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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7929125 | Gimbaled system with optical coudé path and method transferring data Embodiments of a gimbaled system with an optical coudé path and method for transferring data are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the gimbaled system includes optical coudé path to provide a data communication path with a gimbaled payload, an on-gi... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7876430 | Laser scanning for mooring robot A profile scanner for locating a target zone on a profile of a vessel comprising an emitter adapted to progressively or instantaneously radiate towards the vessel; a receiver providing a signal indicative of radiation incident thereon; a controller or processor incl... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7821626 | Angle measuring device and method By diffracting light emitted from a collimator lens into lights of different orders by a transmission diffraction grating, applying the diffracted lights to a flat surface of an object, forming the light that has been reflected on the flat surface of the object and ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7746455 | Testing system for testing color wheels A testing system measures central angles of filter segments of a color wheel. The color wheel includes a color filter, which includes three sector-shaped filter segments and a motor for driving the filter segments to rotate. The testing system includes a sensor and ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7742160 | Determining angle of incidence with respect to workpiece A method, system and computer program product for determining an angle of incidence of a light beam illuminating a workpiece positioned on a stage are disclosed. A method for determining an angle of incidence of a light beam illuminating a workpiece positioned on a ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7733469 | Image null-balance system with multisector-cell direction sensing A light beam is detected/localized by multisector detector—quad-cell, or 5+ sectors handling plural beams. Preferences: Beams focus to diffraction limit on the detector, which reveals origin direction by null-balance—shifting spots to a central sector junction, ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7710553 | Imaging optical encoder A device provides precise determination of angle or position based upon linear array imaging of unique coded sequences imprinted on a reference wheel or linear scale. An optical image of coded reference marks thus obtained is digitally processed to identify the widt... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7633609 | Measuring system A measuring system, comprising a surveying instrument for projecting a laser beam by rotary irradiation and a photodetection sensor device installed at a measuring point, wherein the surveying instrument comprises a first radio communication unit, the photodetection... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7626690 | Laser scanner A laser scanner, comprising a mirror rotatably provided, a driving unit for rotating the mirror, a distance measuring unit for projecting a distance measuring light for scanning to a measurement range via the mirror and for obtaining a position data by receiving the... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7515256 | Position measuring instrument The present invention relates to a position measuring instrument for, for example, scanning a photoreceiver as a target to be measured, and more particularly to an automatic position detection instrument capable of emitting distance measuring light and tracking ligh... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7425695 | Light tester for vehicles, preferably for motor vehicles, with ray selection unit consisting of perforated plates spaced at different spacings from one another The measurement head is equipped with the ray selection unit, which is entered by the rays emitted by the light unit under test. These rays enter the passages and are detected by the ray detection unit when they exit the ray selection unit. Said ray detection unit p... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423734 | Combined video camera and toolholder with triangulation sensing A system for determining depth, height and other reference information with respect to features on a workpiece is disclosed. A camera is mounted in a CNC toolholder so that the lens of the camera is coaxial with a rotational axis of the CNC toolholder. A laser is mo... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414241 | Laser device A laser device includes a virtual source configured to aim laser energy that originates from a true source. The virtual source has a vertical rotational axis during vertical motion of the virtual source and the vertical axis passes through an exit point from which t... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408653 | Shim dialer platform and process to compensate for optical variations in components used in the assembly of seeker heads with folded optics for semi-active laser guided cannon launched projectiles A through-optical bench is the optical equivalent of a folded-optical system. Folded optics is generally found in cannon launched guided projectiles and always includes a mirror mounted on a gimbal. Inside the projectile the optical image is hidden behind the mirror... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7397549 | Doppler tracking optical monopulse A method and apparatus for finding a relative direction to, a radial speed of, and a distance to a target is described. A laser source illuminates the target and the Doppler shifted return beam is incident upon a window system at an angle and is transmitted therethr... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7385684 | Angular position sensor A head tracking system combines a plurality of sources of radiant energy, a plurality of sensors and at least one reflective element. As the reflective element moves, various radiant energy beams become incident thereon. The incident beams are reflected to respectiv... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7365832 | Laser range finder A laser range finder measures the range between itself and another laser range finder by propagating a laser beam only in one way therebetween. A laser unit generates a short-pulse laser beam to be transmitted to the other laser range finder. A photodetector receive... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360703 | Laser scanning system for object monitoring A laser scanner is located in a fixed position to have line-of-sight access to key features of monitored objects. The scanner rapidly scans pre-programmed points corresponding to the positions of retroreflecting targets affixed to the key features of the objects. Th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7362880 | Unresolved target detection improvement by use of multiple matched filters approach at different spatial phases A method and system for detecting a point source target using multiple matched filters are disclosed. A sensor, which is preferably an infrared focal plane array, includes a plurality of pixels for providing image data. A processor processes the image data from a se... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359041 | Method and system for optically tracking a target using a triangulation technique An optical position-tracking system comprises a first light beam steering device for sweeping a first light beam through a first angular range to cause a reflection of the first light beam by a target. Additionally, the optical position-tracking system further compr... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358958 | Method for locating a light source relative to optics in an optical mouse An optical tracking assembly for an optical mouse includes a light source, an optical sensor chip, and an integral optics assembly. The integral optics assembly includes lenses and alignment features receiving the light source. The alignment features center the ligh... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355724 | Three-dimensional measurement system The invention relates to a three-dimensional measurement system comprising a hardware part and a software part, in which the hardware part includes a mobile two-axis assembly (12) associated with a remote measurement device (13) installed on a fixed pa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350715 | Tracking electronic devices Tracking electronic devices that are equipped with tracking tags and that are stored in designated locations. The position of a reading device is monitored as it traverses the designated locations of the electronic devices and is activated to interrogate the trackin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352454 | Methods and devices for improved charge management for three-dimensional and color sensing TOF and color sensing detector structures have x-axis spaced-apart y-axis extending finger-shaped gate structures with adjacent source collection regions. X-dimension structures are smaller than y-dimension structure and govern performance, characterized by high x-a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7352892 | System and method for shape reconstruction from optical images Reconstructing the shape of the surface of an object in greater than two dimensions is performed using a noise-tolerant reconstruction process and/or a multi-resolution reconstruction process. The noise-tolerant reconstruction process can be a Bayesian reconstructio... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7345748 | Survey system capable of remotely controlling a surveying instrument In a survey system in which guide light is emitted from the side of a target, and, on the side of a surveying instrument, a telescope is directed roughly toward the target by receiving the guide light so as to shorten the time required for automatic collimation, the... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7340710 | Integrated circuit binning and layout design system A method for binning and layout of an integrated circuit design which includes providing a table setting forth predefined widths of signal wires and corresponding spacing to shield wires, characterizing effects on timing, noise, and power distribution based on prede... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339611 | Method and arrangement for carrying out an information flow and data flow for geodetic instruments A method and an arrangement for carrying out an information flow and data flow in a geodetic instrument with image processing is disclosed. For this purpose, the data flow and information flow needed for image processing are distributed to a plurality of function mo... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334899 | Image processing system, projector, information storage medium, and image processing method An image processing system including: a distortion correction section which corrects an image signal so as to adjust image distortion; an image projection section which projects an image based on the image signal; a sensing section which senses the projected image a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330567 | Human tracking apparatus and method, storage medium storing program executing the method, and mobile electronic system including the apparatus A human tracking apparatus and a human tracking method, a storing medium storing a program for executing the method, and a mobile electronic system including the apparatus. The human tracking apparatus includes: an upper body location detection module detecting at l... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327449 | Exposure apparatus inspection method and exposure apparatus An inspection method for an exposure apparatus for illuminating a photomask on a first installation member by an illumination optical system, and for projecting an image of a pattern of the photomask onto a substrate on a second installation member through a project... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321111 | Method and system to enhance differential dynamic range and signal/noise in CMOS range finding systems using differential sensors Dynamic range of a differential pixel is enhanced by injecting, synchronously or asynchronously, a compensating offset (ΔCOMP) into a differential signal capacitor whenever magnitude of the differential signal across the capacitor exceeds a predetermined... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321420 | Survey system [Problem] In a surveying instrument that automatically tracks or collimates a target, the target that is moved to a measurement point and is placed there can be found in the shortest possible time. [Solution Means] In a survey system made up of a target (6... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319511 | Surveying instrument and electronic storage medium The present invention relates to a surveying instrument for measuring the distance to a target to be measured, a horizontal angle, and a vertical angle by use of reflected light. An imager can be connected to the surveying instrument. In addition, an arithmetic proc... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313506 | Advanced applications for 3-D autoscanning LIDAR system A laser scanning system can be used in construction projects to generate a field survey. An architect or engineer can use the field survey to create construction drawings. In addition, relevant points from the construction drawings can be identified at the construct... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312855 | Combined coherent and incoherent imaging LADAR A long range eye-safe laser radar (LADAR) system for use in an environment where real-time non-cooperative identification of an object is required. In particular, a laser beam is aimed at an object, the laser energy reflected from the object is collected by a detect... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7310137 | Self surveying laser transmitter A self-surveying laser transmitter comprising a laser transmitter configured to generate at least one rotating laser beam and a radio positioning system integrated with the laser transmitter. The radio positioning system is configured to obtain the precise coordinat... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310441 | Method and apparatus for three-dimensional tracking of infra-red beacons A method for processing data includes identifying a time signature of an infra-red (IR) beacon. Image data associated with the IR beacon is identified using the time signature. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7304729 | Survey system A survey system is made up of a target and a surveying instrument provided with an automatic collimator that automatically collimates the target. The target includes a guide light transmitter that emits guide light, an azimuth angle sensor that detects a direction a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302593 | Method for remotely querying a blade server's physical location within a rack of blade servers A system and method to determine a physical location of a blade server. In one embodiment, electromagnetic fields are from at least two electromagnetic sources are radiated. The two electromagnetic sources are mounted on a rack of blade servers. Power levels of the ... | 11/27/2007 |
