Patent · US Expired

Gravity oriented laser scanner

US5680208A · kind A · utility

41Cited by
8References
29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1996
Grant dateOct 21, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C15/004
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A laser scanner 50 includes a laser 76 affixed to a pendulum 66 with a damper 80 for damping the movement of the pendulum 66. The laser scanner 50 is controllable through a remote control 62 for positioning the laser beam as desired. Both horizontal and vertical laser beams can be projected in order to orient the laser scanner 50 with respect to gravity and simultaneously elevation.

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