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"Higher-energy and longer-lasting batteries are in high demand for numerous applications, from consumer electronics to electric transportation," Chu said in a statement announcing his seat on the board. "I look forward to advising Amprius's development of silicon-based anodes, advanced cathodes, and next-generation batteries."
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About Amsterdam Cafe
You'll find a plate for every palate at Amsterdam Cafe. Our menu consists of soul-pleasing selections that include family favorites, seasonal highlights, and timeless classics. Taste any of our daily specials, award-winning sandwiches, and market fresh seafood, and you will find them to be full of flavor and what you are looking for in a meal.
Dining Style:
Casual Dining
Hours of Operation:
Sunday Brunch: 10:00am-3:00pm
Sunday Dinner: 5:00pm-8:00pm
Monday-Thursday: 11:00am-9:00pm
Friday- Saturday: 11:00am-10:00pm
Cross Street:
Samford Avenue
Dress Code:
Business Casual
Price Range:
$30 and under
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Phone Number:
(334) 826-8181
Parking Details:
We have parking in front and on both sides of the restaurant, behind the Exxon (formerly BP) or in the church parking lot next door with Cafe labelled on the end of each parking spot.
Executive Chef:
Walter Brown
Beer, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
Amsterdam Cafe Ratings and Reviews
I was extremely disappointed after seein ...
I was extremely disappointed after seeing so many positive reviews for this restaurant. I took my brother here for his birthday (he's a student at the university and I flew in from Chicago), and found it dirty, dark, and wholly underwhelming. The food is far too expensive for the quality of taste and presentation, both of which were bland and unremarkable. We tried the lobster egg rolls as an appetizer, which was definitely the best item we tried and would recommend to diners. However, their Lamb Burger was nothing more than a hamburger with tzatziki sauce (I would've expected some seasoning to the burger), and their much lauded Crab Cake & Avocado Sandwich had next to no taste. Dessert was a joke - their chocolate cake is nothing more than the frozen kind you find in any chain restaurant. It was still slightly frozen and covered in corn flakes. Aside from the food, half of the upper seating area was covered in large food crumbs, which were left during the entirety of our meal. Go for drinks and appetizers, and move on to another restaurant for dinner.
We had several different business associ ...
We had several different business associates coming into town for a business meeting. I needed a place that could seat ten on fairly short notice and could accommodate our need to be isolated as much as possible. I knew that Amsterdam's had a room in the back that would work perfect for our meeting. I booked the reservation and requested a table in the back. They were very accommodating and helped me make the dinner a success.
Thanks for all of your help, friendly service and great food.
First visit but definitely on the return ...
First visit but definitely on the return list! Our waitress was welcoming, helpful, and attentive. To say our food was delicious is a real understatement! Our party of four was seated in what appeared to be a newer section and the beautiful surroundings only added to our very positive experience.
We enjoyed a wonderful dinner tonight at ...
We enjoyed a wonderful dinner tonight at Amsterdam cafe. The roasted chicken was cooked to perfection, and the duck was melt in your mouth exquisite. The cheesecake was sinfully decadent. We throughly enjoyed our stout cocktails from the bar. Our server Sarah Catherine was very knowledgeable in helping us select the perfect entrees for our personal preferences. Overall Amsterdam is a perfect setting for an ideal date night.
We went for our anniversary. The food wa ...
We went for our anniversary. The food was amazing. Not a big choice but the chef would work with you with food allergies. The drinks were fixed perfectly. Everything was so good we went back a day later with friends.
Horrific experience! I ordered the 1/2 ...
Horrific experience! I ordered the 1/2 fried chicken dinner and was told the breast would not be included in the meal. I asked if they were substituting another piece or coming down off the price and the waitress said she would have to go ask. Then she came back and told me I would receive a leg, a thigh, and and a half of leg and a half of thigh so it would be four pieces. At first I thought she was joking, and I asked if it will still be the full price and again, she had to go ask. Another woman came over and was quite rude and snappy acting like I was the one out of line for asking the question. This is not what was advertised on the menu. No apology, no offer to make it right, and we all know, a leg, a thigh and a half of leg and thigh do not equal a half of chicken. How do you even split a leg in half??? Needless to say we got up and left.
Our new favorite place in Auburn. We hav ...
Our new favorite place in Auburn. We have thought Acre was the promo place but after eating at Amsterdam twice this week end we have moved them to the top of a very short list.
The appetizers, calamari, smoked oysters, and mussels were outstanding. Our entrees, pork chop, scallops, tuna, and snapper were perfectly prepared and some of the best tasting food we have had anywhere. The service both nights, was excellent and they can serve you quickly or allow you to slow the pace and enjoy. Just outstanding all around.
A small neighborhood restaurant worth the wait
Don't overlook the fact that this restaurant is off the beaten path! The executive chef is regionally famous and keeps the menu fresh and exciting. I've never had a bad experience here, and consider it one of the showplaces of the city.
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We had eight guys in town for a weekend golf outing at the Robert Trent Jones course. We've been to Amsterdam before and it is very consistent. Parking is a pain, but can be overcome.
My only complaint was that three of our entrees came with green rice which in our world is white rice cooked with various green herbs. This green rice was so spicy we couldn't eat it. When we were done I mentioned it to our server that the menu should flag the heat, she replied well it's green rice" and walked away implying we should know that.
Left with a bad taste ( literally ) in our mouth.
Amsterdam is great
This is one of our favorite restaurants. The servers are efficient and friendly. We especially recommend Lauren and Cameron. The bartender makes excellent cocktails and the right pour. They have an excellent bourbon selection. The chef accommodates our special requests perfectly. We also love their desserts.
spectacular food and ambiance!
My husband and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary here Friday evening and had an awesome experience. The Shrimp and Grits appetizer was the highlight of the meal for me, and my husband loved his Pepper Jack Grilled Chicken sandwich. The atmosphere was lively but not too loud and the décor was wonderful. We can't wait to go back and try the outdoor dining some summer evening!
Amsterdam Cafe - reliably good
Amsterdam Cafe is both a neighborhood gem and a favorite hip spot for lunch or dinner. The food is reliably good to excellent, but down to earth - nothing very fancy. If I had to pick just one place to eat in Auburn, this would probably be it. Selections range from sandwiches to seafood to steak. There is a nice outdoors area when weather is good - its only drawback is that diesel fumes from trucks coming and going in the gas station next door can sometimes waft in. Inside has a nice ambiance, but the acoustics are bad and it is hard to hear your dinner companions. Large groups are seated downstairs, where the acoustics are even worse. Good wine selection. Where we always take out-of-town guests.
Great Restaurant for the most part.
The food and service at Amsterdam Café are some of the best in Auburn. We had brunch there on Sunday. We opted to get the "unlimited Mimosas for $15. They were 90% OJ and 10% Champagne. We brought this to the attention of our waitress who was more than attentive. She brought us another 1/2 glass of champagne. However, it was obvious the manager had an issue with this - and we went back to receiving the 90% OJ drinks. DEFINATELY NOT a good choice for brunch.
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710 S Philadelphia Ave, Overlooking the Inlet, Ocean City, MD, 21843
Located directly on the Inlet, overlooking Assateague Island, with easy access to the beach, jet skiing, amusements, shopping, and fishing. Outdoor pool overlooks the Inlet and offers a great view of the sunset.
3200 N Baltimore Ave, 32nd St. & Ocean, Ocean City, MD, 21843
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6700 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, MD, 21842
Oceanfront resort setting offering fully equipped efficiencies with private balconies and free WiFi. Outdoor pool, swim-up pool bar & grill, beachside hammocks, indoor pool, and "Touch of Italy", serving authentic Italian cuisine.
3301 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City, MD, 21842
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jun 29, 1999
|Filing date
|Feb 28, 1997
|Priority date
|Mar 1, 1996
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|William H. Leverett
|Original Assignee
|Durand-Wayland, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (15), Classifications (14), Legal Events (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/012,670 filed Mar. 1, 1996.
This invention relates in general to inspecting articles, and relates in particular to an apparatus and method for optical inspection of articles such as fruit and the like to grade the articles.
Articles of produce such as apples and citrus fruit usually are inspected as part of a commercial packing operation. This inspection may include viewing each article for color or other visual information indicating variable factors such as the degree of ripeness, the size or volume of the article, the shape of the article, and any blemishes or other local discolorations on the surface of the article. Articles such as grapefruit and oranges, for example, may be graded for sale as table-grade fruit, as suitable only for juicing, or to be thrown away as unacceptable, depending on the exterior appearance or other factors of each article.
Perhaps the simplest way to accomplish surface inspection of fruit is by human visual inspection of each article. The manpower requirements and resulting expense of human inspection for each article of fruit, the incompatibility of such inspection with the article throughput speeds available from other components of modern commercial packing house equipment, and the desire to grade each article to an objective standard, all emphasize the need for effective alternative solutions to the problem.
It has become known in the art to electronically scan articles such as fruit and to apply signal-processing techniques for evaluating the resulting scanned signals. For example, it is known in the art to position one or more video cameras that can scan articles of fruit and produce electronic signals corresponding to that scan. Those scanning signals are processed to provide information on factors such as the color, shape, or lack of uniform color of each article, as seen by the camera. Conventional video cameras or cameras utilizing photodiode arrays are proposed in the prior art for visual inspection of fruit. Various signal-processing algorithms or techniques can compare the measured signals for each article against predetermined signals corresponding to desired standards for the factors, thereby producing a objective grading standard for each inspected article.
The quality of grading produced by such optical inspection of fruit requires viewing substantially the entire surface of each article. For generally round articles such as grapefruit, successive articles are supported on rollers or wheels and conveyed single-file through an inspection station containing one or more video cameras. The rollers or wheels supporting each individual article are caused to rotate while conveying that article through the inspection station, in an effort to present all portions of the article by turning the article for scanning by the camera or cameras. However, a piece of fruit that is not round may slip as the rollers attempt to turn the piece, leaving part of the fruit unexposed to the camera.
Furthermore, the best results of such optical scanning are obtained by scanning each portion of the article substantially perpendicular to the boresight or optical axis of scan. For example, a single video camera positioned alongside a conveyor will see approximately one hemisphere of each grapefruit moving along that conveyor. However, the amount of usable information in the resulting video signal is best at the surface portions viewed head-on by the camera, that is, those portions at or nearly perpendicular to the optical axis of the camera. The quality of visual information obtained from that view becomes degraded due to optical foreshortening and imperfections at outer diameters of the camera lens, for portions of the fruit increasingly remote form the optical axis, i.e., near the outer regions of the hemisphere being viewed. Imperfections such as non-uniform color occurring near those outermost regions of view, may be missing from the video information produced by one or two cameras viewing an article moving between two opposed cameras, with the inspection techniques known in the prior art.
Stated in general terms, the present invention provides an apparatus and method for optical inspection of articles by concurrently viewing several different surface portions of the article to produce corresponding images of those different portions. The plural images are consolidated to form a composite image, and that composite image is evaluated to grade the article from which the images were produced.
Stated in somewhat greater detail, a number of optical elements are positioned relative to a predetermined path traveled by articles passing through an inspection region. Each optical element produces an image showing predetermined different portions of the article passing through that inspection region. The images from those optical elements pass along optical paths consolidating the images to a common objective. A scanning device such as a video camera or the like views the composite image at the common objective and converts that image to an electrical signal for subsequent processing. The optical elements used for scanning the individual portions of the articles comprise mirrors, in a preferred embodiment of the invention.
Stated in greater detail, an article inspection apparatus according to the present invention includes a number of reflectors mounted at one side of the path on which the articles travel. Each reflector is positioned to reflect an image from a different portion of an article passing through an inspection region. Those individual reflectors are mounted to reflect their respective images toward an arrangement of second mirrors, which in turn reflect those individual images toward a common objective such as the lens of a video camera. The second set of mirrors advantageously comprises mirrors in a pyramidal array, so that the individual images are reflected from the sides of the pyramid toward a video camera mounted in space relation to the vertex of the pyramid. Each reflective surface of the pyramid reflects the image from a corresponding one of the mirrors positioned to receive images of each article, so that the video camera aimed at the vertex of the pyramid will see a composite image of each such reflected image.
The reflectors in a particular application of the invention are advantageously positioned in quadrature with respect to one side of the inspection region, and reflect images from four quarters of the article or of one hemisphere thereof. A second set of scanning mirrors may be mounted in quadrature on an opposite side of the path traveled by the articles, scanning four different quadrants of the other hemisphere of each article. Each quadrature-related set of mirrors reflects its image to a different pyramid of reflectors, consolidating the images from each hemisphere into two separate composite images formed at two common objectives. Separate video cameras view the composite images at each common objective.
Because the present optical inspection apparatus and method can produce usable optical images of an entire article at the same time, there is no need to rotate or otherwise reposition the articles passing through the inspection region. Each article is supported on an article holder preferably having the smallest practical amount of structure engaging the article, so as to maximize the surface area of the article available for optical scanning. The article holder of the present invention thus has a number of article-contacting surfaces that preferably contact the article only at points tangent to the surface of the article. These support elements are located on a conveyor such as an endless chain or belt, and support each article above the conveyor as the articles are moved through the inspection region.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved apparatus and method for optical inspection of articles.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for optical inspection of articles without rotating or otherwise repositioning the article during inspection.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and method for optical inspection of articles, while minimizing the effects of foreshortening or other image degradation and thus producing more usable information of the scanned image.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment.
FIG. 1 is a side elevation view, partially broken away for illustrative purposes, showing an article inspection apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing an article holder according to the preferred embodiment.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the optical inspection zones of the preferred embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged schematic elevation view of the optical assembly shown in FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 is a top view of the optical inspection assembly in the preferred embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a front elevation view of the optical inspection apparatus in the preferred embodiment.
Turning first to FIG. 1, there is shown generally at 10, an optical inspection apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. This apparatus includes a framework indicated generally at 11 and extending between an entrance end 12 and an exit end 13 of the inspection apparatus. The apparatus 10 in the preferred embodiment is intended for inspecting citrus fruit such as grapefruit or the like, as individual articles are moved single-file along a conveyor from the entrance 12 to the exit 13. Those articles thus pass through an inspection region 15 where optical viewing of each article takes place.
Articles are carried through the inspection apparatus 10 by a conveyor including an endless web 18 such as a chain or the equivalent, moving between a drive wheel 19 at the exit end of the apparatus and an idler wheel 20 at the inlet end. The return flight 21 of the conveyor chain is guided by a lower idler wheel 22 shown as located beneath the inspection region 15, although that idler wheel can be positioned elsewhere as appropriate.
Details of the conveyor web and one article holder are shown in FIG. 2. The conveyor comprises a drive chain moving along an elongated support rail 24 extending substantially the entire distance between the idler wheel 20 at the inlet end 12 and the drive wheel 19 at the exit 13. The drive chain itself is built up from a succession of separate interconnected links 25 having lower shoulders 26 that extend downwardly a distance below the top edge 27 of the rail 24. The shoulders 26 maintain the length in place on the rail 24 and promote stability of the conveyor chain as it moves along the rail. The rail 24 preferably is made of Teflon or covered by that material, or an equivalent material having relatively low sliding friction.
Although the conveyor in the disclosed embodiment is built up of individual chainlike links and thus is properly termed a conveyor chain, it should be understood that other forms of endless web conveyors, such as belts or cables, may be substituted for the chain used in the present embodiment. The term "chain" thus is used herein in a broader sense to encompass other forms of conveyor having an endless flexible web capable of carrying article holders on a closed path throughout the inspection apparatus.
Each article holder according to the present invention comprises a forward support element 31 mounted on and extending upwardly from a first set of links 32, and a rearward support element 34 likewise mounted on and extending upwardly from a second set of links 35. The terms "forward" and "rearward" are used with respect to the direction of travel by the conveyor along the rail 24. The forward support element 31 has a pair of generally circular ringlike members 38a and 38b attached at their lower sides to the first links 32 on opposite sides of the rail 24, and extending upwardly from the links. The ringlike members 38a and 38b are tilted outwardly a slight extent from vertical as shown in FIG. 4, so that the lateral spacing between the upper sides of the ringlike members is somewhat greater than the corresponding spacing between the links 32 at the lower ends of those members.
The second support element 34 likewise comprises a pair of ringlike members identical, in the disclosed embodiment, to the members 38a, 38b making up the first support element. The longitudinal distance between the first and second support elements 31 and 34 is chosen so that an article 40, such as a grapefruit, is supported in a relatively stable fashion when placed on the ringlike members of the first and second support elements. Each ringlike member 38a, 38b of both the forward support element 31 and rearward support element 34 contacts the article 40 substantially only at a point tangent to the surface of the article, so as to minimize the article surface area obscured to view by the article support. The open area within each ringlike member further promotes visual access to the article 40, both for illuminating that article and for viewing portions of the article as pointed out below in greater detail.
Details of the inspection region 15 are best understood by referring to FIGS. 3 and 4 in light of the following description. The two video cameras 44 and 45, respectively mounted at upper and lower portions of the frame assembly 46 straddling the endless web 18 and the rail 24 of the article conveyor, together view composite images that encompass substantially the entire surface area of each article 40 moving through the inspection region. This viewing takes place by means of upper and lower optical inspection zones 49 and 50 spaced apart from each other on opposite sides of the path traveled by each article 40. As best seen in FIG. 3, the inspection zone 49 is located above the path 48 traveled by the articles and the inspection zone 50 is located below that path.
Considering first the upper optical inspection zone 49, that zone includes a housing 56 shown in outline in FIG. 3 and omitted from FIG. 6 for clarity, supporting four mirrors 57 mounted at the respective four corners of the housing. Each mirror 57 is mounted behind a corresponding opening 58 in the bottom plate 59 (FIG. 5) of the housing 53. The mirrors 57 and openings 58 are positioned with respect to the article conveyor so that each mirror reflects a partial image of an article 40 passing through the inspection region 15. Because the mirrors 57 are four in number in the preferred embodiment and are arranged in quadrature within the housing 56 located above the article 40, each such mirror views substantially a quadrant of the upper hemisphere of each article positioned directly below the upper optical inspection zone 49 while moving through that zone.
The four mirrors 57 are positioned within the upper housing 56 at equal distances from confronting reflective surfaces of a right pyramid 63 whose base is supported on the bottom plate 59 of the upper housing. Each upper-quadrant partial image of the article 40 thus passes along an optical path 65 (FIG. 4) and through one of the openings 58 in the bottom plate 59 to impinge a corresponding one of the mirrors 57. That image is reflected along a second optical path 67 from the mirror 57 to a confronting reflective surface 66 forming one side of the pyramid 63, which reflects the image along the optical path 70 to the lens of the video camera 44 associated with the upper optical inspection zone 49. The camera 44 preferably is positioned such that its optical bore sight is directly above the vertex 72 of the pyramid 63, along an imaginary line entering that vertex and normal to the base of that right triangle.
It should now be apparent that as the image from one upper quadrant of the article 40 is seen by the camera 44 as reflected off the face 66 of the pyramid, images from the three remaining upper quadrants of that article simultaneously are reflected from the other three mirrors 57 and the corresponding three other sides of the pyramid 63. The placement of the four mirrors 57 and the reflective surfaces of the pyramid 63 thus consolidate the partial images from the upper quadrant of the article 40, and the camera 44 sees those consolidated images at a common objective, namely, the camera lens, which focuses the consolidated images onto the active elements of the camera. The video camera 44 thus produces a video output signal containing visual information corresponding to the entire upper quadrant of the article 40. Because the optical path 65 extending from the article to each mirror 57 is perpendicular to the surface at a corresponding upper quadrant of the article, the amount of image distortion due to foreshortening is greatly reduced for each quadrant image, relative to simply viewing the entire upper half of the article through a video camera aimed at that article.
Each upper quadrant of the article 40 preferably is separately illuminated to reduce shadowing and to provide uniform color balance for the images reflected from those quadrants to the video camera. This illumination is accomplished in the preferred embodiment by means of the four circular lighting fixtures 76, best seen in FIG. 2. Each lighting fixture comprises a ringlike housing surrounding an open region, and an illumination source mounted within that housing to direct illumination downwardly from the lighting fixture toward a point occupied by each article 40 at a predetermined point while traveling through the inspection region 15. Each ringlike lighting fixture 76 is aligned so that the corresponding optical path 65 from the article to the mirror 57 passes through substantially the open interior 77 of the hollow ringlike housing, so that the lighting fixtures do not interfere with the reflected images from the article. The four lighting fixtures 76 are mounted on a bracket fastened to the underside 78 of the bottom plate 59, so that the longitudinal axis of each lighting fixture is substantially coaxial with the optical path 65 extending there through.
The upper housing 50 is closed by an upper plate 79 to protect the mirrors 57 and the reflective pyramid 66 from exposure to dirt or objects that could misalign or damage the optical paths. A central opening 80 in the upper plate 79 is sized to permit the upper video camera 44 to see the pyramid 63 and the images reflected from all four faces 69 of that pyramid.
The lower optical inspection zone 50 is essentially an inverted duplication of the upper optical inspection zone 49. As best seen in FIG. 1, the lower inspection zone 50 is positioned a distance below the conveyor rail 24 and directly beneath the upper optical inspection zone 49. The lower inspection zone 50 includes four mirrors positioned in a quadrature relation within a lower housing 84 to reflect images from respective quadrants along the lower hemisphere of each article 40 passing through the inspection region. The images from each mirror 83 are aimed toward reflective faces 85 on the lower pyramid 86, so that those quadrature images are consolidated for viewing by the lower video camera 45. Separate lighting fixtures 88 are mounted above the top surface 89 of the lower housing 84 to illuminate the four lower quadrants of each article 44, in the same manner as the lighting fixtures 76 described above.
The operation of the preferred embodiment should now be apparent from the foregoing description. As each article 40 passes through the inspection region, each video camera 49 and 50 simultaneously sees four quadrant images reflected from the pyramid faces by means of the mirrors 57, 83 reflecting images onto those faces. Each video camera thus sees a composite image comprising the four quadrants from the respective upper and lower hemispheres of the article. Each reflected image is a straight-on view from a particular quadrant of the article, and so those images are relatively undistorted in contrast with prior art imaging devices wherein a single camera produced an optical image of an entire half of an article such as a citrus fruit or the like.
The processing of image signals from the video cameras is known to those skilled in the art and is not discussed herein in detail. For example, conventional frame grabbers (not shown) are operated to capture the video signals from each camera, at the time each article 40 passes a predetermined location between the upper and lower inspection zones. Those video signals then are processed by techniques known in the art to evaluate factors such as color, size, and shape of each article, and the individual articles are graded according to those factors. Each article may be automatically ejected into one of the bins 90, 91, and 92 located downstream from the inspection region 15, depending on appropriate grading of those qualities. The highest-graded articles may also pass beyond the exit 13 of the inspection apparatus for further processing or packing. Apparatus for selectively ejecting articles of fruit from the conveyor into the appropriate bin is known to those skilled in the art and thus is not discussed herein.
It should be understood that the foregoing relates only to a preferred embodiment of the present invention and that numerous changes and modifications thereto may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.
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|U.S. Classification
|382/110, 209/912, 209/585, 382/321
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jun 18, 1997
Owner name: DURAND-WAYLAND, INC., GEORGIA
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|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
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