B23Q 17/2485
Using interruptions of light beams
Official title: {using interruptions of light beams}
B23Q17/2485 (Using interruptions of light beams) appears on 49 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus.
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- 4 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and device for setting the angular position of a workpiece on a machine-tool by means of a laser beam21US 5,004,930 AFrancis Rollier SA · 1991
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