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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Leonard Metcalfe, Surrey, CA;
Terry Arden, Burnaby, CA;
Inventors:
Leonard Metcalfe, Surrey, CA;
Terry Arden, Burnaby, CA;
Assignee:
LMI Technologies Ltd., Dublin, IE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/86 (2006.01); G01V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus for optically measuring a remote object comprises at least one source for projecting a plurality of discrete zones of electromagnetic radiation (for example laser spots) along a projection plane. Imaging apparatus images a plurality of reflections from the remote object. By spatially offsetting the imaging apparatus from the projection plane, easier discrimination and identification of the reflections is made possible.