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Edge detector

US6737665B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 2002
Grant dateMay 18, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01S5/183
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of detecting the passage of an edge of a moving sheet of material at a position comprising: monitoring a state of motion at a position; and determining a time of an edge of the sheet at a position as a time at which a change in a state of motion at the position is detected.

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