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Apparatus and method for inspecting labeled containers

US8581977B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KRONES AG · DE

Inventors

Anton Niedermeier · Offenstetten, DE
Rainer Kwirandt · Barbing, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 26, 2010
Grant date	Nov 12, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 21, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N21/9036
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for inspecting labeled containers, allowing a detection of holes in the label, with a high hit rate, even in cases where the color of the label is similar to that of the filled product, wherein the label is irradiated with visible light and invisible light and/or is imaged in incident light and transmitted light.

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