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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 1977
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
David W Deane, Muncie, IN (US);
Assignee:
Ball Brothers Service Corporation, Muncie, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356240 ; 2091 / ; 2502 / ; 358106 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for detecting defects in articles of manufacture wherein the article is inspected in at least two different planes. Decussate light paths are directed through the article and the light transmitted by the article is directed to a video camera to produce dual images which are scanned to sense defects in the article and produce a reject signal when a defect is present.