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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Applicant:
Contitech Transportbandsysteme Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Inventors:
Jack Bruce Wallace, Powell, OH (US);
Thavashen Padayachee, Asherville, ZA;
Michael John Alport, Salt Rock, ZA;
Assignee:
ContiTech Transportbandsysteme GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/55 (2014.01); G01N 22/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/89 (2006.01); G01B 11/22 (2006.01); G01B 11/06 (2006.01); G01N 21/892 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/55 (2013.01); G01B 11/06 (2013.01); G01B 11/22 (2013.01); G01N 21/892 (2013.01); G01N 22/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for monitoring conveyor belts is disclosed. The system also includes a transmitter, a receiver and circuitry. The transmitter is configured to direct terahertz radiation towards a conveyor belt. The receiver is configured to measure reflected radiation based on the terahertz radiation. The circuitry is configured to determine belt characteristics of the conveyor belt based on the measured reflected radiation.