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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Mitutoyo Corporation, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MITUTOYO CORPORATION, Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G01B 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/25 (2013.01); G01B 21/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image measuring apparatus includes a sample stage having a placement surface on which an object to be measured is placed; an image capture apparatus facing the placement surface of the sample stage and capturing an image of the object to be measured; and a pattern projection apparatus projecting a predetermined pattern onto the sample stage, the predetermined pattern providing a reference for at least one of a placement position and direction of the object to be measured on the placement surface.