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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. 20, 2004
Filed:
May. 23, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 ;
Abstract
An electronic distance meter includes a sighting telescope having an objective lens for sighting an object; a reflection member provided behind the objective lens, wherein the reflection member is positioned so as to be eccentric with respect to an optical axis of the objective lens; and an optical distance meter which includes a light-transmitting optical system for transmitting a measuring light via the reflection member and the objective lens, and a light-receiving optical system for receiving a portion of the measuring light which is reflected by the object, subsequently passed through the objective lens, and not obstructed by the reflection member.