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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. 11, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Applicant:
Steven E. Muenter, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven E. Muenter, Van Nuys, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/00 (2006.01); G02B 26/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide position information, such as for example via a mirror actuator position sensor. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a mirror actuator is disclosed which utilizes its own capacitance to directly sense and provide mirror position information. The mirror position information may be utilized as a position feedback signal to assist in controlling a position of the mirror.