Automated pelletized sample vision inspection apparatus and methods
US9135515B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30072
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for visually inspecting pelletized samples. The method generates an inspection image of the bottom of a sample tube holder. The sample tube holder has a number of sample tube locations, and each sample tube location is configured to receive a sample tube in it. The inspection image is evaluated to determine whether a tube image exists for each sample tube location, and each sample tube image is evaluated to determine whether a pellet is located in each sample tube.
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