METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING THE APPEARANCE OF SUBSTANTIALLY CIRCULAR OBJECTS
Patent №
US 5,588,068
Granted
1996-12-24
Filed 1994
Owner
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED
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Lab
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AI components
1
vision
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
08315643
Substantially circular objects such as the ends of the filters of filter tipped cigarettes are inspected for acceptable appearance utilizing a blob analysis which includes imaging a peripheral region so as to provide resolution along the edge of the circular object.
AI classification
Vision1.00
Machine learning0.00
AI hardware0.00
Natural language0.00
Speech0.00
Evolutionary computation0.00
Knowledge representation0.00
Planning0.00
Ownership
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED
assignment · 72870418
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS INC.
assignment · 72870418
Assignors
LONGEST, H. CARY, LYNCH, JAMES L.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.
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