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Benjamin T. Blaine, Eagle, ID US
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| 20100329539 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A COMPOSITE COMPONENT - The present disclosure includes a system for inspecting a manufactured composite component. In some embodiments, the system includes an inspection assembly having master camera assembly and a slave camera assembly. The master camera assembly and the slave camera assembly each include a machine vision camera and a lighting system. The lighting assembly may include back lights and spot lights. In some embodiments, the master camera and the slave camera are each connected to a telecentric lens. The composite component is inspected by moving it through the inspection assembly, taking images, and processing the images to measure features on the component. | 12-30-2010 |
David Blaine, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20090149801 | METHOD OF INDUCING TRANSVERSE MOTION IN LANGEVIN TYPE TRANSDUCERS USING SPLIT ELECTRODING OF CERAMIC ELEMENTS - A Langevin transducer horn uses split electroding or selective electroding of transducer elements and phase relationships of the voltages applied thereto to determine the relative longitudinal and flexural/transverse motion induced in the tip of the horn. | 06-11-2009 |
David Blaine, Holladay, UT US
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| 20100212407 | AIR BUBBLE DETECTOR - Air bubbles may be characterized by an air bubble detector by choosing an optimum set of frequencies and then comparing a return signal from a sensor receiving those frequencies against an internal reference. The number of pulses that exceed the internal reference represents a width and may be counted. The width, as counted, may be correlated to bubble characteristics including volume. | 08-26-2010 |
David H. Blaine, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20090293588 | UNIVERSAL AIR BUBBLE DETECTOR - A universal air bubble detector allows for use with a variety of sizes and types of tubing. The detector maintains proper alignment of a sensor emitter and receiver with different sizes of tubing. The detector may be mounted on existing equipment or may be used to monitor a tubing at any position along the tubing, and may operate in a stand alone mode or in combination with existing equipment. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100306986 | METHOD FOR MAKING AND USING AN AIR BUBBLE DETECTOR - A universal air bubble detector allows for use with a variety of sizes and types of tubing. The detector maintains proper alignment of a sensor emitter and receiver with different sizes of tubing. The detector may be mounted on existing equipment or may be used to monitor a tubing at any position along the tubing, and may operate in a stand alone mode or in combination with existing equipment. | 12-09-2010 |
George Blaine, Lake Stevens, WA US
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| 20090137195 | DETERMINING THE POSITION AND ANGULAR ORIENTATION OF FOOD PRODUCTS - A portioning system ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090143886 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORTIONING WORKPIECES TO USER-ENTERED SHAPE AND OTHER SPECIFICATIONS - A method and system are provided for automatically portioning workpieces, such as food products, into both shape and other user-defined specification(s). Workpieces are portioned both to shape and weight, such as to a weight-specific uniform shape, by adjusting (e.g., scaling up and down or slightly modifying) a desired template shape until the desired weight is achieved depending on the varying thickness of each workpiece. For example, from a thicker workpiece, a smaller-sized piece having a predefined shape and weight is portioned, while from a thinner workpiece, a larger-sized piece having the same predefined shape and weight is portioned. The system permits a user to scan in and edit a desired (reference) shape to be used as a template in the portioning process. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090149980 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PORTIONING WORKPIECES TO DIRECTLY-CONTROLLED AND INDIRECTLY-CONTROLLED SPECIFICATIONS - A method and system are provided for automatically portioning workpieces, such as food products, into both shape and other user-defined specification(s). Workpieces are portioned both to shape and weight, such as to a weight-specific uniform shape, by adjusting (e.g., scaling up and down or slightly modifying) a desired template shape until the desired weight is achieved depending on the varying thickness of each workpiece. For example, from a thicker workpiece, a smaller-sized piece having a predefined shape and weight is portioned, while from a thinner workpiece, a larger-sized piece having the same predefined shape and weight is portioned. The system permits a user to scan in and edit a desired (reference) shape to be used as a template in the portioning process. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100179684 | CLASSIFYING WORKPIECES TO BE PORTIONED INTO VARIOUS END PRODUCTS TO OPTIMALLY MEET OVERALL PRODUCTION GOALS - A method is provided for classifying incoming products (e.g., chicken butterflies) to be portioned into two or more types of end products (e.g., sandwich portions, strips, nuggets, etc.) to meet production goals. The method includes generally five steps. First, information on incoming products is received. Second, for each incoming product, a parameter value (e.g., the weight of an end product to be produced from the incoming product) is calculated for each of the two or more types of end products that may be produced from the incoming product. Third, the calculated parameter values for the incoming products for the two or more types of end products, respectively, are normalized so as to meet the production goals while at the same time achieving optimum parameter values. Fourth, for each incoming product, the end product with the best (e.g., largest) normalized parameter value is selected as the end product to be produced from the incoming product. Fifth, each incoming product is portioned to produce the end product selected in the fourth step. | 07-15-2010 |
George R. Blaine, Lake Stevens, WA US
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| 20080276777 | WATER JET PORTIONER - An apparatus ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080281461 | PROCESSING OF WORK PIECE BASED ON DESIRED END PHYSICAL CRITERIA - Processing a work piece by first scanning the work piece. The work piece is modeled to determine its weight, outer perimeter and/or how the work piece could be divided into portions of specific areas and perimeters based on desired portion weights of desired areas and perimeters. The modeled work piece and/or the modeled portions are compared with the one or more desired perimeter configurations. The deviation of the modeled outer perimeter size of the work piece and/or portions from the desired perimeter configuration(s) is calculated. Based on such calculations, one or more steps in processing the work piece and/or portions therefrom is carried out. Such one or more steps may include modeling the work piece again, using different modeling criteria or options, if the calculated deviation is outside an acceptable range. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20120034349 | DISTINGUISHING ABUTTING FOOD PRODUCT - A method for determining the boundary between abutting food product in a food processing system uses scan data of the food product to identify a perimeter of the abutting food product. Optionally, data from scanning the food product is first tested to determine or predict if more than one article is present. A perimeter of the abutting food product is generated from the scan data, and the perimeter information is manipulated to identify or estimate the boundary between the product. For example, the boundary may be eroded until it separates into two portions. The two portions are then expanded, constrained by the original perimeter, such that a region of interest includes overlapping portion that includes the boundary. The region of interest is analyzed to locate the boundary. In another method, a parametric shape is fit to the image to identify the individual articles. In another method, a shortest line or surface separating the perimeter into two substantial portions is found. | 02-09-2012 |
Jill Blaine, Iowa City, IA US
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| 20120089490 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LABELING LABWARE - The present invention includes a system for marking labware. The system includes an instruction set with markings to be applied to pieces of labware and the order in which the markings are to be applied to the labware. The system also includes a marking device that receives the instruction set and then places the non-toxic marks on the pieces of labware. The invention also includes methods tracking chain of custody of biological material in a facility. The methods include assigning a unique marking for biological materials, storing that marking in a database, applying a non-toxic marking to a piece(s) of labware and then scanning the marking. | 04-12-2012 |
Robert C. Blaine, Buena Park, CA US
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| 20100179457 | VIBRATING ANESTHESIA DEVICE - A hand-held vibrating tool is provided to create an anesthesia effect on a patient's skin when the tool is touched to the skin. The tool includes a body which is easily grasped by the user and a removable tip having forked prongs for touching the skin. A small electric motor is housed within the body and is powered by batteries, with an on/off switch to control actuation of the motor. The motor generates vibrations which are transmitted through the prongs to the patient's skin, and thereby create a numbed zone prior to a medical procedure, such as an injection. Interchangeable tips are provided with differently spaced prongs to create smaller or larger anesthetized zones for the patient. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110054386 | VIBRATING ANESTHESIA DEVICE - The hand-held vibration anesthesia tool of the present invention includes a housing in which a battery, vibratory motor, switch and light source are enclosed. A switch turns the motor and light on and off. A tip extends from the housing for touching a patient's skin. When the motor is actuated, vibrations are transmitted through the tip to the skin to create an anesthetized zone. The light defines a target for the needle or other treatment adjacent the tip. | 03-03-2011 |
Theodore A. Blaine, Barrington, RI US
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| 20110046450 | Visiblade - a transparent disposable surgical retractor based on fis ("form in situ") technology - The subject instruments are surgical retractors known as the Visiblade™ that can be anatomically “customized” for each surgical procedure. The retractors are single blade instruments which are comprised of plastic composite and semi-liquid (pliable) acrylic resin materials that can be formed in-situ to a desired configuration. Once configured, the retractor blade is exposed to a light source where the acrylic resin attains a rigid state. The retractors are single use (sterile), translucent, radiolucent and non-abrasive. They improve visualization, reduce risk of infection and minimize the need for multiple pre-formed retractor instruments during surgical procedures. The retractors are intended to be disposed after use and are made of materials that can be recycled. | 02-24-2011 |