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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:
Feb. 03, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith West, Grove, GB;
Francisco Ascascibar, Sevilla, ES;
Assignee:
Carnaudmetalbox (Holdings) USA, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
738659 ; 738658 ;
Abstract
An automatic apparatus for inspecting, in particular, vacuum closures, the apparatus having an indexing turret which transports the closures to stations at which various parameters can be measured. The closures are removed from the production line for measurement and returned to the line after testing, with no damage to the closures.