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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:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A Marcus, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Timothy M Trembley, Rochester, NY (US);
David S Uerz, Ontario, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356345 ; 356357 ;
Abstract
An optical probe apparatus and method for determining a position of an image sensor within a digital camera relative to a reference surface. The apparatus includes an optical probe assembly removably mountable to the digital camera. A non-coherent light interferometer in communication with the optical probe assembly is utilized to determine a depth from a reference surface to the image sensor and optical probe assembly.