Patent ID: 11920299
Assignee: IBS OF AMERICA
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC D  G | IPC D  G

Claim 0:
1. A formation detection system comprising:
a. one or more sensors, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is a camera and
b. one or more lights that illuminate a location of interest so that the one or more sensors can monitor the location of interest;
wherein one of the one or more sensors is located at a beginning of a press section of a paper machine, a dryer section, or both and at an end of the press section of a paper machine, a dryer section, or both, and
wherein the one or more lights illuminate a sheet of paper at the beginning of the press section, the dryer section, or both and at the end of the press section of a paper machine, a dryer section, or both so that the one or more sensors are capable of monitoring formation of the sheet of paper within the press section, the dryer section, or both.