Patent ID: 11874233
Assignee: AMGEN INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 10:
11. An imaging system comprising:
a first illumination source configured to illuminate a container with a laser sheet of a first color;
a first imager configured to (i) filter out colors other than the first color and (ii) capture one or more images of the container;
a second illumination source configured to illuminate the container with light of a second color different than the first color, wherein the light of the second color illuminates at least a majority of an entire volume of the container;
a second imager configured to (i) filter out colors other than the second color and (ii) capture one or more additional images of the container; and
one or more processors configured to analyze (i) the one or more additional images to identify particles on or within the container and (ii) the one or more images to detect determine which of the particles on or within the container are external to the container.