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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8003947 | System and method for magnitude and phase retrieval by path modulation A system includes a transmitter is configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal through a sample cell (including a sample medium) to a receiver, which is configured to receive the electromagnetic signal and another electromagnetic signal for mixing therewith. Pr... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999233 | System for inspection of stacked cargo containers The present invention relates to a system for inspection of stacked cargo containers. One embodiment of the invention generally comprises a plurality of stacked cargo containers arranged in rows or tiers, each container having a top, a bottom a first side, a second ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7683329 | Method and system for determining the density and dimensional characteristics of an object and application to checking of nuclear fuel pellets during manufacturing The system for automatic determination of the density of an object (100) comprises: an apparatus (2) to determine a significant dimension (x) of said object (100), an apparatus (30) to d... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7569825 | Inspection device An inspection device includes a light source emitting ultraviolet light onto a banknote conveyed on a conveyance path, a light source emitting infrared light onto the banknote, a photosensor for detecting light from the banknote, a light source control processing po... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7408160 | Density detection using real time discrete photon counting for fast moving targets A system for detecting and graphically displaying a contents of a fast-moving target object comprises: a radiation source, having a position such that at least a portion of radiation emitted from the radiation source passes through the fast-moving target object, the... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7310581 | Bulk material analyzer system A real-time bulk material analyzing system is disclosed for analyzing the elemental characteristics of bulk material passing by the system on a moving conveyor belt. An exemplary embodiment includes a source of illumination emitting white light for exciting bulk mat... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309857 | Gamma ray detectors having improved signal-to-noise ratio and related systems and methods for analyzing materials in an oil well A gamma ray detector assembly for placement in a logging tool in a borehole can include a first gamma ray detector elongated along an axis and having a void extending along the axis. A second gamma ray detector conforms to at least a portion of the void. The first a... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301164 | Measuring apparatus A measuring apparatus is provided having an illumination unit including a source of electromagnetic radiation, fiber optic apparatus and sensing apparatus. The fiber optic apparatus includes first fiber optic structure having an input end for receiving at least a po... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7265353 | Data acquisition, control, and spectral analysis software for multi-channel analyzers A system for detecting and identifying low-level (weak) radioactive sources moving past stationary detectors. The system, which can detect low-level sources moving at speeds of 30 m/s (about 70 mph), uses the differences between background counts and gamma counts fr... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7239392 | Polarization modulation photoreflectance characterization of semiconductor electronic interfaces A polarization modulation photoreflectance technique has been developed for optical characterization of semiconductor electronic interfaces. By using a laser source in conjunction with polarization state modulation, a polarization modulation spectroscopy technique m... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239390 | Modulated scatterometry An apparatus for scatterometry measurements is disclosed. The apparatus includes a modulated pump source for exciting the sample. A separate probe beam is directed to interact with the sample and the modulated optical response is measured. The measured data is subje... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233351 | Method for high resolution incremental imaging A method and apparatus to capture a high resolution photograph of a target. A focal zone of a linear image sensing array is displaced across an area containing a target to be photographed. The displacement may be angular or linear with appropriate scaling to yield t... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7227148 | Apparatus for detecting impurities in material and detecting method therefor In an apparatus and a method for detecting impurities in a material, infrared rays or a plurality of specific wavelength components of the infrared rays are applied to a material on a conveyor, the respective reflection intensities of the specific wavelength compone... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220967 | Method and apparatus for detection of radioactive material A radioactive material detection system includes a plurality of radioactive material detection apparatuses and a command center. Each apparatus is disposed in or on a cargo receptacle. Each apparatus includes a wireless transmitter, a radiation sensor, a detection c... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214942 | Gamma ray detectors having improved signal-to-noise ratio and related systems and methods for analyzing bulk materials An assembly for detecting gamma rays from a bulk material defines a radiation region. A radiation source is positioned adjacent the radiation region and configured to irradiate the bulk material in the radiation region. A first gamma ray detector is positioned adjac... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207713 | Boom with mast assembly A torsion- and bending resistant boom formed of beams running the length of the structure, a set of pierced, transverse flanges arrayed along, and substantially perpendicular to, the length of the structure, a continuous longitudinal member running the length of the... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7199348 | Apparatus for multiple camera devices and method of operating same There are many, many inventions described herein. In one aspect, what is disclosed is a digital camera including a plurality of arrays of photo detectors, including a first array of photo detectors to sample an intensity of light of a first wavelength and a second a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7177391 | Imaging inspection apparatus An imaging inspection apparatus which utilizes a plurality of individual imaging inspection devices (e.g., X-ray Computer Tomography scanning devices) positioned on a frame for directing beams onto articles having objects therein to detect the objects based on estab... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7146279 | Measuring device A device for measuring at least one property of a material web, in particular a paper or board web, includes movable measuring probes provided on both sides of the web, which can be pressed against the web with preferably at least substantially equal force, forming ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7145658 | Apparatus and method for evaluating semiconductor material An apparatus for evaluating semiconductor material having a pump laser configured to irradiate a pump beam modulated at a modulation frequency on a semiconductor wafer, a probe laser configured to irradiate a probe beam on the semiconductor wafer, and a detector con... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7139362 | Computer tomograph comprising energy discriminating detectors The invention relates to a computer tomograph comprising a detector unit (2) consisting of a plurality of detectors (1) for identifying X-ray radiation (40). According to the invention, the individual detectors (1) of the detector unit ( | 11/21/2006 |
| 7130055 | Use of coefficient of a power curve to evaluate a semiconductor wafer A coefficient of a function that relates a measurement from a wafer to a parameter used in making the measurement (such as the power of a beam used in the measurement) is determined. The coefficient is used to evaluate the wafer (e.g. to accept or reject the wafer f... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7079975 | Scatterometry and acoustic based active control of thin film deposition process A system for monitoring and controlling the deposition of thin films employed in semiconductor fabrication is provided. The system includes one or more acoustic and/or ultrasonic wave sources, each source directing waves onto one or more thin films deposited on a wa... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071480 | Sensor with alignment self compensation A material web attribute detection system with the material web having a first side and a second side. The system includes a radiation source located proximate to the first side of the material web and emitting radiation toward the material web, and a radiation dete... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7060980 | Method and system for combined photothermal modulated reflectance and photothermal IR radiometric system A method and apparatus for evaluating a semiconductor wafer. A combination of a photothermal modulated reflectance method and system with a photothermal IR radiometry system and method is utilized to provide information which can be used to determine properties of s... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7050179 | Method and apparatus for multidomain data analysis An optical measuring device generates a plurality of measured optical data from inspection of a thin film stack. The measured optical data group naturally into several domains. In turn the thin film parameters associated with the data fall into two categories: local... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045787 | Density detection using real time discrete photon counting for fast moving targets A system for detecting and graphically displaying a contents of a fast-moving target object comprises: a radiation source, having a position such that at least a portion of radiation emitted from the radiation source passes through the fast-moving target object, the... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026620 | Method and device for the geometrical measurement of a material strip The invention relates to a method for the geometrical measurement of a material strip (2), whereby the material strip (2) defines a longitudinal direction, whereby, by means of a first measuring device with at least one radiation source (6) and ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019825 | Hand/eye calibration method using projective invariant shape descriptor of 2-dimensional image Provided is a hand/eye calibration method by using a projective invariant shape descriptor of a two-dimensional image. The method includes calculating a projective invariant shape descriptor of a two-dimensional image from at least two images obtained by a camera mo... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6998627 | Channel for transport of electron beam from accelerator to irradiated product A device for transport of an electron beam from an accelerator to a product to be irradiated, comprised of a passive plasma channel for forming a low density plasma by ionizing gas molecules in a chamber under low pressure conditions. The device being adjustable in ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6995372 | Nuclear gauge for measuring a characteristic of a sheet material with sheet position and alignment compensation A material sheet attribute detection system, the material sheet having a first side and a second side, the system includes a radiation source located proximate to the first side of the material sheet, the radiation source emitting radiation toward the material sheet... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6953933 | Method for measuring size of multilayer structured container A wall thickness of each layer or a size of a space between layers of a multilayer structured container can be easily measured with high accuracy. According to a method for measuring an inner size of a container by irradiating a multilayer structured container 2 | 10/11/2005 |
| 6952261 | System for performing ellipsometry using an auxiliary pump beam to reduce effective measurement spot size An ellipsometer includes a light source for generating a probe beam of polychromatic light for interacting with a sample. The probe beam is passed through a first polarizer that imparts a known polarization state to the probe beam. The polarized probe beam is then d... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6928130 | Dodecahedron neutron spectrometer with tantalum proton absorber for aircraft A neutron spectrometer for aircraft is provided by a series of substrates covered by a solid-state detector stacked on an absorbing layer. As many as 12 substrates that convert neutrons to protons are covered by a layer of absorbing material, acting as a proton abso... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6925145 | High speed digital radiographic inspection of piping A system and method for high-speed radiographic inspection of fluid transport vessels in which a radiation source and a radiation detector are positioned on opposite sides of the outside surface of the vessel. A positioning system is provided for moving and locating... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6603122 | Probe for contamination detection in recyclable materials A neutron detection system for detection of contaminants contained within a bulk material during recycling includes at least one neutron generator for neutron bombardment of the bulk material, and at least one gamma ray detector for detection of gamma ray... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6552346 | Density detection using discrete photon counting A system and method of density detection in a target object involve irradiating the target object, detecting a first and second discrete number of photons penetrating the target object through respective first and second prescribed volumes and entering re... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6552349 | Detector with non-circular field of view A radiation detector includes a slit collimator. A radiation detector receives radiation which has been received in each of the slits. The aspect ratio of the detector is approximately three, and each semiconductor radiation detector has a transverse dime... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6538252 | Method and device for determining the alignment of line formations in areal, especially longitudinally moved, webs of a structural formed body In a method for determining alignment of line formations of a web, a radiation source emitting radiation and a detector with numerous radiation sensors for sensing the radiation are provided. The radiation source and the detector are reciprocated together... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6507025 | Density detection using real time discrete photon counting for fast moving targets A system for detecting and graphically displaying a contents of a fast-moving target object comprises: a radiation source, having a position such that at least a portion of radiation emitted from the radiation source passes through the fast-moving target ... | 01/14/2003 |
