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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:
Jun. 17, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2001
Paul R. Huss, Rosewood, OR (US);
Jorge L. Acosta, Eugene, OR (US);
Christopher F. Sautter, Portland, OR (US);
Todd F. Gotham, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Elmer G. Thielman, Eugene, OR (US);
PSC Scanning, Inc., Eugene, OR (US);
Abstract
An integrated optics module for an optical scanning system that includes a scanning mechanism that generates a scan pattern from a laser beam is provided. The module includes an optics block, a laser mounted on the optics block, routing optics mounted on the optics block in the path of the laser beam emitted from the laser, a collection lens disposed on a surface of the optics block, and mounting fixtures configured to mount the optics module to the scanner housing in a fixed position. The routing optics are configured to route the laser beam through the collection lens toward the scanning mechanism when the module is mounted in the scanner system. If the laser beam routed through the collection lens is pre-aligned, no additional scanner system optical alignment is required when the optics module is mounted into the scanner housing.