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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Stefan Meskens, Londerzeel, BE;
Kerry Brian Johnson, Jackson, TN (US);
Leon Byrd, Jr., Belleville, IL (US);
Suzanne Khalaf, Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Stefan Meskens, Londerzeel, BE;
Kerry Brian Johnson, Jackson, TN (US);
Leon Byrd, Jr., Belleville, IL (US);
Suzanne Khalaf, Brussels, BE;
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/04 (2006.01); B65B 57/02 (2006.01); G01M 3/26 (2006.01); G01M 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 9/042 (2013.01); B65B 57/02 (2013.01); G01M 3/025 (2013.01); G01M 3/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
An in-line method of rejecting composition-filled pouches having a defect such as a leak comprises inspecting a first composition-filled pouch. If a leak is detected, that pouch is rejected from the manufacturing process. The pouch adjacent to the leak is also rejected.