Method and apparatus for measuring gloss

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PATENT NO 9625382
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14439259

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An apparatus of measuring a small scale property of a sheet, the apparatus includes: a first light source for illuminating the sheet moving with respect to the illumination; a detector for forming a total intensity of reflection of the light illuminating the moving sheet by each detection; a detected dimension of the reflection on the sheet in the direction of the movement being limited the same as or shorter than a lowest acceptable spatial resolution of the measurement; a duration of each detection being equal to or shorter than the lowest acceptable spatial resolution divided by a speed of the moving sheet; and a processing unit for forming information about a small scale variation of gloss of the sheet on the basis of the detections by the detector.

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VALMET AUTOMATION OYKEILASATAMA 5 ESPOO FI-02150

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Mäntylä, Markku Kangasala, FI 19 31

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