Patents by Inventor Mike Babin

Mike Babin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for angular measurement
    Patent number: 7701564
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a method for measuring an angle between a first surface and a second surface of an object. The method includes rotating an object around a center axis of the object and shining a light source perpendicular to the center axis of the object. The method further includes measuring an intensity of a reflected light with respect to time and determining an angle between two or more surfaces of the object based on the intensity of the reflected light with respect to time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V.
    Inventors: Mike Babin, Stephen Eichblatt, Xiao Z. Wu
  • System and method for angular measurement
    Publication number: 20060262294
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a method for measuring an angle between a first surface and a second surface of an object. The method includes rotating an object around a center axis of the object and shining a light source perpendicular to the center axis of the object. The method further includes measuring an intensity of a reflected light with respect to time and determining an angle between two or more surfaces of the object based on the intensity of the reflected light with respect to time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventors: Mike Babin, Stephen Eichblatt, Xiao Wu