John P Seifert

US Patent:

20140311256, Oct 23, 2014

Filed:

Apr 22, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/259051

Inventors:

Don W. Cochran - Gates Mills OH, US
Thomas P. O'Brien - Chagrin Falls OH, US
Thomas Henry Palombo - Cuyahoga Falls OH, US
John A. Seifert - Lakewood OH, US

Assignee:

PRESSCO TECHNOLOGY INC. - Cleveland OH

International Classification:

G01L 3/00

US Classification:

7386208

Abstract:

A technique to assess or analyze cap removal or opening torque or rotational position is provided. In at least one form, a high speed, on-line machine vision system measures or determines the rotational position of a cap on a bottle, measures or determines the rotational position of the finish or neck of the same bottle, and then optionally uses such positional information to predict the opening or removal torque that will be required for a consumer to remove the bottle cap from the bottle.