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Method and apparatus for determining distribution of mass density

CA 2005407 C · Owner: Tomimasu, Hiroshi · Inventors: Tomimasu, Hiroshi; Luner, Philip

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Distribution of mass density of paper or other materials is determined by irradiating a sample with a burst of electron beams from an electron gun. The intensity levels of electron beams emerging from said sample are detected by an areal detector located immediately behind the sample. These intensity levels are processed to derive distribution of mass density information for the sample. The electron beam detector may be a photographic film or a realtime electron beam detector assembly coupled to computer controlled digital data processing and displaying equipment.

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  • Filed December 13, 1989 and granted July 26, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 13, 2009.
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FiledDecember 13, 1989
GrantedJuly 26, 1994
Term endedDecember 13, 2009
Patent numberCA 2005407 C
Classification (IPC)G01N9/24 +1 more

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1990199219941996199820002002200420062008Application filedDec 13, 1989Patent grantedJuly 26, 1994Term endedDec 13, 2009

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