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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:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Richard S. Johnston, Sammamish, WA (US);
Charles D. Melville, Issaquah, WA (US);
Cameron M. Lee, Edmonds, WA (US);
Inventors:
Richard S. Johnston, Sammamish, WA (US);
Charles D. Melville, Issaquah, WA (US);
Cameron M. Lee, Edmonds, WA (US);
Assignee:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and systems for scanning an illumination spot over a target area. The present invention removes stored energy from a scanning element to stop the scanning element from vibrating and to substantially return the scanning element to its starting position so as to enable high frame rates.