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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. 28, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Zellweger Luwa AG, Uster, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250562 ; 250572 ; 2502082 ; 356430 ;
Abstract
The surface of a yarn (G) is imaged on a sensor (7) having a plurality of sensor elements of differing structural arrangement. The signals of the individual sensor elements are compared with one another, and the structure of the examined yarn surface is determined on the basis of correspondence with the appropriate sensor element. The structure to be examined is formed both by the actual yarn surface and by the yarn edge, including projecting fibers and possible impurities, such as foreign fibers, included in the yarn.