(under subclass 9) Apparatus wherein means are provided with either (a) determines a dimension, quantity, or capacity of a characteristic or property of the apparatus, a part thereof or material therein, (b) determine the presence or existence of a characteristic or property of the apparatus, a part thereof or material therein, or (c) examines or verifies a characteristic or property of the apparatus, a part thereof or material therein.
(1) Note. The measuring, testing, or inspecting means of this subclass may also provide a visual, audible, or other type of signal or indicator or a permanent record of the determined dimension, quantity, capacity, characteristic property, or examination or verification.
