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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:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Gregory T. Caskey, Holland, MI (US);
Angelo E. Ciccone, Chicago, IL (US);
Lakeshore Vision & Robotics, L.L.C., Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
An inspection system for inspecting circular parts of the present invention includes a light source, a camera, and a computer, which is in communication with the camera and has stored therein known good part profile data. The light source is for directing light onto the part to be inspected, with the camera generating profile signals in response to the light on the part. The computer receives the profile signals from the camera and assembles the profile signals into a height image of the part and, further, compares the height image with the known good part profile data to determine whether the part is acceptable or unacceptable.