Patents by Inventor Tim Knight

Tim Knight 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).

  • Labeling apparatus
    Patent number: 7021353
    Abstract: A labeling apparatus is provided. The labeling apparatus includes a detachable label cassette which presents labels to be attached to fruit and/or vegetables and a label applicator which receives the label and applies it to the fruit and/or vegetables. Label strip is pulled off the label cassette by a label drive mechanism and the movement of the applicator is driven by an applicator drive mechanism both of which include stepper motor drives. A control arrangement controls both the label drive mechanism and the applicator drive mechanism and the control arrangement includes a memory device which stores parameters relating to different labels. The use of stepper motors in the drives and the use of a memory in the control arrangement makes it possible to provide for automatic set up on initiation or label change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Sinclair International Limited
    Inventors: Alan Constantine, Tim Knights, Richard Hawkes
  • Labeling apparatus
    Publication number: 20040194891
    Abstract: A labeling apparatus is provided. The labeling apparatus includes a detachable label cassette which presents labels to be attached to fruit and/or vegetables and a label applicator which receives the label and applies it to the fruit and/or vegetables. Label strip is pulled off the label cassette by a label drive mechanism and the movement of the applicator is driven by an applicator drive mechanism both of which include stepper motor drives. A control arrangement controls both the label drive mechanism and the applicator drive mechanism and the control arrangement includes a memory device which stores parameters relating to different labels. The use of stepper motors in the drives and the use of a memory in the control arrangement makes it possible to provide for automatic set up on initiation or label change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventors: Alan Constantine, Tim Knights, Richard Hawkes
  • Labeling apparatus
    Publication number: 20030056902
    Abstract: A labeling apparatus is provided. The labeling apparatus includes a detachable label cassette which presents labels to be attached to fruit and/or vegetables and a label applicator which receives the label and applies it to the fruit and/or vegetables. Label strip is pulled off the label cassette by a label drive mechanism and the movement of the applicator is driven by an applicator drive mechanism both of which include stepper motor drives. A control arrangement controls both the label drive mechanism and the applicator drive mechanism and the control arrangement includes a memory device which stores parameters relating to different labels. The use of stepper motors in the drives and the use of a memory in the control arrangement makes it possible to provide for automatic set up on initiation or label change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Alan Constantine, Tim Knights, Richard Hawkes
  • Phycoerythrin labeled thyronine analogues and assays using labeled analogues
    Patent number: 6423549
    Abstract: The invention provides fluorescent analogues of thyroid hormones T3 and T4. Also provided are assays for thyroid hormones utilizing the compounds of the invention. The assays of the invention are in both one-step and two-step formats and allow the determination of both T3 and T4 concentration in a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Tim Knight, Renato B. Del Rosario