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Article-spacing inspection system
Assignee: Fort James Corp
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Filing: 1963-11-29
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Granted: 1967-03-28
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Expires: 1983-11-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold K King
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 15:22
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H7/00; B65H7/02; B65H7/06; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/40; B65H2301/44; B65H2301/445; B65H2301/4452; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/10; B65H2701/17; B65H2701/176; B65H2701/1764
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A METHOD FOR INSPECTING THE SPACING BETWEEN ADJACENT ARTICLES OF A PLURALITY THEREOF BEING ADVANCED IN SPACED-APART SUCCESSION ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH TO DETECT ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM A PREDETERMINED NORM IN THE SPACING BETWEEN SUCH ADJACENT ARTICLES, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF MEASURING THE SPACING BETWEEN ADJACENT ARTICLES AS THEY ARE ADVANCED ALONG SUCH PATH, COMPARING SUCH MEASURED SPACING BETWEEN ADJACENT ARTICLES WITH A PREDETERMINED REFERENCE STANDARD TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY DEVIATION OF EACH SUCH MEASUREMENT FROM SUCH STANDARD, AND CONTROLLING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTICLES IN RESPONSE TO SUCH COMPARISONS SO AS TO TERMINATE ARTICLE ADVANCEMENT WHENEVER THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION OF A MEASURED SPACING BETWEEN ADJACENT ARTICLES FROM SUCH REFERENCE STANDARD.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
116 words
A METHOD FOR INSPECTING THE SPACING BETWEEN ADJACENT ARTICLES OF A PLURALITY THEREOF BEING ADVANCED IN SPACED-APART SUCCESSION ALONG A PREDETERMINED PATH TO DETECT ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM A PREDETERMINED NORM IN THE SPACING BETWEEN SUCH ADJACENT ARTICLES, COMPRISING THE STEPS OF MEASURING THE SPACING BETWEEN ADJACENT ARTICLES AS THEY ARE ADVANCED ALONG SUCH PATH, COMPARING SUCH MEASURED SPACING BETWEEN ADJACENT ARTICLES WITH A PREDETERMINED REFERENCE STANDARD TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE OF ANY DEVIATION OF EACH SUCH MEASUREMENT FROM SUCH STANDARD, AND CONTROLLING THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTICLES IN RESPONSE TO SUCH COMPARISONS SO AS TO TERMINATE ARTICLE ADVANCEMENT WHENEVER THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DEVIATION OF A MEASURED SPACING BETWEEN ADJACENT ARTICLES FROM SUCH REFERENCE STANDARD.
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