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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430050 | Stage apparatus and vision measuring apparatus A stage apparatus (100) includes a stage glass (210) having on an upper surface a stage surface (211) of a substantially flat plane on which a predetermined workpiece (W) is set, a plane light emitter (220) with a flat plane, which is pro... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7397252 | Measurement of critical dimension and quantification of electron beam size at real time using electron beam induced current A method for accurately measuring feature sizes and quantifying the beam spot size in a CDSEM at real time is provided. The inventive method is based on a scanning microscope and it works on both conductive and non-conductive features. The measurement of conductive ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7379194 | Method and system for determining mail piece dimensions using swept laser beam A method of measuring a mailpiece includes deflecting a laser beam through an arc, determining an angle at which the laser beam is currently directed, and calculating a dimension of the mailpiece based at least in part on the determined angle. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7345773 | Movable-type flatness measurement apparatus In a flatness measurement apparatus, a sensor unit having a flatness-detection sensor is slidable along the linear guide rail. A support system supports the linear guide rail such that the linear guide rail is rotatable in a horizontal plane, whereby a surface of a ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7315384 | Inspection apparatus and method of inspection An inspection apparatus, comprising; an illumination system configured to provide an illumination beam for irradiating a target; a first detection system configured to detect radiation scattered from the target in a non-zero order diffraction direction; and the dete... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7276380 | Transparent liquid inspection apparatus, transparent liquid inspection method, and transparent liquid application method The present invention provides a transparent liquid inspection apparatus capable of identifying a boundary between a transparent liquid applied on a base material which provides a multi-piece product and the base material, and automatically inspecting an applied con... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7145664 | Global shape definition method for scatterometry A method for modeling samples includes the use of control points to define lines profiles and other geometric shapes. Each control point used within a model influences a shape within the model. Typically, the control points are used in a connect-the-dots fashion whe... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104453 | Unitary package identification and dimensioning system employing ladar-based scanning methods A fully automated package identification and measuring system (300), in which an onmidirectional holographic scanning tunnel (100) is used to read bar codes on packages entering the tunnel, while a package dimensioning subsystem (500, 600) is us... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7099017 | Methods and apparatus for measuring flow opening areas A method and apparatus for measuring an opening defined within object using an optical sensor system is provided. The method includes positioning an illumination source adjacent the opening, illuminating a perimeter circumscribing the opening, receiving an image of ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7025499 | Device for testing a material that changes shape when an electric and/or magnetic field is applied A device for testing a material that changes shape when an electric and/or magnetic field is applied, in particular a piezoactive material, having a generator to generate an electric field and/or a magnetic field is described. This permits a rapid characterization o... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6970182 | Image acquisition system and method for acquiring variable sized objects A system and method for acquiring images of variably sized objects. An object detector provides an indication of the presence or absence of objects as they pass by. An image sensing device acquires image data for the objects. An image acquisition device starts an ac... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6919964 | CD metrology analysis using a finite difference method A method for modeling diffraction includes constructing a theoretical model of the subject. A numerical method is then used to predict the output field that is created when an incident field is diffracted by the subject. The numerical method begins by computing the ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6806905 | Digital camera A digital camera is provided with a display for displaying an image of an object and a specifying unit for specifying a plurality of measuring points on the display. An actual area of a region surrounded by the plurality of measuring points specified by the specifyi... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6760117 | Measurement apparatus Measurement apparatus for measuring at least one of a length, surface area or volume of an object (or portion thereof) or area (22) (or portion thereof). The apparatus includes means for creating a three-dimensional map of an object or area to be measured and... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6738134 | Inspection method and inspection system of a terminal metal fitting An inspection method and an inspection system of a terminal metal fitting which can securely judge the good or bad of the fastening condition of an electric wire by a crimping piece of the terminal metal fitting is provided. The inspection system 1 of the ter... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6672778 | Photosensitive material processing apparatus and photosensitive material processing method using the same At least two (groups of) sensors forming an insertion detection sensor are offset from each other in the conveyance direction of a photosensitive material. An insertion speed, which is different for each manual insertion event, is obtained based on the ti... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6583884 | Tomographic reconstruction of electronic components from shadow image sensor data One aspect of the present invention includes a novel method of providing a set of vertices representative of the outline of an opaque object so that an outline of the object can be made from the set of vertices. The method includes the step of casting a s... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6521907 | Miniature photoelectric sensing chamber A low profile, low volume smoke chamber displaces a light source, such as a light emitting diode or laser diode, and a sensor, such as photodiode or phototransistor, to the exterior of the sensing volume. A symmetrical sensing volume results which can be ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6490048 | Tomographic reconstruction of electronic components from shadow image sensor data One aspect of the present invention includes a novel method of providing a set of vertices representative of the outline of an opaque object so that an outline of the object can be made from the set of vertices. The method includes the step of casting a s... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6480290 | Method and apparatus to measure the cross-sectional area of an object An apparatus for determining a cross-sectional area of an object. The apparatus includes a plurality of radiant energy sources, a plurality of radiant energy detectors oriented to receive radiant energy emitted by the plurality of radiant energy sources, ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6473190 | Optical volume sensor An optical sensor for measuring the volume of an object, the object having a top and a side. The optical sensor comprises a source of light and a light sensor adapted to measure the amount of light reflected off the side and off the top of the object, whe... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6369892 | Method for discrimination of produce A conveying system for multiple product units conveyed on two parallel conveyors past a sensing section. The sensing section includes multiple line scan sensors which each receive input from both conveyors and a calibration standard object in a thin line ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6260001 | Process and apparatus for measuring the volume of an object by means of a laser scanner The process uses information from the scan sweeps of a laser scanner to obtain a set of stipulated areas which correspond to successive cross-sections of the object and are reckoned by moving the object relative to the scanner. The volume is obtained by m... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6137577 | Method and apparatus for measuring dimensions of objects on a conveyor A method and apparatus for measuring the length, width, and height of rectangular solid objects moving on a conveyor. The apparatus includes a light curtain, two laser triangulation range finders, and a pulse tachometer mounted on a frame around a conveyo... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6104493 | Method and apparatus for visual inspection of bump array The bump height is measure din a sample area on a wafer, the bump height distribution on the wafer is estimated on the bases of the measured value, the portion where the estimated height distribution is out of a predetermined range is determined as an ins... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6101408 | Probe and method to obtain accurate area measurements from cervical lesions The area of a three-dimensional lesion on a cervix is determined from a two-dimensional image of the cervix. A transparent area fixation probe is used to flatten the lesion just prior to photography. The image is analyzed using a personal computer and ded... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6055329 | High speed opto-electronic gage and method for gaging An method and apparatus for determining deviation of characteristics of a sample workpiece from predetermined characteristics of a control workpiece. The apparatus preferably includes an illumination system for producing a collimated beam having substanti... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6055048 | Optical-to-tactile translator An optical-to-tactile translator provides an aid for the visually impaired by translating a near-field scene to a tactile signal corresponding to said near-field scene. An optical sensor using a plurality of active pixel sensors (APS) converts the optical... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6024020 | Fluorescence dot area meter for measuring the halftone dot area on a printing plate A fluorescence dot area meter for accurately measuring halftone dot area on a printing plate having an emulsion containing one or more fluorescent compounds. The fluorescent dot area meter generally includes an illumination source for providing light havi... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5963331 | Shape input device A device for inputting a shape of an object includes a base mounted on the object, a flex detecting unit for detecting an amount of flex of the object, and a stretch detecting unit, coupled to the base and to the flex detecting unit, for detecting an amou... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5940302 | Controlled machining of combustion chambers, gears and other surfaces Methods and apparatus are provided for determining surface locations or a contour of an object. Such methods and apparatus include projecting light onto an object and imaging the illuminated points or zones onto a photodetector array using a lens, the axi... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5905567 | Method and apparatus for optimizing sub-pixel resolution in a triangulation based distance measuring device An apparatus for optimizing sub-pixel resolution in a triangulation based target distance measuring device at a desired stand-off distance has a laser light source projecting a light beam along a light beam axis so as to project a light spot onto a surfac... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5831737 | In motion dimensioning system for cuboidal objects An in-motion measuring system for determining the length and width of linearly-moving cuboidal objects through the use of object speed, the times during which four light beams oriented across the path of the object are obstructed by the object, and the an... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5815274 | Method for dimensional weighing by spaced line projection The invention is a method and apparatus for measuring the dimensions of a parcel for use in a parcel processing application. The invention includes the placing of a parcel on a weighing scale. A movably mounted emitter apparatus projects lines of a known ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5777746 | Apparatus and method for dimensional weighing utilizing a mirror and/or prism The invention is a method and apparatus for measuring the dimensions of a parcel. The invention begins by placing a parcel in a corner of a field of measurement comprising a flat surface which is preferably a weighing scale, and meeting two upright adjace... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5770864 | Apparatus and method for dimensional weighing utilizing a laser scanner or sensor The invention is a method and apparatus for measuring the dimensions of a parcel. The method comprises a series of steps utilizing the apparatus for determining each of the relevant dimensions of the parcel. The steps begin with the placing of a parcel on... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5734476 | Method for dimensional weighing with optics The invention is a method and apparatus for measuring the dimensions of a parcel for use in a parcel processing application of a data processing device, wherein a parcel is placed in a predetermined position on a weighing scale with a platform having at l... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5729348 | Fluorescence dot area meter A fluorescence dot area meter for accurately measuring halftone dot area on a printing plate having an emulsion containing one or more fluorescent compounds. The fluorescent dot area meter generally includes an illumination source for providing light havi... | 03/17/1998 |
