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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7990537 | Color-measuring method for body and color-measuring apparatus A reference-color measurement step of obtaining a reference-color measurement value by measuring a spectroscopic-radiation luminance of a light being emitted from a reference-color portion in a measurement direction, or a tristimulus value thereof, using a light-sou... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7812954 | Information processing apparatus and method of selecting type of ambient light therefor An information processing apparatus includes a unit configured to acquire spectral data of ambient light to be estimated, a unit configured to receive spectral data and ambient light type information of a plurality of reference ambient light conditions, a comparison... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7773224 | Spectrum verification imaging system and method A system (200) and method (800) for determining whether a sample object (203) has a color that is within a predetermined range is provided. The system (200) includes a light source (201) capable of projecting lights having differen... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7426029 | Color measurement using compact device Color measurement using compact devices is described herein. A color measurement device can include a diffraction grating that receives light reflected from a surface whose color is being measured. The diffraction grating is responsive to a control signal to split s... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7417735 | Systems and methods for measuring color and contrast in specular reflective devices Disclosed herein are systems and methods for measuring color and contrast in specular reflective devices such as interferometric modulators. To make color and contrast determinations, light reflected from a specular reflective device may be measured in-line with ill... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417739 | Specular gloss simulation device, specular gloss simulation method, control program for specular gloss simulation device and storage medium thereof The present invention realizes a specular gloss simulation device which can accurately simulate specular glossiness of an image even if the image has a low density and low glossiness by measuring, in a given geometry, luminance of a sample having a base material and... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411178 | Wavelength measuring device for a single light receiving element and wavelength measuring method at different temperatures A wavelength measuring device includes: a light receiving element that receive light to be measured; a temperature controller that maintains the light receiving element at different temperatures; and a calculation unit that determines the wavelength of the light to ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400404 | Apparatus and method for measuring color Color measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object being measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pass to a variety o... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7369239 | Light measuring apparatus and method for measuring monochromatic light A color luminance meter 1 is provided with a polychrometer 4 as a spectral optical system including a light receiving sensor array 43, a signal processing circuit 5 and an operation control unit 6. The operation control unit 6 | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365843 | Spectral photometer and associated measuring head A spectral photometer intended for integration purposes includes a measurement head equipped with illumination arrangement including at least one light source for the illumination at an angle of incidence of 45° of a measured object and located in a measurement pla... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365854 | Apparatus and methods for high speed RGB color discrimination Device and method for inspecting a polychromatic region, such as a polychromatic pattern, on a moving workpiece. The method includes device includes a solid-state light source, preferably a light emitting diode, adapted to emit light in a range of wavelengths for il... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358781 | Automation device with stored profile The invention relates to an automation device, in which a multiplicity of physically distributed functional units communicate with each other by means of a common transmission protocol. The device has a microcontroller (110), which is assigned at least one cl... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339675 | Apparatus for stacking sheet members, apparatus for measuring dimensions of sheet members, and apparatus for and method of marking sheet members An apparatus for stacking a predetermined number of X-ray films has a sheet member holding device disposed above a stacking position for temporarily holding at least a first X-ray film, and an actuating device for displacing the sheet member holding device from the ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339673 | Miniature optical readhead for optical diagnostic device A miniature readhead for a photometric diagnostic instrument includes a housing of hand-held form factor, configured for receiving reagent sample media therein. The sample media has a plurality of test areas configured to react with, and change color, according to a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339674 | Apparatus and method for changing the color of a flow of fluid A color adjustment system for changing the color of fluid flowing from a source. The color adjustment system includes a main mixing pipe connected to storage vessels to continuously receive flows of colorants from the storage vessels. A fluid inspection cell is conn... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7316322 | Quality evaluation apparatus for fruits and vegetables In order to provide a quality evaluation apparatus having excellent measurement accuracy in obtaining quality evaluation values of fruits and vegetables, transmitted light from one or more measured objects is received by a photo-detective sensor of the charge storag... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7317520 | Method and apparatus for measuring brightness An apparatus for measuring brightness transmitted by a light-emitting display unit of a laser telescope and observed by the user's eyes comprises a focusing unit (11), a sensor unit (12), a processing unit (13) and a display unit (14). A ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7307728 | Method and apparatus for generating color reappearance peculiarity profile, and method and apparatus for reappearing color using plurality of color reappearance peculiarity profiles A method and an apparatus for generating color reappearance peculiarity profile and a method and an apparatus for reappearing color using a plurality of color reappearance peculiarity profiles are provided. The method of generating the color reappearance peculiarity... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7301636 | Miniaturized system and method for measuring optical characteristics A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light rece... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295340 | Systems and methods for obtaining a spatial color profile, and calibrating a marking system Tone reproduction curves for calibrating a marking system are obtained using a test pattern with a plurality of patches, preferably a plurality of first test patches extending in a first direction and at least one second test patch extending in a second direction cr... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295318 | Apparatus and method for evaluating the interior quality of fruits and vegetables One form of evaluation apparatus comprising a plurality of light sources vertically arranged by one side of a carrier line in width direction Y perpendicular to carrying direction X of the carrier line; and a light-receiving section arranged by an opposite side of t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283240 | Spectrophotometer target distance variation compensation Spectrophotometer color measurement with a target illumination system and a reflected illumination sensing system where the target surface is variably spaced from said spectrophotometer. Color correction calibration information corresponding to color measurements fo... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283239 | Method for generating a formula for calculating mottling of a paint film, and a quantification method of the mottling A method for generating a calculation formula to obtain an accurate mottling value is disclosed. Two-dimensional data and color values of a target paint film are considered. The calculation formula provides a method for numerically expressing the mottling of the tar... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280118 | Process for the production of a color palette A system and method are provided for producing a color palette including a multitude of color patterns for a predetermined coloring process with a multitude of defined base colors and for a predetermined substrate. The individual color patterns are systematically, e... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280251 | System and method for calibrating color printers A system and method for calibrating color printers, and related particularly to, a system and method for calibrating color printers over a network utilizing a profile server (representing a networkable computer server system) which provides color transformations in ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277202 | Method for matching printing ink colors A system is provided that includes a first computer that can communicate with a second computer. The second computer sends information to the first computer that includes a desired ink color and optionally includes information of other desired ink properties. The fi... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271909 | Regulated amount measuring apparatus, and regulated amount measuring program storage medium A regulated amount measuring apparatus indicates a difference between two colors, for example, a discrepancy between a color of a printed matter in proof and a target color, to provide an index for a color regulation. A profile of the printing machine of interest is... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268918 | System and method for controlling metamerism The present invention provides a plurality of representations of color that are stored in an electronic color library and that can be selected by a user. After a color selection is made, a plurality of color ink formulas and/or colorant formulas capable of producing... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265822 | Method and apparatus for determining presence of a component in a printed circuit board A method and apparatus for determining color, presence and/or polarity of a component in a printed circuit board includes a sensor and an LED positioned behind a faceplate. The faceplate abuts the component and light is reflected from the LED off the component and r... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260544 | System and methods for evaluating the appearance of a gemstone Of the “four C's,” cut has historically been the most complex to understand and assess. This application presents a three-dimensional mathematical model to study the interaction of light with a fully faceted, colorless, symmetrical round-brilliant-cut diamond. W... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251034 | Wavelength modulation spectroscopy method A wavelength modulation spectroscopy method for measuring the concentration of a gas component is provided. A gas sample portion of the light is passed through a reference gas comprising the gas component in a constant concentration. Afterwards, the light is detecte... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246005 | Method and apparatus for controlling a component by feed-forward closed-loop controller state modification An apparatus comprises a feed-forward arrangement and a closed-loop controller. The feed-forward arrangement is configured to determine a change of a system, the system change being independent of an output of a component of the system. The feed-forward arrangement ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245377 | Colorimetry device A colorimetry device having a light source for irradiating light to a measured object, a cover part provided with a take-out port for taking out light diffused from the measured object, and a placing part on which the measured object is placed, the measured object b... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7244122 | Methods for determining optical characteristics of dental objects Color measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic and receive light reflected from the surface of the object/tooth... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240635 | Device and a method for sampling of milk This invention relates to a device and a method for sampling of milk. The device includes a collecting member (15, 15′) arranged to receive milk samples from a milk line (1), which is arranged to transport milk from one animal (3) at a time, a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240839 | Color measurement apparatus operable as a pointing device, a computer display measurement device and a printer output measurement device A color measurement apparatus is adapted as an attachment for a personal computing system. An interface integral to the color measurement apparatus couples the color measurement apparatus to the personal computing system. A computer pointing device integral to the c... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7227640 | Photoelectric sensor A photoelectric sensor includes a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element and detects a mark on an object. Prior to the detection of the mark, a reference received light quantity level is sampled for the surface of an object not including the mark, for ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227648 | Method and apparatus for a touch-free examination of objects, particularly regarding the surface character of the same A method and apparatus for optically examining an object in a contactless manner, in which light successively impinges upon the surface of an object being examined. The different sources of light strike the object surface at different angles of incidence and reflect... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215825 | Image-generating method and image-generating system An image-generating system for generating data of an image on the basis of data of a photographic image obtained by capturing an image of an object. The image-generating system includes a color sample to be arranged in the proximity of an object, an illumination uni... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7202976 | System and method for managing electronic transmission of color data A system which enables electronic communication, coordination and dissemination of color-related designs, specifications and products. Color production and maintenance in a simultaneous fashion is provided between a plurality of disparate parties in substantially ... | 04/10/2007 |
