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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joachim W. Ahner, Livermore, CA (US);
David M. Tung, Livermore, CA (US);
Stephen Keith McLaurin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Travis W. Grodt, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/95 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/95 (2013.01); G01N 21/9506 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is an apparatus, including a photon emitter configured for emitting photons onto a surface of an article; a first reflective surface and a second reflective surface configured to reflect the photons onto the surface of the article; and a processing means configured for processing signals from a photon detector array corresponding to photons scattered from surface features of the article.