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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:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Vibart Stan Scott, Westminster, MD (US);
James Bryan Blair, Baltimore, MD (US);
Luis R. Izquierdo, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Vibart Stan Scott, Westminster, MD (US);
James Bryan Blair, Baltimore, MD (US);
Luis R. Izquierdo, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A three-dimensional range imager includes a light source for providing a modulated light signal, a multiplexer, an optical fiber connecting the light source to the multiplexer, a plurality of optical fibers connected at first ends to the multiplexer and at second ends to a first fiber array, and a transmitter optic disposed adjacent the first fiber array for projecting a pixel pattern of the array onto a target.