Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-15
2011-11-29
Glick, Edward (Department: 2882)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C378S054000, C378S057000, C378S207000, C701S101000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08068656
ABSTRACT:
An x-ray inspection apparatus includes a sample image obtaining unit, an ideal curve generating unit, a curve adjustment unit, and a mass estimation unit as a function block generated by a control computer. The sample image obtaining unit obtains 10 x-ray transmission images of sample inspected products each of whose mass is known in advance. The ideal curve generating unit generates a table based on a formula that indicates a relationship between the brightness of an area included in the x-ray transmission images and the estimated mass of the area. The curve adjustment unit refers to the input actual mass of each x-ray transmission image and adjusts the table such that the estimated mass approximates the actual mass. The mass estimation unit determines the estimated mass per unit area based on the post-adjusted table and adds up these masses to determine the total estimated mass of the product.
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Corbett John
Glick Edward
Global IP Counselors, LLP
Ishida Co. Ltd.
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