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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. 01, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert J Matzoll, Jr, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Deborah C Pawlaczyk, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364552 ; 356448 ; 356 73 ; 364526 ;
Abstract
A system for characterizing and monitoring a coated surface includes a sensor head which measures a plurality of characteristics of the surface and a signal processor which compares the measured characteristics with stored data so as to assess the quality of the coated surface. The system provides an alarm or other indication if the surface is not up to acceptable standards. The system has great utility in the inspection of painted surfaces particularly in a high volume mass production process such as the fabrication of automobiles.