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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:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A DeVries, Midland, MI (US);
Reed A Shick, Midland, MI (US);
G Thomas Wells, Midland, MI (US);
Joseph N Carr, Midland, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356318 ; 356359 ;
Abstract
A method for determining the configuration of a resin portion of an article comprising exposing the article to a light source at a first wavelength and measuring emission of light at a second, different wavelength; wherein the resin contains a moiety containing a structure of the formula: ##STR1## or a moiety which is a reaction product of said moiety in a quantity sufficient to impart fluorescent properties to said resin.