Patent ID: 8869844
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: B65D,F16K,F17D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: means for providing a plurality of one-way degassing valves to be installed on corresponding containers; means for placing a viscous liquid in each of the plurality of one-way degassing valves to provide a corresponding plurality of installable one-way degassing valves; means for capturing an image of at least a portion of at least some of the plurality of installable one-way degassing valves; and control means for automatically and non-destructively determining for the at least some of the plurality of installable one-way degassing valves, prior to installation on the corresponding containers, by using the image, whether the viscous liquid has been properly placed; wherein the control means is further configured and arranged to automatically and non-destructively determine for the at least some of the plurality of installable one-way degassing valves, prior to installation on the corresponding containers, by comparing the image captured by the means for capturing an image to stored comparative image data representing both acceptable and unacceptable placement of the viscous liquid within the one-way degassing valve, whether the viscous liquid has been properly placed.