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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Inventors:
Yu Huang, Orland Park, IL (US);
Jose M. Castro, Naperville, IL (US);
Andrew R. Matcha, Chicago, IL (US);
Bulent Kose, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Assignee:
Panduit Corp., Tinley Park, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 11/02 (2006.01); G01M 11/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G02B 5/02 (2006.01); G02B 6/38 (2006.01); G02B 25/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/14 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 11/0257 (2013.01); G01M 11/0278 (2013.01); G01M 11/30 (2013.01); G01N 21/88 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); G06T 7/12 (2017.01); G01N 21/8803 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8812 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8845 (2013.01); G02B 5/0278 (2013.01); G02B 6/385 (2013.01); G02B 25/002 (2013.01); G02B 27/14 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20052 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20061 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01);
Abstract
A visual inspection device and apparatus is disclosed for inspecting fiber ends of a connector by capturing an image of the connector end face, and implementing an image analysis tool for detecting contamination from the captured image. The visual inspection tool includes components for providing a larger field of view to capture the entire connector end face in a single image, and the image analysis tool is able to accurately and efficiently detect contamination from the captured image.