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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl Richardson, Bedford, MA (US);
Hugh F Stoddart, Groton, MA (US);
Philip A Wiley, Boxboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Bedford Engineering Corp., Bedford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ; B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209586 ; 209592 ; 250272 ; 250273 ;
Abstract
A novel apparatus for and method of measuring product mass is described in which products are sequentially conveyed to an inspection station where the entire bulk of each product is substantially instantaneously irradiated with a beam of radiation. Scattered radiation from the product thus irradiated is detected to provide an electrical signal whose magnitude is representative of the mass of the product. The products can be sorted in accordance with their measured mass.