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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8437006 | Displacement sensor with embedded coherent electromagnetic radiation interferometer for micro scale proximity measurements The present invention is an interferometer sensor which uses frequency modulated coherent electromagnetic radiation to noncontact measure the displacement of moving targets with high precision. The sensor has an embedded interferometer comprised of an electromagneti... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8194253 | Fiber optic sensor head and interferometric measuring system A fiber optic sensor head for detecting the shape or the distance of a test object has an optical fiber, in particular a glass fiber, for conducting and returning partial beams to and from the test object, and an injection/extraction lens on the test object side. Fo... | 06/05/2012 |
| 8144334 | Fiber-optic, digital system for laser Doppler vibrometers (LDVs) An apparatus and method for non-determination of the surface velocity of a target using optical interference and Doppler shifting of the light reflected from the target are disclosed. It may be used to measure small-amplitude, acoustic frequency surface vibrations a... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8120780 | Laser-based coordinate measuring device and laser-based method for measuring coordinates A laser based coordinate measuring device measures a position of a remote target. The laser based coordinate measuring device includes a stationary portion, a rotatable portion, and at least a first optical fiber. The stationary portion has at least a first laser ra... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8102537 | Optical displacement gage An optical displacement gage includes the phase determining unit includes a relative phase deciding unit to decide a relative phase of the frequency component within a range of 360 degrees, an absolute phase computing unit to compute an absolute phase by combining t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8040525 | Laser tracker including a locator camera A laser tracker includes a first optical system located on a structure and that launches a beam from the structure. The laser tracker also includes a locator camera having a second optical system that includes a lens having a center and a clear aperture through whic... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7859681 | Pressure transmitter for detection of a variable relative to a process fluid A pressure transmitter for detection of a physical variable relative to a process fluid, comprising: a first and a second pressure-sensitive membrane suitable for interfacing with said process fluid; a pressure sensor having a supporting body provided with a cavity ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7800758 | Laser-based coordinate measuring device and laser-based method for measuring coordinates A laser based coordinate measuring device measures a position of a remote target. The laser based coordinate measuring device includes a stationary portion, a rotatable portion, and at least a first optical fiber. The stationary portion has at least a first laser ra... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7738110 | Displacement sensor based on photonic crystal waveguides A displacement sensor comprising at least one pair of co-planar photonic crystal waveguide (PCWG) sections aligned along or parallel to a common axis and separated by a gap, one PCWG section of a pair operative to perform a displacement relative to the other section... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7719690 | Optical inclination sensor An optical inclination sensor is provided having at least one reflective surface and at least two separate optical fibers having ends spaced from a reflective surface. As the reflective surface tilts with respect to a pre-determined reference position the gap length... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7532329 | Fiber optic interferometric position sensor and measurement method thereof A fiber optic interferometric position sensor and measurement method thereof suitable for determining the moving direction of a measurement object in an environment of high electric or magnetic field strengths are disclosed. The fiber optic interferometric position ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7518731 | Interferometric MOEMS sensor The present invention relates to an optical interferometric apparatus and method for measuring acceleration, pressure, and pressure of fluids during flow using micro-opto-electro-mechanical-systems (MOEMS). The high-sensitivity and high-resolution apparatus includes... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7515275 | Optical apparatus and method for distance measuring An optical sensor for determining a distance between a target and a probe head is described. The optical sensor comprises a light source delivering a broadband spectrum; a fiber-optic Michelson interferometer (FOMI) for creating an interferogram; and an analyzer uni... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7466424 | Displacement sensor based on photonic crystal waveguides A displacement sensor comprising at least one pair of co-planar photonic crystal waveguide (PCWG) sections aligned along or parallel to a common axis and separated by a gap, one PCWG section of a pair operative to perform a displacement relative to the other section... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7411171 | Circuit for analyzing a signal reflected from an object In a circuit arrangement for analyzing a clocked signal reflected from an object, particularly an optical signal, wherein at least one radiation emitter which, for providing the clocked signal, is connected to a clocking signal generator, and at least one radiation ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7403288 | Method and apparatus for measuring thickness of thin article An apparatus (100) for measuring a thickness of a thin article according to an embodiment of the present apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes an optical fiber interferometer (101), a signal processor module (102) and a measuring module ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400410 | Optical coherence tomography for eye-length measurement An accurate measure of eye length can be obtained using concurrent OCT measurements. A position OCT device can be used to continually monitor the position of the front surface of the cornea, while a distance OCT device can determine the apparent distance between the... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7365860 | System capable of determining applied and anodized coating thickness of a coated-anodized product A system for forming an anodized coating on at least a portion of a substrate thereby creating an anodized substrate is disclosed. The system includes a bath, a coating thickness monitor, at least one probe and at least one controller. The coating thickness monitor ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7349099 | Fiber optic interferometric position sensor and measurement method thereof A fiber optic interferometric position sensor and measurement method thereof suitable for determining the moving direction of a measurement object in an environment of high electric or magnetic field strengths are disclosed. The fiber optic interferometric position ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7339679 | Interferometric measuring device utilizing a slanted probe filter An interferometric measuring device for recording shape, roughness or separation distance of the surface of a measuring object, having a modulating interferometer, to which is supplied short coherent radiation by a radiation source, having a measuring probe that is ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7315380 | Laser interferometer for repeatable mounting on the wall of a vacuum chamber A laser interferometer is disclosed comprising a housing capable of being substantially repeatably mounted to a wall of an environmental chamber, the housing including a laser source, a reflector attached to an object located within the environmental chamber, and a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7292347 | Dual laser high precision interferometer An absolute distance measuring device based on laser interferometry may combine coarse, intermediate, and highest resolution measurement techniques to find the absolute distance to a sample surface with high resolution. The device may provide at least two laser wave... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281428 | Diagnostic system for monitoring structural health conditions Interrogation systems for monitoring structural health conditions. An interrogation system includes at least one wave generator for generating a wave signal and optical fiber sensors applied to a structure. The interrogation system also includes at least one electro... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281413 | Acoustic method for determining the viscosity and/or surface tension of a liquid The present invention comprises a noncontact method for measuring viscosity and/or surface tension information of a liquid in a liquid containment structure. The steps of the method include exciting a surface of the liquid with an excitation burst of acoustic energy... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280216 | Method and apparatus for determining the wavelength of an input light beam A method and apparatus for measuring the wavelength of an input light beam whereby the input light beam is split into two light beams which are directed through two paths of different optical length. The light beams are interfered with each other in order to form a ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262834 | Sensor for measuring velocity of vibration using light waveguide This invention provides a device or method for measuring vibration with high sensitivity and over a wide bandwidth. A curved section is formed in an optical fiber. The curved section is disposed on a place to be measured. Light is input in the optical fiber, ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259863 | Grating interference type optical encoder A grating interference type optical encoder has a scale board, a diffraction grating located on the scale board, a light receiving element, an illumination optical system for emitting a coherent light fluxes to the diffraction grating on the scale board that relativ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7251040 | Single metal nanoparticle scattering interferometer An interferometer and a method for generating scattered light interference are provided. A beam splitter is provided by a single metal nanoparticle to split an incoming excitation light. Scattered light from the single metal nanoparticle and its mirror image shows i... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7215457 | Apparatus and methods for modulating refractive index An iono-refractive structure that includes one or more ion insertion layers having a real portion and an imaginary portion of the dielectric constant is provided. While both the real portion and the imaginary portion of the dielectric constant change, the change in ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206076 | Thickness measurement of moving webs and seal integrity system using dual interferometer A system and method for measuring the thickness of materials and coatings across a moving length of material such as sheet, film, or web by the use of non-contact optical interferometry is provided. Also, a system and method for evaluating the seal integrity in flex... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197931 | Sensors for monitoring structural health conditions Sensors and systems for monitoring structural health conditions. The present invention provides a device for monitoring structural health conditions including a dielectric substrate, a piezoelectric device for actuating and/or sensing Lamb waves, a molding layer dep... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7187178 | Method for determining the voltage sensitivity of the distance between the mirrors of a fabry-perot interferometer A method for determining the voltage sensitivity of the distance between the mirrors of a Fabry-Perot interferometer in a measuring device, which is intended to measure a predefined gas (CO2), of which at least one absorption maximum or minimum is known. At least tw... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7158240 | Measurement device and method Apparatus for determining the thickness of a configuration having flat, parallel surfaces that are transparent, or nearly so, to pre-specified types of energy. Embodiments comprise a mechanism for illuminating a front surface with an energy source and mechanisms for... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7145709 | Apparatus and methods for modulating refractive index An iono-refractive structure that includes one or more ion insertion layers having a real portion and an imaginary portion of the dielectric constant is provided. While both the real portion and the imaginary portion of the dielectric constant change, the change in ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7122818 | Optical displacement sensor using optical fiber, and external force detecting device An optical displacement sensor is provided, in which an optical fiber is disposed between a light source and a light receiving means so that light emitted from the light source is conducted therethrough so as to be duly received by the light receiving means whereby ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116430 | Highly-sensitive displacement-measuring optical device The present invention relates to micron-scale displacement measurement devices. A first embodiment is a device that includes a substrate and a rigid structure suspended above the substrate to form a backside cavity. Formed in the rigid structure is a reflective diff... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7068377 | System and method for surface profiling a target object The present invention relates to microinterferometers and the application of such to profile surface geometries. A representative method for profiling a target surface of an object includes: illuminating the target surface with an incident light beam through a phase... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7038793 | Sensor device for performing rapid optical measurement of distances according to the confocal optical imaging principle A sensor device is for performing rapid optical measurement of distances according to the confocal optical imaging principle in order to determine distance values and/or height values of a surface. The sensor device includes a point-shaped light-emitting element tha... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030994 | Method and apparatus to measure fiber optic pickup errors in interferometry systems Methods and apparatus for characterizing and compensating non-cyclic errors in fiber optic pickups in interferometry systems are disclosed. ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7016128 | Method of making a high reflectivity micro mirror and a micro mirror A method of making a high reflectivity micro mirror. A first step involves providing a monolithic bulk crystal silicon having an anisotropic body with a crystalline plane. A second step involves applying chemical agents to selectively remove a portion of the body ov... | 03/21/2006 |
