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US3210545A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of compensating a radiation gauge for unwanted changes in measured material

Assignee: Industrial Nucleonics Corp
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Filing: 1961-07-24
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1981-07-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Glenroy W Barnett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 02:26
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N23/00; G01N23/20; G01N23/203; G01N23/02; G01N23/06; G01N23/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
THE METHOD OF COMPENSATING A MASS PER UNIT AREA MEASUREMENT FOR CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF THE MATERIAL BEING MEASURED WHICH CHANGES NORMALLY AFFECT THE INDICATION PRODUCED COMPRISING THE STEPS OF, PASSING PENETRATING RADIATION THROUGH SAID MATERIAL, DETECTING RADIATION PASSING THROUGH SAID MATERIAL TO DEVELOP A FIRST SIGNAL HAVING A COMPONENT REPRESENTING THE MASS PER UNIT AREA OF SAID MATERIAL AND COMPONENT REPRESENTING SAID COMPOSITION, DETECTING BACKSCATTER RADIATION PRODUCED BY RADIATION IMPINGING ON SAID MATERIAL TO DEVELOP A SECOND SIGNAL ASLO HAVING A COMPONENT REPRESENTATING MASS PER UNIT AREA OF SAID MATERIAL AND A COMPONENT REPRESENTING SAID COMPOSITION, AND COMBINING SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIGNALS IN PREDETERMINED RELATION TO PRODUCE TO A CORRECTED SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF MASS PER UNIT AREA.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 119 words
THE METHOD OF COMPENSATING A MASS PER UNIT AREA MEASUREMENT FOR CHANGES IN COMPOSITION OF THE MATERIAL BEING MEASURED WHICH CHANGES NORMALLY AFFECT THE INDICATION PRODUCED COMPRISING THE STEPS OF, PASSING PENETRATING RADIATION THROUGH SAID MATERIAL, DETECTING RADIATION PASSING THROUGH SAID MATERIAL TO DEVELOP A FIRST SIGNAL HAVING A COMPONENT REPRESENTING THE MASS PER UNIT AREA OF SAID MATERIAL AND COMPONENT REPRESENTING SAID COMPOSITION, DETECTING BACKSCATTER RADIATION PRODUCED BY RADIATION IMPINGING ON SAID MATERIAL TO DEVELOP A SECOND SIGNAL ASLO HAVING A COMPONENT REPRESENTATING MASS PER UNIT AREA OF SAID MATERIAL AND A COMPONENT REPRESENTING SAID COMPOSITION, AND COMBINING SAID FIRST AND SECOND SIGNALS IN PREDETERMINED RELATION TO PRODUCE TO A CORRECTED SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF MASS PER UNIT AREA.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-10-04 1969-04-05 1969-10-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-10-04 1973-04-05 1973-10-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-10-04 1977-04-05 1977-10-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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