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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:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
John F Reintjes, Alexandria, VA (US);
Michael D Duncan, Cheverly, MD (US);
Rita Mahon, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Lawrence L Tankersley, Annapolis, MD (US);
Paul L Howard, West Chester, PA (US);
Martin Chamberlain, Arlington, VA (US);
Thomas McKenna, Arlington, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356335 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for real-time monitoring of particulates in a fluid. The fluid is illuminated, and an image formed of the interior of the fluid. The image is then detected, and processed to determine the size, shape, etc. of particulates within the fluid.