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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. 06, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Nakanuma, Higashiyamato, JP;
Nobuyuki Motoyoshi, Higashiyamato, JP;
Assignee:
Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/500 ; G01N 1/100 ; G01K 3/08 ; G01K 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/500 ; G01N 1/100 ; G01K 3/08 ; G01K 3/06 ;
Abstract
A method and device for determining fluidity of fluid in a pack that is moving without breaking and opening the pack by locating at least two measurement points on the surface of the pack filled with the fluid, measuring the surface temperatures of the measurement points by non-contact type temperature sensors, and managing the measured values using an arithmetic control unit.