The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 17, 1987
Filed:
Oct. 16, 1985
Raymond K Selander, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Automatic material identification is achieved using infrared thermometry. A focused beam of high flux energy is passed through a dichroic beam-splitter to remove visible UV with the remaining infrared directed to the surface of the material to be identified. An infrared thermometer sensor is positioned to sense the magnitude of the energy received from the material surface with the magnitude of the energy being indicative of the type of material scattering such energy. Control apparatus are employed to provide control signals as a function of the type of material identified such that automatic process operations may be effected in accordance therewith.