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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8072617 | Method and arrangement for measuring timber piece The invention relates to a method and arrangement for measuring a timber piece (4) in a wood handling machine (1). Such a wood handling machine comprises booms (2) arranged in a base machine and a wood handling device (3) operating therei... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7973943 | Determining track origin Apparatus is disclosed for determining the track of origin of a cigarette manufactured in a cigarette making machine having a plurality of tracks. The cigarette making machine (60) is arranged such that the circumferential position of the tipping paper seam a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7684061 | Electronic component mounting apparatus, height detection method for electronic component, and optical-axis adjustment method for component height detection unit An electronic component mounting apparatus includes a beam projector for projecting a laser beam, a beam receiver which is placed in opposition to the beam projector and which receives a laser beam projected from the beam projector, a light-reception-sensitivity set... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7573587 | Method and device for continuously measuring silicon island elevation A method of continuously measuring an elevation and shape of an unmelted polycrystalline silicon island during a silicon meltdown process. The method comprises projecting a focused bright light on the silicon island to produce a bright dot on the silicon island. The... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7505155 | Apparatus and method for inspecting poly-silicon An apparatus and method for inspecting polycrystalline silicon (Poly-Si) that illuminates light onto protrusions in the Poly-Si in order to determine a distance between them using intensity and reflection angle of reflected light. The Poly-Si inspection apparatus in... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7466431 | Method and apparatus of measuring a length of a band-shaped member In order to measure the length F of the band-shaped member 15 in all the positions in a specified width-direction region with a simple construction, a two-dimensional laser displacement sensors 18, 19 emitting laser beams 22, 23 inclined at a ce... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7435568 | Optical cell guidance method and apparatus Embodiments of the invention include Optical Cell Guidance (OCG) methods and apparatus to control cell growth. This system guides the leading edge of motile cells with an optical gradient, which biases the cell's motion into the light by pulling on proteins, which a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7423269 | Automated feature analysis with off-axis tilting One embodiment relates to a method of automated microalignment using off-axis beam tilting. Image data is collected from a region of interest on a substrate at multiple beam tilts. Potential edges of a feature to be identified in the region are determined, and compu... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414734 | Image position detecting device and image forming apparatus using the same An image position detecting device is disclosed that detects an image position based on a reflected light from an image carrier that reflects a light irradiated from a light emitting source. The device includes first and second light receivers that are spaced apart ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7391524 | System and method for efficient characterization of diffracting structures with incident plane parallel to grating lines A system and a method for optical characterization of a symmetric grating illuminated at off-normal incident angle are provided, where the plane of incidence is parallel to the grating lines. In this case corresponding positive and negative diffraction orders have t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367893 | Fastener manufacturing apparatus and method An assembly line for continuously manufacturing fasteners from a rod with a groove for receiving a wire for retaining the fasteners in a strip includes a receiver for receiving the rod. A die press is arranged to receive the rod from the receiver and includes a pier... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351948 | Safety system and method utilizing multiple laser beams for an industrial machine A method of operating a safety system for an industrial press having a moveable section and a stationary section, the safety system providing a plurality of continuous planar laser beams having a generally constant lateral width, each laser beam being spaced at vary... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349106 | Apparatus and method for thin-layer metrology An apparatus (1) and a method for thin-layer metrology of semiconductor substrates (16) are disclosed. The semiconductor substrates (16) are delivered or transported to the apparatus (1) by means of at least one cassette element. A measur... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7323987 | Compact single lens laser system for object/vehicle presence and speed determination A compact system for determining the presence and speed of an object/vehicle, and its application for Red Light Camera photo-enforcement is disclosed. The disclosed system uses accurate timing, laser radiation in the form of optical pulses, and the scattering effect... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311476 | Multilayer hydrodynamic sheath flow structure A microfabricated sheath flow structure for producing a sheath flow includes a primary sheath flow channel for conveying a sheath fluid, a sample inlet for injecting a sample into the sheath fluid in the primary sheath flow channel, a primary focusing region for foc... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297930 | Device for measuring width by light attenuation difference A device for measuring the width L of a mail item on the fly in a mail handling machine in which mail items are caused to move parallel to a reference wall, the device comprising: a detector device rendered active when the presence of a mail item passing over a plur... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7284604 | Methods for measurement of a dimensional characteristic and methods of predictive modeling related thereto A method of optically determining a change in magnitude of at least one dimensional characteristic of a sample in response to a selected chamber environment. A magnitude of at least one dimension of the at least one sample may be optically determined subsequent to a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285781 | Characterizing resist line shrinkage due to CD-SEM inspection A CD-SEM (critical dimension-scanning electron microscope) system may utilize a technique for characterizing and reducing shrinkage carryover due to CD-SEM measurements. The system may identify the affects of CD-SEM measurements on the resist and adjust the operatin... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7277187 | Overhead dimensioning system and method A system and method for dimensioning large or palletized freight of one or more pieces determines the dimensions of a rectangular prism having the smallest volume which would contain the freight. The system is capable of being positioned remotely from the freight. T... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7253910 | Optical measuring device An optical measuring device capable of improving the precision of detection of contamination on a protective glass is disclosed. With threshold values as large as 90%, 50%, 10% of a peak value of a scan signal, measured values Q90, Q50, Q1... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7245386 | Object measuring device and associated methods A device for measuring one or more dimensions of an object. One or more light emitters direct light towards the object. At least one light blocking element, arranged between the light emitters and the object, blocks all but a bundle of light to form a light edge on ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233878 | Method and system for monitoring component consumption A method for monitoring consumption of a component, including the steps of emitting a radiation beam onto a first area of the component and detecting a portion of the radiation beam that is refracted by the component. A radiation level signal is generated based at l... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7221445 | Methods and apparatus for detecting and quantifying surface characteristics and material conditions using light scattering A system for quantifying surface characteristics detects and quantifies characteristics of a surface of an object. For example, the system may quantify changes in surface roughness without contacting the specimen and without requiring precise temporal or spatial sta... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7199385 | Method and an apparatus for the detection of objects moved on a conveyor means by means of an optoelectronic sensor The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for the detection of objects moved on a segmented conveyor means by means of an optoelectronic sensor, in which in each case the geometric center of the objects is determined via the optoelectronic sensor, whereu... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7164481 | Coefficient of linear expansion measuring apparatus and coefficient of linear expansion measuring method A coefficient of linear expansion measuring apparatus includes: two reflection plates between which a sample is put, a container to house them, which is filled with a gas having known rate of a refractive index variation, a temperature regulating member to set a tem... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7161688 | Mass scanning and dimensioning system A package information capture system that provides dimensioning information about, and machine readable codes from, packages passing across a data capture point either singulated or non-singulated. The resulting data can be used to determine, for example, package di... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151606 | Method for evaluation of vegetables and fruits and evaluation apparatus therefor 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... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7110911 | Devices relating to rolled product A code applying device is provided which can efficiently manufacture an information recording paper roll having a code relating to the information recording paper. The code applying device includes a tubular body holding section which holds a tubular body and can ro... | 09/19/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7102740 | Method and system for determining surface feature characteristics using slit detectors A method and system for determining surface feature characteristics (including position and dimensions) using slit detectors provides a low-cost and high-speed measurement system for inspecting a surface. The system includes multiple slit detectors positioned so tha... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7079261 | Coefficient of linear expansion measuring apparatus and coefficient of linear expansion measuring method A coefficient of linear expansion measuring apparatus includes: two reflection plates between which a sample is put, a container to house them, which is filled with a gas having known rate of a refractive index variation, a temperature regulating member to set a tem... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7049621 | Apparatus and method for detecting the orientation of textile products such as stockings and socks The orientation of textile articles such as stockings and socks having closed or open toe are detected by a method and apparatus, in a plant for the automatic treatment of articles in which the articles are pneumatically moved. A machine (6) requires the arti... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038767 | Three-dimensional micropattern profile measuring system and method A light beam is emitted to a test pattern place formed in the scribe area on the wafer for height measurement, an electron beam is emitted to the test pattern place for width and contrast measurement and their correlations are stored. The three-dimensional profile o... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035761 | Method for analyzing waviness of a surface A method for analyzing waviness of a surface. The method includes measuring a height of the surface, producing a set of data points indicative of a waviness profile, selecting a subset of the set of data points, calculating a waviness height of the subset, repeating... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7032740 | Device for sensing the wear state of wheels or rollers The invention relates to a device and a method for automatically sensing the wear state of movable wheels or rollers (1) in conveying systems, for example baggage conveying systems. It achieves the object of easily and reliably sensing the wear state in an au... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7016518 | Vehicle license plate imaging and reading system for day and night This invention provides an infrared illuminator and camera system for imaging of auto vehicle license plates. The system works in ambient light conditions, ranging from bright sunlight, to dim light, to dark, to zero ambient light. It yields high-contrast imaging of... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7012703 | Automatic encoder resolution calibration and length measurement system and method The invention is a system and method for automatically determining a resolution of an encoder, automatically calibrating the encoder resolution, and automatically determining a length of a workpiece from the encoder resolution and encoder count. The system comprises... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6986280 | Integrated measuring instrument A surface analyzing system including in one system both an integrating optical instrument, such as a scatterometer, and individual-feature-measuring instrument, such as a scanning probe microscope or a beam imaging system, for example, a scanning electron microscope... | 01/17/2006 |
