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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joachim Walter Ahner, Livermore, CA (US);
David M. Tung, Livermore, CA (US);
Samuel Kah Hean Wong, Johor Bahru, MY;
Henry Luis Lott, Fremont, CA (US);
Stephen Keith McLaurin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Maissarath Nassirou, Fremont, CA (US);
Florin Zavaliche, San Ramon, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/55 (2014.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01N 21/95 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/55 (2013.01); G01N 21/4738 (2013.01); G01N 21/95 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus, comprising a first photon emitter configured to emit photons into an article from a circumferential edge of the article, and a photon detector array configured to detect photons scattered from features of the article.