The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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. 22, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dominique Jouvaud, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ;
Abstract
This installation for the distribution of a stock of gas cylinders ( ) comprises a storage space ( ) for the cylinders which is equipped with means ( ) for evaluating the stock of cylinders with a view to restocking the installation. The stock-evaluation means include means ( ) for image capturing the storage space which are connected to synchronization means for periodic image capturing of the storage space and a central processing unit ( ) which compares the pictures successively delivered by the image capturing means ( ).