US 12,423,537 B2
Marked consumable reading
Johan Lindberg, Gothenburg (SE); and Jan Zachrisson, Nödinge (SE)
Assigned to ESAB AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by ESAB AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/600,105.
Application 18/600,105 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IB2022/058474, filed on Sep. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/242,808, filed on Sep. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0211708 A1, Jun. 27, 2024
Int. Cl. G06K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 7/1413 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reader for detecting marks on a consumable wire comprising:
a reader housing defining a wire channel;
a first sensor disposed toward a first side of the wire channel; and
a second sensor disposed toward a second side of the wire channel, opposite the first side,
wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are configured to detect marks on a wire when light is incident on the wire.