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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090219532 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUALITY CHECKING OF ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM An exemplary system for calculating the number of conductive particles dispersed in an anisotropic conductive film includes an image capturing device and an image processing device. The image capturing device captures a color image of the anisotropic conductive film. Th... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20080246796 | System for optically detecting and measuring release agent on a print drum in an ink jet printer A system optically detects and measures release agent on a rotating image member in an ink jet printer. The system includes a collimated light source oriented to direct a collimated beam of light generated by the source towards a rotating image member, an image sensor f... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20070229827 | OPTICAL MONITORING OF PRODUCTS OF THE TOBACCO-PROCESSING INDUSTRY The invention relates to an apparatus and method for electromagnetic monitoring of products of tobacco-processing industry in a monitoring zone. An apparatus includes a first imaging device aligned to the monitoring zone, a second imaging device aligned to the monitorin... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070027442 | Ophthalmic device positioning system and associated methods A system and method for determining an optimal position of an eye relative to an ophthalmic device are disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes receiving data comprising an image of a surface of an eye with the eye at a first position relative to an ophthalmic d... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20060244967 | Measuring apparatus and measuring method A measuring apparatus and a measuring method are provided, with which an accurate length measurement and position checking are achieved using a simple structure. The measuring apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a first and a second parallel pr... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060170934 | Sensing a dimensional change in a surface Determining a dimensional change in a surface of an object is described. At a first time, a first image of the surface is acquired at a first spatial window thereon having a first known position relative to a frame of reference. At a second time, a second image of the s... | 08/03/2006 |