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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:
Jun. 11, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter J Campo, Niskayuna, NY (US);
John L Schneiter, Latham, NY (US);
Walter V Dixon, Delanson, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364526 ; 356405 ;
Abstract
A device for measuring the color of a sample is provided comprising: a camera for transforming received light into electrical signals providing color information, the camera being positioned with respect to the sample to receive at least a portion of any light reflected by the sample; and a signal processor, coupled to the camera, for processing electrical signals produced by the camera to obtain the color information about the sample embedded in the signals.