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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7710554 | Apparatus for monitoring the alignment of marking lasers Apparatus for monitoring the alignment of marking lasers in a room for diagnosis and/or treatment in the radiation therapy, characterized by a housing, which is provided with holding means for the installation in the room and which has the following a linearly exten... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7499155 | Local positioning navigation system A local positioning navigation system and method for controlling navigation are provided. The local positioning navigation includes a stationary unit having a pointing device configured to emit a light signal and a roving unit having a detector including a plurality... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7366382 | Optical beam diagnostic device and method An optical beam diagnostic device includes one or more sets of coherent optical fiber bundles, wherein one end of the coherent optical fiber bundles is arranged to receive optical information from a dynamic moving or static optical beam or beams, and the other end o... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356937 | Method for calibrating parallel kinematic mechanism, method for verifying calibration, program product for verifying calibration, method for taking data, and method for taking correction data for spatial posturing correction A calibration method is provided for calibrating a parallel kinematic mechanism that has an end effecter. The method includes setting an adjustment tool attached to the end effecter in predetermined postures in a reference coordinate system by taking coordinates of ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355687 | Method and apparatus for vehicle service system with imaging components An improved vehicle wheel service system for servicing a vehicle wheel assembly, configured with one or more imaging sensors to accurately measure distances, dimensions, and characteristics of features associated with a vehicle wheel assembly undergoing a service. | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7331856 | Game apparatus, input device used in game apparatus and storage medium A video monitor 13 is provided on the front surface of a game apparatus casing 2. An operation panel 11 is provided immediately below the video monitor 13. Light detection units 15 for detecting a position provided on both side of ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324919 | Apparatus for analysing the condition of a machine An apparatus for analysing the condition of a machine having a rotating shaft, includes: at least one input for receiving measurement data from a sensor for surveying a measuring point of the machine, the measurement data being dependent on rotation of the shaft; an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7312861 | Method and apparatus for measuring the angular orientation between two surfaces A device and method are disclosed that measure the relative angular orientation between two surfaces. Two frames are mounted on the two surfaces to be measured. One frame has a collimated light source and a measuring scale. The other frame has a mirror. The collimat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312863 | Motion-compensating light-emitting apparatus A light-emitting apparatus, for enabling a spot of light to be projected on a desired target located a distance away such that the spot is projectable on the desired target without any or substantially any undesired movement. The apparatus may include a housing, a l... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7312871 | Method and apparatus for alignment of components A method and apparatus for measuring the relative positions of first and second components, comprising: mounting first and second measurement units on respective housings forming part of each component and which are rotatably arranged and infinitely adjustable there... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7304728 | Test device and method for laser alignment calibration A novel test device and method for calibrating the alignment of a laser beam emitted from a laser metrology tool with respect to a target area on a substrate. The test device includes a laser-sensitive material having a calibration pattern that includes a target poi... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301616 | Method and apparatus for object alignment The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for alignment of two mechanical parts. An inventive measuring device has a housing comprising a light source and a detector for detection of light beams. The light source is capable of transmitting a light beam... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7277730 | Method of allocating radio resources in telecommunication system, and telecommunication system The invention relates to a method of allocating radio resources and a telecommunication system including a base station and user equipment. The base station includes a beam forming device configured to form at least two primary beams for signal reception. The antenn... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7251899 | Prism pole A direct reading prism pole has a tubular housing having an open top, a flange at the open top, a conical bottom portion for wedging the tubular housing into ground soil, a height-adjusting rod partially inserted into the tubular housing by a friction fit, a lip pos... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248374 | Spherically mounted light source with angle measuring device, tracking system, and method for determining coordinates A device for use in conjunction with a coordinate measuring device, a three-dimensional coordinate measuring system and a method of measuring three-dimensional coordinates are described. The device includes a light source mounted substantially within the center of a... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7233389 | System and method for the measurement of the velocity and acceleration of objects A method and system is disclosed for determining a flight characteristic of an object in a flight path, the flight characteristic to be determined can be the object's position while in flight, a linear velocity, a rotational velocity or an acceleration of the object... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7200519 | Analysis system for analyzing the condition of a machine A system for analyzing the condition of a machine having a rotating shaft and a machine body with a measuring point includes a client part communicating with a supplier part computer via a communications network. The client part includes a sensor attachable at the m... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193695 | Survey system A survey system for transmitting guide light for instructing the direction of a target, the guide light having a wide range with small power. The survey system includes a target having a recursion reflector for reflecting light and a survey apparatus having an autom... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184136 | Optical alignment method and system An optical feedback technique is utilized for accurately determining the angular orientation of a collimator relative to an electro-optical (EO) system, and for aligning the two. A mirror assembly mounted on the EO system comprises a plurality of mirror elements pos... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7167814 | Analysis system for analyzing the condition of a machine An apparatus for analyzing the condition of a machine, comprising: at least one input for receiving measurement data from a sensor for surveying a measuring point of the machine; data processing means for processing condition data dependent on said measurement data;... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7151596 | Deflection angle detecting device A deflection angle detecting device includes a light source, a path switching plane switching the optical path of part of light radiated from the light source, a detecting reflection surface placed on the optical path switched by the path switching plane and provide... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7148958 | Method and system for measuring height or relatively axial position A pair of rotary laser devices are vertically arranged while aligning their respective axes into a single axis and keeping said rotary laser devices away from each other in an axial direction thereof by a predetermined interval, and a light-receiving sensor is kept ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7123353 | Method for monitoring slope lands and buildings on the slope lands A method for monitoring slope lands and buildings on the slope lands includes installing a light transceiver on a slope land and a light emission device on a location or a building corresponding to the light transceiver. When light emitted from the light emission de... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7116269 | Radio and light based three dimensional positioning system A radio and light based 3-D positioning system comprising: a stationary integrated self-positioning radio transceiver/laser transmitter (RTR_LT) configured to receive a first plurality of external radio signals, configured to determine its position coordinates based... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115852 | Photodetection device for rotary laser system A photodetection device for a rotary laser system for projecting at least two fan-shaped beams tilted at a known angle with respect to a horizontal plane and having a known spreading angle, comprising at least three photodetectors arranged in a known relationship. | 10/03/2006 |
| 7091922 | Laser alignment apparatus and method A method for aligning a feed horn in an antenna system (100) is disclosed. The antenna system (100) includes at least one reflector surface and one or more feed horns (141, 142, . . . 145). The method includes the steps of determining a desired ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7071480 | Sensor with alignment self compensation A material web attribute detection system with the material web having a first side and a second side. The system includes a radiation source located proximate to the first side of the material web and emitting radiation toward the material web, and a radiation dete... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7064819 | Versatile transmitter and receiver for position measurement Field-deployable spatial positioning or measurement systems are provided for improved versatility, reliability and performance. The spatial positioning or measurement systems use rotating laser fans or beams for positioning and measuring and include a system integra... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064817 | Method to determine and adjust the alignment of the transmitter and receiver fields of view of a LIDAR system A method to determine the alignment of the transmitter and receiver fields of view of a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system. This method can be employed to determine the far-field intensity distribution of the transmitter beam, as well as the variations in tr... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7034929 | Protective apparatus for the monitoring of a protected zone to be moved with a component A protective device for securing to a component movable along a track and for the monitoring of a protected zone moving with the component includes a light transmitter for the radiation of a divergent transmitted light beam into a spatial zone containing the protect... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7023537 | System for monitoring the movements of construction work parts The invention relates to a system for monitoring the movements, if any, of construction work parts. It comprises: a plurality of measurement taking stations (S1, S2 . . . ) able to sight targets; a pl... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001376 | Methods and systems for laser calibration and eye tracker camera alignment The present invention provides methods, systems, and apparatus for calibrating a laser ablation system, such as an excimer laser system for selectively ablating a cornea of a patient's eye. The invention also facilitates alignment of eye tracking cameras that measur... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6947820 | Construction machine control system The present invention provides a solution that enables a single rotary laser apparatus to control more than one construction machines so that the construction machines can simultaneously level the terrain up or down to different elevations, respectively. A construct... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6921235 | Laser centering mechanism of a drilling machine A laser centering mechanism of a drilling machine includes a clamp ring fitted around a drill chunk of a drilling machine, upper and lower knobs, and two laser modules. The clamp ring has several spaced upwards-sticking flexible plates, and several downwards-stickin... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6917418 | Accuracy analyzing apparatus for machine tool An accuracy analyzing apparatus 1 comprises: a light projector 2 attached to a main spindle 26 for emitting a light beam having a light axis coaxial with the axis of the main spindle 26; a semitransparent mirror 3 which transmits p... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6917426 | Real-time wavefront sensor system The system includes a first polarizing element; an electro-optically driven birefringent element; a second polarizing element; an optical assembly; and, an optical-to-electronic imaging sensor assembly. The first polarizing element receives an incoming optical wavef... | 07/12/2005 |
