Patent ID: 7149635

Claim:
A method of in-process container seal inspection comprising the steps of: a. setting and displaying maximum and minimum acceptable sealing force limits for each data collection channel via a user interface, wherein the force limits are specified in absolute force units, thereby specifying the force limits used to define a property sealed container without a need for a known good sample; b. measuring a force applied to a container during a sealing process at multiple instances, each measurement acquired from a unique instance of said data collection channel; c. comparing the measured force at each said data collection channel to determine if it is within the limits specified, and generating a rejection signal each time said measured force is outside of said limits specified; d. enabling at least one said data channel; and e. updating and displaying via the user interface to indicate said measured force at each said data collection channel, and providing an indication if said measured force has been outside of said limits specified.