Patents by Inventor Wayne J. RYAN

Wayne J. RYAN 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).

  • Vision sensor infeed system
    Patent number: 12623857
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing flow of a plurality of products along a conveyor includes a conveyor drive connected with the respect to the conveyor, the conveyor drive configured to modulate the speed of the conveyor. A camera positioned relative to the products on the conveyor. A processing unit is connected with respect to the camera and the conveyor drive, the processing unit defining a zone along the conveyor having a virtual longitudinal and lateral boundary within a section of the conveyor, the processing unit further determining relative product position metrics of the products within the zone and communicating with the conveyor drive to modulate the speed of the conveyor thereby optimizing a relative position of the products within the zone. In addition, the subject system may be used for inspection of conveyed products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: JonPaul Laskis, J. Mark Nunn, Wayne J. Ryan
  • VISION SENSOR INFEED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240375883
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing flow of a plurality of products along a conveyor includes a conveyor drive connected with the respect to the conveyor, the conveyor drive configured to modulate the speed of the conveyor. A camera positioned relative to the products on the conveyor. A processing unit is connected with respect to the camera and the conveyor drive, the processing unit defining a zone along the conveyor having a virtual longitudinal and lateral boundary within a section of the conveyor, the processing unit further determining relative product position metrics of the products within the zone and communicating with the conveyor drive to modulate the speed of the conveyor thereby optimizing a relative position of the products within the zone. In addition, the subject system may be used for inspection of conveyed products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Applicant: ILLIONOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: JonPaul LASKIS, J. Mark NUNN, Wayne J. RYAN
  • Vision sensor infeed system
    Patent number: 12054344
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing flow of a plurality of products along a conveyor includes a conveyor drive connected with the respect to the conveyor, the conveyor drive configured to modulate the speed of the conveyor. A camera positioned relative to the products on the conveyor. A processing unit is connected with respect to the camera and the conveyor drive, the processing unit defining a zone along the conveyor having a virtual longitudinal and lateral boundary within a section of the conveyor, the processing unit further determining relative product position metrics of the products within the zone and communicating with the conveyor drive to modulate the speed of the conveyor thereby optimizing a relative position of the products within the zone. In addition, the subject system may be used for inspection of conveyed products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: JonPaul Laskis, J. Mark Nunn, Wayne J. Ryan
  • VISION SENSOR INFEED SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230045211
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing flow of a plurality of products along a conveyor includes a conveyor drive connected with the respect to the conveyor, the conveyor drive configured to modulate the speed of the conveyor. A camera positioned relative to the products on the conveyor. A processing unit is connected with respect to the camera and the conveyor drive, the processing unit defining a zone along the conveyor having a virtual longitudinal and lateral boundary within a section of the conveyor, the processing unit further determining relative product position metrics of the products within the zone and communicating with the conveyor drive to modulate the speed of the conveyor thereby optimizing a relative position of the products within the zone. In addition, the subject system may be used for inspection of conveyed products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: JonPaul LASKIS, J. Mark NUNN, Wayne J. RYAN