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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US);
Inventors:
Norman Henry Fontaine, Painted Post, NY (US);
Alana Marie Whittier, Painted Post, NY (US);
Assignee:
CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/89 (2006.01); G01N 21/896 (2006.01); G01N 21/94 (2006.01); G01N 21/958 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/8914 (2013.01); G01N 21/89 (2013.01); G01N 21/8901 (2013.01); G01N 21/896 (2013.01); G01N 21/94 (2013.01); G01N 21/958 (2013.01); G01N 2021/4707 (2013.01); G01N 2021/845 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8965 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8967 (2013.01); G01N 2021/945 (2013.01); G01N 2201/06113 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for detection of particulate on thin, flexible substrates wherein the substrate is positioned in a bend comprising an apex line. The apex line is illuminated by grazing angle illumination, and light from the illumination scattered by the particulate is captured by a detection apparatus.