Patents by Inventor Ruth KIRKWOOD AZMAT

Ruth KIRKWOOD AZMAT 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).

  • Locating method and a locator system for locating a billet in a stack of billets
    Patent number: 11068755
    Abstract: A locating system that performs a locating method for locating a flame-cut billet in a stack of flame-cut billets that includes an imager that obtains an image of an end surface of a billet, a classifier that classifies the image of the end surface, and a matcher that matches the classified image of the end surface with a classified image from among a plurality of classified images stored in a classified image storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventors: Ruth Kirkwood Azmat, Paul Barry Riches, Mateusz Wojtaszek
  • LOCATING METHOD AND A LOCATOR SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A BILLET IN A STACK OF BILLETS
    Publication number: 20210064940
    Abstract: A locating system that performs a locating method for locating a flame-cut billet in a stack of flame-cut billets that includes an imager that obtains an image of an end surface of a billet, a classifier that classifies the image of the end surface, and a matcher that matches the classified image of the end surface with a classified image from among a plurality of classified images stored in a classified image storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Ruth KIRKWOOD AZMAT, Paul Barry RICHES, Mateusz WOJTASZEK
  • Counting bar-shaped products based upon acquired images
    Patent number: 10019666
    Abstract: A conveyor element (2) of a conveyor device conveys bar-shaped products (1) orthogonal to a longitudinal direction (x) of the bar-shaped products (1) oriented in a conveying direction (y). A trigger device (3) provides a trigger signal (S) each time the conveyor element (2) has travelled a predetermined interval. Based upon the respective trigger signal (S), an image (B) is acquired by a camera (4). The image (B) shows front ends of the products (1) in a respective section of the conveyor element (2) corresponding at least to the predetermined interval. Based upon the acquired images (B), the number of bar-shaped products (1) conveyed by the conveyor element (2) is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: PRIMETALS TECHNOLOGIES GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Ruth Kirkwood Azmat, Christopher Ceccarini, Ritesh Manoria
  • COUNTING BAR-SHAPED PRODUCTS BASED UPON ACQUIRED IMAGES
    Publication number: 20160267374
    Abstract: A conveyor element (2) of a conveyor device conveys bar-shaped products (1) orthogonal to a longitudinal direction (x) of the bar-shaped products (1) oriented in a conveying direction (y). A trigger device (3) provides a trigger signal (S) each time the conveyor element (2) has traveled a predetermined interval. Based upon the respective trigger signal (S), an image (B) is acquired by a camera (4). The image (B) shows front ends of the products (1) in a respective section of the conveyor element (2) corresponding at least to the predetermined interval. Based upon the acquired images (B), the number of bar-shaped products (1) conveyed by the conveyor element (2) is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ruth KIRKWOOD AZMAT, Christopher CECCARINI, Ritesh MANORIA