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Alignment system

US11604863B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GENTEX CORPORATION · US

Inventors

Joshua D. Lintz · Allendale, US
Adam R. Heintzelman · Oakland, US
Joseph A. DeGroot

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2020
Grant date	Mar 14, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 2, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02B2003/0093
WIPO fieldOptics
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An alignment system may comprise a housing defining a channel having a first end and a second end; a light source disposed at the first end of the channel; and an alignment image disposed at the second end of the channel. The light source may be in optical communication with the alignment image. The alignment system may further comprise a baffle extending around at least a portion of an inner perimeter of the channel, the baffle defining a backlight aperture. The light source may be in selective optical communication with the alignment image.

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