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  • Method and apparatus for detecting the presence and location of objects in a field via scanned optical beams
    Patent number: 5565686
    Abstract: An optical system and method for detecting the presence and location of multiple objects in a field. The optical system has at least one light source to generate a beam, which beam is scanned by at least one first reflecting surface to generate at least three sets of beams. A first and second set of beams are overlapped across the field by at least one second reflecting surface and a third set overlaps the field without the second reflecting surface. The beam intensity is measured by at least one detection means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Assignee: Laser Score, Inc.
    Inventor: David F. Welch