X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices – Specific application – Absorption
Patent
1986-12-09
1989-11-07
Howell, Janice A.
X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices
Specific application
Absorption
378 99, G01N 2302
Patent
active
048797340
ABSTRACT:
An X-ray inspection apparatus and method allow inspection of the contents of containers moving rapidly past an inspection station. The system includes an X-ray source pulsed by power line voltage, an image amplifier for converting an X-ray image of the container contents to a visible image and a solid state camera for converting the visible image into video signals which are processed by a computer controlled image processor. Clear images are produced of the contents of rapidly moving containers by simultaneously pulsing the X-ray source, the image amplifier and the camera. Image quality is enhanced by synchronizing the exposure of the camera with a portion of the interval in which a visible X-ray image is produced. Control logic and a reject mechanism eject containers having foreign contaminants.
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Bergeron Mark M.
Pantelleria James E.
Schreckendgust Jay G.
Gossett Dykema
Howell Janice A.
Hunds Joseph A.
X-Ray Industries, Inc.
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