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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7327869 | Computer aided quality assurance software system A software system including simulation routines embedded inside a computer aided drafting (CAD) platform. The routines simulate the inspection processes prior to the execution of the physical inspection process. The simulator works within the host CAD platform and d... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322574 | Separator sheet handling assembly The present invention is embodied in a separator sheet handling assembly 10 that includes a lifting assembly 20 adapted to receive a pallet 12 containing a stack of separator sheets 14. The lifting assembly 20 positions the stack o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7280151 | Video camera with a rotatable grip unit A video camera is disclosed which can make photographing without any compulsion. A rotary grip is provided on a side face of a camera body so as to be rotatable relative to the camera body, the camera body having an image pickup device, a camera lens and a circuit b... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7133574 | Method for recognizing position of honeycomb structure A position of a honeycomb structure, which is comprised of an outer shell, separation walls arranged in the form of a honeycomb within the outer shell, and a number of axially extending cells which are defined by the separation walls, is recognized. When the positio... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7012679 | Inspection method and inspection system of surface of article The present invention is a method for inspecting a surface of an article through an image thereof by photographing a surface to be inspected of the article with a CCD camera, in which the surface of the article is inspected by selecting two arbitrary pixels from amo... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6989857 | Container inspection machine An inspection system completes two inspections with a single camera. In one inspection polarized light illuminates the side wall of a bottle, passes through a pair of electrode surfaces on either side of a ferroelectric crystal which do not change the polarity and p... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6952491 | Optical inspection apparatus for substrate defect detection A method and apparatus for inspecting the surface of articles, such as chips and wafers, for defects, includes a first phase of optically examining the complete surface of the article inspected at a relatively high speed and with a relatively low spatial resolution,... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6940999 | Method for target detection and identification by using proximity pixel information An efficient approach to exploit hyperspectral imagery and detect target of interest is disclosed. This approach uses proximity pixels as reference signatures to detect potential discontinuity that represents material of unknown existing on the terrain. By incorpora... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933966 | System for producing time-independent virtual camera movement in motion pictures and other media A system for producing virtual camera motion in a motion picture medium in which an array of cameras is deployed along a preselected path with each camera focused on a common scene. Each camera is triggered simultaneously to record a still image of the common scene,... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6909988 | Method for positioning defects in metal billets A process for positioning at least one defect in a billet being forged into an article is described. The size and location of the billet is first determined, using a non-destructive test such as ultrasonic inspection. The movement of the defect under selected forgin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6610991 | Electronics assembly apparatus with stereo vision linescan sensor An electronics assembly apparatus, and its imaging system are disclosed. The imaging system, which can include a linescan sensor, measures the height of an object on a component as well as the coplanarity of object features by viewing the object features ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6608320 | Electronics assembly apparatus with height sensing sensor A pick and place machine, and its imaging system are disclosed. The imaging system is movable with a head of the pick and place machine and includes a linear detector which is adapted to move proximate the component to thereby scan the component. The imag... | 08/19/2003 |
| 5912699 | Method and apparatus for rapid capture of focused microscopic images A high speed image capture apparatus includes a camera with an integration period between consecutive flashes of an illuminating light pulse, where the camera has an image read out period and an image output. A timer for provides a strobe output represent... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5440648 | High speed defect detection apparatus having defect detection circuits mounted in the camera housing A defect detection system includes a video camera with defect detection circuits for detecting defects in video signals being outputted by corresponding sections of an array sensor such as a TDI CCD two-dimensional array sensor. Each defect detection circ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5377279 | Method and apparatus for displaying defect in central area of monitor A method of displaying a defect appearing on an elongated object conveyed in one direction. The method comprises the steps of scanning the object in the width direction thereof by means of a sensor camera, and obtaining object image data corresponding to ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 4820932 | Method of and apparatus for electrooptical inspection of articles A system for line scan processing video signals from a linear array of photoelectric cells so that the signals for individual cells and individual scan sweep are selectively utilized according to sweep number and cell numbers. A signal window is defined f... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4724481 | Flaw detector for detecting flaws in a sheet A flaw detector, for detecting a flaw in a sheet, picks up, by means of a plurality of linear array cameras, the light of rays transmitted through a sheet. The video signals from the linear array cameras, which are appropriately processed, are used for ch... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4716459 | Fatigue crack position detection apparatus A distance between a distal end of a crack formed in a fatigue test piece on which a reference line is scribed, and the reference line, is monitored. The reference line and the crack are scanned with an ITV camera to prepare the fatigue test piece having ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4647197 | Distortion inspection apparatus of a glass plate In a distortion inspection apparatus of a glass plate, a light and dark contrast pattern is sensed by an image sensor through a glass plate. The number of bits corresponding to a light or dark portion is detected from bipolar image data which are divided ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4638354 | Rapid profile recording device A profile recording device comprises a network of photosensitive image points. It is adapted to a reading in parallel of all the lines of image points and integrates means for processing (threshold comparators and memorization cells) the electric signals ... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4586080 | Method and apparatus for video inspection of articles of manufacture Strobe lag is identified as a major source of sensitivity in distinguishing acceptable and flawed glassware in bright field video inspection systems employing strobed light sources and video systems with vidicon tubes. By disabling video signal generation... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4541011 | System for recording the locations of workpiece defects A system for determining and recording the position, size, shape and depth of a defect in a billet or similar workpiece. The workpiece is displayed on the screen of a video display device, and the positions of the defects on the screen are recorded respon... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4513316 | Automatic surface inspection system An automatic surface inspection system includes a surface scanner for scanning the inner surface of a paper cup rotated about its own axis and a preprocessing section receiving a picture element signal from the surface scanner for outputting a digital pic... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4509076 | Defect inspection apparatus A defect inspection apparatus having a television camera which picks up an object to be inspected and produces a video signal for inspecting defects on the object, wherein the apparatus comprises a detection section which outputs a signal responding to th... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4467350 | Method and apparatus for rapidly extracting significant data from a sparse object A control circuit for an apparatus for inspecting objects, such as glass bottles and the like, for defects includes an interface circuit connected between a source of data signals and means for processing information obtained from the object. The interfac... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4437116 | Method and apparatus for comparing data signals in a container inspection device The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating a comparison signal representing the magnitude difference between two successive video signals representing adjacent inspection points on the container. The comparison signal is gener... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4437115 | Object and inspection system An object inspection system, upon detecting the presence of a flaw in a video signal from a television camera cyclically varies the video corresponding to the flaw so that an image displayed on a television monitor is correspondingly periodically brighten... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4432013 | Method and apparatus for comparing data signals in a container inspection device The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating a comparison signal representing the deviation between two analog video signals representing light received from particular inspection points on an object being inspected. The compari... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4380025 | Auxiliary blanking and auxiliary simulated video line generator unit for a video inspection system An auxiliary blanking and simulator method and apparatus for providing a blanking window and simulated video pulses for a bright field analyzer video inspection system. Monostables triggered by the horizontal and vertical synchronization pulses of the vid... | 04/12/1983 |
| 4318081 | Object inspection system An object recognition or inspection system with special features is disclosed, in which an object to be inspected is photoimaged by a photo image sensing device. While forming a comparative control signal by processing the horizontal as well as vertical s... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4277803 | Automatic product checking system The surface condition of a product being checked is determined by viewing the product with a raster-scanned television camera, or its equivalent and, on a horizontal-line-by-horizontal-line basis detecting the number of points in the video envelope which ... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4242702 | Apparatus for automatically checking external appearance of object An apparatus for examining an object such as a contact welded on a leaf spring in respect of geometrical and qualitative factors comprises an image pick-up device such as TV camera for detecting an optical image of the contact and the leaf spring having a... | 12/30/1980 |
