Patent ID: 6789735
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: G06K,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for coding and marking conveyor belts, the device comprising:(a) a conveyer belt made of plastic, rubber or a rubber-like material, said conveyor belt comprising a carrying side and a running side; (b) a coding and marking system completely embedded in an edge region of said carrying side or an edge region of said running side of said conveyor belt such that a profile and function of said conveyor belt is not impaired, said coding and marking system comprising: (i) a matrix made of plastic, rubber or a rubber-like material; and (ii) a plurality of detectable material particles fixedly embedded in said matrix, wherein said plurality of detectable material particles is completely enclosed within said matrix and each of said plurality of detectable material particles is disposed at a predetermined fixed location with respect to each other of said plurality of detectable material particles; and (c) a static scanner unit for contact-free reading and detecting of said plurality of detectable material particles when said conveyor belt is moved passed said static scanner unit.