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7626158 Machine for inspecting glass containers  
A machine for inspecting a rotating glass container for defects wherein the image evaluated for defects is a critical addition of a plurality of additions each defined by a plurality of time spaced...
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...
7582856 Out of round detector  
An inspection machine for determining whether a bottle at an inspection station is “out of round”. A laser, spaced from the bottle to be inspected directs a laser beam towards the axis of the...
7560720 Methods and apparatuses of detecting foreign particles or faults in a plurality of filled containers  
A method of detecting unwanted objects or faults in containers containing a fluid or liquid includes: (a) moving the containers along a path of travel; (b) providing; a light source emitting light...
7541572 Machine for inspecting rotating glass containers with light source triggered multiple times during camera exposure time  
A machine for inspecting glass containers rotating at an inspection station. A camera images an area of interest on the glass container and continuous illumination of that area is provided by...
7522277 Lateral surface sensor and imaging optical system therefor  
The present invention relates to an imaging optical system for imaging the peripherally extending lateral surfaces ( 9 ) of an object ( 10 ) on to an imaging plane, comprising a reflecting element...
7477374 Method and device for examining a sealing surface of a container mouth  
The invention concerns a method and a device for examining a container mouth for defects in a mouth sealing surface. A light source emits light beams having a direction component impinging...
7446302 Optical vend-sensing system for control of vending machine  
A transparent-front vending machine includes an optical vend-sensing system with an article sensing subsystem arranged athwart a vend space. The article sensing subsystem has two emitter/detector...
7417725 Illumination method and device for detecting surface defects and/or material shortage on the neck ring of a container  
In an optical method for determining surface defects and/or material shortage on the neck ring ( 3 ) of a container having an axis of symmetry (X) comprises illuminating the surface(s) of the neck...
7385174 Apparatus and method for measuring sidewall thickness of non-round transparent containers  
An apparatus for inspecting sidewall thickness of non-round transparent containers includes a conveyor for holding a container in stationary position and rotating the container around an axis. A...
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...
7340086 Inspection method and device  
An inspection device and a method of checking on correct functioning of the inspection process of containers such as bottles, cans or the like, where a container to be inspected is detected...
7330251 Method and apparatus for producing reference image in glass bottle inspecting apparatus  
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for producing a reference image (template) used in a glass bottle inspecting apparatus for detecting a defect at a specific location of a...
7329855 Optical inspection of glass bottles using multiple cameras  
A glass bottle inspecting apparatus is presented which can detect a defect at a specific location of a bottle-mouth portion of a glass bottle. An inspecting apparatus detects a defect of a glass...
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...
7256389 Glass bottle inspection machine  
A camera based inspection system for inspecting glass bottles made in a glass-forming machine. A single picture shows the heat distribution of an inspected portion of the bottle over a period of...
7253892 Method and apparatus for measuring a characteristic of a plastic container  
A method for measuring the wall thickness of plastic containers during a container manufacturing process includes providing a plastic container, the plastic container having a longitudinal axis and...
7238930 Inspection device for mouth of container  
A container mouth inspection device which can produce an ideal optical image that reliably provides information on the inner contour of the container mouth, and which enables accurate and speedy...
7235787 Method and apparatus for performing measurements on packaging for a fluid product  
The present invention provides a device and a method for performing measurements on packagings, in particular packagings which are at least slightly worn on otherwise to a greater or lesser extent...
7230229 Method and device for the detection of surface defects on the outer wall of a transparent or translucent object  
The device for detecting surface defects on the outer wall ( 2 ) of a transparent or translucent object ( 3 ), comprises: a broad light source ( 4 ), adapted to send a light beam ( 5 ) onto...
7227166 System and method for associating container defect information to a specific path of manufacturing  
This application relates to an apparatus and method for automated inspection of formed metal containers. More specifically, it pertains to the use of machine vision systems to identify and...
7148961 Container sidewall inspection  
Apparatus for inspecting containers having a sidewall with a shoulder and a heel includes a device for positioning a container for inspection, a light source on one side of the container...
7142295 Inspection of transparent substrates for defects  
Methods, apparatus and systems for the detection of defects in transparent substrates such as glass sheets are disclosed. The methods, apparatus and systems are capable of detecting optical path...
7120284 Container inspection machine  
An L.E.D. matrix light source illuminates a bottle at an inspection machine. A vertically periodic intensity pattern is defined to facilitate the identification of defects. The L.E.D. that locates...
7098440 Method and apparatus for inspecting hot hollow articles that are translucent or transparent  
The invention provides a method of using at least one sensor sensitive to infrared radiation for inspecting hollow, transparent or translucent articles at high temperature leaving various different...
7073877 Container inspection machine  
A machine for inspecting a container which is being conveyed along a linear path. The machine has cabinets situated in front of the conveyor path at either side of a central open area in front of...
7060999 Apparatus and method for inspecting ribbed containers  
An apparatus for inspecting a container having a central axis and a sidewall with circumferentially extending external ribs. The apparatus includes a light source for directing a line-shaped light...
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...
7012242 Method for optoelectronically inspecting pharmaceutical articles  
In a method for optoelectronically inspecting pharmaceutical capsules ( 2 ) in a capsule filling machine ( 1 ), the pharmaceutical capsules ( 2 ) are fed in single file from a station ( 3 ) where...
7009697 Method of monitoring closures on containers  
Method of optical inspection of closures on containers in which the outer edge of a closure is illuminated obliquely from above over the full circumference, and a photograph of the top side of the...
7005629 System for stereo-view based detection of features of articles  
An optical system having a light source means and a detector means for detecting one or more articles which by means of a conveyor move or are temporarily stationary under the means, where said...
6993176 Method and device for imaging liquid-filled container  
The present invention is a method and an apparatus for imaging a liquid-filling container in which a light emitting unit is provided for emitting and irradiating light onto the container and a...
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...
6985221 Method and apparatus for measuring wall thickness of plastic container  
A method for measuring the wall thickness of plastic containers ( 16 ) during a container manufacturing process includes providing a plastic container ( 16 ), the plastic container ( 16 ) having a...
6967716 Apparatus and method for inspecting multi-layer plastic containers  
This invention relates to an apparatus and method for inspecting multi-layer plastic containers ( 10 ). More particularly, the invention relates to such an apparatus and method whereby optical...
6967319 Device for checking the neck of a container for the presence of an incline  
A device for checking a container neck for the presence of an incline is disclosed. A pressure-contact head, which can be lowered onto the container, has means for holding and centering the...
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...
6903814 Container sealing surface inspection  
Apparatus for inspecting a container finish includes at least one light source for directing light energy onto the sealing surface of a container. At least one light sensor is disposed to receive...
6870610 Method and apparatus for detecting defects in a material in a liquid bath  
A system and method for detecting defects in a material in a liquid bath, the system including a light that illuminates the material through the liquid bath, at least one camera with a view of the...
6844540 Conveyor sensor and conveyor path restriction for conveyed objects having triangular cross sections  
A conveying system includes a photoelectric sensor and a gate where the sensor senses objects having triangular cross sections that are conveyed past the sensor by the conveyor system and the gate...
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...
6806459 Measurement of transparent container sidewall thickness  
Apparatus for measuring sidewall thickness of a container includes a conveyor for moving the container transversely of its axis through an inspection station and simultaneously rotating the...
6795176 Container inspection machine  
A machine for inspecting the heal code of a bottle. The bottle is supported vertically at an inspection location and a camera having an imaging area is located vertically beneath the bottle. A...
6782122 Apparatus for measuring height of a liquid in a container using area image pattern recognition techniques  
This disclosure is directed to apparatus for measuring height of a surface of liquid in a container utilizing a light source and camera pair disposed above the liquid surface in a predetermined...
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,...
6753527 Method and device for imaging liquid-filling container  
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for imaging a liquid-filling container in which a plurality of imaging devices each comprising a light emitting unit and a light receiving...
6743998 Method and apparatus for inspection of hot glass containers  
An opposed pair of inwardly facing radiant energy detecting sensors ( 20, 22 ) is positioned to sight on freshly formed glass containers (C) being conveyed on a side by side pair of conveyors ( 12,...
6693275 Method and apparatus for inspecting blow molded containers  
A method and apparatus ( 16 ) for inspecting the thickness of conveyed blow molded containers ( 18 ) utilizes a laser source ( 22 ) for directing a laser beam ( 24 ) upwardly from the exterior of...
6654117 Bottle cap sensor apparatus and method  
An apparatus for detecting miscapped bottles for use in a bottle line comprises a bottle cap position detector system having signal emitters and signal detectors. The signal emitters are positioned...
6628379 Method and apparatus for inspection of rubber product  
A rubber product inspection method for inspecting internal flaws and/or surface defects of a vulcanized transparent or translucent rubber product includes: irradiating illumination light onto the...