US3373870A
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Cigar classification apparatus
Assignee: Brown and Williamson Holdings Inc
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Filing: 1966-07-08
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Granted: 1968-03-19
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Expires: 1986-07-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James H Black
- 👤 Charles E Coleman
- 👤 Vernon C Stant
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:40
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C5/00; B07C5/34; B07C5/342
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING AN OBJECT IN ONE OF A PLURALITY OF CATEGORIES ASSOCIATED WITH COLOR AND SHADE LEVELS COMPRISING: (A) MULTICHROMATIC LIGHT MEANS FOR ILLUMINATING SAID OBJECT; (B) FIRST PHOTOELECTRIC MEANS FOR GENERATING A REFLECTION SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT IN A SPECTRAL RANGE REFLECTED FROM SAID OBJECT (C) SECOND PHOTOELECTRIC MEANS FOR GENERATING A FIRST COLOR SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT OF A FIRST COLOR IN THE SPECTRAL RANGE REFLECTED FROM SAID OBJECT; (D) THIRD PHOTOELECTRIC MEANS FOR GENERATING A SECOND COLOR SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT OF A SECOND COLOR IN THE SPECTRAL RANGE REFLECTED FROM THE OBJECT; (E) ELECTRONIC MEANS FOR DIVIDING THE FIRST COLOR SIGNAL BY THE SUM OF THE FIRST AND SECOND COLOR SIGNALS TO PRODUCE A COLOR QUOTIENT SIGNAL; (F) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE COLOR QUOTIENT SIGNAL FOR SELECTING ONE OF A PLURALITY OF COLOR LEVEL SIGNALS; (G) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE REFLECTION SIGNAL FOR SELECTING ONE OF A PLURALITY OF SHADE LEVEL SIGNALS; (H) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE COLOR LEVEL AND SHADE LEVEL SIGNALS FOR PLACING THE OBJECT AT A LOCATION CORRESPONDING TO THE CATEGORY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLOR AND SHADE LEVELS REPRESENTED BY THOSE SIGNALS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
205 words
APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING AN OBJECT IN ONE OF A PLURALITY OF CATEGORIES ASSOCIATED WITH COLOR AND SHADE LEVELS COMPRISING: (A) MULTICHROMATIC LIGHT MEANS FOR ILLUMINATING SAID OBJECT; (B) FIRST PHOTOELECTRIC MEANS FOR GENERATING A REFLECTION SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT IN A SPECTRAL RANGE REFLECTED FROM SAID OBJECT (C) SECOND PHOTOELECTRIC MEANS FOR GENERATING A FIRST COLOR SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT OF A FIRST COLOR IN THE SPECTRAL RANGE REFLECTED FROM SAID OBJECT; (D) THIRD PHOTOELECTRIC MEANS FOR GENERATING A SECOND COLOR SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE INTENSITY OF LIGHT OF A SECOND COLOR IN THE SPECTRAL RANGE REFLECTED FROM THE OBJECT; (E) ELECTRONIC MEANS FOR DIVIDING THE FIRST COLOR SIGNAL BY THE SUM OF THE FIRST AND SECOND COLOR SIGNALS TO PRODUCE A COLOR QUOTIENT SIGNAL; (F) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE COLOR QUOTIENT SIGNAL FOR SELECTING ONE OF A PLURALITY OF COLOR LEVEL SIGNALS; (G) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE REFLECTION SIGNAL FOR SELECTING ONE OF A PLURALITY OF SHADE LEVEL SIGNALS; (H) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE COLOR LEVEL AND SHADE LEVEL SIGNALS FOR PLACING THE OBJECT AT A LOCATION CORRESPONDING TO THE CATEGORY ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLOR AND SHADE LEVELS REPRESENTED BY THOSE SIGNALS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1971-03-19 | 1971-09-18 | 1972-03-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1975-03-19 | 1975-09-18 | 1976-03-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1979-03-19 | 1979-09-18 | 1980-03-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |