ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,211, issued on May 27, was assigned to Event Capture Systems Inc. (Mint Hill, N.C.).

"Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring a web of material translating along a travel path" was invented by Brian James Mock (Mint Hill, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for identifying defects in a web of material translating along a travel path is provided. The method includes receiving a first image from a first camera; receiving a second image from a second camera; identifying a candidate as a possible defect within the first image; determining a first x-y position of the candidate relative to the first image; identifying the can...