QIS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SYSTEM

conveyor systems; namely, an electromechanical apparatus for transporting and/or repositioning a workpiece

automated machine vision systems and components thereof; namely, automated process controller apparatus; mechanical transport and handling apparatus; computer programs for interfacing a computer system with automated process controller apparatus; computer programs for interfacing a computer system with mechanical transport and handling apparatus; optical scanning apparatus; computer programs for interfacing a computer system with optical scanning apparatus; computer programs for image processing; computer programs for pattern recognition; computer programs for optical character recognition; computer programs for automated process control; computer programs for workpiece transportation and handling; computer programs for analysis of image data to improve product quality; computer programs for generating management reports derived from product data acquired in the machine vision system; computer programs for acquiring and storing image data from a video camera; computer programs for statistical analysis of product data acquired in the machine vision system; and computer programs for ascertaining dimensions of a workpiece