Patents by Inventor Rory L. C. Flemmer

Rory L. C. Flemmer 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).

  • Eyewire inspection station
    Patent number: 5608454
    Abstract: An eyewinder system 10 has stations 100-108 for straightening, bending, measuring and transporting a wire 11 to form an eyewire 109. A controller 120 controls each station. Using information from tension and length measuring stations 104, 105, the controller 120 can accurately operate the second bending station 107. The eyewire 109 is inspected for accurate bends by an inspection system 140 that compares the bends in the eyewire 109 to predetermined radii of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Rory L. C. Flemmer, David L. Byron
  • Computer vision inspection station
    Patent number: 5604583
    Abstract: A lens inspection system 10 has two cameras 50, 51 for capturing plan and edge images views of a lens 20 and providing pixel data signals representative of the images. The pixel data signals corresponding to the plan and edge images are analyzed by a computer 70. The computer uses the pixel data signals to calculate the circumference of the image, the lengths of radii to circumferential pixels, and the bevel angle of the lens 20. Such data are compared to data stored in memory 710 and a visual display 74 indicates the difference between the image and the stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: David L. Byron, Rory L. C. Flemmer
  • Three dimensional eyewinder method
    Patent number: 5564170
    Abstract: An eyewinder system 10 has stations 100-108 for straightening, bending, measuring and transporting a wire 11 to form an eyewire 109. A controller 120 controls each station. Using information from tension and length measuring stations 104, 105, the controller 120 can accurately operate the second bending station 107. The eyewire 109 is inspected for accurate bends by an inspection system 140 that compares the bends in the eyewire 109 to predetermined radii of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Rory L. C. Flemmer, David L. Byron
  • Three-dimensional eyewinder apparatus
    Patent number: 5479683
    Abstract: An eyewinder system 10 has stations 100-108 for straightening, bending, measuring and transporting a wire 11 to form an eyewire 109. A controller 120 controls each station. Using information from tension and length measuring stations 104, 105, the controller 120 can accurately operate the second bending station 107. The eyewire 109 is inspected for accurate bends by an inspection system 140 that compares the bends in the eyewire 109 to predetermined radii of curvature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Assignee: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
    Inventors: Rory L. C. Flemmer, David L. Byron