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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2011
Applicants:
Paul Christopher Atwell, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Jacint R. Barba, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Frederick York, Longwood, FL (US);
Inventors:
Paul Christopher Atwell, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Jacint R. Barba, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Frederick York, Longwood, FL (US);
Assignee:
Faro Technologies, Inc., Lake Mary, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G01B 5/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A portable coordinate measurement machine for measuring the position of an object in a selected volume includes a positionable articulated arm having a plurality of jointed arm segments. The arm includes a measurement probe having an integrated line laser scanner mounted thereon. The laser may be a fiber coupled laser. Wireless data transfer and communication capability for the CMM is also possible.