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Patent Owner(s)

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TODD MOTION CONTROLS INC	A NC CORPORATION WINSTON-SALEM NC

International Classification(s)

• B65C:LABELLING OR TAGGING MACHINES, APPARATUS, OR PROCE....

• 1998 Application Filing Year
• B65C Class
• 44 Applications Filed
• 15 Patents Issued To-Date
• 34.10 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Collins, Jr Joseph L	Clemmons, NC	6	36
# of filed Patents : 6 Total Citations : 36
Funderburk, C Michael	East Bend, NC	4	12
# of filed Patents : 4 Total Citations : 12
Reavis, Thomas A	King, NC	5	24
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 24
Todd, William H	Winston-Salem, NC	8	78
# of filed Patents : 8 Total Citations : 78

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US Patent No: 6744500

Identification of material inclusions in pulp and paper using Raman spectroscopy

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Pulp and/or paper samples are scanned with a Laser Raman Spectroscopic probe, utilizing Raman spectroscopic technology, to generate Raman spectroscopic images of all or selected ones of the constituents and/or contaminants contained in the sample, to compare the same with a library of Raman spectroscopic fingerprints of known constituents and/or contaminants, and to identify and communicate data on all or selected ones of the constituents and/or contaminants for purposes of controlling the paper making process and/or determination of the quality of the paper produced.

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