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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:
Nov. 08, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joel Hecker, Port Jefferson Station, NY (US);
Assignee:
Robotic Vision Systems, Inc., Hauppauge, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
21913001 ; 219136 ;
Abstract
An arrangement in robot-controlled systems using vision devices for sensing visual or optical characteristics of predetermined parameters associated with the robot-controlled system or the process carried out by the system. A flexible barrier is placed between the vision device and visually interfering effects resulting from the robot-controlled process, such as bright light of a welding arc, or particles such as smoke or machining chips. The flexible barrier provides an economical solution for accommodating complex shapes and imprecise positioning.