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Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:

Elemental Scientific Lasers, Llc, Omaha, NE (US);

Inventor:

Leif Christian Summerfield, Bozeman, MT (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/73 (2017.01); G01N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/74 (2017.01); G01N 2001/045 (2013.01); G05B 2219/50057 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30108 (2013.01);
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention exemplarily described herein relate generally to saving XYZ stage coordinates for intended laser locations as well as a kernel image of an ablation pattern placed during a scan placement process, and comparing the kernel image to a current image of the current field of view of a camera/microscope that includes the location a laser would be fired at. This comparison is used during an experimental run to correct for any built up error. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses and methods for software based image recognition to correct errors in open looped systems for positioning a sample relative to a laser in analysis systems for zircon crystal grain dating.


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