Patents by Inventor Tonya Marie Twine

Tonya Marie Twine 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 and apparatus for visually inspecting an object
    Patent number: 6404912
    Abstract: A pickup tool (30) has reflective surfaces (42, 44, 46, 48) attached thereto. The pickup tool (30) picks up an object (38) and moves the object (38) over a light source (51). The reflective surfaces (42, 44, 46, 48) reflect a light beam (61) emitted from the light source (51), generating deflected light beams (63, 65, 67, 69) which back light the object (38). The deflected light beams (63, 65, 67, 69) form silhouette images of the object (38) in cameras (52, 54, 56, 58). A visual inspection of the object (38) is performed by analyzing the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David Charles Lehnen, Christopher John LeBeau, Tonya Marie Twine
  • Method and apparatus for visually inspecting an object
    Patent number: 6160906
    Abstract: A pickup tool (30) has reflective surfaces (42, 44, 46, 48) attached thereto. The pickup tool (30) picks up an object (38) and moves the object (38) over a light source (51). The reflective surfaces (42, 44, 46, 48) reflect a light beam (61) emitted from the light source (51), generating deflected light beams (63, 65, 67, 69) which back light the object (38). The deflected light beams (63, 65, 67, 69) form silhouette images of the object (38) in cameras (52, 54, 56, 58). A visual inspection of the object (38) is performed by analyzing the images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: David Charles Lehnen, Christopher John LeBeau, Tonya Marie Twine