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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7583377 | Optoelectronic process and a device for inspection of an area of revolution of a receptacle An optoelectronic process for inspection of an area of revolution of a receptacle presenting an axis of revolution, includes: illumination of the surface to be inspected using a lighting system presenting an axis of revolution that... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7420671 | Defect inspection method and apparatus for transparent plate-like members A defect inspection method and apparatus for a transparent plate material for detecting a bubble, a scratch, a foreign matter, and another defect existing on or in the transparent plate material including regarding a defect candidate as a defect, when the defect can... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7414716 | Machine for inspecting glass containers A machine for inspecting the finish of a glass container rotating at an inspection station. A pair of light sources have horizontal light axes which are orthogonally related and intersect the container axis. The light sources illuminate the container finish. The ill... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7355694 | Method and apparatus for measuring a particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoholic drink A method and apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoholic drink, which can detennine the quality of the foam of the malt alcoholic drink objectively, are provided. The apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoh... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342655 | Inspecting apparatus and method for foreign matter An inspecting apparatus for detecting a foreign matter in a container having a recessed and protruding shape includes: illumination units arranged annularly on inner and outer sides of an annular carrier line and casting parallel lights onto the inspection subject f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7295317 | Device for inspecting filled and closed receptacles A device for inspecting filled and sealed containers consisting of a first carousel in which the containers to be inspected can be rotated about their longitudinal axis so that the contents in the containers begin to rotate with sufficient speed to stir up any forei... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289655 | Device for inspecting illumination optical device and method for inspecting illumination optical device The invention provides a device to inspect an illumination optical device and a method to inspect an illumination optical device that make it possible to efficiently inspect illumination optical devices and to control manufacturing cost. A lens array inspecting devi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7266994 | Measuring particulate in liquid storage tanks This device provides for measuring the particulate content in a fluid storage tank. A sample of fluid is taken from a fluid storage tank; and compared to a field visual reference chart. Using this chart results in identifying tanks containing a maximum or average pa... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7057718 | Device and method for inspecting the transparent bottoms of bottles A method and a device of inspection of the transparent bottom of a bottle or similar item by using an optical system which shows the bottom of the bottle, for recording by a camera, in front of a surface which is illuminated by an illumination device, and the surfac... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6914672 | Inspecting apparatus for foreign matter and inspecting mechanism thereof A turn controllable inspection table which have a step between a portion where mount sections on which respective objects being inspected are mounted are formed along a circumference and an inside portion thereof, so that light from a light source illuminating a sid... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911653 | Inspecting method and apparatus for foreign matter An object being inspected that contains a liquid product is irradiated with light from a first side face thereof and with light given with a tilt from either side of a second side face opposite to the first side face with respect to the object being inspected, trans... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6822735 | Micro-bubble analyzing apparatus for high-purity glass tube using laser light scattering Enclosed is an apparatus for analyzing micro-bubbles inside a high-purity glass tube by using a laser light dispersion. The apparatus includes: an optical base having a sample stage in a substantially horizontal orientation; a glass tube rotably mounted on the optic... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6757420 | Inspection device for packages The invention is concerned with the problem of providing an automatic inspection device, with which it is possible to determine, with little effort and without contact, whether packages, particularly sealed blister packages consisting of a blister container and a co... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6643009 | Method of inspecting a wrap-fitted state of a cap wrap-fitted to a neck of a bottle and apparatus therefor A method of inspecting a wrap-fitted state of a cap that is wrap-fitted to the neck of a bottle by detecting a positional relationship between a bottle mark and a cap mark, wherein an optical lens is arranged at a higher position on the vertical center ax... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6504606 | Integrated soft bag inspection system An integrated soft bag inspection system overcomes the difficulty of inspection associated with the unstable shape peculiar to soft bags (for example soft bags for intravenous feed use) and makes it possible to carry out inspection of soft bags automatica... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6239870 | Method for identifying materials, impurities and related defects with diffuse dispersion transparent objects Diffusely scattering defects are to be detected in items made from transparent material, e.g. drinks bottles. To this end, the items (10) are inspected using a light source (12) and a camera (16), a contrast pattern (14) being arranged between the light s... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6239869 | Device for detecting diffusely scattered impurities in transparent receptacles The device for the detection of diffusely scattering impurities (18) in containers (10) that have a transparent wall (16) has a light source (12), which produces one or more light beams (14) for illuminating the wall (16), and an optical detecting device ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6133999 | Measuring sidewall thickness of glass containers Apparatus for measuring glass layer thickness in the sidewall of a glass container in which a container is placed in a bath of oil having an index of refraction matching that of the container outer sidewall surface. The body of the container is engaged wi... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6072575 | Device for inspecting bottles and the like To record an image of the mouth area (2) of a bottle (1), a luminous surface (3) is arranged below the mouth area to be recorded. The luminous surface (3) is lighted by means of a lighting device (4) and the image of the lighted mouth area (2) is sent to ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5923419 | System and method for optical inspection of recessed surfaces An optical inspection system wherein a camera (14) images recessed surfaces of a workpiece through a lens (16). Video signals to the image are provided to a computer (30) that compares selected parameters of the image with predetermined values. Based on t... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5699162 | Process and apparatus for testing a multi-trip bottle for contamination utilizing residual liquid in bottle bottom and sprectral measurement To test a bottle for contamination, the bottom of the bottle is laterally illuminated with a measuring light beam from a source. This measuring light beam is deflected, as if in a waveguide, in the ring of residual liquids at the bottom of the bottle. Lig... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5444237 | Apparatus for inspecting a bottom border portion of transparent glass vessel for a foreign article An inspection apparatus which automatically inspects a bottom border portion of a transparent glass vessel for a foreign article accurately is disclosed. Light is projected and received by way of first and second polarization filters through a rotating gl... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5365343 | Light flux determination of particle contamination A method and device for the automated non-destructive single inspection of solutions in transparent containers for particle contamination, in injectable pharmaceutical solutions, with commercially viable acceptance percentages, while maintaining security ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5229837 | Method for distinguishing between recovered containers for the presence or absence of contaminants A method for discriminating recovered beverage containers (10) is provided. The method comprises the steps of selecting any particular color according to the color of the beverage contained in the container (10), measuring the area of the selected color i... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5216239 | Residual fluid detection apparatus for detecting fluid at the bottom of a bottle using both IR and visible light A light source irradiates the bottom of a bottle with light that contains visible light rays and infrared rays. Two photoelectric conversion sensors remove the light passing through the bottle bottom from the light source. An optical filter which passes o... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5103087 | Process for keeping dustfree an apparatus for detecting impurity particles A process and apparatus for detecting impurity particles in fluids, particularly in infusion solutions contained in bottles, with the apparatus including illuminating and etecting device for defining an optical path through which a fluid is conveyed along... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5095204 | Machine vision inspection system and method for transparent containers A system and method for optical inspection of the bottom surfaces of transparent containers comprises an image acquiring means, an illumination source and means for processing, storing and analyzing the image to search for and identify a baffle mark in th... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5059031 | High-speed optical testing of objects A method and apparatus are described for the optical inspection of at least partially transparent objects, such as bottles or flasks, arranged in line on a moving horizontal table conveyor. A light source is located on one side of the conveyor and a linea... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5007096 | Object inspection apparatus An object inspection apparatus having a light source for irradiating an object to be inspected, a pick-up device for picking up the object and generating an image signal thereof including a synchronizing signal, and an inspecting device for receiving the ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5004909 | Method and apparatus for inspecting sidewalls of bottles using stripe pattern illumination A method and an apparatus for inspecting the sidewalls of bottles are disclosed. The sidewall of a bottle to be inspected is illuminated by a light in a pattern of stripes. At least three near points in an image of lights transmitted through the sidewall ... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4975568 | Container inspecting apparatus with a light shielding member shaped to container profile An inspecting apparatus includes an illuminator, a light sensor positioned on one side of the path of movement of containers opposite to the illuminator capable of receiving rays of light which have passed through the container, rays of light reflected fr... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4948956 | Apparatus with area-masking for detecting defects on bottle sidewalls An apparatus for detecting defects on bottle sidewalls is disclosed. The apparatus for detecting defects on bottle sidewalls comprises: illumination means for illuminating the sidewall of a bottle; photoelectrically converting means for photoelectrically ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4943713 | Bottle bottom inspection apparatus A bottle bottom inspection apparatus in which an image sensor is located above a mouth of a bottle to pick up an image of the bottle bottom and the bottle bottom is irradiated upwardly by a light source and the bottle bottom is picked up by the image sens... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4924083 | Method and device for inspecting sidewall of bottle A method and a device for inspecting the sidewall of a bottle is disclosed. In the method and device for inspecting the sidewall of the bottle, an elongate illumination portion is moved to irradiate illumination light to the sidewall of the bottle to be i... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4874940 | Method and apparatus for inspection of a transparent container A method and apparatus for inspecting the bottom of a transparent container for defective conditions, such as internal stuck glass, internal loose glass or foreign material. The container is provided in an inspection zone and a linearly extending line of ... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4790662 | Method and device for inspecting empty bottles Empty bottles are checked for foreign bodies and other contamination by passing the bottles successively through two inspection zones in which they are optoelectronically scanned while they are on rotating disks that are mounted on a rotating table. When ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4736851 | Process and apparatus for the automatic inspection by transparency contrast in particular of containers The invention concerns a process and an apparatus for automatic inspection of transparency contrast, consisting of illuminating the body of a container transversely to its axis (8), placing the container (3) against the light simultaneously with the aid o... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4691231 | Bottle inspection system A method and apparatus for inspecting the sidewalls of containers on a continuously-moving conveyor includes recording instantaneous upper and lower angularly-spaced images of the bottles as they pass. Data on the images is stored as numeric data indicati... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4601395 | Inspecting and sorting of glass containers A method and apparatus for inspecting and sorting transparent containers such as glass containers having defects in the container sidewalls, and for distinguishing between commercially acceptable and unacceptable defects on the basis of defect type and si... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4579227 | Inspection and sorting of glass containers A method and apparatus for optically inspecting and sorting transparent containers such as glass containers having defects in the container sidewalls, and for distinguishing unacceptable major refractive defects and opaque defects from each other and from... | 04/01/1986 |
