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System and method for inspecting components of hygienic articles

US8922641B2 · kind B2 · utility

19Cited by

59References

16Claims

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Assignee

The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

Jeremy Georges Bertin · Rübhausen, DE
Rajesh Kumar Singh · Cincinnati, US
Markus Hoffmann · Bad Liebenzell, DE
Randolph William Lumsden · Belleville, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 29, 2011
Grant date	Dec 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 9, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30144
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

System and method to inspect hygienic articles. Defects are detected using a vision system by comparing an inspection image of a component to a reference image of a defect-free component. Detection of a defect can then be used to reject components and perform other functions.

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