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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7034272 | Method and apparatus for evaluating integrated circuit packages having three dimensional features The present invention provides for methods and an apparatus for evaluating objects having three dimensional features. One method involves using both two dimensional data sets to improve the processing of three dimensional data sets. The two dimensional data set can ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7026654 | Package for optical semiconductor To provide a package for an optical semiconductor having a light-emitting device and a light-receiving device in one package, in which a groove is provided between the light-emitting device and the light-receiving device to thereby avoid rays of light from the light... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7027166 | Method for measurement of the distance between a component which is moved past a reference surface and that reference surface, and a measurement system for carrying out the method A method for measurement of the distance between a component which is moved past a reference surface and that reference surface is intended to be suitable in particular for use for the measurement of radial gaps in a turbine, while having particularly high measureme... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023564 | Sensor device for burr examination In order to provide a burr examination sensor device for the examination of burrs on a workpiece which can be used universally it is suggested that this comprise at least one distance sensor with a detector head, wherein the detector head can be positioned at a dist... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022963 | Laser receiver A laser receiver for detecting the position of incidence of a beam of laser light thereon includes a first photodetector and a second photodetector aligned in series with each other and spaced apart from each other by a gap. If the laser is evenly distributed betwee... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7020575 | Method and device for determining position A position measuring device including a detector unit that generates position-dependent scanning signals and a transmitting unit that transmits instantaneous values of the position-dependent scanning signals in a preset scanning clock pulse. A processing unit that e... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7016110 | Microscope suitable for high-throughput screening having an autofocusing apparatus The apparatus for automatically focusing an image in a microscope includes onto an object plane includes an optical system configured to form an optical image of a sample plane to be observed, an autofocusing detection system, and a focus correction system. The auto... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009713 | Optical position measuring system using an interference pattern A position measuring system including a laser light source for radiating a laser beam, an optical lens system for generating an interference pattern on the basis of the laser beam having passed through different optical paths, a detector for detecting the interferen... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004421 | Inspection device of winding appearance of tape and improvement processing method for the same To provide a winding appearance inspection device of a tape capable of gathering a line speed in an inspection process, as well as capable of inspecting a winding appearance of the tape wound on a roll body core, even in a reel having a flange formed in a roll body ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7003031 | Pulse width modulating device and exposure device A PWM signal is made to rise synchronously with a pixel clock by inputting of a pulse to a set terminal (S terminal) of an R-S flip-flop. One of a reference clock, which is generated by a reference clock generator, and a delay clock, which is obtained by a delay cir... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000839 | Automated method of and system for identifying and measuring packages transported through a laser scanning tunnel A fully automated package identification and measuring system, in which an omni-directional holographic scanning tunnel is used to read bar codes on packages entering the tunnel, while a package dimensioning subsystem is used to capture information about the package... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002698 | Semiconductor processing apparatus having lift and tilt mechanism A lift/tilt assembly for use in a semiconductor wafer processing device is set forth. The lift/tilt assembly includes a linear way comprising a fixed frame and a moveable frame. A nest for accepting a plurality of semiconductor wafers is rotatably connected to the m... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6995385 | Optical reflection sensor An optical reflection sensor emits light and its reflection from a target object is received. A signal processor carries out a measurement on the received reflected light such as the distance to the target object each time the reflected light is received. Repeatabil... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6993165 | System having a rotating optical system and a non-planar prism that are used to obtain print and other hand characteristic information A rotating optical system includes an optical element and a measuring device for locating and/or scanning a full palm print and/or full palm and fingerprint for a hand positioned on a non-planar surface of an optical element. The hand is placed on the non-planar sur... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6985239 | Position-sensing device for 3-D profilometers An apparatus for sensing position data of a light pattern created by a known light source on an object, comprising an optical system for collecting an incident light beam of the light pattern and transmitting the incident light beam to a beam splitter. The beam spli... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6980303 | Light-emitting/receiving combined unit and displacement sensors using the same The present invention provides a light emitting/receiving composite unit (1) for emitting and receiving lights, which includes a light source (3), an optical splitting unit (4) for splitting returning lights to the composite unit (1) into... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974938 | Microscope having a stable autofocusing apparatus The apparatus for automatically focusing an image in a microscope includes onto an object plane includes an optical system configured to form an optical image of a sample plane to be observed, an autofocusing detection system, and a focus correction system. The auto... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971580 | AUTOMATED METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR DIMENSIONING OBJECTS OVER A CONVEYOR BELT STRUCTURE BY APPLYING CONTOURING TRACING, VERTICE DETECTION, CORNER POINT DETECTION, AND CORNER POINT REDUCTION METHODS TO TWO-DIMENSIONAL RANGE DATA MAPS OF THE SPACE ABOVE THE CONVEYOR BELT CAPTURED BY AN AMPLITUDE MODULATED LASER SCANNING BEAM A fully automated package identification and measuring system, in which an omni-directional holographic scanning tunnel is used to read bar codes on packages entering the tunnel, while a package dimensioning subsystem is used to capture information about the package... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6962281 | Bonding apparatus and bonding method having process for judging bonding state In a bonding apparatus having an ultrasonic horn 3 coupled to an ultrasonic vibrator 5 and a bonding tool 4 coupled to the ultrasonic horn 3, and applying ultrasonic bonding to a work 11, by providing an ultrasonic detector 7 | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961092 | Three-dimensional image capturing device A three-dimensional image capturing device comprises a light emitting device and an imaging device, such as a CCD, having a plurality of photo-diodes, a vertical transfer unit and a substrate. A pulse-modulated distance measuring light beam is radiated from the ligh... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6959103 | Displacement sensor having a display data output Provided is a displacement sensor which allows at least part of the data used from the time of obtaining an image until the time of computing the displacement can be readily verified. In a displacement sensor for automatically extracting a coordinate of a measuring ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956661 | Device for measuring external and internal dimensions and distances between measurement objects Device measures external and internal dimensions of measurement objects using a light source for illuminating a slit diaphragm, in front of or behind which a spirally slotted disc is arranged, slit diaphragm and disc being rotatable in relation to each other and the... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6950179 | Shape measuring apparatus, shape measuring method, and aligning method A shape measuring method for measuring a shape of a surface of an object. The method includes a first measuring step for measuring the surface of the object by detecting light from the object, and a second measuring step for measuring the surface of the object by re... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6934012 | Ranging apparatus, ranging method, and opto-electric conversion circuit A ranging apparatus 1 comprises a laser light emitter 3 for emitting pulsed laser light, a reflected light receiver 4 for receiving reflected light, a distance computer 10 for finding the distance from the elapsed time until the reflected... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930704 | Camera for getting information upon three-dimensional shape A mechanism, employed for a camera, which obtains information upon a three-dimensional configuration and which does not give a user a feeling of unpleasantness. A monitor display device of the mechanism has an image storage device for storing a non-pattern image whi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6927862 | Three-dimensional shape and color detecting apparatus A three-dimensional shape and color detecting apparatus that detects a three-dimensional shape of an object and a color thereof is provided with an illuminating system that emits light to illuminate the object, and a light receiving device that receives a reflected ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922970 | Apparatus for automatically packaging products An automatic packaging system has a first feed mechanism for feeding a light-shielded photosensitive roll in the direction indicated by the arrow A, an inspection mechanism for reading bar-code information from the light-shielded photosensitive roll, measuring and c... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6917855 | Real-time target tracking of an unpredictable target amid unknown obstacles Embodiments provide a strategy for computing the motions of a mobile robot operating in an obstacle-laden environment without requiring prior knowledge of the distribution of obstacles in the environment or knowing the trajectory of a target tracked by the robot. Em... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6891625 | Optical reflection sensor An optical reflection sensor emits light and its reflection from a target object is received. A signal processor carries out a measurement on the received reflected light such as the distance to the target object each time the reflected light is received. Repeatabil... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6870631 | Profiling of a component having reduced sensitivity to anomalous off-axis reflections A system and method for measuring the profile of an external surface of a part is provided. The system includes a source of light that directs light onto a region of the external surface of the part. The system also includes a linear, light-sensitive sensor, and a l... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6865289 | Detection and removal of image occlusion errors A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detecting and eliminating correspondence errors associated with image occlusions. In a first embodiment of the invention, the method applies traditional correspondence methods for matching points in two images, a le... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6862098 | Apparatus and method for measuring displacement Apparatus for measuring displacement that measures the displacement (the irregularities) of the surface of a measuring object precisely and at high speed is provided. The apparatus for measuring displacement scans light radiated toward the surface of the measuring o... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6853459 | Scanning using position transmission for triggering the recording of measured values The start of the displacement movement is initiated by a software instruction when measuring surface topologies with microscopic resolution. Trigger pulses which serve to trigger the recording of measured values on the sensor are generated in discrete local interval... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6819436 | Image capturing apparatus and distance measuring method An image capturing apparatus for obtaining information regarding a depth of a subject includes: an illumination unit operable to cast a first illumination light beam that mainly contains a first wavelength and has a first intensity distribution on a plane perpendicu... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6812479 | Sample positioning method for surface optical diagnostics using video imaging Disclosed is a position system and method for correcting the position of a workpiece during a manufacturing process. The system includes a light generating means for projecting a light beam onto the top surface of the workpiece at a predetermined angle and a video c... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6806968 | Apparatus and method for measuring a workpiece The invention is directed to an apparatus for measuring a workpiece and includes a coordinate measuring apparatus or a machine tool. The invention further relates to a method for measuring the workpiece using such an apparatus. The apparatus includes a control and e... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6798527 | Three-dimensional shape-measuring system An object of the present invention is to provide a method for accurately measuring a three-dimensional shape of a measuring subject independent of the surface shape of the measuring subject, and another object thereof is to shorten the time from the measurements of ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6785007 | Profiling of a component having reduced sensitivity to anomalous off-axis reflections A system and method for measuring the profile of an external surface of a part is provided. The system includes a source of light that directs light onto a region of the external surface of the part. The system also includes a linear, light-sensitive sensor, and a l... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6781705 | Distance determination The invention relates to a method for the determination of the object distance between an opto-electronic sensor working according to the principle of triangulation and an object, wherein the sensor has at least one measuring channel between a transmission un... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6775014 | System and method for determining the location of a target in a room or small area A system is provided for locating a target, such as a person, relative to a projection screen, the system including two infrared light sources for casting separate shadows of the target on a translucent screen, such as those commonly used for back-projection display... | 08/10/2004 |
