Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system – Dimensional determination
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-05
2010-10-05
Bui, Bryan (Department: 2863)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system
Dimensional determination
Reexamination Certificate
active
07809522
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for determining and numerically displaying the volume of an item or any part of the item by passing a manually held sensor member freely movable in both vertical and horizontal directions over and along an item lying on a support surface. Sensor and movement detector arrangements generate signals from which the volume of any segment of the item passed over is calculated. The calculated volume of part or all of the item may be converted into numeric values corresponding to the calculated volume such as weight or price numeric values based on an item density or cost per unit weight factor for the particular type of item on the support surface, whereby numeric weight and cost values of any segment of the item are displayed in a numeric display as the sensor member is passed along the item.
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Benefiel John R.
Bui Bryan
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