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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. 09, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerard E. Sleefe, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
Thomas J. Rudnick, St. Louis, MO (US);
James L. Novak, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/04 ; G01N 2/722 ; G01R 2/726 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 7/04 ; G01N 2/722 ; G01R 2/726 ;
Abstract
A system for electrically measuring variations over a flexible web has a capacitive sensor including spaced electrically conductive, transmit and receive electrodes mounted on a flexible substrate. The sensor is held against a flexible web with sufficient force to deflect the path of the web, which moves relative to the sensor.