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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7932922 | Method and arrangement in tail threading of a web forming machine In a web-forming machine, a threading tail is formed from the web. The threading tail is transferred to the production section (10, 12-14) of the web-forming machine including a draw section (21). Monitoring takes place of both the formation of ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7372480 | Non-lithographic photo-induced patterning of polymers from liquid crystal solvents with spatially modulated director fields A liquid crystal device comprises a first and second cell wall structure; at least one liquid crystal material disposed within a space between the first and second cell wall structures; and polymer micro-structures, wherein the micro-structures are formed by polymer... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7346411 | Automatic control and monitoring system for splice overlapping tolerance in textile ply The present system enables the monitoring and automatic control of the tolerance in splice overlap of textile play , though the identification of the overlap area, identification and counting of textile cords in the overlap area, and the generation of a control sign... | 03/18/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318882 | Method and apparatus for monitoring of the dry line in a Foudrinier paper machine and for control based thereupon In order to observe the dry line formed on the surface of wood fibre pulp on the moving wire in a Fourdrinier paper machine, its—atrea of appearance is scanned at a low angle with a thin beam cluster (A1, B1) which, being generated by a laser radiati... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317198 | Method for determining the scale of an observation area The invention relates to a method in the control of the quality or the condition of a fibre web (21) on the basis of optical imaging diagnostics, wherein the fibre web (21) under examination and/or means (22, 23) relating to the processing of th... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310565 | Method for optimizing a textile production process and devices applying this method Method for optimizing a textile production process, which consists in manufacturing a fabric (11) on a weaving machine (1), characterized in that characteristics of the fabric (11) and/or fabric-determining elements are visualized on a machine s... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7292274 | Solid-state image pickup device driving method and image capturing apparatus for outputting high-resolution signals for still images and moving images of improved quality at a high frame rate A CPU 14 drives the CCD2 by switching its driving mode between an omission readout mode and a summation readout mode. Summing the signal charge of pixels in the summation readout mode offers an increased sensitivity. The omission readout mode reduces s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7263340 | PLL circuit having a multi-band oscillator and compensating oscillation frequency A semiconductor integrated circuit device for communication is provided with a PLL circuit or the like formed therein, the PLL circuit which is capable of realizing the compensation of fluctuation due to temperature change, the inhibition of increase in the chip are... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240465 | Transfer system of food products by means of pickers A transfer system for food products (P) having a product conveyor (11); a first support conveyor (13) suitable for moving supports (12) in equicurrent with the food products (P); a plurality of pickers (R1, R2, R3) situated ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7227641 | Method and apparatus for measuring a pitch of stranded cable Disclosed is a method for measuring a pitch of a stranded cable which includes the steps of (A) manufacturing a stranded cable by stranding at least two wires; (B) irradiating a parallel ray on one side of the stranded cable moving at a regular velocity, and receivi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221780 | System and method for human face detection in color graphics images A system and method for determining the location of human faces within a color graphics image is disclosed. The proposed method consists of several steps to distinguish face candidates from a complex background. The method determines areas with both low color gradie... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218772 | Method for non-referential defect characterization using fractal encoding and active contours A method for identification of anomalous structures, such as defects, includes the steps of providing a digital image and applying fractal encoding to identify a location of at least one anomalous portion of the image. The method does not require a reference image t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201032 | Transillumination unit A metal sheet-receiving system for receiving parts and feeding a metal sheet-folding machine, particularly a folding press comprising at least one manipulator for seizing and moving metal sheet parts with a gripper head fitted with gripping means; an electronic cont... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7136053 | Projector and camera arrangement with shared optics and optical marker for use with whiteboard systems Projector and camera arrangements are provided for use in electronic whiteboard systems. Specifically, the present invention provides projector and camera arrangements wherein the projector and camera share the same imaging optics. By sharing the same projection and... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7117131 | Method for characterizing a complex system Disclosed is a computer-implemented method for characterizing a complex system, wherein said complex system consists of a plurality of objects and wherein relations are present between said objects, said method comprising the steps of (a) forming a hierarchical stru... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7105848 | Dual level out-of-focus light source for amplification of defects on a surface A web defect inspection system includes line scan cameras positioned across the width of a web and a dual-level out-of-focus light source for illuminating the web. An illumination surface of the dual-level light source has a bright portion adjacent a dark portion. O... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7102745 | Automated optical inspection of wire-wrapped well screens Methods and systems for automatically inspecting a wire-wrapped well screen are provided. A camera may capture an image of a portion of the screen including at least two facing edge portions of adjacent wraps of wire defining a slot therebetween. A thickness of the ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7092690 | Genetic algorithm-based adaptive antenna array processing method and system A genetic processor is used to process a plurality of baseband signals in a communication system. Signals received at an antenna array are processed to form chromosomes based on signal-to-interference-and-noise ratios. The chromosomes are further processed to determ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7030400 | Real-time web inspection method and apparatus using combined reflected and transmitted light images An apparatus and method for web inspection utilize simultaneous capturing of reflected and transmitted light images for real-time merging of same. The reflected light and transmitted light image capturing systems are registered with each other in terms of the down-w... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7009163 | High-sensitivity optical scanning using memory integration An inspection system includes a CMOS integrated circuit having integrally formed thereon an at least two dimensional array of photosensors and providing an inspection output representing an object to be inspected. A defect analyzer is operative to receive the inspec... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006133 | Image input apparatus operable under low power consumption without employing buffer memory A compact image input apparatus is operable under low power consumption, while omitting a buffer memory for storing image data, which is originally required to transfer image data between this image input apparatus and a personal computer. The image input apparatus ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7002547 | Backlight control device for liquid crystal display A backlight control device for a liquid crystal display includes a light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit that is connected to a power supply circuit and drives the LED, and a current control device that detects brightness around the liquid crystal display and c... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6983065 | Method for extracting features from an image using oriented filters A method of analyzing machine vision images to identify low contrast features such as scratches or cracks on the polished ends of optical fibers. A bank of oriented filters having incremental angles of orientation are tuned to respond to the frequency characteristic... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6963358 | Wireless digital camera adapter and systems and methods related thereto and for use with such an adapter Featured is a digital data storage and transmitting (DDST) device, particularly suited for use with a digital camera, digital camcorder or other image/video capturing device, being configured and arranged so as to cable of downloading the digitized data representati... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6958769 | High resolution sheet metal scanner with independent tracking light source A high resolution sheet metal scanner employs machine vision to check a sheet metal part or the like for accuracy of punched or drilled holes or other structure. A high-resolution line-scanning camera mounted to an X-Y table, located in an environmentally sealed low... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6954545 | Use of a scanner to determine the optical density of calcined coke as a measure of coke quality An improved test for quantifying luster of petroleum products in particle form, especially coke, as an index of quality. A representative sample of the product is obtained and prepared. A digital image of the sample is formed using a scanner. The image is then proce... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6950717 | System and method for controlling width and stitch density of a fabric web A system for controlling the width and stitch density of a moving fabric web compacted by a fabric compaction system. The width control subsystem comprises a first camera which captures an image of a moving fabric web, and a first controller, wherein the first contr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6934028 | Certification and verification management system and method for a web inspection apparatus A certification system and method for inspecting of a roll of web material through a web inspection system which includes the inspection of the roll of web material to determine the number, type and location of one or more detectable flaws along the web material. Th... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928335 | Device for optimizing fabrics based on measured thread data and optimization method An apparatus for optimizing actual woven fabrics on the basis of measured yarn data has at least one measuring device for measuring the yarn diameter, a structure input device for inputting and freely changing definable structures, a device for controlling the measu... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6928185 | Defect inspection method and defect inspection apparatus A defect inspection method of inspecting a defect of an inspection object having a chip pattern, the defect inspection method comprising the steps of: inputting a captured first image of the inspection object; obtaining a second image having a predetermined size bas... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6920235 | Method and instrument for determining the distortion angles in textile fabrics or similar, whether fixed or in movement A method for determining the angles of oblique and arched distortion in a textile fabric, with the use of at least one optical detector with axes of symmetry orienated with respect to the fabric, includes illuminating an area of the fabric with a light source. A rea... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6888083 | Apparatus and method for monitoring cover sheet webs used in the manufacture of diapers An apparatus and method for detecting defects in the cover sheets used to manufacture diapers is disclosed. A linear sensor is used to detect defects in the cover sheet web before it is combined with the absorbent material to form a diaper. When a defect is detected... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6885393 | Illuminating unit for an article-sensing camera A conveying system includes a conveyor for advancing items thereon; and an image-capturing apparatus for detecting individual items on the conveyor and for generating image signals representing an image of the items. The image-capturing apparatus includes an illumin... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6873353 | Method for synchronizing image data obtained from process monitoring cameras The object of the invention is a method for synchronizing image data obtained from process monitoring cameras. By utilizing synchronization, one and the same area in a paper web can be sought as it passed the different camera positions. Since the speed are high and ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6873721 | Method and device for determining an angled structure in the surface of a precision machined cylindrical work piece A method for determining a helical groove structure, for example in the form of flutes, in the surface of a finely finished cylindrical workpiece, in particular the ground mating bearing surface of radial shaft sealing rings, which is characterized in that a camera ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6809756 | System for monitoring a process The invention relates to a method for monitoring a process. The image information received from cameras monitoring various positions of the process is stored in digital form and various cameras positions are alternately selected for a display and analysis on the scr... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6683687 | Method and apparatus for assessing the effect of yarn faults on woven or knitted fabrics The assessment of the effects of yarn faults is carried out by simulating the fabric image. In a first step, the yarn is examined by a measuring member for parameters associated with the volume and/or the surface. In a second step, these parameters are co... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6650779 | Method and apparatus for analyzing an image to detect and identify patterns A method and apparatus is provided which analyzes an image of an object to detect and identify defects in the object utilizing multi-dimensional wavelet neural networks. "The present invention generates a signal representing part of the object, then extra... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6496219 | Automatic system for detecting printing faults on metallized strips or any other printing support comprising a predominance of specular color surfaces This automatic system (1) detects printing faults on metallized strips (3) or any other printing support comprising a predominance of specular color surfaces. The said system, arranged in a blackout casing (2), comprises an arm (30) on which there can mov... | 12/17/2002 |
