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Method and apparatus for measuring surface flatness

US5153844A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 1990
Grant dateOct 6, 1992
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B11/306
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining the flatness or planarity of a surface and, specifically, to a method and apparatus for determining the flatness or planarity of a surface using a computerized optics technique.

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