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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120127485 | PRESSURE APPLICATION APPARATUS AND PRESSURE APPLICATION METHOD A pressure application technique is provided that enables two objects to be pressurized (e.g., objects to be bonded) to be positioned with greater accuracy before having pressure applied thereto. The objects to be pressurized are moved relative to each other in a Z dire... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127478 | REFLECTOR, OPTICAL ELEMENT, INTERFEROMETER SYSTEM, STAGE DEVICE, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE FABRICATING METHOD A reflecting member has: a first reflecting surface, which extends in a second direction that includes a first direction component; a second reflecting surface, which extends in a third direction that includes the first direction component, that is substantially symmetr... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127484 | OPTICAL POSITION DETECTING DEVICE AND APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH POSITION DETECTING FUNCTION In a light source unit of an optical position detecting device, a plurality of light emitting devices are mounted on a band-shaped flexible substrate, and the plurality of light emitting devices emit detection light. The flexible substrate is arranged so as to overlap a... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120105871 | OPTICAL MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE An optical measuring apparatus for measuring optical characteristics of a stereoscopic display device includes a test image supplier for generating a 3D test signal, a 3D display for displaying left-eye image and/or right-eye image based on the 3D test signal supplied f... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105870 | LAYOUT METHOD A method of directing a beam of laser light at a target point on a wall or other generally vertical surface defined by the intersection of a reference line with the wall or surface includes the steps of: a.) defining the reference line, b.) calculating the three dimensi... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120082499 | Recording Apparatus A recording section is configured to record an image on a recording medium. An endless conveying belt has a surface disposed in confrontation with the recording section and is configured to move in a conveying direction with the recording medium supported by the surface... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120081711 | Position-Measuring Device A position-measuring device is suited for detecting the relative position of a scanning unit and a reflection measuring grating movable relative thereto in at least one measuring direction. The scanning unit includes a primary light source as well as at least one detect... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120066923 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL AND CALIBRATION OF A CMM A method of operating an articulated arm CMM is provided. Instructions for the CMM can be inputted to the CMM arm by an action chosen from the group consisting of placing the arm in a predefined position and moving the arm in a predefined manner.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120069323 | DISPLACEMENT MEASURING APPARATUS A displacement measuring apparatus including: a first light detector including a first emitter illuminating optically identifiable marks disposed on a moving body, and a first light receiver detecting light through the marks; a second light detector including a second e... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050709 | STAGE APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF POSITIONING AN OBJECT TABLE A measurement system configured to measure a position dependent signal of an object table, the measurement system including at least one sensor mountable on the object table and a sensor target object mountable on a substantially stationary frame, and a mounting device ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120041583 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD A method of measuring planar defects in a substrate may include positioning a sensor proximate to an area configured to receive a substrate.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039617 | PHOTONIC QUANTUM SYSTEM ALIGNMENT USING MULTIPLE BEAMS A handheld device (310) includes: a transmitter or receiver (410) of a signal beam (340) for quantum key distribution; and a source (412, 414) of alignment beams (312, 314, 316, 318) that diverge from each other in a pattern that match... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040313 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TARGET POINT OF AN OBSERVATION UNIT, IN PARTICULAR ON A FIREARM SIMULATOR The invention relates to a device for determining the target point of an observation unit. The device comprises a target area; a scan line projector, which projects at least two non-parallel scan lines and moves said scan lines across the target area; a control unit, wh... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120038935 | SUBSTRATE FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL A substrate for a liquid crystal display panel includes a first projection structure and a second projection structure and/or a depression structure, the substrate for the liquid crystal display panel includes a specific structure at a part of or near the first projecti... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120033230 | Device for Determining the Position of at Least One Structure on an Object, Use of an Illumination Apparatus with the Device and Use of Protective Gas with the Device A device for determining the position of a structure (3) on an object (2) in relation to a coordinate system is disclosed. The object (2) is placed on a measuring table (20) which is movable in one plane (25a), wherein a block (... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033231 | OPTICAL POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS AND APPLIANCE HAVING POSITION DETECTION FUNCTION An optical position detection apparatus detects the position of a target object based on the result of the light reception through a light receiving unit when a light source is turned on. In a front-side housing portion of a housing of an optical unit, a reflection unit... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120033232 | LIGHT BEAM GUIDED LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICE A light beam guided liquid delivery device for tracking the placement of a sample by a liquid delivery device into a receptacle like a milliliter or microliter scale tube, or a microtiter plate, includes a liquid delivery device and a light beam generator. The light bea... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120027544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING AN ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER ALONG A PREDETERMINED ROUTE A monitoring system has a vehicle and a monitoring device. The vehicle is movable along a predetermined route, and the monitoring device is detachably mounted to the vehicle. The vehicle has a photonic device configured to read position information according to detectio... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029692 | AUTOMATED PILL DISPENSING SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING CHARACTERISTICS OF BOTTLES IN OUTPUT CHUTES USING MODULATED LIGHT SOURCES AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATION A method of operating a detection system includes receiving a detection signal representing aggregate light emission received from a plurality of optical emitter elements at an optical detector, and determining, from the detection signal, respective light emission recei... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027251 | DEVICE WITH MARKINGS FOR CONFIGURATION A device including a network interface is marked for determination of the position or orientation of the device. In particular, the markings can include a pattern and proportions that enable determination of at least one of a position and an orientation of the device re... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120026513 | COPLANARITY-TESTING MACHINE Provided is a coplanarity-testing machine. The coplanarity-testing machine includes a working stage, an illuminant, an image picking-up processor, a frequency converter, a double-cross lines generator, a linear module and a display. The linear module includes a test veh... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022826 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A MOVABLE OBJECT, ARRANGEMENT OF GENERAL LIGHTING LED AND LIGHT SENSOR FOR A POSITION DETERMINATION OF A MOVABLE OBJECT A system for determining a position of a moving object is described, having: an arrangement having at least three general lighting LEDs, wherein each of the general lighting LEDs is implemented to transmit one light signal each with a transmission time information and a... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015461 | System Metrology Core Projection systems and methods with mechanically decoupled metrology plates according to embodiments of the present invention can be used to characterize and compensate for misalignment and aberration in production images due to thermal and mechanical effects. Sensors o... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120008149 | Velometer, navigational apparatus and methods for direct measurement of object's own velocity Velometer is an apparatus that comprises of a beam of light or any other electromagnetic field (hereafter referred to simply as “light”) emitted and received in vacuum inside of an object in motion. The nature of light provides for the beam of light to retain the ch... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009101 | Automatic Calibration of a Staining Device A sensor device (45) for calibrating a staining device (20) has a coupling unit (46) which is configured to be attachable to a transport device (22) of the staining device (20). A sensor unit (48) of the sensor device (45... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120002215 | OPTICAL DETECTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT An optical detecting device including: an emission unit that emits emitting light; a light-receiving unit that receives the emitting light reflected off an object; an amplifying unit that amplifies a received-light detection signal of the light-receiving unit; a detecti... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120002216 | ROBOT AND AUTO-ZEROING METHOD The invention provides a robot including a connection member relatively displaceably connected, and configured to control the displacement of the connection member based on a reference posture that can be adjusted, the robot including: a light emitting unit to emit a la... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120000728 | MONITORING DEVICE FOR SAFEGUARDING A DRIVEN ELEMENT A monitoring device for safeguarding a driven element against undesired collisions with an object lying on the movement path of the driven element is proposed, said monitoring device comprising at least one transmitting element and a receiving element. According to the ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110317172 | DISPLACEMENT DETECTING DEVICE A displacement detecting device comprises: a light source, a first beam splitter adapted to split the light emitted from the light source into a first beam and a second beam, a reflecting member adapted to reflect the first beam, an objective lens adapted to condense th... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110310400 | DISPLACEMENT DETECTING DEVICE In a displacement detecting device, an objective lens condenses the outgoing light coming from a light source toward a surface-to-be-measured. The optical path of the reflected light coming from the surface-to-be-measured is separated from the optical path of the outgoi... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110299095 | Shadow Sensing Apparatus Shadow sensing apparatus for measuring the cross-section and/or position of a tool such as a welding tool at its intersection with a sensor plane, the apparatus having three sensor channels, each comprising a linear array of discrete light sources and a linear light sen... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297076 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BATCH NON-CONTACT MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION An apparatus for performing non-contact material characterization includes a wafer carrier adapted to hold a plurality of substrates and a material characterization device, such as a device for performing photoluminescence spectroscopy. The apparatus is adapted to perfo... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110299096 | POSITION SENSOR A position sensor for detecting a position of a movably arranged component with respect to its original position including a channel which is implemented to guide electromagnetic radiation and direct the same to the component, a detector, at least two back channels whic... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110292407 | OPTICAL PARALLELISM MEASUREMENT DEVICE A high precision, rapidly operable optical parallelism measurement device includes a light source module, a light beam splitting module and at least two photoelectric detectors. The light source module has a light source and a light beam splitting element such that the ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110291415 | WIND TURBINE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE GAP LENGTH BETWEEN A ROTOR AND A STATOR OF THE WIND TURBINE GENERATOR Wind turbine comprising a generator section with a generator rotor and a generator stator. A first air gap is defined between a first surface of the generator rotor and the stator, and magnets and electro conductive windings are provided at opposite sides of the first a... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110290181 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING AN OPTICAL POSITION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR SUBSTRATES IN A COATING INSTALLATION A method and device are provided for cleaning of an optical position measurement system in a coating installation. The optical position measurement system includes a cantilever, and a sensor head having a radiation inlet and/or outlet for the reception and/or emission o... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110286007 | Dimensional Detection System and Associated Method An improved dimensional detection system is portable and can be used to characterize a workpiece. The dimensional detection system employs as few as a single focused light source and as few as a single camera along with a calibration data set to convert the illuminated ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110286008 | DEVICE AND METHODS FOR CARTRIDGE DETECTION The present disclosure relates to an accommodating device for a dispensing or infusion device, comprising: a displaceable element which is displaced within the accommodating device when a cartridge is inserted into the accommodating device; and at least one sensor which... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110285982 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT OBJECTS AROUND A VEHICLE Arrangement and method for obtaining information about objects exterior of a vehicle in which a light source is mounted in the vehicle, structured light is projected into an area of interest exterior of the vehicle, rays of light forming the structured light originate f... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110288813 | COORDINATE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD Disclosed herein is a coordinate measuring apparatus and method. Path equations of individual photodetection units relative to each light emitting unit are calculated using a plurality of photodetection units and a small number of light emitting units, and the coordinat... | 11/24/2011 |
