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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:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy J Litvin, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Ronald P Briars, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raytek Subsidiary, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K / ; G01K / ; G01J / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
374121 ; 374131 ; 33DI / ; 2502521 ; 362259 ; 356399 ;
Abstract
An improved method for aligning the aiming beams of an infrared heat sensor included the steps of providing a heat source at a target site, orienting the infrared heat sensor so that output signal is maximized to orient an optical axis toward the target site, and aligning the aiming beams relative to the target site.