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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
Applicant:
Dentsply Sirona Inc., York, PA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Tewes, Bruhl, DE;
Markus Berner, Bulach, CH;
Assignee:
DENTSPLY SIRONA INC., York, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01B 11/25 (2006.01); G06T 15/04 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/2509 (2013.01); G06T 15/04 (2013.01); G06T 2215/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method and system for utilizing confocal measurement and an optical arrangement to produce 3D color images. A color measurement optical path and a 3D measurement optical path may coincide at least at an object side of the device, and a minimal amount of light is extracted from a monitoring beam for color measurement without affecting 3D measurement.