US3240334A
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Empty-bottle inspection system utilizing a photomultiplier tube
Assignee: Barry Wehmiller Co Inc
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Filing: 1962-03-19
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Granted: 1966-03-15
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Expires: 1982-03-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James H Wyman
- 👤 Robert G Husome
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 15:57
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/84; G01N21/88; G01N21/90; G01N21/9018; G01N33/00; G01N33/0078; G01N33/0081
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING EMPTY BOTTLES FOR CLEANLINESS COMPRISING A PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE, A SCANNING DISC HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES THEREIN DISPOSED FOR EFFECTUATING THE SUCCESSIVE SCAN OF THE IMAGE OF A BOTTLE, LENS MEANS FOR FOCUSSING THE IMAGE OF A BOTTLE ON THE REGION ENCOMPASSED BY SAID SCANNING APERTURES, A MASK HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN SUFFICIENTLY LARGE TO ENCOMPASS SIMULTANEOUSLY TWO SUCCESSIVE SCANNING APERTURES AND THE SPACE THEREBETWEEN, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID MASK AND SAID SCANNING DISC RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER TO EFFECTUATE SUCCESSIVE SCANNING OF SAID BOTTLE IMAGE BY THE APERTURE OF SAID MASK, REJECT MECHANISM DRIVEN BY THE OUTPUT OF SAID PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE.
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