ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,851, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to ADIGE S.p.A. (Levico Terme, Italy).
"Combined optical system for dimensional and thermal measurements, and operating method thereof" was invented by Simone Donadello (Rodigo, Italy) and Barbara Previtali (Milan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A combined optical system for determining temperature of the surface of an object or material and its distance with respect to a predetermined reference point associated with the system includes an optical radiation source emitting optical probe radiation at a predetermined wavelength or in a predetermined wavelength range, a source control unit controlling...