Inspecting and sorting of glass containers
CA 1249978 A · Owner: Owens-Illinois, Inc. · Inventors: Lovalenti, Sam; Rogge, William H.
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BCF/RCC/gm 15555, INSPECTING AND SORTING OF GLASS CONTAINERS Abstract of the Disclosure, A method and apparatus for inspecting and sorting transparent containers such as glass containers having defects in the container sidewalls, and for distinguishing between commercially acceptable and unacceptable defects on the basis of defect type and size. A light source is positioned to direct diffused illumination through the sidewall of a container under inspection as the container is rotated about its central axis with the intensity of the illumination varying across the light source transversely of such axis as a predetermined function of transverse position. In specific disclosed embodiments of …
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- Granted February 14, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 14, 2006.
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