Patents by Inventor Thomas Henry Palombo

Thomas Henry Palombo 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).

  • Cap analysis technique
    Patent number: 9417145
    Abstract: A technique to assess or analyze cap removal or opening torque or rotational position is provided. In at least one form, a high speed, on-line machine vision system measures or determines the rotational position of a cap on a bottle, measures or determines the rotational position of the finish or neck of the same bottle, and then optionally uses such positional information to predict the opening or removal torque that will be required for a consumer to remove the bottle cap from the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Pressco Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Don W. Cochran, Thomas P. O'Brien, Thomas Henry Palombo, John A. Seifert
  • CAP ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE
    Publication number: 20140311256
    Abstract: A technique to assess or analyze cap removal or opening torque or rotational position is provided. In at least one form, a high speed, on-line machine vision system measures or determines the rotational position of a cap on a bottle, measures or determines the rotational position of the finish or neck of the same bottle, and then optionally uses such positional information to predict the opening or removal torque that will be required for a consumer to remove the bottle cap from the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: PRESSCO TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Don W. Cochran, Thomas P. O'Brien, Thomas Henry Palombo, John A. Seifert