Systems and methods for inspection and defect detection
AssigneeCaaStle, Inc.
InventorsAlyssa Packard, Shannon Gramley, Lindsey Winland
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Abstract
A method of inspecting an article with a defect detection tool includes receiving one or more articles at an inspection station and inspecting one of the received one or more articles at the inspection station by evaluating the article for at least one physical defect with the defect detection tool. The defect detection tool includes a clear body including a surface element sized to correspond to the at least one physical defect in the article, and an inspection surface configured to contact a surface of the article.
Claims17
A method of inspecting an article with a defect detection tool, comprising:
- receiving one or more articles at an inspection station;
- and
- inspecting one of the received one or more articles at the inspection station by evaluating the article for at least one physical defect with the defect detection tool, the defect detection tool comprising:
- a clear body comprising a surface element sized to correspond to the at least one physical defect in the article, the surface element including at least one of a linear element or a circular element, the surface element formed as a depression, a through-hole, or a portion of the body having a color different than the clear body, and
- an inspection surface configured to contact a surface of the article,
- wherein evaluating the article for at least one physical defect with the defect detection tool comprises:
- applying the defect detection tool against the article to align the surface element with a potential physical defect in the surface of the article, and
- determining that the at least one physical defect is present based on a size of the potential physical defect, wherein the size of the potential physical defect is equal to or larger than a size of the linear element or a size of the circular element.
An inspection defect detection tool for detecting at least one physical defect in an article, comprising:
- a clear body having a surface element sized to correspond to the at least one physical defect in the article, the surface element including at least one of a linear element or a circular element, the surface element formed as a depression, a through-hole, or a portion of the inspection surface having a color different than the clear body;
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- an inspection surface formed on the clear body, the inspection surface configured to contact a surface of the article such that the surface element is approximately aligned with a potential physical defect in the article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.