Patents by Inventor Sheila Wright-Henry

Sheila Wright-Henry 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 for scoring and controlling quality of food products in a dynamic production line
    Patent number: 9014434
    Abstract: A method for scoring and controlling the quality of dynamic food products transitioning in the processing steps is performed using image analysis. An image of a plurality of moving food products on a conveyor system is captured by on-line vision equipment and image analysis is performed on the image via an algorithm that determines the percentage of pixels having varying intensities of colors and applies predetermined preferences to predict consumer dissatisfaction. The entire group of food products of one or more images is given an overall appearance score and each individual food product is also scored such that each may be ranked from least to more acceptable. The ranked food products can then be ejected in the order of worst to better rank to increase the overall quality score of the entire group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Wendell Bajema, Garrett Fox, Kevin Matthew Trick, David Ray Warren, Sheila Wright-Henry, Sonchai Lange, Wilfred Marcellien Bourg, Jr.
  • Method for Scoring and Controlling Quality of Food Products in a Dynamic Production Line
    Publication number: 20140147015
    Abstract: A method for scoring and controlling the quality of dynamic food products transitioning in the processing steps is performed using image analysis. An image of a plurality of moving food products on a conveyor system is captured by on-line vision equipment and image analysis is performed on the image via an algorithm that determines the percentage of pixels having varying intensities of colors and applies predetermined preferences to predict consumer dissatisfaction. The entire group of food products of one or more images is given an overall appearance score and each individual food product is also scored such that each may be ranked from least to more acceptable. The ranked food products can then be ejected in the order of worst to better rank to increase the overall quality score of the entire group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Rick Wendell Bajema, Garrett Fox, Kevin Matthew Trick, David Ray Warren, Sheila Wright-Henry, Sonchai Lange, Wilfred Marcellien Bourg, JR.