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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:
Aug. 17, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy R Pryor, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
Great Lakes Intellectual Property, Windsor, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
36447437 ; 36447405 ; 356376 ; 356379 ; 29564 ;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for determining surface locations or a contour of an object. Such methods and apparatus include projecting light onto an object and imaging the illuminated points or zones onto a photodetector array using a lens, the axis of which is moved to track the illuminated points or zones.