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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7723665 | Method for calibration in transference of motion pictures to a photosensitive material A method for calibration and/or compensation in transference of digital and/or analogue motion pictures to a photosensitive material comprises exposing a section of a photosensitive material by modulating light from a light source and imaging the modulated light ont... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7373043 | Image detection using multimode fiber amplifier An image detection system includes a multimode fiber amplifier. The multimode fiber amplifier includes a core configured to receive an input image that includes a plurality of input beams spanning a range of incidence angles and to propagate at least some of the inp... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7289228 | Optical displacement sensor, and external force detecting device In a six-axis force sensor, each optical displacement sensor comprises an optical module to emit a light and a reflecting member to reflect the light back to the optical module, such that the optical axis of the light from the optical module is aligned to the axial ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7286120 | Large area display and method of manufacturing same An embodiment of a large area display according to the present invention may include a pixel layer including display elements, a connection layer, drivers in communication with the pixel layer and the connection layer, the drivers configured for driving pixels in th... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7243421 | Electrical connection of components A contact of a component is electrically connected to an associated contact of an electrical circuit, typically formed on a substrate, by depositing material between the contacts, the material forming or being processed to form an electrical connection between the c... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7176968 | Camera system and display device The invention relates to a camera system and to a display device for displaying images recorded by the camera system. The camera system comprises a camera (1) provided with an optics system (2) and a photosensitive image surface (3) disposed nea... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7135672 | Flash ladar system A flash ladar system has a laser provided with beam focusing optics for directing a laser fan beam pulse to a scanning element that in turn directs the laser fan beam to a vertical region of space. Light reflected from an object in the vertical region of space is di... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7081998 | Solid-state imaging apparatus A solid-state imaging apparatus allowing miniaturization in a structure having a lens provided between a substrate and a color filter layer is provided. This solid-state imaging apparatus comprises a photodetection part formed on the substrate, the color filter laye... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7041950 | Image sensing element for sensing an image formed by an image sensing lens This invention realizes high-precision exposure regardless of the F-number of an image sensing lens in photography. One pixel includes a first light-receiving region (119c) which includes a region where the principal ray of an image sensing lens is inc... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013036 | Image sensing apparatus and method of controlling image sensing Signals obtained from a sensor array that includes a plurality of energy transducers are processed. A converter used in this processing generates a plurality of converted signals by applying processing to signals from the energy transducers on a block by block basis... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010192 | Optical fiber array block embedding optical device therein An optical fiber array block includes at least one optical waveguide having an optical fiber zone, and an optical device. An optical signal leakage window is formed at the optical waveguide, and the optical device corresponds to the optical signal leakage window. If... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009645 | Constant resolution and space variant sensor arrays A sensor array is described comprising a substantially constant resolution portion comprising a first series of first concentric closed rings, each first closed ring comprising a monodimensional array of equally spaced sensor element location sites, each location si... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6881946 | Tiled electro-optic imaging device A tiled electro-optic imaging device includes two or more tiles each tile having a two dimensional array of pixels and at least one non-linear edge, the tiles being aligned edge to edge such that pixels from the tiles are inter-digitated along the non-linear edge, w... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6858830 | Optical receiver apparatus and holding apparatus and arranging method thereof An optical receiver (10) is constructed such that a signal receiving photodiode (12), an photometry detecting photodiode (14), a signal amplifying section (16) for amplifying the received signal, and a bias current control section (18 | 02/22/2005 |
| 6804012 | Arrangement for the detection for relative movements or relative position of two objects An optoelectronic arrangement for the detection of relative movements or relative positions of two objects, with the arrangement comprising at least four optoelectronic elements, characterized in that the optoelectronic elements are arranged in at least one first pl... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6771856 | Compensation of modal dispersion in optical waveguides Methods for detecting and compensating for multiple optical signals produced in a multi-mode fiber system are provided. A representative method includes detecting a plurality of optical signals radiating from an end of the multi-mode fiber by a multisegment photodet... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6550346 | Device for sensing relative movements between an object and a baseplate For sensing the relative movements of an object a force sensing unit (15) comprises a stationary supporting means (6) and a cap (150) located movable relative to said supporting means as well as a force/moment sensor (1) for sensing the three possible tra... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6521882 | Optical sensor with directivity controlled Plural photodetectors for receiving light and generating detection signals. A light amount controlling portion is arranged above the photodetectors for controlling an amount of the light to the photodetectors according to an incident angle. A weighting po... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6455831 | CMOS foveal image sensor chip A foveal image sensor integrated circuit comprising a plurality of CMOS active pixel sensors arranged both within and about a central fovea region of the chip. The pixels in the central fovea region have a smaller size than the pixels arranged in peripher... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6385430 | Overlapping position sensors for object position tracking Position sensors having an active area are assembled into an array in which the electrodes of adjacent sensors are offset and interleaved so that the electrodes are adjacent an active area, thereby avoiding dead spots. The position sensor array is positio... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6373466 | Active joystick with optical position sensor A joystick composed of a stator formed by an outer cage forming an inner cubic compartment containing an inner cube oriented with its wall spaced from and substantially parallel corresponding wall of the compartment. Opposed magnets are position in cooper... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6268599 | Optical sensor switch system for a scanner An optical sensor switch system is used to effect a selection function of a scanner. The depressed switch for a selected function changes the light intensity incident on the pixels of a light sensitive panel in two steps. This change in light intensity ac... | 07/31/2001 |
| 5981931 | Image pick-up device and radiation imaging apparatus using the device An image pick-up device comprises an insulating substrate, and a plurality of pixels each including a photo-electric conversion circuit, a thin-film transistor connected to the photoelectric conversion circuit and including a lamination of an insulating f... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5925867 | Optical device including multiple reflectors and optical systems for reading bar codes An optical device reads the information such as bar codes on an object. A light-emitting element emits a read-beam. A lens cover has an inclined surface that is at an angle with the read-beam and reflects the read-beam toward a bar code, the read-beam eme... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5920337 | Omnidirectional visual image detector and processor A reflective rotund lens is positioned for projecting a panoramic picture of its horizontal surroundings at a given elevation onto a CCD array, for converting the picture into "pixel form" or an image signal. The image signal is digitized via an A/D conve... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5870114 | Image recording apparatus with improved conveying system for recording medium An image recording apparatus for controlling an image recording operation on the basis of a detected width of a recording medium by a paper width detecting means after the recording medium is fed to a predetermined position on a platen. Whether the record... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5737078 | Cytoanalyzer using separate sensing portions on a dectector and method for aligning the same A cytoanalyzer includes a flow cell for aligning cells and permitting the same to pass therethrough, a semiconductor light emitting device for emitting a laser beam to the cells passing through the flow cell, and a light-detecting device having at least t... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5635700 | Bar code scanner with multi-channel light collection Bar code reading in which light reflected from a scanned symbol is optically collected by a multi-channel light detector comprising an array of more than one individual light detection elements (e.g., photodetectors) each having an output capable of provi... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5612533 | Low-profile horizon-sampling light sensor An omnidirectional light sensor is provided in a disk-like housing including a plurality of successive spaced apart individual radially directed capsules, each including a lens in a frontmost opening on a side edge of the housing, for focussing light rays... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5596407 | Optical detector for echelle spectrometer A solid-state detector for use in an atomic spectrometer comprises a plurality of arrays of sensing elements, or pixels, each of the arrays being positioned along and on the locations of spectral signals on a focal plane of an echelle grating spectrometer... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5591959 | Radiation detection device having abutting detection elements and process for the production of said device The device includes at least two abutting detection elements (16, 18) having, on one face, a plurality of photodetectors (22, 24). A complementary detection element (26) has, on one face, a plurality of detectors (28) and is positioned astride the two abu... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5585616 | Camera for capturing and decoding machine-readable matrix symbol images applied to reflective surfaces The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for enhancing the optical image of information-containing symbols captured off reflective surfaces/using a conventional optical scanning camera. The method involves positioning the imaging assembl... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5567976 | Position sensing photosensor device photosensor device (41) having tapered photodiodes (53, 55) that are interdigitated and which is compatible with typical ASIC, CMOS and BiCMOS processes. A left side photodiode array of tapered regions (53) of a first conductivity type is disposed into an... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5561855 | Ventilated welder's helmet A welder's helmet having a plurality of photovoltaic cell panels, responsive to light produced during welding operations, for driving a pair of fans secured to opposing side walls of a head protecting shell. The photovoltaic cell panels are angularly moun... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5559341 | System for detecting defects in articles using a scanning width which is less than width of portion of the article scanned An apparatus for sensing the deflection of a beam directed at an article detects slight deflection of the beam when the beam is directed at a large angle of incidence. The large angle of incidence increases the apparatus sensitivity to detect certain char... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5536964 | Combined thin film pinhole and semiconductor photodetectors A thin-film semiconductor pinhole component with monolithically integrated position-sensing photodetectors is herein referred to as a Position Sensitive Pinhole (PSP). Another embodiment is also discussed where a PSP is integrated onto a platform with con... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5486690 | Method and apparatus for detecting laser light A laser light detector is provided which can be used to detect pulsed laser light that is produced by a rotating laser light source on a construction job site. The laser light detector provides an easily-read display which is indicative of the present lev... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5453609 | Non cross talk multi-channel photomultiplier using guided electron multipliers An improved multi-channel electron multiplier is provided that exhibits zero cross-talk and high rate operation. Resistive material input and output masks are employed to control divergence of electrons. Electron multiplication takes place in closed chann... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5282016 | Optical alignment by use of arrays of reflective or diffractive optical elements and detectors A method and system of alignment of two mechanical members of a mechanical structure, particularly the primary and secondary mirrors (22, 24) of a telescope (20), is provided by a set of auxiliary optical elements (40) disposed on the primary mirror and a... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5220398 | Analog VLSI microchip for object position and orientation An analog VLSI microchip which uses moments to determine the position and orientation of an object in a scene is disclosed. The imaging sensors are implemented on the chip itself using standard fabrication processes. The method allows very high speed comp... | 06/15/1993 |
