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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Mettler-toledo, Llc, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventor:
Timothy P. White, New Boston, NH (US);
Assignee:
Mettler-Toledo, LLC, Columbus, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01);
Abstract
Machine vision inspection devices and machine vision methods for inspecting objects, such as objects with shiny surfaces. Device embodiments include an illumination housing with a central aperture and a specialized aperture cover. Use of the claimed device embodiments to inspect objects eliminates the void (dark spot) common to known machine vision inspection methods.