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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7858941 | Device and method for the calibration and control of thermal detectors The invention relates to a device and method for communicating with a thermal detector module and an appropriate thermal detector for a use with such a control device. The device for communicating with a thermal detector module comprises a means for providing a coll... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7741606 | Motor driven variable optical attenuator with IR sensor closed-loop control Attenuators used to regulate optical signals are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, an assembly including an IR source and an IR sensor is provided to sense blockage of optical signals transmitted between two collimators via a fixed common ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7569824 | Laser beam steering system and method for use in a directional infrared countermeasures system A laser beam steering module includes an optics assembly that directs a first portion of a laser beam through an output aperture and a second portion of through a sensing path. The optics assembly adjusts a position of the laser beam through the output aperture and ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7227637 | Measurement system with separate optimized beam paths The subject invention relates to a broadband optical metrology system that segregates the broadband radiation into multiple sub-bands to improve overall performance. Each sub-band includes only a fraction of the original bandwidth. The optical path—the light path ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7199368 | Device for detecting the crossing of a road marking for motor vehicle The present invention concerns a device for detecting crossing of a horizontal land demarcation marker of a carriageway for motor vehicles, characterized in that it includes at least one box (2) to be placed under the vehicle and enclosing means for projectin... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7154095 | Solar powered narrow band radiation sensing system for detecting and reporting forest fires A radiation sensitive sensor (1) which detects electromagnetic radiation within a narrow band of the electromagnetic spectrum using a single, fixed infrared detector (12) to cover a 360° area in a plurality of segmented sectors obtained by rotation of... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7061614 | Measurement system with separate optimized beam paths The subject invention relates to a broadband optical metrology system that segregates the broadband radiation into multiple sub-bands to improve overall performance. Each sub-band includes only a fraction of the original bandwidth. The optical path—the light path ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7030018 | Methods and systems for monitoring a parameter of a measurement device during polishing, damage to a specimen during polishing, or a characteristic of a polishing pad or tool Methods and systems for monitoring a parameter of a measurement device during polishing, damage to a specimen during polishing, a characteristic of a polishing pad, or a characteristic of a polishing tool are provided. One method includes scanning a specimen with a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025454 | Extended depth of field optics for human vision The present invention provides extended depth of field to human eyes by modifying contact lenses, intraocular implants, and/or the surface of the eye itself. This may be accomplished by applying selected phase variations to these optical elements (e.g., by varying s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6969858 | Optical spatial interconnect net An infrared detection system for seeing multiple pixel scenes and/or connecting multiple detectors, within each communications path, includes a data processor, optical toggles and/or electrical switches, and a large number of pixels and detectors. For the spatial ne... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6426502 | Apparatus for integrated monitoring of wafers and for process control in the semiconductor manufacturing and a method for use thereof The present invention relates to an integrated apparatus for monitoring wafers and for process control in the semiconductor manufacturing process, by means of optical measurements at more than one spectral range that can be installed inside any part of th... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6008492 | Hyperspectral imaging method and apparatus The Hyperspectral Imaging Method and Apparatus provides the means of locating materials of economic and military value and accurately determining their spatial location and extent. The identification of a material is made by comparing its surface spectral... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5864139 | Confocal microspectrometer system A microscope for use in transmissive and reflective infrared spectral analysis of a sample positioned on a sample plane. The microscope uses a collimated beam for infinity correction. A collimated irradiating beam of infrared energy is input to the micros... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5731591 | Beam exposure system having improved mask unit In a beam exposure system, a beam is irradiated onto a mask unit, and the beam passed through the mask unit is deflected and is irradiated onto a target. The mask unit includes a polygonal hollowed holder and a plurality of masks. The holder is formed by ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5629520 | Laser threat status detection A system and technique to incorporate threat detectors within the FLIR's ical train and use the radiation reflected off of insertable protective filters, or a coated clear window, to determine if the threat is still present. If there has been some change... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5587583 | Thermal imaging device A thermal imaging device (10) has single integrated circuit chip (86) to perform various analog signal processing (ASP) functions. The imaging device (10) has a detector array (50) including a plurality of detectors (50') each of which generate an electri... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5400145 | Mark position detecting method and device for aligner and aligner having the device Regarding a reflected light from any line portion, which is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the alignment mark 11, on the alignment mark 11, the cylindrical lens 33 functions merely as a glass plate, while the cylindrical lens 34 converges the l... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5177631 | Magnetic position sensor A beam scanning galvanometer is disclosed which oscillates a mirror in a non-resonant mode. The moving parts of the galvanometer are made with as small a moment of inertia as possible because the mirror is oscillated in a non-resonant mode. The galvanomet... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5136413 | Imaging and illumination system with aspherization and aberration correction by phase steps The imaging and illumination system with aspherization and aberration correction by phase steps includes two transparent phase plates within the optical train of a stepper illumination system. The first plate places each ray at the corrected position on t... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5107117 | Optoelectronic viewing system An optoelectronic viewing system for imaging a field of view on a monitor includes a telescope for generating an optical image of the field of view, a scanning device for electronically scanning the optical image and an electronic evaluation unit for proc... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4745280 | Apparatus for measuring the profile of a laser beam An apparatus for accurately measuring laser beam intensity profiles so as to permit adjusting the oscillation mode of the laser to achieve good workability of the beam. The beam from a CO2 laser generator is attenuated and applied to an infrare... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4590375 | Apparatus for detection of an enemy's infrared camera Apparatus for the detection of an enemy infrared camera. This apparatus includes a continuous infrared laser 1 directed towards camera 25, a receiver 10 of the infrared signals sent by the camera, a processing circuit 23 of these signals, able to determin... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4262199 | Infra-red target detection and recognition system An I. R. target detection arrangement having a high-inertia line scan and a low inertia frame scan. The line scan is performed by scanning a line of I. R. detectors broadside over a section of the target scene, storing the detector outputs for each point ... | 04/14/1981 |
