公开(公告)号：US20190219979A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-18

申请号：US16337105

申请日：2017-09-27

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Steven P. Floeder ,  Kenneth G. Brittain ,  Joseph R. Nesbitt

IPC: G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G06F9/30

CPC classification number: G05B19/0423 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/4183 ,  G06F9/30029 ,  G06F9/30127 ,  G06F9/30134

Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to a device comprising a product status synchronization device. Examples of the product status synchronization device comprise a plurality of input ports and an encoder input, each of the input ports coupled to one of a plurality of registers and configured to receive a signal indicative of a status assigned to a product by one of a plurality of process stations, and to register the status assigned to the product into the one of the plurality of registers coupled to the input port, wherein one or more of the plurality of process stations are located at different distances from a predetermined location along a processing line and are configured to asynchronously process one or more products moving through the processing line.

公开(公告)号：US11585762B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-21

申请号：US16965647

申请日：2019-01-28

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Kenneth G. Brittain ,  Steven P. Floeder

IPC: G01N21/89 ,  G06T7/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/247

Abstract: System and methods used to inspect a moving web (112) include a plurality of image capturing devices (113) that image a portion of the web at an imaging area. The image data captured by each of the image capturing devices at the respective imaging areas is combined to form a virtual camera data array (105) that represents an alignment of the image data associated with each of the imaging areas to the corresponding physical positioning of the imaging areas relative to the web. The image output signals generated by each of the plurality of image capturing devices may be processed by a single image processor, or a number of image processors (114) that is less than the number of image capturing devices. The processor or processors are arranged to generate the image data forming the virtual camera array.

公开(公告)号：US11327454B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16337105

申请日：2017-09-27

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Steven P. Floeder ,  Kenneth G. Brittain ,  Joseph R. Nesbitt

IPC: G05B19/04 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/418 ,  G06F9/30

Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to a device comprising a product status synchronization device. Examples of the product status synchronization device comprise a plurality of input ports and an encoder input, each of the input ports coupled to one of a plurality of registers and configured to receive a signal indicative of a status assigned to a product by one of a plurality of process stations, and to register the status assigned to the product into the one of the plurality of registers coupled to the input port, wherein one or more of the plurality of process stations are located at different distances from a predetermined location along a processing line and are configured to asynchronously process one or more products moving through the processing line.

公开(公告)号：US20210041373A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16965647

申请日：2019-01-28

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： Kenneth G. Brittain ,  Steven P. Floeder

IPC: G01N21/89 ,  G06T7/00 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/247

Abstract: System and methods used to inspect a moving web (112) include a plurality of image capturing devices (113) that image a portion of the web at an imaging area. The image data captured by each of the image capturing devices at the respective imaging areas is combined to form a virtual camera data array (105) that represents an alignment of the image data associated with each of the imaging areas to the corresponding physical positioning of the imaging areas relative to the web. The image output signals generated by each of the plurality of image capturing devices may be processed by a single image processor, or a number of image processors (114) that is less than the number of image capturing devices. The processor or processors are arranged to generate the image data forming the virtual camera array.