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US 2014/0112558 A1Published application
Automated pelletized sample vision inspection apparatus and methods
AssigneeQiagen Gaithersburg, Inc.
InventorsBRIAN BEAN, STEVE MARLOW, BRADLEY SCOTT THOMAS
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Abstract
A method for visually inspecting pelletized samples. The method generates an inspection image of the bottom of a sample tube holder. The sample tube holder has a number of sample tube locations, and each sample tube location is configured to receive a sample tube in it. The inspection image is evaluated to determine whether a tube image exists for each sample tube location, and each sample tube image is evaluated to determine whether a pellet is located in each sample tube.
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A method for visually inspecting pelletized samples, the method comprising:
- providing a sample tube holder having a plurality of sample tube locations, each sample tube location being configured to receive a sample tube therein;
- generating an inspection image of the sample tube holder;
- evaluating the inspection image to determine whether a tube image exists for each sample tube location;
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- evaluating each sample tube image to determine whether a pellet is located in each sample tube.
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