Patents by Inventor Ruairi DUFFY

Ruairi DUFFY 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).

  • Method and apparatus for determining information about a drug-containing vessel
    Patent number: 11538234
    Abstract: Information about a drug-containing vessel is determined by capturing image data of the curved surface of a cylindrical portion of a drug-containing vessel. The image data is unfurled from around the curved surface, binarised, and a template matching algorithm employed to determine that the label information comprises candidate information about the vessel and/or the drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ares Trading S.A.
    Inventors: Robert Jones, Robert F. Marchington, David Rimmer, Bogdan-Alexandru Cociu, William D. Addison, Matthew J. Hayes, Ruairi Duffy, Quentin Le Masne
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING INFORMATION ABOUT A DRUG-CONTAINING VESSEL
    Publication number: 20200089989
    Abstract: Information about a drug-containing vessel is determined by capturing image data of the curved surface of a cylindrical portion of a drug-containing vessel. The image data is unfurled from around the curved surface, binarised, and a template matching algorithm employed to determine that the label information comprises candidate information about the vessel and/or the drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Robert JONES, Robert F. MARCHINGTON, David RIMMER, Bogdan-Alexandru COCIU, William D. ADDISON, Matthew J. HAYES, Ruairi DUFFY, Quentin LE MASNE