Patents by Inventor Stephen F. Rouch

Stephen F. Rouch 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).

  • Second opinion method of pattern recognition error reduction
    Patent number: 4987604
    Abstract: A method of operating optical pattern recognition apparatus which relies upon second opinions in which stored offset coordinates match one another within a predetermined tolerance to avoid unnecessarily high numbers of rejects, undesirable levels of risk in terms of pattern misalignments, or excessive cycle times in terms of unnecessary looping through different grey level thresholds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Delco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen F. Rouch