| US 7,518,716 B2 | ||
| Granular product inspection device | ||
| Thomas M. Canty, Williamsville, N.Y. (US); Paul J. O'Brien, East Aurora, N.Y. (US); Christian P. Marks, Cheektowaga, N.Y. (US); and Richard E. Owen, Youngstown, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to J.M. Canty Inc., Buffalo, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 18, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/740,244. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/435528, filed on Dec. 20, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0184649 A1, Sep. 23, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 356—237.1 [382/141; 382/110; 209/576; 209/580] | 29 Claims |
| 1. An inspection device for inspecting a granular product, comprising:
a feed tray having a receiving region for receiving the granular product and an imaging region;
a vibration device confirmed to impart vibrations to the feed tray for moving granules of the granular product from the receiving
region to the imaging region;
a gate mechanism disposed upstream from the imaging area so as to control a flow of the granular product along the feed tray;
and
and an image capturing device configured to capture an image of a sample of the granular product in an image area of the imaging
region of the feed tray.
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