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Apparatus and process for measuring physical parameters of sheet material

US4766315A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 14, 1986
Grant dateAug 23, 1988
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2006

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2021/8618
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and process for measuring physical parameters of sheet material via infrared absorption phenomena is disclosed. The invention employs an integral filter-detector package comprising at least two optical filter-detector combinations. The package is contained within a conventional sensor housing which traverses back and forth across the sheet material. The package may comprise an additional filter-detector combination that is selected to produce a detector response having a significantly higher signal-to-noise ratio than the response of remaining detectors. The former response is used in combination with synchronous detectors to provide a reference of the general shape and phase of the latter responses in the absence of high noise.

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