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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2000
Mark S. Knighton, Santa Monica, CA (US);
David S. Agabra, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
William D. McKinley, Los Angeles, CA (US);
John Z. Zheng, San Gabriel, CA (US);
David D. Drobnis, Mar Vista, CA (US);
J. Douglas Logan, Cerritos, CA (US);
Basel F. Bahhour, Riverside, CA (US);
Jill E. Haynie, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Kent E. Sidney, Los Angeles, CA (US);
NextEngine, Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for rotating an object. An upper unit is rotatably mounted on a base. A drive mechanism is mounted within the base so as to engage and drive rotation of the upper unit. A processor within the base controls the drive mechanism to achieve desirable acceleration characteristics during a cycle to reduce disturbances of an object rotated.