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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:
Sep. 15, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A Dorman, Troy, NY (US);
Robert E Johnson, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Assignee:
Mechanical Technology Incorporated, Latham, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K / ; G06M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
377-6 ; 377112 ; 377 30 ;
Abstract
A device for counting objects in a stacked relationship which includes a bifurcated optical cable, a light source for directing light through the bundle at the stack and a sensor for generating a signal proportional to the light reflected by the stack. The signal is digitized and fed to a digital counter. Various displays connected to the counter indicate the count results.