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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Mectron Engineering Company, Saline, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ian Kent Penhorwood, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Mark Lee Hanna, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
MECTRON ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC., Saline, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01N 21/952 (2006.01); G01B 11/24 (2006.01); G01B 11/245 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/2425 (2013.01); G01B 11/245 (2013.01); G01B 11/2433 (2013.01); G01N 21/95 (2013.01); G01N 21/952 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an inspection device and particularly to a device using an array of light sources and photo-detection devices to evaluate threaded workpieces for conformance to spatial form criteria. The invention provides for improved identification of flaws in threaded components to identify the conformance of parts.