ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,436,063, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Vallum Software LLC (Peachtree Corners, Ga.).
"Bearing ball inspection system" was invented by Lance Edelman (Atlanta), Mahdi Bagheri (Duluth, Ga.) and Robert Alan Edelman (Farmington, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a bearing ball inspection system configured for automated non-destructive testing of spherical components. In an exemplary embodiment, a bearing ball is delivered to an inspection point by a rail guide and supported by a positioning wheel configured to rotate the bearing ball during imaging. Cameras capture images of different surface regions unde...