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Richard A. Sones
Also filed as: SONES RICHARD · SONES RICHARD A · SONES RICHARD ALLEN
51 granted patents·1 pending application·1,519 citations·filing 1984–2022
99Inventor score
Files withAPPLIED VISION CO LLC12APPLIED VISION CORP11PICKER INT INC9EMHART GLASS SA8SONES RICHARD A4
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52 records- 0199US4709382AImaging with focused curved radiation detectorsPICKER INT INC·Filed 1984·Granted Nov 24, 1987·200 cites·35 claims
- 0295US10147176B1Automated container inspection systemAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 4, 2018·16 cites·20 claims
- 0394US4963746ASplit energy level radiation detectionPICKER INT INC·Filed 1986·Granted Oct 16, 1990·104 cites·29 claims
- 0494US4789930AEnergy dependent gain correction for radiation detectionPICKER INT INC·Filed 1985·Granted Dec 6, 1988·110 cites·21 claims
- 0593US7414716B2Machine for inspecting glass containersEMHART GLASS SA·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 19, 2008·25 cites·8 claims
- 0692US8284988B2System and method for dimensioning objects using stereoscopic imagingSONES RICHARD A·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 9, 2012·64 cites·17 claims
- 0792US4872188ARegistration correction for radiographic scanners with sandwich detectorsPICKER INT INC·Filed 1987·Granted Oct 3, 1989·94 cites·23 claims
- 0891US10393670B1Container inspection systemAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 27, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
- 0991USRE42715EVision system and method for process monitoringAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 20, 2011·10 cites·41 claims
- 1091US7626158B2Machine for inspecting glass containersEMHART GLASS SA·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 1, 2009·17 cites·4 claims
- 1190US5911003AColor pattern evaluation system for randomly oriented articlesPRESSCO TECH INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 8, 1999·124 cites·40 claims
- 1290US4845731ARadiation data acquistionPICKER INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1985·Granted Jul 4, 1989·43 cites·28 claims
- 1388US7816639B2Machine for inspecting glass containers at an inspection station using an addition of a plurality of illuminations of reflected lightEMHART GLASS SA·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 19, 2010·12 cites·13 claims
- 1488US7773214B2Apparatus and methods for container inspectionAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 10, 2010·15 cites·24 claims
- 1587US8014586B2Apparatus and methods for container inspectionAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 6, 2011·17 cites·23 claims
- 1686US7379177B1System and method for performing hard glass inspectionAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted May 27, 2008·11 cites·21 claims
- 1786US7313270B2Vision system and method for process monitoringAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 25, 2007·17 cites·30 claims
- 1885US10422755B2Identifying defects in transparent containersAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 24, 2019·4 cites·20 claims
- 1985US7684034B2Apparatus and methods for container inspectionAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 23, 2010·11 cites·31 claims
- 2083US7667836B2Apparatus and methods for container inspectionAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 23, 2010·10 cites·32 claims
- 2181US7262779B1Differential imaging colorimeterAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 28, 2007·24 cites·20 claims
- 2280US7697132B2Machine for inspecting glass containersEMHART GLASS SA·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 13, 2010·10 cites·3 claims
- 2380US7541572B2Machine for inspecting rotating glass containers with light source triggered multiple times during camera exposure timeEMHART GLASS SA·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 2, 2009·7 cites·12 claims
- 2480US7058190B1Acoustic signal enhancement systemHARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYS·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 6, 2006·31 cites·8 claims
- 2580US6172748B1Machine vision system and method for non-contact container inspectionAPPLIED VISION·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 9, 2001·59 cites·51 claims
- 2680US4980904ARadiation imaging calibrationPICKER INT INC·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 25, 1990·39 cites·9 claims
- 2780US4817123ADigital radiography detector resolution improvementPICKER INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1986·Granted Mar 28, 1989·170 cites·28 claims
- 2877US8781159B2System and method for dimensioning objects using stereoscopic imagingSONES RICHARD A·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 15, 2014·8 cites·19 claims
- 2977US6621569B2Illuminator for machine visionAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 16, 2003·14 cites·18 claims
- 3076US8508591B2System and method for estimating the height of an object using tomosynthesis-like techniquesSONES RICHARD A·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 13, 2013·4 cites·17 claims
- 3175US11633763B2Sequential imaging for container sidewall inspectionAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 25, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 3275US7394937B2Vision system and method for process monitoringAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 1, 2008·10 cites·35 claims
- 3374US7898655B2Machine for inspecting glass containersEMHART GLASS SA·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 1, 2011·2 cites·20 claims
- 3473US8058607B2Machine for inspecting glass containers at an inspection station using an addition of a plurality of illuminations of reflected lightDIEHR RICHARD D·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 15, 2011·2 cites·13 claims
- 3573US7625100B2System and method for inside can inspectionAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 1, 2009·4 cites·11 claims
- 3672US9329135B2Means for inspecting glass containers for defectsDIEHR RICHARD D·Filed 2009·Granted May 3, 2016·3 cites·15 claims
- 3772US7876951B2Machine for inspecting glass containersEMHART GLASS SA·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 25, 2011·3 cites·4 claims
- 3872US4792900AAdaptive filter for dual energy radiographic imagingPICKER INT INC·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 20, 1988·113 cites·21 claims
- 3971US10899138B2Container inspection system controlling printheads to correct for detected ink thickness errorsAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 26, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 4071US7430311B2System and method for inside can inspectionAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 30, 2008·4 cites·29 claims
- 4169US7308142B2System and methods for rogue can detectionAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 11, 2007·6 cites·32 claims
- 4267US7688437B2Machine for inspecting glass containersEMHART GLASS SA·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 30, 2010·2 cites·15 claims
- 4365US8135206B2Machine for inspecting glass containersSONES RICHARD A·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 13, 2012·4 cites·16 claims
- 4465US7187797B2Color machine vision system for colorimetryAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 6, 2007·11 cites·18 claims
- 4564US9448115B2Apparatus and methods for extracting topographic information from inspected objectsAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 4664US4891757AMedical imaging system and method having gray scale mapping means for indicating image saturation regionsPICKER INT INC·Filed 1986·Granted Jan 2, 1990·21 cites·24 claims
- 4761US4837686ASubstance quantification in animal bodiesPICKER INTERNATIONAL·Filed 1985·Granted Jun 6, 1989·32 cites·36 claims
- 4846US10495445B2Glass container inspection systemAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 3, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4945US2004150815A1Flaw detection in objects and surfacesAPPLIED VISION CO LLC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 5040US12445707B2Glass container inspection systemAPPLIED VISION CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 14, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
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