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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:
Jul. 11, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hans-Jorg Link, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; G01B / ; G01B / ; G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356374 ; 356372 ; 356375 ; 356376 ; 356378 ; 356384 ;
Abstract
A measuring unit for determining dimensions of workpieces has an endoscope unit with two apertures through which identical linear light patterns are projected onto a surface of the workpiece. The identical linear light patterns create a moire pattern on the surface. The endoscope unit has at least one camera head for detecting the moire pattern.