Quantum Innovations, Inc.

Key Technology Corporation

Hauni Maschinenbau Ag

Leidecker, Cliff, J.

Kester, Norman, L.

Cliff J Leidecker

Norman L Kester

John B Glarum

Duncan B Campbell

H Parks Squyres

Wade E Nielson

James Ewan

J Thomas Higgins

Briant D Walton

Harry Drewes

Carlo Janssens

Hans Dierken

Wolfgang Benz

Peter Funke

Frank Schuster

Todd Hoffman

Hooshmand M Kalayeh

Nomran L Kester

Edward D Clement

Thomas J Higgins

A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of sequentially ordered deposition chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain at least one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A substrate fixture contains a substrate. The substrate fixture comprises a fixture frame. The fixture frame is defined by multiple circular members adjacently joined in a circular arrangement. Each circular member has a fixture frame opening sized to receive the substrate. Lens support arms may integrate into the circular members, extending in a curved disposition into the fixture frame opening to retain the substrate. A deposition method is also disclosed.

System and method for vapor deposition of substrates with circular substrate frame that rotates in a planetary motion and curved lens support arms

A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain at least one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity.

Vapor deposition system

A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity.

A substrate deposition system includes a system frame; a plurality of processing tanks carried by the system frame, the plurality of processing tanks adapted to contain liquid coating materials of different light refractive indexes; at least one actuator disposed in proximity to the plurality of processing tanks, the at least one actuator adapted to sequentially immerse at least one substrate in the liquid coating materials and transfer the at least one substrate between the plurality of processing tanks; and at least one coating system located in a process flow downstream direction from the plurality of processing tanks, the at least one coating system adapted to apply an antireflective coating to the at least one substrate. A lens surface location measuring system is also disclosed.

Substrate deposition systems

A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A deposition method is also disclosed.

Vapor deposition system and method

A deposition system includes a system housing having a housing interior, a fixture transfer assembly having a generally sloped fixture transfer rail extending through the housing interior, a plurality of processing chambers connected by the fixture transfer rail, a controller interfacing with the processing chambers and at least one fixture carrier assembly carried by the fixture transfer rail and adapted to contain at least one substrate. The fixture carrier assembly travels along the fixture transfer rail under influence of gravity. A deposition method is also disclosed.

An apparatus and method for post-threshing inspection and sorting of tobacco lamina is described and which includes a separation conduit which receives a source of post-threshed tobacco lamina and other contaminants for inspection and sorting, and wherein a source of pressurized air causes the tobacco lamina to move along the separation conduit past an inspection station where it is optically inspected to identify undesirable tobacco lamina or other contaminants; and a downstream reject station is provided which responds to a sorting signal provided by the inspection station and which removes unwanted or undesirable tobacco lamina and other contaminants from an air stream so as to provide a resulting product which is substantially free from contaminants or other defects.

Apparatus and method for post-threshing inspection and sorting of tobacco lamina

An electromagnetic energy measurement apparatus and method for measuring first, second, and third wavelength components includes first and second coated optical elements having non-parallel surfaces. Proper selection of the parameters of the optical elements reduces the level of coma and astigmatism in the apparatus. Additionally, filters pass the first, second, and third wavelength components to first, second, and third sensors. Improvement in the alignment of the field of view between sensors is realized by applying an adjustable compressive force on the filters to individually adjust the field of view.

Electromagnetic energy measurement apparatus and method

An article sorting apparatus and method is disclosed and which conveys a mixture of articles on a conveyor belt and through an inspection zone, and which includes at least one illumination source emitting red, green, and infrared radiation for illuminating the articles in the inspection zone; a detector system for sensing the red, green, and infrared radiation reflected from the articles in the inspection zone, and which generates red data, green data, and infrared data; a processor receiving the red data, green data, and infrared data and which generates article sorting data; and a sorter responsive to the sorting data for separating the articles into acceptable articles and unacceptable articles.

Multi-band spectral sorting system for light-weight articles

A sorting system ( ) conveys articles, such as peaches ( ) on a conveyor belt ( ) past an inspection zone ( ) that is lighted by an illumination source ( ) radiating a number of emission peaks over visible and infrared portions of the spectrum. The illumination source generates the radiation from an Indium Iodide lamp ( ) that is reflected off a parabolic reflector ( ) and through a &ldquo;soda straw&rdquo; collimator ( ) to illuminated the peaches. A detector system ( ) employs line scanning visible and infrared cameras ( ) to sense visible and IR wavelength reflectance values for the peach meat ( ) and peach pit or pit fragments ( ). Various image processing and analysis methologies, such as subtraction, ratio, logarithmic, regression, combination, angle, distance, and shape may be employed to enhance the image contrast and classify the resulting data for sorting the peaches. Employing subtraction also cancels &ldquo;glint&rdquo; caused by specular reflections of the illumination source off the peaches and into the cameras.

Agricultural article inspection apparatus and method employing spectral manipulation to enhance detection contrast ratio

A peach sorting system (,) conveys peaches (,) on a conveyor belt (,) past an inspection zone (,) that is lighted by an illumination source (,) radiating a number of emission peaks over visible and infrared portions of the spectrum. The illumination source generates the radiation from an Indium Iodide lamp (,) that is reflected off a parabolic reflector (,) and through a &ldquo;soda straw&rdquo; collimator (,) to illuminated the peaches. A detector system (,) employs line scanning visible and infrared cameras (,) to sense visible and IR wavelength reflectance value differences existing between peach meat (,) and peach pit or pit fragments (,). Because there is a reversal in the reflectance values between the visible and infrared wavelengths, a data subtraction technique (,) is employed to enhance the detection contrast ratio. The data subtraction technique also cancels &ldquo;glint&rdquo; caused by specular reflections of the illumination source off the peaches and into the cameras.

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Rogue River, OR, United States of America

Cliff J Leidecker