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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. 04, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2002
Applicants:
Steven P. Floeder, Shoreview, MN (US);
James A. Masterman, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Inventors:
Steven P. Floeder, Shoreview, MN (US);
James A. Masterman, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to imaging apparatus and method for detecting optical properties of transparent media. The present invention superimposes, either optically or electronically, at least two images of the transparent media in order to obtain the optical properties. By superimposing the images, the present invention is capable of detecting various optical properties of the transparent medium in a single configuration.