Michael D Yoder

US Patent:

7227166, Jun 5, 2007

Filed:

Oct 21, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/970780

Inventors:

Don W. Cochran - Novelty OH, US
Dennis S. Bradley - Twinsburg OH, US
Steven D. Cech - Aurora OH, US
Terry L. Graves - Wadsworth OH, US
Thomas H. Palombo - Akron OH, US
Michael L. Yoder - Wadsworth OH, US

Assignee:

Pressco Technology Inc. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

G01N 21/88
G01N 21/90
G01N 21/00

US Classification:

25055945, 250223 B, 3562401

Abstract:

This application relates to an apparatus and method for automated inspection of formed metal containers. More specifically, it pertains to the use of machine vision systems to identify and correlate manufacturing defects occurring in formed food and beverage containers to specific manufacturing paths or sources of origin (e. g. , body makers) used in the container forming process. The disclosed invention is enabled by the placement of a machine-readable code on specific portions of the can body during the forming process and the use of machine vision reading techniques.

US Patent:

7488965, Feb 10, 2009

Filed:

Nov 7, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/533992

Inventors:

Don W. Cochran - Novelty OH, US
Dennis S. Bradley - Twinsburg OH, US
Steven D. Cech - Aurora OH, US
Terry L. Graves - Wadsworth OH, US
Thomas H. Palombo - Cuyahoga Falls OH, US
Michael L. Yoder - Wadsworth OH, US

Assignee:

Pressco Technology Inc. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

G01N 21/88
G01N 21/90
G01N 21/00

US Classification:

25055945, 250223 B, 3562401

Abstract:

This application relates to an apparatus and method for automated inspection of formed metal containers. More specifically, it pertains to the use of machine vision systems to identify and correlate manufacturing defects occurring in formed food and beverage containers to specific manufacturing paths or sources of origin (eg. , body makers) used in the container forming process. The disclosed invention is enabled by the placement of a machine-readable code on specific portions of the can body during the forming process and the use of illumination exposure techniques.

US Patent:

8598557, Dec 3, 2013

Filed:

Jun 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/519180

Inventors:

Don W. Cochran - Novelty OH, US
Steven D. Cech - Aurora OH, US
Thomas H. Palombo - Cuyahoga Falls OH, US
Michael L. Yoder - Wadsworth OH, US
Jesse C. Booher - Solon OH, US
Terry L. Graves - Wadsworth OH, US

Assignee:

Pressco Technology Inc. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

G01N 21/86
G01N 21/00

US Classification:

25055934, 3562372

Abstract:

This application relates to an apparatus and method for providing patterned illumination fields for use within process control and article inspection applications. More specifically, it pertains to the use of patterned illuminators to enable visual surface inspection of polished objects such as ball bearings. The use of patterned illuminators properly disposed in relation to a polished part under inspection allows small surface imperfections such as scratches and pits to become visible against the normal surface background. The use of carefully engineered illuminators facilitates advantageous defect-site scattering from generally dark field sources. The patterned nature of the illuminators defined by this invention allows the complete surface of three-dimensional parts to be effectively highlighted using dark field illumination fields.

US Patent:

20050273720, Dec 8, 2005

Filed:

May 20, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/134137

Inventors:

Don Cochran - Novelty OH, US
Fredrick Awig - Lyndhurst OH, US
Kevin Batty - Akron OH, US
Jesse Booher - Solon OH, US
David Cochran - Lyndhurst OH, US
Patrick Gilliland - Burton OH, US
Noel Morgan - North Olmsted OH, US
Thomas Palombo - Cuyahoga Falls OH, US
Timothy SirLouis - Medina OH, US
Michael Yoder - Wadsworth OH, US

International Classification:

G06F011/30

US Classification:

715751000

Abstract:

The invention provides for a graphical user interface which provides for very simple and intuitive ways of changing single or multiple inspection parameters. The graphical display immediately shows what the monitoring or inspection result would have been if the effected change had been in place during the inspection of the last “N” parts. This retrospective graphical “look-back” invokes immediate re-inspection facilitating an estimation of what the future inspection or process monitoring results will be if future production looks similar to the recent past production. The re-inspection results are immediately shown with a combination of visualization for ease of understanding and settings optimization. The visualization also shows selected other associated data to each specific inspection for ease of tracking and optimizing production processes.