Apparatus and method for characterizing fiber crimps

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PATENT NO 6043840
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08635289

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Apparatus and method are described for measuring and controlling the crimp characteristics of a moving crimped tow. A light source illuminates a section of the moving crimped tow and at least one camera acquires a video image of the tow. The acquired image is digitized and a processor decomposes the interlaced image into two non-interlaced field images. Crimp characteristics are derived based on the decomposed images.

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SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP INC616 EAST WALNUT AVENUE DALTON GA 30721

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Leoncavallo, Jr Nicholas Irmo, SC 3 9
Tam, Thomas Yiu-Tai Richmond, VA 35 311
Wu, Yejia Midlothian, VA 3 9

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