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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| RE39977 | Near infrared chemical imaging microscope A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near infrared radiation wavelength and light in the visible wavelength. A multi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315357 | Imaging and analyzing parameters of small moving objects such as cells Light from an object such as a cell moving through an imaging system is collected and dispersed so that it is imaged onto a plurality of separate detectors. The light is spectrally dispersed by a plurality of spaced-apart dichroic reflectors, each detector receiving... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315364 | System for inspecting a surface employing configurable multi angle illumination modes Apparatus for inspection of a surface, the apparatus including an objective having central and peripheral regions, which is positioned to focus an input beam through the central region in a normal direction onto the surface. The apparatus further includes a first pe... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7315379 | Evaluating method and apparatus thereof A measurement apparatus measures the spatial distributed characteristic of reflection of an object. Evaluate parameters used to evaluate the gloss character of the object are extracted based on the measurement result. An evaluate value indicating the gloss character... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312862 | Measurement system for determining six degrees of freedom of an object A measurement system for determining six degrees of freedom (α, β, d, φ, χ, ψ) of a reflector (2) or of an object (3) on which the reflector is arranged, comprises an angle- and distance measurement apparatus (1), e.g. a laser tracker, oper... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312919 | Wide field of view and high speed scanning microscopy A wide field of view scanning microscope includes a light source, a light detector, optics, a scanning assembly, a translation system, and a data collection control and processing unit. The scanning assembly is constructed to provide from the light source a light be... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312866 | Methods and systems for substrate surface evaluation A method for determining a surface quality of a substrate sample using a differential interference contrast microscope is described. The microscope includes an eyepiece, an eyepiece focus adjustment, a microscope focus adjustment, a light source, at least one of an ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312879 | Distance determination in a scanned beam image capture device Methods, systems, and devices can determine spatial relationships between a probe and a target surface. Specular reflections from the target surface vary dramatically with small changes in angle between the scanning beam and the target surface, and as the geometry o... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7313432 | Phase discrimination for detection of vulnerable-plaque A system for identifying vulnerable plaque includes an illumination subsystem for passing an illumination beam, modulated by a first modulation waveform, through a catheter. A receiving subsystem detects a collection beam, which is modulated by a second modulated wa... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312856 | Programmable pulse capture device with automatic gain control The invention an optical system and a method for automatically controlling the gain of a receiver in an optical system. The optical system includes an optical receiver, a pulse capture unit, and an automatic gain control. The pulse capture unit includes a capture un... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309867 | Methods and apparatus for characterization of tissue samples The invention provides methods for determining the probability that a given region of a tissue sample contains tissue of a given category, such as CIN 1 (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, grade 1), CIN 2/3 (cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grades 2 and/or 3), no... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310140 | Method and apparatus for inspecting a wafer surface In a method and an apparatus for inspecting a wafer surface, a wafer is loaded into a chamber. An incident light including a first light for sensing a vertical position of the wafer and a second light for inspecting the wafer surface is irradiated onto the wafer. Th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310149 | Systems and methods for measurement of properties of small volume liquid samples A system for measuring properties of small volume samples includes a source of electromagnetic radiation; a first optical system; an optical delivery system; a sample holding assembly; a second optical system; a detecting system; an optical transmission system; a da... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310547 | Fluorescent fiberoptic probe for tissue health discrimination A system and method for the in situ discrimination of healthy and diseased tissue. A fiberoptic based probe is employed to direct ultraviolet illumination onto a tissue specimen and to collect the fluorescent response radiation. The response radiation is observed at... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7307705 | Method and apparatus for compact dispersive imaging spectrometer The disclosure generally relates to a method and apparatus for compact dispersive imaging spectrometer. More specifically, one embodiment of the disclosure relates to a portable system for obtaining a spatially accurate wavelength-resolved image of a sample having a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307704 | Light delivery control system and method A system and method that redistributes light from a light source. The controller can redistribute light to make an irradiance profile of the light source more uniform or make the irradiance profile match a fluid flow profile. The irradiance profile may be controlled... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305314 | Method for inspecting defect and system therefor Based on a plurality of defects' position-coordinates and attribute detected by an inspecting apparatus, defects that are easily detectable by an observing apparatus are selected. With these selected defects employed as the indicator, the observing apparatus detects... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304265 | Method and system for machining fragile material In a method for processing brittle material, a laser light from a laser light source irradiates the brittle material and transports an irradiating position of the laser light along a predetermined line, wherein the laser light L from a plurality of laser light sourc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304724 | Method and apparatus for quantification of optical properties of superficial volumes A device and method for accurately performing quantitative diffuse optical spectroscopy on a sample includes a light source and a source optical fiber that is optically coupled to the light source. A diffuser material is interposed between the source optical fiber a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304737 | Rotating or rotatable compensator system providing aberation corrected electromagnetic raadiation to a spot on a sample at multiple angles of a incidence Spectroscopic ellipsometer systems which include polarizer and analyzer elements which remain fixed in position during data acquisition while at least one continuously rotating or step-wise rotatable compensator imposes a continuously variable or plurality of sequen... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304723 | Light source unit, photoreceptive unit and multichannel photodetector using the same A reaction container, a light source unit including light emitting devices that are different in wavelength of an emitted light beam and output dichroic mirrors that are different in wavelength range of a reflectible light beam, and a photoreceptive unit including p... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300408 | Spectroscopic breath analysis Methods and apparatus for the analysis of exhaled breath by spectroscopy are disclosed. An optical cavity containing the exhaled breath, typically comprising a pair of opposing high reflectivity mirrors, is used to implement a cavity enhanced absorbtion technique. P... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300800 | Analyte detection system An analyte detection system utilizing a combination of fluorescent labels for labeling particles and an analyte specific fluorescent analyte detection dye. The particles contain a combination of fluorescent labels for coding the particles and an analyte specific flu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301159 | Charged particle beam apparatus and method of forming electrodes having narrow gap therebetween by using the same A focused ion beam apparatus having two pieces of probers brought into contact with two points of a surface of a sample, a voltage source for applying a constant voltage between the two points with which the probers are brought into contact, and an ammeter for measu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301624 | Nanosensors based on functionalized nanoparticles and surface enhanced raman scattering Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is a vibrational spectroscopic technique that utilizes metal surfaces to provide enhanced signals of several orders of magnitude. When molecules of interest are attached to designed metal nanoparticles, a SERS signal is att... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302174 | Method and apparatus for capturing images using a color laser projection display A method and apparatus are provided to capture images using a laser projection display (LPD). In a full color LPD camera, three lasers (red, blue, and green) are deployed to scan an image and receive reflected laser light therefrom. The reflected laser light may be ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300797 | Lysis reagent for blood cell analysis A multifunctional reagent for erythrocytes containing an amount sufficient to produce the lysis of erythrocytes or the sphering of erythrocytes in such a way that they can be detected by a cytometer or an automatic counting device, of a carbamate or of an agent indu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7300192 | Methods and apparatus for illuminating environments Provided herein are methods and systems for preparing signs and displays. The methods and systems include using a light engine for generating light of a plurality of colors to illuminate the body of a flexible conduit that receives light from the light engine. The c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7298461 | Far field light microscopical method, system and computer program product for analysing at least one object having a subwavelength size The present invention relates to a far field light microscopical method, respectively a system and a computer program product for analysing at least one object having a subwavelength size in at least one spatial direction to obtain spatial information of the object,... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7298462 | Method for mobile on and off-line monitoring of colored and high-gloss automobile component surfaces A method for mobile on- and off-line monitoring of coloured and high-gloss automobile component surfaces includes a camera-supported optical scanning of the automobile surface by means of an angle-dependent spectrophotometer, connected to and initialising an optical... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295309 | Microparticle analysis system and method A device for analyzing microparticles is provided which includes a chamber with an inlet and an outlet for respectively introducing and dispensing a flowing fluid comprising microparticles, a light source for providing light through the chamber and a photometer for ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295306 | Microchip and fluorescent particle counter with microchip When connecting a blood collecting unit (not shown) with an adaptor, streaming blood in a first inflow passage, and streaming liquid including surfactant or fluorescent dyes in a second inflow passage, the blood and the liquid are mixed at a mixing portion, and plat... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295292 | Methods and systems for measuring an aberated wave front Methods and systems are described for a system for measuring aberrations in a wave front. In the improved system multiple closely-spaced, small-aperture laser beams traverse an aberrating flow that introduces deflections of small-aperture laser beams from which aber... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295314 | Metrology/inspection positioning system A metrology/inspection system moves the imaging and/or measuring equipment of the system relative to a wafer. Accordingly, measurement or inspection of the wafer does not require that the wafer be mounted on a precision stage. This allows the wafer to be at rest on ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7292787 | Selected-wavelength tuning filter and optical add/drop multiplexer The present invention relates to the selected-wavelength tuning apparatus which is provided with an AOTF, a radio-frequency signal generator, an optical detector, and a controller for detecting lights emitted from the AOTF with the optical detector and for controlli... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7292759 | Contra-angle rotating handpiece having tactile-feedback tip ferrule An illumination device is described containing optical fibers that transmit electromagnetic energy from a source to a target. Additional optical fibers return reflected electromagnetic energy from the target. High-level electromagnetic energy can be used for cutting... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289216 | Station for inspecting the painting of motor vehicle parts A station for inspecting the painting of motor vehicle bodywork parts, the station including an optical measuring apparatus and means for attenuating vibration of the moving parts. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289215 | Image control in a metrology/inspection positioning system A metrology system includes a positioning system that produces linear and rotational motion between an imaging system and the wafer. The imaging system produces signals representing the image of the wafer in the field of view of the imaging system. A control system ... | 10/30/2007 |
