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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:
Jul. 17, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 16, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhiko Sumi, Amagasaki, JP;
Manabu Hashimoto, Amagasaki, JP;
Yoshikazu Sakaue, Amagasaki, JP;
Kazuo Aita, Amagasaki, JP;
Masahiro Sasakura, Amagasaki, JP;
Yutaka Ozaki, Amagasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
382-8 ; 356376 ; 356381 ; 356384 ; 356387 ; 382 62 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining the shape of a wire or like article is provided in which a plurality of image pickup means are provided that view the wire through coaxial optical systems having their focal planes positioned differently from each other, the wire images imaged on the respective image pickup means are processed to determine the contrast and size of the images, and the results are used to determine the shape of the spatially disposed wire or the like.