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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. 20, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventors:
Stanley L. Ream, Columbus, OH (US);
Craig T. Walters, Powell, OH (US);
William C. Flannigan, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/182 (2021.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/1827 (2013.01); B25J 9/1664 (2013.01);
Abstract
A laser beam alignment system includes at least one mirror with a surface pattern configured to receive and reflect a laser beam, at least one detector configured to detect a deflected portion of a laser beam from the mirror, and at least one controller configured to communicate with the at least one mirror and the at least one detector and to control the mirror position on the basis of the deflected portion of the laser beam.