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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
May. 31, 2005
Applicants:
David Pileri, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Harry C. Boretz, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Yan S. Tam, Oak Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Pileri, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Harry C. Boretz, Agoura Hills, CA (US);
Yan S. Tam, Oak Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/32 (2006.01); H01L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for errant laser beam detection are provided for effectively detecting small coating failures in a cost effective and robust manner. In one embodiment, a detection system includes a continuity circuit on a printed circuit board (PCB) having metal (e.g., copper) traces which are designed to burn through if an errant beam strikes them. The traces are sized and patterned appropriately to sense a minimum subaperture size.