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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Michael A Marcus, Honeoye Falls, NY (US);
Jiann-Rong Lee, Webster, NY (US);
Harry W Harris, Hilton, NY (US);
Richard R Kelbe, Fishers, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for determining a thickness profile of a moving material having at least two optical interfaces. A transport apparatus transports a length of moving material at a predetermined flatness through a measurement region. A recessed track disposed in the channel provides an area of non-contact in the measurement region. An interferometer apparatus collects a portion of a beam of light reflected from the optical interfaces of the moving length and generates an interference signal representative of the collected light. An analyzer then analyzes the interference signal to determine a thickness profile of the material in the first direction.