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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Softronics, Ltd., Marion, IA (US);
Inventors:
Robert Sternowski, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
James G. Sliney, Jr., Robins, IA (US);
Assignee:
Softronics, Ltd., Marion, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01); G01V 8/14 (2006.01); G01V 8/20 (2006.01); G01P 13/04 (2006.01); G01V 8/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 9/026 (2013.01); G01J 1/42 (2013.01); G01P 13/04 (2013.01); G01V 8/12 (2013.01); G01V 8/14 (2013.01); G01V 8/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical sensing system for detecting objects passing through a volume of interest, wherein the sensing system has an emitter and a detector. The detector detects motion of object shadows generated as the object passes through the volume of interest between the emitter and detector. Motion detection algorithms, using computed motion vectors of the detected object, logically determine whether an object has traveled completely through the detection space, and can be used to discriminate a specific outcomes and/or impediments.