Supports – Mirror or picture type – Bracket
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-09
2011-08-09
McKinnon, Terrell (Department: 3632)
Supports
Mirror or picture type
Bracket
C248S466000, C248S467000, C248S474000, C359S811000, C359S871000, C359S872000, C359S874000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07992835
ABSTRACT:
A kinematic optical mount comprising a frame supporting an optical element; a base member having first and second surfaces and providing magnetic attraction to seat the frame against first, second, and third point contacts. The kinematic optical mount further includes threaded yaw and pitch adjustment cavities extending through the base member from the first surface to the second surface, together with threaded yaw and pitch adjustment inserts that can be inserted into the yaw and pitch adjustment cavities from either the first or second surfaces of the base member enabling adjustment of two of the point contacts from the direction of the either the first or second surfaces.
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Bridges Mark E.
Harland Mark A.
Duckworth Bradley H
Eastman Kodak Company
McKinnon Terrell
Spaulding Kevin E.
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