Patent ID: 9677225
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B65H,D21F,D21G,D21H,G01L

Claim:
1. A system associated with a sensing roll for collecting roll data comprising: a plurality of sensors located at axially spaced-apart locations of the sensing roll, wherein each sensor enters a region of a first nip between the sensing roll and a rotating component during each rotation of the sensing roll; an application station, comprising a rotatable applicator rod forming a second nip with one of the sensing roll and the rotating component; each sensor generates a respective sensor signal upon entering a region of the first nip; structure for generating a periodically occurring starting reference associated with each rotation of the applicator rod; and a processor to receive the periodically occurring starting reference and the respective sensor signal generated by each sensor as it moves through the first nip and, after receiving the respective sensor signal, the processor operates to: