James A. Ringlien
39Patents
16h-index
19Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 11, 1975 → Jan 2, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5896195A | Container sealing surface area inspection | Physics | 70 | Expired |
| US6188079A | Measurement of hot container wall thickness | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US6067155A | Optical inspection of transparent containers using infrared and polarized visible light | Physics | 43 | Expired |
| US5610391A | Optical inspection of container finish dimensional parameters | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US7595870B2 | Optical inspection of container walls | Physics | 33 | Active |
| US4764015A | Method and apparatus for non-contact spatial measurement | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US6104482A | Container finish check detection | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US4945228A | Inspection of container finish | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US5291271A | Measurement of transparent container wall thickness | Physics | 24 | Expired |
| US5200801A | Inspection of container finish | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US4483615A | Method and apparatus for detecting checks in glass tubes | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US4215939A | Glue drop detector | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US4610542A | System for detecting selective refractive defects in transparent articles | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US5969810A | Optical inspection of transparent containers using two cameras and a single light source | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US6025909A | Container sealing surface area inspection | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US6256095A | Container sealing surface area inspection | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5233186A | Inspection of transparent containers with opposing reflection means | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US5461228A | Optical inspection of container dimensional parameters using a telecentric lens | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4967070A | Indentification of a molded container with its mold of origin | Performing Operations; Transporting | 16 | Expired |
| US5637864A | Optical inspection of translucent containers for vertical checks and split seams in the container sidewalls | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US5489987A | Container sealing surface inspection | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5466927A | Inspection of translucent containers | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6806459B1 | Measurement of transparent container sidewall thickness | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US5442446A | Inspection of transparent containers | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US7010863B1 | Optical inspection apparatus and method for inspecting container lean | Physics | 10 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.