公开(公告)号：US11745224B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17945306

申请日：2022-09-15

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Kenneth J. McGarvey ,  Gerald R. Richert ,  Elliot T. Burch ,  Bret J. Larreau

IPC: B07C5/342 ,  B07C5/36 ,  G06V10/24 ,  G06V10/20 ,  G06V20/52 ,  G06F18/25 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V20/68

CPC classification number: B07C5/3422 ,  B07C5/366 ,  G06F18/251 ,  G06V10/245 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V10/255 ,  G06V20/52 ,  B07C2501/0018 ,  B07C2501/0081 ,  G06T2207/30128 ,  G06V20/68

Abstract: An apparatus for sorting is described and includes acquiring a multiplicity of synchronized image signals of a product stream which is to be sorted; generating a multiplicity of fused sensor signals; forming an image model previously acquired from the objects to be sorted; identifying objects in the product stream, and generating object presence and defect signals; determining a spatial orientation of the objects in the product stream; detecting the defects and removing the defects from the product stream.

公开(公告)号：US11446707B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US16670179

申请日：2019-10-31

Applicant: KEY TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Inventor： Kenneth J. McGarvey ,  Gerald R. Richert ,  Elliot T. Burch ,  Bret J. Larreau

IPC: B07C5/342 ,  G06K9/62 ,  G06V10/25 ,  G06V10/24 ,  G06V10/20 ,  G06V20/52 ,  G06V20/68 ,  B07C5/36

Abstract: A method of sorting is described and which includes a step of acquiring a multiplicity of synchronized image signals of a product stream which is to be sorted; generating a multiplicity of fused sensor signals; forming an image model previously acquired from the objects to be sorted; identifying objects in the product stream, and generating object presence and defect signals; determining a spatial orientation of the objects in the product stream; detecting the defects and removing the defects from the product stream.