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US 9,540,690 B2Granted
Optical alignment tool
AssigneeIllumina, Inc.
InventorsJohn Earney, Dakota Watson, Joseph Pinto
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Abstract
Provided is an inspection apparatus including: (a) a translucent or transparent plate having a bottom surface, at least a portion of the bottom surface having an opaque material printed thereon in a pattern having at least one transparent or translucent portion; and (b) a chamber disposed below the bottom surface, whereby light emitted from the chamber or through the chamber can pass through the at least one transparent or translucent portion.
Claims25
An inspection apparatus comprising:
- (a) a translucent or transparent plate having a bottom surface, at least a portion of the bottom surface having an opaque material printed thereon in a pattern having at least one transparent or translucent portion, wherein the pattern comprises a plurality of translucent or transparent holes in an ordered array;
- (b) a channel disposed below the bottom surface, wherein the channel comprises a plurality of parallel lanes that are connected to form a single chamber, whereby light emitted from the channel or through the channel can pass through the at least one transparent or translucent portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.