Methods and apparatus for inspecting the appearance of substantially circular objects

Substantially circular objects such as the ends of the filters of filter tipped cigarettes are inspected for acceptable appearance utilizing a blob analysis which includes imaging a peripheral region so as to provide resolution along the edge of the circular object.

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Main Authors LYNCH JAMES L, LONGEST H. CARY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Slovenian
Published 30.06.2002
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
CIGARETTES
CIGARS
COMPUTING
COUNTING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MACHINES FOR MAKING CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
MEASURING
MEASURING ANGLES
MEASURING AREAS
MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEARDIMENSIONS
MOUTHPIECES FOR CIGARS OR CIGARETTES
PHYSICS
SMOKERS' REQUISITES
TESTING
TOBACCO
TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS
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Summary:Substantially circular objects such as the ends of the filters of filter tipped cigarettes are inspected for acceptable appearance utilizing a blob analysis which includes imaging a peripheral region so as to provide resolution along the edge of the circular object.
Bibliography:Application Number: SI19950030566T