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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8148704 | Printing plate registration using a camera A method and apparatus for determining the alignment of printing plate (14) mounted on an imaging drum (12), and applying an image to a printing plate while maintaining registration and alignment between the image and a reference edge (15) of th... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8101934 | Methods and apparatus for detecting a substrate notch or flat In a first aspect, a first apparatus is provided. The first apparatus includes a through-beam sensor coupled to a scrubber and adapted to detect a notch or flat of a substrate in the scrubber during processing. The through-beam sensor has (1) an emitter facing a fir... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7989788 | Determining position of a media page using a slot in the imaging drum A method for determining a position of a mechanical edge of a reference edge of a sheet of recording media relative to a first edge of a drum slot in a cylindrical surface of an imaging drum, the method includes mounting the sheet of recording media on the imaging d... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7973300 | Substrate positioning device and substrate positioning method It is intended to achieve a high level of positioning accuracy for a substrate assuming a two-layer structure constituted with a transparent layer with a high level of light transmissivity and a nontransparent layer with a low level of light transmissivity. A substr... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7893416 | Detecting printing plate edge alignment A system for detecting the alignment of a top plate placed on a plate pallet. The alignment is detected relative to predetermined coordinates of the system. The system will generally include the following components: An illumination source configured to illuminate l... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7737426 | Substrate positioning device and substrate positioning method for a substrate having a transparent layer and a nontransparent layer It is intended to achieve a high level of positioning accuracy for a substrate assuming a two-layer structure constituted with a transparent layer with a high level of light transmissivity and a nontransparent layer with a low level of light transmissivity. A substr... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7633076 | Automated response to and sensing of user activity in portable devices The various methods and devices described herein relate to devices which, in at least certain embodiments, may include one or more sensors for providing data relating to user activity and at least one processor for causing the device to respond based on the user act... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7615768 | Document original size detecting device A document original size detecting device has a plurality of sensors each including a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion and respectively disposed as corresponding to different sizes of document originals to be placed on a transparent document plat... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7592614 | Method and apparatus for recording an image of an edge of a moving object An image is recorded of the edge of a moving object, in particular a sheet, in a machine processing printing material. The illumination is carried out with an illuminating device, and an image is recorded of at least one part of the edge with an image recording devi... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7573054 | Edge exposure apparatus, coating and developing apparatus, and edge exposure method The present invention includes a first and a second optical path forming member arranged within a path of light beams from a light source; a first mounting table provided such that the edge portion of the substrate is located within an application region of the ligh... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7573055 | Apparatus for emitting linear light The apparatus for emitting light according to the present disclosure can include one or more linearly arranged devices for radiating light and one or more optical components which can be inserted into extruded profile. The extruded profile can be configured as hollo... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7495248 | Position detecting apparatus and position detecting method A position detecting apparatus includes a first illuminating unit that radiates light onto a substrate in a direction substantially parallel to the front and the rear surfaces of the substrate from the direction of a lateral face of the substrate; a second illuminat... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7449708 | Paper detection apparatus and printing method Provided is a paper detection apparatus for detecting the size of a sheet of paper transferred along a paper transfer path, which includes a light source and an optical sensor. A plurality of light emitting optical fibers are located at a first side of the paper tra... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7411205 | In-stack sheet thickness measuring system A system and method of estimating the thickness of the individual sheets in a stack of sheets in a print media sheet input stacking tray before printing with an electronic sensing system for electronically detecting individual sheet edges in the stack thereof and a ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411206 | Method and system for detecting the position of an edge of a web A method and system for determining the lateral position of an edge of a web are disclosed. The system includes an array of light transmitting elements and a corresponding array of lenses and an array of light receiving elements and a corresponding array of lenses. ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7391043 | Self calibrating media edge sensor Various edge detection arrangements are disclosed, including an edge detection method and arrangement that utilizes outputs of commonly illuminated reference and edge sensors as the inputs for a comparator. The reference sensor is configured to have a wide field of ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7372061 | Method and system for detecting the position of an edge of a web A method and system for determining the lateral position of an edge of a web are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of optical transmitters, a plurality of optical receivers, a plurality of ultrasonic transmitters, a plurality of ultrasonic receivers, and a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369703 | Method and apparatus for circuit pattern inspection A system for measuring a pattern on a sample, including: a data processing system that processes a set of two-dimensional distribution data of intensities from the sample, to calculate: a set of edge points indicative of position of edges of the pattern in a two-dim... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7349129 | Controller for photosensor array with multiple different sensor areas A controller controls selection of rows of photosensors residing in a photosensor array having at least one row of photosensors with a first sensor size, and at least one row of photosensors with a second sensor size. In a first example embodiment, the controller ma... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7345293 | Device and method for inspecting piston ring A piston-ring inspecting device includes a sensor unit (27) including a light emitting system (27a) that emits slit-like detection light toward an outer peripheral surface (Ps) of a piston (P) and an outer peripheral surface (2c) o... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340087 | Edge inspection A semiconductor inspection tool comprises an edge top camera for obtaining images of a top edge of a wafer, an edge normal camera for obtaining images of a normal edge of the wafer, and a controller for receiving the images of the top edge of the wafer and the image... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7305115 | Method and system for improving ability of a machine vision system to discriminate features of a target A method and system is disclosed to improve the ability of a machine vision system to distinguish desired features of a target by taking images of the target under different one or more lighting conditions and using image analysis to extract information of interest ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300220 | Hand-separable ribbon spool assembly A hand-separable ribbon spool shaft assembly adapts a plain ribbon spool so as to provide drive and location functions. The shaft assembly is composed of at least two shaft parts that are assembled to the ribbon spool and cooperate to provide a manual hand-action lo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295720 | Non-photorealistic camera A camera has a single lens and multiple flash units distributed around the lens. A set of images is acquired of a scene with different controlled lighting applied by the flash units, one at the time. The images are stored in a memory, and then combined to produce a ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281339 | Encoder system A structure and associated method to accurately read an encoder tape in an encoder system. The encoder system comprises, a read head, a shoe structure adjacent the read head, and an encoder tape. The encoder tape is adapted to be read by the read head. The shoe stru... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279695 | Edge position detecting apparatus and method, and program There is provided an edge position detecting apparatus that includes a reflective optical sensor that outputs light to a supporting surface of a supporting member, and receives a reflected light; a moving unit that moves the reflective optical sensor; a reflected li... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280200 | Detection of a wafer edge using collimated light A system and method of inspecting a semiconductor wafer that may be employed to detect and to characterize defects occurring on an edge of the wafer. The wafer inspection system includes an optical module for providing a light source to scan the wafer edge, a light ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280707 | Registration of separations Images may be registered using temporal (time-based) and spatial information. In a film implementation, because film is a sequence of frames, using information from neighboring frames may enable a temporally smoother visual experience. In addition, it may be benefic... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276719 | Device for a goniometric examination of the optical properties of surfaces A device for examining the optical properties of surfaces having at least one first radiation device emitting radiation at least at one first predetermined spatial angle to a surface to be examined, at least one first detector device for capturing the radiation emit... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274172 | Drive state detection circuit A drive state detection circuit is disclosed that detects a drive state of plural parts driven by alternating currents. The drive state detection circuit comprises current detecting parts to detect alternating current detection signals of the respective alternating ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7263297 | Method and device for the control of the power radiated onto a transmission telescope in free-space laser telecommunications systems A variable beam divergence FSO optical transmitter is described, as well as a method for altering the transmission power being radiated in a telescope for laser on air telecommunications systems. The method calls for the transmission of a very wide angle of the lase... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7242486 | Note skew detector A note skew detector, for use in a note transport mechanism of an Automated teller Machine (ATM) is described. The detector comprises a light source and a single optical sensor, optically coupled via a pair of optical wave-guides arranged to have an air gap there be... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7233014 | Medium detection apparatus and medium detection method A medium detection apparatus is provided with: a light emitting section adapted to emit light; a light receiving section adapted to detect reflected light and output an output value in accordance with an amount of the reflected light; a medium supporting section ada... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219676 | Substrate detecting apparatus A substrate cleaning apparatus includes a bath in the form of a vessel filled with a cleaning liquid, a substrate guide disposed on the bottom of the vessel and configured to support at least one substrate vertically, a first sensing unit for sensing the substrate(s... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219842 | Scanning unit suitable for applications with a high-speed scanning requirement A scanning unit includes a lamp-mounting body having a top surface formed with an elongate opening that is disposed between a pair of parallel first and second grooves. First and second reflective layers are attached respectively over curved groove-defining surfaces... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218792 | Stylized imaging using variable controlled illumination A method generates a stylized image. First, a set of images is acquired of a scene. Each image is acquired under a different lighting condition. Silhouette edges are detected in the set of images. Texture regions are identified in the set of images according to the ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208719 | Compact integrated optical imaging assembly An assembly for an image capture device comprises an imaging lens, an optical spacer comprising at least one reflective surface and physically integrated with the imaging lens, and a photo-sensing system physically integrated with the optical spacer. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206663 | Calibration cassette pod for robot teaching and method of using A calibration cassette pod for robot teaching and a method of using the calibration cassette pod are described. In the calibration cassette pod, a cassette pod body and a cassette pod door are first provided wherein the cassette pod body is constructed of a top pane... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206449 | Detecting silhouette edges in images A method detects silhouette edges in images. An ambient image is acquired of a scene with ambient light. A set of illuminated images is also acquired of the scene. Each illuminated image is acquired with a different light source illuminating the scene. The ambient i... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202491 | Method for sensing wafers located inside a closed wafer cassette Wafers in a cassette are mapped without having to open the cassette. The cassette is at least partially transparent to a particular type of radiation. A source of the radiation is directed into the cassette, through a transparent or translucent part of the cassette,... | 04/10/2007 |
