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Laser scanning apparatus and method of use

  • US 9,671,094 B2
  • Filed: 07/21/2011
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A laser scanning apparatus for detecting and describing an object or topography in three dimensions, the apparatus comprising a housing that includes at least one laser, the apparatus being configured to emit at least a first laser beam and a second laser beam from the housing and to rotate the first laser beam and the second laser beam about a common axis of rotation, wherein:

  • a path of the first laser beam forms a shape of a first cone when the first laser beam rotates about the common axis of rotation,a path of the second laser beam forms a shape of a second cone when the second laser beam rotates about the common axis of rotation, andthe first cone and the second cone face in opposite directions.

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