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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dennis L. Saunders, San Dimas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Avery Dennison Corporation, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/147 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/147 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus and associated methods for determining haze for various materials. More particularly, an efficient, high throughput screening methodology for the determination of haze of a plurality of materials is provided whereby contrast reduction characteristics of materials are utilized to determine haze. When utilized with a plurality of materials displayed in an array on a carrier, the present invention provides a substantive increase in the rate of discovery of haze characteristics of materials.