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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:
Aug. 19, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
James A Bowling, Midlothian, VA (US);
Assignee:
Philip Morris Incorporated, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3312 / ; 3314 / ; 3317 / ; 33DI / ;
Abstract
The positioning of a score line on a flat package blank can be determined relative to a datum edge by positioning the datum edge at the zero mark of a measurement scale and moving a carriage having a magnification reading unit to a position over the score line, the distance appearing from the position of a carriage reference surface on the measurement scale as well as on a caliper unit mounted on the carriage for exhibiting the measurement of distance the reference surface has passed beyond a major increment of measure on the scale.