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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Mettler-toledo, Llc, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventors:
Norbert Hartwig, Waldems-Esch, DE;
Michael A. Evans, Land O Lakes, FL (US);
Kristofer Loper, Lutz, FL (US);
Christopher Sisemore, Land O Lakes, FL (US);
Assignee:
METTLER-TOLEDO, LLC, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/12 (2006.01); A22C 17/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/04 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A22C 17/008 (2013.01); G01N 23/04 (2013.01); G01N 33/12 (2013.01); G01N 2223/618 (2013.01); G01N 2223/643 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a conveyor system including a first conveyor leading to an inspection point, the first conveyor including a diversion mechanism configured to divert an object based on failing to meet an inspection parameter. The system includes a second conveyor configured to transport a container configured to receive the object from the diversion mechanism. A control module is configured to co-register an image of the object captured at the inspection point with container ID data of the container.