Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
348128000 | Of surface (e.g., texture or smoothness, etc.) | 48 |
20100182422 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEST MATERIAL - The invention relates to apparatus monitoring test media used in or applicable to magnetic testing, said apparatus comprising a test element fitted with an artificial defect and a test medium feed and a test return as well as a magnetic field generator, further a magnetic field adjustment unit to adjust the magnetic field strength acting on the test element and/or the artificial defect, being adjustable at different magnetic field intensities to check the test medium, and to a corresponding method. | 07-22-2010 |
20100188501 | APPEARANCE INSPECTION DEVICE - An appearance inspection device for inspecting the appearance of test objects, comprising: a first and second conveying means | 07-29-2010 |
20100225757 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING IRREGULAR OBJECTS WITH A SINGLE CAMERA - An optical system for measuring an irregularly shaped object includes a dimensioning station having a base, a first wall extending from the base, and a second wall extending from the base. A collimated light is passed from each of first and second collimated light sources arranged generally parallel to the base, illuminating the first and second walls and defining first and second shadows, respectively. A camera is arranged to obtain image data representing each of the first and second shadows. The system is configured to collect the image data for determining at least one dimension of an object from each of the first and second shadows. Each of the first and second collimated light sources may be a light with a collimating lens arranged between the light and the respective wall. The light source may be an LED and the collimating lens may be a collimating Fresnel lens. | 09-09-2010 |
20100231708 | Method of, and Apparatus for, Measuring the Quality of a Surface of a Substrate - A method of measuring the quality of a surface of a substrate is described. The method includes the steps of obtaining a digital image of a portion of a surface of the substrate using an image obtaining apparatus; and measuring one or more physical characteristics of the obtained digital image so as to provide an indication of the quality of the surface of the substrate. | 09-16-2010 |
20100245562 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING SHAPE OF SHEET ROLL - Disclosed a method and device for detecting a shape of a sheet roll. The method for detecting a shape of a sheet roll comprises positioning a camera on a cylindrical side surface of the sheet roll; photographing a cylindrical side surface while rotating the camera along the cylindrical side surface of a sheet roll; and determining whether there is a defect in a shape of a winding roll by analyzing a pattern of an image acquired by photographing. | 09-30-2010 |
20100309309 | METHOD FOR PRECISELY DETECTING CRACK WIDTH - A method for precisely detecting a width of a crack on a surface of an object is provided. The method includes positioning a crack width observation apparatus on the object, turning on a first light source at a first side of the crack, and photographing the surface with the first light source on to generate a first photograph to determine a boundary of the crack at the side distanced closest to the light source. A second light source at a second side of the crack is turned on to irradiate the surface of the object, and the surface is photographed with the second light source on to generate a second photograph to determine a boundary of the crack at the second side. The first photograph and the second photograph are processed to obtain a picture showing an actual boundary of the crack. | 12-09-2010 |
20110032349 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING SURFACE ALTERATIONS OVER TIME AND METHOD ASSOCIATED THEREWITH - A device for monitoring surface alterations over time, preferably skin alterations, has means for capturing images of the alterations and for storing same in a memory. The device includes a screen and a processor for processing and managing said images, and the aforementioned image-capture means includes at least two cameras with overlapping viewing angles. The processor is configured to process skin alteration images taken from different angles and to obtain therefrom an image of said skin alteration that corresponds to a pre-determined viewing angle, lighting type and level and distance. | 02-10-2011 |
20110102577 | OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SURFACES OF COMPONENTS - The invention relates to an optical detection device for the detection of at least one surface ( | 05-05-2011 |
20110221887 | BORE INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSPECTION THEREWITH - An imaging system for inspecting an inner surface bounding a component bore is provided along with a method of inspection therewith. The system includes a laser light source configured to emit a laser beam. Further, a camera is configured to image a reflection of the laser beam from the inner surface. At least a first minor is disposed within the bore. The laser light source is configured to emit the laser beam directly from the laser light source in substantially parallel relation to the central axis incident on the first mirror and the camera is configured to view a reflection of the laser beam from the inner surface. | 09-15-2011 |
20110254946 | Surface inspection device - A surface inspection device ( | 10-20-2011 |
20110267453 | SURFACE INSPECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A surface is inspected by irradiating a light in a specific waveband onto a surface coated film which is formed on a surface of a workpiece and absorbs said specific waveband, picking up an image of a reflected light of the light irradiated onto the workpiece by an image pickup portion having a sensitivity to a light in said specific waveband, and inspecting a condition of the surface coated film based on the picked-up image. | 11-03-2011 |
20120062728 | SURFACE INSPECTING DEVICE - The presence or absence of a deep machining work trace is detected, and the position and size of the machining work trace are allowed to be estimated, whereby an inspection time can be shortened. | 03-15-2012 |
20120081540 | AUTOMATED VISUAL INSPECTION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for inspecting an object. In response to a presence of the object in an inspection area, a volume containing the object is identified. The volume has a plurality of portions. A number of sensor systems is assigned to the plurality of portions of the volume. Each sensor system in the number of sensors systems is assigned to a number of portions in the plurality of portions of the volume based on whether each sensor system is able to generate data with a desired level of quality about a surface of the object in a particular portion in the plurality of portions. Data about the surface of the object is generated using the number of sensor systems assigned to the plurality of portions of the volume. A determination is made as to whether a number of inconsistencies is present on the surface of the object using data. | 04-05-2012 |
20120081541 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSPECTING SURFACE - A surface inspecting device is provided in the present application. The surface inspecting device includes a pair of light modules respectively providing flashes to a surface from two different angles in sequence; an image sensing module acquiring an image of the surface upon a respective one of the flashes; and a computing module electrically connected with the image sensing module and processing the image by an image subtraction algorithm. | 04-05-2012 |
20120086800 | Surface Inspection System with Advanced Illumination - Disclosed are apparatuses, methods, and lithographic systems for surface (e.g., mask) inspection. A surface inspection system can include a plurality of illumination sources, an optical system, and an image sensor. The plurality of illumination sources can be a standalone illumination system or integrated into the lithographic system, where the plurality of illumination sources can be configured to illuminate radiation onto a target portion of a surface. The optical system can be configured to receive at least a portion of reflected radiation from the target portion of the surface. Further, the image sensor can be configured to detect an aerial image corresponding to the portion of the reflected radiation. The surface inspection system can also include an analysis device configured to analyze the aerial image for defects. | 04-12-2012 |
20120092488 | PRECISION SOLDER RESIST REGISTRATION INSPECTION METHOD - A method is disclosed for operating a machine vision inspection system to determine a fluorescent imaging height for acquiring a fluorescent image for repeatably determining the location of a feature within the fluorescent material. The height of an exposed workpiece portion exposed outside of the fluorescent material is determined (e.g., using a height sensor or autofocus operations). The determined height is repeatable. The exposed portion has a characteristic height relative to the fluorescent material and/or features located therein. The fluorescent imaging height, which may be inside the fluorescent material, is determined relative to the determined height of the exposed portion. The fluorescent imaging height is determined such that it enhances the detection of the desired feature located within the fluorescent material in the resulting fluorescent image. For a variety of workpieces, the method provides automatic acquisition of appropriately focused fluorescent image more reliably than previously known methods. | 04-19-2012 |
20120182416 | IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - An image projection system outputs an image from a lens and projects it onto a projection plane, and if resolution of the image projected onto the projection plane in each region is not uniform among respective regions, will correct resolutions of the respective regions of the image based on an inverse characteristic of the lens optical characteristic and will project the image onto the projection plane. Moreover, when the resolution of one region of the image falls lower than the resolutions of other regions by projecting the image onto the projection plane so that a shape of the image may not be distorted, the system projects an image whose resolution is deteriorated so that the resolutions of the other regions become substantially the same as the resolution of the one region. | 07-19-2012 |
20130002856 | SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD AND SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FOR TIRES - A shape measurement method for a tire includes: detecting an outer surface shape data and an inner surface shape of the tire from image data of the outer surface and the inner surface; subjecting irregularities along the tire circumferential direction around the tire in the outer surface shape data and in the inner surface shape data to Fourier transformation to take out primary waveform components respectively; adjusting the tire circumferential positions of both of the waveform components to adjust the tire circumferential positions thereof; adjusting the tire radial direction cross section positions of the outer surface shape data and the inner surface shape data from information about the placement angles and the positions of the first camera and the second camera; and synthesizing the outer surface shape data and the inner surface shape data based on the adjusted tire circumferential positions and the tire radial direction cross section positions. | 01-03-2013 |
20130044209 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE SURFACE DEFECT OF THE GLASS SUBSTRATE - The apparatus for detecting surface defects of a glass substrate, having a dark field optical system, includes: a first photographing device for photographing first image; a second photographing for photographing second image; a dark field illumination system disposed below the glass substrate for serving as a dark field illumination; and a detection signal processor operating coordinates of a defect position on the first image and the second image, wherein the first photographing device and the second photographing device form photographing areas in the shape of lines which are not parallel to at least the transferring direction of the glass substrate, form photographing areas for a top surface of the glass substrate to be overlapped by each other and form photographing areas for a bottom surface of the glass substrate differently from each other. | 02-21-2013 |
20130128029 | Holding Device for Visually Inspecting a Tire - A for inspecting the internal surface located between a first and a second bead of a tire (P), comprising means for acquiring the image of the internal surface ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130135459 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING SURFACE COMPLIANCE FOR A GLASS SURFACE - A method for determining surface quality for a glass surface is provided. The method includes depositing a pattern of drops over the glass surface using a drop dispensing apparatus. Adjacent drops have a predetermined deposit size and a predetermined deposit spacing. Drop information for the pattern of drops is generated using a vision apparatus. An out-of-parameter condition is detected by analyzing the drop information and an indication of the out-of-parameter condition is provided. | 05-30-2013 |
20130169794 | ROAD SURFACE INSPECTION DEVICE, ROAD SURFACE INSPECTION METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A road surface inspection device detects an abnormal region on a road surface from the road surface on a road image captured by a camera. The road surface inspection device determines whether the detected abnormal region overlaps a trace on the road image, along which the wheels of a patrol car are expected to pass on the road surface. When the abnormal region overlaps the trace of wheels, the road surface inspection device determines whether an acceleration at the measurement time corresponding to the captured time of the road image among the accelerations measured during driving on the road surface by a G-sensor is outside a predetermined range. | 07-04-2013 |
20130176424 | COMPLETE REMOTE SENSING BRIDGE INVESTIGATION SYSTEM - Selectively mobile system and method detect and locate information to determine repair or replacement needs for bridge and roadway infrastructure by detection of subsurface defects. Multiple sensors collect data to be fused include 1) Visual capture device or devices ( | 07-11-2013 |
20140015960 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Bubbles and/or Creases on Labeled Containers - A method and an apparatus for detecting bubbles and/or creases on labeled containers. Bubbles/creases can be detected without comparison with a previously stored reference recording by virtue of the fact that a label to be examined is illuminated with a first flash of light, for example using the surface radiator, and is recorded in a first camera image, that the label is also illuminated with at least one second flash of light, for example using the directional radiator, with a changed directional characteristic and is recorded in a second camera image, and that a brightness difference between the first and second camera images is calculated. | 01-16-2014 |
20140015961 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING DEFECT OF WORK - A defect detecting apparatus detects a defect that is present on the outer circumferential surface of work having the outer circumferential surface thereof formed as a bent surface. The defect detecting apparatus is provided with: a jig which supports the work, and holds the work in a state wherein the work is rotated by a predetermined angle; an image pickup device, which picks up an image of the outer circumferential surface of the work held by the jig, the work being in the state wherein the work is rotated by the predetermined angle; and a controller, which processes an image obtained by means of the image pickup device, and determines a defect. The controller stores information relating to the shape of the outer circumferential surface of the work, and information relating to the positional relationship, at each rotation angle, between the image pickup device and a work area having the image thereof picked up by the image pickup device, and the control apparatus uses the information at the time of determining the defect. | 01-16-2014 |
20140085458 | ANGULAR VISUAL RESPONSE OF COSMETIC SURFACES - A system for determining the angular visual response of a cosmetic surface includes a sample support member configured to support a sample of material, a light detector arranged to travel along a first arcuate path about the sample of material, a light emitter arranged to travel along a second arcuate path about the sample of material, and an imaging device arranged to travel along a third arcuate path about the sample of material. | 03-27-2014 |
20140168420 | Method and System for Inspecting a Surface Area for Material Defects - A camera assembly arranged on an unmanned and autonomously navigating aerial vehicle is employed to inspect a surface area of for material defects. The vehicle is automatically flown to the surface area from a launch site, wherein it can fly around obstacles using automatic obstacle detection and avoidance methods. A relative position of the aerial vehicle with respect to the surface area with the aid of a position sensor is continuously measured and a sequence of images of the surface area is recorded. Between the individual images, the aerial vehicle is moved along a flight path overlapping image details of the surface area. The images of the sequence are composed into an overall image of the surface area to allow for the surface area to be inspected for defects and the location of defects to be ascertained on the basis of the overall image. | 06-19-2014 |
20140184786 | Systems and Methods for Stand-Off Inspection of Aircraft Structures - A system for stand-off inspection comprising local positioning system hardware and a nondestructive evaluation instrument supported by a pan-tilt mechanism. The system further comprises a computer system that is programmed to perform the following operations: (a) directing the local positioning system hardware toward an area of a surface on a target object by control of the pan-tilt mechanism; (b) activating the local positioning system hardware to acquire an image; (c) processing the image to determine whether an anomaly is present in the area; (d) if an anomaly is present, determining coordinates of a position of the anomaly in a coordinate system of the target object; and (e) directing the nondestructive evaluation instrument toward a position corresponding to the coordinates. Optionally, the computer system is further programmed to measure one or more characteristics of the anomaly. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184787 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING SURFACE DEFECTS - A device is used for determining whether or not a product has any surface defects. The device includes a platform, a mirror, an image capturing unit, and a processing unit. The mirror and the image capturing unit are respectively adjacent to a first side and second side of the platform. The mirror forms an image of a product on the platform. The image capturing unit simultaneously captures both an image of the actual product placed on the platform and an image of the image of the product in the mirror. The captured images of the product are analyzed and matched against similar views of a blemish-free model product, any discrepancies leading to a determination that the product has any surface defects. | 07-03-2014 |
20140204203 | Reflectometer, spectrophotometer, ellipsometer or polarimeter system including sample imaging system that simultaneously meets scheimpflug condition and overcomes keystone error - An imaging system, and method of its use, for viewing a sample surface at an inclined angle, preferably in functional combination with a sample investigating reflectometer, spectrophotometer, ellipsometer or polarimeter system; wherein the imaging system provides that a sample surface and multi-element imaging detector surface are oriented with respect to one another to meet the Scheimpflug condition, and wherein a telecentric lens system is simultaneously positioned between the sample surface and the input surface of the multi-element imaging detector such that an image of the sample surface produced by said multi-element imaging detector is both substantially in focus over the extent thereof, and such that substantially no keystone error is demonstrated in said image. | 07-24-2014 |
20140210997 | System and Method for Automated Crack Inspection and Repair - A system for automated inspection of a surface; the system may include a self-propelled, steerable carriage capable of traversing the surface, the carriage having a camera positioned to view an object on the surface, and at least of one of a sensor capable of detecting a defect in the surface, a tool for treating the defect, and a sensor for inspecting a repair of the defect; and a computer controller connected to receive image data from the camera, communicate with and selectively actuate the at least of one of a sensor capable of detecting a defect in the surface, a tool for treating the defect, and a sensor for inspecting a repair of the defect, and control the carriage to move on the surface along one or more of a pre-set path and a path to one or more pre-set locations. | 07-31-2014 |
20140232852 | OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING TIRES - A method for tire inspection which includes taking at least one image of at least one first area of a tread of a tire that is to be inspected; determining the profile depth of a second area of the tread of the tire, the second area being included in the first area; and displaying the profile depth of the at least one image of the at least one first area and the position of the second area in the first area. The method may additionally include automatically analyzing the images taken of the tread, so as to arrive at statements on the condition of the tread. | 08-21-2014 |
20140267693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GROUND BASED INSPECTION OF WIND TURBINE BLADES - A ground based wind turbine blade inspection system and method consists of a thermal imaging camera configured to detect propagating defects by acquiring thermal imaging data from a wind turbine blade when it is substantially at thermal equilibrium with respect to surrounding air and analyzing the thermal imaging data with a processor to identify thermal effects associated with latent defects caused by internal friction due to cyclic gravitational stresses and wind loads during normal turbine operation. The system permits latent defects to be identified using a ground-based in situ inspection before they become visually apparent, which allows repairs to be made economically while the blade is in place. | 09-18-2014 |
20140320638 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SURFACE FLAW OF SAMPLE - A method for detecting surface flaws of a sample under test requires a detection device with a motorized horizontal rotating platform. The rotating platform is set to an initial position, and a camera unit of the detection device captures images of the sample. The method adjusts a position of an optical filter of the detection device according to the captured image until intensities of the light source projected on different positions of the sample are uniform. The horizontal rotation platform is further rotated to obtain images of the testing sample at different angles from the camera unit. The method converts colors of specified pixels of the obtained image into a specified color, to obtain processed images. Surface flaws of the processed images are detected, and a result is outputted to a display device. | 10-30-2014 |
20140347471 | DETECTION OF SPURIOUS INFORMATION OR DEFECTS ON PLAYING CARD BACKS - Methods and systems detect markings or flaws on the backs of playing cards. The method includes: providing ambient radiation at a gaming table and reflecting some of that radiation off a back surface of a playing card; capturing reflected radiation with a radiation sensor; the radiation sensor transmitting signals based on the reflected radiation captured by the radiation sensor; the transmitted signals providing data that contains image data of the back of the playing card; and displaying an image of the back of the playing card based on the image data. The transmitted signals provide image data of the back of the playing card and are also received by a processor that evaluates or compares that data. The system may be an installed casino system (with eye-in-the-sky technology), a portable box, or a component within a shuffling device or dealer shoe. | 11-27-2014 |
20140354800 | DETECTION SYSTEM AND DETECTION METHOD - A detection method and a detection system for detecting surface abnormalities of a first lens and a second lens of an optical-electrical lens unit are provided. The first lens and the second lens are respectively protruded from two adjacent surfaces of the optical-electrical lens unit. The detection system includes a first detecting element configured to capture the image of the first lens, a second detecting element configured to capture the image of the second lens, a processing device configured to calculate whether the second lens is not oriented toward the second detecting element, and send moving instructions to a control device to control the optical-electrical lens unit to move to a predetermined position, and detect the surface abnormalities of the optical-electrical lens unit based on the captured images. | 12-04-2014 |
20150009320 | VISUALLY INSPECTING OPTICAL FIBERS - A visual inspection system ( | 01-08-2015 |
20150035971 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TREAD DEPTH OF A VEHICLE PNEUMATIC TIRE - A method for determining the profile depth of a tread of a pneumatic vehicle tire wherein the tread has a wear indicator. The wear indicator has an incision extending in the radial direction of the tire. The incision has a length visible on the tread and the length becomes shorter as wear increases. The wear indicator has two reference marks at a distance from each other. The distance is configured to remain constant and visible throughout the tread wear. A photo of the incision and the reference marks is generated via an application program of a mobile phone having a camera and an image screen. A current profile depth is calculated from the distance of the reference marks and the length of the incision via the application program. The current profile depth and/or a remaining profile depth are displayed until a minimal profile depth is reached on the screen. | 02-05-2015 |
20150116481 | MAPPING DAMAGED REGIONS ON OBJECTS - Systems and methods for mapping a damaged region on an object. An exemplary system captures an image of the damaged region with a camera, selects target points around a boundary of the damaged region on the image, and determines 2D image coordinates for the target points on the image. The system further determines angles for aiming a laser ranging device at each of the target points based on the image coordinates, and measures a distance to each of the target points with the laser ranging device based on the aiming angles. The system then calculates 3D coordinates for each of the target points in the coordinate system of the object based on the distance measurement and the 2D image coordinates for each of the target points. | 04-30-2015 |
20150130926 | Method And Apparatus For Mapping And Analyzing Surface Gradients - An apparatus and method is disclosed for analyzing a surface. An image capturing device (ICD) and a light source may be supported on a frame-like structure fixedly relative to each other. The light source may direct substantially parallel light rays at the surface at an angle β relative to the surface, which are reflected off of the surface as reflected light rays as the light source and the ICD are moved relative to the surface. The ICD has a view axis disposed at an angle a relative to the surface, and operates to capture only light rays that are reflected along angle α, which form an image. The image provides an indication of a characteristic of the surface. | 05-14-2015 |
20150130927 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR THE INSPECTION OF SURFACES OF AN EXAMINED OBJECT - A method and a device for the inspection of surfaces of an examined object includes illuminating a the surface using an illumination unit and capturing an image of the surface using an area image sensor. The captured images are forwarded to an image analysis unit configured to ascertain surface anomalies as defect areas and delimit, if required, the defect areas in a segmentation relative to one another or against the image background, to summarize defect areas belonging together in a regional analysis, to derive characteristic defects from defect areas or defect regions in a feature extraction or both. | 05-14-2015 |
20150138342 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE VISIBLE DAMAGE - A method of calculating an amount of visible damage on a component includes capturing an image of the component, identifying an area of visible damage, calculating a size of the area, and communicating the size of visible damage to a storage device. A system for evaluating coating loss is also disclosed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150330911 | REMOTE SCANNING AND DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A surface scanning method and apparatus attached to a highway vehicle, mobile equipment, or the like, that traverses existing roadways and bridges. The apparatus has at least one of a variously adaptable, complete, and ready to operate packaged kit including configured sensor suites with one or more of a visual scanning sensor; an infra-red scanning sensor; and an elevation measuring sensor. | 11-19-2015 |
20150363927 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ACQUISITION OF AN ANGULAR-DEPENDENT MATERIAL FEATURE - Systems, devices, and methods for detecting light obtain a first light-measurement objective, wherein a light-measurement objective defines one or more of an intensity of emitted light, a spectrum of emitted light, a spectrum of detected light, and a reflectance angle of detected light; obtain a second light-measurement objective; obtain an angular-dependence objective, wherein the angular-dependence objective defines a difference between a first light-reflection angle and a second light-reflection angle; select first settings values for one or more first illumination-emission devices and one or more first illumination-detection devices based on the first light-measurement objective; select second settings values for one or more second illumination-emission devices and one or more second illumination-detection devices based on the second light-measurement objective; and select a speed of an object conveyor based on the angular-dependence objective. | 12-17-2015 |
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20160044218 | HIGH-RESOLUTION SURFACE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure provides systems, devices, and methods for capturing and measuring surface topography. This disclosure provides a high resolution retrographic sensor comprising a volume of elastomer and a thin, opaque reflective membrane. The reflective membrane is arranged to conform to a specimen that contacts it. The disclosure provides a high resolution visualization system comprising the retrographic sensor and an illumination source. Also provided are high resolution measurement systems comprising the retrographic sensor, an illumination source, an imaging device, and a processing component. | 02-11-2016 |
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