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Laser alignment control system

CA 2023306 C · Owner: Hamar, Martin R. · Inventors: Hamar, Martin R.

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A laser alignment control system comprises a method and apparatus wherein a rotating member such as a spindle can be properly aligned with a workpiece for manufacturing operations thereon. The system comprises a laser whose beam impinges on a target with the laser and target being interchangeably mounted on a spindle and a "master part". Information from the target is fed through interface circuitry to a computer which calculates an "effective target" relative to the shim feet under the movable master part or spindle. This "effective target" gives the system capability for aligning the operating member both as to coincidence of location and appropriate incident angle with points within the …

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  • Filed August 15, 1990 and granted September 14, 1999. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 15, 2010.
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FiledAugust 15, 1990
GrantedSeptember 14, 1999
Term endedAugust 15, 2010
Patent numberCA 2023306 C
Classification (IPC)G01B11/27 +1 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedAug 15, 1990Patent grantedSep 14, 1999Term endedAug 15, 2010

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