Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for performing production line product identification
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Application No.: US15498267Application Date: 2017-04-26
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Publication No.: US10198653B2Publication Date: 2019-02-05
- Inventor: David J. Kotula
- Applicant: Sensors Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US MN Delano
- Assignee: Sensors Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Sensors Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Delano
- Agency: Gardella Grace P.A.
- Main IPC: G06K9/46
- IPC: G06K9/46 ; G06K9/20 ; G06T7/00 ; G06K7/14 ; G06K7/10

Abstract:
In an illustrative embodiment, a system for identifying products on a production line includes image capturing devices that acquire images of containers moving along a production line at an inspection location. The system also includes a rejection device and a controller that configures the image capturing devices for image acquisition based on properties of the containers, identifies a product associated with each of the containers based on a portion of a product identification code and a portion of additional features detected in the images, and determines whether the identified product matches predetermined properties or characteristics, resulting in a pass result, otherwise a non-pass result occurs. When a non-pass result occurs, the controller outputs a signal to actuate the rejection device that removes the container from the production line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180314866A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PRODUCTION LINE PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION Public/Granted day:2018-11-01
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