Patent References 3064888 3344259 3528295 3792240 3808408 3862402 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/083407 filed on 10/10/1979US Classes:377/6, Counting animate or inanimate entities377/15Counting based on number of times machine or apparatus operatesExaminersPrimary: Thesz, Joseph M.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB43K 29/08 (20060101)B43K 29/00 (20060101) G06M 11/00 (20060101) AbstractAn apparatus for serially counting the fragments of a fractured tempered glass article including a probe assembly for touching and producing an electrical signal each time a fragment is touched, the probe assembly also marking each touched fragment. The apparatus also includes a numerical counter electrically connected to the probe assembly for cumulatively adding the number of fragments touched in a given area of the article and displaying a running tally of the counted fragments.Other References
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