Measurement method to facilitate production of self-aligning laser gyroscope block
Patent 6310904 Issued on October 30, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: 
May 31, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
May 31, 2020. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesLaser optical element mounting arrangement and method Method and apparatus for optically aligning a laser cavity Method for planar beam path alignment of a square ring laser gyroscope Ring laser gyroscope mirror orientation system and method Device and method for achieving beam path alignment of an optical cavity Patent #: 5960025 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 584208 filed on 05/31/2000US Classes:372/94, Having a ring configuration372/98, Specified cavity component372/99, Reflector372/107Mirror support or alignment structureExaminersPrimary: Font, Frank G.Assistant: Rodriguez, Armando Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH01S 003/083H01S 003/08 G01B 009/02 AbstractA method for locating the position for a concave mirror alignment device on a RLG block, comprising the following steps: 1) mount a "log" onto a CNC machine, 2) select several points along the length of the log for measurement; 3) measure the mirror mounting surface radial distances at each of the several points from the "front" of the log; 4) measure the surface radial distances at each of the several points from the "rear" of the log; 5) determine the radius, and ultimately the diameter, of a circle tangent to the mirror mounting sides of the log, for each of the several selected points; 6) determine a "best fit" equation to describe the diameters as a function of position along the log; 7) determine the offset along the x axis for the mirror mounting device of each block within the log. | |
