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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2014
Don W. Cochran, Gates Mills, OH (US);
Thomas P. O'brien, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Thomas Henry Palombo, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
John A. Seifert, Lakewood, OH (US);
Don W. Cochran, Gates Mills, OH (US);
Thomas P. O'Brien, Chagrin Falls, OH (US);
Thomas Henry Palombo, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
John A. Seifert, Lakewood, OH (US);
Pressco Technology Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A technique to assess or analyze cap removal or opening torque or rotational position is provided. In at least one form, a high speed, on-line machine vision system measures or determines the rotational position of a cap on a bottle, measures or determines the rotational position of the finish or neck of the same bottle, and then optionally uses such positional information to predict the opening or removal torque that will be required for a consumer to remove the bottle cap from the bottle.