Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for associating container defect information to a specific path of manufacturing
- Patent Title (中): 将容器缺陷信息与特定制造路径相关联的系统和方法
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Application No.: US10533992Application Date: 2003-11-07
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Publication No.: US07488965B2Publication Date: 2009-02-10
- Inventor: Don W. Cochran , Dennis S. Bradley , Steven D. Cech , Fredrick F. Awig, II , Terry L. Graves , Thomas H. Palombo , Michael L. Yoder
- Applicant: Don W. Cochran , Dennis S. Bradley , Steven D. Cech , Fredrick F. Awig, II , Terry L. Graves , Thomas H. Palombo , Michael L. Yoder
- Applicant Address: US OH Cleveland
- Assignee: Pressco Technology Inc.
- Current Assignee: Pressco Technology Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cleveland
- Agency: Fay Sharpe LLP
- International Application: PCT/US03/35559 WO 20031107
- International Announcement: WO2004/044550 WO 20040527
- Main IPC: G01N21/88
- IPC: G01N21/88 ; G01N21/90 ; G01N21/00

Abstract:
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 correlate manufacturing defects occurring in formed food and beverage containers to specific manufacturing paths or sources of origin (eg., body makers) used in the container forming process. The disclosed invention is enabled by the placement of a machine-readable code on specific portions of the can body during the forming process and the use of illumination exposure techniques.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060076475A1 System and method for associating container defect information to a specific path of manufacturing Public/Granted day:2006-04-13
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