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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8149390 | User interface for laser targeting system A simulation system for predicting a likelihood of whether a target object positioned in an environment will be detected by a detection system when illuminated by a laser source. The simulation system may be used for a laser rangefinder application and a laser desig... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7812932 | Universal laser range evaluation and verification system A test station for testing a laser range finder is disclosed. The test station may be a mobile test station. The test station may include an optical system having a first portion which aligns an eyepiece of the test station to the laser range finder, a second portio... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7433493 | Abnormal behavior detector A technique for detecting an abnormal behavior by monitoring moving objects such as human being and a car. The place where the abnormal behavior of the moving objects occurs is deduced from the position of the moving object and the direction in which the moving obje... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433023 | Apparatuses and methods for measuring head suspensions and head suspension assemblies The present invention provides apparatuses and methods for determining spatial information of a workpiece surface positioned in a predetermined coordinate system. Apparatuses and methods of the present invention can be used to determine one or more coordinates of on... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7342228 | Method and apparatus for measurement of aerosols and imaging A lightweight, low-cost, and highly sensitive aerosol sensor measures aerosol concentrations remotely. A fiber laser sends pulses outward toward the target area from a carbon-fiber telescope using ultra-lightweight optical elements. Light is received back in the sam... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7327857 | Non-contact measurement method and apparatus A non-contact imaging apparatus for examining an object having complex surfaces or shape deformations. The imaging apparatus includes at least one imaging device for obtaining a scanned image of the exterior surfaces of the object being examined. A predetermined ref... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7271880 | Object recognition apparatus designed to detect adhesion of dirt to radar An object recognition apparatus for vehicles is provided which is equipped with a radar. The apparatus is designed to detect adhesion of any dirt to the radar which will disturbs emission of radar waves to and reception radar echoes from a target. When the number of... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7236235 | System and method for determining range in 3D imaging systems A system and method of imaging an object. An array of detectors is mounted in an image plane. Each detector in the array of detectors is connected to a timing circuit having an interpolator, wherein the interpolator includes a first circuit which charges a first cap... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230683 | Range finding device comprising an aiming device The invention is based on a distance measuring device, in particular a handheld laser distance measuring device, with a control unit (12) disposed in a housing (10) and with a first aiming unit (14). It is proposed that the first aiming u... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227620 | Environment recognition system and mobile mechanism An environment recognition system recognizes a substance moving in relative thereto, with using a modulated beam. A beam emitting means emits a beam. A beam scanning means scans the beam. A beam receiving means detects the beam reflected from the substance. Upon bas... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7218385 | Preceding vehicle recognition apparatus A preceding vehicle recognition apparatus detects positions of two reflectors provided on a preceding vehicle from individual received signals each representing a signal reflected by the reflectors. The apparatus further detects position of an area of rear face of t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215412 | Flagpole reflectors for laser range finders A system and method are provided for determining a distance to a target. The method includes sending light, at a first time, to a light reflector mounted in a reflector device, receiving light reflected from the light reflector at a second time, and determining the ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215430 | Integrated system for quickly and accurately imaging and modeling three-dimensional objects An integrated system generates a model of a three-dimensional object. A scanning laser device scans the three-dimensional object and generates a point cloud. The points of the point cloud each indicate a location of a corresponding point on a surface of the object. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206062 | Readout integrated circuit (ROIC) for laser detection and ranging (LADAR) system and method for using same Disclosed is a LADAR system and a method for operating same. The LADAR system includes circuitry for generating the electrical signal with an optical signal detector using N discrete samples; a bank of M parallel sample/hold circuit unit cells individual ones of whi... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199872 | Method and apparatus for ground-based surveying in sites having one or more unstable zone(s) The invention relates to ground-based surveying on a site (2) which comprises an unstable zone (60) and at least one control point (FCP1, FCP2, FCP6, FCP7; CP1–CP3) placed outside the unstable zone, in which ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199866 | Handheld laser distance measuring device with extreme value measuring process A handheld laser distance measuring device (1) and extreme value measurement process, including, in a first step, an input means (2) is actuated that triggers a measurement sequence, during which, in a second step, individual distance measurements are ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196776 | Distance-measuring system A distance-measuring system, which comprises a light source unit for emitting a distance-measuring light, a photodetection optical system having a photodetection optical axis, a projecting optical system having a projecting light optical axis and for projecting the ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196777 | Global laser rangefinder profilometry Two light beams from respective light-emitting devices (e.g., lasers or lamps) cross each other and strike a surface (e.g., of a fluid) at respective oblique orientations relative to the surface (e.g., oblique but nearly vertical orientations that are equal and oppo... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193689 | Method and device for light signal reception Method and device for light signal reception. This device can selectively execute a comparison mode or a gain mode. In the device, a transmitter transmits a light beam to a target. A receiver receives the light beam reflected from the target and outputs a correspond... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184036 | Integrated system for quickly and accurately imaging and modeling three-dimensional objects An integrated system generates a model of a three-dimensional object. A scanning laser device scans the three-dimensional object and generates a point cloud. The points of the point cloud each indicate a location of a corresponding point on a surface of the object. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184130 | Method for improving the received signal to noise ratio of a laser rangefinder An improved technique for a laser rangefinder includes a pulsed laser sending out a repetition of light pulses and the received signal (light pulse and noise components combined) being analyzed by continuous averaging of successive received signal discrete time sequ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184131 | Multifunction rangefinder A multifunction rangefinder capable of measuring distance, compass location and altitude. A distance measurement unit capable of long and short distance measurements transmits a light beam to a target, receives a reflected light from the target and outputs a distanc... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180579 | Three-dimensional imaging processing module incorporating stacked layers containing microelectronic circuits A 3-D LADAR imaging system incorporating stacked microelectronic layers is provided. A light source is imaged upon a target through beam shaping optics. Photons reflected from the target are collected and imaged upon a detector array though collection optics. The de... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7177013 | Ranging apparatus, ranging method, and ranging program A ranging apparatus which determines distances to objects by using planar positions of the objects in images which are obtained by cameras which take the images, plural distortion correction tables used to correct distortion of images taken by the cameras wherein th... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7174073 | Multiple-tapped optical delay line Photonic signals of high bandwidth are input into a winding of optical fiber. The winding of fiber has winds of fiber that are adjacently disposed and that form a substantially linear outer surface of the winding. A series of optical taps are defined in the optical ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7162896 | Apparatus for checking the formation of scale, and water-carrying appliance An apparatus allows monitoring the formation of scale. The apparatus makes it possible to determine the degree of water hardness or a tendency of the degree of water hardness to change over time and to take measures for adjusting the desired degree of water hardness... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7127378 | Method and apparatus for establishing the layout of a building An apparatus for establishing a layout of a building. The apparatus includes a mechanism for scanning a first room of the building to obtain room data. The apparatus also includes a scanner for forming a representation of a layout of the first room from the first ro... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7117047 | High accuracy inspection system and method for using same A method and a system that enable the inspection of large envelopes and complex surfaces. This is accomplished by generating a rotation and translation transform which enables the process monitoring system to define the location of the product placed in a field of v... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7092860 | Hardware simulation systems and methods for vision inspection systems The systems and methods of this invention provide simulated images to vision inspection systems. The simulated images emulate the vision of a vision inspection system. Graphical models of objects in a virtual world and lens effects models are used to provide the sim... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7046344 | Range finder A range finder includes a package, a semiconductor chip, an optical casing, a lens holder, a first lens, and a second lens. The first and second lenses are attached to the lens holder. The lens holder is formed of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient eq... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039269 | Optical transmission line and optical transmission system utilizing same An optical signal transmission line includes a first fiber adapted to guide an optical signal therethrough and having a first κ, a second fiber adapted to guide the optical signal therethrough and having a second κ of less than or equal to about 100 nm at a wavele... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7027963 | Simulation system Geometric information, layout information, etc. of workpieces and others are read from a CAD system etc. into a simulation system. A three-dimensional model is laid out on a screen of the simulation system by using layout plans and shape data of a robot, workpiece, ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6998598 | Modular optical detector system A modular optical detector system. The detector system is designed to detect the presence of molecules or molecular species by inducing fluorescence with exciting radiation and detecting the emitted fluorescence. Because the system is capable of accurately detecting... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6968075 | System and method for three-dimensional shape and size measurement A method for three-dimensional shape and size measurement of a three-dimensional body surface comprising providing a three-dimensional scanner, providing a processor, providing a three-dimensional Computer Aided Design system, scanning in three dimensions with the t... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6940803 | Optical head, recording and reproducing apparatus and solid immersion lens A recording and reproducing apparatus has an optical head that is provided with a laser light source for emitting light and a reflection converging optical system. The reflection converging optical system reflects light emitted from the laser light source, and conve... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6847436 | Chopper-stabilized absolute distance meter An absolute distance measurement device is provided, including reference and measurement laser signal paths, comprising a laser source providing a laser signal and a chopper assembly, comprising a rotatable surface defining at least one aperture provided through a p... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6480265 | Active target distance measurement Apparatus for determining a distance of a target, the apparatus comprising a pulse transmitter, a gatable beam detector, and a comparator, the gatable beam detector being operable to obtain gated and calibration beam energy information of a pulse transmit... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6246468 | Integrated system for quickly and accurately imaging and modeling three-dimensional objects An integrated system generates a model of a three-dimensional object. A scanning laser device scans the three-dimensional object and generates a point cloud. The points of the point cloud each indicate a location of a corresponding point on a surface of t... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6067147 | Distance-measuring apparatus A distance-measuring apparatus is formed of a photographic device formed of a pair of image-forming lenses and photosensor arrays for taking images of an object through the image-forming lenses, and a calculating device electrically connected to the photo... | 05/23/2000 |
