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Apparatus for measuring the roughness of the surface of a workpiece by metering the frequency output of a laser with the workpiece forming an end reflector

Assignee: Cooper Industries LLC
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Filing: 1964-06-17
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Granted: 1968-08-06
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Expires: 1984-06-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Daniel L Neill

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 13:35
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01S; H01S3/00; H01S3/05; H01S3/08; H01S3/081; G; G01; G01B; G01B11/00; G01B11/30; G01B11/303; G01S; G01S17/00; G01S17/02; G01S17/06; G01S17/08; G01S17/32; H01S3/0007

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 94 words
A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING: A LASER SYSTEM COMPRISING: A STIMULATED EMISSION, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SOURCE, REFLECTING MEANS BOUNDING SAID SOURCE AT ONE END AND A WORKPIECE CAPABLE OF SOME REFLECTION BOUNDING SAID SOURCE ST THE OTHER END TO PERMIT SAID SOURCE TO EMIT A RADIATIVE ENERGY BEAM; MEANS FOR RELATIVELY MOVING SAID WORKPIECE AND SOURCE IN A CROSSWISE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO THE AXIS OF THE SOURCE; MEANS FOR DETECTING THE DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY BETWEEN BEAM ENERGY WAVES OF DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES AT WHICH RESONANCES OCCUR; AND MEANS FOR MONITORING THE DIFFERENCE FREQUENCIES DETECTED DURING SAID RELATIVE MOVEMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 94 words
A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING: A LASER SYSTEM COMPRISING: A STIMULATED EMISSION, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SOURCE, REFLECTING MEANS BOUNDING SAID SOURCE AT ONE END AND A WORKPIECE CAPABLE OF SOME REFLECTION BOUNDING SAID SOURCE ST THE OTHER END TO PERMIT SAID SOURCE TO EMIT A RADIATIVE ENERGY BEAM; MEANS FOR RELATIVELY MOVING SAID WORKPIECE AND SOURCE IN A CROSSWISE DIRECTION RELATIVE TO THE AXIS OF THE SOURCE; MEANS FOR DETECTING THE DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY BETWEEN BEAM ENERGY WAVES OF DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES AT WHICH RESONANCES OCCUR; AND MEANS FOR MONITORING THE DIFFERENCE FREQUENCIES DETECTED DURING SAID RELATIVE MOVEMENT.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-08-06 1972-02-05 1972-08-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-08-06 1976-02-05 1976-08-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-08-06 1980-02-05 1980-08-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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