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Sheet-contacting thickness gauges

CA 1316688 C · Owner: Process Automation Business, Inc. · Inventors: Williams, Paul

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A contacting thickness gauge comprising a unique surface follower (46). The bottom surface (56) of the surface follower (46) has both contacting areas (64,66) and non-contacting areas (62). The surface follower (46) is in substantially continuous contact with a moving sheet (2) and embodies an electrically conductive target having a target surface that intersects a magnetic field but is substantially free from contact with the sheet during normal operation. The surface follower (46) is designed to minimize damage to the sheet (2) that would otherwise occur from contact between the surface follower and a protruberance of the sheet, and to preserve the characteristics of the target surface.

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  • Granted April 27, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended April 27, 2010.
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FiledDecember 15, 1988
GrantedApril 27, 1993
Term endedApril 27, 2010
Patent numberCA 1316688 C
Classification (IPC)G01B7/06

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19891992199519982001200420072010Application filedDec 15, 1988Patent grantedApril 27, 1993Term endedApril 27, 2010

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