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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180588 | Compensation method for structural deformation occurring during construction of super tall building The present invention relates to a compensation method for structural deformation occurring during construction of a super tall building, which includes the steps of: selecting horizontal and vertical members predicted to require compensation for horizontal and vert... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8065105 | Device and method for improving human motor function A system including a platform having a receptacle adapted to a bottom of a shoe or foot; securing mechanism, associated therewith; a sole for contacting a ground surface; a mechanism associated with the sole and a platform bottom, including: motor and a thrusting el... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7873488 | On-site calibration method and object for chromatic point sensors A chromatic point sensor (CPS) calibration object and characterizing data are provided. The calibration object comprises a flat base plane with steps extending from it. Step measurement points provided by the steps and base plane measurement points provided by porti... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7792655 | System and method for scanning and obtaining points of an object A computer-implemented method for scanning and obtaining points of an object is provided. The method includes defining a measuring distance between two points of an object and scanning the measuring distance according to an optimal measuring position. If coordinate ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7778788 | Scanner based optical inspection system A method for measuring dimensions between selected points on a side of interest in objects selected for measurement by an optical measuring system comprising a flatbed scanner and a connected computer system through acquiring a reference image to provide correspondi... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7756661 | Method and apparatus for measuring dimension of photo-mask pattern A method for measuring a dimension of a pattern formed on a semiconductor light-exposure mask includes performing a preparation arranged to form a first relationship between measured values of dimensions of opaque patterns and misalignments of detected edge position... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7756662 | Non-contact capacitive sensor with gain and offset values calculated as adjustment values In a capacitance type of non-contact sensor for detecting the position of an object to be detected, such as dielectric material, a detection gain is changed in a first case where the object to be detected is placed in a first position and also in a second case where... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7643955 | Multi-targeting method for measuring distance according to the phase measuring principle Distances to targets (2a, 2b) are simultaneously determined in a method for measuring distance according to the phase measuring principle with a time discrete emission of periodic signals (7) and a sampling of received signals for ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7617061 | Method and apparatus for accurately determining height coordinates in a satellite/laser positioning system Disclosed is a method and apparatus for processing signals in a satellite/laser positioning system capable of generating location coordinates from received satellite signals and a received laser signal. A height coordinate bias value is maintained by a filter proces... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7552021 | Device and method for improving human motor function It is provided a system for improving locomotion of a human user, by changing an inclination or height of a stance surface of a device for donning on a leg during walking. The system includes a device, a sensor and a microprocessor. The device includes a platform wh... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7444255 | System and method for analyzing lengths of branches of signal paths A system for analyzing lengths of branches of signal paths is disclosed. The system includes: a signal path naming module for naming all signal paths of a PCB; a signal path group selecting module for selecting a group of signal paths to be analyzed from the databas... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7427520 | Method and apparatus for measuring thickness of thin film formed on substrate A memory (43) of a control unit (4) stores correction data (81) indicating a relationship between a decrement in a measurement value of a film thickness by removal of organic contamination adsorbed onto a substrate and an amount of adsorbed orga... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7389200 | Incremental encoding and decoding apparatus and method An incremental encoding and decoding apparatus and method are provided. The incremental encoding and decoding apparatus comprises current converters, which respectively receive the pair of analog signals and convert the received analog signals into current signals e... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367020 | Executable radio software system and method An executable radio software system including a core framework layer responsive to one or more applications and a middleware layer. The core framework layer includes isolated platform dependent code in one or more files for a number of different platforms each selec... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363301 | Database aggregation query result estimator Aggregation queries are performed by first identifying outlier values, aggregating the outlier values, and sampling the remaining data after pruning the outlier values. The sampled data is extrapolated and added to the aggregated outlier values to provide an estimat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359830 | Method for automatic on-line calibration of a process model A method is disclosed for collecting and processing raw process data. The method includes processing the raw data through a process model to obtain a prediction of the process quality; processing this prediction through two dynamic transfer functions thus creating t... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359817 | Method of and device for re-calibrating three-dimensional visual sensor in robot system A re-calibration method and device for a three-dimensional visual sensor of a robot system, whereby the work load required for re-calibration is mitigated. While the visual sensor is normal, the visual sensor and a measurement target are arranged in one or more rela... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353139 | Portable apparatus with performance monitoring and audio entertainment features A portable apparatus (10) providing both substantially automated performance monitoring and audio entertainment features. In a preferred embodiment the apparatus (10) broadly comprises a portable housing (12); an attachment mechanism (14)... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353129 | Altimeter having temperature correction According to the invention, a climate-related, or to be precise, a temperature-related correction of the altitude reading is carried out on an altimeter. In doing this, the measurement of altitude is based on an average reference temperature value at sea level and o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340372 | Apparatus and method for investigating parameters of layers deposited on semiconductor wafers In order to determine the dielectric constant of a layer deposited on a semiconductor wafer (2), the density of the layer is obtained. To obtain that density, the wafer (2) without the layer is weighed in a weighing chamber (4) in which a weighi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336346 | Distance measuring device and method thereof A distance measuring device is provided that reduces the time required for a distance measurement without degrading accuracy of the measured value. The distance measuring device includes a reference signal oscillator (26) that generates a reference signal (K)... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7337149 | System and methodology for calculating the cost of future semiconductor products using regression analysis of historical cost data A method and structure for predicting semiconductor product costs at a fabricator entailing a storage medium which includes a database of historical critical dimensions and historical critical groundrules correlated to cost functions at the fabricator. The user inte... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7325206 | Electronic design for integrated circuits based process related variations An electronic design is generated for an integrated circuit that is to be fabricated in accordance with the electronic design by a process that will impart topographically induced feature dimension variations to the integrated circuit. The generating includes adjust... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324002 | Outdoor computer A method for implementing a weather alarm in an outdoor computer includes defining atmospheric-pressure data repeatedly, defining altitude data repeatedly and essentially simultaneously with the atmospheric-pressure data, with the aid of a satellite positioning syst... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7293037 | Database aggregation query result estimator Aggregation queries are performed by first identifying outlier values, aggregating the outlier values, and sampling the remaining data after pruning the outlier values. The sampled data is extrapolated and added to the aggregated outlier values to provide an estimat... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7281432 | Displacement sensor with an excitation coil and a detection coil To be able to detect a displacement amount of a moving object by a resolution of from micrometer to nanometer by a simple structure. An excitation coil 23 and a detection coil 25 are arranged to align and a magnetic body probe 27 in a con... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7268714 | Rapid response current measurement system and method A rapid response measurement is accomplished by providing to a programmable gain amplifier an input to be measured, providing to an analog to digital converter having a predetermined output rate, the output from the programmable gain amplifier, determining when the ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262865 | Method and apparatus for controlling a calibration cycle or a metrology tool A method and apparatus for controlling when a calibration cycle is started for a metrology tool. The method and apparatus exploits a correlation between a drift of a first parameter (e.g., film thickness measurement drift) and a drift of a second parameter (e.g., CD... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249002 | Direct relative motion measurement for vibration induced noise and drift cancellation A surface analysis apparatus and a method for compensating for mechanical vibrations and drifts in a surface analysis instrument are disclosed. A probe that is sensitive to the distance between the probe and a sample surface provides a probe signal. The probe signal... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245982 | System and process for measuring, compensating and testing numerically controlled machine tool heads and/or tables A system and a process are disclosed, that are automated and integrated with numerically controlled systems, for measuring, compensating and testing numerically controlled machine tool heads (1) and/or tables. The system comprises: at least one support base (... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243316 | Test masks for lithographic and etch processes A mask design is generated for patterning a test wafer using a lithographic or etch process, the process is characterized based on the patterned test wafer, and a pattern-dependent model is used based on the characterization to predict characteristics of integrated ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7230980 | Method and apparatus for impulse radio transceiver calibration A method for calibrating an impulse radio distance measuring system comprising an impulse radio transceiver by conducting a pulse through a transmit receive switch to an antenna, receiving return energy which has been discharged across the transmit receive switch, d... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7200950 | Process for monitoring measuring device performance The disclosed embodiments relate to calibrating a measuring device by comparing a set of master measurement data against a set of current measurement data. Adjustments are made to the measuring device based on the difference between the current measurement data and ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200823 | Electronic design for integrated circuits based process related variations An electronic design is generated for an integrated circuit that is to be fabricated in accordance with the electronic design by a process that will impart topographically induced feature dimension variations to the integrated circuit. The generating includes adjust... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191181 | Database aggregation query result estimator Aggregation queries are performed by first identifying outlier values, aggregating the outlier values, and sampling the remaining data after pruning the outlier values. The sampled data is extrapolated and added to the aggregated outlier values to provide an estimat... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180607 | Method and device for calibrating a measuring system A measuring system including a measuring device with a laser tracker and an opto-electronic sensor having fixed positions relative to one another and an auxiliary measuring tool with a reflector and at least three light spots, is calibrated. The auxiliary measuring ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7181057 | Overlay marks, methods of overlay mark design and methods of overlay measurements An overlay mark for determining the relative position between two or more successive layers of a substrate or between two or more separately generated patterns on a single layer of a substrate is disclosed. The overlay mark includes a plurality of working zones, whi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177457 | Overlay marks, methods of overlay mark design and methods of overlay measurements An overlay mark for determining the relative shift between two or more successive layers of a substrate via scanning is disclosed. The overlay mark includes at least one test pattern for determining the relative shift between a first and a second layer of the substr... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162392 | Sport performance systems for measuring athletic performance, and associated methods System determines impact of a helmet, comprising: accelerometer and processor, the accelerometer detecting acceleration of the helmet, the processor configured to process the signals from the accelerometer to determine impact of the helmet. System determines athleti... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158894 | Residential fuel tank monitoring system and proactive replacement program A data collection and management system is provided for monitoring the condition of fuel tanks and for determining for each tank a degradation profile which provides an estimate of useful tank life and a prediction of when the tank is likely to need replacement befo... | 01/02/2007 |
