Mark Anthony Rasmussen

US Patent:

20130003063, Jan 3, 2013

Filed:

Dec 12, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/323215

Inventors:

STEVEN C. HEADLEY - Arlington TX, US
Alan M. Then - Plano TX, US
Rui Xu - Plano TX, US
Mark Rasmussen - Sulphur Springs TX, US

Assignee:

ADVANCED VISION TECHNOLOGY (A.V.T.) LTD - Hod Hasharon IL

International Classification:

G01J 3/46
B08B 7/00
G01R 27/26
G01B 11/28
G01N 29/00

US Classification:

356402, 356630, 73632, 324658, 134105

Abstract:

A conveying apparatus for conveying an object, the object having at least a non-opaque portion, including a light source, an optical detector and a backing measurement apparatus, the light source for illuminating the object, the optical detector for acquiring information at least relating to at least one chromatic characteristic of the non-opaque portion, the backing measurement apparatus including a backing material, a backing support and a plurality of rollers, the backing material exhibiting at least one of determined chromatic characteristics and determined optical characteristics, the backing support for supporting the backing material, the plurality of rollers for rolling the backing material over the backing support, wherein light emitted by the light source optically interacts with the backing material consistently through the non-opaque portion.

US Patent:

20140320857, Oct 30, 2014

Filed:

Apr 24, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/260829

Inventors:

- Hod Hasharon, IL
Steven HEADLEY - Arlington TX, US
Mark RASMUSSEN - Sulphur Springs TX, US
Rui XU - Plano TX, US

International Classification:

G01N 21/25

US Classification:

356402

Abstract:

A color measurement system laterally determines chromatic characteristics of a printed substrate. A measurement carriage includes a measurement head for laterally moving across the printed substrate and a measurement magnetic coupler slidably mounts onto a measurement rail positioned on a first side of the printed substrate. A backing carriage includes backing surface(s) and backing magnetic coupler(s). Each backing magnetic coupler is associated with a respective backing surface. Each backing magnetic coupler can be coupled with the measurement magnetic coupler for coupling the measurement carriage with the backing carriage. The backing carriage slidably mounts onto a backing rail positioned on a second opposite side of the printed substrate. The measurement carriage or backing carriage includes a motor for moving across a respective measurement rail or backing rail. Another measurement carriage and backing carriage move across another measurement rail and backing rail by coupling with the first measurement carriage and backing carriage.