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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:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Sarath G. Tennakoon, Elmira, NY (US);
Henry F. Raupp, Freeville, NY (US);
Emhart Glass S.A., Cham, CH;
Abstract
A machine for inspecting the heal code of a bottle. The bottle is supported vertically at an inspection location and a camera having an imaging area is located vertically beneath the bottle. A light source directs a beam of light downwardly through the bottle and an iris for limits the beam to light which pass through the opening of the supported bottle and will illuminate the bottom of the supported bottle outwardly to the heal code of the bottle. A cylindrical mirror is supported coaxial to the axis of the bottle between the bottom of the bottle and the camera for reflecting an annular beam of light containing the heal code towards the camera, and a transparent plate having a black center prevents light within the annular beam of light from reaching the camera.