ADVANCED MACHINE VISION CORP
SC 13D, 2000-07-13
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                  SCHEDULE 13D



                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                       ADVANCED MACHINE VISION CORPORATION
                                (Name of Issuer)

                              Class A Common Stock
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   00753B 10 4
                                 (CUSIP Number)

            Alan Steel, 3709 Citation Way #102, Medford, Oregon 97504
       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
                           Notices and Communications)

                                  July 12, 2000
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


     If the filing  person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition  which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box |_|

     Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the  Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

     *The  remainder  of this cover  page  shall be filled  out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The  information  required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however,  see
the Notes).

                                SEC 1746 (12-91)
<PAGE>

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

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CUSIP No.  00753B 10 4
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     1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Thomas B. Thompson
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     2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*             (a) |_|
                                                                        (b) |X|
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     3    SEC USE ONLY

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     4    SOURCE OF FUNDS*
          OO
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     5    CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
          ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)                                                |_|
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     6    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
          United States of America
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                                   7    SOLE VOTING POWER

                                        0
                           ----------------------------------------------------
         NUMBER OF                 8    SHARED VOTING POWER
          SHARES
       BENEFICIALLY                     333,333
       OWNED BY EACH        ----------------------------------------------------
         REPORTING                 9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
        PERSON WITH
                                        0
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                                  10    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                        333,333
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     11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          333,333
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     12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
          |_|
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     13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

          2.5%
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     14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
          IN
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          INCLUDE BOTH SIDES OF THE COVER PAGE, RESPONSES TO ITEMS 1-7
       (INCLUDING EXHIBITS) OF THE SCHEDULE AND THE SIGNATURE ATTESTATION

<PAGE>

Item 1.  Security and Issuer.
-----------------------------

     This  report  relates  to the  Class A  Common  Stock,  no par  value  (the
"Stock"), of ADVANCED MACHINE VISION CORPORATION,  a California corporation (the
"Issuer"). The Issuer's principal executive offices are located at 3709 Citation
Way #102, Medford, OR 97504.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.
---------------------------------

     (a) The person filing this statement is Thomas B. Thompson.

     (b) The  principal  business  address  of Mr.  Thompson  is 4030 West First
Avenue #100, Eugene, OR 97402.

     (c) Mr. Thompson's principal occupation is Vice President of Engineering of
Ventek,  Inc., a subsidiary  of the Issuer,  which is engaged in the business of
manufacturing  automated visual defect recognition equipment,  and the principal
executive  offices of which are located at 4030 West First Avenue #100,  Eugene,
OR 97402.

     (d) Mr. Thompson has not,  during the last five years,  been convicted in a
criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

     (e) Mr.  Thompson was not,  during the last five years,  a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative  body of competent  jurisdiction as a
result of which he was  subject to a judgment,  decree or final order  enjoining
future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal
or state securities laws.

     (f) Mr. Thompson is a citizen of the United States.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
-----------------------------------------------------------

     N/A.

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.
--------------------------------

     On July 12,  2000,  the Issuer was merged  into Key  Technology,  Inc. As a
result of that transaction,  Mr. Thompson's ownership interest in the Issuer has
terminated except as indicated in Item 5 below.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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     (a) Mr. Thompson is the beneficial  owner of 333,333 shares of Stock of the
Issuer,  constituting  2.5% of such class.  The shares  included  in  beneficial
ownership  consist of shares  currently  issuable  pursuant to a $2,250,000 note
issued to Veneer Technology,  Inc.  ("Veneer") in partial  consideration for the
Issuer's acquisition of Ventek, Inc. ("Ventek") in 1996.

     (b) Mr. Thompson shares the power to vote,  direct the vote of, dispose of,
and direct the disposition of 333,333 of the shares  described in (a) above. Mr.
Thompson shares voting power with Douglas Hickman, Kenneth Winder and Rodger Van
Voorhis. These four individuals were the former owners of Ventek. The $2,250,000
note  described  in (a) above is owned by  Veneer,  which  corporation  is owned
equally  by the four  individuals.  The  principal  business  address of Messrs.
Hickman, Winder and Van Voorhis is 4030 West First Avenue #100, Eugene OR 97402.

     The principal  occupation,  position and office of Mr.  Hickman  during the
last five years  (including  the dates of each and the name and  address of each
employer) was as follows:  Research and  Development  Engineer of Ventek,  Inc.,
4030 West First Avenue #100, Eugene, OR 97402, 1991 to present.

     The principal occupation, position and office of Mr. Winder during the last
five  years  (including  the  dates of each and the  name  and  address  of each
employer) was as follows:  Field  Service  Engineer of Ventek,  Inc.,  4030 West
First Avenue #100, Eugene, OR 97402, 1991 to present.

     The principal  occupation,  positions and offices of Mr. Van Voorhis during
the last five  years  (including  the dates of each and the name and  address of
each  employer)  were as follows:  President  of Ventek,  Inc.,  4030 West First
Avenue #100, Eugene, OR 97402, 1996 to present,  Vice President of Operations of
Ventek, Inc, 1992 to 1996.

     Neither  Mr.  Hickman,  Winder nor Van Voorhis  have,  during the last five
years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding  (excluding traffic violations or
similar misdemeanors).  Neither Mr. Hickman, Winder nor Van Voorhis have, during
the  last  five  years,  been a party to a civil  proceeding  of a  judicial  or
administrative  body of  competent  jurisdiction  as a  result  of  which he was
subject to a judgment,  decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or
prohibiting  or mandating  activities  subject to,  federal or state  securities
laws. Messrs. Hickman, Winder and Van Voorhis are citizens of the United States.

     (c) See Item 4. above.

     (d) Messrs.  Van Voorhis,  Hickman,  Winder and Thompson  share equally the
right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of  dividends  from,  or the
proceeds from the sale of, the securities described in (a) above.

     (e) Mr. Thompson ceased to be a Reporting Person on July __, 2000.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understanding or Relationships with Respect to
         Securities of the Issuer.
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     333,333 shares of Stock are issuable to Veneer (25% owned by Mr. Thompson).
The $2,250,000  Convertible  Note was  previously  filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Issuer's Form 8-K dated July 24, 1996.


Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
------------------------------------------

     N/A.

     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.




Date:  July 12, 2000                         /s/ Thomas B. Thompson
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                 Thomas B. Thompson



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