US 11,898,843 B2
Optical laser target
Samuel J. Howard, Hales Corners, WI (US); and Michael Dan Huh, Milwaukee, WI (US)
Assigned to Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed by Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/121,308.
Application 17/121,308 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2020/027458, filed on Apr. 9, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/850,335, filed on May 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/832,127, filed on Apr. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0102808 A1, Apr. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. G01C 15/00 (2006.01); G01C 15/02 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 15/006 (2013.01) [G01C 15/02 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laser target comprising:
a housing;
a front surface defined by the housing;
a first reflective portion of the front surface;
a second reflective portion of the front surface, wherein the second reflective portion has a reflectivity that is greater than the first reflective portion, wherein the second reflective portion comprises a target portion and an indicator portion, and wherein the indicator portion extends away from the target portion,
wherein the second portion is configured to indicate alignment with a line of light received on the front surface by reflecting more light when the target portion coincides with the line of light than when the indicator portion coincides with the line of light.