ACOUSTO-OPTIC TUNABLE FILTER-BASED SURFACE SCANNING SYSTEM AND PROCESS

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EP 0 637 375 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	08.02.1995 Bulletin 1995/06

(21)	Application number: 93915111.0

(22)	Date of filing: 23.04.1993

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01B 11/ 30^{( . )}
G01B 11/ 06^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 21^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 64^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 93^{( . )}
G01J 3/ 12^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 84^{( . )}

F02K 9/ 96^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 17^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 31^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 88^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 94^{( . )}
G01N 21/ 59^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1993/003831

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1993/022655 (11.11.1993 Gazette 1993/27)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK FR GB IT LI NL SE

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Priority:

24.04.1992 US 19920873937

(71)	Applicant: THIOKOL CORPORATION
	Ogden Utah 84401 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	PEARSON, Lee, H. Bear River, UT 84301 (US) JOHNSON, Kendall, B. Logan, UT 84321 (US) DOYLE, Timothy, E. Roy, UT 84067 (US)

(74)	Representative: Johnstone, Helen Margaret, et al
	Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Tower House Merrion Way Leeds LS2 8PA Leeds LS2 8PA (GB)

(54)	ACOUSTO-OPTIC TUNABLE FILTER-BASED SURFACE SCANNING SYSTEM AND PROCESS