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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110157602 | Illumination for projecting an image The invention is directed to a method for illuminating an object and projecting its image on a ground glass screen. Optical comparators conventionally use incandescent illumination, either mercury arc or halogen. The use of an array of high intensity LED devices, provid... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20100270484 | Product inspection system and a method for implementing same A system and method for measuring the physical characteristics of a component where the system includes an electromagnetic radiation source defining a source optical path, the electromagnetic radiation source being operable to cause electromagnetic radiation to propagat... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100245845 | Product inspection system and a method for implementing same that incorporates a correction factor A system and method for measuring the physical characteristics of an object is provided, wherein the method includes disposing the object within the sensor optical path of an inspection system, causing a source collimated light beam to propagate along the source optical... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20090190139 | MULTI-SOURCE SENSOR FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING USING PHASED STRUCTURED LIGHT A system for sensing a three-dimensional topology of a test surface is provided. A first illumination source generates first patterned illumination from a first point of view. A second illumination source generates second patterned illumination from a second point of vi... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20080316503 | Automated Inspection Comparator/Shadowgraph System Automated inspection comparator/shadowgraph system to compare and contrast a working operation for a workpiece and a resulting workpiece compared to the operating system. Computer software controls the inspection machine to determine irregularity between a resulting wor... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20070058176 | Pixel positioning systems and methods A manufacturing process for sheet or shaped work products includes advancing the work product in a direction along a processing path; establishing a reference line with respect to the processing path; capturing visual data related to the work product; converting the vis... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070013919 | Optical apparatus for measuring tooling position within a seaming machine The present invention provides an optical device for measuring characteristics of toolings (116), especially chuck and roll in a seamer. The optical device comprises a radiation source (102) adapted to generate radiation, means (106, 108) for divert... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060290946 | System and method for measuring roundness A system (10) for measuring roundness of an object (30), includes a laser-emitting device for emitting a laser beam (123), a driving apparatus (16) for moving the object with respect to the laser beam, a photodetector unit (141) and a ... | 12/28/2006 |
| 20060227339 | Sensor device with a radiation directing surface A sensor device includes a source of radiation and a reflective surface having a contour that directs radiation reflected from the surface along a field having at least two parallel sides. In a disclosed example, the reflective surface contour is at least partially curv... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060109484 | Shape measuring apparatus A shape measuring apparatus includes a point light source including a white light-emitting diode, a collimator lens for forming a parallel beam as a result of causing light emitted from the point light source to be incident upon the collimator lens, a telecentric lens d... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20050200859 | Process of geometrical characterisation of structures and device for implementing said process According to the invention, a structure, decomposable into at least one elementary structure or base element (30), is illuminated and then provides an optical response, at least one geometrical parameter of the base element is determined, and a value is attribute... | 09/15/2005 |
