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US 2013/0278927 A1Published application
Raised Vial Stopper Detection System
AssigneeMake-All Corporation
InventorsMitchell R. Johnson, David L. Rojas
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Abstract
A system for inspecting the closures of packaged products employing lasers and receivers to scan multiple sides of a package thereby measuring and determining a pass/fail status of a parameter of a package closure. In one embodiment, the system employs two lasers each emitting a beam that crosses one another, as well as a product inspection path.
Claims20
A detection system comprising:
- at least one light path defined by a laser and a receiver;
- and
- a product inspection path that crosses the at least one light path.
A method for inspecting package closures comprising the steps of:
- transposing a product along a product inspection path;
- scanning a leading edge of the product with a linerarized light;
- receiving a portion of the linerarized light;
- determining a dimension of the product based upon the step of scanning a leading edge;
- scanning a trailing edge of the product with the linerarized light;
- receiving a portion of the linerarized light;
- and
- determining a dimension of the product based upon the step of scanning a trailing edge of the product.
5 more elements
A package closure inspection system comprising:
- a product inspection wheel defining a portion of a product inspection path;
- a sensor configured to sense a portion of a leading edge of a product transposed by the product inspection wheel;
- at least two light paths, each of the at least two light paths defined by a laser and a receiver and crossing the product inspection path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.