Device for detecting defects in glass articles
Patent 4491728 Issued on January 1, 1985. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 29, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 29, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2174848 2645971 3089594 3245533 3529169 3549890 3625618 Container chipped crown ring detector Apparatus and method for container recognition Patent #: 4259571 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/363133 filed on 03/29/1982US Classes:250/223B, Bottles356/239.4Containers (e.g., bottles)ExaminersPrimary: Nelms, David C.Assistant: Austin, II, Ernest Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG01N 21/88 (20060101)G01N 21/90 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1981-04-09 DEAbstractA device for detecting unacceptable defects in a neck area of hollow glass articles transported by a feeding element has a light source spaced from a path of feeding of the articles and arranged to illuminate the neck area of the latter, a projecting element arranged to project an image of the neck area of each of the glass articles, an image receiving element arranged to receive the projected image of the neck area and having a plurality of electrooptical elements, wherein the projecting element includes a mirror arranged to project the image of the neck area of each of the articles along a projecting axis which is transverse to the longitudinal axis of the device, and the electrooptical elements are arranged in a circle located in a plane normal to the projecting axis.Field of SearchBottles | |
