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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2004
Eric C. Williams, Los Alamos, NM (US);
David F. Arnone, Mountain View, CA (US);
Manish Sharma, Cupertino, CA (US);
Eric C. Williams, Los Alamos, NM (US);
David F. Arnone, Mountain View, CA (US);
Manish Sharma, Cupertino, CA (US);
Bookham Technology plc, Northamptonshire, GB;
Abstract
A mover assembly () that moves or positions an object () along a first axis includes a motor () and a coupling assembly (). The motor () includes a motor output () that is moved along the first axis and about the first axis. The coupling assembly () includes a stage () that couples the motor output () to the object () and a stage guide () that guides the motion of the stage () along the first axis. In one embodiment, the stage guide () is a linear bearing that allows for motion of the stage () along the first axis and inhibits motion of the stage () about the first axis, along a second axis and along a third axis. Additionally, the coupling assembly () can include a measurement system () that monitors the movement of the stage ().