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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. 10, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Norman L. Krantz, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zircon Corporation, Campbell, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/08 ; G01V 3/165 ; G01R 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/08 ; G01V 3/165 ; G01R 1/900 ;
Abstract
A display in a portable detector unit (e.g., a handheld “stud sensor”) projects a pattern of light onto a surface beneath which a hidden object is located. The pattern represents the location of a sensed characteristic of the object with respect to the surface. The pattern may include a single line or a plurality of lines, and may be projected in one or more directions.