US Patent Issued on Sept. 23 for "Inspecting machine for leather and inspection method applicable to said machine" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,372, issued on Sept. 23.

"Inspecting machine for leather and inspection method applicable to said machine" was invented by Roberto Mastrotto (Sovizzo, Italy) and Michele Zanin (Sovizzo, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inspecting machine for leathers includes a feeding unit for moving a leather along an advancement direction; a sensor unit for capturing images of the leather during movement and having contact image sensors arranged perpendicularly to the advancement direction of the leather; and a processing device for identifying geometrical features of the leather based on an analysis of sensor-provided images. The image se...