ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,699,261, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Stevens CAD/CAM LLC (Bellefonte, Pa.).
"Optical scanning system and method" was invented by Michael John Stevens (Boalsburg, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical scanning system and method are provided that may include an optical scanning attachment coupled to a digitizing arm for use in a three-dimensional (3D) scan of a surface of a partially closed volume. The optical scanning attachment including at least one laser operable to generate a laser light at a frequency. The optical scanning attachment further includes at least one optical element operable to receive the laser light and cr...