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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...
7595870 Optical inspection of container walls  
An apparatus for detecting blisters in a container wall includes a light source for directing light energy onto a container wall in such a way that portions of the light energy are reflected from...
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...
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...
7480040 Method and apparatus for inspecting container sidewall contour  
Apparatus for inspecting contour of a container sidewall includes at least one light source for directing light energy onto the container sidewall and at least one light sensor disposed to receive...
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...
7436509 Machine for inspecting glass containers  
A machine for inspecting glass bottles for wire edges. A bottom light directs light vertically upwardly to image a Camera imaging the glass bottle from above. A beam splitter redirects light from a...
7432453 Apparatus and method for providing spatially-selective on-line mass or volume measurements of manufactured articles  
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for mass and/or volume measurements of manufactured articles. More particularly, this invention relates to a method and apparatus for mass and/or...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7342654 Detection of impurities in cylindrically shaped transparent media  
The invention relates to a system and method of detecting impurities in a cylindrically shaped transparent medium, wherein the cylindrically shaped transparent medium is illuminated with...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7209575 Method for visual inspection of printed matter on moving lids  
A method for visual inspection of printed matter on moving lids is disclosed. An associated visual inspection system is also disclosed.
7113272 Device and method for automatically inspecting objects traveling in an essentially monolayer flow  
A device and a method for automatically inspecting objects traveling in an essentially monolayer flow. The device comprises a detection unit through which the object flow passes, consisting of the...
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...
7010863 Optical inspection apparatus and method for inspecting container lean  
Apparatus for inspecting lean of a container includes a light source positioned beneath a container for directing light energy onto the container bottom as the container is held in position and...
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...
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...
6945662 Container inspection machine  
The man-machine screen interface can be switched to one of a plurality of back lights so that an operator can define any one of these back lights on the man-machine screen interface as a desired...
6894775 System and method for inspecting the structural integrity of visibly clear objects  
An inspection system is provided comprising at least one detection element ( 60 ) sensitive to electromagnetic radiation ( 20 ) at a wavelength wherein the object ( 10 ) to be inspected is rendered...
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...
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...
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...
6621573 Glass container inspection machine  
A machine for inspecting the wall of a bottle having a surface decoration made up of lines. A two dimensional camera receives a transmitted image of the surface decoration and a computer scans the...
6532064 Automatic inspection apparatus and method for simultaneous detection of anomalies in a 3-dimensional translucent object  
The present invention relates to an automated inspection apparatus for detection of anomalies in a 3D translucent object, the apparatus having a scanhead assembly including an image processing unit...
6519356 System and method for inspecting cans  
A system and method inspects containers and cans and includes a conveyor for advancing a plurality of containers into an inspection area. A sensor senses when a can has advanced into the inspection...
6512239 Stereo vision inspection system for transparent media  
Apparatus and a method for the detection and identification of defects in a transparent medium, especially light diverting and transparent defects with optical properties. The apparatus comprises...
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...
6473169 Integrated leak and vision inspection system  
An integrated leak and vision inspection system is provided that accurately and efficiently inspects a bottle or other container for manufacturing defects. The system provides a series of visual...
6452156 Process and system for the optical inspection of transparent containers  
In a process for the optical inspection of at least partially transparent containers in an inspection area with an illuminating device and a camera for producing images to be evaluated, the degree...
6448549 Bottle thread inspection system and method of operating the same  
A method of inspecting a bottle ( 14 ) having a threaded section ( 104 ) for thread defects as the bottle moves along a production line ( 10 ) requires video images ( 100 ) of the bottle to be...
6428864 Glass bottle for high-frequency heat sealing  
Glass bottles having undergone high-frequency heat sealing, to depress the dispersion of sealing strength as low as possible and to improve the ease of both sealing and unsealing. A rough surface...
6424414 Method and apparatus for detecting refractive defects in transparent containers  
A method of inspecting a transparent container for refractive defects includes positioning a light source in spaced relationship with respect to a detector which is operatively associated with a...
6369889 Method and devices for checking container glass  
A device for testing for cracks or irregularities in transparent or partially transparent containers uses a light source and optical reception device which outputs a signal which varies with the...
6365906 Method and apparatus for detecting and ejecting misaligned containers  
The invention is directed to an apparatus for detecting and ejecting fallen containers on a conveyor line. The detecting apparatus includes at least three sensors arranged beside the conveyor...
6304323 Method for detecting defect in bottle  
The present invention relates to a method for detecting a defect in a barrel portion of a bottle. The defect in the barrel portion of the bottle includes a thin blister and a longitudinal streak....
6275287 Check detector for glass bottle neck and finish portion  
A check detector for the neck and finish portion of glass bottles is disclosed. The check detectors comprises means for rotating glass bottles successively conveyed to a fixed position and a slide...
6260425 Inspection machine for bottles or similar  
On an inspection machine for bottles or the like with an inward conveyor and arranged thereon a first lateral inspection device, with an outward conveyor and arranged thereon a second lateral...
6256095 Container sealing surface area inspection  
Apparatus for inspecting the sealing surface area of a container finish that includes a light source positioned to direct a collimated line-shaped light beam (i.e., having a length dimension many...
6211952 Method and apparatus for inspecting glass containers for checks  
A method and apparatus are provided for inspecting glass containers for checks. The container finish is illuminated from the exterior and light reflected from a check is detected by the apparatus....
6175107 Inspection of containers employing a single area array sensor and alternately strobed light sources  
An apparatus for inspecting a container includes a first light source for generating light energy of a first character and directing the light energy onto a predetermined portion of a container...
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