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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:
Sep. 08, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Robert N. Hunt, Steubenville, OH (US);
Theodore S. Frick, Moon Township, PA (US);
Inventors:
Robert N. Hunt, Steubenville, OH (US);
Theodore S. Frick, Moon Township, PA (US);
Assignee:
Bayer MaterialScience LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/76 (2006.01); G01N 1/18 (2006.01); B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B05D 3/12 (2006.01); B05D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for determining binder distribution on a sample in which a selected sample is contacted with a transfer medium in a manner such that at least 15% of any fluorescing binder present on the surface of the sample will be transferred to the transfer medium, a digital image of the transfer medium is generated and analyzed for binder distribution.