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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:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Christopher Fenlon, Oby, GB;
Assignee:
Testamatic Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/34 ; B65B 5/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/34 ; B65B 5/700 ;
Abstract
A method of and apparatus for testing for leaks in a package is provided. The package is compressed under the weight of a test element (,). The position of the test element is measured at least twice and the positions are compared to check movement of the test head due to gas or liquid escape from the package.