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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169608 | Optical characteristic measurement device and optical characteristic measurement method suitable for spectrum measurement An optical characteristic measurement device includes a photodetector and a processor. The photodetector has a detection surface greater than a light incident surface receiving light from a spectrometer. The processor is configured to obtain a measurement spectrum d... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169607 | Optical characteristic measurement device and optical characteristic measurement method suitable for spectrum measurement A processing unit obtains a first spectrum detected in a first detection area and a first signal intensity detected in a second detection area after the light entering the housing is cut off, and then calculates a first correction spectrum by subtracting a first cor... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164632 | Method and apparatus for measuring moving picture response curve A picture is scrolled on a display 5 to be measured, and the scrolling moving picture is pursuit-captured by a color camera 3 so as to obtain a pursuit-captured moving picture image. A moving picture response curve using received light intensity data o... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8119996 | Quantum efficiency measurement apparatus and quantum efficiency measurement method A sample that is an object whose quantum efficiency is to be measured, and a standard object having a known reflectance characteristic are each attached to a sample window provided in a plane mirror. Based on respective spectrums measured by a spectrometer in respec... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7847935 | Method and apparatus for gas concentration quantitative analysis An FTIR measurement is conducted on a background gas to obtain a single beam spectrum SB(BG) [C] and a synthetic single beam spectrum SSB(BG)[D], and an FTIR measurement is conducted on a sample gas to obtain a single beam spectrum SB(Samp)[E] and a synthetic single... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7847819 | Measurement system for evaluating moving image quality of displays A system is disclosed, which comprises a rotatable mirror 2, a camera 3 for taking an image of a screen 5 through the mirror 2, a photodetector 4 having a detection range covering a part of the screen 5, and a control sectio... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7808625 | Aperture variable inspection optical system and color filter evaluation process Disclosed is an aperture variable inspection optical system including a variable aperture unit 13 having a polygonal light transparent section and light collecting systems 12a, 12b for forming an irradiation spot U of light passing... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7663744 | Integrating photometer for measuring total flux of light generated from light source to be measured, and method for measuring total flux of light through use of the same A mirror is provided with a light source window and an illumination window each establishing communicative connection between an inner face side and an outer side of a hemispherical unit. The light source window is an opening to which a light source OBJ to be measur... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7528967 | Optical characteristic measuring apparatus and measuring method using light reflected from object to be measured A measurement-purpose light source generates a measurement light used for measuring an optical characteristic of an object to be measured, and the measurement light includes a component in a wavelength range for measurement of the optical characteristic of the objec... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7449097 | Electrophoretic mobility measuring apparatus The present invention provides an electrophoretic mobility measuring apparatus capable of conducting measurement with high sensitivity with optical attenuation reduced by incidence of light through the electrode face. This apparatus comprises a transparent electrode... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7394483 | Display evaluation method and apparatus A measurement pattern is moved on a display, and an image of the measurement pattern is captured by making a visual field of an image sensor follow the scroll of the measurement pattern. On the basis of the captured image, a motion picture response curve is obtained... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7251035 | Optical cell measurement apparatus An inventive optical cell measurement apparatus comprises a light source (S) which emits light having a predetermined wavelength range, a first mirror (M1) which reflects the light emitted from the light source (S), a long light path gas cell (1) to wh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7236250 | Dynamic light scattering measurement apparatus using phase modulation interference method A dynamic light scattering measurement apparatus using a phase modulation type interference method includes an optical coupler for dividing light from a low coherent light source, a converging lens for irradiating one of the divided lights to a sample 9, phas... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230713 | Method for measuring gap of liquid crystal cell The polarization angle θ1 of a polarizer (14) is set, and the reflection intensity S1 in a cross Nicol state and the reference reflection intensity Ref1 of a liquid crystal cell (15) are measured. A different polarization angle θ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7176464 | Method of and apparatus for determining the amount of impurity in gas Impurity is removed from gas, the resultant gas is introduced into a cell 15, and the intensity of light transmitted through the cell 15 is measured as a reference. Gas containing impurity of which concentration is known, is introduced into the cell | 02/13/2007 |
| 6922247 | Automatic optical measurement method In an automatic optical measurement method according to the invention, with a movable reflection plate 6 moved to place under an optical axis, light projected from a light projecting portion 3a is received by a light receiving portion 3 | 07/26/2005 |
| 6885448 | Photon correlator A photon correlator comprises a plurality of sampling gates 11a-11e which are open during different periods of time; a plurality of memories 12a-12e each provided corresponding to each of the plurality of sampl... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6636308 | Apparatus for measuring characteristics of optical angle The present invention relates to a light scattering intensity measuring apparatus capable of measuring, as a function of the scattering angle, the intensity of the light scattered from a sample. This apparatus comprises an ellipsoidal mirror 24 for reflec... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6628389 | Method and apparatus for measuring cell gap of VA liquid crystal panel Light is directed to a VA (Vertical Alignment) liquid crystal panel whose optical axis is in a direction perpendicular to the panel surface in such a manner that the light is incident obliquely on the VA liquid crystal panel surface, by which birefringenc... | 09/30/2003 |
| 5638167 | Method of measuring the light amount of a display picture element, display screen inspecting method and display screen inspecting apparatus A display screen inspecting method wherein, a plurality of display picture elements are selected, as markers, from a display screen and light receiving picture elements corresponding to the display picture elements are selected. The light amounts of the d... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5333610 | Absorption spectrum determining method and spectrometric measuring apparatus for light-diffusive object using the method Using optical measurement data obtained from a light-diffusive object the percentage absorption %ABS of the object is calculated, and using one constant or a multiple constant ni (i =1,2, . . .) the spectrum waveform is calculated ac... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5239365 | Method of measuring thickness of liquid crystal cells A thickness of a liquid crystal cell is measured by placing a liquid crystal cell having a twist angle of θ between a polarizer and an analyzer, by measuring the strength of transmitted light through the analyzer with the polarizing angle of the polarize... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5183045 | NMR measuring method and measuring apparatus for tissue of a living body There is carried out an NMR measurement in which a receiver coil (7) for receiving an NMR free induction signal comes in contact with or in close vicinity to one side of tissue of a living body (1) immersed in a perfusion solution (4), while a portion or ... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5157454 | Differential refractometer A differential refractometer in which: light from a light source is condensed on a lens; the light thus condensed is guided to a cell which houses a sample of which refractive index is to be measured and a reference of which refractive index is used as a ... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5113083 | Light scattering measuring apparatus utilizing a photodetector mounted on a rotary stand A rotary stand (11) having a half-mirror (8) and a photodetector (10) mounted thereon, is continuously rotated around a first rotary shaft (A) passing through a sample (S), and set to a predetermined scattering angle. Simultaneously, a rotary reflecting m... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5057695 | Method of and apparatus for measuring the inside information of substance with the use of light scattering The present invention utilizes the difference of light reception data generated based on the difference in length of substantial optical diffusion paths between a single light receiving point and a plurality of irradiation points, or between a plurality o... | 10/15/1991 |
| 5015094 | Particle size measuring system There is disclosed a system in which, according to the time domain method, a laser light is irradiated to an object to be measured, photon pulses based on the scattering light from the object to be measured are received, time series data are generated bas... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4922309 | Spectroscope An optical waveguide having a detour is disposed at either or both of the light-receiving and light-emitting ends of a dispersion optical system in a spectroscope. Even though light being propagated through the optical waveguide has specified polarizing c... | 05/01/1990 |
