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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7092093 | Polarization bearing detection type two-dimensional light reception timing detecting device and surface form measuring device using the same A polarization bearing detection type two-dimensional light reception timing detecting device for implementing a fast surface shape measurement that can accommodate an animal body measurement, and a surface shape measuring device using it. The polarization bearing o... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6675198 | Network and network terminal A network linking together one or more servers and a plurality of network terminals which function on a basic software set downloaded from a server and are uses for remotely operating the application software stored in the servers, configured so that a sw... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6399942 | Active confocal image acquisition apparatus and method of three-dimensional measurement using same An active confocal image acquisition apparatus includes a confocal image acquisition system and a liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal panel is disposed in the confocal image acquisition system so that its elements are aligned with elements of the det... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6373978 | Three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus which has an improved arrayed confocal imaging system. A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus using a confocal imaging system which has a new means for changing the distance in the Z direction between t... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6288382 | Micro-scanning multislit confocal image acquisition apparatus The micro-scanning multislit confocal image acquisition apparatus of the present invention is a confocal image acquisition apparatus that comprises a nonscanning multislit confocal image acquisition system using a slit array instead of a pinhole array and... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6108090 | Three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus using a confocal imaging system which has a new means for changing the distance in the Z direction between the object and the object-position-in-focus, instead of an object stage moved in the Z direction. This... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6049266 | Single-phase three-wire type transformer A single-phase three-wire type transformer which forms secondary coils by duplex coils winding two conductors in parallel according to the division intersection connection and can reduce currents circulating inside of a circuit of the transformer, thereby... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5946100 | Three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus which has an improved arrayed confocal imaging system. A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus using a confocal imaging system which has a new means for changing the distance in the Z direction between t... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5737084 | Three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus which has an improved arrayed confocal imaging system. A three-dimensional shape measuring apparatus using a confocal imaging system which has a new means for changing the distance in the Z direction between t... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5687031 | Three-dimensional image acquisition apparatus A three-dimensional image acquisition apparatus for acquiring a plurality of images of an object with the positions in focus shifted at predetermined step distances used for measuring the three-dimensional shape of an object. This three-dimensional image ... | 11/11/1997 |
