GB2500484B - Apparatus and methods utilizing optical sensors operating in the reflection mode - Google Patents

Apparatus and methods utilizing optical sensors operating in the reflection mode

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GB2500484B
GB2500484B GB1304972.1A GB201304972A GB2500484B GB 2500484 B GB2500484 B GB 2500484B GB 201304972 A GB201304972 A GB 201304972A GB 2500484 B GB2500484 B GB 2500484B
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Can Akkaya Onur
Kilic Onur
J F Digonnet Michel
S Kino Gordon
Solgaard Olav
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