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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2020
Photon Valley, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
James Campbell, Foothill Ranch, CA (US);
Christopher Guerrero, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Daniel Castro, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Photon Valley, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
Kinematic mounts are used frequently to hold objects such as mirrors, lenses, and other optical equipment. To adjust kinematic mounts, adjustment mechanisms are often required. Adjustment mechanisms can be used to make fine adjustments in applications where precision is required (e.g., laser system prototyping). Kinematic mounts that include never-before implemented form factors and structural elements require new adjustment solutions. This application describes systems that include both novel kinematic mounts as well as new adjustment mechanisms developed to reorient the new kinematic mounts. Adjustment mechanisms described in this application include a main body, a control frame, and control screws to adjust the orientation of the control frame. The control frame is coupled with a kinematic mount's housing, which rotates about a center of curvature of a bottom surface of the housing.