Patents by Inventor Scott M. Cloherty

Scott M. Cloherty 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).

  • Publication number: 20240123460
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and computer program products for producing and applying a spray foam producing mixture onto a surface, and imaging a spray cone, or the applied surface, using an infrared or an optical imaging device to capture an image, and then determining, based on the captured image, if a defect that requires correction exists in the spray cone or in the applied surface; and optionally, in response to determining that a defect requiring correction exists, modifying a process parameter in producing or applying spray foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Devin W. Ulam, David D. Steppan, Scott M. Cloherty, Steven G. Owens, Eric C. Giles
  • Publication number: 20240025094
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and computer program products for producing polyurethane foam, and then imaging the polyurethane foam at or just after the outlets while the foam is being produced, above the surface of the foam at an angle greater than zero to less than degrees relative to the surface of the foam, or after the foam is cut but before it has cooled to room temperature, using an infrared or an optical imaging device, to capture an image of the polyurethane foam, and determining, based on the captured image, if a defect that requires correction exists in the polyurethane foam; and optionally, in response to determining that a defect requiring correction exists, modifying a process parameter in producing the polyurethane foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Devin W. Ulam, Scott M. Cloherty, Steven G. Owens, David D. Steppan, Susan B. McVey
  • Publication number: 20220324142
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems and computer program products for producing rigid foam board, comprising: depositing a foam producing mixture on a facer as it travels along a conveyor; producing a rigid foam board via an exothermic reaction; imaging the rigid foam board after it is produced but before it has cooled to room temperature, using an infrared or an optical imaging device, to capture an image of the rigid foam board; receiving a signal comprising the captured image from the imaging device to a computing device; determining, based on the captured image, if a defect that requires correction exists in the rigid foam board; and optionally, in response to determining that a defect requiring correction exists, modifying a process parameter in producing rigid foam board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Devin W. Ulam, Steven G. Owens, David D. Steppan, Scott M. Cloherty, Thomas N. Thompson