Patents Examined by David Bedding
  • Method of discriminating particle aggregation pattern
    Patent number: 5096835
    Abstract: The aggregation pattern of particles is determined by obtaining luminous intensity curves representative of the particle aggregation pattern, obtaining a first threshold face by cutting the curves with a plane positioned at a first given height, obtaining a second threshold face by cutting the curves with a plane positioned at a second given height and determining the particle aggregation pattern by calculating the ratio of the area of the first threshold face to the area of the second threshold face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignees: Suzuki Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Dainabot Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Yokomori, Masato Ohta, Masahide Kimura, Kunio Kurata, Yoshinobu Kubo, Yoshiharu Matsuoka