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Plate aligning

US4340305A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 1979
Grant dateJul 20, 1982
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Expiry dateDec 26, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B21/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

First and second plates are formed with like periodic patterns. A laser beam illuminates the second plate through the alignment marks of the first plate to provide a pair of diffracted beams that are detected with alignment being indicated when the beams are of the same intensity.

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