Patent · US Active

Light detector employing trapezoidal chips and associated methods

US10539433B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Pangolin Laser Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

William R. Benner, Jr. · Sorrento, US
Ryan Smith · Mission Viejo, US
Ante Uglesic · Ljubljana, SI

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 17, 2016
Grant date	Jan 21, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 17, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01D5/142
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A position sensor employing silicon photodiodes formed from trapezoidal chips mounted on a printed circuit board detects angular positions of a rotor shaft within a galvanometer-based optical scanner.

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