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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:
Jul. 20, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Czarnek, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Richard Faehnrich, Niles, IL (US);
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
359 15 ; 378-4 ; 378 15 ; 359109 ; 359154 ; 359180 ; 359189 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for optically communicating data between a stationary member and a rotating member, wherein a transmitter, disposed on the rotating member, is provided for transmitting an optical beam therefrom at an angle with respect to the rotating member the angle being fixed during transmission of the optical beam, a receiver, disposed on the stationary member, is provided for receiving the optical beam, and a reflector, disposed on the stationary member, is provided for reflecting the optical beam to the receiver at all times when the optical beam is incident on the reflector.