Apparatus and methods for container inspection

Details Apparatus and methods for container inspection Apparatus and methods for container inspection

2007-05-24

2010-02-23

Punnoose, Roy (Department: 2886)

Optics: measuring and testing

Inspection of flaws or impurities

Containers or enclosures

C356S402000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07667836

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus, systems, and methods to recognize features on bottom surfaces of metal containers on a metal container production line, detect defects in the metal containers, and correlate the defects to specific production equipment of the metal container production line, based in part on the recognized features. The system includes imaging apparatus, programmable processing devices, and controllers. The methods include imaging techniques and estimation techniques.

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