Inspection system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9101962
SERIAL NO

14293307

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An inspection system is configured for use with a conveyer apparatus including carrier bars. Each carrier bar conveys pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The inspection system includes at least one camera unit for sensing a predetermined characteristic of the pellet-shaped articles, a removal unit, and a controller. The removal unit, downstream from the at least one camera unit, removes selected pellet-shaped article(s) from the carrier bar(s) depending on whether the characteristic is sensed by the at least one camera unit. The controller is in communication with the at least one camera unit and the removal unit. The controller provides a signal to the removal unit in accordance with the sensed characteristic. The removal unit includes a rotatable ejection drum having extended vacuum nozzles along its length, equal to the number of articles conveyed in each carrier bar. Each vacuum nozzle selectively removes article(s) from the carrier bar(s) by suction.

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ACKLEY MACHINE CORPORATION1273 N CHURCH STREET MOORESTOWN NJ 08057

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ackley, E Michael Mannington, US 42 873
Ford, Mark Deptford, US 22 358

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