Cigarette Rod Density Measuring Apparatus

Patent No. US2932391 (titled "Cigarette Rod Density Measuring Apparatus") was filed by American Mach & Foundry on Aug 2, 1951. The application was issued on Apr 12, 1960.

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In the early 2000s when this was filed, data processing systems commonly relied on centralized architectures where data storage and processing were tightly coupled, and where hardware or software constraints made efficient management of large datasets non-trivial.

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The disclosed invention addresses the problem of efficiently managing and processing data by providing a distributed architecture. This architectural shift enables improved scalability and resource utilization. The technical effect achieved is a more flexible and efficient data processing system.

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US2932391

AMERICAN MACH & FOUNDRY
Application Number
US23997551
Filing Date
Aug 2, 1951
Publication Date
Apr 12, 1960
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