Inspection device
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Abstract
An inspection device is provided that is capable of counting the number of contained objects of a product in which objects each having a predetermined shape are contained in a package in an overlapping manner. An inspection device 1 includes a total-number calculator 11b that estimates a total mass of a plurality of objects based on grayscale information on a transmission image and calculates the total number of objects by dividing the total mass estimated by a mass of one object.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
- ISHIDA CO., LTD.
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- 2014 Application Filing Year
- G01N Class
- 10055 Applications Filed
- 7887 Patents Issued To-Date
- 78.44 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Kabumoto, Takashi | Ritto, JP | 12 | 88 |
# of filed Patents : 12 Total Citations : 88 | |||
Sugimoto, Kazuyuki | Ritto, JP | 20 | 82 |
# of filed Patents : 20 Total Citations : 82 | |||
Yamada, Yuzuru | Ritto, JP | 3 | 4 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 4 |
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