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End sensor

CA 1283188 C · Owner: Sumi, Sigeo · Inventors: Sumi, Sigeo

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An end sensor for detecting the end of a thin film stuck to a base plate such as may be used in a printed circuit board manufacturing apparatus. The sensor includes an electroconductive contact member preferably, shaped as a rod or plate, having a tip oriented in a direction at an acute angle to a direction of conveyance of said base plate so as to contact a surface of said base plate and a surface of the thin film. The sensor may be either of the electrostatic capacity type or of the electrical resistance type.

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  • Granted April 16, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 16, 2008.
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FiledApril 8, 1988
GrantedApril 16, 1991
Term endedApril 16, 2008
Patent numberCA 1283188 C
Classification (IPC)G01D21/00 +1 more

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1989199119931995199719992001200320052007Application filedApril 8, 1988Patent grantedApril 16, 1991Term endedApril 16, 2008

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