Michael J Rizzo

US Patent:

6359742, Mar 19, 2002

Filed:

Apr 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/843992

Inventors:

Thomas M. Canty - Williamsville NY
Paul J. OBrien - East Aurora NY
Michael Rizzo - Blasdell NY

Assignee:

J. M. Canty, Inc. - Lockport NY

International Classification:

G02B 2700

US Classification:

359894, 359436, 359440, 220663, 116276, 73325, 73330, 73334

Abstract:

The invention provides a sightglass assembly for viewing the interior of a vessel, such as a reaction vessel for chemical or biochemical reactions, and is adapted to be welded to a vessel wall. The sightglass assembly comprises a window disc fused to a metal frame having a flange extending radially therefrom. The assembly is set into an appropriately sized opening in the vessel wall and the outer perimeter of the flange is welded to the vessel wall. An annular groove in the flange, surrounding the frame and window disc, absorbs stresses created by the heat of welding and thus protects the integrity of the entire unit. When installed, the sightglass assembly and inner face of the tank wall provide an easily cleanable smooth continuous surface, free of recesses and crevasses where bacteria can collect and grow or product from previous batches can accumulate and cause contamination.

US Patent:

6782184, Aug 24, 2004

Filed:

Dec 4, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/011848

Inventors:

Thomas M. Canty - Williamsville NY
Michael F. Rizzo - Blasdell NY

Assignee:

J.M. Canty, Inc. - Buffalo NY

International Classification:

G02B 600

US Classification:

385138, 362574

Abstract:

An illumination module comprises a ring-shaped mounting member having an axially extending viewing passage and an L-shaped radiation guide including a radiation entry end for communication with an external radiation source and a radiation exit end provided with a fused glass window for insertion within a process vessel or pipeline. The radiation guide extends through a radial guide hole in the mounting member and bends to run axially along the passage of the mounting member in close proximity to the wall of the passage so as to minimize blockage of available viewing area through the passage. The illumination module can be clamped between a sight glass or camera viewing unit and the flange of a nozzle port, or between segments of a pipeline near a viewing window of the pipeline, to form an illumination and viewing assembly. A coarse flow duct system in the mounting member, and a fine flow duct system in the mounting member and radiation guide, enable delivery of cleaning fluid to a sight glass or camera unit, and to the fused glass window of the radiation guide, respectively.

US Patent:

20180252692, Sep 6, 2018

Filed:

Mar 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/910033

Inventors:

- Buffalo NY, US
Michael Rizzo - Blasdell NY, US
Meredith Canty - Tonawanda NY, US
Colleen Kelley - Williamsville NY, US
Justin Halbach - Clarence NY, US

International Classification:

G01N 33/14
G01N 21/15
G01N 21/27
G06K 9/00
H04N 7/18

Abstract:

A monitoring system for monitoring a process includes a housing with a viewing panel. The viewing panel includes a view port. An emitter generates light and illuminates an observation zone of the process. A detector is disposed within the housing and is configured to detect light entering the housing through the view port and create a plurality of images of the process in the observation zone. A thermal regulation system is configured to generate heat in the vicinity of the viewing panel of the housing so as to increase the temperature of at least the view port above ambient temperature.

US Patent:

20160216213, Jul 28, 2016

Filed:

Jan 23, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/603400

Inventors:

- Buffalo NY, US
Thomas M. Canty - Amherst NY, US
David E. Jean - West Seneca NY, US
Justin R. Hallbach - Clarence NY, US
Michael F. Rizzo - Blasdell NY, US

International Classification:

G01N 21/85
G01N 15/14
G01N 15/02
G01N 21/05

Abstract:

A flow analyzer includes a flow body having a single-piece construction. The flow body includes a flow path extending through the flow body along a flow direction between opposing inlet and outlet ports and an enclosed wiring conduit extending substantially transverse to the flow direction between a first side of the flow body and a second side of the flow body. The enclosed wiring conduit is isolated from the flow path. An illumination unit is disposed on the first side of the flow body and configured to illuminate fluid within the flow path. An observation unit is disposed on the second side of the flow body and configured to visually observe the fluid within the flow path.