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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Machine Concepts, Inc., Minster, OH (US);
Inventors:
Guil Bergman, Ft. Recovery, OH (US);
Anthony Enneking, Minster, OH (US);
Assignee:
Machine Concepts, Inc., Minster, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/207 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 5/207 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices, systems and methods for detecting the shape of a moving strip of material with high resolution along the edges thereof. Device and system embodiments may include a plurality of displacement-type shape sensor assemblies that may be collectively linearly displaced in a direction substantially transverse to the direction of a moving strip of material being examined, and also selectively activated or deactivated as necessary so as to provide edge-to-edge strip coverage to the extent possible.