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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:
Dec. 22, 1981
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard D Vander Neut, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Ford Aerospace & Communications Corp., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356239 ; 250562 ; 250572 ;
Abstract
For inspecting a float glass ribbon for flaws an optical flaw detection system utilizing a laser beam which linescans the surface is provided. The laser beam is made incident to the glass ribbon at a high angle of incidence with respect to the normal. Deviation of the light transmitted through the glass ribbon is used as an indication of a defect. The invention is particularly useful for detecting 'tin drip' type defects.