Methods of discriminating between contaminated and uncontaminated containers
US5067616A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/0081
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of 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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