Radiant energy method and apparatus of determining physical characteristics

Claim 1

A METHOD OF ASSURING THE PERFECTNESS OF DIMENSIONS OF EACH OF A PLURALITY OF BODIES EACH HAVING A TOP SURFACE COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: (A) PLACING SAID BODIES ON A SUPPORT SURFACE; (B) CONTINUOUSLY DIRECTING RADIANT ENERGY ONTO SAID SUPPORT SURFACE AT A SENSING STATION; (C) SENSING THE MAGNITUDE OF SAID ENERGY WHICH IS REFLECTED AT SAID SENSING STATION; (D) CONTINUOUSLY MOVING SAID BODIES OVER SAID SUPPORT SURFACE AND PAST SAID SENSING STATION SO THAT EACH OF SAID BODIES PASSING SAID SENSING STATION WILL, INSTEAD OF SAID SUPPORT SURFACE, REFLECT OFF OF SAID TOP SURFACE, SAID RADIANT ENERGY; AND (E) EJECTING FROM SAID SUPPORT SURFACE ANY BODY WHICH AT SAID SENSING STATION, REFLECTS RADIANT ENERGY AT A LEVEL BELOW THAT WHICH WOULD INDICATE THAT NO BODY WAS AT SAID STATION OR THAT A BODY OF PROPER DIMENSIONS WAS THERE.