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Method for discrimination between contaminated and uncontaminated containers

US4858768A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 4, 1986
Grant dateAug 22, 1989
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N33/0081
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for discriminating between contaminated and uncontaminated containers prior to washing is disclosed characterized by the testing of the residue of the container to determine if the residue is residue of the original product packed in the container. If the residue is not sufficiently similar to the original product, the container is rejected as contaminated.

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