Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LEAKAGE FROM A COMPOSITION-CONTAINING POUCH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/130348
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for detecting leakage from a composition-containing pouch during the high-speed manufacturing process. The apparatus comprises: a platen comprising a pouch cavity and a plurality of platen edges adjacent to the cavity; an image capturing unit; an image processing unit; and ultraviolet-light emitting source. The composition itself comprises a fluorescent whitening compound. The ultra-violet emitting light source is arranged to illuminate the cavity and plurality of platen edges. The image capturing unit is arranged to capture an image of the illuminated cavity and plurality of platen edges. The image capturing unit is communicably attached to the image processing unit.
Inventors:
KHALAF SUZANNE (BE)
MESKENS STEFAN (BE)
JOHNSON KERRY BRIAN (US)
BYRD LEON JR (US)
MESKENS STEFAN (BE)
JOHNSON KERRY BRIAN (US)
BYRD LEON JR (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2013/027315
Publication Date:
January 16, 2014
Filing Date:
February 22, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
PROCTER & GAMBLE (US)
International Classes:
G01M3/22; C11D3/42; G01M3/38; G01N21/00; G01N21/95; G06K9/62; H04N5/30
Foreign References:
| US20050050451A1 | 2005-03-03 | |||
| CN1910433A | 2007-02-07 | |||
| US20070296963A1 | 2007-12-27 | |||
| JP2004028604A | 2004-01-29 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
GUFFEY, Timothy, B. et al. (Global Patent Services299 East 6th Street,Sycamore Building, 4th Floo, Cincinnati OH, US)
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