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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:
Dec. 06, 1983
Filed:
Jan. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Juergen F Schmelzer, Bolton, CA;
Assignee:
Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Limited, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
328-4 ; 307308 ; 307352 ; 328151 ; 361178 ;
Abstract
There is provided a method and apparatus for measuring the moisture content of materials, e.g., tobacco. In cases where the material flow is intermittent, the maximum moisture content of the last sample is indicated and held either for a predetermined time or until the moisture content of the next sample is determined.