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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. 15, 1997
Filed:
May. 18, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Howard Stern, Greenlawn, NY (US);
William E Yonescu, Smithtown, NY (US);
Assignee:
Robotic Vision Systems, Inc., Hauppauge, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356394 ; 356237 ; 382146 ; 348126 ;
Abstract
An arrangement for inspecting straightness of an array of pins in which the array is illuminated by a thin beam of light. Images of surfaces of the array of pins that are illuminated are projected on a photo-sensitive device. The array of pins is movable relative to the beam of light and the imaging device. The imaging device and photo-sensitive device are also movable relative to the array of pins.