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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:
May. 08, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert J Tolmie, Jr, Brookfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
250561 ; 356376 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for mapping the profile of an envelope flap using an array of sensors of the optical reflective type in which certain optical emitters and certain optical detectors are activated in a sequence to accurately detect and record multiple edge points on a moving flap.