Adhesive detection system for mailpiece creation system
US8816295B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/8427
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for detecting adhesive used to produce an envelope in a mailpiece creation system. The system includes a source of ElectroMagnetic (EM) energy in at least the short UV range to illuminate a surface of the substrate material anticipated to have an adhesive deposited thereon in select regions, an EM energy detection device operative to detect energy reflected from the surface of the substrate material in the visible light range and produce a response indicative of the optical absorbance of EM energy in the short UV range; and a processor operative to analyze the response of the EM energy detection device to determine whether light energy in the visible range is below a threshold level to indicate the presence of adhesive deposited on the substrate material.
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