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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2017
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Guy M. Cohen, Ossining, NY (US);
Lior Horesh, North Salem, NY (US);
Raya Horesh, North Salem, NY (US);
Theodore G. van Kessel, Millbrook, NY (US);
Robert L. Wisnieff, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/00 (2006.01); B08B 7/02 (2006.01); G01M 11/02 (2006.01); B08B 13/00 (2006.01); B60S 1/56 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G01H 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/0006 (2013.01); B08B 7/028 (2013.01); B08B 13/00 (2013.01); G01M 11/0278 (2013.01); B06B 1/0644 (2013.01); B60S 1/56 (2013.01); G01H 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for cleaning an optic include measuring a state of the optic. It is determined whether the optic needs to be cleaned based on the measured state of the optic. The optic is cleaned with ultrasonic vibrations if the optic needs to be cleaned.