Patents by Inventor Steven Donald WARDELL

Steven Donald WARDELL 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).

  • System and method for combined automatic and manual inspection
    Patent number: 11449980
    Abstract: A method for inspecting a part in a manufacturing environment, the method including: acquiring at least one image of the part; optionally enhancing the at least one image; automatically analyzing the enhanced image to determine if the part has a potential defect; if it is determined that there is a potential defect: displaying the at least one image to an operator; and receiving operator input of a part status, wherein the part status may be defect or no defect; and storing the part status in association with the at least one image. The automatic analysis may include a confidence level and only images having a confidence level that does not meet a threshold will be displayed to an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventors: Steven Donald Wardell, Daniel Blair De Verteuil
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINED AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL INSPECTION
    Publication number: 20190164270
    Abstract: A method for inspecting a part in a manufacturing environment, the method including: acquiring at least one image of the part; optionally enhancing the at least one image; automatically analyzing the enhanced image to determine if the part has a potential defect; if it is determined that there is a potential defect: displaying the at least one image to an operator; and receiving operator input of a part status, wherein the part status may be defect or no defect; and storing the part status in association with the at least one image. The automatic analysis may include a confidence level and only images having a confidence level that does not meet a threshold will be displayed to an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Donald WARDELL, Daniel Blair DE VERTEUIL