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System, apparatus, and method for object edge detection

US8631922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SICK AG · DE

Inventors

Robert L. Stone · Newfield, US
Mohammed T. Islam · Ellicott City, US
Omid Athari · Cockeysville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 3, 2010
Grant date	Jan 21, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65H2701/1916
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A system, apparatus, and method for detecting overlapped items in a sequence of items moving along a conveying path based on rigidity and thickness contour measurements.

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