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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:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
James L. Hanna, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/104 ;
Abstract
An inspection system for evaluating workpieces for conformance to configuration criteria including a track for causing workpieces to translate through a test section, the test section including a light source for production of a uniform sheet of light, the light source oriented with respect to the track means such that the workpieces occlude the uniform sheet of light upon passing through the test section, the test section further having a video system for receiving the occluded uniform sheet of light, providing output signals related to the intensity of the occluded uniform sheet of light incident on the video system, and a signal processing means for receiving the output signals.