Image analysis – Applications – Manufacturing or product inspection
Patent
1992-03-10
1999-10-12
Couso, Jose L.
Image analysis
Applications
Manufacturing or product inspection
G06K 900
Patent
active
059664576
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for printing selected indicia on objects, including, for example, sheets, cards, envelopes and containers. The objects are conveyed, one at a time, by a conventional conveying device along a path past a printing station. An electrically operated detector, such as a limit switch or photoelectric detector, senses a portion of each article, such as its leading edge, and generates a control signal. The control signal triggers activation of a memory containing a train of signals, which are applied to control a printer that automatically applies ink to print a selected group or line of indicia, such as alpha-numeric characters or codes, along a portion of the surface of each object.
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Couso Jose L.
Hoffman Louis J.
Lisa Steven G.
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