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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7859563 | System and method for synchronizing a strobe in video image capturing A method and system for use in viewing a mail item moving in a mailing machine. A video camera is used to acquire an image of the mail item, and a light source triggered by one of the vertical sync pulses provided by the video camera is used to provide repeated shor... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7356175 | Identifying defects in decorative wood panels A scanning system which scans for defects in decorative panels by generating images of the panels. A comparative program, i.e., recipes of samples of decorative panels having defect types and degrees, enables the system to make comparisons of defects and through sai... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7330302 | Optical transmission system This invention provides an optical transmission system which allows to perform high-quality transmission of each of a plurality of signal channels multiplexed. In the optical transmission system, signal light in which a plurality of signal channels with an optical f... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7286694 | Method and apparatus for aiding image interpretation and computer-readable recording medium storing program therefor The same subject can be accurately aligned for effective interpretation of two observation images representing a change in the subject and not adjacent to each other in three or more images arranged in temporal order of the change. The subject in one of the observat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7215363 | System and method for scanning a surface of a moving object The present invention relates to a system and method for the imaging of surfaces of box like objects conveyed along a path. The objects are conveyed past at least one camera which is positioned at an angle to the object's surface. The at least one camera comprises a... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7200458 | Wood tracking by identification of surface characteristics A “woodprint™” characterization and identification technique unique employs cameras (16), lighting (14), camera interface hardware (18), a computer (20), and/or image processing software to collect and analyze surface characteristic... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190895 | Photographic imaging system for brachytherapy device verification A photographic imaging system and method for brachytherapy device verification is disclosed. The method involves receiving an order from a customer; loading a container with materials according to the order to create a loaded container; making a photographic image o... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184585 | Object detection A method for object detection that utilizes a patterned background. Patterned backgrounds are chosen such that each reference image analyzed will have both light and dark pixels. The method calculates the difference between the expected value for the light pixels an... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181059 | Apparatus and methods for the inspection of objects A method for inspecting electrical circuits, and a system for carrying out the method, generating a representation of boundaries of elements in an image of an electrical circuit which is under inspection, and analyzing at least some locations of at least some bounda... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7145595 | Image processing and inspection system An image processing and inspection system includes a master device (10) having a video camera (40) and a first controller (20) responsible for processing and inspecting the image of an object (1) in accordance with inspection criteria. In... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7027637 | Adaptive threshold determination for ball grid array component modeling A method for determining a number of balls in a projection space comprises determining a projection of a portion of a ball grid array, determining at least one local maximum of the projection space for a given threshold, and determining at least a distance between a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7024043 | Color document image recognizing apparatus After a gray scale image extracting unit converts an input document image to a gray scale image, a multi-code image binary-coding unit converts the image to a binary image having a value in which each pixel indicates either a background area or a plotting area in th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6963074 | Omni-directional optical code reader using scheimpflug optics An optical code reader for reading optical codes in any orientation with a preferred depth of field (DOF), the optical code reader including imaging sensor arrays arranged at angles to one another and tilted in accordance with the Scheimpflug principle to allow for ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6943824 | Image processing spout control system A spout control system controls and aims a spout and a spout cap of a crop harvesting vehicle with respect to a separate crop hauling vehicle moving with the harvesting vehicle. The control system includes a video camera which is mounted on the cap and which views a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6844894 | Image processing A method of and an apparatus for the conversion of cinematographic film to corresponding video data, in which the transport mechanism 3a of a telecine machine 2a is operated at a rate higher than the real time frame rate for the film to b... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6741275 | Lumber grading system A lumber grading system for providing a lumber cutting solution for a piece of lumber. Video acquisition circuits acquire complementary images of the sides of the piece of lumber taken by two cameras. A computer unit performs an image processing of the images and ge... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6727990 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and analyzing the surface of floated material At the separation of different minerals from the ores by means of flotation, it belongs to known art to monitor a larger part of the uppermost froth layer in the flotation cell by means of a video camera whose signals are analyzed in a digital computer, in order to ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6359646 | Part mounting device The present invention aims at providing a part mounting device for efficiently performing mounting operations by eliminating an amount of time required for moving and stoppage intended for recognizing an image of a part. In the part mounting device accord... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6124889 | Programmable video timing generator scanning an event memory between possible event times A video timing generator provides control and timing signals for a variety of different camera types by employing a circular buffer scanned rapidly before the occurrence of each potential control and timing signal. The circular buffer holds operation code... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6122001 | Image acquisition system for sorting packets The system comprises a high resolution camera (1) mounted above a conveyor plane (4) along which objects are displaced, thereby enabling the top face of each object to be observed. The camera (1) is fitted with an objective lens system (5) having a motor-... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6108030 | Appearance inspecting device for solid formulation Disclosed is an appearance inspecting device for a solid formulation, including a supply section for continuously supplying solid formulations such as capsules; an inspecting drum for holding on its outer peripheral portion the solid formulations supplied... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6104427 | Method and apparatus for capturing optically capturable information on articles with potentially extensive surfaces A plurality of separate conveyings over each of which a single line camera is mounted and connected to a sensor processor, which itself is connected to a fast data network with a plurality of processing terminals. Because of the high resolution (up to 700... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6043840 | Apparatus and method for characterizing fiber crimps Apparatus and method are described for measuring and controlling the crimp characteristics of a moving crimped tow. A light source illuminates a section of the moving crimped tow and at least one camera acquires a video image of the tow. The acquired imag... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6031567 | Method and apparatus for video lumber grading A lumber video grading apparatus includes a vision system, processors, a grading station having visual displays, a storage and retrieval device, an identification device, and a timing system. The vision system may include cameras mounted proximate to a lu... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6028302 | Transparent container relief indiciae scanning system An optoelectronic system for reading reliefs, such as a mould number, on a transparent container. The optoelectronic system associates a light source and a reception system, the light source illuminating the entire periphery of part of the body of the con... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5936665 | Automated apparatus for counting pillings in textile fabrics An automated system and associated method of counting pillings in textile fabrics. Images of consecutive sections of a fabric sample are captured by a CCD camera. A system processor then processes the images to enhance image quality. Pillings on the proce... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5912698 | Image recording system An image recording system is described for automatic address location on large letters and parcels, comprising a high resolution grey scale camera and a low resolution color camera. Both cameras are directed at one illumination slit past which the object ... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5903341 | Produce grading and sorting system and method A method and apparatus for inspecting and sorting agricultural products which includes launching each product individually from an input transport unit with substantially no change in speed or direction across a gap to an output transport unit. Fixed line... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5850252 | Camera adjusting device of an apparatus for mounting an electronic equipment on a printed circuit board A pair of cameras are mounted on a base member for monitoring an electronic equipment on a printed circuit board. A pair of first mirrors are provided for reflecting light from the electronic equipment in a first reflection direction which corresponds to ... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5815198 | Method and apparatus for analyzing an image to detect and identify defects The Invention includes a method and apparatus which analyzes an image of an object to detect and identify defects in the object. The present invention utilizes a scanning technique which converts a 2-D image of the object into a 1-D image, a transformatio... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5729473 | Method and device for generating colorimetric data for use in the automatic sorting of products, notably fruits or vegetables In a method and apparatus for generating colorimetric data useful in the automatic colorimetric sorting of products, such as fruits or vegetables, each product is illuminated by means of a beam producing a succession of lines of light, the energy reflecte... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5703784 | Machine vision apparatus and method for sorting objects An object is sorted into different classes by producing a video image of the object. The signal level discontinuities in the image are evaluated by first deriving a video signal gradient of each pixel in the image. Then the number of pixels in three diffe... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5703960 | Lumber defect scanning including multi-dimensional pattern recognition Grain defect scanning takes into account a broad set of data representing both wood grain structure and wood grain image to provide a multi-dimensional scan vector for an inspection point with wide variation therein relative to defect types. A library of ... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5675416 | Apparatus and method for detecting and sorting plastic articles having a preferred axis of birefringence A sorting system (10) propels a stream of randomly arranged PET and PVC articles (12, 14) through an inspection zone (20) including a first light polarizer/analyzer combination (24, 26), an article-detecting gap (G), and a second light polarizer/analyzer ... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5627910 | Process for inspecting metallic chips fragments in order to eliminate more X-ray absorbent inclusions from them The invention is a process for inspecting chips and/or fragments of metal or metal alloy to eliminate from them inclusions of a more X-ray absorbent material than the metal or alloy, wherein a field that delimits a portion of these chips and/or fragments ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5526437 | Integrated food sorting and analysis apparatus An integrated bulk food sorting and analysis apparatus comprises a wide-belt product conveyor which receives and conveys a laterally-distributed stream of bulk food articles past a product diverter. An upstream camera is positioned to view the stream of f... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5526050 | Methods and apparatus for concurrently acquiring video data from multiple video data sources The invention provides apparatus and methods for concurrently acquiring video data from multiple video data sources. The invention comprises an asynchronous interface that collects pixel data from multiple video data sources. A packet manager collects the... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5432545 | Color detection and separation method A method is provided for detecting the color of objects such as bottles to be recycled so as to enable the bottles to be separated by color. The method which is particularly concerned with determining the color of an object (bottle) with a label attached ... | 07/11/1995 |
