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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. 11, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Charles Lehnen, Tempe, AZ (US);
Christopher John LeBeau, Tempe, AZ (US);
Tonya Marie Twine, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
Abstract
A pickup tool ( ) has reflective surfaces ( ) attached thereto. The pickup tool ( ) picks up an object ( ) and moves the object ( ) over a light source ( ). The reflective surfaces ( ) reflect a light beam ( ) emitted from the light source ( ), generating deflected light beams ( ) which back light the object ( ). The deflected light beams ( ) form silhouette images of the object ( ) in cameras ( ). A visual inspection of the object ( ) is performed by analyzing the images.