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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2009
Michael J. Brenneman, North Vancouver, CA;
Richard T. Eagle, Port Coquitlam, CA;
Kari K. Hilden, Vancouver, CA;
Dave Narasimhan, Flemington, NJ (US);
Michael J. Brenneman, North Vancouver, CA;
Richard T. Eagle, Port Coquitlam, CA;
Kari K. Hilden, Vancouver, CA;
Dave Narasimhan, Flemington, NJ (US);
PT Papertech, Inc, North Vancouver, BC, CA;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for a web inspection system. In one embodiment, the present invention is a web inspection system including a web moving unit moving a web of material, a camera positioned adjacent the web moving unit, the camera configured to be in an image capture state or a non-image-capture state, a first illumination system positioned adjacent the web moving unit, the first illumination system constantly illuminating the web of material, a second illumination system positioned adjacent the web moving unit, the second illumination system illuminating the web of material only when the camera is in the image capture state, and a control unit connected to the camera, the first illumination system, and the second illumination system.