Patent · US Expired

Inspecting textile products

US4744035A · kind A · utility

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25Claims
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Filing dateJul 16, 1984
Grant dateMay 10, 1988
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Expiry dateJul 16, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S209/939
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Textile articles are inspected for size, defects by forming an image e.g. in a video camera, capturing data representing at least salient features of the image, comparing the data automatically with reference data, and effecting a selection process in accordance with the result of the comparison. Articles e.g. socks, presented as a succession of imperfectly matched items, can be sorted for size e.g. into categories of leg and foot length.

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