Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Optical or pre-photocell system
Patent
1993-09-23
1995-05-23
Nelms, David C.
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Optical or pre-photocell system
414936, G01N 2186
Patent
active
054183820
ABSTRACT:
A device for detecting and locating substrates in a cassette including a homogeneous columnar radiation source adjacent to and radiating the edges of the substrates, rod-shaped directional lenses transmitting and replicating the substrate edges in their field of view and directing the transmitted reflected radiation and image of the field of view onto sensing pixels activated to produce indications of the presence and location of the substrates in the cassette.
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Blackwood Robert S.
Masten Billy R.
Vaughn David R.
Vaughn Timothy B.
FSI International Inc.
Nelms David C.
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