Cigarette inspection apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9299012
APP PUB NO 20130215259A1
SERIAL NO

13801146

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To analyze an inspection image obtained by taking an image of filter end faces of filter cigarettes horizontally arranged, from an axial direction, and thus inspect an excess cigarette feeding error, there are provided a first judging device that the number of cigarettes according to shape information of the filter end faces obtained from the inspection image, and a second judging device that obtains the centroid positions of the filter end faces from the inspection image, and detects that there is an excess feeding error when difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of the centroid-to-centroid distance of adjacent filter end faces is substantially equal to a previously-known diameter of the filter end face.

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  • JAPAN TOBACCO INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sato, Jun Tokyo, JP 623 8958

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