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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Gavan Edmund Rosman, Camberwell, AU;
Christopher Gerard Byrne, Rowville, AU;
Robert Alan Pattie, Nyora, AU;
Inventors:
Gavan Edmund Rosman, Camberwell, AU;
Christopher Gerard Byrne, Rowville, AU;
Robert Alan Pattie, Nyora, AU;
Assignees:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Optiscan Pty Ltd, Notting Hill VIC, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A scanning method and apparatus, the apparatus comprising a fork with first and second forwardly extending tines and a rearwardly extending counterweight member, a mount for supporting the fork at a point between the tines and the counterweight member, and a drive for effecting relative vibration between the tines to provide a fast scan and for driving the fork to provide a slow scan transverse to the fast scan.