IP Library Granted Patent US 6,246,642
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US 6,246,642 · App. 09/290,926

Automated optical detection system and method

Inventors: Richard Lynn Gardner, Jr., Richard A. Irwin
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Granted: Jun 12, 2001 Filed: Apr 13, 1999
Inventors
Richard Lynn Gardner, Jr.
Richard A. Irwin
Assignee (at issue)
Hewlett-Packard Company, L.P.

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,246,642
App. No.
09/290,926
Filed
1999-04-13
Granted
2001-06-12
Kind
A