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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Bruce R. Kline, Starksboro, VT (US);
Inventor:
Bruce R. Kline, Starksboro, VT (US);
Assignee:
Simmonds Precision Products, Inc., Vergennes, VT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/284 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A reflector target includes a reflector defining a tapered reflector surface. The reflector includes an apex opening and an opposed base opening, wherein the base opening has a larger perimeter than the apex opening. The tapered reflector surface extends between the openings forming a tapered passage there-between. The tapered reflector surface is configured to resist the accumulation of surface bubbles on the reflector surface by movement of bubbles along the reflector surface out through the apex opening.