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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. 02, 1998
Filed:
May. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ichiro Katsuie, Takasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324452 ; 324671 ; 324716 ; 427 10 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a sheet thickness measuring apparatus comprising electrostatic capacity measure means for measuring the electrostatic capacity of a sheet, resistance measure means for measuring a resistance value of the sheet, and calculation means for calculating a thickness of the sheet on the basis of the electrostatic capacity measured by the electrostatic capacity measure means and the resistance value measured by the resistance measure means.