US 11,722,790 B2
Systems and methods for three-hundred sixty degree inspection of an object
Frank Alan Edwards, Uniontown, OH (US); Daniel Duane Hawk, Akron, OH (US); Robert Thomas Irwin, Hartville, OH (US); and A. Jack Papes, Coventry Township, OH (US)
Assigned to The Steelastic Company, LLC, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US)
Filed by The Steelastic Company, LLC, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/988,199.
Application 17/988,199 is a continuation of application No. 17/162,301, filed on Jan. 29, 2021, granted, now 11,533,441.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/970,904, filed on Feb. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0074907 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 23/90 (2023.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01); G01N 21/952 (2006.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/90 (2023.01) [G01N 21/8851 (2013.01); G01N 21/952 (2013.01); G01N 21/9515 (2013.01); H04N 23/695 (2023.01); G05B 2219/32197 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45063 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for inspecting an object, the system comprising:
at least one camera for inspecting a surface of the object;
a support structure upon which the object is placed during inspection by the at least one camera;
at least one roller arranged to selectively engage the object when the object is placed upon the support structure, wherein the at least one roller is adapted for circumferential rotation relative to the support structure,
wherein rotation of the at least one roller causes a corresponding circumferential rotation of the object relative to the at least one camera,
wherein the support structure comprises a table,
wherein the table comprises at least one opening, and
wherein the at least one roller is disposed through the opening in the table.