Raytheon Technologies Corporation

Kamiko L. Darrow

Kamiko L Darrow

Brian Duguay

Joseph D Drescher

Erik M Pedersen

Brian Ricciardelli

Danielle N Balzano

A device for assisting with tightening footwear laces includes a frame configured to at least partially surround a portion of the footwear. The footwear has laces and sidewalls. The device also includes at least two compression pads coupled to the frame. The compression pads are positioned so as to contact a respective sidewall of the footwear. The compression pads have a distance between them that is adjustable so as to cause the compression pads to press the sidewalls of the footwear inwardly.

Device for assisting lace tightening

A method is provided for inspecting a device comprising a plurality of bristles. During this method, image data provided from an electronic optical sensor is received. The image data is indicative of an image of at least a portion of the bristles. A bristle configuration (e.g., an angle) of at least one of the bristles (e.g., an average bristle) in the image is determined by processing the image data with a computer processor.

Systems and methods for inspecting bristles using a digital camera

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Kamiko L Darrow