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Integral field lens illumination for video inspection

US6122048A · kind A · utility

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34Claims
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Filing dateMar 18, 1997
Grant dateSep 19, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/90
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A video inspection system is provided wherein light from a light source is directed through a field lens. The field lens directs the incident light first in the direction of an object under inspection and then, after reflecting from said object, redirecting the reflected light toward the aperture of an imaging lens/camera assembly. This redirection technique results in magnification of selected regions of the object.

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