SPHERICALLY MOUNTED LIGHT SOURCE WITH ANGLE MEASURING DEVICE, TRACKING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING COORDINATES

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2003217687 (hide)

Owner FARO LASER TRACKERS, LLC

Inventors BRIDGES, Robert, E.

Pub. Number AU-A-2003217687

PCT Number PCT/US03/05581

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/073121

Priority 60/358,930 22.02.02 US

Filing date 24 February 2003

Wipo publication date 9 September 2003

International Classifications

G01S 005/16 Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations

G01S 001/70 Beacons or beacon systems transmitting signals having a characteristic or characteristics capable of being detected by non-directional receivers and defining directions, positions, or position lines fixed relatively to the beacon transmitters

G01B 011/03 Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of optical means - by measuring coordinates of points

G05B 019/18 Programme-control systems - Numerical control (NC), i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form

G01S 017/66 Systems using the reflection or reradiation of electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. lidar systems

Event Publications

31 July 2003 Complete Application Filed

  Priority application(s): 60/358,930 22.02.02 US

16 October 2003 Application Open to Public Inspection

  Published as AU-A-2003217687

11 November 2004 Application Lapsed, Refused Or Withdrawn, Patent Ceased or Expired

  This application lapsed under section 142(2)(f)/See Reg. 8.3(3). Examination has not yet been requested or directed for this application. Note that applications or patents shown as lapsed or ceased may be restored at a later date.

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