JAMES GWEN STACK
Pilots at Burroughs Ct, Richmond, VA
License number
Virginia A1808774
Issued Date
Aug 2015
Expiration Date
Aug 2017
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
8602 Burroughs Ct, Richmond, VA 23235
Professional information
System And Method For High Speed Control And Rejection
US Patent:
7079912, Jul 18, 2006
Filed:
Nov 25, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/302972
Inventors:
James Stack - Richmond VA, US
Nathaniel Frampton - Pearl River LA, US
Nathaniel Frampton - Pearl River LA, US
Assignee:
Philip Morris USA Inc. - Richmond VA
International Classification:
G06F 19/00, A24C 5/32
US Classification:
700110, 700117, 131280, 131907, 131910
Abstract:
The present invention provides a system and method for high speed control and rejection of out-of-specification products, such as cigarettes, in a manufacturing process. Sensors are placed at strategic locations along a production line, with the signals from the sensors being directed to a high speed processor, with multiple sensor inputs and controlled by software algorithms to process the sensor signals and to direct control signals to the production line equipment. Control signals can both eject non-conforming products and also modify machine settings to produce a product in closer compliance with specifications.