Sheet-surface analyser and method of analysing a sheet-surface
CA 2537846 C · Owner: Reich, Michael · Inventors: Reich, Michael; Faltas, Rafik
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The present invention relates to a sheet-surface analyser (10) including illuminating means (32) for casting shadows on the sheet-surface; capturing means (36) for capturing an image of the shadows; analysing means (40) for analysing the captured image to thereby analyse the sheet surface; and curving means (22) for curving the sheet, wherein the illuminating means and the curving means are configured to enable the illuminating means to cast shadows on a curved part of said sheet-surface and the capturing means is configured to capture said shadow-image.
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- Filed September 16, 2004 and granted May 1, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 16, 2024.
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