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Method, apparatus, and article to facilitate evaluation of objects using electromagnetic energy

US8988666B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 4, 2013
Grant dateMar 24, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 4, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2201/062
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Spectral information may be employed in process control and/or quality control of goods and articles. Spectral information may be employed in process control and/or quality control of media, for example financial instruments, identity documents, legal documents, medical documents, financial transaction cards, and/or other media, fluids for example lubricants, fuels, coolants, or other materials that flow, and in machinery, for example vehicles, motors, generators, compressors, presses, drills and/or supply systems. Spectral information may be employed in identifying biological tissue and/or facilitating diagnosis based on biological tissue.

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