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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2024
Applicant:
Motus Llc, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
Roger Johnston, Greenville, SC (US);
Matt Job, Greenville, SC (US);
Gregory Bruns, Greenville, SC (US);
Blaine Wallace, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
Motus LLC, Greenville, SC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B07C 5/36 (2006.01); D21G 9/00 (2006.01); D21J 3/00 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/3422 (2013.01); B07C 5/362 (2013.01); D21G 9/0036 (2013.01); D21J 3/00 (2013.01); G06T 7/0004 (2013.01); B07C 2501/0063 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30124 (2013.01);
Abstract
A visual inspection system is integrated within a pulp molding process to identify holes, tears, and discoloration of molded products based upon front- and/or back-lit images captured by one or more cameras that have been calibrated to distinguish, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, the aforementioned defects. The system is configured to simultaneously move and process information about the entire batch of products produced by the press and, optionally, to provide feedback to the original molding process in order to address quality issues.