Tim D. Conway
19Patents
10h-index
9Co-inventors
65Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 3, 1973 → May 8, 2020
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3930994A | Method and means for internal inspection and sorting of produce | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 38 | Expired |
| US4246098A | Method and apparatus for detecting blemishes on the surface of an article | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US5482154A | Apparatus and method for detecting chain stretch in a sorting and conveying system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 29 | Expired |
| US4324335A | Method and apparatus for measuring the surface size of an article | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 25 | Expired |
| US4330062A | Method and apparatus for measuring the surface color of an article | Performing Operations; Transporting | 22 | Expired |
| US4476982A | Method and apparatus for grading articles according to their surface color | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US5164795A | Method and apparatus for grading fruit | Performing Operations; Transporting | 20 | Expired |
| US4693607A | Method and apparatus for optically measuring the volume of generally spherical fruit | Physics | 16 | Expired |
| US4139766A | Apparatus and method for counting fruits and other objects | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US5492215A | Apparatus and method for detecting objects ejected over the end of a sorting and conveying system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 14 | Expired |
| US5651446A | Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US5904236A | Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6153253A | Method for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruit | Human Necessities | 9 | Expired |
| US5620519A | Controller and method for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruit | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
| US5513740A | Optoelectronic object spacing method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Expired |
| US6600829B1 | Computer process for controlling a system for sorting objects by surface characteristics | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US5865291A | Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Expired |
| US5431273A | Apparatus and method for detecting a missing ejector in a sorting and conveying system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US12217410B2 | Decay detection system | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.