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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120018925 | INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLOW-MOLDED CONTAINERS Systems and methods for in-line inspection of plastic blow molded containers. The inspection system may comprise a plurality of emitter assemblies arranged in a vertical array. Each emitter assembly may cyclically emit light energy in at least two different narrow wavel... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110226938 | Multi-Optical Axis Photoelectric Sensor The invention provides a multi-optical axis photoelectric sensor capable of improving workability of wiring. The sensor outputs to an external apparatus a safe signal generated based upon an interrupted state of at least one optical axis among optical axes formed betwee... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20100219330 | Optoelectronic sensor The invention relates to an optoelectronic sensor having a transmitter (12) for the transmission of transmitted light (22), a receiver (14) for the reception of the transmitted light (28) and for the provision of an electronic received signal... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100116975 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COUNTING AND DETECTING FLAT PRODUCTS, The device (10) according to the invention for counting and detecting flat products (14) comprises a light source (16) having an illumination beam profile (24), an optical sensor (18) having a detection beam profile (30) and an ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100038524 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RECORDING DISASSEMBLY TIMES THEREOF An electronic includes a memory, a photosensitive element, and a processing element. The photosensitive element receives light beams and generating trigger signals when intensity of the received light beams reach a predetermined value. The processing element electricall... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100006742 | LARGE DEPTH OF FIELD LINE SCAN CAMERA A system for imaging an object comprising a surface for receiving the object to be imaged and an imaging device. The imaging device comprises a housing and a fixed focusing optical device mounted to the housing, whereby the fixed focusing optics comprises a lens for foc... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090261236 | Optical vend-sensing system for control of vending machine A transparent-front vending machine includes an optical vend-sensing system with an article sensing subsystem arranged athwart a vend space. The article sensing subsystem has two emitter/detector arrays, each having at least one emitter and a plurality of detectors. The... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090251414 | Optical Scrolling Module and Optical Control Module An optical scrolling module includes a prism, a light source, an image sensor and a first condenser. The prism is disposed at an opening of an upper shell of a mouse and has a light incident surface, a reflective surface, a contact surface and a light emitting surface. ... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090032690 | Optical interrogation system and method for using same An optical interrogation system and a method are described herein that enable the interrogation of one or more biosensors which can be located within the wells of a microplate. In one embodiment, the optical interrogation system has a tunable laser, N-fiber launches, N-... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090032686 | SUBSTANTIALLY TRANSPARENT OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD A system for detecting the presence of a substantially transparent object includes a radiation source producing radiation at a predetermined bandwidth, and a radiation receiver is positioned to receive radiation from the radiation source. An opening is formed between th... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20080173790 | Motion-detecting module with a built-in light source A motion-detecting module with a built-in light source includes a chip unit, a cover unit, and a light-guiding unit. The chip unit has a PCB, a light-emitting chip, and an image-sensing chip. The light-emitting chip and the image-sensing chip are electrically disposed o... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080128597 | Portable Reactor for Real-Time Nucleic Acid Amplification and Detection The present invention provides core technologies necessary for a portable, low cost LED-based handheld fluorometer. The fluorometer is based on a heater integrated within the walls of the reaction chamber, and an orthogonal geometry LED based light source to provide opt... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080079955 | Apparatus and method fro measuring volumes An apparatus and method for measuring volumes. The apparatus includes a base having a central processing unit, a receiver and a dock; and a scanner having an inertial navigation system, a transmitter, a sensor, a reset control, and a trigger in communication with a micr... | 04/03/2008 |
