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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2003
Applicants:
Keijun Kishi, Kanagawa-ku, JP;
Brian Kemp, Troy, OH (US);
Kent W. Kahle, Tipp City, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01S 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A laser transmitter adapted for use in small spaces such as pipes and sewers includes a housing having two exit windows positioned in generally orthogonal planes. The laser transmitter includes a leveling mechanism that is capable of directing a collimated beam through a select one of the two exit windows, in a generally horizontal direction at a specified grade irrespective of whether the laser transmitter is oriented generally horizontally or generally vertically.