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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Applicant:
Carl Conrad Maeder, Hittnau, CH;
Inventor:
Carl Conrad Maeder, Hittnau, CH;
Assignee:
Ferag AG, Hinwil, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method and apparatus () for optical detection of the position of large-area printed products (). The apparatus () has conveyance means () for movement of the printed products () along a conveyor path () past at least one contrasting light source (), and at least one optical sensor (). The conveyance means (), the contrasting light source () and optical sensor () are arranged such that the printed products () can be conveyed between the contrasting light source () and the optical sensor ().