Pick-up tool with integrated light source
US9523570B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA43D2200/10
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Acquisition or pick-up tools that themselves aid in improving the ease with which images of an acquired substrate may be captured are provided. The pick-up tools may include a pick-up surface adapted to interface with a foreign substrate and a light source integrated with the pick-up tool such that light emitted from the light source passes through the pick-up surface to the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface to create a silhouette of the foreign substrate. A vision system may be adapted for capturing the silhouette of the foreign substrate when the foreign substrate is temporarily coupled with the pick-up surface. The substrate pick-up surface may be formed of one of a transparent, a semi-transparent, or a translucent material such that light may at least partially pass there through.
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