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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Inventors:
Muhammad Umair Tahir, Stuttgart, DE;
Oliver Zweigle, Stuttgart, DE;
Robert E. Bridges, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Assignee:
FARO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/03 (2006.01); G01B 11/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/004 (2006.01); G01S 7/497 (2006.01); G01S 17/66 (2006.01); G02B 5/132 (2006.01); G02B 5/122 (2006.01); G01S 17/42 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/005 (2013.01); G01B 5/004 (2013.01); G01B 11/03 (2013.01); G01S 7/481 (2013.01); G01S 7/497 (2013.01); G01S 17/42 (2013.01); G01S 17/66 (2013.01); G02B 5/122 (2013.01); G02B 5/132 (2013.01); G01B 2210/58 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a kinematic nest that supports an element having a spherical surface, a rotation mechanism that rotates the element, and processor that activates the rotation mechanism.