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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. 16, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark J Greisz, Vancouver, WA (US);
John Miller, Clackamas, OR (US);
Assignee:
SEH America Inc, Vancouver, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356 73 ; 356400 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for aligning objects involve oppositely directed light beams that originate approximately between the objects and are directed toward the objects. Based on a relative position of the light beams to the objects, the objects are moved into a desired position. The oppositely directed light beams can be coaxial, parallel but not coaxial, or transverse.