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Method For The Machine-Based Determination Of The Functional State Of Support Rollers Of A Belt Conveyor System, Computer Program And Machine-Readable Data Carrier - EP4157762

The patent EP4157762 was granted to Flsmidth on Dec 25, 2024. The application was originally filed on May 21, 2021 under application number EP21729235A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4157762

FLSMIDTH
Application Number
EP21729235A
Filing Date
May 21, 2021
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Nov 22, 2024
Publication Date
Dec 25, 2024
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Patent Citations (8) New

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INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- YANG WENJUAN ET AL, "An inspection robot using infrared thermography for belt conveyor", 2016 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UBIQUITOUS ROBOTS AND AMBIENT INTELLIGENCE (URAI), doi:10.1109/URAI.2016.7734069, ISBN 978-1-5090-0821-6, (20160801), pages 1 - 6, URL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xuhui-Zhang-6/publication/309777040_An_inspection_robot_using_infrared_thermography_for_belt_conveyor/links/5c5fe9b092851c48a9c6602e/An-inspection-robot-using-infrared-thermography-for-belt-conveyor.pdf, XP055825788 [X] 1-4,6,7,9,10,12-17 * paragraph [0003] - paragraph [04.1]; figure 1 *
INTERNATIONAL-SEARCH-REPORT- CARVALHO REGIVALDO ET AL, "A UAV-Based Framework for Semi-Automated Thermographic Inspection of Belt Conveyors in the Mining Industry", SENSORS, vol. 20, no. 8, doi:10.3390/s20082243, (20200415), page 2243, URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7218908/pdf/sensors-20-02243.pdf, XP055825768 [X] 1-4,6,7,9,10,12-17 * paragraph [0004] - paragraph [0005] * [I] 5,8,11,18
OPPOSITION- Yang Wenjuan, Zhang Xuhui, Ma Hongwei, "An inspection robot using infrared thermography for belt conveyor", 2016 13th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence (URAI), IEEE, (20160801), doi:10.1109/URAI.2016.7734069, ISBN 978-1-5090-0821-6, pages 1 - 6, XP055825788
OPPOSITION- Carvalho Regivaldo, Nascimento Richardson, D’angelo Thiago, Delabrida Saul, G. C. Bianchi Andrea, Oliveira Ricardo A. R., Azpúrua Héctor, Uzeda Garcia Luis G., "A UAV-Based Framework for Semi-Automated Thermographic Inspection of Belt Conveyors in the Mining Industry", Sensors, (20200415), vol. 20, no. 8, doi:10.3390/s20082243, page 2243, XP055825768

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