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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110278753 | Laser Scanning Systems And Methods For Measuring Extruded Ceramic Logs Laser scanning systems and methods are disclosed herein that can provide quick and efficient measurement of extruded ceramic logs, particularly related to log shape, during manufacture. Two two-dimensional laser scans from respective laser scanners are performed and the... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110235052 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE INNER SPACE OF A CONTAINER AND METHOD OF PERFORMING THE SAME A system and method for measuring the inner space of a container provides for the measurement of the wear of the lining of a container such as a torpedo ladle optionally while the ladle is still hot. The interior lining of the container is scanned by a scanner head from... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110164229 | LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND METHOD OF APPLYING A PATTERN TO A SUBSTRATE A lithographic apparatus includes a patterning subsystem for transferring a pattern from a patterning device onto a substrate controlled in accordance with recorded measurements of level variations across a surface of the substrate. A level sensor is provided for projec... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110141252 | TRIANGULATION CAMERA DEVICE AND TRIANGULATION IMAGING METHOD A triangulation camera device includes a light source device being adapted for generating illumination light to be directed onto an object under investigation and including a light source with an optical pattern generator and a first aperture being arranged along a firs... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20100141960 | DIGITIZER USING PLURAL CAPTURE METHODS TO IMAGE FEATURES OF 3-D OBJECTS A method and apparatus to digitize three-dimensional objects. A projection assembly is retained in fixed relation to an imaging assembly. The projection assembly projects a fixed gradient light pattern into a focal zone of the imaging assembly. The imaging assembly inte... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100141932 | Controlling A Projected Pattern Systems and methods to control projection of a pattern are provided. A particular method includes receiving first three-dimensional coordinates that specify one or more locations on a surface of a workpiece where the one or more locations correspond to a part definition... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100073685 | SCANNER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASURING A SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY A system and method for measuring and developing a topography of a surface of a person or an object. The system includes a container having a flexible outer surface against which the person is to be placed. A deformable material located in the container can be rendered ... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100060904 | HAND-HELD SURFACE PROFILER A light-emitting hand-held surface profiler for scanning and profiling the surfaces of objects has a transparent housing, a focusable light source, a conical mirror aligned to redirect light emitted by the light source onto a surface to be profiled, an imaging sensor an... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100007733 | Optical surveillance device The invention proposes an optical monitoring device for monitoring the activity of a tool in a monitoring area, having at least one camera (1). In order to improve the capture of the lateral regions of a three-dimensional object in the monitoring area (20)... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090279103 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTICAL 3D MEASUREMENT The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for optical 3 D measurement, comprising a first beam deflector for deflecting an illuminating beam onto a measurement object and for deflecting the observation beam which is radiated back by the measurement object, wher... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090251709 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF AN AREA ON THE SURFACE OF A PATIENT'S BODY An apparatus for the representation of an area on the three-dimensional surface of a patient's body, with a control device which provides three-dimensional coordinates of at least one area to be represented on the surface of the patient's body, wherein the area pre-sets... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090237678 | Method and System for Measuring Wear in the Lining of a Vessel In a method and system for measuring wear in the lining of a vessel by a laser contouring system having an electromagnetic radiation emitting and receiving device. The laser contouring system references permanent marks and temporary marks positioned outside, on, or with... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090116038 | Measuring Station for a Pipe Cutting Machine The invention relates to a measuring station, especially for a pipe cutting machine (2), with a first distance sensor (8) that can pivot about a transverse axis (16) by a drive (13) for generating a first scanning beam (6) that scans a... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20070019211 | Projector unit and projection television apparatus A projector unit is disclosed wherein a replacing operation of a light source is simplified and the quality of an image can be assured advantageously. A locking mechanism is formed from engaging pins, engaging pawls and a spring. The engaging pins are provided on a hous... | 01/25/2007 |
| 20060102841 | Method for data processing in a scan microscope comprising a fast scanner and scan microscope comprising a fast scanner The process acquires data blocks in real-time with a fast scanner. The acquired data blocks are then transmitted to a computer system (23). The data blocks are then processed as a function of a frame burst ratio (N). The transmission of the acquired data blocks t... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20050094865 | Wire loop height measurement apparatus and method The invention provides a method and an apparatus for determining a height of a point on a wire loop. A height gauge device is positioned over the point on the wire loop to be measured. Incident light is projected from the height gauge device for illuminating the point. ... | 05/05/2005 |
