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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:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gale A. Lane, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Steven W. Meeks, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Candela Instruments, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/740 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 2/740 ;
Abstract
A method is provided for automatically focusing a light signal on a surface of a substrate. The method is independent of the substrate material and is effective for both opaque and transparent substrates. A method is also provided for calibrating a system to allow for automatic focusing of a light signal.