697Abstract: An ophthalmic device which comprises a holographic element comprising a medium comprising a phenylboronic acid group and, disposed therein, a hologram, wherein an optical characteristic of the element changes as a result of a variation of a physical property of the medium, and wherein the variation arises as a result of interaction between the medium and an analyte present in an ocular fluid.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2008Publication date: January 22, 2009Inventors: Barry Burles, Roger Bradley Millington, Christopher Robin Lowe, Satyamoorthy Kabilan, Jeffrey Blyth
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Publication number: 20080241952Abstract: A holographic sensor comprising a thin film polymer matrix that undergoes a change in response to a substance to be sensed, the matrix containing within its volume a set of two or more holographic recordings, each recording providing a holographic image when the sensor is illuminated, wherein the presence or appearance of each image is visible to the eye as a function of the response of the sensor to the substance to be sensed. The images provide the dynamic range of the sensor. Such a sensor can be used to provide a visible image that changes or appears to the eye in response to an analyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2008Publication date: October 2, 2008Inventor: Roger Bradley Millington
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Patent number: 6689316Abstract: A method for the production of a holographic sensor wherein the holographic recording material forming the sensitive element is a polymer matrix, which comprises diffusing into the matrix one or more soluble salts that undergo reaction in situ to form an insoluble sensitive precipitate; and recording a holographic image. This method allows the production of a holographic sensor wherein the holographic recording material forming the sensitive element is an insoluble polymer film.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Cambridge University Technical Services, Ltd.Inventors: Jeffrey Blyth, Christopher Robin Lowe, Andrew Geoffrey Mayes, Roger Bradley Millington
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Publication number: 20030103868Abstract: A holographic sensor comprising a thin film polymer matrix that undergoes a change in response to a substance to be sensed, the matrix containing within its volume a set of two or more holographic recordings, each recording providing a holographic image when the sensor is illuminated, wherein the presence or appearance of each image is visible to the eye as a function of the response of the sensor to the substance to be sensed. The images provide the dynamic range of the sensor. Such a sensor can be used to provide a visible image that changes or appears to the eye in response to an analyte.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Inventor: Roger Bradley Millington
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Patent number: 5989923Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor (9) comprising a hologram (17) supported on or within a holographic support medium (10).A species to be detected is reactive with a substance disposed throughout, the sensor (9). Optionally, a chemical reactive with a species to be detected or a specific binding conjugate of a species to be detected is disposed throughout part of or all of the sensor (9).The resulting reaction(s) cause(s) variation(s) in the hologram (17) or holographic support medium (10) which in turn varies one or more optical characteristic(s) of the hologram (17).The variation in the optical characteristic(s) of the hologram (17) and/or the holographic support medium (10), preferably give(s) rise to a wavelength shift in incident radiation. The variation of the optical parameter is related to the species to be detected.The advantages of the sensor are that it is cheap, easy to manufacture and, once calibrated, reliable and robust.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1996Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: BTG International LimitedInventors: Christopher Robin Lowe, Roger Bradley Millington, Jeffrey Blyth, Andrew Geoffrey Mayes