IP Library Granted Patent US 4,278,538
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US 4,278,538 · App. 06/028,773

Methods and apparatus for sorting workpieces according to their color signature

Inventors: Hopeton S. Lawrence, John D. Michalski
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Granted: Jul 14, 1981 Filed: Apr 10, 1979
Inventors
Hopeton S. Lawrence
John D. Michalski
Assignee (at issue)
Western Electric Company, Inc.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 4,278,538
App. No.
06/028,773
Filed
1979-04-10
Granted
1981-07-14
Kind
A