Defining and checking conformance of an object shape to shape requirements
CA 2531895 C · Owner: John Bean Technologies Corporation · Inventors: Blaine, George
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A system and method are provided for automatically defining acceptable shape requirements for an object. A reference shape is a shape that the object should be in and the acceptable shape requirements define an acceptable shape of the object that may deviate from the reference shape and yet is acceptable to a user. The system includes two elements: a processor and a scanner coupled to the processor for scanning objects and sending scanned information of the objects to the processor. The processor is configured to perform three steps: (i) receiving scanned information of two or more acceptable shapes from the scanner; (ii) combining the scanned information of the two or more acceptable …
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- Filed December 30, 2005 and granted August 13, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 30, 2025.
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