US3272332A
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Classification method and apparatus
Assignee: Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp
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Filing: 1964-12-02
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1984-12-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jones Wallace
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 03:30
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C17/00; G21C17/10; B; B07; B07C; B07C5/00; B07C5/16; B07C5/32; G01; G01G; G01G7/00; G01G7/02; G01N; G01N9/00; G01N9/02; G06; G06G; G06G7/00; G06G7/12; G06G7/32; G06G7/48; G21C17/06; G01N2009/022; G01N2009/024; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
CLASSIFYING APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING AN OBJECT IN DEPENDENCE UPON THE COMPARISON OF A PHYSICAL DIMENSION OF SAID OBJECT WITH THE CORRESPONDING DIMENSION OF A STANDARD, THE SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING MEANS TO BE CONNECTED TO SAID OBJECT FOR DERIVING A MEASURED OF SAID DIMENSION, VARIABLE IMPEDANCE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DERIVING MEANS TO BE SET IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID MEASURE AS AN ELECTRICAL ANALOGUE OF SAID DIMENSION, SAID IMPEDANCE MEANS BEING VARIABLE OVER ITS WHOLE RANGE ONLY BETWEEN LIMITS EXTENDING FROM THE ELECTRICAL ANALOGUE OF A RELATIVELY SMALL PERCENTAGE SMALLER THAN THE CORRESPONDING DIMENSION OF SAID STANDARD AND THE ELECTRICAL ANALOGUE OF A RELATIVELY SMALL PERCENTAGE GREATER THAN SAID CORRESPONDING DIMENSION, MEMORY SWITCH MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVING MEANS AND ACTUABLE RESPONSIVE TO SAID DERIVING MEANS WHEN SAID DIMENSION OF SAID OBJECT FALLS OUTSIDE OF SAID LIMITS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO ACTUATION OF SAID SWITCH MEANS FOR CLASSIFYING SAID OBJECT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
149 words
CLASSIFYING APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING AN OBJECT IN DEPENDENCE UPON THE COMPARISON OF A PHYSICAL DIMENSION OF SAID OBJECT WITH THE CORRESPONDING DIMENSION OF A STANDARD, THE SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING MEANS TO BE CONNECTED TO SAID OBJECT FOR DERIVING A MEASURED OF SAID DIMENSION, VARIABLE IMPEDANCE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DERIVING MEANS TO BE SET IN ACCORDANCE WITH SAID MEASURE AS AN ELECTRICAL ANALOGUE OF SAID DIMENSION, SAID IMPEDANCE MEANS BEING VARIABLE OVER ITS WHOLE RANGE ONLY BETWEEN LIMITS EXTENDING FROM THE ELECTRICAL ANALOGUE OF A RELATIVELY SMALL PERCENTAGE SMALLER THAN THE CORRESPONDING DIMENSION OF SAID STANDARD AND THE ELECTRICAL ANALOGUE OF A RELATIVELY SMALL PERCENTAGE GREATER THAN SAID CORRESPONDING DIMENSION, MEMORY SWITCH MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DRIVING MEANS AND ACTUABLE RESPONSIVE TO SAID DERIVING MEANS WHEN SAID DIMENSION OF SAID OBJECT FALLS OUTSIDE OF SAID LIMITS, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO ACTUATION OF SAID SWITCH MEANS FOR CLASSIFYING SAID OBJECT.
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