Expired Canadian patentCanada
Vacuum fixture and method for dimensioning and manipulating materials
CA 2201938 C · Owner: Reis, Bradley E. · Inventors: Hoover, Steven C.; Adkins, Keith D.; Lytle, William G.
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A method and apparatus is provided for dimensioning and manipulating a patterned material by selectively applying a vacuum and/or positive pressure to the patterned material.
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- Filed July 15, 1996 and granted April 1, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 15, 2016.
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FiledJuly 15, 1996
GrantedApril 1, 2003
Term endedJuly 15, 2016
Patent numberCA 2201938 C
Classification (IPC)B25J15/06 +2 more
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