Device and method for imaging an object by arranging a reflective optical surface or reflective optical system around the object
US10571667B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 10, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30188
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for taking images of an article, the device including: a reflective optical system extending around an axis of symmetry, including a recess centered on the axis of symmetry and including at least one reflecting surface facing towards the axis of symmetry; and at least one imager arranged to capture at least one image of at least a portion of the article as reflected by the reflecting surface(s) substantially parallel to the axis of symmetry when the reflective optical system is arranged around the portion of the article.
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