1. The Robotic Laser Pointer
US Patent 6,374,158
Inventor: Robert Anthony Fusaro, Jr.
Assignee: General Electric Company
Rebecca Pettenski

2. What is this patent about?
Non-Contact
Detachable Laser Mechanism
Calibration
Machining Tool
Plasma Torch/Plasma Gun
Complex 3D Contouring
Contact Sensitive Work Piece

3. What is novel and inventive about it?
Novelty – Is it new?
Non-Obiviousness – Would the improvement be obvious?
Invention of the stool
Robot
Control System
Program
Adaptive Guidance
Large Structured Light System
LASER!