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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. 08, 2003
Filed:
May. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen J. Botos, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Brian L. Favero, New Kensington, PA (US);
Assignee:
Aerotech, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 2/714 ; B23Q 1/25 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 2/714 ; B23Q 1/25 ;
Abstract
A small footprint mechanical positioning stage capable of operating in two perpendicular orientations comprises a base plate, a carriage plate, linear bearings, a brushless linear motor, and a linear encoder. The linear bearings, the linear motor, and the encoder scale are all parallel to the direction of travel of the positioning stage.