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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 14, 2014
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Zhisheng Yun, Woodbury, MN (US);
David B. Stegall, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Shannon D. Scott, Hudson, WI (US);
James L. Graham, II, Woodbury, MN (US);
Paul A. Sevcik, White Bear Township, MN (US);
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A 3D imaging apparatus with enhanced depth of field to obtain electronic images of an object for use in generating a 3D digital model of the object. The apparatus includes a housing having mirrors positioned to receive an image from an object external to the housing and provide the image to an image sensor. The optical path between the object and the image sensor includes an aperture element having apertures for providing the image along multiple optical channels with a lens positioned within each of the optical channels. The depth of field of the apparatus includes the housing, allowing placement of the housing directly on the object when obtaining images of it.