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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:
Nov. 15, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2001
John S. O'callaghan, Skokie, IL (US);
Daniel Gibbons, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Tony S. Chan, Northbrook, IL (US);
Ann Dawkins, Bartlett, IL (US);
Niren Shah, Palatine, IL (US);
Jack Bonn, Barrington, IL (US);
John S. O'Callaghan, Skokie, IL (US);
Daniel Gibbons, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Tony S. Chan, Northbrook, IL (US);
Ann Dawkins, Bartlett, IL (US);
Niren Shah, Palatine, IL (US);
Jack Bonn, Barrington, IL (US);
Bowe Bell + Howell Company, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically acquiring and verifying, relative to pre-established rules, information affixed to relatively flat articles transported along a transport path comprises a weighing device for measuring weight of articles being processed, an image acquisition device for acquiring a representation of indicia appearing on an article, a thickness detecting device for measuring the thickness of articles being processed, a processing device for recognition of the indicia appearing on an article, and a processing device for verifying acquired data against the pre-established rules. A number of reports are generated after processing to provide the results of the processing.