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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:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard Floch, Chaumont En Vexin, FR;
Didier Rolland, Sannois, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel Alsthom Compagnie Generale D'Electricite, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01B / ; C03B / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356 73 ; 356 731 ; 356237 ; 356429 ; 356375 ; 356385 ; 356430 ; 25055934 ; 427 10 ; 65382 ; 65485 ; 65491 ; 65158 ; 65160 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for monitoring a moving filamentary product having a device for monitoring the centering of the filamentary product relative to the coating, and a device for monitoring the quality of the coating. The centering monitoring device includes two light sources positioned at 90.degree. to each other in a plane perpendicular to the filamentary product. The coating quality monitoring device includes an optical receiver disposed between the two light sources in the same plane, and at 45.degree. to each of them, to receive the light beams reflected by the coating.